John Peel’s favorite 142 singles

Inside John Peel’s record box where the much-loved DJ kept 142 7-inch singles that meant the most to him. Via sg.

The list with links to CDs containing the songs, where available (in progress):

1. Al Casey – Surfin’ Hootenanny + Easy Pickin (PIE) 1963 – Jivin Around

2. Al Ferrier – I’m Not Drinking More + Don’t Play Blue Eyes’ (MASTER TRAK) 1980

3. Alan Price Set – I Put a Spell on You (DECCA) 1966 – Alan Price Set

4. Andy Capp – Popatop + Reco – The Lion Speaks (TREASURE ISLAND) 1969

5. Anemic Boyfriends – Guys Are Not Proud + Bad Girls in Love (RED SWEATER) 1980

6. Ann Peebles – I Can’t Stand The Rain + I’ve Been There Before (LONDON) 1972 – The Complete Ann Peebles on Hi Records Vol. 1 – 1969-1973

7. Anti-Social – Traffic Lights + Teacher, Teacher (DYNAMITE) 1977

8. Arthur K Adams – Wildwood Flower + It’s a Wild, Wild, Wild, Wild Wildwood Flower (JETSTAR)

9. Big Stick – Drag Racing + Hell on Earth (RECESS) 1985 – Crack N Drag

10. Bill Oddie – Harry Krishna + On Ilkla Moor Baht’at (DANDELION) 1970

11. Boards of Canada – Aquarius + Chinook (SKAM) – Music Has The Right To Children

12. Bobby Lee Trammell – If You Ever Get It Once + Don’t You Know I Love You (ALLEY) – Arkansas Twist

13. Cat Power – Headlights + Darling Said Sir (THE MAKING OF AMERICANS) – Dear Sir

14. Charlie Feathers – Deep Elm Blues + Nobody’s Darlin’ (HOLIDAY INN) – Get With It: Essential Recordings (1954-1969)

15. Charlie Feathers – Nobody’s Woman + When You Decide (KING) 2x copies – Get With It: Essential Recordings (1954-1969)

17. Charlie Feathers – Today and Tomorrow + Wild Wild Party (MEMPHIS) 1961 – Rock-A-Billy – Rare & Unissued Recordings 1954-1973

18. Charlie Feathers – Tongue-Tied Jill + Get With It (METEOR) – Get With It: Essential Recordings (1954-1969)

19. Charlie Feathers – When You Come Around + Too Much Alike (KING) – Get With It: Essential Recordings (1954-1969)

20. Cheeze – Dancin With The Dead – Dancin Queen + Direwolf 1989 (BOB) 1989

21. Clague – The Stride + I Wonder Where (DANDELION) 1969

22. Clefs of Lavender Hill – Stop! Get a Ticket + First Tell Me Why (DATE)

23. Cleveland Crochet – Sugar Bee + Drunkards Dream (GOLDBAND) – Cleveland Crochet

24. Don Covay – It’s Better to Have (And Don’t Need) + Leave Him (MERCURY) 1973 – Checkin’ in with Don Covay

25. Don French – Lonely Saturday Night + Goldilocks (QUALITY) (LANCER) 1959 2x copies

27. Dreamland Express – Groovy + U.F.O (EMI) 1980

28. Eazy Teeth – Car Noise + Her Blade (DENTAL) 1980 – Info

29. Eddie & Ernie – I Believe She Will + We Try Harder (CHESS) 1984 – Lost Friends

30. Eddie & Ernie – I’m Gonna Always Love You + Outcast (EASTERN) – Lost Friends

31. Eddie & Ernie – Time Waits for No One + That’s the Way It Is (EASTERN) – Lost Friends

32. Electro Hippies – Mega-Armageddon Death (STRANGE FRUIT) Peel session – The Only Good Punk Is a Dead One

33. Elmore James – The Sky Is Crying + Standing At The Crossroads (FLASHBACK) – The Sky Is Crying: The History of Elmore James

34. Firemen – Old Smokie + Louie’s Theme (LE CAM)

35. Freshmen – You Never Heard Anything Like It + Bombing Run (RELEASE) 1979 – Info

36. G. L. Crockett – It’s a Man Down There + Every Hour, Every Day (4 BROTHERS) 1965

37. G. L. Crockett – Look Out Mabel + Did You Ever Love Somebody (CHECKER) 1965

38. Geater Davis – For Your Precious Love + Wrapped Up in You (HOUSE OF ORANGE)

39. Gene Dozier & The United Front – Give The Women What They Want + The Best Girl I Ever Had (MERCURY) 1974

40. Golinski Brothers – Bloody + Toy (BADGE) 1980 2x copies – Info

42. Greenhornes – Stayed Up Last Night (ITALY)

43. Hooton 3 Car – Danny + Numena (RUMBLESTRIP) – Info

44. Idle Race – Here We Go Round the Lemon Tree + My Father’s Son (LIBERTY) 1967 – Info

45. Izzy Royal – Coronation St (WEA) 1983

46. Jane Bond and The Undercover Men – Hot Rod Lincoln + Come On Up (EAR MOVIES) 1982 – Info

47. Jerry Byrd – Memories of Maria + Invitation (MONUMENT) 1961 2x copies – different labels – Info

48. Jody Reynolds – Endless Sleep + Western Movies (LIBERTY) – Endless… – Info

49. Johnnie Taylor – I’ve Been Born Again + At Night Time (STAX) 1974 – Johnnie Taylor Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits – Info

50. Johnny Adams – You’re a lady + I wish it would rain (ATLANTIC) 1972

51. Johnny Fortune – Dragster + Soul surfer (SONET) 1964 – Hot Rods & Custom Classics

52. Ken Colyer’s Jazzmen (TEMPO) 1953

53. La Peste – Black + Better off dead (BLACK RECORDS) 1978

54. Larry Bright – Mojo workout + I’ll change my ways (TIDE)

55. Laurie Anderson – O Superman + Walk the dog (ONE TEN RECORDS) 1981

56. Lee Perry – Bafflin’ smoke signal + Black smoke signal (BLACK ARC) 1978

57. Lightnin Hopkins – Mojo hand + Glory be (FLASHBACK RECORDS)

58. Marc Bolan – Marc Bolan talking to Stevie Dixon, 1973. Jennifer Sharp, Steve Harley & John Peel talking to Stevie Dixon 1977. (CUBE/PYE RECORDS)

59. Mary Monday – I gave my punk jacket to Richie + Popgun (MALICIOUS PRODUCTIONS)

60. Max Romeo – Sipple out deh’ Lee Perry + Revelation (UPSETTER)

61. MC5 – Looking at you + Borderline (A-SQUARE RECORDS) 2x copies

63. Medicine Head – Coast to coast + All for tomorrow (DANDELION) 1970

64. Medicine Head – His guiding hand + This love of old (DANDELION) 1969 2x copies

66. Mel and Tim – Starting all over again + It hurts to want it so bad (STAX) 1972

67. Meow – Kat nip + One night stand + Anthem + Kill kill kill + Catastrophe + Boy groupies (TWIST LIKE THIS RECORDS)

68. Mickey Lee Lane – Tuitti Fruitti + With your love (MALA)

69. Mike Spencer and the Cannibals – Good guys + Nothing takes the place of you (BIG COCK RECORDS)

70. Nice – The thoughts of Emerlist Davjack (IMMEDIATE)

71. Nilsson – Everybody’s talkin’ (RCA)

72. Nilsson – Kojak Columbo (RCA)

73. Nilsson – Without you (RCA)

74. O V Wright – That’s how strong my love is + There goes my used to be (GOLDWAX)

75. Paul Blake & The Blood Fire Posse – Every posse get flat + Flat out (STUDIO WORK) 1984

76. Paul Revere & The Raiders – Him or me – what’s it gonna be? + Legend of Paul Revere (CBS) 1967

77. Pavement – Demolition Plot J-7 (DRAG CITY) 1990

78. Pocket Fishrmen (sic) – Yr story + The leader is burning (NOISEVILLE) 1989

79. Quads – You’ve gotta jive + There must be thousands (BIG BEAR RECORDS) 1979

80. Ray Martin – Blue tango + Bell of the ball (COLUMBIA)

81. Revelino – Step on high (MUSIDISC)

82. Rod Bernard – This should go on forever

83. Roshell Anderson – The grapevine will lie sometimes + Such a beautiful thing (CONTEMPO) 1974

84. Roy Head – Treat her right + So long, my love (VOCALION) 1965

85. Sam & Dave – I can’t stand up for falling down + Soothe me (STAX)

86. Sasha Caro – Grade 3 section 2 + Little maid’s song (DECCA) 1967

87. Scrugg – Will the real Geraldine please stand up and be countered + Only George’ (PIE) 1969

88. Sheena Easton – 9 to 5 + Moody (EMI) 1980 2x Copies

90. Sipho Bhengu – Tickey dopies + I saluti (INKONKONI) 1971

91. Soledad Brothers – Sugar & spice + Johnny’s death letter, with Jack White (ITALY RECORDS)

92. Some Chicken – New religion + Blood on the wall (RAW RECORDS) 1977 2x copies

94. Spit Out – O from I + Tan + Rot’n'roll’ (MA FROG RECORDS) 1996

95. Stanley Winston – No more ghettos in America + It’s alright (JEWEL)

96. Status Quo – Down down (VERTIGO) 1974

97. Super Sister – No tree will grow + She was naked (DANDELION) 1971

98. The Beatles – Come together + Octopus’s garden + Something (foreign pressing, country unknown)

99. The Big Three – You’ve gotta keep her under hand + If you ever change your mind (DECCA) 1964

100. The Buzzcocks -­ Ever fallen in love (UNITED ARTISTS) 1978

101. The Factory – Path through the forest + Gone (MGM) 1968

102. The Galactic Symposium – Y.M.C.A + Money (VAGUE RECORDS) 1978

103. The Legion of Super-Heroes – The great name dropper part 1 + The great name dropper part 2 (AMY RECORDS)

104. The Mark Four – Hurt me if you will + I’m leaving (DECCA) 1965

105. The Mighty Avengers – So much in love + Something they say (DECCA) 1964

106. The Misunderstood – I can take you to the sun + Who do you love (FONTANA) 1966

107. The Move – I can hear the grass grow + Wave the flag and stop the train (DERAM) 1967

108. The Negatives – Love is not real + Stakeout (LOOK) 1979

109. The Nightcaps – Wine wine wine + Nightcap rock (MUSICOR)

110. The Ramrods – Zig zag + Riders in the sky (LONDON AMERICAN) 1960

111. The Smoke – My friend Jack + We can take it (COLUMBIA) 1966

112. The Squirrels – Oz on 45 + Alone again (POPLLAMA PROD) 1988

113. The Undertones ­- Teenage kicks (GOOD VIBRATIONS RECORDS) 1978 3x copies

116. The Upholsterers – Makers of high grade suites (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY)

117. The Upsetters – Bucky skank + Yucky skank (DOWN TOWN)

118. The Upsetters – Key card + Domino game (DL INTERNATIONAL)

119. The Users – Sick on you + I’m in love with today (RAW RECORDS) 1977 2x copies

121. The Versalites – Cutting rasor + Black belt Jones (DL INTERNATIONAL)

122. The White Stripes – Lafayette blues + Sugar never tasted so good (ITALY Records)

123. The White Stripes – Party of special things to do + China pig + Ashtray heart (SUB POP)

124. The White Stripes ­- Merry Christmas from…. (XL)

125. The White Stripes – It takes two, baby + Fell in love with a girl (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD COMPANY)

126. The White Stripes -­ Dead leaves and the dirty ground (XL) 2001

127. The White Stripes – Hand springs (EXTRA BALL RECORDS)

128. The White Stripes – Hotel Yorba (XL) 2001

129. The White Stripes – Lord, send me an angel (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY) 2x copies

131. The White Stripes – Hello operator + Jolene (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY) 2000

132. The White Stripes – The big three killed my baby (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY) 2x copies

134. The Henchmen featuring Jack White – Some other guy + Psycho daisies (ITALY RECORDS)

135. 2 Star Tabernacle – Ramblin man’ (BLOODSHOT RECORDS) 1998 cover photo by Jack White

136. The Wildbunch – Danger – Jack White backing vocals (FLYING BOMB)

137. Surprise Package vol 2 featuring White Stripes, Rocket 455 and the Blowtops (FLYING BOMB)

138. Surprise Package vol 3 featuring The Real Pills, MHz, The Dirtbombs (FLYING BOMB)

139. Travis Wammack – Fire fly + Scratchy (ARA)

140. XL-Capris – My city of Sydney + Dead bugies (AXLE)

141. Yami Bolo – Richer than Cory (JAMAICA INTERNATIONAL)

142. Yardbirds – Happenings ten years time ago + Psycho diaries (COLUMBIA) 1966