26 August 1985

== Show ==
; Name
*John Peel Show
; Station
*BBC Radio One
; YYYY-MM-DD
*1985-08-26
; Comments
*Start of show: "Well, hello again listeners. Just a few miles away across London, three days of celebration to mark the start of my birthday week are coming to a climax, and it seems appropriate really to play this record, which has probably been played several times over the last, over the weekend."
*John has a cold and a sore throat, the first of the season, but meets Billy Bragg in the studio and chats about his recent visit to Japan and illegal taping.
== Session Repeats ==
*Specials, #4 (rpt). Recorded: 1983-08-22. No known commercial release. Billed as Special AKA.
*Echo & The Bunnymen, #6. Recorded: 1983-09-19. 'Nocturnal Me' & 'Ocean Rain' available on 2xCD limited edition of Evergreen (London, 1997). 'Watch Out Below' available on Crystal Days (Rhino, 2001).
== Tracklisting ==
*Merchant: 'Pan In Danger (7"-Rock It)' (Polydor)
*Paul Hardcastle: '19 (Extended Japanese Mix) (12")' (Chrysalis)
*Echo & The Bunnymen: 'Ocean Rain' (Peel Session)
*Guana Batz: 'Got No Money (LP-Held Down To Vinyl....At Last!)' (I.D.)
*Akira Ifukube: Fear of Godzilla (From "King Kong vs. Godzilla") Midomi identifies the track as the Fear of Godzilla by Akira Ifukube, which originally came from the 1962 movie King Kong vs Godzilla. The film never released a soundtrack album at its release, but tracks from the movie later appeared on compilation albums, with different titles. 
*Special AKA: 'Free Nelson Mandela (7")' (Chrysalis)
*Cure: 'The Blood (LP-The Head On The Door)' (Fiction)
*Welton Irie: 'Cry For The Ape (7")' (Jammy's)
*Robert Wyatt: 'Te Recuerdo Amanda (12"-Work In Progress)' (Rough Trade)
*Minutemen: 'Tour-Spiel (12"-Project: Mersh)' (SST)
*Echo & The Bunnymen: 'Nocturnal Me' (Peel Session)
*Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew: 'The Show (12")' (Cooltempo)
*Specials: 'Bright Lights' (Peel Session)
*Deja Voodoo: 'Cheese & Crackers (LP-Too Cool To Live, Too Smart To Die)' (Midnight)
*Charlie Chaplin: 'Nightdriver (7")' (Crown)
*Ramones: 'Pinhead (LP-Leave Home)' (Sire/Phonogram)
*Prefab Sprout: 'Appetite (7")' (Kitchenware)
*Stanley Clarke Band: 'Born In The U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen cover. (LP-Find Out!)' (Epic)
*Echo & The Bunnymen: 'My Kingdom' (Peel Session)
*Hank Ballard & The Midnighters: 'The Twist (LP-What You Get When The Gettin Gets Good)' (Charly R&B)
*Specials: 'Alcohol' (Peel Session)
*Mekons: 'Flightcraft (LP-Fear And Whiskey)' (Sin Record Company)
*Pretty Things: 'Rosalyn (7")' (Fontana)
*Sugar Minott: 'Them Nuh Know It Like Me (12")' (Hit Bound)
*Echo & The Bunnymen: 'Watch Out Below' (Peel Session)
*Cure: 'Six Different Ways (LP-The Head On The Door)' (Fiction)
*Jerry Lee Lewis: 'The Ballad Of Billy Joe (LP-Nuggets: 16 Rare Tracks By Jerry Lee Lewis)' (Charly)
*Specials: 'Lonely Crowd' (Peel Session)
*Patrick Saint-Éloi: 'Ballade Kréyòl (LP-Patrick Saint-Éloi)' (GD Productions)
== File ==
;Name
*1985-08-26 John Peel
;Length
*02:04:33
;Other
*Many thanks to Al.
;Available
*Mooo
;Footnotes
Category:1985
Category:Peel shows
Category:Available online