Changes to the look of John Peel Wiki will take place in the near future due to a new skin being rolled out over Oct/Nov across Wikia. Please see the Wikia Staff Blog for further details. On this site, the changes will affect the navigation from the left menu, as well as introduce a fixed page width with narrower content space. Please be patient while adjustments are made for the switch to the new system.
UPDATE: As the change is now in force for some users, I have switched the navigation to the simplified one for the new system. Please check Navigation in the Help section if you can't find things. I also initially made small adjustments to the front page layout, but have now reverted to the old look until all users are on the new system.
COUNTDOWN: Just a reminder for people still using Monaco that the final switch to the new skin is due on Nov. 3. After that, it will no longer be offered as an option. Sorry. Nothing to do with me.
BOB (sometimes spelt as Bob) were an English indie band formed in North London in 1986 during the C86 scene by Richard Blackborow, Simon Armstrong and Jem Morris. Initially they used a drum machine before bringing in Gary Connors on drum duties. Connors was replaced after just one official release by ex-Jamie Wednesday drummer, Dean Leggett. Stephen Hersom (ex-The Caretaker Race) was subsequently drafted in on bass to replace Morris. Most of the group's output was released on their own label, 'House of Teeth'. The collapse of Rough Trade distribution in the early Nineties caused problems for the band. Disillusioned with the music business, they disbanded in 1995.
The band gave a copy of their first release, a flexi-disc called 'Prune (Your Tree)' to John Peel when they encountered him in the Rough Trade record shop. Peel was impressed with the band's material and they were invited to record sessions for his show on three occasions. Listeners voted the group's 'Convenience' track into the 1989 Festive Fifty at number 31.
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