23 July 1981

== Show ==
;Name
*John Peel Show
;Station
*BBC Radio One
;YYYY-MM-DD
*1981-07-23
;Comments
*Two played from the 'East Of Croydon' compilation.
*'Release The Bats' by the Birthday Party is declared the best single of the year. It would later be chosen by Peel for the 1981 Peelenium.
*Ken Garner's Peel Sessions gives the first play of the Method Actors' session as 1981-07-22 in the artist session (presumably a typo), although he gives this date in the show section (with the Skodas repeat).
Category:1981
Category:Peel shows
Category:One For Ken
== Sessions ==
*Method Actors #1 First broadcast. Recorded 1981-07-18. No known commercial release.
*Skodas #1 Repeat. First broadcast 30 June 1981. Recorded 1981-05-24. No known commercial release.
== Tracklisting ==
*Fire Engines: Candyskin (7") Pop Aural
*Cool To Snog: Satisfaction Week (v/a LP - Mrs. Wilson's Children) Vital
*Normil Hawaiians: Dark World (v/a LP - East Of Croydon) Nothing Shaking
*Misty In Roots: Bail Out (12") People Unite
*Skodas: Mouth (session)
*Disease: I Know How (7") Disease Discs
:(JP: "This is the single of the year. I played it on last night's programme right at the beginning and I defy you to nominate one which is better than this anyway.")
*Birthday Party: Release The Bats (7") 4AD
*Crossfires: Pull Top (LP - Out Of Control) Rhino
*Method Actors: Round World (session)
*Joe Tex & Hugh Black: Batman And Robin (7") Belmont
*Red Star Belgrade: Too Far (7") EE
*Skodas: Do It Yourself (session)
*Various Artists: Weekends (LP - Solo Album) not on label
(tape flip)
:(JP relates meeting Joe Strummer of the Clash for the first time. Mid-conversation, Strummer told a friend of his, "Go away, can't you see I'm working?")
*Danse Society: Clock (7") Society
*Bo Diddley: I'm Looking For A Woman (2xLP - Chess Masters) Chess/PRT
*Method Actors: E-YE (session)
*Ras Karbi: Jah Rastaman (7") Rockstone
:(trailer for Walters' Weekly)
*Mögel: Känner Så Få (12" - Untitled) Musiklaget Slick
*Siouxsie & The Banshees: Night Shift (LP - Juju) Polydor
*Skodas: Everybody Thinks Everybody Else Is Dead (session)
*23 Jewels: I'll Pay For This (7") Lets Call It Temporary
*Method Actors: My Time (session)
*Felt: Something Sends Me To Sleep (7") Cherry Red
*Martin Carthy: King Henry (LP - Sweet Wivelsfield) Topic reissue (tape flip just before end)
*Human League: Love Action (I Believe In Love) (7") Virgin
*Skodas: I'm Not Going To Give A Thing (session)
*Janet Armstrong: Inadequate (v/a LP - East Of Croydon) Nothing Shaking
*Method Actors: Strictly Gossip / Repetition (session)
*Repetition: The Body Cries (7" - A Full Rotation) Les Disques Du Crépuscule
*Skodas: Dog (session)
*Revolutionaries: Murderous Dub (LP - Dub Off 'Har' Blouse & Skirt - Vol. 3) Rub-A-Dub (aborted)
*Revolutionaries: Gully Bank Rock (LP - Dub Off 'Har' Blouse & Skirt - Vol. 3) Rub-A-Dub
*end of show
Category:1981
Category:Peel shows
== File ==
;Name
*Peel 1981-07-23 (p).mp3
;Length
*1hr 55mins 54s
;Other
*
;Available
*mooo server
Category:1981
Category:Peel shows
Category:Available online
Category:John Leonhard's Dad Tapes