This week we begin by spinning some old Philly soul 45s that I recently found. Their condition was near the point where I might not normally let them follow me home, but I’m glad I made an exception: they cleaned up well and sound great.
We play some favorites from folks who were kind enough to allow us to interview them for the Radar program, A Girl Called Eddy’s latest gets a spin (on white vinyl, of course). If you haven’t heard her newest sophisticated gem released on Elefant Records, do yourself a favor and track it down. The vinyl pressing sounds great, too.
Little Richard also gets some serious airtime as we begin to cull through the ambitious reissue campaign from Omnivore Records which will culminate in the release of Richard’s unreleased country album, Southern Child; expect that on November 27 as a Record Store Day Black Friday title.
There is plenty of new music on the radar this week: we take a spin through Tom Petty’s Wildflowers and More release, check out the new albums from Dawes and Darlingside, and hear a few more tracks from the latest Van Duren reissues. You might even learn some best practices of how to make your parakeet an accomplished conversationalist.
You never know what to expect on Radar—join us for this week’s journey.
Evan Toth is a songwriter, professional musician, educator, radio host, avid record collector and hi-fi aficionado. Toth hosts and produces The Sharp Notes each Saturday evening at 6pm and TVD Radar on Sundays at 5AM on WFDU, 89.1 FM. Follow him at the usual social media places and visit his website.
