Michael Shelley: Playlist from December 11, 2010

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Michael chats with Paul Collins, the king of Power Pop about his new album, “Stand Back and Take a Good Look” and his long career, which started in 1974 with the formation of The Nerves!

Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	Images	New * / Special ***	Approx. start time
Thursday's Children	You Can Forget About That   → "You Can Forget About That" by "Thursday's Children"	45				1st chorus comes just a few seconds into the song - genius
Parting Gifts, The	This House Ain't A Home   → "This House Ain't A Home" by "Parting Gifts, The"	Strychnine Dandelion				Dave Amels aka DA The DJ plays organ/piano & co-produced
Robbie Fulks	Countrier Then Thou   → "Countrier Then Thou" by "Robbie Fulks"	Georgia Hard				One of the greatest living songwriters - his best album
Bobby Bland	That's The Way Love Is   → "That's The Way Love Is" by "Bobby Bland"	45
Formula 7	I'm a Believer   → "I'm a Believer" by "Formula 7"	Som Psicodélico
Magic Kids	Phone   → "Phone" by "Magic Kids"	Memphis				under 2 minutes long
Rutles, The	I Must Be In Love   → "I Must Be In Love" by "Rutles, The"	Rutles				Bongos are the key
Flatt & Scruggs	Last Train To Clarksville   → "Last Train To Clarksville" by "Flatt & Scruggs"	45				Melody is the key
James Brown	That Dood It   → "That Dood It" by "James Brown"	Roots of a Revolution				James Brown is the key
Peggy Lee	Swingin' On A Star   → "Swingin' On A Star" by "Peggy Lee"	Complete Capitol Small Group Transcriptions				Never heard a bad version of this song
Buddy Holly	That's What They Say   → "That's What They Say" by "Buddy Holly"	Down the Line: The Rarities				This was on Dave The Spazz's excellent Marathon premium this year ALSO http://edsel.myrmid.com/buddy/buddy.html
Dave "Baby" Cortez	Organ Shout   → "Organ Shout" by "Dave "Baby" Cortez"	45
Sugar	If I Can't Change Your Mind (acoustic mix)   → "If I Can't Change Your Mind (acoustic mix)" by "S...	Helpless EP				Better then the lp version
Scotland Yardles, The	Some Guys Have It (Some Guys Never Will)   → "Some Guys Have It (Some Guys Never Will)" by "Sco...	45
Jack Rhodes & His Lone Star Buddies	Eternity   → "Eternity" by "Jack Rhodes & His Lone Star Buddies"	The World Is A Monster
Paul Nero Sounds	This Is Soul   → "This Is Soul" by "Paul Nero Sounds"	NERO'S DETROIT SOUL PARTY
Roberto Menescal	Surfboard   → "Surfboard" by "Roberto Menescal"	Surf Board: Serie Elenco
Elvis Costello & Lucinda Williams	There's a Story In Your Voice   → "There's a Story In Your Voice" by "Elvis Costello...	Delivery Man
Four Evers	(Say I Love You) Doo Bee Dum   → "(Say I Love You) Doo Bee Dum" by "Four Evers"	45
Carl Butler	Plastic Heart   → "Plastic Heart" by "Carl Butler"	45
Billy Guy	If You Want To Get Ahead Shake A Leg   → "If You Want To Get Ahead Shake A Leg" by "Billy Guy"	45
Los Straitjackets	Pacifica   → "Pacifica" by "Los Straitjackets"	Viva
Bobby Jenkins & The Jades	You Mean Everything to Me   → "You Mean Everything to Me" by "Bobby Jenkins & Th...	45
Faron Young	I'm A Poor Boy   → "I'm A Poor Boy" by "Faron Young"	45
"Wee" Willie Walker	Ticket to Ride   → "Ticket to Ride" by ""Wee" Willie Walker"	45
Alberta Hunter	Two Little Flies On A Lump Of Sugar   → "Two Little Flies On A Lump Of Sugar" by "Alberta ...	Legendary				Minus sax solos
Boffalongo	Dancin' In The Moonlight   → "Dancin' In The Moonlight" by "Boffalongo"	Beyond Your Head				The drummer's brother was in King Harvest
Jet Harris & Tony Meehan	Some People   → "Some People" by "Jet Harris & Tony Meehan"	45
Rolls Royce and the Wheels	Topless   → "Topless" by "Rolls Royce and the Wheels"	The Big Itch Vol. 4
Swampwater	Gentle Way Of Lovin Me   → "Gentle Way Of Lovin Me" by "Swampwater"	Swampwater
Undertones, The	Top Twenty   → "Top Twenty" by "Undertones, The"	45
Uniques, The	Time Wont Let Me   → "Time Wont Let Me" by "Uniques, The"	Happening Now				1967 - features future country star Joe Stampley
Dillards, The	Banjo in the Hollow   → "Banjo in the Hollow" by "Dillards, The"	Back Porch Bluegrass
Freddie Robinson	I'm A Fool For You   → "I'm A Fool For You" by "Freddie Robinson"	The Coming Atlantis
Laughing Dogs, The	I Need A Million (live at CBGBs)   → "I Need A Million (live at CBGBs)" by "Laughing Do...	Live At CBGB Vol 1
Woolies, The	Who Do you Love?   → "Who Do you Love?" by "Woolies, The"	45
G.L. Crockett	Look Out Mable   → "Look Out Mable" by "G.L. Crockett"	45
Dukes, The	Groceries, Sir   → "Groceries, Sir" by "Dukes, The"	45
Steve Ward	Turn It Around   → "Turn It Around" by "Steve Ward"	Opening Night
Nick Lowe	Arrette Pas La Musique   → "Arrette Pas La Musique" by "Nick Lowe"	Evangeline Made: A Tribute to Cajun Music				2002
Hullaballoos, The	I'm Gonna Love You Too   → "I'm Gonna Love You Too" by "Hullaballoos, The"	45
Ernie Tafoya	Bull Of The Woods   → "Bull Of The Woods" by "Ernie Tafoya"	Complete D Singles Collection
Charlie Byrd	Limehouse Blues   → "Limehouse Blues" by "Charlie Byrd"	Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros
Queers, The	Something In My Heart   → "Something In My Heart" by "Queers, The"	Munki Brain
A MINUTE WITH	SCOTT SCHINDER   → "SCOTT SCHINDER" by "A MINUTE WITH"	None
Porky Chedwick & Mick Jagger	WJAF!   → "WJAF!" by "Porky Chedwick & Mick Jagger"	None