The process of assembling each week's playlist inevitably leaves a lot of great material on the virtual cutting room floor. At various points in its genesis, this week's TIRnRR included a new track by the Amplifier Heads, plus sundry worthies by Stevenson and Company, Chris Lund, Millie Small, T Bone Burnett, and maybe one other artist my brain can't remember in the moment. Oh, and also a different Supremes track, and a different Ramones track. None of these made it to the actual show.
I'm not talking about songs we considered as potential picks t' click when we were slappin' the show together; that would be a much longer list. All of the above were in the playlist when Dana and I set it up on Tuesday night. But changes were necessary. And changes were made.
Many--most?--such changes are mandated by timing. We have a three-hour show, and the original playlist would have run too long. Our next-to-last set was planned to include eight songs, but we cut it to two songs. Elsewhere in the show, we swapped out a few lengthier tracks in favor of shorter ones.
But there were also creative considerations. Our first set offered three tracks in memory of the late singer Robert Gordon, with one more Gordon performance set to play in the eighth set, and still another at the very end of the show. Shortening the eighth set cost us one of the Robert Gordon songs, but we put it back into the show in a different spot, and also made room for one more Gordon goodie. That decision sent two other tracks out of our ninth set and into the cornfield.
For now. They'll all be back in the mix for next week's show, and our tentative plan is to kick off next week's proceedings with that Amplifier Heads single. The Best Three Hours Of Radio On The Whole Friggin' Planet? Yeah, we get the job done. By whatever means necessary. 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 airs Sunday nights from 9 to Midnight Eastern, on the air in Syracuse at SPARK! WSPJ 103.3 and 93.7 FM, on the web at http://sparksyracuse.org/, and via the TuneIn Radio and Radio Garden apps as Westcott Radio.
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TIRnRR FRESH SPINS! Tracks we think we ain't played before are listed in bold
THE RAMONES: Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio? (Rhino, End Of The Century)
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R.E.M.: Gardening At Night [40th Anniversary Remaster] (IRS, Chronic Town)
ROBERT GORDON: Someday, Someway (Razor & Tie, Red Hot 1977-1981)
TUFF DARTS: All For The Love Of Rock 'n' Roll (Rhino, VA: DIY: Blank Generation)
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THE CYNZ: Narrow Hips (Jem, single) ROCKPILE: Heart (Columbia, Seconds Of Pleasure)
VERDELLE SMITH: Life Goes On (Columbia, single)
THE ROMANTICS: She's Got Everything (Nemperor, The Romantics)
THE KINKS: Dedicated Follower Of Fashion (Guardian, To The Bone)
HOLLY GOLIGHTLY: Time Will Tell (Damaged Goods, Truly She Is None Other) --
CHARLIE: She Loves To Be In Love (Renaissance, Anthology)
THE SMALL FACES: Become Like You (Recall, The Definitive Collection)
THE RUNAWAYS: Rock N Roll (Hip-O Select, The Mercury Albums Anthology)
THE SOFT BOYS: I Wanna Destroy You (Matador, Underwater Moonlight)
SAM AND DAVE: Soul Man (Atlantic, VA: The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968)
SQUEEZE: Farfisa Beat (A & M, Argybargy)
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ELVIS PRESLEY: A Little Less Conversation (RCA, The Essential Elvis Presley)
THE RAMONES: I Don't Wanna Walk Around With You (Rhino, Ramones)
THE SINGLES: He Can Go, You Can't Stay (Rainbow Quartz, Better Than Before)
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SUGAR: If I Can't Change Your Mind (Rykodisc, Copper Blue)
TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS: Mirage (Rhino, Anthology)
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SHONEN KNIFE: Top Of The World (A & M, VA: If I Were A Carpenter)
THE RUTLES: Number One (Rhino, The Rutles)
THE SUPREMES: You Keep Me Hangin' On (Motown, DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES: The Ultimate Collection)
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BARON DAEMON & THE VAMPIRES: The Transylvania Twist (WSEN, VA: The Syracuse History Of Rock-N-Roll)
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND: Sweet Jane (Polydor, Peel Slowly And See)
WET LEG: Chaise Longue (Domino, Wet Leg)
KISS: Any Way You Want It (Mercury, Alive! 1975-2000)
WIRE: Mannequin (Pinkflag, Pink Flag)
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XTC: Are You Receiving Me? (Spectrum, VA: Classic Punk)
THE FLASHCUBES FEATURING THE PALEY BROTHERS: Come Out And Play (Big Stir, single) LINDA RONSTADT: How Do I Make You (Rhino, Greatest Hits 1 & 2)
IGGY POP: Happy Man (Arista, Party)
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ROBERT GORDON WITH LINK WRAY: Fire (Private Stock, Fresh Fish Special)
WRECKLESS ERIC: Hit And Miss Judy (Salvo, Hits, Misses, Rags & Tatters)
ROBERT GORDON: Red Hot (Razor & Tie, Red Hot 1977-1981)
THE YARDBIRDS: Over Under Sideways Down (Rhino, Ultimate!)
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ROBERT GORDON: Something's Gonna Happen (Razor & Tie, Red Hot 1977-1981)
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