In the course of obsessively collecting vinyl, I've unearthed a number of interesting cover versions - usually buried on a B-side or as an extra track on a 12-inch single. This was the case when I received my latest parcel. Among the 12-inches by the likes of Cameo, Debbie Gibson and others, was 'Mary's Prayer' by Danny Wilson. And tucked away on the B-side was their very pleasing rendition of the David Bowie song 'Kooks' - which originally featured on Bowie's 'Hunky Dory' album, of course.
And then I thought that the world needed to hear these hidden treasures. But an 'ordinary' 80s show or jukebox-type radio show - like the ones I've been producing now for the last couple of years - perhaps wouldn't be the right outlet for such discoveries. And so as I result, I've finally set up my own Mixcloud channel, which is also called Vinyl Verdict. With the permission of the founder of the now-defunct online station Only80s, I now plan to also upload some of my archived shows from them for your listening pleasure.
Obviously my ultimate aim is to start broadcasting shows live, although all of my shows are recorded in real time 'as live', so as to give me as much experience as possible in dealing with computer glitches! So for the moment, click on the hyperlink to listen to my first show on Mixcloud. The show features tracks by all the artists mentioned in this post - along with one or two non-vinyl tracks. Having just discovered the 18-year-old newcomer Daisy Clark, and her lovely version of 'Hopelessly Devoted To You'; I had to include this track, as well. So if you like what you hear and/or you have some ideas about what I might want to include in future shows, please leave a comment. Thank you!
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