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Suzanne Vega – in concert – Dominion Theatre, London – 1990 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Series – BBC Radio 1 – Suzanne Vega to end up the week. At the age of nine she began to write poetry. She was encouraged to do so by her stepfather. It...
Gene – In concert at Newcastle Riverside – Oct.29, 1998 – BBC Radio 1 in Concert – Heading into the 90s with a set (very short 3-song set) by Gene, a band who were very popular in the 90s – swore up and down they were Alternative, but had a...
Black (Colin Vearncombe) – In Session for John Peel – recorded June 25, 1983 – Broadcast July 3, 1983 – BBC Radio 1 – Black in session for John Peel to start the week. Black was also the namesake/project of Colin Vearncombe, who achieved major mainstream success later in the...
4 By The Velvelettes: He Was Really Sayin’ Something – Throw A Farewell Kiss – Needle In A Haystack – Should I Tell Them – VIP Records/Motown If you listened to nothing else in the 60s except for Soul, you’d have enough to discover and keep you occupied well into...
October 1966 – KGIL – Larry Van Nuys Show for Pacific Drive-In – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – October 1966 – Let’s face it; Drive-ins were great places and they were destinations for endless adventures, from jamming all your friends in the trunk and getting away with paying only for...
Lightning Seeds – Glastonbury 1998 – BBC Radio 1 – In lieu of no Glastonbury this year (remember – it happens every other year), a few reminders of what is one of the best festivals in the world for many decades running. Tonight, it’s Lightning Seeds, recorded during their appearance...
4 By Apple 1: Mr. Jones 2: The Otherside 3: Photograph 4: Buffalo Billycan – from the lp An Apple A Day – Page One Records 1969 – Hard core collectors, aficionados of Psychedelia and lovers of the obscure, know all about this band, know all about and either have...
Top-40 Radio -Los Angeles – March 1966 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – It was the Tuna Fiesta. It had to be. Nobody else ate it – they knew. You were starving. You missed Nutrition. You were building sets for the Talent Show. That’s what you get, taking Stage Crew;...
June 7, 1968 – KMPC-AM – The Johnny Magnus Program – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – If you lived in Los Angeles in June 1968, like most everyone you felt just a little strange. Maybe you worked for Bobby, passing out flyers and setting up rallies, making phone calls to...
Depeche Mode – Live At Amsterdam Paradiso – December 6, 1983 – VPRO, The Netherlands – Depeche Mode in concert and on the verge in 1983. Recorded by VPRO, The Netherlands, on December 6, 1983. Depeche Mode are an English electronic band formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980. The group...
