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Episodes
Tuesday Mar 08, 2016
Tuesday Mar 08, 2016
Episode 106: The Lucky Bag Returns
Joni Mitchell - The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines
Joni Mitchell – Lucky
Aretha Franklin – You’re All I Need To Get By
Grace Jones – Warm Leatherette
Mexrissey - International Playgirl
Massive Attack And Azekel – Ritual Spirit
Ha Ha Ha Ha (Yeah) – White Denim
The Police – Voices Inside My Head
Gil Scott Heron and Brian Jackson – The Bottle (Live)
Polo and Pan – Plage Isolee
Phil Burdett – Lelow
Homer Banks – 60 Minutes Of Your Love
The Equals – Black Skinned Blue Eyed Boys
Isley Brothers – Nobody But Me
David Sylvian – I Surrender
Lindisfarne – Lady Eleanor
Hologram Team - Tracksuit Minotaur
We Are King -The Right One
Chic – My Feet Keep Dancing
Brian Pern – Song With Whistling In It
The Style Council – It Just Came To Pieces In My Hand
Tuesday Feb 23, 2016
Tuesday Feb 23, 2016
Episode 105: Mrs Easlea's Birthday Party
Party time! Mr Easlea is delighted to have Arts PR, Theatre Producer and Marketing Consultant Jules Easlea (some relation) as his guest tonight on Ship Full Of Bombs to celebrate her 50th Birthday. Expect all of her favourite tunes which means some turns that would never be on the Spectacular normally. Meat Loaf! Manilow! Julia Fordham! And then lots that would be: the Smiths, David Bowie, Janelle Monae, ABC, Lotte Lenya, Sparks, the Children of 7. Vaughan Williams in the Long One, Genesis in the Progflume. With Sion on poems, Graham offering notions of the rural idyll and Alan and Susan. There will be cake
The Smiths – Reel Around The Fountain
Depeche Mode - World In My Eyes
Meatloaf – You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth
Barry Manilow – Weekend In New England
Queen – Seven Seas Of Rhye
Nancy Sinatra – These Boots Are Made For Walking
Sparks – Number One Song In Heaven
Children Of Seven – Solidarity
The Who – Behind Blue Eyes
Nick Lowe - What’s So Funny About Peace Love And Understanding
Homer Banks – Sixty Minutes Of Your Love
Aretha Franklin - Respect
Womack And Womack – Love Wars
Vaughn Williams – The Lark Ascending
Genesis - The Carpet Crawlers
Lotte Lenya – Moritat Von Mackie Messer
ABC – Date Stamp
Janelle Monae – Dance Apocalyptic
Julia Fordham – Where Does The Time Go
Minnie Riperton – Les Fleur
Tuesday Feb 09, 2016
Tuesday Jan 26, 2016
Tuesday Jan 26, 2016
Episode 104: Earl Brutus' Greatest Hits
To celebrate the reissue of their two albums, we are absolutely delighted to have gentleman Jim Fry in the studio with us tonight to talk about Earl Brutus, the group he co-led in the 90s and 'Earl'y 00s and play some of their biggies such as 'Navyhead' and 'On Me, Not In Me.' If you know them, you love them already. If you don't, a world of wonder awaits! Also, some great beauties from Steve Mason, Drake, Erykah Badu, Dave B, Bop English, anderson.paak, and in postponed belated tribute to Lemmy, Hawkwind in the Long One! With Sion, Graham, Al and Sue too!
Steve Mason - Planet Sizes
Timmy Thompson – Why Can’t We Live Together
Drake – Hotline Bling
Erykah Badu – Cel U Lar Device
Bop English – Dani’s Blues
Earl Brutus – Navyhead
Earl Brutus – On Me Not In Me
Earl Brutus - The SAS and The Glam That Goes With It
Public Service Broadcasting – Go
Homer Banks – Sixty Minutes Of Your Love
Otis Clay – The Only Way Is Up
Dusty Springfield – What’s It Gonna Be
Hawkwind – Orgone Accumulator
David Bowie – Boys Keep Swinging
Earl Brutus – Male Milk
Earl Brutus - Life’s Too Long
Giuda – Teenage Rebel
Black – Sweetest Smile
Tuesday Jan 12, 2016
Tuesday Jan 12, 2016
Episode 103: Where Have All Papa's Heroes Gone?
David Bowie - It’s No Game
David Bowie - Let Me Sleep Beside You
David Bowie - Blue Jean
David Bowie - Wild Is The Wind
David Bowie - Nite Flites
David Bowie - I Took A Trip On A Gemini Space Craft
David Bowie - Changes
David Bowie - Heroes
David Bowie - Dollar Days
David Bowie - I’m Afraid Of Americans
David Bowie - Be My Wife
Davie Jones And the King Bees - Liza Jane
David Bowie - Station to Station
David Bowie - The Laughing Gnome
David Bowie - Young Americans
David Bowie - This Not America
David Bowie - Sweet Thing
David Bowie - Win
David Bowie - Can You Hear Me
David Bowie - It’s No Game (Part 2)
Tuesday Dec 01, 2015
Tuesday Dec 01, 2015
Episode 102: ADVENTure time
The Monkees – You May Just Be The One
Fleur East – Sax
The Rolling Stones – I Just Want To See His Face
Sheila Jordan - Let’s Face The Music and Dance
Dream Warriors – Wash Your Face In My Sink
The Weeknds - Can’t Feel My Face
David Bowie – Blackstar
Alien – You’re My Everything
The Prenew – The Titans Of Wealth
Nick Drake – Road
Kamasi Washington – Cherokee
Homer Banks – Sixty Minutes Of Your Love
James Brown – Santa Claus Is Definitely Here To Stay
James Brown – It’s Christmas Time
Floating Points – Silhouettes (I,II,III)
Lesiman Orchestra - Fiaccole Di Pino
Billy Paul - Bring The Family Back
Jaco Pastoirus – Portrait of Tracy
Janelle Monae – Dance Apocalyptic
The Kings Of Leigh On Sea – This Midwinter
ABC – High And Dry
Wednesday Nov 04, 2015
Wednesday Nov 04, 2015
Episode 101: Fabtacular
After the unalloyed joy of our 100th show, 101 sees us celebrate the release of the Beatles 1s Blu Ray. Mr Easlea and the team party with the mop tops, playing non-obvious amid a few songs that your mother should know (groan). Every record either by them, written by them or by them solo. Expect to hear the Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono. The Beatles in the Long One, Yes in the Progflume. Sion has a poem, Susan has a boring fact and Graham brings his unmistakable Taste Of The East. What an evening. 8pm, www.sfob.co.uk. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Wednesday Oct 21, 2015
Wednesday Oct 21, 2015
Episode 100: Episode 100
A King-sized edition of the show tonight to celebrate the 100th edition! 8pm www.sfob.co.uk. Live in the Studio, Blow Up Records Recording artist Fay Hallam will be playing live! We have an exclusive track from the Pre-New! We have Tom Burgess on the spot where he plays in his acoustic guitar a tune from the current charts! We have Sion's poem, Susan's Boring Fact and Graham James Brown will be giving us a Taste Of The East. Plus brilliant choons and tasty chat. Yes in the Progflume, the Wknd, Golden Rules, much more besides! See you later! — with Suzanne Johnson, THE PRE NEW, Sion Hamilton, Alastair Johnson, Graham Brown, Nick Heyward, Paul Tunkin, Fay Hallam, Tom Burgess and Jules Easlea.
Tuesday Oct 06, 2015
Tuesday Oct 06, 2015
Episode 99a: Peel The Need In Me
Glen Campbell - Times Like These
Primo Nelson - Pinch
Beatles - Ticket To Ride
The Fall - Dr Bucks Letter
Wayne Smith - Under me Sleng Teng
Elliot Smith - Amity
Bent - I Love My Man
Fay Hallam - 1000 Blue Ribbons
U2 - The Unforgettable Fire
Karminsky Experience - Explorations
Lovin' spponful - The Full Measure
Simon Dupree and the Big Sound - 60 Minutes Of Your Time / Lot Of Love
Dapps - Gittin' A Little Hipper
Rasputin Stash - The Devil Made Me Do It
Man - Bananas
Van Der Graaf - A Sphinx In The Face
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel
Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers - We Need Some Money
Radiate - Fade Away
Ian Hunter - You Nearly Did Me In
Tuesday Sep 22, 2015
Tuesday Sep 22, 2015
Episode 99: Dignity, Always Dignity
Tonight 8pm! Www.sfob.co.uk. This and the next show (99a) will be beautiful things as we get ready to celebrate our 100th episode next month. Mr E is going to take some random, unseen tunes from his collection and create the magic on the spot. Would love to tell you what he's gonna play, but he don't yet know. It will be world class tune-age, of course.
Heart – Barracuda
Meters – Cissy Strut
Dolly Cooper – Ay Lah Bah
Jimmy Castor Bunch – Troglodyte (Cave Man)
6060 – 842 – B52s
Paul Simon - America
Cathal Smyth – You’re Not Alone
Ben Watt – the Levels
R.E.M - What’s The Frequency Kenneth?
Oasis – Supersonic
New Order – Bizarre Love Triangle
Natty Dread – Don’t Mess
Ponta De Lanca Africano – Jorge Ben Jor
Willie Bobo – It’s Not Unusual
Stevie Wonder – Sugar
The Supremes – Bad Weather
Billy Mackenzie – Free
Underworld – Beautiful Burnout
David John Sheppard – Vortex On A String
Oxy – The Flip
Josh Wink – Higher State Of Consciousness
L‘Eroe Di Plastica – Tony Esposito
Piero Umilliani – Open Space
Feist and Constantines - Islands In the Stream
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – The Ship Song