This is just so fucking sad… John Peel was responsible for the greatest moment in my brief musical career, when he invited the band I was playing bass for to record a Peel Session back in the early 90’s... At the time, it was almost beyond belief to me… We were a bunch of Antipodean nobodies who were struggling to get headlining gigs, and here was the great man giving us the nod of approval and letting us record in a BBC studio that had once been graced by the Beatles… It was an honour that just seemed undeserved, and something I will be forever indebted to him for…
To mark his passing, I’m posting this site devoted to mp3s by bands featured on his show since 1992. There are a lot of names that you will probably already know, but please download something from an obscure group you’ve never heard of… Someone who might've regarded it as truly valued recognition that they wouldn’t have got elsewhere…
RIP John Peel… I extend my sympathies to your family… Thank you for all you’ve done for the struggling musicians of this world…
Posted by Warren at October 27, 2004 10:07 PM | Radio