John Peel - A Tribute

; Artist
* v/a
; Label
*Warner Music
; Release date
*2005
; Format
*CD
; Comments
*Compiled by Chris Lycett and Nick Stewart.
*Chris Lycett was well-qualified to compile a collection of favourite Peel tracks. He worked for Radio 1 from 1968 to 2000 and did engineering and production duties on many sessions recorded for Peel's shows, as well as co-producing Walters' Weekly with Peel's producer John Walters. When Walters died in 2001, Lycett wrote an obituary for the Guardian.
*Music business executive Nick Stewart describes in his tribute how he discovered the Peel show in his youth (according to the possibly inaccurate information he gives, at some point in the late 1960s) and credits Sheila Ravenscroft "and the four children", as well as Chris Lycett, for helping him put together the compilation. 
*CD booklet includes tributes to Peel by Andy Kershaw, Mark Ellen (an edited version of his tribute which originally appeared in Word magazine) and Nick Stewart.
*Some reviewers were critical of the "greatest hits" nature of the compilation and of the fact that many of the styles of music Peel played weren't represented in the tracks chosen. The second CD was said to be focused too much on "indie rock",. 
*Only surprising choice on the first CD is the Doors' "Five To One", a Peel favourite at the time of its release in 1968 on the album Waiting For The Sun. It was thought of at the time as a revolutionary anthem, but in the twenty-first century isn't one of their best-remembered tracks. 
*Back cover note: "Warner Music will be making a donation from sales of this album to John's favourite charities". These are listed in the booklet as "the Salvation Army, Karianduisi School Trust (for which John was a patron) and East Anglia's Children's Hospices."
== Tracklisting ==
CD1
*Lonnie Donegan: Lost John
*Tyrannosaurus Rex: Debora
*Pink Floyd: Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
*Jimi Hendrix Experience: Spanish Castle Magic
*Van Morrison: Sweet Thing
*David Bowie: Life On Mars
*Doors: Five To One
*Tim Buckley: Song To The Siren
*Faces: Stay With Me
*Misunderstood: I Can Take You To The Sun
*Country Joe & The Fish: Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine
*Fairport Convention: Meet On The Ledge
*Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band: Big Eyed Beans From Venus
*Loudon Wainwright III: Be Careful There's A Baby In The House
*Roy Buchanan: I Am A Lonesome Fugitive
*Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band: Mr Apollo
*Ramones: I Don't Want To Walk Around With You
*Clash: Complete Control
*Joy Division: Love Will Tear Us Apart
*New Order: Ceremony
CD2
*Undertones: Teenage Kicks
*Altered Images: Happy Birthday
*Smiths: How Soon Is Now?
*Cocteau Twins: Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops
*Jesus And Mary Chain: Sidewalking
*Blur: Song 2
*Culture: Lion Rock
*Billy Bragg: New England
*Robert Wyatt: Shipbuilding
*Wedding Present: Brassneck
*PJ Harvey: Sheila-Na-Gig
*Pulp: Common People
*Fall: Theme From Sparta F.C. #2
*Super Furry Animals: Something For The Weekend
*Nina Nastasia: Bird Of Cuzco
*Delgados: Pull The Wires From The Wall
*Belle & Sebastian: Lazy Line Painter Jane
*Laura Cantrell: Two Seconds
*Orbital: Chime
*Elmore James (And His Broomdusters): Dust My Blues
== See Also ==
*Peel Compilations
== Links ==
*Discogs
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