[peel] Re: John's 40th Birthday - 30th August 1979

[Stuart]

My first Fall "wow" experience was New Puritan (and even that wasn't until
September 1983, as on my Mostly Peel Mid Sep 1983 mixtape) followed quickly
by the 1983 session which I only heard when repeated in June 1984. Not so
sure I would have fallen for them based on Witch Trials alone... Saw them a
few times over the years, including a gig in Edinburgh in the mid 80s in the
2-drummer era (the Classical was mesmerising) and a Glasgow Arches gig
featuring a surprise return of the Brix. the support act I only remember
because the lead singer bellowed out one of the songs with his forehead 1
inch from mine!

 

Stuart

 

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From: peel@yahoogroups.com [mailto:peel@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
OptomCPD
Sent: 25 August 2011 09:05
To: peel@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [peel] Re: John's 40th Birthday - 30th August 1979

 

  

I recently bought a Live at The Witch Trials reissue CD with great
sleeve-notes and an extra disc of singles, live tracks and stuff. Highly
recommended.

I had a similar experience of delight & shock on hearing Cruisers Creek for
the first time (I was only 8 in 1978, hence my late introduction to The
Fall) - I didn't know music could be like that. I still love that song, but
haven't a clue what it's about.

Martin








On 25 August 2011 17:45, MARK LUETCHFORD <M.Luetchford@...>
wrote:

  

And I remember with complete clarity the shock with which I heard those
early sessions and the excitement with which I discussed Totally Wired spins
on Peel with pals. Getting a copy - placing the needle on my crappy
turntable - my life was changed forever. It was a different sound from
anything Peel was playing and stood out like an angry spot!

 

I can remember Peel once saying that the genius of The Fall was that they
were always different but always the same. So endeth lesson #2 

 

From: billfromnorthwales <billfromnorthwales@...>
To: peel@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, 24 August 2011, 23:13
Subject: [peel] Re: John's 40th Birthday - 30th August 1979

  

I meant pre-Fall obsessed, as they were quite established in 1979, but not a
mention in the show which surprised me.

I also had "Early Singles 1977-1979" LP with the great MES philosophy I
still teach my kids.

Remember the three "R's"

(Repetition, Repetition, Repetition)

--- In peel@yahoogroups.com <mailto:peel%40yahoogroups.com> , "Humphrey"
<thebarguest@...> wrote:
>
> Well done & ta for all the mp3 soldering work ! But "pre-Fall world" in 79
is not right - I remember my excitement and bemusement at hearing/taping a
Fall session broadcast on Peel around Dec 78. "I Like To Blow" (wonder what
that was about, surely not drugs) and "No Christmas For John Quays" - weird
and unique musical urban poetry, the opposite to prog rock (which I also
loved in 78). They had another sesh on Peel earlier in 78 but I can't recall
hearing that, maybe I was doing the dreaded "homework"...
> 
> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com <mailto:peel%40yahoogroups.com> ,
"billfromnorthwales" <billfromnorthwales@> wrote:
> >
> > For some reason, I had not heard this before, but it is an enjoyable
> > show with the records he would like played at his party.
> > 
> > It was a pre-Fall world, but even then "Teenage Kicks" was up there and
> > so I joined and patched for my own benefit, so the show from 30th
> > August 1979 is HERE
> >
<http://www.peel.mooo.com/peelgroup/BillfromNorthWales/01%20John%20Peel/\
<http://www.peel.mooo.com/peelgroup/BillfromNorthWales/01%20John%20Peel/> 
> > 1979-08-30%20John%20Peel%20BBC%20Radio%201.mp3> if you fancy it as a
> > single full single file show
> >
>

 




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