Friday Night Music Club

A little later than usual this week, not that I think anyone actually listens to these on a Friday Night.

My apologies for that, and for the lack of much preamble or sleeve-notes this week. I will explain why at some point over the weekend.

All I will say is that this week, it’s guitars all the way, with some 70s, 80s and 90s classics, a couple of jokes in the running order, and a few tunes you’ll either have never heard before or will have not heard for so long you’ve forgotten all about. With good reason, some might say.

And no need for my usual admin disclaimer about any mixing gaffes, since this week the cross-fader stayed resolutely here again:

(I’ll be honest, I’ve not had chance to listen to this one; if there’s loads of skips and jumps I’ll redo it, and remove this sentence).

So, we’ll dive straight in – here’s this week’s mix for you:

Friday Night Music Club Vol 16

Track-listing:

  1. The Jam – Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
  2. Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Pump It Up
  3. The Boomtown Rats – Rat Trap
  4. The Beat – Mirror In The Bathroom
  5. The Look – I Am The Beat
  6. Idlewild – When I Argue I See Shapes
  7. Symposium – Farewell To Twilight
  8. Shed 7 – She Left Me On Friday
  9. The Rezillos – Top Of The Pops
  10. Buzzcocks – I Don’t Mind
  11. The Undertones – My Perfect Cousin
  12. King Kurt – Destination Zululand
  13. Tenpole Tudor – Swords of a Thousand Men
  14. Salad – Drink The Elixir
  15. Shocking Blue – Send Me A Postcard Darling
  16. Orange Juice – Felicity
  17. My Life Story – Strumpet
  18. Super Furry Animals – Play It Cool
  19. Belly – Now They’ll Sleep

More soon.

April 1st

Morning all.

Usual apologies that it’s been a bit quiet around here this week, I’ll explain why at some point over the weekend.

In the meantime, picking up where I left off last weekend by providing a public service and reminding people in the UK what the date is, today is April 1st, a day when the tradition is to play practical jokes. I did toy with the idea of doing something along those lines, but then it occurred to me that there was enough going on in the world at the moment which seems like a bad practical joke, it didn’t need me adding to it.

Instead, this, from a band from the mid-1990s who I really like but who seem, by and large, to have been forgotten:

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My Life Story – April 1st

More soon.