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The Olivetti Chronicles
by
John Peel
John Peel, best known for his four decades of music-scene radio broadcasting, was all the while committing his laconic brilliance to paper in articles and reviews. Selections of these writings amount to a second autobiography.
Hardcover, 400 pages
Published
November 11th 2008
by Bantam Press
(first published October 23rd 2008)
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I really wanted to give this book more than three stars, but I find it hard to justify anything more.
Don't get me wrong, I am down with the funky kids, and really appreciate everything that John Peel did to change musical tastes and highlight otherwise underappreciated bands. A lot of my favourite bands are favourites thanks to his radio shows.
However there are flaws with this book, flaws which have nothing to do with Peelie, as it was collected together posthumously.
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Don't get me wrong, I am down with the funky kids, and really appreciate everything that John Peel did to change musical tastes and highlight otherwise underappreciated bands. A lot of my favourite bands are favourites thanks to his radio shows.
However there are flaws with this book, flaws which have nothing to do with Peelie, as it was collected together posthumously.
...more
I didn't know this book existed. Actually, that's not true. I had seen in my Goodreads update that Neil Gaiman had just read a book about John Peel, but I didn't take a lot of notice. I hit delete and moved on. Therefore, it was a wonderful surprise when maria handed me a parcel from Amazon and wished me a happy father's day.
This is a collection of some of John Peel's writing, all of it hammered out on his Olivetti typewriter (hence the title). The articles are collected from severa...more
This is a collection of some of John Peel's writing, all of it hammered out on his Olivetti typewriter (hence the title). The articles are collected from severa...more
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Put together by his family, this is a thoroughly enjoyable collection of the late John Peel's journalism for such diverse publications as The Radio Times, Sounds, The Listener, Punch, BIKE Magazine, and various national newspapers. Covering subjects as diverse as his family and other animals, music of all forms, broadcasting, his beloved Liverpool FC, the Eurovision song contest, the TT races on the Isle of Man, and why everyone hates The Osmonds, the articles in this book are a perfect reminder...more
Whether writing about The Osmonds, The Fall or shaving off his beard, this non-chronological collection of John Peel's writing is, after 'Margrave of the Marshes', another fine testament to his humour, integrity and honesty. Bite-sized snippets to remind us all of the Peel-shaped hole he has left in music and our lives.
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nice bite size chunks of Peel, and the only book I know of with Jacob's Mouse in the index...
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