This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl is simply too large a concept to be neatly contained within a mere three-hour weekly time slot. Hence these occasional fake TIRnRR playlists, detailing shows we're never really going to do...but could.
As a lifelong fan of rockin' pop music, I owe a great debt to compilation albums, various-artists collections that introduced me to tracks I didn't know before, and often to artists I didn't know before. Right now, we're preparing for the imminent release of our own forthcoming new compilation album This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, Volume 5. That seems like a good excuse to throw together a fake TIRnRR playlist devoted to tracks I first heard on compilation albums.
Each of the songs included in today's exercise is a track I learned from a compilation album. Some of 'em I may have heard before giving a local music peddler a little bit of cash in exchange for my very own copy of, say, The History Of British Rock, Vol. 2. But whether actual introduction or belated awareness, it was a spin of a compilation album that made me take notice of each and every one of these gems.
Yellow Pills. Heavy Metal. Geef Voor New Wave. 20 Heavy Hits. Wanna Buy A Bridge? Do It Now. Ear Piercing Punk. Troublemakers. The Girls Can't Help It. Hit By A Succession Of Bricks. Garage Sale. Experiments In Destiny. Nuggets. That Summer! The Super Groups. Smash Sounds. And many more. Great things happen when musicians gather. Here are a few songs I picked up from listening to such gatherings. Compilations rule OK.
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Fake TIRnRR Playlist: Introduced On A Compilation Album
THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES: Shake Some Action
THE MC5: Kick Out The Jams
BEN E. KING: Stand By Me
THE SYNDICATE OF SOUND: Little Girl
THE AD LIBS: The Boy From New York City
THE UGLY DUCKLINGS: She Ain't No Use To Me
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THE 13th FLOOR ELEVATORS: You're Gonna Miss Me
BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD: Flying On The Ground Is Wrong
THE OHIO EXPRESS: Down At Lulu's
THE PARAGONS: The Tide Is High
MOTÖRHEAD: Motorhead
JONATHAN RICHMAN: Roadrunner
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THE MERRY-GO-ROUND: Live
THE STANDELLS: Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White
THE DAMNED: New Rose
THE NEW YORK DOLLS: Personality Crisis
THE UNDERTONES: Teenage Kicks
THE DEAD BOYS: All This And More
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CLIFF RICHARD: Blue Turns To Grey
JANIS JOPLIN: Down On Me
CHEROKEE: Girl, I've Got News For You
QUINCY: Turn The Other Way Around
THE LAST: Every Summer Day
20/20: Giving It All
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THE BOOMTOWN RATS: Lookin' After No. 1
THE COWSILLS: Is It Any Wonder
ELTON JOHN: Lady Samantha
THE POETS: Now We're Thru
ROXY MUSIC: Same Old Scene
THE ROMANTICS: Let's Swing
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LYME & CYBELLE: Follow Me
TELEVISION PERSONALITIES: Part-Time Punks
STIFF LITTLE FINGERS: Alternative Ulster
CILLA BLACK: You're My World
THE REMAINS: Don't Look Back
RACHEL SWEET: New Age
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SPARKS: Tips For Teens
GANG OF FOUR: Damaged Goods
ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK: Electricity
MARCUS HOOK ROLL BAND: Natural Man
THE LEONARDS: The Worst Thing I Could Do
THE VERTEBRATS: Left In The Dark
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THE WHO: Call Me Lightning
HOLLY & THE ITALIANS: Rock Against Romance
THE ZONES: New Life
THE DIRTY ROYALS: I'm In Love
THE MOTIONS: For Another Man
THE OUTSIDERS: Lost In Your World
THE NASHVILLE RAMBLERS: The Trains
THE REAL KIDS: Now You Know
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SIMON & GARFUNKEL: Homeward Bound
THE CHOIR: I'd Rather You Leave Me
THE MODERN LOVERS: Government Center
TALKING HEADS: Love Goes To Building On Fire
THE NEXT FIVE: Talk To Me Girl
THE SHOUTLESS: I Tell No Lies
THE PANDORAS: You Lie
THE KINKS: All Day And All Of The Night
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