PURE with Howard Thompson

“1965” (broadcast 10/20/17)

Sun Ra: Heliocentric
The Zombies: She's Not There
Marvin Gaye: Pretty Little Baby
The Animals: We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place
The Beach Boys: Please Let Me Wonder
The Fortunes: You've Got Your Troubles
Johnny Bond: Ten Little Bottles
The Yardbirds: For Your Love
Sam Cooke: A Change Is Gonna Come
Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames: Yeh, Yeh
J.B. Lenoir: Alabama Blues
The Manish Boys: Take My Tip
Jackie DeShannon: What The World Needs Now Is Love                                                                
Dusty Springfield: In The Middle Of Nowhere
Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band: I'm a Woman
Twinkle: Terry                          
Fontella Bass: Rescue Me 2:52                                  
Sandie Shaw: Long Live Love
Howlin' Wolf: Tell Me What I've Done
The Who: My Generation
The Knickerbockers: Lies
Lulu: Surprise Surprise
The Mystery Trend: Wake Up Cryin'
The Beatles: Yes It Is
John Coltrane: Acknowledgement (Part 1)
Donovan: Catch The Wind 
Bob Dylan: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Marianne Faithfull: Come and Stay With Me
The Lovin' Spoonful: Do You Believe In Magic
Manfred Mann: Watch Your Step
The Shangri-Las: Out In The Streets 
The Kinks: See My Friends
Barry McGuire: Eve Of Destruction
The Rolling Stones: The Spider And The Fly
The Byrds: I Knew I'd Want You
Them: Here Comes the Night 
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: Ooo Baby Baby
Small Faces: What'Cha Gonna Do About It      
James Brown & the Famous Flames: Papa's Got a Brand New Bag Pt. 1
The Moody Blues: Go Now
Stevie Wonder: Uptight (Everything's Alright)
The Birds: No Good Without You Baby
Miles Davis: ESP                             
Ian Whitcomb: You Turn Me On
Roger Miller: England Swings
The Pretty Things: Honey, I Need        
Joe Tex: Hold What You've Got

What is PURE with Howard Thompson?

Airing twice a month on WPKN 89.5FM Bridgeport!

howard loves all kinds of music and has collected records ever since his uncle gave him Rock Around The Clock as a 6th birthday present

howard worked in the music biz so he could get more free records and meet wondrous people

howard made records with Adam & the Ants, Alan Vega, Angel Corpus Christi, Aswad, Barb Jungr, Billy Bragg, Danny Gatton, Eddie & the Hot Rods, the Georgia Satellites, Hamell On Trial, Herb Alpert, Ian Hunter, John Campbell, Judy Tenuta, ManBreak, Motörhead, Peter C Johnson, the Prissteens, the Psychedelic Furs, Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3, Roky Erickson & the Aliens, Rubén Blades, Sally Oldfield, Sara Hickman, Scatterbrain, the Screaming Blue Messiahs, the Slits, the Star Spangles, the Sugarcubes, Susan Fassbender, Tulipomania, Victor DeLorenzo, Yellowman and 10,000 Maniacs to name a few. He was the first to release records by MX-80 Sound, the Real Kids and Suicide in Europe and th’ Faith Healers, the Gipsy Kings, Happy Mondays, Paul Young, the Sisters Of Mercy, and Wham! in the USA

howard joined WPKN in May 2010 and is grateful to Steve di Costanzo and Peter Bochan for letting him in. Terry Hopper too, for giving up an hour of The Quest to see if it could work

howard thinks Bob Dylan should be President, and ‘Poison’ Ivy Rorschach should be Vice-President