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| Remembering influential BBC radio personality John Peel with a list of the 142 singles found in his record box. Artwork: Olaf Jens |
Here's a list of the 142 seven-inch singles found in John Peel's record box of his most-prized tunes which included five singles by Memphis rockabilly great Charlie Feathers, three by Phoenix soul duo Eddie & Ernie and only one by The Beatles. Listen to a sampling of tracks following the list.
1. Al Casey – Surfin’ Hootenanny + Easy Pickin (PIE) 1963 – Jivin Around
2. Al Ferrier – I’m Not Drinking More + Don’t Play Blue Eyes’ (MASTER TRAK) 1980
3. Alan Price Set – I Put a Spell on You (DECCA) 1966 – Alan Price Set
4. Andy Capp – Popatop + Reco – The Lion Speaks (TREASURE ISLAND) 1969
5. Anemic Boyfriends – Guys Are Not Proud + Bad Girls in Love (RED SWEATER) 1980
6. Ann Peebles – I Can’t Stand The Rain + I’ve Been There Before (LONDON)
7. Anti-Social – Traffic Lights + Teacher, Teacher (DYNAMITE) 1977
8. Arthur K Adams – Wildwood Flower + It’s a Wild, Wild, Wild, Wild Wildwood Flower (JETSTAR)
9. Big Stick – Drag Racing + Hell on Earth (RECESS) 1985
10. Bill Oddie – Harry Krishna + On Ilkla Moor Baht’at (DANDELION) 1970
11. Boards of Canada – Aquarius + Chinook (SKAM)
12. Bobby Lee Trammell – If You Ever Get It Once + Don’t You Know I Love You (ALLEY)
13. Cat Power – Headlights + Darling Said Sir (THE MAKING OF AMERICANS)
14. Charlie Feathers – Deep Elm Blues + Nobody’s Darlin’ (HOLIDAY INN)
15. Charlie Feathers – Nobody’s Woman + When You Decide (KING) 2x copies
17. Charlie Feathers – Today and Tomorrow + Wild Wild Party (MEMPHIS) 1961
18. Charlie Feathers – Tongue-Tied Jill + Get With It (METEOR)
19. Charlie Feathers – When You Come Around + Too Much Alike (KING)
20. Cheeze – Dancin With The Dead – Dancin Queen + Direwolf 1989 (BOB) 1989
21. Clague – The Stride + I Wonder Where (DANDELION) 1969
22. Clefs of Lavender Hill – Stop! Get a Ticket + First Tell Me Why (DATE)
23. Cleveland Crochet – Sugar Bee + Drunkards Dream (GOLDBAND)
24. Don Covay – It’s Better to Have (And Don’t Need) + Leave Him (MERCURY) 1973
25. Don French – Lonely Saturday Night + Goldilocks (QUALITY) (LANCER) 1959 2x copies
27. Dreamland Express – Groovy + U.F.O (EMI) 1980
28. Eazy Teeth – Car Noise + Her Blade (DENTAL) 1980
29. Eddie & Ernie – I Believe She Will + We Try Harder (CHESS) 1984
30. Eddie & Ernie – I’m Gonna Always Love You + Outcast (EASTERN)
31. Eddie & Ernie – Time Waits for No One + That’s the Way It Is (EASTERN)
32. Electro Hippies – Mega-Armageddon Death (STRANGE FRUIT) Peel session
33. Elmore James – The Sky Is Crying + Standing At The Crossroads (FLASHBACK)
34. Firemen – Old Smokie + Louie’s Theme (LE CAM)
35. Freshmen – You Never Heard Anything Like It + Bombing Run (RELEASE) 1979
36. G. L. Crockett – It’s a Man Down There + Every Hour, Every Day (4 BROTHERS) 1965
37. G. L. Crockett – Look Out Mabel + Did You Ever Love Somebody (CHECKER) 1965
38. Geater Davis – For Your Precious Love + Wrapped Up in You (HOUSE OF ORANGE)
39. Gene Dozier & The United Front – Give The Women What They Want + The Best Girl I Ever Had (MERCURY) 1974
40. Golinski Brothers – Bloody + Toy (BADGE) 1980 2x copies
42. Greenhornes – Stayed Up Last Night (ITALY)
43. Hooton 3 Car – Danny + Numena (RUMBLESTRIP)
44. Idle Race – Here We Go Round the Lemon Tree + My Father’s Son (LIBERTY) 1967
45. Izzy Royal – Coronation St (WEA) 1983
46. Jane Bond and The Undercover Men – Hot Rod Lincoln + Come On Up (EAR MOVIES) 1982
47. Jerry Byrd – Memories of Maria + Invitation (MONUMENT) 1961 2x copies – different labels
48. Jody Reynolds – Endless Sleep + Western Movies (LIBERTY)
49. Johnnie Taylor – I’ve Been Born Again + At Night Time (STAX)
50. Johnny Adams – You’re a lady + I wish it would rain (ATLANTIC) 1972
51. Johnny Fortune – Dragster + Soul surfer (SONET) 1964
52. Ken Colyer’s Jazzmen (TEMPO) 1953
53. La Peste – Black + Better off dead (BLACK RECORDS) 1978
54. Larry Bright – Mojo workout + I’ll change my ways (TIDE)
55. Laurie Anderson – O Superman + Walk the dog (ONE TEN RECORDS) 1981
56. Lee Perry – Bafflin’ smoke signal + Black smoke signal (BLACK ARC) 1978
57. Lightnin Hopkins – Mojo hand + Glory be (FLASHBACK RECORDS)
58. Marc Bolan – Marc Bolan talking to Stevie Dixon, 1973. Jennifer Sharp, Steve Harley & John Peel talking to Stevie Dixon 1977. (CUBE/PYE RECORDS)
59. Mary Monday – I gave my punk jacket to Richie + Popgun (MALICIOUS PRODUCTIONS)
60. Max Romeo – Sipple out deh’ Lee Perry + Revelation (UPSETTER)
61. MC5 – Looking at you + Borderline (A-SQUARE RECORDS) 2x copies
63. Medicine Head – Coast to coast + All for tomorrow (DANDELION) 1970
64. Medicine Head – His guiding hand + This love of old (DANDELION) 1969 2x copies
66. Mel and Tim – Starting all over again + It hurts to want it so bad (STAX) 1972
67. Meow – Kat nip + One night stand + Anthem + Kill kill kill + Catastrophe + Boy groupies (TWIST LIKE THIS RECORDS)
68. Mickey Lee Lane – Tuitti Fruitti + With your love (MALA)
69. Mike Spencer and the Cannibals – Good guys + Nothing takes the place of you (BIG COCK RECORDS)
70. Nice – The thoughts of Emerlist Davjack (IMMEDIATE)
71. Nilsson – Everybody’s talkin’ (RCA)
72. Nilsson – Kojak Columbo (RCA)
73. Nilsson – Without you (RCA)
74. O V Wright – That’s how strong my love is + There goes my used to be (GOLDWAX)
75. Paul Blake & The Blood Fire Posse – Every posse get flat + Flat out (STUDIO WORK) 1984
76. Paul Revere & The Raiders – Him or me – what’s it gonna be? + Legend of Paul Revere (CBS) 1967
77. Pavement – Demolition Plot J-7 (DRAG CITY) 1990
78. Pocket Fishrmen (sic) – Yr story + The leader is burning (NOISEVILLE) 1989
79. Quads – You’ve gotta jive + There must be thousands (BIG BEAR RECORDS) 1979
80. Ray Martin – Blue tango + Bell of the ball (COLUMBIA)
81. Revelino – Step on high (MUSIDISC)
82. Rod Bernard – This should go on forever
83. Roshell Anderson – The grapevine will lie sometimes + Such a beautiful thing (CONTEMPO) 1974
84. Roy Head – Treat her right + So long, my love (VOCALION) 1965
85. Sam & Dave – I can’t stand up for falling down + Soothe me (STAX)
86. Sasha Caro – Grade 3 section 2 + Little maid’s song (DECCA) 1967
87. Scrugg – Will the real Geraldine please stand up and be countered + Only George’ (PIE) 1969
88. Sheena Easton – 9 to 5 + Moody (EMI) 1980 2x Copies
90. Sipho Bhengu – Tickey dopies + I saluti (INKONKONI) 1971
91. Soledad Brothers – Sugar & spice + Johnny’s death letter, with Jack White (ITALY RECORDS)
92. Some Chicken – New religion + Blood on the wall (RAW RECORDS) 1977 2x copies
94. Spit Out – O from I + Tan + Rot’n’roll’ (MA FROG RECORDS) 1996
95. Stanley Winston – No more ghettos in America + It’s alright (JEWEL)
96. Status Quo – Down down (VERTIGO) 1974
97. Super Sister – No tree will grow + She was naked (DANDELION) 1971
98. The Beatles – Come together + Octopus’s garden + Something (foreign pressing, country unknown)
99. The Big Three – You’ve gotta keep her under hand + If you ever change your mind (DECCA) 1964
100. The Buzzcocks - Ever fallen in love (UNITED ARTISTS) 1978
101. The Factory – Path through the forest + Gone (MGM) 1968
102. The Galactic Symposium – Y.M.C.A + Money (VAGUE RECORDS) 1978
103. The Legion of Super-Heroes – The great name dropper part 1 + The great name dropper part 2 (AMY RECORDS)
104. The Mark Four – Hurt me if you will + I’m leaving (DECCA) 1965
105. The Mighty Avengers – So much in love + Something they say (DECCA) 1964
106. The Misunderstood – I can take you to the sun + Who do you love (FONTANA) 1966
107. The Move – I can hear the grass grow + Wave the flag and stop the train (DERAM) 1967
108. The Negatives – Love is not real + Stakeout (LOOK) 1979
109. The Nightcaps – Wine wine wine + Nightcap rock (MUSICOR)
110. The Ramrods – Zig zag + Riders in the sky (LONDON AMERICAN) 1960
111. The Smoke – My friend Jack + We can take it (COLUMBIA) 1966
112. The Squirrels – Oz on 45 + Alone again (POPLLAMA PROD) 1988
113. The Undertones - Teenage kicks (GOOD VIBRATIONS RECORDS) 1978 3x copies
116. The Upholsterers – Makers of high grade suites (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY)
117. The Upsetters – Bucky skank + Yucky skank (DOWN TOWN)
118. The Upsetters – Key card + Domino game (DL INTERNATIONAL)
119. The Users – Sick on you + I’m in love with today (RAW RECORDS) 1977 2x copies
121. The Versalites – Cutting rasor + Black belt Jones (DL INTERNATIONAL)
122. The White Stripes – Lafayette blues + Sugar never tasted so good (ITALY Records)
123. The White Stripes – Party of special things to do + China pig + Ashtray heart (SUB POP)
124. The White Stripes - Merry Christmas from…. (XL)
125. The White Stripes – It takes two, baby + Fell in love with a girl (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD COMPANY)
126. The White Stripes - Dead leaves and the dirty ground (XL) 2001
127. The White Stripes – Hand springs (EXTRA BALL RECORDS)
128. The White Stripes – Hotel Yorba (XL) 2001
129. The White Stripes – Lord, send me an angel (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY) 2x copies
131. The White Stripes – Hello operator + Jolene (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY) 2000
132. The White Stripes – The big three killed my baby (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY) 2x copies
134. The Henchmen featuring Jack White – Some other guy + Psycho daisies (ITALY RECORDS)
135. 2 Star Tabernacle – Ramblin man’ (BLOODSHOT RECORDS) 1998 cover photo by Jack White
136. The Wildbunch – Danger – Jack White backing vocals (FLYING BOMB)
137. Surprise Package vol 2 featuring White Stripes, Rocket 455 and the Blowtops (FLYING BOMB)
138. Surprise Package vol 3 featuring The Real Pills, MHz, The Dirtbombs (FLYING BOMB)
139. Travis Wammack – Fire fly + Scratchy (ARA)
140. XL-Capris – My city of Sydney + Dead bugies (AXLE)
141. Yami Bolo – Richer than Cory (JAMAICA INTERNATIONAL)
142. Yardbirds – Happenings ten years time ago + Psycho diaries (COLUMBIA) 1966
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