THE LOST IMMORTALS – EXPANDING YOUR MUSICAL HORIZONS Ep 361 Sun 22nd Feb 2026 5-7pm

with Roy Stannard and Matthew Staples

on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM

www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen

None of us are free

The philosophy of the Bishop of Soul, Solomon Burke; Two incarnations of Marc Bolan, Bowie, Hugh Laurie; J. Mascis’ new single ‘Breathe’ – the inspiration for the show before. MBV and Fairport Convention in the extended version and the tragically magnificent Chet Baker, a man who never blew his own trumpet – and yet sang like an angel.

Hour One

1. Heritage Blues Orchestra – Catfish Blues (And Still I Rise 2011)

2. The Charlatans – Toothache (The Charlatans, 1995)

3. The Waterboys – This Is The Sea (This Is The Sea, 1985)

4. Soda Stereo – De Música Ligera (Canción Animal, 1990)

5. Les Papyvores – Le Papyvore (Le Papyvore, 1967)

6. Music Machine – Talk Talk (Turn On) The Music Machine, 1966)

7. John’s Children – Go Go Girl (A Strange Affair 1966)

8. T. Rex – Cosmic Dancer (Electric Warrior 1971)

9. 23 Skidoo – Coup (Single, 1984. LP: Urban Gamelan, 1984)

10. David Bowie – Strangers When We Meet (Outside 1995)

Hour Two

1. Michael Dinner – Jamaica (The Great Pretender, 1974)

2. Solomon Burke – None of Us are Free (Don’t Give Up On Me

2008)

3. Hugh Laurie – Tipitina (Let Them Talk 2011)

5. Amos Lee – Listen (Last Days at the Lodge 2008)

6. Billy Bragg – The World Turned Upside Down (Between the

Wars 1985)

7. Heidi Talbot ft Mark Knopfler – There You Are (Angels without

Wings 2013)

8. The Replacements – Here Comes a Regular (Tim Expanded

1985)

9. J Mascis – Breathe (Breathe single 2025)

10. Eva Fernández Group – Teach Me Tonight (live in the studio

2015)

11. Chet Baker – I’m a Fool to Want You (live) (Live in Paris 1980)

Extended

• Guy Clark – My Favourite Picture of You (My Favourite Picture

of You 2013)

• Archers of Loaf – White Trash Heroes (White Trash Hero

(1998 Delux remaster 2013)

• Fairport Convention – Matty Groves (Liege and Lief 1969)

• My Bloody Valentine – Sugar (B Side French Release Only

Shallow 1991)

THE LOST IMMORTALS – EXPANDING YOUR MUSICAL HORIZONS Ep 360 Sunday 15th Feb 26 5-7pm

with Roy Stannard & Matthew Staples

on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM

www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen

A Feather on the Breath of God

For the first time the original sample on The Beloved’s The Sun Rising and Orbital’s Belfast is given equal billing on a new mix. The Impossible Dream shouted ecstatically by a Glaswegian showman called Alex. Tull’s My God given a car wash. Mano Negra and a Rebel Spell, The Wedding Present, Sharon Jones and Mavis Staples. A line-up made in Heaven.

Hour One
The Wedding Present – Brassneck (Original version) (Bizarro 1989)
Lilys – Dandy (A Brief History of Amazing Letdowns 1994)
Steve Earle – The Revolution Starts Now (The Revolution Starts Now, 2004)
Protomen – Buried in the Red (Act III: This City Made Us, 2026)
Pigeon – Miami (Single, 2026)
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band – Money Honey / The Impossible Dream (The Impossible Dream 1974)
The Format – The First Single (The Format, 2002)
Jethro Tull – My God (Steve Wilson Stereo Mix) (Aqualung 1970)
Mano Negra – The Rebel Spell (Puta’s Fever 2017)
Alice Costelloe – How Can I (Move On With the Year, 2026)
The Beta Band – Troubles (Heroes to Zeros, 2018)
Hour Two
Silver Jews – Random Rules (American Water Wig 1998)
Arnaldo Antunes – Sentado à Beira do Caminho (Sentado à beira do caminho, 2023)
Pokey LaFarge – To Love or Be Alone (In The Blossom of Their Shade, 2021)
Mavis Staples – Down in Mississippi (We’ll Never Turn Back, 2007)
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – We Get Along (Give the People What They Want, 2013)
Hikaru Utada – First Love (First Love 1999)
João Gilberto – Bésame Mucho (Kiss me a Lot) (En México / Acapulco 1970)
Allman Brown – Palms (ft. Liz Lawrence) (1000 Years 2017)
Mix: Gothic Voices ft Emily Van Evera – O Euchan (A Feather on the Breath of God 1985)
The Beloved – The Sun Rising (Happiness 1989)
Orbital – Belfast (Orbital 1991)
Extended:
Dan Fogelberg – Part of the Plan (Souvenirs, 1974)
Phil Ochs — When I’m Gone (Phil Ochs In Concert, 1966)

THE LOST IMMORTALS – EXPANDING YOUR MUSICAL HORIZONS Ep 359⁠ Sun 8th Feb 26 5-7pm⁠

with Roy Stannard and Matthew Staples⁠

on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM⁠

www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen⁠

Strange American Dream⁠

A triptych of songs about the vagaries of the US. Interestingly, none of them current. Plus two very diferent covers of Motown songs, a Stones cover by The Who and a Smiths cover from Placebo. The Ex-Bombers In Music City. Nothing is what it seems..

Hour One

Anne McCue – Stupid (on a Lonely Afternoon) (Roll 2004)

Placebo  – Big Mouth Strikes Again (Covers 2016)

The Ex-Bombers – In Music City (Single 2026)

The Radio Dept. – Pulling our Weight (Marie Antoinette OST 2006)

DBR – Unacceptable (Unbearable, 2026)

PJ Harvey – Man-Size (Rid of Me, 1993)

The Kinks – Low Budget (Low Budget, 1979)

The Who – Under My Thumb (Single 1967)

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Time to Move On (2014 remaster) (Wildflowers – and the rest 1994)

Kit Sebastian – Faust (New Internationale, 2024)

Lake Street Dive – I Want You Back (Fun Machine EP, 2012)

Hour Two

Lee Michaels – Can I Get a Witness (5th 1971)

Phoebe Snow – Good Times (Phoebe Snow, 1974)

Lee Dorsey – Everything I Do Gohn Be Funky (From Now On) (Single, 1969)

Grant Lee Buffalo – America Snoring (Fuzzy 1993)

James “Blood” Ulmer – Are You Glad To Be In America? (Odyssey, 1983)

Rayland Baxter – Strange American Dream (Wide Awake 2018)

Lorien Testard feat Alice Duport-Percier – Lumière (Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Original Soundtrack), 2025)

Strawbs – You And I (When We Were Young) (Ghosts 1975)

Kathryn Calder – One Two Three (Bright and Vivid, 2011)

Courtney Marie Andrews – Monkey on a Chain (No One’s Slate is Clean, 2011)

Villagers – Everything I Have is Yours (Darling Arithmetic 2015)

Chris Isaak – Don’t Get So Down On Yourself  (Speak Of The Devil 1998)

Extended

Peter Gabriel – Been Undone (Bright-Side Mix) (i/o 2026)

THE LOST IMMORTALS – EXPANDING YOUR MUSICAL HORIZONS Ep 357 with Roy Stannard and Matthew Staples

This Sunday 25th Jan 5-7pm

on Mid Sussex Radio103.8FM

www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen

She Ain’t Me

We used to grow up rebelling against or resembling our parents. Now the great schism has divided renters from owners, job seekers from job lifers, last hopers from last gaspers.. Why climb Everest? we asked and Edmund Hilary replied, ‘Because it’s there’. What will our children ask us? We couldn’t even turn great songs into hits..

Hour One

Public Service Broadcasting – Everest (Single, 2012)
Kim Gordon – Not Today (Play Me 2026)
The Stranglers / The Disciples of Spess – This Song Will Get Me Over You (Mix) (Unreleased 2014)
Citrus Citrus – Sushi Sushi (In the Belly of the Eternal Draw, 2025)
Teenage Fanclub – Can’t Feel My Soul (Songs From Northern Britain, 1997)
Brian May ft Eddie Van Halen – Starfleet (Single version) (Starfleet Sessions 1983)
Randy Newman – Gone Dead Train (Performance OST, 1970)
IDLES – Danny Nedelko (Joy as an Act of Resistance, 2018)
Grandaddy – AM 180 (Under the Western Freeway 1997)
Galaxie 500 – King of Spain (Today 1988)
Citay – Tugboat (Dream Get Together 2010)

Hour Two

James McMurtry – We Can’t Make It Here (Childish Things, 2005)
Carrie Rodriguez – She Ain’t Me (She Ain’t Me, 2011)
Romi Mayes – Eight More Days (Sweet Somethin’ Steady 2006)
Kim Richey – The Circus Song (Can’t Let Go) (Rise, 2002)
Bobby & The Midnites – Book Of Rules (Bobby & The Midnites, 1981)

Lyle Lovett – You Were Always There (My Baby Don’t Tolerate, 2003)
Tindersticks – Piano Song (Tindersticks 1993)
Enji – Eejiinhee Hairaar (Sonor, 2025)
Alan Stivell – The Foggy Dew (Again, 1993)
HAEVN feat. néomí – Till the Morning (Symphonic Version) (Live 2025)
Extended:
Brian May ft Eddie Van Halen – Starfleet (Complete version 8mins) (Starfleet Sessions 1983)