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Episodes
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Direct from the Bombs Westcliff studio Mark plays some soul, funk and disco nuggets.
Respect - Jimmy Smith
Tighten Up & Take Over - Cheeba's Latin Bros
Memory Lane - Minnie Ripperton
You're So Good To Me - Curtis Mayfield
I Got The - Labi Siffre
For You Everything - Norman Connors
Boogie To The Top - Idris Muhammed
Dance To The Music - Muscle Shoal Horns
More Than One Way To Love A Woman - Raydio
System Of Survival - Earth, Wind & Fire
Jive Talkin' - Rufus ft Chaka Khan
Honey Chile - Brick
For Your Love - Gwen McCrae
Love Talk - Jim Gilstrap
I'll Get You In The End - Forest Sylvers
Migration - Creative Force
Ain' No Good For Nothing - Luther Ingram
Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Elkie Brooks
Njia (Njia) Walk - The Fatback Band
Reasons For The Seasons - G.Q.
Sing A Happy Song - The O'Jays
Money's To Tight (To Mention) - The Valentine Brothers
Party - Edwin Starr
I Feel Love - Donna Summer
Pop Pop Shoo Wah - Erotic Drum Band
Gone, Gone, Gone - Johnny Mathis
Your Love Is On The One - Lakeside
All The Reasons Why - Angela Bofill
Do Your Dance - Rhyze
Trouble - Say She She
You Be What You Wanna Be - Dexter Wansel
The Breaks - Kurtis Blow
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Mark is back with the first new show for a couple of months and we hark back to the good old days with technical issues and records played at the wrong speed. It's good to be nostalgic sometimes.
The Changing Light – The Ironsides
Stay Loose – Jimmy Smith
Can’t Get You Out My Head (Smoove Remix) – Third Degree
Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing – Incognito
Can’t Say Goodbye – Bobby Caldwell
Keep The Love Light Burnin’ – Evie Sands
Inside My Love – Minnie Ripperton
What You Gotta Say – Hey, Hey – Cheeba’s Latin Bros
Hagolo – Mike Dogliotti
Sylvia – Arthur Verocai
Since I Fell For You – T Funk Collective ft Mali
A Little Mo’ Betta – Lucid Paradise ft Love’s High
Whatcha Waiting For? – Proh Mic & E Live
Secret Fantasy – Tom Browne
Jesus Makes Me Happy – Richard Hartley & Soul Resurrection
Rescue Mission – David Bishop
Talking In My Sleep – Barbara McNair
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Nancy Wilson
Sweet & Lowdown – Jackie Cain & Roy Kral
Virtual Insanity – Nautlius
She’s A Groupie – Bobby Nunn
Sho’ Nuff – K.C. & the Sunshine Band
What’s Your Name, What’s Your Number – Andrea True Connection
Another Weekend – 5 Star
Tribute (Right On) – The Pasadenas
Yes I Am – Michelle David & The Gospel Sessions
Reeling – Say She She
Fan The Flame – Barbara Pennington
Johannesburg – Gil Scott-Heron
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
The first in the Ship Full Of Bombs Sunday Sessions broadcasting LIVE from The Craftsman, Westcliff On Sea.
Live set of Funk, Soul, Disco and Rare Groove from The 7s Syndicate (Mark Lancaster - Box of Delights & MarkFunk45) spinning vinyl only 45s!
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Sunday Jul 02, 2023
Sunday Jul 02, 2023
A special themed edition of Box Of Delights where the subject is "The Sea'.
Beyond The Sea - Bobby Darin
Devil and the Deep Blue Sea - Mel Tormè
Wade In The Water - Harry Stoneham
Siren Sea - ATA Studios
Wooden Ships - Crosby Stills & Nash
Like A Ship - T.L. Barrett & the Youth For Christ Choir
I'll Never Sail The Sea Again - Detroit Emeralds
Battened Ships - Odyssey
The Sea and She - The New Rotary Connection
On The Beach (In The Summertime) - The 5th Dimension
Sails - Mark Murphy & Azymuth
Sky Islands - Dianne Reeves
The Girl From Ipanema - Lou Rawls
Supernatural Sea - Fay Hallam
Sailing - Christopher Cross
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
From the Bombs Westcliff studios Mark plays a mix of funk, soul, rare groove, jazz funk and Brazilian tunes and butchers the Portuguese language.
Love Is Such A Crazy Feeling - The Spinners
I've Never Found A Man (To Love Me Like You Do) - Esther Phillips
Joe - Hyla Parker
Dark Is The Night - Shakatak
Something In The Music - Nick Straker Band
Losalamitolatinfunklovesong - Gene Harris
Break Down The Walls - Emma Noble
Get It Together - Kyoto Jazz Massive ft Vanessa Freeman
Get Yourself Together - Young Disciples
B What U R - Stone Foundation
Funky Nassau - The Chuck Boris Trio
She's A Dancer - Dino Soccio
Starlight - Dave & Omar
Lady (Hear Me Tonight) - Modjo
I'm Here For This - Destiny II ft Aria Lyric
Music Pt 1 - D Train
Bye Gones - Tom Browne
Nights Over Egypt - The Jones Girls
Esperar Pra Ver - Evinha
Deixa O Morro Cantor - Claudia
Por Favor - Tony Nunes
Sylvia - Arthur Verocai
Bons Tempos - Equipo Radio Cidade
To Parado Na Tua - Almir Ricardo
Reeling - Say She She
Love Is A Serious Business - Alfie Davison
Spread Love - Al Hudson & the Soul Partners
Ms Steal Your Man Pt 1 - Rita Ray
Let Me Be Your Pacifier - Garland Green
Ever Lovin' Girl - Tyrone Davis
When It Comes Down To It - Minnie Ripperton
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Join Mark from the Westcliff studio for two hours of 45 action featuring, soul, funk, jazz, library and disco.
Tormeta Tropical (Parte 1) - Jazz N Palms
Much More Love - Jim Sharp
Ain't To Proud To Beg - TLC
Criticise - Alexander O'Neal
Alegria - Elia Y Elizabeth
Amigo Branco - Marcia Maria
Desire - Aguabella
Little Bird - Elsie Bianchi Trio
Bump De Bump - Jimmy McGriff
Big Al's Theme - Les Hommes
Bed Sheet Shuffle - Tim 'Love' Lee
Inner City Blues - Brian Auger's Oblivion Express
March Of The Goober Woobers - Forty Seven Times It's Own Weight
Special Project - Chaquito
Got To Get Your Own - Reuben Wilson (RIP)
Can You Feel It (Pt 1) - The Voices Of East Harlem
Blessed Are Those Who Struggle - The Last Poets ft Bernard Purdie
ABC - The Jackson Five
Get Ready/Uptight - Little Eva Harris
Living For The City - Stevie Wonder
Praise - Marvin Gaye
Am I The Same Girl (Soulful Strut) - Salena Jones
I'll Say It Again - Sweet Linda Devine
The World Is Yours - Visioneers
Sun Goddess - Ramsey Lewis & Earth, Wind & Fire
MacArthur Park - Donna Summer
We Like It (Caserta Lime Ricky Dub) - Kon & the Gang
Sittin' In The Park - Bobby Thurston
Just The Way You Are - Barry White
We Live In Brooklyn Baby - Roy Ayers
Reika - Jacky Giordano & Yan Tregger
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Mark is in the Westcliff studio for an all vinyl, all 45's show with funk, soul, jazz, Latin, disco and gospel tunes.
Freddie's Dead - The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds
Sunny - James Brown, Marva Whitney and The Dee Felice Trio
In The Thick Of It - Ernie & the Family McKone
Half A Minute - Naultilus ft Mizuki Kamata
Soul Sauce - Cal Tjader
Big Mama - Modulo 1000
É Preciso Dar Um Jeito, Meu Amigo - Erasmo Carlos
Soft & Smooth - Luis Bacalov
Sneakin' Up On You - Elaine Delmare
Right Now - Salena Jones
Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) - Deodato
Falcon - RAH Band
When You're Number 1 - Gene Chandler
Warm - Beverley Skeete
You Do You - The Pendletons ft Howard Johnson
I Really Love You - Norman Hutchins
Because You Love Me - Shirley Jones
Look Closer (Can't You See The Signs) - Saun & Starr
Silent - James Patterson
Waiting In The Wings (ELCA Mix) - Marion Javius
Awake O Zion - Elbertina 'Twinkle' Clark
Promised Land - Gloria Scott
Purple Mountain Majesty (Instrumental) - Dean Parrish
Butterfly - Courtney Pine ft Omar
Batterned Ships - Odyssey
We - Brass Construction
Dancin' On A Wire - Surface Noise
Bye Gones - Tom Browne
Ain't It Funky Now - Takehiro Honda
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Back in the Westcliff studio Mark brings you the best of soul, funk, jazz funk and disco grooves.
Beatschön - Frédéric Robold Crew
Love Won't Wait - Bobby Coldwell
I Would Die 4 U - Jarrod Lawson
I Don't Wanna Wait - Kelly Finnegan
Promised Land - Gloria Scott
I Believe In Music - Della Reese
Piece Of Me (Remix) - Lady Wray ft Ghostface Killer
Caught Up - Nautilus ft Emi Tawata
Lowdown - Boz Scaggs
Let's Go Round Again - Average White Band
In The Groove - Ronnie Laws
Who Is He, And What Is He To You? - Creative Source
Another Star - Stevie Wonder
You Can't Hide From Yourself - Teddy Pendergrass
Simon Booth Tribute
Venceremos (We Will Win) (Jazz Dance Mix) - Working Week
Inner City Blues (Urbane Guerrilla Mix- Working Week
Prayin' (Gospel Mix) - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
Say A Prayer For Two - Crown Heights Affair
Wind Parade - Donald Byrd
Space Princess - Lonnie Liston Smith
Love Tempo - Love Company
Treasure Mind - Trace Of Smoke
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Mark is joined in the studio by Mark Falzon as they celebrate Inetrnational Women's Day by playing records by exclusively women artists.
Hot Heels - The Barbara Moore Sound
I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan
Bad Girls - Donna Summer
High Horse - Evelyn 'Champagne' King
Sayanara - A Taste Of Honey
Nights On Broadway - Candi Staton
I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston
Haven't You Heard - Patrice Rushen
I'm Just A Sucker For You Love - Teena Marie
Best Of My Love - Emotions
You Used To Hold Me So Tight - Thelma Houston
I Got You Body - Carol Douglas
Dare Me - The Pointer Sister
What Cha Going To Do With My Lovin' - Stephanie Mills
Lat The Beat Hit 'Em - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
Expression (The Brixton Bass Mix) - Salt N Pepa
All Night Long - Mary Jane Girls
Somebody Else's Guy - Jocelyn Brown
Skindo Le Le - Alive
Fio Maravillha - Tania Maria Boto & Helio
Xica Da Silva - Myriam Makeba
Fever - Esther Philiips
This Time Baby - Jackie Moore
Call Me - Blondie
Chhupke Kauh Aya - Usha Uthup
Jump To It - Aretha Franklin
Midnight At The Oasis - Maria Muldaur
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Mark is back after a short hiatus with the usual mixture of funk, soul and rare groove. He is joined in the studio by soul dj and collector Lewis Mudford.
Pagliacci -Maynard Ferguson
Red Rooster - Isaac Hayes
Stack The Deck - El Michels Affair ft Bobby Oroza
Baby I Do Love You - Greg Philliganes
We've Only Just Begun - Lee McDonald
Not A Moment Too Soon - Benjamin
Tonight You Might - Synthia
This Life - Kendra Morris
It's Too Late (DMC Remix) - Quartz and Dina Carroll
When We Would Ride - Kendra Morris
I Do - Lady Wray
Jazz Crimes - Resin Dogs
Blame It On The End Game - Soul Immigrants
The More I Get The More I Want - Teddy Pendergrass
Mazybe So, Maybe No - Mayer Hawthorne
Money - Barrett Strong
I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Gladys Knight and the Pips
Ball Of Confusion (That's What The World Is Today) - The Temptations
War - Edwin Starr
I'll Never Leave - Les Imprimes
Don't You Know - Durand Jones and the Indications
This Land Is Your Land - Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
Season Of The Witch - Lou Rawls
Time - Gents
Use Me - Bill Withers
New Vibrations - The Voices Of East Harlem
Grazing In Grass - The Friends Of Distinction
Can't Get Out Your Own Way - Ghost Funk Quarantine Orchestra
Let Love Flow On - Sonya Spence