- 70 songs (Vol. 4)

Part four ready and waiting for your ear-based consumption. Download or listen now...

- 70 songs (Vol. 3)

Amazingly, I seem to be reasonably on schedule with this series of podcasts celebrating JP's upcoming 70th birthday. Work to be done still, so keep calling by for more.

Here's part three, download or listen now...

- 70 songs (Vol. 2)

Here's part two of the 7oth birthday tribute collection...

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- 70 songs (Vol. 1)

Part one ready for your pleasure, more to come over the next week or so. Download or listen now...

- Mark's record collection Q Magazine article: October, 1990

Smith and friends, circa 1990

After the unbelievable lack of interest in my post on the Peel sessions Q Magazine article, I've decided to go ahead and offer you another from my collection. October, 1990 finds a sprightly, fresh-faced Mark E. in a rare forthcoming moment, sharing one or two secrets about those musicians that have influenced him, including a nod to JP for playing Can.

Download the article here (1.8mb)

- Podcast 21 in all its glory

01 Althea & Donna - Uptown top ranking
02 Frankie Miller - Good to yourself
03 Jayes & Ranking Trevor - Truly
04 Confuse the Cat - Get the bullets
05 Whitey - Leave them all behind
06 The high Fives - The line
07 Pulp - Live at John Peel night (October, 2005) Peter Gunn theme / Sorted for Es and whizz / Help the aged / This is hardcore / Sunrise
08 Favours for Sailors - I dreamt that you loved me in your dreams
09 Joy Division - Transmission
10 Dandy - A message to you rudie
11 Birdland - Peel session (June, 1989) White / Sugar blood / See no evil / Paradise
12 Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip - The beat that my heart skipped
13 Don Rimini - Rave on
14 Ty Segall - The drag
15 The Fall - Ed’s babe (Festive 50 version)
16 The Virgins - One week of danger
17 Lady Dottie & the Diamonds - I ain't mad at ya


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- Back with a whimper: Podcast 21

I know, you'd gotten used to lovely downloads completely free of any of my wittering. Well, I'm back with a podcast proper after a beer / holiday / procrastination fuelled absence. Those of you in the teaching profession will know only too well how much effort it is to do anything during the summer hols, that's all the explanation I have, I'm afraid.

Full track list to follow...

Download: A lean, mean 1 hour and 40 minutes for only 93mb

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