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Detailed information on the legendary DJ 13,622 articles since January 2008

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‎‎Trout Mask Replica
John Peel (1995): "If there has been anything in the history of popular music which could be described as a work of art in a way that people who are involved in other areas of art would understand, then Trout Mask Replica is probably that work" ... Read More >

Canterbury
Peel's main link to the Kent cathedral city was through the bands associated with what became known as the "Canterbury scene", usually taken to refer to a group of progressive rock, avant-garde and jazz musicians hailing from there or living locally in the late 60s and early 70s ... Read More >

Spiritualized
Spiritualized are an English space rock band formed in 1990 in Rugby, Warwickshire by Jason Pierce, formerly of Spacemen 3. Over the next decade, they recorded two Peel sessions and enjoyed three Festive Fifty entries ... Read More >

Gang Of Four
RIP, guitarist Andy Gill (1 Jan. 1956 – 1 Feb. 2020).
Gang Of Four are an English post-punk group from Leeds who recorded three Peel sessions and twice entered the Festive Fifty. In 1999, the DJ selected 'At Home He's A Tourist' for the 1979 Peelenium. Read More >

Sabres Of Paradise
RIP, producer, remixer, DJ Andy Weatherall (6 Apr. 1963 – 17 Feb. 2020).
The Sabres of Paradise were a British experimental group formed in London in 1992 who recorded one Peel session and entered the 1994 Festive Fifty with 'Wilmot' ... Read More >

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‎BFBS 1997

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John Peel's Top Of The Pops European Charts (23rd June 1983)

JP goes continental, 23 June 1983 (TOTP).

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Peel Mailing List: Long hosted by Yahoo, the online group dedicated to Peel moved to groups.io at the end of Nov. 2019.

Record Collection: Details of the first 100 LPs of each letter of John Peel's record collection were released at The Space website in 2012. All material is now available at John Peel Archive and YouTube. Since Sept. 2014, a new Record Boxes series features selections from the collection by key music figures.

If you have tapes of vintage Peel shows that you would like to share or get help converting to digital formats, please contact the Peel Mailing List, where you will find many people keen to help you.

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The John Peel Centre for Creative Arts is a vibrant venue run by enthusiastic volunteers in Stowmarket, Suffolk. Music, dance, theatre & visual arts.

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Working with the Ravenscroft family to build a digital archive of John Peel's record collection.

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February 20 20 February 1980: all records 20 February 1980 (BFBS) 20 February 1983 (BFBS) 20 February 1984: Hagar The Womb, Guana Batz 20 February 1985: Scala Timpani, Doctor Calculus 20 February 1986 (BFBS) 20 February 1987 (BFBS) 20 February 1988 (Radio Bremen) 20 February 1989: Darling Buds 20 February 1990: Adamski 20 February 1992 (Radio Mafia) 20 February 1993: Even As We Speak, Ukrainians 20 February 1997: Adventures In Stereo 20 February 1998 (BBC World Service) 20 February 1999 (BFBS) 20 February 2001: Add N To (X) 20 February 2002 (BBC World Service) 20 February 2003: Appliance 20 February 2003 (Radio Eins)

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