OTW from 2014-06-08 - The "Modern Era"

This archive concentrates on pre-"Modern Era" On The Wire.  See the Show archives by date to access the material we have available, and check the Information and Links for more about this project and On The Wire's history.

We define the modern era of On The Wire as being from when shows were published on the mixcloud platform. The first of these was the 8th June 2014 edition (midnight Sat night 7th June), although it was preceded on mixcloud by the publication of many of the specials from over the years.

The corresponding playlists are available on the On The Wire blog.

OTW 2009-09-20 25th Anniversary

25th Anniversary.

Guest: Adrian Sherwood

Special guest mixes from DJ Pinch, Kode9, Mick Sleeper, Echo Beach

Cup & Saucer - Hamba ntombi - Heritage
Dick Gaughan - Worker's song - Topic
Astor Piazzolla - Prologue (Tango Apasionado) - American Clave
Kode9 & Space Ape with Cha Cha - Purple smoke - Hyperdub
Glen Brown meets King Tubby - Prince on dub - Rock a Shacka
Junior Murvin - False Teachin' - Island pre release
Captain Beefheart & Frank Zappa - Orange Claw Hammer - Revenant
Force MDs - Forgive me girl - Tommy Boy
Bim Sherman - Mighty ruler - Love
Lee Perry & Adrian Sherwood - His master's voice - On U Sound
Michael Prophet / Yabby You - Come mek we rally dub - Vivian Jackson
Bunny Wailer - Armagideon dub - Solomonic
Not Sensibles - Wrong love - Snotty Snail
The Fall - Wings - Rough Trade
R L Burnside - It's bad you know - Fat Possum Records
Half Man Half Biscuit - A lilac Harry Quinn - Probe Plus
Suns of Arqa - Paradisium in Dub - Arka Sound
Liz Torres - Mama's revenge - State Street Records
Ian King - from the forthcoming album "Panic Grass and Fever Few" produced by Adrian Sherwood
Jeb Loy Nicholls - from the forthcoming album "Universal Traveller" produced by Adrian Sherwood

http://otwradio.blogspot.co.uk/2009/09/playlist-19th-september-2009-on-wire-is.html

OTW 2006-11-19

Featuring the world premiere of Paul Rooney's "Lucy Over Lancashire".

Rusko – SNES dub – Dub Police
Hu Vibrational – Meta M’bulu – Bonghee Music bm3
Whistla – 7th ray dub – Ox Rider Records
Jackie Mittoo – Grand funk – Light In The Attic
Carlton & the Shoes – Happy land – Soul Jazz
Marlon Asher – Ganja farmer – Greensleeves
John Fahey – Commerative Transfiguration and Communion at Magruder Park – Vanguard
Sandro Perri – Romeo heart (slight return) Constellation
Anga Diaz – A Love Supreme – World Circuit
Alice Coltrane – Journey in Satchitananda – Impulse
Barbara Morgenstern – Basia has got the blues – Gusstaff Records
Martin Rev – Temptation - Soul Jazz
Dennis Alcapone - Ball of Confusion - Trojan
The Skygreen Leopards - Disciplines of california - cosmos recordings
Kid Congo Powers - Sophisticated Boom Boom - Transolar Records
Tinariwen - Oualahila Ar Tesinam - Union square
Paul Rooney - Lucy Over Lancashire - SueMi Records - www.suemi.de
Alpha 606 - Anarchy in China - Touchin' Bass
The Black Dog - Virtual - BBE

OTW 2004-09-19 20th Anniversary

20th Anniversary.

Guest: Jah Wobble.

John Martyn - Small Hours - Spectrum
Lee Perry & Dub Syndicate - Train to Doomsville - On U Sound
Burning Spear - Joe Frazier - Soul Jazz
George Faith -To Be A Lover (Have Mercy) - Island
Break Boys - And the break goes on - Westside
Master at Work -Dum dum cry - Westside
Masters C&J -Dub love - Westside
Armando -Confusion - Westside
Lee 'Scratch' Perry - Seven devils dead - Island
Mark Stewart & the Maffia - Stranger than love dub - Mute
Dub Syndicate - The show is coming - Virgin
The Strange Parcels - Disconnection - On U Sound
Blue Murder - I bid you goodnight - Hoeky Pokey
Royal Rasses - San-Salvador - Ballistic
Gary Clail On U Sound System -Human nature - Perfecto
Joe Gibbs and the Professionals -No bones for the dogs -Town & Country
Cup & Saucer -Hamba ntombi -Heritage
Chief Ebenezer Obey -Eyi yato -Virgin
Henry Kaiser -Future blues/Pony blues -Metalanguage
Phuture -Acid tracks -Trax
Terry Bladwin -Delta house -Future Sounds
Mr Fingers -Washing machine -Jack Trax
Dancer -Am a dog -Trax
Tackhead -What's my mission now -On U Sound
Fats Comet vs. D.J.Cheese -King of the beat -World Records
Arthur Russell -Tower of meaning/Rabbit's foot -Upside

OTW 2002-09-21 18th Anniversary

18th Anniversary.

Presented by: Fenny and Jim.

Guests: Planet Jackson with OTW's stars, Colin Joseph with dub plate action.

Special mention to "the wives".

Fats Comet -Stormy Weather -(On-U-Sound)
Captain Beefheart -Electricity -(Camden)
Bo Diddley -Pretty Thing -(Instant)
Colourbox -Baby I love you -(4AD)
Culture -Lion Rock -(Strange Fruit)
Teddy Brown -Midnight Train to Georgia -
Oliver Mutukudzi -Mwanawanambo -(Shaug)
Pounding Systems -Ambience in Dub -(On-u-sound)
Tom Waits -Picture in a frame -(Anti/Epitah)
Biz Markie -Make the music with your mouth Biz -(Cold Chillin)
EPMD -Strictly Business -(Fresh Records)
Dynamix II -Just Give the DJ a Break -(CoolTempo)
Masters at Work -Dum Dum Cry -(Westside Records)
U-ziq -The Fear -(Hut)
King Tubby -No more shall I roam (dub) -(Observer Gold)
Carlton Livingston -Don't cuss Rasta-(Hit Sound Records)
Al Campbell -Mr Music Man -(Hit Sound Records)
U-Brown -Give me your loving -Hit Sound Records)
Bushman -One way -(Safire music)
Gasy B -One Draw -(Stringray Records)
Bushman -Weed Fi Burn -(Stringray Records)
Roger Robin -Hangin Tough -(Fat Eyes Records)
R.L.Burnside -It's bad you know -(Fat Possum)
Guus Bleed -You've got Foetus on your breath -(Womb)
The Del Vikings -Come go with me -(Charly Records)
African Headcharge -Heading to Glory -(On-u-sound)
Ry Cooder -Bourjeois Blues -(Warner Bros)
The Fall -Bourjeois Town -(Cog Sinister)
Negativland -U2 -(SST)
Raymond Scott -IBM/Paperwork explosion-
Martin Rev -Mari -(ROIR)
Michelle Shocked -Short Sharp Shocked -(Ploygram)
Jonathan Richmond and Modern Lovers -The Morning of our lives -(Castle Select)
Half Man Half Biscuit -Paintball's Coming -(Probe Plus)
Kulture Knox -Ghetto Children -(Loyal Soldiers)
Anthony B -Jah is my guide -(SAM Entertainment 7)
Sizzla -Ready Fi Di Road -(SAM Entertainment 7)
Earl Sixteen -V Love Grocer -(Dubhead)
Dawna Lee -Best Friend and Dub -
Queen Omega -Believe in Love -(RD Promotions)
Sizzla -Perfect One -(Vibes Corner)
Niney -Moaners -(Mafia and Fluxy)
Capleton -Tafari -(Ashquad)
Capleton -Mountain to Climb -(Miltant Muzik)
Studio One -Noah in the Ark -(Studio One)
The Mel O-tones -I walked with a (live) -(Foghorn)
Lee Perry with the Flying Vicars and Sir Freddy Viaduct -Foghorn Records -
The Cuckold Brothers -Wooden Mouth -(OTW Records)
Velvet Underground -Sweet Jane -(Verve)
Mark Stewart -This stranger than love -(Mute)
Blind Willie Johnson -Dark was the night -(Columbia)
ESP -It's you -(Westside Records)
Virgo -Do you know who you are -(Unisex)
Mike Dunn -Face the Nation -(Westside Records)
Fast Eddie -Can you still dance -(Westside Records)

OTW 2000-05-21 (partial)

Guest: Jah Wobble

Sambory Jazz - Nananina - Editions Syliphone)
Graham Haynes - Inn a most (State of Bengal remix) - Knitting Factory
Jah Wobble & the Invaders of the Heart - Lam Saravane - 30Hertz
Lam yang way - Lam phouthay
Jah Wobble & Deep Space -Kinky mantra - 30Hertz
Jolly Mukherjee - Patdeep (Underwolves mix) - Palm Pictures
Justin Adams - Desert road - Wayward
Nils Petter Molvaer - Ligotage - ECM
Zuco 103 -Brazilectro - Ziriguiboom Discos
Bill Laswell - Cybotron - ROIR

OTW 1999-09-19 15th Anniversary

15th Anniversary.

Neither text nor image copy of a playlist is available at this time, sorry (can you help?).

OTW 1999-01-17

Audio extant - to be published at a later date.

Dub Syndicate - Ravi Shankar - (On-U Sound)
The Fall - Lost In Music - (Permanent)
Arcane Device - Engine Of Myth - (RER)
Mark Stewart - Data Blast - (Mute)
Elmer Ten (Conductor) - Commandments Overture Act II -  (Sunset)
Ranking Dread / Sly & Robbie - Bom Dub - (Silver Camel)
Singers & Players - Autobiography - (On-U Sound)
Prince Far I - Ondo Dub - (Virgin Frontline)
The Ruts - In A Rut - (People Unite)
Neutral Milk Hotel - Holland 1945 - (Blue Rose)
Gums Bleed - Ache - (Self Immolation)
Eskew Reeder - Green Door - ( Minit)
Junior Wells - Stomach Ache - (Fontura)
Travis Wammack - Distortion Pt 2 - (Zu-Zazz)
Captain Beefheart - Gimme That Harp Boy - (Sequel)
Upsetter - Financial Dub - (Pressure Sounds)
Lavern Baker - Bumble Bee - (London Atlantic)
Clarenace Garlow - Route 90 - (Detour)
Muslimgauze - A Remix - (Soleilmoon)
Rootsman - Ancient Vibrations - (Third Eye Music)
Jude and Glasstown - Darling, Don't Go Into The Woods - (Divertissimo)
Crac - Dolig Lawen (Hebddot Ti) - (R-Bennig)
Jonathan Richman - The Girl Stands Up To Me Now - (Cheree)
Half Man Half Biscuit - Keeping Two Chevrons Apart (Probe Plus)
The Triumphs - Burnt Biscuits - (Volt)
Ivo Papasov & His Orchestra - Mladeshki Dance - (Rykodisk)
Duke Reid - Pink Lane Shuffle - (Blue Beat)
Amos Milburn - Chicken Shack Boogie - (United Artists)
Wailing Souls - Mass Charley Ground - (Greensleeves)
Michelle Shocked - Ancourage - (Cooking Vilyul)
The Coors - Paddy McCarthy - (Atlantic)
De Danann - The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba (In Galway) - 9Cara)
Oliver Tuku Mutukudzi - Ziwere - (Shava Musik)

OTW 1999-01-10

Audio extant - to be published at a later date.

Rhythm Heritage - Theme from SWAT - (ABC/Harmless)

Lafayette Afrorock Band - Darkest Light - (Musidisc/Harmless)

Jurassic 5 - Improvise (Pan)

Lauryn Hill - Ex-factor (remix) - (Columbia)

Shazz - Artform - (Yellow)

Pooley - What's Your Number - (V2)

Big Daddy Kane - Hold It Down - (BJam)

JK - In The Pot - (Polygram)

Abstract Truth - (We Had) A Thing - (Streetwave)

Personal - Where Did The Love Go? - (SMG)

III From The Soul - Fever" - (RCA)

Deborah Cox - One Wish - (Arista Records)

Larry Heard - Crystal Fantasy - (Castle Comms)

4 Hero - Third Stream - (Talkin Loud)

Manu Dibango - New Bell (Maw Mix) - (Rhina)

Dimitri From Paris - Une Very Stylish Fille - (Yellow)

Terry Callier - Keep Your Heart Right - (Verve)

Monday Michiru - You Make Me - (Polydor)

Aretha Franklin - Respect (One Rascal Mix) - (Rhino)

Regina Bell - Baby Love - (MCA)

Minnie Ripperton - Baby, This Love I Have - (Capitol)

DJ Quik - El's Interlude - (Profile)

Al Johnson - My Heart Is An Open Boat - (Committee)

Phoenix - That's Why I'm Here - (Transport)

Bootsy Collins - ? - (Warners)

Dinosaur L - Clean On Your Bean #1 - (Sleeping Bag)

OTW 1997-08-24 (excerpt - Fenny)

Fenny.
Neither text nor image copy of a playlist is available at this time, sorry (can you help?).

OTW 1996-10-27

Guest: Jah Wobble

Neither text nor image copy of a playlist is available at this time, sorry (can you help?).

OTW 1995-05-28 (partial)

On The Wire 1995-05-28 (partial)
Neither text nor image copy of a playlist is available at this time, sorry (can you help?).

OTW 1995-04-03

Courtesy Steve Urquhart.

Neither text nor image copy of a playlist is available at this time, sorry (can you help?).

OTW 1995-03-27

Courtesy Steve Urquhart.

Neither text nor image copy of a playlist is available at this time, sorry (can you help?).

OTW 1995-03-20

Courtesy Steve Urquhart.

Neither text nor image copy of a playlist is available at this time, sorry (can you help?).

OTW 1995-02-20

Courtesy Steve Urquhart.

Neither text nor image copy of a playlist is available at this time, sorry (can you help?).

OTW 1995-01-02

Courtesy Steve Urquhart.

Neither text nor image copy of a playlist is available at this time, sorry (can you help?).

OTW 1994-12-27

This show was broadcast on the Tuesday rather than Boxing Day Monday, to allow for coverage of the local football fixtures.

Neither text nor image copy of a playlist is available at this time, sorry (can you help?).

OTW 1994-12-19

Courtesy Steve Urquhart.

Neither text nor image copy of a playlist is available at this time, sorry (can you help?).

OTW 1994-10-24 (partial)

Courtesy Robert Coddington.

Neither text nor image copy of a playlist is available at this time, sorry (can you help?).