09 October 1973

== Show ==
; Name
*Top Gear
; Station
*BBC Radio One
; YYYY-MM-DD
*1973-10-09
; Comments
*Mixtape starting on J P D27 (though exact point where the last track of the 4th October and first track of this show is uncertain) and ending on J P D16
== Sessions ==
*Jack The Lad #2. Recorded: 1973-09-17. No known commercial release.
*Loudon Wainwright III #3. Recorded: 1973-06-11. First Broadcast: 12 June 1973 "AM World" available on The BBC Sessions.
*Family #5. Recorded: 1969-03-11. First Broadcast: 30 March 1969. Released on "BBC Radio Volume 1 1968 – 69" (2004, Hux Records) and "Family At The BBC" (2018, Madfish).
*Family #9. Recorded: 1973-05-08. First Broadcast: 22 May 1973. Released on "The Peel Sessions" (1988, Strange Fruit), "BBC Radio Volume 2 1971 – 73" (2004, Hux Records) and "Family At The BBC" (2018, Madfish).
== Tracklisting ==
*File 1
*Can: Moonshake (7") United Artists UP 35596
*Loudon Wainwright III: AM World (session) (He explains the difference between AM and FM radio in the USA before singing the song)
*JP's link maintains the spirit of AM/FM disc jock impersonation from the session track - as if he's trying to sound like Alan Freeman
*Jimmy Ruffin: Thank You Girl (7") Polydor 2058 401
*Family: A Song For Me (session)
*Jack The Lad: Where The Action Is (session)
*Five Blind Boys Of Alabama: Old Time Religion
*Loudon Wainwright III: Jerusalem (session)
*Family: Sing 'Em The Way I Feel (session)
*Victoria Jazz Band "71": Warieba Miruka (album - A Musica D'Africa Vibrando Vol. 1) Sungura SGA-LP-102
*Duane Eddy: Nightly News (7" - Renegade / Nightly News) Big Tree
*end of a news jingle
*Elton John: Funeral For A Friend (Love Lies Bleeding) (album - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road) DJM DJLPD 1001
*File 2
*Family: Buffet Tea (session)
*Loudon Wainwright III: Drinking At The Bar (session)
*Jack The Lad: Fast Lane Driver (session) (session tape stops for a moment near the end – JP; “well, I don’t know what happened…..” - then it restarts)
*Ron Geesin: Duet For Two And Street Market (album - As He Stands) Ron Geesin RON 28
*Family: Boom Bang (session)
*Jimmy Reed: Hush-Hush
*Jack The Lad: Back On The Road Again (session)
*Loudon Wainwright III: Lullaby (session)
*JP: 'Goodnight' (Sounds like it was the end of the show)
== File ==
;Name
*1) J P D27
*2) J P D16
;Length
*1) 2:08:13 (from 1:25:39)
*2) 1:10:28 (until 28:08)
;Other
*Many thanks to Decktician, Rocker for organisation and Tim for digitisation
;Available
*Mooo
Category:1973
Category:Shows
Category:Decktician Reels
Category:Peel shows
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