Wednesday 31 December 2014

Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 165 - Struck Dumb For New Year


Happy New Year Polyvinyl People! Here's our last show of 2014 and it's something a bit different, we keep our pie-holes closed and let the music do the talking. It's a ready-made New Year's Eve party, if that's the kind of party you're throwing. 

Anyway, whenever and wherever you listen enjoy the fact that there are no Herberts mumbling and burping between songs!

Thanks to all of you who've listened in this year, hope to have you along in 2015 too.



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Thee tunes:
Call the Police – Oblivians
Tonight – MC5
Big Maz in “The Desert from the Trolley” – Swell Maps
Depression – Wreckless Eric
1979 Now Intro – Vic Goddard & Subway Sect
Who Cares What The Version Is? – The Bees
Over and Over (Maida Vale Session Version) – Hot Chip
Eyes Wide Open – Radio 4
Mind Your Own Business – Delta 5
Destination Venus – The Rezillos
Security – Thane Russell
Girls Want You – The Devil
Baxter Corner – White Fence
Fog – The Mallard
Big New Prinz – The Fall
Who Let the Devil – The Fresh & Onlys
Lupine Dominus – Thee Oh Sees
Making Breakfast – Twin Peaks
I’m A Baby – Acid Baby Jesus
Disposable Darling – Dick Johnson
Hidden Charm – Link Wray
Shortnin’ Bread – The Cramps
Vicious Vodka – Ken Kash Kwintet
Topless  a Go-Go – The Rockets Combo
Hit, Git and Split – Young Jessie
Emily – Adam Green
I Can’t Put My Finger On It – Ween
Shark Fucks – Tronics
Love Can Tame the Wild – Monks
Is It Raining In Your Mouth – The Fat White Family

Friday 19 December 2014

Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 164


Happy Christmas PVC people, we've got a slightly festive show for you this week, a dash of festive tunes along with some of our favourites.



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Thee songs:
Call Me in the Day – La Luz
Harry Irene – Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band
Can I Squeeze Your Boil – The Rabble
Lonesome Cowboy Bill – Velvet Underground
Little Zombies – Morgan Delt
Like That  - White Fence
Take the Skinheads Bowling – Camper Van Beethoven
Park It Up Your Arse – The Headcoatees
Silver Bells – Moon Duo
Ritual #1 – West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
White Line Fever – The Fall
Inner Babylon – Sons of Kemet
Five Years Ahead Of My Time – The Third Bardo
Last Time Around – The Del-Vetts
Action Woman – The Electras
Golden Retriever – Super Furry Animals
Radar Detector – Darwin Deez
Serious – Richard Hawley
Dumpster Diving – King Lollipop
The Junky’s Christmas – William S. Burroughs
I Only Fucked You As A Joke – Childbirth
The Modern Dance – Pere Ubu
I Get Along – The Libertines
Stoned and Starving – Parquet Courts
Pay To Cum – Bad Brains
Around The World – The Deathset
Sock It To Me Santa – Bob Seeger and the Last Heard

Friday 12 December 2014

Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 163


Here you go, some songs for you.................

By the way, if you like this week's cover image it's one of a series of mosaic record covers Miggins is doing for an exhibition next year. Have a look here and like the Facebook page.



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Yer songs:
Trippy Gum – Deers
Persecution Smith – Bob Seger and the Last Heard
I’m In Your Mind/ I’m Not In Your Mind – King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Ocean Man – Ween
Harvest Home – Mark Lanegan Band
This American Life – Salvia Plath
Big Day Coming – Yo La Tengo
You & Me – Acid Baby Jesus
Safety Pin Stuck In My Heart – Patrik Fitzgerald
Love You – Syd Barrett
Girls With English Accents – Fergus & Geronimo
Ruby Go Home – Thee Oh Sees
G.D.R. – The Male Nurse
Hours/Ours – Asia Argento & Tim Burgess
You’re My Yoko – Television Personalities
There She Goes – The La’s
Are You Gonna Be There (At the Love-In) – The Chocolate Watchband
1975 – The Buff Medways
Better Next Time – Bitch Prefect
Akpankoro – The Funkees
Festa De São Junão – Graham Mushnik
Patricia-Twist – Perez Prado
Compass – The Destroyers
I Met A Man – The Folks Brothers Count Ossie Combo
Moses and Me – Jack Oblivian
Made of Stone – Stone Roses
Last Stop: This Town – Eels
My Beautiful Friend – The Charlatans

Friday 5 December 2014

Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 162


Happy Friday freaks! Whether you're a wolf-faced boy or a pinhead we've got something to tickle your fancy.



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Thee songs:
Use Your Imagination – One In A Million
Unchain My Heart – The Undertakers
The Water Was Bad – Vic Godard & Subway Sect
I Like It Like That – Chris Kenner
Out Of This World – Gino Washington & the Rochelles with the Atlantics
WWDLD? – The Hussy
Little Red Rooster – The Jesus and Mary Chain
Summertime Blues – Eddie Cochran
Shoe Suede Blues – The Frowning Clouds
The Message – Cymande
Louie Louie – The Kingsmen
TV is the Thing – Dinah Washington
Talk Talk – The Music Machine
Seven Day Weekend – Gary U.S. Bonds
Stop and Think It Over - Mary Weiss
Reformation – The Fall
Pop in My Step – King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Drop Out Boogie – Ty Segall
We Repel Each Other – Reigning Sound
I’ll Be Your Jonny On the Spot – Ween
I Just Wanted You to Know – Kepi Ghoulie
Hilly Fields Acoustic – Nick Nicely
Human – DIIV
I’m Losing More Than I’ll Ever Have – Primal Scream
Your DJ Children – Hella
Now I Know – Thee Mighty Caesar
Repetition – Au Pairs

Friday 28 November 2014

Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 161


We had a thoroughly good time in the studio recording this week's show, hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we did putting it together.



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This week's ear nuggets: 
Baby Lemonade – Syd Barrett
I Want Candy – Thee Headcoatees
Everybody Likes Something Good – Ify Jerry Krusade
Stone On the Water – Badly Drawn Boy
Pandy Fackler – Ween
Unknown – The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Invasion of the Polaroid People – Add N to X
Bogan in the Forest – Orchestra of Spheres
Kidnapper – Jack Oblivian
Deuces Wild – Link Wray & His Ray Men
Happyville – The Outsiders
Everything Goes – ESG
Ordinary People – Twin Peaks
Bells of Paonia – The Fresh & Onlys
Hollow – Alex G
Geezer – Ultramarine
The Janitor Revealed – Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks
Romford Girls – Riff Raff
Billie – Pavement
Getting to You – The Clean
Pale Blue Eyes – The Velvet Underground
Transparent World – Thee Oh Sees
Just Won’t Do It – The Lovely Eggs
For Practical Purposes I Love You – Chain and the Gang
(I Was Born In A Laundromat) – Camper Van Beethoven
Heavenly Pop Hit (live) – The Chills
I’ve Got A Gun – Channel 3

Friday 21 November 2014

Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 160


We'd like to dedicate this week's show to Ronald "Peachy" Muggeridge, who on this day 50 years ago invented the Wasp Vector Syringe. This invention and the subsequent development of the Bolton Pie Capacitator have had a huge impact on the way we live yet many people are unaware of the work he did ant the world famous Dandridge Kweef Institute.

It may only be the Numanoids among you who know his name in passing as Gary Numan was the first person to try and develop an automotive fuel injection system when he fitted the Wasp Vector Syringe in his Hillman Imp in the summer of 1974. His smash hit single "Cars" was written as a tribute to the great man.

If you want to learn more Google it, it's a fascinating story.

Enough history, here's transmission 160.



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Thee Songs:
Shombalor – The Cramps
Castigadas En El Granero – Deers
Neon Shuffle – XTC
You’re Probably Wondering Why I’m Here – The Mothers of Invention
Wisdom and Lies – Emperor’s New Clothes
Insult Song – The Fall
The Archer  - Meatbodies
Waving My Dick in the Wind – Ween
The Helicopter Spies – Swell Maps
Banned From the Roxy – Crass
Straight To You – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Speak to the Wild – Thurston Moore
I Wanna Lose Control – Gary Wilson
Smilly Willy – The 5.6.7.8.’s
Ice Cream (Extended Mix) – New Young Pony Club
Boy – Alex G
Bells of Paonia – The Fresh & Onlys
Perfect Skin – Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
Ramp of Death – Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks
Body Movin’ – Beastie Boys
Lock It Up – Eater
Motherless Child – Witch
Parental Discretion Iz Advised – N.W.A.
Alfie Noakes – Derek and Clive
We’re Gone – Thee Headcoats
Born To Be A Rebel – Vic Godard & Subway Sect
The Size of A Cow – The Wonder Stuff

Friday 14 November 2014

Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 159 - Virgins!


We've got a kind of themed show for you this week - virgins! None of the artists featured in this week's transmission have been played before. This has meant a deeper dig into our collective boxes to search for hidden gems which has been good fun. Quite surprising that some of these have never had an airing previously.

Here we go then 27 vestal virgins for your enjoyment.



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Your unsullied treats:
Happy Go Lucky Girl – Vic Godard & Subway Sect
Tattoo – The Who
You Can’t Hurry Love – The Concretes
Putty – The Shirelles
Papa’s Got A Brand New Pigbag – Pigbag
The Light Pours Out Of Me – Magazine
I Want To Be A President – Electralane
Insane (Tambourine Mix) – ESG
It’s A Jam in the Streets – John Holt
Serpent Is Lord – Alex G
Opera Singer – Cake
Feel Like Myself – Brendan Benson
Hot On the Heels Of Love – Throbbing Gristle
Peter Piper – Run DMC
The Girls and the Dogs – Scott Walker
Fuck Me Forever – Connie Lingus
Gutless – Hole
Whipping Boy – Ben Harper
Slice of Life – Bauhaus
Kaw-Liga – The Residents
Coca Cola Boy – Paradise
Ballad of Big Nothing – Elliott Smith
Natural One 0 Folk Implosion
Cupid – Sam Cook
Be My Baby – The Ronettes
Skeleton Key – The Coral
Please Don’t Be Weird – The Girls








Thursday 6 November 2014

Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 158


Here you go, have your weekly PVC shot a few hours early. Aren't we good to you.




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Thee songs: 
Hitlers and Churchills – Country Teasers
Bully of the Town – The Holy Modal Rounders
Meat Raffle – The Liftmen
Sell Your Sell – Pink Mountaintops
Kids Never Growing Older – Benjamin Booker
Conspiracy Podcast – Arrows of Love
Country Girl – Brinsley Schwartz
Shake & Pop – Nick Lowe
I Love My Label – The Chubbies
Wandering Star – Portishead
Take Your Burden to the Lord – Blind Willie Johnson
Jeepster – DM Bob & the Defecits
Good Country Girls – Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three
Crazy Mister Badge – Mister Badge
Untutored Youth – The Hives
Hot Wax – King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Hurricane Fighter Pilot ( Sonic Boom Remix) – Red Crayola
Carol Cloud – Wounded Lion
The Wage Don’t Fit – Sleaford Mods
Poor Boy – RL Burnside
Yaylalar – Selda
La Valse A Katrina – Mama Rosin
You Did Wrong – Reigning Sound
The Man Man – Ty Segall
Cat Rape Cuddle – Regal
Link’s Boogie – Link Wray
Pills – New York Dolls

Friday 31 October 2014

Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 157 (Halloween Spooktacular Part Two)


Hope you enjoyed last week's pre-Halloween special cos we've got another scary selection for you this week to give your Halloween a bump in the night. If songs about devils, vampires, zombies, ghosts et al aren't your bag you better go elsewhere till regular services are resumed.



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Here's what's in the pumpkin:
Season of the Witch – Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity
Witch Hunt – Frog
King Kong – Tarantula Ghoul
After Death – Royal Baths
Mushroom Festival in Hell – Ween
A Ghostly Story – Daniel Johnston
They Came In Through the Window – Nightbeats
Slow Death – The Gallows
The Spider and the Fly – Andre Williams and the A-Bones
Honky Tonk Biscuit Queen – The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black
Thriller - Richie Phoe
Trick Or Treat – Groovie Ghoulies
Zombies – King Khan & the BBQ Show
Frightened – The Fall
Terrified – Lilliput
Violent Shiver – Benjamin Booker
Scream – Los Peyotes
The Rat’s Revenge Part 1 – The Rats
The Monster Mash – Danny and the Nightmares
Home On the Strange – Uncle Dale Presents Paul Marco as Kelton The Cop
Goin’ to a Graveyard – The Primate 5
The Devil – The Beets
Floating Coffin – Thee Oh Sees
Satan Is Real Again – Country Teasers
Torture – Le Pecheur
The Ghost Story – Salty Homes
Snake Drive – Tav Falco’s Panther Burns
The Pentagram – Aleister Crowley





Friday 24 October 2014

Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 156 - A Halloween Spooktacular Part One


Happy Friday Ghouls. We Polyvinyl Craftsmen are big fans of All Hallow's Eve and have decided to give you a double seasonal blast this year.  We've got a show's worth of monstrous tunes to lead into Halloween next week to get you in the trick or treating mood. Then next Friday we'll have part two to take you through the weekend's frightening festivities. If you don't like songs about vampires, werewolves, monsters, ghosts and the like you're in the wrong place.



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Thee Monstrous melodies:
I Put A Spell On You – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
Evil Hearted You – The Yardbirds
Bang Bang Die – Deadwardians
Frankenstein – Subsonics
Were-Wolf – Kact-Ties
Blood Sucking Vampire – The Humms
Silent Roar – The Devil
Look Out, There’s A Monster Coming – The Bonzo Dog Band
Witches Song/I Am Your Pussy – Gong
Cementerio – Los Saicos
The Witch – Sonics
I Want Oblivion – The Heavy
I Ain’t Nothin’ But A Gorehound – The Cramps
Midnight Monsters Hop – Jack and Tim
Wednesday Addam’s Boyfriend – Tall Boys
That Bitch Is Gonna End Up Dead – Coachwhips
Evil Thing – The Chatham Singers
What About Us – The Fall
Drink With the Living Dead – The Voodoo Organist
Endless Sleep – Tav Falco’s Panther Burns
Evil Hearted Woman – T-Bone Walker
Halloween – Dead Kennedys
Astro Zombies – Misfits
Ghost On the Highway – The Gun Club
Evil – Howlin’ Wolf
Witches Wand – Lov Machine
Screamin’ Skull – Sonic Youth
The Call of the First Ǣthyr – Aleister Crowley


Freddie Krueger on the wheels of steel?


Some of this week's records.


Don't turn the lights off to listen to the final selection!



Friday 17 October 2014

Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 155


Sound the alarm, Laggers is back in the shed! Join the full contingent of Pauls for a dip in our record boxes.



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Yer songs:
Mister Spaceman – The Holy Modal Rounders
Pinball Machine – The Fall
Cunt Tease – Pussy Galore
Animal of Love – The Fresh & Onlys
Rip It Up – Orange Juice
Snake Woman – The Topsy Turbys
Bamboo – Deers
Fade Away – Twin Peaks
Kitchen Table – Stump
Cocaine – Abner Jay
Propellers – The Frowning Clouds
Hully Gully Tom Tom – G. Intra Sextet
1975 – The Buff Medways
Girl It’s Me – The Primevals
Harder Than It’s Ever Been – Fergus & Geronimo
Little War Child – Oblivians
Wee Wee Hours – Subsonics
Garden of Four Trees – Explosions
Mystery Jack – King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Spontaneous (13 MC’s Deep) – Leaders of the New School
Snake Eyed – Holly Golightly
Big Empty Field – Swell Maps
C.R.E.E.P. – The Fall
You Won’t Do That – Ceeds
Sleepwalker - King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
We Love Malcolm – O-Level
Death Disco (Monitor Mix) - PiL

Friday 10 October 2014

Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 154


Alright Space Cadets, welcome to show 154 chock full of tunes to transport you into orbit. Possibly. Or it might just give you a mild ear buzz. Either one is fine by us.



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Thee songs:
Take Me Away – Ween
For Your Love – The Yardbirds
Stay Away – Nirvana
Jack the Ripper – Screaming Lord Sutch
Beanbag – The Hussy
Mine – That Petrol Emotion
Fight – Sons and Daughters
Pilot Can at the Queer End of God – The Flaming Lips
Agitated – Electric Eels
Baad Schandau – AE Bizottság
Strength (i) – The Fates
Headwind Aheadwind – nick nicely
The Dope (Wonderful You) – The Dandy Warhols
Today’s Lesson – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Rising of the Sun – The Rabble
Pulling Out – Gaye Blades
Be True To Your School – The Devil Dogs
Hip Drop – Explosions
Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) – Us3 featuring Rahsaan
Give It Up To Me – Jaziacs
Dress On – The Tandoori Knights
Rough Kids – Wreckless Eric
One of These Days – Matthew E. White
What Are You Doing, Fool? – Edwyn Collins & the Heartbreaks
Hungry – Paul Revere & the Raiders
Baby Baby Baby – Episode Six
Who Killed Bruce Lee (Version) – Glaxo Babies
Enjoy Yourself (Reprise) – The Specials



Thursday 2 October 2014

Polyvinyl Craftsmen A-Z Playlist


So, for some reason this week we haven't managed to get together to record a show. Not sure why, a mixture of holidays, work stuff and general lack of communication really.

What I've put together as a last minute fill-in is a Spotify playlist from A-Z of the first band/artist that came into my head for each letter. I then picked a song by each of them, as it was quick and off the top of my head there is a ton of stuff that's never head a PVC airing before. I take full responsibility for the track listing as Laggers and Miggins weren't involved. If you don't like the mix it's all down to me. 

Hopefully we'll be more organised next week and things will be back to normal.

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Friday 26 September 2014

Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 153


I came to the festival for love.....and music! No one told me the price of admission would be...a broken heart! More tales of heartbreak and loss from the PVC shed!!!



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This week's tearjerkers:
Kawasaki ZII 750 Rock ‘n’ Roll – Guitar Wolf
Can’t Cheat Karma – Zounds
Unveiled – Regal
Chains of Love – The Dirtbombs
The Marsist – Frank Black
Movin’ On Up – Primal Scream
Debris – Reigning Sound
Don’t You Just Know It – Screaming Lord Sutch
Love Is Not Real – The Negatives
Before the Evening/s Thru – The Vacant Lots
Night Tripper - Holy Wave
You’ve Got Me Wonderin’ Now – Parkay Quarts
Cold & Stoned – Shiva and the Deadmen
At Home He’s A Tourist – Brian Brain
Here’s Your Morning – The Rabble
Right Now – Gray Montgomery
Double Line – Heavy Trash
Totem Pole – Dan Sartain
Got Somebody to Dream About – Summer Twins
Vaporized – Digital Leather
Talk To God - Goat
They Say I’m Different – Betty Davis
Gonna Put My Foot Down – Bill Parker
What Can You Do In Your Life – Petalouda
Stay With Me – The Devil Dogs
Chaise Electrique – Electrochoc
The Sun Is Pouring Down – Wreckless Eric
Roxette – Dr Feelgood

Friday 19 September 2014

Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 152


Not for the faint-hearted it says on the box of Transmission 152, is it a PVC video nasty?! Blood and guts galore? Keep repeating, "It's only a podcast, it's only a podcast............."



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Thee video nasties:
Destruction – Traffic Sound
Problems – The Heathens
I’m Movin’ On – The Evil
Rollercoaster – Spacemen 3
Cherry Street – Tijuana Panthers
Roadblock – The Wheels
Yeah, You’re Right – The Meters
The Floppy Boot Stomp – Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band
A Girl Like You – The Mummies
Ice Age – The Bizarros
When You Cut (Gary War Remix) – Moon Duo
Nevermore – Michael Yonkers
True Vulture – Nobunny
Watching My Baby – Reigning Sound
Surf City – Ramones
Keep on the Sunny Side – The Carter Family
Where It’s At – Jimmy McGriff
Os Monstros – Black Stones
Little Child Running Wild – Curtis Mayfield
Touch the Leather (Redux) – The Fat White Family
The Knife – Arrows of Love
Soul Struttin’ – The Fleshtones
Express Yourself – Byron Lee and the Dragonaires
KKK – Serge Franklin
Doctor – The Outsiders
Steve’s Going to Teach Himself Who’s Boss – Add N to X
How the Fuck You Get A Deal - Cenubites




Friday 12 September 2014

Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 151


We're on a health kick in PVC land so listen to this week's show to experience what it sounds like when we record a show without any booze in the room. Odd.



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Thee songs: 
I’ve Got A Woman – Jimmy McGriff
The Next Ball Game – Inell Young
One Glass of Water (The Late in the Day mix) – The Bees
The Merry Barracks – Deerhoof
Red F – Dan Deacon
Beetle Bird – The Frowning Clouds
Heart of Stone – Dexter Romweber Duo
Teenage Confidential – Flamin’ Groovies
Roman Hat – The Mantles
Spring Street – Scott & Charlene’s Wedding
So Blue – Sultan Bathery
The Weight – Jackie De Shannon
Boomeranga – Guantanamo Baywatch
Hairy Wine 2 – Country Teasers
Tonight I Think I’m Gonna Go Down Town – Mudhoney
God Bless Her, I Miss Her – Sic Alps
West – Ty Segall
North Hollywood Microwave – The Pink Mountaintops
Give Em Time – The Nightingales
Distortion – The Adicts
Jolene – Dolly Parton (45 played at 33)
King of the Streets – Armand Schaubroeck
Bread and Butter – The Newbeats
Hairy Wine – Country Teasers
Respect – Kukumbas
Monkey Tonight – Eddie Kirk
The Spider and the Fly – Andre Williams and the A-Bones