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Strange Fruit Records was an independent record label in the United Kingdom. The label, established by Clive Selwood and John Peel in 1986, was the primary distributor of BBC recordings, including Peel Sessions.
Strange Fruit. Label imprint of Strange Fruit Records Ltd., primary distributor of BBC recordings, including Peel Sessions. Established by Clive Selwood and John Peel in 1986, Strange Fruit closed its doors in 2004. Note: To be used for the label entry only.
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Strange Fruit Records Ltd. Record company behind the Strange Fruit label imprint and primary distributor of BBC recordings, including Peel Sessions. Established by Clive Selwood and John Peel in 1986, Strange Fruit closed its doors in 2004.
Catalog NumberArtistTitle ( Format)Label1064The Peel Sessions (Cass, Album, ...Castle Communications PLC, BBC Records170112The Peel Sessions (Cass, Mono, RE)Off The Track Records, Off The Track ...672017The Peel Sessions (CD, Mini, EP)672020Peel Sessions (CD, Album, RM)- 3.6K
The first EP, The Peel Sessions, was released in 1986 by record label Strange Fruit. It features recordings made for John Peel's show broadcast on 14 February 1979, and was recorded at the BBC Studios in Maida Vale, London, England on 31 January 1979. None of the songs had been released prior to the broadcast.
"Strange Fruit" is a song written and composed by Abel Meeropol (under his pseudonym Lewis Allan) and recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939. The lyrics were drawn from a poem by Meeropol published in 1937.
The Strange Fruit label, established in 1986 by former Dandelion Records business chief Clive Selwood, Peel's long-time friend and personal manager, was a primary distributor of BBC recordings, focusing on Peel sessions.
