Billy Bragg Station ID, 1988 - WPRB History

Billy Bragg Station ID, 1988

Behold! Recorded evidence for the ancient practice of cornering a favorite performer after a gig and coaxing an on-the-spot station ID from them.

Exhibit A: Billy Bragg, recorded by two unknown WPRB DJs in London, 1988.

Digitized from 1/4″ reel on 8.29.14 by Mike Lupica. Original reel box pictured below:

(NOTE: No DJs were castrated during the digitization of this reel.)

And here’s Billy Bragg on Letterman, from around the same time this ID was recorded.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPQbcB6xAlA

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