Dawn Of The Replicants – John Peel Session – August 12, 1997 + Rule The Roost 1999 – BBC Radio 1 – Dawn Of The Replicants to end the week. A band you could consider criminally overlooked, but since they are still very much together, the jury is still out
Essential Logic – in session for John Peel – Feb. 6, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 – Essential Logic tonight, featuring former X-Ray Spex saxophonist Lora Logic. This was the band she formed just after leaving Spex in 1978 and this is their first and only session listed as Essential
Seedling – in session for John Peel – broadcast: April 20, 2002 – BBC Radio 1 – Seedling were a band from The Netherlands who were together from 1996-2004; not very long by present-day standards, but long enough to make waves and become championed by John Peel through three sessions
Snow Patrol – In session from Northern Ireland, 2001 – BBC Radio 1 – Snow Patrol to kick the week off. One of the more successful of the Post-Britpop/Indie bands to grace the international charts, the Scottish/Northern Irish quintet have a hugely popular run so far; appealing across
Ash – in session for Steve Lamacq – October 14, 1994 – BBC Radio 1 – Ash to end the week – the three-piece from Northern Ireland made a big impression pretty quickly, and found themselves associated with the Britpop movement, an association which made them uncomfortable at best,for obvious
Television Personalities – in session for John Peel – August 20, 1980 – BBC Radio 1 – Television Personalities in session tonight; their first (and only) session for John Peel and recorded at BBC Radio 1 on August 20, 1980. An homage to 60s Mod-revival, some Psychedelia with Indie and
Fleetwood Mac – in session at Radio Aberdeen, Scotland – June 23, 1968 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Editors note: This was first published in 2017 – with the sad news today of the passing of founder Peter Green it is now offered as a tribute to one of
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Peter Hammill – in session for John Peel – Top Gear – August 19, 1974 – BBC Radio 1 – Peter Hammill tonight. Not an artist you take or leave, or listen to passively. He just isn’t – he never was. Even when he was part of the groundbreaking Progressive
Curve – In Session for John Peel – March 10, 1991 – BBC Radio 1 – Curve to start off the week. In session for John Peel, their first on March 10, 1991. An electronica/shoe-gaze/Dream-Pop/alternative duo consisting of Toni Halliday and Dean Garcia. After several false starts, as a band
