Mary Margaret O'Hara LIVE on the BBC, 11/16/1989

After a busy first week, we've ended up taking a week's hiatus here on TRS. Now let's get back down to it!

This isn't the post where I make the case for how great Ms. Mary Margaret is and how urgent it is that you get to know her only album, the unique, loopy gem Miss America. This post is mostly for those who already know, and already have so gotten, though it's also a fine place to begin your acquaintance.

And since Miss A. is Miss O's sole full-length release, aficionados will delight to discover this great, full-length concert from London's Dominion Theatre, as broadcast on the BBC. I found this on a torrent with the following credit: "Capture, Transfer & Artwork by JTT" who taped this off BBC radio and shared it. So thank you very VERY much, JTT! However, it's not to be found elsewhere online, so it deserves its spot here on The Rare Stuff; I hope Mr. T doesn't mind. The Miss America album itself is out of print and starting to climb in price (though still affordable used), but it's a bit more widely available online. If there are enough requests, though, I could make it available here as well.

Anyway, we've finally broken our string of moody, wordy white British men -- with a quirky white Canadian gal! Fun fact I just learned -- Mary Margaret is the sister of SCTV comedienne and actress Catherine O'Hara!

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