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

Bootlegs of the Year 2015-2022

7th Edition including 2022

 

This document was first compiled in 2015 after receiving numerous emails, enquiring as to where bootlegs #1-100 posted on site, could be found. (many of the links were lost in 2016, see Downloads box on top right-hand side panel). 

 

This is the latest, the seventh edition of 'Bootlegs of the Year'. It incorporates a further fifty-eight boots downloaded during the last twenty-four months.

 

This edition now includes 332 bootlegs, the best I have downloaded since 2015. The 178-page book will point you in the right direction, in finding the sites I have used and most importantly the web addresses where they can be located. 

Although it concentrates on the best bootlegs I have downloaded in the last eight years, the same websites and addresses noted in the book are where the majority of the bootlegs in the 100 Greatest listing, originated from. The posts #1 to #100 were mostly made from downloads prior to 2015. 

 

To sum up, it includes the best bootlegs I have downloaded in the preceding years, 2015 to 2022. Having discarded numerous titles, these are the best from that time frame.

I have not provided a sound quality rating as virtually all are of sufficient high quality to rate around 5 out of 5, some are worthy of 5+ like the best official releases.

As you can imagine, it took some time and effort to pull this all together. What to include and just as importantly what to leave out, has taken considerable thought and listening hours, enjoyable nonetheless. So if you are a fan of any of the artists featured, then I can confidently state that you will definitely enjoy the bootlegs that have been chosen.

 

If you would like a copy of this document, it's only £5 GBP via the donate button (see the top right-hand bar - above blog archive). You do not need a paypal account.

 

Included in the main body of the text of the document are details of the 332 bootlegs downloaded, and where to find them by the following artists:                 

 

8 years - 177 different artists

RYAN ADAMS
THE AFGHAN WHIGS
ARCADE FIRE (3)
ARCTIC MONKEYS

ASWAD

THE AVALANCHES
THE BAND
BEASTIE BOYS
BEATLES (2)
BECK (2)

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & HIS MAGIC BAND

BELLE & SEBASTIAN
BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE (3)

BJORK
BLACK KEYS

BLONDIE

THE BLUE NILE

BLUR

JOE BONAMASSA (4)
DAVID BOWIE (6)
BROADCAST (3)

BUCKINGHAM NICKS

BYRDS
CALEXICO (4)
CALEXICO / IRON & WINE
CAN
JOHNNY CASH
CAT POWER (3)

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS (5)

THE CHURCH
THE CLASH (2)
COCTEAU TWINS (2)
LEONARD COHEN (2)
LLOYD COLE / THE COMMOTIONS (2)
RY COODER
ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS (3)
CRAMPS (2)
CRANBERRIES
CREAM 

THE CURE (3)

DEAD CAN DANCE (2)

DELTA 5

DEPECHE MODE
DEREK & THE DOMINOS
DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS
DJ DANGERMOUSE
BOB DYLAN (4)
EAGLES
STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES (3)
ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN (2)

ELECTRAFIXION

EURYTHMICS
EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL

THE FALL
ALI FARKA TOURE & RY COODER
FEEDER

FELT

THE FLAMING LIPS
FLEET FOXES
FLEETWOOD MAC (5)
FONTAINES DC

RORY GALLAGHER (4)
GANG OF FOUR (2)

GENESIS (2)
BETH GIBBONS & RUSTIN MAN
RHIANNON GIDDENS
DAVID GILMOUR (2)
GRATEFUL DEAD (2)

GUNS 'N' ROSES
PJ HARVEY (2)
INXS
JANE'S ADDICTION
JIMI HENDRIX (3)
THE JAM
JAPAN (2)
THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN (2)
RICKIE LEE JONES
JONI MITCHELL (2)
THE KILLS
KRAFTWERK (5)
LAMBCHOP (2)
LED ZEPPELIN (8)

THE LEMONHEADS

LENNY KRAVITZ
LINTON KWESI JOHNSON (2)
LONE JUSTICE
MANIC STREET PREACHERS
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS (4)
LAURA MARLING
MASSIVE ATTACK
CURTIS MAYFIELD (2)
MAZZY STAR (2)
JOHN MELLENCAMP
MISTY IN ROOTS (3)
JONI MITCHELL
MOGWAI 

THE NATIONAL (3)

NEW BOHEMIANS (WITH EDIE BRICKELL)
NEW ORDER (12)
STEVIE NICKS

NINE INCH NAILS
NIRVANA (3)

GARY NUMAN

OASIS

THE OFFSPRING
ORBITAL

OUTCASTS
PAVEMENT

PEARL JAM (4)

PENTANGLE
LEE PERRY & V/A
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS (5)
PIL (2)
PINK FLOYD (2)
PIXIES (2)
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS

ROBERT PLANT (4)
POGUES
THE POLICE (3)

IGGY POP

PRIMAL SCREAM (2)
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE (2)
RADIOHEAD (7)
BONNIE RAITT

LOU REED
REM (4)
DAVID RODIGAN'S REGGAE SHOW: PRINCE BUSTER
ROLLING STONES (2)

RUSH

SADE
SANTANA

SCIENTIST

SEBADOH

THE SHINS (2)

SIMPLE MINDS (2)
SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES

THE SLITS
SMASHING PUMPKINS
ELLIOTT SMITH
PATTI SMITH (2)
SONIC YOUTH (3)
SPARKLEHORSE
SPARKS

SPECIALS
SPIRITUALIZED (2)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
STEELY DAN

STING (2)
THE STRANGLERS 
THE STROKES (2)
JOE STRUMMER & THE MESCALEROS
SUICIDE
DAVID SYLVIAN & ROBERT FRIPP
TALKING HEADS
TEARDROP EXPLODES (2)
TELEVISION (4)
THIN LIZZY
GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS (2)
TINARIWEN      
TRIFFIDS

UNDERWORLD (2)
VARIOUS ARTISTS (3)
LAURA VEIRS
TOM VERLAINE (4)
THE VERVE (2)
WAH! HEAT
TOM WAITS 

THE WATERBOYS (2)

JACK WHITE
THE WHO
LUCINDA WILLIAMS (2)
X
THE YARDBIRDS

YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS (2)
NEIL YOUNG (11)  

The PDF document comprises:

• 178 pages A4
• Word count 108,343
• 332 bootleg images

Full details have been included for each bootleg such as:

• Venue
• Date of performance
• Type of recording - soundboard, FM, from the audience, etc.
• Lineage
• Running time
• Website address
• Complete track listings
• Track timings
• Informative comments about each bootleg
• Index

If you would like a copy of this document, it's only £5 GBP via the donate button, you do not require a paypal account.

An audio sampler is available on a preceding post: Bootleg Promo. The selected tracks are from bootlegs that never made the cut for the final document, but they will give you an idea of the sound quality I look for.

page samples above

 

A big thanks to all who have commented on this post and all others. I'm not always able to reply thanks to the unreliable commenting system. You are appreciated.

 

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