Rhythm Corps - two radio broadcasts from 1991

Rhythm Corps
Recorded at:
The Empire, 
Cleveland, OH 
WMMS-FM
May 4, 1991

01 Rhythm Corps - Intro, Father's Footsteps
02 Rhythm Corps - The Worst Is Over
03 Rhythm Corps - Giants
04 Rhythm Corps - Mother
05 Rhythm Corps - World By Storm
06 Rhythm Corps - Voice of Reason
07 Rhythm Corps - The Right Thing
08 Rhythm Corps - Faith & Muscle
09 Rhythm Corps - Choices
10 Rhythm Corps - Ivory Tower
11 Rhythm Corps - Feel A Whole Lot Better
12 Rhythm Corps - Satellites
13 Rhythm Corps - Common Ground
14 Rhythm Corps - Revolution Man

Flac files of wavs.
Transferred by talbe1019 FM>Hi Fi Vhs>CDrw>WAV

Does anyone know the name of the announcer?  If so, leave a comment and I'll update the file tag.

Usually, I ramble on at great length, but I want to get both of these shows up while Our Beloved Audience is craving more Rhythm Corps, so here you go!

https://mega.nz/file/XdBBUTYT#DbytHgVaab_IP2xk8XxeCNisX0ZdWIiK7oSu2sd6B_Y

On the Empire show, I added a folder with examples of the extensive press coverage they received in Michigan.  I also included the one, single item that I found for the state of Washington.

this is everything for Washington

Rhythm Corps

Recorded at:

Agora

Cleveland, OH  

WNCX-FM

November 15, 1991

01 Rhythm Corps - The Worst Is Over

02 Rhythm Corps - Hell Is For Heroes

03 Rhythm Corps - The Right Thing

04 Rhythm Corps - The Sky Is Falling

05 Rhythm Corps - Salvation

06 Rhythm Corps - Father's Footsteps

07 Rhythm Corps - Voice of Reason

08 Rhythm Corps - Feel A Whole Lot Better

09 Rhythm Corps - Satellites

10 Rhythm Corps - Common Ground

11 Rhythm Corps - Revolution Man

12 Doug Podell - WNCX-FM Outro

Flac files of wavs

Brought to you by the Collective For Live Music,

both shows are from the collection of Mighty Matt!

https://mega.nz/file/vRoRTQTT#v0dxgLi5M51ALO2ZH_4-GIldUTVJ4_ugp0w1D_8eDt0

Rhythm Corps / The Church - Westwood One In Concert 88-24

Rhythm Corps / The Church
Westwood One In Concert 88-24
for broadcast the week of November 28, 1988

Rhythm Corps
Recorded at:
Mississippi Nights
St. Louis, MO
October 25, 1988

The Church
Recorded at:
unknown venue
unknown city
unknown date

Sides 1 and 2:
01 Steve Downes - Westwood One IC 88-24 Intro
02 Commercial - Budweiser
03 Rhythm Corps - Faith and Muscle
04 Rhythm Corps - I Surrender
05 Commercial - Teledisc
06 Commercial - Eveready Batteries
07 Steve Downes - Westwood One IC 88-24 Break
08 Rhythm Corps - I'm Not The Man
09 Rhythm Corps - Father's Footsteps
10 Rhythm Corps - Common Ground
11 Commercial - Teledisc
12 Commercial - K-Mart Records
13 Steve Downes - Westwood One IC 88-24 Break
14 Rhythm Corps - Solidarity
15 Rhythm Corps - Streets On Fire
16 Commercial - Budweiser (Wilson Pickett)
17 Commercial - K-Mart Records
18 Steve Downes - Westwood One IC 88-24 Break

Sides 3 and 4:
01 The Church - When You Were Mine
02 The Church - Blood Money
03 The Church - North, South, East, West
04 Commercial - Teledisc
05 Commercial - Eveready Batteries
06 Steve Downes - Westwood One IC 88-24 Break
07 The Church - Hotel Womb
08 The Church - Under The Milky Way
09 Commercial - Budweiser (Buckwheat Zydeco)
10 Commercial - Magnavox (Smothers Brothers)
11 Steve Downes - Westwood One IC 88-24 Break
12 The Church - Reptile
13 The Church - Tantalized
14 The Church - It Doesn't Change
15 Steve Downes - Westwood One IC 88-24 Outro
16 Steve Downes - Westwood One IC 88-24 Promo

From Discogs:
Matrix / Runout: (Side 1): I 88-24-1
Matrix / Runout: (Side 2): I 88-24-2
Matrix / Runout: (Side 3): I 88-24-3
Matrix / Runout: (Side 4): I 88-24-4

Includes 300 dpi scans of the cue sheet and disc labels.

While I have been following the Church ever since I heard "The Unguarded Moment" back in 1981, Rhythm Corps was unknown to me.

They're from Detroit.  Out here on the West Coast, they played in Los Angeles a lot between 1985 and 1988, included some slots opening for Graham Parker at the Palace.  I only found a few listings in the  Bay Area in 1985; they played a bar named Joshua's in San Jose. It's now a Round Table Pizza restaurant, which should give you an idea of the size of the joint.

Rhythm Corps also did a national tour opening for Pat Benatar. In the Bay Area, I found the Pat Benatar ad for the Shoreline Amphitheatre and they're not billed.  This may explain my ignorance about the band, which is unfortunate because they're quite good.  

In other markets, they were far better known. Behind the scenes here at the VW, our pal JustDave from the NewJDP blog was a big fan, as was Sam Elliot's Mustache.  But best of all, our pal Mighty Matt came through with a pair of vintage Cleveland broadcasts by the band.  I'm going to tag 'em and put 'em up later this week, so if you like this show, keep an eye on the V-Dub for more Rhythm Corps.

The Rhythm Corps show was for KSHE 95's 21st birthday bash, and admission was free.  

Announcer Steve Downes does not name the source of the Church portion of the show.

The website at:
https://www.shadowcabi.net/concerts/1980s-rev.html

...has dates from the 1988 Tour (and downloads...I strongly suggest giving the 1988-06-09 New York - Ritz PRE-FM FLAC download a listen).

I have not been able to identify the source so far.  If you have any information, please leave a comment.

https://mega.nz/file/mQB2BZAR#2L3ZyaXe0CXrp2l5iyjFV7LcoqHNAXb9beav3SVOvS8

OH YEAH...I almost forgot!  IS THAT CANDI STATON ON THE FIRST BUDWEISER COMMERCIAL?  LET ME KNOW! I put in twice, labeled both ways so you can delete the one with Staton's name if you disagree.

JUNE 1, 2025 - I added a print ad for the show to the download.