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A pennant-winning battery of songland. Ongoing feature: Single File, a half-hour of randomly selected small records with big holes.
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May 19, 2013: Ten Dozen Plushies
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Artist | Track | Album | Label | Year | Format | Comments | New | Approx. start time |
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Cher |
Take Me Home
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Casablanca Dance Classics | Casablanca | 1985 | LP | From 1979 | 0:00:00 (Pop‑up) | |
K.C. and the Sunshine Band |
Do You Wanna Go Party
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Do You Wanna Go Party | TK | 1979 | LP | 0:09:18 (Pop‑up) | ||
Timmy Thomas |
Fox with the Box
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Why Can't We Love Together: The Best of the TK Years 1972-81 | West Side | 1998 | CD | From 1979 | 0:16:37 (Pop‑up) | |
Linda Clifford and Curtis Mayfield |
Rock You to Your Socks
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The Right Combination | Curtom/RSO | 1980 | LP | 0:20:23 (Pop‑up) | ||
Clarence Carter |
Strokin'
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The Best of Clarence Carter: The Dr.'s Greatest Prescriptions | Koch | 2001 | CD | From 1986 | 0:24:57 (Pop‑up) | |
Swamp Dogg |
I Couldn't Pay for What I Got Last Night
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Gag a Maggott | Alive Natural Sound | 2013 | CD | From 1973 | * | 0:29:36 (Pop‑up) |
Clarence Carter |
Love Building
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Let's Burn | Venture | 1980 | LP | 0:40:21 (Pop‑up) | ||
Dwight Sykes |
Where Ever You Are
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Songs Volume 1 | PPU | 2013 | CD | From the 80s sometime | * | 0:45:27 (Pop‑up) |
The Vulcans |
Cosmic Bust
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Pure Trouble: Trouble's 2013 Marathon Premium | WFMU | 2013 | CD-R | From 1972 | * | 0:49:57 (Pop‑up) |
Bunk Dogger |
Red Alert
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Bubblepop - 20 UK Pop Oddities | RPM | 2005 | CD | From 1974 | 0:52:40 (Pop‑up) | |
Amazorblades |
Common Truth
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The Chiswick Story | Ace | 2013 | CD | From 1977 | * | 0:55:14 (Pop‑up) |
The Monochrome Set |
I Can't Control My Feet
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Platinum Coils | Disquo Bleu | 2012 | CD | 0:56:48 (Pop‑up) | ||
Bauer |
Masterminds
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Can't Stop Singing | Wabana Ore Limited | 2000 | CD | 0:59:28 (Pop‑up) | ||
Belaboris |
Yö vanhassa talossa
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Once Upon a Time.... | Dark Entries | 2013 | LP | From 1984 | * | 1:02:50 (Pop‑up) |
Kitchen and the Plastic Spoons |
In Bars
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Screams to God | Dark Entries | 2013 | LP | unreleased 1980 | * | 1:07:19 (Pop‑up) |
Mr. Partridge |
Steam Fist Futurist
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Take Away/The Lure of Salvage | Virgin | 1980 | LP | 1:09:31 (Pop‑up) | ||
Man or Astro-Man? |
Defcon 5
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Defcon 5...4...3...2...1 | Communicating Vessels | 2013 | CD | * | 1:13:09 (Pop‑up) | |
X Ray Pop |
Nous Sommes
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Pirate! (The Black K7) - The Dark Side of the X | Cache Cache | 2013 | CD | From 1985 | * | 1:15:03 (Pop‑up) |
Giorgio |
So Young
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Schlagermoroder Volume 1 1966-1975 | Repetoire | 2013 | CD | From 1970 | * | 1:17:12 (Pop‑up) |
Olympic |
Bláznivej Kiki (Crazy Kiki)
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Everybody! | Munster | 2013 | CD | From 1971 | * | 1:20:09 (Pop‑up) |
Single File: A bunch of 45s in a row, you know |
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The Tourists |
Blind Among the Flowers
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LOGO | 1979 | 45 | 1:33:14 (Pop‑up) | |||
John Paul Young |
My Name Is Jack
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Albert Productions | 1976 | 45 | 1:36:26 (Pop‑up) | |||
Santo & Johnny |
Road Block
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Canadian American | 1964 | 45 | 1:39:49 (Pop‑up) | |||
Bill Snyder |
Harpsi-Boogie
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Decca | 1952 | 45 | 1:41:21 (Pop‑up) | |||
The Fall |
Rollin' Dany
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Beggars Banquet | 1985 | 45 | 1:43:28 (Pop‑up) | |||
Holland-Dozier |
Don't Leave Me
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Invictus | 1972 | 45 | 1:45:50 (Pop‑up) | |||
Chuck Nelson |
Slap Leather (The Song of the Gun)
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ERA | 1955 | 45 | With Buddy Bregman's Orchestra and Chorus | 1:49:36 (Pop‑up) | ||
Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels |
I Had It Made
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New Voice | 1966 | 45 | 1:51:51 (Pop‑up) | |||
Vivian Reed |
Yours Until Tomorrow
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Epic | 1968 | 45 | 1:54:27 (Pop‑up) | |||
Free |
All Right Now
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A&M | 1970 | 45 | 1:57:36 (Pop‑up) | |||
Alan O'Day |
Caress Me Pretty Music
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Caress Me Pretty Music | Viva | 1973 | LP | R.I.P. | 2:15:54 (Pop‑up) | |
Alan O'Day |
Skinny Girls
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Oh Johnny! | Pacific Arts | 1979 | LP | 2:18:46 (Pop‑up) | ||
Alan O'Day |
Somewhere She Is Sleeping
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Do the 45: Songs from the Single File: Joe McGasko's 2010 WFMU Marathon Premium | WFMU | 2010 | CD-R | From 1973 | 2:21:30 (Pop‑up) | |
Alan O'Day |
Any Road
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Caress Me Pretty Music | Viva | 1973 | LP | 2:24:23 (Pop‑up) | ||
Captain Beyond |
Raging River of Fear
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Captain Beyond | Capricorn/Polygram | 1997 | CD | From 1972; new old live album on the way soon | 2:32:24 (Pop‑up) | |
Emily |
Confession
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Emily | RPM | 2013 | CD | From 1972 | * | 2:35:31 (Pop‑up) |
Cravo and Canela |
Amor Em Jacumã
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Preço De Cada Um | Mr Bongo | 2011 | CD | From 1977 (name of the group is "Clove and Cinnamon") | 2:38:17 (Pop‑up) | |
Tom Zé |
Glória
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Grande Liquidação | Mr Bongo | 2011 | CD | From 1968; first solo album | 2:40:38 (Pop‑up) | |
Marcos Valle |
O Beato
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Vento Sul | Light in the Attic | 2013 | CD | Bonus track, 1972 | * | 2:44:17 (Pop‑up) |
Bob Brookmeyer |
A Felicidade
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The Hits of João Gilberto | Él | 2013 | CD | From 1962 | * | 2:46:23 (Pop‑up) |
Annette Hanshaw |
Daddy, Won't You Please Come Home?
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Art Deco: Sophisticated Ladies | Columbia Legacy | 1993 | CD | From 1929 | 2:50:33 (Pop‑up) | |
Toots and the Maytals |
Take Me Home Country Roads
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Funky Kingston/In the Dark | Island | 2003 | CD | From 1973 | 2:52:30 (Pop‑up) |
Listener comments! | |
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Sun. 5/19/13 12:09am
amEdeo:
Let's get tattoos when you're done with your show tonight Joe!!!! |
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Sun. 5/19/13 12:09am
Droll:
I shouldn't be getting this much mileage from this avatar. |
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![]() If only I could turn back time... |
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![]() ...make yourself @ home - pull up a Cher... |
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![]() Mama told me not to come. Fuck her! |
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Sun. 5/19/13 12:13am
Joe McG:
Ungh, Oww. Hi, everybody. amEdeo, I hesitate to ask what kind of tattoo you want to get. G: I don't care what mama don't allow, gonna play my disco anyhow. |
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Sun. 5/19/13 12:15am
Droll:
Joe, Dancypantz show? I vote for CHIC! |
Sun. 5/19/13 12:16am
Chop Scott:
JOE! Always listening on this end--Cheers!!! | |
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![]() By "box" they mean Girl Scout Cookies. I believe. Good evening, Joe! |
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Sun. 5/19/13 12:20am
Holly in NC:
Fox with the box!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (er, not being self-referential) |
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Sun. 5/19/13 12:21am
Joe McG:
@Droll: Unbelievably, we only have ONE Chic album in the library and it's one of the later ones, ick. Hey, Chop Scott, fleep, Holly, and all of you foxes with boxes. |
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Sun. 5/19/13 12:22am
Droll:
Fox With the Box: 4.bp.blogspot.com... |
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Sun. 5/19/13 12:22am
amEdeo:
I want to get a Blade Runner inspired tattoo, but you can get whatever you want for yours! |
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Sun. 5/19/13 12:24am
12539:
"...a tweetle beetle noodle poodle bottled paddled muddled duddled fuddled wuddled fox in socks, sir!" | |
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Sun. 5/19/13 12:24am
Joe McG:
@Droll: Ha ha, that's exactly what Timmy was singing about! |
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Sun. 5/19/13 12:26am
Holly in NC:
Joe, last segue may be best ever. Fox box, sox... |
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Sun. 5/19/13 12:27am
Joe McG:
@Holly and 12539: Yes, a very Seussian segue! |
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Sun. 5/19/13 12:29am
Droll:
Have you ever made love on a Koch?! Like Ed? This song is gross. |
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Sun. 5/19/13 12:29am
Holly in NC:
Joe, you are feeling your oats tonight! Frisky dj |
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Sun. 5/19/13 12:31am
Joe McG:
@fleep and Droll and Holly: As CC might say, heh heh heh! |
![]() Whuuut?? | |
Sun. 5/19/13 12:32am
joe:
'Ello folks | |
Sun. 5/19/13 12:35am
joe:
Ok very weird just obtained a 45 of Cher Take Me Home a couple of hours ago | |
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Sun. 5/19/13 12:35am
Holly in NC:
Earlier today I was listening to Ike & Tina doing a super raunchy version of their cover of "I've Been Loving You Long" (Carnegie Hall 1971) WAY more raunchy than the Altamont version www.youtube.com... |
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Sun. 5/19/13 12:43am
Droll:
CC keeps it fresh... or at least royalty free. |
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Sun. 5/19/13 12:46am
Joe McG:
@Holly: Oh, man, I have that record. Tina does things with a microphone that even makes grown men embarrassed. |
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Sun. 5/19/13 12:46am
Joe McG:
Hey, Joe! Cher in the air! |
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Sun. 5/19/13 12:48am
Holly in NC:
@Droll - do you think Greg & Cher were inspired by the Buckingham Nicks lp cover? |
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Sun. 5/19/13 12:48am
Joe McG:
@Droll: Nothing wrong with doing some recycling. CC was ahead of the curve. |
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Sun. 5/19/13 12:51am
Holly in NC:
Oh, I love this Dwight Sykes lp! PPU has been killing it w weird 80s bedroom funk reissues |
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Sun. 5/19/13 12:51am
Droll:
Holly, I think Greg & Cher were coked out of their minds and don't remember a thing. JMcG, Jazzers were notorious for re-releasing the same song under a new name. Looks like "Strokin'" is 5-6 years of refinement on that riff. |
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Sun. 5/19/13 12:52am
_crazyandy_______________________________:
Did Clarence Carter say "cell phone" on that last song? |
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Sun. 5/19/13 12:55am
Joe McG:
@Droll: Totally a case of refinement! @crazyandy: I'm certain of it! |
![]() Love the electric piano on Bauer's "Mastermind". | |
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Sun. 5/19/13 1:06am
Joe McG:
@LPB: That's my favorite track on that CD. I think it may find a new home soon, though, since there aren't enough other friends on there to keep me company. |
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Sun. 5/19/13 1:06am
Joe McG:
BTW, anyone know Finnish? |
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![]() Vanhassa Talossa = old house |
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![]() Brasilian Synthwave! Hi Joe and Surface Noisers! |
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Sun. 5/19/13 1:12am
Joe McG:
Thanks, G! Hey, Matt! Getting noisier by the minute! |
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Sun. 5/19/13 1:12am
Holly in NC:
Hi Matt! |
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![]() "I'm in Love with the 80s" |
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![]() Hi Holly! Now ist za time on Surface Noise vere vwe DANSE!! Noise artificiel! |
![]() Mr. Partirdge makes my head want to move in all directions :) | |
Sun. 5/19/13 1:20am
Holly in NC:
Yay X Ray Pop! | |
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![]() WHOA. Giorgio Moroder?! This is heavy heavy HEAVY for '71! The visionary indeed! |
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![]() Synthesizer stings just overwhelming. |
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![]() Pretty great song synopses! The Pre-Revolutionary Iranian Pop album seemed to have great synopses as well (all those songs were much sadder though. On par with US country of that day!) |
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![]() "Volume 1" -- a wonderful sound to all FMU DJs ears! :) |
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![]() And away we go |
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![]() All right fleep! You even put aside your legendary dolphin avatar to honor Single File!! That's devotion, man! :) A bunch of 45s in a row, you know, so awaaaaaaay we go! |
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Sun. 5/19/13 1:40am
Joe McG:
@fleep: Thank you for the changing of the avatar! |
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Sun. 5/19/13 1:41am
Joe McG:
BTW, does anyone know of any other hit songs that never change from one chord? |
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Sun. 5/19/13 1:42am
Droll:
Kiss, by Prince. |
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![]() Santo & Johnny, like those guys. |
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Sun. 5/19/13 1:44am
Joe McG:
@Droll: That's a good one. It has that little James Brown break in the middle, though, I think. Doesn't it? |
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![]() Harpsi-Boogie, agree on both halves of that title! This is an art form due for revival. |
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![]() Only song I can think of is Meantime, by Helmet. Not exactly a hit song, and not sure it doesn't move off of the one chord. Harpsi-Boogie is the next Macarana. |
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Sun. 5/19/13 1:47am
Droll:
JMcG, It may have a transitional, but I think of it as a single-chord song. Damn close if it isn't, great song anyhow, and Tom Jones does a smokin' cover. |
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![]() @Stevel: Complete with 12", dance and dub remix versions! ;) |
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![]() Droll the one with Art of Noise, yes |
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Sun. 5/19/13 1:49am
Joe McG:
@Droll: Agree! @Stevel: Helmet! I think they should reunite and cover "Harpsi-Boogie." |
Sun. 5/19/13 1:49am
Emile:
Great show! | |
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Sun. 5/19/13 1:50am
Joe McG:
@Emile: Thanks! I met my WFMU Fall quotient, anyway. |
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![]() Is this one of the Hollands or Dozier singing themselves? They left Motown for the Invictus label, writing for Freda Payne and others. |
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Sun. 5/19/13 1:52am
Joe McG:
@Matt: Yep, this is thems. |
Sun. 5/19/13 1:52am
Officer Pupp:
Isn't Tomorrow Never Knows just one chord? | |
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Sun. 5/19/13 1:53am
Joe McG:
I'm pretty sure it is, OP! |
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Sun. 5/19/13 1:53am
Droll:
Is the label for this gun song ERA or NRA? |
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Sun. 5/19/13 1:54am
Droll:
TNK - 1 chord for sure! Great call! |
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![]() That's true Officer, they said it's all in C, all was played on guitar on the demo tape. Though ultimately that has many sounds piled on top of the underlying tambura. |
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![]() Droll: Its just kinky enough to be NRA. (Slapping leather, and all.) |
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![]() ERA, for Equal Rights to Arms! |
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Sun. 5/19/13 1:55am
Joe McG:
@Stevel: I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that. I was afraid I was a pervert. |
Sun. 5/19/13 1:55am
Emile:
Great to hear it Joe. Keep er rolling! | |
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![]() Slap Leather could be another Clarence Carter song. |
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Sun. 5/19/13 1:57am
Joe McG:
@fleep: Ha! BTW, this Vivian Reed song is the best song on tonight's show. |
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Sun. 5/19/13 2:01am
Joe McG:
This Free single sounds rawer and snappier than what I usually hear on Classic Rock radio. Does anyone know if they re-recorded this later on? This version sounds different. |
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![]() @Joe: I starred it, anyway! :) All - Free - Now! |
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Sun. 5/19/13 2:02am
BriJet:
ahoy hoy! |
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Sun. 5/19/13 2:02am
Joe McG:
It's got a super bad edit in it, too! |
![]() This is one of my favorite songs on which to drum. | |
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![]() I was wondering about the differences in production myself, the 45, as opposed to the album and CD might have a diff mix. But 45s generally sound rawer and snappier to me in general. |
Sun. 5/19/13 2:03am
KP:
Hi, Joe. | |
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Sun. 5/19/13 2:03am
Joe McG:
Hey, BriJet! Hey, KP! |
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![]() This is definitely different...came in to see if it was a demo or outtake or sumpin... |
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![]() Ahoy ahoy Brijet, hi KP, hey Fuzzy! |
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![]() 10 records in a half-hour, now those are all proper 3-minute-or-less singles! |
Sun. 5/19/13 2:07am
harveyjohn:
It's the "single." | |
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![]() Howdy Matt! And Wikipedia has a good blurb about the different mixes of "All Right Now"... |
Sun. 5/19/13 2:12am
KP:
Very Byrdsy those Tourists. | |
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![]() Ah, thanks Fuzzy! Glad for the good reportage on different "All Right Now" mixes. |
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![]() Round up the Usual Problems.. |
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![]() Throbbing pop FTW! |
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![]() Alan O'Day, ha ha. Sounds like he needs you to come redeem him! ;) |
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Sun. 5/19/13 2:18am
Joe McG:
@Matt: No, I don't need to. He was a very successful guy! |
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![]() Sounds like you just did though! At least this song :) A nice type of 10cc/Pilot/Paul Williams early 70s pop. |
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Sun. 5/19/13 2:20am
Joe B:
Hi Joe, Hey KP! Hi everyone! This is a cool song, don't know thos Alan LP. Just know his hit and the hits he wrote for others. The flip of Undercover Angel, a song called Just You, is a pretty solid tune also. |
Sun. 5/19/13 2:20am
Emile:
THIS is the best tune you played,,, | |
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![]() Hi Joe B! Thanks for the rec. |
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![]() Man. Obviously I'm not the only one who didn't go to sleep when it was sensible. |
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Sun. 5/19/13 2:24am
Joe McG:
@Stevel: Ha ha ha! "Skinny Girls" is the worst song I will play tonight. |
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![]() Skinny Girls/Make you fee gigantic! An ode to anorexia. |
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Sun. 5/19/13 2:26am
Joe McG:
That song seems super obnoxious, but he's like Randy Newman in that he's always planting kickers in his songs. The kicker in that one is "skinny girls always say goodbye." In other words, they leave the dope! |
Sun. 5/19/13 2:26am
harveyjohn:
I like this | |
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Sun. 5/19/13 2:27am
Joe B:
Wow, Any Road could be a Big Star outtake in the Don't Lie To Me vein |
Sun. 5/19/13 2:28am
KP:
This is gooder | |
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![]() Yeah! "Any Road" is a shouldbe classic! And Do The 45! That's a seal of endorsement! |
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![]() I mean, these tunes are no "Rock n' Roll Heaven," but they'll do in a pinch. |
![]() Joe, i had no idea O'day was so good. Thanks for this set. Only knew Undercover Angel. thx! | |
Sun. 5/19/13 2:34am
PC:
Not sure if you're aware that "Skinny Girls" was a big hit on Dr. Demento's radio show around the time it came out... :) | |
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Sun. 5/19/13 2:35am
Joe McG:
@LPB: No problem! Sorry I couldn't do him more justice, but I didn't have enough time to pull something better together, alas! @PC: It SOUNDS like a song you would hear on Dr. Demento! |
Sun. 5/19/13 2:36am
KP:
Rock, rock, rock. | |
Sun. 5/19/13 2:36am
harveyjohn:
Is this the LP? | |
Sun. 5/19/13 2:37am
Holly in NC:
Raging river of fear, wherw have you been all my life? | |
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Sun. 5/19/13 2:38am
Joe McG:
@harvey john: No, no 3-D, unfortunately! |
Sun. 5/19/13 2:40am
PC:
Yeah...Dr. D played it quite often. But it never occurred to me at the time to connect it with the same guy who did "Undercover Angel." Two different universes, kinda; mainstream AM radio and Dr. Demento novelty tune. | |
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![]() Wooo! Great Emily! |
Sun. 5/19/13 2:43am
harveyjohn:
I think I saw a copy, the LP, at a record faire once. Kind'a 3D picture on the cover. Guy in space...or maybe in a...space suit or sumtin'? | |
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Sun. 5/19/13 2:44am
Joe McG:
@hj: Yeah, he's kind of a romantic poet captain floating in space. Major 3D collector's action on that one. I saw it once for a decent price but didn't buy 'cause it had a scratch on a track. Probably should've bought it. |
Sun. 5/19/13 2:45am
KP:
Who is Emily. That was kind of outstanding | |
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Sun. 5/19/13 2:47am
Joe McG:
@KP: Emily was a 16 year old girl who went to Paris, wrote a bunch of songs, recorded them with a French psych band called Dynastie Crisis, and then came home when it did nothing. |
Sun. 5/19/13 2:48am
KP:
It did something for me! v. cool | |
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Sun. 5/19/13 2:48am
Joe McG:
@KP: It's a very cool album. I want it for meself. |
Sun. 5/19/13 2:49am
harveyjohn:
I once bought a "questionable" redish vinyl copy of "NAZZ,NAZZ. last track on side two... (some maniac with a dremel...). The rest plays nice! | |
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![]() Aww, Joe do we have to go home (to bed)? Well it's that time of night again...thank you so much for another classic show! Have a good night/morning/day, everyone! |
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Sun. 5/19/13 2:55am
Joe McG:
Thanks, Matt! I hope you all have a great week! Thanks all for listening. See you next week. Don't forget to tune in for Primavera Festival broadcast next Saturday, which I totally forgot to talk about. |
Sun. 5/19/13 2:56am
harveyjohn:
NICE | |
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![]() Oh YAY!!! Toots doing "Take Me Home Country Roads"!! Fantastic note to end on! And the Primavera always rocks!! |
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Sun. 5/19/13 2:56am
12539:
Thanks Joe. | |
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![]() great show, Joe! | |
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