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
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