Carcass - Peel Session 2nd January 1989

Carcass formed in Liverpool in 1985. They released their debut album "Reek Of Putrefaction" through Earache Records in 1988 and if I'm not mistaken the original cover of the album was banned for being generally disgusting. Carcass could frequently be heard on the John Peel show and recorded their first Peel Session just before the release of their second album "Symphonies of Sickness" in 1989. Around this time Peel was playing many thrash metal bands and most of them were perfectly good but the thing which made Carcass stand out was the brilliant song titles. Things like "Swarming Vulgar Mass of Infected Virulency" and "Manifestation of Verrucose Urethra". The band released a further five albums before their demise in 1995. Their final album "Swansong" was in my opinion bloody awful and should be steered well clear of. A shame really because Carcass certainly were, on the strength of their first three albums one of the leaders of what was in the late 1980's a very busy scene.
Carcass recorded two Peel Sessions. This was the first.

W. G. Thorax Embalmer - Guitar/Vocals
K. Grumegargler - Drums/Vocals
J. Offalmangler - Backing Vocals


1. Crepitating Bowel Erosion
2. Slash Dementia
3. Cadaveric Incubator Of The Endo Parasites
4. Reek Of Putrefaction

Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle (F.S.K.) - Peel Session 13th August 1986

When I posted the first F.S.K. session a few months ago I asked if anyone had a copy of the second. The response was as usual brilliant and here it is. This session is worth downloading just for the timeless "I Wish I Could Sprechen sie Deutsch" which went on to become a bit of a Peel classic. F.S.K. would record a further three sessions for the Peel show and I will post more here over the next few months.

Wilfred Petzi - Trombone/Guitar/Vocals/Percussion
Thomas Meinecke - Concertina/Guitar/Vocals/Percussion
Justin Hoffman - Electric Piano/Guitar/Xylophone/Vocals
Michaela Melian - Bass/Melodica/Vocals


1. Am Tafelberg Von Kapstadt
2. I Wish I Could Sprechen Sie Deutsch
3. Die Musik Findet Immer Nach Haus
4. Dr. Arnold Fank

Clawfist Records - The Peel Sessions

This cute little number was released by Strange Fruit in 1991 and features sessions by two of the leading lights from the Clawfist label. Firstly there's Gallon Drunk who formed in 1988. Their debut single "Snakepit/Please Give Me Something" was released through their own Gallon Drunk Records label in 1988, although it was later re-issued through Clawfist in 1991 limited to 400 copies. The bands debut album "Tonight....The Singles Bar" was released in 1992 and was for me the best record the band made. It was simply a collection of tracks from the bands singles but it worked perfectly. The first proper Gallon Drunk album "You, The Night and The Music" was released later in the same year. Gallon Drunk only recorded one Peel Session which was broadcast on 1/9/1991 and...well, this is it.
Breed on the other hand I can tell you virtually nothing about. I think I've got a seven inch by them somewhere which if memory serves is called Splinter, errrrr that's it!
This was Breed's only Peel Session and was broadcast on 7/9/1991.


GALLON DRUNK:
Max Decharne - Drums
Mike Delanian - Bass
James Johnston - Guitar/Organ/Vocals
Joe Byfield - Maraccas

1. Ruby
2. Some Fool's Mess
3. Drag '91
4. Two Wings Mambo

BREED:
Steven Hewitt - Drums
Andrew Park - Bass
Simon Breed - Guitar/Vocals

5. Splinter
6. Perfect Hangover
7. Pendulum
8. Hard Cash

Viv Stanshall - 23rd May 1977

It's been far too long since we last saw Viv Stanshall up here so let's put things to rights with what was Viv's fifth session for the Peel show. I think I'm going to have to post Viv Stanshall sessions much more regularly because I know there are quite a lot of people who would like to hear them all and besides, this site is all about sharing. Back to this session and I'm not a hundred percent about the track listing. It was all broadcast as on piece as you will hear and that's the way I've left it but on the official sheets it states three tracks were broadcast. I listened to the session again yesterday and "Spades, Balls and Sausage Trees" and "Wheelbarrow" are definitely there, I'm not sure about "Aunt Florrie Recalls" but this is all that was broadcast and it is quite wonderful.

1. Spades, Balls and Sausage Trees/Wheelbarrow/Aunt Florrie Recalls

The Wedding Present - John Peel's 50th Birthday Bash 29th August 1989

This is a re-post of the files I originaly posted last year. A few people have been asking for this so here goes.
This set was recorded as part of a special night at Subterrania in London to celebrate John Peel's 50th Birthday. Other bands on the bill that night included The House Of Love and of course The Fall. I think The Wedding Present set was actually longer with "What Have I Said Now" as the first track but I'm pretty sure that this is all that was broadcast on the radio.
The Wedding Present have recently recorded a new session for the BBC which was broadcast a few weeks ago. It basically contained five cover versions. I'll post it on the site in a few weeks time.

David Gedge - Guitar/Vocals
Pete - Solowka - Guitar
Keith Gregory - Bass
Simon Smith - Drums


1. Crushed
2. Kennedy
3. Thanks!
4. Bewitched
5. Granadaland

The Teardrop Explodes - 24th April 1980

The Teardrop Explodes formed in Liverpool in 1978. They released their first single "Sleeping Gas" on Bill Drummond's Zoo record label in February 1979. The bands debut album "Kilimanjaro" was released in October of the following year and reached number 24 in the UK charts. 1981 was a big year for The Teardrop Explodes. Their "Reward" single reached the dizzy heights of number 6 in the UK charts and "Treason" number 18 so when it came to the bands second album expectations were somewhat high. "Wilder" was released at the end of 1981 and did not perform too well. Their days of being a popular chart band were over. After an extensive tour of Europe, U.S.A. and Australia the band went into the studio to record their third album. Tensions were high and the recording was never completed.
The Teardrop Explodes recorded three sessions for the John Peel program. This was their second.

Julian Cope - Bass/Vocals
Micheal Finkler - Guitar
David Balfe - Keyboards
Gary Dwyer - Drums/Backing Vocals

The Teardrop Explodes - Peel Session 24/4/1980

1. Thief Of Baghdad
2. When I Dream
3. The Poppies In The Field

Galaxy 500 - 17th October 1989

I think this has to go into the "classic session" category. I first stumbled across Galaxy 500 in what must have been late 1989/early 1990. When I used to go record shopping I'd usually pick up a couple of things of which I had no idea of the content, be it because the sleeve caught my eye or I just liked the name of the band. Galaxy 500 fell into the later category. I mean, a band named after an old car must be well worth the price of admission and so it proved. The record was the "Blue Thunder" EP, a version of which appears on this session. The first album I heard by the band was ironicly the third and last album the band recorded. "This Is Our Music" was released through Rough Trade Records in 1990 and includes the fantastic "Listen The Snow Is Falling" which still gets the occasional play in my house.
Galaxy 500 recorded two sessions for the Peel program. This was the first

Dean Wareham - Guitar/Vocals
Naomi Yang - Bass
Damon Krukowski - Drums

Galaxy 500 - Peel Session 17/10/1989

1. Flowers
2. Blue Thunder
3. Decomposing Trees
4. Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste

The Electro Hippies - 20th July 1987

Right here we go then. It's been a while since the last post and indeed since anything happened on the site. That is all about to change with loads of sessions ready to be posted over the next few months. Thanks to everyone who has been in touch asking about the future of The Perfumed Garden, all I can say is watch this space.
Down to business then. This is the one and only session recorded by Liverpool's finest noise terrorists The Electro Hippies. Information about the band is scarce and my knowledge is poor to say the least. Some of this session appeared on the wonderfull Hardcore Holocaust album which I'm tempted to post on this site at some point in the near future. Anyway enjoy the session.

The Electro Hippies - Peel Session 20/7/1987

Simon - Drums/Vocals
Dom - Bass/Vocals
Andy - Guitar/Vocals

1. Sheep
2. Starve The City
3. Meltdown
4. Escape
5. Deadend
6. Thought
7. Chickens
8. Mother
9. Mega Armageddon death