The record collection of legendary BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, containing more than 26000 LPs, 40000 singles and many thousands of CDs, has become an interactive online museum. This week we were able to check out the first 100 vinyl LPs of the collection classified under the letter A (from The A's to Adam And The Ants) and until October 2012 the creative arts project which is part of a new digital arts and culture media service called "The Space", will be releasing the names and song titles of 100 records a week, for 26 weeks, featuring one letter of the alphabet each time.
Click here to visit John Peel’s virtual home studio and library where you’ll be able to browse this unique and very eclectic collection, listen to clips from the radio shows and the famous Peel Sessions (you’ll need Spotify for that which, unfortunately, is not available everywhere) and see photos, videos and home movies of the late DJ. Can’t wait for June and the unveiling of the 100 records under the letter F to see if there will be any room left for anyone else but The Fall!
Meanwhile, this project got me going through my own record collection to see how many albums I’ve got under the letter A. As it turns out, the number is exactly 100 (leaving out few singles and EPs) and in case you’re curious about the contents of Cool Music Central’s record collection (which, of course, is hugely influenced by John Peel who I listened to for the first time in 1987, on my first trip to the UK, and continued to do so up to 2004, through all possible means - from short-wave radio to streaming audio), here’s what I've got under A:
Artist ...AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD
1998 …AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD (LP)
1999 MADONNA (CD)
2002 SOURCE TAGS AND CODES (CD)
2005 WORLDS APART (CD)
2006 SO DIVIDED (CD)
2009 THE CENTURY OF SELF (CD)
2011 TAO OF THE DEAD (CD)
Artist A FRAMES
2005 BLACK FOREST (CD)
Artist A HOUSE
1991 I AM THE GREATEST (LP)
Artist A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS
2007 A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS (CD)
2009 EXPLODING HEAD (CD)
Artist A TRIBE CALLED QUEST
1990 PEOPLE'S INSTINCTIVE TRAVELS AND THE PATHS OF RHYTHM (LP)
1991 THE LOW END THEORY (CD)
Artist A.C. MARIAS
1989 ONE OF OUR GIRLS (HAS GONE MISSING) (LP)
Artist A.R. KANE
1988 69 (LP)
1989 " I " (LP)
Artist A.R.E. WEAPONS
2003 A.R.E. WEAPONS (CD)
Artist ABLE TASMANS
1995 STORE IN A COOL PLACE (LP)
Artist ACETONE
1993 CINDY (CD)
Artist ADAM AND THE ANTS
1980 KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER (LP)
Artist ADD N TO (X)
1999 AVANT HARD (CD)
2000 ADD INSULT TO INJURY (CD)
2002 LOUD LIKE NATURE (CD)
Artist ADORABLE
1993 AGAINST PERFECTION (LP)
Artist ADULT.
2003 ANXIETY ALWAYS (CD)
2005 GIMMIE TROUBLE (CD)
Artist AESOP ROCK
2001 LABOR DAYS (CD)
2007 NONE SHALL PASS (CD)
Artist AFRIKA BAMBAATAA
2001 LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT BEAT (CD)
Artist AGE OF CHANCE
1986 CRUSH COLLISION (LP)
Artist AGENT ORANGE
1981 LIVING IN DARKNESS (CD)
Artist ALBERT HAMMOND, JR.
2006 YOURS TO KEEP (CD)
2008 COMO TE LLAMA? (CD)
Artist ALBERTA CROSS
2009 BROKEN SIDE OF TIME (CD)
Artist ALCOHOL FUNNYCAR
1993 TIME TO MAKE THE DONUTS (CD)
Artist ALEC EMPIRE
2002 INTELLIGENCE AND SACRIFICE (CD)
Artist ALELA DIANE
2011 ALELA DIANE & WILD DIVINE (CD)
Artist AMBULANCE LTD
2004 LP (CD)
Artist AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB
1987 ENGINE (LP)
1991 EVERCLEAR (LP)
1993 MERCURY (LP)
1994 SAN FRANCISCO (CD)
2004 LOVE SONGS FOR PATRIOTS (CD)
2008 THE GOLDEN AGE (CD)
Artist AMY WINEHOUSE
2006 BACK TO BLACK (CD)
Artist ANASTASIA SCREAMED
1990 LAUGHING DOWN THE LIMEHOUSE (LP)
1991 MOONTIME (LP)
Artist ANGEL CAGE
1995 SOPHIE MAGIC (CD)
Artist ANI DIFRANCO
1997 LIVING IN CLIP (CD)
1998 LITTLE PLASTIC CASTLE (CD)
1999 UP UP UP UP UP UP (CD)
Artist ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
2005 FEELS (CD)
2007 STRAWBERRY JAM (CD)
2009 MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION (CD)
Artist ANITA LANE
1993 DIRTY PEARL (LP)
Artist ANNA CALVI
2011 ANNA CALVI (CD)
Artist ANNE CLARK
1984 JOINED UP WRITING (LP)
Artist ANTIETAM
1985 ANTIETAM (LP)
1986 MUSIC FROM ELBA (LP)
Artist APHEX TWIN
2001 DRUKQS (CD)
Artist APPLIANCE
1999 MANUAL (CD)
2000 SIX MODULAR PIECES (CD)
2001 IMPERIAL METRIC (CD)
2002 ARE YOU EARTHED? (CD)
Artist ARAB STRAP
1999 ELEPHANT SHOE (CD)
2001 THE RED THREAD (CD)
2003 MONDAY AT THE HUG & PINT (CD)
Artist ARCADE FIRE
2004 FUNERAL (CD)
2007 NEON BIBLE (CD)
2010 THE SUBURBS (CD)
Artist ARCHERS OF LOAF
1993 ICKY METTLE (LP)
1995 VEE VEE (LP)
1996 ALL THE NATIONS AIRPORTS (LP)
Artist ARCHIE BRONSON OUTFIT
2004 FUR (CD)
2006 DERDANG DERDANG (CD)
2010 COCONUT (CD)
Artist ARCTIC MONKEYS
2006 WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM, THAT'S WHAT I’M NOT (CD)
2007 FAVOURITE WORST NIGHTMARE (CD)
2009 HUMBUG (CD)
2011 SUCK IT AND SEE (CD)
Artist ARIEL PINK'S HAUNTED GRAFFITI
2010 BEFORE TODAY (CD)
Artist ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
1992 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS IN THE LIFE OF… (LP)
Artist ARSON GARDEN
1990 UNDER TOWERS (LP)
Artist ART BRUT
2007 IT'S A BIT COMPLICATED (CD)
2009 ART BRUT VS. SATAN (CD)
Artist ASH
1994 TRAILER (LP)
1996 1977 (CD)
1998 NU-CLEAR SOUNDS (CD)
2001 FREE ALL ANGELS (CD)
Artist ASOBI SEKSU
2009 HUSH (CD)
Artist AT THE DRIVE-IN
2000 RELATIONSHIP OF COMMAND (CD)
Artist ATARI TEENAGE RIOT
1999 60 SECOND WIPE OUT (CD)
Artist ATLAS SOUND
2009 LOGOS (CD)
2011 PARALLAX (CD)
Artist AUF DER MAUR
2004 AUF DER MAUR (CD)
Artist AUSTRA
2011 FEEL IT BREAK (CD)
Artist AUTOLUX
2004 FUTURE PERFECT (CD)
2010 TRANSIT TRANSIT (CD)
Artist AVI BUFFALO
2010 AVI BUFFALO (CD)
Artist AZTEC CAMERA
1983 HIGH LAND, HARD RAIN (LP)
And here's my favorite cut from the last one:
Aztec Camera - Oblivious ((live at Aston University, from the BBC's 'Whistle Test On The Road', 16 December 1983)
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