127: Edison’s Review of the Year
Our oldest tradition is to get Ed to compose at least one show per year, by selecting his favourite tracks from the past 12 month’s shows. This year was particularly fruitful, and we had a good crop of choices, which had to be whittled down a little. Everybody enjoyed the final result, and we had a max of 20 listeners, which, for Labor Day, was pretty good (so I’m told 🙂 )
We had an unscheduled open mic moment over the start of the last track in the show. You think we’d be good at this by now, but even the best of us makes mistakes. As far as I know, Ed does not drive a Ferrari. Or a Mercedes, come to that.
Preshow
| Title | Artists | Album | Year | Show it was in. |
| I Want A New Drug | Huey Lewis & The News | Sports | 1983 | 100: Centenary open mic show: No.1 hits |
| Go Cry on Somebody Else’s Shoulder | Frank Zappa | Joe’s Corsage | 2004 | 107 Frank Zappa part 2 |
| Can Can | Can | The Singles | 2017 | 113 Can |
| Out Of The Blue | Roxy Music | Viva! | 1976 | 120. John Wetton, part 1 |
| Big Louise | Scott Walker | Scott 3 | 1969 | 121 Scott Walker part 2 |
| Cars | Gary Numan | The Pleasure Principal | 1979 | 126. Rarities and What-ifs, Part 9 |
| Talk About a Morning (Live) | Man | Live From London (Live) | 2016 | 126. Rarities and What-ifs, Part 9 |
The Show
| Sample And Hold | Bill Bruford | Feels Good To Me | 1977 | 101 Bill Bruford part 1 |
| Evensong | Yes | Union | 1991 | 102 Bill Bruford part 2 |
| Tales of Brave Ulysses | Cream | I Feel Free: Ultimate Cream | 2005 | 103 Cream |
| Eminence Front | The Who | It’s Hard | 1982 | 105 The Who, part 2 |
| Sorrow | Pink Floyd | The Delicate Sound Of Thunder | 1988 | 106 Pink Floyd, part 4 |
| Spirit of the Air | Pat Metheny | Orchestrion | 2010 | 109 Pat Metheny |
| Pieces Of Mind | Jack Bruce Band | Live ’75 | 1975 | 110 Jack Bruce in performance |
| Abandoned Hall | Iain Ballamy | MirrorMask | 2005 | 111 MOULa 9th Anniversary |
| Those About To Die | Colosseum | Those Who Are About to Die Salute You | 1969 | 112 Jon Hiseman |
| A Cry From The Heart | Barbara Thompson’s Paraphernalia | A Cry From The Heart – Live In London | 1988 | 114 International Women’s Day 2019 |
| Promised Rain | Davy Spillane | A Place Among The Stones | 1994 | 115 St. Patrick’s Day 2019 |
| Hocus Pocus | Focus | Moving Waves | 1972 | 116 Focus |
| Where’s The Girl? | The Walker Brothers | Portrait [Bonus Track] | 1998 | 117: Scott Walker 1 – The Walker Brothers Years |
| Night After Night | U.K. | Night After Night | 1979 | 118 Eddie Jobson |
| Birdland | Weather Report | Heavy Weather | 1977 | 119 Weather Report |
| Easy Money | King Crimson | Larks’ Tongues In Aspic | 1973 | 120. John Wetton, part 1 |
| I Shot the Sheriff [Live] | Eric Clapton | 461 Ocean Boulevard | 1974 | 123 Summer Dance set |
| You Won’t Forget Me (Shirley Horn) | Miles Davis | The Last Word: The Warner Bros. Years | 2001 | 124 Miles Davis, the Warner Brothers Years. |
| Life In The Air Age | Be Bop Deluxe | Tremulous Antenna | 2002 | 125 Be-Bop Deluxe |
Postshow
| Footloose and Fancy Free | Bill Bruford’s Earthworks | A Part, And Yet Apart | 1999 | 102 Bill Bruford part 2 |
| Baba O’Riley | The Who | Who’s Next | 1971 | 104 The Who, part 1 |
| Caught In The Crossfire | John Wetton | Caught in the Crossfire | 1980 | 122 John Wetton part 2 |
| What Do You Want From Me | Pink Floyd | The Division Bell | 1994 | 106 Pink Floyd, part 4 |
| Season Weaver | CIALYN | Silver Halide Seashine | 2019 | 111 MOULa 9th Anniversary |
| Superstition | Stevie Wonder | Talking Book | 1972 | 123 Summer Dance set |
| Blazing Apostles | Be Bop Deluxe | Sunburst Finish | 1976 | 125 Be-Bop Deluxe |