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Song of the Week - "Eminence Front" by the Who

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Listen to this one in headphones! The Song of the Week premieres every Wednesday at 10am, Central,. It repeats at 10pm and then throughout the week. Or, listen to it now on original vinyl.

Song of the Week Anthology, Weeks 31-40

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We recently wrapped up 40 weeks of the "Song of the Week." Join Bruce Janu as he looks back and plays the last 10 weeks of  "Song of the Week." All times Central: Saturday, March 3  4 pm Sunday, March 4    1 pm Wednesday, March 7 8 am and 8 pm Or, listen at any time via Mixcloud :

"Love, Reign O'er Me" - The Vinyl Voyage Song of the Week

The #SongOfTheWeek is a favorite from #TheWho - #LoveReignOerMe from #Quadrophenia - streaming this week on #vinyl A post shared by Vinyl Voyage Radio (@vinylvoyageradio) on Jan 9, 2018 at 7:33pm PST

K-Tel's "Radio Active"--Eclecticism at its Best

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In 1982, K-Tel did it again with Radio Active .  This album demonstrates one of the more endearing things about K-Tel albums:  variety.  On this album we have powerhouses like the Who and the Police with the Commodores and Rick James.  I've said it before and I'll say it again:  the whole concept of "shuffle" advocated by Apple with the introduction of the iPod in 2001was a concept pioneered by K-Tel decades earlier. When Apple announced the iPod, one of the selling points was to have access to a variety of different music at your fingertips.  On October 23, 2001, Steve Jobs demonstrated the new iPod, featuring his own playlist and his ability to move between very different types of music.  The songs on Steve Jobs' playlist?  "Building a Mystery" by Sarah McLachlan, "Porcelain" by Moby,  "Sweet Sixteen" by Chuck Berry, "One Week" by Bare Naked Ladies and "Like a Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan. Although you can...