Wire Train
Empire Rock Club
Philadelphia
December 13, 1985 (midnight set)
WMMR-FM
Empire Rock Club
Philadelphia
December 13, 1985 (midnight set)
WMMR-FM
01 Announcer - Intro
02 Wire Train - No Pretties
03 Wire Train - Never
04 Wire Train - Last Perfect Thing
05 Wire Train - I Forget It All (When I See You) Walk On The Wild Side
06 Wire Train - Chamber of Hellos
07 Wire Train - When She Was A Girl
08 Wire Train - Love Love
09 Wire Train - I Will
10 Wire Train - God On Our Side
11 Wire Train - Skills of Summer
12 Wire Train - I'll Do You
02 Wire Train - No Pretties
03 Wire Train - Never
04 Wire Train - Last Perfect Thing
05 Wire Train - I Forget It All (When I See You) Walk On The Wild Side
06 Wire Train - Chamber of Hellos
07 Wire Train - When She Was A Girl
08 Wire Train - Love Love
09 Wire Train - I Will
10 Wire Train - God On Our Side
11 Wire Train - Skills of Summer
12 Wire Train - I'll Do You
Confirmation of the recording date and source is provided by The Philadelphia Daily News (Friday, Dec. 13, 1985), which says:"But now a newly revised lineup, holidng over just singer/songwriter Kevin Hunter, is out with a second LP, "Between Two Words," and tour bringing the group to the Empire Rock Club tonight. WMMR (93.3/FM) carries the midnight set live."
Digitized March 15, 2023 from Maxell XL-II 60. Flac files from .wavs
I was talking about radio shows with one of our Beloved Voodoo Wagon Audience, and discovered he had a stack of cassettes with local broadcasts from the Philadelphia area. He shipped a few of 'em out west to me, and I'm digitizing and sharing them here on VW. We're going to call this the "Sam Elliot's Mustache Collection," and all thanks go to our blog-friend for hanging on to these recordings for almost forty years. We're going to work our way through his collection over the few months. Upcoming shows include the Bullet Boys, Jason & the Scorchers, and Robert Hazard...and a special bunch of SUPER RARE radio shows direct from the original syndicated reel-to-reels.
The first one up is San Francisco's Wire Train. I remember running into main Train Kevin Hunter in the cafeteria at S.F. State, when the band went by The Renegades. After the first album, all new members except for Hunter were recruited to record the second LP.
Rock n' Roll Geography Lesson:
The Empire Rock Club was in the music business roughly 1983-1990. Located at 7015 E. Roosevelt Boulevard, the building is still standing and in recent years has been a Bingo Hall, discount mattress store, and a beer distributor.
The Empire Rock Club was in the music business roughly 1983-1990. Located at 7015 E. Roosevelt Boulevard, the building is still standing and in recent years has been a Bingo Hall, discount mattress store, and a beer distributor.
