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October 6, 2021: Radio Recidivism: October 11, 1985!
Join me as I dig through some old cassettes of my college radio days back in the mid-1980s, and listen as I recreate the playlist of a show from 36 years ago! Will you recognize all the songs?
And it's fundraising time again, as we roll out the October Hellraiser campaign! Please make a pledge to support freeform radio by clicking on the banner at the top of this page! Make a pledge for 1985 Mary, who never once dreamed that she would be on WFMU in the future!
And you can listen to most of these songs without the mic breaks on the Spotify playlist that I created to record the music for today's show! Be a hit at your next 80s party!
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Artist | Track | Album | Label | Year | Format | Comments | Approx. start time | |||
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The Waterboys | This Is The Sea | This Is The Sea | Chrysalis | 1985 | MP3 | 0:00:00 (Pop-up) | ||||
The Smiths | Barbarism Begins At Home | Meat Is Murder | Sire | 1985 | MP3 | 0:06:25 (Pop-up) | ||||
Del Amitri | Breaking Bread | Del Amitri | Chrysalis | 1985 | MP3 | 0:13:15 (Pop-up) | ||||
Your DJ from 1985 speaks | backannouncing | Okay, I am putting one of the original mic breaks in the archive; you can hear the difference in the end of the Del Amitri song to show how distorted the tape has gotten in 36 years, heh. But at least it sounds better than the bit I played in the next "real" mic break! | 0:16:44 (Pop-up) | |||||||
The Colour Field | Thinking Of You | Virgins And Philistines | Chrysalis | 1985 | MP3 | 0:17:34 (Pop-up) | ||||
Everything But The Girl | Ballad Of The Times | Love Not Money | Sire | 1985 | MP3 | 0:21:01 (Pop-up) | ||||
The Dream Academy | (Johnny) New Light | The Dream Academy | Warner Bros. | 1985 | MP3 | 0:24:27 (Pop-up) | ||||
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians | Another Bubble | Fegmania! | Slash | 1985 | MP3 | 0:28:48 (Pop-up) | ||||
Dinosaur | Forget The Swan | Dinosaur | Homestead | 1985 | MP3 | Changed their name to Dinosaur Jr. in 1987. | 0:31:31 (Pop-up) | |||
James | Fire So Close | Fresh As A Daisy - The Singles | Mercury | 2007 | MP3 | This song originally released in 1983. | 0:36:38 (Pop-up) | |||
Crippled Pilgrims | So Clean | Down Here: Collected Recordings (1983-1985) | Reaction Recordings | 2004 | MP3 | This song originally released in 1985. | 0:38:27 (Pop-up) | |||
A Certain Ratio | Wild Party (12" Version) | ACR:Set | Mute | 2018 | MP3 | This song originally released in 1985. | 0:42:34 (Pop-up) | |||
Happy Mondays | Delightful | The Early EP's | London | 2019 | MP3 | This song originally released in 1985. | 0:46:50 (Pop-up) | |||
Scritti Politti | Small Talk | Cupid & Psyche 85 | Warner Bros. | 1985 | MP3 | 0:50:28 (Pop-up) | ||||
Clan Of Xymox | A Day | Clan Of Xymox | Relativity | 1985 | MP3 | 0:54:05 (Pop-up) | ||||
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Music behind DJ: Low |
Hatchet (Optimimi Version) (Wing edit) |
News flash: my 1985 voice does NOT sound like that! I discovered later that the "tape speed" dial on the cassette player had been turned down so the tape played slower than normal! When I adjusted the speed, my golden radio voice returned! What a relief! So, pay no attention to that part of this mic break, except to enjoy my cringing and laughing. |
1:00:44 (Pop-up) |
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Monsoon | Shakti (The Meaning Of Within) | Shakti (The Meaning Of Within) 12" | The Mobile Suit Corporation | 1982 | MP3 | 1:08:10 (Pop-up) | ||||
Japan | The Art Of Parties | Tin Drum | Virgin | 1981 | MP3 | 1:12:59 (Pop-up) | ||||
Amor Fati | I Am... | Body W/O Organs | Flesh | 1985 | MP3 | 1:17:10 (Pop-up) | ||||
Savage Republic | Next To Nothing | Tragic Figures | Independent Project | 1982 | MP3 | 1:19:43 (Pop-up) | ||||
Live Skull | Skin Job | Bringing Home The Bait | Homestead | 1985 | MP3 | 1:23:03 (Pop-up) | ||||
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry | Talk About The Weather | Talk About The Weather | Red Rhino | 1985 | MP3 | 1:26:13 (Pop-up) | ||||
Shark Vegas | You Hurt Me | Fac. Dance 02: Factory Records 12" Mixes & Rarities 1980-1987 | Strut | 2012 | MP3 | Various artists; this song originally released in 1984. | 1:30:16 (Pop-up) | |||
The Fleshtones | Wind Out | Speed Connection II - The Final Chapter (Live In Paris 85) | I.R.S. | 1985 | MP3 | An R.E.M. cover. | 1:37:16 (Pop-up) | |||
Eddie And The Hot Rods | Do Anything You Wanna Do | Life On The Line | Island | 1977 | MP3 | 1:39:20 (Pop-up) | ||||
Foreign Bodies | Don't Go | Play It Loud | Hyena | 1985 | MP3 | 1:43:38 (Pop-up) | ||||
Certain General | Back Downtown | Holiday Of Love | Labor | 1982 | MP3 | 1:46:39 (Pop-up) | ||||
Bangah | Trapped/Hide & Seek | Bangah | Resonate | 1984 | MP3 | 1:48:35 (Pop-up) | ||||
Section 25 | The Guitar Waltz | Love And Hate (In The English Countryside) | LTM | 1999 | MP3 | This song originally released in 1985. | 1:53:32 (Pop-up) | |||
Wire Train | When She Was A Girl | Between Two Words | Columbia / 415 | 1985 | MP3 | 1:56:32 (Pop-up) | ||||
Life | Better | Optimism / Better 7" | Factory | 1985 | MP3 | Adding this song to the archive; had to record it directly from the cassette because I could not find it anywhere on the internet. | 2:00:50 (Pop-up) | |||
R.E.M. | Crazy | Dead Letter Office | I.R.S. | 1987 | MP3 | A Pylon cover; this version originally released in 1985. | 2:04:02 (Pop-up) | |||
10,000 Maniacs | Scorpio Rising | The Wishing Chair | Elektra | 1985 | MP3 | 2:07:02 (Pop-up) | ||||
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Music behind DJ: Low |
Hatchet (Optimimi Version) (Wing edit) |
2:10:15 (Pop-up) |
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Hüsker Dü | Don't Know Yet | Flip Your Wig | SST | 1985 | MP3 | 2:17:50 (Pop-up) | ||||
Ground Zero | Patriot | Pink | Reflex | 1985 | MP3 | Adding this song to the archive, because I found the record in the WFMU music library! | 2:20:02 (Pop-up) | |||
Jon And The Nightriders | Russian Roulette | Charge Of The Nightriders | Enigma | 1984 | MP3 | A Nevegans cover. | 2:23:58 (Pop-up) | |||
Fishbone | ? (Modern Industry) | Fishbone 101–Nuttasaurusmeg Fossil Fuelin' The Fonkay | Legacy | 1996 | MP3 | This song originally released in 1985. | 2:26:37 (Pop-up) | |||
The Lucy Show | Resistance | ...Undone | A&M | 1985 | MP3 | 2:31:03 (Pop-up) | ||||
Marc Almond And The Willing Sinners | The Boy Who Came Back | Vermin In Ermine | Some Bizzare | 1984 | MP3 | 2:35:00 (Pop-up) | ||||
Squeeze | If I Didn't Love You | Argybargy | A&M | 1980 | MP3 | 2:39:53 (Pop-up) | ||||
Pete Shelley | Love In Vain | Homosapien | Arista | 1981 | MP3 | 2:44:04 (Pop-up) | ||||
Siouxsie And The Banshees | Running Town | Hyaena | Geffen | 1984 | MP3 | 2:47:21 (Pop-up) | ||||
Skinny Puppy | Icebreaker | Remission | Nettwerk America | 2001 | MP3 | This song originally released in 1985. | 2:51:24 (Pop-up) | |||
U-Men | A Year And A Day | U-Men | Sub Pop | 2017 | MP3 | This song originally released in 1985. | 2:54:38 (Pop-up) | |||
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds | Tupelo | The Firstborn Is Dead | Mute | 1985 | MP3 | 2:58:28 (Pop-up) | ||||
999 | Li'l Red Riding Hood | The Albion Punk Years | Anagram | 1996 | MP3 | This song originally released in 1981. | 3:05:42 (Pop-up) | |||
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Music behind DJ: Low |
Hatchet (Optimimi Version) (Wing edit) |
3:08:29 (Pop-up) |
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Kate Bush | Hounds Of Love | Hounds Of Love | EMI | 1985 | MP3 | Adding Kate to the archive so that all songs from the original tapes are here! History repeats! | 3:12:16 (Pop-up) |
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Listener comments!
Mary Wing:
Sylvia:
Summer and Michael and Sylvia:
WR:
David (in London):
Hello groovemongers.
βrian:
βrian:
Summer and Michael and Sylvia:
Handy Haversack:
Hi, Mary and all the Wing'd ones.
David (in London):
Phillippe - where the bloody Hell are you? Report to main reception immediately.
Hopey Sockmonkey:
chresti:
spodiodi:
Mary Wing:
Threemoons:
Handy Haversack:
spodiodi:
Bryant in TO:
David (in London):
Handy, Spod - he's in the dock soon that's for sure.
Handy Haversack:
Hubig Pie:
David (in London):
Wotcha Hubig.
drowsy:
Mary Wing:
Sylvia:
Threemoons:
Ken From Hyde Park:
Handy Haversack:
Surely something's changed in all that time?
Hubig Pie:
David (in London):
Mary Wing:
Hubig Pie:
drowsy:
doctorjazz:
Troymo:
Mary Wing:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
...yes I know - Whatever...
Well even Conjunct Mars the New Moon is refreshing feels to me...
spodiodi:
drowsy:
Mary Wing:
Hopey Sockmonkey:
spodiodi:
Hopey Sockmonkey:
Mary Wing:
New moons and new pledges are welcome here, so let me remind everyone that it is fundraising time again! Please make a pledge for Past Mary, who never once dreamed that she would be on WFMU in the future!
David (in London):
David (in London):
Summer and Michael and Sylvia:
Mary Wing:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Mary Wing:
Bryant in TO:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Handy Haversack:
drowsy:
Bryant in TO:
Handy Haversack:
solo mon:
David (in London):
chris in the redwoods:
David (in London):
It's still holding a grudge, so watch yourself.
Mary Wing:
Handy Haversack:
David (in London):
solo mon:
Handy Haversack:
Mary Wing:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
chris in the redwoods:
Mary Wing:
Franco Twinkie:
Stanley:
I am unshackled from my labours.
I've had an awful day at the coalface that only beer, roast cashews and loud music can put right.
Handy Haversack:
(Actually going to have some cashews over here in a sec, too.)
chresti:
Stanley:
Mary Wing:
Handy Haversack:
chresti:
wendy del formaggio:
Stanley:
Stanley:
David in London:
Wrap that tie round your head and cut loose!
Footloose.
doctorjazz:
Mary Wing:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Back by itself.
Franco Twinkie:
Stanley:
Stanley:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
So Franco - you are b. 1956 Year of Fire Monkey ?
Hopey Sockmonkey:
Franco Twinkie:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
drowsy:
Franco Twinkie:
Mary Wing:
Franco Twinkie:
Mary Wing:
David in London:
Stayin’ alive in eighty five!
Handy Haversack:
ChukAmok:
Franco Twinkie:
ChukAmok:
drowsy:
chresti:
Mary Wing:
chresti:
Franco Twinkie:
spodiodi:
ChukAmok:
chresti:
Franco Twinkie:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Let's get back to that...
drowsy:
Stanley:
Franco Twinkie:
chresti:
spodiodi:
David in London:
Franco Twinkie:
spodiodi:
Webhamster Henry:
Handy Haversack:
Hopey Sockmonkey:
chresti:
drowsy:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
BabyWing ! You sound treblier & I suppose the Persona hadn't emerged as much !
Franco Twinkie:
Mary Wing:
chresti:
Stanley:
In 1985 I had dreadlocks!
Franco Twinkie:
Mary Wing:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Webhamster Henry:
Stanley:
Hopey Sockmonkey:
David in London:
ChukAmok:
Handy Haversack:
drowsy:
David in London:
Hello Ruth if you’re listening...
Franco Twinkie:
Billy Mince:
Mary Wing:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Mary Wing:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Franco Twinkie:
Mary Wing:
doctorjazz:
Franco Twinkie:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Franco Twinkie:
doctorjazz:
Billy Mince:
Mary Wing:
david w:
Handy Haversack:
Mary Wing:
Stanley:
Stanley:
Mary Wing:
chresti:
Stanley:
David in London:
Mary Wing:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Ken From Hyde Park:
Ken From Hyde Park:
David in London:
Mary Wing:
Handy Haversack:
Mary Wing:
Hubig Pie:
Kate Bush ?
ChukAmok:
ChukAmok:
Mary Wing:
drowsy:
Handy Haversack:
Mary Wing:
ChukAmok:
Hopey Sockmonkey:
Mary Wing:
David in London:
Hubig Pie:
ChukAmok:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Mary Wing:
Bitchin Camaro was in 85? Dang, that is old.
Stanley:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Probly just as well not a lot of typical SST-ish Rawkist acts today. Maybe ?
ChukAmok:
Franco Twinkie:
Mary Wing:
drowsy:
Stanley:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
drowsy:
David (in London):
doctorjazz:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Mary Wing:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
chresti:
Ken From Hyde Park:
Stanley:
David in London:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Mary Wing:
Bas NL:
spodiodi:
Stanley:
drowsy:
Mary Wing:
chresti:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Hullo spodi !
Hopey Sockmonkey:
Bas NL:
Handy Haversack:
Stanley:
spodiodi:
"in case ya didn't happen to notice, i'm one hell of a gorgeous chick"
chris in the redwoods:
David in London:
Stanley, I went to the premier of that. The band played live beforehand, with Alison Moyet filling in for Lee. She was amazing, possibly the best replacement ever. Would have loved to have seen them in their 70s glory days, though. Ever seen this? On home soil...
https://youtu.be/GzF0AETdRF8
Were you there?
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Handy Haversack:
Mary Wing:
Bas NL:
spodiodi:
Stanley:
And I wish.
Watched that vid many a time. Just love Lee's filthy white suit.
Handy Haversack:
K8 and I were saying it seems like no one ever talks about 10,000 Maniacs anymore.
spodiodi:
Stanley:
Handy Haversack:
Mary Wing:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
spodiodi:
Stanley:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Handy Haversack:
David in London:
spodiodi:
Stanley:
Anyway balls to that Unplugged is one of my all time favourite albums.
spodiodi:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
...Johnny Marr but three days before me on Halloween 1963...
Handy Haversack:
spodiodi:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
spodiodi:
spodiodi:
Mary Wing:
Michael 98145:
chris in the redwoods:
Michael 98145:
spodiodi:
amen, chris!
spodiodi:
spodiodi:
Mary Wing:
spodiodi:
Mary Wing:
Handy Haversack:
spodiodi:
Mary Wing:
spodiodi:
spodiodi:
spodiodi:
Mary Wing:
spodiodi:
David in London:
spodiodi:
killkillkill!
Mary Wing:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Mary Wing:
spodiodi:
David in London:
Monochrome Set maybe?
spodiodi:
doctorjazz:
ChukAmok:
spodiodi:
drowsy:
Cheers to everyone sharing this ride today.
Michael 98145:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Mary Wing:
ChukAmok:
Mary Wing:
Ike:
Handy Haversack:
Bas NL:
spodiodi:
Mary Wing:
chresti:
chris in the redwoods:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
coelacanth∅:
no 3ok?
Mary Wing:
Michael 98145:
spodiodi:
Ken From Hyde Park:
ChukAmok:
spodiodi:
coelacanth∅:
coelacanth∅:
David in London:
Mary Wing:
spodiodi:
ChukAmok:
Handy Haversack:
Yup, I'm seeing drums. Just like in my secret toxic-waste-disposal cave.
I've said too much.
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
So - Drummer Icons - my gratitude as well.
chresti:
spodiodi:
Stanley:
chresti:
Bas NL:
chris in the redwoods:
Mary Wing:
Hopey Sockmonkey:
coelacanth∅:
...probably not.
hi David, Handy, spodi, y'all!
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
spodiodi:
Handy Haversack:
David in London:
spodiodi:
Handy Haversack:
coelacanth∅:
Bas NL:
βrian:
Handy Haversack:
Mary Wing:
Michael 98145:
spodiodi:
I k e:
Mary Wing:
David in London:
Franco Twinkie:
Handy Haversack:
Keep on flying, O Wing'd Chariots.
βrian:
coelacanth∅:
- they still play?
spodiodi:
Jason from Houston:
spodiodi:
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
David in London:
Later Groovers.
chresti:
Michael 98145:
Jason from Houston:
Handy Haversack:
Bas NL:
Hopey Sockmonkey:
chris in the redwoods:
βrian:
coelacanth∅:
Franco Twinkie:
Stanley:
Later, gators.
Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
Ken From Hyde Park:
coelacanth∅:
coelacanth∅:
doctorjazz:
Threemoons:
Mary Wing: