The John Peel Festive 50 - 2003

Merry Christmas to all visitors to the blog and a big thank you to all who have donated over the years. Have a great festive holiday.

This is my own recording of the last Festive 50 presented by John Peel. It was broadcast by BBC Radio 1 FM, over the festive period 2003

Recorded on a Sony Minidisc player, edited and burned to two CDr's. Ripped and extracted from those discs, some 21-years later.

Despite the missing 12-tracks this is a superb listen. If you are of a certain age, these programmes were an important part of the festive holidays. Sit back, have a drink and relive those times again. If you're too young, congratulations! Have a listen and catch up on some great tunes. (thebasement67)

Disc One:
Track #    Festive 50 placing    Band & Song
01.    #50. Vaults - I'm Going
02.    #47. Camera Obscura - Keep It Clean
03.    #43. Belle & Sebastian - Stay Loose
04.    #42. Golden Virgins - Renaissance Kids
05.    #41. Keys - Strength Of Strings
06.    #40. Broadcast - Pendulum
07.    #39. Cat Power - Werewolf
08.    #38. Ballboy - Born In The USA
09.    #35. M.A.S.S. - Live A Little
10.    #34. Black Keys - Have Love Will Travel
11.    #31. Amsterdam - Does This Train Stop On Merseyside?
12.    #30. Camera Obscura - Suspended From Class
13.    #26. The Fall - Green Eyed Loco Man
14.    #25. Futureheads - First Day
15.    #24. Party Of One - Shotgun Funeral
16.    #23. Ballboy - I Gave Up My Eyes
17.    #22. Undertones - Oh Please
18.    #21. Million Dead - I Am The Party
19.    #20. Darkness vs S.F.B. - I Believe In A Thing Called Love
20.    #19. Broken Family Band - At The Back Of The Chapel

#50 to #19

missing tracks:
#49. Freddy Fresh - You Can See The Paint
#48. Blizzard Boys - Ain't No Stoppin' This
#46. Super Furry Animals - Slow Life
#45. Grandmaster Gareth - Dr Dre Buys A Pint Of Milk
#44. Hyper Kinako - Tokyo Invention Registration Office
#37. Radiohead - There, There
#36. French - Gabriel In The Airport
#33. Neulander - Sex, God, Money
#32. Maher Shalal Hash Baz     Open Field
#29. Architecture In Helsinki - The Owls Go
#28. Half Man, Half Biscuit - It Makes The Room Look Bigger
#27. French - Porn Shoes

Disc Two:
Track #    Festive 50 placing    Band & Song

01.    #18. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
02.    #17. White Stripes - Black Math
03.    #16. Sluts Of Trust - Piece O' You
04.    #15. Vive Le Fete - Noir Desir
05.    #14. Ballboy - The Sash My Father Wore
06.    #13. Nina Nastasia - You, Her & Me
07.    #12. Melt Banana - Shield For Your Eyes
08.    #11. Belle & Sebastian - Step Into My Office, Baby
09.    #10. White Stripes - 7 Nation Army
10.    #09. C.S.L.M. - John Peel Is Not Enough
11.    #08. Crimea - Baby Boom
12.    #07. Half Man, Half Biscuit - Tending The Wrong Grave For 23 Years
13.    #06. Mogwai - Ratts Of The Capital
14.    #05. Bearsuit - Itsuko Got Married
15.    #04. Undertones - Thrill Me
16.    #03. Mogwai - Hunted By A Freak
17.    #02. The Fall - Theme From Sparta F.C.
18.    #01. Cinerama - Don't Touch That Dial

LINK pt. 2

The CURE - Jo Whiley show, BBC Radio 2FM - 31 October 2024

For an established band to receive so much attention and promotion from the BBC for their new release, is quite rare and a measure of how highly the band are regarded. 'Songs Of A Lost World' is their first album since the release of '4:13 Dream' in 2008. 

The Cure rose to the challenge and delivered a stunning session on the 'Huw Stephens show' and followed up with this immmaculate live performance at the Radio Theatre in London. 

With all the hype and excitement over these broadcasts a month ago, it was great to see that as a medium, radio is not dead and still has an important role in today's on-line community.

I recorded the complete Jo Whiley show, which included the band's set (minus encore) and the in-depth interview with Robert Smith and Jo that followed. 

Here it is presented in two parts, further down is the encore which was broadcast on the Zoe Ball morning show. Those four tracks were captured from the UK BBC i-player.   

BBC Radio 2FM - Thursday 31 October, 2024. 7-9pm: The complete Jo Whiley show (as broadcast)

7:00 to 8:20pm: The Cure perform in front of a small audience of lucky fans at the BBC Radio Theatre.

01. Alone* (8:26)           
02. Pictures Of You (7:21)       
03. A Fragile Thing* (4:37)       
04. High (3:45)           
05. A Night Like This (4:19)       
06. Lovesong (3:39)           
07. The Walk (3:36)           
08. Inbetween Days (3:00)  
09. Just Like Heaven (4:01) 
10. Edge Of The Deep Green Sea (8:00)
11. Endsong* (10:50)  

Lineage: BBC Radio 2 FM broadcast > Denon FM tuner TU-260L > Audacity > Wav 16bit 44kHz > dBpoweramp > Flac (8)

Show

Encore: not broadcast on Halloween night, see below
 

8:20 to 9pm: The Cure after-party with Jo Whiley

Jo hosts the Cure In Concert after-party and catches up with frontman Robert Smith.

12. Audience comments about the show > Siouxsie & The Banshees (5:36)
13. Robert Smith interview pt. 1 > NewDad (10:04)
14. Robert Smith interview pt. 2 > Beatles (11:13)
15. Robert Smith interview pt. 3 > Jimi Hendrix (5:26)
16. Robert Smith interview pt. 4 > David Bowie (6:16)
17. Robert Smith interview pt. 5 > Mogwai (6:27)
18. More comments about the show > The Cure (9:21)

Lineage: BBC Radio 2 FM broadcast > Denon FM tuner TU-260L > Audacity > Wav 16bit 44kHz > dBpoweramp > Flac (8)

Recorded from the FM broadcast and editing / tracking in Audacity from
thebasement67 (Oct 31 2024)

Interview

The encore from the Radio Theatre show is available on the link below. Track listing as follows:

E01. Lullaby           
E02. Friday I'm In Love       
E03. Close To Me           
E04. Why Can't I Be You       

Lineage: BBC 2 Radio Zoe Ball morning show > I-Sound recorder for Windows 7/10 > BBC i-player UK stream > Wav 16bit 44kHz > TLH > Flac (8)

Note the UK i-player stream bitrate is 320k

Encore