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Thanks To John Peel
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Togo's thread reminded me of how much I miss John Peel - the sheer volume (ahem) of new music he introduced me to was staggering ... everything from Cream to The Pistols to The Smiths to Joy Division to some quite staggering electronica.
Let's start with :
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I interviewed John Peel for Zig Zag magazine, he took me out to dinner in Manchester where he was working at the BBC in Oxford Road. He was wonderful company, I will never forget it.
I loved his show, less for the music than for him, his fabulous personality and wit and his dry humour.
A wonderful man - sadly missed.
(Plus we shared an utter loathing for Simon Bates, although his was far more merited than mine!)
I loved his show, less for the music than for him, his fabulous personality and wit and his dry humour.
A wonderful man - sadly missed.
(Plus we shared an utter loathing for Simon Bates, although his was far more merited than mine!)
Mikey, I'm bout to work at 4.45am. I'll definitely listen to your further link later tonight, have granddaughter this afternoon after work. I was particularly interested in one recording I clicked on called ' family life'.. about a chippy in Manchester. Just been listening to some of the music on this thread which I love.