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The Ledge #612: Once Again Some Odds And Ends

This is another of those shows inspired primarily by what I've been listening to around the house. But it's not just records this time, as the inspiration is coming from all sorts of media forms. The first main set, for instance, was inspired by the "Great Plains" section of Steven H. Gardner's excellent Another Tuneless Racket: Punk and New Wave In the Seventies, Volume 5, The American Beat West . In late 70s Kansas City, there was a shortlived but extremely influential label called Titan Records. Gardner profiles the label, the principal owners, and the artists whose records were released in their short lifespan.  Also represented in tonight's show is music from the legendary label, Good Vibrations. No, it's not Beach Boys-related. Good Vibrations was a Belfast record store and label that existed in the late 70s, and is most known for discovering and releasing the first Undertones single, "Teenage Kicks". I suggest that all music fans head righ

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