Songs From The Big Hair
The 80s Music Show
Saturdays 3 – 5 PM Eastern
Hosted this week by Sean Kennedy (DJ SK)
Featuring a small tribute to Prince Buster on this week’s show, as he passed away on Thursday. Prince Buster was a big name in the Ska and Rocksteady scenes of Jamaica and the UK, later heavily influencing the Two-Tone movement of the late 70s/early 80s.
| Artist | Song | Album | Record Label | Year/Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killing Joke | Kings and Queens | Night Time | EG Records | 1985 |
| Government Issue | Strange Wine | Crash | Giant Records | 1988 |
| The Real Kids | Can't Talk To That Girl | Outta Place | New Rose Records | 1982 |
| Tommy Keene | Our Car Club | Based On Happy Times | Geffen | 1989 |
| Buzzcocks | Running Free | Running Free [single] | United Artists Records | 1980 |
| Madness | The Prince | One Step Beyond... | Stiff Records | 1979 |
| Prince Buster & The Trojans | Stack-O-Lee | Stack-O-Lee [single] | Gaz's Rockin' Records | 1989 |
| The Specials | Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think) | More Specials | Two-Tone Records | 1980 |
| The English Beat | Rough Rider | I Just Can't Stop It | Go-Feet Records | 1980 |
| Madness | Madness | One Step Beyond... | Stiff Records | 1979 |
| Prince Buster & The Trojans | Dance Cleopatra [live] | Live at The London International Ska Festival | Blue Beat | 1989 |
| The Smiths | The Headmaster Ritual | Meat Is Murder | Rough Trade | 1985 |
| Ramones | Rock 'N' Roll High School | End of The Century | Sire Records | 1980 |
| Josie Cotton | School Is In | From The Hip | Elektra | 1984 |
| Rank & File | The Conductor Wore Black | Sundown | Slash | 1982 |
| The Blasters | I'm Shakin' | The Blasters | Slash | 1981 |
| The Plugz | Achin' | Better Luck | Restless Records | 1981 |
| The Rave-Ups | Class Tramp | Town + Country | Omnivore Recordings | 1985, July 2016 reissue |
| X | I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts | More Fun In The New World | Real Gone Music | 1983, 2014 reissue |
| Pylon | Yo-Yo | Chomp | Death From Above | 1982 |
| The Glove | Like An Animal | Blue Sunshine | Wonderland | 1983 |
| Wire | In Vivo | It's Beginning To and Back Again | Mute/Enigma Records | 1989 |
| Modern English | Life In The Gladhouse | After The Snow | 4AD | 1982 |
| Run-DMC | Slow & Low [demo] | King of Rock | Arista | 1982 |
| Kraftwerk | It's More Fun To Compute | Computer World | Elektra | 1981 |
| Gary Numan | Cars | The Pleasure Principle | Beggars Banquet | 1979 |
| Duran Duran | Planet Earth | Duran Duran | EMI | 1981 |
| Adam & The Ants | Cartrouble | Cartrouble [single] | Do It Records | 1980 |
Playlist archive for DJ Eské:
- End of The Century: 12.03.2016 Edition
- The Lotus Land Show: 11.23.2016 guest-DJ edition
- End of The Century: PREMIERE Edition
- The New Breakfast Snob: 10.12.2016 guest-DJ edition
- Songs From The Big Hair: 09.10.2016 edition
- The Lotus Land Show: 08.31.2016 guest-DJ edition