PURE with Howard Thompson

PURE - “Strictly Sunday”

Vincent Quatroche: Sunday Night Of The Heart
The Velvet Underground: Sunday Morning
Steven Wilson: Sunday Rain Sets In
Joe Jackson: Sunday Papers
Tony Joe White: Hard Time with Sunday
David Bowie: Sunday
Bridget St. John: Seagull-Sunday
Hank Williams: Next Sunday Darlin' Is My Birthday 
Jerry Lee Lewis: Sunday Morning Coming Down
James King: Sunday Morning Christian 
Blondie: Sunday Girl (French Version)
Amy Allison: Everyday Is Like Sunday
Small Faces: Lazy Sunday
Blur: Sunday Sunday 
The Beach Boys: Sweet Sunday 

WPKN - PURE “Johnson”

The Laurie Johnson Orchestra: Theme from 'The Avengers’ 
Godchildren Of Soul: Rockaway Beach (ft. General Johnson & Joey Ramone)
Pug Johnson: Last Call (with Apologies To Terry Allen)
Keri Leigh: Here’s Your Mop Mr. Johnson
Lou Johnson: (There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me
Big Joe Turner & Pete Johnson: Roll 'Em Pete
J.J. Johnson & Kai Winding: Georgia On My Mind
Johnnie Johnson: Tanqueray (ft. Keith Richards)
Peter C. Johnson: 9:00
Blind Willie Johnson: John The Revelator 3:19
Roy Lee Johnson: Stanback Headache Powder 2:15
Sting: Shipyard (ft. Jimmy Nail, Brian Johnson & Jo Lawry)
Plas Johnson: Tanya
John Lee Hooker: This Is Hip (w/Johnnie Johnson)
Ruby Johnson: I’ll Run Your Hurt Away
The Unthanks: Bird Gerhl (writer: Antony Hegarty, of Antony & the Johnsons)
Tim Raybon Band: Sally Johnson
Bootsy Collins: Boomerang (ft. Justin Johnson)
Rickie Lee Jones: Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground (writer: Blind Willie Johnson)
Peter C. Johnson: Statue Of Liberty (ft. Carlene Carter)
Kentucky Headhunters w/Johnnie Johnson: She’s Got To Have It 
Pug Johnson: Lowering The Bar
Rolling Stones: Love In Vain (writer: Robert Johnson)
Chuck Berry: Johnny B. Goode [Take 3] (w/Johnnie Johnson)
John Renbourn: Come On in My Kitchen (writer: Robert Johnson) 
Dwight Yoakam: Johnson’s Love 
The Brothers Johnson: Strawberry Letter 23
Syl Johnson: Back For a Taste of Your Love
Lee Perry: The Wood Man (producer: JJ Johnson)
Anthony Johnson: Gun Shot 
Sonny Landreth: The Milky Way Home (ft. Eric Johnson)
Jackie Johnson: Starlight, Starbright
Muddy Waters: Walkin’ Blues (writer: Robert Johnson)
Jamey Johnson, Willie Nelson, Chris Stapleton, Lee Ann Womack: Gotta Serve Somebody
Dr. Feelgood: All Through The City (writer/guitar: Wilko Johnson)
Chairmen Of The Board: You’ve Got Me Dangling on a String (singer: General Johnson)
Elmore James & His Broom Dusters: Dust My Blues (writer: Robert Johnson)
East River String Band: Johnson Boys
Blind Boys of Alabama: Mother’s Children Have A Hard Time (writer: Blind Willie Johnson)
Robert Plant: Soul Of A Man (writer: Blind Willie Johnson)
Linton Kwesi Johnson: Want Fi Go Rave
the Fuzztones: Johnson In A Headlock
Chris Spedding: I Thought I Heard Robert Johnson Say
Robert Johnson: Hell Hound On My Trail
Peter C. Johnson: Lower Power
Robert Earl Keen: Jennifer Johnson And Me
Willie Nelson: Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die (w/Snoop Dogg, Jamey Johnson, & Kris Kristofferson)
The Kentucky Headhunters w/Johnnie Johnson: Little Queenie
Johnny Rivers: Johnnie Johnson Blues
The Charlatans: 32-20 (writer: Robert Johnson)  
Pug Johnson & The Hounds: Poncho
Frankie Goes to Hollywood: Relax (Come Fighting) (singer: Holly Johnson)
The The: This Is the Day (writer/singer/instruments: Matt Johnson)
Buddy Johnson & Ella Johnson: I Still Love You
Bobby Johnson & The Atoms: Tramp
The Psychedelic Furs: Flowers [Demo] (drummer: Rod Johnson)
the Head Cat: Crossroads (writer: Robert Johnson)
Bo Diddley: A Man Amongst Men (ft. Johnnie Johnson)
Chairmen Of The Board: Give Me Just A Little More Time (faded early) (singer: General Johnson)

PURE's "Strictly Thirteen"

Ye Gods: Three To Thirteen
Lana Del Rey: 13 Beaches
Big Star: Thirteen
Johnny Cash: Thirteen
J.J. Cale: Thirteen Days
Nicholas Payton: Thirteen
Chris Corsano & Bill Orcutt: Thirteen Ways of Looking
Colter Wall: 13 Silver Dollars
Bill Haley & His Comets: Thirteen Women
Chuck Berry: Thirteen Question Method
Frank Zappa & the Mothers: Thirteen
Alan Vega: 13 Crosses, 16 Blazin' Skulls
(Danbury Nobacon & Kira Wood Cramer: Thirteen Times Table)

PURE: "Playing Records with Bridget St. John"

Bridget St. John: Ask Me No Questions
The Mills Brothers: The Window Washer Man
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Lazarus
Bridget St. John: Lizard-Long-Tongue Boy
Dusty Springfield: You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
Bridget  St. John: Song to Keep You Company (live, BBC 1969)
The Beatles: A Day In The Life
David Bowie: Space Oddity
Bridget St. John: A Day Away
Bridget St. John: The Pebble and the Man
Bridget St. John: The Lady and the Gentle Man
John Martyn: Couldn’t Love You More
Bridget St John: Fly High (single version)
Bridget St. John: There’s A Place I Know
Bridget St. John: Suzanne
Traveling Wilburys: Handle With Care
Bridget St. John: Nice
Stuff: Love of Mine
Kevin Ayers: Something In Between
Bridget St. John: Song For John
Bridget St. John: Catch A Falling Star
Michael Chapman: After All This Time (w/Bridget St. John)
Bridget St. John: Jealous Jailor
Annie Lennox: No More "I Love You’s"
Corinne Bailey Rae: Put Your Records On
Kevin Ayers: Baby Come Home (w/Bridget St. John)
Joni Mitchell: Shine
Mavis Staples: You Are Not Alone
Steve Gunn & Bridget St. John: Rabbit Hills
Bridget St. John: Fly
the Kop Choir: Youll Never Walk Alone
Bridget St. John: Ask Me No Questions (Mike Oldfield Mix)

WPKN “Strictly Beans” (for Michael B)

Joanna Newsom: Sprout and the Bean
Dori Freeman: Soup Beans Milk And Bread
Johnny Cash: Look At Them Beans
(The Who: Heinz Baked Beans)
Stina Nordenstam: The Return Of Alan Bean
Chili Gonzalez: Beans
John Cooper Clarke: Spilt Beans (John Peel Session 3 October 1978)
Little Richard: Rice, Red Beans and Turnip Greens
The Legendary Doctor Generosity: Beans, Beans, Beans
(excerpt from the film "RocknRolla": Sausage & Beans)
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band: Big Eyed Beans From Venus
Stereolab: Neon Beanbag (Atlas Sound Mix)
Mark Knopfler: After The Beanstalk
Carolina Chocolate Drops: Cornbread And Butterbeans
Clifton Chenier: Zydeco (Les Haricots) Sont Pas Salés / Snap Beans Without Salt

Gone Fishing (w/The Batture Boys) (broadcast 8/19/16)

The Spitfires: Catfish 
Cash Box Kings: Everybody's Fishin' 
Wynonie Harris: Fishtail Blues
Sherman "Blues" Johnson: Hot Fish
Bobby Charles: Goin' Fishin' 3:06
Loudon Wainwright III: Big Fish
Louis Armstrong (feat: Bing Crosby): Gone Fishin 
Sarah Quintana: Fisherman In The Sky 
John Prine: Fish And Whistle 
Tennesee Ernie Ford w/Cliffie Stone's Band: Catfish Boogie 
The Blue Dots: Saturday Night Fish Fry
Cliffie Stone & his Orchestra: Barracuda 2:14 
Prentice Moreland: Holy Mack'rel
Red Meat: Catfish 
Clarence Garlow: Crawfishin'
Doug Kershaw: Fisherman's Luck  
Travis Matte & the Kingpins: Crawfish Boogie 
The Batture Boys: Rabbit Hole Blues
The Batture Boys: Deep Water Horizon (live)
The Batture Boys: Let’s Make a Better World (live)
The Batture Boys: Jo Bird (live)
The Batture Boys:Important To Me (live)
The Batture Boys:Primitive Streak (live)
The Batture Boys:The Mighty Flood
Vashti Bunyan: Jellyfish 
Chris Rea: Gone Fishing
Leo Kottke: A Child Should Be A Fish 
Badfinger: Fisherman 
Kevin Ayers: The Oyster And The Flying Fish 
Slim Chance: Fishing Line
Robyn Hitchcock: Bass
Ivor Cutler: Fish
David Knopfler: Going Fishing 
Lee 'Scratch' Perry: Roast Fish & Corn Bread 
Herman: El Fishy
Max Romeo: Fish In A Pot
Ivor Cutler: Jackfish
Joe Brown: PURE ID 
Joe Brown: Fishin' Blues 
The Damned: Fish
Public Image Ltd: Fishing
Angelfish: Suffocate Me
The Jim Jones Revue: Fish 2 Fry 

“Mikki’s Room, Purely” (broadcast 5/4/25)

Harvey Mandel: Christo Redentor 
Lorraine Ellison: Stay With Me
Prince: Sign O' The Times
Asha Puthli: Right Down Here
Bobby Charles: Small Town Talk
Betty Harris: Cry To Me 
The Heptones: Hypocrite 
Joe South: Games People Play
Paul Kelly: Come Lay Some Lovin' On Me 
Andy Fairweather Low: Wide EyedAnd Legless
Dobie Gray: Drift Away
Sade: By Your Side (Reggae Mix) 
The Spinners: Ghetto Child 
Ann Peebles: Slipped, Tripped and Fell In Love
Donnie Elbert: Little Piece Of Leather
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band: Cherchez la Femme/Se Si Bon
Alvin Robinson: Something You Got
Ace: How Long
Ashford & Simpson: Gimme Something Real
Revelation: With You Boy 
Percy Mayfield: Please Send Me Someone To Love
Otis Redding: My Girl 
Dusty Springfield: Your Love Still Brings Me To My Knees
Anita Baker: You Bring Me Joy
Geraint Watkins: Mosquito
Millie Jackson: Slow Tongue
Mayer Hawthorne: The Walk 

“PURE Prog” (broadcast 1/26/22 and 7/22/26)

Aubrey Small: Country Road 4:19
Barclay James Harvest: Mocking Bird 6:35
Traffic: Hole In My Shoe 3:01
Roy Harper: When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease 7:11
Procol Harum: A Salty Dog 4:36
Genesis: The Musical Box 10:23
Hawkwind: Hall of the Mountain Grill 2:23
The Pretty Things: Trust 2:44
David Bowie: The Man Who Sold The World 4:04
Love Sculpture: Why? (How-Now) 7:41
Gracious!: Heaven 8:08
Help Yourself: Alabama Lady 4:02
Family: In My Own Time 3:33
Daevid Allen & Euterpe: Wise Man In Your Heart 8:33
Egg: They Laughed When I Sat Down At The Piano.. 1:17
Caravan: Golf Girl 4:58
The Soft Machine: We Did It Again 3:46
The Deviants: Nothing Man 4:17
Home: The Brass Band Played 1:23
Cream: White Room 4:57
Trees: Glasgerion 5:13
Penguin Cafe Orchestra: Penguin Cafe Single 6:14
Van der Graaf Generator: Killer 8:20
Third Ear Band: Stone Circle 3:24
Fleetwood Mac: The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown) 4:41
Roxy Music: The Pride And The Pain 4:12
Nucleus: Song for the Bearded Lady 7:20
The Idle Race: The Skeleton and the Roundabout 2:20
Sandy Denny: Still Waters Run Deep 2:55
Simon Dupree and the Big Sound: Kites 3:48
Tyrannosaurus Rex: Debora 3:30
Brian Auger & the Trinity: This Wheel's On Fire 3:30
Man: Life On The Road 7:12
The Moles: We Are The Moles (Part 1) 4:29
Edgar Broughton Band: Apache Drop Out 2:39
Pink Floyd: See Emily Play 2:51
Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera: Flames 3:07
King Crimson: Cat Food 4:51
Patto: I Need You 3:28
The Mooche: Hot Smoke & Sassafras 3:10
The Misunderstood: Children Of The Sun 2:50
Quiver: Gone In The Morning 9:02
Bonzo Dog Band: I'm The Urban Spaceman 2:21
Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come: Eternal Messenger 3:48
The Move: The Words Of Aaron
The Move: Hello Susie 

“Fire & Water” (broadcast 11/11/20 and 7/23/26)

Free: Fire And Water (alt mix)
Lydia Loveless: The Water 
Hank Williams: Settin The Woods On Fire
Jeannie Seely: Peaceful Waters
Garbage: On Fire
Moth Man: The Water
Julee Cruise: The Fire In Me
Aretha Franklin: Bridge Over Troubled Water 
Erma Franklin: Light My Fire 
The Regals: Got The Water Boiling 
Hollie Cook: Angel Fire 
Doug Powell: She Walks on Water 
James Hunter: No Smoke Without Fire
Sara Hickman: Last Man In The Water
Dirk Hamilton: How Do You Fight Fire?
Pokey LaFarge: Something In The Water 
Alan Vega: Cry Fire
Roebuck "Pop" Staples, Albert King & Steve Cropper: Water 
Roky Erickson: Stand for the Fire Demon
PJ Harvey: Down By The Water 
Zoe Mazah: Let The Fire Burn
Howard Seratt: Troublesome Waters
Fountains of Wayne: Firelight Waltz 
Brian Eno & John Cale: You Don’t Miss Your Water
Etta James: Fire 
Kathryn Tickell: Water Of 
Martin Denny: Swamp Fire
Les Hommes: Water Waltz (feat Rumer)
Tony Joe White: Right Back in the Fire
Michael Doucet: Water Water 
Mac Wiseman: Fireball Mail 
Dire Straits: Water Of Love 
Neville Brothers: Fire On The Bayou
Bob Marley & The Wailers: No Water (Can Quench My Thirst) 
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Fire 
The Screaming Blue Messiahs: Sweet Water Pools
The Move: Fire Brigade
Otis Redding: You Left The Water Running [Unedited Demo Version] 
Public Service Broadcasting: Spitfire
Ian Hunter: Walk On Water 
Die Antwoord: Baby's On Fire 
L.H.D.: Boiling Water, Dreamy Girl 
David Bowie: (You Will) Set The World On Fire
Sandy Denny Blackwaterside
Ian McNabb: Fire Inside My Soul
Bob Dylan: High Water (For Charley Patton) 
Dwight Twilley Band: I'm On Fire
The Replacements: Cool Water 
Jerry Lee Lewis: Great Balls of Fire
Frank Zappa: Watermelon In Easter Hay
JD McPherson: Fire Bug
The Standells: Dirty Water
Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity: This Wheel’s On Fire

“Strictly Vegetables”

Ray Charles: Chitlins With Candied Yams
The Cadillac Three: Devil’s Lettuce
Chas 'n' Dave: Boiled Beef And Carrots
Dr. John: Cabbage Head
James Brown: (Do The) Mashed Potatoes, Pt. 1
Butthole Surfers: Pepper
The Byrds: Chestnut Mare
Drive-By Truckers: Daddy’s Little Pumpkin
The Mothers Of Invention: Call Any Vegetable
Tony Joe White: Polk Salad Annie
The Cramps: Cornfed Dames
The Beatles: Glass Onion (Mono Mix)
Teron Beal: Magic Mushroom
(The Move: The Duke Of Edinburgh's Lettuce)