New Additions for May (So Far)

As always, we are constantly adding new music to Vinyl Voyage Radio.  Here are some new additions to our library for May, 2017.  Most of the albums are from the 80s--just in time for Manic Monday!

New AiV--The Beat: Soundwaves of the 80s (1982)

There's a new K-Tel album on the platter for this month's Adventures in Vinyl. We are setting the K-Tel time machine back to 1982 for The Beat: Soundwaves of the 80s.  The album features mostly New Wave hits from 1981 and 1982.

This is actually a great album, with some tracks from the Go-Go's, Duran Duran, Haircut One Hundred, Split Enz, the Waitresses and more.

This album comes courtesy of Jermaine, who lives in New Jersey. He's a big fan of the show and just loves K-Tel. Thanks for the suggestion, Jermaine!

You can catch this episode throughout the month of March at the following times, Central:

Saturday: 12:30 pm (18:30 GMT)
Sunday: 4:00 pm  (22 GMT)
Wednesday: 2:00 am (8 GMT)

Or listen to it on-demand at Mixcloud.

New Additions to the Vinyl Voyage Library, October 2016

I've been out of commission for a few weeks. So, while trying to catch up with work this weekend, I also loaded several vinyl albums into the Vinyl Voyage library.

Here are the new additions, for the first week of October 2016.  How's this for eclectic?

Introducing "Manic Mondays"--All 80s Music, All Day

My formative years were spent deep in the 80s.  Consequently, much of my record collection dates from that time.  The Cure. Madonna. U2.  Bruce Springsteen.  The Police.  Corey Hart.  Duran Duran.  INXS. 

I can go on.  And on.

So why not devote a day to that part of my collection?

Every Monday, Vinyl Voyage Radio will go all 80s, all day long.  We call it "Manic Mondays."  And if you can sing that song, you know you want take a trip back to the "Me Decade." Throughout the day, we will have news clips, movie clips and other 80s related fun.

Plus, of course, an eclectic mix of 80s music.  All played on glorious vinyl.  Just as it was. And just as it should be.

Only on Vinyl Voyage Radio.

Dena's Mix--Friday Night in Mix Tape Memories

This should really be called the "Rick Springfield Mix."  On a 1 hour mix tape, the Aussie/Soap Opera Star/Rock Star/Author appears some 7 times.  And most of the songs that my friend, Dena, placed of Rick Springfield's are those that you did not hear on the radio.  No "Jesse's Girl," for example.

This will be very interesting broadcast, from a logistic point of view.  You see, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) has defined the standards for internet radio.  And you can only play 3 songs by a single artist in a 3 hour time period.  Ooops.  Playing Dena's Mix will, therefore, break copyright law.  And I can be fined upwards of $500,000 if caught.

But what the hell.  Let's live life on the edge, shall we?

This mix was made most likely in 1984.  Many of the songs come from that year.  And it was the year I began to drive and I distinctly remember playing this in the car--which happened to be a Ford Pinto station wagon.   Otherwise known as my "chick magnet."

I remember getting this Mix Tap from Dena.  She was (and still is, of course) a Rick Springfield fan.  As a result, I have seen Rick Springfield numerous times.  I can still sing along to some of the songs.  Funny story:  we were involved in Tech Theatre (any "techies" out there?) and she had placed a large Rick Springfield poster up in the tool room.  There it remained for many, many years. 

So, there is a lot of Rick Springfield here.  But there is more as well:  Genesis,  the Beatles,  Styx, the Police, Duran Duran, and Pink Floyd.

So join us at 9 pm CT on Mix Tape Memories for "Dena's Mix."

An encore broadcast will air on Monday evening, 8 pm CT.