12 August 1985

== Show ==
;Name
*John Peel Show
;Station
*BBC Radio One
;YYYY-MM-DD
*1985-08-12
;Comments
*Start of show: "Well, as medium wave listeners will know, it sounds as though our Janice is having a fine time there in Edinburgh. I'm sorry our paths didn't cross last Wednesday. I hated to lose two hours of programme, but a matter of principle was involved, so... Anyway, actually, to be honest with you I had a spot of work to do on Simon Le Bon's boat."
*The 'matter of principle' referred to above appears to have been a one-day strike at the BBC on 07 August 1985 over the pulling of a "Real Lives" programme on Northern Ireland , . Pete Drummond had sat in for Peel, seemingly after Peel refused to cross the picket line.
*First from the Smiths session repeat is dedicated to Peel’s eldest son, "That's for our William, who could easily be listening actually".
*The Cure's 'In Between Days' is #16 in the current UK singles chart. Gary Davies unveils the new rundown the following day at 12.45pm.
*Peel has allegedly had a mountain named after him by 3 Mustaphas 3.
*Verdict on Sanny X and P-Rez (apparently a favorite of John Walters): "I know it’s awful, but I mean it’s satisfyingly awful rather than being just awful."
*It’s JP’s birthday in 18 days – "Count ’em!"
*The Hollies are played and were big favourites of Peel's "at one time".
== Sessions ==
*Smiths, #3 (rpt). First broadcast 09 August 1984. Recorded 1984-08-01. All tracks except 'How Soon Is Now?' available on CDS of Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (Rough Trade).
*Folk Devils, #3 (rpt). First broadcast 08 July 1985. Recorded 1985-06-18.
== Tracklisting ==
(end of final track of Janice Long show on Files a,e, followed by Peel show intro also on File f)
*Smiths: William, It Was Really Nothing (session)
*Triffids: You Don’t Miss Your Water (Till Your Well Runs Dry) (single) Hot
*Dignitary Stylish: Pon De Attack (single) Thunderbolt
*Folk Devils: Dead Heat (session)
*Loudon Wainwright III: Cardboard Boxes (single) Demon
*Cure: A Few Hours After This (12” single – In Between Days b-side bonus track) Fiction
*Sanny X and P-Rez: Splashdown (The Hip Hop) (single) Diroco
(tape flip from File a to File b mid-song)
*Melting Skyscrapers: Strange Device (single) Waterfront
*Smiths: Rusholme Ruffians (session)
*Winston Jarrett: Fear Not (single) Coxtone
*Pogues: Navigator (LP – Rum. Sodomy & The Lash) Stiff
(tape flip from File b to File c mid-song)
*Very Things: Mummy, You’re A Wreck (12” single) Reflex
*Wild Jimmy Spruill: Cut And Dried (LP - Wild Jimmy Spruill: The Hard Grind Bluesman 1956-64) Krazy Kat
*Folk Devils: It Drags On (session)
*Magic Mushroom Band: Wide Eyed And Electrick (LP – The Waking Dream) Psycho
*Guana Batz: Can’t Take The Pressure (LP – Held Down To Vinyl … At Last) ID
File f ends during above track
*Lowest Note: Naiwabi (LP – Re Records Quarterly, Volume 1) Re
(tape flip from File c to File d mid-song)
*Smiths: How Soon Is Now? (session)
*T La Rock: Breakdown (12” EP – He’s Incredible) Fresh
*Leather Nun: I’m Alive (12” single – 506) Wire
*Hollies: I’m Alive (single, 1965) EMI
*Super Black: Mouth A Massi Liza (single) Jammy's Records
Files d,e end during above track
*Folk Devils: Under The Bridge (session)
*Meat Whiplash: Don't Slip Up (7") Creation
*Souzy Kasseya: B.B. Sexy (LP - The Phenomenal) Earthworks
*Calico Wall: I'm A Living Sickness (v/a LP - Psychedelic Unknowns) Calico
*Membanes: Dreadful Sound Engine (LP - The Gift Of Life) Creation
*Aswad: Bubbling (7") Simba
*Smiths: Nowhere Fast (session)
*Folk Devils: This Traitor Hand (session)
*Vera Lynn: When They Sound the Last "All Clear" (LP - The War Years) Decca
== File ==
;Name
*a) 385-850812b.mp3
*b) 385-850812.mp3
*c) 386-850812a.mp3
*d) 386-850812b.mp3
*e) 1985-08-12 John Peel BBC Radio 1
*f) JP-12-8-85.mp3
*g) 020A-B0556XXXXXXX-0100A0.mp3
*h) 020A-B0556XXXXXXX-0101A0.mp3
;Length
*a) 00:23:59 (Peel show starts at 2.19)
*b) 00:23:57
*c) 00:24:10
*d) 00:24:00
*e) 01:28:10
*f) 00:58:14
*g) 01:01:57
*h) 00:57:58
;Other
*Files a) to d) created from T385 and T386 of 400 Box. AM quality. Many thanks to RC.
*File e) is a re-edit into a single file of a) to d): many thanks to Bill.
*File f) created by Peel Mailing List member Darrg. FM quality.
*Files g) to h) recordings at the British Library
;Available
*a) Mooo
*b) Mooo
*c-d) Unavailable as separate files
*e) Mooo
*f) Mooo
*g-h) Sound & Moving Image Catalogue (Find Format: B556/1) 
Category:1985
Category:Peel shows
Category:British Library
Category:Available online
Category: 400 Box
Category:Shared