25 August 1968

== Show ==
; Name
*John Peel Show
; Station
*BBC Radio One
; YYYY-MM-DD
*1968-08-25
; Comments
*The name of The Nice's session track, Ars Longa Vita Brevis, is a Latin aphorism (translated from the Greek), attributed to Hippocrates and usually rendered as "Art is long, life is short" It was also the title of their second LP, released later that year. 
*Their other session tracks are all cover versions; Leonard Bernstein's "America" from West Side Story (with a quote from Dvorak's New World Symphony thrown in for good measure), Frank Zappa's "Theme From Lumpy Gravy" and their version of a track from the Zodiac: Cosmic Sounds LP, "Aries, The Fire Fighter".
*Early play for a future number one single - Mary Hopkin's "Those Were The Days", produced by Paul McCartney for the Beatles' new Apple label. As Wikipedia shows, the song had an interesting history before becoming a worldwide hit.
*Peel links available with the files below
*Additional tracklisting thanks to Warwick Johns Link
== Sessions ==
*Taste #1, recorded 5th August 1968. No known commercial release.
*Nice #4, recorded 6th August 1968. Available on available on BBC Sessions Castle CMFCD 457
*Moody Blues #3, recorded 16th July 1968, repeat, first broadcast 21 July 1968. Available on Live At The BBC 1967-1970 2xCD, 2007 (Deram, 984 720-2)
*Tyrannosaurus Rex #4, recorded 11th June 1968, repeat, first broadcast 24 July 1968. Available on Marc Bolan at the BBC
== Tracklisting ==
*Nice: Lumpy Gravy (session) 3
*Taste: Blister On The Moon (session) (last minute only) 4
*Nice: America (session) 3
*Savoy Brown: Stay With Me Baby (LP - Getting To The Point) Decca 2
*Taste: Dual Carriageway Pain (session) 1 4
*Warwick Johns tracklisting starts at 16:05
*Nice: Aries (session) 3
*Mary Hopkin: Those Were The Days (7") Apple APPLE 2
*Moody Blues: Ride My See-Saw (session)
*Doors: Not To Touch The Earth (album - Waiting For The Sun) Elektra EKS-74024
*Taste: Norman Invasion (session) 1 2 4
*Skip Bifferty: When She Comes To Stay (album - Skip Bifferty) RCA SF 7941
*Tyrannosaurus Rex: Stacy Grove (session)
*Country Joe & The Fish: An Untitled Protest (album - Together) Vanguard VSD-79277
*Moody Blues: Dr. Livingstone, I Presume (session)
*Nice: Ars Longa Vita Brevis (session) 2 3
*Beatles: Hey Jude (7") Apple R 5722
*WJ tracklisting ends
Tracks marked 1 on File 1 etc
== File ==
;Name
*1) Taste - Top Gear 25/8/68
*2) J P Top Gear 25 Aug 1968.mp3
*3) Top Gear 1968.08.25 Nice.mp3
*4) TasteRoryGallagher1968-08-05BBCTopGearStudioSessionLondonUK.mp3
;Length
*1) 5:36
*2) 12:20 (to 2:21 unique)
*3) 21:51
*4) 32:47 (to 7:09)
;Other
*1) Many thanks to Colin Harper and Johnny Kidd Fan Club
*2) Many thanks to Tim
*3) Many thanks to Leicester Jim
*4) Full details at Sugarmegs. Note - the following track on that file, Born On the Wrong Side Of Time, is in fact from the 7" played on 16 March 1969.
;Available
*1) Youtube
*2) Mooo
*3) Mooo
*4) Archive.org
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Category:1968
Category:Peel Shows (Incomplete)
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