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The last show features a farewell from Craig
Yeah. Recording that was preceeded with a stiff talking to self along the lines of "Don't snuffle, or I'll stab myself in the face with the mic stand." You get to decide whether it worked.
There are a lot of people to thank, so I’ll keep it to two: our producers Glynis Bartlam and Thomas Watts. Good people.
True that, but since you're far too polite to blow your own whatever, thanks for giving someone with a face for radio and a voice for mime the opportunity. Took some convincing on my end, but "you'll get paid" is remarkably persuasive.
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Esther Phillips - Home is the where the hatred is
Astonishing, heartbreaking.
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Daphne Oram . . . worked at the legendary BBC Radiophonic Workshop and then on her own account, creating in 1957 a system called Oramics, which "played" drawings made directly onto 35mm film.
Thanks for that. A bit of optical sound history here that includes Oram. Plus something Canadian from c. 1951:
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Penny & The Quarters, "You & Me (demo)", 1970:
Penny & The Quarters are a "lost" soul band which came to prominence in 2010 after an unreleased demo of their song "You And Me" was used in the film Blue Valentine.
Presumably teenagers at the time, Penny & The Quarters were invited to audition by Harmonic Sounds Studio in Columbus, Ohio, recording three demo songs in all. The group consisted of Jay Robinson, the lead male vocalist and songwriter, and a female lead with three or four male backup singers and an accompanying guitarist.
The songs were recorded some time between 1970 and 1975 at either Harmonic Sounds Studio or at the home of studio co-owner Clem Price in Columbus. Relegated to storage, the songs were discovered after Price's death in 2006 when a collection of tapes and acetate records was purchased at his estate sale. They were subsequently given to an archival record company, The Numero Group, after a Columbus, Ohio musicologist came into possession of the recordings.
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Marsha Gee, "Peanut Duck", 1965
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In keeping with your lovin' the ladies, Pauline Black seems apposite, both in context, and as a fond farewell to PA Radio.
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Juanita Rogers singing 'I'm So Glad You Love Me', from Sun Ra: The Singles, which covers Sonny's doo-wop era:
Love that.
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Russell Brown, in reply to
Marsha Gee, "Peanut Duck", 1965
Threefer, you are the man with this stuff.
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Patti Drew, "Keep On Movin'", 1968
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One more and I'm out. :)
Jo Armstead, "You Cut Up The Clothes", (1973) -
Stranger Cole and Patsy, 'Down at the Train Line', 1986. Respect to Mrs Pottinger.
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And here's an early Beeb performance on the famous Moog Modular, by who would later become Wendy Carlos:
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Mark,
I don't know if there are any cricket fans here but (without even having seen it) I recommend watching "Tangiwai A Love Story" on TV1 on Sunday at 8.30. I grew up with the tale of the Tangiwai disaster and the poignant events happening on the field at Ellis Park with Sutcliffe, Blair et al. The tale of what happened still brings a tear to my eye every time I hear it.
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Carol Stewart, in reply to
My family (and I) will be watching with rapt attention, Mark, as they were extras in it! (the cricket crowd scenes).
By the way, Kathryn Ryan talked to the actual Bob Blair this morning on her programme.Usually these disaster movies are awful (the Auckland volcano one certainly was) but there is quite a good buzz about this one.
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Danielle, in reply to
Dude. I thought I was the only person on earth who loves 'Peanut Duck'! Are you me??
(It's on the box set One Kiss Can Lead To Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost and Found, which, if you are that way inclined, is a treasure trove of lady-lovin' things. Including my all-time favourite version of 'You're No Good' by Dionne's sister Dee Dee Warwick.
She sounds like a YELLING ROBOT. With her badass robot backing-vocalist pals. Hey! Oh! Hey! Oh! HEY HEY!)
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Betty Swann - it's all about that thigh-shiverin' vocal rasp....
Penny & The Quarters, "You & Me (demo)"
Man, I love that song. And I love The Numero Group for the huge swathes of pure heaven they've unearthed over the years.
Another (from this):
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As wonderful as this is, it's seemingly not about the 'ladies'
until you follow the link on the YouTube page which takes you to this fabulous site:
Pixie Williams was a shooting star of New Zealand music – a clear, bright magical voice, a brief luminous career, a brilliant flash of light that lives on as a memory for some - both distant and familiar.
Man, I love this stuff. Time to re-read Mr. Bourke.
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More ladies of Reggae.
'Where have all the good men gone?'
And I quite like this cover by Hortense Ellis.
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Peter Darlington, in reply to
More ladies of Reggae.
Jennifer Lara and Hortense Ellis are both tops mate. Good call. #reggae
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Woman of the Ghetto, Marlena Shaw covered by Phillis Dillon
and one more from Ms Dillon, great tune , one of my fave reggae sevens
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One from the tigress of Cremona.
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Aretha Franklin - because she is divine.
Bette Midler - because this song is the one that slices me open, all the way through, every time
Lena Horne - because she is, and was, so beautiful
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Ella Fitzgerald - because she is and was and ever shall be the gold standard, for me at least -
Islander, in reply to
OOOHHH!
I'd never heard Her rendition that way before....oooohhhh.
She Is So Good As To Be Deathless.... -
Jackie Clark, in reply to
I know! Me neither till recently. That sardonic delivery she has.......
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Actually while we're on about the Ladies, here's my little Ruby......
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