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Episode 1 - I Wanna Be a Deejay!


 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, 1980]





9. The Screaming Blue Messiahs - "I Wanna Be A Flintsone" [Elektra, 1987]






10. Los Microwaves - "Coast To Coast" [Time Release, 1979]





11. M - "M Factor" [Sire, 1979]



12. The Dancing Did - "The Green Man And The March Of The Bungalows" [Kamera, 1981]





13. The Damned - "Looking At You (Live)" [I.R.S., 1980]





14. Boys Don't Cry - "I Wanna Be A Cowboy" [Profile, 1985]




15. The Go-Go's - "Speeding" [I.R.S., 1982]



16. Dead Kennedys - "Buzzbomb From Pasadena" [Virus, 1987]



17. Department S - "Going Left Right" [Stiff, 1981]





18. The Frankies - "Yo Yo" [Human, 1980]





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