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Ah Mickey - this is the kind of thing that makes an old man happy. What a bloody brilliant record!!

Cracking two hours of music for an early Saturday morning drive. So many great tunes.

Ending another Late Show with another pick from this.... Song To The Siren, as channelled through Rhoda's deep reverb. Sets one up for the weekend, so it does. (doesdoesdoesdoes...) Good night buff.ly/A3iwlWE

Wizzard!!! No chips. Ball Park Incident happened this week in 1972. On the north west side of town, i believe. Out Spectoring Phil. On the Late Show. buff.ly/A3iwlWE

And found this in the house today.....

It's thirty five years old but it has Famous And Dandy on it. Like Amos n Andy, yes. Sounding troublesome and brilliant on the LSwMB buff.ly/A3iwlWE

"Get your Prongs here! Get your Prongs here! New single ! Dandy! Yes, it is , missus, yes, Dandy.... gee up Hercules.. " Excellent PR campaign from Dublin's top entertainers The Prongs. Dandy now on the Late Show wMB buff.ly/A3iwlWE

The mighty Mighty Lemon Drops. Holding up the wall of independent music through their broad shoulders and electrically operated guitars. Or something. Happy Head. Sounding most excellent on the Late Show wMB. buff.ly/A3iwlWE

I remember seeing this in Ken's Records in Derry in the seventies while flicking through the 'D's but never stopped to smell it. I didn't realise there was a great version of Big Yellow Taxi on it, either. Years later, I get the chance to play it on the radio to mark Joni's birthday. buff.ly/A3iwlWE

I think this is Merrill from Tune Yards. But I can't identify the bubble gum. I suspect it may be Bazooka Joe. While I check that, have another listen to the brilliant Sand Into Stone. Now on the LSwMB. buff.ly/A3iwlWE

A lot of great music related books are out ... it must be the tinsel that's attracting them. This should be good. I mean, you can always trust a Michael to tell the truth. Mr Joyce's drums on Interesting Drug can be heard on the Late Show wMB. buff.ly/A3iwlWE

The new Micko & The Mellotronics single is here! Excellent news for all concerned. Misery Guts, it's called. Now on the LSwMB buff.ly/A3iwlWE

He played Rotherham once and couldn't quite believe just how well received he was by the local NS crowd.

The very first sighting of Bands On A Bench. Dolly Mixture, 1913. Debsy's new book 'Teenage Daydream' is getting some tip top reviews. Which is cheering. Side Street Walker, from the Demonstration Tapes, now sounding marvellous on the Late Show. buff.ly/A3iwlWE

Released 50 years ago next Friday. But The Late Show is getting in early to play I'll Come Running. To follow the U.S. Girls newie. Sounds as good and lovely as you remember. buff.ly/A3iwlWE

Some days it's hard being U.S. Girls. Meg takes a rest. Two great records out at the one time - both called Running Errands. (Yesterday) and (Today) Same song, different treatments. One of them is now on the Late Show wMB buff.ly/A3iwlWE

"Lads. You have to take those DMs off. It's the rules."

Camper Van Beethoven. Looking like they'd washed their faces for the photographer. Their finest three minutes about short hair people going to an alley, is now on The Late Show. buff.ly/A3iwlWE

Side Two was recorded in Southend this weekend fifty years ago. Still brilliant, even though the Disc Jockey has started to think the studio records are better. But when Lee starts I'm A Hog For You Baby, all such thoughts disappear. Now on the LSwMB buff.ly/A3iwlWE

To mark Joni's birthday, the Late Show is playing The Supremes version of All I Want. And I hope this photo is of the line up from the record. Never mind the picture, listen to the record. Produced by Jimmy Webb. So , you know, nothing more needs to be said. buff.ly/A3iwlWE

It's Ratboys. From Chicago. To be fair, I wouldn't have gone with that name. But then, band names become good when the records are great. Like their new single, Anywhere. Now on the LSwMB buff.ly/A3iwlWE

Paul Buckmaster's strings from the original Space Oddity were absent from Dave's 1979 version. But his work is heard on this nugget. Now on the LSwMB. To mark the anniversary of Paul's passing eight years ago. buff.ly/A3iwlWE

David Bowie leaves the seventies and starts the eighties on the Kenny Everett TV Show. New Years Eve 1979, he did a brilliant version of Space Oddity. Thankfully it was recorded. Now on the Late Show. With a great , nerve wracking silence to replace the whooshing on the original. buff.ly/A3iwlWE

Major Lance. Wearing the bow tie well. And forgiving the Disc Jockey for speaking over the start of the singing....... His signature Um Um Um Um Um Um (there are six, I sang them to myself while writing this) is now on the radio. A heartbreaking work of staggering genius, etc etc buff.ly/A3iwlWE

A new release from the Damaged Goods Garage Of Greatness. A match made in rock and roll heaven. And it's brilliant. And on the LSwMB buff.ly/A3iwlWE

Keeley looking very pleased and positive. Probably because there's a new Keeley record on the way. In the meantime, the slightly older 'Forever's Where You Are' is back on the Late Show. To remind us all of how wondrous it is. buff.ly/A3iwlWE

Happy Birthday Joni. Another reason to love Canada. So much said about her and her songs. The Circle Game now sounding sparkling on the radio round here. buff.ly/A3iwlWE

Film coming in Feb; it’s been playing at some film festivals already..

Well, that's good to know. The most excellent new release from the most excellent Black Watch. Now on the Late Show. buff.ly/A3iwlWE

Oh, the joy of the removable centre thing.... and joy of Mean Mean Mean Mean Girl being on The Late Show wMB. The words may "reflect the attitudes of the time", as they say on BBC 4 Extra. But I'm enjoying this on the radio. Like I enjoy Steptoe And Son. buff.ly/A3iwlWE

A man with stile.

Correct about the wrong masthead. Here’s Dolly reading that very issue, May 1977 (📸 Chalkie Davies, who also took that cover pic)

Belair Lip Bombs. Not playing ball. New record is out, and there's a great tune called Again And Again which is now on the Late Show. buff.ly/A3iwlWE

Down On Junior's Farm. I am enjoying the words and pictures of the early Post Beatles Paul. And will watch the film. (There is a film, isn't there? Or is it just a book) Maybe I'm Amazed now being wonderful on the radio. buff.ly/A3iwlWE

it sounds like the other one.😆

I remember seeing this cover at the time. Although I think the masthead is not the original. I could be wrong, I often am. Johnny Joey Tommy and Dee Dee now on the LSwMB. Swallow My Pride. Oh Yeah. buff.ly/A3iwlWE

Gilson Lavis, rest in peace. If a drummer ever can. Another Nail In My Heart seems an appropriate title. Opening this evening's Late Show buff.ly/A3iwlWE

Another great Late Show with Mickey Bradley in store tonight at 10.04pm on BBC Radio Ulster! Great records from U.S. Girls, Ratboys, Dolly Mixture, Joni Mitchell, David Bowie and more. Join the chat here on Bluesky at: @mickeyundertone.bsky.social

"And now....the end is near....and so I'm the face....oh, hold on....." Roger and Pete. Still friends. I think. The last tour continues. May it last forever. Baba O'Riley ends this week's Late Show, though. buff.ly/T6PQtS7

It's said that Soft Ride are the biggest band in Norway. They're certainly the tallest. Wastelands, their latest contribution to the sum total of this world's happiness, is now on the Late Show buff.ly/T6PQtS7

Finally the day came when William couldn't remember if he was Billy Childish, Guy Hamper, or Wilfred Burley......then he remembered, he'd made a William Loveday Intention EP. And it had a rattlingly good version of Season Of The Witch. Now on the Late Show wMB. Marvellous, hmmm? buff.ly/T6PQtS7

This is the face of Willie Williams. The man who foresaw the Armagideon Time. Back in 1977. Now on the Late Show wMB. In 2025. buff.ly/T6PQtS7

Jim, Russ and Rod. Argent. To mark Russ's 80th birthday, there's only one Argent song to play. God Gave Rock And Roll To You. And the LP version is , indeed, an epic of Biblical proportions. Sounding well on the Late Show wMB buff.ly/T6PQtS7

This wonderful artistic gem is still available to buy. A wonderful addition to any home. Mimiko, the song about a ....cat? .... is back on the Late Show. buff.ly/T6PQtS7

Aye, I still cannae quite get used to this Late Show malarkey

Someone's just shouted 'Eating Trifles' at the Style Council again...... The wonderful call to arms that is Walls Come Tumblin' Down is now on the Late Show. It failed to end Thatcherism , of course. But it had a go. buff.ly/T6PQtS7

The Shadows Of Knight. Invisible chairs? Remarkable dance moves? No idea. But Oh Yeah is now on the Late Show, and all is well in the Disc Jockey's world. buff.ly/T6PQtS7

It's Faye, The Countess Of Fife. With a neat looking Gretch guitar..... Here EP contains Call Me The Witch. Which is on the Late Show, on this ...etc...etc... buff.ly/T6PQtS7

One of the greatest, weirdest, singalongiest, b-sides ever. Also apt, following The Sophs on a Halloween night. buff.ly/T6PQtS7