John Peel interview

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I took this from the fabric website many years ago, and decided to upload it this evening. It is a collection of John's answers to an interview ahead of his fabric cd release. I think its fascinating and I hope some of you enjoy listening to this if you havn't heard it already (the CD was released in December 2002 so this must be from just before then as he talks about the state of the football league).

Only annoying thing is that the questions have been edited out - but you can guess what most of them are. He then talks about each of the tracks on the mix and his reasons for choosing them.

1. Asa-Chang & Junray - Hana (Excerpt) - The Leaf Label Ltd

2. The Soledad Brothers - Break 'em On Down - Estrus Records

3. Don Carlos - Late Night Blues - RAS

4. MC DET - Hipsteppin' - Times Two Records

5. The Velvelettes - Needle In A Haystack - Universal Music

6. Bad Livers - Lust for Life - Mark Rubin

7. Trouble Funk - Let's Get Small - Island Records

8. The Capris - There's A Moon Out Tonight - Sony

9. The Fall - Mr. Pharmacist - Beggars Banquet Records

10. Smith And Selway - 15.5 Remake - Tronic Music

11. Jimmy Reed - Too Much - Vee Jay

12. Maloko - In The Midnight Hour - Warners

13. Derrick Morgan - Moon Hop - Rounder

14. The Datsuns - In Love - V2

15. The Kingswoods - Purty Vacant - Green Records

16. Sinthetix - Liar - TOV Music

17. Culture - Lion Rock (John Peel Session) - Cultral Foundation Records

18. Act 1 - Tom The Peeper - Polydor

19. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart - Factory Records

20. Elementz Of Noise - Clock - Emotif Recordings

21. The Cheviot Ranters - Corn Rigs Tunes - Topic Records

22. Marc Smith vs. Safe 'n' Sound - Identify The Beat - Bonkers

23. The Kop Choir - You'll Never Walk Alone - Cherry Red Records

24. The Undertones - Teenage Kicks - Sanctuary

All hail this amazing mix, and RIP John Peel. I still really miss his show, and his influence on music in general.

Some of his comments in this interview are pure LOLs.

good call, this is my favourite fabric cd (and one of my fave compilations ever)

that found that cover of "in the midnight hour" on london records and it gets dropped regularly at house parties when everyone's arseholed.

ahhh it's been an age since i heard that asa-chang and junray track, it's great. *youtubes*

i recently picked up 'the olivetti chronicles' which is a collection of his writings for various newspapers and music journals - the longest is 5 pages maybe, it's a great bathroom book.

god, i remember that his death really shook me; i was in bits over it. we won't ever have another dj like john.