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Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.
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January 23, 2013: Mary Blount and Jeremy Thompson, authors of Wired Up!, live in studio!
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Wired Up! presents a history of early/mid-'70s glam rock in picture sleeves. Specifically, seven-inch picture sleeves. Even more specifically, European glam-rock seven-inch picture sleeves. Authors Mary Blount and Jeremy Thompson have assembled a gorgeous collection of actual-size reproductions of over 300 sleeves, printed on high-quality paper in riotous color, and they brought a whole bunch of those records (as well as some not included in the book) to play on tonight's show (since you can't look at a book through the radio). We spent the first half of the show talking about the book and playing records, but then scaled back the talking for the second half so we could fit in more music. If you like what you hear I urge you to visit wiredupbook.com to find out more about (and order!) the book.
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Artist | Track | Album | Label | Year | Comments | New | Approx. start time | |||
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blue steel | no more lonely nights | 7" | infinity | 1979 | 0:00:00 (Pop-up) | |||||
burnt ones | protection circle | 7" | fuzz city | * | 0:03:28 (Pop-up) | |||||
the cravats | pressure sellers | cravats in toytown | overground | new 2CD reissue | * | 0:05:35 (Pop-up) | ||||
hot lunch | tragedy prevention | s/t | who can you trust | * | 0:09:41 (Pop-up) | |||||
tanz der youth | delay | 7" | radar | 1978 | 0:14:26 (Pop-up) | |||||
andy human | warrior call | freeze | cwr | * | 0:17:51 (Pop-up) | |||||
brownsville station | (lady) put the light on me | s/t | private stock | 1977 | This has been one of my favorite songs since it came out, and thanks to Wired Up! I discovered it's a cover! The original is by Big John's Rock 'N' Roll Circus, and it's now on my mental want list. | 0:21:23 (Pop-up) | ||||
stud leather | cut loose | 7" | 1973 | 0:37:43 (Pop-up) | ||||||
giorgio | lookly looky | 7" | 1969 | 0:40:39 (Pop-up) | ||||||
boneshaker | sweetness | 7" | 1971 | 0:41:42 (Pop-up) | ||||||
the rats | turtle dove | 7" | 1974 | 0:47:27 (Pop-up) | ||||||
hello | another schoolday | 7" | bell | 1973 | 0:48:36 (Pop-up) | |||||
the sweet | funny funny | 7" | rca | 1971 | 1:06:05 (Pop-up) | |||||
ramma damma | rammadamma | 7" | lark | 1975 | One of the musicians interviewed in Wired Up!. | 1:08:43 (Pop-up) | ||||
geordie | all because of you | 7" | 1973 | Brian Johnson on lead vocals, pre-AC/DC. | 1:11:59 (Pop-up) | |||||
downhill racers | lovin' pots | 7" | ariola | 1977 | 1:14:40 (Pop-up) | |||||
eddie kidd | leave it to the kidd | 7" | decca | 1978 |
"England's Evel Knievel," backed up by Dr. Feelgood. Watch the video! |
1:17:38 (Pop-up) | ||||
ning | machine | 7" | 1971 | 1:21:02 (Pop-up) | ||||||
bonnie st. clair & unit gloria | clap your hands, stamp your feet | 7" | philips | 1973 | 1:38:26 (Pop-up) | |||||
mabel | hey i love you | 7" | polydor | 1976 | 1:42:08 (Pop-up) | |||||
boston boppers | whirlwind girl | 7" | penny farthing | 1974 | 1:45:18 (Pop-up) | |||||
tiger | crazy | 7" | 1974 | 1:48:06 (Pop-up) | ||||||
black fire | do it | 7" | lark | 1975 | 1:50:52 (Pop-up) | |||||
the jook | bish, bash, bosh | 7" | rca | 1974 | Look for a new collection of Jook material coming out on Sing Sing in late March/early April! | 1:54:23 (Pop-up) | ||||
darren burn | quick joey small | 7" | emi | 1974 | Recorded this at the age of 9, would go on to produce records by Motorhead and Ozzy Osbourne. | 2:03:14 (Pop-up) | ||||
mississippi | mr. union railway man | 7" | fox | 1970 | 2:05:29 (Pop-up) | |||||
gang | run, run, run | 7" | 1975 | 2:08:23 (Pop-up) | ||||||
the jets | yeah! | 7" | 1973 | 2:10:33 (Pop-up) | ||||||
alvin stardust | jealous mind | 7" | 1974 | 2:13:09 (Pop-up) | ||||||
boots | you better run | 7" | youngblood | 1970 | 2:15:48 (Pop-up) | |||||
mud | tiger feet | 7" | 1974 | 2:21:13 (Pop-up) | ||||||
smyle | crazy lazy little miss daisy | 7" | polydor | 1974 | 2:24:55 (Pop-up) | |||||
hector | wired up | 7" | 1973 | 2:28:08 (Pop-up) | ||||||
things fall apart | bye bye my rose | 7" | president | 1972 | offshoot of the Equals with Eddy Grant | 2:31:10 (Pop-up) | ||||
hello | star studded sham | 7" | bell | 1976 | 2:33:37 (Pop-up) | |||||
shakane | love machine | 7" | youngblood | 1972 | 2:36:54 (Pop-up) | |||||
chunky | albatross baby | 7" | orange | 1973 | 2:42:28 (Pop-up) | |||||
the equals | diversion | 7" | president | 1973 | 2:45:32 (Pop-up) | |||||
left side | (like a) locomotion | 7" | philips | 1973 | 2:48:24 (Pop-up) | |||||
paul cass | mini marianne | 7" | 1975 | 2:52:23 (Pop-up) | ||||||
bay city rollers | remember (sha la la) | 7" | bell | 1974 | 2:56:13 (Pop-up) |
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Listener comments!
Ken From Hyde Park:
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Holly in NC:
Fuzzy:
sweet cheri:
steve:
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^^^ bit.ly link to the amazon product page for the Blount/Thompson book...
sweet cheri:
Holly in NC:
Hello Cheri, everyone else, and, oh hey, hi Evan! Rude rude to ignore our host ;-)
Danne D:
Hi EFD :)
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sweet cheri:
sweet cheri:
steve:
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Danne D:
Are we sure this is the "real" cheri though?
efd:
steve:
Noah Webster:
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Parq:
sweet cheri:
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Barkevious Shabazz:
Holly in NC:
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efd:
steve:
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steve:
sweet cheri:
BadGuyZero:
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John:
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Sonny Rickles:
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Holly in NC:
My non-rockin' mother HATED my Fox on the Run 7" - of course she also hated Captain & Tennille ('cuz via their cover of "Shop Around" they promoted sex before marriage (!)). Mum did like ac/dc (thought they had a good beat - she TOTALLY did not get 'big balls') bless her naive little heart. No wonder I smoked in the girls' room ;-)
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Loretta:
really enjoying the show tonight.....
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Ignore Function:
Holly in NC:
Personally, I take Suzi Quatro very seriously !
Droll:
Parq:
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Rickwaukee:
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john:
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Holly in NC:
I treasure all my, er pre-Tormato Yes lps.
Droll:
My formative years coincide with all the prog bands successfully transitioning to pop: Genesis, Yes, and Asia all made legit chart toppers. A bunch of other acts tried (3, GTR, etc.) and came close. The door got slammed on them when hair metal guys were the ones in makeup and big hair.
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Michael from the Left Coast:
Danne D:
Just sayin'
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Parq:
Jess:
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Rickwaukee:
Danne D:
There was quite the regrettable cover of "Eight Miles High" on that album.
Vince Gennaro:
Holly in NC:
I didn't know gay from whimsical 'til my 16th birthday when my very very very best male friend from 6th grade on took me to an underground restaurant in New Haven where I was the only female patron, and the post dinner stage show opened with "It's Raining Men". You can't make this shit up.
My beloved Tim also introduced me to Neil Young, the Sex Pistols, Metal Machine Music, poppers, Rocky Horror, Liquid Sky, frogs' legs & escargot.
Dear god I miss him (yes, AIDs)
Meanwhile my boyfriend boyfriend took me to see Rush at the Coliseum ;-)
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Stevel:
Holly in NC:
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But when he died the area bishop celebrated the Mass. The bishop had been the priest who had picked him up from the airport when he went into the seminary in the mid 80s. The Mass made the front page of the Tampa/Clearwater paper, because the bishop doing that was a big step.
allergictowinter:
Holly in NC:
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Rickwaukee:
steve:
sweet cheri:
Droll:
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Holly in NC:
Evan, Mary, Jeremy - superb show for real, thank you all.
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sweet cheri:
Fuzzy:
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efd:
A couple more songs to go, and then Mary will be on! Be sure to tune in next week for a live set from the band Games!
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Rickwaukee:
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