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Heaven 17
Heaven 17 are an English new wave synthpop band originating from Sheffield in the early 1980s. Peel was a big fan of their debut single, "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang," which appeared in the 1981 Festive Fifty and was later a Peelenium choice … (read more)

Cover Versions
Unusual cover versions are among the best-remembered features of Peel’s programmes, from ABBA hits sung in Hindi by Pakistani sisters Salma & Sabina and Elvis Presley covers by Eilert Pilarm (the “Swedish Elvis”) to full sessions of covers by artists including Cat Power … (read more)

Stephen Malkmus
Stephen Joseph Malkmus (born May 30, 1966) is an American musician best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the indie rock band Pavement. Peel was a fan of Pavement and interested in what the members of the band were doing after the dissolution ... (read more)

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Joe_Boyd_on_Bob_Dylan's_demos — Joe Boyd on Bob Dylan's demos

Record producer Joe Boyd uncovers a Bob Dylan rarity while making selections in the first of a new John Peel Archive series of Record Boxes drawn from Peel’s record collection. (See Joe Boyd’s Record Box.)

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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:

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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 1986 (BFBS) 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 Template:April 19 - Steve W - 2024/04/19 06:55 ← Older revision Revision as of 06:55, 19 April 2024 Line 6: Line 6: [[19 April 1982]]: Associates, Nightingales [[19 April 1982]]: Associates, Nightingales [[19... Indie - Steve W - 2024/04/19 06:47* ← Older revision Revision as of 06:47, 19 April 2024 Line 28: Line 28: A decade earlier, Peel's own [[Dandelion Records]] had been distributed via the majors, but the new network... 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 (18 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) Line 20: Line 20: [[Veins]]: Speed Of The City [[Veins]]: Speed... 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... National broadcaster began prolific announcing career with Iron Horse Bicycle Classic - The Durango Herald - - 2022/05/26 07:00 National broadcaster began prolific announcing career with Iron Horse Bicycle Classic The Durango Herald... Teenage Kicks #keepingitpeel Life Has Surface Noise Perfumed Garden Johnpeel.net Festive Fifty Illustrated

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-|'''Voodoo Queens'''<br />The Voodoo Queens were an indie band from North London and one of the very few predominantly British Asian all-female groups. Peel came across the band when they were supporting Cornershop at The Falcon in November 1992. Despite a nine-minute set of just three songs … [[Voodoo Queens|(read more)]]
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+|'''Stephen Malkmus'''<br />Stephen Joseph Malkmus (born May 30, 1966) is an American musician best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the indie rock band Pavement. Peel was a fan of Pavement and interested in what the members of the band were doing after the dissolution ... [[Stephen Malkmus|(read more)]]
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