. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Procol Harum In Session at The BBC – 1967-1968 – BBC Radio 1 Perennial favorites Procol Harum tonight, in session from 1967 (with one track; Long, Gone Geek from 1968) at The BBC for the Easy
Day 7 and signs are hopeful. We’ve been running some pretty rare stuff the past few days and you’ve been responding. I’ve been asking you to put your money where your mouth is, but I have to do the same. To let you know how unique and rare the archive
Another long-lost rarity tonight. A demo session from the then-newly-formed Runaways, recorded on September 3, 1975. The history on this demo tape is a little fuzzy. It arrived with a box of other demos, out-takes and miscellaneous unidentified bits and pieces from other groups and artists. The reel was simply
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – BBC World Service – Turkish Election Report – November 3, 2002 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Hearing the news about the upset in the Turkish elections yesterday, and how it signaled a defeat for the ruling A.K.P.
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – American Forum – Should Wiretapping Be Legal? – June 3, 1956 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. In the 1950s, with the Red Scare on everyone’s minds and Organized Crime in everyone’s newspaper, the question of
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Governor Jerry Brown – address to State – June 8, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. With the infamous Proposition 13 passed – this June 8th in 1978 was about the scramble to address the issue, the
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Tussilago – In Session at Sveriges Radio P3 – June 3, 2015 – Sveriges Radio Further evidence the world is having a mind-blowing experience. From Sweden comes the latest installment of Better Living Through Chemistry in
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Dalcroze – Variations sue La Belle est Suisse – Suisse Romande Orch. – Edmond Appia, cond. – RSR – circa 1950. Over to Switzerland this week for a radio session circa 1950 featuring l’Orchestre de la Suisse
. . . or click on the link here for Audio Player – Allen Sherman – live at The Hollywood Bowl – July 24, 1963 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. In the early 1960s, one of the more popular phenomena of Mainstream Culture was Parody Comedy; the gentle poking
Day 5 and the nail-biting starts. Anything can happen in 25 days, but in the meantime, it’s got Cliff-Hanger written all over it. Not to alarm you, but we’ve got some heavy-duty bills to pay – bills that could put an end to this site and the archive.
