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Yeah good track. Great version of Hey Joe too.
Also on the album is a terrific version of Like A Rolling Stone. Very atmospheric-sounding.

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Do you remember John Peel's Festive Fifty where he asked listeners to write in with their favourite songs each year?
I have all of those 1976-2003, many the complete shows with his commentary in between the songs. Really good to hear again.

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I think the festive fifty was the first time I heard Another Girl.
I listened to John from the start,he only had one hour a night then.john Walters was with him,they made a great team.Happy Days

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I expect you know of this:
http://www.dandelionradio.com/

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That must have been the first time I heard The Only Ones too, PS. Along with loads of other bands new to me, Peely really did give me an education in all things alternative in the music world.

Oh and "What's onnnn...Walter's Weekly tonight!!"

Great link, thanks. I'll explore that in my free time tomorrow

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I'm getting excited now we are moving into the top 500.

Great to see Blondie by Blondie in there. She also adorned my bedroom wall, I just wish it was literally.

Joe Jackson, another great for me. Sad he died not so long ago.

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A few more coming up now mate, bear with me. I'm actually quite excited myself. When I post each album I'm only scrolling up a click in case I see the one after! More Blondie still to come too.

That was a shock about Joe Jackson Longdogs. Just Googled him mate and he's 63 and alive and I hope, well.

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No.495: "Smiley Smile" by The Beach Boys (1967)


The Beach Boys were already made for the 'summer of love' when it happened in 1967, their music fitting the bill naturally. As I mentioned in a recent post about the 2004 Brian Wilson solo recording of 'Smile', this album was aborted half way through due to Brian Wilson's self-imposed exile. But it did come out as a patched together project and featured some of the classic Beach Boys recordings we all know and love so well.
The title track (in cartoon form) and the classic Good Vibrations for you now:

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No.494: "Music From Big Pink" by The Band (1968)


Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel formed the Band in 1964 and apart from the old time folk music recorded way back in the 1920's and 30's, I've always regarded The band as the proprietors of contemporary 'Americana' music, before it got that genre name attached.
Often Bob Dylan's backing band, The Band themselves like the Byrds and Joan Baez before them covered many Dylan songs themselves and made them their own in some cases - 'I Shall Be Released' (shown here from the brilliant concert movie The Last Waltz) a case in point which was far better than Bob's original.

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No.493: "Garbage" by Garbage (1995)


Bang in the middle of the 1990's British indie scene came Garbage, fronted by Scots vocalist Shirley Manson and the wonderfully-named Butch Vig on guitar. A very durable and exciting band, this was their excellent dbut which featured many fine singles including 'Only Happy When It Rains', 'Milk' and the brilliant 'Stupid Girl' which is featured here.