Friday 30 December 2022

Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 478


A tribute to Terry Hall with half of this week's tunes, very sadly missed. It's all a load of bollocks.


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Thee Songs:

Blank Expression – Specials

Pearl’s CafĂ© – Specials

The Telephone Always Rings – The Fun Boy Three

Thinking of You - The Colourfield

Monkey in Winter - The Colourfield

Shadows Fall – The Coral

Some Velvet Morning – Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood

The Marsist – Frank Black

You’ve Got To Hold On – The Deviants

Paradise – Marble Orchard

Guess It’s Not A Great Day To Be Me – Terry Hall

Ballad of A Landlord - Terry Hall

The Hour of Two Lights - Terry Hall & Mushtaq

The Life and Times (of A Man Called Depression) – The Specials

Fuck All the Perfect People - The Specials

Another Weekend – Ariel Pink

Things To Do – Pork

No Room – Stirling

Old Shit/New Shit – Eels

The Good Old Summertime – Noonday Underground

Wednesday 21 December 2022

Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 477 ( A Festive-ish Frolic)


A fair smattering of seasonal songs in this week's show for those who like that kinda thing. Plenty of other stuff for those humbug merchants that don't. Seasons greetings all from thee shed x


Festive download is here.

Thee Songs:
Chaconne In G – Moondog
Obsessed and Obscure - Matt Berry 
The Man Who Sold the World - David Bowie
Silent Night - Phil Spector
Little Star of Bethlehem - Can
Walking with Jesus - Spaceman 3
Feliz Navidad - El Vez
Silver Bells - Moon Duo 
Hark the Herald Angels Sing - The Fall
Little Fat Baby - Sparklehorse
You and I vs the World-  The Make Up
Crazy Little Thing - Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band
Bewitched – Beat Happening
Remember Me - The Trinikas
Lovetown - The Glands
High for Christmas - Motherfucker 666
Rocket Ship Santa - The Bellrays
Christmas in Baghdad - Black Lips
Wintery Kisses - Baxter Dury
Little Bit of Everything -Ernie K. Doe
Party Down - Clifton Chenier and his Red Hot Louisiana Band
Shapeshifter - Richard Dawson 
Love Minus Zero - The Walker Brothers
Respect – Kukumbas
Christmas on Riverside Drive - August Darnell
Here Comes Santa Claus - The Ramsey Lewis Trio
A Merry Jingle - The Greedies

Thursday 15 December 2022

Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 476


Transmission 476, ting revealed.


Download is here.

Thee Songs:
Audrey’s Dance – Angelo Badalamenti
Finale a) Parade b) Peter Plays Some Blues – Jimmy Smith
Just Like Christmas – Low
How Long Blues – Jimmy Yancey
Nightmare – Don Bishop
Newspaper Pane – Elvis Costello
Diamond Shine – The Clean
Bear Rug – Tony Rodelle Larson
Not For You – Beatglider
Better Call Saul – Little Barrie
Rise Up Shepherd – Nick Lowe
Dead End Exits – Brown Spirits
Night Crawler (Live) – Thee Oh Sees
Mantra Del Bicho Feo – Juana Molina
I Won’t Leave My Wooden Wife For You, Sugar – The United States of America
No Man’s Land – McCookerybook and Rotifer
Bossa Per Due – Nicola Conte
Get Up and Use Me – Fire Engines
Peckham 123 – Library Vultures
Feeling Immortal – Shintaro Sakamoto
Can’t Get Used To Losing You – Andy Williams
Dirty Jim – Richard Swift
Victor Borgia – Stephen Malkmus
Morality – Smog
The Death Dance of the Busty Hot Lifeguard Instructor Babe – Charlie Megira
Cool It Down – Velvet Underground
Nicotine – The Vikings

Friday 2 December 2022

Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 475


Persuaders, marauders, zombies and their loved ones, all welcome in thee shed. Here's transmission four seven five for you.


Download is here.

Thee Songs:
Drums A-Go-Go – The Hollywood Persuaders
All Through the City – Dr Feelgood
Sad Little Number One – Dave Dulake & the Virgo Intacta
Attack – Public Image
TKO – Le Tigre
Ain’t That Better (Harari Edit) – Toby
The Man Who Invented Himself – Robin Hitchcock
Back in the Night – Wilko Johnson
The Scene of A Lie – Laetitia Sadier
Better Change Your Mind – William Onyeabor
Gangster Surf – The Tremelo Beer Gut
Firebird – The White Noise
I Turned Into A Martian –The Nutley Brass
Canyons of Your Mind – Bonzo Dog Band
Time Has Come Today – The Chambers Brothers
Without You – Reigning Sound
I’ll Be On the Water – Akron/Family
Take This Loving – Leonard Cohen
Desire – The Goon Sax
Woman – The Zombies
Secret Life – Material
(You’re My) Wildest Dream – Nick Lowe
That’s What I Want – The Marauders
But I’ve Got Texas – Jon Wayne
Scratchy – The Luv’d Ones
Brick Horizon – Woolen Men
Zoom Out – Parquet Courts