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Episode 20

"We MADE IT"

We have made it to Episode 20 - the Hallowed Ground of podcasting!! For one more time, we are hosting the usual show complete with all the amazing tunes and gabble you would. Its back to business!x

TRACKLISTING: Willie Mitchel - 30-60-90 Heartless Bastards - Done got old The Left Banke - There gonna be a storm Devendra Banhart - In golden empress hands The Charlatans - Then Sweet - Set me Free Graham Central Station - Do you want to dance Journey - People The Peddlers - On a clear day The Small Faces - After Glow The Crystal Mansion - Boogie Man Kikagaku Moyo - Nobakitani The Stranglers - Peaches Kris Kristoffersen - Help me make it through the night Massive Attack - Angel Tom Petty - Strangered in the night Spiritualized - Then she kissed me and it felt like a hit The White Brothers - Tell me baby why you been gone soe long Eddie Senay - Aint no Sunshine The Troggs - I can only give you everything

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Episode 19

The Christmas Special

Recorded just before Christmas, we invited Dan Walters (See Creatures Design) and Anthony Peters (Imeus Design) into the studio to play some amazing music and chat through the year.

Christmas Podcasts just don't get much better than this!!!

Tracklisting: Zerfas - You Never Win Dukes Of Stratosphere - 25 O’ Clock Melba Moore - Magic Touch Grateful Dead - Shakedown Street Rush - Tom Sawyer Stomu Yamashta - Go Too Steve Monite - Only You Fern Kinney - Baby Let Me Kiss You  New Fast Automatic Daffodils - Amplifier Reverend Gary Davis - You Better Mind Robert Lamb - A Lifetime We Charles Wright and the the Watts Etc. - Road Without An End Genesis - The Conqueror Black Mountain - Drugonaut Hall And Oats - Method Of Modern Love ESG - You Make No Sense John Lennon - What You Got Klauss Weiss - Survivor Bill Withers - Can We Pretend Emitt Rhodes - Somebody Made For Me Damon - Poor Poor Genie The Watersons - For Pence and Spice Ale Alessi Brothers - Seabird B52s - Mesopatamia Assagai - Telephone Girl Cheap Trick  - Dream Police Mighty Lovers - Aint Gonna Run No More Christine Perfect - No Road Is The Right Road

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Episode 18

"I'll just slip this in"

In this show we have played two songs released in 2017! We are ON POINT - Also Steeny recounts wooing tactics for Mrs Steen and I get a bit Spiritual. Sit back, grab a drink and tune in.x

Tracklisting: Bobby Whitlock - Tell The Truth Traffic - Pearly Queen Duane Eddy - Stalking Will Powers - Adventures in Sucess Dungen - Trolkarlen och fageldraken Donalyd Byrd - Cristo Redentor Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer Stephen Stills - We are not helpless Albert King - Personal manager Matthews Southern Comfort - Sylvie Little Feat - Dixie Chicken Christine Perfect - Id rather go blind D.R. Hooker - The Bible Jose Feliciano - Compartments Black Oak Arkansas - Hot Rod Goldie - Angel New Riders of the Purple Sage - Last Lonely Eagle Judy Collins Pretty Polly King Gizard and the Lizard Wizard ? Hot Chocolate - Heaven is in the backseat of my Cadillac Tinkles - Mpundu

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Episode 17

"Coat Colour Class Conundrum"

If you haven't seen a Ghost when listening to music, it isn't good enough. Also we discuss the class warfare around different coloured Parker coats at school. Plus the best music you'll here in the world EVER.x

Tracklisting:

Gary Moore - Back on the Streets Atomic Rooster - Tomorrow Night Cymande - Dove Mysitic Djinn and the Spirits - Yaounde Girls John Spencer Blues Explosion - Magical Colours Organisation - Tone Float The Mahavishnu Orchestra- - You Know You Know Fleetwood Mac - Rattlesnake Shake Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis Tracey Thorn - Dreamy Bob Brown - Monday Virus Moondog - Synphonyique no 6 Sandy Denny - Blackwater Side Contact Night wit da Demon - 2009 Pulp - Lipgloss Thundercat - Captain Stupido Godeigo - Monkey Magic Eddie Hazel - What About it Pastor L Barrett - After the Rain Elvis Costello - Angels want to wear my red shoes The Fall - Rebellious Jukebox Oscillations - Request to God Bobby Bland - I got to use my Imagination

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We are proud to start a new chapter with 'The Electric Sessions'

The Electric Sessions is a slight break from the norm, where we get people we admire from the creative world into the studio, and ask them to bring some records personal to them. and chat through their thoughts, collection and career.

We are proud to have Chris Read kick off this new Chapter:

BIOG: Chris Read is a busy man, from DJ to Producer, from Archivist to Presenter; its clear that there is a real focus to his work. A collector of hip hop, funk, soul, boogie and related beats and jazz based music for more than 20 years, A key signing to UK labels BBE and Breakin Bread, a steady output of high profile mix albums, remixes, collaborations and productions has allowed Chris to DJ around the globe.

Enjoying a cult following for his own unique brand of highly crafted DJ mixes, Chris has produced mixtapes for and in collaboration with a variety of respected and well known artists, labels, music resources and brands including Delicious Vinyl, Wax Poetics, WhoSampled and Adidas Originals. Chris’s 2012 BBE Mix Album ‘Latin Concrete‘ was featured as album of the week by UK broadsheet newspaper The Independent.

Here Chris joins us for conversation, thoughts and musings on all things.

Catch up with him online here:

Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/chrisreadsubstance/ Home Page: http://musicofsubstance.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chris_read/?hl=en

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Episode 16

"On the Road"

Steeny openly admits to wanting to play all our favourite artists first, we discuss rock memorabilia and appropriate uses, plus I get emotional over Jeff Buckley.x

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Episode 15

"Business as Usual"

It would seem that everything is back to normal. Steeny recounting tales of Road Rage, I deconstruct the 90's and have a bit of a ramble, plus FESTIVAL NEWS. If it aint broke.....xx

TRACKLISTING: Terreno Baldio - Passaro Azul Joanna Newsom - Good Intenions Paving Co Three Dog Night - I can here you calling Little Joe Curtis - Guilty of Being Poor The House of Love - Shine On All Them Witches - The Marriage of Coyote Woman Cats Eyes - The Duke of Burgundy Gram Parsons -  We’ll sweep out the Ashes in the Morning Kate Bush - Breathing Edgar Froese - Stuntman Public Image Limited - Public Image Grand Theft - Scream (Its easting me alive) Eddie Bo - Can you Handle It The Prodigy - Jericho Sun Ra - Ancient Aethiopia Manfred Mann - One Way Glass Howlin Wolf - Forty Four Patti Labelle - Groovy Kind of Love Damon Albarn - Man of England Keith - Waiting to Be

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Episode 14

"The Return of Steen"

Steeny is back in the fold and its all guns blazing with some amazing tunes and unnecessarily long anecdotes. Basically - Its back to Business!

TRACKLISTING: Kenny Rankin - Like a Seed Skid Row - The Man Who Never Was Robert Gorl - Darling dont leave me Bo Hansson - Excusion of complications Collesseum - The Elergy Diana Ross  - Reflections Chuck Berry - Bye Bye Johnny Orchestre poly-Rythmo De Contonou - Gbeti Madjiro The Grassroots - Feelings BEST ALBUM EVER Nick Drake - Hazy Jane I Turid - To the children of Song My Spiny Norman - Bell park Look Lush - De-Luxe Johnny Hodges - Sweet as Bear Meat Ten Years After - Im Gonna Try Cream - SWLABR 90's MEMORY Flowered Up - Weekender PJ Proby - So Hard to be a N* Fabrizio de Andre - Inverno Peter Gabriel - Intruder The Wonderstuff - Red Berry Joy Town Robert Schröder - Pastime Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free

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Episode 13.

The Solo Show, also know as "Lost in the Ether" "We celebrate the arrival of Steeny's Golden Child with a superb selection of tunes....but....its very quiet in here....I go it alone for one show only..."

TRACKLISTING: 1. Wah Wah Watson - Goo Goo Wah Wah 2. Souxsie and the Banshees - Happy House 3. LifeForce - The Freeze 4. Gene Pitney - Town without Pity 5. Molly Drake - Poor Mum 6. Antonio Pinto - Metamortose Ambulante 7. Chris Read - Baby Dont Go 8. Peter Howell - Alice meets the Knights 9. The Wimple Winch - Save My Soul 10. Neil Cowley Trio - Foray The Best Album EVER 11. Roy Harper - Me and my Woman 12. Sam Cooke - A Change is gonna Come 13. Robert Johnson - Crossroad Blues James 90's Memory 14. Ride - Leave them all behind 15. Junior Parker - Taxman 16. Charles Manson - Look at your game girl 17. Rainman - Get you to come through 18. Benny Gordon and the Soul Brothers - Last Train to South Carolina 19. The Ides of March - Vehicle 20. Dire Straits - Southbound Again 21. The Precisions - If this aint love 22. Joan Baez - Rainbow Road 23. Otis Redding - I Cant turn you loose (Live)

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Episode 12

While Steeny awaits the arrival of his on and heir, I am joined by Anthony Peters (aka Imeus) and his amazing record collection to talk through the old and new . Some great music in the show this week.x

TRACKLISTING 1 Mandrill - Mandrill 2 Charlie Byrd - Going Going Gone 3 Shocking Blue - Love Byzz 4 The Miracles - Going to a Go Go 5 Osibisa - Y Sharp 6 Spacemen 3 - Losing touch with my mind 7 The Seeds - Out of the question THE BEST ALBUM EVER 8 Talk Talk - The Rainbow 9 Larry Jon Wilson - Sheldon Churchyard 10 David Axelrod - The Human Abstract 11 Peter Sarstedt - Down on the flesh 12 The Upsetter - Theme from Hong Kong JAMES 90S MEMORY 13 Aphex Twin - Didgereedoo 14 Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra - Some Velvet Morning 15 Boards of Canada - ROYBGIV 16 Add N to (X) - Robot New York 17 Sugarcubes - Hit 18 Bobbie Gentry - Mississippi Delta 19 Blur - Sing 20 Jean Jacques Perry & Air - Cosmic Bird 21 Laura - Just cant make it without you

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Episode 11

Happy New Year everyone! We start the year on a positive note, out with the old and in with the New! New Features and Steeny confesses to the Wham gods, plus the usual old gubbins. Welcome Home.x

Tracklisting: Myrna Summers - Joy The Faces- Wicked messenger La Revolucion de Emiliano Zapata -Nasty Sex WAR - Beeltes in the Bog Jon Lucien - Who will Buy Girls - Vomit Sonic Youth - My Fiend Goo THE BEST ALBUM EVER The Band - Jawbone Echo and the Bunnymen - The Killing Moon Monotinie - Deadly Weapon The Shangrilas - Remember Mighty baby - Egyptian Tomb Crabby Appleton - Go Back JAMES 90s MEMORY Public Enemy - Brother Gonna Work it Out R Dean Taylor - There a Ghost in my House Delta Rhythm Boys - Dry Bones Rozi Plain - Actually A B SKHY - Trackin Shoes Joes all stars - The Judge Ananda Shankar - Jumpin Jack Flash Freddie King - See See Baby New York Dolls - Looking for a Kiss Yes - Siberian Khatru

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Episode 10

Christmas is here! Merry Christmas to everyone. The Studio is full of too much beer and Steeny has decided to play as many non festive Christmas songs as possible. That said, much merriment and fun was had - and we wish you a fantastic Christmas wherever you are.xx

TRACKLISTING: 1. Dennis Stoner - Lost along the highway 2. Rory Gallagher - Laundromat (Live) 3. The Checkmates Ltd - Proud Mary 4. Chris Squire & Alan White - Run with the Fox 5. Trex - Children of the Revolution 6. Television - Venus 7. Elliot Smith - Christian Brother 8. John Cale - Terry Riley - The SOul of Patrick Lee 9. Nat King Cole - Silent Night 10. Paul Weller Wild Wood - (Portishead Rmx) 11. Jesus Christ Superstar - Overture MIKES 45's 12. Elvis Presley - Cant help falling in love 13. Madeline Bell - Comin Atcha 14. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - 15. Bob Moseley - The Joker 16. Johm Martyn - Spencer The Rover 17. Milt Matthews Inc - It AInt your fault STEENYS METAL MEMORY 18. Uriah Heep - Easy Living 19. John Barry - Theme from the Persuaders 20. Roberta Flack - Tryin Times 21. Tubeway Army - You are in my Vision 22. Jethro Tull - Ring Out, Soltice Bells 23. Golden Earring - Radar Love 24. Townes Van Zandt - TurnStyled , JunkPiled 25. Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working 26. Josefus - Hard Luck 27. Keith Richards - Run, Rodolph Run 28. Chuck Berry - My Mind

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Episode 9

Reliving stories of near misses in a Mk1 Ford Fiesta, Autumnal reflections and just tasty tasty music for your ears.x

Tracklisting:

1. Babe Ruth - Wells Fargo
2. Simple Minds - I Travel
3. Big Star - When my baby's beside me
4. The Temptations - Ball of Confusion
5. Humble Pie - Four day creep
6. Pj Harvey - White Chalk
7. Lightining Hopins - Women from Coast to Coast
8. ColdCut - Autumn Leaves MIKES 45's
9. The Yardbirds - Heartful of Soul 10.Joe Cocker - Woman to woman
10. Radiohead - Ful Stop
11. Amon Duul - Kaynan
12. The Blue Nile - From a midnight train STEENY'S METAL MEMORY
13. Rage Against the Machine - BombTrack
14. WaterShip Down SOundatrck - Venturing Forth
15. Warm Dust - Reflection
16. John Mayalls Bluesbreakers - A Hard Road
17. Jerry Lee Lewis - At the hop
18. Tom Jones - Looking out my Window
19. Time - Alfa Romeo GTA
20. The Rutles - Cheese and Onions
21. The Ramones - Pinhead
22. Lyn Christopher - Take me With you
23. Savage Rose - a Trial in a native town
24. Glen Campbell - Galveston

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Episode 8,

We manage to alienate a car full of children, Steeny still leads the way in Cosmetics and Fashion, plus the usual old banter and gubbins. What could be better?x

Tracklisting:

1. Kalyaji Anandji - Theme from Don
2. The 13th Floor Elevators - Fire Engine
3. Specials - Much to much
4. The Electric Flag - Soul Searchin
5. The Electric Prunces - Holy are You
6. Pretty Purdie - Caravan
7. Ned Atomic Dustbin - Happy
8. Caedmon Ten Maidens Fayre
9. Al Greene - I'll be Good To You MIKES 45's
10. John Lee Hooker - Down on the Landing
11. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Ramble Tamble
12. Tim Buckley - Sing a Song for you
13. Brian Eno & David Byrne - Mea Culpa
14. Crispy Ambulance - Are you Ready? STEENYS METAL MEMORY
15. Ozzy Osborne - Mr Crowley
16. King Crisom - RED
17. Aero SMith - Sweet Emotion
18. Ivor Cutler - Ive Got No COmmon Sense
19. James Brown - Mind Power
20. Nick Cave - Distant Sky
21. The Jimi Entley SOund - Charlies Theme
22. Electroc Citizen - Light Years Beyond
23. Quiller - The Theme from 'Steeny'
24. Rufus Thomas - Do the Funky Penguin
25. Black Ivory - You and I

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Episode 7!!

Fresh from our travels we bring you the latest efforts from our digging abroad. Plus, Steeny gives a nick name to the Family Jewels and I'm trying to keep the songs under 5 minutes. x

Tracklisting:

1. Michael Rother - Karrosel
2. Witch - Lazy Bones
3. Lee Perry - Will you still love me tomorrow
4. The Oc's Robber Baron
5. Warsaw - Interzone (demo)
6. The Incredible String Band - ?
7. Beast - Floating
8. Julian Cope - Trampoline MIKES 45's
9. Elvis Presley - Such a Night
10. Zakarrias - The Unknown Years
11. Mick Abrahams - El Pea
12. Tucker Zimmerman - Bird Lives STEENY'S METAL MEMORY
13. Metallica - The Four Horseman
14. Gene Clark - Some Misunderstanding
15. Roy Harper - Wake Up
16. Jorge Ben - Umbabarauma
17. Slade - This Girl
18. Hedvig MollestadTrio - Approaching
19. Shellac - My Black Ass
20. Sandy Nelson = Let there be Drums
21. Lord Such - Wailing Sounds (Or otheriwse called "Listen to that Bonham double kick pedal!!)
22. Young John Watson - Space Guitar
23. Kaledoscope - Ghost Riders in the Sky

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The 45 Special!

We've been looking forward to this for a long time, a chance for us to play a 45 only vinyl show. All the noise, scratches, brilliance and general weirdness that you have come to expect. x

Tracklisting:

1. Bobby Darin - Me and Mr Hohner
2. The James Gang - It must be love
3. Bobby Patterson - Right on Jody
4. Eddie Cochran - Jeanie Jeanie Jeanie
5. Honeyboy Martin - Dreader than Dread
6. The Raconteurs - Old Enough
7. Sylvie Vartin - Cette Lettre La
8. The Bee Gees - On Time
9. Donovan - Barabajagal
10. Sam Cooke - Saturday night at the movies
11. Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting
12. World War 1 - Trouble in the Sky
13. Patti Austin - What a difference a day makes
14. Tintern Abbey - Vacummn Cleaner
15. Sine Star Project - Strange Girl
16. Rose Tattoo - ??
17. The Purple One - She's Always in my hair
18. Rick Nelson - Summertime
19. Bill - Put my Foot Down STEENY'S METAL MEMORY
20. Guns n Roses - Paradise City
21. Terry Callier - Darker than a Shadow
22. BadFinger - Day After Day
23. The Jesus and Mary Chain- Far Gone and Out
24. The Byrds - I feel a whole lot better
25. The Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter
26. The Osmonds - Crazy Horses
27. The Gun - Race with the Devil
28. Acker Bilk - Stranger on the Shore
29. Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue
30. The Crystals - He Kissed Me
31. Hall and Oates - I can't go for that
32. UFO - Evil
33. The Rolling Stones - Child of the Moon
34. Motorhead vs Girl School - Please don't touch

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Round 5

Its been a busy busy month with Djing at Download and Glastonbury plus gigs and birthdays - however we are BACK - Fresh with vinyl, stories and the National Geographic? x

Tracklisting:

1. The Equals - Baby Come Back
2. Edgar Broughton Band - EVil
3. Martinis - Hungover
4. Alice Cooper - Generation Landslide
5. Johnny Harris - Fragments of Fear DONNINGTON REPORT
6. Black Sabbath - Iron Man
7. Mahalia Jackson - Rocking in Jerusalem
8. Paul Giovannia & Magnet - Gently Johnny MIKES 45's
9. The Pretty Things - Rosalyn
10. O.C Smith - Sun of Hickory Hollis Tramp
11. The Sound Experience - 40 Acres and a Mule
12. Francis Bebey - Coffee Cola Song
13. The Dubliners - Go to Sea no more STEENYS METAL MEMORY
14. Van Halen - Im the One
15. Affinity - Night Flight
16. Pond - Hanman
17. Betty Davis - Shut off the light
18. The Byrds - Take a wiff on me
19. Japan - Ghosts
20. Peter Tosh - Don't walk back
21. Nolan Porter - If I could only be sure
22. Simon and Garfunkel - Bright green pleasure machine
23. Mandrill & Michael Masser - Ali Bombaye

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Round 4! The sun is shining in the studio and that puts us into some nice summer music, with the occasional rock....metal....and Carl Denver??! - yup.x

Tracklisting: 1. Aphrodite's Child - Four Horsemen 2. Hoyt Axton - Thunder and Lightening 3. Pretty Things - SF Sorrow is born 4. REM - Lower, Wolves 5. Trex - The Visit 6. Bulbous Creation - End of the Page MIKES 45's 7. The Marcels - Blue Moon 8. Captain Beefheart - Full Moon, Hot Sun 9. Desmond Dekker - 007 10. May Blitz - Fire Queen 11. Ike and Tina - What you see is what you get 12. Dennis Wilson - River Song 13. Peter Green - Just for you STEENYS METAL MEMORY 14. AC/DC - Go Down 15. Rudolph Dasek - Guitar #1 16 The Who - bit of noise 17. Letta Mbulu - Mahlalela 18. Carl Denver - Wimoweh 19. Style Council - Micks Blessings 20. Alan Price - Sell sell sell 21. Queen - Dragon Attack 22. The Blag Flag - The process of weeding out 23. Jim Williams -Baloo my Boy 24. The Teeth of the Sea - Unknown 25. McDonald and Giles - Tomorrows People

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Round 3!!!

We are back with some fantastic news, its the last Frankensteen and Steeny reveals a mixture of guests for a imaginary Dinner (date) Party.x

Tracklisting:

1. RUN DMC - Tougher than Leather
2. Monks - Monktime
3. Magazine - Because You're Frightened
4. Alex Harvey Band - The Hammer
5. Billy Paul - East
6. Blue Cheer - ?
7. Catherine Howe - Its Not Likely
8. Bo Diddley - Gunslinger
9. The Everley Brothers - Cathy's Clown
10. Sly and the Family Stone - Mlady
11. Keef Hartley Band - You Can Choose
12. Davy Graham - Riff Mountain
13. Deep Purple - Bloodsucker
14. Doris You never come closer
15. Fred Mcdowel - ?
16. Tony Bennett - The Good LIfe
17. The Misfits - ?
18. The voices of east Harlem - No, No, No
19. Frank Zappa - Willie the Pimp
20. Aretha Franklin - Eleanor Rigby
21. Terry Reid - Dreams 22 Iggy Pop - American Vanhalla
22. Gary Numan - Metal
23. Dr John - Lockdown 25 Vanilla Fudge - Keep me hanging on

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Round 2..

Steeny has composed a Jingle and shares an enthralling Metal Memory with us. I decide that it is time we meet the Bedrock of Rock. Plus an amazing selection of the finest music we could muster all from beautiful vinyl...crackles and all.x

Tracklisting:

1. Link Ray - Rumble
2. New Order - Dreams Never End
3. Spirit - Animal Zoo
4. Clarence Carter - Patches
5. Motorhead - Shoot you in the Back FRANKENSTEEN
6. The Poppy Family - Beyond the Clouds
7. Mark Olson - The Long Distance Runner
8. Exuma - The Obeah Man
9. Terry Reid - Rich Kid Blues
10. Dick Hyman - Give it up or Turn it Loose
11. Can - Vitamin C
12. Jonesy - Ricochet
13. ZZ Top - El Diablo
14. Oranzada - Otwock STEENY's METAL MEMORY
15. MSG - Armed and Ready
16. Deirdre Wilson Tabac - Get Back
17. The Louven Brothers - Satan Is Real
18. Tommy Tucker - Hi Heel Sneakers
19. Redd Kross - ?
20. Funkadelic - Put your hands together
21. Jeff Beck - Constipated Duck
22. Bonnie Dobson - Light of Love
23. Captain Lockhead and the Starfigfhters -?
24. Stan Getz - The girl from Ipanema
25. Status Quo - Mystery Song

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WE ARE LIVE!

In this episode, some AMAZING music - plus, Steeny won't talk about Football, reminisces about a journey in a Saab and I get a bit too excited. Plus the world premiere of FrankenSteen

Tracklisting: 1. Daevid Allen - Its the time of your life 2. Bob Seger Sound - Ramblin Gamblin man 3. The Dirtbombs- Your Love 4. The Allman Brothers Band - ? 5. Girls Against Boys - Cruise Yourself 6. Little Richard - I Got It 7. Goat - Diarabi 8. Skorpio - Please, Make up your Mind 9. Wolf People - Hesperus 10. Ian Hunter - All American Alien Boy 11. Fred Neil - Dolphins 12. Shipping News - Axons and Dendrites (live) 13. Iron Maiden - Wratchchild 14. The Open Mind - The Magic Potion 15. The Rattles - Devil Son 16. The Flower Travelling Band - Satori Pt 1 17. The Flying Burrito Brothers - Aint that a lot of love (Live) 18. Nolan Porter - Keep on Keeping on 19. The Buzzcocks - Nothing Left 20. Thin Lizzy - Little girl in bloom 21. No Spill Blood - ? 22. The Move - ? 23. The Moody Blues - Go Now 24. Juicy Lucy - Who do you love