This Wednesday on Listen Up!, we listen to some sounds from David Bowie’s record collection based on a list he submitted back in 2006.

“To be brief and to the point, I’ve often been asked for some of my first faves, most from many years ago (the discs not the requests) but these very special vinyls had a particular telling effect on how I would collect and listen to music in the years to come. This is an old list and has been around a bit but you may not have seen it so it gives me great pleasure to re-represent it one mo’ time. Here are 25 to start with.” – David Bowie
The list and record buying memories from David Bowie can be found via the following links:
Sounds of My Universe Part One
Sounds of My Universe Part Two

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

Opening Theme

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

Incredible String Band – Painting Box –5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion – 1967
Igor Stravinsky – Part I. Adoration of Spring: Spring Round Dances –Le Sacre Du Printemps 
Daevid Allen – All I Want Is Out Of Here –Banana Moon – 1970

Robert Wyatt – Shipbuilding – Shipbuilding / Memories Of You – 1982
Linton Kwesi Johnson – Sonny Lettah (Anti-Sus Poem) –Forces of Victory -1979
The Last Poets – Just Because –The Last Poets – 1970

Tucker Zimmerman – Upsidedown Circus World –Ten Songs by Tucker Zimmerman – 1969
Charles Mingus – Wham Bam Thank you Ma’am – Oh Yeah – 1961
The Velvet Underground – I’m Waiting For The Man –The Velvet Underground – 1967

George Crumb – Black Angels, Departure –Black Angels –  1972
Johnny Lee Hooker – Tupelo Blues –Tupelo Blues – 1962
Gundala Janowitz – Vier letzte Lieder – September – Four Last Songs (Strauss) – 1973

Glenn Branca – The Ascension – The Ascension – 1981
The Fugs – Doin’ Alright –The Fugs – 1966
Little Richard – She Knows How To Rock – The Fabulous Little Richard –1959

Steve Reich – Music For 18 Musicians – Sections 1 –Music for 18 Musicians – 1978
Harry Partch – Cry From Another Darkness –Delusion Of Fury – 1971
Tom Dissevelt – Sonik Re-Entry –The Electrosoniks – 1960

Toots and The Maytals – Time Tough –Funky Kingston – 1973
James Brown – Lost Someone –Live At the Apollo – 1963
Elly Stone – My Death (La Mort) –Original Cast: Jaques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris – 1968

Koerner, Ray and Glover – Ramblin’ Blues – Blues, Rags and Hollers -1963
Syd Barrett – Dark Globe –The Madcap Laughs – 1970

Closing Theme

Silly Pillows – Groovy Tune – New Affections  – 1997

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The countdown of the top 100 artists that got the most plays on Listen Up! over the past 3 years continues with #78.

The countdown so far can be found here

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

Opening Theme

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

78. Black Sabbath – Planet Caravan – Paranoid – 1970
77. The Seeds – Mr. Farmer – Web of Sound – 1966
76. The Asteroid #4 – The Unknown – Hail To The Clear Figurines – 2011

75. The Pretty Things – Walking Through My Dreams – S.F. Sorrow – 1968
74. Mud Pie Sun – Worrisummer  Wooden Circle – 2012
73. The Bonzo Dog Band – We Are Normal – The Doughnut in Granny’s Greenhouse – 1968

72. The Bee Gees – Jumbo – Bee Gees Best 1967-1970 ‎- 1968
71. The GTV’s – Organ Donor – Organ Donor/Here’s A Thing – 2015
70. The Chesterfield Kings – Outtasite! – Psychedelic Sunrise – 2007

69. Blondie – Rip Her To Shreds – Blondie – 1975
68. The Who – A Quick One While He’s Away – A Quick One – 1966
67. Joy Division – A Means To An End – Closer – 1980

66. Rain Parade – Saturday’s Asylum – Emergency Third Rail Power Trip – 1985
65. Nick Drake – Which Will – Pink Moon – 1972
64. The Residents – Godsong – Fingerprince – 1977

63. Lovin’ Spoonful – There She Is – Daydream – 1966
62. Lou Reed – Kill Your Sons – Sally Can’t Dance – 1976
61. The Beach Boys – Feel Flows – Surfs Up – 1971
60. The Yardbirds – Happenings Ten Years Time Ago – Roger The Engineer ‎- 1966

59. Can – Paperhouse – Tago Mago – 1971
58. The Feelies – It’s Only Life – Only Life – 1988

57. Ultravox! – The Wild, The Beautiful and The Damned – Ultravox! – 1977
56. Lyres – Buried Alive – AHS1001 – 1981
55. Fleetwood Mac – The Green Manalishi -The Early Years – 1972

Countdown continues next week

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Listen Up! once again brings you a mid-afternoon escape. What pathways in the music maze we will end up in?

One with lots of riffs, crunchy chords, proto-punk, psych tinged nuggets, power pop and other  hook-filled rock ‘n’ roll releases.

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

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

The Barracudas – God Bless The 45 – God Bless The 45  7″ – 2013
Slade – Raven – Play It Loud – 1970
Hush – Oh Me, Oh My – Oh Me, Oh My/No More Worries – 1976
Hotlegs – Lady Sadie – Thinks School Stinks – 1970

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band – Action Strasse – Tomorrow Belongs To Me – 1975
Free – Mr. Big – Fire and Water – 1970
Cozy Powell – And There Was Skin – Dance With The Devil/And Then There Was Skin – 1973

Jet – Nothing To Do With Us – Jet – 1975
Sweeney Todd – Roxy Roller – Sweeney Todd – 1975

The Gun – Drives You Mad – The Gun – Gun – 1968
Maxx – 200 Years – Various: Relics Vol. 2 – 1969
Cherry Slush – I Cannot Stop You – Various:  Boulders Vol.5 – 1968

Raw Meat – Stand By Girl – Stand-By Girl/Out in The Country – 1969
The Legend – Portrait Of Youth – Various:  Boulders – Vol. 11 – 1968
Hot Poop – Dance To The War – Does Their Own Stuff! – 1971

The Hammersmith Gorillas – You Really Got Me – Various: Glitterbest – UK Glam With Attitude 1971-1976 – 1974
Crow – Slow Down – Crow By Crow – 1970
Galactus – Live With Me – Live With Me / You Can’t Win – 1976

The Arrows – Toughen Up – Various: Velvet Tinmine 20 Junk Shop Glam Ravers – 1974
Pagan Blitz – Slippin’ Away – Slippen Away/Rosalie – 197?
Quick Fox – Feel My Touch – Feel My Touch/Indian – 1978
Godson – We’ve Not Made It – Various: The Electric Asylum – 1971

The Sweet – Action – Action: The Sweet Anthology – 1975
Jook – Aggravation Place – Different Class  – 1978
Sky – Goodie Two Shoes -Don’t Hold Back – 1970

The Dictators – Heartache – Manifest Destiny – 1977
New York Dolls – Trash – New York Dolls – 1973
Neon Boys – That’s All I Know (Right Now) – Neon Boys, The / Richard Hell + The Voidoids (Part III) – 1973

Mott The Hoople – Violence – Mott – 1973

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