27 March 1971

== Show ==
; Name
*Top Gear
; Station
*BBC Radio One
; YYYY-MM-DD
*1971-03-27
; Comments
*Peel mentions last night going to the Newcastle/Sunderland area, "one of my favourite parts of the country", where he saw Medicine Head and Mott The Hoople perform. . But he says he'll be back at the Nag's Head, Wollaston, on Friday evening.
*Claims Medicine Head's LP has a nice sleeve design.
*Says Crazy Horse's self-titled LP is one of the best he's heard in a long, long time. Another Neil Young collaborator, David Crosby (from CSN&Y), is also played; he calls Crosby's solo LP "a remarkable record".
*Mentions after Steeleye Span's 'Let's Dance', originally done by Chris Montez, that he interviewed the latter in California when working for KMEN radio in the 60's. Also, that the Pig has the original version on vinyl.
*Calls for musicians to compete in Rockortunity Knocks, for a chance to have their music played on Top Gear, by sending their recordings to John Walters at Radio One.
*Result of the day's FA Cup semi-final is given (several times): Liverpool 2 - Everton 1.
== Sessions ==
*Nucleus #2, recorded 15th March 1971. No known commercial release.
*Steeleye Span #3, recorded 16th March 1971. 3 tracks available on Please To See The King, 2xCD 2006 reissue (Castle Music)
*Fleetwood Mac #9, recorded 5th January 1971, repeat, first broadcast 23 January 1971. Preachin' available on Live At The BBC (2xCD, Castle, 1995).
*Incredible String Band #6, recorded 6th October 1970, repeat, first broadcast 09 January 1971. Long Long Road available on Across The Airwaves 2CD, 2007 (Hux, HUX 087)
== Tracklisting ==
*Johnny Jenkins: Bad News (LP - Ton-Ton Macoute!) ATCO (back announced)
*File 2 cuts in at end of above track
*Fleetwood Mac: Dragonfly (session)
*Nucleus: Snakeskin Dream (session) # (announced by JP as Snakehips Dream, seemingly the correct title)
*Medicine Head: You Got Me Rockin' And Rollin' (LP - Heavy On The Drum) Dandelion
*Steeleye Span: Two Reels (session)
*Incredible String Band: Everything's Fine Right Now (session) (Peel points out that this ISB session was recorded last year, when Rose (Simpson) was still with the band – listeners can hear their new line-up on the Sunday concert show)
*Crazy Horse: Carolay (LP - Crazy Horse) Reprise
*3:30pm news - East Pakistan conflict, armed robbery, first lung transplant, and finally Cambridge won the boat race
*Fleetwood Mac: Get Like You Used To Be (session)
*Steeleye Span: Let's Dance (session)
*Steeleye Span: Boys Of Bedlam (LP - Please To See The King) B & C
*Nucleus: Bearded Lady (session) #
*Rusty and Doug: Diggy Diggy Lo (LP - Rusty and Doug Sing Louisiana Man) Hickory (JP: "Laughter from the Pig at my singing….is it that bad?….")
*Incredible String Band: Long Long Road (session)
*Peel reads out a traffic warning 
*David Crosby: Cowboy Movie (LP - If I Could Only Remember My Name) Atlantic
*Peel gives out the address for musicians to send their recordings for Rockortunity Knocks - the famous “Room 318” at Egton Place, later described by Andy Kershaw in his book No Off Switch
*He mentions a studio visit from former TG producer Bernie Andrews. who now produces Johnny Moran’s oldies show. JP recommends it to his listeners
*Fleetwood Mac: Teenage Darling (session)
*Steeleye Span: Prince Charles Stuart (session)
*Peel refers to Hugh Nolan’s review of the Faces’ LP in International Times, issue 100
*Faces: Sweet Lady Mary (LP - Long Player) Warner Bros.(“a beautiful, beautiful record”)
*Incredible String Band: Raga Puti Raga (session)
*Poco: C'Mon (LP - Deliverin') Epic
*4:30pm news - East Pakistan conflict, Armed Robbery, First Lung Transplant
*Little Feat: Snakes On Everything (LP - Little Feat) Warner Bros.
*Steeleye Span: Bring ‘Em Down / A Hundred Years Ago (session)
*Nucleus: Morning Call (session) #
*Loudon Wainwright III: School Days (LP - Loudon Wainwright III) Atlantic
*Fleetwood Mac: Start Again (session)
*Peel repeats the score of Liverpool 2 - Everton 1 several times
*Incredible String Band: The Circle Is Unbroken (session)
*Kate Taylor: Country Comfort (LP - Sister Kate) Cotillion
*File 2 ends at end of show; : “(JP: And now, with the score Liverpool 2, Everton 1….”)
Tracks marked # also on File 1
== File ==
;Name
*1) Nucleus live session
*2) J P Top Gear 27 March 1971.mp3
;Length
*1) 0:24:00
*2) 1:50:06
;Other
*1) Many thanks to Ace Rimmer
*2) Many thanks to the original taper, and to Tim for purchasing from eBay and digitisation.
;Available
* 1) Youtube
* 2) Mooo
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