> > > THE PEEL SESSIONS: A Story Of Teenage Dreams And One Man's Love Of > New Music > by Ken Garner > BBC Books, an imprint of Random House > Published 4 October 2007 > ISBN: 978-1-8460-7282-6 > 19.99 sterling > 352pp (192pp illustrated in colour; 160pp mono matt paper) > > "THE DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF THE JOHN PEEL SHOW > > Once upon a time there was a lonely public schoolboy whose dream > was to play the music he liked to other people on the radio. And > when he got his Radio 1 show, John Peel helped thousands of young > bands to realise their dreams too, inviting them to BBC Maida Vale > Studios to record 4 songs in an afternoon, for broadcast later. > Every new band's dream was to do one of these "Peel Sessions". Some > became stars (Pulp), others disappeared (The Would-Be's). Teenagers > tuned-in, taped, listened again, and again. Some would drift away, > only to rediscover the show years later, or find their children > listening-in. Peel's love of new music kept his dreams young and > that's why listeners loved him. The astonishing story of the Peel > Sessions is a story of teenage dreams, for teenagers of all ages." > > > > INCLUDES > > * Complete A-Z Sessionography of all 4400 Peel Sessions, listing > bands, tracks, dates, line-ups and recording details > > * Day-by-Day diary of every Peel show, 1967-2004 > > * The Festive Fifties > > * The Peelenium > > * Classic Sessions > > * First Heard Here > > * One Session Wonders > > * LIsteners' Memories > > * Ten Who Didn't Do A Peel Session, Actually > > * Ten Who Really Did, Honest > > > > > >
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