Fanatic. I hope you had a good week and you’re maintaining your hydration levels. If you take the briefest of glances at tonight’s playlist you might possibly notice there’s a bit of a concept happening. We will be listening to a few songs by the Ruts. As we do every year to the best of our ability, we acknowledge the sad passing of the great band’s vocalist, Malcolm Owen, who died on July 14 1980.
One of the many great aspects of music is it allows us familiarity, where if you really like a band, it’s possible you’ve spent hours and hours listening to them. It’s not as if you actually know them but in a way you do. It is possible to have spent years or even decades listening to a band and you can acknowledge that your life has a soundtrack and a band or an artist is part of it. This is one of my favorite parts of being a long time listener to many of the bands we have on our show. The Ruts are part of my soundtrack and maybe yours as well. If not, may I suggest you check out their music. What a band. If you find yourself interested, I direct you to the following.
The Crack LP
Grin And Bear It LP
The Singles Collection CD
Love In Vain (the excellent biography on the Ruts written by Roland Link)
Fanatic, one of the best things about playing a record is playing it again.
We have a great gathering of songs for you tonight that we hope you will enjoy. No matter where or when or how you’re listening, thank you so much for tuning in and until next week, seek shade and stay Fanatic.
–– Henry
Hour 1
01. Charles M. Bogert - Mating call of the Gray Treefrog / Sounds of North American Frogs
02. The Ruts - In A Rut / Grin & Bear It
03. Buzzcocks - What Do You Know / Singles Going Steady
04. Jack Name - Cherie's Eyes / Fabulous Soundtracks
05. Grace Lee And The Stylers - Why Are You Not Smiling? / Singapore A-Go-Go
06. Crunchcoat - Homesick / Obsolete
07. Bed Maker - Ballad of Tokitae / Bed Maker
08. Memo PST - Under Your Chains / Memo PST
09. Whippets - Whippets-Kick / Whippets
10. Bermuda Squares - Work From Home / Outsider
11. Devo - Race of Doom (1975 version) / Art Devo 1973-1977
12. Goblin Daycare - Plot to Rob Yuppies / Agitprop Hotline
13. Soccer Team - If You Were Here / Real Lessons In Cynicism
14. M(h)aol - Asking For It / Attachment Styles
15. Primo - Machine / Sogni
16. Linda Guilala - Un Millón De Zombies Más / Espacio De Tiempo (2009-2019
17. The Fall - M5 / Complete Peel Sessions: 1978-2004
18. The Stevens - Skeleton Vs. Silicon / A History Of Hygiene
19. Air Miami - Airplane Rider / Wakefield Vol. 02
20. Iggy Pop - New Values / New Values
21. Ruts DC - Jah War Fatty Dub / 7”
Hour 2
01. The Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys / Grin & Bear It
02. Eater - Outside View / Eater - Album, Singles +
03. Generation X - Your Generation / Generation X (deluxe edition)
04. Gym Tonic - Toil Is Stupid (Devo) / Good Job
05. Sinn Sisamouth - Waiting For The Moon / Cambodian Rocks Vol. ll
06. Midnite Snaxxx - Bayside Baby / Midnite Snaxxx
07. Liz Lamere - Moment / One Never Knows
08. Alan Vega - Genocide / Insurrection
09. Martin Rev - Lost In The Orbits / To Live
10. Rouge - 01/01 / Rouge
11. Minutemen - One Chapter In The Book / What Makes a Man Start Fires?
12. The Vovos - Go Die In The Woods / Lilla Gubben
13. Gee Tee - Couch Potato / Prehistoric Chrome
14. Ramones - Carbona Not Glue / Leave Home
15. These Immortal Souls - Luney Tune / Extra
16. WWW - Fiesta Lan / Mundo Virtual
17. Program - Enquiries / Show Me
18. Des Demonas - The South Will Never Rise Again / Des Demonas
19. The Ruts - The Crack / Grin & Bear It - Ruts Box