John Peel's favorite 142 singles

Inside John Peel's record box where the much-loved DJ kept 142 7-inch singles that meant the most to him. Via sg.

The list with links to CDs containing the songs, where available (in progress):

1. Al Casey - Surfin' Hootenanny + Easy Pickin (PIE) 1963 - Jivin Around

2. Al Ferrier - I'm Not Drinking More + Don't Play Blue Eyes' (MASTER TRAK) 1980

3. Alan Price Set - I Put a Spell on You (DECCA) 1966 - Alan Price Set

4. Andy Capp - Popatop + Reco - The Lion Speaks (TREASURE ISLAND) 1969

5. Anemic Boyfriends - Guys Are Not Proud + Bad Girls in Love (RED SWEATER) 1980

6. Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain + I've Been There Before (LONDON) 1972 - The Complete Ann Peebles on Hi Records Vol. 1 - 1969-1973

7. Anti-Social - Traffic Lights + Teacher, Teacher (DYNAMITE) 1977

8. Arthur K Adams - Wildwood Flower + It's a Wild, Wild, Wild, Wild Wildwood Flower (JETSTAR)

9. Big Stick - Drag Racing + Hell on Earth (RECESS) 1985 - Crack N Drag

10. Bill Oddie - Harry Krishna + On Ilkla Moor Baht'at (DANDELION) 1970

11. Boards of Canada - Aquarius + Chinook (SKAM) - Music Has The Right To Children

12. Bobby Lee Trammell - If You Ever Get It Once + Don't You Know I Love You (ALLEY) - Arkansas Twist

13. Cat Power - Headlights + Darling Said Sir (THE MAKING OF AMERICANS) - Dear Sir

14. Charlie Feathers - Deep Elm Blues + Nobody's Darlin' (HOLIDAY INN) - Get With It: Essential Recordings (1954-1969)

15. Charlie Feathers - Nobody's Woman + When You Decide (KING) 2x copies - Get With It: Essential Recordings (1954-1969)

17. Charlie Feathers - Today and Tomorrow + Wild Wild Party (MEMPHIS) 1961 - Rock-A-Billy - Rare & Unissued Recordings 1954-1973

18. Charlie Feathers - Tongue-Tied Jill + Get With It (METEOR) - Get With It: Essential Recordings (1954-1969)

19. Charlie Feathers - When You Come Around + Too Much Alike (KING) - Get With It: Essential Recordings (1954-1969)

20. Cheeze - Dancin With The Dead - Dancin Queen + Direwolf 1989 (BOB) 1989

21. Clague - The Stride + I Wonder Where (DANDELION) 1969

22. Clefs of Lavender Hill - Stop! Get a Ticket + First Tell Me Why (DATE)

23. Cleveland Crochet - Sugar Bee + Drunkards Dream (GOLDBAND) - Cleveland Crochet

24. Don Covay - It's Better to Have (And Don't Need) + Leave Him (MERCURY) 1973 - Checkin' in with Don Covay

25. Don French - Lonely Saturday Night + Goldilocks (QUALITY) (LANCER) 1959 2x copies

27. Dreamland Express - Groovy + U.F.O (EMI) 1980

28. Eazy Teeth - Car Noise + Her Blade (DENTAL) 1980 - Info

29. Eddie & Ernie - I Believe She Will + We Try Harder (CHESS) 1984 - Lost Friends

30. Eddie & Ernie - I'm Gonna Always Love You + Outcast (EASTERN) - Lost Friends

31. Eddie & Ernie - Time Waits for No One + That's the Way It Is (EASTERN) - Lost Friends

32. Electro Hippies - Mega-Armageddon Death (STRANGE FRUIT) Peel session - The Only Good Punk Is a Dead One

33. Elmore James - The Sky Is Crying + Standing At The Crossroads (FLASHBACK) - The Sky Is Crying: The History of Elmore James

34. Firemen - Old Smokie + Louie's Theme (LE CAM)

35. Freshmen - You Never Heard Anything Like It + Bombing Run (RELEASE) 1979 - Info

36. G. L. Crockett - It's a Man Down There + Every Hour, Every Day (4 BROTHERS) 1965

37. G. L. Crockett - Look Out Mabel + Did You Ever Love Somebody (CHECKER) 1965

38. Geater Davis - For Your Precious Love + Wrapped Up in You (HOUSE OF ORANGE)

39. Gene Dozier & The United Front - Give The Women What They Want + The Best Girl I Ever Had (MERCURY) 1974

40. Golinski Brothers - Bloody + Toy (BADGE) 1980 2x copies - Info

42. Greenhornes - Stayed Up Last Night (ITALY)

43. Hooton 3 Car - Danny + Numena (RUMBLESTRIP) - Info

44. Idle Race - Here We Go Round the Lemon Tree + My Father's Son (LIBERTY) 1967 - Info

45. Izzy Royal - Coronation St (WEA) 1983

46. Jane Bond and The Undercover Men - Hot Rod Lincoln + Come On Up (EAR MOVIES) 1982 - Info

47. Jerry Byrd - Memories of Maria + Invitation (MONUMENT) 1961 2x copies - different labels - Info

48. Jody Reynolds - Endless Sleep + Western Movies (LIBERTY) - Endless... - Info

49. Johnnie Taylor - I've Been Born Again + At Night Time (STAX) 1974 - Johnnie Taylor Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits - Info

50. Johnny Adams - You're a lady + I wish it would rain (ATLANTIC) 1972

51. Johnny Fortune - Dragster + Soul surfer (SONET) 1964 - Hot Rods & Custom Classics

52. Ken Colyer's Jazzmen (TEMPO) 1953

53. La Peste - Black + Better off dead (BLACK RECORDS) 1978

54. Larry Bright - Mojo workout + I'll change my ways (TIDE)

55. Laurie Anderson - O Superman + Walk the dog (ONE TEN RECORDS) 1981

56. Lee Perry - Bafflin' smoke signal + Black smoke signal (BLACK ARC) 1978

57. Lightnin Hopkins - Mojo hand + Glory be (FLASHBACK RECORDS)

58. Marc Bolan - Marc Bolan talking to Stevie Dixon, 1973. Jennifer Sharp, Steve Harley & John Peel talking to Stevie Dixon 1977. (CUBE/PYE RECORDS)

59. Mary Monday - I gave my punk jacket to Richie + Popgun (MALICIOUS PRODUCTIONS)

60. Max Romeo - Sipple out deh' Lee Perry + Revelation (UPSETTER)

61. MC5 - Looking at you + Borderline (A-SQUARE RECORDS) 2x copies

63. Medicine Head - Coast to coast + All for tomorrow (DANDELION) 1970

64. Medicine Head - His guiding hand + This love of old (DANDELION) 1969 2x copies

66. Mel and Tim - Starting all over again + It hurts to want it so bad (STAX) 1972

67. Meow - Kat nip + One night stand + Anthem + Kill kill kill + Catastrophe + Boy groupies (TWIST LIKE THIS RECORDS)

68. Mickey Lee Lane - Tuitti Fruitti + With your love (MALA)

69. Mike Spencer and the Cannibals - Good guys + Nothing takes the place of you (BIG COCK RECORDS)

70. Nice - The thoughts of Emerlist Davjack (IMMEDIATE)

71. Nilsson - Everybody's talkin' (RCA)

72. Nilsson - Kojak Columbo (RCA)

73. Nilsson - Without you (RCA)

74. O V Wright - That's how strong my love is + There goes my used to be (GOLDWAX)

75. Paul Blake & The Blood Fire Posse - Every posse get flat + Flat out (STUDIO WORK) 1984

76. Paul Revere & The Raiders - Him or me - what's it gonna be? + Legend of Paul Revere (CBS) 1967

77. Pavement - Demolition Plot J-7 (DRAG CITY) 1990

78. Pocket Fishrmen (sic) - Yr story + The leader is burning (NOISEVILLE) 1989

79. Quads - You've gotta jive + There must be thousands (BIG BEAR RECORDS) 1979

80. Ray Martin - Blue tango + Bell of the ball (COLUMBIA)

81. Revelino - Step on high (MUSIDISC)

82. Rod Bernard - This should go on forever

83. Roshell Anderson - The grapevine will lie sometimes + Such a beautiful thing (CONTEMPO) 1974

84. Roy Head - Treat her right + So long, my love (VOCALION) 1965

85. Sam & Dave - I can't stand up for falling down + Soothe me (STAX)

86. Sasha Caro - Grade 3 section 2 + Little maid's song (DECCA) 1967

87. Scrugg - Will the real Geraldine please stand up and be countered + Only George' (PIE) 1969

88. Sheena Easton - 9 to 5 + Moody (EMI) 1980 2x Copies

90. Sipho Bhengu - Tickey dopies + I saluti (INKONKONI) 1971

91. Soledad Brothers - Sugar & spice + Johnny's death letter, with Jack White (ITALY RECORDS)

92. Some Chicken - New religion + Blood on the wall (RAW RECORDS) 1977 2x copies

94. Spit Out - O from I + Tan + Rot'n'roll' (MA FROG RECORDS) 1996

95. Stanley Winston - No more ghettos in America + It's alright (JEWEL)

96. Status Quo - Down down (VERTIGO) 1974

97. Super Sister - No tree will grow + She was naked (DANDELION) 1971

98. The Beatles - Come together + Octopus's garden + Something (foreign pressing, country unknown)

99. The Big Three - You've gotta keep her under hand + If you ever change your mind (DECCA) 1964

100. The Buzzcocks -­ Ever fallen in love (UNITED ARTISTS) 1978

101. The Factory - Path through the forest + Gone (MGM) 1968

102. The Galactic Symposium - Y.M.C.A + Money (VAGUE RECORDS) 1978

103. The Legion of Super-Heroes - The great name dropper part 1 + The great name dropper part 2 (AMY RECORDS)

104. The Mark Four - Hurt me if you will + I'm leaving (DECCA) 1965

105. The Mighty Avengers - So much in love + Something they say (DECCA) 1964

106. The Misunderstood - I can take you to the sun + Who do you love (FONTANA) 1966

107. The Move - I can hear the grass grow + Wave the flag and stop the train (DERAM) 1967

108. The Negatives - Love is not real + Stakeout (LOOK) 1979

109. The Nightcaps - Wine wine wine + Nightcap rock (MUSICOR)

110. The Ramrods - Zig zag + Riders in the sky (LONDON AMERICAN) 1960

111. The Smoke - My friend Jack + We can take it (COLUMBIA) 1966

112. The Squirrels - Oz on 45 + Alone again (POPLLAMA PROD) 1988

113. The Undertones ­- Teenage kicks (GOOD VIBRATIONS RECORDS) 1978 3x copies

116. The Upholsterers - Makers of high grade suites (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY)

117. The Upsetters - Bucky skank + Yucky skank (DOWN TOWN)

118. The Upsetters - Key card + Domino game (DL INTERNATIONAL)

119. The Users - Sick on you + I'm in love with today (RAW RECORDS) 1977 2x copies

121. The Versalites - Cutting rasor + Black belt Jones (DL INTERNATIONAL)

122. The White Stripes - Lafayette blues + Sugar never tasted so good (ITALY Records)

123. The White Stripes - Party of special things to do + China pig + Ashtray heart (SUB POP)

124. The White Stripes ­- Merry Christmas from.... (XL)

125. The White Stripes - It takes two, baby + Fell in love with a girl (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD COMPANY)

126. The White Stripes -­ Dead leaves and the dirty ground (XL) 2001

127. The White Stripes - Hand springs (EXTRA BALL RECORDS)

128. The White Stripes - Hotel Yorba (XL) 2001

129. The White Stripes - Lord, send me an angel (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY) 2x copies

131. The White Stripes - Hello operator + Jolene (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY) 2000

132. The White Stripes - The big three killed my baby (SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY) 2x copies

134. The Henchmen featuring Jack White - Some other guy + Psycho daisies (ITALY RECORDS)

135. 2 Star Tabernacle - Ramblin man' (BLOODSHOT RECORDS) 1998 cover photo by Jack White

136. The Wildbunch - Danger - Jack White backing vocals (FLYING BOMB)

137. Surprise Package vol 2 featuring White Stripes, Rocket 455 and the Blowtops (FLYING BOMB)

138. Surprise Package vol 3 featuring The Real Pills, MHz, The Dirtbombs (FLYING BOMB)

139. Travis Wammack - Fire fly + Scratchy (ARA)

140. XL-Capris - My city of Sydney + Dead bugies (AXLE)

141. Yami Bolo - Richer than Cory (JAMAICA INTERNATIONAL)

142. Yardbirds - Happenings ten years time ago + Psycho diaries (COLUMBIA) 1966