The legendary MBRS returns tonight at 10.04pm on BBC Radio Ulster in the guise of The Late Show with Mickey Bradley featuring records by Grandma's House, United States Of Existence, Nancy Sinatra, McCarthy, Demonstration Tapes, Altered Images and more. Join the chat at: @mickeyundertone.bsky.social

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It is it is a sign of my almost lifelong Anglophilia that this made me laugh out loud.

I sat drinking next to Marco Pirroni in the Old Red Lion pub at the Angel in London, back in the late 80s. Kathy Burke used to be there sometimes too, playing pool. It was called "the in and out pub" because people used to get a cab to the front door and then nick out the back door without paying.

The end of an era - After almost a century we said goodbye this morning to our great companion of the airwaves Radio 4 198 LW. I shall miss her warmth and crackle. Here’s the final sign off at the end of #theshippingforecast before she fell silent… ❤️

The best show on UK radio plays both Billy Reeves and Blinker The Star tracks last night.

@mickeyundertone.bsky.social Coney Island rollercoaster anniversary you say? tidal.com/track/148309... (extra points for knowing which was the Eleanor being sung about)

Fortunately it’s not Old Malden. Could’ve been far longer delay.

Me and the great man many years ago being not very punk at a Krug champagne event

Train in Vain. Their only disco track, I think. Someone got a harmonica the day before, and wouldn't take no for an answer. Dear me. Mick wasn't always all that. BAD though....smashing.

I like the 'so it it".

“Then we went down to Coney Island, On the coaster and around again..” The brothers Ramone.

Happy Birthday to Harriet Wheeler. The Sundays singer, yes. Pictured here with a floppy fringe. As it's the end of the MB Record Show, I will go with the obvious Sundays song.* Goodnight buff.ly/53NF57G What do you mean you don't know what that is? Here's Where The Story Ends. A top nugget.

Swansea's Shakespeare. (I would say Dylan Thomas but it doesn't scan. The title song from Helen's new EP is on the MBRS. And the best thing about it? It sounds like a Helen Lover record. buff.ly/53NF57G

The Castaways. Enjoying that rock and roll group lifestyle. Liar Liar Pants On Fire Your Nose Is Longer Than A Telephone Wire. Bobby Dylan would have killed for a verse like that. Now on the MB Record Show. buff.ly/53NF57G

Happy Birthday to Ivan Julien, the handsome one in The Voidoids. OK, second from the left, if you can't judge. He came up with the music for Liars Beware, while Richard Hell came up with the words and the yelping. Now on the MB Record Show buff.ly/53NF57G

Whoah! Brilliant bit of art, there, on the cover of Blinker The Star's new work. Clouds Swoon, is the name of the toon, and it's on in Joon..... The MB Record Show is proud to play it. buff.ly/53NF57G

The day Morrissey realised that, yes, America was a big country. His brilliant and endearing take on the 5th Dimension's Wedding Bell Blues is on the MB Record Show. The role of 'Bill' was played by BJ Armstrong, from Green Day, Tennessee. buff.ly/53NF57G

Happy birthday to the 5th Dimension's Billy Davis Jr. He's at the centre of things at their Summer of Soul appearance. Their Jimmy Webb song , Magic Garden, is on the radio round here. From a time when records could go quiet in the middle, without people being alarmed. buff.ly/53NF57G

The work of the great Billy Reeves. As is the smash hit 'Encyclopedi-ite' , which is the sound to this vision. It's now on the MB Record Show. And sounding well. buff.ly/53NF57G

Wheeeeee!!! The Cyclone at Coney Island (Baby) is 99 years old. So, the Disc Jockey goes into his carton of funfair related records to find ..... JR & The Modern Lovers! Roller Coaster By The Sea. which makes me feel more like I oughta. (it does rhyme on the record) Now on the MBRS buff.ly/53NF57G

Recorded 26 June 1972. The production sounds a bit underwhelming. Oh...hold on.... he produced it himself! This was also the time he did his own dentistry. Still a top disc. As heard on my copy of Changesonebowie in the summer of 76. And on the MBRS in the summer of 26. buff.ly/53NF57G

Perennial! They're Top Of The Pops!!! Another excellent collection on the way. First out of the traps is the brilliant 'What's New On The Beat Scene?" To which , the obvious answer is, the forthcoming Perennial LP. Hear 'WNOTBS' on the MBRS buff.ly/53NF57G

Georgie Fame, disproving the old canard that smoking isn't cool. It's his birthday today. Eighty Three. So he was Twenty Two when he wrote and recorded Getaway. God like genius. Now on the MB Record Show. buff.ly/53NF57G

It's The Klittens. From Amsterdam. No, they haven't been stealing drink from your fridge. They've a brilliant new song out called 'Have A Heart'. And a brilliant LP with the same name due in September. All is well. Now on the MBRS buff.ly/53NF57G

What in the Def Leppard is going on!? 😳🤣

'Go on, pull it......' Always a good one, even if Joe's smelt it before. Happy birthday Mick Jones. No Clash without Mick. No B.A.D. without Mick. No Hitsville UK without Mick. Now on the MBRS, where it blows a hole in the radio. When it hasn't sounded good all week. buff.ly/53NF57G

Marco and Adam. The Dandy Highwaymen. Mr Pirroni's got a book coming out in September. Your Money Or Your Life - From Punk To Prince Charming. Maybe Goody Two Shoes will be in the sequel. Their finest three and a half minutes opens this week's (an hour) Late Show/MB Record Show. buff.ly/53NF57G

I didn’t get where I am today by tuning into the Mickey Bradley Radio Show an hour too early…

Hellooo....just a note to say that the Late Show/MB Record Show starts at 11.03 this evening. "Defective junction box, New Malden"

I'm only two scorching bus rides and just under three hours away from seeing Cowtown, The Cords, BMX Bandits (duo) and the mysterious C'est Qui? in a firey Levenshulme Hellpit. Cant wait.

My teenage self had one made-to-measure 😂 Saved up from my meagre wages and got it from a place called, suitably, "Skint". Still got it, but it no longer fits. Either it got smaller or...

If the delivery guy hasn't been using the van for other things.

And to end, the small print. Better than Willie Williams' original, say the bright young things on the cover. I think they're right. There's a dub version of Armagideon Time on the box set of the same name. But I'll stick with the original b side. buff.ly/rKgHI2P

"I may not be able to play on this recording, George, you'll have to do it because...I AM SMOKING A FAG!"

The Inspirational Inspirals Carpets. Their 1989 single 'Joe' is still the one to play on the MB Record Show. Just as it was on the 1989 version of the MBRS, The Bottom Line. Some things never change. I know, not necessarily a good thing. buff.ly/rKgHI2P

It's Jetstream Pony, basking in the pop sunlight. They've a brilliant offering for the Pets Sounds LP. It's called Grimalkin Tom. I think it's cat related. Now on the MB Record Show. buff.ly/rKgHI2P

From Weird to Strange. A Ray Davies offering for Dave Berry. Here he is, trying to work out how much of the microphone he could swallow before he gagged. It wasn't much. Brilliant record, of course - This Strange Effect. And we like it. Now on the MB Record Show/The Late Show. buff.ly/rKgHI2P

It's Disgusting Sisters, taking a break from being disgusting. As you know, they're never disgusting, just entertaining. New(ish) record is Weirdo Magnet. Which is tip top, as you would imagine. Now on the MB Record Show. buff.ly/rKgHI2P

It's nearly the sixtieth anniversary of Revolver. I used to think Beatles LP anniversaries were a thing. Anyway - She Said She Said was recorded on 21st June 1966. And it's now on the MBRS/LSWMB

Who knew we needed another collection of Beatles covers? Their take on The Quiet One's "Love You To" is brilliant. And on the MB Record Show/The Late Show wMB buff.ly/rKgHI2P

The Reverend Al bringing some calm and dignity to the MBRS. His early version of I Want To Hold Your Hand is one of the best Beatles covers ever made. Well, so say his congregation at the Full Gospel Tabernacle Church. buff.ly/rKgHI2P

New selection box!! It has their Beatles answer song inside. Don't Wanna Hold Your Hand. It's a miracle of modern music, so it is. On the MBRS now. buff.ly/rKgHI2P

"No, I didn't notice the photographer as I was too engrossed in the Los Angeles Times horoscope - 'Sagittarius : You will receive a communication from a relation. Maybe a second cousin... " Looking For The Heart Of Saturday Night on the MB Record Show. buff.ly/rKgHI2P

Another pick from Armagideon Time. The box. I didn't realise Basement 5 had such a impressive looking logo. I suspect air brushing was involved. Their single Silicon Chip is now on the MB Record Show. Made in 1980, when a silicon chip was a futuristic invention. buff.ly/rKgHI2P

Well, there is a football competition on, so it behoves us to once again appreciate the work of Loose Articles. Kick Like A Girl. On the MBRS. As it was during Euro 2020. Which was in 2021. buff.ly/rKgHI2P

Otis never ever made a fuss if the MGs took all the chairs. A true professional. I Can't Turn You Loose now on the MBRS. I believe the term is 'Banger'. buff.ly/rKgHI2P

Watching the football with the sound down and @mickeyundertone.bsky.social soundtracking It .. sadly the music is better than the start for Scotland

@alexandraann67.bsky.social forsaking half of ther MBRS for the Fitba! @mickeyundertone.bsky.social

That time Iggy couldn't remember if he'd turned off the immersion heater. Some nights he was, indeed, the world's forgetful boy. Loose now on the MB Record Show, home of the pretty music. buff.ly/rKgHI2P