25 September 1975

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Contents 1 Show 2 Sessions 3 Tracklisting 4 File

[edit] Show

Name

• Top Gear

Station

• BBC Radio One

YYYY-MM-DD

• 1975-09-25

Comments

• The last ever Top Gear show.
• More on this historic show at Kat's Karavan.
• Only part of this show is currently available online, as per tracklisting below.

[edit] Sessions

• Show is basically devoted to historic sessions, expect the final song and Top Gear signature tune. See tracklisting below. During his intro, Peel mentions that Sutherland Brothers will feature, presumably in the form of session tracks, but they don't appear in the partial show currently available online.

[edit] Tracklisting

(Courtesy Duff Paddy)

Peel Intro

• Led Zeppelin] Communication Breakdown
• Tyrannosaurus Rex: Ride a White Swan
• Joe Cocker: Delta Lady

Peel recalls the history of Top Gear and looks forward to his new nighttime show

• Pink Floyd: Daybreak
• Randy Newman: Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear

Peel bemoans the BBC's wiping policy and has a rant about Gardeners' Question Time (!)

• Bonzo Dog Band: Monster Mash
• Fairport Convention: Percy's Song
• Jethro Tull: Bouree
• Maggie Bell/Stone the Crows: Hollis Brown
• Led Zeppelin: Traveling Riverside Blues '69

Technical problems

• Brief Snippet of Tyrannosaurus Rex
• Bonzo Dog Band: Tent
• Bob Marley & the Wailers: Concrete Jungle
• Fairport Convention: Si Tu Dois Partir (AKA "If You Gotta Go, Go Now")

Peel thanks everyone and divulges the first record ever played on Top Gear.

• Martha & The Vandellas: Lovebug, Leave My Heart Alone (LP- A Collection Of Big Hits, Volume 6)

Peel signoff

• Keith Emerson and the Nice - Top Gear Theme

Pips

[edit] File

Name

Length

• 54:35

Other

• 50Mb, 128K MP3
• Shared via Kat's Karavan
• Many thanks to Colin Ellis and Duff Paddy
• A shorter version of this show is available via Fades In Slowly

Available

• [1]