Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Meeting of 7 September 2017

Theme: Influences on... (chosen by Craig)

Craig
The Stooges - No Fun
Alice Cooper - Welcome to My Nightmare
Howlin' Wolf - Ain't Superstitious
Johnny Cash  - I Walk the Line
Led Zeppelin - Bron Y Aur
        are influences on
The Beast of Bourbon - Psycho

Glenn
The Kinks - Oklahoma USA
Love - Alone Again Or
Mission of Burma - Semi-Pseudo Sort of Plan
Sun Ra - Nuclear War
The Clean - Point That Thing
        are influences on
Yo La Tengo - From a Motel 6

John
The Beatles - Baby, It's You
The Kinks - Days
Gram Parsons - Return of the Grievous Angel
Brinsley Schwartz - What's So Funny...
Jesse Winchester - Ghosts
        are influences on
Elvis Costello - (The Angels Want to Wear) My Red Shoes

Pete
Steely Dan - Rose Darling
Elton John - Amy
Joni Mitchell - Shade of Scarlet Conquering
Billy Joel - Rosalinda's Eyes
Todd Rundgren - I Saw the Light
        are influences on
Ben Folds - Annie Waits

Jim
Robert Johnson - Come On In My Kitchen
Buddy Guy - Damn Right I've Got the Blues
John Mayall & the Blues Breakers - Double Crossing Time
JJ Cale - Crazy Momma
The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
        are influences on
Eric Clapton  - Layla (acoustic)

Meeting of 3 August 2017

Theme: Box set lottery (chosen by Andreas)

Andreas (from Factory Records - Communications 1978 - 92)
OMD - Electricity
A Certain Ratio - Shack-up
Crispy Ambulance - Death
New Order - Temptation
James - Him from a Village
The Railway Children - Brighton

Jim (from the Story of Jamaican Music)
Jimmy Cliff - Miss Jamaica
Black Uhuru - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
The Molodians - Rvers of Babylon
The Upsetters - Return of Django
Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse
The Mighty Diamonds - The Right Time

Craig (from Bruswick R&B hits)
Jackie Wilson - Doggin' Around
The Artistics - Girl I Need You
Young Holt Unlimited - Soulful Strut
The Chi-LItes - Stoned Out of my Mind
Bo Hannan - South African Man
Tyrone Davis - Turning Point

Glenn (from Spurts! Punk & Post Punk from the '70s and Beyond)
Wire - 12XU
The Fall - Totally Wired
Minor Threat - Filter
The Runaways - Cherry Bomb
Public Image - Public Image
The Jam - In the City

Playout track: Altwenger - He Zaum (from Planet Squeezebox)




Thursday, July 20, 2017

Meeting of 8 June 2017

Theme - The Elements (chosen by Glenn)

Glenn
Black Sabbath - Neon Knights
Brad Mehldau - Lithium
Marie-Jo Therio - Chant de l'helium
The House of Love - Sulphur
Sonic Youth - Titanium Explosion
Air - La Femme D'Argent

John
Goldfrapp - Felt Mountain
Ron Sexsmith - Gold in them Hills
Neil Young - Heart of Gold
The Rolling Stones - You Got the Silver
Freda Payne - Band of Gold
David Bowie - Golden Years

Craig
Radiohead - Iron Lung
Hugo Race - Sodium Run
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
Kraftwerk - Vitamin
The Chills - Silver Bullets
Roland Howard - The Golden Age of Bloodshed

Pete
The Sweet - Love is like Oxygen
Robert Plant - Band of Joy
Doves - Sulphur Man
Jeff Beck - Led Boots
America - Tin Man
Healing Force - Golden Miles

Playout track: Tom Lehrer - The Elements Song

Meeting of 29 March 2017

Theme - Producers (chosen by Andreas)

Andreas
(Producer: Conny Planck)
Gianna Nannini - Latin Lovers
Hunters & Collectors - Sway
Ultravox - I Can't Stay Long
Neu - Hero
Michael Rother - Flammende Herzen
Kraftwerk - Autobahn

John
(Producer - Nick Lowe)
The Damned - New Rose
Elvis Costello - Red Shoes
Mick Lowe - Cruel to be Kind
Johnny Cash - Without Love
Wreckless Eric - The Whole Wide World
Rockpile - When I Write the Book

Glenn
(Producer - Steve Lilywhite)
U2- Gloria
Big Country - In A Big Country
The Psychedelic Furs - Sister Europe
Kristy MacColl - Free World
XTC - Generals and Majors
The La's - There She Goes

Pete
(Producer - Ted Templeman)
The Templeton Twins - Hey Jude
Van Halen - I'm the One
Nicollete Larson - Angels Rejoice
Captain Beefheart - Nowdays A Woman Gotta Hit a Man
The Dobbie Brothers - Without You
Little Feat - Willie

Playout track: Kraftwerk - Autobahn (continued)