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Random Draw

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When Pittsfield Community Television inherited the 20k Album Collection from the Taconic High School Studio for WTBR-FM, Dave Cachat was inspired to produce Random Draw: Each week, Dave selects a random shelf in the expansive collection, and then selects several random albums from that shelf. The result is a chaotic, joyful exploration of the musical history that is a part of WTBR's 40+ year history!

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WTBR 89.7FM - Pittsfield Community Radio

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Jun 13, 2026

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Episodes

Random Draw - May 1, 2021 01.05.2021

On this episode we go back to 1979. Here is the playlist: B52s – Rock Lobster Ry Cooder – Little Sister George Thorogood – I’m Ready Maynard Ferguson – Star Trek Theme Carly Simon – Vengeance Switch – Next to You Abba – Does Your Mother Know? Carole King – Walk With Me Eddie Harris – Playing with Myself Blackjack – Love Me Tonight Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (Live)

Random Draw - April 17, 2021 17.04.2021

On this episode we grab our music from the CD shelves for this very special episode of CD music. Here are the songs: Tesla – Little Suzi Genesis – Just A Job To Do Bruce Springsteen – 57 Channels (and nothing on) Dire Straits – Walk of Life Carole King & James Taylor – I Feel The Earth Move (Live) Blind Faith – Well All Right Black Sabbath – NIB Guns N’ Roses – Yesterdays They Might Be Giants...

Random Draw - April 10, 2021 10.04.2021

On this episode we go back to 1972. Here are the songs: George Harrison – While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Live) John Mayall Blues Fusion – Got To Be This Way (Live) Neil Diamond – Sweet Caroline (Live) Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson – Straight, No Chaser (Live) ELP – Take A Pebble / Lucky Man (Live) America – Ventura Highway Steeleye Span – Gaudette David Clayton Thomas – Yesterday’s Music Looking Glass –...

Random Draw - March 27, 2021 27.03.2021

On this episode we pull records off of our shelf from the year 1985. Here are the tracks: Kenny Loggins – Vox Humana Dan Fogelberg – Go Down Easy Boomtown Rats – Rain Slade – Lock Up Your Daughters State of Shock – Shut Up Ultravox – Dancing With Tears In My Eyes Miles Davis – Human Nature Graham Parker – Wake Up (Next to You) Burning Spear – Resistance Joe Walsh – The Confessor Prince and the Rev...

Random Draw - February 27, 2021 27.02.2021

On this episode we go back to a great year, 1975. I’m not just saying that because that was the year I was born, but also because some great music came out that year. Here is some that I happen to pull off of our shelves here at WTBR. Alvin Lee – One More Chance Chilliwack – Last Day of December Spirit – Holy Man Freddie King – Boogie Bump Eddie Harris – Get On Up and Dance Freddy Fender – What’d...

Random Draw - February 20, 2021 22.02.2021

On this episode we take a look back to the year 1977. Here are the great random tunes that we pulled down from our vinyl archive: Marshall Tucker Band – Heard It In A Love Song 10cc – The Things We Do For Love Dave Mason – We Just Disagree Brothers Johnson – Strawberry Letter 23 Ramsey Lewis – Spring High Sweet – Funk It Up (David’s Song) BT Express – Funky Music Kenny Loggins – I Believe in Love...

Random Draw - February 13, 2021 13.02.2021

Let’s jump in our musical time machine and travel back to 1973 in this episode of Random Draw. Here is the playlist of great music we were able to randomly pull off our vinyl shelves: The J. Geils Band – Did You No Wrong Blood, Sweat & Tears – Roller Coaster James Gang – Must Be Love Billy Paul – Me and Mrs. Jones Senator Sam Ervin – Bridge Over Troubled Water Traffic – Freedom Rider (Live) De...

Random Draw - February 6, 2021 06.02.2021

On this episode of Random Draw, we take a deep dive into the year 1981. Here are the songs we just randomly pulled from the shelves of our archive: Ozzy Osbourne – Flying High Again Neal Schon & Jan Hammer – Wasting Time Diana Ross – Work That Body Bob Welch – It’s What Ya Don’t Say Edwin Starr – Twenty Five Miles Vangelis – Titles from Chariots of Fire Chocolate Milk – Let’s Go All The Way Ro...

Random Draw - January 30, 2021 30.01.2021

We liked 1982 so much in our last episode that we decided to play some more random music from that year. These are the songs that we couldn’t fit in our last hour. Here’s the list Kim Wilde – Kids in America Hank Williams Jr. – Norwegian Wood Blondie – War Child Robert Palmer – Some Guys Have All The Luck The Cure – The Hanging Garden Glenn Frey – I Found Somebody Queen – Body Language Thompson Tw...

Random Draw - January 23, 2021 26.01.2021

1982 is the year we are spotlighting today. We just randomly grabbed a bunch of cool records off the shelf and are playing them for you. Here is what we played. Bow Wow Wow – I Want Candy Jim Carroll Band – Work Not Play Split Enz – Six Months in a Leaky Boat Stevie Wonder – Higher Ground Roger Daltrey – Martyrs and Madmen The Chipmunks – Whip It Richard and Linda Thompson – Don’t Renege on our Lo...

Random Draw - January 16, 2021 26.01.2021

On this episode we go all the way back to 1984. On this particular shelf we found some great music to bring your way. Here is the playlist: INXS – Just Keep Walking Men Without Hats – Where Do The Boys Go? The db’s – Amplifier Roger Taylor – Man on Fire Timothy B. Schmidt – So Much In Love Stephen Stills – Stranger Herbie Hancock – Hardrock Janet Jackson – Don’t Stand Another Chance Roxette – Run...

Random Draw - January 9, 2021 14.01.2021

The rack of vinyl records we chose at random this week straddles the last part of 1978 and the early part of 1979. So it’s like a bonus to hear music from two different years. I hope you all enjoy this random collection of music to start off a new year. Here’s the playlist: The Bee Gees – Tragedy Marvin Gaye – Anger Joe Ely – Down on the Drag Sylvester Stallone – Too Close to Paradise Herbie Mann...

Random Draw - 2020 In Memoriam 14.01.2021

On this episode of Random Draw we look back at the dumpster fire of a year, and remember all of the great musicians who passed away in 2020. Unfortunately, we were only able to highlight the work of a few of the many artists who have touched our lives that we lost last year. Here is the playlist: Fleetwood Mac (Peter Green) – Rattlesnake Shake Kraftwerk (Florian Schneider) – The Model John Prine –...

Random Draw - It's A Pearl Jam Christmas 22.12.2020

On this special episode of Random Draw, we listen to songs taken from the annual Pearl Jam Fan Club Christmas singles. All of the songs played on today’s episode were taken right from the annual vinyl releases that Pearl Jam would send out to its fan club members. There’s Christmas songs, covers and some originals mixed in. Hope you have a holly, jolly listen. All Songs By Pearl Jam: Let Me Sleep...

Random Draw - December 12, 2020 22.12.2020

On this episode, we pull records from the unclassified section. These are albums that have never been entered into the official archives at WTBR. You’ll never know what you will find in there, or from what year. I think we were able to find some great music for you to listen to. Here is the playlist: The Police – Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic Glenn Frey – Smuggler’s Blues John Mellencamp –...

Random Draw - December 5, 2020 22.12.2020

On this episode we journey to edge of the 80’s and visit the year 1989. It’s amazing what kind of music you can find when you just pull stuff off the shelves of archives randomly. Here is the setlist, enjoy. Peter Murphy – Cuts You Up Basia – Cruising For Bruising The Church – Metropolis Dionne Warwick – That’s What Friends Are For The Kinks – How Do I Get Close Quincy Jones – I’ll Be Good To You...

Random Draw - November 28, 2020 11.12.2020

This episode ravages the shelves of the WTBR vinyl archive to find music from 1976 and what a superstar packed year it was. If you don’t believe me, here’s the playlist: Bob Seger – Fire Down Below Foghat – Driving Wheel Paul McCartney & Wings – Live and Let Die (Live) Funkadelic – Coming Around the Mountain Fat Larry’s Band – Center City The Impressions – This Time Bobby Womack – Home is Wher...

Random Draw - November 21, 2020 11.12.2020

On this episode we set our way-back machine to the great year of 1983. There was some fine music to be found on the archive shelves of WTBR. You now, stuff like this: The Pretenders – Back on The Chain Gang Steve Winwood – Your Silence Is Your Song Joan Armatrading – Drop The Pilot Marianne Faithful – Running For Our Lives Helen Schneider – Rock n’ Roll Gypsy Elvis Presley – Little Sister Ronnie M...

Random Draw - November 14, 2020 24.11.2020

On this episode we actual get to look at two different years of music. We randomly pulled music from our shelves that covered late 1987 and early 1988. Here are tracks we hope you enjoy listening to from this era. The Godfathers - Birth School Work Death Drivin' N Cryin' - Powerhouse The Cars - You Are The Girl Starship - It's Not Over Til It's Over Henry Lee Summer - I Wish I Had A Girl Taylor Da...

Random Draw - November 7, 2020 24.11.2020

Today we travel back four decades to the wonderful year 1980. The start of a brand new decade and the year of some great music. Here is the playlist for today's show, enjoy! John Cougar - Ain't Even Done With The Night Loverboy - The Kid Is Hot Tonite Elvis Costello - I Don't Want To Go To Chelsea Barbra Streisand - Guilty Carly Simon - Jesse Johnny Paycheck - Take This Job and Shove It (Live) Dav...

Random Draw - October 31, 2020 02.11.2020

This episode we go back to 1975, the birth year of your humble narrator. It was quite the eclectic year for pop music with such big hits as 'Love Will Keep Us Together' and 'The Hustle'. Luckily we don't play any of those songs today. Here are the songs we played during this hour of great random music. Elton John - Island Girl Hot Tune - Hit Single #1 Queen - You're My Best Friend The Marshall Tuc...

Random Draw - October 24, 2020 30.10.2020

Today we go all the way back to the year 1978. The records get dustier the further we go back into the vinyl archive. So we dusted off the following albums for your musical enjoyment. Here's the playlist: City Boy - 5-7-0-5 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Down South Jukin 10CC - Dreadlock Holiday Nicolette Larson - Lotta Love Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights Brides of Funkenstein - Disco To Go Shalamar - Take That...

Random Draw - October 17, 2020 23.10.2020

This week we take our musical time machine back to the year 1985, and when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, well you know. I hope you enjoy this trip back in time. Here's the playlist: The Outfield - Your Love Marshall Crenshaw - Little Wild One (No. 5) Nick Gilder - Footsteps Adam Ant - Vive Le Rock The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon Herb Alpert - 8 Ball Jimmy Cliff - Hot Shot Girlschool - Do...

Random Draw - October 10, 2020 14.10.2020

Today we reach deep into the WTBR Wall of Vinyl and pull records from the great year of 1981. We get all types of great music to listen to for this episode. Don't believe me, check out the playlist: ELO - Hold On Tight Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe The Police - Driven to Tears (Live) Sheena Easton - Morning Train (9 to 5) Rickie Lee Jones - Pirates (So Long Lonely Avenue) Tim Curry - Dancing in the S...

Random Draw - October 3, 2020 14.10.2020

We go back nearly four decades to the year 1973 in this episode of Random Draw. This is definitely one of the more eclectic shows we have done here at WTBR. Here's the playlist of the program, enjoy! Aerosmith - Make It Babe Ruth - The Mexican Joe Cocker - Midnight Rider Hookfoot - Just A Little Communication The New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing John Wayne - America, Why I Love He...

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