''A Story-Gram From Vinyl Cafe Inc.'' (2004) is a two-CD album by
Stuart McLean
Andrew Stuart McLean, (April 19, 1948 – February 15, 2017) was a Canadian radio broadcaster, humorist, monologist, and author, best known as the host of the CBC Radio program ''The Vinyl Cafe''.[The Vinyl Cafe
The Vinyl Cafe is an hour-long radio variety show hosted by Stuart McLean that was broadcast on CBC Radio and was syndicated to approximately 80 U.S. public radio stations through Public Radio International. It aired on Sunday at noon EST and ...]
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CBC Radio
CBC Radio is the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The CBC operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches, all of which (regardless of language) are outlined below ...
program telling about the fictional escapades of Dave, an eccentric owner of a small record store called The Vinyl Cafe, which lends Stuart music for his show. Dave tells Stuart stories about his life, friends, and family; his wife, Morley, and his children, Stephanie and Sam.
Each of the stories is between 18 and 25 minutes in length. There are over 2 hours of stories in all on this set and a bonus video of Stuart performing "I Need to Pee".
Recorded in concert for the
CBC Radio
CBC Radio is the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The CBC operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches, all of which (regardless of language) are outlined below ...
show ''
The Vinyl Cafe
The Vinyl Cafe is an hour-long radio variety show hosted by Stuart McLean that was broadcast on CBC Radio and was syndicated to approximately 80 U.S. public radio stations through Public Radio International. It aired on Sunday at noon EST and ...
''.
Track listing
Disc 1
# "Dad is Dying" – 25:04
# "Gifted" – 22:46
# "Tree of Heaven" – 21:25
Disc 2
# "The Phone Message" – 23:42
# "Labour Pains" – 18:26
# "Morley's Book Club" – 19:57
# Bonus Video: "I Need to Pee" – 9:10
See also
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Stuart McLean
Andrew Stuart McLean, (April 19, 1948 – February 15, 2017) was a Canadian radio broadcaster, humorist, monologist, and author, best known as the host of the CBC Radio program ''The Vinyl Cafe''.[The Vinyl Cafe
The Vinyl Cafe is an hour-long radio variety show hosted by Stuart McLean that was broadcast on CBC Radio and was syndicated to approximately 80 U.S. public radio stations through Public Radio International. It aired on Sunday at noon EST and ...]
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List of Dave and Morley stories
The following is a list of stories written by Stuart McLean featuring his popular fictional characters "Dave and Morley" from the radio program ''The Vinyl Cafe''. First read on air in 1994, many of the stories were eventually compiled in book for ...
References
External links
Vinyl Cafe with Stuart McLean – The Official Website
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Stuart McLean albums
2004 live albums