Spotifriday: Peel-tastic Playlists on Spotify

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by Luke Slater [Edit this content] ▾ 9 comments 09:21 May 1st, 2009

A very special Festive Fifty themed Friday Feeling for you lucky people this week. Without wishing to sound like the PR for Spotify, it really is brilliant.

What makes it even more special this week is DiS' discovery that the hard working people at indie-spotify mash-up blog Indiefy have compiled Spotify playlists for John Peel's Festive Fifties from 1976-2000. Jesus H. Christ. OK, so not ALL of the tracks are there, but most of them are. It's a remarkable achievement of time, endurance and passion regardless. We tip our hats to you Indiefy.

Well, what are you waiting for? INDULGE.

1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1982 (all time)
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
1999
2000
2000 (all time)

Oh, and there's a John Peel Sessions playlist, too. Plus a few more. Go knock yourself out with that fat lot of musical goodness. Merry fucking Christmas.

If you don't know what Spotify is, it's a free music streaming service, where you can fill your boots in exchange for listening to an advert every few songs. Download the software from Spotify.com and get going. Other options are available, including we7.com and deezer.com.

DiScuss: which year is your favourite? What should we do next 'Spotifriday'?

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Excellent

Can't wait to get home and co through these, I spent many a day pouring through these and discovering many many bands.

I have a rather large Spotify playlist that I should be dropping quite soon.

MitchellStirling | 1 May '09, 12:19 | X | Reply

FUCKING AWESOME

Those guys that worked on the playlists (Tomb242 & Shanerichmond) are fucking stars....god I love spotify.

fiddygent | 1 May '09, 12:24 | X | Reply

Spotify doesn't work in the US!

Sucks for me - wish I could listen. Im moving to Canada

Laxman29 | 2 May '09, 21:47 | X | Reply

Holy schmoley

I really should get on and do some work but first I'll...just...have...a...quick... ;-)

DJAlbertFreeman | 5 May '09, 15:59 | X | Reply

Figure this is the best place for this

On the Radiohead forum, atease, the music board do a top 1000 list of members favourite songs ever with about 150 odd people submitting up to 500 songs. Obviously the top 10 has A Day In The Life, Like A Rolling Stone, God Only Knows and a Radiohead song (It used to have about 3 or 4 though to be fair)

Thread can be found, with results here http://www.ateaseweb.com/mb/index.php?showtopic=235060015 or from http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=53aa92f4dd7c7f5467cd7f7bd65f7eefe04e75f6e8ebb871

Naturally The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Aphex Twin, Oasis and so on are not on Spotify however out of 1000 I've added 827 to http://open.spotify.com/user/mitchellstirling/playlist/3HoGQX9EMZxI8A9PckuDrE and think they aren't rpey re-recordings or live versions in most cases.

MitchellStirling | 6 May '09, 00:21 | X | Reply