[peel] Re: Friday Rock Show with Tommy Vance

[Jim Kerslake]

Somehow that collection of tracks did take on a peculiar magic when played
together, with TV's voice in between
(in the same way as Peel's F50, of course).

I'm sure I recorded it one year - (about 1981/2-ish)
when Supper's Ready was about No. 2,  Stairway No. 1...
and the list included Rush's 2112 as well as Xanadu,
and Child in Time by Deep Purple...

tapes long lost I'm afraid (and lousy quality to start with) -
but I must have listened to them over and over again for hours -
until I finally "got" 2112.

I had forgotten all about 'Stargazer'..!



On 15 July 2011 18:08, andrews353 <andrews4@...> wrote:

> **
>
>
> First message to the group.
>
> My experience was similar to yours Jim
>
> On it's first anniversary in November 1979 Tommy Vance broadcast the first
> rock
> top 10 as voted by the postal votes of the listeners to Radio 1's Friday
> Rock
> show. Each listener was allowed to nominate 3 tracks on a postcard. Before
> the
> chart was broadcast no mention was made that it would be limited to 10
> songs,
> however due to playing duration of many of the tracks the two hour show was
> limited to a top 10 which became the standard the the annual event
> throughout
> the 80s.
>
> The first top 10 from 1979 was as follows;
> 10. Shine on you crazy diamond - Pink Floyd from Wish you were here(side
> one)
> 9. Starship Trooper -Yes, live version from the triple live set Yessongs
> was
> played.
> 8. Suppers Ready- Genesis from Foxtrot.
> 7. Stargazer - Rainbow from Rainbow Rising.
> 6. Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple, live version from Made in Japan
> 5. Xanadu, Rush from Farewell to Kings
> 4. Layla, Derek and the Dominoes from Layla and other assorted Love songs
> 3. Freebird, Lynard Skynard. Live version from One more for the Road
> played.
> 2. Child in Time, Deep Purple from In Rock
> 1. Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin. Live version from the soundtrack to
> the
> Song Remains the same played.
>
> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, Jim Kerslake <jimkerslake@...> wrote:
> >
> > These uploads are very much appreciated - thank you - a real nostalgia
> trip.
> >
> > I wonder if anyone remembers those all-time rock charts (voted by
> listeners)
> > that TV used to do every year? I would dearly love to hear that again...
> >
> > As a naive heavy-metal teenager I was introduced to a whole new deeply
> > mysterious world of Rush and Genesis through them - and life was never
> the
> > same again.
> >
>
>  
>