CDX 2002
The Kevin Bacon CD
CONCEPT: "The Kevin Bacon Game". Each song in the compilation is linked to the next by a shared performer or producer. See the liner notes for hints and answers.
TRACKS:
- "Wonderland" - Big Country
- "A Little Is Enough" - Pete Townshend
- "Talk Of The Town" - Pretenders
- "All Along The Watchtower" - Neil Young
- "Splendid Isolation" - Warren Zevon
- "Out In The Cold" - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
- "All She Wanted" - Electric Light Orchestra
- "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" - The Beatles
- "Deserted Cities Of The Heart" - Cream
- "Round" - Public Image Ltd.
- "Dying From The Inside Out" - The Golden Palominos
- "Now That I Am Dead" - French Frith Kaiser Thompson
- "Veteran's Day Poppy" - Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
- "Dancin' Fool" - Frank Zappa
- "Walking On Air" - King Crimson
- "Merely A Man" - XTC
- "Family Snapshot" - Peter Gabriel
CDX 2003
Bizarre Moods
CONCEPT: Simply a collection of comedy songs & bits.
TRACKS:
- "Workin' On The Railroad" - Bart, Lyle, and Taggart (excerpt from Blazing Saddles)
- "My Name Is Bert" - John Schwab Band
- "J'Taime Wild Thing In Timperley" - Frank Sidebottom
- "Creepy Girl" - Tom Servo
- "Miami Driver" - Dave Barry
- "Here Kitty" - Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet
- "Mean To Me" - Heywood Banks
- "Girlfriend In A Coma" - Mojo Nixon
- "Communist Cooking" - Eric Idle & Neil Innes
- "Do Bears…" - Rowan Atkinson and Kate Bush with Howard Goodall
- "What If?" - The American Comedy Network
- "The Blues Translated" - Malone & Nootcheez
- "Black Lassie (A Great American Dog)" - Cheech & Chong
- "Slow The Plot Down" - Joel Robinson, Crow T. Robot, and Tom Servo
- "My Pink Half Of The Drainpipe" - The Bonzo Dog Band
- "A Word From Our Sponsor" - Wags & Elliott
- "Song For Judy" - Reverend Billy C. Wirtz
- "Clearly Unhealthy" - Bongos, Bass & Bob
- "Like Pink But Not Quite" - The Dan Orr Project
- "A Patrick Swayze X-mas" - Crow T. Robot, Tom Servo and Joel Robinson
- "Farewell To John Denver" - Monty Python
- "Football" - Eric Idle & Neil Innes
- "Timperley Blues" - Frank Sidebottom
- "I'm Stupid" - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
- "Medical Love Song" - Monty Python
- "The Elvis Tapes" - The American Comedy Network
- "Protest Song" - Neil Innes
- "Eighteen Wheels On A Big Rig" - Heywood Banks
- "Asshole" - Denis Leary
- "The Sound Of Music" - The Bonzo Dog Band
CDX 2004
Mark Your Calendar
CONCEPT: Songs tied to a holiday on disc 1, and songs tied to a specific date on disc 2.
DISC 1: "Every Day Should Be A Holiday"
- "Holiday" - Nazareth
- "New Year's Day" - U2
- "Have I Told You Lately" - Van Morrison
- "April Fool" - Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane
- "Easter" - Marillion
- "Mother Earth (Natural Anthem)" - Neil Young & Crazy Horse
- "Arbor Day" - 10,000 Maniacs
- "Memorial Day" - Heywood Banks
- "O Canada" - Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush featuring Terrence and Phillip
- "4th Of July" - X
- "Mr. President (Have Pity On The Working Man)" - Randy Newman
- "Halloween Parade" - Lou Reed
- "No Matter Who You Vote For, The Government Always Gets In (Heigh Ho!)" - The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
- "Veteran's Day Poppy" - Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
- "All Along The Mayflower" - The Dan Orr Project
- "Thanks For Christmas" - The Three Wise Men
- "11:59 (It's January)" - Scrawl
- "Auld Lang Syne" - Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet
- "Every Day Should Be A Holiday" - The Dandy Warhols
DISC 2: "On This Date…"
- "Black Friday" - Steely Dan
- "Grey Victory" - 10,000 Maniacs
- "The Day John Kennedy Died" - Lou Reed
- "Trouble Every Day" - The Mothers Of Invention
- "Hurricane" - Amy Rigby
- "Girlfriend" - Matthew Sweet
- "Burn On" - Randy Newman
- "Ohio" - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
- "Smoke On The Water" - Deep Purple
- "Sunday Bloody Sunday" - U2
- "Cell Number Seven" - John Entwistle's Ox
- "Who Are You" - The Who
- "Biko" - Peter Gabriel
- "May 1, 1990" - Adrian Belew
- "Let Me In" - R.E.M.
- "Brand New Start" - Paul Weller
- "Mama Told Me Not To Come" - Randy Newman
2005
Soundtrack For A Dream Vacation
CONCEPT: Songs (and sketches) that popped into my head as my then-fiancée (now wife) and I took a trip to England, Scotland and Ireland.
TRACKS:
- "Cool Britannia" - The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
- "English Boy" - Pete Townshend
- "Towers Of London" - XTC
- "Remember" - John Lennon
- "Down In The Tube Station At Midnight" - The Jam
- "Bag O'Nails" - The Who
- "Baker Street" - Gerry Rafferty
- "Mean Mr. Mustard" / "Polythene Pam" / "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window" - The Beatles
- "Pigs (Three Different Ones)" - Pink Floyd
- "Journey Of The Sorcerer" - Joby Talbot
- "Waterloo Sunset" - The Kinks
- "Edinburgh Castle" - Mike Scott
- "Opening Fanfare" / "Main Theme" / "Camelot Fanfare" / "The Knights Of The Round Table" - Monty Python
- "The Battle Of Marston Moor (July 2nd 1644)" - Electric Light Orchestra
- "Greenman" - XTC
- "Crunchy Frog" - Monty Python
- "Mind The Gap" - The Justified Ancients Of Mu Mu
- "Going Underground" - The Jam
- "The Merrymakers Dance (The Fish Slapping Dance)" - ABC Radio Orchestra
- "Stormy Weather" - Jeff Lynne
- "The Kings Of Kerry" - The Waterboys
- "City Full Of Ghosts (Dublin)" - Mike Scott
- "God Save The Queen" - Queen
CDX 2009
Homonyms
CONCEPT: Two CDs that each have the same song titles, but are actually completely different sets of songs.
DISC A:
- "Do It Again" - Steely Dan
- "1985" - Bowling For Soup
- "One Of These Days" - Camper Van Beethoven
- "I Can't Stand It" - Lou Reed
- "See You" - Foo Fighters
- "Ball And Chain" - XTC
- "Guiding Star" - Teenage Fanclub
- "In The City" - Joe Walsh
- "Tonight" - Hard-Fi
- "Tonight" - The Soft Boys
- "Turn To Stone" - Electric Light Orchestra
- "I Need You" - The Who
- "The Ledge" - The Replacements
- "The Show Must Go On" - Three Dog Night
- "Square One" - Coldplay
- "Time" - Pink Floyd
- "Surrender" - U2
- "Surrender" - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
- "Man On The Moon" - Sugar
DISC 1:
- "Do It Again" - The Kinks
- "1985" - Manic Street Preachers
- "One Of These Days" - Pink Floyd
- "I Can't Stand It" - Eric Clapton
- "See You" - Big Country
- "Ball And Chain" - Social Distortion
- "Guiding Star" - Cast
- "In The City" - The Jam
- "Tonight" - Supergrass
- "Tonight" - The Move
- "Turn To Stone" - Joe Walsh
- "I Need You" - The Beatles
- "The Ledge" - Fleetwood Mac
- "The Show Must Go On" - Queen
- "Square One" - Tom Petty
- "Time" - Tom Waits
- "Surrender" - Electric Light Orchestra
- "Surrender" - Cheap Trick
- "Man On The Moon" - R.E.M.
2012
Life On Mars (US Soundtrack)
CONCEPT: Most of the 60's and 70's songs from the soundtrack of the US version of Life On Mars
DISC 1:
- "Life On Mars?" - David Bowie
- "Signs" - Five Man Electrical Band
- "Baba O'Riley" - The Who
- "Little Willy" - The Sweet
- "Out Of Time" - The Rolling Stones
- "All The Way From Memphis" - Mott The Hoople
- "Get Down" - Gilbert O'Sullivan
- "I Am A Rock" - Simon & Garfunkel
- "Sweet Cherry Wine" - Tommy James & The Shondells
- "Just A Little Lovin'" - Dusty Springfield
- "Reflections Of My Life" - The Marmalade
- "Mother And Child Reunion" - Paul Simon
- "Rock & Roll" - The Velvet Underground
- "Bang A Gong (Get It On)" - T. Rex
- "20th Century Man" - The Kinks
- "Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)" - The Hollies
- "Long Promised Road" - The Beach Boys
DISC 2:
- "Wild In The Streets" - Garland Jeffreys
- "I'm Going To Keep On Loving You" - Kool Blues
- "Everybody Is A Star" - Sly And The Family Stone
- "Black And White" - Three Dog Night
- "We're An American Band" - Grand Funk Railroad
- "Tuesday's Dead" - Cat Stevens
- "Everything I Own" - Bread
- "Reelin' In The Years" - Steely Dan
- "Spaceman" - Harry Nilsson
- "No Time" - The Guess Who
- "Whiskey In The Jar" - Thin Lizzy
- "My Maria" - B.W. Stevenson
- "White Room" - Cream
- "30 Days In The Hole" - Humble Pie
- "Look At The View" - The Action
- "Yesterday's Game" - Traffic Sound
- "Starman" - David Bowie
- "Supersonic Rocket Ship" - The Kinks
DISC 3:
- "The Ballroom Blitz" - The Sweet
- "It Don't Come Easy" - Ringo Starr
- "Lux" - Traffic Sound
- "Isn't Life Strange" - The Moody Blues
- "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long Long Time)" - Elton John
- "Go Now" - The Moody Blues
- "Fakin' It" - Simon & Garfunkel
- "Venus" - Shocking Blue
- "Point Me In The Direction Of Albuquerque" - The Partridge Family
- "You Don't Mess Around With Jim" - Jim Croce
- "All The Young Dudes" - Mott The Hoople
- "Satellite Of Love" - Lou Reed
- "Go All The Way" - Raspberries
- "Windy" - The Association
- "Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)" - Reunion
- "Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters" - Elton John
RPG Geek Mixtape Exchange 2015 (Part 1)
Things Are Not Always What They Seem
CONCEPT: A collection of covers, with a bonus disc of the originals (mostly)
DISC 1:
- "There Is A Theory…" - excerpt from The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
- "Re-cycled Vinyl Blues" - Neil Innes
- "Atlantic City" - The Hold Steady
- "Back Of A Car" - Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs
- "I Can't Explain" - Yvonne Elliman
- "Heart Of Gold"- Richard Lloyd
- "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" - They Might Be Giants
- "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" - Noel Gallagher
- "Save It For Later" - Pete Townshend
- "California Man" - Cheap Trick
- "Arms Of Love" - R.E.M.
- "I Saw The Light" - Teenage Fanclub
- "Sixteen Tons" - Eels
- "Pinball Wizard" - Elton John
- "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting" - The Who
- "Roll Over Beethoven" - Electric Light Orchestra
- "Stairway To Heaven" - Frank Zappa
- "16 Encores" - Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet
DISC 2:
- "How Sweet To Be An Idiot" - Neil Innes
- "Atlantic City" - Bruce Springsteen
- "Back Of A Car" - Big Star
- "I Can't Explain" - The Who
- "Heart Of Gold"- Neil Young
- "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" - The Four Lads
- "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" - The Smiths
- "Save It For Later" - The English Beat
- "California Man" - The Move
- "Brontosaurus" - The Move
- "Arms Of Love" - Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians
- "I Saw The Light" - Todd Rundgren
- "Sixteen Tons" - "Tennessee" Ernie Ford
- "Pinball Wizard" - The Who
- "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting" - Elton John
- "Take Me To The Pilot" - Elton John
- "Roll Over Beethoven" - Chuck Berry
- "Stairway To Heaven" - Led Zeppelin
- "Having An Average Weekend" - Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet