well....now that you mention it....

thank you..... I enjoyed that.

My parents didn't have a lot of money. One Christmas I got a yo.

'Who cares about "Anarchy in the UK" in the face of the outrage borne of having a slightly spoiled relative?' Happy birthday to 'My Perfect Cousin'.

Released on this day in 1980: My Perfect Cousin #TheUndertones youtu.be/Pgqa3cVOxUc?...

great film

Waiting for Ferg to post “Wow this is great”. But I’ll just do it. Wow - this is great!

Remembering that time that Miles Davis brought flowers to Laura Nyro at one of her concerts and also stopped by a recording session to possibly play but after listening, declared, “this is perfect, it doesn’t need me!”

Like the harmonica, and Get Off Of My Cloud trying to break through

Even the font is a pleasure. Gideon Gaye, by The High Lllamas. LP released in 94. Checking In Checking Out released as a single in 95. Highest chart position was 96. Not sure what those numbers mean, but the Record Show is Checking Out around now. buff.ly/4Z45tn2

Chockful of nuggets. The Sunday Mourners LP. A Rhythm Absolute. Unwitting Boy sneaks into the MB Record Show just as the staff are starting to clear the tables..... buff.ly/4Z45tn2

Another thing I missed. Siouxsie and Budgie's version of Wild Thing. Came out in 1981. It's brilliant. So good that it allows me to play the song twice. Now on the MB Record Show. buff.ly/4Z45tn2

Another Chip Taylor song. Probably the most famous one. He was asked to write a song for the resident group in the Arthur night club in New York in 1965. They were called The Wild Ones. So, you know..... why not? Excellent version , too. Now on the MBRS buff.ly/4Z45tn2

Successfully covered by Death in Vegas with Weller guesting on vocals...

"Look. I'm sorry Miss Franklin, we're still waiting on Jack. Apparently he's hit the road."

Such a wonderful piece of art to go with the wonderful music contained within. Emerald Sapphire and Gold - and Martin Hannett - now on the MB Record Show with You're No Good. buff.ly/4Z45tn2

No, I'm still trying to work out the squirrel reference. But it's Laptop, so you don't need to work too hard. Great new single. And they did all the drawing themselves. Isn't that very good? Now on the MBRS buff.ly/4Z45tn2

The best Byrd. Gene Clark. First solo outing in 1967 had his song So You Say You've Lost Your Baby on it. Experience its greatness on the radio round here. The Late Show, it's filed under. If you're interested, I mean. buff.ly/4Z45tn2

Great record. Never let it be said the wearing of a Duffle Coat can influence our resident DJ...

Bands about to take the stairs, part 1. It's Lightheaded. New Jersey cultural representatives. Their excellent LP - Thinking, Dreaming, Scheming - is still the one to get from 2025. As a reminder of it's quality, Love Is Overrated is playing on the MB Record Show. buff.ly/4Z45tn2

I have to assume the title refers to the toy and is not a euphemism worthy of Billericay Dickie. But I've been wrong before. This was a hit for Junior. Little Junior Parker. Born this day 1932. Now on the radio round here. buff.ly/4Z45tn2

Born a month before Beatle Paul. Died this day in 2000. Just about made the new century. Billericay Dickie , an unsympathetic character in a brilliant bit of pop, now on the MBRS buff.ly/4Z45tn2

Kevin Robertson enlists his son Scott for this LP. The song title of the night is 'Get In The Parlour Jean', which is not a line from The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie', but an excellent tune on the LP. And on the MBRS. buff.ly/4Z45tn2

What a great photo. Aretha presumably waiting for Jack to actually finish the damn thing. Interesting b-side too. Before the world realised it was the best version of the song. Now on the MBRS/LSwMB. buff.ly/4Z45tn2

If you exclude Another Music in a Different Kitchen and Love Bites, then it's the finest album of 1978.

Frank O'Hara. Born this day in 1926. Died in 1966, after being hit by a vehicle in Fire Island. Which inspired 'Frank O'Hara's Hit' by Thurston Moore's band Chelsea Light Moving. Now on the MBRS buff.ly/4Z45tn2

It's Frankie Cosmos. I discovered this week that the name was inspired by the New York poet Frank O'Hara. Born 100 years ago today. Frankie C's If I Had A Dog has some everyday lifeness about it, just like Frankie O's Lunch Poems. If I Had A Dog has guitar, so it's on the MBRS. buff.ly/4Z45tn2

Flash Bang Wallop what a picture! The Velvet Underground. 1966, I suppose. Its been recently rediscovered. As far as the sound goes, their brilliant take on Marvin Gaye 'There She Goes Again' is now on the MBRS. buff.ly/4Z45tn2

I did not know, or maybe I couldn't remember, Johnny Thunders on RTE TV's Night Hawks in 1990. And interviewer Shay Healey doing his best. Johnny held up well, too. Playing The Heartbreakers Pirate Love on the record show now. buff.ly/4Z45tn2

Modesty Blaise 'The Little Things You Do' is being revived by the independent label Lo-Fi To Disco. And it's great. And not just because of this photo, either. Now on the MBRS buff.ly/4Z45tn2

Has there ever been a better record made in the 20th century? OK, there probably has. But this is the best one that mentions somebody walking down the street. And it makes the film 'Stripes' worth watching, too. Now on the MB Record Show. buff.ly/4Z45tn2

"OK, OK, I'll sort this. Just stay back" Esme from Truthpaste knows how to deal with the guy in the audience who keeps talking through their excellent new record. Bus Song, out now, and on the MB Record Show. It even has a saxophone. In a good way. buff.ly/4Z45tn2

Junior Parker, born this day in 1932. Nice suit, sir. He wrote Mystery Train. Did a great recording of it, too. Now on the radio round here. buff.ly/4Z45tn2

We’re home safe & sound after a lovely week in the UK! Thank you for spinning “Up-tight”!

I would suggest that this LP is not given the appropriate love and respect that it deserves. Without sounding like faint praise, there is not one less than wonderful song on it. Mystery Action - Mister Reaction!! Now on the MBRS Ahead of a new LP on the horizon, apparently. buff.ly/4Z45tn2

Look at Helen Love, sitting there, not bothering anybody, just thinking about the carrier bag full of great songs that she has at home. One of them - An Ordinary Lovers Song - is on a new EP and on the MBRS. At the same time!! buff.ly/4Z45tn2

A fine collection of the work of Chip Taylor and Al Gorgoni. The Troggs version of Anyway That You Want Me is on the MB Record Show now. If it's love that you want ... buff.ly/4Z45tn2

A bi located band. Copenhagen and Hamburg. Two nice spots, to be fair New single now on the radio, proving that there is still a place in our lives for guitars played loudly. Outta Luck. On the MBRS buff.ly/4Z45tn2

The new four CD edition of Fall Heads Roll has their last Peel session. August 2024, where they do Wrong Place Right Time and then I Can Hear The Grass Grow. Proof of this, if needed, is now on the MB Record Show. Aka The Late Show. buff.ly/4Z45tn2

Happy Birthday Andy Bown. Looking cool as part of The Herd. Maybe not the face of 68, but probably the hair of 68. From The Underworld now on the MBRS. Because it just is. buff.ly/4Z45tn2

I think Perennial had a good time touring the UK. Eight shows in a row. Are they now home safe in New England? I'll check...... in the meantime, hear again their best record. Up-tight! Via the MB Record Show buff.ly/4Z45tn2

A marvel indeed. Alan Rankine’s synths bounce, squeak and squeal, as does wee Billy’s voice…

This Charming Man. Billy Mackenzie would have turned 69 today. I can't play Party Fears Two every month, so I'm going with Club Country. Another marvel. Now on the MBRS buff.ly/4Z45tn2

To mark the passing this week of Chip Taylor. He wrote this (with Al Gorgoni) and a few other stone cold gems of civilisation. Now on the MB Record Show. buff.ly/4Z45tn2

I had completely forgotten about this song until @mickeyundertone.bsky.social played it on his dancin' radio show a few years ago and I now listen to it at least 5 times a week.

This morning I have mostly been listening to

Sugar Hiccup by the Cocteau Twins on the @mickeyundertone.bsky.social radio show (aye, I’m listening ‘again’). What a spellbindingly gorgeous song it is #swoons ♥️

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