The Squire Presents

The Beatles are more famous for the songs that they wrote themselves, but on their early releases, they filled out their LPs (and one EP) with songs written by other people. Here we look at the songs The Beatles covered. 

• Anna (Go To Him) – Arthur Alexander
• Chains – The Cookies
• Boys – The Shirelles
• Baby, It’s You – The Shirelles
• A Taste Of Honey – Billy Dee Williams
• Twist & Shout – The Top Notes
• ‘Till I Met You – Eileen Wilson
• Please Mr Postman – The Marvelettes
• Roll Over Beethoven – Chuck Berry
• You Really Got a Hold On Me – The Miracles 
• Devil In Her Heart – The Donays
• Money (That’s What I Want) – Barrett Strong
• Long Tall Sally – Little Richard
• Slow Down – Larry Williams
• Matchbox – Carl Perkins
• Rock and Roll Music – Chuck Berry
• Mr Moonlight – Dr Feelgood and the Interns (aka Piano Red)
• Kansas City – Little Willie Littlefield
• Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey – Little Richard
• Words Of Love – Buddy Holly
• Honey Don’t – Carl Perkins
• Everybody’ Tryin’ To be My Baby – Rex Griffin
• Act Naturally – Buck Owens & The Buckaroos
• Dizzy, Miss Lizzy – Larry Williams
• Bad Boy – Larry Williams
• Maggie Mae – The Vipers Skiffle Group

When lists of great guitar players appear, they mostly include electric rock or blues players. Here are some players that don’t normally feature in such lists but do deserve to be recognised for their playing skills.  

• Sabre Dance – Love Sculpture (feat. Dave Edmunds)
• Minor Swing – Django Reinhardt
• Asturias (Leyenda) – Andres Segovia
• My Babe – Rick Nelson (feat. James Burton)
• Anji – Davy Graham
• Blackwater Side – Bert Jansch
• Country Boy – Heads, Hands & Feet (feat. Alvin Lee)
• Cello Song – Nick Drake
• Little Bit of Sympathy – Robin Trower
• Crossroads/You Can’t Catch Me – Stephen Stills
• Gibson, Martin, Fender – The Pirates (feat. Mick Green)
• While My Guitar Gently Weeps – The Jeff Healey Band
• 1952 Vincent Black Lightning – Richard Thompson
• Nervous Breakdown – Brad Paisley
• Joy In Repetition – Prince & The New Power Generation

Back in the day, CD’s were the only place you could expect to find bonus tracks, but not anymore. In this episode, we take a look at bonus tracks that have been vinyl exclusives at the time of their release.

• Just One Drink (Acoustic Intro) – Jack White 
• Milk Cow Blues (live) – The Kinks
• Mystery – The Small Faces
• Vejetables (Smile Box Set Vinyl Mix) – The Beach Boys
• Good Clean Fun (Alt Mix) – The Monkees 
• Rude Boys Outta Jail – Neville Staples AKA Judge Roughneck
• Ebony Eyes – Stevie Wonder
• Superman (Live) – Blur (Seymour)
• Boneheads Bank Holiday – Oasis
• Tonight Reprise – The Smashing Pumpkins
• Runners Dial Zero – Beck
• Writing To Reach You (Deadly Avenger’s Bayou Blues Mix) – Travis
• Just To Have You Back – Loretta Lynn
• Dreamin’ Of You (Single Edit) – Bob Dylan
• Strange Woman – Jeremy Spencer
• Heavy Chevy – Alabama Shakes
• The Golden Temple – Sun Dial
• Born To Act – Belle & Sebastian
• Panic Attack – The Heavy
• Even Good Things Break my Heart – Bill Ryder-Jones 

In this episode, we are pleased to welcome Bob Young, tour manager, songwriter and performer to the show where he talks to us about his life in music along with looking at some of the music that has inspired him down the years.

• Rock Island Line – Lonnie Donegan
• Packin’ Truck Blues – Leadbelly
• Talking New York (Mono Mix) – Bob Dylan
• Mister Mystified – Evil Eyes
• Our Love (Is In The Pocket) – Amen Corner
• Miss Jones – The Herd
• Antique Angelique – Status Quo
• Down The Dustpipe – Status Quo
• Don’t Do That – Young & Moody Band
• No Moon Shines – The Diesel Band (Previously Unreleased)
• Rockard & Ready – Deaf Fret (Previously Unreleased)
• Down Down – Bob Young
• Mean Girl – Bob Young
• Aim High – Alan Lancaster’s Bombers
• Purple Haze – Groove Armada
• Elements – Lemon Jelly
• Lovin’s Too Easy By Far – Frankie Miller
• Dominos – Sshh
• Status Quo – Solid Gold
• Status Quo – Electric Arena
• Francis Rossi – If You Believe
• At The River (Q Edit) – Groove Armada

In this episode, we once again welcome back Darryl Bullock from http://worldsworstrecords.blogspot.co.ukto look at some of the worst songs that have been released by people whose job is not a musician and/or singer.

• Macho Man – Peter Welsh & Brian Cook
• Eddien Siivellä – Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards
• If You Were The Only Girl In The World – Barbara Cartland
• Someone Walked Over My Grave – Criswell
• Crying – Cannon & Ball
• Ip Dip Chibberdy Dip – Frank Carson
• America Why I love Her – John Wayne
• My Carousel – David McCallum
• You’ve Lost that Loving Feeling – Tele Savalis
• Bohemian Rhapsody – William Shatner
• Why – Herve Villechaize
• Rape – Peter Wyngarde
• Baby I Need You – Giant Haystacks
• True Love – Harvey Smith
• Just Like That – ‘Diddy’ David Hamilton
• We’ve Got a Feeling  – Basile Boli & Chris Waddle
• Why – Eval Knievel
• Chalice – Father Pat Berkery
• Bridge Over Troubled Water – Senator Sam Ervin, Jr
• England are Jolly Dee! – Neil & Christine Hamilton
• The Big Architect – Duncan Johnson
• Stand Up and Be Counted – Hughie Green
• Thank you for Listening – L Ron Hubbard & Friends

In this, the first of two shows showcasing the work of Curt Boettcher, we look at the projects he produced, performed on and the songs he wrote that were performed by other people.

• Prelude/To Claudia On Thursday (Demo) – The Millennium
• Railroad Boy – The Goldebriars
• June Bride Baby (Single Version) – The Goldebriars
• Milk & Honey – Summer’s Children
• Much More Love – Tommy Roe
• Message Of Our Love (Mono) – The Association
• I Didn’t Ever Know – Jonathan Moore
• I Knew You Back When Babe – Jacobson & Tansley
• Mr. Man Of The World – The Bootiques
• Oh, Don’t Come crying Back To Me – Something Young
• Many More Times (Mono) – Lee Mallory
• Sugar Stone – The Candy Company
• This Life Of Mine – Plastic People
• The Kwella – Lou Berrington & The African Kamp
• Thinking Of Myself – Action Unlimited
• Song No.7 – Lyme & Cybelle
• Here Today, Gone Tomorrow – Ray Whitley
• Jamie – Bobby Jameson
• Sweet Pea – Friar Tuck
• It’s A Sad World (Demo) – The Ballroom

In this show, we take a look at songs that have references to illegal drugs and were recorded before the 1960s. 

• Junker’s Blues – Champion Jack Dupree
• Everybody Loves That Hadacol – Basin Street Six
• Who Put The Benzedrine In Mrs Murphy’s Oveltine? – Henry ‘The Hipster’ Gibson
• Smoking Reefers – Larry Adler
• Kickin’ The Gong around – Cab Calloway
• Lotus Blossom (Sweet Marijuana) – Julia Lee
• Reefer Man – Baron Lee & The Blue Rhythm Band
• Weed – Bea Foote
• You’re A Viper – Stuff Smith & His Onyx Club Boys
• When I Get Low, I Get High – Ella Fitzgerald
• Fixin’ To Die Blues – Bukka White
• Sweet Marijuana Brown – Barney Bigard Sextet
• Save The Roach For Me – Buck Washington
• That Cat Is High – The Ink Spots
• Reefer Headed Woman – Jazz Gillum & The Harlem Hamfats
• Cocaine Blues – Luke Jordan
• The Candy Man – Rosetta Howard
• Refeer Hound Blues – Curtis Jones
• Cocaine Habit Blues – Memphis Jug Band

In this show, we present a collection of rare, limited edition or just obscure records that have found their way into the archive of Squire Towers down the years. 

• Path Through A Forest (Psychedelic Effects Version) – The Factory
• Your Heart Is Free Just like The Wind – Apple 
• World In My Head – Leviathan
• Turn Around & Love You – Rita Coolidge
• Dawn – Grannie
• Maypole #1 (From the LP Artefacts From The Black Museum) – Dark
• Peace Song – Magic Carpet
• Knocking On Heavens Door (Live) – Guns ‘N’ Roses
• Bring It On Home To Me – Paul McCartney
• Let it Go (Live) – Sun Dial
• Twig – Caspur & Mollusk
• Cleopatra – Elastica
• Mona Lisa Eyes – Ocean Colour Scene
• Revenge Of The Hammond Connection – Primal Scream
• Thank You – Ryan Adams
• Signed DC – The White Stripes
• Under The Westway – Blur
• Wish You Were Here – Rasputina

Delivering a pack of five freshly minted vinyl singles every month to the subscriber’s doors, we take a look at some of the artists championed by the label Flying Vinyl from the first year of its existence.

• Undress Your Soul – The Dubarrys
• Girl Talk – Huskies
• Pylons – Eaves
• Now You’re Back – Idle Frets
• Eyes Wide – Meadowlark
• No Mind No Money – Beach Baby
• Rain At Night – Oh So Quiet
• Patterns – Matthew & Me
• Beautiful Faces – The Vryll Society
• Swings & Waterslides – Viola Beach
• Look Forward – Venice Trip
• Missing Persons – Asylums
• White Bear – the Temperance Movement
• Auelia – Lanks
• Advertise Your Life – Phobophobes
• That Certain Favour – Pinemen
• Sugar Tastes Like Salt – The Orielles
• In The Morning (She’s Electric) – The Britanys
• All My Pride – Black Honey
• New Ends – Sugar Thief
• All That I Want – Rival Sons
• We Are Your Receiver – Klangstof

In this episode, we once again look back to the mid 90’s where Britpop ruled the charts but instead of focusing on the movement itself, we focus in on some of the non-Britpop acts that were releasing material at that time. 

• Bizarre Love Triangle – Frente
• Stay (I Missed You) (Living Room Mix) – Lisa Loeb
• Revenge of the Number – Portishead
• Siamese Dream – Smashing Pumpkins
• Spin The Bottle – Julianna Hatfield 3
• Miss Sarajevo – Passengers
• Tongue – REM
• Need You Around – Smoking Popes
• Just Like Me – Steamboat Band
• I Just Wasn’t Born For These Times (Stereo Mix) – The Beach Boys
• Real Love – The Beatles
• Baby S’il Vous Plait – The Rutles
• Hollow Deep – Chemical
• Land of the Sun – Skip Spence
• Scooby Snacks (Schmoove Version) – Fun Loving Criminals
• Medication – Primal Scream
• Swoon – Tanya Donnelly