18 February 1980

== Show ==
;Name
*John Peel Show
;Station
*BBC Radio One
; YYYY-MM-DD
*1980-02-18
; Comments
*95 minutes of the show available in excellent quality from the Derby Box
*Starts the show with two singles from the night's session artists, both on People Unite
*Peel’s #1 choice in his self-selected 1977 Festive Fifty is dug out for a spin
*Appears to be first play of the debut Wah! Heat single. Peel comments that listeners may have read about them in the music press
== Sessions ==
*Ruts #3 First broadcast. Recorded 1980-11-02. Available on The Peel Sessions Album (Strange Fruit)
*Misty #2 (repeat). First broadcast 06 December 1979. Recorded 1979-11-27. Available on The John Peel Sessions (Strange Fruit)
== Tracklisting ==
*File 5 begins with Radio 2 announcer then the time signal, which leads straight into the first track. 
*The first 13 seconds of File 2 contain the time signal followed by the opening notes of the first track, before pausing.
*File 1 cuts in during the following (first track of the show)
*Ruts: In A Rut (7") People Unite
*Misty: Six One Penny (7") People Unite
*File 2 resumes
*Siouxsie & The Banshees: Happy House (7") Polydor
*Flying Lizards: Her Story (LP - The Flying Lizards) Virgin
*Eric Barnet: Quaker City (7", 1969) Crab
*Ruts: Demolition Dancing (session) @
*Motors: Dancing The Night Away (7") Virgin
*File 2 cuts to File 3
*UK Subs: Warhead (7") GEM
*Misty: True Rasta Man (session)
:JP: "I think Misty are very, very hard to beat. I can't understand why they are not more popular than they are."
*Wah! Heat: Better Scream (7") Inevitable
:JP: “Further proof that Liverpool is the cultural center of the globe certainly. And that said as a man who only goes there about 15 times a year, and that’s just for football.”
*Cuff Links: Guided Missiles (LP - The Best Vocal Groups In Rock 'N' Roll) Dootoo
*Martha & The Muffins: Saigon (LP - Metro Music) Dindisc
:JP: "After Martha & The Muffins, Martha & The Vandellas. ‘Never overlook the obvious’ is the slogan dubbed in blood on our office door."
*Martha & The Vandellas: Nowhere To Run (7", 1965) Tamla Motown
*Tiller Boys: Big Noise From The Jungle (7") New Hormones
*Ruts: Staring At The Rude Boys (session) @
*Files 3 & 5 cut out during above track
*Icarus: A Na Me Culture Dat (12") Crowmium
*Hornsey At War: Hornsey At War (7" EP - Deadbeat Revival E.P.) War
*Penetration: Future Daze (LP - Moving Targets) Virgin
*Daze: I Wanna Be A Star (7") Motor City Rhythm
*Teen-Beats: Swimmin' Part One
*Teen-Beats: Swimmin' Part Two
*Misty: Judgement Coming On The Land (session)
*Dr. Zeke: Vild I Skogen (7" - Udda Pälsar) Schmajlers Rekords
*Fun 4: Singing In The Shower (7") NMC
*Ruts: Secret Soldiers (session) @
*File 1 cuts out at outro
*Ruts: In A Rut (session) @
*Tracks marked @ on File 4
== File ==
;Name
*1) 1980-02-18 John Peel Radio 1 (Incomplete) DB149.mp3
*2) 216-800218+19.aif.mp3
*3) 216-800218a.if.mp3
*4) KevH Tape 1
*5) John Peel 18 Feb 1980.mp3
;Length
*1) 01:35:14
*2) 00:33:20 (from 00.00 to 00.13, then from 09:27)
*3) 00:32:17
*4) 01:33:19 (49:42-01:00:45) (from 57:39 unique)
*5) 01:02:51 (from 0:00:12)
;Other
*1) Created from DB149 of Derby Box, digitised by RF
*2) and 3) Created from T216 of 400 Box. Many thanks to Roger and the original taper.
*4) KevH Tape 1
*5) From the Omega Tapes. Many thanks to Tim for digitisation.
;Available
*1) Mooo
*2) and 3) Mooo Server (Roger)
*4) Mooo
*5) Mooo
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