DJ Peel tribute single goes on sale
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A tribute single to the late DJ John Peel is set to hit the shops.
Contributors include Sir Elton John, Robert Plant, Roger Daltrey, David Gilmour and Peter Hook.
The song, a version of the Buzzcocks' Ever Fallen in Love, will raise funds for Amnesty International, one of Peel's favourite charities.
Newer names, such as The Futureheads, El Presidente, and The Datsuns also participated.
All the artists taking part were championed or admired by Peel during his career.
The single also features the song's original creator Pete Shelley.
It is the brainchild of Peel's son, Tom Ravenscroft.
It features vocal and piano by Sir Elton, rhythm guitar by Gilmour and bass guitar by Hook of New Order.
Peel died on October 25 last year while on holiday in Peru.
New Order recently headlined a tribute gig as part of John Peel Day, which was held exactly one year after the DJ's last Radio 1 show.
We should be in for these.
'No decision' over Peel records
Peel died on 25 October 2004 while on holiday in
Peru
A decision has yet to be made about what will happen to John Peel's huge library of records, tapes and CDs, the late DJ's family has said.
His
daughter Alexandra said: "We've not had any discussions about what is going to happen to the collection in the long term. For now it will stay at home."
Liverpool-born Peel's collection is estimated to have 25,000 vinyl albums.
It was speculated that the British Library would take it, but it
has remained at his Suffolk home.
A spokesman for the British Library declined to say whether officials had been involved in negotiations about the
future of the Peel music archive.
'Realistic'
The institution claims it is "the premier public research facility for pop music in the UK".
The collection was left to Peel's wife Sheila as part of his estate, which was valued at £1.5m according to details which have recently emerged.
Last year, she told the BBC World Service: "The records here are John and I can't imagine how we all would feel if, for whatever reason, they were
suddenly removed from us. It would be just awful.
"At the moment, it makes us feel rather good that they're all here. And we play them."
But
she added: "I've got to be realistic and I know that there will be some period when we've got to say 'Come on, be sensible', because there's no way we
can play them all or appreciate them all."
It is two years ago this week since Peel's death. BBC 6Music will be marking the event with a series of
programmes.
Tuesday, 12 February 2008
Broadcaster Peel's lyric epitaph
John Peel's gravestone has been erected three years after his death, bearing a lyric from his favourite song.
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John Peel could not hear the song
without bursting into tears
Peel was Radio 1's longest serving DJ when he died aged 65 in October 2004, famously championing The Undertones' Teenage Kicks on his show.
He often said he would like the song's line "Teenage dreams, so hard to beat" on his tombstone. Lead singer Feargal Sharkey called it "flattering".
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