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John Walters on Room 101
Posted by Extra Texture on 4 January 2009 - 11:30am.
As much as I miss John Peel, I miss his brilliant producer just as much, the also irreplaceable John Walters. A genuine original who spotted many of the legendary bands that dear Peely gets the credit for discovering. He was also one of the funniest people ever involved in radio.
A fine example of this his guest appearance below on the original radio version of Room 101 in 1992. Where he picks his least favourite things, places and pop songs. One of the funniest half hours I've ever heard. Discover Walters contempt for Peter Sarstedt, Alma Cogan and Joyce Grenfell, and why he hates his home town of Longeaton. You wont regret it.
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- thanks for that mr Texture. I used to love listening to his reviews of the music press on Janice Long's show back in the mid 80s. Funny - a lot of people malign that decade for popular music, but evening radio was ace.
Anyone else remember
...Walters scathing lecture on why Hue And Cry's "Looking Out For Linda" was crap - on his weeknight Radio 1 show? The obligatory naff 'rendition' was hilarious.
The rest
Here's
Part two
Part three
3 Mustaphas Three
he also did a very amusing 'rockumentary' come fridge appreciation programme with them that I have on VHS but can't find on t'interweb. BAM! not everything is out there after all... unless you know better...
{insert Cyril Fletcher pic}
I stumbled upon this..
while searching for more John Walters
RIP
http://fruitierthanthou.blogspot.com/
Speed the Traktor
Was the above the first mention of the famed turkish family collective in Word? Some later took on anglicised names and worked with Oysterband and Billy Bragg.
John Peel's first show since
John Peel's first show since the death of John Walters
Zigzag articles
Here's some articles by John Walters that he wrote for Zigzag magazine in 1978, on subjects such as Captain Beefheart and John Peel's armpits.
http://www.trakmarx.com/2005_02/03_walters.htm
http://www.trakmarx.com/2005_02/03_walters.htm
http://www.trakmarx.com/2005_03/03_walters.htm
http://www.trakmarx.com/2005_05/03_walters.htm
http://www.trakmarx.com/2005_04/03_walters.htm