Section 25

Section 25 are an English post-punk and electronic band, best known for the single "Looking from a Hilltop", with two different music videos, and their association with Manchester record label Factory Records.
Formed in Poulton-le-Fylde near Blackpool, Lancashire, in November 1977, the band was initially a duo, consisting of brothers Larry Cassidy (bass, vocals) and Vincent Cassidy (drums).
(Read more at Wikipedia).
== Links To Peel ==
Peel played Section 25 during the band’s initial run of releases on Factory Records until 1987, in line with his continuing interest in the label. The band’s first appearance on his show, however, was with 'After-Image' from the 'Hicks From The Sticks' regional compilation in early 1980. The track was recorded after but released before their 'Girls Don’t Count' delayed debut single on Factory, which was also played by Peel. 
While benefiting from their association with the celebrated label, including early productions by Martin Hannett and sleeve designs by Peter Saville, the Blackpool band failed to win mainstream popularity, despite a musical evolution away from gloomy post-punk toward electronic music with the 1984 album 'From the Hip', produced by Bernard Sumner of New Order. They had only one Peel session, in 1981, and no Festive Fifty entries.
In late 2000, in response to a listener email bemoaning the “inane grinning” of “youth nowadays” and claiming, “In my day, we used to sit around unassumingly enjoying Section 25”, Peel offered "Section 25 at their most playful" - in the form of the band’s 1980 Factory Benelux single 'Charnel Ground'.
== Festive Fifty Entries ==
*None
== Sessions ==
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One session only. Available on SXXV:XXX (CDr, Section 25 self released, 2008) and Always Now 2xCD reissue, 2015 (Factory Benelux FBN 3-045 CD).
1. Recorded 1981-01-13. First broadcast 20 January 1981. Repeated 09 February 1981.
*Babies In The Bardo / Hit / One True Path
== Other Shows Played ==
;1980
*02 April 1980: After-Image (v/a album - Hicks From The Sticks) Rockburgh ROC 111
*10 April 1980 (BFBS): After-Image (v/a album - Hicks From The Sticks) Rockburgh ROC 111
*19 April 1980 (BFBS): After-Image (v/a album - Hicks From The Sticks) Rockburgh ROC 111
*09 June 1980: Girls Don't Count (7") Factory FAC 18
*14 June 1980 (BFBS): Girls Don't Count (7") Factory FAC 18
*10 July 1980: Girls Don't Count (7") Factory FAC 18
*28 July 1980: Girls Don't Count (7") Factory FAC 18
*06 August 1980: Girls Don't Count (7") Factory FAC 18
*03 November 1980: Charnel Ground (7" - Charnel Ground / Haunted) Factory Benelux
;1981
*10 September 1981 (BFBS): Friendly Fires (album - Always Now) Factory
*10 September 1981 (BFBS): Dirty Disco (album - Always Now) Factory
*17 September 1981 (BFBS): Babies In The Bardo (album - Always Now) Factory
;1982
*24 August 1982: Sakura (Matrixmax) (12" - The Beast) Factory
;1983
*24 April 1983 (BFBS): Beating Heart (7" - Back To Wonder) Factory
*19 June 1983 (BFBS): Beating Heart (7" - Back To Wonder / Beating Heart) Factory
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;1984
*31 March 1984 (BFBS): Back To Wonder (off-centre single) Factory
*07 June 1984: Looking From A Hilltop
;1987
*27 May 1987: Bad News Week (12 inch) Factory
*09 June 1987: Bad News Week (12 inch) Factory
*19 June 1987 (BFBS): Bad News Week (12 inch) Factory
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;2000
*28 December 2000: (JP: I was much amused towards the end of last night's programme by an email from John Traynor....(who) said, "There are far too many happy jolly novelty songs in this year's Festive Fifty. What's wrong with the youth nowadays? In my day, we used to sit around unassumingly enjoying Section 25. There was none of this inane grinning." Well, John, here's an opportunity for you to recapture your youth: Section 25 at their most playful.') - Charnel Ground (7 inch) Factory Benelux
== See Also ==
*UK Local Compilations
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*LTM Recordings (Section 25 profile)
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