[peel] body snatchers session

[Alan Ford]

Get well soon.



On Sun, Nov 3, 2013 at 4:30 PM, Martin Wheatley <martinwheatley@...>wrote:

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> 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
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> On 3 November 2013 11:54, MARK LUETCHFORD <M.Luetchford@...>wrote:
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>> Its teh second one people are after ...
>>
>>   ----- Forwarded Message -----
>>  *From:* mcgregor malcolm <thebellestars@...>
>> *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@...> 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@...>
>> >>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@...>  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@blueyonder.co.uk>
>> >>>
>> >  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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