[peel] Re: Derby Box begins..

[Stuart Brooks]

No! Don't bin them. There are a few of them I'd like to have a second go at. I'm saving all the collections that have been sent to me and plan to donate to the BBC in my will! So I'm happy to cover shipping costs when you're done
Stuart weatherman

On 11 June 2015 12:58:36 BST, "RobF robfleay@... [peel]" <peel@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>Slightly later than planned due to the Mooo archiving, here's my latest
>batch
>
>Apologies it's a bit of a mammoth one - and on the same day as Stuart's
>update, it might be a bit overwhelming!
>
>DB108 contains the first hour and a half of 13 September 1979
><http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/13_September_1979>
>One and only session from The Prats
>24 minutes previously shared from the 400 Box (one of the tapes I
>ripped so
>good to hear more of this show)
>Mooo
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-09-13/>
>
>DB109 & DB110  contain the full show from  18 September 1979
><http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/18_September_1979>
>Sessions from Madness and Wire
>1 hour 25 Previously shared via the 400 Box
>Mooo
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-09-18/>
>
>The rest of DB110 contains an hour and 10 minutes of the show from 19
>September 1979 <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/19_September_1979>
>Session from Kevin Coyne (contains the two tracks that were on his
>official
>release Peel Sessions CD - including the lovely "Nothing's Changed" -
>fittingly a song about his hometown of Derby!)
>Previously unshared
>Mooo
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-09-19/>
>
>DB111 contains 1 hour 32 mins of the Friday Rock Show from 21 September
>1979
><http://fridayrockshow.wikia.com/wiki/21_September_1979>
>Climax Blues Band live at Reading
>Previously shared in full by Haze
>Mooo <http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/Friday%20Rock%20Show/>
>
>DB112 & DB113 contain the full show from 24 September 1979
><http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/24_September_1979>
>Sessions from The Dodgems and Peter Hammill
>Previously shared in full from the 400 Box
>Mooo
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-09-24/>
>
>DB113 & DB114 contain nearly the full show from 25 September 1979
><http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/25_September_1979>
>Shoes For Industry in session
>Previously shared in part from the 400 Box and this new DB rip contains
>the
>missing section, so a complete show could be assembled (Dr Mango
>previously
>assembled the existing segments)
>Mooo
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-09-25/>
>
>DB114 and DB115 contain the full show from 26 September 1979
><http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/26_September_1979>
>Sessions from Elti Fits and Gary Numan
>40 minutes previously shared from the 400 Box
>Mooo
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-09-26/>
>
>DB115, DB116 & DB117 have already been shared in advance containing the
>full show from 01 October 1979
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-09-26/>
>By special request as it had the unreleased/unshared Members session on
>it
>Mooo
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-10-01/>
>
>DB117 & DB118 contain the full show from 03 October 1979
><http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/03_October_1979>
>Records only show. Plays new Skids and Gang Of Four singles in full
>Previously unshared
>Mooo
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-10-03/>
>
>The rest of DB118 contains the first hour of  the show from 08 October
>1979
><http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/08_October_1979>
>Sessions from The Flys and OMD
>Previously available in full from the 400 Box
>Mooo
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-10-08/>
>
>DB119 & DB120 contain the full show from 10 October 1979
><http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/10_October_1979>
>Session from  Stiff Little Fingers
>Previously available in full from the 400 Box
>Mooo
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-10-10/>
>
>The rest of DB120 contains the first hour and 9 minuts of the show from
>29
>October 1979 <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/29_October_1979>
>Sessions from the Damned and Killing Joke
>Previously available in full from the 400 Box
>Mooo
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-10-29/>
>
>DB121 contains the first 26 minutes of the show from 16 October 1979
><http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/16_October_1979>
>A repeat of the earlier Kevin Coyne session
>The first 90 minutes already shared from the 400 Box
>Mooo
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-10-16/>
>
>The rest of DB121 contains 68 minutes of the show from 17 October 1979
><http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/17_October_1979>
>Session from A Certain Ratio
>Previously unshared
>Mooo
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-10-17/>
>
>I have another 28 tapes to go, so a little more from me yet. Stuart is
>on
>for finishing first. I'm now starting to wonder what I do with a big
>box
>full of 150 35 year old tapes. It feels wrong to bin them all, but my
>wife
>can't wait to have them out the way!
>
>
>On 26 May 2015 at 14:07, RobF <robfleay@...> wrote:
>
>> I kept the tapes rolling over the Bank Holiday, so some more Derby
>Box
>> rips to share
>>
>> DB102 contained 47 minutes each side of 27 August 1979
>> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/27_August_1979> and 28 August 1979
>> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/28_August_1979>
>> The first show with Madness and The Specials in session Mooo
>>
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-08-27/>
>> The second show with The Slits and Siouxsie in session Mooo
>>
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-08-28/>
>> Both shows previously unshared, just a shame there isn't more of them
>>
>> DB103 & DB104 contain the full show from 29 August 1979
>> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/29_August_1979>
>> The Undertones in session, and the whole of the 2nd Siouxsie LP. The
>last
>> section of the show is the start of JPs favourite 40 records (for his
>40th
>> Birthday)
>> Previously available in varying qualities from 400 Box and the DVD
>Torrent
>> Mooo
>>
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-08-29/>
>>
>> The rest of DB104 contains the first hour and 10 mins of the
>following
>> night 30 August 1979 <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/30_August_1979>
>> which is an all record show dedicated to the rest of the Peel Top 40
>> Again previously available in varying qualities from 400 Box and the
>DVD
>> Torrent
>> Mooo
>>
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-08-30/>
>>
>> DB105 contains the first hour and 34 minutes of 03 September 1979
>> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/03_September_1979>
>> OMD and Leyton Buzzards in session.
>> The last 40 minutes of the show previously shared from the 400 Box,
>with a
>> 4 track overlap, this completes the program
>> Mooo
>>
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-09-03/>
>>
>> DB106 contains the first hour and 34 minutes of 05 September 1979
>> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/05_September_1979>
>> 2TV in session
>> 30 minutes of the show previously shared from the 400 Box, but this
>adds
>> an extra unshared hour.
>> Mooo
>>
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-09-05/>
>>
>> DB107 contains the first hour and 34 minutes of 12 September 1979
>> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/12_September_1979>
>> Flowers and Merton Parkas in session
>> Full show previously shared from the 400 Box
>> Mooo
>>
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-09-12/>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 22 May 2015 at 14:05, RobF <robfleay@...> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This week's installment of the Derby Box from me. Quite a
>disappointing
>>> selection with almost all shows having been previously shared.
>>>
>>> DB096 & DB097 contain the full show from 06 August 1979
>>> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/06_August_1979>
>>> Sessions from Jimmy Norton's Explosion and The Rezillos
>>> Almost the whole show was shared previously from the 400 Box
>>> Mooo
>>>
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-08-06/>
>>>
>>> DB097 then contains 1 hour 10 minutes of the show from 09 August
>1979
>>> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/09_August_1979>
>>> Session from The Cravats
>>> Whole show already shared previously from the 400 Box
>>> Mooo
>>>
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-08-09/>
>>>
>>> DB098 contains 47 minutes of the show from 13 August 1979
>>> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/13_August_1979>
>>> Sessions from Steel Pulse and Loudon Wainwright III
>>> Almost the whole show was shared previously from the 400 Box
>>> Mooo
>>>
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-08-13/>
>>>
>>> DB098 & DB099 contain 1 hour 34 minutes of the show from 15 August
>1979
>>> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/15_August_1979>
>>> Sessions from Cockney Rejects and Gang Of Four
>>> Whole show already shared previously from the 400 Box
>>> Mooo
>>>
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-08-15/>
>>>
>>> DB099 & DB100 contain the full show from 20 August 1979
>>> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/20_August_1979>
>>> Sessions from Merton Parkas and The Vapors
>>> 90 minutes of the show already shared previously from the 400 Box
>>> Mooo
>>>
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-08-20/>
>>>
>>> DB100 & DB101 contain the full show from 21 August 1979
>>> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/21_August_1979>
>>> Sessions from Nikki & The Dots and The Piranhas
>>> PREVIOUSLY UNSHARED - HURRAH!
>>> Mooo
>>>
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-08-21/>
>>>
>>> The very end of DB101 contains 2 and a half minutes of the show from
>22
>>> August 1979 <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/22_August_1979>
>>> Session from The Russians
>>> Previously unshared (for what it's worth!)
>>> Mooo
>>>
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-08-22/>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 12 May 2015 at 15:38, RobF <robfleay@...> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Nearing two-thirds of the way through my batch of the Derby Box and
>here
>>>> is the news..
>>>>
>>>> DB091 contains the first 47 minutes of the show from 16 July 1979
>>>> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/16_July_1979>
>>>> The last 40 minutes of the show was previously shared from the 400
>Box,
>>>> so this Derby Box section is a completely unshared portion.
>Sessions from
>>>> Purple Hearts and Leyton Buzzards
>>>> Mooo
>>>>
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-07-16/>
>>>>
>>>> The rest of DB091 and DB092 contain the first 1 hour 10 minutes of
>the
>>>> show from 17 July 1979 <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/17_July_1979>
>>>> No sessions, an all records show. Previously available in full from
>the
>>>> 400 Box
>>>> Mooo
>>>>
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-07-17/>
>>>>
>>>> DB092 and DB093 contain the full show from  23 July 1979
>>>> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/23_July_1979>
>>>> Sessions from Tubeway Army and UK Subs. Not only was this show
>available
>>>> in full from the 400 Box, but it has also been previously
>remastered by SIG
>>>> from the 400 Box tapes.
>>>> Mooo
>>>>
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-07-23/>
>>>>
>>>> DB093 and DB094 contain the full show from 25 July 1979
>>>> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/25_July_1979>
>>>> Sessions from Secret Affair and The Expelaires. Only a 22 minute
>segment
>>>> from the middle of this show has previously been shared from the
>400 Box,
>>>> so this is a treat
>>>> Mooo
>>>>
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-07-25/>
>>>>
>>>> And finally the remainder of DB094 provides the missing 25 minutes
>from
>>>> the start of the show on 30 July 1979
>>>> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/30_July_1979>
>>>> The rest of this show was shared right back at the start of the
>Derby
>>>> Box project, as it was one of the reference tapes that Chris gave
>me to
>>>> test before we made an offer on the whole lot. So now we have the
>full show
>>>> in wonderful Derby Box quality
>>>> Debut Sessions from The Police and Psychedelic Furs
>>>> Mooo
>>>>
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-07-30/>
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 6 May 2015 at 16:43, RobF <robfleay@...> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> A shorter Derby Box update today, given the fun and games I had
>with
>>>>> DB090 (now all sorted)
>>>>>
>>>>> DB088 and DB089 contained the full show from 27 June 1979
>>>>> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/27_June_1979> which was already
>available
>>>>> in full from the 400 Box
>>>>> Sessions from Leyton Buzzards and The Raincoats. The usual sound
>upgrade
>>>>> Mooo
>>>>>
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-06-27/>
>>>>>
>>>>> DB089 and DB090 contained a new unshared show from 09 July 1979
>>>>> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/09_July_1979>
>>>>> Sessions from The Chords and Gang Of Four. Despite the tape
>problems
>>>>> the show is complete at 1 hour 59mins
>>>>> Mooo
>>>>>
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-07-09/>
>>>>>
>>>>> The remainder of DB090 contained 42 minutes of the show from 12
>July
>>>>> 1979 <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/12_July_1979>
>>>>> 1 hour 16 minutes was previously shared from the 400 Box, but this
>new
>>>>> rip contains the opening track which was missing from the 400 Box
>version.
>>>>> Session from Agony Column
>>>>> Mooo
>>>>>
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-07-12/>
>>>>>
>>>>> Enjoy
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2 May 2015 at 20:53, RobF <robfleay@...> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> More Derby Box today, including my first complete tape shell
>>>>>> disassembly. One the tapes had somehow twisted over completely in
>the case
>>>>>> so the whole thing was playing backwards. I toyed with the idea
>of
>>>>>> recording it like that and reversing it in SoundForge but that
>felt like
>>>>>> cheating, so I dug out my tools and experience learned on my
>"tape
>>>>>> maintenance training programme" (AKA the 400 Box)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> DB084 & DB085 contain the complete show from 5 June 1979
>>>>>> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/05_June_1979> which was also present
>in
>>>>>> the 400 Box, albeit 10 minutes shorter and lower quality. Session
>from
>>>>>> Magazine
>>>>>> Mooo
>>>>>>
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-06-05/>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> DB085 then contained one track from 6 June 1979
>>>>>> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/06_June_1979> - which is from the
>Yachts
>>>>>> and contains John's back announce but that's it. The only method
>of dating
>>>>>> this one track is that Chris wrote it on the original track sheet
>and
>>>>>> highlighted it was from that date. There is currently no other
>recording or
>>>>>> tracklist from that date to confirm it though.
>>>>>> Mooo
>>>>>>
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-06-06/>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The rest of DB085 and DB086 contain the full show from 11 June
>1979
>>>>>> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/11_June_1979> which was also
>partially
>>>>>> present in the 400 Box and the Hinton Box, but here we have the
>full show
>>>>>> in decent quality. The Undertones in session.
>>>>>> Mooo
>>>>>>
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-06-11/>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Also on DB086 is a brief 13 minutes of the show from 14 June 1979
>>>>>> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/14_June_1979> which has never been
>shared
>>>>>> before
>>>>>> Only 4 tracks including one track from The Ruts session
>>>>>> Mooo
>>>>>>
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-06-14/>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And finally the remainder of DB086 and DB087 comprise another
>full
>>>>>> show, this time from 18 June 1979
>>>>>> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/18_June_1979> although sadly another
>show
>>>>>> that was already in the 400 Box and the Hinton Box, but a sound
>upgrade
>>>>>> nonetheless.
>>>>>> Sessions from Wayne County and The Specials
>>>>>> Mooo
>>>>>>
><http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-06-18/>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 30 March 2015 at 16:32, stuartb@... [peel] <
>>>>>> peel@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers again Rob.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> For info the 4th June show is named 29th May on the Mooo.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Re the Fuji muffle, your symptoms confirm to me that the Fuji
>>>>>>> pressure pads and/or springs have deteriorated. Most decks can't
>maintain
>>>>>>> enough tension to keep the tape tight against the head to
>compensate for a
>>>>>>> faulty pressure pad unless it is a Nakamichi which actually
>lifts them out
>>>>>>> of the way.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There might be better tension just at the point you press play
>as
>>>>>>> quite often when you put a tape in at first the deck will
>tighten the
>>>>>>> tension by rotating the capstan(s), just to reduce the chance of
>loose tape
>>>>>>> feeding into the deck. But you will only get the benefit of this
>extra
>>>>>>> tension just as you press play.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you keep a note of the worst tapes then I don't mind having a
>go
>>>>>>> at them after we've completed our halves of the box.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Stuart
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>