23 January 1980

== Show ==
; Name
*John Peel Show
; Station
*BBC Radio One
; YYYY-MM-DD
*1980-01-23
; Comments
*Full tracklisting from the PasB of the BBC Written Archives Centre. The PasB lists the Stupid Babies before the Sods, but this was played after them on the programme. It also misses 30 seconds airplay of Vader Abraham and lists a track from Morwells Unlimited, which never got played.
*The Undertones session includes a cover of Gary Glitter's "Rock 'n' Roll". 
*Peel briefly plays a wrong speed moment from the Moderates.
*Peel plays a track by Selector, performing a ska version of the James Bond theme originally written by John Barry.
*John also plays a track by Ry Cooder covering "Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer", recorded by the Song Spinners in 1943.
== Sessions ==
*Undertones #4. Recorded: 1980-01-21
== Tracklisting ==
*Undertones: Rock 'N' Roll (session)
*Spizzenergi: Where's Captain Kirk? (7") Rough Trade
*Big Youth: Cool Breeze (v/a LP - Creation Rockers Volume 3) Trojan
*Stiffs: Kids On The Street (7" - Inside Out) Dork
*Moderates: Suntan (12" - Fetishes) Open Eye
*O.V. Wright: Don't Take It Away (LP - A Nickel & A Nail & The Ace Of Spades) Back Beat
*Sods: Mopey Grope (7") Tap
*Stupid Babies: Baby Sitters (v/a 2x7" - Earcom 3) Fast Product
*Animals & Men: Don't Misbehave In The New Age (7") TW
*Undertones: Girls That Don't Talk (session)
*Lene Lovich: What Will I Do Without You (LP - Flex) Stiff
*Augustus Pablo: Rockers Dub (LP - Original Rockers) Greensleeves
*Beez: Girls (7" - The Beez EP) Edible
*Selector: James Bond (7" - Three Minute Hero / James Bond) Two-Tone
*Metabolist: King Quack (LP - Hansten Klork) Drömm
*Siouxsie And The Banshees: Premature Burial (LP - Join Hands) Polydor
*Vader Abraham & 5PK: Hij Was Goed Voor Z'n Moeder (Peel plays 30 seconds off this to highlight that Father Abraham has split from the Smurfs musically!!)
*Lightnin' Hopkins: Goin' To Dallas To See My Pony Run (LP - Blues In My Bottle) Prestige Bluesville
*UK Decay: The Black Cat (7" - The Black 45 e.p.) Plastic
*Mekons: Like Spoons No More (LP - The Quality Of Mercy Is Not Strnen) Virgin
*Undertones: What's With Terry? (session)
*Freddy McKay: It Ain't Easy (7") Matador
*Martha And The Muffins: Echo Beach (7") Dindisc The single peaked at number 10 in the UK singles chart.
*Desperate Bicycles: Walking The Talking Channel (LP - Remorse Code) Refill
*Ry Cooder: Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer (LP - Boomer's Story) Reprise
*Mental: God For A Day (7" - Extended Play E.P.) Kamikaze Pig
*Cure: Fire In Cairo (LP - Three Imaginary Boys) Fiction
*Clash: Armagideon Time (Version) (Justice Tonight (Version) / Kick It Over (Version)) (12" - London Calling And Armagideon Time) CBS
*Rolling Stones: Route 66 (LP - Rolling Stones) Decca
*Mediaters: Time's Your Own? (v/a LP - Waiting Room) Object Music
*Rod Taylor Featuring Style Scott: If Jah Should Come Now (12" - If Jah Should Come Now / Africa Just Free) Little Luke
*Undertones: Tear Proof (session)
*John Lee Hooker: I'm Going Upstairs (LP - The Folklore Of John Lee Hooker) Joy
*midnight news
== File ==
;Name
*John Peel 23 Jan 1980 complete.mp3
;Length
*2:05:53
;Other
*From the Omega Tapes. Thanks to Tim for digitisation
;Available
*Mooo
;Footnotes
Category:1980
Category:Peel shows
Category:Available online
Category:Wrong Speed Moment