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John Parkes

John Parkes is a musician from Leeds, who has been involved in the Leeds indie music scene especially co-founding bands such as The Chorus, Sinister Cleaners, Greenhouse, Fuzzbird and Whole Sky Monitor. He also plays acoustic music as a solo musician.

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Peel played tracks from bands that John Parkes was involved in during his lifetime, including a session from Greenhouse, where he was the lead vocalist. The DJ was also mentioned as a highlight of John Parkes when he was interviewed for Designer magazine:

"The highlights are or course all in the future but in the past I guess it would probably be something John Peel related.  So, doing a Peel session or hearing him saying ‘that is just great guitar playing’ (or something very similar) on the radio.  Not very spectacular I guess but it’ll do for me – for now.  Some of the European gigs I did years ago were pretty good too…" [1]

It is not known when the interview took place.

Sessions[]

Greenhouse

1. Recorded: 1991-02-05. First Broadcast: 03 March 1991. Repeated: 04 May 1991

  • Ban The Car / Rules / New World Order / Her Too

Other Shows Played[]

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These Stones by The Chorus

Chorus
Sinister Cleaners
Greenhouse
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Risking Your Life For Your Accent

  • 11 October 1989: Risking Your Life For Your Accent (7" - Tigers) Firebomb Radio One (Peel mentions the label as F.R.O.)
  • 24 October 1989: Risking Your Life For Your Accent (7" - Tigers) Firebomb Radio One
  • 26 October 1989 (BBC World Service): Risking Your Life For Your Accent (7" - Tigers) Firebomb Radio One
  • 04 November 1989 (BFBS): 'Risking Your Life For Your Accent (7"-Tigers)' (Firebomb Radio One)
  • 03 April 1990: World's Turn (Revolution) (7" - Alway's Something / World's Turn (Revolution)) Firebomb Radio One
  • 24 April 1990: World's Turn (Revolution) (7" - Alway's Something Wrong / World's Turn (Revolution)) Firebomb Radio One
  • 26 May 1990 (BFBS): 'World's Turn (Revolution) (7"-Alway's Something Wrong)' (Firebomb Radio One)
  • 18 November 1990: 'On The Occasion (EP-Mad As Love)' (Native)
  • 25 November 1990: This One's For Me (v/a LP - Wild & Crazy "Noise Merchants"... ... Invade A City Near You: Worst Of The 1 In 12 Club Vol.9/10) 1 In 12
  • 01 December 1990: Theft (12" - Mad As Love) Native
  • 20 January 1991: Mad As Love (12") Native
  • 27 April 1991: World's Turn (album - Normless) Native
  • 23 June 1991: Worlds Turn (Revolution) (album - Normless (Greenhouse 1962/1966)) Native
  • 28 July 1991: Risking Your Life For Your Accent (album - Normless (Greenhouse 1962/1966)) Native
  • 14 December 1991: The Millionth Lovesong (compilation album - Knowing Where It All Leeds) Stolen Sounds
  • 11 January 1992: The Millionth Lovesong (v/a CD album - Knowing Where It All Leeds) Stolen Sounds
  • 20 March 1992: Her Too (LP – Denser) Native
  • 03 April 1992: 'History (LP – Denser)' (Native)
  • 01 May 1992: Innocent (LP - Denser)' (Native)
  • 12 July 1992 (BFBS): Innocent (LP - Denser)' (Native)
Can't_Believe_a_Word_by_Fuzzbird

Can't Believe a Word by Fuzzbird

Fuzzbird

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