S5E239 - Be-Bop Deluxe 'Sunburst Finish' with Bill Burns

Founded in Wakefield, West Yorkshire UK in 1972 by singer/guitarist Bill Nelson, Be-Bop Deluxe were a band that combined art-rock, glam and prog with a healthy dose of heavy metal guitar heroics. OG BBD fan Bill Burns joins us as we unpack their sonically stunning 1976 album, 'Sunburst Finish'.

Songs featured in this episode: Anemone - The Brian Jonestown Massacre; Stay Young - Bill Nelson's Red Noise; Sickle Clowns - The Pretty Things; Axe Victim - Be-Bop Deluxe; Matte Kudasai - King Crimson; Good Times Roll - The Cars; Wah-Wah Galaxy No. 1 - Bill Nelson; Fair Exchange - Be-Bop Deluxe; At Night In Dreams - White Denim; Heavenly Homes, Ships In The Night - Be-Bop Deluxe; Watch That Man - David Bowie; Crying To The Sky - Be-Bop Deluxe; Apache - The Shadows; Sleep That Burns - Be-Bop Deluxe; Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles; Maid In Heaven, Beauty Secrets, Life In The Air Age, Like An Old Blues - Be-Bop Deluxe; Hercules - Elton John; Crystal Gazing - Be-Bop Deluxe; Penny Lane - The Beatles; Silly Love Songs - Paul McCartney and Wings; Baby's On Fire, 2/1 (Music For Airports) - Brian Eno; The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprise - DEVO; Blazing Apostles - Be-Bop Deluxe; Great White Buffalo - Ted Nugent; Blazing Apostles - Be-Bop Deluxe (Live, Grand Theatre, Leeds 14 Feb 1977)

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