Show Notes
The MOJO Record Club decamps to Toyah and Robert Fripp’s kitchen to remember lockdown rock-outs, revisit Bowie’s liminal zones in Berlin and Milton Keynes, and discover the surprising connections between King Crimson and The Shaggs! Plus new albums from Bob Dylan and Califone.
Tracklisting:
1. 'Supermen', written by David Bowie, and originally released on Mercury Records in 1970 2. 'My Pal Foot Foot', composed by Dorothy Wiggin, arranged by The Shaggs and originally released on Third World Records in 1969 3. ‘ox-eye’, written by Tim Rutili and released on Jealous Butcher Records 4. 'Watching The River Flow', Bob Dylan / Leon Russell collaboration, released by Columbia Records in 1971
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