The Records That John Peel Loved The Most!

These were the records that were found in john peels favourite box. A collection that he took with him to gigs, and kept aside from his main collection. The ones that no one else was allowed to touch!

I have also included at the end, the track listings to his tribute album the Fabric 7 live album and Right Time, Wrong Speed, which also contain more of his favourite tracks.






Al Casey – Surfin’ Hootenanny/Easy Pickin’
Al Ferrier – I’m Not Drinking More/Don’t Play Blue Eyes
Alan Price Set – I Put A Spell On You
Andy Capp – Popatop Reco/The Lion Speaks
Anemic Boyfriends – Guys Are Not Proud/Bad Girls In Love
Ann Peebles – I Can’t Stand The Rain/I’ve Been There Before
Anti-Social – Traffic Lights/Teacher Teacher
Arthur K. Adams – Wildwood Flower/I’ts A Wild Wild Wild Wild Wildwood Flower
Big Stick – Drag Racing/Hell On Earth
Bill Oddie – Harry Krishna/On Ilkia Moor Bah T’at
Boards Of Canada – Aquarius/Chinook
Bobby Lee Trammel – If You Ever Get It Once/Don’t You Know I Love You
Cat Power – Headlights/Darling Said Sir
Charlie Feathers – Deep Elm Blues/Nobody’s Darling
Cheese – Dancing Queen/Direwolf
Clague – The Stride/ I Wonder Where
Clefs Of Lavender Hill – Stop! – Get A Ticket/First Tell Me Why
Cleveland Crochet – Sugar Bee/Drunkards Dream
Don Covay – It’s Better To Have/Leave Him
Don French – Lonely Saturday Night/Goldie Locks
Dreamland Express – Groovy/Ufo
Easy Teeth – Car Noise/Her Blade
Eddie & Ernie – Time Waits For No One/That’s The Way It Is
Electro Hippies – Mega-Armageddon Death
Elmore James – The Sky Is Crying/Standing At The Crossroads
Fireman – Old Smokie/Louies Theme
Freshman – You Never Herd Anything Like It/Bombing Run
G.L. Crocket – It’s A Man Down There/Every Hour, Every Day
Greater Davis – For Your Prechious Love/Wrapped Up In You
Gene Dozier & The United Front – Give The Woman What They Want/The Best Girl They Ever Had
Gollnski Brothers – Bloody/Toy
Green Horns – Stayed Up Last Night
Hooten 3 Car – Danny/Numena
Soledad Brothers – Sugar & Spice/Johnny’s Death Letter
Idle Race – Here We Go Round The Lemon Tree/My Fathers Son
Izzy Race – Coronation Street
James Bond And The Undercover Men – Hot Rod Lincon/Come On Up
Jerry Byro – Memories Of Maria/Invitation
Jody Reynolds – Endless Sleep/Western Movies
Johnnie Taylor – I’ve Been Born Again/At Night Time
Johnny Adams – You’re A Lady/I Wish It Would Rain
Johnny Fortune – Dragster/Soul Surfer
La Peste – Black/Better Off Dead
Larry Bright – Mojo Workout/I’ll Change My Ways
Laurie Anderson – O Superman/Walk The Dog
Lee Perry – Baffin Smoke Signal/Black Smoke Signal
Lightning Hopkins – Mojo Hand/Glory Be
Marc Bolan – Marc Bolan Talking To Stevie Dixon 1973
Mary Monday – Gave My Punk Jacket To Richie/Popgun
Max Romeo – Sipple Out Deh/Revelation
MC5 – Looking At You/Borderline
Medicine Head – Cost To Cost/All For Tomorrow
Mel And Tim – Starting All Over Again/It Hurts To Want It So Bad
Meow - Kat Nip/One Night Stand/Anthem/Kill Kill Kill
Mickie Lee Lane – Tuitti Fruitti/With Your Love
Mike Spencer And The Cannibals – Good Guys/Nothing Takes The Place Of You
Nice – Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack
Nilson - Everybody’s Talkin’
Nilson – Without You
O.V. Wright – That’s How Strong My Love Is/There Goes My Used To Be
Paul Blake & The Blood Fire Possie – Every Possie Gets Flat/Flat Out
Paul Revere And The Raiders – Him Or Me-What’s It Gonna Be?/Legend Of Paul Revere
Pavement – Demolision Plot J-7
Pocket Fisherman – Yr Story/The Leader Is Burning
Quads – You’ve Gotta Jive/There Must Be Thousands
Ray Martin – Blue Tango/Bell Of The Ball
Revelino – Step On High
Rod Bernard – This Should Go On Forever
Roshell Anderson – The Grapevine Will Lie Sometimes/Such A Beautiful Thing
Roy Head – Treat Her Right/So Long My Love
Sam And Dave – I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down/Sooth Me
Sacha Caro – Grade 3 Section 2/Little Maid’s Song
Scrugg – Will The Real Geraldine Please Stand Up And Be Counted/Only George
Sheena Easton – 9 To 5/Moody
Siphon Bhengu – Tickay Dopies/I Saluti
Some Chickens – New Religion/Blood On The Wall
Spit Out – O From I/Tan/Riot ‘N Roll
Stanly Winston – No More Ghettos In America/It’s Alright
Status Que – Down Down
Super Sister – No Tree Will Grow/She Was Naked
The Beatles – Come Together/Octopuses Garden/Something
The Big Three – You’ve Gotta Keep Her Underhand/If You Ever Change Your Mind
The Factory – Path Through The Forest/Gone
The Galatic Symposium – Ymca/Money
The Legion Of Super-Heroes – The Great Name Dropper Pt1/Pt2
The Mark Four – Hurt Me If You Will/I’m Leaving
The Mighty Avengers – So Much In Love/Something They Say
The Misunderstood – I Can’t Take That To The Sun/Who Do You Love
The Move – I Can Hear The Grass Grow/Wave The Flag, Stop The Train
The Negatives – Love Is Not Real/Stakeout
The Nightcaps – Wine Wine Wine/Nightcap Rock
The Ramrods – Zig Zag/Riders In The Sky
The Smoke – My Friend Jack/We Can Take It
The Squirrels – Oz On 45/Alone Again
The Undertones – Teenage Kicks
Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen In Love With Someone You Shouldn’t Have
The Upholsters – Makers Of Hight Grade Suits
The Upsetters – Bucky Skank/Yucky Skank
The Upsetters – Key Card/Domino Game
The Users – Sick On You/I’m In Love With Today
The Versalites – Cutting Razor/Black Belt Jones
The White Stripes – Lafayette Blues/Sugar Never Tasted So Good
The White Stripes – Party Of Special Things To Do/Ashtray Heart
The White Stripes – Merry Christmas From….
The White Stripes – It Take Two Baby/Fell In Love With A Girl
The White Stripes – Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground
The White Stripes – Hand Springs
The White Stripes – Hotel Yorba
The White Stripes – Lord, Send Me An Angel
The White Stripes – The Big Three Killed My Baby
The White Stripes – Hello Operator/Jolene
The Henchmen Feat. Jack White – Some Other Guy/Psycho Daisies
2 Star Tabernacle – Rambling Man
The Wildbunch – Danger (Feat. Jack White)
Travis Wammack – Fire Fly/Scratchy
Various Artists – Surprise Package Vol. 2 (Feat White Stripes, Rocket 455 & The Blowtops)
Various Artists – Surprise Package Vol. 3 (Feat. The Real Pills, Mhz, The Dirtbombs)
Xl-Capris – My City Of Sydney/Dead Bugies
Yami – Richer Than Cory
Yardbirds – Happenings Ten Years Time Ago/Psycho Diaries



Fabriclive. 07 – John Peel



1. Intro
2. The Soledad Brothers – Break ‘Em On Down
3. Don Carlos – Late Night Blues
4. Mc Det – Hipsteppin’
5. The Velvelettes – Needle In A Haystack
6. The Bad Livers – Lust For Life
7. Trouble Funk – Let’s Get Small
8. The Capris – There’s A Moon Out Tonight
9. The Fall – Mr Pharmacist
10. Smith And Selway – 15.5 Remake
11. Jimmy Reed – Too Much
12. Maloko – In The Moonlight Hour
13. Derrick Morgan – Moon Hop
14. The Datsuns – In Love
15. The Kingswood – Purty Vacant
16. Sinthetix – Liar
17. Culture – Lion Rock
18. Act 1 – Tom The Peeper
19. Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
20. Elementz Of Noise – Clock
21. The Cheviot Ranters – Corn Rigs Tunes
22. Marc Smith Vs. Safe And Sound – Identify The Beat
23. The Cop Choir – You’ll Never Walk Alone
24. The Undertones – Teenage Kicks


John Peel – A Tribute …And This One Fades In Quietly…




1. Lonnie Donegan – Lost John
2. Tyrannosaurus Rex – Debora
3. Pink Floyd – Set Your Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
4. Jimi Hendrix Experience – Spanish Castle Magic
5. Vam Morrison – Sweet Thing
6. David Bowie – Life On Mars?
7. The Doors – Five To One
8. Tim Buckley – Song To The Siren
9. Faces – Stay With Me
10. The Misunderstood – I Can Take You To The Sun
11. Country Joe And The Fish – Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine
12. Fairport Convention – Meet Me On The Ledge
13. Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band – Big Eyes From Venus
14. Louden Wainwright III – Be Careful, There’s A Baby In The House
15. Roy Buchanan – I’m A Lonesome Fugitive
16. The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band – Mr Apollo
17. Ramones – I Don’t Wanna Walk Around With You
18. The Clash – Complete Control
19. Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
20. New Order – Ceremony
21. The Undertones – Teenage Kicks
22. Altered Images – Happy Birthday
23. The Smiths – How Soon Is Now
24. The Cocteau Twins – Pearly-Dewdrops’ Drops
25. Jesus And Mary Chain – Sidewalking
26. Blur – Song 2
27. Culture – Lion Rock
28. Billy Bragg – A New England
29. Robert Wyatt – Shipbuilding
30. The Wedding Present – Brassneck
31. P.J. Harvey – Sheela-Na-Gig
32. Pulp – Common People
33. The Fall – Theme From Sparta F.C. #2
34. Super Furry Animals – Something 4 The Weekend
35. Nina Nastasia – Bird Of Cuzco
36. The Delgados – Pull The Wires From The Wall
37. Belle And Sebastian – Lazy Line Painter Jane
38. Laura Cantrell – Two Seconds
39. Orbital – Chime
40. Elmore James & His Broom Dusters – Dust My Blues



John Peel - Right Time Wrong Speed



Buzzcocks – What Do I Get
Stiff Little Fingers – Alternative Ulster
The Cure – A Forest
Killing Joke – Psyche
The Slits – Typical Girls
The Only Ones – Another Girl, Another Planet
The Jesus And Mary Chain – Just Like Honey
Laurie Anderson – O Superman
Jonathan Richman – Roadrunner
Misty In Roots – Mankind
The Rezillos – I Can’t Stand My Baby
Ruts – In A Rut
The Four Brothers – Pasi Pano Pane Zviedzo
The Damned – New Rose
The Jam – Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
Scritti Politti – The Sweetest Girl
Steel Pulse – Ku Klux Klan
The Mekons – Where Were You
Ivor Cutler – Life In A Scotch Sitting Room
Joy Division – Atmosphere
Cocteau Twins – Musette And Drums
The Smiths – There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Echo And The Bunnyman – Over The Wall
Associates – Party Fears Two
Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five – The Message
Pete Wylie And Wah! – Hope (I Wish You’d Believe Me)
The Sugarcubes – Birthday
Red Guitars – Good Technology
Poet And The Roots – All Wi Doin’ Is Defendin
The Redskins – Keep On Keeping On
The Birthday Party – Release The Bats
The Wild Swans – The Revolutionary Sprit
Gang Of Four – Damaged Goods
The Wedding Present – Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft
Cabaret Voltaire – Just Fascination
The Undertones – You’ve Got My Number (Why Don’t You Use It)
The Fall – Eat Yourself Fitter
Half Man Half Biscuit – The Trumpton Riots