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On 25th October it's John Peel Day - and as a brilliant prelude to that day a mysterious user has been uploaded 458 of the great man's shows onto Soundcloud for the past few months. And their all available to download for free too. The shows date back to 1967 when Peel was at Radio London, and go all the way up to his very final BBC episodes back in 2004. The mysterious user +dB   [...]

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John Peel 's record collection has been updated again, and as always, it's pretty varied. As of this morning you can check out the 'C' section of his alphabetised collection, which starts with Witches by C , and ends with We All Know Who We Are by Cameo . There's also a lot of Cabaret Voltaire in between, which is no surprise. Head here to check out the latest update, and here for the collection so far. The letter 'D' will [...]

myworldmusicfriends.com Ever wondered what musical gems you could find if you were allowed to root through John Peel’s impressive record collection? Wonder no more – the online museum project The Space has turned the late radio DJ’s collection into an online archive that allows you to browse his catalogue aurally and visually. John Peel, famed for uncovering new music during his nearly 40 years as a radio DJ, died in 2004 at the age of 65. His widow, Sheila Ravenscroft told the BBC, ‘We’re very happy that we’ve finally found a way to make John’s amazing collection [...]

As you are probably aware by now the massive record collection of legendary radio presenter John Peel is being published online by the Arts Council, one section at a time. Today sees the addition of records beginning with the letter 'B', and like last weeks instalment, the collection is extensive, featuring everything from B52’s to Bach. Head here for the latest instalment as well as access to sessions and the DJ’s notes, 'C' will available from next week. What do you think of John Peel's collection [...]

Amazing website and record collection. View it here . Only A and B currently active but more to come in the near future.

The record collection of legendary BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, and the career that surrounded it, has become the subject of a major new archive. At the time of his death, John's record collection consisted of 25,000 LPs, 40,000 singles and thousands of CDs. Each week, for 26 weeks, the first 100 records of each letter of the alphabet will be added to the archive, which will include information about John's favourite tracks, multimedia clips about particular artists and recordings, and details of how to find the music online. You can find the archive here . [...]

For many fans of FMU, John Peel needs no introduction.  As a longstanding champion of adventurousness in taste on BBC Radio 1 for decades, Peel's one of our patron saints.  Thanks to the liberal funding policies for the arts across the pond (as opposed to here in America...Mayday...Mayday...), John Peel's entire record collection is being digitized and released online for free streaming. Click here to see the Peel Archives online .  Hate to draw attention away from FMU, but crap, this will easily take up your entire day and totally mess up your work productivity (if [...]

John Peel, the beloved late BBC DJ and music-discovery agent, had one of those legendarily huge record collections that makes people cry with envy and reconsider their life choices. And now the website the Space is slowly making that entire collection available for perusal as part of an interactive project revolving around Peel's office. The site features photos and archived Peel shows and stuff like that, but the real selling point is the record collection, cataloged alphabetically, with 100 albums going up this week. This week, you can find the first 100 albums in the A [...]

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Six months of music discovery are ahead of us, as the late, great DJ John Peel left behind an incredible collection of 65,000 records (25K LPs, 40K singles) that began rolling out in online form today. A digital version of his radio studio and archives now exists on a site called The Space , where the John Peel Centre have uploaded the first hundred albums from his original A section, with another hundred arriving from each letter of the alphabet every week until October. Original album artwork, tracklists, and index cards penned by Peel himself were all [...]

As was reported back in February, the friends and family of the late, great John Peel were setting themselves the massive undertaking of cataloging the entirety of his record collection, one of the largest and most important collections in the world. This is no mean feat. His collection comprises of more than 25,000 LPs and 40,000 singles, all of which he'd been keeping track of since 1969. The first album to get the coveted 0001 number was Mike Absalom 's "Save The Last Gherkin For Me!" which you can [...]

Starting on Tuesday, the John Peel Centre for Creative Arts will begin uploading details of the late DJ's cherished vinyl, unveiling 2,600 albums over the next six months. Every week, the Centre will expand the scope of its virtual museum, adding another 100 records, covering everything from Appalachian mountain music to zouk. "It's a very personal look at John's collection," producer Charlie Gauvain said. According to Sheila Ravenscroft, Peel's widow, curators will highlight one artist from each batch, picking through more than 65,000 items in his archive. Peel kept meticulous files about his records: each [...]

I doubt many people could boast a bigger record collection than the late, great, John Peel . The legendary DJ was rumoured to have around 70,000 records, singles and CD’s in his collection and earlier this year there was talk of these records being made available to the public. Well, as of tomorrow the first 100 records of the collection will be made available via an Arts Council funded "interactive online museum" called The Space . Listeners can read Peel’s notes, listen to archive sessions and watch interviews with musicians and performers from over the years. [...]

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For the entirety of his career on BBC Radio 1, John Peel was the authority on musical taste. With the drop of a needle and a keen wit, he tirelessly championed new and established artists. His penchant for a wide and expansive music taste that ranged from punk rock to acid house, made his personal record collection a thing of legends. When Peel passed away in 2004, he left behind tens of thousands of records, ranging from the most notable, groundbreaking artists, to crate digging obscurities. Many famous and not so famous performers on his show can be [...]

Even though he sadly passed back in 2004, John Peel's legend lives on. Now it will continue to live on indefinitely as the legendary BBC presenters record collection is to be immortalised online. The BBC and the British Arts Council are working together to create something that they are calling The Space. It's set to be a digital music service that will include all of Peel's home studio and record collection along with Peel's own notes, and the legendary performances from the John Peel sessions. It's also said to include interviews with the artists John well [...]

The John Peel Centre in Stowmarket will recreate the late broadcaster's home studio for an Arts Council project called The Space . People will be able to browse through some of his 25,000 vinyl LPs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-e ngland-suffolk-17139449 deepgoa.blogspot.com your urban music guide © dg , 2012

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