White Stripes - Merry Christmas From XL Black Vinyl

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John Peel's Record Box

Around the first anniversary of his death, a wooden box was found containing 142 singles that the late DJ kept close to him. Of the 142, there were 12 duplicates & so over the past 18 months I've been trying to track down the remaining 130, partly for the enjoyment of it but mostly because much of the music I listen to today was a direct result of hearing them for the first time on his nightly radio show. I was sure that I'd discover even more hidden gems & I was right.

I've found 86 so far - however I now don't have the time to search out the remaining records & so offer these for sale so that someone else can perhaps take up the challenge!

I'm now listing the rarest / most interesting one's & the remaining ones I'll list as 2 or 3 job lots next week according to broad music genre.

This listing is for:

White Stripes - Merry Christmas From

XL

Disc - MINT, Picture Sleeve - MINT

This week I'm also listing (postage discounts of course for multiple purchases):

Punk / Indie / Alternative

• Undertones - Teenage Kicks EP. Sanctuary - MINT / MINT

Limited edition numbered re-release of Peel's favourite single of all time. This comes with the original fold-out poster is numbered 1,769 of 2,000.

• Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love...United Artists 1978 - Nr MINT / VG

Timeless punk-pop favourite in picture sleeve.

• White Stripes - The Big Three Killed My Baby.  SFTRI 1999. - MINT / MINT
• White Stripes - Dead Leaves & The Dirty Ground. XL 2002.  - MINT / MINT
• White Stripes - Hello Operator. SFTRI 2000.  MINT / MINT
• White Stripes - Lord Send Me An Angel. SFTRI 2000. - MINT / MINT
• White Stripes - Merry Christmas From.. SFTRI 2002. - MINT / MINT

5 of 9 entries in John Peel's box & shouldn't need any introductions.

• The Hentchmen - Some Other Guy. US Italy 1998. - MINT / MINT

Long standing Detroit rockers with a young Jack White on guitars.

• The Greenhornes - Stayed Up Last Night. US Italy 2000. - MINT / MINT

Raw power from Cincinatti garage band.

• Electro-Hippies - Mega-Armageddon Death. Strange Fruit 1987. - Nr MINT.

Extremely rare from a grindcore Peel session - 50-100 only. 12 " more common. Contains world's shortest single (1 second) - B Side is Cud's version of You Sexy Thing.

• XL-Capris - My City Of Sydney. Australian Axle 1980. - EX / EX

Killer Aussie new-wavers. This is the most collectable version with a hand-stamped die-cut sleeve. Great B-Side too (Dead Budgies)..

• The Users - Sick Of You. Raw 1977. - MINT / MINT

Designed to sound like a Stooges Raw Power outtake, the record label itself was initially started as a one-off project for this release.

• The Freshmen - You Never Heard Anything Like It. Release 1979. - VG.

Late release from an Irish 'showband', who were expected to cover all styles - this was their attempt at New Wave - brilliant & hilarious.

• MC5 - Looking At You. Skydog 1977. - MINT / EX

Classic single on the French Skydog label.

• La Peste - Black. US Black 1978. - MINT / MINT

Boston-based punk trio. 

• Revelino - Step On High. Musidisc 1996. - MINT / MINT

Well crafted Irish pop-rock.

• Pavement - Demolition Plot J-7. US Drag City. - MINT / MINT

Second EP with 6 tracks from one of the 90's most influential US underground indie acts.

• Hooton 3 Car - Danny. Rumblestrip 1995. - MINT / MINT

In their own words - 'Kinda pop, kinda rock'n'roll, kinda new wave, kinda camp, kinda cerebral, kinda trashy...' Don't know about all that but it's kinda great.

• Pocket Fishermen - The Leader Is Burning. Noiseville 1989. - MINT / MINT

Texas punk rock.

• Some Chicken - New Religion. Raw 1977. - MINT / MINT

Relatvely obscure UK punk.

2. Prog / Psych / Classic Rock

• The Beatles - Octopus' Garden / Something / Come Together. Melodia 1976. - EX

An unusual Russian release all in cyrillic text of course.

• Boards Of Canada - Aquarius. Skam 1998. - MINT / MINT

Rare fourth single  -estimated at 500 only. This one includes the paint-by-numbers insert (not used of course) & hand-made sleeve. These tracks only available on this single.

• The Yardbirds - Happenings Ten Years Time Ago. Columbia 1966. - EX

Only Yardbirds single release to feature both beck & Page in the line up.

• Laurie Anderson - O Superman. Warner 1981. - MINT

Lone hit for the avant garde musician, which went No. 2 in the UK.

• Alan Price Set - I Put A Spell On You. Decca 1966.  - Nr MINT.

Scorching version of the Screamin' Jay Hawkins / Nina Simone hit by the ex-Animals organist.

• Clefs Of Clavender Hill - Stop Get A Ticket. Date 1966. - VG

North-Miami psych four-piece.

• Sasha Caro - Grade 3 Section 2. Decca 1967. - Nr MINT.

• Clague - The Stride. Dandelion 1969. - MINT

Alias Kevin Coyne & Dave Clague (ex Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah band), signed under all these guises to Peel's own label, Dandelion. 

• Eazy Teeth - Car Noise. US Dental Records1980. - MINT / EX.

Only known single from Captain Beefheart roadie Paul Young.

• Cat Power - Headlights. US No Cat Number. 1994. - MINT / MINT

Debut single from 'alternative' songstress, who later collaborated with Dave Grohl - only 500 released.

• The Misunderstood - I Can Take You To The Sun. Fontana 1966. - MINT

Classic 60's Californian garage rock.

• Mighty Avengers - So Much In Love. Decca 1964. - EX

Managed only 4 singles in 2 years & specialised in Jagger / Richards covers.

• The Factory - Path Through The Forest. MGM 1968. - MINT

This is the re-issue (which is still rare) - the original is valued at over £700.

• Medicine Head - His Guiding Hand. Dandelion 1969. - MINT
• Medicine Head - Cost To Coast. Dandelion 1970. - MINT

Peel championed this group when they were a struggling British blues duo & duely signed them to his label.

• The Move - I Can Hear The Grass Grow. Deram 1967. - VG

Classic track featuring a young Jeff Lynne & Roy Wood.

• Idle Race - Here We Go Round The Lemon Tree. Liberty 1967. - EX

Birmingham heroes who helped spawn The Move, The Moody Blues & ELO.

• The Quads - There Must Be Thousands. Big Bear Records 1979. - MINT

Birmingham Mods - one of Peel's Festive 50 of 2004.

• Bill Oddie - Harry Krishna. Epic 1970. - MINT

Great pastiche of George Harrison.

• Paul Revere & The Raiders - Him Or Me? Columbia 1967. - EX / VG

Classic 60's garage rock.

• The Squirrels - Oz On 45. US PopLlama 1988. - MINT / MINT

Lovely emerald green vinyl & signed on the front cover - utterly brilliant.

• The Smoke - My Friend Jack. Metronome 1967. - EX / EX

A bona-fide psych classic on the French label.

3. R & B / Soul / Reggae / Pop

• Johnny Adams - You're A Lady. Atlantic 1972 - EX

New Orleans country-soul man.

• Roshell Anderson - Grapevine Will Lie Sometimes. Contempo 1974. - EX

Deep Southern femme-soul.

• Don Covay - It's Better To Have. Mercury 1974. - Nr MINT

Driving soul hit from the man whose Mercy Mercy was covered by the Stones.

• G.L Crockett - It's A Man Down There. US 4 Brothers 1965. - EX
• G.L Crockett - Look Out Mabel. US Checker 1965. - GOOD

R & B shouter who found favour with the Northern Soul crowd.

• Geater Davis - For Your Precious Love. House of Orange 1971. - GOOD

Deep Southern soul version of a slow-burn ballad.

• Gene Dozier & The United Front - Give The Women What They Want. Mercury 1974. - MINT.

Mint Promo copy from the veteran soul singer, writer & arranger.

• Eddie & Ernie - I Beleive She Will (mis-spelt). US Chess 1967. - DJ Copy - EX
• Eddie & Ernie - Time Waits For No One. US Eastern 1964. - EX

Revered deep-soul duo whose brilliant records brought them little success at the time.

• Roy Head - Treat Her Right. Vocalion 1965. - GOOD

Brassy stomper, one of the greatest white soul singles of the 60's.

• Mel & Tim - Starting All Over Again. Stax 1972. - EX

Peely loved his deep soul duos & here's another.

• Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain. London 1974. - Nr MINT

This is a demo/promo copy of what was said at the time to be John Lennon's favourite record.

• The Upsetters - Key Card. DL International 1975. - Nr MINT

Essentially Lee Scratch Perry's houseband.

• Sam & Dave - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down. Stax 1967. - EX

Yet another of Peel's soul duos, arguably the greatest of all with the original version of the Elvis Costello hit.

• Max Romeo - War In Babylon. Upsetter No. Cat Number. - VG

Jamaica's original rude boy.

• Izzy Royal - Coronation St. WEA 1983. - MINT

Instrumental of the TV theme given a reggae & dub treatment.

• Johnny Taylor - I've Been Born Again. Stax 1974. - VG

Gritty Memphis-soul from the man who replaced Sam Cooke in the Soul Stirrers gospel group.

• Stanley Winston - No More Ghettos. Jewel 1970. - EX

The only record that Winston ever made - a heart-breaking plea that moved Peel to tears.

• O.V Wright - That's How Strong My Love Is. Goldwax 1964. - MINT

Memphis soul - the original version of the classic that became an Otis Redding / Stones favourite. 

4. 50's & 60's / Rockabilly / Blues / Surf

• Jerry Byrd - Memories of Maria. Monument 1961 - EX

Country artist who moved to Hawaii in 1968 to devote himself to its native music.

• Rod Bernard - This Should Go On Forever. Argo 1959. - VG

Thanks to DJ The Big Bopper, Rod became the king of Cajun/swamp crossover.

• Johnny Fortune - Dragster. Sonet 1964. - MINT

Session guitarist & bassist. Fortune recorded with Sam Cooke & toured with the Beach Boys.

• Larry Bright - Mojo Workout. US Tide 1960. - Nr MINT.

Wild rocker who hung out with Elvis.

• Cleveland Crochet - Sugar Bee. US Goldband 1961. £- EX

The first Cajun record to break Billboard's Top 100.

• Al Casey - Surfin' Hootenanny. US Stacy 1963. - VG

Session man who worked with Duane Eddy.

• The Big Three - You've Gotta Keep Her Under Hand. Decca 1964. - Nr MINT

Once rivals to The Beatles in their early days.

• Charlie Feathers - Nobody's Woman. US King 1957. - Nr MINT.
• Charlie Feathers - Tongue Tied Jill. Red Neck 1976. - Nr MINT

Highly collectable rockabilly pioneer - Peel had 5 singles in his box.

• Don French - Lonely Saturday Night. Lancer 1959. - GOOD.

Classic rock'n'roll, now anthologised on one of Peel's favourite compilation series (The Golden Age of American Rock'n'Roll).

• Elmore James - The Sky Is Crying. Flashback. - MINT

Re-issue release by the gritty 50's bluesman who had a huge influence on Hendrix.

• The Nightcaps - Wine Wine Wine. Vandan 1964. - EX

Vintage mid-60's rock'n'roll crossing rockabilliy & blues.

• Jody Reynolds - Endless Sleep. London 1963. - EX

Re-recording of a 1958 hit that was a forerunner of 'death discs' such as Tell Laura I Love Her.

The Ramrods - Ghost Riders In The Sky. Flashback.- MINT

Re-issue from Duane Eddy-influenced instrumental rockers.

• Ray Martin - Blue Tango. Columbia 1953. - VG

Recorded under pseudonyms & scored themes for television.

• Lightnin' Hopkins - Mojo Hand. Flashback. - MINT

Flashback re-issue first released in 1960.

• Mike Spencer & The Cannibals - Good Guys. Big Cock 1978. - Nr MINT

Peel loved the slow blues B-side.

• Travis Wammack - Fire Fly. ARA 1964.- VG

Memphis guitar prodigy who recorded his first record at the age of 12 & this scorching instrumental at 17.

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Disc & Sleeve / packaging ratings as follows:

Mint - Record & sleeve in brand new condition with no marks

Excellent - Record shows some signs of having been played with minor marks, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. Cover & packaging might have slight wear &/or creasing

Very Good - Record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks. Normal wear & tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects.

I won't sell anything below Very Good unless clearly stated.