16 May 1970

== Show ==
; Name
*Top Gear
; Station
*BBC Radio One
; YYYY-MM-DD
*1970-05-16
; Comments
*Tracklisting below is from Volume 1 of the Decktician Logs. Many thanks to Decktician, Ken Garner for copying and additional information, and Rocker for acting as central HQ.
*A single of the Cleveland Crochet track later turned up in John Peel's Record Box. He mentions that it was one of the first records he bought when he went to the USA in 1960, although the version here is from one of the Liberty label's reissue anthology LPs. As JP points out, Canned Heat's version of the song was due to be issued on a single. 
*Peel also revisits a John's Children single from 1967, originally played on the Perfumed Garden, but here in the Disinterred Thirty-Three and a Third slot, as it's from a budget-price reissue LP. 
*A session from the "rediscovered" US rockabilly singer Buddy Knox, recorded during a visit to the UK. Knox's career had revived thanks to the rock'n'roll revival at the end of the 1960s. Peel clearly enjoys the session and says the singer will also appear on Country Meets Folk and BBC2's Disco 2 ("in between films of LP sleeves")
*Says that he and the Pig were looking for bargains in Portobello Road that morning but were scared off by too many American tourists.
* JP reads out what he calls a "classic quotation" from South African cricketer Jack Cheetham - “taking part in cricket does much to obviate the effects of the permissive society”. The proposed 1970 South African cricket tour was controversial at the time (as mentioned in the 4.30 news) and was called off by the MCC, after anti-apartheid protests, on 22 May 
* He mentions The Pop Scene series on Radio 3 – this week, Richard Mabey (at the time an academic and pop journalist, but later better known as a nature writer) on pre-Beatles music, the following week the first of the two programmes introduced by JP.
== Sessions ==
*Soft Machine #4 First Broadcast. Recorded 1970-05-04.
**Available on BBC Radio 1967 – 1971 (Hux)
*Buddy Knox with the Bad River Band #1 First broadcast of only session. Recorded 1970-05-11.
**’Muddy Water’ not played.
** No known commercial release.
*Duster Bennett #4 Repeat. First broadcast 24 January 1970. Recorded 1969-12-09.
**’I Was Fooled’ not played.
**No known commercial release.
== Tracklisting ==
*File 2 begins
*MC5: The American Ruse (LP – Back In The USA) Atlantic 2400 016 # (JP: "a track from a partially successful rock’n’roll album")
*Jimi Hendrix: Power To Love (LP – Band Of Gypsys) Track Super 2406 002 (couple of seconds on #)
*Buddy Knox with the Bad River Band: Party Doll (session) (JP: "...that cheered me up")
*Fotheringay: The Pond And The Stream (LP – Fotheringay) Island ILPS 9125 #
*Duster Bennett: I Choose To Sing The Blues (session) #
*Fleetwood Mac: The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown) (single) Reprise RS 27007
*Pink Floyd: Crumbling Land (LP – Zabriskie Point OST) MGM 2315 002
*News at 3.30 - edited out
*Ginger Baker's Air Force: Da Da Man (2xLP – Ginger Baker's Air Force) Polydor 2662 001
*Medicine Head: The Next Time The Sun Comes Around (LP – New Bottles, Old Medicine) Dandelion 63757
*Soft Machine Slightly All The Time / Out Bloody Rageous / Eamonn Andrews (session)
*Buddy Knox with the Bad River Band: Hula Love (session)
*Disinterred Thirty Three and a Third jingle 
*John’s Children: Come And Play With Me In The Garden (v/a LP - Backtrack 2) Track 2407 002
*Duster Bennett: Hill Street Rag (session)
*Cleveland Crochet: Sugar Bee (single) Goldband G-1106 (US release) (v/a LP - From The Bayou - Authentic Cajun Music Of Louisiana) Liberty LBL83321 #
*Elton John: No Shoe Strings On Louise (LP – Elton John) DJM DJLPS 2/4 0406 #
*Message for motorists – a motor coach is on fire on the A5
*Wild Man Fischer: Serrano (Sorrento?) Beach’ (2xLP – An Evening With Wild Man Fischer) Bizarre/Reprise 2XS 6332
*JP: "I think we could do with a Wild Man Fischer over here in London, really..."
*Buddy Knox with the Bad River Band: Somebody Touched Me (session)
*Can: Father Cannot Yell (LP – Monster Movie) United Artists UAS 29094 #
*4.30 News: Conservative Party leader Edward Heath challenges PM Harold Wilson to start election campaign right away; South Vietnamese forces push deeper into Cambodia; Welsh Liberals oppose South African cricket tour; M A S H wins best film award at Cannes film festival
*Stray: Only What You Make It (LP - Stray) Transatlantic TRA 216
*Duster Bennett: I Worship The Ground You Walk On (session)
*Jeff Simmons: Appian Way (LP – Lucille Has Messed Up My Mind) Straight STS 1057 #
*Buddy Knox with the Bad River Band: Rock Your Little Bsby To Sleep (session)
*Fairport Convention: Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman (LP – Full House?) Island?There is no track by this title on 'Full House', although Wikipedia's Full House listing includes 'Poor Will...'. Peel mentions in his intro that the LP still has to be remixed before its release. The track was included on early pressings of the album and then removed at Richard Thompson's request. #
*Andy Roberts: Moths and Lizards in Detroit (LP – Home Grown) RCA SF 8096 #
*Country Joe & The Fish: Silver And Gold (LP – CJ Fish) Vanguard 6359 002 #
* End of show; "Speakeasy next, Pete Drummond in 45 minutes...production by John Walters... have a very good week.."
*File 2 ends
*Tracks marked # on File 1
== File ==
;Name
*1) J P Top Gear 16 May 1970.mp3
*2) J P Top Gear 16 May 1970 (complete).mp3
;Length
*1) 40:28
*2) 01:57:28
;Other
*1) Many thanks to Tim for purchasing from eBay and digitisation.
*2) Many thanks to Tim for digitisation and upload
;Available
* 1) Mooo
* 2) Mooo
;Reference
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