John Peel And Sheila: The Pig's Big 78s: A Beginner's Guide
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John Peel And Sheila: The Pig's Big 78s: A Beginner's Guide is a compilation consisting of music originally published on 78 rpm shellac
records. British radio DJ John Peel
and his wife Sheila Ravenscroft began compiling the record in 2004, with Sheila completing the project following Peel's death. The compilation was named after, and inspired by, a feature on Peel's BBC Radio
show, in which Sheila would play 78 rpm records in between other tracks.
The compilation's contents vary "from English brass bands, schmaltzy dance music and yodelling, to early rock ‘n' roll and traditional music from China and Africa" according to the record company Trikont
which published the disc in March 2006. The booklet
also contains an interview with Sheila.
Shellac
Shellac is a resin secreted by the female lac bug, on trees in the forests of India and Thailand. It is processed and sold as dry flakes , which are dissolved in ethyl alcohol to make liquid shellac, which is used as a brush-on colorant, food glaze and wood finish...
records. British radio DJ John Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
and his wife Sheila Ravenscroft began compiling the record in 2004, with Sheila completing the project following Peel's death. The compilation was named after, and inspired by, a feature on Peel's BBC Radio
BBC Radio
BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927. For a history of BBC radio prior to 1927 see British Broadcasting Company...
show, in which Sheila would play 78 rpm records in between other tracks.
The compilation's contents vary "from English brass bands, schmaltzy dance music and yodelling, to early rock ‘n' roll and traditional music from China and Africa" according to the record company Trikont
Trikont
The leftist publishing house Trikont was founded in 1967 in Munich. The name "Trikont" means "three continents", in German a not very common synonym for Third World Countries....
which published the disc in March 2006. The booklet
Book
A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of hot lava, paper, parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf or leaflet, and each side of a leaf is called a page...
also contains an interview with Sheila.
Tracklist
- Sheila Ravenscroft (aka The Pig) - Brief Introduction
- Olly Oakley (featuring John Peel) - The Jovial Huntsman (ca 1916)
- Albert WhelanAlbert WhelanAlbert Whelan , was an Australian popular singer and entertainer, who was prominent in the English music hall during the first half of the 20th century....
- Pass! Shoot!! Goal!!! (1931) - Ray Martin & His OrchestraRay Martin (orchestra leader)Ray Martin was a British orchestra leader. He was noted for his light music compositions. Allmusic journalist, Bradley Torreano states "Ray Martin created a legacy for himself in British popular music through his work with his orchestra during the 1950s...
- Blue Tango (1951) - Besses O' The Barn Band - Bradford (before 1914)
- Lightnin' HopkinsLightnin' HopkinsSam John Hopkins better known as Lightnin’ Hopkins, was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist, from Houston, Texas...
- Jail House Blues (1949) - Daily MailDaily MailThe Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
Mystery Record - £1950 For Naming The Artists (?) - George Lewis And His New Orleans MusicGeorge Lewis (clarinetist)George Lewis was an American jazz clarinetist who achieved his greatest fame and influence in the later decades of his life.-Ancestry:...
- Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula (1949) - Mr Billy WilliamsBilly Williams (music hall performer)Richard Isaac Banks , who changed his name to Billy Williams after leaving his birthplace of Australia, was one of the most recorded popular entertainers of his and indeed of all time. His recordings sold in their thousands long after his early death in 1915...
- John, John, Put Your Trousers On (1908) - Elias & His Zig-Zag Jive FlutesJack LeroleAaron "Big Voice" Jack Lerole was a South African penny whistle player and singer, a leading performer in the kwela style of music in the 1950s, and best remembered in the UK as the leader of 'Elias and His Zig Zag Jive Flutes', who had an international hit in 1958 with "Tom...
- Tom Hark (1958) - The Seven ‘Hot’ Air Men - Gotta Feelin’ For You (1929)
- Unknown performers - Unknown (Cantonese, ca 1930)
- Peanuts Wilson - Cast Iron Arm (ca 1955)
- Winifred AtwellWinifred AtwellUna Winifred Atwell Una Winifred Atwell Una Winifred Atwell (27 February or April 1910 or 1914There is some uncertainty over her date and year of birth. Many sources suggest 27 February 1914, but there is a strong suggestion that her birthday was 27 April. Most sources give her year of birth as...
- The CharlestonCharleston (song)"The Charleston" is a jazz composition that was written to accompany the Charleston dance. It was composed in 1923, with lyrics by Cecil Mack and music by James P. Johnson, who first introduced the stride piano method of playing. The song was featured in the American black Broadway musical comedy...
(1953) - Freddy Dosh - Impressions Part 1 & 2 (ca 1935)
- Bob Richardson & His Orchestra - (There Ought To Be) A Moonlight Saving Time (1931)
- Clapham & Dwyer - A Day’s Broadcasting, Part 1 (1928)
- Jack White & His Band - Maybe (1939)
- Earl BosticEarl BosticEarl Bostic was an American jazz and rhythm and blues alto saxophonist, and a pioneer of the post-war American Rhythm and Blues style. He had a number of popular hits such as "Flamingo", "Harlem Nocturne", "Temptation", "Sleep", "Special Delivery Stomp", and "Where or When", which showed off his...
- Sleep (ca 1951) - Ronnie RonaldeRonnie RonaldeRonnie Ronalde is a British music hall singer and siffleur. Ronalde is famous for his voice, whistling, yodelling, imitations of bird song and stage personality...
- The Yodelling Whistler (ca 1951) - Albert Whelan - My Brother Makes The Noises For The Talkies (1931)
- The Three Ginx - On A Steamer Coming Over (ca 1933)
- Sonny TerrySonny TerrySaunders Terrell, better known as Sonny Terry was a blind American Piedmont blues musician. He was widely known for his energetic blues harmonica style, which frequently included vocal whoops and hollers, and imitations of trains and fox hunts.-Career:Terry was born in Greensboro, Georgia...
- Riff And Harmonica Jump (ca 1949) - Miss Agnes Preston - Massa’s In De Cold, Cold Ground (ca 1914)