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‎‎Don Covay
Peel was a huge fan of the US singer's 'It's Better To Have (And Don't Need)' and kept the single in his record box of most treasured 45s, after ranking it second in his personal top 51 singles of 1974. He later selected the song for the 1974 Peelenium ... Read More >

Oldham Tinkers
Oldham Tinkers are an English folk group founded in 1965. Peel choose their 'John Willie's Ferret' in his self-selected 1977 Festive Fifty. In October 2004, Andy Kershaw played a track by the Lancashire band in his Radio 3 Peel tribute show ... Read More >

Future Sound Of London
FSOL are a British electronic music group composed of Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans, who met at university in Manchester. The duo did three Peel sessions, with debut single 'Papua New Guinea' entering the 1992 Festive Fifty ... Read More >

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John Peel's The Heaven And Earth Show (20th July 2003)

Peel interviewed on his life and career, The Heaven And Earth Show (BBC 1, 2003)

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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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April 3 03 April 1973: Pete Atkin, Supersister, Steeleye Span 03 April 1979: Essential Logic, Big In Japan 03 April 1980: Bodies, Tea Set 03 April 1984: Frank Chickens, Shoot! Dispute 03 April 1985 (Muriel Gray) 03 April 1986 (TOTP) 03 April 1987 (BFBS) 03 April 1989: HDQ 03 April 1990: STP 23 03 April 1992: Mo Tucker, Shonen Knife 03 April 1993: 7 Year Bitch, Dr Oloh 03 April 1997: Source Direct 03 April 2001: El Goodo 03 April 2003: J Mascis 03 April 2003 (Radio Eins) 03 April 2004 (BBC World Service)

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