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Something New

Tune in each Wednesday afternoon from 4-7 for Something New as Emily and Michael bring you some of the latest releases in the vast genre of folk music. There is… MoreTune in each Wednesday afternoon from 4-7 for Something New as Emily and Michael bring you some of the latest releases in the vast genre of folk music. There is always plenty of great new music to share! Less

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1. "Running" - Phil Cook - Appalachia Borealis [Psychic Hotline: 2025]
2. "When I Wake up to Sleep No More (Live)" - Sarah Kate Morgan & Leo Shannon - Featherbed [June Appal Recordings: 2025]
3. "Down the Road (Live)" - Sarah Kate Morgan & Leo Shannon - Featherbed [June Appal Recordings: 2025]
4. "Wild At Heart" - Margo Price - Hard Headed Woman [Loma Vista Recordings: 2025]
5. "Stuck in Texas" - Joshua Hedley, Ray Benson - All Hat [New West Records, LLC: 2025]
6. "When It Snows In Texas" - Chaparelle, Sierra Ferrell - When It Snows In Texas [Mom+Pop Music: 2025]
7. "Dead Or Gone To Dallas" - Steve Earle, Reckless Kelly - Dead Or Gone To Dallas [Howe Sound, LLC: 2025]
8. "Carpet Beetle" - Lonesome Ace Stringband, Chris Coole, John Showman - Big Wing [John Showman, Lonesome Ace Strin: 2025]
9. "Field Song." - Mon Rovia - Field Song. [Nettwerk Music Group: 2025]
10. "Make Myself Me Again - Live AF Version" - Cristina Vane, Western AF - Cristina Vane Live AF Session (Live AF Version) [Western AF: 2025]
11. "Runnin' and Searchin'" - Valerie June - Runnin' and Searchin' [Concord Records: 2025]
12. "Elegantly Wasted [Feat. Leon Bridges]" - Hermanos Gutierrez, Leon Bridges - Elegantly Wasted [Feat. Leon Bridges] [Easy Eye Sound: 2025]
13. "The Space Girl's Song" - The Local Honeys - The Space Girl's Song [SDR-001B: 2025]
14. "Blazing Star" - Ethan Setiawan, Jacob Jolliff - Encyclopedia Mandolinnica [Adhyaropa Records: 2025]
15. "Somewhere Between" - Willie Nelson - Somewhere Between [Legacy Recordings: 2025]
16. "Ever Lovin Need to Know" - Eli West - The Shape of a Sway [TENDER AND MILD: 2025]
17. "Keep My Heart In Mind" - Kieran Kane, Rayna Gellert - Volume 4 [Dead Reckoning Records: 2025]
18. "Betty Baker" - David Brown, Duncan Wickel, Rising Appalachia - The Long Branch Sessions [Independent: 2025]
19. "In the West" - The Horsenecks - In The West [The Old-Time Tiki Parlour: 2025]
20. "Smiling Bride ( Smiling Bride - Snuff Wife )" - David Brown, Duncan Wickel - The Long Branch Sessions [Independent: 2025]
21. "Rosalee" - Molly Tuttle - So Long Little Miss Sunshine [Nonesuch: 2025]
22. "Workin' Man Blues" - Willie Nelson - Workin' Man Blues [Legacy Recordings: 2025]
23. "Red Prairie Dawn" - George Jackson, Tristan Scroggins - The Old Time 100, Vol. 2 [Old Time 100: 2025]
24. "The Unsatisfied" - Cole Chaney - In the Shadow of the Mountain [Ridgeline Records: 2025]
25. "High on a Lie" - Caitlin Canty - Night Owl Envies the Mourning Dove [Tone Tree Music / Caitlin Canty: 2025]
26. "Glory in the Meetinghouse" - Joseph Decosimo - Fiery Gizzard [Dear Life Records: 2025]
27. "American Romance" - Lukas Nelson - American Romance [6 Ace Records/Sony Music Nashvil: 2025]
28. "Hook and Line" - The Onlies - You Climb The Mountain [The Onlies: 2025]
29. "San Miguel" - Brendan Forrest - San Miguel [Brendan Forrest: 2025]
30. "Lost Girl" - Brad Kolodner - Old Growth [Fenchurch Music: 2025]
31. "Even in My Dreams" - Ramona and the Holy Smokes - Ramona and the Holy Smokes [5259854 Records DK2: 2025]
32. "Three Forks of Jezero Crater" - Big Chimney Barn Dance - Morning Blues [Big Chimney Barn Dance: 2025]
33. "Tear My Stillhouse Down" - AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Lindsay Lou - Cover to Cover V1 [Signature Sounds Recordings: 2025]
34. "25 Miles" - The Brothers Comatose - Golden Grass [Swamp Jam Records: 2025]
35. "Cumberland Banks" - Nicki Bluhm - Rancho Deluxe [Little Sur Records: 2025]
36. "Salmon Run" - Wes Corbett, Casey Campbell, Bryan Sutton, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Jason Carter, Vickie Vaughn - Drift [Adhyaropa Records: 2025]
37. "Spirits" - The Devil Makes Three - Spirits [New West Records, LLC: 2024]
38. "Year of the Dragon" - Jillian Jacqueline - MotherDaughterSisterWife [Jillian Jacqueline: 2025]
39. "Sweet Lorraine" - Bill Frisell, Tim O'Brien, Dale Bruning - Life Lessons [Wendell World Records: 2025]
40. "Port Townsend Blues" - David Grisman - Dawg Works, Vol. 6: The Collected Compositions of David Grisman 2006-2018 [Acoustic Disc: 2025]
41. "Favorite Place" - John Gorka - unentitled [Red House Records: 2025]
42. "Old Cumberland" - The Wildmans - Longtime Friend [New West Records, LLC: 2025]
43. "Find A Love That Brings You Home" - Johnson & Finnemore - Find A Love That Brings You Home [SoNo Recording Group: 2025]
44. "Red Eye Flight" - Margo Price - Hard Headed Woman [Loma Vista Recordings: 2025]
45. "1000 Little Heartbreaks" - Ramona and the Holy Smokes - Ramona and the Holy Smokes [5259854 Records DK2: 2025]
46. "The Grand Spy / The Leitrim Thrush" - Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta, Owen Marshall - Copley Street 2 [Copley Street Studios: 2025]

Foggy Notion

Mood motivated music for midweek musing. You’ll hear music from all genres: soul, punk, funk, dance, and of course, rawk!

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1. "Moon 83" - B-52's - Whammy! [Warner Bros.: 1983]
2. "58 Second Song" - The Lemonheads - Love Chant [Fire Records: NEW]
3. "Seeing Other People" - Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister [Matador Records: 1996]
4. "Troubled Times" - Thee Headcoats - Heavens To Murgatroyd, Even! It's Thee Headoats (Already) [Damaged Goods: 2023]
5. "Dexter's Lament" - Flat Duo Jets - Safari [Norton Records: 1992]
6. "Magical Colors" - The Jon Spencer Blues Exlpsion - Acme [Shove Records: 1998]
7. "Melodie Is A Wound" - Stereolab - Instant Holograms On Metal Film [Duophonic UHF Disks: NEW]
8. "Ballad of Mechanical Man" - Quasi - R&B Transmogrification [UP Records: 1997]
9. "Elevator (Demo)" - Gang Of Four - Elevator (Demo) Single [Matador Records: 2021]
10. "Big Day Coming" - Yo La Tengo - Extra Painful [Matador Records: 2014]
11. "Fake Flowers" - Doused - Fake Flowers [Doused: NEW]
12. "The Abyss" - Brain Peel - Various Artists -An Abundance of Nothing [ 2020]
13. "Confusion (UK 7" Promo Edit)" - New Order - Singles [Rhino Records: 2005]
14. "Vapour" - Loop - A Gilded Eternity [Beggar's Banquet: 1989]
15. "The Planetarium Scene" - The Ocean Blue - Various Artists -Just Say Anything Vol. V [Sire Records: 1991]
16. "Cherry Coloured Funk (Seefeel Mix)" - Cocteau Twins - Various Artists - Sci-Fi Lo-Fi Vol. 3 [Soma: 2009]
17. "Kurt Cobain's Cardigan" - The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Perfect Right Now: A Slumberland Collection 2008-2010 [Slumberland Records: 2025]
18. "Give Me Some Confidence" - The Sugargliders - A Nest With A View [Matinee Records: 2012]
19. "Baby Don't Do It" - Cause Co-Motion! - It's Time! [Slumberland Records: 2008]
20. "I Love Only You" - Smokescreens - I Love Only You [Slumberland Records: 2020]
21. "Searching for a New Day" - Sharon Jones - Soul of a Woman [Daptone Records: 2017]
22. "Happy House" - Siouxsie & The Banshees - Kaleidoscope [PVC Records: 1980]
23. "Orson Around" - The Universal International Orchestra - Touch Of Evil Soundtrack [EL Records: 1958]
24. "Fascination Street" - The Cure - Mixed Up [Fiction Records: 1990]
    Notes: Released 35 years ago this month

Beyond Borders

Borders have political meaning, but when it comes to culture, they're just lines on a map. The music of the world can't be contained by borders or boundaries. Beyond Borders… MoreBorders have political meaning, but when it comes to culture, they're just lines on a map. The music of the world can't be contained by borders or boundaries. Beyond Borders explores the unexpected rhythms, tones, and textures of music from every continent and corner of the globe. Every Wednesday, from noon to 2:00, only on WTJU. Less

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1. "SIMBO" - Kassé-Mady Diabaté, Hawa Kasse Mady Diabate - TOUMARO [One World Records: 2025]
2. "You Make Me Happy" - Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Nduduzo Makhathini, Mbuso Khoza - You Make Me Happy [Gallo Record Company: 2025]
3. "Da War" - Luc Moindranze Karioudja - Mon Balo [Compagnie 4000: 2025]
4. "OZILA" - MERLIN NYAKAM - Tembe Tchoube [8438162 Records DK: 2024]
5. "MANDE DJALI" - Kassé-Mady Diabaté, Hawa Kasse Mady Diabate - TOUMARO [One World Records: 2025]
6. "Anchanna" - Anna Sato, Toshiyuki Sasaki - LIFE GOES ON [Primitive voice: 2025]
7. "Ghasseel Dmegh" - Tania Saleh - Fragile [Tantune: 2025]
8. "Time Check" - Rakish, Maura Shawn Scanlin, Conor Hearn - Now, O Now [Top Floor Records: 2024]
   Notes: Appearing live at Albemarle Ciderworks on Wed, Nov 12.
9. "Waiting For The Dawn" - Yazz Ahmed - A Paradise In The Hold [Night Time Stories (NTS): 2025]
10. "Tan lejos, tan cerca" - Zenet, Twanguero - Tan lejos, tan cerca [BMG Rights Management and Administration (Spain) S.L.U: 2025]
11. "La délicatesse" - Bïa, Paolo Fresu - La délicatesse [Biamusik: 2025]
12. "Ando como hormiguita" - Birds on a Wire, Rosemary Standley, Dom La Nena, La Maîtrise de Radio France - Nuées ardentes [[PIAS] Recordings France: 2025]
13. "Canção à ausente" - Carminho - Eu Vou Morrer de Amor ou Resistir [Maria Music: 2025]
14. "Con Toda Palabra" - Matthieu Saglio, Camille Saglio - Al Alba [ACT Music: 2025]
15. "Pisa Na Fulô" - Birds on a Wire, Rosemary Standley, Dom La Nena - Nuées ardentes [[PIAS] Recordings France: 2025]
16. "Maré" - Ricardo Ribeiro, Ana Moura - Maré [Parlophone Portugal: 2025]
17. "La Jeunesse des morts" - Birds on a Wire, Rosemary Standley, Dom La Nena, La Maîtrise de Radio France - Nuées ardentes [[PIAS] Recordings France: 2025]
18. "Cumbia Ritual" - Pinchado & Tribilin Sound - Coco Maria Presents: New Dimensions In Latin Music [Club Coco: 2025]
19. "SABAH" - Radio Tarifa - LA NOCHE [Buda musique: 2025]
20. "Caosmosi" - Addict Ameba - Caosmosi [La Tempesta International: 2024]
21. "Romance Isleño" - Rolando Bruno, Grupo Arevalo - Cosas Raras [Rolando Bruno: 2024]
22. "ME PREGUNTAS" - Radio Tarifa - LA NOCHE [Buda musique: 2025]
23. "Baba Moussa BP 120" - Cheikh Lô - Maame [World Circuit: 2025]
24. "Soudani Manayou" - Saha Gnawa, Nels Cline - Saha Gnawa [Pique-nique Recordings: 2025]
25. "FOGNANA KOUMA" - Kassé-Mady Diabaté, Hawa Kasse Mady Diabate - TOUMARO [One World Records: 2025]
26. "Mamelles" - Guitari Baro - Guitari Baro [Chrysalis Records: 2025]

Jazzmania

Jazzmania, heard each Wednesday morning from 9 'til noon, presents a diverse blend of modern and classic jazz as well as other forms of creative, improvised music..."a veritable smorgasbord of… MoreJazzmania, heard each Wednesday morning from 9 'til noon, presents a diverse blend of modern and classic jazz as well as other forms of creative, improvised music..."a veritable smorgasbord of jazz." Comments and requests appreciated at 924-3959. Less

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1. "Ghost Ship" - Ben Allison - Layers Of The City [Sonic Camera ]
2. "I Waited For You" - Chet Baker - The Jazz Masters 100 Anos De Swing [Folio Collection ]
3. "Ashes And Diamonds" - Mark Isham - Mark Isham [Virgin ]
4. "My Bells" - Bill Evans - Treasures - Solo, Trio & Orchestra Recordings From Denmark (1965 - 1969) [Elemental ]
5. "Falling Grace" - Chick Corea/Gary Burton - Crystal Silence [ECM ]
6. "God Bless The Child" - Billie Holiday - Pure Jazz [UTV ]
7. "Central Park Blues" - Nina Simone - Little Girl Blue - Jazz As Played In An Exclusive Side Street Club [BMG ]
8. "Don't Go To Strangers" - Dinah Washington - Jazz 'Round Midnight [Polygram ]
9. "Worrisome Heart" - Melody Gardot - At Last - Romantic Classics [Reflections ]
10. "Manhattan" - Blossom Dearie - Martinis At Midnight [Universal Music ]
11. "You Do Something To Me" - Joao Gilberto - Joao [Polygram ]
12. "When I Fall In Love" - Hank Mobley - Three Classic Albums Plus [Avid Jazz ]
13. "After You've Gone" - Wynton Marsalis - The Midnight Blues - Standard Time Vol. 5 [Columbia ]
14. "Kakonita" - Nils Petter Molvaer - Solid Ether [ECM ]
15. "Born To Be Blue" - Stan Getz - Stan Getz And Strings: Cool Velvet [Polygram ]
16. "You Must Be Blind" - John Pizzarelli - Dear Mr. Cole [RCA ]
17. "More Than You Know" - Frank Sinatra - Trilogy - Past Present Future [Reprise ]
18. "Sweet Lorraine" - Nat King Cole - Embraceable You [Legacy ]
19. "Stardust" - Hoagy Carmichael - Jazz Classics - Original Artists - Original Recordings [BMG ]
20. "Days Of Wine And Roses" - Matt Monro - Too Marvelous For Words - Capitol Sings Johnny Mercer [Capitol ]
21. "Sea Of Eyes" - Fred Hersch/Gabrielle Stravelli - Suspended In Time - A Song Cycle [Resiliance ]
22. "It's O K To Listen To The Gray Voice" - Jan Garbarek - Rites [ECM ]
23. "Forever Gone" - Nicolas Masson - Renaissance [ECM ]
24. "Awake" - Anouar Brahem - After The Last Sky [ECM ]
25. "Embraceable You" - Zoot Sims And The Gershwin Brothers - Zoot Sims And The Gershwin Brothers [Pablo ]
26. "Palacio De Pinturas" - Egberto Gismonti/Ralph Towner - E C M Editions [ECM ]
27. "I Love You" - Mike Stern - Give And Take [Atlantic ]
28. "Polka Dots And Moonbeams" - Rick Whitehead - Solo Jazz Guitar - Notes From Home [Rick Whitehead ]
29. "Just So Happens" - Gary Peacock/Bill Frisell - Just So Happens [Postcards ]
30. "Foi A Suadade" - The Modern Jazz Quartet/Laurindo Almeida - Collaboration [Atlantic ]
31. "Mi Hijo Y To" - Dino Saluzzi - El Viejo Caminante [ECM ]
32. "You Are Too Beautiful" - John Coltrane/Johnny Hartman - Best Sellers Jazz [G R - 1001 ]
33. "Violets For Your Furs" - Nat Adderley - Work Song [Riverside ]
34. "The Imminent Immigrant" - Kenny Wheeler - All The More [Soul Note ]

Classical Sunrise - Wednesday

Start the day right with WTJU! Every weekday morning from 7-9 Classical Sunrise eases you through your busy morning with friendly, knowledgeable hosts and special features you won't find anywhere else.

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1. "La Locandiera: Overture" {Antonio SALIERI} - London Mozart Players, Matthias Bamert - Salieri: Symphonies [Chandos ]
2. "An Italian Rant/Scots Rant" {John PLAYFORD} - Baltimore Consort - Playford: Tunes and Their Ballads [Sono Luminus ]
3. "Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb Major" {Ludwig Van BEETHOVEN} - Krystian Zimerman, piano; Vienna Philharmonic - Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1 and 2 [Deutsche Grammophon ]
4. "The Mikado: The Sun, Whose Rays Are All Ablaze" {Arthur SULLIVAN} - Maria McLaughlin, vocals; Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras - Divine Sopranos [Telarc ]
5. "Things to Come: March" {Arthur BLISS} - National Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Herrmann - Bernard Herrmann Conducts English Film Classics [Decca ]
6. "Sonatina No. 3 in C Major, Op. 36" {Muzio CLEMENTI} - Alessandro Aletti, piano - Clementi: Six Sonatinas [SINFONICA ]
7. "Symphony in E-flat Major" {Vaclav PICHL} - London Mozart Players, Matthias Bamert - Pichl: Symphonies [Chandos ]
8. "Andante and Hungarian Rondo for Bassoon and Orchestra" {Carl Maria von WEBER} - Nadina Mackie Jackson, bassoon; Toronto Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan - Romanza: Works for Trumpet, Corno da Caccia, Bassoon, and Orchestra [MSR Classics ]
9. "Wishing " {Alexis FFRENCH} - Alexis Ffrench, piano - Dreamland [Sony Classical ]
10. "Concerto Grosso #7 in D Op.6 #7" {Arcangelo CORELLI} - Capella Istropolitana, Jaroslav Krechek - Concerto Grossos Opus 6, Nos. 7-12 [Naxos ]
11. "Taras Bulba: Ride of the Cossacks" {Franz WAXMAN} - Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Cliff Eidelman - Blood and Thunder [Varese Sarabande ]

Classical Prelude - Wednesday

Classical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to… MoreClassical Prelude wakes you gently with fine orchestral and choral music. Most of the featured works are over 50 minutes long, enveloping you in a world of sound. Awaken to music by classical and romantic composers such as Beethoven, Bruckner, Mozart, and Schubert. Less

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Big Love, Soft Jazz in the Wee Hours

Host John Bennett plays two hours of Love Songs and Jazz in the wee hours of the morning, helping listeners make a smooth transition from the dark of night into… MoreHost John Bennett plays two hours of Love Songs and Jazz in the wee hours of the morning, helping listeners make a smooth transition from the dark of night into the light of day. Less

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Limerence Addiction

Every Wednesday morning from 1-3 a.m., get shamelessly wistful and a little bit debauched. Join DJ Malpaso for Limerence Addiction, a safe place to indulge in memories best forgotten.

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1. "Dietrich / Fondyke (A Brief History of Movie Music)" - Jobriath - Creatures Of The Street [Rhino/Elektra: 1974]
   Notes: American, real name Bruce Wayne Campbell. Had a run of controversial performances on The Midnight Special.
2. "Hot One" - Shudder to Think - Velvet Goldmine - Music From The Original Motion Picture [London Records: 1998]
   Notes: 70s glam style homage (since Todd Haynes couldn't get the rights to Bowie's music)
3. "Sugar Baby Love" - The Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love (single) [Polydor: 1974]
4. "Coz I Luv You" - Slade - Coz I Luv You (single) [Polydor: 1971]
5. "The Soul Of My Suit" - T. Rex - Dandy In The Underworld [T-Rex Catalog (Spirit Music): 1977]
6. "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide - 2012 Remaster" - David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (2012 Remaster) [Parlophone UK: 1972]
7. "Killing Of A Flash Boy (Remastered)" - The London Suede - Dog Man Star (Remastered Deluxe Edition) [Edsel: 2011]
8. "Sucker" - Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes (Expanded Edition) [Columbia/Legacy: 1972]
9. "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - Bad Reputation [The Boardwalk Entertainment Co: 1981]
   Notes: Opted for a bad*ss cover version from the early 80s since I was not going to play That Dude
10. "Forever And Ever" - Slik - Forever and Ever (single) [EMI Electrola GmbH: 1976]
    Notes: Scottish band featuring, among others, Midge Ure of Ultravox.
11. "Time - 2013 Remaster" - David Bowie - Aladdin Sane (2013 Remaster) [Parlophone UK: 1973]
12. "President" - IAMX - The Alternative [UNFALL: 2006]
13. "Do The Strand" - Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure [EG Records: 1973]
14. "The Best Years of Our Lives - 2014 Remaster" - Steve Harley, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - The Best Years of Our Lives (Deluxe Version) [Chrysalis Records: 1975]
15. "Personality Crisis" - Teenage Fanclub & Donna Matthews - Velvet Goldmine - Music From The Original Motion Picture [London Records: 1998]
    Notes: New York Dolls cover by this Scottish band, joined by Elastica's Donna Matthews.
16. "Vicious" - Lou Reed - Transformer [RCA/Legacy: 1972]
17. "Trash" - New York Dolls - New York Dolls [Island Mercury: 1973]
18. "Tonight" - Iggy Pop - Lust for Life [RCA: 1977]
    Notes: This album and The Idiot, both released in 1977, comprise Pop’s era of collaboration with David Bowie.
19. "In the Cold Light of Morning" - Placebo - Meds [Elevator Lady Ltd: 2006]
20. "Death On Two Legs" - Queen - A Night at the Opera [Elektra: 1975]
21. "Baby's On Fire - Remastered 2004" - Brian Eno - Here Come The Warm Jets [EMI Marketing: 1973]
22. "Ladytron" - The Venus in Furs - Velvet Goldmine - Music From The Original Motion Picture [London Records: 1998]
    Notes: Band created for the film. Featuring an impressive vocal transformation by none other than Thom Yorke.
23. "Shake My Sugar" - Suzi Quatro - Quatro [Chrysalis Records: 1974]
24. "Rue de Chance" - Sweeney Todd - Sweeney Todd [London Records: 1975]
    Notes: Canadian band fronted by Nick Gilder, and later, a very young Bryan Adams
25. "S-S-S-Single Bed" - Fox - Blue Hotel [Right Honourable Records: 1977]
26. "I Belong to You (+Mon Coeur S'Ouvre a Ta Voix)" - Muse - The Resistance [Warner Records: 2009]
27. "Fanfare / Don't Dream It" - Tim Curry/The Rocky Horror Picture Show - "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" Original Cast [Ode Records: 1975]