#alternative_music
#Peel_session

The Carpettes are a punk rock band from Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, England, formed in 1977, who released two albums on Beggars Banquet Records and recorded two Peel sessions. They split up in 1981, but reformed in 1996. The band was formed in 1977 by Neil Thompson (vocals, guitar), George Maddison (bass), and Kevin Heard (drums) (all three had played together since 1974 in Brown Sugar), The band's first release, the Radio Wunderbar EP, released on the Walthamstow-based indie label Small Wonder. The band named their follow-up single "Small Wonder" in the label's honour. They recorded two sessions for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show in 1978, however between these two sessions, Kevin Heard was to be replaced by former Young Bucks drummer Tim Wilder. In 1979, they signed to Beggars Banquet Records, who issued their debut album, Frustration Paradise, towards the end of that year] A second album followed in 1980, with a final single released in December that year, before the band split up in June 1981.

TWO Peel Sessions:

1. Recorded: 1978-07-12. First broadcast: 24 July 1978. Repeated: 11 August 1978

Reach The Bottom / I Don't Mean It / Away From It All / Indo-China

2. Recorded: 1978-12-12. First broadcast: 21 December 1978. Repeated: 17 January 1979

Cruel Honesty / What Can I Do / It Don't Make Sense / Double Platinum / Routine

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