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)