For completists only...

[ray_b2]

Having lurked for a long time here, I thought it was time to give
something back to this wonderful community. I recently took delivery of
a bunch of my old cassettes that had been in storage for many years, and
have started digitizing them. They are nearly all partial Festive Fifty
shows, so no huge surprises here, but to my aged ears these generally
sound better than the copies currently available, and in some cases have
many of the session tracks that preceded the countdown itself. I regret
I have not updated the wiki with the contents.
First up, FFs from 1980 to 1982. Where these are in two parts, the
second is the FF itself. In some cases the first is assembled from two
or more separately recorded segments - I was short on tape in those
days, I guess, and not averse to liberal use of the pause button.
22/12/80: http://www.mediafire.com/?tmmmzjnyjzk
<http://www.mediafire.com/?tmmmzjnyjzk>  23/12/80:
http://www.mediafire.com/?25gwozwztjw
<http://www.mediafire.com/?25gwozwztjw>  24/12/80:
http://www.mediafire.com/?jzza43ozhln
<http://www.mediafire.com/?jzza43ozhln>  29/12/80:
http://www.mediafire.com/?mqamkilywtw
<http://www.mediafire.com/?mqamkilywtw>  30/12/80:
http://www.mediafire.com/?imgftnjnmfm
<http://www.mediafire.com/?imgftnjnmfm>
23/12/81: http://www.mediafire.com/?zltmndvzjmt
<http://www.mediafire.com/?zltmndvzjmt>  24/12/81:
http://www.mediafire.com/?gnz2121jnnz
<http://www.mediafire.com/?gnz2121jnnz>  28/12/81:
http://www.mediafire.com/?unjvtnmmkw2
<http://www.mediafire.com/?unjvtnmmkw2>  29/12/81:
http://www.mediafire.com/?zm12kme5xdg
<http://www.mediafire.com/?zm12kme5xdg>  30/12/81:
http://www.mediafire.com/?yymmv1wwynl
<http://www.mediafire.com/?yymmv1wwynl>
14/04/82: http://www.mediafire.com/?gl4zytejyzr
<http://www.mediafire.com/?gl4zytejyzr>    [fragments only]15/12/82 (1):
http://www.mediafire.com/?x50ymtnzuko
<http://www.mediafire.com/?x50ymtnzuko>  15/12/82 (2):
http://www.mediafire.com/?zrzgqmmktzj
<http://www.mediafire.com/?zrzgqmmktzj>  16/12/82 (1):
http://www.mediafire.com/?jmwo5cwdmzj
<http://www.mediafire.com/?jmwo5cwdmzj>  16/12/82 (2):
http://www.mediafire.com/?qtjh3ddizrw
<http://www.mediafire.com/?qtjh3ddizrw>  20/12/82 (1):
http://www.mediafire.com/?zcddnzckw2m
<http://www.mediafire.com/?zcddnzckw2m>  20/12/82 (2):
http://www.mediafire.com/?yuyynj3mwio
<http://www.mediafire.com/?yuyynj3mwio>  21/12/82 (1):
http://www.mediafire.com/?2yny5hrt2f1
<http://www.mediafire.com/?2yny5hrt2f1>  21/12/82 (2):
http://www.mediafire.com/?otznm1b3mmn
<http://www.mediafire.com/?otznm1b3mmn>  22/12/82 (1):
http://www.mediafire.com/?njngznhmdd4
<http://www.mediafire.com/?njngznhmdd4>  22/12/82 (2):
http://www.mediafire.com/?l0emyyumyhw
<http://www.mediafire.com/?l0emyyumyhw>  23/12/82 (1):
http://www.mediafire.com/?yjtyd0jmmtv
<http://www.mediafire.com/?yjtyd0jmmtv>  23/12/82 (2):
http://www.mediafire.com/?1jw4nkwmrgg
<http://www.mediafire.com/?1jw4nkwmrgg>  27/12/82 (1):
http://www.mediafire.com/?zmyjuuimzgj
<http://www.mediafire.com/?zmyjuuimzgj>  27/12/82 (2):
http://www.mediafire.com/?z1nnnyvyu2x
<http://www.mediafire.com/?z1nnnyvyu2x>  28/12/82 (1):
http://www.mediafire.com/?ndodmmmzm0r
<http://www.mediafire.com/?ndodmmmzm0r>  28/12/82 (2):
http://www.mediafire.com/?gul5lid5zgj
<http://www.mediafire.com/?gul5lid5zgj>  29/12/82:
http://www.mediafire.com/?njzyoyqqcvj
<http://www.mediafire.com/?njzyoyqqcvj>  30/12/82 (1):
http://www.mediafire.com/?3irhkmmdnzw
<http://www.mediafire.com/?3irhkmmdnzw>  30/12/82 (2):
http://www.mediafire.com/?wmdmgnotyut
<http://www.mediafire.com/?wmdmgnotyut>
I also present a couple of different copies of Peel's Pleasures shows
from 1981 and 1982. The 1981 one features the legendary "The fleet's lit
up" recording in its entirety. Someone with more time on their hands
than I could probably edit these together with the copies already out
there to reconstruct most of the original programmes.
Peel's Pleasures:22/08/81: http://www.mediafire.com/?tgvftzy1r2n
<http://www.mediafire.com/?tgvftzy1r2n>  14/08/82:
http://www.mediafire.com/?onfuimjhn4n
<http://www.mediafire.com/?onfuimjhn4n>
All mp3s are 256k stereo (probably overkill for a 30-year iron oxide
cassette source).
Anyway, hope these are useful to someone. I've boosted the volume a
little but otherwise not manipulated them in any way - all blemishes are
original to the tapes themselves. I have more Festive Fifty tapes going
up to 1990 in a similar style (gradually becoming more complete) if
anyone would like to hear more.
Ray