Platter Party!

Well, some folks seemed to have enjoyed the live format of the Platter Party! program, so here we are for a second episode. Since we're experiencing something of a heatwave here in Minnesota, I thought it was prime weather to dust the sand and sea salt off the box of surf and surf-adjacent 45s and give those a spin for today's show. Slather on your sunscreen, grab your tiny transistor radio and put on your baggies, because today on Party Platter! we're hitting the beach! 1. The Ventures - Secret Agent Man (1963, Liberty)   2. Bobby Fuller And The Fanatics - Stringer (1963, Norton reissue 2011)   3. Sonny Gee With The Standels - Tidal Wave (1963, Norton Reissue 2013)   4. The Rockin R's - Heat (1959, Tempus)   5. The Rockin' Continentals - Count Dracula (1963, Casino)   6. The Pyramids - Barbara Ann (1963, Sundazed reissue 2000)   7. The Hollywood Persuaders - Agua Caliente (Hot Water) (1965, Original Sound)   8. Gene Gray And The Stingrays - Surfer's M...

 Thanks for checking out the flagship (or maybe lagship! ) episode of Platter Party! For the inaugural episode, I'm playing some punk, new wave, post-punk, power pop and indie rock from 1978 through 1987. You can hear the episode here ! Below is the full playlist with pictures of the platters! And since a lot of these tunes were from the era of music video, if there's a video produced for the song, that's posted with the track as well! 1. 999 - "Wild Sun" [Albion, 1982]           2. The Undertones - "Smarter Than U" [Sire, 1978] 3. Echo And The Bunnymen - "Over Your Shoulder" [Karova, 1985] 4. The Dicks - "Dicks Hate The Police" [1982 orig. repress from 2020, 1-2-3-4 Go!] 5. Josie Cotton - "Jimmy Loves Maryann" [Elektra, 1984] 6. Toto Coelo - "Dracula's Tango (Sucker For Your Love)" [Radialchoice, 1982] 7. Lene Lovich - "New Toy" [Stiff, 1981] 8. The Monochrome Set - "Goodbye Joe" [DinDisc, ...