John Peel, my radio DJ Idol of all time, had a collection of songs that over the years he collected in his 'special' little box under his main play area, an ecliptic mix as you would expect, from Teenage Kicks to Nilson's – Without You,
but one band stood out in that collection, a Band that had more entry's than any other, and a band that John went on to let perform on many 'Live Sessions' later to be compiled into the 'Complete John Peel Sessions'
Full List, Sorry no spoiler wrap on this forum)
Al Casey – Surfin’ Hootenanny/Easy Pickin’
Al Ferrier – I’m Not Drinking More/Don’t Play Blue Eyes
Alan Price Set – I Put A Spell On You
Andy Capp – Popatop Reco/The Lion Speaks
Anemic Boyfriends – Guys Are Not Proud/Bad Girls In Love
Ann Peebles – I Can’t Stand The Rain/I’ve Been There Before
Anti-Social – Traffic Lights/Teacher Teacher
Arthur K. Adams – Wildwood Flower/I’ts A Wild Wild Wild Wild Wildwood Flower
Big Stick – Drag Racing/Hell On Earth
Bill Oddie – Harry Krishna/On Ilkia Moor Bah T’at
Boards Of Canada – Aquarius/Chinook
Bobby Lee Trammel – If You Ever Get It Once/Don’t You Know I Love You
Cat Power – Headlights/Darling Said Sir
Charlie Feathers – Deep Elm Blues/Nobody’s Darling
Cheese – Dancing Queen/Direwolf
Clague – The Stride/ I Wonder Where
Clefs Of Lavender Hill – Stop! – Get A Ticket/First Tell Me Why
Cleveland Crochet – Sugar Bee/Drunkards Dream
Don Covay – It’s Better To Have/Leave Him
Don French – Lonely Saturday Night/Goldie Locks
Dreamland Express – Groovy/Ufo
Easy Teeth – Car Noise/Her Blade
Eddie & Ernie – Time Waits For No One/That’s The Way It Is
Electro Hippies – Mega-Armageddon Death
Elmore James – The Sky Is Crying/Standing At The Crossroads
Fireman – Old Smokie/Louies Theme
Freshman – You Never Herd Anything Like It/Bombing Run
G.L. Crocket – It’s A Man Down There/Every Hour, Every Day
Greater Davis – For Your Prechious Love/Wrapped Up In You
Gene Dozier & The United Front – Give The Woman What They Want/The Best Girl They Ever Had
Gollnski Brothers – Bloody/Toy
Green Horns – Stayed Up Last Night
Hooten 3 Car – Danny/Numena
Soledad Brothers – Sugar & Spice/Johnny’s Death Letter
Idle Race – Here We Go Round The Lemon Tree/My Fathers Son
Izzy Race – Coronation Street
James Bond And The Undercover Men – Hot Rod Lincon/Come On Up
Jerry Byro – Memories Of Maria/Invitation
Jody Reynolds – Endless Sleep/Western Movies
Johnnie Taylor – I’ve Been Born Again/At Night Time
Johnny Adams – You’re A Lady/I Wish It Would Rain
Johnny Fortune – Dragster/Soul Surfer
La Peste – Black/Better Off Dead
Larry Bright – Mojo Workout/I’ll Change My Ways
Laurie Anderson – O Superman/Walk The Dog
Lee Perry – Baffin Smoke Signal/Black Smoke Signal
Lightning Hopkins – Mojo Hand/Glory Be
Marc Bolan – Marc Bolan Talking To Stevie Dixon 1973
Mary Monday – Gave My Punk Jacket To Richie/Popgun
Max Romeo – Sipple Out Deh/Revelation
MC5 – Looking At You/Borderline
Medicine Head – Cost To Cost/All For Tomorrow
Mel And Tim – Starting All Over Again/It Hurts To Want It So Bad
Meow - Kat Nip/One Night Stand/Anthem/Kill Kill Kill
Mickie Lee Lane – Tuitti Fruitti/With Your Love
Mike Spencer And The Cannibals – Good Guys/Nothing Takes The Place Of You
Nice – Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack
Nilson - Everybody’s Talkin’
Nilson – Without You
O.V. Wright – That’s How Strong My Love Is/There Goes My Used To Be
Paul Blake & The Blood Fire Possie – Every Possie Gets Flat/Flat Out
Paul Revere And The Raiders – Him Or Me-What’s It Gonna Be?/Legend Of Paul Revere
Pavement – Demolision Plot J-7
Pocket Fisherman – Yr Story/The Leader Is Burning
Quads – You’ve Gotta Jive/There Must Be Thousands
Ray Martin – Blue Tango/Bell Of The Ball
Revelino – Step On High
Rod Bernard – This Should Go On Forever
Roshell Anderson – The Grapevine Will Lie Sometimes/Such A Beautiful Thing
Roy Head – Treat Her Right/So Long My Love
Sam And Dave – I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down/Sooth Me
Sacha Caro – Grade 3 Section 2/Little Maid’s Song
Scrugg – Will The Real Geraldine Please Stand Up And Be Counted/Only George
Sheena Easton – 9 To 5/Moody
Siphon Bhengu – Tickay Dopies/I Saluti
Some Chickens – New Religion/Blood On The Wall
Spit Out – O From I/Tan/Riot ‘N Roll
Stanly Winston – No More Ghettos In America/It’s Alright
Status Que – Down Down
Super Sister – No Tree Will Grow/She Was Naked
The Beatles – Come Together/Octopuses Garden/Something
The Big Three – You’ve Gotta Keep Her Underhand/If You Ever Change Your Mind
The Factory – Path Through The Forest/Gone
The Galatic Symposium – Ymca/Money
The Legion Of Super-Heroes – The Great Name Dropper Pt1/Pt2
The Mark Four – Hurt Me If You Will/I’m Leaving
The Mighty Avengers – So Much In Love/Something They Say
The Misunderstood – I Can’t Take That To The Sun/Who Do You Love
The Move – I Can Hear The Grass Grow/Wave The Flag, Stop The Train
The Negatives – Love Is Not Real/Stakeout
The Nightcaps – Wine Wine Wine/Nightcap Rock
The Ramrods – Zig Zag/Riders In The Sky
The Smoke – My Friend Jack/We Can Take It
The Squirrels – Oz On 45/Alone Again
The Undertones – Teenage Kicks
Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen In Love With Someone You Shouldn’t Have
The Upholsters – Makers Of Hight Grade Suits
The Upsetters – Bucky Skank/Yucky Skank
The Upsetters – Key Card/Domino Game
The Users – Sick On You/I’m In Love With Today
The Versalites – Cutting Razor/Black Belt Jones
The White Stripes – Lafayette Blues/Sugar Never Tasted So Good
The White Stripes – Party Of Special Things To Do/Ashtray Heart
The White Stripes – Merry Christmas From….
The White Stripes – It Take Two Baby/Fell In Love With A Girl
The White Stripes – Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground
The White Stripes – Hand Springs
The White Stripes – Hotel Yorba
The White Stripes – Lord, Send Me An Angel
The White Stripes – The Big Three Killed My Baby
The White Stripes – Hello Operator/Jolene
The Henchmen Feat. Jack White – Some Other Guy/Psycho Daisies
2 Star Tabernacle – Rambling Man
The Wildbunch – Danger (Feat. Jack White)
Travis Wammack – Fire Fly/Scratchy
Various Artists – Surprise Package Vol. 2 (Feat White Stripes, Rocket 455 & The Blowtops)
Various Artists – Surprise Package Vol. 3 (Feat. The Real Pills, Mhz, The Dirtbombs)
Xl-Capris – My City Of Sydney/Dead Bugies
Yami – Richer Than Cory
Yardbirds – Happenings Ten Years Time Ago/Psycho Diaries
I of course am talking about 'The White Stripes'
for me I could never get it, I always thought they were crap, gimmicky, incestuous (see google for rumours with Jack Black and Sister Meg)
recently as a lover of John peels recommendations, I decided to revisit them, and try and understand why he thought they were so good?
now I get it, I wont explain, but let you decide, do you 'get' the White Stripes?
I will start with my favorite track at the moment, and by way an introduction to them (if you are not already into them),
and follow up with another couple of tracks, that I think explain why I like them now, leaving me wondering how deep the rabbit hole goes, so to speak....
enjoy,