Longest Gaps Update...

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with thanks to all here, this is my latest update of this list, which I see was last modified in May 09, so if you know any better...:


Top 22 Longest Gaps Between Peel Session Appearances:


John French     36 years: 2nd with Beefheart in May 68, 3rd with new Magic Band in July 04

Incredible String Band      27 yrs: 11th in Oct 73, 12th in Nov 2000

Faust     25 yrs 6 mths: 1st in June 73, 2nd in Jan 99

Buzzcocks     24 yrs: 4th in May 79, 5th in June 03

Gary Numan      21 yrs: 2nd in March 79, 3rd Dec 2000

The Undertones     20 yrs 6 mths: 6th in Dec 82, 7th in May 03

New Order     16 yrs 6 mths: 2nd in June 82, 3rd in Dec 98

Misty in Roots     16 yrs: 8th in May 86, 9th in July 02

Julie Tippett nee Driscoll    15 yrs 6 mths: with Brian Auger's Trinity in Oct 68, with Working Week in May 84

Steve Hillage     14 yrs 6 mths: with National Health March 76, with The Orb Oct 90

Wire     14 yrs 4 mths: 4th in May 88, 5th in Sept 02

Echo and the Bunnymen     14 yrs: 6th in Oct 83, 7th in Sept 97

Pete Astor     13 yrs 11 mths: in Weather Prophets Dec 86, in Wisdom of Harry Nov 00

Culture     13 yrs 6 mths: 2nd in Jan 89, 3rd in July 02

The Pastels      13 yrs 7 mths: 1st in Feb 84, 2nd in Nov 97

The Raincoats     13 yrs 3 mths: 2nd in Dec 80, 3rd in April 94

June Tabor     13 yrs: 5th in Feb 78, 6th in Jan 91

Llwybr Llaethog     11 yrs 10 mths: 2nd in Oct 89, 3rd in Aug 01

Pulp     11 yrs 6 mths: 1st in Nov 81, 2nd in March 93

Chris Cooper & Graeme Naysmith     11 yrs 4 mths: in Pale Saints Aug 89, in Lorimer Dec 00

Eon     11 yrs 2 mths: 1st in June 91, 2nd in Aug 02

Orbital     10 yrs 10 mths: 1st in Sept 93, 2nd in July 04