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Silloth
During an infamous visit to the Cumbrian town by the John Peel Roadshow on Saturday 15 Dec. 1984, the DJ’s choice of records was so badly received that he was forced from the stage and had to be escorted from the venue by the police for his own protection … (read more)

Friday Night Is Boogie Night
The oddly named Friday night Peel show, produced by John Muir, made up for JP's removal from presenting In Concert. It ran on BBC Radio One between 10 and 12 midnight from 07 Jan. 1972 to 29 Sept. 1972, when it moved to Thursday … (read more)

Jay Walker & The Pedestrians
In later years, Peel claimed to have branched out into band management during the time he worked for KOMA in Oklahoma in the mid-1960s, citing Jay Walker & The Pedestrians and Dann Yankee & The Carpetbaggers, who allegedly performed on Indian reservations … (read more)

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Z_is_for..._Zion_Train — Z is for... Zion Train

Neil Perch of Zion Train remembers Peel, 2012.

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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 The Space website in 2012. The site's pilot run came to an end in October 2012. All material is now available at John Peel Archive, with videos at YouTube. Latest:

(June 2014) : Boxes announcement

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On This Day

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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-|'''Chameleons'''<br />The Chameleons are an English post-punk band, formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester, in 1981. The demo tape handed to Peel outside the BBC was “so accomplished that he suspected he had been given a cassette of an established band” …  [[Chameleons|(read more)]]
+|'''Silloth'''<br />During an infamous visit to the Cumbrian town by the John Peel Roadshow on Saturday 15 Dec. 1984, the DJ’s choice of records was so badly received that he was forced from the stage and had to be escorted from the venue by the police for his own protection  … [[Silloth|(read more)]]
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-|'''Everly Brothers'''<br /> The Everly Brothers were an American close harmony duo from Kentucky who influenced early rock 'n' roll by infusing it with country influences. Peel, who was in the States when they were at the peak of their powers, selected 'Poor Jenny' for the 1959 Peelenium … [[Everly Brothers|(read more)]]
+|'''Friday Night Is Boogie Night'''<br />The oddly named Friday night Peel show, produced by John Muir, made up for JP's removal from presenting In Concert. It ran on BBC Radio One between 10 and 12 midnight from 07 Jan. 1972 to 29 Sept. 1972, when it moved to Thursday … [[Friday Night Is Boogie Night |(read more)]]
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+|'''Jay Walker & The Pedestrians'''<br />In later years, Peel claimed to have branched out into band management during the time he worked for KOMA in Oklahoma in the mid-1960s, citing Jay Walker & The Pedestrians and Dann Yankee & The Carpetbaggers, who allegedly performed on Indian reservations … [[Jay Walker & The Pedestrians|(read more)]]
-|'''Private Eye'''<br />Private Eye is a fortnightly satirical magazine, published in the UK since 1961. Peel was a not unwilling victim of its scathing wit, both in print and on record. In 1969, he earned his first Pseuds Corner entry for likening Pink Floyd’s music to the “cries of dying galaxies” … [[Private Eye|(read more)]]
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