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- John's moments of glory were not just limited to mentions in session and studio tracks. This page displays a gallery of 7, 12 inch, LP and CD inclusions of pictures, puppets or drawings of him, in order of release date.
Peel (front, far right) among the "guests" featured on the inner gatefold sleeve of the Idle Race's debut LP, The Birthday Party (Liberty,1968).
John and Sheila's feet, from John Peel Presents Top Gear (BBC, 1969).
Puppets of Peel (sitting on left), Bob Dylan (sitting on right), Brian Jones (standing on left) and Jimi Hendrix (standing on right) from the original cover of Hendrix's LP Band Of Gypsys (Track, 1970).
Compilation released on Peel's own label featuring infamous picture of JP and semi-nude model in the bath: There Is Some Fun Going Forward (Dandelion, 1972).
Peel with Radio 1 colleagues pictured on the inside gatefold panel of Ten Years Of Hits - Radio 1. Also features brief sleevenotes and signature (Super Beeb Records, 1977).
Peel (bottom, center) on back of Swell Maps' single Read About Seymour (Rather, 1978). Written below: 'A means of bringing the Maps to the customer".
JP is on the left of this drawing from the cover of the Ruts' LP The Crack (Virgin, 1979).
A small photo of Peel appears on the right of the front cover of the v/a LP Labels Unlimited - The Second Record Collection (Cherry Red, 1979).
Second from the right, top row, along with some other famous Johns, on the Motors' 7 inch That's What John Said (Virgin, 1980).
Peel (on the left) with Tommy Vance in cartoon mode, on a 7" vinyl, called Radio 1 Rock Show Themes (Polydor, 1982)
Peel (on the bottom left) in the sleeve of Musical Youth's The Youth Of Today album (MCA, 1982).
JP (left, b&w) dispenses advice to band member, on inside gatefold sleeve of Roman Holliday 2x7" Stand By (Jive, 1983)
CD reissue of Dandelion compilation featuring extra tracks and a happier picture: There Is Some Fun Going Forward.Plus: Dandelion Rarities Vol. 1 (See For Miles, 1995).
Various artists compilation, John Peel - A Tribute (Warner Strategic Marketing UK, 2005).
John Peel's Festive 15 (free with Uncut magazine, Jan. 2006 issue)
CD cover of John Peel And Sheila: The Pig's Big 78 (Trikont, 2006).
Right Time, Wrong Speed: double Warner Music compilation CD of tracks made famous by JP (2006)
At Peel Acres with PJ Harvey on the cover of The Peel Sessions 1991-2004 (Universal, 2006).
Compilation of tracks from the 2000 All-Time Festive 50: Classics From John Peel's All-Time Festive Fifty (Universal Music Cataolgue, 2006).
From Tractor's retrospective boxset, John Peel Bought Us Studio Gear And A PA (Ozit Morpheus, 2006).
A drawing of a young and older John Peel appears on the front cover of Drive's Peep Sessions 1990 EP (Fixing A Hole, 2007)
Four CD compilation of songs and Peel links, Kat's Karavan - The History Of John Peel On The Radio (Commercial Marketing, 2009).
Peel's photo appears on a picture frame on the glass table on the back sleeve of Lee's Request Aggressive Past CD (Finest Noise, 2011).
21 Songs For John: A Tribute In Music To The Legacy Of John Peel (2014, download, Unwashed Territories).
Peel's picture from the 70's appearing above the Radio title on the front sleeve of Aubrey Small's Radio Broadcasts CD (Small, 2015).
A double 7" released for Record Store Day, Nothing Leaves The Archive (First Word, 2016) features samples from items in Peel's record collection
A photo of Peel's face in pink with white shiny teeth appears on the cover of the v/a LP Killed By John Peel Vol 1 (Vatican Radio, 2020).
A photo of John Peel with John The Postman on the cover of John The Postman's Is Still Above God album (Overground, 2020)