Thank goodness for the legitimate album-oriented-rock radio station of our childhood. The Metromedia Radio outlet in Philadelphia, FM-93.3 WMMR, sister station to the gone-but-not-forgotten FM-102.7 WNEW in New York, which was way-better than the totally overhyped other rock station in that city, FM-95.7 WPLJ, which had a playlist that basically consisted of maybe 50 or 100 songs — all the tired cliches, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, bombastic big-names, never any room for the complete spectrum of what rock could be. On the other hoof, WMMR & WNEW were able to present a reasonably eclectic roster of bands: The Police, Elvis Costello, Dire Straits, you-name-it. Graham Parker was also among those getting some spins on the air, and here’s one you could listen to on WMMR & WNEW, but never on WPLJ.
Gotta get out of here early today, going to Chavez Ravine to mix & mingle with the béisbol loving hoi polloi. Here’s some stuff from PennNat & Turfway…
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