Tuesday, December 04, 2012

Playlist: John Peel Sessions

The John Peel Playlist

John Peel is widely acknowledged for promoting artists from various genres including pop, reggae, indie-pop, punk, alternative rock, hardcore, grindcore, death metal and many more. His radio shows were notable for the regular 'Peel Sessions' which usually consisted of about 4 songs played by artists live in the BBC studios, often providing the first national coverage to bands who would later go on to great fame. He joined Radio 1 in 1967 and remained there until his death 37 years later.

Peel's reputation as an important DJ breaking unsigned acts into the mainstream was such that young hopefuls sent him an enormous number of records, CDs, and tapes. When he returned home from a three week holiday at the end of 1986 there were 173 LPs, 91 12"s and 179 7"s waiting for him. In 1983 unsigned artist Billy Bragg drove to the Radio 1 studios with a mushroom biryani and a copy of his record after hearing Peel mention that he was hungry; the subsequent airplay launched his career. 

Here then is a 36 track playlist of songs recorded live from various John Peel Sessions.

 

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