Ian Peel (born 1972) is a British music journalist. He is most well known as founder of the magazines Classic Pop and Long Live Vinyl and as a writer with special interests in Eighties pop music, ZTT Records, 12" remixes and Paul McCartney. He has written as a regular columnist for The Guardian, DJ Mag, Record Collector, net and Music Business International (sister publication of Music Week). His work has also appeared in The Times, BlackBook and Sound on Sound.