Don's Basement Tapes

Don's Basement Tapes

Broadcasting from the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin, Don Clark brings back the Vintage Rock deep cuts from the A.O.R. format of the 1970's. Each week brings a new theme, based on your suggestions.

Episodes

January 14, 2026 56 mins
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It started as a tribute to a group of Basement Dwellers in Mayville. Soon, thanks to the late Marty Zivin and Art Porter, it grew into a world-wide celebration of Vintage Rock. And this week, we hit a milestone. The 500th episode of Don's Basement Tapes. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Uriah Heep, UFO, Judas Priest, Kansas and more.
Songs that made up the soundtrack of growing...
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From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Holidays are through, now the due, and it's time to Pay the Man! Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Kinks, The Alan Parsons Project, Nazareth, AC/DC and more.
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January 2, 2026 56 mins
Happy New Year, from the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin.
If you were to travel back to 1976, and go through anyone's album collection, chances are really good that you would find some, if not all of these Vintage Vinyl treasures that in 2026 will be celebrating their 50th anniversary. They are known as "The Essentials".
And on this show, we are featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Blue Oyster Cult, Rainbow, The Doobie Brot...
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December 25, 2025 56 mins
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It is time to say Farwell and Adieu to those that we lost in 2025. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Supertramp, Whitesnake, Ozzy, Badfinger and more.
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December 17, 2025 56 mins
From the Acme Studios  in Mayville, Wisconsin. These are the songs that the Hallmark Channel turned down. It's the soundtrack for a Cool Yule. Our annual festive tradition, featuring deep tracks of Holiday Vintage Rock from Queen, Cheap Trick, Eric Clapton, Kansas and more.
On "A Not So Silent".
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December 10, 2025 56 mins
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin.
Santa's been checking his list and it's time to see who's been Naughty and who's been Nice.
Songs with good and bad in the title.
With deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Montrose, Cheap Trick, AC/DC, Bad Company, The Grateful Dead and more.
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December 3, 2025 56 mins
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It was the year that 11 Who fans were killed at a concert in Cincinnati.
Life imitated art as Three Mile Island had a reactor fire.
Alien and The Jerk hit the big screen.
We bought new vinyl from AC/DC, Supertramp, REO Speedwagon and
Bad Company.
It was the year that was...1979.
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November 26, 2025 56 mins
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. When an Artist or Band re-releases albums, they include rarities, live cuts, and remixes. They call these, "Leftovers". This time, I am hand selecting some of my favorites, with deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Pink Floyd, The Who, Queen, Kansas and more.
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November 19, 2025 56 mins
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. By Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, we are getting you home for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Glenn Frey,
Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top, AC/DC, and more. And thank you for listening!
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November 12, 2025 56 mins
Oh, you know the songs. But what are their titles. this week, we're featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Kansas, Robert Plant, Steely Dan and Rush. Song With Titles That Never Show Up in the Lyrics, on the next Don's Basement Tapes.
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November 5, 2025 56 mins
They're calling it derealization. The feeling that your surroundings and people in them are not real. In the world of A.I., nothing is what it seems. From robots to fantasy to a dream like existence.
So this week, we're featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Trumph, The Who, The Scorpions,
Joe Walsh and more. 
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On November 8th, a number of Vintage Rockers, including Warren Zevon, Joe Cocker, Bad Comapny and others will get their due, when they are inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But a number of others, including REO Speedwagon, Jethro Tull, Blue Oyster Cult and others have been left on the bus. And this week we salute them with The Snubs of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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October 22, 2025 56 mins
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. It is our annual salute to the most frightening Vintage Rock songs in our library. Deep tracks from Alice Cooper, Rush, Moly Hatchet, Black Sabbath and more. It's the Halloween Spooktacular!.
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October 15, 2025 56 mins
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. The Wayback Machine is out and we've dialed up the year 1975. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from UFO, Queen, Foghat, Supertramp, and more.
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From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Raise your lighters! Deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Scorpions, Styx, Alice Cooper, Foreigner and more. Thanks to your suggestions, these are the Best of the Power Ballads.
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October 1, 2025 56 mins
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. These days, darkness fall early. What better time than to bring out "The Songs That ONly Come Out At Night". Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Eagles, Eric Clapton, Shooting Star, The Babys and more.

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September 24, 2025 56 mins
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin and the corner of the bar at the casino, we are taking the show on the road and broadcasting from Las Vegas. With songs about sin, gambling, and more sin from Sin City. Featuring deep tracks on Vintage Rock from Nazareth, AC/DC, Angel City, Bad Company and more.
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September 17, 2025 56 mins
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. Summer is coming to a close and we welcome Autumn with The Fall Festival. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Aerosmith, Judas Priest, Joe Walsh, Queen and more.
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September 10, 2025 56 mins
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. We brought out The Wayback Machine and dialed up the year 1978. Featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, AC/DC, April Wine, UFO and more.
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September 3, 2025 56 mins
From the Acme Studios in Mayville, Wisconsin. This year marks the 86th anniversary of the release of The Wizard of Oz. And to celebrate, we are featuring deep tracks of Vintage Rock from The Rolling Stones, Kansas, Rainbow, and Toto, too. Join us, as "We're Off To See the Lizard".
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