Wrapping up the look back at 2018 music wise on Listen Up! “The Revolution Will Be Reissued – Fave reissues of 2018”. Hear selections from reissues, compilations, live albums, lost recordings, expanded releases and more.

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Playlist (Artist -Title- Album – Year of song)

Opening Theme

Man or Astroman? – Maximum Radiation Level – Experiment Zero – 1996

Bobbie Gentry – Papa, Won’t You Let Me Go To Town With You –The Girl From Chickasaw County-1967
Primal Scream – Billy/To Love Somebody-Give Out But Don’t Give Up: The Original Memphis Recordings-1993
The Band – I Shall Be Released (a cappella)-Music From Big Pink (50th Anniversary Edition)-1968

Bob Dylan – Idiot Wind –More Blood, More Tracks -1975
Gene Clark – Down On The Pier –Gene Clark Sings For You

Miriam Makeba – A Piece Of Ground –Pata Pata – 1967
Joe Strummer – London Is Burning -Joe Strummer 001–

Popera Cosmic – Poursuite –Les Esclaves-1969
The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Rainy Day, Dream Away-Electric Ladyland: 50th Anniversary Edition-1968
Basa Basa – African Soul Power-Homowo-1979
Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes – Ame Debout-Ame Debout-1971

Prince – Wednesday-Piano & a Microphone 1983-1983
Morrison Kincannon – Summer Days-Beneath The Redwoods-1975
Spriguns – White Witch-Various: When the Day Is Done: The Orchestrations of Robert Kirby-1977
The Kinks – Time Song-The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society – 1968

Liz Phair – Don’t HolyrBreath-Girly-Sound to Guyville-1991
Alexander ‘Skip’ Spence – It Ain’t Nice-AndOarAgain-1969
Ursula K. Le Guin & Todd Barton – Heron Dance-Music and Poetry of The Kesh-1985

The Beatles – Dear Prudence (Esher Demo)-The Beatles -1968
Love – Wonder People (I Do Wonder)-Forever Changes (50th Anniversary Edition)– 1968
The Choir – Anyway I Can-1969 Artifact: The Unreleased Album-1969

Sensation – Sensation –Sensation
Roxy Music – Re-Make / Re-Model (Peel Session, 4th January 1972)-Roxy Music -1972
The Brotherhood – Color Line –Stavia-1972
Zuider Zee – Haunter of Darkness-Zeenith – 1973

Skull Snaps – New Day-Skull Snaps-1973

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Thanks to all you listeners who tune into (or catch it archived) the radio show Listen Up! during this past year.

Let’s share some time listening to some 2018 faves this week and next.

Some Faves of 2018. Music treats I dug from the past year

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Playlist (Artist -Title- Album – Year of song)

Opening Theme

Man or Astroman? – Maximum Radiation Level – Experiment Zero – 1996

Playlist
Khruangbin – Maria Tambien-Con Todo El Mundo-2018
Gaye Su Akyol – Laziko -İstikrarlı Hayal Hakikattir-2018
Melody’s Echo Chamber – Quand Les Larmes D’un Ange Font Danser La Neige- Bon Voyage- 2018

Richard Reed Parry – Gentle Pulsing Dust –Quiet River of Dust, Vol. 1-2018
Spiritualized – I’m Your Man –And Nothing Hurt-2018
Idris Ackamoor and The Pyramids – Message To My People-An Angel Fell-2018

Neko Case – Hell-On-Hell-On-2018
Cat Power – Black –Wanderer-2018
Kyle Craft- The Rager –Full Circle Nightmare-2018
Low Cut Connie – Beverly –Dirty Pictures (Part 2)-2018

Superchunk – Erasure – What a Time to Be Alive-2018
Cold Meat – Nice Girls –Pork Sword Fever-2018
RunHideFight- He’s A Jerk -Hidden Volume 7″ single-2018
Albert Hammond Jr – Set To Attack –Francis Trouble-2018

Cowboy Junkies – The Things We Do To Each Other –All That Reckoning-2018
Ry Cooder – Jesus and Woody –Prodigal Son – 2018
Mount Eerie – Tintin In Tibet –Now Only-2018

Caroline Rose – Jeannie Becomes A Mom – LONER – 2018
The Grip Weeds – Mr. Nervous –Trip Around the Sun-2018
The Bangles – Jet Fighter-3×4: The Bangles, The Three O’Clock, The Dream Syndicate, Rain Parade -2018

Parquet Courts – Back To Earth –Wide Awake!-2018
The Chills – Bad Sugar –Snow Bound-2018
Ty Segall – My Ladys on Fire –Freedoms Goblin-2018

Janelle Monae – Americans-Dirty Computer-2018

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It is that time of year again. Grab the nog, sport the Santa hats and reindeer antlers, trim the tree and join the Xmess party.

Listen Up! is getting into the holiday spirit with the annual collection of offbeat, cool and zany seasonal musical treats as well as to occasional solemn nod to the season.

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Playlist (Artist -Title)

The Tail Draggers – Let’s Talk About Claus
The Fleshtones – Hooray For Santa Claus
Flat Duo Jets – Christmas Time (Hey We’re Gonna Rock)
Jimmy Butler – Trim Your Tree

Linda Cassidy – Is Santa Claus A Hippy
Homer & Jethro – Santa Claus (The Original Hippie)
Buzz Zeemer – Psychedelic Santa
Apples In Stereo – Holiday Mood
The Residents – Fire (Santa Dog)

Lord Nelson – A Party For Santa Claus (Trinidad & Tobago)
Lou Monte with Hugo Winterhalter’s Orchestra & Chorus – Italian Jingle Bells
Pala Brothers Orchestra – Sausage and Sauerkraut

Jack Scott – There’s Trouble Brewing
Honey & The Bees – Jing Jing A Ling
Joe Jack Talcum – Santa, Take Me Off Your List
Mojo Nixon – Sleigh Ride
Sharon Jones & Dap-Kings – Ain’t No Chimney In The Ghetto
National Lampoon – Down The Dial To Kung Fu Christmas

Ernestine Schumann-Heink – Silent Night Stille Nacht

The Both – You’re A Gift
Graham Parker – Christmas Is For Mugs
The Minus 5 – Yule Tide Me Over

The Dollyrots – Because I’m Santa
The Sterilles – Mrs. Claus Has Menopause
Glam Chops – Countdown To Christmas
The Schizophonics – Christmas Casbah Party
Television City – The Night Johnny Thunders Saved Christmas

Clyde Lasley – Santa Came Home Drunk
Everly Brothers – Christmas Eve Can Kill You
The Handsome Family – So Much Wine

Butterbeans & Sue – Papa Ain’t No Santa Claus
Kay Martin & Her Body Guards – Santa’s Doing The Horizontal Twist
The Bellrays – Poor Old Rudolph

NRBQ – Christmas Wish

Listen Up! is going international with a trek around the world filled with various sounds from practically every continent.

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Playlist (Artist -Title –Album – Year of song)
William Onyeabor (Nigeria) – Better Change Your Mind – Various: World Psychedelic Classics 3 – Love’s a Real Thing – The Funky Fuzzy Sounds Of West Africa – 1978
Rawayana (Venezuela) – Entre Tus Sábanas-Trippy Caribbean-2016
Almendra (argentina) – Trema De Pototo-Various ‎– Love, Peace & Poetry – Latin American Psychedelic Music – 1969
Black Beats (india) – The Mod Trade-Various ‎– Simla Beat 71-1971
Wanderleia (Brazil) – Vou Lhe Contar (Pushing Too Hard)- Various: Brazilian 60’s Nuggets I
Carola (Finland)-Jo Riittaa!! (The Last Time)-Jo Riittaa!! / Hunajainen-1965
Mari Atsumi (japan) – Suki Yo Ai Shite-1970
Sume (Greenland) – Efterar-Sumut-1973
Bonnie Dobson (Canada) – I Got Stung-Bonnie Dobson-1969
Brigitte Fontaine (France)-Brigitte-Brigitte Fontaine -1972
Gaye Su Akyol (Turkey)-Laziko-Istikrarlı Hayal Hakikattir-2018
Tinariwen-Sastanaqqam-Elwan-2017
Freedoms Children (South Africa)-1999- Various: Love, Peace And Poetry (African Psychedelic Music)V-1971
Amon Duul II (Germany)-Archangels Thunderbird-Yeti-1970
Our Solar System (sweden)-En Bit Av Det Tredje Klotet-Origins-2018
Juan De La Cruz ( Philippines)-Shake Your Brains –Himig Natin-1973
I Chewing Gum (Italy) – Senti questa chitarra-Senti questa chitarra/Tu Sei Al Buio-1968
Dug Dug’s (Mexico)- Brillo De Sol-Los Dug Dug’s-1971
Kaleidoscope (Dominican Republic)- Colours-Various – Love, Peace & Poetry – Latin American Psychedelic Music-1969
Conjunto Hi-Fi (Portugal)- Crystals and Trees –Various – Portuguese Nuggets Vol 3: A Trip To 60’s Portuguese Psych, Surf And Garage Rock-1968
Soyol Erdene (Mongolia)- Minii sarnai –
Rachid and Fethi (algeria)-Habit En Ich-Various- 1970’s Algerian Folk and Pop-1976
The Son Of P.M. ( Thailand)- Lhow Lenum-Shadow Music Of Thailand
Super Eagles (Gambia)- Loves a Real Thing –Various: World Psychedelic Classics 3 – Love’s a Real Thing – The Funky Fuzzy Sounds Of West Africa –1969
Tinglado 13 (Spain) – I Miss You – Various: Atenshion! Refleshion! (Spanish Psychedelic Grooves, 1967 – 1976)-1975
Illes (hungary)- Nehez az ut-Nehez az ut-1968
Otis Waygood (Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) – Ten Light Claps And A Scream –
David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto – World Citizen-WORLD CITIZEN – i won’t be disappointed -2003

Meshing known and unknown platters of sound into a mind melting cocktail called Listen Up!

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Playlist

The Go-Betweens – You Won’t Find It Again

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Playlist
Dick Kent – Maker Of Smooth Music
Bongwater – Free Love Messes Up My Life
The Flat Five – Almond Grove
NRBQ – Housekeeping

Rickie Lee Jones – Sunshine Superman
Young Fresh Fellows – Mad John’s Escape
George Washington Brown – Donovan’s Colours
Gosdin Brothers – Catch The Wind
Donovan – Divine Daze of Deathless Delight

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – She’s On It/Jack The Ripper
Caroline Rose – Soul No. 5
The Checkerlads – Shake Yourself Down
Dee Dee Sharp – Gravy, For My Mashed Potatoes

Shocking Blue – Send Me A Postcard
Nirvana – Love Buzz
Thee Oh Sees – Penetrating Eye

Terry Dolan – Rainbow
Mountain Goats – Bridge Of Sighs
Anna St. Louis – Walkin’ With Jesus
Spacemen 3 – I Love You

The Creatures of The Golden Dawn – cy-o-nide
The Above – Flake Out
The Dartells – Hot Pastrami
The Oxfords – It Serves You Right

The Saints – Lipstick On Your Collar
The Tough Shits – Nice Rock ‘n’ Roll
The Velvet Underground – Temptation Inside Your Heart
Kyle Craft – Fake Magic Angel
David Nance & Simon Joyner – Angie

The Woggles – Do Just What I Say
The Romantics – When I Look in Your Eyes
The Vibrators – Whips & Furs

Dave Dudley – Coffee Coffee Coffee

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Listen Up! plays those stark, cold analog synth sounds of the 70s and 80s

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Playlist

Silver Apples – Oscillations
Be Bop Deluxe – Electrical Language
Drinking Electricity – Good Times

Kraftwerk – Computer World
Gay Cat Park – I’m A Vocoder

Throbbing Gristle – Hot On The Heels of Love
Bruce Haack – Mean Old Devil
Stereo – Somewhere In The Night

Kym Amps – You Don’t Know My Name (But I Know You)
Eurythmics – English Summer
Andie Oppenheimer – New Mexico

Raymond Scott – Don’t Beat Your Wife Every Night (with announcer)
The Residents – Shut Up Shut Up
Suicide – Dream Baby Dream

Tubeway Army – Down In The Park
Visage – Mind Of A Toy
John Foxx – A New Kind Of Man
Ultravox – Dancing With Tears In My Eyes

Futurisk – Meteoright
Linear Movement – On The Screen
The Human League – Being Boiled
Japan – Methods of Dance
YMO – Gradated Grey

Brain Eno – Everything Emerges With The Night

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