The Popguns formed in Brighton in 1986 and their first release was a track called "Where Do You Go" which was contained on a flexi disk which was given away free with an issue of "How Many Beans Make Five", a Brighton fanzine of the mid to late eighties. Their first proper single "Landslide" was issued the following year through Medium Cool records whose roster also included acts such as The Walto
I don't know very much at all about The Servants. I remember buying their "Disinterest" album which was released on Paperhouse Records in 1990 and thinking that this was a band which was sorely underrated.Their first release was a seven inch single called"She's Always Hiding" on Head Records in 1986 and I regret I still don't own a copy.If you do want to hear more by The Servants the best place t
The Would Be's were one of those bands who could have done so much more. They were four kids from Ireland (Dublin I think, but I could be wrong) who released one of the best singles of 1990. Their debut single "I'm Hardly Ever Wrong" reached number 12 in that years Festive 50.Unfortunatly the band only released one more single, a four track e.p. called "Silly Songs For Cynical People" before breaking up in 1991. I did hear from someone that the band re-formed a couple of years ago so if anyone has any more information about that I'd really like to know. Julie McDonnell - VocalsAidin O'Reilly - Trombone/Tenor SaxophoneMattie Finnegan - Lead GuitarPaul Finnegan - GuitarEamonn Finnegan - BassPascal Smith - DrumsThe Would Be's - Peel Session 19/3/1990 1. Must It Be2. Funny Ha Ha3. My Radio So
Novak formed in Birmingham around 1996. Their debut single "Silver Seas" was released as a seven inch through Earworm Records in November 1996 and if I remember correctly the early copies came in some kind of cloth sleeve. Just the kind of marketing that I always fall for. Next came a string of perfectly good singles on the Choosy label before the bands one and only album appeared in April 1999. This session was first broadcast a couple of weeks before the album was released and presents the band at the peak of their powers. You would have thought then that this session would contain four tracks from the album in a bid to promote the record but in true Peel Session fashion actually contains two new tracks which as far as I'm aware have never seen the light of day. Novak's was short and swe
Bogshed came blasting out of deepest darkest Yorkshire in 1985 with their debut 12 inch "Let Them Eat Bogshed" on Vinyl Drip Records. Their second single was released the following year on Starfish Records and preceded the bands classic debut album "Step On It" which appeared later that year.Bogshed recorded a total haul of five Peel Sessions before their demise in 1987. This was their last.Phil Hartley - VocalsMark Mcquaid - GuitarMike Bryson - BassTristan King - DrumsDownload Here1. Six To One And Likely2. Into Me3. From The Stubble To The Rubble4. Duck Fight/US Bands/Wally Wallah
When I posted the first F.S.K. session a few months ago I asked if anyone had a copy of the second. The response was as usual brilliant and here it is. This session is worth downloading just for the timeless "I Wish I Could Sprechen sie Deutsch" which went on to become a bit of a Peel classic. F.S.K. would record a further three sessions for the Peel show and I will post more here over the next few months.
Wilfred Petzi - Trombone/Guitar/Vocals/PercussionThomas Meinecke - Concertina/Guitar/Vocals/PercussionJustin Hoffman - Electric Piano/Guitar/Xylophone/VocalsMichaela Melian - Bass/Melodica/Vocals
F.S.K. - Peel Session 13/8/1986
1. Am Tafelberg Von Kapstadt2. I Wish I Could Sprechen Sie Deutsch3. Die Musik Findet Immer Nach Haus4. Dr. Arnold Fank
F.S.K. formed in Munich in 1980 and I think I'm right in saying that their debut album was called Sturmer and released the following year on Zickzack Records. Anyway they were invited to London to record their first Peel Session in the summer of 1985 and this was the start of what was to be a long relationship with the Peel program. They returned almost exactly a year later to record their second session which was a bit of a classic as it contained the brilliant "I Wish I Could Sprechen Sie Deutsch" and I must confess I don't have a copy of this session, HELP PLEASE!!!All in all F.S.K. recorded six sessions for John Peel including a live performance at Maida Vale.This was their first.
Wilfred Petzi - Trombone/Guitar/Vocals/PercussionThomas Meinecke - Concertina/Guitar/Vocals/PercussionJustin Hoffman - Electric Piano/Guitar/Xylophone/VocalsMichaela Melian - Bass/Melodica/Vocals
Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle - Peel Session 4/8/1985
1. Drunk2. Trink Wie Ein Tier3. A Swingin' Safari4
Yes I know this session has been commercially released and that almost everyone owns a copy anyway, but the thing is The Smiths recorded some of the most popular sessions ever broadcast on the Peel program. I think I'm right in saying that their second session was broadcast no less than three times over a couple of months. This however is the bands first session and is no less brilliant than anything else they ever did. If you don't own a copy of this session then this can only be described as a must.Morrissey - VocalsJohnny Marr - Guitar/HarmonicaAndy Rourke - BassMike Joyce - Drums1. What Difference Does It Make2. Miseable Lie3. Reel Around The Fountain4. Handsome Devil
