I was joined today by LRC founder Thom Lane and former LRC deejays Bob Weston, David Greene, and Henry Santoro. Due to some technical difficulties, we were unable to air a phone call from Peter Choyce, one of my all-time favorite LRC hosts who is now living on the Left Coast. Bummer.
The first hour was dedicated to Thom’s Stiff Records singles. Bob and David programmed some sets for the second hour, and Henry and Thom showed they hadn’t lost their command of the World Famous Late Risers Club Concert Report. Considering all the records that didn’t make it to the airwaves, it was clear (at least to me) that we could have easily given each of these guys two hours of their own.
artist | song | release | label | year | comments |
Nick Lowe | So It Goes | So It Goes/Heart of the City single | Stiff | 1976 | Thom |
The Damned | Neat Neat Neat | Neat Neat Neat/Stab Your Back/Singalongascabies | Stiff | 1977 | Thom |
The Damned | New Rose | New Rose/Help! | Stiff | 1976 | Thom |
Richard Hell | Blank Generation | Another Rose/Blank Generation/You Gotta Lose | Stiff | 1976 | Thom |
The Adverts | One Chord Wonders | One Chord Wonder(s)/Quick Step | Stiff | 1977 | Thom |
Wreckless Eric | Whole Wide World | Whole Wide World/Semaphore Signals | Stiff | 1977 | Thom |
Max Wall | England’s Glory | England’s Glory/Dream Tobacco | Stiff | 1977 | Thom |
Motorhead | White Line Fever | Leaving Here/White Line Fever | Stiff | 1976 | Thom |
Ian Dury | Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll | Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll | Stiff | 1977 | Thom |
Elvis Costello | Mystery Dance (live) | Watching The Detectives/Blame It On Caine/Mystery Dance (live) | Stiff | 1977 | Thom |
Elvis Costello | Red Shoes | Red Shoes/Mystery Dance | Stiff | 1977 | Thom |
The Outlets | Wait | Rock – 1980 | Outlets | 2007 | Tim |
The Neighborhoods | Parasite | unreleased | self-released | 2007 | Tim |
The Moving Targets | The Other Side | Burning In Water | TAANG! | 1986 | Bob |
The Prime Movers | Matter Of Time | Nobody Gets On The Guest List comp | Throbbing Lobster | 1984 | Bob |
The Neats | Six | comp ep | Propeller | 1981 | Bob |
Sorry | Stop | The Way It Is | Homestead | 1986 | Bob |
The Proletariat | Marketplace | Indifference | Homestead | 1985 | Bob |
Happy Flowers | Mom, I Gave The Cat Some Acid | Songs For Children | Catch Trout | 1985 | David |
Sonic Youth | Expressway To Yr Skull | Evol | SST | 1986 | David |
God | My Pal | Tales From The Australian Underground comp | Feel | 1987 | David |
The Chills | Wet Blanket | Brave Words | Homestead | 1987 | David |
Hoodoo Gurus | I Want You Back | Stoneage Romeos | A&M | 1984 | David |