18 August 1968

== Show ==
; Name
*Top Gear
; Station
*BBC Radio One
; YYYY-MM-DD
*1968-08-18
; Comments
*File 3 is a 36 minute show with some continuity and Peel links.
*Peel plays and praises "Mr Bojangles", the best-known song by country singer-songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker. It was a hit single in the US at the time, but despite Peel's hopes, didn't chart in Britain. The song was covered by Sammy Davis Jr, Neil Diamond, and, much later, by Robbie Williams.
*Many thanks to Warwick Johns for the full tracklisting. Link
== Sessions ==
*Al Stewart #2, recorded 12th August 1968. No known commercial release.
*Ten Years After #3, recorded 14h August 1968. No known commercial release.
*Skip Bifferty #3, recorded 9th July 1968, repeat, first broadcast 14 July 1968. Tracks available on The Story of Skip Bifferty (2xCD, 2003, Castle Music)
*Bonzo Dog Band #4, recorded 8th July 1968, repeat, first broadcast 21 July 1968. One track available on The Complete BBC Recordings (Strange Fruit, CD, 2002),
(Please add details of any commercial release of these sessions)
== Tracklisting ==
*Valentinos: It's All Over Now
*Al Stewart: Swiss Cottage Manouevres (session)
*Doors: Love Street (album - Waiting For The Sun) Elektra EKS-74024
*Ten Years After: Woman Trouble (session) @
*Byrds: The Christian Life (album - Sweetheart of the Rodeo) CBS
*Skip Bifferty: The Man In Black (session)
*Fleetwood Mac: Lazy Poker Blues (album - Mr. Wonderful) Blue Horizon 7-63205 $
*Bonzo Dog Band: My Pink Half Of The Drainpipe (session) $
*Quicksilver Messenger Service: Pride Of Man (album - Quicksilver Messenger Service) Capitol ST-2904
*Al Stewart: You Should Have Listened To Al (session) #
*Collectors: She (Will-O-The-Wind)
*Ten Years After: Woodchopper's Ball (session) @ $
*Jerry Jeff Walker: Mr. Bojangles (7") ATCO $ (JP: "That is really such an amazing song. I'd like to see that a hit")
*Moody Blues: Ride My See-Saw
*Bonzo Dog Band: Can Blue Men Sing The Whites (session) $
*Skip Bifferty: The Hobbit (session)
*Jefferson Airplane: Crown Of Creation (LP - Crown Of Creation) RCA
*Al Stewart: I Don't Believe You (session)
*Buffy Sainte-Marie: ?
*Ten Years After: No Title Blues (session) @ & $ (JP "it's called No Title Blues, and after 7 minutes and 15 seconds what can you expect....")
*Tyrannosaurus Rex: One Inch Rock (7") Regal Zonophone &
*Spirit: Fresh-Garbage (LP - Spirit) Ode/CBS & (JP; "This is a record for a good friend who doesn't step on daisies.." Mentions that the LP, which he's been playing as an import, has now been released in the UK)
*Bonzo Dog Band: Beautiful Zelda (session) & (with a reference to "Long John Peel" at the end, which catches JP out)
*John Fahey: Take A Look At That Baby (LP - Death Chants, Break Downs & Military Waltzes) Takoma &
*Skip Bifferty: Once (session)
*Grateful Dead: That's It For The Other One (LP - Anthem For The Sun) Warner Bros. &
*Al Stewart: Old Compton Street Blues (session) #
*Chrysalis: 30 Poplar (LP - Definition) MGM &
*Ten Years After: I'm Going Home (session) @ & (JP: "it says "with apologles to Peter Green - I'm not exactly sure why")
*Family: Voyage (LP - Music In A Doll's House) Reprise & (Some dropouts during this track and the next one)
*Bonzo Dog Band: 11 Mustachioed Daughters (session) &
*End of show & (JP: "Production was by Jeff Griffin and Barry had to do all the work in the other room..". Mentions "Ian Anderson and an unnamed poet - how thrilling" - as guests on Wednesday's Night Ride and wishes listeners a week filled with peace and love)
*Plug by Mike Raven for his Rhythm and Blues Show - "give it a try tonight"
Tracks marked # on File 1
Tracks marked @ on File 2
Tracks marked $ on File 3
Tracks marked & on File 4
== File ==
;Name
*1) Al Stewart - Peel session - Top Gear 18_8_68
*2) Ten Years After - Top Gear 18/8/68
*3) J P Top Gear 18 Aug 1968 pt 1.mp3
*4) J P Top Gear 18 Aug 1968.mp3
;Length
*1) 11:44 (to 7:28 from this show)
*2) 20:58 (to 4:42 unique)
*3) 18:40
*4) 36:46
;Other
*1) Many thanks to Colin Harper. The third Al Stewart track on this file is not listed in John Peel Sessions but is not the album release either. Will need to see In Session Tonight to work out if it was from a non-Peel session
*2) Many thanks to Johnny Kid Fan Club and Colin Harper
*3-4) Many thanks to Tim.
;Available
*1) Mooo
*2) Youtube
*3) Mooo
*4) Mooo
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