John Peel Festive 50 ( 1983 ) inc The Smiths

[anon x]

Thought some people might like this:
Peelie's Festive 50 from the first year of The Smiths.
Gives you an idea of the indie music around at the time.
Got other years too when The Smiths begin to dominate the chart.

1. New Order - Blue Monday
2. Smiths - This Charming Man
3. New Order - Age Of Consent
4. This Mortal Coil - Song To The Siren
5. Cocteau Twins - Musette and Drums
6. Smiths - Reel Around The Fountain
7. Billy Bragg - A New England
8. The Fall - Eat Y'self Fitter
9. Smiths - Hand In Glove
10. Naturalites and the Mystics - Picture On The Wall
11. Red Guitars - Good Technology
12. P.I.L - This Is Not A Lovesong
13. X-Mal Deutchland - Incubus Succubus
14. Cocteau Twins - Sugar Hiccup
15. Cure - Lovecats
16. Cocteau Twins - From the Flagstones
17. Echo and the Bunnymen - Never Stop
18. New Order - Your Silent Face
19. Sisters of Mercy - Temple of Love
20. Siouxie and the Banshees - Dear Prudence
21. The Fall - The Man Whose Head Expanded
22. Echo and the Bunnymen - The Cutter
23. The Assembly - Never Never
24. The Imposter - Pills and Soap
25. New Order - Leave Me Alone
26. 10000 Maniacs - My Mother The War
27. Sisters of Mercy - Alice
28. Cocteau Twins - Peppermint Pig
29. Aztec Camera - Oblivious
30. Redskins - Lean on Me
31. Chameleons - Second Skin
32. X-Mal Deutchland - Qual
33. Smiths - Handsome Devil
34. Tools You Can Trust - Working and Shopping
35. The Fall - Kicker Conspiracy
36. Luddites - Doppleganger
37. Sophie and Peter Johnson - Television
38. Cocteau Twins - Hithertoo
39. S.P.K - Metal Dance
40. The Fall - Wings
41. U2 - New Years Day
42. Danse Society - Somewhere
43. Birthday Party - Deep in the Woods
44. Caberet Voltaire - Fascination
45. New Order - The Village
46. Birthday Party - Sonny's Burning
47. Strawberry Switchblade - Trees and Flowers
48. Elvis Costello - Shipbuilding
49. Cure - The Walk
50. Tom Robinson - War Baby

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[Mclenarr]

Thought some people might like this:
Peelie's Festive 50 from the first year of The Smiths.
Gives you an idea of the indie music around at the time.
Got other years too when The Smiths begin to dominate the chart.

1. New Order - Blue Monday
2. Smiths - This Charming Man
3. New Order - Age Of Consent
4. This Mortal Coil - Song To The Siren
5. Cocteau Twins - Musette and Drums
6. Smiths - Reel Around The Fountain
7. Billy Bragg - A New England
8. The Fall - Eat Y'self Fitter
9. Smiths - Hand In Glove
10. Naturalites and the Mystics - Picture On The Wall
11. Red Guitars - Good Technology
12. P.I.L - This Is Not A Lovesong
13. X-Mal Deutchland - Incubus Succubus
14. Cocteau Twins - Sugar Hiccup
15. Cure - Lovecats
16. Cocteau Twins - From the Flagstones
17. Echo and the Bunnymen - Never Stop
18. New Order - Your Silent Face
19. Sisters of Mercy - Temple of Love
20. Siouxie and the Banshees - Dear Prudence
21. The Fall - The Man Whose Head Expanded
22. Echo and the Bunnymen - The Cutter
23. The Assembly - Never Never
24. The Imposter - Pills and Soap
25. New Order - Leave Me Alone
26. 10000 Maniacs - My Mother The War
27. Sisters of Mercy - Alice
28. Cocteau Twins - Peppermint Pig
29. Aztec Camera - Oblivious
30. Redskins - Lean on Me
31. Chameleons - Second Skin
32. X-Mal Deutchland - Qual
33. Smiths - Handsome Devil
34. Tools You Can Trust - Working and Shopping
35. The Fall - Kicker Conspiracy
36. Luddites - Doppleganger
37. Sophie and Peter Johnson - Television
38. Cocteau Twins - Hithertoo
39. S.P.K - Metal Dance
40. The Fall - Wings
41. U2 - New Years Day
42. Danse Society - Somewhere
43. Birthday Party - Deep in the Woods
44. Caberet Voltaire - Fascination
45. New Order - The Village
46. Birthday Party - Sonny's Burning
47. Strawberry Switchblade - Trees and Flowers
48. Elvis Costello - Shipbuilding
49. Cure - The Walk
50. Tom Robinson - War Baby

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=12QH6B33

i remember reading mick middles book about the smiths and it said this chart was 'embarrassingly dominated' by the smiths which isn't true at all, unless it was the next yrs. They're not even #1. That group with th e guy who can't sing are!!

 

[anon x]

i remember reading mick middles book about the smiths and it said this chart was 'embarrassingly dominated' by the smiths which isn't true at all, unless it was the next yrs. They're not even #1. That group with th e guy who can't sing are!!

They did dominate in years to come.

JOHN PEEL considers his Festive 50

"THE FESTIVE 50, you will recall, is a chart lovingly handcrafted from the votes of my Radio 1 listeners for their three favourite tracks of the year. In 1986, as may have slipped your memory, the Festive 50 was made faintly ridiculous by the inclusion of seven tracks by the Smiths, seven by the Fall, and four from relative newcomers, the Wedding Present.

This year the Smiths have 11 entries, including all but three tracks from their `Strangeways, Here We Come' LP, giving me as a compiler of the chart, perhaps the only reason for celebrating the sundering of the group. It will be interesting in passing, to see how long Smiths completists continue to collect records to which guitarist Johnny Marr makes a contribution. The first solo efforts of Morrissey, made for night-time Radio 1 but no, at the singers request, broadcast, were inevitably somewhat tentative."



John Peel. (bless him)

 

[Kewpie]

Thank you very much for posting this.

I miss John Peel and Festive 50.

 

[anon x]

Thank you very much for posting this.

I miss John Peel and Festive 50.

No probs! (totally forgot how much I loved Strawberry Switchblade)
I only wish i had Festive 50s complete with John introducing.

Will post other Festive 50s when i can.

 

[columbula]

I think that's awesome because they didn't even have an album out at that point. <3

It's also a great list for delving into music of that era. I'm kinda sad that nothing like this exists anymore really -- shows and such devoted just for a certian subculture which was so widespread.