WFMU: The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from October 28, 2008

Artist	Track	Album	Label	Comments	Year	New	Approx. start time
Make sure you check out the list of my Record Fair Finds above, and post a request in the comments telling me what you'd like to play. Listening Party starts at midnight!
prism	spaceship superstar	7"	ariola	not a record fair find!	1977		0:00:45 (Real \| )
thomas function	relentless machine	celebrate	alive			*	0:03:15 (Real \| )
squares	vivienne	#1 cassette	self-released	orig mid '80s		*	0:07:24 (Real \| )
wondermints	proto-pretty	s/t	big deal		1996		0:09:48 (Real \| )
the mohawks	beat me till i'm blue	the champ	vampisoul			*	0:13:29 (Real \| )
roger bloom's hammer	15, temperature rise	va-utopia daydream: new rubble vol 4	past & present				0:16:19 (Real \| )
martha & the muffins	danseparc	12"	rca		1983		0:18:46 (Real \| )

love is all	i ran	play five covers	what's your rupture			*	0:31:03 (Real \| )
london dirthole company	she's witchcraft / i'm satisfying	7"	koleskab dommedag			*	0:34:29 (Real \| )
ooga boogas	track 5	romance and adventure	aarght			*	0:37:00 (Real \| )
lafi	berries	you're the same kofi fool, creep!	defekt			*	0:42:47 (Real \| )
wax museums	locked in the mall	s/t	douche master			*	0:44:24 (Real \| )

nightmares on wax	195 lbs	thought so...	warp			*	0:50:40 (Real \| )
hank iv	drop the whip	refuge in genre	siltbreeze	yay, new Hank IV!		*	0:55:44 (Real \| )
awesome color	step up	electric aborigines	ecstatic peace		2008		0:58:49 (Real \| )

cells	chemical reaction	7"	rude		1982		1:10:40 (Real \| )
q-tips	s.y.s.l.j.f.m. (the letter song)	7"					1:14:00 (Real \| )
andrea true connection	what's your name, what's your number	what's your name, what's your number	buddah		1977		1:16:28 (Real \| )
the dB's	living a lie	7"	albion		1982		1:22:54 (Real \| )

raw deal	lone wolf	7"	neat		1981		1:32:17 (Real \| )
the vapors	waiting for the weekend	7"	ua		1980		1:36:06 (Real \| )
dante's inferno	fire island	s/t	infinity		1979		1:39:02 (Real \| )
captain sensible	damned on 45	7"	a&m		1983		1:45:31 (Real \| )
shriekback	my spine (is the bassline)	7"	y		1983		1:52:28 (Real \| )

poopshovel	ouija board	opus lengthemus	community 3		1989		2:01:52 (Real \| )
the sports	who listens to the radio	don't throw stones	arista		1979		2:05:26 (Real \| )
the continentals	fizz pop (modern rock)	7"	cbs		1979		2:08:53 (Real \| )
teardrop explodes	passionate friend	wilder	mercury		1981		2:11:33 (Real \| )
the rookies	what the papers say	7"	applause		1981		2:14:41 (Real \| )

the shaky hands	air better come	lunglight	kill rock stars			*	2:24:40 (Real \| )
krysmopompas	guerilo der sahara	heute schlafen - morgen aufwachen	s-s			*	2:29:06 (Real \| )
kaplan flury	jimi, oh jimi hendrix	va-hippies, hasch und flower power	bear family	this song orig 1971		*	2:31:49 (Real \| )
millionaire at midnight	coit tower	va-titan! it's all pop	numero	comp of midwest power pop label from the late 70s/early 80s (i.e., total efdBait)		*	2:34:06 (Real \| )
gentleman jesse	highland crawler	s/t	douche master			*	2:38:28 (Real \| )
ted leo & the pharmacists	riock n roll dreams'll come through	split 7" with Zack Galifinakis	chunklet			*	2:41:36 (Real \| )

cause co-motion	who's gonna care	it's time!	slumberland			*	2:49:28 (Real \| )
blank dogs	i was counting	7"	4:2:2			*	2:51:09 (Real \| )
golden boys	shortcut to memphis	goodbye country	monofonus			*	2:53:44 (Real \| )

Listener comments!

Tue. 10/28/08 11:00pm john john:

Cells - Chemical Reaction (Rude 7", 1982)

Tue. 10/28/08 11:05pm efd:

OK john john, thanks!

Tue. 10/28/08 11:05pm madi:

Dante's Inferno - s/t (Infinity LP, 1979)

Tue. 10/28/08 11:08pm john:

Hey Evan!...that Captain Sensible record is great, but the B-side is for fans! Ditto Comsat Angels and Flock of Beagles. And Larry Graham. And Girls AT Our Best And The Teardrops--maybe Passionate Friend or The Great Dominions off of that?

Tue. 10/28/08 11:11pm efd:

thanks john, thanks madi!
John, do you mean "for fans" in a good way?

Tue. 10/28/08 11:11pm sf spike:

The Sports - Who Listens to the Radio

Tue. 10/28/08 11:13pm Laurie:

The Teardrop Explodes, The Plimsouls, the dB's, Girls at Our Best!

I wish I had more time to spend at the Record Fair. I wanted to look for more pop stuff but could only devote a little time looking through French stuff. And buying French stuff and records with naked ladies on the cover.

Tue. 10/28/08 11:14pm john:

Depends if you're a fan! It's a Damned version of Stars on 45, more or less. A medley anyway. I think it's fun, but I'm a fan.

Tue. 10/28/08 11:15pm timotato:

This Wondermints song sounds so much like Jellyfish.

Tue. 10/28/08 11:15pm Laurie:

My favorite record fair find to date: The Golden Dawn - George Hamilton's Dead 7" on Sarah Records. I played the B-Side on my listener hour.

Tue. 10/28/08 11:17pm john:

i Heard you play that! I'm still two singles away from a complete run on Sarah. Grrr.

Tue. 10/28/08 11:24pm efd:

John, that's pretty much what I figured it was (and why I bought it)! That will be coming up during the listening party for sure.
Laurie, is there a playlist posted anywhere for your listener hr?

Tue. 10/28/08 11:27pm timotato:

Is the Association LP the one with "Windy"? .I haven't heard Andrea True's "What's your name..." in awhile.

Tue. 10/28/08 11:27pm Laurie:

Yes, there is: http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/29066

Tue. 10/28/08 11:31pm Kramer:

Shriekback lined up

Tue. 10/28/08 11:34pm Laurie:

Who else is singing along to this one?

Tue. 10/28/08 11:35pm Joe:

Whoaaa what is this here.

Hmm...

My pick is gonna be that NME 7". Whichever side has the Stenski on it.

Tue. 10/28/08 11:36pm efd:

timotato, no on "Windy" - it's their first LP, before any of their hits I'm pretty sure.

Sports, Andrea True, Shriekback, Steinski - check

Tue. 10/28/08 11:38pm ~L:

Hi EFD,
I'm requesting the DB's off your impressive list. Does the station have any record cleaner handy?

Tue. 10/28/08 11:40pm efd:

yes, we are equipped with the latest in 1980s Discwasher record cleaners.
Without the liquid solution, however.

Tue. 10/28/08 11:43pm Joe:

Speaking of cleaning records:

http://www.comics.com/comics/pearls/archive/pearls-20081026.html

I read it on the last day of the record fair and thought it was extremely appropriate.

Tue. 10/28/08 11:44pm kramer:

I believe the empty discwasher bottle I have only ever contained distilled water, which is easily replacable.

Tue. 10/28/08 11:46pm Thunderclap Jimmy:

I vote for the Q-Tips. I also know where I can get some home brewed record cleaning solution if you need any. Getting it across state lines could be a problem though with that pesky sheriff always breathing down my neck.

Tue. 10/28/08 11:47pm efd:

so you would not recommend using the windex that's in here, then.

Tue. 10/28/08 11:48pm Kramer:

A good alternative to discwasher is 1200 grit sand paper.
It's especially effective on michael bolton and celine dion disks (vinyl or CD).

Tue. 10/28/08 11:51pm 0rich:

The Vapors !!

Tue. 10/28/08 11:52pm Joe:

Oh, yeah second on that. Missed that one.

Tue. 10/28/08 11:53pm Blues fan:

is it possible to get obama on your show to spin some records

Tue. 10/28/08 11:56pm Joe:

Also, Poopshovel. Just because the only bit of information on them is that they at one point worked with a producer named "Biff Blumfumgagnge."

Cannot make that shit up.

And don't try to tell me you picked that record up for any other reason besides the title.

Tue. 10/28/08 11:56pm efd:

Blues fan: no, definitely not possible.

Hi 0Rich! Still waiting for that east coast tour! Vapors will be coming up. QTips also, tclap jimmy

Tue. 10/28/08 11:58pm derg:

do any of these 7" covers look like crusty, badly recorded punk? if so, I'd like to hear those album covers sing.

Tue. 10/28/08 11:59pm Kramer:

poopshovel if that disk contains 'Dragon attack'

Also, apparently discwasher isn't distilled water, or dirty water nor dish water. It's de-ionized water.
So just put a little Jersey City tap into you Ronco home de-ionizer, then start washing those disks.

Wed. 10/29/08 12:01am derg:

this will work.

Wed. 10/29/08 12:01am efd:

that poopshovel record makes me nervous, language-wise.

Wed. 10/29/08 12:01am Marcelo:

Glad It's All Over by Capt. Sensible!!!! a Classiccccc
nice collection Evan,

Wed. 10/29/08 12:03am efd:

uh-oh, dueling Captain Sensible/Damned requests!

Wed. 10/29/08 12:03am Joe:

pfft, its after midnight. You'll be cool.

Wed. 10/29/08 12:04am Lupica:

Oh jeebus, you bought the Poopshovel LP? Play "Ouija Board" or "Young People in Love are Hardly Ever Hungry" -- both solid tunes, though the latter is an instrumental.

Wed. 10/29/08 12:09am 0rich:

efd, planning a trip in that direction next year, but to make it that far we'll have to get creative(r)

Wed. 10/29/08 12:11am 0rich:

dymaxion!

Wed. 10/29/08 12:14am zephir:

My spine is the bass line by shriekback plz

Wed. 10/29/08 12:14am efd:

Mike, "bought" is probably too strong a word. It was practically forced on me by, coincidentally, our logo contest winner. It was all I could do to get him to accept even a dollar for it.

Wed. 10/29/08 12:16am efd:

(but thanks for the pointer to radio-friendly tunes!)

Wed. 10/29/08 12:19am efd:

Joe, we do not speak of such things in public!

Wed. 10/29/08 12:20am Sybil:

Good evening, all! (Can I still say that after midnight?)

Great show to come back to. I'm loving these new finds.

And Mike, if you're still around - two shows in three days, wow! Be still my heart!

Wed. 10/29/08 12:21am Joe:

You know, I realized it was probably a bad idea as soon as I said it. All apologies. Thanks for the edit.

Wed. 10/29/08 12:21am efd:

hi Sybil! long time no... uh... read!

Wed. 10/29/08 12:36am john:

Well, it definitely has a BTO feel to it, unless it's Grand Funk; have to see if i can work it in to tomorrow's note somehow! Looking forward to closing out the longest campaign since the Peloponnesian War with the show next week.

Wed. 10/29/08 12:39am timotato:

Yeah, the singer has a BTO sound alright. The guitarist, though, has southern rock riffs ... maybe The Outlaws... mixed with the Chicago rock groove... REO Speedwagon possibly.

Wed. 10/29/08 12:40am efd:

yeah, i'm pretty happy with that Raw Deal purchase!

Dante's Inferno, on the other hand...

Wed. 10/29/08 12:43am john:

Never heard this before but this one's all about the lyric...kind of a more explicit YMCA

Wed. 10/29/08 12:43am Joe:

Hey don't be too hard on it. It's pretty... funky. I guess.

What made you pick up that Raw Deal 7"?

Wed. 10/29/08 12:45am efd:

the thing is, this is far and away the best song on the album.
Other songs on the album: a 7:30 cover of "Could This Be Magic" and a poorly discofied version of "Brand New Key."

Wed. 10/29/08 12:46am efd:

Raw Deal was purchased solely because of the BTO comparison.

The dealer said if I didn't like it I could bring it back next year for a full refund, but it's a keeper!

Wed. 10/29/08 12:48am Joe:

And its apparently the only thing they ever released.

I gotta start buying 7".

Wed. 10/29/08 12:51am Kramer:

The Cap'n is scaring me with this smash it up mash up.

Wed. 10/29/08 12:52am efd:

just got around to checking out that Pearls Before Swine link, Joe - awesome.

Wed. 10/29/08 12:53am john:

Evan, I bought a few singles from Chuck too, but no unknown quantities, a couple old Monochrome Set 45s and a Magazine. Oh, and this is what I meant when I said this B-side was for fans only...

Wed. 10/29/08 12:54am efd:

well if we weren't all fans before, we certainly are now after hearing that!

Wed. 10/29/08 12:56am Paul Elliott:

Enjoying the show here in sunny Melbourne Australia. Wondered if you had the new Grace Jones album to play a track off?

Wed. 10/29/08 1:01am HR:

a POX on you for playing the disco version
of The Damned.

Wed. 10/29/08 1:04am john:

Dont' quote me on it, but I think that Sports single was quite good, though I can't imagine I've heard it in 25 years.

Wed. 10/29/08 1:05am zephir:

thanks! Ugh! I walked away for a few minutes and missed the song I requested! D'oh. I'll have to hit up that archive.

Wed. 10/29/08 1:06am efd:

just finished cuing up the Sports!
HR, maybe that'll help offset the disco Damned.

Wed. 10/29/08 1:09am Joe:

This is _great_.
I suggest opening next week's show with it. Maybe every week's show.

Wed. 10/29/08 1:09am Joe:

Fuck, they should put it on the next FMU bumpersticker.

Wed. 10/29/08 1:10am efd:

hi Paul, didn't see the Grace Jones in the new bin tonight but thanks for checking in from Australia!

Wed. 10/29/08 1:11am john:

I think the Sports were Australian, and always got a raw deal for sounding like Joe Jackson, only better. That's everything I ever remember about them.

Wed. 10/29/08 1:13am Joe:

I was just thinking the guy sounded like Joe Jackson!

Man, that sucks for them.

Wed. 10/29/08 1:15am efd:

funny you mention Joe Jackson, that reminded me there was another record I picked up from Chuck Warner that he described as "Joe Jackson pub-pob" ... ah, here it is, stand by

Wed. 10/29/08 1:17am Sybil:

Remarkably Joe Jacksonish.

Wed. 10/29/08 1:18am efd:

Joe, I'm afraid I'm going to deny your Steinski request... the song on that EP is "The Motorcade Sped On" and I think that would just give me the creeps right now.

Wed. 10/29/08 1:19am Kramer:

Not an uncommon song construction and singing style for that era.

Wed. 10/29/08 1:19am Paul Elliott:

Sports were a pretty big band here many years ago, saw the old lead singer Steve Cummings do an acustic set at the back of a record store a few weeks back

Wed. 10/29/08 1:20am Joe:

Its cool, I got that on MP3. And yeaaaaaah that is creepy.

Wed. 10/29/08 1:23am Kramer:

NuMusik straight lines and On Islands in glorious 10" vinyl.
Why am I still holding onto this disk.

Wed. 10/29/08 1:31am Joe:

Hey good pick on the Shakey Hands! I'm seeing them in like 2 weeks at Mercury.

Wed. 10/29/08 1:34am Sybil:

Well, this is certainly... different.

Wed. 10/29/08 1:35am Joe:

Wow. This wasn't on your record show purchase list.

Which means you have to tell us where you got it.

Wed. 10/29/08 1:40am efd:

Joe, that's from a comp that was in the FMU new bin, so either we bought it or the label sent it to us.

Wed. 10/29/08 1:41am efd:

Kramer, you're still holding onto that disk because that's how we do.

Wed. 10/29/08 1:57am efd:

goodnight everyone, see you for the big Election Night show next week! Thanks for your listening party suggestions!

Fri. 10/31/08 12:43am Jessica:

The icing on the spending-time-in-a-city-that-still-has-no-reliable-Intarwebs-or-even-traffic-signals-or-you-know-habitable-housing-but-which-somehow-oozes-music-from-its-so-resilient-pores cake is all this archive awesomeness.

That said, I can't wait to tune in live next Tuesday.

Tue. 1/18/11 11:33am wilson:

Gracias por la página, me gustaría escuchar la canción . Voggue - Sun Struck Lovers (Matra 12", 1983

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from October 28, 2008

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