Ocean Colour Scene – in session for Mark Goodier – BBC Radio 1 – September 29, 1990 – BBC Radio 1 – Ocean Colour Scene tonight. A band that almost didn’t make it were it not for helping hands from Paul Weller and Noel Gallagher. Formed in 1989, Ocean Colour
– Siouxsie And The Banshees – In Concert at Royal Albert Hall – 1988 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Series – A dose of Siouxsie and The Banshees, recorded in concert at the Royal Albert Hall in 1988. This concert comes around the time of the release of PeepShow
– Pauline Murray – in session for John Peel – March 19, 1980 – BBC Radio 1 – Former lead singer for the Punk band Penetration, Pauline Murray launched a solo career when Penetration called it quits in 1979. This session, her first and only one for John Peel, comes
REM – in concert from Glastonbury 2003 – June 27, 2003 – BBC Radio 1 – REM a few days ahead of the New Year. Apropos in some ways, especially the set-closer; It’s The End Of The World (As We Know It). Somehow, sums the whole thing up. And what
XTC – In Concert recorded for BBC Radio 1 – March 25, 1978 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert series – XTC to get us up to Hump Day. One of their earliest broadcast concerts, only fifteen months together when this Radio 1/Radio 2 -Stereo Broadcast from March 25, 1978
– The Zombies – in session for Top Of The Pops – 1966-1967 – BBC Radio 1 – If they recorded nothing else, The Zombies would be cemented in the legacy of 60s indelibles with She’s Not There and Tell Her No. But they recorded a lot more –
– Elton John – Christmas Eve, 1974 Hammersmith Odeon – BBC Radio In Concert Series – Continuing with Rock Legends this weekend. Elton John and his Christmas Concert of 1974, recorded and broadcast as part of the In Concert series over BBC Radio 1 on Christmas Eve 1974. Since we’re
The inimitable PJ Harvey tonight. In session for John Peel on the occasion of his 60th birthday and recorded on Sept 23, 1998 for BBC Radio 1. In January 1991, following her departure from Automatic Dlamini, Harvey formed her own band with former bandmates Rob Ellis and Ian Oliver. Harvey
Nick Drake, in his only appearance for John Peel at the BBC, recorded on August 5, 1969. It would be safe to say that the music of Nick Drake has only grown in popularity over the years since his far-too-early death. When he first appeared on the scene he was
– King Crimson – In Session for John Peel – May 11, 1969 – BBC Radio 1 – King Crimson tonight. Just when we thought we had heard it all – all the genres had been explored, all the styles had been examined, all the possible instrument combinations had been
