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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
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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.The DJ himself had nothing to do with the label's ownership or management, although he did lend support and suggested sessions tha...
"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.
17 de abr. de 2019 · Billie Holiday recorded her iconic version of Strange Fruit on 20 April 1939. Eighty years on, Aida Amoako explores how a poem about lynching became a timeless call to action.