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John Robert Parker Ravenscroft OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), better known as John Peel, was an English radio presenter and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original disc jockeys on BBC Radio 1 , broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004.
The Lurkers recorded four sessions at Maida Vale Studios for John Peel at BBC Radio 1, between 1977 and 1979. Their debut single "Shadow", the first release on Beggars Banquet Records , was voted by John Peel's listeners as twelfth best track of the year in 1977's Festive Fifty . with "Love Story", the B-side, at number 31. [ 4 ]
The Complete Peel Sessions comprises each of the twenty-four sessions the group recorded for John Peel's radio show. Peel was an avid supporter of the group from early in their career, and the Fall recorded more sessions for Peel's programmes than any other artist. The set was in the process of being compiled when Peel died in October 2004.
This is a list of artists (bands and individual musicians) who recorded at least one session for John Peel and his show on BBC Radio 1 from 1967 to his death in 2004. [1] The first session was recorded by Tomorrow on 21 September 1967, and the last by Skimmer on 21 October 2004.
Peel Sessions 1979–1983 is a compilation album by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released in 2000. The songs were recorded between 1979 and 1983 for the BBC Radio 1 show presented by John Peel .
The big top venue adopted the name following the influential radio DJ’s death in 2004.
In 2020, John Fiddler again resurrected the Medicine Head name to release 2021's Warriors of Love and 2024's Heartwork albums. Hope-Evans appeared on many albums, most prominently with Pete Townshend, [ 3 ] and has played in several bands including The Dance Band, who released a 1980 album Fancy Footwork , and more recently accompanying singer ...
Despite this, the later 1990s and 2000s the list featured a more diverse range of acts, such as The Delgados and The Cuban Boys, who were favourites of Peel and his listeners. [citation needed] After John Peel died in 2004, the chart for that year was played by Rob Da Bank and was topped by The Fall; Peel's favourite band and prolific session ...