Old MRR Archives

A while back, the nice fellows at Dinosaurs and Robots sent us a selection of old MRR Radio tapes from the ’80s. Here’s one from April 10, 1984, and another from from August 24, 1982.

And here is another one, in two parts, which I determined was probably from July of 1981. More will be posted here in the near future. Thanks to Mr. Jalopy and Mark Frauenfelder of Dinos and Robots for the tapes!

Part 1:

Intro Song:
MINOR THREAT – Screaming at a Wall

Tim – San Francisco
B-TEAM – My Eyes Are Bleeding
SOCIETY DOG – Metropolitan Rush
COSMETICS – Twinkie Madness

Ruth – “Esoteric” England
RED ZEBRA – I’m Falling Apart
KILLING JOKE – Follow the Leaders
ART OBJECTS – Batpoem

Ray – Around the World
ABWÄRTS – Komputerstadt Computerstaat
MARIE ET LES GARÇONS – About de Souffle
AU PAIRS – Armagh
FANG – Enjoy the View (on the wrong speed)

Tim – Mod set
THE START – Invisible Man
THE CHORDS – Millions Like Us
THE JOLT – I Can’t Wait

[Tim - Mabuhay ticket giveaway, reference to "new" move to Tues. 9 to 11pm time slot]

Johnny Meyers
999 – Obsessed
[tape ends]

Part 2 of an old MRR Radio tape which is probably from July of 1981. Any help with the missing info on the playlists would be appreciated. Thanks to Mr. Jalopy and Mark Frauenfelder of Dinosaurs and Robots for the tape!

Part 2:

SCARS – All About You
DAF – Alle Gegen Alle

Jello – DC
GOVERNMENT ISSUE – Rock and Roll Bullshit
BLACK MARKET BABIES – Youth Crimes
VOID – unknown track(s) from demo

Tim – DOA
DOA – M.C.T.F.D.
DOA – The Enemy
[back announce cut off — maybe there was an interview here?]

Jeff – Cowboy fascism
BET LYNCH’S LEGS – Ghost Riders in the Sky
MINUTEMEN – Joe McCarty’s Ghost
THE DARK – John Wayne
THE STAINS (later MDC) – John Wayne Was a Nazi

Jello – Ohio
TOXIC REASONS – Somebody Help Me
? – “No Fun”?
SHEER SMEGMA – I Owe It to the Girls (actually from West Palm Beach, FL — later TEDDY AND THE FRAT GIRLS)
CUSTOMS – Long Gone
[no back announce - cut off]

Ruth – England
THE FALL – Fit and Working Again
ZOUNDS – Subvert
TREATMENT – Doncha Know

Tim – LA
45 GRAVE – Party Time
STEPMOTHERS – If I Were You
? – “Are You Blind?” (?)

At KPFA studios in Berkeley. At least two of the faces should be familiar…

Photo by Mark Berlin