Rare John Peel BBC Radio 1 Show – 9 January 1979 | Full Live Sessions & Classic Tracks

Relive the complete John Peel BBC Radio 1 show from 09/01/1979 by the late and legendary disc jockey (John Peel, 30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004) featuring rare live sessions, classic tracks, and the legendary commentary of John Peel. This archive broadcast captures the unique energy of the era’s UK music scene. Track-listing 00:00 Intro 00:23 Fingerprintz: Dancing With Myself (single) Virgin 03:30 Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Yinhleleni (LP Rhythm Of Resistance) Virgin 08:08 Elvis Costello & The Attractions: Big Boys (LP–Armed Forces) Radar 11:13 Subway Sect: Double Negative (Peel Session) 14:28 Jerry Lee Lewis: Sweet Little Sixteen (LP–Duets on clear yellow vinyl) Sun 17:38 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: Bat Chain Puller (LP–Shiny Beast) Virgin 24:02 U-Roy: Rivers Of Babylon (LP–Jah Son Of Africa) Virgin Front Line 29:09 Throbbing Gristle: AB/74 (LP–D.o.A: The Third And Final Report) Industrial Records 33:27 Floyd Dixon: Tell Me, Tell Me (v/a LP–Rocking This Joint Tonight) JSP Records 35:54 Devil’s Dyke: Plastic Flowers (LP–Vaultage 78 – Two Sides Of Brighton) Attrix Records 39:05 Stiff Little Fingers: Law and Order (LP–Inflammable Material) Rough Trade 42:39 Subway Sect: Stool Pigeon (Peel Session) 45:38 Big In Japan: Suicide A GoGo (EP - From Y To Z And Never Again) Zoo 48:18 U-Roy: Jah Son Of Africa (LP–Jah Son Of Africa) Virgin Front Line 55:42 Stop Outs: Strange Thoughts (Single) Skeleton 01:00:17 Pere Ubu: Codex (LP–Dub Housing) Cooking Vinyl Records 01:05:07 Frankie Miller: Ain’t Got No Money (Single) Chrysalis 01:08:56 Subway Sect: Heads Held High (Peel Session) 01:12:19 Night People: No Secrets (Single) JP Productions 01:16:06 The Mekons: Where Were You (Single) Fast 01:18:42 The Upsetters: Home Guard Dub (Single) Upsetters 01:22:24 The Fall: Various Times (Single) Step forward (B side) 01:27:36 The Clash: Stay Free (LP–Give Them Enough Rope) CBS 01:31:13 The Piranhas: I Don’t Want My Body (LP–Vaultage 78 – Two Sides Of Brighton) Attrix Records 01:35:18 Kevin Coyne: Brothers Of Mine (LP–Dynamite Daze) Virgin 01:39:33 Half Japanese: No Direct Line From My Brain To My Heart (Single) 50,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Watts Records 01:41:41 Subway Sect: Watching The Devil (Peel Session) 01:46:17 Cannibals: Nadine (Single) HIT Records 01:49:50 Mparanyana & The Cannibals: Jesu Otsohile (LP-Rhythm Of Resistance) Virgin 01:53:10 Outro The audio and text contained here are from peel.fandom.com/wiki, respect to everyone there, Tim, Weatherman22 and RobF who do a lot of the digitalising, but also to many others who are involved in working on and bringing forward the John Peel radio show recordings and i'd like to say what a great job you've done. This material as far as i am aware is on a CC-BY-SA license and has been made available to share. #johnpeel #1970smusic #radioshow #radioone #classicradio