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Deep discussion of classic and psychedelic rock and blues, instruments, records, and bootlegs. Focused analysis, musical connections and rare tunes are the norm. Interaction is encouraged and the tunes are hot. Follow along at www.talkfromtherockroom.com Host Steve Lewis is a freelance rock writer and curator of the 'rock room'.
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Stop by the rock room as we drop the needle on an imaginary record. For this episode we create a Magical Mystery Beatles recording and ask the musical 'What if?' By collecting a smattering of post-Beatles cuts we make the album that could have been.
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My chat with Cleveland radio legend Todd Richards about my new Richard Manuel Biography. Listen in!
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Stop by and take a huge bite of the rock and roll Apple in today's edition of Talk from the Rock Room. Join us as we thumb through the Apple Records catalog picking the grooviest tracks and rarest goods.
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Stop by the rock room for an array of rock and roll sustenance. A spectacular selection of deep cuts, live tracks, and rare goods from the rock room vaults featuring the Kinks, Pretty Things, the Man in Black and much more.
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Kick back in the rock room for a full album listen. In this episode we set sea, using the North Star and Sandy Denny's siren wail as our guide. We drop the needle on Denny's 1971 LP, The Northstar Grassman and the Ravens. Expect the usual pithy banter and super rarities for your listening pleasure.
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Join your host Steve in the "rock room," for a full album spin of The King's 1969 album From Elvis In Memphis. Live cuts, deep tracks, and an abundance of groovy times await!
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Join your host Steve for an eclectic and absolutely far out collection of Pot Luck rock cuts. From Jefferson Airplane to Albert King there's something for everybody in this transmission from the rock room.
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A fab edition of Talk from the Rock Room as Beatles and Mersey Beat expert, author and BBC broadcast legend Spencer Leigh stops into the rock room for a chat. Listen in for rare songs, fantastic conversation, and tales of the fab four and their contemporaries.
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Join your host Steve in the rock room for a freshly baked pot luck show. You never know what's coming and either does Steve! Thumb through the rock room files to discover the grooviest rock and roll classics and accompanying tomfoolery.
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Stop in to the rock room for a full record spin of David Crosby and Graham Nash's 1972 self titled record. Stuffed with extra deep cuts, live cuts, and loads of rock chatter for your listening pleasure.
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Join your host Steve for a full album spin of the legendary 1967 Butterfield Blues Band LP East-West. Come for the rock, stay for the blues. Deep cuts, surprises and extended jamming.
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A classic from the days of rock room radio we drop the needle on Tim Buckley's 1969 LP "Happy Sad." Drop in for an array of goofy talk, rare goods, and mind expanding Buckley cuts.
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Stop by the rock room for a wide ranging collection of rare rock goods and pithy conversation. You host Steve retrieves an ample selection of the hottest tracks from the rock room vaults to warm up your winter days.
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Join your host Steve around the rock room table for a musical feast. A classic from the TFTRR radio days, this show piles on the tastiest rock goods. Don't be shy you can go back for seconds.
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A classic Tools of the Trade feature from the early days of TFTRR radio show and podcast. In this episode we shine the spotlight on Rick Danko's fretless Ampeg bass guitar. Deep cuts, rare tracks and Rock Room hi jinx prevails.
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Join your host Steve in the rock room for a brand new pot luck show. This episode features a tribute to Phil Lesh as well as a substantial serving of deep cut live cuts for your aural pleasure.
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In this edition of Talk from the Graveyard, your doctor, er, host Steve digs deep into the crypts of the rock room to retrieve some frightfully scary and rocking classics for your evil pleasure. Drop in for the most demented rock and roll deep cuts and the usual psychotic hijinks.
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Join your host Steve for a Rock Room Reconstruction of David Crosby's unreleased 1980 solo record. Using unreleased mixes, lost songs, and our favorite deep cut, live cuts the rock room pulls together an amazing array of music from a lost era of David Crosby's prolific career. Settle in, turn on the lava lamp, and put your feet up for a stellar hour of music.
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Join your host Steve for a deep exploration of the music and artists that influenced Richard Manuel. In celebration of his new biography of Richard coming from Schiffer Books in Spring of 2025, the rock room spins an array of early rock and blues that helped inform Manuel's own career. Listen to rare tracks, live cuts, and many of the singles Richard spun on his turntable in Stratford, Ontario as a teen rocker and party star!
Richard Manuel: His Life and Music from the Hawks and Bob Dylan to the Band.
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Join your host Steve around a sonic bonfire of seasonal fall rock and roll favorites. Dig through the leaves and find the rarest rock goods you could ever ask for.
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Join your host Steve for a Rock Room Reconstruction of a never before released 1968 Michael Nesmith record. Explore the forefather of country rock's formative foray into recording a solo record. The usual music geek discussion and rock room high jinx awaits.
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Join your host Steve for a steamy summer rock and roll potluck show. Steve has been picking through the rock room vaults for the perfect blend of deep cuts, live cuts, and the rarest and best rock and roll classics.
This week's episode features tracks from Dylan and the Band, Carl Perkins, and the Velvet Underground. Stop by and jump on in, the drinks are cold and the music is loud.
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Join your host Steve in the rock room for a full record spin. In this episode we drop the needle on the Band's 1971's record Cahoots. Underrated and maligned, the Band at their worst was better than most at their best.
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Pour yourself a cold one and light the fuse for a seasonal celebration in the rock room. Join sick dude Steve for a musical party celebrating Independence Day. Get ready for plenty of guitar fireworks and a fulfilling rock and roll smorgasbord.
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In this episode of TFTRR your host Steve digs into the music played through the legendary Gibson Les Paul guitar "Lucy." Once owned by John Sebastian, Rick Derringer, Eric Clapton and George Harrison, the rock room traces "Lucy's" journey from Kalamazoo, MI to London, England. We will highlight the guitars storied history with deep cuts, live cuts, and all the rock room gold you expect.
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Join your host Steve in the rock room for a brand new Pot Luck episode. A plethora of classics, deep cuts, live cuts and hi-jinx prevails. Kick back and thumb through the record shelves of the rock room for the very best cuts. Dig into some fab tunes, tales and rock!
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Join the rock room for a deep dive into the pale psychedelia of the Rolling Stones 1967 LP.
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Join your host Steve in the rock room for a trip South for what we feel is Elvis's finest post-Army record. Listen to the tiger man growl in this groovy TFTRR analysis of Presley's 1969 classic.
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A full rock room analysis of Sandy Denny's crowning achievement. Stop by the rock room for a spirit, smoke and a spin.
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Kick back and put your feet up in the rock room for an exploration of Moby Grape's 1967 debut record. High jinx and rock gold await.
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Join 'rock room' host Snapper Steve for a plethora of rare rock goods known and unknown from the deepest recesses of the 'rock room'. This week we drop a dime in the 'Talk from the Rock Room' Potluck Juke Box.
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Stop by the 'Rock Room' for a holiday rock and roll feast! Pile on the goods with rare cuts, live tracks and seasonally appropriate rock classics. Your host Steve is the Turkey in charge of this special 'Talk from the Rock Room' episode!
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Join your host Steve in the 'rock room' for an array of songs that elicit heavy skies, warm fires and crisp Fall evenings. Rare tracks, live cut/deep cuts and the usual 'rock room' hijinks await.
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In this week's edition of Talk from the Graveyard, your host Steve digs up some previously decomposing classics from the darkest corners of the 'rock room' crypts. Frightfully fearful Halloween rock, lock your doors!
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Join TFTRR for a full LP spin of Tim Buckley's 1969 record 'Happy Sad'. Deep cuts, rare goods and strange happenings await.
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Kick back in the 'rock room' for a 50th anniversary full LP spin of the Band's 1971 LP Cahoots. We thumb through the 'rock room' files for a deep dive of this underrated gem from the groups catalog. Expected the unexpected!
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Join your Talk from the Rock Room host Steve as he piles up a plethora of colorful rock foliage for your review! Celebrate autumn in style with straight rock and roll no chaser.
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Join your TFTRR host Steve as he thumbs through the 'rock room' files and retrieves an ace performance by Derek and the Dominos. Travel back in the rock time machine to the 900 seat Marquee in London, England for an intimate and legendary concert via audience recording. Rare goods and good times await.
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Join your Talk from the Rock Room host Steve as he cracks open the rock room files for a collection of tracks featuring Roger McGuinn's famed Rickenbacker guitar. Tall tales and rare tracks abound for this rock room 'Tools of the trade' feature.
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Join your 'Talk from the Rock Room' host Steve as he searches through the 'rock room' vaults for a cross-section of choice cuts from the 'Beatles' Apple Records venture. Unique artists, diverse music and a plethora of craziness awaits.
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Join 'rock room' curator Steve for a full LP spin of Bobby Charles 1972 record. Recorded at Bearsville Studios the album is loaded with guests and wonderful songwriting. Stop on in for rare cuts, deep tracks and a unique brand of rock chatter.
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Join your host Steve for a 'Talk from the Rock Room' 'Days Between' celebration of Jerry Garcia. TFTRR plays selections from the Garcia/Saunders May 21, 1971 performance found on Garcia Live Volume 15. Deep conversation and rare hijinks prevail.
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Join your Talk from the Rock Room host Steve and he digs deep into the vaults for a collection of tracks from the Doors Bakersfield 1970 concert. Cleanse the doors of perception with a plethora of rare goods and gold times in the 'rock room'.
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Your host Steve pulls a plethora of tracks from deep in the rock room vaults featuring women's name in song. Get to know, Mona, Candy, Mary and other fine ladies for this week's extra cuddly edition of Talk from the Rock Room.
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Join your 'Talk from the Rock Room' host Steve for a special 'Tools of the Trade' feature spotlighting John Sebastian and his famed harmonica. Singer and songwriter from the 'Lovin Spoonful' as well as folk rock legend, John Sebastian blew some of the sweetest harp in rock and roll history on some of the greatest songs. Tall tales, rare goods and good times abound!
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Stop by the 'rock room' for an explosive and celebratory Independence Day celebration! The cure for ungroovyness! Expect the usual deep rock goods.
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In this week's edition of the TFTRR, your faithful host Steve picks through the vaults of the 'rock room' for an ace smattering of PRIMAL Grateful Dead selections from January and February 1968. Rare gold, interesting conversation and stellar tunes await.
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In this episode of TFTRR your host Steve pulls out the 1969 Easy Ridersoundtrack for a full LP spin. Deep cuts and live goods are the norm in the 'rock room'. Stop by for hijinks and rock and roll tales!
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Join your host Steve as you kick up your feet in the 'rock room' for some of the very best from the King. The 'rock room' drops the needle on Elvis's 1969 LP From Elvis In Memphis.Listen to both record sides in addition to deep rare goods from the 'rock room' shelves. Gold tunes and good times await.
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Put your feet up for a 'rock room' reimagining of a post 'Abbey Road' get together. Expect the usual hijinks and 'rock room' rare goods.
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In this episode of TFTRR your host Steve pulls one of the most famed live records in the history of rock from the shelves for inspection and analysis. Stop by the 'rock room' for live cuts, rare goods and loads of hijinks while we jam Van Morrison's 1974 'It's Too Late to Stop Now' record!
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In this episode of TFTRR, your host Steve the Snapper joins you for a full LP spin of Sandy Denny's essential 1971 album, The North Star Grassman and the Ravens. Enjoy the usual smattering of rare goods and live gold from the vaults of the 'rock room'.
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In this episode of Talk from the Rock Room the 'rock room' creates a version of the legendary unreleased Who album Lifehouse. Using rare tracks from deep within the 'rock room' vaults, your host Steve spins rock stories while dropping the usual knowledge and hijinks.
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In this edition of TFTRR your host Steve the Snapper deep dives the UK mono edition of the Rolling Stones 1967 LP. Bonus cuts abound! Expect the usual 'rock room' hijinks!
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In this episode the 'rock room' takes an hour long focus on 'Modern Bob Dylan' 1997-2020, with a selection of deep cut/live cuts and gold LP tracks. Your host Steve will direct your journey through the deepest recesses of the 'rock room'.
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In this episode of Talk from the Rock Room your host Steve pays tribute to the original trio of Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer with rare songs, deep cuts and the usual 'Rock Room' hijinks. Get irie in the 'reggae room' for this special Wailers deep dive.
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In this episode of Talk from the Rock Room, your host 'Steve the Snapper' deep dives 'Traffic's' live April 30, 1970 in concert broadcast on the BBC. Discussion, deep tracks and reviews of the 'rock room' vaults are to be expected.
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In this episode of Talk from the Rock Room host Steve focuses on a smattering of live cuts and studio tracks featuring Rick Danko and his fretless Ampeg bass guitar. Analysis, discussion and gold tunes prevail. Goods from the Band, Dylan and Neil Young are to be expected. Dig it.
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On today's show, Talk from the Rock Room's Steve deep dives Moby Grape's debut 1967 LP. The 'rock room' vaults are opened for the rarest live cuts. Tune in, turn on and enter the 'rock room' for an hour of rare gold!
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Join Talk from the Rock Room host Steve Lewis as he opens the vaults of the 'rock room' for discussion, rare cuts and a deep dive into Jerry Garcia's 1972 LP.
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Talk from the Rock Room's Put the Boot In feature spotlights a peak performance by Led Zeppelin on their European 1973 tour.
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In this episode Talk from the Rock Room discusses and plays a plethora of deep cuts and live tracks from the Talk from the Rock Room vaults. Brit rockers Faces were arguably the best rockers in Britain for a period. Join Steve for discussion and rock gold.
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