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Friday 6 September 2019

Radio Prog 7 - A Flock Of Seagulls - John Peel Session Broadcast 12 May 1981


**UPDATE February 2023**

AFOS' excellent eponymously titled debut album has just been remastered and re-released, with a whole shedload of extras, INCLUDING the first official release of this radio session, so as of now, I've removed the link to my version.**

Live and Loud! Radio is an occasional series of free downloads, which started in January 2017. Radio sessions that never got an official release, sympathetically repaired and remastered and then released onto the internet, all for free.

No theme tune, no intro from me - just the original session, repaired and remastered and available in a downloadable zip file containing each separate track.

Live and Loud! Radio Prog 7 - A Flock Of Seagulls - John Peel Session Broadcast 12 May 1981 
Tracklisting

1. Talking (It's Not Me Talking)
2. Messages From The Rings Of Saturn
3. I Ran
4. Committed

Recorded before the release of their first single and almost a year before the release of their first album, this features 4 tracks, 2 of which bear their longer, original titles.

Sourced from MP3 files, I fixed 1 or 2 dropout faults in the recording, some clicks, plus having to use a 2nd source to fix 1 small section which faded out early (see if you can tell where). After that, I applied 30 band EQ to clear up the flat and slightly muddy sound. Mainly a little bottom end, some reduction of harsh mids where appropriate and boosting a little top end when that was lacking. This allows the drums and bass to breathe a bit, the guitar to shimmer in it's own space and the vocals to be clearer.

LINK REMOVED. Page for information only.

2 comments:

  1. Hello Flip

    So Good that you post this amazing A flock of seagulls John peel session from 1981 Such superb versions of a few classy tunes like fantastic its not me talking & hypnotic messages (from the rings of saturn) and all time classy I ran

    Fantastic are these radio sessions Flip

    Have you maybe any Radio sessions With Ultravox (from period 1980- 1984 ) When Midge is on vocals + Even some classy Human League live from theirs Dare tour 1982 + more Ultravox Live When Midge is on vocals..from these years 1980 to 1984

    Anyway these recordings you put up here is pure fantastic....Are always so glad when you put up here any new Recording..Flip

    Regards

    / Tomas

    And also Any Live Recording or radio session with Next Classy Band...Heaven 17 from theirs period of 1980 to 1983

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    1. Hi Tomas, thanks for your comments. No ultravox radio sessions exist with Midge, as far as I know. There might well be another ultravox live show in the next few months. Human League Dare era...yes, I hope to be able to do one of these too. So stay tuned!

      Heaven 17 didn't play live in the early 1980s as far as I know - back then they were studio only! So no gigs are available, unfortunately!

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