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Angelic Upstarts – In session for John Peel – June 29 1981 – BBC Radio 1 – Angelic Upstarts in session tonight. Recorded for John Peel at BBC Radio 1 on June 23rd and broadcast on the 29th. The Angelic Upstarts formed in South Shields in 1977. AllMusic calls them...
Vice Squad – in session for John Peel – June 3, 1981 – BBC Radio 1 – Vice Squad to start the week. Their first (of two) sessions for John Peel – this one from June 3, 1981. Vice Squad was formed in Bristol, England in early 1979, assembled in...
The Stranglers – live at The Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto Ontario – April 14, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The Stranglers in a (reasonably) early concert this week; performing live at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto on April 11, 1978. From 1976 the Stranglers became associated with the burgeoning...
999 in session for John Peel – Recorded October 25, 1978 – Broadcast November 1 – BBC Radio 1 999 in session for John Peel to end the week. Their first (and only) session, recorded on October 25, 1978 and broadcast on November 1st over BBC Radio 1. Named after...
Skids – in concert – Live at The Odeon, Edinburgh – September 7, 1979 – Live and loud.com – Skids in concert this Monday night. Recorded live at The Odeon in Edinburgh on September 7, 1979 and cleaned and spiffed up by Flip Martian for Live and Loud.com. Skids were...
Again Again – in session for John Peel – Broadcast January 24, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 – If you can, great – if you can’t, we understand: Become a Patron! Again Again in session – their first and only session for John Peel – recorded on December 20, 1978...
999 Live at Old Waldorf, San Francisco – April 4, 1979 – KALX-FM, UC Berkeley – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Your subscriptions and support are working wonders: Become a Patron! 999 Live at Old Waldorf in San Francisco – recorded and broadcast live on KALX-FM, the campus radio station...
The Damned – in session for John Peel – Recorded November 30, 1976 – Broadcast December 10 – BBC Radio 1 – Become a Patron! The Damned to end the week. Their first session for John Peel, recorded on November 30, 1976 and aired on December 10th. If memory serves,...
The Deadbeats – Live At The Masque, Hollywood – 1977 Patrons get freebies galore: Become a Patron! Ending up our tour of the L.A.Punk/post-Punk/Experimental scene of the 1970s and 1980s with a set by The Deadbeats, in a performance at The Masque in Hollywood in 1977. David Brown has a...
Saccharine Trust – In Session at KPFK-FM – August 17, 1985 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Become a Patron! Continuing our listening session to L.A. bands of the 70s and 80’s. Saccharine Trust, in session at KPFK-FM on August 17, 1985. Saccharine Trust formed in 1980 by singer Jack...
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