Title: Roygbiv (recordings From The Bbc)
Artist: Man or Astroman
Label: Chunklet
Product Type: 7-INCH SINGLE
UPC: 657628448914
Genre: Rock

Chunklet Industries is proud to announce a breakthrough in broadcasting technology. For the first time, the BBC working hand-in-hand with intergalactic audio pioneers Man... or Astro-Man? present to you seven volumes of their famed U.K. radio sessions recorded between 1994 and 1997. "Even at the time, it felt implausible that Man... or Astro-Man? would do over a dozen sessions at the mighty British Broadcasting Company. Initially it was the legendary John Peel who had the band on his Radio 1 show-six times between 1993 and 2000-after Birdstuff sent him a postcard ordering him never to play the band. Peel allegedly had a shrine to our Auburn heroes at his country estate, and while we believe that to be true, we've yet to see photographic evidence. The list of bands that recorded a session for Peel (neé Ravenscroft) is mind boggling and estimable. Most American bands would be lucky to record a single Peel session. For Astro-Man? to have played as much as they did at his request is an indisputable testament to the band's fevered devotion to performing. But also, let's be honest: John Peel had pretty great taste. As reference, The Fall performed on Peel's show more than 25 times between 1977, a year after the band was formed, and the death of leader Mark E. Smith in 2018. The fact that a decidedly obtuse and dorky band from Auburn, Alabama, would perform on Peel's show more times than The Jesus Lizard, Fugazi, and Nirvana combined is proof positive that Astro-Man truly put in the work... especially on the British airwaves. What the BBC documented in it's studios peppered across the country was a band that evolved in plain view from a spazzy surf band into a shit-hot post-punk powerhouse. More than a decade ago, with my daughter, still in diapers, resting on my lap, I had a sit-down with Coco. He gave my outrageous idea of doing an extended Astro BBC retrospective a cautiously enthusiastic thumbs-up. Flash ahead to 2024: my daughter is now a teenager, and that preposterous idea is finally materialized. Thank the heavens. Thank the stars. The first (and hopefully not the last) Astro box set is now a full-blown reality. To see this completed is a thrill and a privilege, and a highlight of my charmed lifetime as a die-hard Astro fan."-Henry H. Owings (aka The Boo Yaa Boy)

Tracks:
1.1 1. Rocketship XL-3
1.2 2. Invasion of the Dragonmen
1.3 3. Nitrous Burnout
1.4 4. Transmissions from Venus
1.5 5. a Mouthful of Exhaust
1.6 6. Sadie Hawkins Atom Bomb
1.7 7. Theme from the Munsters
1.8 8. Gargantua's Last Stand
1.9 9. Name of Numbers
1.10 10. Special Agent Conrad Uno
1.11 11. Time Bomb
1.12 12. Put Your Finger in the Socket
1.13 13. __________ (Classified)
1.14 14. Sferic Waves
1.15 15. Inside the Head of Mr. John Peel
1.16 16. Inside the Atom
1.17 17. 24 Hours
1.18 18. Maximum Radiation Level
1.19 19. U-Uranus
1.20 20. Man Made of Co2
1.21 21. 9-Volt
1.22 22. Television Fission
1.23 23. Welcome to the Wicky. Wacky World of John Peel (The Wayward Meteor)
1.24 24. Lo Batt
1.25 25. the Miracle of Genuine Pyrex
1.26 26. Jonathan Winters Frankenstein
1.27 27. with Automatic Shut Off
1.28 28. Rovers
1.29 29. Transmissions from Venus
1.30 30. Max Q
1.31 31. Don't Think What Jack
1.32 32. Birdstuff Reading Excerpts from "A Scanner Darkly" By Philip K. Dick #1
1.33 33. Birdstuff Reading Excerpts from "A Scanner Darkly" By Philip K. Dick #2
1.34 34. Birdstuff Reading Excerpts from "A Scanner Darkly" By Philip K. Dick #3
1.35 35. Birdstuff Reading Excerpts from "A Scanner Darkly" By Philip K. Dick #4

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