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Wckr Spgt
Wckr Spgt are an experimental lo-fi rock band from California. Their first vinyl release came in 1991 and included the track for which they are best known to listeners of the John Peel show. The short, quirky "Francis Mitterrand" was an instant hit with both the DJ and many ... (read more)

Immortal Lee County Killers
The Immortal Lee County Killers were an American punk blues band, formed in Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, who existed from mid-1999 to 2007. The group were first played on the Peel show on 12 December 2000. It was an inauspicious debut ... (read more)

Eurovision Song Contest
“I'm a great admirer of the Eurovision Song Contest - genuinely so. I mean, I really look forward to it each year, because it does have a kind of innocence and charm to it and things which you don't often get these days, and also the record industry doesn't seem ..." (read more)

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"Caterham-Survival_of_the_Fastest"_documentary_2003 — "Caterham-Survival of the Fastest" documentary 2003

Peel narrates Caterham - Survival Of The Fastest, a 2003 BBC Four documentary about Caterham Cars, whose British-built Caterham Seven was the fastest accelerating production sports car in the world.

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The Festive 50 continues. Listen to the official 2014 Festive Fifty to the end of January.

Record Collection: Details of the first 100 LPs of each letter of John Peel's record collection were released at The Space website in 2012. All material is now available at John Peel Archive and YouTube. Since Sept. 2014, a new Record Boxes series features selections from the collection by key music figures. Latest:

(Dec 2014): Mala Record Box

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April 19 19 April 1973: Chilli Willi & The Red Hot Peppers, Clifford T Ward, John Dummer's Ooblee Dooblee Band 19 April 1977: Heron, Supercharge 19 April 1979: records only 19 April 1980: Undertones, A Certain Ratio concert 19 April 1980 (BFBS) 19 April 1982: Associates, Nightingales 19 April 1983: Marine Girls, March Violets 19 April 1988: FSK, Heresy 19 April 1989: Walking Seeds 19 April 1990: Fatima Mansions 19 April 1992 (BFBS) 19 April 2000: DJ Food 19 April 2001: Zabrinski

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John Peel Wiki PM126 - Weatherman22 - 2024/04/18 23:43 ← Older revision Revision as of 23:43, 18 April 2024 (27 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) Line 2: Line 2: ; Name ; Name + PM126... PM126 - Weatherman22 - 2024/04/18 23:14* Created page with "== Tape == ; Name PM125 ; Station BBC Radio One ; YYYY-MM 1978 ;Comments Time marks denote edits. ==Tracklisting == SIDE A 21 December 1978 SIDE B == File == ;Name J... PM125 - Weatherman22 - 2024/04/18 23:12* ← Older revision Revision as of 23:12, 18 April 2024 (20 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) Line 19: Line 19: [[Jah Wobble]]: Unlikely Pub [[Jah Wobble]]: U... Peel Mailing List Peel News Just mining our business in Horse Gulch – The Durango Herald - The Durango Herald - - 2023/10/27 07:00 Just mining our business in Horse Gulch – The Durango Herald The Durango Herald... Inside investigation: Invasion of the light strings – The Durango Herald - The Durango Herald - - 2023/05/29 07:00 Inside investigation: Invasion of the light strings – The Durango Herald The Durango Herald... One wheel, one amazing trip: Unicyclist puts smiles on hundreds of faces - The Durango Herald - - 2022/05/27 07:00 One wheel, one amazing trip: Unicyclist puts smiles on hundreds of faces The Durango Herald... A skier's place in Iron Horse lore – The Durango Herald - The Durango Herald - - 2022/05/27 07:00 A skier's place in Iron Horse lore – The Durango Herald The Durango Herald... Iron Horse became part of the gravel explosion - The Durango Herald - - 2022/05/26 07:00 Iron Horse became part of the gravel explosion The Durango Herald... Teenage Kicks #keepingitpeel Life Has Surface Noise Perfumed Garden Johnpeel.net Festive Fifty Illustrated

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-|'''Amsterdam'''<br />Amsterdam are a Liverpool band, formed in 1999 by front man Ian Prowse. Peel, a sentimental man who often confessed how easily he was moved to tears, admitted that he couldn't hear their song "Does This Train Stop On Merseyside?" without feeling choked up … [[Amsterdam|(read more)]]
+|'''Wckr Spgt'''<br />Wckr Spgt are an experimental lo-fi rock band from California. Their first vinyl release came in 1991 and included the track for which they are best known to listeners of the John Peel show. The short, quirky "Francis Mitterrand" was an instant hit with both the DJ and many ... [[Wckr Spgt|(read more)]]
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-|'''Cannibals'''<br /> Previously the singer of mid-Seventies R&B pub rockers the Count Bishops, Mike Spenser formed the Cannibals in 1976. "Nothing Takes The Place Of You", the b-side of their debut single, was one of the forty songs Peel selected to mark his 40th birthday in August 1979 … [[Cannibals|(read more)]]
+|'''Immortal Lee County Killers'''<br />The Immortal Lee County Killers were an American punk blues band, formed in Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, who existed from mid-1999 to 2007. The group were first played on the Peel show on 12 December 2000. It was an inauspicious debut ... [[Immortal Lee County Killers|(read more)]]
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-|'''Yes'''<br />"In twenty years' time collectors will still be enthusing over the records of such weighty bands as Yes and Emerson, Lake, Palmer. I'm ready to bet you a few shillings that Yes and ELP will have vanished from the memory of all but the most stubborn" ... [[Yes|(read more)]]
+|'''Eurovision Song Contest'''<br /> “I'm a great admirer of the Eurovision Song Contest - genuinely so. I mean, I really look forward to it each year, because it does have a kind of innocence and charm to it and things which you don't often get these days, and also the record industry doesn't seem ..." [[Eurovision Song Contest|(read more)]]
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+|[[File:"Caterham-Survival of the Fastest" documentary 2003|thumb|left|450px|Peel narrates [[Caterham - Survival Of The Fastest]], a 2003 BBC Four documentary about Caterham Cars, whose British-built Caterham Seven was the fastest accelerating production sports car in the world.]]
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-|The [[Festive 50]] continues. Listen to the official [http://www.dandelionradio.com/festive50.htm 2014 Festive Fifty] from Christmas Day and into January.
+|The [[Festive 50]] continues. Listen to the official [http://www.dandelionradio.com/festive50.htm 2014 Festive Fifty] to the end of January.
 *[http://www.dandelionradio.com/index.htm Listen live]
 *[http://www.mixcloud.com/DandelionRadio/ Mixcloud: Archive of shows since January 2013]
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-|[[Record Collection]]: Details of the first 100 LPs of each letter of John Peel's record collection were released over 26 weeks at [http://thespace.org/ The Space] website in 2012. The site's pilot run came to an end in October 2012. All material is now available at [http://www.johnpeelarchive.com/ John Peel Archive], with videos at [http://www.youtube.com/user/johnpeelarchive YouTube]. Latest:<br>
+|[[Record Collection]]: Details of the first 100 LPs of each letter of John Peel's record collection were released at [http://thespace.org/ The Space] website in 2012. All material is now available at [http://www.johnpeelarchive.com/ John Peel Archive] and [http://www.youtube.com/user/johnpeelarchive YouTube]. Since Sept. 2014, a new [http://www.johnpeelarchive.com/boxes.html Record Boxes] series features selections from the collection by key music figures. Latest:<br>
-* (Oct 2014) [http://johnpeelarchive.com/john-peel-desert-island-discs/ Desert Island Discs Record Box]
+* (Dec 2014): [http://johnpeelarchive.com/mala/ Mala Record Box]
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