John Parkes

John Parkes is a musician from Leeds, who has been involved in the Leeds indie music scene especially co-founding bands such as The Chorus, Sinister Cleaners, Greenhouse, Fuzzbird and Whole Sky Monitor. He also plays acoustic music as a solo musician.
==Links to Peel==
Peel played tracks from bands that John Parkes was involved in during his lifetime, including a session from Greenhouse, where he was the lead vocalist. The DJ was also mentioned as a highlight of John Parkes when he was interviewed for Designer magazine:
"The highlights are or course all in the future but in the past I guess it would probably be something John Peel related.  So, doing a Peel session or hearing him saying ‘that is just great guitar playing’ (or something very similar) on the radio.  Not very spectacular I guess but it’ll do for me – for now.  Some of the European gigs I did years ago were pretty good too…" 
It is not known when the interview took place.
==Sessions==
;Greenhouse
1. Recorded: 1991-02-05. First Broadcast: 03 March 1991. Repeated: 04 May 1991
*Ban The Car / Rules / New World Order / Her Too
==Other Shows Played==
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*24 July 1985: These Stones (single) Aaz
*10 September 1985: These Stones (7") Aaz
;Sinister Cleaners
*15 December 1986: I'll Never Forget This (EP - Goodbye Ms Jones) AAZ
*20 January 1987: Who Is Angela King? (12" - "Goodbye Ms Jones") Aaz 
*03 June 1987: Longing For Next Year (12") AAZ 
*22 June 1987: Longing For Next Year (12") AAZ
*04 November 1990: Goodbye Ms Jones (7" - Goodbye Ms Jones / When I Feel Strange) Time To Develop
;Greenhouse
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*11 October 1989: Risking Your Life For Your Accent (7" - Tigers) Firebomb Radio One (Peel mentions the label as F.R.O.)
*24 October 1989: Risking Your Life For Your Accent (7" - Tigers) Firebomb Radio One
*26 October 1989 (BBC World Service): Risking Your Life For Your Accent (7" - Tigers) Firebomb Radio One
*04 November 1989 (BFBS): 'Risking Your Life For Your Accent (7"-Tigers)' (Firebomb Radio One)
*03 April 1990: World's Turn (Revolution) (7" - Alway's Something / World's Turn (Revolution)) Firebomb Radio One
*24 April 1990: World's Turn (Revolution) (7" - Alway's Something Wrong / World's Turn (Revolution)) Firebomb Radio One
*26 May 1990 (BFBS): 'World's Turn (Revolution) (7"-Alway's Something Wrong)' (Firebomb Radio One)
*18 November 1990: 'On The Occasion (EP-Mad As Love)' (Native)
*25 November 1990: This One's For Me (v/a LP - Wild & Crazy "Noise Merchants"... ... Invade A City Near You: Worst Of The 1 In 12 Club Vol.9/10) 1 In 12
*01 December 1990: Theft (12" - Mad As Love) Native
*20 January 1991: Mad As Love (12") Native
*27 April 1991: World's Turn (album - Normless) Native
*23 June 1991: Worlds Turn (Revolution) (album - Normless (Greenhouse 1962/1966)) Native
*28 July 1991: Risking Your Life For Your Accent (album - Normless (Greenhouse 1962/1966)) Native
*14 December 1991: The Millionth Lovesong (compilation album - Knowing Where It All Leeds) Stolen Sounds
*11 January 1992: The Millionth Lovesong (v/a CD album - Knowing Where It All Leeds) Stolen Sounds
*20 March 1992: Her Too (LP – Denser) Native 
*03 April 1992: 'History (LP – Denser)' (Native)
*01 May 1992: Innocent (LP - Denser)' (Native)
*12 July 1992 (BFBS): Innocent (LP - Denser)' (Native)
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*08 September 1995: 'Can't Believe A Word (7 inch)' (FR)
*16 September 1995 (BFBS): 'Can't Believe A Word (7")' (FR)
*15 March 1996: ‘True (Various Artists CD – Little White Knickers)’ 25 Records
*22 March 1996: 'Change It (7 inch )’ FR Records
*04 April 1996: Change It (7") FR
*06 April 1996: Change It (7") FR 
*20 March 1997: Respect (Like Neil Young) (CD album - Welcome To Santa's Sex Shop) Mook
*25 March 1997: ‘Can’t Believe A Word (CD – Welcome To Santa’s Sex Shop)’ Mook Records
*27 March 1997: 'Change It! (CD - Welcome To Santa’s Sex Shop)' Mook Records
*01 April 1997: ‘Burning Martyr (CD – Welcome To Santa’s Sex Shop)’ Mook Records
*09 April 1997: ‘True (CD – Welcome To Santa’s Sex Shop)’ Mook Records
*10 April 1997 (BFBS): 'Burning Martyr (CD-Welcome To Santa's Sex Shop)' (Mook)
*22 April 1997: Adult (album - Welcome To Santa's Sex Shop) Mook
*12 November 1997: The Promised Land (7 inch) FR Records
*03 November 1998: This Time (EP – Moi) FR
*24 November 1998: Canaan (EP – Moi) FR
*13 April 1999: Echo (LP - Pulling The Wings Off Small Boys) FR
*01 June 1999: ‘Goldfish (LP - Pulling The Wings Off Small Boys)’ FR Records
==External Links==
*Discogs
*Blogspot
Category:Artists