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Back when I first started taping Hour 25 in 1974 it ran 3 hours. The way things worked out there was a little more than 3 hours of tape on the open reels I used so I taped the start of the following show. For a long time that was "Softcore Phonography." Most of these clips are from that show. These clips may or may not fit your defenition of strange. Take a listen and hear what you think.

Station I.D. - Time: 0:10.
This is the very first thing I ever recorded off KPFK, Mitch Harding doing a very strange station I.D..
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The Calendar - Time: 5:57.
This is The Calendar from the very first Hour 25 I ever taped. The date is October 18, 1974.
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Language Disclaimer - Time: 0:51.
KPFK was known as "Free Speech Radio," and so one thing you often heard was the "bad language disclaimer." Mitch Harding I'm sure did plenty of them but this is perhaps the most unusual.
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Candy Is Dandy... - Time: 0:06.
Mitch says the famous SF phrase which I beleive was originated by Susan Fox.
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Americans - Time: 2:40.
A song played on Soft Core Phonography during the October 1974 fund drive, a parody of a song out earlier that year.
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Comedy Clip - Time: 4:07.
Another goody played during the October 1974 fund drive. Frank Ajaye discusses insurance, country music, and Grape Nuts.
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KPFK Song - Time: 2:24.
I don't know who did this song but it's stuck in my mind since I first heard it in October 1974.
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Fund Raising Promo - Time: 1:47.
Mike Hodel produced lots of spots for KPFK, this is, to me at least, an interesting one which could be called "Never Give Anything Away."
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The Raid - Time: 6:02.
Fund raising has always been part of KPFK ... but would their creditors come and reposses things if KPFK didn't pay its bills?
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Softcore Phonography - Time: 7:26.
Hour 25 ran from 11:00pm to 2:00am until the end of April 1975 when it went to 12:00am to 2:00am. The show imediately following it was Softcore Phonography. This is the opening that show used for quite some time. I include it here because Mike Hodel was part of The Janice Company which periodically did live radio.
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The Hour 25 Archives Special Sound Clips

The Hour 25 Archives
Special Sound Clips