This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio # 917

As I begin to write this, we're less than an hour into the show. We don't yet know much of what the rest of the show will bring; it's often that way, probably more often than not. We may have a vague notion of some of the tracks we want to play, but what will actually wind up on the playlist remains to be seen and heard. I'm committed to playing new music from The Gold Needles, Damian Whitehead, and Chris Richards & the Subtractions. The rest? We'll find out soon enough. You, my friends, can find out right now by casting your glance below. From our perspective: this is how you do great radio. We can prove it.

NEXT WEEK: A LOVE LETTER TO RADIO! Yeah, this might require a bit more planning than usual. But not too much planning! Dana's off on assignment next week, so to make up for his absence, we're gonna need to slap together something EPIC. I've got it covered. I'm going to play a bunch of great records that radio taught me, then-new records I first heard when the radio played 'em for me some time over the past 54 years or so. Tune in next week for a three-hour LOVE LETTER TO RADIO! And this is what rock 'n' roll radio sounded like on a Sunday night in Syracuse this week.

This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl, Sunday nights from 9 to Midnight Eastern, on the air in Syracuse on Spark WSPJ-LP 103.3 and 93.7, and on the web at http://sparksyracuse.org/

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Our new compilation CD This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, Volume 4 is now available from Kool Kat Musik! 29 tracks of irresistible rockin' pop, starring Pop Co-Op, Ray Paul, Circe Link & Christian Nesmith, Vegas With Randolph Featuring Lannie Flowers, The Slapbacks, P. Hux, Irene Peña, Michael Oliver & the Sacred Band Featuring Dave Merritt, The Rubinoos, Stepford Knives, The Grip Weeds, Popdudes, Ronnie Dark, The Flashcubes, Chris von Sneidern, The Bottle Kids, 1.4.5., The Smithereens, Paul Collins' Beat, The Hit Squad, The Rulers, The Legal Matters, Maura & the Bright Lights, Lisa Mychols, and Mr. Encrypto & the Cyphers. You gotta have it, so order it here.

TIRnRR # 917: 4/1/18

THE RAMONES: Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio? (Rhino, End Of The Century)
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FOOLS FACE: Even Angels Fall (Talk, Public Places)
THE STOOGES: Loose (Rhino, VA: Classic Punk)
SONNY: Laugh At Me (Time-Life, VA: Classic Rock 1965: Blowin' Your Mind)
BLONDIE: Doom Or Destiny (BMG, Pollinator)
THE NAZZ: Forget All About It (Rhino, Nazz Nazz)
THE BEATLES: I've Just Seen A Face (Capitol, Rubber Soul)
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THE GOLD NEEDLES: Not Tonight Josephine (Kool Kat Musik, Pearls)
HARMONIC DIRT: Maybe (n/a, Anthracite)
ARTHUR ALEXANDER: Soldier Of Love (Lay Down Your Arms) (Razor & Tie, The Ultimate Arthur Alexander)
DR. FEELGOOD: Milk & Alcohol (United Artists, Private Practice)
SLY & THE FAMILY STONE: Everybody Is A Star (Epic, Greatest Hits)
THE CULT: She Sells Sanctuary (Beggars Banquet, Love)
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THE PANDORAS: Just A Picture (Burger, Hey! It's The Pandoras)
THE MEMBERS: The Sound Of The Suburbs (Rhino, VA: Classic Punk)
THE VOGUES: Five O'Clock World (Varese Sarabande, The Best Of The Vogues)
FRANK ROSSANO: Money Money & You (unreleased)
THE MONKEES: Gotta Give It Time (Rhino, Good Times!)
THE SLITS: I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Rhino, VA: Classic Punk)
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ADRIAN WHITEHEAD: Nerd From The Suburbs (Popboomerang, Nerd From The Suburbs)
XTC: Are You Receiving Me? (Virgin, The Compact XTC)
THE TROGGS: Tuned Into Love (Rhino, Athens Andover)
GENERATION X: Dancing With Myself (Chrysalis, Perfect Hits 1975-1981)
THE GEORGIA PROPHETS: I Got The Fever (Custom 8, Fever)
THE DONNAS: Take It Off (Atlantic, Spend The Night)
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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: Rendezvous (Columbia, The Promise)
THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES: Shake Some Action (Rhino, At Full Speed)
THE WELL WISHERS: Never Let You Down (n/a, A View From Above)
MANFRED MANN: She (EMI, The Best Of Manfred Mann)
THE ROMANTICS: Open Up Your Door (Nemperor, In Heat)
THE BANGLES: How Is The Air Up There? (Omnivore, Ladies And Gentlemen...The Bangles!)
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CHRIS RICHARDS & THE SUBTRACTIONS: The End Of Me (Futureman, Peaks And Valleys)
THE HIT SQUAD: Best Of Me (Kool Kat Musik, VA: This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, Volume 4)
THE DANDY WARHOLS: We Used To Be Friends (Capitol, Welcome To The Monkey House)
BIG STAR: Thirteen (Stax, The Best Of Big Star)
THE FOUR TOPS: Walk Away Renee (Motown, The Ultimate Collection)
MOTT THE HOOPLE: Roll Away The Stone (Columbia, The Ballad Of Mott)
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THE RASPBERRIES: Go All The Way (RPM, Power Pop Volume One)
THE NERVES: Walking Out On Love (Alive, One Way Ticket)
THE RAMONES: Babysitter (Rhino, Leave Home)
THE UNDERTONES: Teenage Kicks (Rykodisc, The Undertones)
PHIL SEYMOUR: Let Her Dance (The Right Stuff, Precious To Me)
THE REPLACEMENTS: I Will Dare (Sire, For Sale)
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THE REZILLOS: Top Of The Pops (Sire, Can't Stand The Rezillos)
THE RICH KIDS: Rich Kids (Dojo, Ghosts Of Princes In Towers)
STEVE BARTON: Shadow Of The Bride (Sleepless, Tall Tales And Alibis)
THE KINKS: Everybody's Gonna Be Happy (Sanctuary, The Ultimate Collection)
THE PARTIES: Let's Call It Love (Rainbow Quartz, Coast Garde)
THE PRETENDERS: Message Of Love (Sire, The Singles)
THE KNICKERBOCKERS: They Ran For Their Lives (Big Beat, A Rave Up With The Knickerbockers)
RICHARD HELL & THE VOIDOIDS: Blank Generation (Sire, Blank Generation)
THE GOLD NEEDLES: Service With A Smile (Kool Kat Musik, Pearls)