WFMU: The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from March 4, 2015

Listener comments!
	9:02pm jon: efd! stiff records! so it goes...
	9:08pm Fuzzy: Let's get stiff!
	9:09pm Dr. Goot: Undertakers of the Industry
	9:09pm Jimmy: Been looking forward to this show, efd!! Listening from Miami once again...
	9:11pm RZ: Hello, Evan and everyone!
	9:11pm JakeGould: Here we go!
	9:14pm Loretta: hi Evan!!!!! & a good evening y'all.....
	9:17pm be rad: Im interested to hear any Barney Bubbles content
	9:20pm Holly in NC: (quietly, guiltily, creeping into back of room) (hushed whisper) Hi everyone!
	9:22pm efd: hi everyone! Thanks for tuning in tonight, I think this will be a fun one!
	9:22pm efd: not that they all aren't fun, of course.
	9:23pm steve: hey folks. just wanted to say "Ballad of a Has Been Beauty Queen" by Brinsley Schwartz is a damn masterpiece
	9:25pm jon: great guest evan. im so loving this
	9:30pm Danne D: Hi EFD :) Hi Funk Fans :) Hi Holly :)
	9:30pm Uncle Michael: Good evening.
	9:30pm efd: thanks jon, happy to hear it!
	9:30pm Uncle Michael: I'm here for porky prime cuts.
	9:31pm coelacanth: olá Evan and Funksters ...it's not often i miss only 1/2 an hour of a show & still plan to check out the archive!
	9:31pm efd: You're in the right place, UM! And you've got a good plan, coelacanth.
	9:32pm Stevel: No Sleep Till Canvey Island is an amazing book. Order it directly from Will Birch. Soooooooo glad I just finished it. Tonight is picking up right where it left off.
	9:33pm Uncle Michael: I had to find a copy before Will found more copies to sell directly. I didn't have to play too much for it.
	9:35pm Stevel: That book is like 3.5 movies. Amazing, even if you know nothing about the era or later times. Better if you do.
	9:39pm johnk77: just raising a glass to Eggs Over Easy who inspired a lot of this
	9:40pm Danne D: Nick Lowe :D
	9:40pm lowden11: I saw Nick at the Bowery Ballroom last year when he came around. I am not kidding when I say it was one of the best concerts I have ever seen.
	9:41pm coelacanth: the Jesus of Cool
	9:42pm Dr. Goot: Basher was stalwart
	9:42pm Yonkers Mike: Every day for a month at lunchtime the floor mgr of J&R music would play side 1 of the Dirty Looks album. Loud! Loved, Take A Life & They Got Me Covered.
	9:47pm efd: johnk77, Eggs Over Easy are mentioned in the book although I don't think they came up in our conversation.
	9:49pm johnk77: @efd thanks for the headsup and the rockin show Jack O'Hara lives on Staten Island and is still one of the great guitarists
	9:50pm JakeGould: Thanks @johnk77! Now I have more stuff to research. en.wikipedia.org...
	9:53pm Uncle Michael: Barney Bubbles should be getting some love right about now.
	9:55pm johnk77: @jakeg my pleasure also check out The Moonlighters w/Bill Kirchen and Tony Johnson who had an lp produced by Nick Lowe back in the day
	9:55pm Dr. Goot: "ring 434-3232 ask for Moira for your prize"
	9:55pm JakeGould: Thanks @UncleMichael! Now more to research. en.wikipedia.org...
	9:58pm Stevel: Rachel Sweet seemed huge and fascinating when they brought her out. Such a big voice.
	9:58pm Uncle Michael: Barney was elemental to the Stiff brand. He even designed the logo.
	9:58pm JakeGould: And the Akron compilation. www.discogs.com...
	10:00pm Stevel: I know the interview is already in the can, but did Stiff know what they were mining in Akron? The residue of Rocket from the Tombs, Electric Eels, etc?
	10:00pm Stevel: ...and, were Pretenders ever on Stiff?
	10:02pm johnk77: @um and @jakeg check out https://davidwills.wordpress.com/tag/barney-bubbles/
	10:02pm efd: Pretenders weren't on Stiff as far as I recall. The Akron album came out of the label working with Devo, but I don't know how aware Stiff folks were of the parallel Cleveland scene.
	10:03pm Stevel: The Waitresses were so white-funky. (Great thing.) BTW, as if it needs to be said, this is a fan-fucking-tastic show.
	10:03pm coelacanth: tenpole tudor was- pretenders' lead singer's proclaimed "favorite band".
	10:04pm Callieflower: Tonight's show is amazing, Evan :)
	10:04pm Stevel: Someone really needs to update The Waitresses Wiki en.wikipedia.org...
	10:07pm coelacanth: i remember that. i assumed the labels were affiliated.
	10:07pm Uncle Michael: Thanks for the link, John.
	10:09pm Uncle Michael: There ya go!
	10:09pm efd: fear not, Barney Bubbles fans, he'll come up again.
	10:12pm Bob Ham: My request: Motorhead's "Leaving Here"
	10:13pm Stevel: Bought My Aim is True after hearing it in the record store. (Columbia, no doubt.)
	10:13pm Pete from Boston (and NJ): Richard Balls sounds a bit like an English Dave Emory.
	10:14pm coelacanth: can we go back in time and put motorhead on stiff?
	10:14pm Stevel: coelacanth: Makes one wonder how close it might have been.
	10:15pm JakeGould: @Pete: So Stiff records was an inside job?
	10:17pm coelacanth: the timing was close. but Lemmy was coming from an established band.
	10:18pm johnk77: @um you are welcome David Wills is my stepdaughter's biodad @coelacanth Commander Cody and the Moonlighters did european rockabilly package tours headlined by tenpole tudor Bill Kirchen told me James Honeyman-Scott told him the Moonlighters were his favorite band and jammed with them every time they were in the uk
	10:18pm coelacanth: new digs and prospects of a job.
	10:18pm Dr. Goot: www.youtube.com...
	10:20pm coelacanth: wow,johnk77! you are talking about THE Commander Cody right?!
	10:20pm Parq: Cannot even begin to tell you what an impact "Stiffs Live" had on me when it came out. We all talk about albums changing our lives, but this is one of the very few that genuinely, literally changed mine.
	10:20pm Faye: good companion to straightening out your tax documents!
	10:21pm Parq: And, I misread the notes when it came out and thought the name of the band was "Last Chicken in the Soup". To this day, I prefer that.
	10:21pm Faye: I also have to point out that I too fly the Barney Bubbles flag
	10:22pm Cubicle Carl: Was that really Nick Lowe or sped up Grateful Dead?
	10:23pm efd: Faye, that is not in the least bit surprising!
	10:23pm coelacanth: i have that Dave Edmonds 45.he was one of my gateway artists.
	10:23pm Stevel: Hey Faye. Not surprising that you are also a BB fan. So many graphics that I love were created by him.
	10:23pm Pete from Boston (and NJ): Jake: You'll have to refer back to episode 73, Stiff Records and the General Motors Political Machine.
	10:25pm coelacanth: ...'sorry- "i knew the bride" by Edmonds.
	10:25pm johnk77: @coelacanth yes sir, george frayne still rockin also, the band on most of my aim is true is john mcphee shaun hopper and the sadly late johnny ciambotti and micky shine
	10:26pm Uncle Michael: I'm seeing Elvis solo tomorrow night.
	10:27pm efd: couldn't get anyone to go with you, huh.
	10:27pm johnk77: sorry, geezer lockup john mcfee
	10:27pm Uncle Michael: har har
	10:27pm Pete from Boston (and NJ): You don't fool me, Emory.
	10:28pm coelacanth: huh. they're not credited are they. i always thought it was the attractions.
	10:28pm Stevel: Elvis, without Stiff, very likely, but probably different. Ian Dury? Guessing not in the US. UM: Don't go home alone. Play the groupie card.
	10:28pm herb.nyc: yep, that "stiffs live", yowza
	10:29pm herb.nyc: oh to've been a fly on wall at Stiffs...
	10:30pm herb.nyc: ...so this book is a MUST; great show
	10:30pm efd: thanks herb! And I agree about the book!
	10:31pm JakeGould: The second I hear about “Edward the friendly Spook,” you win Pete.
	10:34pm coelacanth: LOVE this one!
	10:34pm coelacanth: listen to the bass!
	10:34pm Uncle Michael: Any Humphrey Ocean & the Hardy Annuals in store?
	10:35pm Stevel: coelacanth: Oh yeah, the bass. So much good bass from that era, but this is something else.
	10:36pm Carmichael: Ian Dury forever! Hi Evan!!
	10:36pm JakeGould: Some mensch named “stiffone” on 45cat compiled this. www.45cat.com...
	10:36pm coelacanth: dury was a genius.
	10:37pm coelacanth: i'm pulling out those records!
	10:37pm Uncle Michael: Will Birch's Ian Dury book is a good read too.
	10:38pm JakeGould: And this: barneybubbles.com...
	10:38pm Stevel: UM: Probably next up on the acquisition list.
	10:38pm coelacanth: i Loved this guy (these guys) at the time too.
	10:38pm efd: most likely no Humphrey Ocean, UM. I'll leave that for you.
	10:39pm coelacanth: this was called punkrock! (and my family and most friends thought i was nuts for liking it!)
	10:40pm glenn: oh, florida. news.nationalpost.com...
	10:40pm Danne D: Fantastic show EFD :)
	10:40pm Uncle Michael: I can do that.
	10:41pm Carmichael: Man, I used to love Rumour.
	10:43pm herb.nyc: (BALLS is a nice punk name)
	10:44pm glenn: especially when his first name is dick.
	10:44pm Cubicle Carl: Love is forever, Carmichael.
	10:44pm Uncle Michael: Dead toured Canada by train.
	10:45pm glenn: he's talking about the festival express.
	10:45pm Uncle Michael: The Grateful Dead Canadian tour is documented in the film Festival Express.
	10:45pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: - home - finally !!...Thank Bob for archives...
	10:45pm Stevel: Dead train tour. Decent rock doc. www.imdb.com...
	10:45pm Carmichael: Festival Express, UM?
	10:45pm johnk77: @jakeg thanks here is barney bubbles lp art for carlene carter https://www.flickr.com/photos/gormanghast/6913692564/ johnny ciambotti besides playing bass on most of my aim is true was carlene's manager in this period 1979->1980 or so
	10:47pm coelacanth: but home is where the heart is.
	10:48pm JakeGould: Thanks, JohnK77: Easier to view here. www.discogs.com...
	10:48pm Carmichael: Coelecanth, are you a Fairport fan?
	10:48pm glenn: it was more than just the dead. if i remember correctly, they weren't even the headliners.
	10:49pm coelacanth: this show is inspiring me. i'm going to need a new needle.
	10:50pm Uncle Michael: They were the headliners. The band...Janis...others. Lots of CanCon like Ian and Sylvia...Mashmakan...
	10:50pm glenn: tom rush, buddy guy.
	10:51pm glenn: ummmm. who else?
	10:51pm Stevel: Festival Express? Sha Na Na. Really.
	10:51pm Uncle Michael: The best scenes are the drunken jams on the train's bar cars.
	10:51pm coelacanth: Carmichael, fairport convention?
	10:51pm drewo: Love the show Evan! I had the good luck to see Lene Lovich at Hurrah back in the day.
	10:53pm JakeGould: I donate to the station just because it gives me an edumacation. Thanks Evan!
	10:53pm Uncle Michael: I'm going to listen to the remainder in the dark...long day tomorrow. Great stuff, Evan. Night everyone.
	10:53pm Carmichael: I remember a group singing "My Bucket's got a Hole". Joplin, Garcia, danko and others.
	10:54pm Carmichael: Coelecanth, you quoted a line from a famous Fairport Convention song. Probably accidentally ...
	10:55pm glenn: coelacanth, get thee to the archives and listen to all the fairport you can.
	10:55pm efd: thanks UM, enjoy the darkness.
	10:56pm coelacanth: i quite like fairport convention during the Sandy Denny period.(even when she wasn't singing.) but "home is where the heart is" is my favorite Lena Lovitch song.
	10:56pm Pete from Boston (and NJ): I'm really enjoying this show.
	10:56pm glenn: isn't that a richard and linda song?
	10:57pm Dr. Goot: This is fun. Lene plays the sax pretty well too...
	10:57pm Parq: The success of "New Toy" kind of set the stage for "Blinded Me with Science", which -- oh, God, what would late '82 have been without it?
	10:57pm JakeGould: Fairport Convention is where the heart is. lyrics.wikia.com...
	10:57pm Carmichael: Yes, Glenn. A whole different song, apparently.
	10:58pm coelacanth: i don't know if i've ever heard that f p song.
	10:59pm Carmichael: And apropos of nothing, I am a huge Devo fan.
	11:00pm coelacanth: that Devo ep on stiff is Amazing.
	11:01pm JakeGould: Carmichael? Really? Someone on WFMU likes Devo? That’s unusual.
	11:02pm coelacanth: speak of the devo!
	11:02pm JakeGould: Devo on Stiff. www.discogs.com...
	11:04pm Carmichael: Ha ha. To hell with alla yous ...
	11:04pm Dr. Goot: www.youtube.com...
	11:04pm Carmichael: Duty Now and For the Future.
	11:05pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: ...we're all Devo...
	11:06pm Carmichael: Dave Stewart plays Gretsch guitars. That's why he's so cool.
	11:06pm JakeGould: Carmichael, what are you? A copy of “Guitar Player?”
	11:06pm PJ: Nothing about the Pogues, the last band that had some success on the label?
	11:07pm coelacanth: Carmichael, that 2nd album gets shit-talked but i think it's spectacular!
	11:07pm Carmichael: I saw Devo 2 summers ago. They blasted away everyone waiting for Blondie.
	11:07pm efd: I should point out this is not the Eurythmics' Dave Stewart.
	11:08pm coelacanth: and the Lesley Gore tribute continues.
	11:08pm Carmichael: Oh shit, thanks for clarifying. Never mind ...
	11:09pm Stevel: Glad you pointed that out. I'd have guessed otherwise. Madness. This song is on one of my favorite albums ever,
	11:09pm efd: I naturally made the same assumption, given the time period.
	11:09pm Carmichael: I loves me some Gretsches, Jake.
	11:10pm coelacanth: i'm assuming that's with Bob 2; but was Alan still amongst us?(them)
	11:11pm steve: i cant even believe how much awesome has been packed into the past 2 hours
	11:11pm steve: man, i need this book
	11:13pm Carmichael: Plug the book again Evan, while my wallet is fat.
	11:14pm Danne D: agreed steve :)
	11:14pm Pete from Boston (and NJ): Holy crap, I just remembered the Colgate Pump commercial set to the music of "Baggy Trousers"!
	11:14pm Carmichael: Has no one yet mentioned Jake Riviera?
	11:15pm efd: he was mentioned quite a bit earlier in the show, but he left the label a year after it started up.
	11:16pm JakeGould: I know for a fact that “Wham!” and “Frankie Goes to Hollywood” shared the same stylist who came up with those baggy t-shirts… And she’s alive and well in NYC.
	11:17pm Carmichael: Thanks, Evan.
	11:19pm steve: "Madness invented ska." -Ronald Thomas Clontle
	11:21pm Dr. Goot: I believe Riviera went on to Radar and F-Beat after Stiff.
	11:22pm efd: correct, Dr. Goot!
	11:23pm coelacanth: Ha! ronald thomas clontle needs to get out more!
	11:24pm Dr. Goot: www.youtube.com...
	11:24pm efd: Here's a link to Richard Balls' book on Amazon: www.amazon.com... It's also available from Amazon in the UK. Publisher is Soundcheck if you'd like to special order it through your local indie bookshop.
	11:26pm glenn: huh. i thought dave stewart played baseball.
	11:27pm JakeGould: Soundcheck Books: www.soundcheckbooks.co.uk
	11:27pm johnk77: my fave shane memory pogues supporting violent femmes at wolf trap mid-set shane face plants unconscious down stage center spider steps up to front the band with "no problem, happens all the time"
	11:27pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: It is good to hear the Pogues.
	11:28pm Stevel: Bought the book. I don't want this one from the library. I want it on the shelf.
	11:28pm Dr. Goot: Great show Mssrs. "Funk" Davies and Balls. Thanks!
	11:30pm coelacanth: Devo was an extremely powerful punk rock band,early on.
	11:33pm coelacanth: i've only seen a few stiff artists. the pogues were one- but Shane wasn't there. (i don't know if he was supposed to be or not.)
	11:34pm johnk77: saw both devo and madness live at the new old waldorf sf both great and both featuring lots of choreography
	11:36pm Michael Shelley: great show Evan!
	11:37pm efd: I just have to say, the absolute smartest thing I did leading up to this show was to spend last night timing it all out. The first time I worked it out it ended up running until about 12:20am!
	11:37pm coelacanth: i did see Macgowan, but with an alternate band. (i don't think that counts as a "stiff artist"!)
	11:37pm JakeGould: Wow! Now I know Jona Lewie does this song! Yup, I appreciate yet don’t have the knowledge at times.
	11:37pm efd: oh gosh, thanks Michael! High praise indeed coming from you!
	11:38pm johnk77: cbs records became much less freewheeling and more corporate in the period 1982->1983 @efd incredibly great work:>
	11:38pm bkd69: loving this...I never realized how much of my taste belonged to stiff
	11:39pm bkd69: I love the Ikea commercial with Jona Lewie
	11:39pm coelacanth: you could go till 12:20. you have my permission.
	11:41pm coelacanth: whole wide world never got a slick production.
	11:42pm coelacanth: ...but its understated-ness is part of what i Love about it.
	11:44pm johnk77: wreckless eric still great live
	11:46pm bkd69: efd, that radio station in LI was WLIR, I'm sure, wasn't it? I don't Lene ever getting really big here, except to us geeks who read the credits in the liner notes.
	11:48pm efd: Correctamundo, bkd69! There was a big Paterson Silk store across the street.
	11:49pm coelacanth: i remember lucky number & home getting played a lot. (maybe just in my bubble?)
	11:53pm coelacanth: sweet! 2 of my favorites in a row!
	11:53pm Stevel: I was lucky to be near decent radio during the 73-86 years. KTCL, Fort Collins CO, WORT, Madison, WI, KFML Denver (RIP, long ago.) There was also an early Alternative-format statin in Pittsburgh from 86'88 (forget the call letters) Its hard to remember how difficult it could be to hear different music, pre internet. Still today, there's a lot to cut through. Thanks efd and WFMU. Pledging again soon!
	11:54pm Stevel: coelacanth: That was MY bubble.
	11:56pm herb.nyc: i should reread WEric "Dysfunctional Success"
	11:56pm efd: Huge thanks to everyone for listening and commenting! If you liked this show I think you'll be interested in picking up my premium CD during the marathon next week and the week after!
	11:56pm bkd69: I wouldn't trade the modern state of the industry for the bad old days at all. I mean, limited as it was, the 80's did have one of the greatest varieties of music in the top 40 since the 60's, but while we're scaling down from musicians having their own private planes, we're having many more musicians scaling up to being able to make a better income from music.
	11:56pm Tome: sPeCtAcULaR show as always EFD,, ! just got in from listening on the road ,, whew ,, great timing,, stuff is gonna freeze up out there ,, but in b'klyn so far so good just s slushy messy even ,,, thus far,
	11:58pm coelacanth: fortunately there were bubbles here and there. ...in my jr high school,which wasn't small, there were 5 of us who openly embraced "punkrock"...or even new wave.
	11:58pm Danne D: Thanks for yet another truly outstanding show Evan :) I haven't been commenting much but I've been kicking back and enjoying the songs and interview :) Have a good night Everyone :) Take care EFD :) Bye Holly :) Please early pledge often next week folks!
	12:00am coelacanth: Thanks efd Great interview Great show per usual ciao peoples.
	12:00am Pete from Boston (and NJ): What a great show to stumble upon tonight. Good work.
	12:00am JakeGould: “Its hard to remember how difficult it could be to hear different music, pre internet. Still today, there's a lot to cut through.” Indeed. Mixed feelings on how the Internet has opened up the world to more music and creativity, but I think it’s all for the better.
	12:01am bkd69: I paused it earlier, so it's not over yet for me!!! :-)
	4:44pm Mark in Toronto: I've been regularly listening to various shows on WFMU over the past 2 years. After Irwin's show on industrial musicals, this is the best show I've ever heard. Interesting subject matter, knowledgeable guest, the best music, you can't ask for much more. Evan, thanks!
	8:56pm Stefan Sonic: I did not see any songs played by The Plasmatics from this show, and they were on the Stiff label...

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from March 4, 2015

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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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March 4, 2015: 3 hours of Stiff Records with guest Richard Balls, author of BE STIFF: THE STIFF RECORDS STORY

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Stiff Records was one of the most groundbreaking labels of the punk/new wave era, launching the careers of Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello, Madness, Lene Lovich, Ian Dury, Rachel Sweet, Wreckless Eric, and dozens of others.

British author Richard Balls -- who previously documented the life of Stiff star Ian Dury in a 1999 biography -- has put together a definitive history of the much-beloved label. I chatted with Richard about his blow-by-blow account of The World's Most Flexible Record Label, and of course you'll hear hit after hit from Stiff's glory days. Listen to the show, and find out why it took Balls to write about Stiff.

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	Approx. start time
kursaal flyers	hit records "hit records" by "kursaal flyers"	chocs away!	uk		starting off with some pub rock, which will make more sense once you've heard the first part of the interview.	0:00:00 (Pop-up)
the 101ers	keys to your heart "keys to your heart" by "the 101ers"					0:02:22 (Pop-up)
tyla gang	texas chainsaw massacre boogie	7"	stiff	1976	Stiff BUY 4	0:05:53 (Pop-up)
dirty looks	let go "let go" by "dirty looks"					0:09:32 (Pop-up)

richard balls	interview part 1 "interview part 1" by "richard balls"					0:15:19 (Pop-up)
kilburn & the high roads	father "father" by "kilburn & the high roads"	handsome	pye	1975		0:23:12 (Pop-up)
ducks deluxe	my my music "my my music" by "ducks deluxe"	taxi to the terminal zone	rca	1974		0:26:36 (Pop-up)
dr. feelgood	i can tell "i can tell" by "dr. feelgood"	malpractice	columbia	1975		0:29:42 (Pop-up)
richard balls	interview part 2 "interview part 2" by "richard balls"					0:32:25 (Pop-up)
nick lowe	so it goes "so it goes" by "nick lowe"	7"	stiff	1976	Stiff BUY 1	0:39:17 (Pop-up)
richard balls	interview part 3 "interview part 3" by "richard balls"					0:42:06 (Pop-up)
the damned	new rose "new rose" by "the damned"					0:45:52 (Pop-up)
richard balls	interview part 4 "interview part 4" by "richard balls"					0:48:35 (Pop-up)
rachel sweet	truckstop queen "truckstop queen" by "rachel sweet"	va-the akron compilation	stiff	1978		0:54:54 (Pop-up)
the bizarros	nova "nova" by "the bizarros"	va-the akron compilation	stiff	1978		0:57:54 (Pop-up)
the waitresses	the comb "the comb" by "the waitresses"	va-the akron compilation	stiff	1978		1:01:15 (Pop-up)
richard balls	interview part 5 "interview part 5" by "richard balls"					1:04:39 (Pop-up)
elvis costello	(the angels wanna wear my) red shoes	my aim is true	stiff	1977	Stiff SEEZ 3	1:12:13 (Pop-up)
ian dury	sex & drugs & rock & roll	new boots and panties!!	stiff/arista	1978		1:14:37 (Pop-up)
nick lowe's last chicken in the shop	i knew the bride	va-stiffs live	stiff/arista	1978		1:17:47 (Pop-up)
wreckless eric	whole wide world "whole wide world" by "wreckless eric"		stiff	1977		1:21:00 (Pop-up)
richard balls	interview part 6 "interview part 6" by "richard balls"					1:23:52 (Pop-up)
elvis costello	talking in the dark	7"	radar	1979	cover design by Barney Bubbles	1:31:23 (Pop-up)
ian dury and the blockheads	hit me with your rhythm stick	7"	stiff	1978	cover design by Barney Bubbles	1:33:22 (Pop-up)
graham parker & the rumour	stick to me	stick to me	mercury	1977	cover design by Barney Bubbles	1:36:58 (Pop-up)
richard balls	interview part 7 "interview part 7" by "richard balls"					1:40:42 (Pop-up)
lene lovich	say when "say when" by "lene lovich"	stateless	stiff/epic	1979		1:46:58 (Pop-up)
lene lovich	lucky number "lucky number" by "lene lovich"	7"	stiff	1978		1:49:47 (Pop-up)
lene lovich	new toy "new toy" by "lene lovich"	12" single	stiff	1981		1:52:27 (Pop-up)
richard balls	interview part 8 "interview part 8" by "richard balls"					1:56:13 (Pop-up)
devo	be stiff "be stiff" by "devo"	7"	stiff	1978		2:01:19 (Pop-up)
dave stewart & barbara gaskin	it's my party			1981	Stiff's first #1 single (not the Dave Stewart who was in Eurythmics)	2:04:19 (Pop-up)
madness	baggy trousers "baggy trousers" by "madness"	nutty boys 12" ep	stiff			2:07:33 (Pop-up)
richard balls	interview part 9 "interview part 9" by "richard balls"					2:20:37 (Pop-up)
madness	house of fun "house of fun" by "madness"	complete madness	stiff	1982	Stiff's second #1 single	2:17:30 (Pop-up)
the belle stars	blame "blame" by "the belle stars"	7"	stiff	1982		2:20:16 (Pop-up)
the pogues	dark streets of london		stiff	1985		2:23:02 (Pop-up)
richard balls	interview part 10 "interview part 10" by "richard balls"					2:26:01 (Pop-up)
jona lewie	(you'll always find me in the) kitchen at parties	on the other hand there's a fist	stiff america	1980		2:35:38 (Pop-up)
richard balls	interview part 11 "interview part 11" by "richard balls"					2:38:49 (Pop-up)
wreckless eric	take the cash (k.a.s.h.)		stiff	1979		2:47:44 (Pop-up)
tenpole tudor	let the four winds blow	let the four winds blow	stiff	1981		2:51:17 (Pop-up)
rachel sweet	b-a-b-y "b-a-b-y" by "rachel sweet"	fool around	stiff/columbia	1979		2:54:43 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	9:02pm jon: efd! stiff records! so it goes...
	9:08pm Fuzzy: Let's get stiff!
	9:09pm Dr. Goot: Undertakers of the Industry
	9:09pm Jimmy: Been looking forward to this show, efd!! Listening from Miami once again...
	9:11pm RZ: Hello, Evan and everyone!
	9:11pm JakeGould: Here we go!
	9:14pm Loretta: hi Evan!!!!! & a good evening y'all.....
	9:17pm be rad: Im interested to hear any Barney Bubbles content
	9:20pm Holly in NC: (quietly, guiltily, creeping into back of room) (hushed whisper) Hi everyone!
	9:22pm efd: hi everyone! Thanks for tuning in tonight, I think this will be a fun one!
	9:22pm efd: not that they all aren't fun, of course.
	9:23pm steve: hey folks. just wanted to say "Ballad of a Has Been Beauty Queen" by Brinsley Schwartz is a damn masterpiece
	9:25pm jon: great guest evan. im so loving this
	9:30pm Danne D: Hi EFD :) Hi Funk Fans :) Hi Holly :)
	9:30pm Uncle Michael: Good evening.
	9:30pm efd: thanks jon, happy to hear it!
	9:30pm Uncle Michael: I'm here for porky prime cuts.
	9:31pm coelacanth: olá Evan and Funksters ...it's not often i miss only 1/2 an hour of a show & still plan to check out the archive!
	9:31pm efd: You're in the right place, UM! And you've got a good plan, coelacanth.
	9:32pm Stevel: No Sleep Till Canvey Island is an amazing book. Order it directly from Will Birch. Soooooooo glad I just finished it. Tonight is picking up right where it left off.
	9:33pm Uncle Michael: I had to find a copy before Will found more copies to sell directly. I didn't have to play too much for it.
	9:35pm Stevel: That book is like 3.5 movies. Amazing, even if you know nothing about the era or later times. Better if you do.
	9:39pm johnk77: just raising a glass to Eggs Over Easy who inspired a lot of this
	9:40pm Danne D: Nick Lowe :D
	9:40pm lowden11: I saw Nick at the Bowery Ballroom last year when he came around. I am not kidding when I say it was one of the best concerts I have ever seen.
	9:41pm coelacanth: the Jesus of Cool
	9:42pm Dr. Goot: Basher was stalwart
	9:42pm Yonkers Mike: Every day for a month at lunchtime the floor mgr of J&R music would play side 1 of the Dirty Looks album. Loud! Loved, Take A Life & They Got Me Covered.
	9:47pm efd: johnk77, Eggs Over Easy are mentioned in the book although I don't think they came up in our conversation.
	9:49pm johnk77: @efd thanks for the headsup and the rockin show Jack O'Hara lives on Staten Island and is still one of the great guitarists
	9:50pm JakeGould: Thanks @johnk77! Now I have more stuff to research. en.wikipedia.org...
	9:53pm Uncle Michael: Barney Bubbles should be getting some love right about now.
	9:55pm johnk77: @jakeg my pleasure also check out The Moonlighters w/Bill Kirchen and Tony Johnson who had an lp produced by Nick Lowe back in the day
	9:55pm Dr. Goot: "ring 434-3232 ask for Moira for your prize"
	9:55pm JakeGould: Thanks @UncleMichael! Now more to research. en.wikipedia.org...
	9:58pm Stevel: Rachel Sweet seemed huge and fascinating when they brought her out. Such a big voice.
	9:58pm Uncle Michael: Barney was elemental to the Stiff brand. He even designed the logo.
	9:58pm JakeGould: And the Akron compilation. www.discogs.com...
	10:00pm Stevel: I know the interview is already in the can, but did Stiff know what they were mining in Akron? The residue of Rocket from the Tombs, Electric Eels, etc?
	10:00pm Stevel: ...and, were Pretenders ever on Stiff?
	10:02pm johnk77: @um and @jakeg check out https://davidwills.wordpress.com/tag/barney-bubbles/
	10:02pm efd: Pretenders weren't on Stiff as far as I recall. The Akron album came out of the label working with Devo, but I don't know how aware Stiff folks were of the parallel Cleveland scene.
	10:03pm Stevel: The Waitresses were so white-funky. (Great thing.) BTW, as if it needs to be said, this is a fan-fucking-tastic show.
	10:03pm coelacanth: tenpole tudor was- pretenders' lead singer's proclaimed "favorite band".
	10:04pm Callieflower: Tonight's show is amazing, Evan :)
	10:04pm Stevel: Someone really needs to update The Waitresses Wiki en.wikipedia.org...
	10:07pm coelacanth: i remember that. i assumed the labels were affiliated.
	10:07pm Uncle Michael: Thanks for the link, John.
	10:09pm Uncle Michael: There ya go!
	10:09pm efd: fear not, Barney Bubbles fans, he'll come up again.
	10:12pm Bob Ham: My request: Motorhead's "Leaving Here"
	10:13pm Stevel: Bought My Aim is True after hearing it in the record store. (Columbia, no doubt.)
	10:13pm Pete from Boston (and NJ): Richard Balls sounds a bit like an English Dave Emory.
	10:14pm coelacanth: can we go back in time and put motorhead on stiff?
	10:14pm Stevel: coelacanth: Makes one wonder how close it might have been.
	10:15pm JakeGould: @Pete: So Stiff records was an inside job?
	10:17pm coelacanth: the timing was close. but Lemmy was coming from an established band.
	10:18pm johnk77: @um you are welcome David Wills is my stepdaughter's biodad @coelacanth Commander Cody and the Moonlighters did european rockabilly package tours headlined by tenpole tudor Bill Kirchen told me James Honeyman-Scott told him the Moonlighters were his favorite band and jammed with them every time they were in the uk
	10:18pm coelacanth: new digs and prospects of a job.
	10:18pm Dr. Goot: www.youtube.com...
	10:20pm coelacanth: wow,johnk77! you are talking about THE Commander Cody right?!
	10:20pm Parq: Cannot even begin to tell you what an impact "Stiffs Live" had on me when it came out. We all talk about albums changing our lives, but this is one of the very few that genuinely, literally changed mine.
	10:20pm Faye: good companion to straightening out your tax documents!
	10:21pm Parq: And, I misread the notes when it came out and thought the name of the band was "Last Chicken in the Soup". To this day, I prefer that.
	10:21pm Faye: I also have to point out that I too fly the Barney Bubbles flag
	10:22pm Cubicle Carl: Was that really Nick Lowe or sped up Grateful Dead?
	10:23pm efd: Faye, that is not in the least bit surprising!
	10:23pm coelacanth: i have that Dave Edmonds 45.he was one of my gateway artists.
	10:23pm Stevel: Hey Faye. Not surprising that you are also a BB fan. So many graphics that I love were created by him.
	10:23pm Pete from Boston (and NJ): Jake: You'll have to refer back to episode 73, Stiff Records and the General Motors Political Machine.
	10:25pm coelacanth: ...'sorry- "i knew the bride" by Edmonds.
	10:25pm johnk77: @coelacanth yes sir, george frayne still rockin also, the band on most of my aim is true is john mcphee shaun hopper and the sadly late johnny ciambotti and micky shine
	10:26pm Uncle Michael: I'm seeing Elvis solo tomorrow night.
	10:27pm efd: couldn't get anyone to go with you, huh.
	10:27pm johnk77: sorry, geezer lockup john mcfee
	10:27pm Uncle Michael: har har
	10:27pm Pete from Boston (and NJ): You don't fool me, Emory.
	10:28pm coelacanth: huh. they're not credited are they. i always thought it was the attractions.
	10:28pm Stevel: Elvis, without Stiff, very likely, but probably different. Ian Dury? Guessing not in the US. UM: Don't go home alone. Play the groupie card.
	10:28pm herb.nyc: yep, that "stiffs live", yowza
	10:29pm herb.nyc: oh to've been a fly on wall at Stiffs...
	10:30pm herb.nyc: ...so this book is a MUST; great show
	10:30pm efd: thanks herb! And I agree about the book!
	10:31pm JakeGould: The second I hear about “Edward the friendly Spook,” you win Pete.
	10:34pm coelacanth: LOVE this one!
	10:34pm coelacanth: listen to the bass!
	10:34pm Uncle Michael: Any Humphrey Ocean & the Hardy Annuals in store?
	10:35pm Stevel: coelacanth: Oh yeah, the bass. So much good bass from that era, but this is something else.
	10:36pm Carmichael: Ian Dury forever! Hi Evan!!
	10:36pm JakeGould: Some mensch named “stiffone” on 45cat compiled this. www.45cat.com...
	10:36pm coelacanth: dury was a genius.
	10:37pm coelacanth: i'm pulling out those records!
	10:37pm Uncle Michael: Will Birch's Ian Dury book is a good read too.
	10:38pm JakeGould: And this: barneybubbles.com...
	10:38pm Stevel: UM: Probably next up on the acquisition list.
	10:38pm coelacanth: i Loved this guy (these guys) at the time too.
	10:38pm efd: most likely no Humphrey Ocean, UM. I'll leave that for you.
	10:39pm coelacanth: this was called punkrock! (and my family and most friends thought i was nuts for liking it!)
	10:40pm glenn: oh, florida. news.nationalpost.com...
	10:40pm Danne D: Fantastic show EFD :)
	10:40pm Uncle Michael: I can do that.
	10:41pm Carmichael: Man, I used to love Rumour.
	10:43pm herb.nyc: (BALLS is a nice punk name)
	10:44pm glenn: especially when his first name is dick.
	10:44pm Cubicle Carl: Love is forever, Carmichael.
	10:44pm Uncle Michael: Dead toured Canada by train.
	10:45pm glenn: he's talking about the festival express.
	10:45pm Uncle Michael: The Grateful Dead Canadian tour is documented in the film Festival Express.
	10:45pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: - home - finally !!...Thank Bob for archives...
	10:45pm Stevel: Dead train tour. Decent rock doc. www.imdb.com...
	10:45pm Carmichael: Festival Express, UM?
	10:45pm johnk77: @jakeg thanks here is barney bubbles lp art for carlene carter https://www.flickr.com/photos/gormanghast/6913692564/ johnny ciambotti besides playing bass on most of my aim is true was carlene's manager in this period 1979->1980 or so
	10:47pm coelacanth: but home is where the heart is.
	10:48pm JakeGould: Thanks, JohnK77: Easier to view here. www.discogs.com...
	10:48pm Carmichael: Coelecanth, are you a Fairport fan?
	10:48pm glenn: it was more than just the dead. if i remember correctly, they weren't even the headliners.
	10:49pm coelacanth: this show is inspiring me. i'm going to need a new needle.
	10:50pm Uncle Michael: They were the headliners. The band...Janis...others. Lots of CanCon like Ian and Sylvia...Mashmakan...
	10:50pm glenn: tom rush, buddy guy.
	10:51pm glenn: ummmm. who else?
	10:51pm Stevel: Festival Express? Sha Na Na. Really.
	10:51pm Uncle Michael: The best scenes are the drunken jams on the train's bar cars.
	10:51pm coelacanth: Carmichael, fairport convention?
	10:51pm drewo: Love the show Evan! I had the good luck to see Lene Lovich at Hurrah back in the day.
	10:53pm JakeGould: I donate to the station just because it gives me an edumacation. Thanks Evan!
	10:53pm Uncle Michael: I'm going to listen to the remainder in the dark...long day tomorrow. Great stuff, Evan. Night everyone.
	10:53pm Carmichael: I remember a group singing "My Bucket's got a Hole". Joplin, Garcia, danko and others.
	10:54pm Carmichael: Coelecanth, you quoted a line from a famous Fairport Convention song. Probably accidentally ...
	10:55pm glenn: coelacanth, get thee to the archives and listen to all the fairport you can.
	10:55pm efd: thanks UM, enjoy the darkness.
	10:56pm coelacanth: i quite like fairport convention during the Sandy Denny period.(even when she wasn't singing.) but "home is where the heart is" is my favorite Lena Lovitch song.
	10:56pm Pete from Boston (and NJ): I'm really enjoying this show.
	10:56pm glenn: isn't that a richard and linda song?
	10:57pm Dr. Goot: This is fun. Lene plays the sax pretty well too...
	10:57pm Parq: The success of "New Toy" kind of set the stage for "Blinded Me with Science", which -- oh, God, what would late '82 have been without it?
	10:57pm JakeGould: Fairport Convention is where the heart is. lyrics.wikia.com...
	10:57pm Carmichael: Yes, Glenn. A whole different song, apparently.
	10:58pm coelacanth: i don't know if i've ever heard that f p song.
	10:59pm Carmichael: And apropos of nothing, I am a huge Devo fan.
	11:00pm coelacanth: that Devo ep on stiff is Amazing.
	11:01pm JakeGould: Carmichael? Really? Someone on WFMU likes Devo? That’s unusual.
	11:02pm coelacanth: speak of the devo!
	11:02pm JakeGould: Devo on Stiff. www.discogs.com...
	11:04pm Carmichael: Ha ha. To hell with alla yous ...
	11:04pm Dr. Goot: www.youtube.com...
	11:04pm Carmichael: Duty Now and For the Future.
	11:05pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: ...we're all Devo...
	11:06pm Carmichael: Dave Stewart plays Gretsch guitars. That's why he's so cool.
	11:06pm JakeGould: Carmichael, what are you? A copy of “Guitar Player?”
	11:06pm PJ: Nothing about the Pogues, the last band that had some success on the label?
	11:07pm coelacanth: Carmichael, that 2nd album gets shit-talked but i think it's spectacular!
	11:07pm Carmichael: I saw Devo 2 summers ago. They blasted away everyone waiting for Blondie.
	11:07pm efd: I should point out this is not the Eurythmics' Dave Stewart.
	11:08pm coelacanth: and the Lesley Gore tribute continues.
	11:08pm Carmichael: Oh shit, thanks for clarifying. Never mind ...
	11:09pm Stevel: Glad you pointed that out. I'd have guessed otherwise. Madness. This song is on one of my favorite albums ever,
	11:09pm efd: I naturally made the same assumption, given the time period.
	11:09pm Carmichael: I loves me some Gretsches, Jake.
	11:10pm coelacanth: i'm assuming that's with Bob 2; but was Alan still amongst us?(them)
	11:11pm steve: i cant even believe how much awesome has been packed into the past 2 hours
	11:11pm steve: man, i need this book
	11:13pm Carmichael: Plug the book again Evan, while my wallet is fat.
	11:14pm Danne D: agreed steve :)
	11:14pm Pete from Boston (and NJ): Holy crap, I just remembered the Colgate Pump commercial set to the music of "Baggy Trousers"!
	11:14pm Carmichael: Has no one yet mentioned Jake Riviera?
	11:15pm efd: he was mentioned quite a bit earlier in the show, but he left the label a year after it started up.
	11:16pm JakeGould: I know for a fact that “Wham!” and “Frankie Goes to Hollywood” shared the same stylist who came up with those baggy t-shirts… And she’s alive and well in NYC.
	11:17pm Carmichael: Thanks, Evan.
	11:19pm steve: "Madness invented ska." -Ronald Thomas Clontle
	11:21pm Dr. Goot: I believe Riviera went on to Radar and F-Beat after Stiff.
	11:22pm efd: correct, Dr. Goot!
	11:23pm coelacanth: Ha! ronald thomas clontle needs to get out more!
	11:24pm Dr. Goot: www.youtube.com...
	11:24pm efd: Here's a link to Richard Balls' book on Amazon: www.amazon.com... It's also available from Amazon in the UK. Publisher is Soundcheck if you'd like to special order it through your local indie bookshop.
	11:26pm glenn: huh. i thought dave stewart played baseball.
	11:27pm JakeGould: Soundcheck Books: www.soundcheckbooks.co.uk
	11:27pm johnk77: my fave shane memory pogues supporting violent femmes at wolf trap mid-set shane face plants unconscious down stage center spider steps up to front the band with "no problem, happens all the time"
	11:27pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63: It is good to hear the Pogues.
	11:28pm Stevel: Bought the book. I don't want this one from the library. I want it on the shelf.
	11:28pm Dr. Goot: Great show Mssrs. "Funk" Davies and Balls. Thanks!
	11:30pm coelacanth: Devo was an extremely powerful punk rock band,early on.
	11:33pm coelacanth: i've only seen a few stiff artists. the pogues were one- but Shane wasn't there. (i don't know if he was supposed to be or not.)
	11:34pm johnk77: saw both devo and madness live at the new old waldorf sf both great and both featuring lots of choreography
	11:36pm Michael Shelley: great show Evan!
	11:37pm efd: I just have to say, the absolute smartest thing I did leading up to this show was to spend last night timing it all out. The first time I worked it out it ended up running until about 12:20am!
	11:37pm coelacanth: i did see Macgowan, but with an alternate band. (i don't think that counts as a "stiff artist"!)
	11:37pm JakeGould: Wow! Now I know Jona Lewie does this song! Yup, I appreciate yet don’t have the knowledge at times.
	11:37pm efd: oh gosh, thanks Michael! High praise indeed coming from you!
	11:38pm johnk77: cbs records became much less freewheeling and more corporate in the period 1982->1983 @efd incredibly great work:>
	11:38pm bkd69: loving this...I never realized how much of my taste belonged to stiff
	11:39pm bkd69: I love the Ikea commercial with Jona Lewie
	11:39pm coelacanth: you could go till 12:20. you have my permission.
	11:41pm coelacanth: whole wide world never got a slick production.
	11:42pm coelacanth: ...but its understated-ness is part of what i Love about it.
	11:44pm johnk77: wreckless eric still great live
	11:46pm bkd69: efd, that radio station in LI was WLIR, I'm sure, wasn't it? I don't Lene ever getting really big here, except to us geeks who read the credits in the liner notes.
	11:48pm efd: Correctamundo, bkd69! There was a big Paterson Silk store across the street.
	11:49pm coelacanth: i remember lucky number & home getting played a lot. (maybe just in my bubble?)
	11:53pm coelacanth: sweet! 2 of my favorites in a row!
	11:53pm Stevel: I was lucky to be near decent radio during the 73-86 years. KTCL, Fort Collins CO, WORT, Madison, WI, KFML Denver (RIP, long ago.) There was also an early Alternative-format statin in Pittsburgh from 86'88 (forget the call letters) Its hard to remember how difficult it could be to hear different music, pre internet. Still today, there's a lot to cut through. Thanks efd and WFMU. Pledging again soon!
	11:54pm Stevel: coelacanth: That was MY bubble.
	11:56pm herb.nyc: i should reread WEric "Dysfunctional Success"
	11:56pm efd: Huge thanks to everyone for listening and commenting! If you liked this show I think you'll be interested in picking up my premium CD during the marathon next week and the week after!
	11:56pm bkd69: I wouldn't trade the modern state of the industry for the bad old days at all. I mean, limited as it was, the 80's did have one of the greatest varieties of music in the top 40 since the 60's, but while we're scaling down from musicians having their own private planes, we're having many more musicians scaling up to being able to make a better income from music.
	11:56pm Tome: sPeCtAcULaR show as always EFD,, ! just got in from listening on the road ,, whew ,, great timing,, stuff is gonna freeze up out there ,, but in b'klyn so far so good just s slushy messy even ,,, thus far,
	11:58pm coelacanth: fortunately there were bubbles here and there. ...in my jr high school,which wasn't small, there were 5 of us who openly embraced "punkrock"...or even new wave.
	11:58pm Danne D: Thanks for yet another truly outstanding show Evan :) I haven't been commenting much but I've been kicking back and enjoying the songs and interview :) Have a good night Everyone :) Take care EFD :) Bye Holly :) Please early pledge often next week folks!
	12:00am coelacanth: Thanks efd Great interview Great show per usual ciao peoples.
	12:00am Pete from Boston (and NJ): What a great show to stumble upon tonight. Good work.
	12:00am JakeGould: “Its hard to remember how difficult it could be to hear different music, pre internet. Still today, there's a lot to cut through.” Indeed. Mixed feelings on how the Internet has opened up the world to more music and creativity, but I think it’s all for the better.
	12:01am bkd69: I paused it earlier, so it's not over yet for me!!! :-)
	4:44pm Mark in Toronto: I've been regularly listening to various shows on WFMU over the past 2 years. After Irwin's show on industrial musicals, this is the best show I've ever heard. Interesting subject matter, knowledgeable guest, the best music, you can't ask for much more. Evan, thanks!
	8:56pm Stefan Sonic: I did not see any songs played by The Plasmatics from this show, and they were on the Stiff label...

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from March 4, 2015

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