UK Local Compilations

"In the past couple of years, as can scarce have escaped your notice, something of a revolution has occurred in the making and marketing of records, with dozens of small labels springing up which are independent of the established record industry in every respect, save that of pressing. … And not only individual bands have issued singles, EPs and the occasional LP, but cities, towns and districts have spawned worthwhile local anthologies. Witness, dearly beloved, Brighton’s “Vaultage 78”, the Manchester area collections on Object and TJM, a potpourri of South Yorkshire bands on “New Wave From the Heart”, and rumours of impending compilations from Leeds and Sheffield."(John Peel, 1979, “Street To Street – A Liverpool Compilation” sleevenotes)
As a huge supporter of independent releases from the UK regions outside London, Peel was keen to give support to the torrent of local anthologies released in the wake of “Vaultage 78”. As well as providing airtime on his shows, this included writing the sleevenotes for the 1979 “Street To Street” collection from Liverpool (see above), and help for the City Walls LP from Southampton, as detailed in Richard Williams’ book “A Curry With John Peel” (2019).
Taking an overview, the DJ described the 1979 LP “Avon Calling, The Bristol Collection" as "the compilation by which all others should now be judged... truly superb and not a bad track on it". The LP kicked off with a Peel session number by Glaxo Babies.
The aim of this page is to list known Peel plays of such provincial v/a (various artist) compilations from UK areas without dedicated pages on this site. For other local indie collections, see pages for Scotland, Wales; Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Coventry, Glasgow, Isle Of Wight, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Norwich, Sheffield and Sunderland. Listings of plays of non-UK regional anthologies appear on related country pages.
== Plays By Peel ==
(Please add more information if known.)
;Carlisle
(7" EP - 8 From '80. A Carlisle Compilation) Matchbox Classics MC 3
*28 July 1980: Spivs: Maybe It's Different 
*28 July 1980: Pedestrians: Walk It
*28 July 1980: Mr.Bulder: She Knows 
*28 July 1980: No Support: Prophetic Justice 
;Eastern England
(LP - East) Dead Good
*25 February 1980: Cigarettes: Looking At You
*27 February 1980: Sincere Americans: Contact
*04 March 1980: Fatal Charm: Spend The Night Alone
;Essex
(2x7" EP - Essex) Plastic Cowboy 
*09 November 2000: Sugarcoma: Enmity 
*16 November 2000: Hirameka Hi Fi: Token Strike 
*06 December 2000: Sugarcoma: Enmity 
;Leicester
(LP - Let's Cut A Rug) Printhead 
*11 June 1984 (BBC World Service): Yeah Yeah Noh: Bias Binding
;Northern England
(LP – Hicks From The Sticks) Rockburgh
*31 March 1980: Airkraft: Move In Rhythm
*31 March 1980: Expelaires: Sympathy (Don't Be Taken In)
*31 March 1980: Clock DVA: You're Without Sound
*31 March 1980: Music For Pleasure: The Human Factor
*01 April 1980: Nightmares In Wax: Shangri-La
*01 April 1980: Ada Wilson & Keeping Dark: Head In The Clouds
*01 April 1980: Modern Eon: Choreography
*01 April 1980: Medium Medium: Them Or Me
*03 April 1980: I'm So Hollow: I Don't Know
*03 April 1980: Wah! Heat: Hey Disco Joe
*03 April 1980: Stranger Than Fiction: Immortal In Mirrors
*03 April 1980: Distributors: TV Me
*19 April 1980 (BFBS): Section 25: After-Image
*25 September 1980: Music For Pleasure: The Human Factor
*24 August 1982: Wah! Heat: Hey Disco Joe
(2xLP - Your Secret's Safe With Us) Statik
*23 February 1982: Pulp: What Do You Say?
*25 February 1982: Chameleons: Here Today
*28 February 1982 (BFBS): Pulp: What Do You Say?
*28 February 1982 (BFBS): Chameleons: Here Today
*Never 'Erd Of 'Em (Peel Feb83): Vets: World In Action
(LP / CD / Cassette - Freak Beats - Volume 1: A Tacky Souvenir Of Pre-Revolutionary Northern England) Scam / Bop Cassettes
*19 June 1989: Mighty Force: Cosmic Ambassador Hi-Fi
*06 July 1989: Where's The Beach: Tripping The Luv Fantastic 
*10 July 1989: Third Wave: Arabian Sugar 
*12 July 1989: Suns Of Arqa: Govinda's House 
*13 July 1989: Elliptical Trampolines: Deliciously Deranged 
*17 July 1989: Time Kode: In The Year 2525 
*18 July 1989 (Radio Bremen): Suns Of Arqa: Govinda's House 
*18 July 1989 (Radio Bremen): Elliptical Trampolines: Deliciously Deranged
*19 July 1989: Where's The Beach: Tripping The Luv Fantastic 
*20 July 1989: 808 State: State Ritual 
*27 July 1989 (Rockradio): Mighty Force: Cosmic Ambassador Hi-Fi
*01 August 1989: Mighty Force: Cosmic Ambassador Hi-Fi
*03 August 1989: Where's The Beach: Tripping The Luv Fantastic 
*03 August 1989: 808 State: State Ritual 
*08 August 1989: 808 State: State Ritual 
(LP - Hit The North) Bop
* 14 May 1990: Rainkings: Sunlight Fades
* 16 May 1990: Krispy 3: Destroy All The Stereotypes
* 16 May 1990: New Fast Automatic Daffodils: Lions
* 23 May 1990: New Fast Automatic Daffodils: Lions
* 26 May 1990 (BFBS): New Fast Automatic Daffodils: Lions
* 30 May 1990: Krispy 3: Destroy All The Stereotypes
* 30 May 1990: Lavinia & Social Kaos: Soul MC
* 03 July 1990: Paris Angels: Don't Fake Mine
;Oxford
(2x7" EP – Oxford) Plastic Cowboy
*16 November 1999: Whispering Bob: Lucky Strike
*17 November 1999: Samurai Seven: What Have I Said Now? 
(CD- OXCD) Rotator OXCD 2000
*04 May 1996: Candyskins: 24 Hours (U.S.E.D.) 
;Portsmouth
(LP - South Specific) Brain Boosters
*01 September 1980: Renaldo & The Loaf: A Medical Man
*04 September 1980: Dance Attack (X): Not Instrumental (It's A Dance Attack)
*03 September 1980: Attic: This Child Is Dead 
*13 September 1980 (BFBS): Attic: Strange Numbers-Base Seven
*27 September 1980 (BFBS): Frames: Lost In Space 
*30 September 1980: Frames: Lost In Space or Reduced Watches 
*04 October 1980 (BFBS): Frames: Reduced Watches
*14 October 1980: Attic: Strange Numbers-Base Seven
*21 October 1980: Frames: Lost In Space or Reduced Watches 
*13 November 1980 (BFBS): Frames: Lost In Space 
(cassette - Against The Tide: Portsmouth: A Compilation) Bite Back!
* 14 May 1986: Leigen: Parties
* 14 May 1986: Red Letter Day: Tomorrow Today
* 14 May 1986: Psylons: Separate Ways
;Southampton
(See City Walls page.)
;Southeast England
(LP - East Of Croydon) Nothing Shaking
*23 July 1981: Normil Hawaiians: Dark World
*23 July 1981: Janet Armstrong: Inadequate
*27 July 1981: Calling Hearts: In The Jungle
;South Yorkshire
(LP - New Wave From The Heart) Planet
*27 March 1979: Prams: Night Fever
(LP - Logical Steps) Future Earth
*02 June 1980: Uncool Danceband: My Girl, Shy Girl
*03 June 1980: Richard And The Taxmen: Chinese Takeaway
*04 June 1980: Shy Tots: Oyster
*05 June 1980: B.Troop: Strange Time
*05 June 1980: Diks: Radio People
;Stoke
(LP - "Cry, Havoc!" - Compiled By Stoke Musicians Collective ) Slip
*17 March 1981: All The Madmen: Superior Life
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