Funny you should mention that, Jaimie. Just tonight, I pulled out the two Joy Division Peel session EPs I own. Still terrific stuff. He'll be sorely missed. john micek http://www.milkshakejones.com On Oct 26, 2004, at 10:00 PM, Jaimie Vernon wrote: > At Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 08:17:19 Kevin wrote: > >> Sad day for rock 'n' roll... proof of the man's influence is the fact >> that I >> received news of this on three unrelated mailing lists. Music, of >> course, >> comics and even football (that's soccer to you yanks)... >> >> Back in the dark days of the early 80s (per-internet), Peel's program >> on BBC >> World Service was a window to another world...and gave me (esp in the >> alt. >> rock starved cultural desert that is Singapore) access to some of the >> greatest music of the time... he will be missed. > > We got our John Peel second hand...not through his radio programmes, > but the great live album anthologies for specific acts he released > (grey covers with the John Peel name ticker-taped across the front). > Got me to love bands like Stiff Little Fingers, The Buzzcocks, et al. > > > Jaimie Vernon, > President, Bullseye Records > http://www.bullseyecanada.com > Author, Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia > http://www.canoe.ca/JamMusicPopEncycloPages > >