I always preferred the album version of "Light My Fire" over the 45 edit. That also goes for "Beginnings" and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Diana Ross. The radio edits are too short, so chopped up!
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Songs You Remember And Like But Never Get Played
- Thread starter R_F_Burns
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I always preferred the album version of "Light My Fire" over the 45 edit. That also goes for "Beginnings" and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Diana Ross. The radio edits are too short, so chopped up!
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Growing up I listened to WSAR (1480) AM in Fall River Massachusetts in the early 70's.
My favorite time to listen was after midnight (early Monday). The engineers would take over and do all the tweaking and adjustments to the board and transmitter. To help them, they would put on whole album sides such as Iron Butterfly and just let it track all the way through. You never knew what you'd hear on any particular Sunday night. This was a rockin' AM station in it's day. Other notable stations of the same period were WAAF (107.3) in Worcester, WBZ-FM (106.7) in Boston, WCOZ (94.5) in Boston and WBCN (104.1) in Boston. The only current station that comes close is WZLX (100.7) in Boston. Between all of them I have a list of never-heard-again tracks that would crash this server. All excellent songs from everyone! here are just a very few of mine:
The Hollies: Magic Woman Touch/ Long dark road
The Tarney-Spencer Band - No time to lose
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Living without you
Fischer Z - So Long
Head East - Never been any reason
Mike Kennedy - Louisiana
Grin - White lies
The Rascals - The midnight hour
Eric Burdon - Sky Pilot
The Chambers Brothers - Time has come today (album track)
The Doors - When the music's over (11:08)
Yes- And you and I
White Bird - It's a beautiful day
Savoy Brown - Tall Mama
Quick Silver Messenger Service - Fresh Air
The Band - Chest Fever
Lighthouse - One Fine morning
I'll add more if the topic gets lively and continues..
Growing up I listened to WSAR (1480) AM in Fall River Massachusetts in the early 70's.
My favorite time to listen was after midnight (early Monday). The engineers would take over and do all the tweaking and adjustments to the board and transmitter. To help them, they would put on whole album sides such as Iron Butterfly and just let it track all the way through. You never knew what you'd hear on any particular Sunday night. This was a rockin' AM station in it's day. Other notable stations of the same period were WAAF (107.3) in Worcester, WBZ-FM (106.7) in Boston, WCOZ (94.5) in Boston and WBCN (104.1) in Boston. The only current station that comes close is WZLX (100.7) in Boston. Between all of them I have a list of never-heard-again tracks that would crash this server. All excellent songs from everyone! here are just a very few of mine:
The Hollies: Magic Woman Touch/ Long dark road
The Tarney-Spencer Band - No time to lose
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Living without you
Fischer Z - So Long
Head East - Never been any reason
Mike Kennedy - Louisiana
Grin - White lies
The Rascals - The midnight hour
Eric Burdon - Sky Pilot
The Chambers Brothers - Time has come today (album track)
The Doors - When the music's over (11:08)
Yes- And you and I
White Bird - It's a beautiful day
Savoy Brown - Tall Mama
Quick Silver Messenger Service - Fresh Air
The Band - Chest Fever
Lighthouse - One Fine morning
I'll add more if the topic gets lively and continues..
Those were the days, greyrock. "Ladies and gentlemen. Presenting the great 1480.....WSAR, Fall Riverrrrrrrr....."
Songs that never get played or rarely get played?
1. Technotronic Pump Up The Jam (Ultimix)
2. Front 242 Headhunter
3. Elvis Presley's Hunk of Burning Love, and Suspicious Minds
4. America's Sandman, Daisy Jane, I need you.
5. Nitzer Ebb Join in the Chant
6. Micheal Jackson's Say Say Say
7. Zagger and Evan's In the Year 2525.
8. Johnny Get Angry (mid 60's tune)
9. Starlight Vocal Band's Afternoon Delight
10. Sade's Smooth Operator (extended mix) not the mashed up 45 they love to play.
11. John Lennon's Number 9 Dream
12. Temptations' Psychedelic Shack.
13. Chicago's Make Me Smile
14. Lennywhite & Twennynine's Peanut Butter
15. Frankie Smith's Double Dutch bus
16. Zapp's So Rough, So Tuff
1. Technotronic Pump Up The Jam (Ultimix)
2. Front 242 Headhunter
3. Elvis Presley's Hunk of Burning Love, and Suspicious Minds
4. America's Sandman, Daisy Jane, I need you.
5. Nitzer Ebb Join in the Chant
6. Micheal Jackson's Say Say Say
7. Zagger and Evan's In the Year 2525.
8. Johnny Get Angry (mid 60's tune)
9. Starlight Vocal Band's Afternoon Delight
10. Sade's Smooth Operator (extended mix) not the mashed up 45 they love to play.
11. John Lennon's Number 9 Dream
12. Temptations' Psychedelic Shack.
13. Chicago's Make Me Smile
14. Lennywhite & Twennynine's Peanut Butter
15. Frankie Smith's Double Dutch bus
16. Zapp's So Rough, So Tuff
I downloaded the Chambers Brothers Time has come today on my cell phone. Last time I heard that on the radio was on 98.9 Austin's Greatest Hits.
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