Planet Sound was a Teletext music page on ITV and Channel 4 in the UK, active from 1997 until 2009. It was broadcast on analogue Teletext from page 340, and on digital Teletext from page 820. From 24 May 2007, Planet Sound was also available to read online via the Teletext website.[1] The pages were all simultaneously updated daily at 10pm.
Teletext's predecessor ORACLE ran a similar music section in the 1980s. Future Planet Sound editor John Earls had reader reviews published, aged 14, in ORACLE's Blue Suede Views of 1987 albums by ABC, Pet Shop Boys and Westworld, under the pseudonym Jetty.
Planet Sound (named after the Pixies song "Planet of Sound")[citation needed] began in 1997, when its chief writer was Stephen Eastwood. Other past writers for Planet Sound include Jacqui Swift (now a music writer for The Sun's Friday entertainment supplement "Something For The Weekend"), Alistair Clay and Andy Panos. Its chief writer from January 2001 was John Earls.
In November 2008 Earls became Planet Sound's sole writer, as the other freelancers were made redundant. Regular freelancers included: Ian Gittins, who also writes about music for The Guardian; Colin Irwin, the former Planet Sound editor and folk music expert who is regularly a judge on the Mercury Music Prize; Ric Rawlins, Reviews Editor of online music magazine Artrocker; New Musical Express freelancer Kat Lister; MTV journalist Tom Thorogood; Innes Weir, who also contributes to music magazine M8; and Natalie Shaw.
It was announced on 17 July 2009 that Planet Sound was to end in January 2010.[2] This was brought forward slightly and the final Planet Sound was published on Monday 14 December 2009. The final edition featured many musicians sharing their favourite memories of Planet Sound and Teletext, and a final Void viewers page followed by a final message from John Earls.
Following the closure of Planet Sound, Earls established a record label called WET Records. A Facebook group page titled "Planet Sound Lives" features contributions from many previous readers and characters from the Void.
Planet Sound ran a Top 50 for the best singles and albums each year, as decided by John Earls and - until he left Teletext in 2005 - its then-editor, Colin Irwin. Planet Sound had a policy of only including one release per artist per year, so that anyone with a mention in Top 50 singles of the year will not be included in that year's Top 50 albums, and vice versa.
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^Earls, John. "Review: Top 50 albums of 2008". Teletext. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
External links
Teletext Website
WET Records official website
December 26, 2022
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Planet Sound news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Planet Sound was a Teletext music page on ITV and Channel 4 in the UK active from 1997 until 2009 It was broadcast on analogue Teletext from page 340 and on digital Teletext from page 820 From 24 May 2007 Planet Sound was also available to read online via the Teletext website 1 The pages were all simultaneously updated daily at 10pm Contents 1 History 2 Music coverage 3 End of year polls 3 1 Album of the Year 3 2 Single of the Year 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditTeletext s predecessor ORACLE ran a similar music section in the 1980s Future Planet Sound editor John Earls had reader reviews published aged 14 in ORACLE s Blue Suede Views of 1987 albums by ABC Pet Shop Boys and Westworld under the pseudonym Jetty Planet Sound named after the Pixies song Planet of Sound citation needed began in 1997 when its chief writer was Stephen Eastwood Other past writers for Planet Sound include Jacqui Swift now a music writer for The Sun s Friday entertainment supplement Something For The Weekend Alistair Clay and Andy Panos Its chief writer from January 2001 was John Earls In November 2008 Earls became Planet Sound s sole writer as the other freelancers were made redundant Regular freelancers included Ian Gittins who also writes about music for The Guardian Colin Irwin the former Planet Sound editor and folk music expert who is regularly a judge on the Mercury Music Prize Ric Rawlins Reviews Editor of online music magazine Artrocker New Musical Express freelancer Kat Lister MTV journalist Tom Thorogood Innes Weir who also contributes to music magazine M8 and Natalie Shaw It was announced on 17 July 2009 that Planet Sound was to end in January 2010 2 This was brought forward slightly and the final Planet Sound was published on Monday 14 December 2009 The final edition featured many musicians sharing their favourite memories of Planet Sound and Teletext and a final Void viewers page followed by a final message from John Earls Following the closure of Planet Sound Earls established a record label called WET Records A Facebook group page titled Planet Sound Lives features contributions from many previous readers and characters from the Void Music coverage EditPlanet Sound covered all genres of music but primarily indie rock promoting many underground artists as well as more established acts Planet Sound also helped to discover the band Hope of the States via its weekly demo page citation needed Others to receive favourable demo reviews include Maximo Park Nine Black Alps Kubichek Luxembourg Komakino Shady Bard Calvin Harris The Twilight Sad The Strange Death of Liberal England The Coolabahs and The Others citation needed Other acts that were promoted in the early stages of their careers include Arctic Monkeys Kaiser Chiefs Razorlight Arcade Fire Franz Ferdinand Keane Editors Snow Patrol Klaxons Kasabian HARD Fi Elbow The Magic Numbers The Feeling Scissor Sisters The Killers Guillemots iLiKETRAiNS The Maccabees The Twang Jamie T Liam Frost Amy Winehouse Dizzee Rascal Little Man Tate The Courteeners Patrick Watson and The Metros citation needed End of year polls EditPlanet Sound ran a Top 50 for the best singles and albums each year as decided by John Earls and until he left Teletext in 2005 its then editor Colin Irwin Planet Sound had a policy of only including one release per artist per year so that anyone with a mention in Top 50 singles of the year will not be included in that year s Top 50 albums and vice versa Album of the Year Edit Year Artist Album1997 Radiohead OK Computer1998 Air Moon Safari1999 Death In Vegas The Contino Sessions2000 The Delgados The Great Eastern2001 The Avalanches Since I Left You2002 The Streets Original Pirate Material2003 Dizzee Rascal Boy in Da Corner2004 Modest Mouse Good News for People Who Love Bad News2005 Bright Eyes I m Wide Awake It s Morning2006 Muse Black Holes and Revelations2007 The Twilight Sad Fourteen Autumns and Fifteen Winters2008 3 Elbow The Seldom Seen Kid2009 Telekinesis Telekinesis Single of the Year Edit Year Artist Single1997 Belle amp Sebastian Dog On Wheels 1998 The Tamperer Feel It 1999 Genelab Anorak Lou 2000 Eminem Stan 2001 Missy Elliott Get Ur Freak On 2002 The Polyphonic SpreeMs Dynamite joint 1 Soldier Girl It Takes More 2003 Junior Senior Move Your Feet 2004 Graham Coxon Freakin Out 2005 Arctic Monkeys I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor 2006 Liam Frost and the Slowdown Family The Mourners Of St Paul s 2007 Maximo Park Our Velocity 2008 Sam Sparro Black and Gold 2009 Dizzee Rascal Bonkers References Edit All RSS feeds available on Teletext co uk Archived from the original on 6 February 2012 Retrieved 13 August 2014 teletext co uk Retrieved 13 August 2014 1 Archived 27 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine Teletext co uk Retrieved 13 August 2014 Earls John Review Top 50 albums of 2008 Teletext Retrieved 9 August 2009 External links EditTeletext Website An interview with Planet Sound s John Earls WET Records official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Planet Sound amp oldid 1105682811, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
