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Robert Lloyd
Robert Lloyd (born 5 June 1959, Cannock, Staffordshire) is lead singer with The Nightingales and formerly with The Prefects. As a fan of both bands, Peel took an interest in Lloyd's other work, offering him and his New Four Seasons group two sessions in 1987 ... (read more)

Academic Articles
John Peel's life, work and role in British life and popular culture have begun to receive the attention of academic researchers, notably in a special edition of the Radio Journal. Of course, the most well-known of these researchers ... (read more)

Sewer Zombies
"When I played a track from this next LP on my programmes in Britain, I got several letters from people saying, 'That is the worst band you've ever featured on your programme!' ... A valuable addition to our cultural lives, I think ... destined to be stars, no doubt about it." ... (read more)

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John_Peel's_What_The_Magazines_Say — John Peel's What The Magazines Say

Peel reviews the music press, What The Magazines Say, 1995.

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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:

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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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-|'''Teenagers In Trouble'''<br />Teenagers In Trouble were a band originating from Bristol. In 1994, their only Peel session was made up of cover versions of songs made popular by artists who appeared at the 1969 Woodstock festival. A similarly themed album was planned ... [[Teenagers In Trouble|(read more)]]
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 |[[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>
-* (April 2015): [http://johnpeelarchive.com/don-letts/ Don Letts Record Box]
+* (Sept 2015): [http://www.johnpeelarchive.com/brian-eno Brian Eno's Record Box]
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