08 May 1973

== Show ==
; Name
*Top Gear
; Station
*BBC Radio One
; YYYY-MM-DD
*1973-05-08
; Comments
*Tracklisting below is from Volume 3 of the Decktician Logs. Many thanks to Decktician, Ken Garner for copying and additional information, and Rocker for acting as central HQ.
*Two unseasonal Christmas songs, or at least songs mentioning Christmas, played in succession. The John Cale track, from his current LP, has the same title as a famous poem by Dylan Thomas, but the lyrics are Cale's own
*Two tracks from Annette Funicello, seemingly from the 1964 Muscle Beach Party soundtrack. A copy of the Yardbirds single was later found in John Peel's Record Box.
*The Arlo Guthrie track is a cover version of a 1932 song written by Bill Halley (not Haley) and made famous by Jimmie Rodgers. Later covers of the song included versions by Merle Haggard and Bob Dylan.
*More pre-World War Two country music from the Three Stripped Gears, the track taken from a reissue compilation album on Old-Timey Records, a subsidiary of Arhoolie Records, whose releases Peel followed closely
*Obscure boogie piano from Groove Joe Poovey (1959), a Japanese group (the Flower Travellin' Band), Krautrock from Kraftwerk, gospel from the Rance Allen Group and a reggae single by the Upsetters are included in a diverse playlist.
== Sessions ==
*Henry Cow #4 First broadcast. Recorded 1973-04-24.
**Officially released on "The Road: Volumes 1-5" (ReR Megacorp ‎– ReR HC 40) and also as "John Peel Session (24th April 1973)" (digital EP, EMI, 2010).
*Patto #1 Repeat of only session. First broadcast 27 February 1973. Recorded 1973-02-12.
**Available on Monkey's Bum CD, 2017 Reissue (Esoteric Recordings ECLEC2587)
*Sutherland Brothers & Quiver #1 Repeat. First broadcast 06 March 1973. Recorded 1973-02-19.
**No known commercial release.
== Tracklisting ==
*Captain Beefheart: Frying Pan (single – Moonchild b-side, 1966) A&M
*Thin Lizzy: Randolph’s Tango (single) Decca
*Arlo Guthrie: Miss The Mississippi And You (LP – Last Of The Brooklyn Cowboys) Reprise
*Patto: San Antone (session)
*Henry Cow: Guider Tells Of Silent Airborne Machine (session)
*Annette: Scrambled Egghead (LP - Muscle Beach Party) Buena Vista
*Sutherland Brothers & Quiver: Real Love (session)
*John Cale: Child’s Christmas In Wales (LP – Paris 1919) Reprise
*James Brown: Please Come Home For Christmas (LP – James Brown Sings Christmas Songs) Pye
*Kraftwerk: Ruckzuck (LP – Kraftwerk) Philips
*Patto: Holy Toledo (session)
*Yardbirds: Psycho Daisies (single – Happenings Ten Years Ago, 1966) Columbia
*Three Stripped Gears: Black Bottom Strut (LP - Various: Southern Dance Music, Vol. 2, Old-Timey Rec. LP 101, (1965)
*Groove Joe Poovey: 10 Long Fingers (On 88 Keys) (single) Injun
*Henry Cow: Nine Funerals Of The Citizen King (session)
*Rance Allen Group: God Is Wonderful (LP – Truth Is Where It's At) Gospel Truth
*Sutherland Brothers & Quiver: You Get me Anyway (session)
*Flower Travellin’ Band: All The Days (2xLP – Make Up) Atlantic
*Patto: Loud Green Song (session)
*Wishbone Ash: So Many Things To Say (LP – Wishbone Four) MCA
*Annette: Muscle Beach Party (LP - Muscle Beach Party) Buena Vista
*Henry Cow: Bee (session)
*Upsetters: Sunshine Showdown (single) Downtown
*Sutherland Brothers & Quiver: Rock ‘N’ Roll Show / Love Is My Religion (session)
*J Geils Band: Back To Get Ya (LP – Bloodshot) Atlantic
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Category:1973
Category:Peel shows
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