- The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun
- The Kinks - Mr. Pleasant
- The Minders - Pauline
- The Pillbugs - The Milkman's Wife
- Vampire Weekend - Holiday
- Flight Of The Conchords - We're Both In Love With A Sexy Lady
- Of Montreal - Your Magic Is Working
- Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl
- The New Pornographers - Challengers
- Benji Hughes - Ladies On Parade
- R.E.M. - Can't Get There From Here
- Wilco - Casino Queen
- Dressy Bessy - Side 2
- T. Rex - Jeepster
- Edwin Moses - I Needed You
- Neutral Milk Hotel - Glue
- Honeybus - Black Mourning Band
- I Am Kloot - Morning Rain
- The Hollies - Heading For A Fall
- Tommy Roe - It's Gonna Hurt Me
Following on from the mix by John K comes my own attempt at a last fm mix. As usual I’ve taken a track from each of my Top 20 artists on last fm and moulded them into a mix.
There’s certainly a few surprises on the list. The first being the number of my favourite acts not included – The Smiths, Roxy Music, Big Star, Rolling Stones, The Clash etc
I can attribute that to the rise of digital music. Pre 2006 all of my music was purchased on hard copy (CD, vinyl) and while I still listen to these on occasion, nowadays most of my music is purchased (or indeed not) digitally and listened to via the laptop or Mac.
Hence, some bands I was not aware of before this date (Pillbugs, Minders, Of Montreal) along with new acts (Vampire Weekend, Flight of the Conchords) feature highly.
The inclusion of acts such as Tommy Roe and Edwin Moses over established acts can be put down to mix making. Nowadays I often choose to listen to mixes over actual albums I’ve heard before, and I’m always on the lookout for new music to then share with others via my mixes. Of course I’ll often go back to old favourites such as the Beatles and Kinks, but generally I want to hear new sounds..
The mix is exactly one hour long, and every track I’ve used has never previously appeared on a Sammy mix. The only exception being the lovely Hollies song which certainly deserves a second outing..
RS MF
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