2020 Festive Fifty The former annual listeners’ chart of the John Peel show was hosted for the fifteenth time by official custodians Dandelion Radio on Christmas Day 2020, repeated cyclically throughout January 2021. The full online countdown is now archived and can be heard via Mixcloud ... Read More >
Very Things After Peel favourites The Cravats split in 1982, guitarist Robin Raymond and bassist/singer The Shend formed The Very Things, who recorded two Peel sessions. The DJ and The Shend became close, with the musician acting as compere at Peel's 50th birthday celebrations ... 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. 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.
Peel Mailing List: Long hosted by Yahoo, the online group dedicated to Peel moved to groups.io at the end of Nov. 2019.
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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