Favoriting Dark Night of the Soul with Julie: Playlist from December 28, 2021 Favoriting

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Familiar & forgotten gems from 50-plus years of music on the darker side, shoegaze, synthpop, goth, psychedelia, darkwave, with unapologetic detours into 70s pop. In a dark night of the soul, it's always 3 o'clock in the morning.

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Favoriting December 28, 2021: 1981 The Continuation

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The Kinks  Add It Up   Favoriting Give The People What They Want  Arista  1981   
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The Raincoats  Only Loved At Night   Favoriting Odyshape  Rough Trade  1981   
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Taxi-Girl  Treizième Section   Favoriting Seppuku  Mankin Records  1981   
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Baby Buddha  We Are Not   Favoriting Music For Teenage Sex  Posh Boy  1981   
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Pete Shelley  Qu'est-Ce Que C'est Que Ça   Favoriting Homosapien  Arista  1981   
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Hazel O'Connor  Men of Good Fortune   Favoriting Cover Plus  Albion Records  1981   
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Xmal Deutschland  Schwarze Welt   Favoriting Schwarze Welt 7"  ZIck Zack  1981   
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Linda and The Dark  Where Have All the Good Times Gone   Favoriting Where Have All The Good Times Gone 7"  Gira  1981   
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The Cramps  Rockin' Bones   Favoriting Psychedelic Jungle  I.R.S. Records  1981   
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13th Chime  Coffin Maker   Favoriting Cults of Love 7"  Ellie Jay Records  1981   
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Devo 

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Kate Bush  Sat In Your Lap (single version)   Favoriting Sat In Your Lap 7"  EMI  1981   
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Plain Jane & The Jokes  Zombie Lovers   Favoriting The Jokes On You!  Sick Sound Records  1981   
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The Gun Club  Black Train   Favoriting Fire Of Love  Ruby Records  1981   
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Ultravox  Accent On Youth   Favoriting Rage In Eden  Chrysalis  1981   
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Madonna  Love On The Run   Favoriting The Gotham Tapes  No Label  1981   
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Ami Marie  Spiel Mit Mir   Favoriting Verrückt Nach Glück  Ariola  1981   
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Neonbabies  Big Spender   Favoriting Neonbabies  Good Noise  1981   
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Ester Zoobes  Callous World   Favoriting Callous World 7"  Red Bus Records  1981   
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My Captains  Fall   Favoriting History EP  4AD  1981   
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Midi 

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Urban Verbs  When The Dance Is Over   Favoriting Early Damage  Warner Bros  1981   
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Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark ‎  She's Leaving   Favoriting Architecture & Morality  Virgin  1981   
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Manuela Moura Guedes  Foram Cardos Foram Prosas   Favoriting Flor Sonhada / Foram Cardos Foram Prosas  Valentim De Carvalho  1981   
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The Twins  X-Ray Eyes   Favoriting Passion Factory  Hansa International  1981   
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Experiments With Ice  Toy Joy   Favoriting Experiments With Ice  Experimental Records  1981   
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Robert Fripp/The League of Gentlemen  Minor Man   Favoriting The League of Gentlemen  EG  1981  danielle dax on vocals 
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Gang Of Four  If I Could Keep It For Myself   Favoriting Solid Gold  EMI  1981   
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Girls At Our Best!  Too Big For Your Boots   Favoriting Pleasure  Happy Birthday Records  1981   
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Wedding String Quartet 

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Olivia Newton-John  Make A Move On Me   Favoriting Physical  MCA  1981   
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The Romantics  Don't You Put Me On Hold   Favoriting Strictly Personal  Nemperor Records  1981   
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Landscape  Einstein A Go-Go   Favoriting From The Tea-Rooms Of Mars ........ To The Hell-Holes Of Uranus  RCA  1981   
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The Hitmen  Bates Motel   Favoriting Bates Motel 7"  CBS  1981   
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Shox Lumania  Signals   Favoriting Signals 7"  Rumble Records  1981   
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Classix Nouveaux  Guilty   Favoriting Classix Nouveaux  Liberty  1981   
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Camilla Motor  Der Automat   Favoriting Camilla Motor  WEA  1981   
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John Foxx  Fusion/Fission   Favoriting The Garden  Virgin  1981   
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The Plimsouls  Nickels and Dimes   Favoriting The Plimsouls  Planet  1981   
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Blondie 

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Gleaming Spires  Are You Ready For The Sex Girls   Favoriting Songs of the Spires  Posh Boy  1981   
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Renaissance  Running Away From You   Favoriting Camera Camera  I.R.S. Records  1981   
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Gianna Nannini  Occhi Aperti   Favoriting G.N.  Ricordi  1981   
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Bush Tetras  Cowboys In Africa   Favoriting Rituals  Stiff Records  1981   
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The Fall  Leave the Capitol   Favoriting Slates  Rough Trade  1981   
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The Bangs (aka The Bangles)  Call On Me   Favoriting Getting Out of Hand 7"  Downkiddie Records  1981   
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Wow Federation  Yellow Telephone   Favoriting Yellow Telephone 7"  Rococco Records  1981   
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Moderne  L'Homme D'Affaires   Favoriting L'Espionne Aimait La Musique  Arabella  1981   
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Bill Conti 

For Your Eyes Only   Favoriting

 

 

 

 

 

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Rubberbeats  These Boots Are Made for Walkin'   Favoriting Licht & Schatten (VA)  Wild Youth  1981   
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Circus Mort  Yellow Light   Favoriting Circus Mort EP  Labor  1981   
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Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin  It's My Party   Favoriting Broken Records: The Singles  Stiff Records  1981   
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Peach  Competition   Favoriting On Loan For Evolution  EMI  1981   
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Nichts  Scheisse   Favoriting Made In Eile  Schallmauer  1981   
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Bow Wow Wow  Go Wild In The Country   Favoriting See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy!  RCA Victor  1981   
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Zana  Lose Vesti   Favoriting Loše Vesti Uz Rege Za Pivsku Flašu  Jugoton  1981   
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Modern Eon  Waiting For the Cavalry   Favoriting Fiction Tales  Dindisc  1981   
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Juicy Fruits  Pajama dēto   Favoriting Pajama Date  Blow Up  1981   
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Queen 

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The Buggles  Beatnik   Favoriting Adventures In Modern Recording  Carrere  1981   
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Social Climbers  That's Why   Favoriting Social Cilmbers  Hoboken Records  1981   
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Silent Scream  The Maze   Favoriting Demo  Silent Scream  1981   
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Mark Beer  Simple Pleasures   Favoriting Dust On The Road  My China Records  1981   
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Cheryl  It's Me   Favoriting Killer Kiss 7"  Reminder Records  1981   
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Yuka  Who Would Believe A Young Man   Favoriting Who Would Believe A Young Man 7"  Cheapskare Records  1981   
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David Essex  Don't Leave Me This Way   Favoriting Be-Bop The Future  Mercury  1981  Bonus on CD, B-side to Sunshine Girl 
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Gulio Capone 

Believe It Or Not (piano instrumental)   Favoriting

 

 

 

 

 

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Styx  The Best of Times   Favoriting Paradise Theatre  A&M Records  1981   
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Midi 

Morning Train   Favoriting

 

 

 

 

 

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Listener comments!

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dreamyandseedy:

greetings!
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B R M:

...and we're back!
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listener james from westwood:

Afternoon, Julie and all! Set for round 2 of 1981!
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Andrew Hollywood:

just shut off your archive from last week 👽
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Yvang:

1981 continues! Hi Julie and souls!
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Phillippe:

Hey there!
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Bas NL:

And we party on... Hi Julie!
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Tome:

Julie !<>! 1981 ,, things that make you go "hmm" , but this Kinks number is a nice start indeedy !<>!
  3:02pm
David in London:

Hello Julie and all darkened groovers here gathered.
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chris in the redwoods:

hi, Julie and fellow souls.
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Rich in Washington:

Greetings, Julie!
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Julie:

Hi hi hi guys!! hi Dreamy, BRM, James, Andrew, Yvang, Phillippe, Bas, Tome, David, Chris!
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Phillippe:

Hey Dil, Chris!
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Julie:

hiya Rich!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:03pm
Jeff formerly from Rahway:

That was the first Kinks record I ever purchased!
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Julie:

Me too, Jeff!
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Tony Coulter:

Hello again, Julie -- I'll be hanging around and will catch as much as I can (the archive will handle the rest).
  3:04pm
listener phillip (in the bronx):

Ohh cool my favorite song by the raincoats
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Tony Coulter:

Ah great -- I wanted to play the Raincoats, but didn't get to it.
  3:04pm
listener phillip (in the bronx):

Afternoon Julie😁 ROCK ON!!!
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Julie:

hiya Phillip, hi Tony! Yay!
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chris in the redwoods:

hey, Phillippe!
  3:07pm
David in London:

Phillippe, Chris, Bas, Yvang et al. Greetings groovers.
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Yvang:

Hi David!
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chris in the redwoods:

hey, David!
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Bas NL:

Hi David!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:11pm
Stanley:

Hello Julie and everybuddy.
(Rats I forgot to get my request in on time)
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Julie:

hi Stanley!
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Julie:

we are not!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:14pm
Stanley:

David, chris, Bas, phillip, Yvang and all good people up thread.
Big hellos.
And Tony Cee!
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Phillippe:

Heading to the kitchen for a nice cuppa tea. Anyone need anything?

Hey Stanley! Hey Bas!
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Stanley:

Hi Phillippe. Any mince pies left?
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chris in the redwoods:

hey, Stanley!
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Yvang:

Hey Stanley!
  3:18pm
David in London:

Yo Stanloid. I’ve saved you some sprouts.
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Yvang:

"Qu'est que c'est que ça?" A Psycho killer reference?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:19pm
WR:

Hi all, listening and lurking cause supposed to be working.
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B R M:

uh, I have never heard ANYONE cover BERLIN let alone this one! WOW
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Julie:

hiya WR!
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Stanley:

Thanks David. We used the last in some bubble and squeak we had this evening (with fried egg and beans)
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Julie:

this came out on flexi disc!
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Yvang:

Has anyone see the movie "Breaking Glass" with Hazel O'Connor? Is this any good?
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Yvang:

seen
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Julie:

I love the soundtrack, I don't have a strong memory of the movie but I think it's worth seeing for sure!
  3:24pm
David in London:

Love X Mal, great pick Julie.
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Yvang:

Thanks Julie I will take a look it's on youtube.
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Julie:

thanks David!
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Phillippe:

Hey Stanley, no mince pies but I did find some animal crackers!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:28pm
Stanley:

Thanks Phillippe. An American curiosity, to be sure. I'll take them unless you're pulling a prank and they are dog biscuits or something.
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Julie:

hahaha
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Handy Haversack:

Julie! Dark Ones! Cramps!
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Julie:

hiya Handy!
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Stanley:

Handsome Handy!
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chris in the redwoods:

hey, Handy!
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Bas NL:

This 1981 is getting better by the minute. Hi Darkies!
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Phillippe:

@stanley likely just an American thing dfw.cbslocal.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:32pm
dreamyandseedy:

i have this very hazy memory of a song by the cramps but i can't remember where or when i heard it or even what song it was! but i know i liked it. have to dig into their discography and investigate
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Phillippe:

Handy! When did you get here?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:35pm
Stanley:

Thanks, Phillippe. I see the packet re-design 'keeps this brand modern and contemporary'
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Handy Haversack:

Just now. We were on a long walk, dropped poop off at the vet, had a beer outside one of the few remaining cheap bars in North Brooklyn, went to Earwax and bought a turntable -- from Fabio! -- and then back home. How's everyone?
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Phillippe:

Yeah. I kept trying figure out if it was a joke or not. They are tasty with a cuppa, though
  3:37pm
Tinley Park Randy:

I have a Senegal Parrot. Love it.
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Phillippe:

Nice, Handy, especially the dog poop delivery part! Which turntable did you get?
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chris in the redwoods:

out for a walk in the mist before rain is heavier. back in an hour-ish.
i want to buy a turntable from Fabio. :)
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Phillippe:

sorry, cat poop...
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B R M:

Here for the ONJ, my son just got called back for his Middle School's production of XANADU, so we watched it with him last night and I was in TEARS watching his reaction 🤣
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Julie:

hiya Tinley! that screaming one is a caique
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Bas NL:

Bush! Such a great track this.
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B R M:

Did anyone buy the Kate box set reissues on vinyl? my old copies don't sound great, wondering if the new boxes are a better pressing?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:43pm
Sweet Corn Lizzie:

Enjoying this show so much!
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Julie:

thanks Sweet Corn Lizzie!
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Handy Haversack:

It's a pretty simple Tecnhics. We finally gave up on resurrecting our dead turntable. And Fabio and Bagpipe have now met! And liked each other!
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Julie:

aww yay that's nice to hear
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Stephen O:

In 1981 I was 11. These sounds feel hard wired to my imagination.
Hi Julie and everyone:)
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Julie:

hiya Stephen!
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Phillippe:

Excellent! I have a couple vintage (aka non-working) technics in the stereo equipment graveyard. Buying untested stereo equipment at thrift stores has its drawbacks...
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Scott67:

G'day Dejà Julie & Nighties!
😎🤙👣🐾🎶📻☀️🌏
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Phillippe:

scott!
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Julie:

hiya Scott!
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Scott67:

Mate, my Sister read dolly magazine!
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Stanley:

Bas. The moment has come when I crack open my Christmas treat Moersleutel. Prost.
www.ratebeer.com...
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HyperDose:

1981 party!
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Scott67:

G'day Phillippe! 👍😎🍵
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Julie:

Is that an Aussie magazine? just thought it looked cool
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Bas NL:

Lucky you Stanley! Let it go down well!
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Scott67:

It is Aussie as Julie! But defunct now I think?
👍😎
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Bas NL:

Gothdonna?
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listener james from westwood:

Whoa, proto-Madonna!
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Handy Haversack:

The wellspring!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Oi ! ...Missed GunClub. Maybe a little TeardropExplodes this evening ??
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Julie:

hiya Rev! I think I must've played them on a prior 81 show?
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Oh ! Probly.
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Discotech Underground:

Good afternoon, Julie and the rest of the dark souls!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...it's good to be amongst anyone else who 'gets' JulianCope @ all...
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Julie:

yep played something from their 81 album in October. hiya Discotech!
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Scott67:

Love that hollow guitar!
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Julie:

is that what makes that sound?
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Scott67:

Dunno Julie? Just using word to describe how it sounds.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Hullo Birdie !
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Bas NL:

Love the 81 selection Julie!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Something like when I got out of School.
40 Years. Terrifying.
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Tome:

!<>!OmD!<>!
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Phillippe:

Man, the Urban Verbs! And then OMD!
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Scott67:

Yep, year 8 at High School in 1981. But this music still sounds so fresh to me! Got locked into the good grey matter I guess. Before I started corrupting it.
👍😎🍻
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Handy Haversack:

Late lunch dealt with! Dog comfort established! Beer in hand! 1981 in ears! All seems pretty solid right now.
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Scott67:

Cheers Handy! Give Bagpipe a pat for me mate.
🍻😎🤙👣🐾🎶📻☀️🌏
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Phillippe:

Finally got my degree in '81 after bouncing in and out of college for 6 1/2 years
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Handy Haversack:

Done, Scotty!

In 1981, my mom died in May, my oldest sister got married and my youngest sister graduated high school in June, and I turned seven in October.
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Scott67:

I think I'm getting a zit just listening!
😎🤙
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Scott67:

Jeez Handy, that's a hell of a year for a 7 year old to absorb.🌷
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Handy Haversack:

Yeah, some years suck. As we keep learning.
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B R M:

I love this Fripp
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GG..:

thanks for League of Gentlemen!! This record is one of my favourite Robert Fripp moments
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Tony Coulter:

w/ Danielle Dax on vocals!
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xtrakrispy:

I feel a Bush Tetras tune coming on. Cowboys or Funky??
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Andrew Waterloo:

hello
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Julie:

It was very Toyah like in my ears, really
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Phillippe:

Holy shit, Handy, that's awful! I can't imagine that kind of pain, losing a parent so young
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Julie:

Hey Andrew, Hi Xtra Hi GG!
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Handy Haversack:

Thanks, Phillippe. Yeah. Maybe harder on my sisters, though, as they had a better sense of what was going on and what it all meant?
  4:40pm
Tinley Park Randy:

Awesome tunes. On 1981 I was in 8th grade. I was just discovering music like this on WNUR (89.9) in Evanston Illinois. When everyone in school was into the Urban Cowboy craze me and my buddy were listening to Crass and The Effigies.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

So Handy - you were entering Skool about when I was walking out of it... Glad you survived all that the fine fellow you are.
1981 - seemed people felt some new Musics were necessary, possible - even something to be enthusiastic about. @ the same time - Punk's initial explosion had begun to settle - & the Old Order failed to disappear despite its infirmities... Sounds familiar.
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HyperDose:

Thank you for sharing, Handy ❤️
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Crass in the 8th Grade ! Righteous.
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Phillippe:

My family would've dissolved into dust if my mom had passed that early. My dad had mental health issues and would not have survived, no doubt in my mind.
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Handy Haversack:

Right, Rev Rab -- my youngest sister was also born in fall '63!

Also, have you had the bandwidth to check your e-mail? A missive awaits!
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Discotech Underground:

I was a high school sophomore in 1981. At that time I mostly listened to old 60's music or metal like Ozzy, Iron Maiden or Sabbath who had Dio singing for them at the time. I didn't like the top 40 stuff and underground stuff was hard to come by where I grew up.
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Phillippe:

(probably crumbled, not dissolved -- mixed metaphors are my specialty)
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Scott67:

Livvie!
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Andrew Hollywood:

In 1981, I was negative two years old.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Handy - bandwidth stretched to a bare thread this moment... I never check my e-mail - considered a chore in the best circumstances - so Thank You for the persistence & kind indulgence !
So your sister is a Water Hare like me...
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SeanG:

hey rev rab did you seen that jason elbogen is on the main stream right now :-D
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Handy Haversack:

My dad was in his midsixties and suddenly had to be the main parent. It was a blow. He had a heart condition and throughout my life with him always had angina, but he never described it as pain, more as being "ill at ease." Over the years, I have come to suspect that he was actually depressed and was having panic attacks and should have been talking to an analyst, not a cardiologist about it. But it was the eighties.

But we spiraled. He was waiting tables and then had health conditions that forced him to cut way back on work. We sort of lived like wolves. But I got very lucky with school and some other stuff. And here we are!

No problem, Rev Rab, it'll be there when you have a chance. Obviously, you can ignore all the e-mails that aren't from me!
  4:49pm
Tinley Park Randy:

@revolution. Big A Little A on a realistic cassette player at recess. Swear to God. Had a Residents tape confiscated from me by a teacher too. Lol.
  4:52pm
Andres:

Hi, Julie! Hey, all! In ‘81 I finally (maybe?) had an alarm clock radio in my room for tuning into the local AM top 40. I knew none of the playlist here except for Whip It which all my friends had on 45.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Big A Little A Bouncing B
the System gotcher Residents
- but not you & me
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Bas NL:

Now THAT's an album title!
  4:56pm
Tinley Park Randy:

@Rev. It was a copy of the album Nibbles that I bought on import at a local record store.
  4:57pm
wow!:

Amazing, Madonna ska! Never heard this before.
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Handy Haversack:

K8's been on Olivia Newton-John's website and Wiki page ever since you played the song ... we're now big Chloe fans.
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Julie:

hiya Andres!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

SeanG - yeah I was catching some JasonE earlier ! Good to hear. Wish I could listen to everything @ once...
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Phillippe:

@Handy, kind of a similar situation. My dad had anxiety and depression; he could no longer work while I was still in high school and was collecting a very modest disability check. No idea how we managed to stay afloat. He also had the heart issues, had his first heart attack when I was in the first grade. He toughed it out until he was 83 though.
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javakid:

great choice - any early MTV memory
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ike-o:

peace and greetings from couch lock
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Julie:

hiya javakid, hey Ike-o!
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chris in the redwoods:

back. missed much, but lovely walk. :)
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Phillippe:

Any available turntables on the walk, chris, Fabio-provided or not?
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Bas NL:

Live radio... :D
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Tome:

peat and repeat <>
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Phillippe:

I'm still afraid of the Russians...
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Yvang:

Nuclear winter was coming
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Julie:

russian govt yeah but I know some very nice russian people.
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Rich in Washington:

This and most of The Spires back catalog has just been reissued, including their pre-Spires group Bates Motel.
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chris in the redwoods:

sadly, no, Phillippe.
yeah, i remember when the Soviets invaded Colorado. see the great documentary, Red Dawn..
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Yvang:

China is the new USSR
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Andres:

Conversation sparked here as to whether there is any complimentary pronunciation for the seventh planet.
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Phillippe:

My mom's recent scamming had Russian origins. Spyware and malware on her computer and router were all Russian
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Julie:

good to know Rich. Russia is where all the cool dolls are made these days
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Phillippe:

I just rewatched Russian Doll -- Season 2 is on the way allegedly!
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Julie:

oh such a great show!
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Tony Coulter:

Renaissance goes new wave! Had never heard this phase of theirs.
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Julie:

this renaissance just cracks me up
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Booz:

Wouldn't Season 2 be almost exactly like Season 1 (with one or two differences)?
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Handy Haversack:

In former Soviet Union, Russia invades *you*!

Wait, no, that's not right.
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Phillippe:

@Booz my bride and I were wondering where they could take it as well. Looking forward to it, however
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Julie:

hiya Booz!
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WR:

Taking work break, catching up with the playlist, Baby Buddha recent reissue of Music for Teenage Sex / Sects on bandcamp,
baby-buddha.bandcamp.com
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xtrakrispy:

Ha!
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Handy Haversack:

Was hoping you were still here, xtrakrispy!
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Julie:

i don't know why i don't have a drum I gave to drummer stream too (POUT)
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Phillippe:

Time for me to go make some magic with leftovers and spread my joy amongst the family members. Thanks Julie! Bye everyone! Peace and love, y'all!
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Rich in Washington:

This album was my introduction to The Fall
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xtrakrispy:

I’m always here Handy. Just quiet these days. Not much to say, and pretty busy selling booze all day. Folks be drinking up a storm!
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David Dichelle:

Hey Julie and everyone!
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Julie:

bye Phillippe, enjoy!
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Bas NL:

Bye Phillippe!
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Tony Coulter:

@ Julie: My drum disappeared too! Maybe our checks bounced.
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Julie:

heya David!
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Handy Haversack:

Later. Phillippe!

Folks are smart like that, xtrakrispy!
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dreamyandseedy:

i will confess i wasn't yet born in 1981. but now i'm intensely curious what my little east texas hometown was like in '81 and how the kids accessed "alternative" music. maybe i could get my hands on a yearbook from back then
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Stanley:

See you Phillippe.
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Tony Coulter:

And now ... the drum is back!?!
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Julie:

Tony your drum is red
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Bas NL:

Hi David! Ready for the late night shift?
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Julie:

I kinda hate the damn pumpkin..after october it is like WHY??
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Handy Haversack:

Julie, did you give to your show? It would show up on the shows you gave to specifically, as I understand things.
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johnk77:

great work
the gleaming spires track
is also on the soundtrack of
last american virgin
spires/sparks/bates kybdist
jim goodwin was a good guy
who was also in the call
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Julie:

oh yeah David, doing late late late
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Julie:

oh no I did not, maybe that is why
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Stanley:

Leipzig checking in, I see.
Hi David.
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Julie:

thanks johnk!
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JayD:

Really loving your show today! Thank you for the music.
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Tony Coulter:

I didn't give to my own show, yet I (now) have a drum. Someone stole Julie's drum!
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Julie:

glad you're enjoying it, JayD!
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Julie:

Tony but you're on my board, not yours...
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WR:

Julie, the drum only shows up on shows on the drummer stream that you credited your donation toward (assuming they didn't make some other image to be used). You probably didn't credit your donation to your own show.
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lunarleigh:

When i was around 8 years old in mid-70’s i hid candy in my room in case the Russians invaded!! HA! My husband went to a Jesuit high school in St Louis and learned Russian- in 1984 his Russian club went the Soviet Union. He was also on the Rifle team. Hmmm…he’s still waiting for ‘the call’. If the Russian’s invade, we’re in Brooklyn if you need a hideout! With candy!
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Tony Coulter:

@ WR: Aha! That's it! I did pledge to Julie, so....
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lunarleigh:

Ps Julie - LOVIN your show!
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David Dichelle:

Yes, going late today! Just getting things ready over here...
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Handy Haversack:

Hey, David! Around the world in 1981 days!
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Tony Coulter:

Love this Wow Federation track!
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Bas NL:

Early funky!
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Julie:

thanks Lunar, this isn't entirely representative of the usual but I always have a few new wave things up my sleeve!
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Julie:

that cover image is freaking me out
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Rich in Washington:

I wasn't frightened of Russians when I was a teen in '81, but rather our batshit crazy president, esp. after hearing a Joe Cuomo radio show from WBAI on my local Pacifica station called Second Coming. In it, Cuomo built this case that Reagan was so brainwashed by xtian evangelicals that he was going to start armageddon with a first strike against the Soviet Union.
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Andres:

A few years later I gave the FM dial a spin. The DJ was playing Radio Ga Ga, decided he liked it and so gave both sides of the album a spin. It was hard to go back to top 40 after that.
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Julie:

gee Rich that sounds familiar
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Rich in Washington:

but then, as Jack Handey would say, I had some growin' up to do...
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Andres:

+1 Rich in Washington. It was Reagan and Thatcher that gave me nightmares.
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Rich in Washington:

My personal razor, when dealing with conspiratorial thinking, both globally and in my personal life: "They're too stupid to actually pull off the thing I'm paranoid they're going to to".
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Rich in Washington:

after Hanlon's Razor
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Tony Coulter:

The defense industry always needs an enemy, real or not.
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Hi, Julie and roaring forties!
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chris in the redwoods:

hey, David D! belated greetings and strong agreement with your last post, Tony C!
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David Dichelle:

1-4!
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chris in the redwoods:

i'll go brew a fresh pot o' joe, for ya, David D.
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Yvang:

This will be dark night of the subway soul!
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David Dichelle:

Hey there, Chris!
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David Dichelle:

Thanks!
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Yvang:

@David : I am not sure I will make it till 4 but I will try by time zone solidarity!
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doctorjazz:

Hi Julie!
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Julie:

hiya Dr Jazz!
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doctorjazz:

Hi David D!
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David Dichelle:

Yvang: Glad to have you there as long as you are still enjoying it!
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David Dichelle:

Hey Dr. J.!
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Andres:

I would like to have heard Nancy with this arrangement. I think it would’ve worked.
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David Dichelle:

Loving this cover, by the way!
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Julie:

I just love a freaky cover
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David Dichelle:

Oh hey, Stanley, Bas, and Handy uplist - sorry if I missed anyone else...
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chris in the redwoods:

hey, dr. jazz! how're folks in the homestead doing today?
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lunarleigh:

Julie, I am a listener of your show but not a chatter…love your program. And sorry to hear about your bird…I empathize and also have had a less than relaxing holiday- one of our cats had his hind leg amputated last week… your show is cheering me up!
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Julie:

I'm so glad it's helping, and thank you for saying hello!
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Julie:

poor kitty!
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dreamyandseedy:

i am super into the it's my party picture!
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Julie:

right? It's crazy
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Bas NL:

"Shit, shit, we are all shit."
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Julie:

I had a feeling that's what was going on in that song
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Andres:

Wow! Not one hit wonders!
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Bas NL:

Very much of the period. :)
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Photocopy Cha Cha 2000:

First of all, my sympathies and virtual cuddles to the pets who are poorly now, and, hello all.
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Julie:

hiya Cha Cha!
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Handy Haversack:

Sympathy and solidarity, lunarleigh. From the whole brood over here.

Hey there, Cha Cha.
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Photocopy Cha Cha 2000:

Re Circus Mort, I was rather surprised to find a live clip from youtube, I never knew any live video existed, I thought it was a short-lived project.Anyway it's probably not something Michael Gira was/is that fond of.
Good evening Handy!
  6:23pm
g00berz:

Hi!
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g00berz:

Oh dang kinda the endish of the show oops
  6:27pm
g00berz:

Anything but the Old Codger!
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Julie:

LOL gee thanks
  6:32pm
Andres:

Beatniks still making the scene in ‘81? ;)
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Julie:

so it would seem!
  6:37pm
Andres:

Sounds to me a New Order vibe with Silent Scream.
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Photocopy Cha Cha 2000:

That My Captains track was a nice surprise! Never heard of them, even if it is early 4AD. 13th Chime was so nice too, though I hate missing their gig a few years ago...
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Bas NL:

Yes! And a great sounding demo.
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Handy Haversack:

I keep thinking the riff is going to turn into "Atomic."
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Julie:

yes I hear that too!
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Booz:

Enjoying this show in tandem with my wife, who has to quarantine, but we're together because of 1981, so there COVID.
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Julie:

that's the attitude, Booz!
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Handy Haversack:

In your *face*, COVID!
  6:43pm
lunarleigh:

Handy & brood -Thank you !!!
  6:45pm
lunarleigh:

And virtual Hug to you Cha Cha ;) thank you
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David Dichelle:

Join me next for three hours of music from around the world of 1981! wfmu.org...
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Andres:

Great fun, Julie! Thank you!
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Andrew Hollywood:

thx Julie 👽🖤👽
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Photocopy Cha Cha 2000:

@6:45 lunarleigh: hang in there, it's always stressful and sad when a feline friend is going through some rough times.
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Stephen O:

Thank you, Julie!
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Bas NL:

Thanks for the great music Julie and for sparking this 1981 party!
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Handy Haversack:

Thanks, Julie! It's been great!

Will hop on the subway soon ... just gotta feed the monsters ...
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Tony Coulter:

Great show, Julie!! Really enjoyed it ... plus, it caused me to add a bunch of things to my discogs wantlist.
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Julie:

woohoo I'll be doing the same when I get a real chance to sit and listen to yours! LOL
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Julie:

this song just seemed so...relevant
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chris in the redwoods:

thanks, Julie! :)
see ya on the subway, folks.
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listener James from Westwood:

Utter delight of a show, and now having flashbacks to my first D&D games with this track in the background! Thanks kindly!
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B R M:

Yes I had this on vinyl after enjoying my aunt's copy of GRAND ILLUSION... I was 10. 🤣
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Julie:

I had this record too, only Styx I ever had
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B R M:

PS- if you only watch one episode of VH1's BEHIND tHE MUSIC, make it Styx, you will NOT be disappointed.
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rw:

Now we’re talking’
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Booz:

My laser-etched vinyl Styx is laser-etched on my heart
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Ken From Hyde Park:

Thanks, Julie. Now where did I put my Members Only jacket?
  6:57pm
lunarleigh:

@cha cha well it’s easier to hang on with support ;)
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Photocopy Cha Cha 2000:

Thanks for another awesome 1981 set, it made the train ride home enjoyable and hope your bird who's ill gets better very soon.
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Yvang:

Thanks Julie!
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Julie:

I'm a tad short..so I'll play this for a minute while david gets ready..seems appropriate
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Booz:

Thanks Julie and everyone for a great evening!!
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Julie:

thanks so much for listening everyone! see ya in the new year
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lunarleigh:

@ Julie- super relevant! Thx for the tge show and needed time travel back to 81!
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B R M:

thx @Julie
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WR:

thank you Julie!
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