45 madness! One 45 RPM record for each of CKCU's 45 years in your ears! Heavy Ben and Chris I are your selectors as we commemorate the radio station's anniversary by playing one track from each year, beginning in 1975 through 2020.
CKCU first aired in 1975, at midnight on November 15.
(also Heavy Ben's birthday)
| Our theme song is from 1974 and got the heavy action rolling to CKCU's launch.
1975 to 1979 |
| 1974 - Heavy Heavy Heavy Geraldo Pino - 45 - Suzumi |
| 1975 - Radio Activity (Radioaktivität) Kraftwerk - 45 - Capitol |
| 1976 - Listen To The Buddha Ozo - 45 - DJM |
| 1977 - Uptown Top Ranking Althea & Donna - 45 - Lightning |
| 1978 - Ex Lion Tamer Wire - 45 - Harvest |
| 1979 - Computer Game Yellow Magic Orchestra - 45 - Horizon |
| 16 minutes
1980 to 1986 |
| 1980 - You Taste Like The Tropics Bush Tetras - 45 - 99 Records |
| 1981 - Get On Up And Do It Again Suzy Q - 45 - Atlantic 
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| 1982 - WOT! Captain Sensible - 45 - A&M |
| 1983 - Gone Daddy Gone Violent Femmes - 45 - Slash |
| 1984 - Black Stations/White Stations Martha and the Muffins - 45 - Current
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| 1985 - Having An Average Weekend Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet - 45 - Jetpac Music
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| 1986 - Hack Attack Sigue Sigue Sputnik - 45 - Parlophone |
| 33 minutes
1987 to 1994 |
| 1987 - London The Smiths - 45 - Rough Trade |
| 1988 - Dad I'm In Jail Was (Not Was) - 45 - Fontana |
| 1989 - Cause And Effect Napalm Death - 45 - Earache |
| 1990 - Istanbul (Not Constantinople) They Might Be Giants - 45 - Elektra |
| 1991 - Go Far Autoclave - 45 - Dischord / K Records |
| 1992 - Forged It Superchunk - 45 - Merge |
| 1993 - Nickel Bag Digable Planets - 45 - Pendulum |
| 1994 - Hot Dog Days King Kong - 45 - Drag City |
| 53 minutes
1995 to 2000 |
| 1995 - Herb Mi Smoke Apache Scratchy - 45 - Fantastique |
| 1996 - Match My Foot UI - 45 - Soul Static Sound |
| 1997 - Spaciba, Da Svidania Polaris! - 45 - Pure Vinyl
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| 1998 - Extra Track Bullfrog - 45 - Bullfrog
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| 1999 - Alphabet Aerobics Blackalicious - 45 - Quannum Projects |
| 2000 - Dark Days DJ Shadow - 45 - MCA |
| 1 hour and 10 minutes
2001 to 2007 |
| 2001 - Younger Than Today (Pt. 1) Koushik - 45 - Text
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| 2002 - Pick It Up, Lay It In The Cut Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - 45 - Daptone |
| 2003 - House Of Jealous Lovers The Rapture - 45 - DFA |
| 2004 - McNasty Filth Jaylib (J Dilla & Madlib) - 45 - Stones Throw |
| 2005 - The Spiritually Immature Mansion Caribou - 45 - Leaf
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| 2006 - 10 Years 'til Retirement The Vanishing Act - 45 - Sir Punkly
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| 2007 - Insurrection The Souljazz Orchestra - 45 - Do Right!
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| 1 hour and 26 minutes
2008 to 2016 |
| 2008 - Spool Of Collusion Stereolab - 45 - 4AD |
| 2009 - A Watery Day Final Fantasy - 45 - Domino
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| 2010 - Hunger and Boredom The Shakey Aches - 45 - Pretty Bad Records
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| 2011 - Upside Down NOMO and Shawn Lee - 45 - Ubiquity |
| 2012 - Pig Bag Ondatropica - 45 - SoundWay |
| 2013 - Let's Go Out Tonight The Lions feat. Black Shakespeare - 45 - Stones Throw |
| 2014 - Tied Up In Nottz Sleaford Mods - 45 - Little Teddy |
| 2015 - Ashe Maree Harrison - 45 - Last Gang
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| 2016 - Scorpio Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band - 45 - Big Crown |
| 1 hour and 48 minutes
2017 to 2018 |
| 2017 - You've Got To Run (A Tribe Called Red remix) Buffy Sainte-Marie & Tanya Tagaq - 45 - Polaris Music Prize
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| 2018 - Valle Sagrado (Tribilín Sound & Rolo Gallardo Rework) Los Shapis - 45 - Valle Sagrado (Tribilín Sound & Rolo Gallardo Rework) |
| 1 hour and 54 minutes
2019 to 2020 |
| 2019 - Div Div Altın Gün - 45 - Glitterbeat |
| 2020 - Chicken Burrito Leroy Duncann - 45 - STAC |
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I enjoyed the twists and turns.
6:21 PM, November 14th, 2020