01 August 1988

== Show ==
; Name
*John Peel Show
; Station
*BBC Radio One
; YYYY-MM-DD
*1988-08-01
; Comments
*No sig, no intro, just straight into the music.
*There are several tales of gigs attended, including Amayenge, Prince (who had just performed three times at Wembley Arena and was on stage there again during this show ) and Michael Jackson: both of the latter Peel claims to have reappraised musically since seeing them live (even to the extent of purloining his children's Jackson tape to sing along with in the car).
*His drive back from the Amayenge gig involved him trying to explain the British licensing laws to some amused Dutch friends (see also Law Game) and hearing Slayer on Annie Nightingale's request show, which leads to a rare spin by JP.
*According to The Peel Sessions (p. 230), Dub Sex's third session was broadcast in this show, but the recording reveals that technical problems prevented this (see below), and it subsequently went out on 09 August 1988. This explains why two repeats of the same session are listed in less than a fortnight.
== Sessions ==
*Inspiral Carpets, #1. Recorded 1988-07-17. No known commercial release.
== Tracklisting ==
*Amayenge: 'Kanyama (Compilation LP-Shani! The Sounds Of Zambia)' (WOMAD)
:(JP: 'Got to see them at the weekend: they were quite wonderful....Saw them playing in the South Park at Oxford, an abbreviated set by all accounts, but I had to leave before the end because our William wasn't feeling terrifically well, and we had a three-hour drive to get home with him in some pain, but he still didn't regret being there for a minute. It was a wonderful performance....Attila The Stockbroker was there, and a great number of other congenial people as well.')
*Thrilled Skinny: 'So Happy To Be Alive (7")' (Hunchback)
*Longsy D. + Cut Master M.C.: 'To The Rhythm (12")' (Big One)
*Inspiral Carpets: 'So Far' (Peel Session)
*Tad: 'Ritual Device (7")' (Sub Pop) (JP: 'If the chap on the label is the bloke who's made the record, then I'm rather glad he's in America and not here. Looks very strange indeed.')
*Tone Of The Bass: 'Straight From Havana (12")' (Underworld)
*Beat Poets: 'Rebel Surf (7")' (53rd & 3rd)
*Vin Gordon: 'If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) (Compilation LP-Mr. Hornsman. Instrumental Reggae 1968-1975)' (Trojan)
:(JP: 'I'm sorry about a measure of confusion here, but we're having slight technical problems with the Dub Sex tapes. For Dub Sex fans, it doesn't look as though we're going to be able to broadcast them tonight, but in the near future, no doubt, and my apologies for that.')
*Inspiral Carpets: 'Greek Wedding Song' (Peel Session)
:(JP: 'I was expecting a kind of outbreak of Zorba The Greek at some stage, but I suppose quite happily it never occurred.')
*Perfect Disaster: 'Stop Crying Girl (LP-Asylum Road)' (Fire)
*Masters Of The Obvious: 'Rot Rot Rot (EP-Hammeroid)' (Tulpa Productions)
*Mickey Lee Lane: 'The Zoo (Compilation LP-Too Much Goin' On: 16 Yelpin' Scalpin' Pow-Wowing Tunes)' (Candy Kat)
*Coldcut ft. Yazz & The Plastic Population: 'Doctorin' The Trak (2x Compilation LP-Out To Lunch With Ahead Of Our Time)' (Ahead Of Our Time)
*Shamen: 'Grim Reaper Of Love (CD-Strange Day Dreams)' (Materiali Sonori)
*Mzwakhe: 'Change Is Pain (LP-Change Is Pain)' (Rounder)
*Half Off: 'See It (7"-Shoot Guns)' (New Beginning)
*Holle Holle: 'A-A-A Gale Laaj (LP-Wicked & Wild)' (Arishma)
*Inspiral Carpets: 'Monkey On My Back' (Peel Session)
*Smokey Smothers: 'I Ain't Gonna Be No Monkey Man No More'
*Tuff Crew: 'Deuce, Ace, Housin' (LP-Danger Zone)' (Warlock / Soo Deff Recordings)
*House Of Love: 'Destroy The Heart (7")' (Creation)
*Kit: 'My Design (12")' (Play Hard)
*Gene Redd & His Orchestra ft. Valerie Carr: 'I Dreamed The Blues (Compilation LP-Rare Blues Girls From King)' (Sing)
*Slayer: 'Silent Scream (LP-South Of Heaven)' (Def Jam Recordings)
*Four Brothers: 'Sara Tasangana (LP-Makorokoto)' (Cooking Vinyl) John claims he and Sheila visited the record store on the cover of this LP when they were in Harare.
*Inspiral Carpets: 'Whiskey' (Peel Session)
*Eric B. & Rakim: 'Musical Massacre (LP-Follow The Leader)' (MCA)
*Terminal Cheesecake: 'Bladdersack (12")' (Wiiija) From John's comments, this appears to be the label's first release. He also figures out the origin of their name.
*Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: 'By The Time I Get To Phoenix (LP-Kicking Against The Pricks)' (Mute)
*Carcass: 'Festerday (LP-Reek Of Putrefaction)' (Earache)
*James & Bobby Purify: 'Blame Me, Don't Blame My Heart' (Charly)
== File ==
;Name
*Peel 1988-08-01
;Length
*01:58:15
;Other
*Clear mono recording: many thanks to the taper. Some retuning evident.
;Available
*Mooo Server
;Footnotes
Category:1988
Category:Peel shows
Category:Available online
Category:One For Ken
Category:Lee Tapes
Category:Digitised by Weatherman22