From martinw@... Sun Aug 1 13:45:28 2004 From: martinw@... (Martin Wheatley) Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2004 12:45:28 +0100 Subject: BBC Player Survey Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20040801124443.00c5fb00@...> http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/cgiemail/radio/survey.txt If you want the player to improve it may be worth filling this in From lists@... Sun Aug 1 13:57:39 2004 From: lists@... (Rob Brewer) Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2004 12:57:39 +0100 Subject: [peel] BBC Player Survey In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20040801124443.00c5fb00@...> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20040801124443.00c5fb00@...> Message-ID: <410CDAB3.8080501@...> Martin Wheatley wrote: > http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/cgiemail/radio/survey.txt I think you mean: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/survey.shtml The address you've given is for the form submission script, which is no use until you've filled in the form. Rob -- Rob Brewer "People are scary! They move quickly and wear loose-fitting clothing." From martinw@... Sun Aug 1 19:02:48 2004 From: martinw@... (Martin Wheatley) Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2004 18:02:48 +0100 Subject: [peel] BBC Player Survey In-Reply-To: <410CDAB3.8080501@...> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20040801124443.00c5fb00@...> <4.3.2.7.2.20040801124443.00c5fb00@...> Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20040801180214.02b83f98@...> At 12:57 01/08/2004 +0100, you wrote: >Martin Wheatley wrote: >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/cgiemail/radio/survey.txt > >I think you mean: > >http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/survey.shtml > >The address you've given is for the form submission script, which is no >use until you've filled in the form. > Quite right I hit cut and paste at the wrong point! From martinw@... Mon Aug 2 00:25:07 2004 From: martinw@... (Martin Wheatley) Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2004 23:25:07 +0100 Subject: Peel Tribute Session Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20040801231740.00c604b0@...> Here's one for all you archivists I've been working my way through my old tapes and have just come to the Peel Tribute Session of 31-8-99 As you may recall this was a group of Peel's favourite songs recorded as session tracks. 6 of them went out in a session on his birthday and he was presented with a CD with a whole lot more He said he would be playing all of the tracks but in typical Peel fashion he just did a few and then forgot about it - I certainly had the impression that there were a lot more. My question to you is were there any more broadcast that I missed Here is what I know of The Tribute session Quasi I Only Have Eyers For You Pastels And Your Bird Can Sing Yo La Tengo It Takes Al Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry Cha Cha Cohen Interstellar Overdrive Broken Dog Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Solex Teenage Kicks Over the next couple of weeks the following were broadcast Magoo Big Eyed Beans From Venus Fuck Like A Rainbow Solex Cutter Cinerama Eleanor Quickspace I Can Take You To The Sun Anyone got any more? martinw From troche@... Sun Aug 1 20:06:29 2004 From: troche@... (Tom Roche) Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 14:06:29 -0400 Subject: [zapsmart] BBC Player Survey In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20040801124443.00c5fb00@...> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20040801124443.00c5fb00@...> Message-ID: At 12:45 PM +0100 8/1/04, Martin Wheatley wrote: > >If you want the player to improve it may be worth filling this in As for one of the questions they ask: Q5 How do you normally get to the Radio Player? Of course lets tell them we use it regularly but not tell them we bypass the actual player! tom r From robfleay@... Wed Aug 4 23:17:57 2004 From: robfleay@... (Robf) Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2004 22:17:57 +0100 Subject: [peel] Peel Tribute Session In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20040801231740.00c604b0@...> Message-ID: <41116095.12784.D504B7@localhost> > Over the next couple of weeks the following were broadcast > Magoo Big Eyed Beans From Venus Fuck > Like A Rainbow Solex Cutter > Cinerama Eleanor Quickspace I Can > Take You To The Sun > > Anyone got any more? Didn't Bonnie Prince Billy do "crying in the chapel" for this collection? From martinw@... Thu Aug 5 23:43:14 2004 From: martinw@... (Martin Wheatley) Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 22:43:14 +0100 Subject: 1990 Brits Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20040805224213.00c345a8@...> On the Radio 1 main page at the moment is a link to a 60 minutes archive prog in which John Peel discusses the 1990 Brits. Quite fun From undiu@... Wed Aug 11 13:48:19 2004 From: undiu@... (jerem) Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 13:48:19 +0200 Subject: JOANNA NEWSOM on tour.... Message-ID: <02cc01c47f99$1a385600$8d00a8c0@barney> JOANNA NEWSOM Mon Aug 16 London, England 12 Bar Tue Aug 17 Bristol, England St. Bonaventures Thu Aug 19 Brighton, England Komedia Fri Aug 20 Hasselt-Kiewit, Belgium Pukkelpop Festival Sat Aug 21 Hay-on-Wye, Wales, UK Green Man Festival _Tour with (Smog)_ Fri Sept 17 Nottingham, England Social Sat Sept 18 Oxford, England Zodiac Sun Sept 19 London, England Conway Hall Mon Sept 20 Brighton, England Komedia Tue Sept 21 Brussels, Belgium Botanique(different room than (Smog)) Thu Sept 23 Copenhagen, Denmark Vega Sat Sept 25 Oslo, Norway Garage Sun Sept 26 Gothenburg, Sweden Pusterviksteatern Mon Sept 27 Malmo, Sweden Inkonst Tue Sept 28 Stockholm, Sweden Sodra Teatern Any tapers here ?????????????? Joanna Newsom is a brilliant artist, go to shows! She played on stage with Bonnie Prince Billy (aka Will Oldham).... Please tape the show if you are able to. I would be very interested in getting any decent recordings of those concerts. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - J PS: Please contact me off list if you've planned to tape a show... From adyfoley@... Wed Aug 11 15:05:19 2004 From: adyfoley@... (=?iso-8859-1?q?ady=20foley?=) Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 14:05:19 +0100 (BST) Subject: [peel] JOANNA NEWSOM on tour.... In-Reply-To: <02cc01c47f99$1a385600$8d00a8c0@barney> Message-ID: <20040811130519.7614.qmail@...> On a Smog/Oldham related note, EZ-T (http://www.ez-t.com) will be playing a few dates at the start of september, including a peel session too. Ady --- jerem wrote: > JOANNA NEWSOM > > Mon Aug 16 London, England 12 Bar > Tue Aug 17 Bristol, England St. Bonaventures > Thu Aug 19 Brighton, England Komedia > Fri Aug 20 Hasselt-Kiewit, Belgium Pukkelpop Festival > Sat Aug 21 Hay-on-Wye, > Wales, UK Green Man Festival > > > _Tour with (Smog)_ > Fri Sept 17 Nottingham, England Social > Sat Sept 18 Oxford, England Zodiac > Sun Sept 19 London, England Conway Hall > Mon Sept 20 Brighton, England Komedia > Tue Sept 21 Brussels, Belgium Botanique(different room than (Smog)) > Thu Sept 23 Copenhagen, Denmark Vega > Sat Sept 25 Oslo, Norway Garage > Sun Sept 26 Gothenburg, Sweden Pusterviksteatern > Mon Sept 27 Malmo, Sweden Inkonst > Tue Sept 28 Stockholm, Sweden Sodra Teatern > > > > Any tapers here ?????????????? > Joanna Newsom is a brilliant artist, go to shows! > She played on stage with Bonnie Prince Billy (aka Will Oldham).... ===== vacuous pop presents friday 17 september [a resonant recordings tour showcase] stafraenn hakon & dialect & more tbc the wheatsheaf, 129 high street, oxford doors 8pm / �5 / 18+ vacuous pop - record label & live promotions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cat on form / dustball / ship's a going down / xahdrez / the edmund fitzgerald / youthmovie soundtrack strategies / help she can't swim vacuous pop, po box 289, oxford ox5 1we | www.vacuouspop.com ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com From christone@... Sat Aug 14 16:51:45 2004 From: christone@... (christone@...) Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 14:51:45 GMT Subject: Fall on the Move? Message-ID: <466ef734.6fc6d219.8216600@...> Were my ears deceiving me or did I really hear the Fall segue into an old Move number during their 217th Peel session the other night? Was it – ‘I Can Hear The Grass Grow’? I went off the Fall years ago, I’m afraid, but have always liked The Move for the crazed imagination that produced that frivolous psychedelia (the best sort) but which was nonetheless underlain with some very sharp musicianship. Fancy Mark E. doing so as well.... H From bill.spiby@... Sat Aug 14 18:01:14 2004 From: bill.spiby@... (spib2003) Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 16:01:14 -0000 Subject: HMHB begging letter Message-ID: Does anyone have a copy of the version of Paintball's Coming Home by Half Man Half Biscuit that was featured in the 1996 Festive 50? It was the one from the live session on the Mark Radcliffe show recorded whilst John Peel was standing in for Mark. I desperately need it to complete my Festive 50 collection. If anyone is kind enough to help please either upload it to the files section or contact me to arrange a trade. Love & kisses Bill From stuff1424@... Sun Aug 15 19:32:32 2004 From: stuff1424@... (stuff1424@...) Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 13:32:32 EDT Subject: [peel] recent psychedelic records Message-ID: <65.30f92ded.2e50f830@...> Does anyone have a list of all the psychedelic records from the 60s Peel's been playing over the last few weeks? I was really blown away by most of them. I gathered Family, Traffic, Tomorrow, Yardbirds, Pink Floyd, Circus and Pretty Things were all played. Any others? cheers, Rich. From ianst88@... Mon Aug 16 17:55:53 2004 From: ianst88@... (ianst88) Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 15:55:53 -0000 Subject: recent psychedelic records In-Reply-To: <65.30f92ded.2e50f830@...> Message-ID: One more is The Factory - "Path through the forest" Ian --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, stuff1424@a... wrote: > > Does anyone have a list of all the psychedelic records from the 60s Peel's > been playing over the last few weeks? I was really blown away by most of them. I > gathered Family, Traffic, Tomorrow, Yardbirds, Pink Floyd, Circus and Pretty > Things were all played. Any others? > > cheers, > > Rich. From stuff1424@... Tue Aug 17 17:33:28 2004 From: stuff1424@... (stuff1424@...) Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 11:33:28 EDT Subject: [peel] Digest Number 793 Message-ID: <1ed.2806d468.2e537f48@...> Ah yes, 'Path Through The Forest'. That reminded of the 'my friend jack eats sugar lumps' song as well. This got me wondering whether the Soft Machine tracks 'Love Makes Sweet Music' or the b-side 'Feelin’ Reelin’ Squeelin’' were played as this single was listed in Record Collector magazine with the others. I've never heard these two tracks since I don't think they've ever been released on CD so I'm intrigued. I watched that recent Robert Wyatt documentary and he did mention Soft Machine attempted a few pop singles. Rich. In a message dated 17/08/04 16:21:22 GMT Daylight Time, peel@yahoogroups.com writes: > One more is The Factory - "Path through the forest" > > Ian > > > --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, stuff1424@a... wrote: > > > > Does anyone have a list of all the psychedelic records from the 60s > Peel's > > been playing over the last few weeks? I was really blown away by > most of them. I > > gathered Family, Traffic, Tomorrow, Yardbirds, Pink Floyd, Circus > and Pretty > > Things were all played. Any others? > > > > cheers, > > > > Rich. > > From stuff1424@... Thu Aug 19 00:39:08 2004 From: stuff1424@... (stuff1424@...) Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 18:39:08 EDT Subject: Sunn O))) Message-ID: <30.5e1e6397.2e55348c@...> Just got news Sunn O))) may be doing a Peel session September/ October if there's enough demand for it. So any fans of DOOM (Earth! Melvins! Boris! Corrupted!) write to john.peel@... expressing your love for it. SUNN O))) SUNN O))) SUNN O))) SUNN O))) SUNN O))) SUNN O))) SUNN O))) SUNN O))) SUNN O))) SUNN O))) SUNN O))) SUNN O))) SUNN O))) SUNN O))) SUNN O)))!!! cheers Rich. From bill.spiby@... Sat Aug 21 17:45:23 2004 From: bill.spiby@... (spib2003) Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 15:45:23 -0000 Subject: 1996 Festive 50 Message-ID: Did anyone record 1996's festive 50. If so would you be willing to trade, sell, donate, whatever? From alan@... Sat Aug 21 23:44:34 2004 From: alan@... (Alan Ford) Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 22:44:34 +0100 Subject: [peel] 1996 Festive 50 References: Message-ID: <000e01c487c8$1f3b3780$69e886d9@pb1996> I have a tape of it. In fact I listened to it fairly recently. If I remember correctly people voted for "Paintball's Coming Home", but Peelie couldn't identify the track by that title, so he didn't play it at the right time, but on the next night instead. Unfortunately I haven't got any equipment for copying tapes at the moment, and I'm not keen on parting with my only copy. If you don't get a better offer, please get in touch 'off-group'. Cheers Alan PS It's not a great quality recording either. ----- Original Message ----- From: spib2003 To: Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 4:45 PM Subject: [peel] 1996 Festive 50 > Did anyone record 1996's festive 50. If so would you be willing to > trade, sell, donate, whatever? > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > From blairbear@... Sun Aug 22 00:30:51 2004 From: blairbear@... (Davie Ramsay) Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 23:30:51 +0100 Subject: [peel] 1996 Festive 50 In-Reply-To: <000e01c487c8$1f3b3780$69e886d9@pb1996> Message-ID: <005101c487ce$83f41240$4e679fd4@arthur> I have a copy on 3 C90's I will listen tomorrow to see what the quality is like. Cheers Davie -----Original Message----- From: Alan Ford [mailto:alan@...] Sent: 21 August 2004 22:45 To: peel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [peel] 1996 Festive 50 I have a tape of it. In fact I listened to it fairly recently. If I remember correctly people voted for "Paintball's Coming Home", but Peelie couldn't identify the track by that title, so he didn't play it at the right time, but on the next night instead. Unfortunately I haven't got any equipment for copying tapes at the moment, and I'm not keen on parting with my only copy. If you don't get a better offer, please get in touch 'off-group'. Cheers Alan PS It's not a great quality recording either. ----- Original Message ----- From: spib2003 To: Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 4:45 PM Subject: [peel] 1996 Festive 50 > Did anyone record 1996's festive 50. If so would you be willing to > trade, sell, donate, whatever? > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.740 / Virus Database: 494 - Release Date: 16/08/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.740 / Virus Database: 494 - Release Date: 16/08/2004 From undiu@... Sun Aug 22 11:42:56 2004 From: undiu@... (u n d i u) Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 11:42:56 +0200 Subject: Chicago Underground Trio - BBC session 2004 july 2nd Message-ID: <004401c4882c$6895e8d0$8d00a8c0@barney> Hello there, Sorry maybe this one is Off Topic, but not that much. I'm looking for someon who could have tape the recent BBC session of Chicago Undergrournd Trio: " Chicago Underground Trio This week Jez Nelson presents a very special, exclusive recording of Jazz on 3 favourites the Chicago Underground Trio, who have flown over to London especially for this date. Comprising Rob Mazurek on cornet, Noel Kupersmith on bass and Chad Taylor on drums, the group use subtle electronics in an entirely natural way to achieve an accessible and innovative sound. Chicago Underground Trio Interview Artist Chicago Underground Trio Title Slon Composer Noel Kupersmith Artist Chicago Underground Trio Title Campbell Town Composer Chad Taylor Artist Chicago Underground Trio Title Zagreb Composer Noel Kupersmith Artist Chicago Underground Trio Title Sevens Composer Noel Kupersmith Artist Chicago Underground Trio Title Farmers Dress Composer Noel Kupersmith Artist Chicago Underground Trio Title Protest Composer Noel Kupersmith " http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazzon3/pip/hin69/ If you have taped this show, please let me know off-list. Thanks. -undiu. From vollmann1969@... Mon Aug 23 20:55:31 2004 From: vollmann1969@... (vollmann1969) Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 18:55:31 -0000 Subject: Sessions Listing Message-ID: Sorry to butt in guys ... I was wondering if anyone knew of a resource (on line or otherwise) where I could find a complete list of seesions done for Peel over the years ... and from which I could confirm whether or not a particular session had been given a commercial release (like the 'Strange Fruit' seesion releases from a number of years ago.)I'm particularly interested in mid 80's sessions ... if someone could point me in the right direction, that would be great. many thanks vollmann From martinw@... Tue Aug 24 19:06:09 2004 From: martinw@... (Martin Wheatley) Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 18:06:09 +0100 Subject: [peel] Sessions Listing In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20040824175537.00c55058@...> At 18:55 23/08/2004 +0000, you wrote: >Sorry to butt in guys ... I was wondering if anyone knew of a >resource (on line or otherwise) where I could find a complete list of >seesions done for Peel over the years ... and from which I could >confirm whether or not a particular session had been given a >commercial release (like the 'Strange Fruit' seesion releases from a >number of years ago.)I'm particularly interested in mid 80's >sessions ... if someone could point me in the right direction, that >would be great. Since no one else has answered ... The main resource is Ken Garner's book 'In Session Tonight' which contains details of the Peel sessions up to 1992. This is long out of print and now very hard to find Because this is such a comprehensive list no one has done much online up to then Session details since 1992 can be found at http://www.vheissu.freeserve.co.uk/peel/sessions.html People on this list probably can and will answer individual questions but where to get Ken's book isn't likely to be one of them! martinw From morriso@... Tue Aug 24 19:47:40 2004 From: morriso@... (Andrew Morrison) Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 18:47:40 +0100 Subject: [peel] Sessions Listing References: <4.3.2.7.2.20040824175537.00c55058@...> Message-ID: <00d801c48a02$73f10700$52d02cd9@Andrew> I've got that Ken Garner book, and very well researched it is to. A wonderful read. Never ceases to surprise me with the number of since well-established artists that John had in session very early on in their careers. If anyone want me to look anything up in the book and report back, I'd be happy to do so. Regards, Andrew Morrison Portsmouth Website: http://www.AndrewMorrison.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: Martin Wheatley To: peel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 6:06 PM Subject: Re: [peel] Sessions Listing At 18:55 23/08/2004 +0000, you wrote: >Sorry to butt in guys ... I was wondering if anyone knew of a >resource (on line or otherwise) where I could find a complete list of >seesions done for Peel over the years ... and from which I could >confirm whether or not a particular session had been given a >commercial release (like the 'Strange Fruit' seesion releases from a >number of years ago.)I'm particularly interested in mid 80's >sessions ... if someone could point me in the right direction, that >would be great. Since no one else has answered ... The main resource is Ken Garner's book 'In Session Tonight' which contains details of the Peel sessions up to 1992. This is long out of print and now very hard to find Because this is such a comprehensive list no one has done much online up to then Session details since 1992 can be found at http://www.vheissu.freeserve.co.uk/peel/sessions.html People on this list probably can and will answer individual questions but where to get Ken's book isn't likely to be one of them! martinw Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/peel/ b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: peel-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. From troche@... Thu Aug 26 00:49:49 2004 From: troche@... (Tom Roche) Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 18:49:49 -0400 Subject: Peel Profile in The Independent In-Reply-To: <1093444768.198.25702.m12@yahoogroups.com> References: <1093444768.198.25702.m12@yahoogroups.com> Message-ID: what oft-told stories will be repeated this time...? http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/media/story.jsp?story=554499 A real golden oldie After 37 years on air, John Peel is Radio 1's resident pensioner. Ian Burrell meets the man still considered by music's young stars to be the granddaddy of cool 24 August 2004 John Peel walks into the room, sits down, pulls out a needle, lifts his T-shirt and injects him-self. For a moment, it's as if he has adopted the pre-interview routine of the drug-addicted rock star of the moment, Pete Doherty of The Libertines. In reality, he is treating his diabetes, a condition with which he was diagnosed three years ago after he began to complain of chronic fatigue. "You would have thought that you would get a brief lift from it, but there's absolutely no response at all," he says of the injection. "If you stop doing it, you get quite floaty, which is obviously what young people pay good money for at the weekends, but is not a good feeling if you are trying to get on with stuff." Diabetes hasn't stopped Peel, and neither have countless musical revolutions or the periodic cullings of presenters by the controllers of BBC Radio 1. Next week, he'll become the only pensioner on a station that targets 16- to 24-year olds as its key demographic, he has held down his job for 37 years. Meanwhile, successive generations of his contemporaries - Bob Harris, Janice Long and, more recently, Mark Radcliffe - have beaten a path to BBC Radio 2, and countless other ex-colleagues have departed for more distant broadcasting outposts. Teenagers still listen to the show with the bedroom light out, just as many of their parents did before them. "According to audience research, we have the highest percentage of listeners under the age of 15 on the radio station, which is amazing," says Peel. "We don't do that nauseating thing of trying to be 'down with the kids'. An awful lot of people of that age are pissed off with that." Peel says that he thinks he appeals to young people who "haven't chosen sides" and share his open-minded approach to different musical genres: "Their attitude is, 'What have you got?'" The answer to that is, one of the best record collections in the world. Peel will still play a trance record between a slice of hardcore punk and a piece of rare doo-wop. And the convenience of free bus travel hasn't made him less receptive to emerging musical trends. This month, Peel is sharing his show with three presenters from the BBC's urban music station 1Xtra - J Da Flex, Robbo Ranx and Bailey - who play the latest in UK garage, dancehall and drum'n'bass respectively. Bailey says that he is a Peel listener. "For anybody who's curious about different styles and wants to listen to something new, his show is the one to listen to. That's a serious amount of knowledge he's got there," he says. Peel himself is modest about that. "My knowledge is overrated. I've never had a great memory and I'm shit on LP titles," he says. "I've never got into that collecting thing where you have to have the Norwegian pressing where the B-side is misspelt." But his love of music is undiminished, and is the key to the 869,000 audience he posted at last quarter's Rajars. Radio 1 DJs have not always shared this enthusiasm for a good tune. Peel recalls a dinner party that he and his wife Sheila attended at the home of Noel Edmonds. "It was an excruciatingly embarrassing evening. I didn't dislike him at all, but we had absolutely nothing in common. He didn't even have a record-player in the house or any records. My wife told me a few weeks ago that his wife had said that they didn't like to keep records because they collected dust. So let that be a warning to you." Peel also visited the home of Dave Lee Travis. "He didn't have many records either. But he had three labrador dogs in different colours." Radio 1 is less popular than in DLT's day, but Peel is grateful that it is now more music-oriented. Asked why he has stayed at the channel so long, he says: "You can either see it as selfless dedication to public-service broadcasting, or a shocking lack of ambition - it's both of those things. What I do is ideally suited to Radio 1, and nobody has ever tried to lure me away anyway." Unlike Home Truths, the talk-based show that he presents on Radio 4 - which he concedes "feels a bit like work" - the Radio 1 programme is essentially a leisure activity. "I've always said to my children - and it's not the advice you are supposed to give - 'Set your sights low and you won't find yourself constantly yearning for something else that you can't have'," he says. Peel is acutely aware that many youngsters see him as the gatekeeper to a career in music. He receives, at the last count, 158 CDs a day, the majority being "demos" from young, aspiring bands. "You open the the parcels and there will be letters written in a respectable but cheeky way. You think, 'A lot of effort has gone into this apparently casual note.' You get a photograph of them standing there, trying to look hard with a fire escape or brick wall in the background," he says. "It could be our kids, and I think, 'Please be good.' When it isn't, it's actually quite difficult to take." If a demo makes the grade, Peel will ring the band up personally to ask permission to play the music on his radio programme. When Peel was growing up in Heswall, near Chester, there "weren't any" musical tribes and he, like every other teenager, wore the uniform of white shirt, tie, dark jacket and dark shoes. These days, he is grateful for the opportunity to wear his red skateboarding shoes. Had he wanted something as brash when he was a youth, he would "have had to fly to Tangier". Peel professes surprise at the recognition he gets from younger colleagues - "I always think that they think I've come to fix the air conditioning" - but maybe they recognise a groundbreaker when they see one. When Peel first started playing hip hop a generation ago, other DJs quietly warned him that he was broadcasting "the music of black criminals". Racists were unimpressed with his diverse tastes and sent him dog shit in the post. The fact that some were stupid enough to include an address with their letters ensured that they received a similar dispatch by return of post. According to Rhys Hughes, Radio 1's executive producer for specialist music, John Peel is the station's "elder statesman, the Don Dadda". Hughes says: "In the early days, he was very much the maverick, and that's still probably true today." But the late John Walters, Peel's former producer, put it slightly differently a few years ago: "We are in real trouble if Peel ever hits puberty." 25 August 2004 18:39 Search this site: Go Printable Story ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Terms of Use | Privacy Policy, including use of cookies | Sign up for our free daily news update Freelance contributions | Advertise in print | Other Digital sites | Contact us © 2004 Independent Digital (UK) Ltd From morriso@... Thu Aug 26 09:07:29 2004 From: morriso@... (Andrew Morrison) Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 08:07:29 +0100 Subject: In Session Tonight - Ken Garner Message-ID: <000801c48b3b$5a858e50$6e3d9a51@Andrew> For those interested, a quick search of Amazon revealed one copy at a whopping £26 at http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0563364521/qid=1093503778/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_8_1/202-0181020-0488620. The CD is bloody good, by the way - includes tracks from PJ Harvey's debut session, and The Fall's 'Kimble' (Strange Fruit's first "single" release), amongst other older gems. Regards, Andrew Morrison Portsmouth From kimble990@... Fri Aug 27 14:38:23 2004 From: kimble990@... (mark smith) Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 12:38:23 -0000 Subject: just letting u all know Message-ID: Hello all, i am just letting u know what i have up for sale. i have also found a few other things of intrest thanks again RADIO 2, Carry On , DON MACLEAN HAND SIGNED BOOK http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&category=35006&item=3835117850 PROMOTIONAL LIMITED EDITION VIRGIN T-SHIRT & CUP http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&category=35006&item=3835117851 These I found on site I some times buy from . RADIO 2 COLLECTABLE HAND SIGNED SET (charity} £7.99 - 03-Sep-04 18:44:38 BST RADIO 2 COLLECTABLE HAND SIGNED SET (charity} £7.99 - 03-Sep-04 18:48:59 BST RADIO 2 COLLECTABLE HAND SIGNED SET (charity} £7.99 1 03-Sep-04 18:54:02 BST RADIO 2 COLLECTABLE HAND SIGNED SET (charity} £3.99 - 03-Sep-04 19:08:39 BST RADIO 2 COLLECTABLE CAST MEMBERS HAND SIGNED (charity} £3.99 - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&category=916&item=2265276411 hope these help From kimble990@... Fri Aug 27 14:41:01 2004 From: kimble990@... (mark smith) Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 12:41:01 -0000 Subject: just letting u all know the right short cut In-Reply-To: Message-ID: sorry but the first short cut did not work , this one does > > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&category=916&item=2265276411 > > These I found on site I some times buy from . > RADIO 2 COLLECTABLE HAND SIGNED SET (charity} £7.99 > - > 03-Sep-04 18:44:38 BST > RADIO 2 COLLECTABLE HAND SIGNED SET (charity} £7.99 > - > 03-Sep-04 18:48:59 BST > RADIO 2 COLLECTABLE HAND SIGNED SET (charity} £7.99 > 1 > 03-Sep-04 18:54:02 BST > RADIO 2 COLLECTABLE HAND SIGNED SET (charity} £3.99 > - > 03-Sep-04 19:08:39 BST > RADIO 2 COLLECTABLE CAST MEMBERS HAND SIGNED (charity} £3.99 > - > > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? > ViewItem&category=916&item=2265276411 > > hope these help From kimble990@... Fri Aug 27 14:42:30 2004 From: kimble990@... (mark smith) Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 12:42:30 -0000 Subject: OOPS In-Reply-To: Message-ID: --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "mark smith" wrote: > sorry but the first short cut did not work , this one does > > > > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? > ViewItem&category=916&item=2265276411 > > > > These I found on site I some times buy from . > > RADIO 2 COLLECTABLE HAND SIGNED SET (charity} £7.99 > > - > > 03-Sep-04 18:44:38 BST > > RADIO 2 COLLECTABLE HAND SIGNED SET (charity} £7.99 > > - > > 03-Sep-04 18:48:59 BST > > RADIO 2 COLLECTABLE HAND SIGNED SET (charity} £7.99 > > 1 > > 03-Sep-04 18:54:02 BST > > RADIO 2 COLLECTABLE HAND SIGNED SET (charity} £3.99 > > - > > 03-Sep-04 19:08:39 BST > > RADIO 2 COLLECTABLE CAST MEMBERS HAND SIGNED (charity} £3.99 > > - > > > > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? > > ViewItem&category=916&item=2265276411 > > > > hope these help From kimble990@... Fri Aug 27 14:44:54 2004 From: kimble990@... (mark smith) Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 12:44:54 -0000 Subject: OOPS In-Reply-To: Message-ID: ---I am having a really bad day with these short cuts . my auction is bitsandbobs41. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&category=916&item=2265276411 try this one From kimble990@... Fri Aug 27 14:54:16 2004 From: kimble990@... (kimble no way) Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 05:54:16 -0700 (PDT) Subject: I had to start again , problems with yahoo thank u from mark Message-ID: <20040827125416.82796.qmail@...> > These I found on site I some times buy from . > RADIO 2 COLLECTABLE HAND SIGNED SET (charity} ���7.99 > - > 03-Sep-04 18:44:38 BST > RADIO 2 COLLECTABLE HAND SIGNED SET (charity} ���7.99 > - > 03-Sep-04 18:48:59 BST > RADIO 2 COLLECTABLE HAND SIGNED SET (charity} ���7.99 > 1 > 03-Sep-04 18:54:02 BST > RADIO 2 COLLECTABLE HAND SIGNED SET (charity} ���3.99 > - > 03-Sep-04 19:08:39 BST > RADIO 2 COLLECTABLE CAST MEMBERS HAND SIGNED (charity} ���3.99 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=916&item=2265276411 my auction RADIO 2, Carry On , DON MACLEAN HAND SIGNED BOOK PROMOTIONAL LIMITED EDITION VIRGIN T-SHIRT & CUP http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=916&item=2265275393 SORRY FOR THE POSTS FROM MARK --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! From alan@... Sat Aug 28 22:45:30 2004 From: alan@... (Alan Ford) Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 21:45:30 +0100 Subject: [peel] I had to start again , problems with yahoo thank u from mark References: <20040827125416.82796.qmail@...> Message-ID: <001901c48d40$19ddb4c0$4e5086d9@pb1996> I don't know about other members, but I'd prefer it if you stopped spamming the group. Alan ----- Original Message ----- From: kimble no way To: peel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 1:54 PM Subject: [peel] I had to start again , problems with yahoo thank u from mark > These I found on site I some times buy from . > RADIO 2 COLLECTABLE HAND SIGNED SET (charity} £7.99 > - > 03-Sep-04 18:44:38 BST > RADIO 2 COLLECTABLE HAND SIGNED SET (charity} £7.99 > - > 03-Sep-04 18:48:59 BST > RADIO 2 COLLECTABLE HAND SIGNED SET (charity} £7.99 > 1 > 03-Sep-04 18:54:02 BST > RADIO 2 COLLECTABLE HAND SIGNED SET (charity} £3.99 > - > 03-Sep-04 19:08:39 BST > RADIO 2 COLLECTABLE CAST MEMBERS HAND SIGNED (charity} £3.99 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=916&item=2265276411 my auction RADIO 2, Carry On , DON MACLEAN HAND SIGNED BOOK PROMOTIONAL LIMITED EDITION VIRGIN T-SHIRT & CUP http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=916&item=2265275393 SORRY FOR THE POSTS FROM MARK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/peel/ b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: peel-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. From npu65@... Sat Aug 28 22:57:55 2004 From: npu65@... (Nigel U) Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 21:57:55 +0100 Subject: [peel] I had to start again , problems with yahoo thank u from mark References: <20040827125416.82796.qmail@...> <001901c48d40$19ddb4c0$4e5086d9@pb1996> Message-ID: <018d01c48d41$b0de3600$cf822652@yourcmnwt84cv8> Seconded. Wouldn't mind if it was semi-relevant. N ----- Original Message ----- From: Alan Ford To: peel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 9:45 PM Subject: Re: [peel] I had to start again , problems with yahoo thank u from mark I don't know about other members, but I'd prefer it if you stopped spamming the group. Alan ----- Original Message ----- From: kimble go away To: peel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 1:54 PM Subject: [peel] I had to start again , problems with yahoo thank u from mark --- This mail has been checked for viruses. As for its content, no comment. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.744 / Virus Database: 496 - Release Date: 24/08/2004 From keith@... Sat Aug 28 23:33:02 2004 From: keith@... (keith hawley) Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 22:33:02 +0100 Subject: [peel] I had to start again , problems with yahoo thank u from mark In-Reply-To: <018d01c48d41$b0de3600$cf822652@yourcmnwt84cv8> References: <20040827125416.82796.qmail@...> <001901c48d40$19ddb4c0$4e5086d9@pb1996> <018d01c48d41$b0de3600$cf822652@yourcmnwt84cv8> Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.0.20040828221224.03fcc4c0@...> >Seconded. Wouldn't mind if it was semi-relevant. At the risk of escalating me-too-ism, I also agree. Stuart (Moderator) specifically warned about this at start of July. Nobody objected to that view, as i remember. k From martinw@... Sun Aug 29 16:17:45 2004 From: martinw@... (Martin Wheatley) Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 15:17:45 +0100 Subject: [peel] I had to start again , problems with yahoo thank u from mark In-Reply-To: <6.0.0.22.0.20040828221224.03fcc4c0@...> References: <018d01c48d41$b0de3600$cf822652@yourcmnwt84cv8> <20040827125416.82796.qmail@...> <001901c48d40$19ddb4c0$4e5086d9@pb1996> <018d01c48d41$b0de3600$cf822652@yourcmnwt84cv8> Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20040829151308.02cd1e00@...> At 22:33 28/08/2004 +0100, you wrote: > >>Seconded. Wouldn't mind if it was semi-relevant. > >At the risk of escalating me-too-ism, I also agree. >Stuart (Moderator) specifically warned about this at start of July. >Nobody objected to that view, as i remember. > The fact that he's trying to sell Radio 2 tat which is very inappropriate for this list suggests he is sending indiscriminately to every radio-related list he can find martinw From stuart@... Sun Aug 29 17:08:24 2004 From: stuart@... (Stuart McHugh) Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 16:08:24 +0100 Subject: [peel] Digest Number 801 In-Reply-To: <1093790808.209.86339.m12@yahoogroups.com> References: <1093790808.209.86339.m12@yahoogroups.com> Message-ID: > >>Seconded. Wouldn't mind if it was semi-relevant. > >At the risk of escalating me-too-ism, I also agree. >Stuart (Moderator) specifically warned about this at start of July. >Nobody objected to that view, as i remember. I was a bit reticent about stomping on this because the word 'charity' was in the mail (!) - I guess people might have let it go if he'd not sent the thing 5 times! However, since the majority of members appear to be against it, I will have to bar Kimble from posting if this happens again. Stuart -- From Phyll@... Mon Aug 30 22:45:59 2004 From: Phyll@... (Phyll Smith) Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 21:45:59 +0100 Subject: French session References: <1093790808.209.86339.m12@yahoogroups.com> Message-ID: <001601c48ed2$614d78c0$2ac94c51@HAL9000> Arse! I was away at the edinburgh festival when The French did their session and had to make the decision whether or not i would listen to it - or be able to get home as the battery on my car had to be removed 'locking' my car radio. The upshot being i missed the bugger - and because my computer won't do pop ups or new windows (i've no idea why, but hey!) i can't listen online either. Does anyone have a copy of it at all? From Phyll@... Mon Aug 30 22:55:03 2004 From: Phyll@... (Phyll Smith) Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 21:55:03 +0100 Subject: French session Message-ID: <001e01c48ed3$a53034a0$2ac94c51@HAL9000> And is the website tracklisting correct? Just Two tracks from the French on the 18th? Thanks, Phyll From blairbear@... Mon Aug 30 23:40:14 2004 From: blairbear@... (Davie Ramsay) Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 22:40:14 +0100 Subject: [peel] French session In-Reply-To: <001601c48ed2$614d78c0$2ac94c51@HAL9000> Message-ID: <000e01c48ed9$efc614c0$4e679fd4@arthur> What browser do you use Cheers Davie -----Original Message----- From: Phyll Smith [mailto:Phyll@...] Sent: 30 August 2004 21:46 To: peel@yahoogroups.com Subject: [peel] French session Arse! I was away at the edinburgh festival when The French did their session and had to make the decision whether or not i would listen to it - or be able to get home as the battery on my car had to be removed 'locking' my car radio. The upshot being i missed the bugger - and because my computer won't do pop ups or new windows (i've no idea why, but hey!) i can't listen online either. Does anyone have a copy of it at all? Yahoo! Groups Links -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.740 / Virus Database: 494 - Release Date: 16/08/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.740 / Virus Database: 494 - Release Date: 16/08/2004 From lists@... Tue Aug 31 00:19:52 2004 From: lists@... (Rob Brewer) Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 23:19:52 +0100 Subject: [peel] Re: French session In-Reply-To: <001e01c48ed3$a53034a0$2ac94c51@HAL9000> References: <001e01c48ed3$a53034a0$2ac94c51@HAL9000> Message-ID: <4133A808.80103@...> Phyll Smith wrote: > And is the website tracklisting correct? Just Two tracks from the French on > the 18th? No, there were definitely four: Hill Street Blues; Big John, Little John; Crockett's Theme from Miami Vice; and Maybe Tomorrow from The Littlest Hobo. As it's more than a week ago your chance on the Listen Again is gone. I didn't tape it (sorry) and nobody has yet come forward on the Hefner list as having done so. Let's hope for a repeat. -- Rob Brewer "People are scary! They move quickly and wear loose-fitting clothing."