|  Playlist for Program 553 September 19, 1998 
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| Song Title (or Segment) | Artist, Album (Label, Year) | 
| 80 Days | Marillion, This Strange Engine (Castle, 1997) | 
| One Man's Fool | Genesis, Calling All Stations (Atlantic, 1997) | 
| Ghost of the Red Cloud | The Flower Kings, Stardust We Are | 
| Close to the Edge | Yes, Close to the Edge (Atlantic, 1972) | 
| Letter of the Week | |
| Still | Pete Sinfield, Stillillusion (Manticore, 1973) | 
| Uninvited Guest Interview with Steve Hogarth You Dinosaur Thing Cage The Great Escape Dry Land Afraid of Sunlight | Marillion, Season's End (EMI, 1989) Steve Hogarth, Ice Cream Genius Marillion, Brave (EMI, 1994) Marillion, Holidays in Eden (EMI, 1991) Marillion, Afraid of Sunlight (EMI, 1995) | 
| Rallis Broken Spokes Smoking in Japan | Boud Deun, The Stolen Bicycle Boud Deun, A General Observation | 
| The Sky Opens Twice Run Cerebrus Run Night of the Mexican Goat Sucker | Djam Karet, Reflections from the Firepool Djam Karet, The Devouring (Cuneiform, 1998) | 
| Creative Hands McBane | Three Hour Detour, "Program 552" Three Hour Detour, Three Hour Detour | 
| Intro Drive Time Dark Aether | The Dark Aethar Project, "Program 530" The Dark Aether Project, | 
| Blind Badger Part: The Last Fun Cup | Elton Dean, Just Us (Cuneiform, 1977/98) | 
| Myopia Bug Eye | Galahad, Following Ghosts (Avalon, 1998) | 
| Spectral Mornings | Steve Hackett, Spectral Mornings | 
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