The BBC Radiophonic Workshop was created in 1958 to create new sound effects and music for BBC radio programmes. It would soon become a thriving and influential laboratory for sonic experimentation, with its influence touching the worlds of television and film scoring, experimental rock music, electronic music and beyond. This brief clip from the BBC…
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RARE ITEMS FROM JOHN PEEL’S ARCHIVE TO BE AUCTIONED
Rare items from John Peel’s archive are set to be auctioned next month. Among the items are an annotated mono pressing of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s ‘Two Virgins’ LP, estimated at £15,000-to-£20,000, and a five-page letter from David Bowie that features a series of original sketches worth £3,000-to-4,000. There’s also a copy of ‘Queen II’ that comes with a letter hand-written…