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It is my intention to fill these hours with as much dodgy opinion, crackpot theories, hare-brained schemes and beautiful, beautiful music as is humanly possible. JARVIS COCKERS SUNDAY SERVICE, STATEMENT OF INTENT, BBC website, episode one, 2010
A musical institution. A religious experience. A student tutorial. A difficult commute from Paris. These are all things that could be said about Jarvis Cockers much-missed Sunday Service radio show, BBC 6musics seven-year gift of gentle musical heroism to their weekend listenership. Jarvis now brings together for Ace Records an eclectic and exciting mix of the records and the features that made the show the unique experience it was. From listener suggestions that became personal favourites such as Nina Simones Baltimore, unusual cover versions like Antony & the Johnsons stunning performance of Beyoncés Crazy In Love, and the Katzenjammers rendition of Gary Numans Cars as played on steel drums a record so irresistible, it remains the only time Jarvis has ever felt compelled enough to ask another DJ what they were playing. We revisit the Radiophonic Workshop bed that made the intro to each show and a special reading from Padgett Powells The Interrogative Mood, read live on the show by Jarvis and accompanied by David Cunningham from the Flying Lizards on kalimba. And if you listen very carefully between tracks, you may even hear a hidden jingle or two.
Brought together on heavyweight 180g double vinyl with full accompanying sleevenotes by Jarvis, its a keepsake of the show you can thankfully hold onto for any and every Sunday.
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