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17th November 2008
V/A - 'John Peel's Dandelion Records' (DVD)

"The legendary UK radio broadcaster John Peel started his own record label along with business partner Clive Selwood in 1969. ....some of the musicians who were fortunate enough to be on John Peel’s Dandelion label and filmed their performances and listened to their stories. This DVD is a just over six hours long. Featuring the following : One of Kevin Coyne's last concerts and his only full reunion with his Siren Dandelion bandmates in 30 years. Stack Waddy’s 2007 reunion studio / rehearsals and hilarious interviews with all four band members. Medicine Head - John Fiddler concert performances. Bridget St John - interview and concert footage. Tractor- previously unreleased 70's footage and recent rehearsals and concert outtakes and all about Dandelion studios Rochdale and Tractor sound studios...." More on 'pre-order'. Released November 17th




Intro incl John Peel :12 minutes
Kevin Coyne and Siren 1:08
Dave Clague talks on Kevin Coyne and Siren :38 mins
Med Head/ John fiddler 1 36
Gene Vincent :4 mins
Stack Waddy playing and talking incl Sheila Ravenscroft:30 mins
Bridget St John interview and gig excerpt :30 mins
Tractor :50 mins
Tractor interview and Dandelion and Tractor studios :23 mins
Principle Edwards :5 mins
Bill Oddie 6 mins

around 6 hours long includes 16 page dvd book on Dandelion Records artists in this dvd

10th November 2007
The date of the London Gig with Tractor has been confirmed as the 10th of November.
Keep checking back for more info.

November 2007
Stack Waddy will be playing a gig in London with Tractor early in November this year.
More news on this gig will be posted soon.

Cherry Red are delighted to announce the release of another classic album from John Peel's Dandelion Records catalogue, 1971's self-titled "Stack Waddy", a raucous four-piece from Manchester consisting of John Knail (vocals, harmonica), Mick Stott (guitar), Stuart Banham (bass) and Steve Revell (drums).

Peel had first seen the band at the Buxton Blues Festival in September 1969. Their performance made a big impression, and a first single, 'Kentucky'/'Roadrunner', was released just under a year later in August 1970, they soon became Peel's favourite band on the label. Raw, rockin' power bottled in 1971 and unleashed again here.

'On stage they were loud, aggressive, fairly pissed and remarkably unsubtle, as befitted musicians who were often forced to supplement their meagre gig money by working days on construction sites. Their frustrations and energies were poured into music that it was impossible to ignore. In fact, you were better off not to try to ignore it because one of the many Stackwaddy atrocity stories has John Knail jumping off-stage to beat to the floor a man who was paying more attention to his lady than to the band.'
The late John Peel OBE

'Stackwaddy were absolutely incorrigible, everything a rock'n'roll band should be'
Clive Selwood.

TRACK LISTING

1. ROADRUNNER
2. BRING IT TO JEROME
3. MOTHBALLS
4. SURE NUFF 'N' YES I DO
5. LOVE STORY
6. SUZIE Q
7. COUNTRY LINE SPECIAL
8. ROLLING STONE
9. MYSTIC EYES
10. KENTUCKY

PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED BONUS TRACKS

11. WITH ONE LEAP DAN WAS BY HER SIDE. 'MURIEL' HE BREATHED
12. GINNY JO (ORIGINAL MIX)
13. HUNT THE STAG
14. MYSTIC EYES (ALTERNATIVE VERSION)
15. (ALMOST) MILK COW BOOZE
16. LEAVIN' HERE
17. I'M A LOVER NOT A FIGHTER
18. HERE COME STHE GLIMMER MAN
19. NADINE