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John Peel and Sheila
The Pig's Big 78's - A Beginner's Guide
TRIKONT US-0350
CD in special-Digipak with 2 Booklets
(english & german, with many unreleased photos)
compiled by: John Peel u. Sheila Ravenscroft,
supported by Christoph Wagner
A wild selection of 78rpm records from John Peel's collection. Extraordinary vintage music, chosen for Trikont by The legendary DJ and his wife Sheila - their favourites from his late night Radio 1 show.
23 weird and wonderful tracks ranging from English brass bands, schmaltzy dance music and yodeling, to early rock 'n roll and traditional music from China and Africa. From comic football sketches to bizarre sound imitations. It's a typical Peel-Mix, making us all too aware of the gap he left behind
Includes an extensive interview with Sheila explaining why she and John chose these particular tracks. Her surprising stories and anecdotes, alongside personal photographs, reveal unknown aspects of their life together and put this idiosyncratic collection of records into context.
"John Peel was the only important DJ left in the world."
Jack White, The White Stripes
"Whenever I was losing inspiration, I would listen to his show and was straight away on track. He`d play one thing every Show which would change how you thought about a style of music."
Thom Yorke, Radiohead
"John Peel qualifies as probably the most important single figure in the British music industry for the last 48 years."
Brian Eno
"He was the contradiction of every bad thing you could say about the radio. He had an open mind about all types of music. He was as rare as the music that he loved."
Elvis Costello
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Press Reviews:
John Peel and Sheila: Folkroots / UK
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John Peel and Sheila: Clash Magazine / 05 2006
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John Peel and Sheila: Folkroots / April 2006
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John Peel and Sheila: Recordcollector / may 2006
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John Peel and Sheila: Rocksound 04/2006
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John Peel and Sheila: Uncut
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John Peel and Sheila: Word / UK
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John Peel and Sheila: The Observer / 21st may 2006
Compilation of the month:
John Peel and Sheila, The Pig's Big 78's - A Beginner's Guide
Ben Thompson finds himself curiously saddened by Peels' collection of
esoteric relics
Sunday May 21, 2006
The Observer
When this collection was first mooted, John Peel was very much alive. The [read more]
John Peel and Sheila: The Sunday Times / 21st may 2006
VARIOUS ARTISTS John Peel and Sheila: The Pig's Big 78s Trikont US-0350
In its closing years, Radio 1's John Peel show often featured ancient 78s
chosen by the DJ's wife, Sheila, affectionately known as the Pig; here is a
posthumous selection. There's old-time Americana, crackly blues, novelty [read more]
John Peel and Sheila: The Times / 20th may 2006
Rock/Pop
John Peel and Sheila
The Big Pig's 78s: A Beginner's Guide
(Trikont)
Of all the John Peel memorials, remembrances and records that have been floating around in recent months this is the most moving - and the most bizarre. Focusing on the 78s that his wife Sheila would introduce on Peel's radio programme, this CD collects together a ragbag of music- hall novelties, dance-hall gems and forgotten pop hits that tickled the DJ's fancy. [read more]
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