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Product details

  • Audio CD (2 Dec 2002)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Live
  • Label: Fabric
  • ASIN: B0000794FM
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 49,151 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Intro
2. Break ‘em On Down - The Soledad Brothers
3. Late Night Blues - Don Carlos
4. Hipsteppin - MC DET
5. Needle In A Haystack - Velvelettes
6. Lust For Life - Bad Livers
7. Let’s Get Small - Troublefunk
8. There’s A Moon Out Tonight - The Capris
9. Mr. Pharmacist - The Fall
10. 15:5 Remake - Smith And Selway
11. Too Much - Jimmy Reed
12. In The Midnight Hour - Maloko
13. Moon Hop - Derrick Morgan
14. In Love - The Datsuns
15. Purty Vacant - The Kingswoods
16. Liar - Sinthetix
17. Lion Rock - Culture (Peel Session)
18. Tom The Peeper - Act 1
19. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
20. Clock - Elementz Of Noise
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Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review
Taking over from Grooverider, the man behind the decks for Fabriclive Vol.7 is everyone's favourite steam engine-loving sexagenarian, Mr John Peel. After his memorable set at the Fabric club in February, the veteran DJ obviously relished compiling his relentlessly eclectic first mix album.

Predictably, The Fall get a look in as do the Undertones with "Teenage Kicks" but as the cult vinyl manipulator flicks from techno to blues, then R&B to reggae via folk and funk, it proves to be a rocky ride well worth the fare. Quite how it all fits in to the dance compilation category is a mystery, but in contrast to the dirge of one-dimensional titles available, Fabric 07 shines bright with a free-form bristling energy that many DJs half Mr Peel's age can only dream of.

Where else would you find MC DET's feisty drum & bass fuelled "Hipsteppin" merging with the gorgeous soulful R&B harmonising of The Velvelettes "Needle in a Haystack" before the Bad Livers serve up a manic, banjo-driven, thigh-slappin' rendition of Iggy Pop's "Lust For Life"? With music culled from deep within the archives, Peel effortlessly transcends genres and decades with carefree abandon. Fabric 07 may well confound the feet but it's sure to rock the soul and warm the heart. --Christopher Barrett


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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Buy it and hug it, 26 Feb 2005
By Simon J. Whight "typical_moody_dj" (Manchester) - See all my reviews
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Thank god this CD got made. It makes you worry now that we have lost dear old John, who is going to pick up the baton and keep pushing the different and the unusual to an increasingly spoon fed public? Nothing beat flicking through the radio, quickly switching away from banal trance and bland R&B, to find John Peel on Radio 1 ... kicking out some furious drum and bass. Who do we have now? Peel was an institution, the Radio moguls will never let anyone take risks with music like he did have a free reign now. *sigh*

This CD encapsulates the essence of Peel. Classic moments from The Fall, The Undertones and New Order make appearences on the mix, this sits along side some bizarre country and western covers of classic punk tracks, crazy hardcore, proper ragga drum & bass and thunderous techno. Its a mix that puts all other 'eclectic' DJs to shame. Plus the veteran doesn't do a bad job of mixing it all together, certainly better than what the likes of Howie B mashed together on his Fabric mix!

The mix is full of personal touches, the little snippets of classic Liverpool european excursions, the Kop crowd and just the spirit of a man who loved music oozing throughout the track selections. It would expose any Ministry compilation as the soulless marketed guff that it truely is any day.

The packaging is nifty, the recordings timeless, this is one collection for you to own. Once owned, go pick up all those Peel Session CDs that you can find out there (I can thoroughly recommend the Autechre, Boards Of Canada, Plaid/Black Dog and Orb ones ... tasty, and a testament to a man who would push 'different' acts to a mainstream audience).

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Strange but entertaining!, 7 Dec 2002
I don't think any reviewer will be able to avoid using the word 'eclectic' to describe this album, but I'd like to add 'surreal' as well - I wondered if my stereo was broken when I heard Joy Division's tragic 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' interrupted by some football commentary. It seems that Mr Peel wanted to relive some of Liverpool's past triumphs... whether it annoys you or not probably depends on whether you are a Liverpool fan!

As to the music, most of the album is very enjoyable, but a bit crazy - if you listen to John's radio shows you should have a fair idea of what to expect. I'll be honest and admit that I only knew a few of the songs before buying the album (I bought it because I like John Peel and I liked the metal CD case!) but it was great 'discovering' a few new things. A few of the tracks annoy me - the Smith and Selway one definitely drags on too long. But I particularly like 'Elementz of Noise' and 'Break 'Em On Down', and 'Teenage Kicks' is simply a classic.

This album has such a variety of types of music that it really doesn't fit into any category, and I can't really say 'if you like so-and-so you'll love this'. But if you have an open mind and want something a bit different, I definitely recommnend it!

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensible, 21 Oct 2005
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Its funny how time can change perspective on an album. What was, less than a year ago, a joyously diverse and creative mix of tunes has now also aquired a sense of knockout emotion. Its difficult to listen to 'You'll Never Walk Alone' bleeding into the clattering opening chords of 'Teenage Kicks' without a small tear in the eye or lump in the throat. In other words, this electrifying album remains a fitting tribute to its curator, John Peel, who would famously burst into tears at anything he found remotely and often oddly emotional.

Listening to the album again (it fully repays repeat listens), its impossible not to smile at the obvious joy that Peel would have found in contriving such bizarre juxtapositions of musical styles on one album. Opening with a piece drenched in lush strings and intercut with commentary from a Liverpool Champion's League match, it then summersaults into a piece of grinding dirty blues, followed by a reggae blast, a pulsating drum and bass track and then a hopelessly infectious piece of 60's American girl group doo-wap, itself tumbling into a bluegrass cover of 'Lust For Life'. And this is just the first few tracks. The rest of the album continues in a similarly vivid and playful way.

It even has a 40-second snatch of a morris dance shanty, until that gives way under the weight of pounding trance beats. Indeed, so audacious is the sequencing that its difficult to know whether to be amused by Peel's mischievious enthusiasm, or gasp at the sheer range of sounds that he's assembled. Either way, its rather like the aural equivalent of finding yourself with a huge plate of cheeses in the biggest wine cellar you can imagine. There are some pretty sublime combinations to be had.

Few compilation albums can lay claim to being works of art in their own right, but this is exactly what Peel's Fabriclive mix album can boast. Not only for the characteristic ecleticism of it's curator, but for his childlike enthusiasm for cutting and pasting the contradictory styles together. There can't be many albums that would be as brave as to segue a piece of soul-infused American disco-funk with the majestic arrival of Joy Division's 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' (itself shot through with more snatches of Liverpool football commentary), yet somehow, amazingly it just works.

A truly magnificent album in it's own right. As it was before he died, it remains a wonderful tribute to the unique specialness of John Peel's massive contribution to his country's cultural life. Highly recommended, and definitely one of those albums you'd want to save first in the event of a fire. In fact the only thing thats missing is Peel's endearing voice informing you that he's accidentally put one of the tunes on at the wrong speed.

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5.0 out of 5 stars All that's missing is the great man himself
This is a great compilation put together by the great man himself. There is everything that was dear to him from Liverpool FC, You'll Never Walk Alone, Teenage Kicks, Reggae to a... Read more
Published 24 months ago by S. A. Hawkins

3.0 out of 5 stars Different
As with the great man's shows, this is all about contrast. There are bound to be tracks you will like, but also probably ones which you won't. Read more
Published on 19 Sep 2006 by Mr. Peter Barrett

3.0 out of 5 stars beware
this cd is a really strange mixture of various music genres. if u re not used to john peel on the radio and his music taste, u may be dissapointed. Read more
Published on 8 Aug 2005 by kooliz

5.0 out of 5 stars Listen at the wrong speed!
While this release sits a little at odds with some of the other titles in the Fabric collection, this is most definitely a gem for anyone who loved and admired the late John Peel... Read more
Published on 3 Nov 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars A fitting tribute to the man
John Peel died two days ago and I have been playing some of his favourite music as a personal tribute and to remember when I heard him play the tracks. Read more
Published on 27 Oct 2004 by D. M. Binns

5.0 out of 5 stars John Peel R.I.P
This is a fantastic way to honour the late John Peel. It shows both his love for music and the underlying sense of humour he approached everything with. Read more
Published on 27 Oct 2004 by city_park

5.0 out of 5 stars John Peel you will be missed
Lucky this collection came out when it did, little did we all know that John Peel wouldn't be with us for much longer. Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars long overdue, eclectic and flawless
The only thing I could possibly criticise about this compilation album, which is essentially a collection of Radio One DJ John Peel's all-time favourite tracks, is that it... Read more
Published on 11 April 2003 by doctorjoe82

5.0 out of 5 stars ecletic wonders !!
I bought this cd, with some trepidation, as a seasoned listener of the John Peel Show on Radio 1, i know that whilst he introduces us to plenty of gems, there can be quite a few... Read more
Published on 14 Dec 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Eclectic Stuff
seeing as i support liverpool and also much admire john peel for his very open-minded taste in music, it is difficult for me to criticise this cd - peel is a reds fan also, i... Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2002 by alexeachus

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