The Psychedelic Furs - Peel Session 1979

[@sergiosozi]

We all must thank John Peel for having given us, in Europe, the best of New Brits Wave.

[@zuluflight5467]

i was a kid listening to the radio. think it was on thursdays. was it ?

[@TH-yx5eb]

Yes, then. It was extended beyond anyone since

[@spikespikelton2248]

sister europe

[@connernehemiah6733]

I know im randomly asking but does any of you know a tool to log back into an instagram account..? I somehow lost the password. I would appreciate any tips you can give me.

[@marcelnoel6717]

@Conner Nehemiah Instablaster :)

[@NapFloridian]

Sister Europe one of their best songs

[@christopheradderley45]

I completely agree with you Nap. I think that if The Psychedelic Furs had only ever recorded "Sister Europe", "India" and "Heaven" then they'd still be one of the greatest bands ever 🧡

[@danneumann3274]

@@christopheradderley45 India has my favorite intro of any song Sister Europe is Perhaps My favorite furs song. shame theyve never got radio play

[@pena.3302]

1st lp..&,Then that fkin Movie came out Pretty in punk..😢😮By the 3rd President.Gas..😢

[@mikehunt3205]

Imagining Christopher Walken stopping the recording for MOAR SAX! I'm just not hearing enough SAX! Now one more time but MOAR SAX!

[@Spectrescup]

​@@mikehunt3205there's actually markedly less sax on some of this than on the recorded versions.

[@smidon]

Good lord - I feel like I’ve missed out on my own life. So much great music happening and I was largely unaware. Thank God for KZbin

[@beaware6487]

Thanks for adding John's comments and intros. They are music to my ears still after 45 years!

[@beatbrunner3144]

The Peel Sessions was very inmportant for many many Bands of all Coleur. John Peel had gives The Musicians a big Chance to play their Music in his Show. And there are many great Bands which have had her Big Chance to get famous. The List of all Bands Who had Play in his Show is Incredible long.

[@peterkunstmann]

❤

[@corporaterobotslave400]

So glad I finally got to see The Furs live back in '03. Life goals.

[@neilpalmer1722]

Finally got to see them 2 weeks ago in Bilbao got to meet Richard too. 58 years old I've been a fan since I was 15.

[@wmorris189]

My god. My big sister and her mates took me to see them at the Music Machine in 1980, I was 16. So many, many great bands then.. John Peel was a truly great man in how he helped working class creative people get AirPlay and access. Much missed.

[@trevorburns3634]

So much emotion in the music and lyrics...unbeatable...Great days.

[@squidgyschannel3465]

I remember this word for word from the time I taped it off the radio. Played it so many times the tape more or less fell to bits. One of the best ever Peel Sessions. I was lucky enough to see them at Erics in Liverpool, fabulous album that.

[@StephenMoss-yp8ch]

Remember the session in 1979...still sounds so fresh JP RIP...

[@ianblack3181]

always so emotional to hear the great john peel,i was so lucky to have my teenage years at the end of the 70s and into the 80s ,i would say the best period for music and thanks to john peels radio show ,well there will never be anything the same ever again only x factor shite

[@angrypossumsx1259]

Wow, Imitation of Christ lyrics are completely different from the album version. John Peel was an absolute legend, so many incredible bands and iconic sessions.

[@roviwoteap2375]

Thank goodness I got to see them back in 80’s. Such a great era for music and bands like the Furs. If only I had a time machine to go back to that time and get away from the s**t world we live in, in 2023.

[@neilphillips162]

John peel you are sadly missed.

[@TH-yx5eb]

Turned out worse than anyone but you understands, bugger, big love for John xxx

[@peterfreeman6677]

*Still* very much missed.

[@juveale29]

Great session. Their first 2 albums are so consistent and still sound very fresh today

[@kerrywinter3973]

It’s no wonder that they were Bowie’s fave when they came on the scene. The sax!!!!

[@JohnMoseley]

"Good, eh?" Yes, John. :¬) Thanks for the memories.

[@joseaquino8773]

This is pure radio history (broadcasting an ad for a new Furs drummer!). Thanks, Vibracobra!

[@derekmacfarlane4927]

Oh god won't someone release these brilliant peel sessions for the masses to purchase.😎

[@chriswilliams6795]

This is mind blowing. It's like hearing the songs from a parallel universe. When, when, when will the BBC sessions be released again with an affordable price tag. Come on. Someone sort it out for (Imitation of) Christ's sake!

[@stephenwolfram356]

there's so much good stuff affordable is a relative term!

[@raoulbonnefoy7376]

Q

[@JRStephens5005]

Brilliant band and brilliant dj. RIP Mr. Peel. xxx

[@tubewayarmy1979]

I used to record john peel when I had basic tape recorder when I was 15 in 1978. I remember this song Sister Europe and was instantly hooked on new wave music.Thanks for uploading such a clear session

[@nospammuppet7017]

Blown away, I remember this from my youth. Never thought I would ever hear this again. thank you ;-)

[@stuartharrison165]

A few yrs into a great period for UK music. Loved his voice, I think Weller back then said he was his fav current singer.

[@roberthale6572]

Talk talk talk, a guy in a record store gave me his copy with another record by the hitmen(Bates motel). This furs record melted me, dumbwaiters, into you like a train, Mr Jones,,it doesn't stop until all of this and nothing,,, and that's quite something

[@TH-yx5eb]

This is exactly the session we want inundating KZbin. Apart from the excellent his incredible taste, his humour and reality are so missed RIP John, great paintings, Richard, wish I could afford one! All in all, a perfect upload - we're listening, keep it up xxx

[@dacra9625]

It is indeed great. But the session has been available on CD since 1999.

[@Listermintsluesh]

Wow butlers voice became much more gravelly, but like this fresh original version of those tracks. Nice archive.

[@crawford1083]

1979! When anything and everything seemed possible with music! The post-punk years.

[@superbookseller]

Sheer pleasure, it has been a long time since I have listened to the Furs; always great live. Thanks

[@leonardotube]

What a treasure.

[@normanjones7490]

Better than the swedeslol

[@AndrewBooker-gc4fe]

Sean keep it

[@vodaploda]

great version of Sister Europe for sure

[@lakesadmin3622]

Holy crap!!!! Loving this version of "Imitation of Christ!"

[@richardt3583]

Great session and to hear John Peel again too

[@hansmoser989]

without Peel many couldn`t understand underground or punk. love the furs`s sound. h.m.

[@TH-yx5eb]

Honourable, wish it helped.. didn't think he'd be replaced. His dedication and taste certainly aren't. RIP JP xxx

[@TH-yx5eb]

Forgot to say RIP John Walters, he also had that ear, so rare it makes me so bemused. Furs, excellent. Peel, Walters bet you didn't now music would virtually die without you...RIP xxx

[@jimwilliams9225]

We Love You sounds like a car careening down the highway. Legends.

[@klausrain111]

With that sax and all, they were obviously one of the more original bands around, ready to help the Cure and New Order define the 80s. All very original bands.

[@aremcc]

Great session love The Furs, my first experience was when they opened for Iggy Pop in Edinburgh too long ago...

[@paddycampbell576]

Always been a favourite band. Great session! Must take this opportunity to thank you, Vibracobra, for ALL your uploads. Getting the chance to hear lots of stuff for first time as well as hearing John's dry wit and musings... Quality.

[@Vibracobra23Redux]

Paddy Campbell You're welcome Paddy...always good to have people here who know and appreciate what they're listening to

[@jacquelineiona1996]

Paddy Campbell indeed....thanks to the people at Vibracobra 💖

[@albertoumbridge899]

Vibracobra23 Redux "

[@MisAnnThorpe]

I'd like to add my thanks too.

[@written12]

Paddy’s gratitude I shared by many others, Vibracobra. Thanks for all these treasures from beloved bands.

[@klausrain111]

Love this. Best 80s band.

[@camelchannel3096]

So much sharper than the album versions.

[@patrickcannady2066]

they seem more relaxed. The mix is certainly better, you can hear the instrumentation much more clearly.

[@vinto34]

They always seem to be with the peel sessions and not just the furs.

[@KevKavanagh]

More people who heard VU and formed a band...timeless & excellent!

[@mrcodhead67]

FARTY ALERT: I loved listening to Peel in the late 70s & 80s, hearing many new (to me) bands, broadening my music palette, in the process; as did Old Grey Whistle Test and, a little later, The Tube, over on Channel 4. Some great bands, great music. Horizons broadened. Job done. Thanks, as ever, for posting.

[@chlakosek]

Thanks for posting! Love these Peel sessions.

[@amherst88]

Thank you for posting these ❤️ nothing like this was around in the US (and you had much better music in those days anyway) -- listening now is a bit of ageless sanity in the atmosphere of absurdity . . .

[@normanjones7490]

Better than Stan ridgeway lol

[@owlsley5]

They went on to become one of the best timeless musicians as their work never sounds old. From Dumbwaiter to We Love You to Sometimes to.... well a few more.

[@steveburgur8644]

Godlike set.

[@beatapozitiva5215]

Total Classic. Love it .Thankyou for Uploading

[@Wearenotreallyhere]

How fresh do these songs still sound? Love this band, had the 'We Love You' badge on me school blazer!

[@future_Tarzan]

thats so badass

[@talltim10]

The BBC really missed a trick in not including the Peel intro snippets on their official Peel Sessions releases

[@andrina118]

Definitely

[@The1stMrJohn]

Excellent band, one of my favourites .... especially the first 2 albums, saw them several times in the 1980s and at Glastonbury1986. then also saw them in 2010 at Frome of all places , that's in England by the way.

[@danthefan5378]

+MISTERJOHN JOHN , Bravo Sir, imho There are songs on Every Album including the Solo's that = Anything On the 1st 2 &or Build On Them.

[@The1stMrJohn]

dan thefan OK. ;~)

[@samsara3694]

Prefer these to the album cuts - more raw and refreshing than the heavy, over produced versions on the album (which I still like). Imagine that Peel would have felt the same.

[@patrickparker9863]

amazing. fantastic.

[@mwells219]

Ok so what the hell was going on in northern England to produce all this good music in the late 70's-early 80"s? There must have been some good acid going around.

[@Spectrescup]

They were from London, or it's suburbs.

[@emersontomasini9495]

Very good songs here. 🖤

[@brunomichaels9497]

This is a really good upload. Many thanks.

[@neilveganhead1890]

Many thanks

[@dsokind]

So early and at their best

[@LarzGustafsson]

"Fall" and "We Love You" are great tunes.

[@normanjones7490]

Pretty int pink!?

[@marcopervo]

The Furs were a band who were heavier, deeper and far more interesting than the Synth Pop and New Wave/New Romantic contemporaries they were lumped in with here in the States.

[@patrickcannady2066]

yes...and pressure to fit that image no doubt sanitized their sound...couldn't have that dark, raw, sexy, trippy sound on American Top 40 radio...no sir. Clean it up and make them a boy band instead...Pretty In Pink was the death knell of the sound that made them interesting at all.

[@unreserved7815]

new wave+sax

[@JohnMoseley]

@@patrickcannady2066 The album and film versions of Pretty and Pink were significantly different. The latter sounded more like US top 40 stuff at the time.

[@patrickcannady2066]

@@JohnMoseley which I hated! I hated that 1980s AT40 sound, with its tinny, saccharine mix of overpowering drums and screechy vocals, no matter who was singing. UGH. Hate hate hate! Give me the fuzzier, balanced, warmer sound, with strong distorted guitar of the Furs' first couple of releases. I mean for fuck's sake, it's rock and roll, not fucking nursery rhymes. Jesus Christ on a popsicle stick...

[@JohnMoseley]

@@patrickcannady2066 Yeah, I agree. I didn't express an opinion, but the film version was essentially vandalism.

[@hawkwind7by7]

Thank you Vibracobra for these,Quality uploads,top band/dj peely,love him,I still have,on Good quality cassettes,about 30-40 Festive Fiftys programs,plus many other,amazing recordings,bootlegs, remember them ?Great comments on here

[@dankirkland1602]

I am still waiting to hear about the drumming gig. I sent all my info and hope to start gigging soon.

[@ernestolombardo5811]

Man oh man do I love the early Furs. But do you know who I love even so much more? John Peel. Currently, Gideon Coe on BBC6 is the one DJ that I look forward to every day with eager anticipation, whose show is an event for me the way Peel was an event to the faithful back in the day. Coe doesn't really do sessions, but he does dig deep and often into the Beeb's session archives.

[@TH-yx5eb]

I'll take your word for it, & let you know. Thanks, mate

[@ronjohns8002]

Sista Europa...home again

[@DBrewster99]

Best version of We Love You. "I'm in love with Elton's wig" :D

[@dawnpericles1136]

This is gorgeous. It’s so much richer and more textural than the album...what happened?

[@seanmccuen6970]

good question.

[@sebastianbaxter6760]

'our love will never end, parties for our stupid friends' wow. was really struggling with the whole SAR-CoV-2 thang, then I heard I heard this track :) Peel's reaction is priceless: 'good, eh' xx

[@mrubbish1]

another gem, thanks

[@toejam1]

Goddamn this version of Imitation of Christ

[@laynehorwitz3082]

Sublime sax . . .

[@AndrewBooker-gc4fe]

78 a ticket I had myself in hopefully better than 94 no way

[@concretemode]

they still kick booty

[@northenerone]

Brilliant, touring again in Autumn

[@donnybrooklads]

The sax sound really separated the Furs from the pack. Always had time for this band.

[@MisAnnThorpe]

They actually sound a hell of a lot like X Ray Spex at times!

[@written12]

Good point.

[@written12]

And the guitarist used a very evocative pedal effect(or something). Dreamy but kind of dark.

[@patrickcannady2066]

@@written12 Roger Morris and John Ashton both used a mix of effects, including delay, flanging and chorus.

[@StevJame]

No arguments from me... all they have a ominous moody texture, fresh. FRESH and really bone tingling sensation! I played this song to death... I just loved the moodiness and intelligence! This has soul, this has body and unique intelligence about it... (I am from Calgary, AB Canada... Thanks for bringing this to KZbin)

[@TScardoa]

Great session !

[@KevKavanagh]

Oh, and great rant at the end from John Peel about advertising logos on the kit of his beloved Liverpool FC...YNWAJP!!!

[@therailroader]

I'm a huge Bowie fan but did not enjoy his polished pop hits of the early 80s - the direction that he went. To fill that vacuum, I became interested in the Psychedelic Furs (due to the sax) and Richard Butler's gravelly voice. The 2nd artist was Gary Numan for his futuristic and emotionally distant sound.

[@userbosco]

memory lane!!

[@CatoMinor]

"Fall" and "We love you" could be included in Roxy Music's 1972 album.

[@costellophotocentraltexas2501]

I miss John Peel, to think he once worked at KATT Oklahoma City! The P Furs are brilliant, their early days at the Golden Lion Fulham were great , I saw them at HOB Las Vegas a few years ago , great show!

[@richardbrooks50]

Brilliant this,reminds me of Roxy Music and very early U2

[@okarinveelaasco437]

Una de las mejores y excelentes bandas undergraond del mundo 😈

[@crieff1sand2s]

40 year ago st andrews uni..... 👍

[@randyj420]

THIS IS AMAZING!!! cheers

[@klausrain111]

Best Band of the 80s, no contest.

[@PolHesher]

I add myself to each positive comment. Thanks Vibracobra2🤘- 737 Peel Sessions so far! -

[@BenStone_]

needles on the beach at Goa!!

[@roviwoteap2375]

John Peel mentioning Kenny Dalglish. What fond memories.

[@robertommundsen9155]

India.you are my love Song.really got to me,been there 6 times.one year all together.

[@bradmoxon1061]

LOVE ❤️

[@AndrewBooker-gc4fe]

It's true music is always good for you me every 1 and keep 1 of a good one

[@meealan]

Great

[@davidellis5141]

Steve Lillywhite & Martin Hannet sure did add production touches !! But the songs were allready there. All Of This & Nothing.

[@danielvahnke3369]

I'm sorry about daring Richard to that hash smoking contest. I thought his throat would heal. Good thing I was wrong.

[@robertk1427]

Love it - thanks. The want ad for a drummer is great. But they changed the lyrics on "Imitation of Christ" on the Peel session; the original ones were probably too controversial for a radio broadcast.

[@Vibracobra23Redux]

Butler would regularly sing variations in the lyrics back then...as the other tracks also show...and was still singing variable lyrics when I saw them live on the Talk Talk Talk tour...besides...the session was recorded before the first album

[@normanjones7490]

Oh I you stay like 3 Mustapha thre )& uncle Mustapha x

[@ianevans2570]

Wow...

[@alexwojcik]

are they still accepting applications for a drummer? i can drum

[@geraldmidgley1629]

Saw the Furs at Goldsmiths, London, in 1979. Unfortunately the accoustics was terrible (it didn't help that I was standing near a speaker), and it felt like a wall of undifferentiated sound. This is so much better.

[@peterkunstmann]

❤

[@RobinParmar]

"I know that doesn't add up to 89"... Peel is missed.

[@charlescross1500]

75

[@nic-ci_66-77]

I wanna tell everybody that without the atmospheres created by this band shoegaze would not have existed

[@rooftopcat1785]

You may be on to something there.