[peel] Re: British Library Sound And Moving Image

Alan Ford ford.alan@...
Tue May 21 20:46:38 CEST 2013


Thanks Steve,
I just put in Colorblind James and got zero results. Then I added
experience with a small 'e'; still nothing. The spelling has to be exact.

Unfortunately I won't be able to get to the British Library.

CHeers

Alan



On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 7:58 AM, steve <saipanda@...> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Hi Alan,
>
> British Library sound recordings:
>
> From past rooting around the British Library site (very frustrating
> experience), seems like you can go down and listen to Peel shows they have
> but there's a much more limited access of things online (and this doesn't
> include Peel shows).
>
> If you want to go down, imagine it would be best to phone up or email them
> and check out what you'd need to take along and do (ID etc). Anyway, in the
> case of the mystery track, guess in theory you or someone else could go
> down and check out what the actual song was from the recording they have.
> If you ever do this, please let us know the results.
>
> Incidentally, if anyone ever does go down there to listen to otherwise
> unavailable shows, please make notes so we can add tracklistings to the
> wiki. There are more Peel shows if you search the catalogue, but relatively
> few have online tracklistings (just the 1988 ones I made wiki pages for, as
> far as I know).
>
> WhatLinksHere on the wiki:
>
> On the wiki search front, the WhatLinksHere thing once you get to the page
> (from the menu or from the Supersearch page link):
>
> http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere
>
> Fill in the name of the artist, band, whatever you're searching - for
> example, Colorblind James Experience. The following comes up as results for
> that search:
>
>
> http://peel.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special%3AWhatLinksHere&target=Colorblind+James+Experience&namespace=
>
> This is a list of shows and other pages with "empty" red links to a
> Colorblind Experience page (which we don't have). It is, though, easy to
> use the results to quickly check what shows we know they were on and get
> further info from the individual pages.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Steve
>
> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, Alan Ford <ford.alan@...> wrote:
> >
> > A former member of the band has just confirmed to me that they never did
> a
> > song with that title.
> > The band were in the country at the time, having recorded their first
> > session the previous day (18/10/88, broadcast 24/10, released on CD
> 1989).
> > Their 2nd album wasn't released until 1989, so presumably it was a track
> > from their first, 1987, album. But there's nothing on there with a
> similar
> > name. They did release a single in 1988: Sophisticated/Havoc Theme.
> > And this is the only occurrence of the word Nebular on the whole wiki.
> >
> > Does anyone know if it's possible to access these library recordings?
> >
> > Alan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 7:58 AM, steve <saipanda@...> wrote:
> >
> > > **
>
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Alan,
> > >
> > > Yeah, I couldn't find any such track or release by the band when I was
> > > making the wiki page, so just put what was on the British Library page
> and
> > > added "unknown release" in brackets.
> > >
> > > Any idea what it might be?
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, Alan Ford <ford.alan@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Thanks Steve. Found it. Still think it's wrong though ..
> > > >
> > > > Cheers
> > > >
> > > > Alan
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 3:34 AM, steve <saipanda@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > **
> > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Alan,
> > > > >
> > > > > If you use your original link, it comes up as "timed out" - click
> "OK"
> > > to
> > > > > start a new search, searching for the "find format" given in the
> > > original
> > > > > message (B3429/1).
> > > > >
> > > > > This brings up several results. The show tracklisting is under the
> > > > > following:
> > > > > 1CDR0022613-1CDR0022614 NSA
> > > > >
> > > > > Click on "details" for the full listing.
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > >
> > > > > SW
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, Alan Ford <ford.alan@> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks Paul, but unfortunately that link doesn't work.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Alan
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 11:57 PM, Paul Webster <paul@> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > **
> > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Try this
> > > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> http://cadensa.bl.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi/?ps=rM8nSuRbiS/WORKS-FILE/243010018/9
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Paul
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 18 May 2013, at 20:35, Alan Ford <ford.alan@> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > The example search I included in my previous email (For
> 'Colorblind
> > > > > > > James') returns the following show:
> > > > > > > http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/19_October_1988
> > > > > > > It says ""The tracklisting below was compiled using information
> > > from
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > British Library Sound And Moving Image online catalogue (Find
> > > Format:
> > > > > > > B3429/1)".
> > > > > > > I believe the Colorblind James track (Nebular) is incorrect,
> but I
> > > > > can't
> > > > > > > figure out how to retrieve the correct information from the
> > > catalogue.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> http://cadensa.bl.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi/?ps=cr8oT4Cky0/WORKS-FILE/285500075/18/X087/XNUMBERS/B3429
> > > > > > > ^2F1
> > > > > > > Does anyone else know?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Alan
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>  
>



On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 7:58 AM, steve <saipanda@...> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Hi Alan,
>
> British Library sound recordings:
>
> From past rooting around the British Library site (very frustrating
> experience), seems like you can go down and listen to Peel shows they have
> but there's a much more limited access of things online (and this doesn't
> include Peel shows).
>
> If you want to go down, imagine it would be best to phone up or email them
> and check out what you'd need to take along and do (ID etc). Anyway, in the
> case of the mystery track, guess in theory you or someone else could go
> down and check out what the actual song was from the recording they have.
> If you ever do this, please let us know the results.
>
> Incidentally, if anyone ever does go down there to listen to otherwise
> unavailable shows, please make notes so we can add tracklistings to the
> wiki. There are more Peel shows if you search the catalogue, but relatively
> few have online tracklistings (just the 1988 ones I made wiki pages for, as
> far as I know).
>
> WhatLinksHere on the wiki:
>
> On the wiki search front, the WhatLinksHere thing once you get to the page
> (from the menu or from the Supersearch page link):
>
> http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere
>
> Fill in the name of the artist, band, whatever you're searching - for
> example, Colorblind James Experience. The following comes up as results for
> that search:
>
>
> http://peel.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special%3AWhatLinksHere&target=Colorblind+James+Experience&namespace=
>
> This is a list of shows and other pages with "empty" red links to a
> Colorblind Experience page (which we don't have). It is, though, easy to
> use the results to quickly check what shows we know they were on and get
> further info from the individual pages.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Steve
>
> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, Alan Ford <ford.alan@...> wrote:
> >
> > A former member of the band has just confirmed to me that they never did
> a
> > song with that title.
> > The band were in the country at the time, having recorded their first
> > session the previous day (18/10/88, broadcast 24/10, released on CD
> 1989).
> > Their 2nd album wasn't released until 1989, so presumably it was a track
> > from their first, 1987, album. But there's nothing on there with a
> similar
> > name. They did release a single in 1988: Sophisticated/Havoc Theme.
> > And this is the only occurrence of the word Nebular on the whole wiki.
> >
> > Does anyone know if it's possible to access these library recordings?
> >
> > Alan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 7:58 AM, steve <saipanda@...> wrote:
> >
> > > **
>
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Alan,
> > >
> > > Yeah, I couldn't find any such track or release by the band when I was
> > > making the wiki page, so just put what was on the British Library page
> and
> > > added "unknown release" in brackets.
> > >
> > > Any idea what it might be?
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, Alan Ford <ford.alan@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Thanks Steve. Found it. Still think it's wrong though ..
> > > >
> > > > Cheers
> > > >
> > > > Alan
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 3:34 AM, steve <saipanda@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > **
> > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Alan,
> > > > >
> > > > > If you use your original link, it comes up as "timed out" - click
> "OK"
> > > to
> > > > > start a new search, searching for the "find format" given in the
> > > original
> > > > > message (B3429/1).
> > > > >
> > > > > This brings up several results. The show tracklisting is under the
> > > > > following:
> > > > > 1CDR0022613-1CDR0022614 NSA
> > > > >
> > > > > Click on "details" for the full listing.
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers,
> > > > >
> > > > > SW
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, Alan Ford <ford.alan@> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks Paul, but unfortunately that link doesn't work.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Alan
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 11:57 PM, Paul Webster <paul@> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > **
> > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Try this
> > > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> http://cadensa.bl.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi/?ps=rM8nSuRbiS/WORKS-FILE/243010018/9
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Paul
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 18 May 2013, at 20:35, Alan Ford <ford.alan@> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > The example search I included in my previous email (For
> 'Colorblind
> > > > > > > James') returns the following show:
> > > > > > > http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/19_October_1988
> > > > > > > It says ""The tracklisting below was compiled using information
> > > from
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > British Library Sound And Moving Image online catalogue (Find
> > > Format:
> > > > > > > B3429/1)".
> > > > > > > I believe the Colorblind James track (Nebular) is incorrect,
> but I
> > > > > can't
> > > > > > > figure out how to retrieve the correct information from the
> > > catalogue.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> http://cadensa.bl.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi/?ps=cr8oT4Cky0/WORKS-FILE/285500075/18/X087/XNUMBERS/B3429
> > > > > > > ^2F1
> > > > > > > Does anyone else know?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Alan
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>  
>


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