PURE with Howard Thompson

"PURE Scratch (overnighter)" (broadcast 1/12/22)

Lee "Scratch" Perry: I Am The Upsetter 3:06
The Wailers: Dreamland: 2:45
U-Roy: Rhythm Land (Dreamland version) 2:25
The Mellotones: Facts Of Life 2:22
The Inspirations: Down In The Park 2:31
Shaumark & Robinson: Peace and Love 3:20
Watty Burnett: I Man Free 3:02
The Upsetters: Return Of DJango 2:31
The Ethiopians: It's Impossible 3:07
Ralph Haughton & The Ebony Sisters: Take Warning 3:28
The Heptones: I Shall Be Released 4:42
Bob Marley & The Wailers Small Axe: 3:55
Dave Barker / The Upsetters / Charley Ace: Shocks '71
Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters: The Rightful Organiser 4:14
Dillinger: Dub Organiser 3:22
Brent Dowe: Down Here In Babylon 3:37
Junior Murvin: Cross Over 3:31
Junior Murvin: Police & Thieves 4:06
Lee 'Scratch' Perry: Dreadlocks In Moonlight 3:48
Lee "Scratch" Perry Crickets In Moonlight 3:53
Watty Burnett: Open The Gate 7:52
The Bleechers: Come Into My Parlour 3:09
Max Romeo: War Ina Babylon 8:16
Watty Burnett: Rainy Night In Portland 7:12
Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters: Roast Fish & Cornbread 3:49
Lee 'Scratch' Perry: 10 Commandments 4:32
Paolo Baldini DubFiles x Dubblestandart: Island Girl (ft Ari Up & Lee Perry) 7:32
Jah Lion: Flashing Whip 3:17
New Age Doom & Lee "Scratch" Perry: Step in Space 7:46
George Faith: In The Midnight Hour/Ya Ya 7:11
Keith Rowe & The Upsetters: Groovy Situation 4:32
Susan Cadogan: Hurt So Good 3:06
Max Romeo & The Upsetters: One Step Forward 3:37
Doctor Alimantado And Raphael Green: Rasta Train 8:32
Sam Carty & The Upsetters: Bird In Hand 3:32
Junior Byles: The Long Way 4:03
The Upsetters Feat. Prince Jazzbo: Croaking Lizard 3:28
U-Roy 006 (Original Jamaican Mix): 2:48
Gregory Isaacs: Mr. Cop 3:54
Lee Scratch Perry And Subatomic Sound System: Super Ape 6:20
Junior Delgado: Sons Of Slaves 6:39
The Congos: Children Crying (original mix) 4:13
Henrick Nicolson: Brotherly Love 5:05
Lee 'King' Perry: Thankyou Baby 3:08
Lee Perry: People Funny Boy 2:37
Watty & Tony: Rise And Shine 2:51
Zuco 103: Love Is Queen Omega (feat Lee Scratch Perry) 5:01
The Heptones: Party Time 7:42 
Jah Lion: Dread Ina Jamdong 3:21
Susan Cadogan: Do It Baby (Aka Nice & Easy) 3:23
Da' Gatherer: Words Of My Mouth 3:36
Dave Barker: Prisoner Of Love 2:26
Prince Django: Hot Tip 3:20
Augustus Pablo: Vibrate Onn 4:36

'Weekender” (broadcast 2/17/23)

1.    Fatboy Slim: The Weekend Starts Here
2.   Dean & Britta: Friday I'm In Love
3.   Humphrey Lyttelton & His Band: Saturday Jump
4.   Eddie Cochran: Weekend
5.   Fun Lovin’ Criminals: Friday Night
6.   Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3: Saturday Groovers
7.   Dave Edmunds: Here Comes The Weekend
8.   Steely Dan: Black Friday
9.   David Bowie: Drive-In Saturday
10. Steven Wilson: Sunday Rain Sets In
11.  Neil Young: Out On The Weekend
12. The Sundown Playboys: Saturday Nite Special
13. James King: Sunday Morning Christian
14. Tom Petty: Big Weekend
15. J.J. Cale: Friday
16. Lynsey De Paul: Dancing on a Saturday Night
17. Blondie: Sunday Girl 
18. Flowered Up: Weekender
19. Lily Allen: Friday Night
20. Billy Bragg: The Saturday Boy
21. The Small Faces: Lazy Sunday
22. The Cramps: Weekend on Mars (live, Irving P 8/18/79)
23. Don Lang and His Frantic Five: See You Friday
24. Al Dexter: Saturday Night Boogie
25. The Velvet Underground: Sunday Morning
26. Paul Thorn: I Backslide On Friday
27. Dion: Lookin’ For The Heart Of Saturday Night
28. The Resentments: I Do My Drinking on the Weekends
29. The Easybeats: Friday On My Mind
30. Norma Jean Wright: Saturday
31. Kris Kristofferson: Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
32. Wanda Jackson: Lonely Weekends
33. Chilli Willi & The Red Hot Peppers: Friday Song
34. Mott The Hoople: Saturday Kids
35. Heroes: Seven Day Week-End
36. The Dirty Strangers: Saturday Night
37. Morningface: It’s Always Sunday
38. Dave Rawlings Machine: The Weekend
39. Ian Hunter: I Hate Hate

"Rockabilly w/ special guest Gene Casey" (broadcast 10/21/14)

Arthur Smith & His Cracker-Jacks: Guitar Boogie 
Rex Griffin: Everybody's Tryin' To Be My Baby 
Hank Williams: Move It On Over 
Bill Haley: Rocket 88 
Stick McGhee: Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee 
Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup: Worried About You Baby 
Arthur Gunter: Baby Let's Play House
Junior Parker: Love My Baby 
Brother Claude Ely: There Ain't No Grave 
Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Didn't It Rain (live) 
Chuck Berry: Thirty Days (To Come Back Home) 
Mickey & Sylvia: No Good Lover 
Tarheel Slim: Number Nine Train 
GL Crockett: Look Out Mabel 
Ray Sharpe: Given Up
Big Al Downing: Down On The Farm 
Eddie Zack: I'm Gonna Roll And Rock 
Hank Penny & Jaye P. Morgan: Fan It 
The Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group: Rock Island Line
Johnny Tyler: Lie To Me Baby 
Charlie Feathers: One Hand Loose 
Joe Clay: Sixteen Chicks 
Sonny Burgess: Red Headed Woman
Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps: Be Bop-A-Lula 
Buddy Holly: Love Me 
Carl Perkins: Blue Suede Shoes 
Carl Perkins: Put Your Cat Clothes On 
Jody Reynolds: Endless Sleep 
Dale Hawkins: Suzie-Q 
Ricky Nelson: Believe What You Say 
Buddy Knox: Party Doll 
Jerry Lee Lewis: Breathless 
Hank Mizell: Jungle Rock 
Brenda Lee: Bigelow 6-2000 
Patsy Cline: I Got A Lot Of Rhythm In My Soul 
Jackie De Shannon: Trouble 
Barbara Pittman: I Need A Man 
The McCoys: Full Grown Cat 
Lorrie & Larry Collins ‘58: Mercy 
Joyce Green: Black Cadillac 
Janis Martin: Bang Bang 
Wanda Jackson: Mean, Mean, Man 
Elvis Presley: My Baby Left Me 
Johnny Horton: I'm Coming Home 
Johnny Burnett Trio: Tear It 
The Phantom: Love Me 
Mac Wiseman: Step it Up and Go 
Lloyd Copas: Circle Rock 
Gordon Terry: It Ain't Right 
Johnny Resitivo: The Shape I'm In 
Danny Wolfe: Pucker Paint 
Ronnie Dawson: Action Packed 
Cliff Richard & The Drifters: Apron Strings 
Marty Wilde & The Wild Cats: Down The Line 
Billy Fury & The Four Jays: Turn My Back On You 
The Beatles: Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby 

"The Writer's Version" (broadcast 5/4/18)

The Ray Noble Orchestra: Harlem Nocturne 
Don & Dewey: Leavin' It All Up To You 
Tom Waits: Ol' 55 
Bill Monroe/his Blue Grass Boys: Blue Moon of Kentucky 
Kris Kristofferson: Me & Bobby McGee
Dan Penn: Do Right Woman Do Right Man
Emmett Miller: Lovesick Blues 
Jimmy Webb: MacArthur Park 
Fred Neil: Everybody's Talkin'
Bobby Charles: But I Do 
The Kinks: This Strange Effect
Willie Dixon: I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
The Paragons: The Tide Is High 
Dolly Parton: I Will Always Love You 
Tony Joe White: Rainy Night In Georgia 
Jesse Winchester: The Brand New Tennessee Waltz 
Randy Newman: I Think It's Going To Rain Today 
Donovan: Season Of The Witch
Carl Perkins: Blue Suede Shoes
John Prine: Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness
Michael Nesmith: Different Drum 
The Crickets: I Fought The Law (And the Law Won) 
Ellie Greenwich: Be My Baby 
Sir Mack Rice: Mustang Sally 
David Bowie: All the Young Dudes 
Prince: Nothing Compares 2 U 2 
Mickey Newbury: Sweet Memories
Lucinda Williams: Passionate Kisses
Carole King: Crying In the Rain (Demo)
Dave Alvin: Fourth Of July
The Beatles: Bad to Me (Demo)
The Byrds: Hickory Wind
The Brains: Money Changes Everything 
Joe South: Hush 
J.J. Cale: Cocaine 
Frankie Miller: Heartbreak Radio 
Paul Carrack: I Don't Want To Hear Any More
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates: Shakin' All Over 
Them: Gloria
Dennis Linde: Burnin' Love 
Richard Berry & The Pharoahs: Louie Louie 
Brinsley Schwarz: (What's so Funny 'bout) Peace, Love & Understanding
Mac Gayden: Everlasting Love 
Wreckless Eric: Whole Wide World 
Buddy Holly: Not Fade Away 

"PURE Presents Dean & Britta” (broadcast 2/21/25)

James Last: Ballad Of The Easy Rider
Dean Wareham: That’s The Price of Loving Me 
Kramer: America
Holy Matter: Eve’s Hollywood
En Attendant Ana: I’m A Man You Don’t Meet Everyday
Norma Tanega: Jubilation
The Tyde: Let Me Hear the Music
Simon & Garfunkel: The Only Living Boy In New York (a cappella)
Dean & Britta: The Singer Not The Song
Richard Hell & the Voidoids: I’m Your Man (demo)
Jess Cornelius: Back to the Mainland
Dana Gillespie: Andy Warhol
Midnight Magic: Beam Me Up (PerelRemix Edit)
Mike Garry & Joe Duddell: St Anthony: An Ode to Anthony H. Wilson
England's Glory: Shattered Illusions
Escapism: The Rebel Outlaw
Lisa O'Neill feat. Peter Doherty: Homeless In The Thousands (Dublin in the Digital Age)
Dean Wareham: You were The Ones I Had To Betray
Erny Belle: Bowman
Marianne Faithfull: Sunny Goodge Street
Princess Chelsea: Forever Is A Charm
Dennis Wilson: Fallin’ In Love
Dion: I Can’t Help But Wonder Where I’m Bound
Klara Kristin: La fille au rasoir
La Volume Courbe: Aint Got No… I Got Life
U-She, Holger Czukay: Sunday Morning
Michael Rother: Sonnenrad
Christine Perfect: When You Say
Sir John Betjeman: The Licorice Fields at Pontefract
Dean & Britta w/Sonic Boom: Snow
Nancy & Lee: Tired Of Waiting For You
Big Search: Wellspring
Automatic: New Sensations
The Hard Quartet: Rio’s Song
The Melenas: Bang
Yamasuki: Aieaoa
Bnny: Promises
Air: Seven Stars (feat. Victoria Le Grand)
Marianne Faithfull: Something Better
Cristina: He Dines Out On Death
Ed Kuepper: Everything I’ve Got Belongs To You
Fleetwood Mac: The Farmer’s Daughter
Dean Wareham: Happy & Free (Jim James remix)

"Happy Birthday, Hoto" (broadcast 6/3/22)

The Call: Oklahoma 
The Sugarcubes: Birthday (Icelandic) 
Björk: The Anchor Song 
Dana Pomfret: Happy Birthday song 
Herb Alpert: I Want You 
Spiritualized: Broken Heart 
Angel Corpus Christi: Love Me Tender 
Angel Corpus Christi / Pull Girl
Dean Wareham: untitled instrumental
Luna: Tiger Lily 
The Psychedelic Furs: Pulse 
Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3: What You Is
Deborah & Puerto Ricans: R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
Judy Tenuta: Happy Birthday 
Danny Gatton Band: Happy Birthday Howard
Danny Gatton: Sun Medley (feat Delbert McClinton)
Hamell On Trial: Don't Kill 
False Virgins: Savior of the Pleasure Beast 
The Flamin' Groovies: Slow Death 
Billy Bragg & Natalie Merchant: Birthday
Sisters Of Mercy: Ribbons 
Georgia Satellites: Keep Your Hands to Yourself 
The Prissteens: Oh Howard! 
The Afghan Whigs: Gentlemen 
John Campbell: Firin’ Line
John Campbell: Down In the Hole 
Robert Medici: Ironage 
MX-80: Man on the Move 
Rubén Blades: Letters To The Vatican 
Public Image Ltd.: Rise
Ramones: Somebody Put Something In My Drink 
Motörhead: R.A.M.O.N.E.S 
MC5: Kick Out the Jams 
Howard Maurer & Dyanne Thorne
Sara Hickman: Simply
ManBreak: Kop Karma 
Garbage: Queer
Faster Pussycat: You're So Vain 
PSAs
Sex Pistols: God Save The Queen
The Sisters of Mercy: This Corrosion

“Guitar” (broadcast 8/20/21)

Bill Frisell: Lift Off 
Hank Garland: Sugarfoot Rag 
Eddie Hill: The Hot Guitar 
Les Paul & Mary Ford: Bye Bye Blues 
Elvis Presley: Mystery Train
Joe Maphis with Larry Collins: Flying Fingers 
Eddie Cochran: Twenty Flight Rock 
Link Wray: Rawhide
The Shadows: The Wonderful Land
Jet Harris: Man With The Golden Arm 
The John Barry Orchestra: The James Bond Theme
Booker T. & the M.G.'s: Green Onions 
Lonnie Mack: Wham! 
Chuck Berry: Go Go Go
The Bobby Fuller Four: I Fought The Law 
The Mothers Of Invention: Hungry Freaks, Daddy 
Jimi Hendrix: Burning Of The Midnight Lamp 
The Beatles: The End 
The Velvet Underground: Rock & Roll 
Jerry Reed: Guitar Man
T. Rex: Bang A Gong (Get It On)
Led Zeppelin: Rock And Roll 
Heads, Hands & Feet: Country Boy 
The Ventures: Honky Tonk, Part 1 & 2
Eric Weissberg & Deliverance: Concrete Canyon Boogie 
Cyril Jordan ID
The Flamin' Groovies: Shake Some Action 
David Bowie: Rebel Rebel [Mix 1; Acetate] 
JJ  Cale: Cocaine
Gene Casey & The Lone Sharks: Who's Sharing The Moon 
Mac Gayden: Morning Glory 
The Pirates: Castin' My Spell 
The Ramones: I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement 
Rich Stim ID 
MX-80 Sound: You're Not Alone 
The Cramps: Human Fly  
Sandy Denny: I Wish I Was A Fool For You
Gary Lucas: “Origin of Evening Bell” 
Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band: Evening Bell 
Huw Gower & Magic Muscle: Free As A Bird 
Nashville Pussy: Struttin' Cock 
Danny Gatton: Elmira St Boogie 
Ry Cooder & Manuel Galban: Secret Love 
Dhani Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood, Tom Petty, 
Marc Mann & Prince: While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Mark Dagley: Pretty Flower Of The Valley
Arlen Roth: Stranger On The Shore (w/Cindy Cashdollar) 
Duane Eddy: Peter Gunn ("Twang" Mix with The Art Of Noise)
PSAs 
Duane Eddy: Peter Gunn ("Twang" Mix with The Art Of Noise) 
The Rolling Stones: The Last Time

"In Space" (broadcast 9/2/22)

Public Service Broadcasting: The Race For Space 
New Age Doom & Lee "Scratch" Perry: Step in Space
Hawkwind: Space Dust 
Mike Edison, the Rocket Train Delta Science Arkestra: Space Bop 
Harry Nilsson: Spaceman 
Brett Smiley: Space Ace 
Spiritualized: Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space 
Luna: Lost In Space 
Hen Ogledd: Space Golf 
Stereolab: Space Moth 
Steve Miller Band: Space Cowboy 
David Johansen: Space Monkey 
Suicide: Spaceship 
Philip Glass Ensemble: Spaceship 
The Prodigy: Out Of Space
John Coltrane: Living Space 
Butthole Surfers: Space 
The Byrds: Mr. Spaceman 
Kamasi Washington: The Space Travelers Lullaby 
Prince: Space
Leonard Nimoy: Music To Watch Space Girls By 
Billy Bragg: The Space Race Is Over 
Wreckless Eric: Space Age
David Bowie: Space Oddity 
John Cooper Clarke: I Married a Monster from Outer Space 
Robyn Hitchcock & Sheila: Spacer
The Royal Hounds: Tweakers from Outer Space 
Kate Tempest: Hot Night Cold Spaceship 
beabadoobee: Space Cadet (clean edit)
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers: Zero From Outer Space 
The Amplifier Heads: Space Cadette
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band: I'm The Urban Space Man
Johnny "Guitar" Watson: Space Guitar (partial) 

“Secrets & Lies” (broadcast 9/17/21)

John Barry Orchestra: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Julie London: Little White Lies
The Beatles: Do You Want To Know A Secret  
George Jones: Tell Me My Lying Eyes Are Wrong 
Sara Hickman: Secrets of Love II 
Manfred Mann: Tired Trying, Bored Lying, Scared Dying
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band: Love Lies 
Willie Nile: Secret Weapon
The Mavericks: Lies 
Pink Floyd: A Saucerful Of Secrets 
Shelby Lynne: Your Lies
The Cure Secrets:
Fats Domino: Telling Lies 
Charlie Stewart: Mammoth Cave Secret 
The Knickerbockers: Lies 
Nico: Secret Side 
Fleetwood Mac: Little Lies 
Nancy Sinatra: The Last Of The Secret Agents 
Errol Dunkley: Please Stop Your Lying 
Elvis Presley: It Is no Secret (What God Can Do) 
The Castaways: Liar, Liar 
Freddie Fender: Secret Love
The Who: La-La-La Lies 
The Miracles: I Love You Secretly 
Jackie Wilson: Stop Lying
Mary Gauthier: Rock and Roll Lies 
Patsy Cline: Too Many Secrets 
Eddie & The Hot Rods: I Might Be Lying 
The Red Propellers: Military Secrets 
The Rolling Stones: Lies 
Rory Gallagher: Secret Agent
JJ Cale: Lies
Ian McLagan & the Bump Band: Your Secret 
Status Quo: Lies
Mikel Rouse: America's Secrets 
JD McPherson: Mother Of Lies 
Johnny Rivers: Secret Agent Man 
Dwight Yoakam: Liar 
The Star Spangles: Tell Lies
Queen: Liar 
Melt-Banana: Lie Lied Lies 
Fats Domino: Don't Lie to Me (faded)

"North South East West" (broadcast 10/7/22)

Nick Drake: Northern Sky 
Allen Toussaint: A Dear Old Southland 
Don Drummond & The Skatalites: Eastern Standard Time
Geraint Watkins: Go West 
Willis Alan Ramsey: Northeast Texas Women
Neil Young: Southern Man
Peter Stampfel: East Of the Sun
Rolling Stones: Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man 
Johnny Horton: North To Alaska
Johnnie Allan: South to Louisiana 
Clive Palmer: Eastern Lament (Outro)
Bob Dylan: Key West (Philosopher Pirate) 
Monica Heldal: Boy From The North 
Glenna Bell: The Southern Gothic Wedding Waltz 
Andre Williams: Country & Western Song 
The Stanley Brothers: East Virginia Blues [Live]
Chumbawamba: Salt Fare, North Sea 
Jesse James: South's Gonna Rise Again (rockabilly version)
Julian Cope: East Easy Rider 
Angel Corpus Christi: Way Out West 
Billy Bragg: North Sea Bubble 
Eddy Lawrence: Say It In Southern 
Mose Allison: Western Man
Dire Straits: Eastbound Train 
Matt and Kim: Northeast
Johnny Cash: Southern Accents 
Hank Jacobs: East Side 
Los Lobos: West L.A. Fadeaway 
Chris Farlowe: North South East West (live, BBC) 
J. Geils Band: Southside Shuffle 
Dennis Linde: East St. Louis Nights 
Mountain Goats: We Do It Different On The West Coast
JD McPherson: North Side Gal
Ray Wylie Hubbard: South of the River 
Durwood Daily: East Dallas Dagger
Bill Frisell: Once Upon A Time In The West 
kd lang: Western Stars
Solid Jackson: East L.A.
Big George Brock: Down South 
LCD Soundsystem: North American Scum 
Elvis Presley: Western Union (partial)