Don Letts Record Box | John Peel Record Boxes - The Space
In the third of our series of Record Boxes commissioned by The Space, Don Letts tells the unlikely story of how rebels from opposite sides of the globe became bedfellows, inspiring the last true musical counter-culture of our age.
- read the full article @ johnpeelarchive.com
http://www.johnpeelarchive.com/video/don-letts-video.mp4
Don Letts. What an absolute legend.
If you're otherwise uninitiated, let me hit you with the skinny - the BBC and Arts Council England set up a digital commissioning and development organisation called 'The Space'. One of the more notable things this fund has curated is digitally archiving the late great John Peel's record collection for reference. Which, obviously, is amazing.
In the third edition of the John Peel Record Box series, veteran film-making Rasta-Punk DJ Don Letts takes his picks from the fruit of Peel's well-kept musical garden and gives some context to the importance of the culture and music of the time. briefly touching on Dub Mixing, British race identity in post-war society and meeting Bob Marley through their "mutual love of a certain plant". Dig it, and click the link above to read about his full list of picks.