"Lists"

“Lists” (broadcast 7/19/13)

'PURE' Theme - Danny Gatton: Funky Mama
The Moonglows: The 10 Commandments Of Love
Ween: Pollo Asado
Candi Staton: That's How Strong My Love Is
Bryan Ferry: These Foolish Things
Nick Drake: One Of These Things First
Betty Davis: F.U.N.K
Joe Barry: Every Breath You Take
Britta Phillips & Dean Wareham: Ginger Snaps (& Sugar Winks)
Lee Ann Womack: Let 'Em In
Denim: The Osmonds
Reunión: Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)
Cole Porter w/Piano: You're The Top (From "Anything Goes")
The Rolling Stones: Exile On Main Street Blues
Adam & The Ants: Friends
Transvision Vamp: Born To Be Sold
Paul Carrack: I Need You
Big Hard Excellent Fish: Imperfect List
Michael Nyman: Bird List Song
S.F.Gay Men’s Chorus: In Taberna Quando Sumus
The Byrds: America's Great National Pastime 
Chas & Dave: That's What I Like
The Beatles: Come Together (take 1)
Lou Reed: What's Good
The Psychedelic Furs: We Love You (DJ)
Amy Rigby: 20 Questions
Johnnie Allan: Promised Land
Dave Frishberg: Van Lingle Mungo
Shirley Ellis: Name Game
Arthur Conley: Sweet Soul Music
Nina Simone: My Baby Just Cares For Me
Ian Dury & the Blockheads: Reasons to Be Cheerful, Pt. 3
Southern Culture On The Skids: Whole Lotta Things
Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun: Rockabilly Funeral
Them: (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 
Mike Stinson: Box I Take To Work 
Max Wall: England's Glory
The Nails: 88 Lines About 44 Women 
Jill Sobule: Heroes 
AC/DC: It's a Long Way to the Top if You Wanna Rock & Roll 
The Who: Substitute (live, BBC) 
Guy Clark: Jack Of All Trades
Tom Lehrer: The Elements

What is PURE with Howard Thompson?

What is PURE with Howard Thompson?

Apart from the occasional overnighter, fill-in or fundraiser, howard now creates shows for our Podcasts page. You’ll find over 140 archived PUREs there, and new shows will be added - check the PURE and “Strictly” pages - at least once a month.

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.

Disc Jockeys like Brian Matthew (BBC Light Program), Emperor Rosko (Radio Caroline), John Peel (Radio London/BBC Radio 1), Hugh Nolan (Radio Geronimo), Charlie Gillett (BBC Radio London) and Andy Dunkley (the Marquee/Lyceum) made howard’s life worth living and he now just wants to return the favor.

howard worked in the music biz so he could get free records and meet astonishing 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, Sir Tim Smit, 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 and Wham! in the USA

howard joined WPKN in May 2010 and thanks 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