BBC Rock Hour 246
Red Rider
LW's Scheduled Broadcast Week Of November 15, 1981
Red Rider
LW's Scheduled Broadcast Week Of November 15, 1981
Recorded at:
Cincinnati, Ohio
Unknown venue & date
possibly Riverfront Stadium
Cincinnati, OH
October 16, 1981
or
Millett Hall
Oxford, Ohio
September 19, 1981
01 Mark Parenteau - BBC Rock Hour 246 Intro
02 Red Rider - Cowboys In Hong Kong (As Far As Siam)
03 Red Rider - Laughing Man
04 Mark Parenteau - BBC Rock Hour 246 Break
05 Commercial - Dannon Yogurt
06 Commercial - Budweiser (Quarterflash)
07 Red Rider - Don't Fight It
08 Red Rider - Thru The Curtain
09 Red Rider - How's My Little Girl Tonight
10 Red Rider - White Hot
11 Mark Parenteau - BBC Rock Hour 246 Break
12 Red Rider - Only Game In Town
13 Red Rider - Iron In The Soul
14 Mark Parenteau - BBC Rock Hour 246 Break
15 Commercial - Budweiser (Quarterflash)
16 Commercial - Dannon
17 Red Rider - What Have You Got To Do (To Get Off Tonight)
18 Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe
19 Mark Parenteau - BBC Rock Hour 246 Outro
Runout grooves:
BBC Rock Hr. 246 - A Red Rider
BBC Rock Hr. 246 - B
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Note: the cue sheet has errors in the song order. No venue or date is mentioned.
Red Rider opened for the Beach Boys at the Riverfront Coliseum on October 16, 1981. That's close to the broadcast date of November 15, 1981, so it's a possible date and venue for this show. I've included the print ad in the Artwork folder.
UPDATE:
Our pal Sam Eliot's Mustache just pointed out that Red Rider opened for the Kinks at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio on September 19, 1981. That's 35 miles outside of Cincinnati, so it's also a possible source of this show.
This is another of those "much bigger back east than out here on the west coast bands." I was aware of Red Rider and heard a few songs, but they didn't get much airplay in San Francisco.
I couldn't track down any concerts in the Bay Area during 1981, either, but that may be because a search for "Red Rider" also pulls up "the full line of Gabriel Shocks Hi-jackers Adjustable "E" Red Riders," a popular line of aftermarket car parts. I found some record reviews for their LP but nothing to indicate they played any gigs out here in 1981.
But in Cincinnati, they opened for the Beach Boys at a 52,000 seat sports arena, which is a high-profile gig. I see that autumn they also opened for the Kinks in Philadelphia and the Jefferson Starship in Florida.
So, this is one band I don't know...but anyone east of the Mississippi is likely to remember them.
Oh...and before I forget... in our quest to track down who the heck is that on the Budweiser commercials... I think this one is Quarterflash. A long sax solo and a female singer, and 1981 release date... all of that says "Quarterflash" to me. But I need to hear from Our Beloved Audience here at the V-Wagon! What do you think?
Red Rider again, thank you!
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