Fresh Air "Progressive Radio" January 8, 1981 on WKSU-FM Kent State University with Paul Ciminero

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As I ready the DEBUT of TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES, I've unearthed a rare PODCAST find...One of the LEGENDARY broadcasts of "Progressive Radio" from listener tapes of WKSU-FM's FRESH AIR (not to be confused with a popular interview show- this program came well before that one- with it's beginnings in 1972) by students in the broadcasting program at KENT STATE UNIVERSITY. (I was one of those students, and worked on this program beginning in the fall of 1976- I was on the six year undergraduate plan!)There are nearly 200 hours of these tapes that have been lovingly restored by the shows former program director (although he'd dispute the word director as it was more like herding cats....most of whom were into the "catnip" beforehand.) Dr. Woo has worked for over a decade restoring these great programs that were captured in a time well before CD's, I-Pod's, and MP3's and is to be commended for his passion and efforts here. This particular archived show captures a moment in time, in the case of this tape, 32 years ago as Cleveland and Northeastern Ohio rode a wave of groundbreaking musical idealism. The area was by now, well known for breaking acts nationally, and it had a burgeoning music scene that allowed a diverse style of music to come forth. Here then is two plus hours and one night of my program that featured a segment called "Artist of the Week,' and in this case, it was San Francisco's "It's a Beautiful Day." Recorded from 11 pm on January 8, 1981, the show begins with Lol Coxhill and Stephen Miller's "Chocolate Field" and proceeds through the sets listed below.There is actually a link to this groundbreaking program and it's innovative style of free form, progressive radio. Many interviews (which also included music by the artists) from the late 1970's with performers such as the Talking Heads, Peter Gabriel, Peter Hammill, Kraftwerk, and Laurie Anderson are provided at the link below as well. Check it out!http://xerographicoppossum.blogspot.com/Here then, is the playlist from Fresh Air on January 8, 1981 hosted by yours truly, Paul Ciminero: (the host is the geeky looking individual in the center of the photo)SET #1: Coxhill/Miller-"Chocolate Field"/ Nik Turner's Sphinx-"The Hall of Double Truth"-Xintintoday/Steve Hackett-"The Steppes"-Defector/Mike Quatro - "In the Court of the Crimson King"-Paintings/Jimi Hendrix-"1983"-Axis Bold as Love"/SET #2: David Bowie-"Always Crashing in the Same Car"-Low/The Residents-"Elvis and His Boss"-Duck Stab/Cale/Eno/Ayers/Nico-"Heartbreak Hotel"-June 1, 1974/John Lennon-"I Don't Want to be a Soldier"-Imagine/Brand X-"Hate Zone"-Moroccan Roll/Captain Beyond-"Sufficiently Breathless"/SET #3: Jerry Garcia/Howard Wales-"1 am Approach"- Hooterroll/Zappa and the Mothers-"Call Any Vegetable"-Uncle Meat/Pentangle-"Reflection"/M-"Transmission (World is at your Fingertips)" - Official Secrets Act/Walter Carlos-"Country Lane"-A Clockwork Orange/Terje Rypdal-"Waves"/ SET #4: "It's a Beautiful Day" Artist of the Week feature "The Dolphins"-Marrying Maiden"Place of Dreams"-Choice Quality StuffSet #5: It's a Beautiful Day" - ConclusionDavid Laflamme-"White Bird"- David LaflammeI.A.B.D-"Bulgaria"-1st albumI.A.B.D-"watching You, Watching Me"-TodaySet#6Tangerine Dream- "Ricochet (Part 1)"-Ricochet

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