I started Distraction Radio (playing all of my vinyl in alphabetical order, 19 albums at a time) to keep me distracted in the depths of the lockdown.  I wondered at the time if I would get through the whole record collection before I went back to work (and I hoped things would return to normal …

Sunday 30th August  22.00hrs Plague Tapes #58 comes to you as we see out this dissappointing August.   We are in some spike or surge, we won’t get distracted by the nomclature.We stick to our format.  One hour of tunes from Dr. Groove and Andrew gives us the news. News with Andrew, discusses where we are …

This week I got a bit carried away and accidentally played 20 Seven Inches instead of the usual 19 (it would have been 21 if my copy of Madonna’s Get Into the Groove would have played without skipping all over the gaff).  There are a few splits and comps in the bunch so you, the …

  New Week, New Show, 19 more Seven Inches, let’s go.  This week the record player isn’t messin too much so any records that sound lo-fi were recorded that way! Tune in for: Fag Enablerz Faith No More The Fall-Outs Flathead Fireballs of Freedom   Fireballs of Freedom Firehose Flagpolers Desolation Sound (from the Flagpolers …

New Week, New Show, loads more 7 Inches, Let’s go. This week has been a labour of love.  I recorded the whole show only to realise there was a problem with the needle and the audio quality was not up to spec.  (I am aware of the feedback whine that comes when the music is …

Alright we are on the home stretch, the 7 Inches.  As before A to Z, but as a change of format I am going to let the music do the talking so no vocal links.  Just 19 seven inches worth of music.  I’ll also include discogs links to all of the records played to give …