[peel] body snatchers session

Martin Wheatley martinwheatley@...
Sun Nov 3 17:30:07 CET 2013


I do have the Hiawatha one but currently I am in hospital and my Peel
session DVDs aren't so there is nothing I can do about it.  Ask again a bit
later

mart6inw


On 3 November 2013 11:54, MARK LUETCHFORD <M.Luetchford@btopenworld.com>wrote:

>
>
> Its teh second one people are after ...
>
>   ----- Forwarded Message -----
>  *From:* mcgregor malcolm <thebellestars@blueyonder.co.uk>
> *To:* MARK LUETCHFORD <m.luetchford@...>
> *Cc:* "fux.kev@..." <fux.kev@...>
> *Sent:* Sunday, 3 November 2013, 10:37
> *Subject:* Re: Fw: [peel] Fw: belle stars kid jensen session
>
> Hi Mark & Kev
>
> I do have Happy Tune Time etc, but it's the other session with
> Hiawatha I keep looking out for.
>
> Thanks again for trying!
>
> Malc
>
> On 01/11/2013, MARK LUETCHFORD <m.luetchford@btopenworld.com> wrote:
> > Malc
> >
> > Is it this one you are after - if it is I have found a copy for you. Let
> us
> > know and I'm sure Kev will oblige - he's very obliging like that!
> >
> > Interesting that it has the boiler - is that the one that Rhoda Dakar
> > released with The Specials - haunting and horribly violent but required
> > listening.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > ----- Forwarded Message -----
> > From: Kev H <flux.kev@...>
> > To: peel@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Friday, 1 November 2013, 12:55
> > Subject: Re: [peel] Fw: belle stars kid jensen session
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Apologies if I've not read the to-ings and fro-ings correctly, but are
> you
> > referring to the Bodysnatchers' session (Peel) that has Happy Time Tune /
> > Ghost
> > Of The Vox Continental / What's This / The Boiler?
> > If so, I've got it.
> > Kev
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >>From: MARK LUETCHFORD
> >>To: peel@yahoogroups.com
> >>Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 10:34  AM
> >>Subject: [peel] Fw: belle stars kid  jensen session
> >>
> >>
> >>Stuart (and others if you are interested)
> >>
> >>
> >>Sent  a speculative email to a Belle Stars fansite and got this reply. So
> >> looks like  Karl has supplied some missing KJ session tracks and made
> >> someone very happy -  I have told him it wasn't me who uploaded it!
> >>
> >>
> >>He has also  asked for the Bodysnatchers session - seems odd this hasn't
> >> turned up yet.  Does anyone have it?
> >>
> >>
> >>Mark
> >>
> >>
> >>----- Forwarded Message -----
> >>From: mcgregor malcolm  <thebellestars@....uk>
> >>To: MARK LUETCHFORD  <m.luetchford@...>
> >>Sent: Thursday, 31 October 2013,  20:37
> >>Subject: Re: kid jensen  session
> >>
> >>
> >>Hello Mark
> >>
> >>Firstly, BIG thanks for
> >  uploading the tape to wiki!  I cannot express
> >>how cool it is to hear
> >  these Belle Stars session tracks after so many
> >>years!  I had (almost)
> >  given up hope of ever hearing them - thank you.
> >>
> >>I used to listen to Kid
> >  Jensen when I was at school and do have a copy
> >>of Turn Back The Clock but I
> >  never knew what other songs were recorded
> >>for the KJ show.  Now I do,
> >  The Reason, Sweet Memory and Burning (at
> >>least!).
> >>
> >>On my webpage I do
> >  indeed show Iko Iko, The Clapping Song, Sweet
> >>Memory and Burning as a Kid
> >  Jensen session but I now think the tracks
> >>you have are the actual KJ
> >  session tracks.
> >>
> >>The tracks I refer to on my website were from a KJ show
> >  called B15 (I
> >>think) and The Belle Stars actually performed these songs
> >  live as the
> >>tape I have is interspersed with an audience and interviews
> >  with the
> >>Belle Stars.  They then get up to perform the songs.  I
> >  always just
> >>assumed this was the KJ session but now I think not.
> >  Sweet Memory and
> >>Burning are definetely different on the tape I have
> >  compared to the
> >>tape you have uploaded.
> >>
> >>As for the Richard Skinner
> >  session I'm afraid I have never heard any
> >>of the session tracks and I'm not
> >  sure what tracks they ever recorded.
> >>The only thing I'm pretty sure of is
> >  that they recorded the session
> >>in 1981 which was before Clare Hirst (sax)
> >  joined the band and she was
> >>credited with writing Sweet Memory so your
> >  tracks must be from the KJ
> >>show.
> >>
> >>Sorry I can't shed much more light
> >  on this but please keep up with the
> >>good work on the JP site!  I do
> >  occasionally check out the JP site as
> >>I'm still looking out for good
> >  quality recordings of all The
> >>Bodysnatchers radio session they did (they
> >  were the 2-tone group that
> >>the Belle Stars were formed from).
> >>
> >>And if
> >  you ever come across a Richard Skinner tape...!!!
> >>
> >>Thanks once
> >  again.
> >>
> >>Malc
> >>PS - I have some old BS clippings from magazines and the
> >  like so if I
> >>do ever come across some more info I will try and let you
> >  know.  I'll
> >>also update my fansite as i have sadly neglected it for a
> >  while!
> >>
> >>
> >>On 25/10/2013, MARK LUETCHFORD <m.luetchford@btopenworld.com>  wrote:
> >>> Finished editing - identifed the tracks but they seem to be
> >  different from
> >>> what you have listed on rarities eg no Iko Iko or the
> >  Clapping Song but we
> >>> do have Reason and Turn Back the Clock. pretty
> >  certain its the kid as
> >>> interspersed with wild swans session that was
> >  definitely him.
> >>>
> >>> hope you can help - shame they never did a
> >  peel session!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >  ________________________________
> >>>  From: MARK LUETCHFORD <m.luetchford@btopenworld.com>
> >>>
> >  To: "thebellestars@..."  <thebellestars@...>
> >>>
> >  Sent: Friday, 25 October 2013, 14:02
> >>> Subject: kid jensen
> >  session
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for your website. Thought you
> >  may like to know that some Bellestars
> >>> tracks have turned up on a tape
> >  made in 1982 on the peel wiki.
> >>>
> >>> I thought you'd be interested
> >  in that they are on your rarities section.
> >>>  Its possible that
> >  they are vinyl plays but thought you may be able to help.
> >>> There are no
> >  links so it will be difficult to tell for certain unless you
> >>> can
> >  identify differences. Its also possible that they are from Richard
> >>>
> >  Skinner's show ... the supplier doesn't remember!
> >>>
> >>> http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/Karl%27s_Tape_04_-_April_1982
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >  Hope you can help
> >>>
> >>> And if you know of any peel tapes lurking
> >  anywhere we can give them a good
> >>> home!
> >>>
> >>>
> >  mark
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>   
>


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