Vinyl from the Crypt

VFTC April 3 The Sun, Earth and Moon take Turns

In preparation for the upcoming Total Solar Eclipse. Being the Umbraphile that I am, I've chosen these songs for this awesome theme. Off to Texas I go! Playlist...The 5th Dimension - Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In Sly & The Family Stone - Hot Fun In The Summertime Mooncycles - The Dark Side Metric - Eclipse  Manic Focus - On The Horizon Evolfo - Piece Moon Eclipsed The Sun Perturbator - Frantic Eclipse Hotel Pools - Eclipse The Strokes - Eternal SummerDuran Duran - New Moon On MondaySteeley Dan - Dirty Work The Zombies - Summertime Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love Donovan - Sunshine SupermanRay Charles - The Sun Gonna Shine Again  Elvis Presley - I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine Simple Minds - Someone, Somewhere In Summertime Len - Steal My Sunshine Snow - Sunset/Sunrise  Dillan Witherow - Before Sunshine New Order - SunriseEcho & The Bunnymen - Killing MoonThe Beatles - Good Day Sunshine   Cat Stevens - Moonshadow Yes - Heart Of The SunriseSoundgarden - Black Hole Sun Pink Floyd - Brain Damage Pink Floyd - Eclipse

VFTC - March 27 - Stu Returns!

After a outstanding debut appearance on the Crypt in 2023, Stuart comes back with another 2 hour assortment of music spread over 4 themes. A superb follow up ! Playlist... Birth,School,Work Death - The Godfathers Wasn't Born To Work-  The Nomads I'm An Adult Now - The Pursuit Of Happiness Working Man - Rush Graveyard Shift - Uncle Tupelo Chicken Wolf - Steppenwolf Politicians In My Eyes - Death Follow The Fool - Primus Did You Find The Money Farm - Bruce Lee Band Hundred Million - Treble Charger The Ghost of Tom Joad - Bruce Springsteen Take Back The Power - the Interrupters Journey To The Centre Of Your Mind - Amboy DukesPassed Out - Pkew Pkew Pkew Hot Knife Boogie - The Good Brothers You Don't Get Me High Anymore - Molly Tuttle,Iron And Wine Cannibal Within - Amigo The Devil When Something Stands For Nothing - Headstones I Wanna Be A Flintstone - The Screaming Blue Messiahs Give Me Back My Man - The B-52's Want You So Hard[Boy's Bad News] - Eagles Of Death Metal Zig Zag Dance - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Resurrection Shuffle - Ashton, Gardner & Dyke Been Caught Stealing - Jacksoul  I Got A Line On You - The Jeff Healy Band Like Wow - Hoodoo Gurus My Little RnR - Danko Jones Lovin' You - Minnie Ripperton 

VFTC - March 20 Synth, New Wave & Electro Faves

We take a Nostalgic trip to the years 1979 - 1985 where Synth and Electro Ruled the airwaves. So Much terrific music from this era, look out for Part 2 in the near future! Playlist...
Yello - Oh Yeah
George Kranz - Din Daa Daa
Yazoo - Situation
Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit)
UB40 - My Way Of Thinking
Simple Minds - Love Song
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Aldo Nova - Fantasy
Rock n Hyde - Dirty Water
The Box - Walk Away
Strange Advance - Love Games
Grimes - Oblivion
Bronski Beat - Why 
New Order - Confusion
Doug & The Slugs - Making It Work
Martha & The Muffins - Women Around The World At Work
FM - Hours
INXS - Don’t Change
Split Enz - Sind Months In A Leaky Boat
Love And Rockets - No New Tale To Tell
Violent Femmes - Gone Daddy Gone
B-52’s - 52 Girls
The Human League - The Lebanon
DEVO - Girl U Want
Stewart Copeland - Don’t Box Me In
The Payolas - Where Is This Love

VFTC March 13th - Beau Brings The Beats

We dig deep into the record collection that Beau has amassed over the decades. Special dedications going out to his friends as we cross many musical boundaries in this superb, eclectic mix tonight.  Playlist... Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet - BabaganooshLord Sutch and Heavy Friends - Flashing LightsJungle - TimeKhruangbin - Time (You And I)Ramsey Lewis - Cry Baby CryThe Barbarians - MoultyIke & Tina Turner - Pick Me Up (Take Me Where Your Home Is)Esther Phillips - I’ve Never Found A Man (To Love Me Like You Do)Jerry Lee Lewis - Let’s Talk About UsWanda Jackson - Tongue TiedShadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet - Zombie CompromiseBloodshot Bill - Baby FarewellMetric - Hustle RoseGarnett Ford - HustlerStereo MC’s - ConnectedUnited Future Organization - DoopsylalolicBran Van 3000 - Gimme Sheldon SMI - (Hold The) Toe PrintDiamond and The Psychotic Neurotics - Check One, TwoShelley Fabares - Where’s It Gonna Get Me?Kensington Market - I Would Be The OneWayne McGhie & The Sounds Of Joy - Take A Letter MariaBig Mama Thornton - Hound DogThe Dream Warriors - Ludi (Double Trouble remix)Top Secret - What You’re Doin’Bronski Beat - Love and MoneyPavel Borisovich - SpindleEdan - Promised LandThe Everly Brothers - Green RiverDorothy Ashby - The Moving FingerBeastie Boys - Transitions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

VFTC Mar 6 Breaking The Law

Back Live In Studio with a new theme!  Crime. Songs about horrendous crimes from the mouths of the perpetrators. True Life Stories and Fictitious Accounts. All in Song. Playlist...Gowan - Criminal MindRough Trade - Crimes Of PassionClash - BankrobberRod Stewart - Killing Of GeorgieBilly Joel - The Ballad Of Billy The KidElton John - The Ballad Of Danny BaileyBoomtown Rats - I Don’t Like MondaysNancy Sinatra - Bang BangCher - Gypsys, Tramps & ThievesMacy Gary - My Fondest Childhood MemoriesBarenaked Ladies - The Old ApartmentJudas Priest - Breaking The LawHeadstones - Tweeter And The Monkey ManTragically Hip - Locked In A Trunk Of A CarGuns & Roses - Used To Love HerAC/DC - Night ProwlerThin Lizzy - Killer On The LooseAlice Cooper - Cold EthylMarty Robbins - El PasoTravelling Wilburys - Tweeter and the Monkey Man 1988White Buffalo - RobberyHozier - Arsonist's LullabyePeter Gabriel - IntruderRobert Plant - Hey JoeShadowy Men From A Shadowy Planet - Bang Bang

VFTC Feb 21 - Reggae Vibes and More

This week a mix of reggae beats, world music combined with some funky, atmospheric vibes. All packaged together for 2 hours of audio delight. Playlist...Orange Street - Rude BoyThe Sattalites - WildJackie Mitoo - Juice BoxThe In Crowd - Mango WalkDon Carlos - At The Bus StopBob Andy - LifeLeroy Sibbles - Do Your ThingPrince - Sign Of The TimesGeorge McRae - I Get LiftedThe Gaturs - Gatur BaitJimmy Castor Bunch - It’s Just BegunRay Charles - What’d I Say Pt 1 & 2Curtis Mayfield - Freddie’s DeadManu Dibango - Soul MakossaFela Kuti - Water No Get EnemyHall & Oats - I Can’t Go For ThatSugar Ray - Hold Your EyesKing Harvest - Dancing In The MoonlightCamille Yarbrough - Take Yo PraiseTerry Cailler - You’re Going Miss Your CandymanFriends Of Distinction - Going In CirclesJosé Feliciano - My World Is Empty Without You  The Police - On Any Other DayDevo - Uncontrollable UrgeUB40 - If It Happens AgainSmoke City - Underwater LoveAir - Le Voyage de Penelope

VFTC - Valentines Show with Sean & Mel

Romance is in the air!  Valentines Evening Show co-hosted by Sean and Mel Love and Stuff is the Theme! Playlist..
Nat King Cole  L.O.V.E.
Diana Ross - Love Hangover
William Prince & Serena Ryder - Sing Me A Song
Alanis Morissette - Still
Martha Wainwright - Love Is A Stranger
Jully Black - 7 Day Fool
Whitehorse - I Wanna Make Promises
Beatles - Something
Daniel Lanois - Jolie Louise
Eddie Vedder - You’ve Got Hide Your Love
Meatloaf - 2 Outta 3 Ain’t Bad
Paul Anka - Put Your Head On My Shoulders
Lisa LeBlanc - I Love You I Don’t Love You I Don’t Know
Edie Brickell - Love Like We Do
Lady Gaga Bradley Cooper - Shallow
Barbara & Neil - You Don’t Bring Me Flowers
Lionel & Diana - Endless Love
June Carter & R Cash - It Aint Me Babe
Living Colour - Love Rears Up Its Ugly Head
Lenny Kravitz - Let Love Rule
Lauryn Hill - I Used To Love
Bob Marley - One Love
Ken Boothe - My Love
Marcia Aitken - I’m Still In Love
Marcia Griffiths - The First Time
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Power Of Love
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
Beach Boys - God Only Knows
Cat Power - Sea Of Love

VFTC Feb 7 Hard Rock Bonanza!

Breaking out some harder edge rock tonight. You Dig?  Playlist...
Thin Lizzy - The RockerMotorhead - OverkillVan Halen - Atomic PunkScorpions - BlackoutGuns n Roses - You Could Be MineBlack Sabbath - Sabbra CadebraJudas Priest - Hellion / Electric EyeIron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy NameNazareth - My White BicycleDeep Purple - Knocking At You Back DoorBoston - Feelin’ SatisfiedAerosmith - Rats In The CellarZZ Top - Manic MechanicStyx - Miss America Blue Oyster Cult - GodzillaKISS - King Of The Nightime WorldTriumph - Allied ForcesRush - Bastille DayApril Wine - Crash And BurnTeenage Head - Teenage Beer Drinking PartyHeadstones - Leave It All BehindSteppenwolf - Move OverPat Travers - Waiting For The BusConey Hatch - Don’t Say Make MeFrank Marino & Mahogany Rush - Land Of A 1000 Nights

VFTC Jan 31 The ABC's of Rock Bands

Hardly an original idea, but I sure had fun compiling this alphabetical list of personal favorite Rock bands from throughout the Ages!  Playlist...April Wine - Coming Right Down
Black Mountain - Pretty Little Lazies
Cheap Trick - Reach Out
Deep Purple - Nobody’s Home
Emerson Lake & Palmer - Living Sin
Foreigner - Woman
Grand Funk Railroad - Queen Bee
Guess Who - Touch Me
Humble Pie - 30 Days In The Hole
I Mother Earth - Another Sunday
Judas Priest - Diamonds & Rust
Kula Shaker - Knight On The Town
Led Zeppelin - Gallows Pole
Max Webster - April In Toledo
Nirvana - Man Who Sold The World
Oasis - D’You Know What I Mean?
Prism - Take Me To The Kaptin
Pink Floyd - Jughead Blues
Queens Of The Stone Age - Feel Good Hit Of The Summer
Rush - Lakeside Park
Sisters Of Mercy - Gimmie Shelter
Teenage Head - Top Down
Teenage Head - Teenage Beer Drinking Party
Uriah Heep - Traveller In Time
Van Halen - Top Jimmy
Wishbone Ash - Blind Eye
XTC - Making Plans For Nigel
Yes - Cinema
ZZ-Top - I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide

VFTC Jan 24 Girls Girls Girls.

A tried and tested theme, tonight's episode features 30 songs -  all containing a woman's name in the song title. Playlist...Supergrass - Mary
The Monkees - Mary Mary
Colin James - Mary Anne
Ricky Nelson - Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart)
Ronnie Hawkins - Mary Lou
Jimi Hendrix - The Wind Cried Mary
Chilliwack - Arms Of Mary
Jane Siberry - Mimi On The Beach
Steely Dan - Josie
Pink Floyd - See Emily Play
Paul Anka - Diana
The Everly Brothers - Cathy’s Clown
Heart - Dreamboat Annie
The Beach Boys - Wendy
The Hollies - Carrie Anne 
Chuck Berry - Maybellene
The Turtles - Elenore
Barenaked Ladies - Jane
Jane’s Addiction - Jane Says 
Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane
The Beatles - Sexy Sadie
Elton John - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Allman Brothers Band - Melissa
The Band - Lonesome Suzie
Styx - Lorelei
Blondie - Maria
Steppenwolf - Annie, Annie Over
U2 - Gloria
The Doors - Gloria
Yusuf / Cat Stevens - Sad Lisa