26 February 1974

== Show ==
; Name
*John Peel Show
; Station
*BBC Radio One
; YYYY-MM-DD
*1974-02-26
; Comments
*Medium wave recording, with some interference from another radio station audible in a few quiet moments.
*After playing the Linda Jones track, JP praises her voice, recommends an article on her in Black Music magazine, but is critical of a letter published in last week’s Melody Maker criticising him for playing soul music
*The only Peel session by Irish singer-songwritier Christie Hennessy (1945-2007), who recorded an LP in 1972 which only had a limited release of 500 copies, but somehow came to Peel's attention. According to Wikipedia, after this Hennessy "returned to labouring on building sites in the UK and did not release another album for twenty years" - this time with much greater success, even outselling U2 in Ireland in 1992..
*Three tracks from Van Morrison's It's Too Late To Stop Now live double LP, some of which was recorded at the Rainbow Theatre in London - as Peel mentions, he was there, and later recalled it as one of the best gigs he had attended.
*Title track from Mick Ronson's debut solo album Slaughter On Tenth Avenue - originally written by Richard Rodgers as ballet music for the 1936 Broadway musical comedy On Your Toes
== Sessions ==
*Gentle Giant #5, recorded 4th December 1973, repeat, first broadcast 08 January 1974. Available on "Out Of The Woods - The BBC Sessions" (Band Of Joy, 1996) and its expanded edition "Totally Out of The Woods" (Hux Records, 2000)
*Christie Hennessy only session, recorded 11th February 1974. No known commercial release.
*Steeleye Span #10, recorded 19th February 1974. No known commercial release.
(Please add details of any commercial release of these sessions)
== Tracklisting ==
*Bob Dylan: Something There Is About You (LP - Planet Waves) Island Records
*Gentle Giant: Excerpts From Octopus (session)
*Soul Brothers Six: What Can You Do When You Ain't Got Nobody (7") Atlantic
*Christie Hennessy: Far Away In Australia (session)
*Van Morrison: Domino (LP - It's Too Late To Stop Now) Warner Bros. Records
*Kiss: Strutter (LP - Kiss) Casablanca
*JP link - “And those are Kiss, and er…” - he stresses the band's name. Perhaps the first time he's played them.
*Stackridge: The Last Plimsoll (LP - The Man In The Bowler Hat) MCA Records
*JP link
*Christie Hennessy: The Wealthy Squire (session) (unaccompanied vocal; interference from other radio station audible in background)
*JP link "what have you got to say about that"
*JP link "fine LP it is too"
*Peter Hammill: Wilhelmina (LP - The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage) Charisma (interference still audible in quiet passage at start of track)
*JP link
*Mick Ronson: Slaughter On Tenth Avenue (LP - Slaughter On 10th Avenue) RCA Victor
*Linda Jones: Stop Doggin' Me Around (LP - Your Precious Love) Turbo Records
*JP link (see Comments above)
*Christie Hennessy: Casey's Wake (session)
*Ralph McTell: Maginot Waltz (LP - Easy) Reprise Records
*Van Morrison: Here Comes The Night (LP - It's Too Late To Stop Now) Warner Bros. Records
*Van Morrison: Gloria (LP - It's Too Late To Stop Now) Warner Bros. Records
*JP link in which he mentions he was in the audience for that concert and comments on his “rather distinguished” clapping
*Christie Hennessy: Messenger Boy (session)
*JP link - "very nice indeed, I think…."
*Michael Chapman: Banjo Song (7") Deram
== File ==
;Name
*J P D15
;Length
*1:38:22 (41:26-1:38:13)
;Other
*Many thanks to Decktician, Rocker for organisation and Tim for digitisation. J P D15
;Available
*Mooo
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