This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio 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.
I am here today to speak on behalf of the compact disc. Each of the tracks in this imaginary playlist is something that was released on vinyl, but which was introduced to my record collection via a CD reissue.
In most cases, these were literal introductions, tracks I didn't really know prior to acquiring them on some shiny li'l platter or another. I think I did know Ronnie Spector and the E Street's cover of Billy Joel's "Say Goodbye To Hollywood" from what little radio play it accrued circa 1977, I probably borrowed the Kinks' Think Visual LP from the library way before it was reissued on CD, and I for damned sure knew Roxy Music's Avalon from in-store play when I worked record retail in the '80s. But the rest are mostly tracks I knew first from my CDs.
I respect vinyl fans; I'm just not one of them. The dedication to digging what we dig extends to how we prefer to dig what we dig. But, whatever format you choose and cherish, the music itself is what matters.
Now: Dig some tracks introduced to my eager ears on compact disc.
This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl--y'know, the real one--airs Sunday nights from 9 to Midnight Eastern, on the air in Syracuse at SPARK! WSPJ 103.3 and 93.7 FM, and on the web at http://sparksyracuse.org/ You can read all about this show's long and weird history here: Boppin' The Whole Friggin' Planet (The History Of THIS IS ROCK 'N' ROLL RADIO). TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS are always welcome.
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Fake TIRnRR Playlist: Tracks introduced via CD reissues
THE SHIRTS: Reduced To A Whisper
THE BANDWAGON: Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartache
HEADGIRL: Please Don't Touch
THE SHADOWS: Apache
CHRIS SPEDDING AND THE VIBRATORS: Pogo Dancing
THE VIBRATORS: Yeah Yeah Yeah
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CHUCK BERRY: Promised Land
THE GRASS ROOTS: You're A Lonely Girl
THE NASHVILLE RAMBLERS: The Trains
THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES: When I Heard Your Name
THE ISLEY BROTHERS: Got To Have You Back
TWINKLE: Golden Lights
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DOLLY PARTON: Don't Drop Out
BROWNSVILLE STATION: I'm The Leader Of The Gang
THE MARVELETTES: I'll Keep Holding On
THE TOYS: May My Heart Be Cast Into Stone
BENNY SPELLMAN: Fortune Teller
AMOS MILBURN: Down The Road Apiece
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BIG MAMA THORNTON: Hound Dog
DAVE DEE, DOZY, BEAKY, MICK AND TICH: Hold Tight
THE HOLLIES: Have You Ever Loved Somebody
THE RAIDERS: Song Seller
THE FOUR SEASONS: Let's Ride Again
RAY PAUL AND RPM: How Do You Know
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THE BAY CITY ROLLERS: Mama Li
THE BOBBY FULLER FOUR: Julie
SQUEEZE: Goodbye Girl
RONNIE SPECTOR AND THE E STREET BAND: Say Goodbye To Hollywood
BIG STAR: The Ballad Of El Goodo
THE BOX TOPS: Neon Rainbow
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THE EVERLY BROTHERS: Man With Money
BADFINGER: Just A Chance
THE PRETTY THINGS: Midnight To Six Man
PHIL OCHS: Tape From California
HONEY CONE: One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
THE 5TH DIMENSION: Carpet Man
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P. P. ARNOLD: The First Cut Is The Deepest
ROXY MUSIC: More Than This
ABBA: On And On And On
MILLIE SMALL: Killer Joe
THE SWINGING BLUE JEANS: What Can I Do Today
THE BEAU BRUMMELS: One Too Many Mornings
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JIMMY SILVA: Weight Of The Wind
THE NAZZ: Forget All About It
THE FUN AND GAMES: The Grooviest Girl In The World
THE PARAGONS: The Tide Is High
THE MO-DETTES: White Mice
THE SOFT BOYS: Queen Of Eyes
TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS: Take Me Home, Country Roads
BUCK OWENS AND HIS BUCKAROOS: Tall Dark Stranger
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WILSON PICKETT: Sugar Sugar
THE DICKIES: Rosemary
PRINCE: I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
THE HUDSON BROTHERS: If You Really Need Me
THE BANGLES: Where Were You When I Needed You
SIMON AND GARFUNKEL: My Little Town
THE WHO: I'm Free
THE KINKS: You Can't Stop The Music
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THE DIXIE CUPS: Iko Iko
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