Originally written by Sean Adams · 2 January 2004
Anyway, listeners to the show (yes mum, he is still on the radio! Tues, Weds and Thursday...) voted and this is what happened...
“1. Cinerama - 'Don't Touch That Dial' 2. The Fall - 'Theme From Sparta FC' 3. Mogwai - 'Hunted By A Freak' 4. Undertones - 'Thrill Me' 5. Bearsuit - 'Itsuko Got Married' 6. Mogwai - 'Ratts Of The Capital' 7. Half Man Half Biscuit - 'Tending The Wrong Grave For 23 Years' 8. The Crimea - 'Baby Boom' 9. CLSM - 'John Peel Is Not Enough' 10. White Stripes - '7 Nation Army' 11. Belle & Sebastian - 'Step Into My Office, Baby' 12. Melt Banana - 'Shield You're Eyes' 13. Nina Nastasia - 'You, Her & Me' 14. Ballboy - 'The Sash My Father Wore' 15. Vive La Fete - 'Noir Desir' 16. Sluts Of Trust - 'Piece O' You' 17. White Stripes - 'Black Math' 18. Yeah Yeah Yeah's - 'Maps' 19. Broken Family Band - 'At The Back Of The Chapel' 20. The Darkness Vs S.F.B - 'I Believe In A Thing Called Love' 21. Million Dead - 'I Am The Party' 22. Undertones - 'Oh Please' 23. Ballboy - 'I Gave Up My Eyes' 24. Party Of One - 'Shotgun Funeral' 25. Futureheads - 'First Day' 26. The Fall - 'Green Eyed Loco Man' 27. The French - 'Porn Shoes' 28. Half Man Half Biscuit - 'It Makes The Room Look Bigger' 29. Architecture In Helsinki - 'The Owls Go' 30. Camera Obscura - 'Suspended From Class' 31. Amsterdam - 'Does This Train Stop On Merseyside' 32. Maher Shalal Hash Baz - 'Open Field' 33. Neulander - 'Sex, God, Money' 34. Black Keys - 'Have Love Will Travel' 35. Mass - 'Live A Little' 36. The French - 'Gabriel In The Airport' 37. Radiohead - 'There, There' 38. Ballboy - 'Born In The USA' 39. Cat Power - 'Werewolf' 40. Broadcast - 'Pendulum' 41. Keys - 'Strength Of Strings' 42. Golden Virgins -?? 43. Belle & Sebastian - 'Stay Loose' 44. Hyper Kinako - 'Tokyo Invention Registration Office' 45. Grandmaster Gareth - 'The Minute Melodys (Any Of)' 46. Super Furry Animals - 'Slow Life' 47. Camera Obscura - 'Keep It Clean' 48. Blizzard Boys - 'Ain't No Stoppin' This' 49. Freddy Fresh - 'You Can See The Paint' 50. The Vaults - 'I'm Going'”
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DiScuss: What do you think of this list? Does anyone understand Peel's taste?