The week after Peel passed I had a gig at an Irish bar in Washington DC where I'm from. I stopped by the coffee shop near the pub before the gig. The guy at the coffee shop was from Cameroon. As he fixed my coffee he noticed my instrument case and said. "You're a musician? Of course you've heard about John Peel!" Of course, I had. It struck me as a testament to Peel's magic that an American guy playing Irish music and a Cameroonian immigrant to DC were bonded instantly by their mutual admiration for a UK disc jockey.
I miss the fact that he always seemed to be broadcasting just to me, listening under the bedclothes with some headphones on hoping my parents wouldn't catch me, hearing records by people like The Fall, trying to scribble the names down by the light of the street light outside my window so I'd remember them in the morning. Probably the only person outside of friends and family that I've actually physically mourned when he went, he was a massive part of my childhood and teenage years and I still miss not hearing his voice on the radio to this day.
I have absolutely no idea just what you're blabbering on about? Why does reminiscing about John Peel imply I had no relationships with real people, hope or aspiration? He was a DJ I enjoyed listening to and was upset when he passed on, it doesn't mean that was the sum total of my interests, or the limits of my existence. Are you being serious or attempting to 'troll'?
Opinions are only valid if they are based on fact, you have no idea about my experiences in life apart from my appreciation of JP in my first post, yet you wibble on believing an appreciation of someone somehow means they are deficient in other areas of their life. Looking at your other posts, I find it ironic that you question someone's intelligence. 'Intellectual writing'? Don't make me fucking laugh! I've read writing with more intelligence on the back of a public toilet door! I'll put my academic qualifications up against yours any day of the week, I'd be surprised if you even finished school. Go and take some of your medication and learn how to use an apostrophe before you post any more nonsense, you're just a half witted troll with nothing better to do with their time.
i did the same thing he was on 5 nights then i was drinking back then but would only wake when a great tune was played but i can not read chines only write it never mind might hear it tomorrw
ps my youngest son and i attended his funeral at bury st he asked me if this is what it is like at a festaval which maked me gigle and cry at the same time i also wiped my hat off when teenage kicks came out the pa my strick catholic upbring made me dad a headmaster anti johnn a nun true story
nay, the police werent too bad.. as for u2... dunno. it was allus the show which approached the bands wasn't it??? if bands are appraoching the station for a session then i think they should be shunned. takes all the beauty out of the concept... anyhow; i didnt listen to show so i have no real say in the matter... wasnt it steve wright who championed all this shit????
I think you nailed it with that statement my friend, I was lucky to have been a regular listener................ cost me a bloody fortune though, buying all those records he played............. that hardly ever seemed to sound as good on my record player LOL ;)
John was pretty much single handedly responsible for championing some of the best bands in the world. It was such a shame we lost such a humble talented man. He played a large part in my teenage years and for that I'm very grateful. Rock on John, rock on
A brilliant, erudite, groundbreaking and grounded man. Part of the fabric of my teenage years. Intelligent and articulate, considered and thoughtful. A rare breed.
..memories of taping his show onto cassette, early eighties.. "modern" music was extremely discouraged in me house and so i'd use my parents music centre late at night, put it into record and have to leave it and go to bed! i'd try and turn it over 45 minutes later if i could, or was still awake.. and the thrill of going through it the next day.. so much fun.. you just KNEW there would be plenty to discuss with friends.. 🙂
I listened religiously to his radio 1 show for years and always loved his break-down and appreciation of musical talent right across the board, no matter what genre it sat in, nobody else did that so expertly in the 70s and 80s.
as young designer in mcr me and a mate saw john entering paper shop on princess st while having pint,,,,came out so i shouts oi john......came over and got pissed with us even though he had show at 8! 808 states graham massy walks passed who i was doing sleeves for joined in as john gave them big brake...john was a legend and still think of how what lucky man i i am to have met him x
Special memories . Age 15 . John Peel playing Damned , Wire , Cocteau's , Moped , Table even doing the Standing Still . Only Ones . Ramones . Etc etc . Pop Group .
I'm from Australia and never had the privilege of hearing John Peel and his program in real time. However, I'm aware of the extent of his influence and have deep respect for his service to music. My hat is off.
I grew up Sydney. Always knew of Peel, the sessions and his influence in the UK. But we had 2jj during my youth….i heard all the new music doing my homework. The Brit’s had 2 hours a day when Peel was on. These days I follow a whole bunch of old punks on social media and there’s isn’t a single obscure track or band that anyone can throw up, that I didn’t hear on 2jj back in the day. Just another way the Whitlam govt changed my life. Thanks Gough
I listened to Peel on an old valve radio in the 1960s and early 1970s. I had an email discussion with him in 2000 about my Mums favourite; Ronnie Ronalde, the whistling singer that Jhon was also a fan of. A true gentleman
I started listening to Peel in 1976/77 when I started the first year at my fucking awful Grammar school that was like something out of Charles Dickens. I'd do my shitty maths homework and then go to bed and listen to Peel playing all sorts of mad stuff that changed my life forever. For the better
I was working in Kensal Green when I heard of John's death I was absolutely gutted my first thought was who's going to champion New bands and music now.
mr John Peel..i listen to this in honour of you! You brought everything in music but you delivered submersive & music to your audience to many of your listeners..when i first listened to you in 80s you played SMITHS..just changed my life finishing A levels at the time..but i always had you by my side! thanks John so much..you opened me up to all gendres of music!Youre always missed now fella RESPECT
I struggled with the music he played on many occasions but loved listening to him talking about the music. The only DJ where his talk was more important than the music. Listened to The Perfumed Garden on Radio London and Top Gear on Radio One.
John Peel was like a music landscape guru, he gave us (well me at least) ideas about music that I would never of thought of and an ever lasting desire to discover new music. God bless you uncle John
How good it is to hear his voice again ... He was always there on the radio, droll and knowledgeable and funny, almost as far back as I started listening to music. By always being there he somehow became part of his listeners' lives, part of their family. That's why his passing affected so many people, and why he is still missed. John Peel was one of those people who don't want fame and celebrity, but he ended up famous and celebrated anyway. This program shows that he didn't succumb to it, and for that we probably have Sheila and his family to be grateful for. He was always just an ordinary bloke who loved music and enjoyed doing his job, but when work finished he just wanted to be at home, in Peel Acres.
First person I thought of is John now that Liverpool have won the Premiership for the first time ever after 30 years of waiting. The man would be pleased. Rest in Peace Mr Peel.
***** It's called a metaphor you thick witted bell end. Is aspirational a word you've learned this week? Because 'colourful aspirational language' may make sense to you, but it's quite meaningless to anyone else reading it I'm afraid. Why not go to night school to see if you can raise your IQ into double figures?
***** A Billy Smart's circus insult? Is that the best you can do? With you being such an intellectual heavyweight, I was expecting a Nietzsche or Wilde based insult that cut right to the quick.
***** Let's not forget it was you who started this whole sorry trolling episode. I simply posted a comment professing my admiration for John Peel. 'Self esteem' issues? It was you who posted idiotic comments in the hope of a response, so I'd say there's a fair amount of psychological projection going on there.
Brilliant and beautiful: I got a brief remembrance, listening to that, of the joy of listening to him every night. Brilliant, various, beautiful, and warm: fabulous stuff...
I wrote this elsewhere: this guy was a legend. and so humble and decent. he wrote me a letter, where he excused to change my name to the english version, because they were obliged to mention only english names of songrequesters on BFBS (British Forces Broadcasting System). Who else would have done this?
That's very John. I was lucky enough to do a couple of JP sessions, and I'd had to hitch-hike from Glasgow to London just to be there. He (and his producer John Walters) quickly sussed out that I was skint and made sure that I was admitted to the BBC canteen, invited me out for a curry and more than a few pints and ensured that I had enough money in my pocket for a ticket back home. Incredibly kind, decent people and absolutely in love with music. I miss them both.
I will love this man forever, for introducing me to Sade and the The Smiths. I bought both of their debut albums which I had to order specially from WHSmiths in Llanelli. Loved both albums still do. I was a bit perplexed by Morrissey upon my first sight of him on TOTP. Sade obviously could never fail to impress when I saw her on TOTP
What an immense contribution to music this man made and always the champion of that which defied the conventional and the mainstream. A true individualist and the epitomy of a great Brit. Taken from us far too soon and this broadcast is a resplendent reminder of what we miss about John.
Miss this guy, his shows turned you on to so much good stuff, when I was a teenager in the early 90's his show was essential! Flaming Lips, Pavement, Teenage Fanclub... so many great bands I got into because of him, miss you John! RIP mate.
Hannu Takalo helped them become famous until T.REX, then he disliked Get It On except the ending ' well meanwhile I'm still thinking' & that was that, never spoke to each other again, great shame...
I was lucky to meet John twice. Once in ‘93 when having played Steerpike’s track Acrobatic Man on his show he then came to see us play at Norwich Arts Centre. Sitting in the Ten Bells at a small round wooden table with drinks he kindly bought us all was like meeting your god. I have no idea if I said anything sensible. But a few years later I had moved to London and was working in television where I was crew on a shoot he was involved in. I made certain to both thank him personally for the support in ‘93 and remind him I owed him a pint. He was mildly amused.
I remember when he played teenage kicks back to back on his show because he loved it so much. It’s still one of my favourite records. He had the best voice in radio
No we don't. And he would agree. He was unique and there will never be another. If there was someone else, with as much knowledge, intuitive understanding, background, empathy, intellect, wisdom, wit, sarcasm, irony, and genuine love for humanity and nature... then it must be John Peel's very own ghost.
@@timkendrick7384 I totally understand your comment..I have been listening to him form the early 70's under the blankets....he turned me onto So much music. I met him at a cancelled Napalm Death concert, handed him a scribbled piece of paper with mine and some Mates names on it and sure enough..the next night....our names were on the Radio...! Let's just hope his Ghost returns to flavour our lives once again in that inimitable way...
@@gfrkiss Neat, thank you. We put our thoughts down and they float away into the ether. Nice that sometimes they float into someone's consciousness. Take care, Tim
And i remember listening to his late night show when the Falklands War started or there was a major event in it. So he kept broadcasting after the usual midnight shutdown. They were discussing events and i guess he was the DJ there on air in the Studio at the time, so he became the communicator for maybe a phone-in or just the BBC's response as National News Broadcaster. That was 1982 i think, so my memory is hazy.
Listened to one of his shows back in the day, played a track called A beautiful waste of time by the Beloved, luckily I recorded it on my cassette recorder, thanx John.
Agreed Mookie, there's something REALLY amusing about hearing Sue Lawley say 'hardcore thrash'...and John sounds very posh here.....lovely to hear his voice again
Alas i had to take most of my c90 comp tapes etc to the tip cos it wasn't timely to find a good home for them. Glad you guys have saved stuff for history. Yeah, get them uploaded into the cloud (even if not copyright legal for public broadcast (ever, or) for many many decades yet).
God.whenever I hear him, I miss Peelie so much. Late night guru to we now eternal teenagers. Now he's an "Airwaves Dream"(the Buzzcocks)(He would appreciate that)
Had the privilege of meeting him on a number of occasions at the BBC Paris Studios in Lower Regent Street back in the 1970's. We were regulars writing to the BBC Ticketing Unit every week to attend the Thursday evening recording sessions and slipping in the back fire doors and avoiding the old commissionaires in their uniforms when we never had a ticket! Great days when we saw so many household names today that were almost unknown at the time - Whispering Bob Harris was good when he took over but even he would admit he lacked the magic of John Peel.
Yes ! Goodredherring , that he said that I didn't know! that makes my admiration for him even stronger and eternal ! We owed him a lot in Berlin 1980/83 listening to his ever unmatched two programs a week for Radio One ! What an immesurable loss ! (Gino Light - aleas Gix Decombres)
I First heard JP's voice introducing the first public performance of Pink Floyd's "Echoes", including OOTD and FOS, etc.(at Paris Cinema, London, Sept 1971. He left a permanent positive impression. Lovely guy-and in the days of pirate radio. And, BTW, the above 3 songs IMHO are THE best performances of such by the Floyd, bar none. Get in the zone and listen to it a few times. I'll bet you will agree. JP obviously enjoyed their set very, very much! It's great so much has been preserved from his days with radio.
He did seem a great bloke, yes. His humour appealed to me as well. He was a trumpeter, wasn't he? He got fed up whizzing up and down the motorways of Britain, gigging... chucked it in, walked into the BBC: "Got a job for me?" And so it goes... lucky he was paired up with Peelie, without his steadying influence John Peel would most likely have never been so successful. John would certainly go along with that, indeed he probably did so, either in writing or in speech.
@@thesoultwins72 25 years ago it was idyllic and quiet. It started to get out of hand 15 years ago and we moved away six years back. Now live in the middle of nowhere in Issan. No money to be earned here though! As for John, he came with his Filipina girlfriend. He didn't stay long.
@@samsonwilkinson8090 .......Thailand is a horrid place - rampantly corrupt and infested with ruthless criminals and assorted low-life scum. No wonder Mr Walters soon left!
On when he started playing punk and Sue reminds us that the average age of his listeners dropped by 2 decades, " The Grateful Dead listeners kind of got got off the train at that point". He kept going and the rest is history. Fantastic.
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The week after Peel passed I had a gig at an Irish bar in Washington DC where I'm from. I stopped by the coffee shop near the pub before the gig. The guy at the coffee shop was from Cameroon. As he fixed my coffee he noticed my instrument case and said. "You're a musician? Of course you've heard about John Peel!" Of course, I had. It struck me as a testament to Peel's magic that an American guy playing Irish music and a Cameroonian immigrant to DC were bonded instantly by their mutual admiration for a UK disc jockey.
Which bar in DC?
@@DerekADempsey The old 4 Provinces, in Cleveland Park. I miss it!
@@bobblehead67 I don’t know it.
I used to play RiRa a lot.
@@DerekADempsey Near Chinatown? Cool place. Also gone!
@@theoakmontsage1172 Wisconsin and M in Georgetown.
I miss the fact that he always seemed to be broadcasting just to me, listening under the bedclothes with some headphones on hoping my parents wouldn't catch me, hearing records by people like The Fall, trying to scribble the names down by the light of the street light outside my window so I'd remember them in the morning. Probably the only person outside of friends and family that I've actually physically mourned when he went, he was a massive part of my childhood and teenage years and I still miss not hearing his voice on the radio to this day.
I have absolutely no idea just what you're blabbering on about? Why does reminiscing about John Peel imply I had no relationships with real people, hope or aspiration? He was a DJ I enjoyed listening to and was upset when he passed on, it doesn't mean that was the sum total of my interests, or the limits of my existence. Are you being serious or attempting to 'troll'?
Opinions are only valid if they are based on fact, you have no idea about my experiences in life apart from my appreciation of JP in my first post, yet you wibble on believing an appreciation of someone somehow means they are deficient in other areas of their life. Looking at your other posts, I find it ironic that you question someone's intelligence. 'Intellectual writing'? Don't make me fucking laugh! I've read writing with more intelligence on the back of a public toilet door! I'll put my academic qualifications up against yours any day of the week, I'd be surprised if you even finished school. Go and take some of your medication and learn how to use an apostrophe before you post any more nonsense, you're just a half witted troll with nothing better to do with their time.
i know what you mean,used to listen to him in my bed with a crappy old radio
i did the same thing he was on 5 nights then i was drinking back then but would only wake when a great tune was played but i can not read chines only write it never mind might hear it tomorrw
ps my youngest son and i attended his funeral at bury st he asked me if this is what it is like at a festaval which maked me gigle and cry at the same time i also wiped my hat off when teenage kicks came out the pa my strick catholic upbring made me dad a headmaster anti johnn a nun true story
He had my undying respect when he confessed that he turned down both U2 & The Police for sessions.
*burrrrn, lol. great trivia and funny too!
Personally I would have preferred he did U2 and the Police and left Robin Trower and Jethro Tull off his list.
nay, the police werent too bad.. as for u2... dunno. it was allus the show which approached the bands wasn't it??? if bands are appraoching the station for a session then i think they should be shunned. takes all the beauty out of the concept... anyhow; i didnt listen to show so i have no real say in the matter... wasnt it steve wright who championed all this shit????
Jethro Tull is amazing live
nay... i thought they were funny. must have got wrong end of stick...
a man of enormous character and integrity. shame a generation too late for me.
I think you nailed it with that statement my friend, I was lucky to have been a regular listener................ cost me a bloody fortune though, buying all those records he played............. that hardly ever seemed to sound as good on my record player LOL ;)
Except for being a pedo he was great
Yes. I always feel about music, if I'd only been listening two years ago... with Peel, a decade earlier than when i first heard him
John was pretty much single handedly responsible for championing some of the best bands in the world. It was such a shame we lost such a humble talented man. He played a large part in my teenage years and for that I'm very grateful. Rock on John, rock on
A brilliant, erudite, groundbreaking and grounded man. Part of the fabric of my teenage years. Intelligent and articulate, considered and thoughtful. A rare breed.
This is so sad to listen to, so long after John died! If only we could all live forever! I miss John on the radio so much!
Thank fuck we don,t live forever.But hey JP was fantastic.
Liber 8 Me too, the greatest!
We'd have a serious overcrowding problem!
@@scootjockey it's not sad it's beautiful like he's still there with us. RIP John x
I love it when Sue Lawley says "hardcore thrash."
hahaha.... I suspect that Sue is subliminally referring to her erstwhile desire to be 'thrashed' in a 'hardcore' fashion....oo-er missus..
yeah---johnnie boy liked hard core too.
Exactly! That little pause before she brings herself to say something so alien.
I'm slightly arroused.
Me too: a strange clash of worlds
..memories of taping his show onto cassette, early eighties.. "modern" music was extremely discouraged in me house and so i'd use my parents music centre late at night, put it into record and have to leave it and go to bed! i'd try and turn it over 45 minutes later if i could, or was still awake.. and the thrill of going through it the next day.. so much fun.. you just KNEW there would be plenty to discuss with friends.. 🙂
I listened religiously to his radio 1 show for years and always loved his break-down and appreciation of musical talent right across the board, no matter what genre it sat in, nobody else did that so expertly in the 70s and 80s.
Wow...... what a man.
I’ve just found this, and frankly, the world has lost a legend.
God bless him.
as young designer in mcr me and a mate saw john entering paper shop on princess st while having pint,,,,came out so i shouts oi john......came over and got pissed with us even though he had show at 8! 808 states graham massy walks passed who i was doing sleeves for joined in as john gave them big brake...john was a legend and still think of how what lucky man i i am to have met him x
A much-missed man. RIP John.
Loved him in Perfumed Garden and Top Gear shows . Playing weird stuff like Soft Machine , Family , etc
The best teacher I never had....
I hear ya! ;)
Word
A man who loved music... R. I. P
I miss him.
I miss his voice.
Special memories . Age 15 . John Peel playing Damned , Wire , Cocteau's , Moped , Table even doing the Standing Still . Only Ones . Ramones . Etc etc . Pop Group .
and The Slits :)
Aye who could forget them ?
As an aging American anglophile, I believe that he was the most important and, interestingly comfortable, radio voice ever.
as a Wirral human who has lived away from home since 99 his voice is like the voice of a parent. I miss him so much
Yes
Indeed, one of the very few people in the public eye I genuinely mourned. I miss his voice so much.
The greatest DJ of all time!
Peely, never forgotten, always loved.R.I.P.
Radio one.
John Peel Show.
Only thing worth listening to.
Gone, but not forgotten.
I'm from Australia and never had the privilege of hearing John Peel and his program in real time. However, I'm aware of the extent of his influence and have deep respect for his service to music. My hat is off.
I grew up Sydney. Always knew of Peel, the sessions and his influence in the UK. But we had 2jj during my youth….i heard all the new music doing my homework.
The Brit’s had 2 hours a day when Peel was on.
These days I follow a whole bunch of old punks on social media and there’s isn’t a single obscure track or band that anyone can throw up, that I didn’t hear on 2jj back in the day.
Just another way the Whitlam govt changed my life. Thanks Gough
I listened to Peel on an old valve radio in the 1960s and early 1970s. I had an email discussion with him in 2000 about my Mums favourite; Ronnie Ronalde, the whistling singer that Jhon was also a fan of. A true gentleman
I started listening to Peel in 1976/77 when I started the first year at my fucking awful Grammar school that was like something out of Charles Dickens. I'd do my shitty maths homework and then go to bed and listen to Peel playing all sorts of mad stuff that changed my life forever. For the better
A great voice for radio..
I was working in Kensal Green when I heard of John's death I was absolutely gutted my first thought was who's going to champion New bands and music now.
I love Desert Island Discs. And this was a classic episode.
so good to hear his wonderful voice .a true legend,why do the good die so young
mr John Peel..i listen to this in honour of you! You brought everything in music but you delivered submersive & music to your audience to many of your listeners..when i first listened to you in 80s you played SMITHS..just changed my life finishing A levels at the time..but i always had you by my side! thanks John so much..you opened me up to all gendres of music!Youre always missed now fella RESPECT
I miss this voice on my radio.
Where would we be without the great man.
I struggled with the music he played on many occasions but loved listening to him talking about the music. The only DJ where his talk was more important than the music. Listened to The Perfumed Garden on Radio London and Top Gear on Radio One.
John Peel was like a music landscape guru, he gave us (well me at least) ideas about music that I would never of thought of and an ever lasting desire to discover new music. God bless you uncle John
How good it is to hear his voice again ... He was always there on the radio, droll and knowledgeable and funny, almost as far back as I started listening to music. By always being there he somehow became part of his listeners' lives, part of their family. That's why his passing affected so many people, and why he is still missed.
John Peel was one of those people who don't want fame and celebrity, but he ended up famous and celebrated anyway. This program shows that he didn't succumb to it, and for that we probably have Sheila and his family to be grateful for. He was always just an ordinary bloke who loved music and enjoyed doing his job, but when work finished he just wanted to be at home, in Peel Acres.
Peter Freeman
dave goodrich..
First person I thought of is John now that Liverpool have won the Premiership for the first time ever after 30 years of waiting. The man would be pleased. Rest in Peace Mr Peel.
Feeling positively emotional to this. RIP Peely.
I miss him, I have a John Peel shaped hole in life
*****
It's called a metaphor you thick witted bell end. Is aspirational a word you've learned this week? Because 'colourful aspirational language' may make sense to you, but it's quite meaningless to anyone else reading it I'm afraid. Why not go to night school to see if you can raise your IQ into double figures?
*****
A Billy Smart's circus insult? Is that the best you can do? With you being such an intellectual heavyweight, I was expecting a Nietzsche or Wilde based insult that cut right to the quick.
*****
Let's not forget it was you who started this whole sorry trolling episode. I simply posted a comment professing my admiration for John Peel. 'Self esteem' issues? It was you who posted idiotic comments in the hope of a response, so I'd say there's a fair amount of psychological projection going on there.
There's a massive John Peel shaped hole in the world and has been for ages now. :(
Brilliant and beautiful: I got a brief remembrance, listening to that, of the joy of listening to him every night. Brilliant, various, beautiful, and warm: fabulous stuff...
The out and out champion of DJ's; got me into so much new and random music
I wrote this elsewhere: this guy was a legend. and so humble and decent. he wrote me a letter, where he excused to change my name to the english version, because they were obliged to mention only english names of songrequesters on BFBS (British Forces Broadcasting System). Who else would have done this?
That's very John. I was lucky enough to do a couple of JP sessions, and I'd had to hitch-hike from Glasgow to London just to be there. He (and his producer John Walters) quickly sussed out that I was skint and made sure that I was admitted to the BBC canteen, invited me out for a curry and more than a few pints and ensured that I had enough money in my pocket for a ticket back home. Incredibly kind, decent people and absolutely in love with music. I miss them both.
Wow! that says it all.xxx
I miss his voice
This is such a gem
3rd time listening to over the years now
I will love this man forever, for introducing me to Sade and the The Smiths. I bought both of their debut albums which I had to order specially from WHSmiths in Llanelli. Loved both albums still do. I was a bit perplexed by Morrissey upon my first sight of him on TOTP. Sade obviously could never fail to impress when I saw her on TOTP
What an immense contribution to music this man made and always the champion of that which defied the conventional and the mainstream. A true individualist and the epitomy of a great Brit. Taken from us far too soon and this broadcast is a resplendent reminder of what we miss about John.
Miss this guy, his shows turned you on to so much good stuff, when I was a teenager in the early 90's his show was essential! Flaming Lips, Pavement, Teenage Fanclub... so many great bands I got into because of him, miss you John! RIP mate.
YNWA John. Thank you for the music
I remember meeting Misty in Roots as a teenager and the respect and love they had for John Peel was evident through the haze!
A true legend, such a nice man
Great English broadcaster, interesting interview.
Allways I listen Tyrannosaurus Rex-album, there is part of John. Thank You.
Hannu Takalo helped them become famous until T.REX, then he disliked Get It On except the ending ' well meanwhile I'm still thinking' & that was that, never spoke to each other again, great shame...
That ending is actually lifted from a Chuck Berry record...
I was lucky to meet John twice. Once in ‘93 when having played Steerpike’s track Acrobatic Man on his show he then came to see us play at Norwich Arts Centre. Sitting in the Ten Bells at a small round wooden table with drinks he kindly bought us all was like meeting your god. I have no idea if I said anything sensible. But a few years later I had moved to London and was working in television where I was crew on a shoot he was involved in. I made certain to both thank him personally for the support in ‘93 and remind him I owed him a pint. He was mildly amused.
Acrobatic Man I recall it was called. Played on the 29 October 1993 show.
@@JohnPeel3904 omg. I can’t believe I got the title wrong. You are correct! I have corrected it now. Thanks. How do you know this?
@@topboxmedia The Peel Fandom site gave me the answer.
Godlike genius. I met him many years ago...and a lovelier Man you couldn't wish to meet...
Miss this legend.
Neil Young and John Peel - the two greatest inspirations of my life.
I remember when he played teenage kicks back to back on his show because he loved it so much. It’s still one of my favourite records. He had the best voice in radio
John was / is one of the people who was ahead of the curve w everything, n exposed such a broad range of bands. my fab is the birthday party sessions
He is still missed so much. God Damn. We need another JP. x
No we don't. And he would agree. He was unique and there will never be another. If there was someone else, with as much knowledge, intuitive understanding, background, empathy, intellect, wisdom, wit, sarcasm, irony, and genuine love for humanity and nature... then it must be John Peel's very own ghost.
@@timkendrick7384 I totally understand your comment..I have been listening to him form the early 70's under the blankets....he turned me onto So much music. I met him at a cancelled Napalm Death concert, handed him a scribbled piece of paper with mine and some Mates names on it and sure enough..the next night....our names were on the Radio...! Let's just hope his Ghost returns to flavour our lives once again in that inimitable way...
@@gfrkiss Neat, thank you. We put our thoughts down and they float away into the ether. Nice that sometimes they float into someone's consciousness. Take care, Tim
miss his shows & reviews ...
Still miss you on bbc radio 1 10pm
always remember when he played Gerry Marsdens' You'll Never Walk Alone after Bill Shanklys death. RIP
And i remember listening to his late night show when the Falklands War started or there was a major event in it. So he kept broadcasting after the usual midnight shutdown. They were discussing events and i guess he was the DJ there on air in the Studio at the time, so he became the communicator for maybe a phone-in or just the BBC's response as National News Broadcaster. That was 1982 i think, so my memory is hazy.
John Peel was the one human who got respect from Kano AND Pavorotti at the same time!
THANK YOU for posting this.
Listened to one of his shows back in the day, played a track called A beautiful waste of time by the Beloved, luckily I recorded it on my cassette recorder, thanx John.
John Peel, David Attenborough and my dad are the three men who formed my life.
Wow
John would have been delighted that his beloved Liverpool team won the title after 30 long years
i like his voice! remember my youth...
Agreed Mookie, there's something REALLY amusing about hearing Sue Lawley say 'hardcore thrash'...and John sounds very posh here.....lovely to hear his voice again
The King. The Master.
I didn’t love everything he loved. But I sure loved his hunger for everything.
Peely put me on the road to Joy Division. I will always love him for that. RIP JP.
massive joy division fan
Me too and OMD
And I cried at times listening to this. What a premature loss to us all.
What a lovely bloke, could listen to him chat forever...if only...RIP.
The great man of alternative ? broadcasting.
I owe my entire musical library,to this titan of radio.
From the era when Radio 1 and music was great, John Peel, Annie Nightingale, and the rest of the great One broadcasters.
Ive still got c90 casset tapes of loadsa Peel tape sessions
Me too, treasured now even more.
and me... xmas top 50 1980 and 81
Alas i had to take most of my c90 comp tapes etc to the tip cos it wasn't timely to find a good home for them. Glad you guys have saved stuff for history. Yeah, get them uploaded into the cloud (even if not copyright legal for public broadcast (ever, or) for many many decades yet).
Me too.
Thanks so much for posting.
God.whenever I hear him, I miss Peelie so much. Late night guru to we now eternal teenagers.
Now he's an "Airwaves Dream"(the Buzzcocks)(He would appreciate that)
Beautiful
The answer is that they can't be replaced.
A real influence on my teenage life!!! Unmissable
Thanks for the upload
0:59 Sue Lawley saying "hard-core thrash"
I still miss this guy.
He was responsible for my musical education in the mid/late 70's.
Rest in peace, John Ravenscroft.
A wonderful man and a real British icon
Had the privilege of meeting him on a number of occasions at the BBC Paris Studios in Lower Regent Street back in the 1970's. We were regulars writing to the BBC Ticketing Unit every week to attend the Thursday evening recording sessions and slipping in the back fire doors and avoiding the old commissionaires in their uniforms when we never had a ticket! Great days when we saw so many household names today that were almost unknown at the time - Whispering Bob Harris was good when he took over but even he would admit he lacked the magic of John Peel.
Thank you for .... everything...thank J
I liked him
Love JP
he introduced us to so many good bands....
best dj ever,died far too young
A national treasure is John was is not appropriate when relating to John
..sorry, also, what a great programme desert island discs is.. an institution for me..
thankyou for sharing this 🙂
Yes ! Goodredherring , that he said that I didn't know! that makes my admiration for him even stronger and eternal ! We owed him a lot in Berlin 1980/83 listening to his ever unmatched two programs a week for Radio One ! What an immesurable loss ! (Gino Light - aleas Gix Decombres)
The Gall and Aphex Twin were amongst his favourite band he’d frequently play on his show. Good times indeed.
Great stuff; John Peel was my guide to the 20th C from my teenage on ……
The greatest adopted son of my city. YNWA.
I First heard JP's voice introducing the first public performance of Pink Floyd's "Echoes", including OOTD and FOS, etc.(at Paris Cinema, London, Sept 1971. He left a permanent positive impression. Lovely guy-and in the days of pirate radio. And, BTW, the above 3 songs IMHO are THE best performances of such by the Floyd, bar none. Get in the zone and listen to it a few times. I'll bet you will agree. JP obviously enjoyed their set very, very much! It's great so much has been preserved from his days with radio.
I'd love to have seen a list of his picks.
John Walters (his producer) was my next-door-neighbour in Phuket. A lovely man.
He did seem a great bloke, yes. His humour appealed to me as well. He was a trumpeter, wasn't he? He got fed up whizzing up and down the motorways of Britain, gigging... chucked it in, walked into the BBC: "Got a job for me?" And so it goes... lucky he was paired up with Peelie, without his steadying influence John Peel would most likely have never been so successful. John would certainly go along with that, indeed he probably did so, either in writing or in speech.
Samson wilkinson.....Why on earth would such an incredible man [and yourself] move to a shithole like Phuket/Thailand?!?
@@thesoultwins72 25 years ago it was idyllic and quiet. It started to get out of hand 15 years ago and we moved away six years back. Now live in the middle of nowhere in Issan. No money to be earned here though! As for John, he came with his Filipina girlfriend. He didn't stay long.
@@samsonwilkinson8090 .......Thailand is a horrid place - rampantly corrupt and infested with ruthless criminals and assorted low-life scum. No wonder Mr Walters soon left!
@@thesoultwins72 You've obviously met the wrong people here. I work as a writer/editor here. We're peaceful people.
Criminals? Sure, the world over.
On when he started playing punk and Sue reminds us that the average age of his listeners dropped by 2 decades, " The Grateful Dead listeners kind of got got off the train at that point". He kept going and the rest is history. Fantastic.
Does anybody else remember his weekly radio one programme, ''Peel's Pleasures''?