30 April 1981

== Show ==
; Name
*John Peel Show
; Station
*BBC Radio One
; YYYY-MM-DD
*1981-04-30
; Comments
*This being a Thursday, the latest copy of Sounds is referenced several times.
*Mentions during the Syd Barrett session that he is embarassed about his poetry readings that appear on early Tyrannosaurus Rex albums and that there also exists a recording of him reading Syd's "Effervescent Elephant" which was slated for release, but thankfully never came about: "..and I think I've got the only copy of it". "Can you imagine it, eh?..that was a close one".
*The XEX ("pronouce that as you will") track has a count-in in Italian, whereas Peel starts with a count-in in German.
*He remarks that the ESG EP has received some very good reviews although he is not particularly keen on it himself, pointing out that the release is a collaboration between the US label 999 and Factory Records, and is produced by Martin Hannett.
*Irmin Schmidt was a member of Can.
*Playing the Human League's new single Sound of the Crowd Peel remarks he doesn't think he's played it before, "which is a bit of an oversight", but knows that his colleagues have been, "giving it a seeing to". The group had appeared on Top of the Pops with the new song the same evening.
*The full tracklisting also available at John Peel Papers. Many thanks to the uploader to John Peel Papers at Facebook for sharing the information. Scan
== Sessions ==
*Syd Barrett debut session first broadcast on 14 March 1970. Available on "The Peel Session" (1988, Strange Fruit) and on "The Radio One Sessions" (2004, Strange Fruit)
*Groundation debut (and only) session
== Tracklisting ==
*File 1 begins
*Tarzan Five: Boys Game (7") 021 Records OTO 5
*Talking Heads: Houses In Motion (7") SIRE SIR 4050
*Syd Barrett: Gigolo Aunt (session)
*The Beat: Doors Of Your Heart (LP - Wha'ppen) Go-Feet Records BEAT 3
*Xex: Rome On $5 A Day (LP - Group: Xex) What's That Music Records ‎– X01
*Groundation: Rebel (session)
*Ludus: Mutilate
*Joe Higgs: Talk To That Man
*ESG: You're No Good (EP - ESG) 999 99-04 EP / Factory FC 34
*A Certain Ratio: Forced Laugh (LP - To Each...) Factory FACT 35
*Syd Barrett: Effervescing Elephant (session)
*Stiff Little Fingers: Hits & Misses (LP - Go For It) Chrysalis CHR 1339
*Modern English: The Token Man (Lp - Mesh & Lace) 4AD CAD 105 (File 1 tape flips in the middle)
*Groundation: Judgement (session)
*Positive Noise: Ghosts (12" - Give Me Passion) Statik STAT 312
*The Nightingales: Idiot Strength (7") Rough Trade RT075
*Irmin Schmidt & Bruno Spoert: The Seven Game (LP - Toy Planet) Spoon Records SPOON 011
*Syd Barrett: Two Of A Kind (session)
*Human League: The Sound Of The Crowd (7") Virgin VS416
*Tenpole Tudor: Judy Annual (LP - Eddie, Old Bob, Dick And Gary) Stiff SEEZ 31
*Groundation: Juggernaut (session)
*Sinatras: Happy Feeling (7")
*Nappy Brown: Don't be Angry (LP - The Roots of Rock n Roll) Savoy SJL 2221
*Schleimer K: Crime (LP - Schleimer K) Omega OMR 001
*File 1 ends 20 secs. into next track
*Hopeton Lewis: Girlfriend (continues on file 2)
*Syd Barrett: Baby Lemonade (session)
*MX80 Sound: Night Rider (album - Crowd Control) Raith
*Shock Treatment: Big Check Shirts () DAB
*Groundation: Forward (session)
*Discharge: Why
== File ==
;Name
*1) 1981-04-30 John Peel Radio 1.mp3 (incomplete)
*2) _286_810504_810430.aif.mp3
;Length
*1) 01:35:10
*2) 48:19 (first 22 minutes)
;Other
*T285 / T286 of the 400 Box
;Available
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