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Rich Kids in session for John Peel – October 31, 1977 – Broadcast – November 7, 1977 – BBC Radio 1 – Rich Kids – another short-lived band from the Punk/Post-Punk/New Wave period. Rich Kids sported former Sex Pistol founding member Glen Matlock, and future Ultravox front man Midge Ure...
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,...
Rain – In Session – BBC Radio 1 – February 15, 1991 – BBC Radio !- Liverpool Indie band Rain to end the working week – The band was formed at the Merseyside Trade Union Community and Unemployed Resource Centre in Huyton, Liverpool, in 1988 with a line-up of Ned...
Five Thirty – in session – BBC Radio 1 – March 31, 1991 – BBC Radio 1 – Five Thirty, to end the working week. One of the “forgotten bands” of the early 90s, Five Thirty got together in 1983, played their first gig in May of 1984, went through...
New Model Army -in concert at Berlin Eissporthalle – 1990 – BBC Radio 1 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – New Model Army for a Tuesday night. 37 years without a stop, but with a continuous shuffle of band members, to the point where Lead Singer, composer and guitarist Justin...
XTC – In Session for John Peel – October 8,1979 – Broadcast, October 15, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 XTC for Hump Day. Looking over the past few years of posts, the one band which seems to get the most exposure has been XTC. Not sure why, all I know...
Robert Wyatt – In session for John Peel – September 10, 1974 – broadcast September 26 – BBC Radio 1 – If you don’t know who Robert Wyatt is, you may have stumbled across this page by mistake, or you are just starting to feel your way around the immense...
Click on the link here for Audio Player – Simple Minds – In Concert At Pinkpop Festival – May 23, 1983 – VPRO, Hilversum Ending up the week on an 80s note with a concert by New Wave sensations Simple Minds, in concert at Holland‘s Pinkpop Festival in 1983. Becoming...
Click on the link here for Audio Player – The Call – live at The BBC – 1983 – BBC In Concert series – BBC Radio 1 Finishing up 80s week – for now. If you go to The Call’s website, you’ll be struck by an phrase – one you...
Click on the link here for Audio Player: 1979-09-08 BBC In Concert (Simple Minds & Pretenders) H A double bill this week – Simple Minds and The Pretenders, recorded in concert on September 8, 1979 by BBC Radio 1. Two bands relatively early-on in their careers. Simple Minds just getting...
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