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Folk and Folk-Rock Christmas 2011

December 16, 2011

The Sound Projector Christmas Radio Show Friday 16th December 2011 Steeleye Span: ‘Hard Times of Old England’ ‘Gaudete’ ‘The Wife of Usher’s Well’ Richard & Linda Thompson: ‘We Sing Hallelujah’ ‘I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight’ From I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight, UK ISLAND REMASTERS IMCD 304 CD (2004)...

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How The Residents Stole Christmas

December 21, 2010
How The Residents Stole Christmas

Don’t we all have favourite records we play every Christmas? I know I do. It’s the first album (from 1973) by The Residents, specifically the track on side two ‘Seasoned Greetings’. It’s one of many Residents Christmas pieces – an instrumental which starts and ends with a canon of melancholy horns and piano which...

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Jazzy & E-Z Xmas Special

December 17, 2010

The Sound Projector Radio Show 17th December 2010 Lalo Schifrin, ‘Dragonfly’ (1976) From Black Widow, SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT ZK 65128 CD (1997) Som Psicodelico, ‘Watermelon Man’ From Mondo Bossa, SML 307.3169 CD Modern Jazz Quartet, ‘Variations on a Christmas Theme’ (1972) From Plastic Dreams, ATLANTIC MASTERS 8122747022 CD The Mike Westbrook Concert Band, ‘Waltz...

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Dephasings and Street Noise

December 29, 2009
Dephasings and Street Noise

The Russian Waystyx label has sent another four releases all graced with their stand-out packaging, which takes hand-made CD wallets to a level of quality and imagination which few have surpassed. RLW has put out Herzbluntanteil I.K.K. IV (WAYSTYX 47), which is another instalment in his ongoing project to remix and reshape a popular...

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A Zappa / MOI Christmas Special (TSP radio 19/12/08)

December 19, 2008

Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention: ‘Plastic People’ ‘The Duke Of Prunes’ ‘Amnesia Vivace’ ‘The Duke Regains His Chops’ ‘Call Any Vegetable’ ‘Invocation And Ritual Dance Of The Young Pumpkin’ ‘Soft-Sell Conclusion & Ending Of Side #1′ ‘Lumpy Gravy Part I’ ‘Sleeping In A Jar’ ‘Our Bizarre Relationship’ ‘The Uncle Meat Variations’ ‘Electric...

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A Slightly Edgy Christmas Special (radio 21/12/07)

December 22, 2007

Sparks, ‘Thank God it’s Not Christmas’ (1974) From Kimono My House (remaster), EU UNIVERSAL ISLAND RECORDS 984 341 7 CD (2006) Old Man Gloom, ‘Christmas Eve Part I’ From Christmas, USA THE MAGIC BULLET RECORD CO MB060 2 x LP (2004) The Shaggs, ‘Philosophy of the World’ From The Shaggs (compilation), USA ROUNDER CD...

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The Sound Projector Lush Christmas Show 2006 (TSP radio show 22/12/06)

December 22, 2006

Marcel, ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’ From Heavy Christmas, GERMANY SECOND BATTLE SB043 CD (1997) Original issue GERMANY PILZ 1971 The Residents, ‘Fire’ (1972) From Meet The Residents, EUROPE TORSO CD 416 (1988) Magical Power Mako, ‘Blue Dot’ From Blue Dot, JAPAN BELLE ANTIQUE 95131 CD (1995) Frank Zappa and The Mothers...

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