08 August 1972

== Show ==
; Name
*Top Gear
; Station
*BBC Radio One
; YYYY-MM-DD
*1972-08-08
; Comments
*No Decktician Log available for this show. Many thanks to Ken Garner for providing the PasB list.
*The debut session from Planxty, the acclaimed irish folk "supergroup" whose members included Christy Moore. Further folk/folk-rock sessions from Martin Carthy and Lindisfarne.
*Quite a lot of West Coast material in the playlist (Jefferson Airplane, Doors, Bob Weir, Stoneground, Flying Burrito Brothers) but also tracks by David Bowie and Faust, as well as the debut single by Roxy Music
== Sessions ==
*Planxty, #1. Recorded 1972-07-24. No known commercial release.
*Martin Carthy, #1 (rpt). First broadcast 30 May 1972. Recorded 1972-05-22. "Trindon Grange" and "John Blunt" not broadcast. No known commercial release.
*Lindisfarne, #4 (rpt). First broadcast 13 June 1972. Recorded 1972-05-08. "Lady Eleanor" not broadcast. Available on Lindisfarne At The BBC: The Charisma Years 1971-1973 (2xCD, EMI)
== Tracklisting ==
*Jefferson Airplane: Son Of Jesus (LP - Long John Silver) Grunt
*Doors: Hardwood Floor (LP - Full Circle) Elektra
*Lindisfarne: Road To Kingdom Come (session)
*Bob Weir: Greatest Story Ever Told (LP - Ace) Warner Brothers
*Mott The Hoople: All The Young Dudes (single) CBS
*Planxty: Planxty Irwin (session)
*Stoneground: Passion Flower (3xLP - The Last Days Of The Fillmore) Fillmore
*Martin Carthy: King Henry (session)
*Brinsley Schwarz: Nervous On The Road (LP - Nervous On The Road) United Artists
*Faust: Mamie Is Blue (LP - So Far) Polydor
*Planxty: Merrily Kiss the Quaker (session)
*Flying Burrito Brothers: Ain't That A Lot Of Love (LP - The Last Of The Red Hot Burritos) A&M
*David Bowie: The Superman (LP - The Man Who Sold The World) Mercury
*Martin Carthy: The False Lover Won Back (session)
*McKendree Spring: God Bless The Conspiracy (LP - McKendree Spring 3) Decca
*Lindisfarne: Mandolin King (session)
*Billy Burnette: Always Wondering Bout You Babe (LP - Billy Burnette) Entrance
*Planxty: West Coast Of Clare (session)
*Martin Carthy: Died For Love (session)
*Mick Grabham: On Fire For You Baby (single)
*Lindisfarne: Poor Old Ireland (session)
*Roxy Music: Virginia Plain (single) Island
*Planxty: The Raggle Taggle Gypsy (session)
*Who: Young Man (LP - Live At Leeds) Track
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Category:1972
Category:Peel shows
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