The Collection: Peel Acres - 9. DJ Mafalda

THE COLLECTION: PEEL ACRES - 9. DJ MAFALDA (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 28th March 2022

Portuguese DJ Mafalda joins Tom Ravenscroft, to go digging in his dad's record collection - helping him explore the many treasures hidden among John Peel's vast archive of records, collected over a lifetime of music fandom and a career as a BBC radio DJ.

Presented by Tom Ravenscroft
Produced by Kevin Core and Becca Bryers

Track 1: Ravi Shankar - Raga Nata Bhairav (from Music from India - Series 8)
Mafalda's first pick is a 1976 album from legendary sitar Ravi Shankar, who has proved a popular choice with a number of Peel Acres guests so far. It has a relatively low catalogue number in John Peel's shelving system…

Track 2: Mike Absalom - Interflora Angel (from Save The Last Gherkin For Me)
Which leads Tom and Mafalda to hunt down record number one - a 1969 album from English pop folk musician Mike Absalom, who blends observational humour into his lyrics.

Track 3: Albert King - Women with Cold Hands (from Truckload Of Lovin')
The striking cover art draws Mafalda to pick up this 1976 album from American blues guitarist and singer Albert King. Along with B.B. King and Freddie King, he was known as one of the "Kings of the Blues" - despite no relation!

Track 4: The Maytals - African Doctor (from Monkey Man)
Track 5: The Maytals - Monkey Man (from Monkey Man)
Jamaican group The Maytals formed in the early 60s and helped introduce reggae to a global audience (and are credited with coining the genre name). Monkey Man was their first big hit in 1970, and shortly after they became Toots and The Maytals - after their frontman Toots Hibbert.

Track 6: Close Lobsters - Just Too Bloody Stupid (from Foxheads Stalk This Land)
Another lucky dip selection; this time from Scottish indie pop band, Close Lobsters - who released this debut album in 1987 (the year Mafalda was born!).

Track 7: Poorsah - Go Right Up In Day
This 12" single is by soca artist Poorsha. Soca music originated in Trinidad and Tobago, and is an offshoot of calypso music, with influences of African and East Indian rhythms.

Track 8: The Dentists - There Was Love On The Floor, So I Walked On The Ceiling (from The Fun Has Arrived)
For Mafalda's final listen, she's selected an EP from indie rock band The Dentists - part of the "Medway scene" - their first release with Belgium label, Antler... as mentioned in the accompanying letter to John.

Rotary Connection - I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun [Universal/Island]
Ravi Shankar - Raga Nata Bhairav [His Master's Voice]
Mike Absalom - Interflora Angel [Saydisc]
The Who - Sparks [Track]
Rotary Connection - I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun [Stateside]
Albert King - Cold Women With Warm Hearts [Utopia]
The Maytals - African Doctor [Trojan]
The Maytals - Monkey Man [Trojan]
Rotary Connection - Memory Band [Cadet Concept]
Close Lobsters - Just Too Bloody Stupid [Fire]
Poorsah - Go Right Up In Day [Trindisc]
The Dentists - There Was Love On The Floor, So I Walked On The Ceiling [Antler]
Rotary Connection - I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun [Universal/Island]
The Maytals - Monkey Man [Trojan]