The Sound - Peel Session 1981

The complete session recorded by The Sound on 9 November 1981 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on the 16th of that month. This recording is taken from the repeat on 9 December 1981.
Tracklist:
1. New Dark Age (1:03)
2. Hot House (7:44)
3. Fatal Flaw (14:35)
4. Skeletons (19:00)

[@KarlHamilton]

John Peel is sorely missed.

[@annahill4449]

Great band. Deserved much more recognition. Adrian Borland was an exceptional songwriter and guitar player.

[@epzik8]

That weather/traffic report at the beginning gives this one a unique flair.

[@worfoz]

Lane closures... freezing fog causing problems, become whidespread, after midnight , reducing visibility and here´s The Sound, New Dark Ages. That escalated quickly

[@MD-ru5vs]

@@worfoz what a coincidence ! yes you are right. A bad weather prediction and than comes the Sound, who put the whole music scene in motion. The Sound were way ahead of their time, a brilliant band.

[@ed11689]

yeah I thought it was one of those things they put at the start of songs to set a mood

[@thezebrafromheaven7568]

The Sound=bad weather...

[@worfoz]

@Roy Szweda It is, isn't it? Can't stop hearing "Missiles" in my head, from Jeopardy. Who the hell makes those missiles? When they know what they can do Missiles cause damage And make an eerie sound Missiles leave carnage Where there once was a town Who the hell makes those missiles? And also "New Dark Age", like all my childhood nightmares have arrived in the present, yes...

[@louistracy6964]

Met Adrian at the Vortex when I was 15. He was with the Outsiders. Great guy, making the time for a kid new to the scene. Yes, the Sound were wierdly overlooked, and Adrian's gone.

[@davidellis5141]

Lol John Peel as weather man. The Sound were one of the most criminally ignored bands of my life. Saw them in 1985 at club Lingerie in Los Angeles.

[@pressureworks]

Never knew they toured The States. Sorry i missed them.

[@davidellis5141]

@@pressureworks Yes A&M put out The Shock Of Daylight Mini album & financed a 🇺🇸 tour.

[@chrisreuvers5174]

Bad weather, good music.

[@RJPaul-px6vt]

Just lovely to hear John Peel giving a weather report.How we miss him.

[@BogWraith1]

Great versions of these songs. God, Adrian's guitar playing is so under appreciated, just like his band and fellow members were. Love you forever Adrian. Rest in Peace, brother!

[@WillGuthrieUK]

The Sound: too awesome for words. One of my holy trinity of 80's bands along with the Chameleons and the Comsat Angels. Great to hear John's commentary on this post too. Great post; thanks for the upload...

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

getting his autograph soon..

[@meatrace]

@@thesound-chameleonman3580 John Peel's autograph? Seems unlikely given he's been dead for decades.

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

@@meatrace lol not him.. a sound member

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

haha, I managed to get both Graham Bailey and Mike Dudley's.

[@MD-ru5vs]

you just mentioned all my my favo bands in one sentence. What must I say more......

[@aeropro7558]

Incredible stuff from a magical era....never to be repeated.

[@wallytbm]

You gotta love Peel - he says what he thinks between songs as throws away the record he got from America. Great session

[@songshed2709]

Saw them back then in Leeds. Was talking to singer Adrian after the gig. Really nice bloke, so modest and real.

[@charbander]

The only band I can think of that are both raw and polished at the same time..

[@HermanWaldorf]

spectacular session from an almost forgotten key band

[@jb-dt8gz]

mighty beautiful Magnificent sound of the 80.. i never get enough of it. i've seen them twice.still playing them hart ;on my record player....until I die ...maybe i'll see adrian anew when my time has come .our wave time.time time.

[@gallopingglen1]

magical radio show , the record being flung...how my heart aches for art, music, and nationally played radio that was really rock n roll...really subversive ...which reminds me of the great .. Vi Subversa whom is also sorely missed begged back then...wheres the pleasure? thanks again Vibracobra , the sound, and Mr Peel

[@enriquecelestinohourcade115]

excelente banda...suban mas de ellos.gracias

[@citizenerased000]

Fatal Flaw is such an incredible song. Love the addition to the already powerful ending.

[@chillende]

Suuuch a great session. And the alternate (earlier?) version of Hot House is just fantastic.

[@martinjohnston6685]

wow ,incredible

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

Skeletons is such a brilliant track

[@aarthoor]

Another great band that I never heard of, and I was buying records by the ton in those days.

[@neilcallan1039]

There's just too much out there.......I first bought 7" vinyl in '72, love too much, only recently got Isley Bros cd & just spent Xmas surfing KZbin with 16 tabs open...........

[@erwin1968100]

Love IT still

[@jahwobble5214]

1981 was a really cold winter as I recall! :)

[@wayne1445]

deep snow if i remember

[@davidellis5141]

Cool PIL Bass player !

[@Takac1979]

The Cure made PORNOGRAPHY during that winter!

[@neilcallan1039]

Respect man. You have some good taste!

[@soup_is_good_food5743]

lol, I love John Peel's weather report at the start, he sounds so earnest about it. Sounds like it was a cold snowy day in the UK!

[@roytbone5791]

Winter of 81/82 was a bad one. Remember there being some record low temperatures.

[@diegoalejandroGonzalez]

Una banda que mericia mas reconocimiento, Adrián un genio.

[@newwavepop]

my personal all time favorite band, that weather report sounds like the usual winter storms here in Oklahoma.

[@Angelqueue]

Vibracobra! You rule for posting these post punk gems! 🙏🏽

[@SuperYvesT]

Lucky to have seen them on the Polderrock Festival in Oudenburg Belgium on the 20th of July 1986 together with Executive Slacks and The Virgin Prunes...

[@nadiaa2748]

How were they live?

[@ferroxglideh5621]

Another great post, thank you Vibracobra23!

[@pabloimireia]

No se te olvida, Adrian..al final resultaste ser un Ganador☀️

[@lisak1895]

Wow. New band for me. Thank you!

[@gijslegerstee2719]

THE SOUND WINNING

[@davidellis5141]

Trump Losing.

[@thematrixisreal9525]

@@davidellis5141 TDS much?

[@davidellis5141]

@@thematrixisreal9525 Take off your MAGA Hat & Throw it in the 🗑 !

[@thematrixisreal9525]

@@davidellis5141 I don't have one, thanks for your ASSumption. But yeah, I am here trying to enjoy the MUSIC. But some wetard with TDS has to rear their glorified stupid comment, like....YOU

[@davidellis5141]

@@thematrixisreal9525 Adrian would not want you listening to his 🎶. Don't comment & not expect a response , you moron.

[@jeanmaurice451]

Thanks for posting!

[@ziliohneland9593]

very cool

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

Genius.

[@guillermoortega4119]

AWESOME

[@peladocure]

Gracias!!!!!! Thanks....

[@neilcallan1039]

Unlike Ian Curtis, Adrian did produce songs with hope.......Ian's turmoil was more immediate..? He joins a pretty exclusive group of Lefty guitar/vocalists: Jimi & Kurt............ Love the way Peel just rambles on.........so uniquely British...?

[@akisasimakopoulos7639]

The GIANTS..... THE SOUND!!!

[@gonetoheaven7478]

RIP Adrian

[@therealparanormale]

the sound is the sound of desperation for the modern world

[@pressureworks]

Ah yes the famous record throw !

[@andrepineli2943]

The best british post punk band... Miles ahead of any other.

[@wildviolet3973]

Absolutely agree.

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

getting an autograph off a member soon..

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

The Chameleons?

[@erwin1968100]

Mmmmmjoy divission?

[@MarcassCarcass]

1:03

[@patrickholt2270]

Suspiciously similar sounding to Echo and the Bunnymen. I was going to say ostentatiously derivative of, but I'm not sure which came first.

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

Sound nothing like them!

[@thdraws]

Contemporaries, but if you listen to them a little longer, the semblance is superficial. The Sound is more grounded, less psychedelic. It grows with repeated listens.

[@thdraws]

Also, like a less grandiose early U2.

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

Nothing like them.

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

@@thdraws The Sound were much better. Jeopardy & From the lion's mouth are both amazing albums.