RADIO BROADCAST #894

05-22–26

Fanatic! I hope you had a great week and got some music listened to. For the last few days, I’ve been not sleeping and moving around the country via airplane. There’s nothing like a big weather system in Dallas to throw your travel plans into chaos.

You might remember last year, when I appeared to have caused some confusion when I told you Ian MacKaye and I had worked on a record together at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, VA. The record in question has just been released. We are extremely stoked that it’s finally available. Here’s some information:

U.K. Subs - Demo Kicks

01. Brand New Age (Harper / Garratt)

02. Kicks (Harper / Garratt)

03. Emotional Blackmail Part 1 (Harper / Garratt)

04. Same Thing (Slack / Harper) that is finally available.

Vocals: Charlie Harper Guitar: Nicky Garratt Bass: Paul Slack Drums: Pete Davies

Recorded at Alvic Sound Studio August 21 1979

Engineer: Steve Smith

Mixed by Ian MacKaye and Henry Rollins for RAM Prod.

Session consultant: Eddie Janney / FOE

Inner Ear Studios Arlington, Virginia

Engineer: Don Zientara

Tape transferred and mastered by Pete Lyman Infrasonic Sound Nashville, Tennessee

Tracks 1–3 previously unreleased

On June 16, 2025, I saw a U.K. Subs multi-track demo tape for sale on eBay, of all places. I got it and sent a photo of the front cover of the tape box, which informs the back cover of this 12” to Subs drummer Pete Davies, to see what he might remember. He said it looked legit. I took the tape to Infrasonic Sound, a great studio in Nashville and asked engineer Pete Lyman if he could transfer the tape. Days later, he sent Ian MacKaye and I a rough mix of the session. I was stoked to hear that three of the four tracks were unreleased. I contacted Ian and suggested we take the tracks to Don Zientara’s Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, VA (where we made our first records decades ago) to mix them. On September 30 there we were with Don. Due to the tracks being so well recorded, and the band playing so incredibly, our first mix began to take shape very quickly. Part way into the session, Eddie Janney (Untouchables, Faith, Rites Of Spring, One Last Wish, Happy Go Licky, Skewbald) arrived to sit in and we had another Subs fan in attendance. Together, we finished mixing the last two tracks. We brought the mixes to Pete Lyman for mastering. I wrote Subs vocalist Charlie Harper and asked his permission to unleash the tracks and he said go ahead. So, here we are with three unreleased U.K. Subs tunes and a new mix of Same Thing. Studio Kicks, indeed! These songs are finally where they should be—with you.

--Henry

https://intheredrecords.com/ blogs/news

The record is really good and I hope you get a chance to check it out. We have another record being pressed right now. We will be able to announce in late June and the record will be released in the third week of August. Something to look forward to.

Today, is Sun Ra’s birthday, so we have included two tracks of his.

Thanks to Fanatic Jim, I got the heads up that there’s a new record by Cosey Mueller called Embodiment Of Denial. A little less than 90 USD including postage to the USA. As much as it pains me, I think I’ll just be getting the download. We will start tracks soon. In any case, thank you, Fanatic Jim.

https://coseymueller.bandcamp. com/album/embodiment-of-denial

Tonight, we have a solid group of tunes that will hopefully get your weekend off to a great start. You’ll notice we have a U.K. Subs track from their fourth album Diminished Responsibility. This is the original cover artwork. Still in existence, over 40 years later.

Fanatic, did you know that this show is re-broadcast on Monday nights on KCRW at 10 PM Pacific Standard Time? Well, now you do!

We hope you enjoy tonight’s show. Have a great weekend and STAY FANATIC!!!

–– Henry

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Hour 1

01. Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated / Road To Ruin

02. The Damned - Neat Neat Neat / Damned Damned Damned

03. Ween - Dr. Rock / The Pod

04. Continuals - All About Kissing / Never Sleep

05. Buzzcocks - I Don't Mind / Singles Going Steady

06. U.K. Subs - Too Tired / Diminished Responsibility

07. Screensaver – Division / new 2026

08. Fuzz - Sleigh Ride / Fuzz's Fourth Dream

09. Flin Flon - Ukraina / A-Ok

10. Gyasi - Star / Here Comes The Good Part

11. River City Tanlines - Black Knight / All 7 Inches Plus 2 More

12. Season 2 - Lucky / Power Of Now

13. Chain & the Gang - I Hate Winners / Experimental Music

14. The Fall - Slang King (Long Session) / The Wonderful And Frightening World Of…

15. The Mae Shi - The Melody / The Mae Shi Mixtape

16. The Warmers - The Beautiful Light / The Warmers

17. Sun Ra - The Antique Blacks / The Antique Blacks

18. Sheriff Lindo And The Hammer - And On The Seventh Day...Dub / Ten Dubs That Shook The World

Hour 2

01. Beastie Boys - A Year And A Day / Paul's Boutique

02. Dion Lunadon - Reduction Agent / Dion Lunadon

03. The Stains - Sick And Crazy / Chunks

04. Lee Perry w/ Mouse On Mars - Rockcurry / Spatial, No Problem

05. Wand - Dungeon Dropper / 1000 Days

06. Devo - Love is Stronger than Dirt / Recombo DNA

07. Frank Thayer - Evening Shadows / El Paso Rock Vol. 05: The Troubled Streets - Border Town Rock N' Roll 1958-64

08. Suicide - Ghost Rider / 01-13-78 NYC Max's Kansas City

09. Generation X - Shakin' All Over / Valley Of The Dolls (CD extra)

10. Chimers - Red Chair / FACS/Chimers 7”

11. Itchy & The Nits – Cartoon / Greetings From

12. The Snakes - Serv-Pro Joe / I Won't Love You Til You're More Like Me

13. Holland - You Are Ambient Noise / I Blow Up

14. No Peeling - After School / EP2

15. John Teo And The Stylers - Riding A Trishaw Around Chinatown / Singapore A-Go-Go

16. Snooper - Opt Out / Worldwide Demos

17. Electronicat & Kid Congo Powers - The Enjoyment of Fear / The Enjoyment Of Fear

18. Say Sue Me - B Lover / Just Joking Around / B Lover 7”

19. Quix*o*tic - Sitting In The Park / Mortal Mirror

20. The Rolling Stones – Respectable / Some Girls

21. Sun Ra - Voice Of Space / Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy