The MOJO Weird Record Club #8:John Peel’s BBC Archive Things (BBC, 1970) What’s this?: This record came about as a result of John Peel’s post-Perfumed Garden show on a fledgling BBC Radio One simply called Night Ride. Beamed out every Wednesday between midnight and 1am, the show’s musical policy was “whatever fits”. An average broadcast might include avant-pop, spoken word, harsh modern classical compositions and some electronics. It was decided to put the audience favourites onto BBC vinyl. Most of the artists were unknown. MOJO says: “This challenging LP was a milestone in broadcasting and a wild, free-form approach to playlisting and compiling. With dark children’s nursery rhymes, Wellington boot dances performed by Zulus in South Africa and a unusual Austrian chap who imitates a brass band among the tracks, it showcases Peel’s eclectic taste and has to be one of the strangest listens you could ever wish to endure.” Where can I get it?: Vinyl copies occasionally appear via auction sites. The MOJO Weird Record Club appears every month in MOJO magazine and is curated and written by Jonny Trunk.
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The MOJO Weird Record Club #8:
John Peel’s BBC Archive Things (BBC, 1970)

What’s this?: This record came about as a result of John Peel’s post-Perfumed Garden show on a fledgling BBC Radio One simply called Night Ride. Beamed out every Wednesday between midnight and 1am, the show’s musical policy was “whatever fits”. An average broadcast might include avant-pop, spoken word, harsh modern classical compositions and some electronics. It was decided to put the audience favourites onto BBC vinyl. Most of the artists were unknown.

MOJO says: “This challenging LP was a milestone in broadcasting and a wild, free-form approach to playlisting and compiling. With dark children’s nursery rhymes, Wellington boot dances performed by Zulus in South Africa and a unusual Austrian chap who imitates a brass band among the tracks, it showcases Peel’s eclectic taste and has to be one of the strangest listens you could ever wish to endure.”

Where can I get it?: Vinyl copies occasionally appear via auction sites.

The MOJO Weird Record Club appears every month in MOJO magazine and is curated and written by Jonny Trunk.