With This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio # 1000 coming up this Sunday, November 10th, we wanted to kick off the proceedings a week early. So TIRnRR # 999 was billed as That Very First Kiss: Every Rock 'n' Roll Story Starts Somewhere, as we presented encore spins of the first tracks we ever played by a few of the thousands of acts we've programmed over the past 998 shows.
To determine which tracks represented those First Kisses, we gave a list of acts to our intrepid stats man Fritz Van Leaven. The list consisted of a number of artists who've been played more than once on TIRnRR, and it was slapped together by me in my best seat-of-the-pants approach. We couldn't attempt a list of all of those thousands of acts, and there is certainly a very long honor roll of more acts we could have included, from Smokey Robinson & the Miracles to Lulu to The Dipsomaniacs to Bebe Buell. But we went with the list we had, turned it over to Fritz, and he gave the stats. Then we took those 200+ tracks. and played less than a quarter of them on TIRnRR # 999. A splendid time was vaguely hinted for all, but damn, it was a good show!
For posterity and exuberance, here's the list of stats that Fritz provided. Enjoy! And don't miss This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio # 1000 this Sunday.
20/20
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Nuclear Boy
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3/21/1999
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ABBA
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Does Your Mother Know
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5/2/1999
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AL GREEN
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Let’s Stay Together
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6/18/2000
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AMY RIGBY
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Downside Of Love
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6/29/2003
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ANDERSON COUNCIL
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Welcome To The Working Week
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7/21/2002
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ANIMALS
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Don’t Bring Me Down
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7/16/2000
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APPLES IN STEREO
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Seems So
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9/26/1999
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ARCHIES
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Sugar And Spice
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11/14/1999
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ARETHA FRANKLIN
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I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
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1/13/2002
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ASTROPUPPEES
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The Tube
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4/1/2001
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B-52’S
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Debbie
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6/20/1999
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BADFINGER
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Dennis
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1/24/1999
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BANGLES
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All About You
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10/24/1999
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BAY CITY ROLLERS
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Rock and Roll Love Letter
|
1/3/1999
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BEACH BOYS
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Don’t Worry Baby
|
12/27/1998
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BEAT
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Don’t Wait Up For Me
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4/11/1999
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BEATLES
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It’s Only Love
|
12/27/1998
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BEAU BRUMMELS
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Laugh, Laugh
|
1/31/1999
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BEAUTY SCENE OUTLAWS
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He’s No Me
|
2/22/2004
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BEN VAUGHN
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Sundown, Sundown
|
1/10/1999
|
BEVIS FROND
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Now You Know
|
12/27/1998
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BIG HELLO
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Today Will Be Yesterday Tomorrow
|
3/19/2000
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BIG STAR
|
In The Street
|
12/27/1998
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BILL LLOYD
|
Work In Progress
|
1/31/1999
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BLONDIE
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(I’m Always Touched By Your) Presence, Dear
|
2/21/1999
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BOB SEGER
|
Get Out Of Denver
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9/29/2013
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BOBBY FULLER FOUR
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Let Her Dance
|
1/24/1999
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BOX TOPS
|
Neon Rainbow
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2/28/1999
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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
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The Ties That Bind
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5/9/1999
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BUCK OWENS
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Act Naturally
|
3/26/2006
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BUDDY HOLLY
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That’ll Be The Day
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9/12/1999
|
BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD
|
Go And Say Goodbye
|
4/11/1999
|
BUZZCOCKS
|
Ever Fallen In Love
|
2/21/1999
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BYRDS
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Don’t Make Waves
|
3/14/1999
|
CATHOLIC GIRLS
|
Someone New
|
4/4/1999
|
CHARMS
|
Saturday
|
9/29/2002
|
CHEAP TRICK
|
Say Goodbye
|
1/3/1999
|
CHRIS VON SNEIDERN
|
Circles
|
1/3/1999
|
CHUCK BERRY
|
Louie To Frisco
|
3/21/1999
|
CLASH
|
Tommy Gun
|
3/21/1999
|
CLOUD ELEVEN
|
Things Will Work Out Fine
|
4/18/1999
|
COCKEYED GHOST
|
About Jill
|
12/27/1998
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COCKTAIL SLIPPERS
|
You Do Run
|
1/3/2010
|
COTTON MATHER
|
Homefront Cameo
|
1/17/1999
|
COWSILLS
|
The Rain, The Park And Other Things
|
8/8/1999
|
CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
|
I Put A Spell On You
|
9/3/2000
|
CURE
|
In Between Days
|
5/9/1999
|
DAMNED
|
Wait For The Blackout
|
4/18/1999
|
DAVE CLARK FIVE
|
Any Way You Want It
|
4/18/1999
|
DAVE EDMUNDS
|
Girls Talk
|
5/23/1999
|
DAVID BOWIE
|
Suffragette City
|
6/6/1999
|
DEL SHANNON
|
Move It On Over
|
5/2/1999
|
DEVO
|
Uncontrollable Urge
|
4/29/2001
|
DICKIES
|
Can’t Let Go
|
12/27/1998
|
DONNAS
|
Rock ‘n’ Roll Machine
|
12/27/1998
|
DONOVAN
|
Colours
|
8/22/1999
|
DRIFTERS
|
Sweets For My Sweet
|
10/24/1999
|
DUKES OF STRATOSPHEAR
|
Vanishing Girl
|
12/27/1998
|
DUSTY SPRINGFIELD
|
Son Of A Preacher Man
|
2/14/1999
|
DWIGHT TWILLEY
|
The Luck
|
7/4/1999
|
DWIGHT TWILLEY BAND
|
That I Remember
|
1/3/1999
|
EASYBEATS
|
Sorry
|
12/27/1998
|
EDDIE COCHRAN
|
Somethin’ Else
|
7/15/2001
|
ELVIS COSTELLO
|
I Stand Accused
|
2/14/1999
|
ELVIS PRESLEY
|
Santa Claus Is Back In Town
|
12/19/1999
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ENGLISH BEAT
|
Save It For Later
|
1/10/1999
|
EVERLY BROTHERS
|
Man With Money
|
5/9/1999
|
EYTAN MIRSKY
|
What Do I Do?
|
1/30/2000
|
FACES
|
Cindy Incidentally
|
7/25/1999
|
FINKERS
|
This Time It’s Love
|
8/8/1999
|
FLAMIN' GROOVIES
|
First Plane Home
|
1/10/1999
|
FLASHCUBES
|
It’s You Tonight
|
12/27/1998
|
FLESHTONES
|
One More Time
|
3/14/1999
|
FOUR TOPS
|
Are You Man Enough?
|
6/11/2000
|
GAME THEORY
|
Real Nighttime
|
3/13/2005
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GANG OF FOUR
|
I Found That Essence Rare
|
5/9/1999
|
GEORGE HARRISON
|
Poor Little Girl
|
3/7/1999
|
GO-GO'S
|
The Whole World Has Lost Its Head
|
8/15/1999
|
GRAHAM PARKER
|
Ordinary Girl
|
2/14/1999
|
GRATEFUL DEAD
|
The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion)
|
5/6/2001
|
GRIP WEEDS
|
Out Of Today
|
1/10/1999
|
HELLO HELEN
|
If You Want Me To
|
1/30/2000
|
HERB ALPERT AND THE TIJUANA BRASS
|
A Taste Of Honey
|
12/16/2001
|
HERMAN’S HERMITS
|
Got A Feeling
|
3/14/1999
|
HOLLIES
|
I Can’t Let Go
|
5/2/1999
|
IGGY POP
|
Family Affair
|
8/6/2000
|
IRENE PENA
|
Must’ve Been Good
|
12/11/2016
|
ISLEY BROTHERS
|
Summer Breeze
|
5/23/1999
|
JAM
|
And Your Bird Can Sing
|
1/17/1999
|
JAMES BROWN
|
For Goodness Sakes, Look At Those Cakes (Part 1)
|
5/16/1999
|
JELLYBRICKS
|
Miss You
|
12/27/1998
|
JEREMY
|
Crying On The Inside
|
5/2/1999
|
JIMMY CAVALLO AND HIS HOUSEROCKERS
|
Rock The Joint
|
1/10/1999
|
JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS
|
Eye To Eye
|
2/21/1999
|
JOE COCKER
|
Feelin’ Alright
|
11/19/2000
|
JOE JACKSON
|
I’m The Man
|
2/4/2001
|
JOHN HIATT
|
Thing Called Love
|
2/27/2000
|
JOHN LENNON
|
I’m Losing You
|
12/27/1998
|
JOHNNY POPSTAR LUV EXPLOSION
|
Guess I’m Just A Friendly Guy
|
6/27/1999
|
JOHNNY THUNDERS
|
Short Lives
|
1/17/1999
|
JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS
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Josie And The Pussycats
|
4/2/2000
|
JULIAN LENNON
|
Day After Day
|
3/21/1999
|
KENNEDYS
|
Life Is Large
|
5/2/1999
|
KINKS
|
Everybody’s Gonna Be Happy
|
1/17/1999
|
KIRSTY MacCOLL
|
You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet, Baby
|
3/28/1999
|
KISS
|
I Love It Loud
|
2/21/1999
|
KLAATU
|
Sub Rosa Subway
|
6/24/2001
|
KNACK
|
Smilin’
|
1/3/1999
|
KNICKERBOCKERS
|
They Ran For Their Lives
|
1/17/1999
|
LANNIE FLOWERS
|
Turn Up Your Radio
|
9/16/2012
|
LEAVES
|
Too Many People
|
1/31/1999
|
LEGAL MATTERS
|
Rite Of Spring
|
3/2/2014
|
LIZ PHAIR
|
What Makes You Happy
|
1/31/1999
|
LOLAS
|
Yer Gonna Need My Lovin’ Someday
|
12/5/1999
|
LOU REED
|
Vicious
|
1/17/1999
|
LOVE
|
Gimmi A Little Break
|
1/24/1999
|
LUCINDA WILLIAMS
|
Right In Time
|
1/17/1999
|
LYRES
|
But If You’re Happy
|
1/3/1999
|
MAD MONSTER PARTY
|
Can’t Stop Loving You
|
11/7/2010
|
MARSHALL CRENSHAW
|
Someplace Where Love Can’t Find Me
|
8/8/1999
|
MARVIN GAYE
|
Ain’t That Peculiar
|
5/16/1999
|
MARY LOU LORD
|
Lights Are Changing
|
12/27/1998
|
MASTICATORS
|
He’s The One
|
9/19/1999
|
MATERIAL ISSUE
|
Renee Remains The Same
|
6/6/1999
|
MATTHEW SWEET
|
Sick Of Myself
|
12/27/1998
|
MC5
|
Kick Out The Jams
|
1/24/1999
|
MERLE HAGGARD
|
Mama Tried
|
4/24/2016
|
MICHAEL CARPENTER
|
Thinking About You
|
8/15/1999
|
MICHAEL NESMITH
|
I Am Not That
|
2/7/1999
|
MICHAEL OLIVER
|
I.O.U.
|
10/7/2018
|
MICHAEL OLIVER AND GO, DOG, GO!
|
Picture This
|
9/24/2000
|
MOBERLYS
|
Blow Your Life Away
|
10/3/1999
|
MOCKERS
|
C’mon Over To My Side
|
2/28/1999
|
MODERN LOVERS
|
Roadrunner
|
8/21/2016
|
MONKEES
|
Regional Girl
|
12/27/1998
|
MOTORS
|
Airport
|
1/10/1999
|
MOTT THE HOOPLE
|
All The Young Dudes
|
7/16/2000
|
MOVE
|
Do Ya
|
2/20/2000
|
MR. ENCRYPTO
|
Going, Going Gone
|
6/2/2002
|
MUFFS
|
Sad Tomorrow
|
12/27/1998
|
NEIL YOUNG
|
Cinnamon Girl
|
6/6/1999
|
NERVES
|
Working Too Hard
|
10/15/2000
|
NEW PORNOGRAPHERS
|
The Laws Have Changed
|
6/22/2003
|
NEW YORK DOLLS
|
Babylon
|
1/24/1999
|
NICK LOWE
|
So It Goes
|
1/10/1999
|
NILSSON
|
Everybody’s Talkin’
|
8/13/2000
|
NIRVANA
|
About A Girl
|
2/28/1999
|
NRBQ
|
Ridin’ In My Car
|
10/28/2001
|
O'JAYS
|
Love Train
|
1/6/2019
|
OOHS
|
Victim Of The Night Time World
|
11/12/2000
|
ORGONE BOX
|
Judy Over The Rainbow
|
4/1/2001
|
OTIS REDDING
|
Pounds And Hundreds (LBs & 100s)
|
10/24/1999
|
P.P. ARNOLD
|
Angel Of The Morning
|
2/14/1999
|
PACIFIC SOUL LTD.
|
Blue Summertime
|
5/3/2015
|
PANDORAS
|
It’s About Time
|
1/24/1999
|
PAUL McCARTNEY
|
Maybe I’m Amazed
|
2/14/1999
|
PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS
|
Just Like Me
|
2/7/1999
|
PINK FLOYD
|
See Emily Play
|
6/6/1999
|
PIXIES
|
Gigantic
|
12/27/1998
|
PLIMSOULS
|
Playing With Jack
|
12/27/1998
|
POP CO-OP
|
It Ain’t Easy Being A Boy
|
2/12/2017
|
PRETENDERS
|
Brass In Pocket
|
2/21/1999
|
PRIMITIVES
|
Through The Flowers
|
2/28/1999
|
PRINCE
|
When You Were Mine
|
8/13/2000
|
R.E.M.
|
Superman
|
1/10/1999
|
RAMONES
|
I Don’t Want To Grow Up
|
1/3/1999
|
RASPBERRIES
|
Ecstasy
|
1/10/1999
|
RAY PAUL
|
How Do You Know?
|
6/18/2000
|
RECORDS
|
Hearts Will Be Broken
|
2/14/1999
|
RICHARD HELL AND THE VOIDOIDS
|
(I Belong To The) Blank Generation
|
2/28/1999
|
RICHARD X. HEYMAN
|
Cornerstone
|
1/17/1999
|
RINGO STARR
|
Photograph
|
3/7/1999
|
ROD STEWART
|
(I Know) I’m Losing You
|
12/12/1999
|
ROLLING STONES
|
The Last Time
|
3/14/1999
|
ROMANTICS
|
Running Away
|
1/17/1999
|
RUBINOOS
|
Saturday Morning Cartoons
|
4/11/1999
|
RUNAWAYS
|
Cherry Bomb
|
3/21/1999
|
RUTLES
|
It’s Looking Good
|
1/10/1999
|
SAM AND DAVE
|
Soul Man
|
4/11/1999
|
SEARCHERS
|
Have You Ever Loved Somebody
|
2/28/1999
|
SEX CLARK FIVE
|
The Man Who Didn’t Know Ice
|
11/19/2000
|
SEX PISTOLS
|
God Save The Queen
|
1/10/1999
|
SHADOWS OF KNIGHT
|
Shake
|
1/24/1999
|
SHANGRI-LAS
|
Remember (Walkin’ in the Sand)
|
7/4/1999
|
SHAUN CASSIDY
|
Hey Deanie
|
1/31/1999
|
SHOCKING BLUE
|
Venus
|
6/13/1999
|
SHOES
|
Tomorrow Night
|
2/28/1999
|
SHONEN KNIFE
|
Daydream Believer
|
12/27/1998
|
SIMON AND GARFUNKEL
|
Cecilia
|
6/20/1999
|
SKELETONS
|
The World You Grace
|
1/3/1999
|
SLADE
|
Mama Weer All Crazee Now
|
3/14/1999
|
SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE
|
Runnin’ Away
|
2/21/1999
|
SMALL FACES
|
What’cha Gonna Do About It?
|
1/17/1999
|
SMITHEREENS
|
Some Other Guy
|
2/28/1999
|
SPINNERS
|
My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)
|
8/13/2000
|
SPLIT ENZ
|
I Got You
|
12/12/1999
|
SPONGETONES
|
Have You Ever Been Torn Apart?
|
1/10/1999
|
SQUEEZE
|
Goodbye Girl
|
1/3/1999
|
STANDELLS
|
Sometimes Good Guys Don’t Wear White
|
1/31/1999
|
STATUS QUO
|
Pictures Of Matchstick Men
|
6/11/2000
|
STYX
|
Lorelei
|
7/16/2000
|
SUPREMES
|
Up The Ladder To The Roof
|
3/26/2000
|
SUZI QUATRO
|
Tear Me Apart
|
1/3/1999
|
SWEET
|
Action
|
1/10/1999
|
T. REX
|
20th Century Boy
|
4/25/1999
|
TEENAGE FANCLUB
|
Star Sign
|
5/23/1999
|
TELEVISION
|
See No Evil
|
2/7/1999
|
TEMPTATIONS
|
(I Know) I’m Losing You
|
2/13/2000
|
THEM
|
Route 66
|
3/21/1999
|
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS
|
Don’t Let’s Start
|
10/24/1999
|
TODD RUNDGREN
|
Couldn’t I Just Tell You
|
5/30/1999
|
TOM PETTY
|
I’ll Feel A Whole Lot Better
|
3/28/1999
|
TOMMY JAMES AND THE SHONDELLS
|
Hanky Panky
|
6/20/1999
|
TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS
|
Take Me Home, Country Roads
|
12/27/1998
|
TRAVELING WILBURYS
|
Runaway
|
6/27/1999
|
TREND
|
Band Aid
|
2/27/2000
|
TROGGS
|
Jingle Jangle
|
1/10/1999
|
TURTLES
|
Outside Chance
|
1/31/1999
|
UNDERTONES
|
Teenage Kicks
|
12/27/1998
|
VEGAS WITH RANDOLPH
|
Some Time To Live
|
5/30/2010
|
VELVET UNDERGROUND
|
Rock And Roll
|
1/17/1999
|
WARREN ZEVON
|
Poor Poor Pitiful Me
|
5/28/2000
|
WHO
|
The Kids Are Alright
|
3/14/1999
|
WILSON PICKETT
|
Sugar, Sugar
|
2/7/1999
|
WRECKLESS ERIC
|
Whole Wide World
|
1/10/1999
|
X-RAY SPEX
|
Oh Bondage, Up Yours!
|
4/25/1999
|
XTC
|
Respectable Street
|
1/10/1999
|
YARDBIRDS
|
Little Games
|
1/17/1999
|
ZOMBIES
|
Time Of The Season
|
3/14/1999
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(And you can still get our 2017 compilation This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, Volume 4, on CD from Kool Kat Musik and as a download from Futureman Records.)
Hey, Carl's writin' a book! The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Volume 1) will contain 100 essays (and then some) about 100 tracks, plus two bonus instrumentals, each one of 'em THE greatest record ever made. An infinite number of records can each be the greatest record ever made, as long as they take turns. Updated initial information can be seen here: THE GREATEST RECORD EVER MADE! (Volume 1).
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