Mal at the Beeb Vol. 3

Mal Thursday winds up a three-part journey into the BBC vaults with another star-studded episode heavy on the British Beat. Featuring 30 minutes of bonus tracks. Presented in Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 13 November 2025. Thumbnail by UnitedWorldMedia. 

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Playlist:
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates: Shakin' All Over
The Hollies: Nitty Gritty/Something's Got a Hold on Me
Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages: Good Golly Miss Molly
The Animals: Jailhouse Rock
The Beatles: I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry Over You/The Hippy Hippy Shake
The Rolling Stones: Come on/Cops and Robbers
Lulu & The Luvvers: Surprise Surprise
The Pretty Things: Roadrunner
The Yardbirds: I Wish You Would/Jeff's Boogie (bed)
The Troggs: Wild Thing/From Home
Manfred Mann: The One in the Middle
Dusty Springfield: Little by Little
The Small Faces: Lazy Sunday/All or Nothing
The Mindbenders: All Night Worker
Spencer Davis Group: It's Gonna Work Out Fine
The Who: My Generation/The Good's Gone
Manfred Mann: My Generation (bed)
The Zombies: Just Out of Reach/Tell Her No
The Moody Blues: And My Baby's Gone/Stop
Peter & Gordon: Wrong from the Start 
The Kinks: See My Friends/Waterloo Sunset
Jeff Beck: Tallyman
The Move: Night of Fear/So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star
Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich: Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)
The Marmalade: Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'
The Artwoods: Steady Gettin' It (bed)
The Yardbirds: Think About It
The Troggs: Night of the Long Grass
Pink Floyd: Jugband Blues
Cream: Sunshine of Your Love
Jimi Hendrix Experience: Love or Confusion
Procol Harum: Kaleidoscope
Led Zeppelin: Communication Breakdown
David Bowie: Memory of a Free Festival Pt. 2
The Moody Blues: Go Now

Bonus Tracks:
Faces: Maybe I'm Amazed
Free: All Right Now
Tyrannosaurus Rex: By the Light of a Magical Moon
Mott the Hoople: The Moon Upstairs
Thin Lizzy: Whiskey in the Jar
Jethro Tull: Living in the Past

Mal at the Beeb Vol. 2

Mal Thursday is back in the BBC archives, digging out more magnificent mono masters from the vaults. Featuring alternate performances of four dozen classics from a who's who of British beat groups. Presented in Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted 6 November 2025.

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Playlist:
The Rolling Stones: Roll Over Beethoven/Route 66
The Beatles: I Just Don't Understand/Baby It's You
The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night/Where Have All the Good Times Gone
The Zombies: She's Not There/Just Out of Reach
The Yardbirds: I'm a Man/Train Kept a-Rollin'
The Pretty Things: L.S.D./Midnight to Six Man
Them: All for Myself/Here Comes the Night
Spencer Davis Group: Keep on Running/Gimme Some Lovin'
The Hollies: Nobody/Bus Stop
The Small Faces: You Need Loving/One Night Stand
The Animals: It's My Life/Bring It on Home to Me
Manfred Mann: Watch Your Step/Pretty Flamingo
The Small Faces: Coming Home (bed)
Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders: The Game of Love
Tony Jackson Group: Never Leave Your Baby's Side
Marianne Faithfull: Come and Stay with Me
Herman's Hermits: Tallyman
Status Quo: Gloria
The Easybeats: Sorry
The Bee Gees: To Love Somebody
The Attack: Come on Up
Deep Purple: Hey Joe
Paul Jones: I've Been a Bad, Bad Boy
Manfred Mann: Sweet Pea (bed)
The Who: Pictures of Lily/Substitute
The Move: Useless Information/Stop and Get a Hold of Myself
Lulu: Shout/To Sir With Love
Jimi Hendrix Experience: Manic Depression/Radio One
Cream: I Feel Free/Tales of Brave Ulysses
Jeff Beck: Hi Ho Silver Lining

Brian Matthew with The Beatles, 1965

Mal's Birthday/Engagement Show at Knomad 11/22

Satturday November 22nd at Knomad in Austin, Texas, come celebrate Mal's birthday and engagement to Ms. Rene Perry with David Fore (Bubble Puppy, The Eggmen) and Friends, Mal Thursday Quintet, and The Soulphonics. FREE! 
 

2̶0̶2̶4̶ 2025 Halloween Special

 It's Halloween time again at stately Thursday Manor, with Mal Thursday spinning nearly four hours of heavy duty All Hallows Eve hits for you. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 21 October 2024, and in different form in 2016, 2014, 2009, and 2007.

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See Mal Thursday Quintet Saturday November 22nd at Knomad in Austin, Texas with The Soulphonics and David Fore & Friends.

Playlist:
The Out Sect: Soggy
The Dahmers: On Halloween
The Mystrys: Witch Girl
The Meteors: The Corpse Grinder
The Graveyard Five: The Marble Orchard
Lyres: Running Through the Night
Roky Erickson: I Walked with a Zombie
The Bama Lamas: Hungry Teeenage Wolf
The Goldstars: Leave Me Alone (A Halloween Song)
The Sellwoods: Jack-o-Lantern Blues
Spinal Tap: Saucy Jack
Mal Thursday Quintet: Pub of Fear
The High Frequencies: It's Alive
Agent Twang: Ghost Train
The Fleshtones: Return to the Haunted House
The Vooduo: House on Haunted Hill
Count Stephen: Spooky
The Gravedigger V: It’s Spooky
The Ramones: Pet Sematary
Del Ricos: Voodoo
The Cramps: Zombie Dance
The Seeds: Creepin' About
1313 Mockingbird Lane: Dig Her Up
Action Andy & The Hi-Tones: Black Widow
The A-Bones: Spooks a-Poppin' Theme
Chuck Berry: Trick or Treat
Torn Down Units: Lost on Ghost Road
Drac & The Swamp Rats: Haunt Your Girlfriend
Larry & The Blue Notes: Night of the Phantom
The Move: Night of Fear (BBC)
Mickey Finn: Night Comes Down
The Turtles: Grim Reaper of Love
Shouting Thomas & The Torments: Dead Man Slide
The Fleshtones: The Haunted Hipster/I Was a Teenage Zombie
Stud Cole: The Witch
Donovan: Season of the Witch
The Sonics: The Witch
The Lollipop Shoppe: You Must Be a Witch
The Radiacs: She’s My Witch
Nox Boys: The Witch
The N Betweens: Evil Witch Man
The Circus: Burn Witch Burn
The Moving Sidewalks: Crimson Witch
Super Session: Season of the Witch
The Eyes: When the Night Falls
The Standells: Blackhearted Woman
Painted Faces: Blackhearted Susan
PF Sloan: Halloween Mary
The Minus Five: Lies of the Living Dead
The Phantom Five: Graveyard
Heinz & The Wild Boys: Big Fat Spider
The Apollos: It’s a Monster
The Stems: She’s a Monster
The Sharks: Dracula’s Daughter
Screaming Lord Sutch: Jack the Ripper
Thee  Headcoats: The Strangler of Boston Town
The Bugs: Strangler in the Night/Albert,Albert
Thee  Cormans: Werewolves in Heels
Zacherle: Happy Halloween
Lon Chaney Jr.: The Maddest Story Ever Told
The Fuzztones: Happy Halloween
The Swingin' Neckbreakers: No Costume No Candy
Captain Clegg & The Night Creatures: Zombie a Go Go
The Tombstones: Black Cat
The Outsiders: Haunted by Your Love
The Moontrekkers: Night of the Vampire
Roky Erickson & The Aliens: Creature with the Atom Brain
The Cramps: Creature from the Black Leather Lagoon
Ronnie Cook & The Gaylads: Goo Goo Muck
The Frantics: Werewolf
The Bomboras: A Fistful of Terror
The Seeds: Evil Hoodoo
Manfred Mann: Hubble Bubble Toil and Trouble
Q65: I Got Nightmares
The Skunks: You Scare Me
The Malarians: No
The Born Losers: Werewolves on Wheels
The Last Word: Sleepy Hollow

Mal at the Beeb

 Mal Thursday presents a romp through the BBC archives as this week's show consists of songs recorded for broadcast on the Beeb between 1963 and 1973. One classic after another. In semi-chronological order. The least obscure episode in years! Presented primarily in Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 23 October 2025.

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Playlist:
The Beatles: Some Other Guy
The Rolling Stones: The Last Time
The Yardbirds: I'm Not Talking
The Pretty Things: Don't Bring Me Down
Them: Gloria
The Animals: We Gotta Get Out of This Place
The Kinks: Till the End of the Day
The Small Faces: Whatcha Gonna Do About It
The Who: Radio One Theme/Run Run Run
Lulu & The Luvvers: I'll Come Running Over
The Zombies: What More Can I Do
The Rolling Stones: 2120 South Michigan Avenue (bed)
Manfred Mann: Groovin'
The Hollies: Set Me Free
Hermans Hermits: Ain't That Just Like a Woman
The Merseybeats: Good Good Lovin'
Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders: Sticks and Stones
The Nashville Teens: Tobacco Road
Spencer Davis Group: Watch Your Step
Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich: Hold Tight
Paul & Ritchie: Circles
The Yardbirds: Shapes of Things
Cream: I'm So Glad
Staus Quo: Pictures of Matchstick Men
Traffic: Dear Mr. Fantasy
The Pretty Things: Walking Through My Dreams
The Troggs: I Can't Control Myself
The Bee Gees: In My Own Time
The Easybeats: Friday on My Mind
Jimi Hendrix Experience: Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?
The Move: Stephanie Knows Who
Deep Purple: Hush
Fleetwood Mac: Albatross (bed)/Oh Well
Jethro Tull: My Sunday Feeling
Led Zeppelin: Traveling Riverside Blues
Mott the Hoople: Death May Be Your Santa Claus
Faces: The Stealer
T. Rex: The Slider
David Bowie & The Spiders from Mars: Rock 'n' Roll Suicide

Careful

 Mal Thursday is back with a painstaking episode where the Word of the Week is Careful: all songs with Care, Full, or Careful in the title. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 16 October 2025.

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Playlist:
The Golliwogs: You Better Be Careful
Bo Diddley: You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care)
The Run-A-Rounds: I Couldn't Care Less
The Gaunga Dyns: No One Cares
The Gants: My Baby Don't Care
Thor's Hammer: I Don't Care
Christopher & The Chaps: They Just Don't Care
The Byrds: She Don't Care About Time
Ken & The Fourth Dimension: See If I Care
The Front Line: I Don't Care
The Light Brigade: Baby You Don't Care
Love Inc.: She Don't Care About Me
The Dirty Shames: I Don't Care
Lulu: Gentle Care radio spot
The Chantays: Only If You Care
Our Gang: Careless Love
The Brass Buttons: Hell Will Take Care of Her

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Mouse & The Traps: You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care)/Nobody Cares
Bobby Fuller Four: (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care
Joe Barry: I'm a Fool to Care
Willie Nelson: I Never Cared for You
Homer: I Never Cared for You

The Buckinghams: Don't You Care
The Alan Bown Set: I Really Really Care
Miki Dallon & The Sorrows: Care About You
Them: Nobody Cares
The Ro-D-Ys: You'd Better Take Care of Yourself
The Ramones: I Don't Care
The Reverberations: Why Should I Care
Dee Rangers: Like She Don't Care
The Modern Lovers: Someone I Care About 
The Sick Rose: I Don't Care
The Sound Reasons: If I Cared
Elizabeth: You Should Be More Careful
The Tikis: Careful What You Say
The Royal Shadels: Be Careful with Your Car-full
The Impalas: Spoonful
Untamed Youth: Full Blown 426 Hemi
Thee Sixpence: Heart Full of Rain
The Yardbirds: Heart Full of Soul
Big Star: Take Care

Anxious Colors

It's a rock n' roll feast for the ears, eyes, and mind on this multi-hued episode of The Mal Thursday Show. The first hour is all songs with black or white in the title, while the songs in second hour are in full color. Presented in Living Monophonic and Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 11 June 2020.

Thanks for listening.

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 Playlist:
Painted Faces: Anxious Color
Los Bravos: Black is Black (Negro es Negro)
The Rolling Stones: Paint It Black
The Beatles: Baby's in Black
The Fifth Order: Little Black Egg
MC5: Black to Comm
The Meteors: Ballad of a Blackhearted Man
Tim Hardin: Black Sheep Boy
The Kinks: Big Black Smoke
The Cramps: Color Me Black
The Ventures: Black Sand Beach
Ken Nordine: White
The Painted Ship: I Told Those Little White Lies
The Standells: Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White
The RPMs: White Lightning (It's Frightening)
Jefferson Airplane: White Rabbit (Live Fillmore '68)
The Cinders: Barbara White
The Velvet Underground: White Light White Heat (45 Version)
X: White Girl (Single Mix)
Billy Idol: White Wedding (Single Edit)
The Caravelles: Lovin' Just My Style
The Blues Company: Experiment in Color
Love: She Comes in Colors
The AmboyDukes: Colors
The Deep: Color Dreams
The Colors of Night: The Colors of Night
Johnny Thompson Quintet: Color Me Columbus
Mongo Santamaria: Green Onions
Fred Neil: Green Rocky Road
The Kingsmen: Long Green
The Lemon Pipers: Green Tambourine
The Bees: Voices Green and Purple
Donovan: Mellow Yellow (BBC)
The Music Machine: Double Yellow Line
Johnny & The Hurricanes: Red River Rock
The Jolly Green Giants: Caught You Red-Handed
Mott The Hoople: Long Red
The Savages: Roses are Red
Sam & Dave: Soul Sister Brown Sugar
Chuck Berry: Brown-Eyed Handsome Man
Chicago: Fancy Colors
Donovan: Colours
The Knights of the Road: The Color of Dream
Ken Nordine: Black
Fleetwood Mac: Black Magic Woman
Painted Faces: Black Hearted Susan
Cream: White Room (Single Edit)
The Monkees: Shades of Grey