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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.

Steve W

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British Electric Foundation (or B.E.F.) are a production company founded in 1981 by Ian Craig Marsh and Martyn Ware, formerly of The Human League and of the newly founded group Heaven 17, which itself fell under the B.E.F. banner. Although still releasing material on the Virgin label, the production company name and logo were given to releases by Heaven 17 and to a series of cover version compilation albums called "Music of Quality and Distinction", featuring vocalists such as Sandie Shaw, Billy Mackenzie and Tina Turner. 1981 also saw the initial release on cassette only of experimental instrumental tracks called "Music For Stowaways" in reference to the new "Stowaway" (later "Walkman") portable cassette player marketed by Sony.[1]

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Peel played tracks from the "Music For Stowaways" cassette and also early Heaven 17 releases, including debut single "We Don't Need This Fascist Groove Thing"[2], famously defying a Radio One ban.

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B.E.F. - Wipe the Board Clean

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