WESN Show #59 - September 9, 2021

Champaign-Urbana Scene Vol. 3: 1980-1986
ARTIST	TRACK	LABEL	YEAR
The Vertebrats	Any Day Now	Pogo	1982
The Martyrs	Spur Of The Moment	SWAB	1982
Turning Curious	Three Sisters	Relapse	1985
Nines	Holiday	Pogo	1982
Last Gentlemen	One Possession	Landmark Bros.	1985
The Outnumbered	Sit With Me In The Dark	Homestead	1985
The Edge	Karen	Pogo	1982
Talltrees	You're The One For Me	Pogo	1982
Combo Audio	Military English	EMI America	1983
Contraband	See You Tonight	Pogo	1982
The Elvis Brothers	Movin' Up	Portrait	1983
Nix 86	Secretary	Record Service	1984
Otis and the Elevators	Foolish Man	Smoking Munchkins	1986
Adrian Belew	The Momur	Island	1982
Rocking Clones	No Girl	Edible	1981
The Invisible Parrots *	Watching People Dance	Pogo	1982
The Rave	You're Coming Back	Record Service	1980

* The Invisible Parrots were actually from Bloomington-Normal.

WESN Show #43 - Mar. 5, 2020

Central Illinois Compilation Tracks 1979-1982

ARTIST	TRACK	ALBUM	LABEL	YEAR	TOWN / CITY
The Martyrs	Offtrax	Stabs In The Dark	Pogo	1982	Champaign-Urbana
The Vertebrats	Left In The Dark	Battle Of The Garages	Voxx	1981	Champaign-Urbana
Slink Rand Group	All Night Long	Pointy Feet Beat	GDS	1979	Champaign-Urbana
B-Lovers	Spark	Stabs In The Dark	Pogo	1982	Champaign-Urbana
Chapter IV	Don't Stop That Love	Central Illinois Rocks	Starstream	1981	Springfield
Uptown	Real Sweet	106 Basement Tapes	WWCT	1981	Peoria
The Edge	Karen	Stabs In The Dark	Pogo	1982	Champaign-Urbana
Kris Lewis	Maybe Not Today	Heartland USA	Prairie SUN	1981	Peoria
Boe Perry & The Magnum Force	I'm Not Telling	Central Illinois' Best Rock	Starstream	1982	Springfield
Street Wise	Never Made My Move Too Soon	Pointy Feet Beat	GDS	1979	Peoria
J.P. Enterprizes	Get Back	Central Illinois' Best Rock	Starstream	1982	Springfield
Kool Ray & The Polaroidz	Without Her	Central Illinois' Best Rock	Starstream	1982	Peoria
Prana	I Don't Care Anymore	Pointy Feet Beat	GDS	1979	Carbondale
The Jerks	Telstar	Heartland USA	Prairie SUN	1981	LaSalle-Peru

WESN Show #10 - Jan. 31, 2019

Diamonds In The Rough:  1978-1983

ARTIST	TRACK	LABEL	YEAR	TOWN / CITY
Kevin Lee & Heartbeat	Tonight	Rogers Park	1981	Bloomington-Normal
Kool Ray and the Polaroidz	I Heard You Fell	Stuff	1980	Peoria
The Jerks	So Lifelike	ABF	1980	LaSalle-Peru
Graham Walker	Pink Sound	WWCT 106	1981	Pekin
Food and Money	No Bones	Triaxe	1980	Springfield
Nines	Holiday	Pogo	1981	Champaign-Urbana
Screams	Paper Dolls	Infinity	1979	Pekin
The Vertebrats	Diamonds In The Rough (Nineteen)	Vb	1980	Champaign-Urbana
The Names	It's A Miracle	Numero Group	1979	Rockford
The Jets	Paper Girl	Twin Tone	1978	Pekin
Kriss Lewis Group	Time Will Tell	WWCT 106	1981	Peoria
Contra-Band	See You Tonight	Chance	1982	Champaign-Urbana
Lay-Z	More And More	Lay-Z	1982	Peoria
The Elvis Brothers	Fire In The City	Epic	1983	Champaign-Urbana
The Uptown Rulers	Tell Me Where You're At	Red Scare	1982	Bloomington-Normal
Combo Audio	Romanticide	Secret	1982	Champaign-Urbana

Extras

THE JERKS

KEVIN LEE & HEARTBEAT

VERTEBRATS

THE UPTOWN RULERS

KOOL RAY & THE POLAROIDZ

FOOD AND MONEY