John Peel Shows 1980-85

John Peel Shows 1980-85 - CD Cover (front)

John Peel Shows 1980-85 - CD Cover Front (inside)

Apart from two Radio One Sessions in 1982 and 1984, BBC presenter John Peel, who was a big fan of the band, played several tracks from The Sisters of Mercy during his various radio features. The John Peel fanbase did a great job in researching and listing these appearances and the according available recordings in their John Peel Wiki.

A very interesting read on this issue can also be found in the most enjoyable blog I Was A Teenage Sisters of Mercy Fan under the entry Sisters Mysteries V – did Peel play Damage Done?.

Moreover, The Sisters' fanbase collated a compilation of most of these broadcasted tracks and made them available to the interested connoisseur, the result of which is represented here, accompanied with some likewise fan-produced coverart. This recording and all its features are for personal (and promotional) use only, and by no means meant for sale or any other abuse.

Release Notes	Band / Recording Personnel
Label: Fanbase production - A Non-Merciful Release	Tracks 01 + 10: Andrew Eldritch / Gary Marx
Format: data (22 x MP3 + 1x FLAC) or CD-r	Tracks 14 + 15: Andrew Eldritch / Gary Marx /
Research and compilation: Dan Ishikawa	Craig Adams / Doktor Avalanche
Publication: Phil Verne	Tracks 02 - 09 and 11 - 13 + 16:
Coverart: reverend	Andrew Eldritch / Gary Marx / Craig Adams /
Circulated: March 2017	Ben Gunn / Doktor Avalanche
	Tracks 18 - 23:
Remarks	Andrew Eldritch / Gary Marx / Craig Adams /
Unless noted otherwise, all of these tracks have John Peel talking before and after the song.	Doktor Avalanche / Wayne Hussey
which resulted in differing track durations.

• Lights and Marian are not featured in the present compilation

but were also broadcast by John Peel on the following occasions:

- 06 July 1983 - John Peel Show - BBC Radio One - Lights

- 17 December 1985 - John Peel Show - BBC Radio One - Marian

Track List and Track Information

NOTE: The origins of the various tracks are still under verification.

DISC 1

Track	Song	Origin	Duration	Date of Broadcast	Format
01	Watch	The Damage Done 7"	03:48	04 November 1980	John Peel Show - Radio One
02	Floorshow	Alice 7" single	04;52	12 October 1982	John Peel Show - Radio One
03	Alice	Alice 7" single	04:09	December 1982	John Peel Show - Radio One
04	Floorshow	Alice 7" single	03:59	30 January 1983	John Peel's Music - BFBS (Germany)
05	Anaconda	Anaconda 7" single	04:30	17 April 1983	John Peel's Music - BFBS (Germany)
06	Kiss The Carpet	The Reptile House EP	06:37	14 June 1983	John Peel Show - Radio One
07	Kiss The Carpet	The Reptile House EP	07:42	19 June 1983	John Peel's Music - BFBS (Germany)
08	Valentine	The Reptile House EP	05:33	06 July 1983	John Peel's Music - BFBS (Germany)
09	Kiss The Carpet	The Reptile House EP	06:56	20 August 1983	John Peel's Music - BFBS (Germany)
10	Watch	The Damage Done 7"	03:01	28 September 1983	John Peel Show - Radio One (compilation tape - no announcements)
11	Alice	Alice 7" single	04:13	28 November 1983	John Peel Show - Radio One
12	Alice	Alice 7" single	03:44	27 December 1983	John Peel Show - Radio One (Festive Fifty #27)

DISC 2

Track	Song	Origin	Duration	Date of Broadcast	Format
13	Temple Of Love	Temple Of Love 7"	04:10	28 December 1983	John Peel Show - Radio One (Festive Fifty #19)
14	Body Electric	Body Electric 7" single	04:06	16 January 1984	John Peel Show - Radio One (compilation tape - no announcements)
15	Body Electric	FLAC - source unknown	04:09	January 1984	John Peel Show - Radio One
16	Temple Of Love	extended version - 12" Maxi Single	07:35	March 1984	John Peel Show - Radio One (compilation tape - no announcements)
17	Body And Soul	12" Maxi Single	03:21	30 May 1984	John Peel Show - Radio One (compilation tape - no announcements)
18	Emma	Radio One Session 1984	08:31	26 December 1984	John Peel Show - Radio One (Festive Fifty #15)
19	Walk Away	Radio One Session 1984	03:41	26 December 1984	John Peel Show - Radio One (compilation tape - no announcements)
20	Walk Away	Walk Away 7"	03:40	01 January 1985	John Peel Show - Radio One (Festive Fifty #8)
21	No Time To Cry	No Time To Cry 7"	02:24	March 1985	John Peel Show - Radio One (compilation tape - no announcements)
22	Body And Soul	12" Maxi Single	04:15	April 1985	John Peel's Music - BFBS (Germany)
23	Some Kind Of Stranger	First And Last And Always LP	06:50	16 December 1985	John Peel Show - Radio One (Festive Fifty #43 - compilation tape - no announcements)

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John Peel Shows 1980-85 - CD Cover Front (complete)

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