Daniel Earwicker

Blur - Beetlebum

One of 18 tracks released on the podcast in a single day, after a long delay (sorry)

Dubstar - Anywhere (Chorus Excerpt)

One of 18 tracks released on the podcast in a single day, after a long delay (sorry)

Dubstar - It's Clear

One of 18 tracks released on the podcast in a single day, after a long delay (sorry)

Heaven Knows the World is Upside Down in My Eyes Now

One of 18 tracks released on the podcast in a single day, after a long delay (sorry)

Medley: Bowie ABC Frankie Chic

One of 18 tracks released on the podcast in a single day, after a long delay (sorry)

Rufus and Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody (Alternate Bassline)

One of 18 tracks released on the podcast in a single day, after a long delay (sorry)

Talking Heads - Cities

One of 18 tracks released on the podcast in a single day, after a long delay (sorry)

The Beatles - Not A Second Time

One of 18 tracks released on the podcast in a single day, after a long delay (sorry)

The Beatles - She Said She Said

One of 18 tracks released on the podcast in a single day, after a long delay (sorry)

The Divine Comedy - Going Downhill Fast

One of 18 tracks released on the podcast in a single day, after a long delay (sorry)

The Housemartins - Sitting On A Fence Riff

One of 18 tracks released on the podcast in a single day, after a long delay (sorry)

The Lovin' Spoonful - Darlin' Companion

One of 18 tracks released on the podcast in a single day, after a long delay (sorry)

The Police - Message In A Bottle

One of 18 tracks released on the podcast in a single day, after a long delay (sorry)

The Smiths - Ask (Multi-track Breakdown)

One of 18 tracks released on the podcast in a single day, after a long delay (sorry)

The Smiths - Girlfriend In A Coma

One of 18 tracks released on the podcast in a single day, after a long delay (sorry)

The Smiths - That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore (Ending Build-up)

One of 18 tracks released on the podcast in a single day, after a long delay (sorry)

Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive

One of 18 tracks released on the podcast in a single day, after a long delay (sorry)

Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love

One of 18 tracks released on the podcast in a single day, after a long delay (sorry)

COVER: Dear Prudence

Wasn't intending to do this but started playing it, it sounded okay so I got distracted and ended up overcooking my rice.

COVER: Do You Remember Walter/Spring Heeled Jim

Combination of 'Do You Remember Walter' by The Kinks and 'Spring Heeled Jim' by Morrissey. From the albums 'The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society' and 'Vauxhall & I' respectively.

COVER: Stevie Wonder - Superstition

Stevie Wonder tells it like it is...

COVER: The Smiths - How Soon Is Now? (Stereo)

Same recording as the mono version but remixed, and in stereo.

COVER: Lush - Breeze

From 19 years ago, a B-side of the 'Sweetness and Light' EP (which got to number 47 in the UK charts) and which I probably purchased from Our Price Records. Lush always made good use of Rickenbackers as rhythm guitars. Also I think the chords in this are great, moving around in an instinctive way and the bass does something interesting and strange in the chorus, quite Brian Wilson-ish if you ask me, which you didn't, but there we are. Lush = the Beach Boys of Camden in the 90s.

COVER: The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead

A couple of minutes of the title track.

Edward Corcoran (Irish folk tune)

On the mandolin and 12 string acoustic. I wasn't sure what chords to play so I chose some that sounded nice.

COVER: The Byrds - It Won't Be Wrong

COVER: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

Warning: may contain traces of banjo.

COVER: The Smiths - You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby

New Smiths instrumental cover. I fixed the intro since doing the video - can you spot the difference?

COVER: The Beach Boys - Feel Flows

This is a very different mix to what is on the soundtrack of the video. The guitars build up gradually during the instrumental section, and are quiet in the verses. What you hear in the video is just taken directly from the Roland VS2480CD, and I wasn't touching the faders, so it isn't really how I wanted it to sound. Also the stereo makes a lot of difference.

COVER: The Smiths - Handsome Devil

Not in the same key as the 'Hatful...' session version - a tone lower, like some live versions. there are actually four guitar tracks all playing the same thing to beef it up, two on the Ric (as seen in the video) and two on the Tele custom '72

COVER: The Smiths - Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before

I've always really liked the sound of this record. And why use one guitar when you can use five? It certainly helps to flesh out the sound. This is simple to play so it's more of an enjoyable production exercise, like How Soon Is Now.

COVER: Billy Bragg - Greetings to the New Brunette (Shirley)

The lead guitar on the record sounds like it's played on electric (probably telecaster) and accoustic guitars, but the credits say Marr only did "electric guitar". So did Billy Bragg play the accoustic track? It seems about ten times as complicated as the stuff he normally plays and is very much in Johnny's style. Anyway, it's quite hard to hear but I've played what I imagine it to be and made it more prominent in the mix.

COVER: The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

Playing all these parts, building them up layer by layer, has made me appreciate this song properly for the first time. It's wonderful how the music stands on its own (no slight to Moz - his contribution to the track was among his best).

COVER: The Smiths - Wonderful Woman

The 12-inch b-side of This Charming Man, and also appeared in a Radio 1 session that has yet to be commercially released. Sounds better without the vocals (there, I've said it). Video features critically acclaimed trousers.

COVER: The Smiths - Nowhere Fast

This was a lot of fun to work out and a lot of fun to play, which is why I couldn't resist doing the whole song (it's pretty short anyway), and I hope it's fun to sing along too, it's a bloody great song. Probably my favourite of these Smiths things I've done so far! So thanks for the suggestion, those people who suggested it. EVERY SENSIBLE CHILD WILL KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS.

COVER: The Smiths - Paint a Vulgar Picture

You can see three different guitar parts being recorded here: rhythm, bass and lead. It took a long time for this song to grow on me. It seemed quite a boring, overly long song about the hard life of a pop star. But it has two things going for it: 1. the way it winds back and forth between the keys of D and B (by playing the C/A shapes with capo on 2nd fret). 2. the solo is one of the few guitar solos I enjoy - a carefully phrased melody with no disgusting unnecessary jazz twiddling. Lean and...

COVER: Pink Floyd - Lucifer Sam

A Syd Barrett song from 1967's 'The Piper at the Gates of Dawn'.

COVER: The Smiths - How Soon Is Now?

Introducing the Rickenbacker 660/12.

COVER: The Smiths - Barbarism Begins At Home

Capo on the 2nd fret on the bass, because it's much easier to hit the low F# smoothly. And same on the guitar - Marr appears to tune his guitar up a tone instead, which must make the strings more tense so they slice your fingers up. Sod that.