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Post Punk Britain
by Post Punk Britain
This page has themed 'Fenella & Simon' shows and episodes of 'Post Punk Britain'.Simon McKay presents ‘Post Punk Britain’ – music from the late 70s/early 80s that was considered weird and artless at the time, but now – very influential... playing punk, post-punk and always some reggae.Fenella Fielding and Simon McKay present the 'Fenella & Simon' shows. Music and chat - generally, an exploration of lesser known music in a genre such as soul, gospel or soundtrack.Please see associated website for interviews and photos of lots of the bands featured: www.eccentricsleevenotes.com
Episodes
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Fenella phone calls compilation
Fenella phone calls compilation by Post Punk Britain
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dumdum SCORE
This week’s show spotlights a new CD release of an 80s recording by Newcastle duo dumdum SCORE. They went back to the original analogue master tapes and ‘produced again’ the entire album. 1. dumdum SCORE - West 2. Bauhaus - Dark Entries 3. Girls At Our Best - Getting Nowhere Fast (1980) 4. Elvis...
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'Get' post-punk bands that played Newcastle in 1980
Bands that played Newcastle in 1980... maybe they came to your town too. 1. Au Pairs - Love Song (1980) 2. Blurt - Get (1980) 3. Girlschool - Emergency (1980) 4. Devo - Girl You Want (1980) 5. Dirty Looks - Let Go (1980) 6. Tourists - Blind Among The Flowers (1979) 7. Hazel O’Connor - Monsters in...
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Post Punk Britain 'Best of 2015 Shows'
A rather arbitrary best of my shows from 2015. 1. Josef K - The Missionary (1982) 2. A Certain Ratio - Shack Up (1980) 3. Au Pairs - Shakedown (Richard Skinner, 1982) 4. Bill Nelson’s Red Noise - Don’t Touch Me (1979) 5. Buzzcocks - Love You More (1978) 6. Gang of Four - Damaged Goods (FAST…
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Fenella & Simon Christmas/New Year 2015
Fenella Fielding and Simon McKay present their fifth Christmas show. A mixture of music and chat and some special guests: Andrew Logan, Nick Feldman and Kit from Wild & Wood Coffee. 1. Melody Kings - Lo, I Am With You 2. Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair 3. John Betjeman - Agricultural…
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Post Punk Britain 'Boots For Dancing'
Includes tracks from the recently reissued debut LP by the Passions and a track from the brand new Boots For Dancing retrospective. 1. Protex - Listening In (1978) 2. Mo-Dettes - Dark Park Creeping (1980) 3. Maximum Joy - Stretch (1981) 4. Magazine - A Song From Under The Floorboards (1980) 5....
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Post Punk Britain - Newcastle's Alternative Club Scene in the 80s
The alternative clubs in early 80s Newcastle were usually in the venues nobody else wanted to go to and on the nights nobody else wanted to be out… you might have gone to similar nights in your town. This show recalls the music, the people, the venues and the feel of those nights. 1. Human League…
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Post Punk Britain 'Model Worker'
Lots of songs about 'work'! 1. Magazine - Model Worker (1980) 2. Skids - Working for the Yankee Dollar (1979) 3. Blue Orchids - Work (1981) 4. Cartoons - Lunchtime Love Affair (1980) 5. Members - Brian Was (1980) 6. Chelsea - Right To Work (1977) 7. Specials - Nite Klub (1980) 8. Clash - Julie’s...
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Post Punk Britain '50th Birthday' with Fenella Fielding
It's my fiftieth birthday so I'm playing exactly what I'd like to hear today. Fenella said she'd love to be on the show too so I popped round to visit her. As ever, she's on wonderful form. 1. Dusty Springfield - What’s It Gonna Be (1967) 2. Four Tops - Baby I Need Your Loving (1964) 3.…
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Post Punk Britain 'Shack Up'
No theme tonight; just a mixture of late 70s and early 80s recordings. (The show previously listed - by mistake - will go up next week). 1. A Certain Ratio - Shack Up (1980) 2. Clash - Stay Free (1978) 3. Agony Column - Love In The Head (1980) 4. Cure - Play for Today (1980) 5. Beat - Stand Down...
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'Alternative To Glastonbury' Live tracks; all recorded under a roof!
An hour of punk and post-punk live recordings from the late 70s and early 80s, but played where they should be played on a stage WITH A ROOF ABOVE IT! 1. Members - Sound of the Suburbs (Live 1979) 2. Magazine - Model Worker (Live, Santa Monica Civic 1980) 3. Alleycats - Nothing Means Nothing…
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Post Punk Britain 'Car Trouble'
Clearly a show with a theme... 1. Adam & The Ants - Car Trouble (1978) 2. Apartment - The Car (1980) 3. Ski Patrol - Driving (1980) 4. Buzzcocks - Fast Cars (1978) 5. Billy Bremner - Loud Music In Cars (1981) 6. Gang of Four - Man With A Good Car (1984) 7. Au Pairs - Kerb Crawler (1980) 8....
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Post Punk Plums 2013 - RELOAD
A guide to the best of late 70s and early 80s British post-punk: 1. Gang of Four - Not Great Men (1979) 2. Magazine - Model Worker (1980) 3. Teardrop Explodes - When I Dream (1980) 4. Au Pairs - Love Song (1980) 5. Monochrome Set - He's Frank (Slight Return) (1979) 6. Neon Hearts - Popular Music...
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Post Punk Britain 'Best of 2013 Shows' RELOAD
Best of the Post Post Britain shows from 2013. Cure - Play For Today (1980) Cabaret Voltaire - Nag, Nag, Nag Au Pairs - Intact (Session, 1981) Big Youth - Cool Breeze Clash - Janie Jones (Demo, 1977) Echo & The Bunnymen - Pride (1980) Essential Logic - Music Is A Better Noise (1980) Members - End...
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Post Punk Britain 'Stiff Records Special' RELOAD
A Stiff Records special based on Richard Balls' book 'The Stiff Records Story'. Nick Lowe - So It Goes (1976) Tyla Gang - Styrofoam (1976) Damned - New Rose (1976) Adverts - One Chord Wonders (1977) Elvis Costello - Watching the Detectives (1977) Ian Dury - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (1978)…
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Post Punk Britain 'This Is Your Life'
Recorded before the election - a voice from the past; when there was still hope! Tories in power is not the way I want to revisit the 80s! These tracks will be scant consolation but I hope you enjoy them anyway: 1. Glaxo Babies - This Is Your Life (1979) 2. Essential Logic - Collecting Dust…
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Post Punk Britain 'Fascist Groove Thang'
A show from before the general election: 1. Heaven 17 - Fascist Groove Thang (1981) 2. Magazine - Light Pours Out Of Me (1980) 3. A Certain Ratio - Shack Up (1980) 4. John Cooper Clarke - Suspended Sentence (1977) 5. Cabaret Voltaire - Nag, Nag, Nag (1979) 6. Gladiators - Chatty Chatty Mouth…
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Fenella & Simon's Motown May Day - Reload 0f 2012 show
Fenella & Simon present a selection of fantastic Motown tracks... big names, but not necessarily the songs you'd expect to hear. (This show was first broadcast on Break London Radio as a May Special in 2012)
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PRE-ELECTION SPECIAL 'It's Up To You'
Recorded seven days before the general election, this week's Post Punk Britain features songs and comments that I think are very relevant today: 1. Specials - It’s Up To You (LIVE, 1979) 2. The Imposter AKA Elvis Costello - Pills & Soap (1983) 3. Barry Brown - Politician 4. Gang of Four - To Hell...
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Post Punk Britain 'The Missionary'
A small taste of what the post-punk generation were listening to in the early 80s. 1. Josef K - The Missionary (1982) 2. B Movie - Remembrance Day (1982) 3. XTC - This Is Pop (1978) 4. Jackie Edwards - Too Experienced 5. Joe Jackson - I’m The Man (1979) 6. John Cooper Clarke - Psycle Sluts (1977)...
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Post Punk Britain 'City Of The Dead'
A small taste of what the post-punk generation were listening to in the early 80s. Tonight's show includes a reference to Julien Temple's excellent documentary, shown on the BBC at New Year, about the Clash's performance at the first night of the Roxy Club in Covent Garden. Full track-listing for...
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Post Punk Britain 'Jumping Someone Else's Train'
A small taste of what the post-punk generation were listening to in the early 80s: 1. Cure - Jumping Someone Else’s Train (1979) 2. Bauhaus - Kick In The Eye (1981) 3. Magazine - Give Me Everything (1978) 4. Sly Dunbar - Unmetered Taxi (1982) 5. Gas - Ignore Me (1981) 6. pragVEC - Bits (1978) 7....
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Post Punk Britain 'Why Theory'
1. Clash - Clampdown (1979) 2. Gang of Four - Why Theory? (1980) 3. Wire - Lowdown 4. Big Youth - Screaming Target 5. 999 - Feeling Alright With the Crew (1978) 6. Cartoons - Lunchtime Love Affair (1980) 7. Dennis Brown - Lovers of Paradise 8. Realists - I’ve Got A Heart (1978) 9. Stiff Little...
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Post Punk Britain 'Something Better Change'
A small taste of what the post-punk generation were listening to in the early 80s. 1. Stranglers - Something Better Change (1977) 2. Ruts - H-Eyes (1979) 3. Any Trouble - Turning Up The Heat (1980) 4. Eyeless In Gaza - Sunbursts In (1982) 5. Black Uhuru - Abortion (1979) 6. Essential Logic - Wake...
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Post Punk Britain 'Safety Pin Stuck In My Heart'
The usual mix of late 70s and early 80s sounds including tracks from Patrik Fitzgerald's recent CD anthology and a couple of tracks recorded for John Peel. 1. Gang of Four - Tourist (PEEL, 1979) 2. Mekons - I’ll Have to Dance Then (1978) 3. Essential Logic - Collecting Dust (1979) 4. Scotty -...
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Post Punk Britain 'Collecting Dust'
A small taste of what the post-punk generation were listening to in the early 80s. Lots of tracks released on Fast on tonight's show (and one from its successor Pop Aural). 1. Essential Logic - Collecting Dust (1979) 2. Mekons - I’ll Have To Dance Then (On My Own) (1978) 3. Vibrators - London…
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Post Punk Britain 'End Of Year 2014'
An end of year round featuring some of the tracks most played on the shows during 2014 and a few stand outs besides: 1. Passage - XOYO (1982) 2. Joy Division - Digital (1978) 3. Murder The Disturbed - Captain Zero 4. Ossie All Stars - Ready Dub (1979) 5. Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers -...
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Fenella & Simon's Gospel Christmas RELOAD
A selection of very lively gospel recordings mainly recorded in the 50s and 60s. All interspersed with the usual Fenella & Simon chat. (Originally broadcast in 2014, but some great songs well worth hearing now).
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Fenella & Simon's Film & Show Soundtracks
Fenella Fielding and Simon McKay present a selection of film and show soundtrack songs from their own record collections: 1. Elaine Stritch - Broadway Baby (Concert. 1985) 2. Lisa Kirk & The Girls - Tap Your Troubles Away (Mack & Mabel. Jerry Herman, 1974) 3. Shirley Bassey - The Liquidator…
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Post Punk Britain 'Candyskin'
A taste of what the post-punk generation were listening to in the early 80s... this show includes a few tracks picked off friends' top 10s on Facebook. Because sometimes it's nice to let somebody else do the work: Slits - Grapevine (1979) Fire Engines - Candy Skin (1981) Fall - Elastic Man (1980)...
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Post Punk Britain 'First Time'
A taste of what the post-punk generation were listening to in the early 80s... this show includes reaction to Lesley Woods first London show in over 30 years and to set the scene; some very early Au Pairs recordings. Also in this edition; lots of great tracks that are new to the show: Boys…
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Post Punk Britain 'Slits - Vindictive'
A taste of what the post punk generation were listening to in the early 80s... including LP tracks from Lora Logic, Scars and Pauline Murray and a 1977 John Peel recording by the Slits (Ari Up pictured): 1. Damned - Smash It Up (1979) 2. Bill Nelson’s Red Noise (1979) 3. Monochrome Set - Strange...
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Post Punk Britain 'Pauline Murray'
Music the post-punk generation were listening to. This week's show features new reissues by Pauline Murray & The Invisible Girls and the Pop Group: 1. Passage - XOYO (1982) 2. Passions - Man on the Tube (1980) 3. Pop Group - Where There’s a Will (1980) 4. Scars - Your Attention Please (1981) 5....
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Don Letts Special
An episode of the show inspired by Don Letts' presentation of some of his post-punk footage at the BFI earlier this month: 1. Magazine - Definitive Gaze (1978) 2. Records - Teenarama (1979) 3. Flys - Energy Boy (1979) 4. Public Image Ltd - Flowers of Romance (1981) 5. Pop Group - Feed The Hungry...
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Guest Lesley Woods (AU PAIRS) Chat, song selections & Lesley's first song in 30 years!
Lesley Woods, who was singer, songwriter and guitarist with the Au Pairs is Simon McKay's guest on this edition of Post Punk Britain. Lesley chooses her favourite songs by other people; Simon chooses some of his favourite Au Pairs songs. This is the first time in 30 years Lesley has spoken about...
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Post Punk Britain 'Happy House'
Originally broadcast on Break London Radio 14/09/13. A selection of what the post-punk generation were listening to in the early 80s. It includes big tunes like 'Happy House' and some harder to find - a live version of 'Offshore Banking Business': 1. Department S - Is Vic There (1980) 2. Echo &…
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Fenella & Simon's Jazz on a Summer's Day
Originally broadcast on Break London on 29/06/13, this is a radio show hosted by Fenella Fielding and Simon McKay that mixs chat, jazz music and interviews You can hear some wonderful singers and instrumentalists from the golden age of jazz. Also, there's an audio clip from 'Gurney Slade' - a...
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Fenella & Simon's Cult TV Themes
This is a radio show about 60s & 70s cult TV themes hosted by Fenella Fielding and Simon McKay. As well as theme music it features a synopsis of each show, some chat and interviews with some of the stars. Shows featured include: Prisoner, Danger Man, Protectors, Persuaders, Randal & Hopkirk...
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This page has themed 'Fenella & Simon' shows and episodes of 'Post Punk Britain'.Simon McKay presents ‘Post Punk Britain’ – music from the late 70s/early 80s that was considered weird and artless at the time, but now – very influential... playing punk, post-punk and always some reggae.Fenella Fielding and Simon McKay present the 'Fenella & Simon' shows. Music and chat - generally, an exploration of lesser known music in a genre such as soul, gospel or soundtrack.Please see associated website for interviews and photos of lots of the bands featured: www.eccentricsleevenotes.com
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