Which are John Peel's 140 fave albums?

Thanks to everyone who's ordering singles for this--it means a lot!

Just to catch everyone up (since there's a lot in the thread now): I'm still working local connections for the Pocket Fishrmen B-side. As far as I can tell it's never appeared on cd. The XL Capris B side is on its way to me from Australia, so it may take a couple of weeks to show.

I am tracking the mighty avengers on ebay & hope to purchase so we can get the B side. I thought I recognised a unique quality in the So Much in Love A side. It was written by Jagger & Richard of the Rolling Stones!!!! I collect vinyl by the thousands anyway, so happy to purchase anything that is original to the box.

Bob Robinson

i think i might have found a copy of the adams...waiting for reply...this started as an idle way to pass the time now i must complete it...how sad!
http://www.worldofgramophones.com/45rpm1.html

im going to order easy teeth,the squirrels and ken colyers jazzmen tomorrow from gemm

thanks domestic empire for seeding the documentary and to everyone for the songs. i have nothing to add except a couple of scraps of information about the few missing a-sides no one has already bought.
1) 36 Jane Bond, "hod rod lincoln" (with the bangles playing on it) is on an album called "politically correct." it can be found but it's not usually cheap.
2) 110 ramrods, "zig zag" was not an a-side. "ghost riders of the sky" was the a-side which has already been included.

I believe the Ken Colyers Jazzmen has already been gotten by DomesticEmpire and just awaits ripping (along with the Marc Bolan interview). I'm very happy to see folks jumping in to get the remaining singles!

Hi Dan Butt,

I think I have managed to acquire the Scrugg side (ie the Real Geraldine one) overnight. I'll check the quality when I get home tonight and if its OK, will YSI

Any chance of a repost of Cheeze? Thanks to all for this amazing collective effort.

More research:
the Firemen single was released on Le Cam, a label out of Fort Worth. I'll poke around locally and see what I can find. It has no real presence on google other than in the box. Here's a partial discography of the label (sadly missing Firemen):
http://www.soulfulkindamusic.net/lecam.htm

The Clefs of Lavender Hill is for sale here:
http://www.wegotrecords.com/cgi/date_records.php
It's also popular with whoever does the Teenage Wasteland show on WFMU, and is in RealAudio in this broadcast:
http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/12001

Poor Dreamland Express has the misfortune of being a John Denver tune, a Hindi film, and a children's movie. One of the few sites that has any info is in Czech, and IDs Stephen Stewart as their guitarist:
http://lege.cz/win/hudba/enid.htm

There's an adorable tribute to the Freshmen here: http://www.irishshowbands.net/pg_freshmen.htm
This website values the single at 8 pounds:
http://www.foggynotion.btinternet.co.uk/punkf.htm

Five pounds for Mike Spenser and the Cannibals here:
http://www.vinyltap.co.uk/shop/artist/Mike+Spenser+And+The+Cannibals.aspx
this site has the album cover:
http://www.bunbun.ne.jp/~take-4/TCGG7.html

Spit Out is damnably hard to search for, and I've found nothing.

the cheeze single.

that was a REPOST, sorry.

I believe the Marc Bolan interview single was pressed after he died, so it's more a memento of past friendship I would have thought. Also, that John Peel is on the b-side, right?

did anyone do anything about those gemm links i posted above? like i say i'm geographically challenged with respect to postal charges but if there's a tame american who'd like to buy them i'll be happy to chip in via paypal. 10 quid do? (about 17 dollars, minus paypal fees)

a bunch of these records do seem to be in the box because john is personally involved - the emerlist davjack thing, the bill oddie thing, the bolan interview. was 'song sung blue' ever a single?

No, it wasn't.

Ah, the old Emerlist Davjack dispute rears its head again! I know we've no sure way of knowing, but I still reckon that the Emerlist Davjack in the box is the original single, not the Peel radio trailer, even though that was also pressed on 7". Two reasons:

1. Can't imagine that a radio trailer would bear the same name as one of the band's songs.

2. Can't imagine that the trailer would actually appear on the Immediate label (as listed) - it would be an acetate/white label.

Well, it's tuff to know. Stick the documentary on slomo and see what 'peeks out'.

e.g. I can see a Vocalion single sleeve and think "That's the Roy Head single".

But short of someone picking it out and wacving it, I don't know.

The 'acetate', if that's what it is, might be in an 'Immediate' sleeve, causing the confusion.

Well, it's tuff to know. Stick the documentary on slomo and see what 'peeks out'.

e.g. I can see a Vocalion single sleeve and think "That's the Roy Head single".

But short of someone picking it out and waving it, I don't know.

The 'acetate', if that's what it is, might be in an 'Immediate' sleeve, causing the confusion.

and i think it is 8)

1. he dug it out to play laura cantrell in the 2003 christmas carol concert thing. on the same show he played Wine Wine Wine, also from the box.

2. the show lisitings from 20030501 include:
Unknown - 'The Thoughts Of Emerlist Dargeck 7" Promo' (Immediate R
ecords)

3. emerlist davjack is an lp as well as a track, this is a trailer for the entire lp (see #2). i can also point you to 5 other mistakes in the times list if you like 8)

4. it's added colour, because it contains john's voice and the pig laughing.

not that it matters - we have both so it's all good

ok, scratch #1. it was Nina Nastasia on 20030501 that he dug it out for (i always get those two confused). Laura was 20031223 and he played both Wine Wine Wine and Don't Play Blue Eyes from the box. scratch #4 as well as it wasn't really proof. nevermind 8)

woohoo...ive ordered
squirrels oz on 45 for the b side
the ramrods for the b side
easy teeth
and jane bond and the undercover men

they are all coming from the u.s. so could take a while. ive never used ysi to send things but sure i can suss it out.

and ive ordered mike spencer....im on a roll.

087A - Scrugg - Will The Real Geraldine Stand Up And Be Counted

http://s13.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2D3RWWG9LT78Q28OJUOI2MB2B0

er sorry that should have been "countered".

whats the b side on the yami bolo record?

heres what im still missing....

anemic boyfriends - bad girls
al ferrier - drinking
clague - i wonder
clefs of lavender - first tell me why
cleveland crochet - drunkards dream
dreamland express a+b
firemen a+b
freshmen - bombing run
gl crocket - every hour / did you ever love somebody
green horne???
johnny adams youre a lady
johnny fortune - soul surfur
larry bright - change my ways
medicine head - all for tomorrow
mel and tim - it hurts so bad
mickey lee lane - with your love
paul blake - flat out
pocket fisrmen - yr story
ray martin bell of ball
roshell anderson - such a beautiful thing
sasha caro - a+b
scrugg - geraldine
sipho arggghhhhh bhengu
spit out
stanley winston - its alright
big three - change your mind
legion of superheroes????
mark four - im leaving
upsetters - domino game
the blowtops and the real pills

if any one has these and ive missed them please please please repost them for me....i thought i was nearly there but having listed them i realise im no where near...oh well.

> mark four - im leaving

i'll email you this.

By my reckoning, we have already accumulated 79.3% of all the tracks in The Box, and 88.5% of the A sides. When you include all the tracks that are in the mail, that becomes 86.1% of all tracks and 93.9% of A sides. Good going, you lot (and keep going too!)

075 Flat Out is on the end of Get Flat btw. someone needs to split that into two files.

Kevin - read upthread, nobody knows what the Bolo B-side is.

137C Blowtops - Sidewalk Santa

http://s29.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0QG8MEHBWVZ9W2KIQBLSGZ50UK

A huge thanks to everyone who's shelling out money for these. My cajun comp set me back $20 -- and I'll I really wanted was one B-side! But hey, it's for a great cause. I hope it arrives - it looked like availability was uncertain. Thanks for the math, CT, the end is near.

REPOST

Kevin most of the songs you are missing are missing by all of us.

here is the

Johnny Fortune- Soul Surfer
http://s58.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0LJB58QLT3UZ12TA8Z6PTFCDI0

I have decided to take on the more demanding project of trying to purchase the physical vinyl 45's in this collection. I have just bought the Mighty Avengers Single. If anyone has original vinyl 45's of songs on the list & you want to sell on or recover your outlay, please let me know. I start from the advantage of not having to shell out £350 for the Negatives single.

Bob Robinson

Easy Teeth - Her Blade (028B)

http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1YUFRYITN6QP33TOARQ7QYQWKT

(kevin, still looking forward to hearing the Easy Teeth A side, when you get it).

that's a hell of a track. i was expecting more of that kind of stuff in the box. thanks so much for posting it, colin.

Bob - that's an ambitious project - good luck! How about starting with the singles we're missing here?

If anyone points out where the missing tracks can be purchased, I will be happy to oblige. One rule is, they must be vinyl 45 & same rease country & label as JP held.

I wish you the best of luck with your collection, Bob! I'll continue to look for the singles, especially where your collection and our interests overlap.

The Legion of Super-Heroes is available here for $10.50 plus hefty shipping (seller has less than perfect rating):
http://www.musicstack.com/item/2354474/legion+of+super/great+name+dropper
There's also a copy listed on GEMM, but the seller has an even lower feedback rating.

I have tracked down a lo fi copy of the Upsetters Domino Game (at 24 kbs). It doesn't sound too bad (although it needs a bit of trimming at the end) - and somehow this kind of lo fi quality seems in the spirit of this project. It is humbly submitted as a "make do" until a better version comes along (I am currently on a wait list for a better version, but progress is painfully slow).

http://s36.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2WJ9ZH3MYC7C12NY3AHIKAF2A2

I have ordered Legion of Super Heroes from USA. May take time to arrive plus Mike Spenser if arrives before Kevs.

A number of the singles in the box where one side is listed are probably test pressings/acetates. The point is that "just Lust" Buzzcocks B side is not strictly in the box. There may be a couple of others like this. I would bet for example that Harry Nilsson gave John three one sided demo's, hence the personal connection that we believe underpins the box. This would apply to Alan Price, Status Quo etc

Here's the spreadsheet updated -
http://s38.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3DSYTDFLW6JUS06FXHZPIF5EGV

I've ordered the two G L Crockett singles. Will let you know when they arrive.

Bob

Here is the better quality version of The Upsetters - Domino Game (118A)

http://s31.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2IYPYX0UOMAIR2TF9MD6HAZ54X

i was let down on the arthur k adams single....grrrr...jane bond/squirrils/easy teeth/mike spenser are on the way....so close now

Sorry to hear that, kevin. We'll keep looking! You've managed to get a lot of other very good things, though.

For Bob (or whoever), the Mel and Tim single can be found on Gemm for a reasonable price from a number of different sellers:

http://shortlinks.co.uk/30

Xl Capris B Side: Dead Budgies
http://s64.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2YE6GHKJJ8BLW2VSC2JP8W3PJA

The Freshmen single is on ebay right now for $17 plus shipping: http://cgi.ebay.com/FRESHMEN-uk-7-45-YOUVE-NEVER-HEARD-ANYTHING_W0QQitemZ4730639075QQcategoryZ306QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Would be great to get a good rip from both sides--our version of side A could use an upgrade (but many thanks to mike for digitizing and sharing it).

I have links for two tracks which include John Peel's intros and comments recorded from the same show...

Bloody The Golinski Brothers John Peel Show 1980/03/06

"People have been given the OBE for less, a lot less... and
I should be very happy to have that on a loop, so I could listen to
it again and again and again after the programme as I drive out to
the mountain vastnessess of Wallington" JP

http://s48.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2G09KGEJURHFQ3N361TP839RGR

Popatop Andy Capp John Peel Show 1980/03/06
"Popatop mamma, does that qualify as one of the best records ever? I
think it very possible does actually..." JP

http://s48.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=09NGIHB2U15C12LPPG9FYA0TQT

I've located the Anemic Boyfriends B side and it's on the way (sometime after Thanksgiving).

The first of simon's links is already down (for the Golinski Brothers)--anyone care to repost?