Revolutionary because the old vinyl which I am going to play before you goes round and round in the sense of recycling - I buy most of it secondhand in cheapo-cheapo record stores around Europe and elsewhere, scouring the bins...

And finally, revolutionary because that is the nature of my politics. Activism (musical and otherwise), and dissent as a principle of life.

My programmes (one per month, with luck) will operate on the principle of "maxi musique - mini bla-bla". Most of the tracks speak for themselves. If you want further information, I have set up this website, for the purpose of giving lyrics, notes, historical annotations etc for each of the items contained in my radio shows. You can also write to me at the address below.

The tracks are taken from an archive of black vinyl that I have accumulated over the past 40 years. Some of it political, some of it radical, some of it songs of the heart. Songs of love and liberation. The first programme was produced for Mayday 2010.

My programmes run for about 30 minutes. I hope you enjoy them.

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Playlists for Ed Emery’s Revolutionary Radio Show @ SOAS Radio

Website: www.soasradio.org

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PLAYLIST – Programme No. 1

01. Four green fields – The Flying Column – Vogue/Emerald-Gem GES 1059 – 1971

02. Message from Albert – Albert Ayler – "New Grass" – EMI-Impulse SIPL519 – 1968

03. New generation – The Soul Singers – "New Grass" – EMI-Impulse SIPL519 – 1968

04. Parchman Farm – Mose Allison – DETAILS

05. The message – Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five – Sugar Hill SHL117 – 1982

06. Joe McCann – Christie Moore – "The Iron Behind the Velvet" – DETAILS

07. La Lega – "Bella Ciao " – Dischi del Sole – 1976 – DETAILS

08. Longshot (Kick de bucket) – The Pioneers – "Long Shot" – Trojan RBL103

09. Miserere my maker – Alfred Deller – "Alfred Deller: Purcell, Bach, Handel, Buxtehude, Campian" – Decca Grandi Voci 411661, 1984

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PLAYLIST – Programme No. 2

01. The Oul' Alarm Clock – Brendan Behan – “Easter Week and After: Songs of the IRA” – Topic 12T44 – 1960

02. Little Rootie-Tootie – Thelonius Monk – “Monk's Moods” – Esquire 32-119 – 1954

03. Train ride to Rainbow City – The Pyramids – “Sounds like Ska” – Joy Records JOY 125 – 1968.

04. My little sister – Michelle Shocked – “The Texas Campfire Tapes” – Cooking Vinyl COOK 02 – 1986

05. How can you keep on moving? – Ry Cooder – “Into the Purple Valley” – Warner Reprise K44142 – 1971

06. Rocky road to Dublin – The Dubliners – DETAILS

07. Sonny's lettah – Linton Kwesi Johnson – “Forces of Victory” – Island Records ILPS 9566 – 1979

08. Monika wants to be an engineer – The Flying Pickets – “Lost Boys” – 10 Records – 1984

09. Fujiyama Mama – Wanda Jackson – “Pioneers of Rock: Vol. 2” – Starline SRS5120 – n.d.

10. True blues – The Last Poets – “Jazzoetry” – Douglas Records ADLP6001 – 1976

11. The parting glass – Joe Homes and Len Graham – “After Dawning: Traditional songs, ballads and lilts from the North of Ireland” – Topic 12TS401 – 1979

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PLAYLIST – Programme No. 3

01. Duerme, negrito – Atahualpa Yupanqui – Le Chant du Monde – LDXS 4394 – n.d.

02. Gedanken über die Rote Fahne – Sogenanntes Linksradikales Blasorchester – L'Orchestra – OLPS 55006 – n.d.

03. Bella Ciao – Giovanna Daffini – Dischi del sole 7926561 – 1989

04. Liberation dance – Abdullah Ibrahim – Denon Records – YX 7537 ND/S – 1978

05. To gelasto paidhi – Maria Farandouri – Broadside Records BRS 311 – 1970

06. Nella testa di Nicola – A. Virgilio Savona – Dischi del Zodiaco VPA 8163 – 1972

07. Grandola Vila Morena – José Alfonso – Dischi del Zodiaco VPA 8219 – 1971

08. MacAlpine's Fusiliers – The Dubliners – Polydor SPEMC 63 – 1974

09. Jose Campos Torres – Gil Scott-Heron – Arista Records AL 8301 – 1978

10. Red Flag – Robert Wyatt – Rough Trade Records – Rough 35 – n.d.

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PLAYLIST – Programme No. 4

01. Something new in Africa [Mokonotela] – Solven Whistlers – Decca LK 4292 – 1959

02. The leaving of Belfast – The Men of No Property – “Ballads from Behind the Barricades” – Resistance Records RES1002 – 1971

03. Carta a los obreros portuarios – the Grupo Musical Teatro Narren from Stockholm – “Lettre du Chili aux dockers du monde entier” – Cedrec Records ES 29 – n.d. probably c.1975

04. Ludlow Massacre – Rambling Jack Elliott – “Talking Woody Guthrie” – Topic 12 T 93 – 1957

05. Poor Old Soldier – Hattie Gemmill and Stuart Graham – recorded at SOAS Radio in 2010

06. Pee Pee Cluck Cluck – Toots and the Maytals – DETAILS

07. Devento mata in fabbrica – Gruppo musicale del comitato per il salario al lavoro domestico di Padova – “Canti di donne in lotta” – CS-LD-PD 01 – n.d.

08. Nixon’s visit to Cairo – 1974 – Sheikh Imam of Cairo – “Le Cheikh Imam chante Negm”, Le Chant du Monde LDX 74543, 1976

09. Judischer Todessang [“Jewish death song”] – DETAILS

10. World turned upside down (Diggers’ Song) – Dick Gaughan – DETAILS

11. Sh baby – Rory McLeod – DETAILS

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PLAYLIST – Programme No. 5

01. Judge Dread – Prince Buster – FABulous Greatest Hits – Melodisc MS1 – 1967

02. Gare au gorille – Georges Brassens Georges Brassens 1 – Philips 77.847 IL – c.1956

03. Take me home – Rory McLeod – Footsteps and Heartbeats – Cooking Vinyl – Cook 018 – 1989

04. Mexicano Americano – Los Pinguinos del Norte – Chulas Fronteras – Arhoolie 3005 – 1976

05. Hapo Zamani – Miriam Makeba – Welela – Philips 838 208-1 – 1989

06. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy – Andrews Sisters – The Very Best of the Andrews Sisters – MCA Records MCL 1635 – 1981

07. Clever Trevor – Ian Dury – New Boots and Panties – Stiff Records 6.23 511 – 1977

08. Ford Strike Song – Ed Emery and members of the Ford (UK) Workers’ Combine – F(UK)WC 001 – 1979

09. The Deportees – ? Baez AGREED ORDER – FIND

10. John Maclean march – The Laggan – DETAILS

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PLAYLIST – Programme No. 6

01. Min xechnas ton Oropo - Mikis Theodorakis - "Mikis Theodorakis - Ta Traghoudhia tou Agona" - Minos MSM 217 - September 1974

02. Li Bagoke – Suna Alan – Recorded at St Ethelburga's Church, November 2011.

03. Johnston's motor car – Dominic Behan – "Easter Week and After: Songs of the IRA" - Topic 12T44 - 1960

04. Rednecks – Randy Newman – "Good Old Boys" - WEA Records - K54022 - 1974

05. Equal Rights – Peter Tosh - "Equal Rights" - Columbia - 34670 - 1977

06. Tammurriata dell'Alfasud – Gruppo Operaio 'e Zezi di Pomigliano d'Arco - Tammurruata dell'Alfasud - I Dischi del Sole - DS 1072/74 - 1976

07. 16 Shells from a 30-6 – Tom Waits – "Swordfishtrombones" - Island Records - ILPS9762 - 1983

08. Carabina 30 30 – Jorge Saldana and Los Mayas, L. Navarrete - Chants de la Rèvolution Mexicaine - Le Chant du Monde - LDX 4309 - n.d.

09. Baksheesh love – Rory McLeod -

10. The band played Waltzing Matilda – June Tabor – "Airs and Graces" - Topic Records - 12TS298 - 1976

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PLAYLIST – Programme No. 7

01. Blue Monk - Thelonius Monk – Monk’s Moods: Thelonius Monk Trios, Esquire Records 32-119 - 1954

02 The Partisan – Leonard Cohen – Songs from a Room – Columbia PC9767 - 1969

03. Mr President - Randy Newman – Good Old Boys – Warner Reprise K54022 - 1974

04. Iko Iko – Dr John – Dr John’s Gumbo – Atlantic K40384 - 1972

05. The Lion and Albert - Stanley Holloway – The World of Stanley Holloway – Argo SPA/A 199, 1971

06. Home soldier, home - The Men of No Property – Ireland – The fight goes on: New Irish Political Ballads – Resistance Records RES 1003

07. Don't let them drop that atomic bomb on me - Charles Mingus – Mingus Oh Yeah – Atlantic SD 1377 - 1962

08. Die Stasi-Ballade - Wolf Biermann - "Aah-ja!" - CBS 80 188 – 1974

09. 51st Highland Division's Farewell to Sicily – The Whistlebinkies – Freedom Come All Ye: The songs and poems of Hamish Henderson – Claddagh Records CCA7 – 1977

10. Strange fruit - Billie Holiday - London - 6.24055 – 1979

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PLAYLIST – Programme No. 8

01. Go down Moses – Paul Robeson – Paul Robeson’s Treasure Chest – Philips – GBL 5559 – no date

02. Lucille – Snooks Eagling

03. The married men – Phoebe Snow Against the Grain: Phoeve Snow – CBS 82915 – 1978

04. Synnefoula – Dionysios Savvopoulos

05. Der Fuehrer’s face – Spike Jones and his City Slickers

06. Rights of Man – The Chieftains

07. Baba-ye – Mahlathini

08. Old tyme dancing – Joyce Grenfell

09. Pick up tha’ musket – Stanley Holloway

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PLAYLIST – Programme No. 9

01. Country Life – The Watersons “For pence and spicy ale” – Topic Records 12TS265 – 1975.

02. Lanigan’s Ball – Christy Moore – “The Time Has Come” on Green Linnet records ‎– SIF 3303 – 1983.

03. The rocky road to Dublin – The Dubliners – 1963.

04. The elements song – Tom Lehrer – “An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer” – Warner 1959.

05. Oropos – Yorgos Batis – 1933.

06. The laughing policeman - Charles Penrose – Columbia records – 1926 [Penned by his wife Mabel.]

07. John Thomas Allcock – Ivor Biggun – Dead Badger Records – BOPA 3 – 1981.

08. ’Ullo John, gotta new motor? – Alexei Sayle – Springtime Records CAK 1 – 1982.

09. True Blues – The Last Poets – “Jazzoetry” – Douglas Records – AD 6001 – 1976.

10. Hurricane Carter – Bob Dylan – “Desire – Songs of Redemption” – CBS 86003 – 1975.

11. Disperato erotico stomp – Lucio Dalla – “Com’è profondo il mare” – RCA Italiana – PL 31321 – 1977.

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