Author: The Squire

In this episode, we look at the mid 90’s where Britpop ruled the charts, focusing on some of the lesser known lights of the movement. 

• Sad Song – Oasis
• Angel Interceptor – Ash
• Motorbike To Heaven – Salad
• Stardust – Menswear
• Jealousy (Recycle Version) – Octopus
• You’ve Got A Lot To Answer For – Catatonia
• Scooby Doo – Dweeb
• Fighting Fit – Gene
• Whole Lotta Love – Goldbug
• Bennet Have Left The Building – Bennet
• All About D & Us – Bis
• Avenging Angels – Space
• Monday Morning- Candy Skins
• You Can Talk To Me – Seahorses
• On A Rose – Tiger
• I Cant’ Make It – Dodgy
• Waiting For Today (Al Scott Mix) – Poppyheads
• Karma Police – Radiohead

Having looked at some of the classic session recorded at the BBC, we now look at some of the discs that the corporation declined to play and the reasons why. 

• We Can’t Let You Broadcast That – Norman Long
• With my Little Ukulele in my Hand – George Formby
• House of the Rising Sun – Josh White
• Gimmie a Pigfoot & a Bottle of Beer – Bessie Smith
• Rum and Coca-Cola – The Andrews Sisters
• Radio Times – BBC Dance Orchestra (directed by Henry Hall & vocal by Dan Donovan)
• She Had to Go and Lose it at the Astor – Johnny Messners
• Deep in the Heart of Texas – Bing Crosby
• Don’t Let’s be beastly to the Germans – Noel Coward
• Gloomy Sunday – Billie Holiday
• Old Man Atom – The Sons of the Pioneers
• Song of India – Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra
• La Pettie Tonkinoise – Josephine Baker
• The Foggy Dew – Peter Pears (with piano accompaniment by Benjamin Britten)
• (How Little it Matters) How Little we Know – Frank Sinatra
• One has my Name, the other has my heart – Jimmy Wakely
• In the Beginning – Frankie Laine
• Burn the Candle at Both Ends – Shirley Bassey
• Diggin’ My Potatoes – Lonnie Donegan
• The Shag (is Totally Cool) – Billy Graves
• Ken Platt – Ting Tong Tang
• Dinner with Drac (Parts 1 & 2) – John Zacherie
• A Russian Love Song – The Goons

In this episode, we look at some of the second hand purchases that have come into Squire Towers recently. All of these tunes are taken from glorious vinyl. 

• S. F. Sorrow Is Born – The Pretty Things (Stereo Mix) 
• Gypsy Davy – The Chris Barber Skiffle Group with Dick Bishop & Johnny Duncan
• Old Ned (Theme From Steptoe & Son) – The Eagles
• Canyons of your Mind (B-side mix) – Bonzo Dog Do-Dah Band
• Aeroplane – Jehtro Tull
• The Tra La La Song – The Banana Splits
• Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye – Steam
• Whiskey & Women – Canned Heat & John Lee Hooker
• The Lottery Song (Mono Mix) – Nilsson 
• Cousin Norman – Marmalade
• Keep On Keeping On – N F Porter
• Beds Too Big Without You (Mono Mix) – The Police
• I Cry For You (Extended Mix) – Roger Taylor
• I Want To Be A Tree – Tim Pope
• The Futures So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades – Timbuk 3
• Fireball – Sun Dial
• Kiss Of Life (Tom Tom Club Full Mix) – Supergrass
• Gay Bar – Electric Six
• Here It Goes Again – Ok Go
• Alabama – Smoke Fairies
• Be Mine – Alabama Shakes
• In Sleep – Lissie 
• Ganhara – Godiego

In this, the second of two episodes, we look once more at the career of Beck Hansen focusing on some of his less well known recordings.

• Diamond Bollocks
• Inside Out
• Ghost Range
• Timebomb
• Vampire Voltage
• Half & Half
• Honey, We Can’t Afford To Look This Cheap (with The White Stripes)
• Hardest Button To Button (White Stripes Beck Remix)
• I Just Started Hating Some People Today
• Green Light
• Gameboy/Homeboy
• Frontin’ On Debra (DJ Reset Remix)
• I Won’t Be Long
• Defriended
• Gimmie (Instrumental Version)
• Walking Light

In this, the first of two episodes, we look at the career of Beck Hansen focusing on some of his less well-known recordings.

• Loser
• Rowboat
• Burnt Orange Peel
• Woe On Me
• MTV Makes Me Want To Smoke Crack (Original Version)
• No Money No Honey (Golden Feelings Version)
• Lampshade
• Burro
• Stagolee 
• The Vagabond (with Air – French Band)
• Heaven Can Wait (with Charlotte Ginsbourg)
• Run Run Run
• Winter Lady
• Brokwn Heart
• Need You Tonight
• One Man’s Dream
• Deadwight
• Drivin’ Nails In My Coffin (with Willie Nelson)
• Let’s Get Lost
• Looking For A Sign

In this episode, we delve once into the BBC archive to bring you songs and sessions first broadcast live on the Beeb.

• Maggie May – The Faces (Peel – 6^th October 1971)
• Blowin’ Free – Wishbone Ash (Bob Harris Show – 31^st May 1972) 
• Dragging the River – Richard and Linda Thompson (Peel – 25^th January 1973)
• My Fairy King  – Queen (Peel – 15^th February 1973)
• Checkout – Family (Peel – 22^nd May 1973)
• Matted Ham – Badfinger (BBC In Concert – 10^th August 1973)
• I Don’t Mind – Dr. Feelgood (Bob Harris Show – 19^th November 1973)
• Live Wire – AC/DC  (Peel – 21^st June 1976)
• Neat, Neat, Neat – The Damned (Peel – 10^th December 1976)
• I’ve Changed my Address – The Jam (Peel – 26^th April 1977)
• What Do I Get? – The Buzzcocks (Peel – 19^th September 1977)
• I Can Tell – The Pirates (Peel – 14^th November 1977)
• Boys Don’t Cry – The Cure (Peel – 11^th November 1978)
• I’m the Man – Joe Jackson (Peel – 21^st February 1979)
• Bed’s Too Big Without You – The Police (BBC In Concert – 13^th June 1979)
• The Prince – Madness (Peel – 27^th August 1979)
• Love Will Tear Us Apart – Joy Division (Peel – 10^th December 1979)
• Rat Race – The Specials (Peel – 22^nd October 1980)

In this episode, a companion to our Breaking in the Beats show, we look at some of the songs which have been used in others peoples songs. 

• Troubled So Hard – Vera Hall
• Old Cape Cod – Patti Page
• Soul Bossa Nova – Quincy Jones
• I’m A Good Woman – Barbara Lynn
• Smokey Joe’s La La – Googie Rene
• It’s All Over Now Baby Blue – Them
• From Here To Eternity – Englebert Humperdinck
• Express Yourself – Charles Wright & The Watts 103^rd Street Rhythm Band
• Daydream – The Gunter Kallmann Choir
• Ashes, The Rain & I – James Gang
• Grandma’s Hand – Bill Withers
• Ike’s Rap II – Isaac Hayes
• Three Is A Magic Number – Bob Dorough
• Woman To Woman – Joe Cocker
• Back Stabber – The O’Jays
• I Can’t Stand The Rain – Ann Peebles
• The Message – Cymande
• Satin Soul – The Love Unlimited Orchestra
• Inside My Love – Minnie Ripperton
• Love Is You – Carol Williams
• (Let Me) Be Your Lover – Jimmy Bo Horne
• Super Freak Pt.1 – Rick James

In this episode, we have delved deep into the archive at Squire Towers to bring you some well know and more obscure numbers from the mid to late sixties, all taken from the original vinyl and in glorious mono. 

• Louie Louie – The Kingsmen
• Farewell Angelina – Joan Baez
• I Wish It Were Me – Francois Hardy
• I Don’t Want To See Her Again – Peter & Gordan
• She’s Not There – The Zombies
• A Little Piece Of Leather – Donnie Elbert
• Beggars Paradise – The Four Seasons
• I’m Alive – The Hollies
• Funny How Love Can Be – The Ivy League
• See My Friends – The Kinks
• I Don’t Want To Go On Without You – The Moody Blues
• Gotta Tell The World – Petula Clark
• I’ll Go Crazy – The Untamed 
• That’s A Mans Way – Wilson Pickett
• Tomorrow Never Knows (Mix 11) – The Beatles
• Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window – Bob Dylan
• Going Back – Dusty Springfield
• Rain On The Roof – The Lovin’ Spoonful
• Got A Feelin’ – The Mamas & The Papas
• Summer Wine – Nancy Sinatra
• Sunshine Of Your Love – Cream
• Joanna – Scott Walker
• Looking Out My Window – Tom Jones
• Space Oddity – David Bowie
• What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong Orchestra & Chorus 

In this episode, we are pleased to welcome back Darryl Bullock as we look into the world of Beatles covers. Some are great, some are bad and some are most definitely ugly. 

• Intro – Robert Lafond & Michael Laverdiere
• Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band – Bill Cosby
• Il (Help) – Mme St. Onge
• With A Little Help From My Friends – Joe Cocker
• Hey Jude – Tiny Tim & Brave Combo
• Maxwell’s Silver Hammer – Steve Martin
• Here, There & Everywhere – Emmylou Harris
• I’m Happy Just To Dance With You – The Cyrkle
• When I’m Sixty-Four – Keith Moon
• Dear Prudence – Siouxie & The Banshees
• Michelle – Xaviera Hollander
• Day Tripper – Beatle Barkers
• Strawberry Fields Forever – Colin’s Hermits
• Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds – William Shatner
• Yellow Submarine – Mrs’ Miller
• Ticket To Ride – Cathy Berberian
• Wild Honey Pie – The Pixies
• The Long & Winding Road – Will Young & Gareth Gates
• Let It Be – Paul Frees
• Good Night – Sarabeth Tucek

For our second anniversary show, we delve deeper into the archives than ever before to bring you songs by major artists that have had limited re-releases or escaped the re-issue radar for one reason or another.  

• Let’s Dance The Screw – The Crystals
• I Am The Walrus (US Rarities LP Version) – The Beatles
• Want A Danish – Van Morrison
• Bobbie’s Gone – Emmylou Harris
• Schoolboy Blues (AKA Cocksucker Blues) – The Rolling Stones
• Holy Holy (Original Single Version) – David Bowie
• Won’t Get Fooled Again (7” Version) – The Who
• Tree Trunk – The Doors
• Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad (Live 7” Version) – Derek and the Dominos
• Pictures In The Sand – The Kinks
• A Love Like Yours (Don’t Come Knocking Every Day) – Nilsson & Cher
• Pigs On The Wing (Parts 1 & 2) – Pink Floyd
• Sultans Of Swing (7” Version) – Dire Straits
• I Just Wanna Be With You – Mark Everette
• Don’t Stand So Close To Me (Live) – The Police
• The Big Picture – Y Kant Tori Read