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The sessions are great, and he was a massive champion for indie, but I will never forgive Peel for what he did.
From Wikipedia and fully referenced as such, including getting a BJ off a 13 year old.
Peel has been accused of sexual misconduct, although he was never charged with any offences. The journalists Sarah Woolley and Fiona Sturges, in The Independent, cite Peel's first marriage to Milburn in 1965 as an example, as Milburn was aged 15 and Peel 25 when they married; this was legal in Texas at the time.[36][37]
Peel told The Guardian in 1975, regarding his relations with young women, "All they wanted me to do was abuse them, sexually, which, of course, I was only too happy to do."[38][39] He told The Sunday Correspondent in 1989, "Girls used to queue up outside. By and large not usually for shagging. Oral sex they were particularly keen on, I remember. [...] One of my, er, regular customers, as it were, turned out to be 13, though she looked older."[40][41] He jokingly added that he "didn't ask for ID".[39][41] An interview originally published in The Herald in April 2004 stated that he admitted to sexual contact with "an awful lot" of underage girls. He said that the only available women in the early 1960s were in high school.[31]
In 2012 a woman stated that she had a three-month affair with Peel in 1969, when she was 15 and he was 30.[42][39][43] She said they had unprotected sex; this was shortly after Peel discussed contracting a sexually transmitted disease.[42] The relationship resulted in a "traumatic" abortion.[36][42] She stated that, "Looking back, it was terribly wrong and I was perhaps manipulated."[42]
In July 2022 a petition was launched to rename the "John Peel Stage" at the Glastonbury Festival, because of the accusations.[44] In 2023 the stage was renamed "Woodsies". Emily Eavis, co-organiser of the festival, said the name change "was not related to a recent petition".[45][46]
From Wikipedia and fully referenced as such, including getting a BJ off a 13 year old.
Peel has been accused of sexual misconduct, although he was never charged with any offences. The journalists Sarah Woolley and Fiona Sturges, in The Independent, cite Peel's first marriage to Milburn in 1965 as an example, as Milburn was aged 15 and Peel 25 when they married; this was legal in Texas at the time.[36][37]
Peel told The Guardian in 1975, regarding his relations with young women, "All they wanted me to do was abuse them, sexually, which, of course, I was only too happy to do."[38][39] He told The Sunday Correspondent in 1989, "Girls used to queue up outside. By and large not usually for shagging. Oral sex they were particularly keen on, I remember. [...] One of my, er, regular customers, as it were, turned out to be 13, though she looked older."[40][41] He jokingly added that he "didn't ask for ID".[39][41] An interview originally published in The Herald in April 2004 stated that he admitted to sexual contact with "an awful lot" of underage girls. He said that the only available women in the early 1960s were in high school.[31]
In 2012 a woman stated that she had a three-month affair with Peel in 1969, when she was 15 and he was 30.[42][39][43] She said they had unprotected sex; this was shortly after Peel discussed contracting a sexually transmitted disease.[42] The relationship resulted in a "traumatic" abortion.[36][42] She stated that, "Looking back, it was terribly wrong and I was perhaps manipulated."[42]
In July 2022 a petition was launched to rename the "John Peel Stage" at the Glastonbury Festival, because of the accusations.[44] In 2023 the stage was renamed "Woodsies". Emily Eavis, co-organiser of the festival, said the name change "was not related to a recent petition".[45][46]
Double Fault said:
bigpriest said:
The Fall had a 6-CD box-set of Peel Sessions, I think every track was better than the official studio version. The engineers and production team for Peel were excellent.
I need to acquire this.....the Fall were absolutely f
king amazing.I'm sure you can still download or stream? Well worth it.
https://open.spotify.com/album/6IUstu70fWHuml6rEvY...
7½ hours of joy.
Edited by bigpriest on Wednesday 23 October 15:44
bigpriest said:
I had numerous chances to buy the physical media off e-bay for around £30-40 only 18 months ago. "They're CD's, the price will drop to nothing, I'll just hold on" was my thinking. The box-set is now regularly selling for £70 to £80.
I'm sure you can still download or stream? Well worth it.
https://open.spotify.com/album/6IUstu70fWHuml6rEvY...
7½ hours of joy.
Might be worth a cheeky offer!I'm sure you can still download or stream? Well worth it.
https://open.spotify.com/album/6IUstu70fWHuml6rEvY...
7½ hours of joy.
Edited by bigpriest on Wednesday 23 October 15:44
vixen1700 said:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Peel_Sessions_(N...
Includes a tune "Turn the Heater On" which is a fave of mine.
Jeffrey Lewis. I was there, as part of the live audience. Really enjoyed the evening.
Jeff asked John how long could they play for. John replied for as long as you like, it's less work for me and I'm loving the music.
There's also six Roy Harper CDs all recorded at the BBC,
Jeff asked John how long could they play for. John replied for as long as you like, it's less work for me and I'm loving the music.
There's also six Roy Harper CDs all recorded at the BBC,
Edited by spikeyhead on Friday 25th October 20:51
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