I'm A Lonesome Fugitive Originally recorded by Merle Haggard, 'Lonesome Fugitive' was a song Peel enjoyed singing himself, especially to his children on road trips. His favourite version, by Roy Buchanan, turned up regularly on his shows ... Read More >
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Earthworks JP (1986): "Jumbo and Mary Vanrenen ran Earthworks from their front room, before starting Earthworks Records. The most appealing of the 23 or so Earthworks releases is a compilation called 'The Indestructible Beat of Soweto' ..." Read More >
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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, including unexpected items featuring Spoken Word, Comedy, Classical and Opera. A later Record Boxes series featured selections from the collection by key music figures. All material is now available at John Peel Archive and YouTube.
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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