Peel tribute single, album to look back rather than forward

[Tom Roche]

3:09pm (UK)
Musicians' tribute single for Peel

The Scotsman

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=1978782005


Musicians Robert Plant and Roger Daltrey have 
joined a line-up of stars to record a tribute 
single to the late DJ John Peel.

It is a cover version of Ever Fallen In Love by 
the Buzzcocks, one of Peel's favourite records.

Pete Shelley of the Buzzcocks, who wrote the 
song, will appear on the single alongside Pink 
Floyd's David Gilmour, New Order's Peter Hook and 
guitarist Jeff Beck.

Newer acts include The Futureheads, El Presidente 
and The Datsuns. Many of the bands owe their 
careers to Peel. Gordon Moakes of Mercury Prize 
nominees Bloc Party has created the cover art.

Proceeds from the record will go to Amnesty 
International, a political campaign group which 
Peel supported.

The tribute single is the brainchild of Peel's 
son, Tom Ravenscroft. The idea came to him as he 
worked on a forthcoming Channel 4 documentary, 
John Peel's Record Box, about the DJ's record 
collection.

The film focuses on a small wooden box in which 
Peel kept his 140 favourite singles - including 
Ever Fallen In Love, a song he first championed 
on his radio show in 1978.

Ravenscroft hand-picked every artist who appears 
on the record. "All the artists on the record 
have at some time been played by dad, whether 
recently or before I was born, and in some cases 
before they were really popular. It's 
unpredictable and there's hopefully someone or 
something in it for every listener.

"I was astonished and very touched that everyone 
agreed to be a part of it and I'm sure that the 
project as a whole and the work that has been put 
into it would have meant a huge amount to him," 
he said.

Pete Shelley said of the new version: "It is very 
eclectic. That was the magic of John, though. He 
was somebody who embraced all forms of music over 
the last 40 years. The record is released on 
November 21 to coincide with Peel's induction 
into the UK Music Hall of Fame.

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Stars Line Up For John Peel Tribute Compilation
Wednesday September 21, 2005 @ 04:30 PM
By: ChartAttack.com Staff


http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2005/09/2108.cfm
By: ChartAttack.com Staff


John Peel

It was always assumed that a compilation 
commemorating the late legendary BBC DJ John Peel 
would be released. The big question was who would 
be the lucky few bands to score a spot on the 
record.

Well, with so many groups discovered and lauded 
by Peel, the makers of John Peel - A Tribute, 
decided to shove 40 bands onto two discs, 
including Peel faves The Smiths, his hero Lonnie 
Donegan and his favourite song "Teenage Kicks" by 
The Undertones.

The album hits stores on October 18, just six 
days after Super Furry Animals and New Order play 
a tribute concert for Peel in the U.K. and five 
days after John Peel Day.

If you're wondering why people are making such a 
big deal over Peel, go check out your record 
collection. That Joy Division disc? Peel helped 
launch their career. The Ramones? He had a hand 
in their success as well.

Peel died last year, on October 26, after 
suffering a sudden heart attack in Peru.

Here's the track list for John Peel - A Tribute:

Disc One:
Lonnie Donegan - "Lost John"
Tyrannosaurus Rex - "Deborah"
Pink Floyd - "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun"
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - "Spanish Castle Magic"
Van Morrison - "Sweet Thing"
David Bowie - "Life On Mars?"
The Doors - "Five To One"
Tim Buckley - "Song To The Siren"
The Faces - "Stay With Me"
The Misunderstood - "I Can Take You To The Sun"
Country Joe & The Fish - "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine"
Fairport Convention - "Meet On The Ledge"
Captain Beefheart - "Big Eyed Beans From Venus"
Loudon Wainwright III - "Be Careful There Is A Baby In The House"
Roy Buchanan - "I Am A Lonesome Fugitive"
The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - "Mr. Apollo"
The Ramones - "I Don't Want To Walk Around With You"
The Clash - "Complete Control"
Joy Division - "Love Will Tear Us Apart"
New Order - "Ceremony"

Disc Two:
The Undertones - "Teenage Kicks"
Altered Images - "Happy Birthday"
The Smiths - "How Soon Is Now?"
The Cocteau Twins - "Pearly - Dewdrops Drops"
The Jesus & Mary Chain - "Sidewalking"
Blur - "Song 2"
Culture - "Lion Rock"
Billy Bragg - "A New England"
Robert Wyatt - "Shipbuilding"
The Wedding Present - "Brassneck"
PJ Harvey - "Sheela-Na-Gig"
Pulp - "Common People"
The Fall - "Theme From Sparta F.C."
Super Furry Animals - "Something For The Weekend"
Nina Nastasia - "Bird Of Cuzco"
The Delgados - "Pull The Wires From The Wall"
Belle & Sebastian - "Lazy Line Painter Jane"
Laura Cantrell - "Two Seconds"
Orbital - "Chime"
Elmore James - "Dust My Blues"