This Heat – In Session for John Peel – BBC Radio 1 – Recorded October 26, 1977 – Broadcast November 17,1977 – BBC Radio 1 – Special thanks to reader/listener Ed Cruwys for reminding me of some of the bands who were overlooked, and underappreciated during the late 70s/early 80s
Click on the link at the Past Daily website and have a listen to the first and only session by this Experimental/New Wave/Post-Punk band from 1980
Clinic – Live At Reading Festival 1997 – BBC Radio 1 – Clinic for the middle of the week. Clinic are an Indie/Alternative/Experimental/Post-Punk/Neo-Psych band from Liverpool who got started in 1997. From their Wikipedia page: Vocalist and rhythm guitarist Ade Blackburn and lead guitarist Hartley (born Jonathan Christopher Hartley, Liverpool),
Unknown Mortal Orchestra – In Session for Marc Riley – Feb. 27, 2018 – BBC 6 Music – Unknown Mortal Orchestra to end the Working Week – A band that’s been high on everyone’s radar since they first made their presence known in 2010. I think my first encounter with
Tyrannosaurus Rex – in Concert at The Paris Theatre for The Sunday Show – Jan. 4, 1970 – BBC Radio 1 – Tyrannosaurus Rex, soon to be known as just T. Rex, going from Psych-drenched folkish noodling to leading the exponent of Glam Rock in a matter of months of
Fiat Lux – In session BBC Radio 1 – March 1984 – BBC Radio 1 – Fiat Lux tonight. Never heard of them? Well . . .they were together for only three years. They released one mini-album and 7 singles and had the distinction of their sax and keyboards player,
Click on the link at the Past Daily site and listen to the complete first session of this short-lived Indie band from the 80s.
Maximo Park – Live At Glastonbury 2005 – BBC Radio 1 – Maximo Park tonight. Formed in 2000 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The band consists of Paul Smith (vocals), Duncan Lloyd (guitar), Lukas Wooller (keyboard) and Tom English (drums). The band have released six studio albums: A Certain Trigger (2005),
Freur – In Concert from London – 1985 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert series – Freur in concert tonight. Virtually unknown in the U.S., aside from “Doot Doot” which had been used in Vanilla Sky, Valley Girls, a second season episode of Gossip Girl, the last episode of Glory
Blue Aeroplanes – In session for Simon Mayo – Feb. 14, 1988 – BBC Radio 1 – Blue Aeroplanes to start the week. Around since 1981. Still together, with personnel and label changes – still as distinctive as ever, fronted by Gerard Langley, whose impenetrable shades follow him everywhere.
