Peel Show 1976/77

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--- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "boscojancovic" <tlloydesq@...> wrote:
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> Hi, I joined this list yesterday. As well as chewing the fat with like minded folk I am also interested in a specific period late 1976 – early 1977.
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> I was lucky enough to be 14 when "Anarchy In The UK" was released. I enjoyed punk rock rolling out in front of me. I used to listen to Peel back then (either until I fell off to sleep or the folks silenced me!) but my recollections are vague.
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> I am interested if anyone has song listings from the shows in the last quarter of 1976/first half of 1977?
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> I am, in  a way, writing my memoirs and punk rock was the first significant event of my life. I split this into 4 parts – intro, the US influence, 1-2-3-4 1976-1980, and 1980s – punk evolves. The latter 3 are straightforward but I need to work on the transition. As Peel was the only DJ to champion the new movement, his playlists would be helpful.

Can't help you on the actual playlists unfortunately (though I'd be fascinated to see them too), but I do know that Billy Bragg first heard "Anarchy in the UK" when he was specifically listening to hear a High Level Ranters session, which has always fascinated me from the perspective of parallel folk movements that have more in common that either would have wanted to admit at the time.

(And makes me regret more than ever that the framing of 6Music & 1Xtra, along with the absence of Peel, prevent any one show today from playing, say, the Unthanks and Trilla next to each other, but that's a whole other issue ...)

RPC