XTC – In Concert – 1978 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth
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Simple Minds And The Pretenders – London- 1979 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth
– 1979-09-08 BBC In Concert (Simple Minds & Pretenders) – BBC Radio 1 – A double bill this week – Simple Minds and The Pretenders, recorded in concert on September 8, 1979 by BBC Radio 1. Two bands relatively early-on in their careers. Simple Minds just getting ready to release
Stone Roses – Reading/Leeds 1995 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth
Stone Roses were one of the premier bands evolving out of the Madchester genre of neo-psych in the late 80s/early 90s. Getting away from the heavily produced and electronic-influenced music so prevalent during that time, and coming in as a sort of companion genre to Grunge which was just kicking
Argent – London – 1973 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth
Heading into the early 1970s this morning for a concert recorded live at The BBC’s Paris Theater in London on January 6, 1973, featuring the legendary Argent. One of the more popular bands, who were regularly played both on AM-top 40 radio and FM Underground, Argent had a huge following
Roxy Music – London – 1979 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth
One of the classic bands this morning. Roxy Music, recorded live in concert on May 16, 1979 by the venerable BBC as part of their In Concert series. A consistently good and inventive band, Roxy Music have weathered a lot of musical changes since they got started. Throughout all this
A Certain Ratio – Peel Session – 1979 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth
– A Certain Ratio – In Session for John Peel – October 17, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 – Ending up with the week with a session from A Certain Ratio and a dose of Post-Punk-Funk. Still around, A Certain Ratio have undergone a huge number of personnel changes since
Climbing Kangchenjunga 1955 – Past Daily After Hours Reference Room
– BBC Home Service – Kangchenjunga 1955 – June 18, 1955 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Until 1852 Kangchenjunga was considered the highest Mountain in the world. At 28,169 ft it was thought to be taller than Everest, the nearest mountain and one three Himalayan mountains between Nepal and
War Winding Down – Waiting For The Other Shoe To Drop – August 1, 1945
– BBC World Service – London Column – Aug. 1, 1945 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – While the war was still raging in the Pacific, the war was over in Europe. And the process of dismantling, rebuilding and reassessing the physical and emotional damage was slowly taking place. On
The Move – Bremen – 1971 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth
All-time favorites The Move this Friday morning, from a session recorded for Beat Club in Germany in 1971. Without a doubt, one of the most energetic and inventive bands coming out of the 60s who, for some strange reason, didn’t achieve the huge following in the U.S. that they did
Them In Session – 1964-1965 – Past Daily Morning Soundbooth
Them in session at The BBC – 1964-1965 – BBC Radio 1 Two sessions from the legendary Them, featuring Van Morrison this morning, recorded in November of 1964 and June of 1965. Without question Gloria, which was a huge hit for Them, became something of an anthem for just about