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EPISODE Episode #44 Better Lathe Than Never. Sunday May 3rd, 2026

Wonder at the obscure crackle, skippy spit & elbow grease of Aotearoa / NZ handmade Lathe cut records in this special episode focusing on music preserved by Peter King / King Records Worldwide of Gerlaldine / Mt Somers. From the 1980's into the 2000's Peter manufactured small runs of weird mysterious records with each one scratched into clear plastic in real time on machines made out of recycled washing machine parts. Hear scratchy magical lathe cut music from Whangārei, Pahiatua, Pātea, Invercargill, Kaikohe, Gisborne & lots more........

The Strange Girls - Nothing Once
Jack Kilpatrick - Funny Feelings
Isabel - Im Watching Through The Window
Madd Jarrod - Breach Of Brail / Off The Court Order
The Mudpeople - Pick Your Pimples
DEAN - Donalds Tyre Trouble
Evidence X - Tramp
Fake Purr - Bad Horsey
The Sound Laydee - K Rd
SANGUINE - Tangitangi o te Ata
EndoplasmicRectomyosis - Horrendous Cranial Insemination Plot
Hori Holocaust - Soon These Clowns Are Gonna Wank Facists In The Park
Crude - New Zealand
The Doll - a Few Kisses Ago
Dallas Pro Drag Allstars - Breakdown
Veronica Cooper - Waikowhai
Squall - La Hu La
Witcyst - Even More Power
Ponzi Scheme - Glitterskull
Cutss - Eat Dirt
Rangi Te Kura Dewes - E Timu Ra Koe E Te Tai Nei
Leighton Craig - Sunseeker Suite
Frase & Bri - 8HR Crush
Wolfman Stuey & Big Fat Raro - Comet Lovejoy