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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 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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+|'''Heaven 17'''<br />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 … [[Heaven 17|(read more)]]
-|'''Shrewsbury Pumping Station'''<br />"The Music Of Machinery: Volume One Shrewsbury Pumping Station" was a 7" of field recordings from a steam-powered Victorian sewage pumping station in Shrewsbury. On 30 July 2002, Peel claimed that he might play the A side during his forthcoming DJ set at Fabric … [[Shrewsbury Pumping Station|(read more)]]
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-|'''Terrorizer'''<br />Terrorizer is an extreme metal music magazine published in the UK by Dark Arts Ltd. Peel regularly played tracks from its free cover-mount CDs on his show. The magazine also sent him an album of Black Sabbath covers in Latin by Estonian outfit Rondellus … [[Terrorizer|(read more)]]
+|'''Cover Versions '''<br />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 … [[Cover Versions|(read more)]]
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-|'''Bury St Edmunds'''<br />The town lies approximately 11 miles to the north west of Peel Acres, the Ravenscroft family home in the village of Great Finborough. On 12 November 2004, the public funeral for John was held at Bury St Edmunds cathedral prior to a family service and burial … [[Bury St Edmunds|(read more)]]
+|'''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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+|[[File:Joe Boyd on Bob Dylan's demos|thumb|left|450px|Record producer Joe Boyd uncovers a [[Bob Dylan]] rarity while making selections in the first of a new [http://www.johnpeelarchive.com/ John Peel Archive] series of [http://www.johnpeelarchive.com/boxes.html Record Boxes] drawn from Peel’s [[Record Collection|record collection]]. (See [http://www.johnpeelarchive.com/joe-boyd/ Joe Boyd’s Record Box].)]]
-|[[File:H is for... Half Man Half Biscuit|thumb|left|450px|Nigel Blackwell ([[Half Man Half Biscuit|HMHB]]) and Geoff Davis (Probe Plus) remember Peel, 2012. Almost inevitably, Claire Rayner appears.]]
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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>
+* (Sept 2014) [http://www.johnpeelarchive.com/joe-boyd/ Joe Boyd’s Record Box]
-* (Sept. 2013) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aZ7Q92mJPxI: The Zombies on 'Odessey and Oracle' (video interview)]
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