Recorded on 25 November 1992, this was the 18th session which Ivor Cutler had recorded for Peel. It was perfect timing for Martin Reynolds, one of Peel’s listeners, who had written to request something by Cutler to celebrate the birth of his daughter on New Year’s Eve ‘92. Peel was delighted to have a new Cutler session for everyone to enjoy, though he had to give out his periodical reminder that none of Cutler’s Peel Sessions were commercially available. Himself and Andy Kershaw were determined to try and set up a not-for-profit record label by which means they could distribute the sessions to those who regularly wrote in whenever one was broadcast. Sadly, this has not yet come to pass.
In the meantime, Peel’s fervent hope was that Cutler had managed to appear on Radio 5 and by doing so, add to his legend as the only musician to have had his music played on Radios 1, 2, 3 and 4.
This session comprised 11 pieces of prose and short songs. I will let Ivor fill in the details but they run as follows:
Doing the Bathroom (Part 1) [Prose] - Young Ivor is sent to the rubbish tip to find something to spice up the family’s mince dinner.
The Lid [Prose] - How birdsong works.
25,000 Miles [Prose] - Meditations on walking and the importance of the role of the groin in the act of striding.
Part of the Ground [Song] - A woman settles permanently in a new town.
Between Two Walls [Song] - Do not stand in my light, Daddy...
Your Side [Prose] - The river cuts off the betting shop.
Pschawa [Prose] - The intransigence of bees, especially Polish ones.
Ros Vulgaris [Prose] - Information about the dewdrop.
Dale Song [Song] - Topography.
Two Paracetamol [Song] - A slipped disc while washing a handkerchief.
Doing the Bathroom (Part 2) [Prose] - Seven year old Ivor starts to form political convictions.
Video courtesy of Fruitier Than Thou.
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