John Peel Day seems to have passed us by with minimal rumbles on the blogosphere. I think a tribute on these pages is highly necessary, so here is the complete JP show as broadcast on the 1st June 1982. Its a noteable broadcast as it featured the first broadcast of the second New Order session, which went on to be heavily bootlegged until Strange Fruit officially released it 5 years later. Peel is called during the show by NO manager Rob Gretton (not broadcast) to correct Peel incorrectly naming the first track.
From the excellent Peel Wiki, here is a breakdown of the broadcast:
Gang Of Four: Life! It's A Shame (LP - Songs Of The Free)
JP: Nag of Four(sic), and that's from the LP Songs of the Free. "Life! It's a Shame". And indeed it is, actually, because Neil came in while the record was playing, and was telling me about he's been invited to go to the derby tomorrow. Not me. Nobody invites me to go to the derby, but old Neil, he goes, and Mrs Neil and his producer, and everybody, just as many people as he wants to take along, but not me!
B Team: What Is This? (single)
Eek-A-Mouse: For Hire And Removal (7") Volcano
JP: I must ask DLT to get these cans of his fixed because they're most peculiar tonight. I sound like a castrate to myself, I hope I don't at your end.
New Order: Turn The Heater On (session) (mistakenly announced as 'Too Late')
Stanley Winston: No More Ghettos In America (7") Jewel
Vice Squad: Propaganda (session)
Inflatable Boy Clams: Skeletons (2x7" EP) Subterranean
Rip Rig & Panic: You're My Kind Of Climate (single) Virgin
Don Cherry: Total Vibration (LP - 'Mu' First Part) BYG
Noah House Of Dread: Murder (10") On-U Sound
JP: When I was playing that in the office earlier on, one of the Radio 1 secretaries actually stuck her head in through the door and said, "hey, that's pretty good." and that's not something that happens a great deal, I must admit.
New Order: 586 (session)
Vice Squad: Sterile (session)
Blue Orchids: Hanging Man (LP - The Greatest Hit (Money Mountain)) Rough Trade
Schlaflose Nächte: Flüstern (7") Armageddon
Yellowman: How You Keep A Dance (?) Greensleeves (tape flip)
Nightingales: Paraffin Brain (single) Cherry Red
Etta James: I Worship The Ground You Walk On (7") Cadet
New Order: Too Late (session)
Applicances: Paranoia Rap (12") no label
Dub Syndicate: Pounding Systems (LP - The Pounding System) On-U Sound
John Cooper Clarke: The New Assassin (LP - Zip Style Method) Epic
Vice Squad: Humane (session)
Bim Sherman: Revolution (LP - Across The Red Sea) On-U Sound
Adverts: Great British Mistake (LP - Crossing The Red Sea With The Adverts)
New Order: We All Stand (session)
Tom Verlaine: Coming Apart (LP - Words From The Front) Virgin
Donald Abyssinians: Peculiar Number
Vice Squad: No Right Of Reply (session)
Sprung Aus Den Wolken: Warte
