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Playlist (Artist -Title –Album- Year of song)
Opening Theme
Man or Astroman? – Maximum Radiation Level – – Experiment Zero – 1996
The Kinks – Nobody Gives –Preservation Act 2 – 1974
The Saints – Messin’ With The Kid –I’m Stranded – 1977
Cut In The Hill Gang – Jivin’ Sister Fanny –Hung Up – 2008
The Rolling Stones – Let It Loose -Exile on Main St-1972
The Concretes – Miss You – You Can’t Hurry Love/Miss You – 2003
Mark Kozlek/Kath Bloom – Pretty Little Flowers –Night Talks ep – 2017
Mud Pie Sun – Microcosmic Sister –Microcosmic Island: Songs of Jim Rao ( recorded for “Orange Daydream,” an Jim Rao/Orange Cake Mix tribute CD to be released at a later date on the Why The Tapes Play label. whythetapesplay.storenvy.com ) – 2017
The Partridge Family – Whale Song –Missing Pieces-1971
The Replacements – Unsatisfied –Let It Be-1984
The Frogs – Weird On The Avenue –Starjob-1997
Lucinda Williams – The Night’s Too Long –Lucinda Williams-1988
Tim Hardin – Part Of The Wind –Tim Hardin 1 – 1966
The Gun Club – Mother Of Earth –Miami-1982
Wayne, Pat & Keith – I’m Tired of You, Satan –Hillbillies in Hell: Country Music’s Tormented Testament (1952-1974) – 196?
Megan Sue Hicks – Hey, Can You Come Out and Play –Various Artists Follow The Sun – 1972
The Clean – Anything Can Happen –Anthology-1981
Smudge – Don’t Want To Be Grant McLennan –This Smudge Is True – 1991
The Go-Betweens – Cattle and Cane –Before Hollywood-1983
The Special Pillow – Automatic Doom –Inside The Special Pillow-2003
Close Lobsters – Let’s Make Some Plans –Forever, Until Victory! The Singles Collection – 1987
R.E.M. -Feeling Gravity’s Pull –Fables Of The Reconstruction-1985
Buzzcocks – Moving Away From The Pulsebeat –Another Music In A Different Kitchen – 1978
The Soundcarriers – Hideaway –Celeste-2010
Mazzy Star – Be My Angel –She Hangs Brightly – 1990
Ty Segall – Take Care (To Comb Your Hair)-Ty Segall – 2017
T Rex – Hot Love-Electric Warrior-1971
Closing Theme
Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune –New Affections – 1997