30 August 1988

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Peel plays a track from Half Off who do a cover of the Bad Brains' Sailin On.
Peel mentions that Sandy Nelson was a one legged drummer.
Peel doesn't mention his birthday on the show except when he dedicates an Oscar Toney Jr. record to himself.

Siddeleys: Are You STILL Evil When You're Sleeping? (12" - Sunshine Thuggery) Sombrero
A.R.K.: Listen Up! (12") Rough Trade
Robson Banda And The New Black Eagles: Nyimbo Yakwasu (v/a LP - Zimbabwe Frontline) Earthworks
House Of Love: Destroy The Heart (7") Creation
Half Off: Sailin On (7" - Shoot Guns) New Beginning
File 4 starts
Queen Latifah: Wrath Of My Madness (12") Tommy Boy
Bobby Lee Trammel: Toolie Froolie (v/a LP - The Big Itch) Mr. Manicotti
Funky Ginger: Slaughter House (session) @
Smiths: Rusholme Ruffians (LP - Meat Is Murder) Rough Trade
Horny Genius: If You Could Smell What I Think (7" - Man & Beast) Pööter
Longsy D + Cut Master M.C.: To The Rhythm (12") Big One
Cre-Shells: Dracula (v/a LP - Strummin' Mental Volume One) Link
My Bloody Valentine: You Made Me Realise (12") Creation

(JP: 'Their best yet I think')

Bolt Thrower: Psychological Warfare (LP - In Battle There Is No Law!) Vinyl Solution
Hardcore: A Different Groove (12"- Take It From The Top) NuBeat
David McComb: Country Boy (v/a LP - 'Til Things Are Brighter..A Tribute To Johnny Cash) Red Rhino
Kit: My Design (12") Play Hard
Funky Ginger: Jack The Knife (session) @
File 4 pauses
A.C. Temple: Chinese Burn (LP - Blowtorch) Further
Jah Woosh: I'm Alright (v/a LP - Studio Kinda Cloudy - Keith Hudson And Friends) Trojan @
Weather Prophets: Always The Light (12") Creation
Sandy Nelson: Civilization (LP - Compelling Percussion) London
File 4 resumes
Eric B. & Rakim: To The Listeners (LP - Follow The Leader) MCA
Shamen: It's All Around (LP - Strange Day Dreams) Materiali Sonori

(JP: 'Something rowdier for you, from the LP South Of Heaven, Slayer')

Slayer: Cleanse The Soul (LP - South Of Heaven) Def Jam
Funky Ginger: Money Passion Vice (session) @
Nightingales: Torn (12" - The Peel Sessions) Strange Fruit
Oscar Toney Jr.: That's All I Want From You (LP - Papa Don's Preacher) Charly R&B
File 4 ends
Caretaker Race: Anywhere But Home (12") Roustabout
Tracks marked @ available on File 3

1-2) Recordings at the British Library
3) Created from LE017 of Lee Tapes, digitised by Weatherman22 Peel August September 1988 Lee Tape 17. Note a few tracks were also taped on Peel August 1988 Lee Tape 16 and Peel August 1988 Lee Tape 15 but these may have been earlier plays of these tracks
4) Many thanks to Tim