18 October 1988

== Show ==
; Name
*John Peel Show
; Station
*BBC Radio One
; YYYY-MM-DD
*1988-10-18
; Comments
*Three tracks played from the new Sonic Youth LP 'Daydream Nation', ahead of the first broadcast of the band's session of Fall covers the following night, 19 October 1988.
*A 1965 single of the Elmore James track played here was later discovered in John Peel's Record Box.
*Peel continues playing more Zimbabwe records. This time it's from Zexie Manatsa & The Green Arrows.
== Sessions ==
*Pixies #2 First broadcast. Recorded 1988-10-09. All tracks except 'Tame' available on At The BBC (CD, 4AD, 1998).
== Tracklisting ==
*Sonic Youth: Silver Rocket (2xLP – Daydream Nation) Blast First
*Billy Bragg: Rotting On Remand (LP – Workers Playtime) Go! Discs
*Steady B: Let The Hustlers Play (12”) Jive
*Pixies: Dead (session)
*Elmore James: The Sky Is Crying (LP - The Collection) Deja Vu
*Chesterfields: Lunchtime For The Wild Youth (LP – Crocodile Tears) Household
:(JP: 'And the Diagram Brothers, remember them. I thought they were going to take over the whole world of popular music about seven or eight years ago.')
*Diagram Brothers: Those Men In White Coats (LP – Some Marvels Of Modern Science) New Hormones @
*U.P.: New Age (v/a LP - American Gothic) BOMP! 
*M.D. Shirinder & Family: Ndzi IIkensa (LP – The Heartbeat Of Soweto) Shanachie
*Sonic Youth: ‘Cross The Breeze (2xLP – Daydream Nation) Blast First
*Pixies: Tame (session)
*3-D (aka Three Times Dope): Greatest Man Alive (12”) City Beat
*U Thant: Agwedd (LP – Bugeilio) U Thant
*Julian Cope: Christmas Mourning (EP – Charlotte Anne) Island
*Big Black: Sleep! (12” EP – Racer-X) Homestead #
:(JP: 'Noir Énorme as they known to our French listeners. That's Big Black and Sleep!')
*Cool House: Rock This Party Right (Tyree's Beats 4 Now Mix) (12” – Rock This Party Right) Underground
*Half Man Half Biscuit: Old Tige (12" EP - The Peel Sessions) Strange Fruit #
*Heresy: Belief (LP – Voice Your Opinion - 異端者) Dogma #
*Zexie Manatsa & The Green Arrows: Mwana Wangu Kura (7") Inkonkoni (Peel calls the track Mwana Wangu and says it is on the Jabulani label)
*Pixies: There Goes My Gun (session)
*Traveling Wilburys: Handle With Care (7”) Wilbury
*Children Of The Night: It's A Trip (12”) Jive
*Sonic Youth: Hey Joni (2xLP – Daydream Nation) Blast First
*Plant Bach Ofnus: Awst (7" - Awst / Llwyd) Überschall 
*Pazazzz: Hold It (v/a LP - The B-Boy / Boogie-Down Sampler 2) Westside
*Heart Throbs: Here I Hide (7”) Profumo
*Mark Wonder: We Rule (7”) Black Scorpio
*Pixies: Manta Ray (session)
*Fire Engines: Candyskin (7”) Pop Aural
*Jungle Brothers: I'll House You (12”) Gee Street
*Brilliant Corners: Why Do You Have To Go Out With Him When You Could Go Out With Me (12”) McQueen
*Tracks marked # on File 1
*Tracks marked @ on File 2
== File ==
;Name
*1) [1988-14] John Peel Selection ~ BBC Radio 1 ~ October 1988
*2) best of peel vol 40 pt1 (with introductions) 
*3) 020A-B3422XXXXXXX-0200A0.mp3
*4) 020A-B3422XXXXXXX-0201A0.mp3
;Length
*1) 1:11:21 (until 4:44)
*2) 47:11 (29:15-32:30)
*3) 58:50
*4) 57:51
;Other
*1) Many thanks to Pirate Radio Archive. John Peel Selection ~ BBC Radio 1 ~ October 1988
*2) Many thanks to Mike. Best Of Peel Vol 40
*3-4) Recordings at the British Library
;Available
*1) Mediafire
*2) Mooo Server
*3-4) Sound & Moving Image Catalogue (Find Format: B3422/2)
Category:1988
Category:Peel shows
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