No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Gil Scott-Heron.

Socrates didn’t have to look around to see the boarded-up businesses and stores; the poor black faces and brown faces of the men and women who didn’t have a thing. Iula’s diner and Tony’s garage were the only working businesses on that block.

And he hated bringing bottles and cans to the Ralph’s supermarket on Crenshaw. To get there he had to walk for miles pulling as many as three grocery carts linked by twisted wire coat hangers. And when he got there they always made him wait; made him stand outside while they told jokes and had coffee breaks. And then they checked every can. They didn’t have to do that. He knew what they took and what they didn’t. He came in twice a week with his cans and bottles and nobody ever found one Kessler’s Root Beer or Bubble-Up in the lot. But they checked every one just the same. And they never bothered to learn his name. They called him “Pop” or “old man.” They made him wait and checked after him like he was some kind of stupid animal.

— Walter Mosely, Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned

As doubtless you will note, with the merest gloss of what lies south of this sentence, still another stellar (given prevailing circumstances) Saturday night at the Purple Bat Lounge has been documented for your listening pleasure. Though ‘stellar’ might not be the most appropriate descriptor to quantify DJ Lee-Roy’s interaction with bartender/dominatrix LaWanda through much of the evening. It’s kind of a story. I’d say you had to have been there but now you can be, in the comparative safety of your own home. G’head, click down below and hear for yourself…

 

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 228 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

The Salsoul Orchestra — “Chicago Bus Stop” — The Anthology

The Sahara All Stars — “Take Your Soul” — Nigeria Disco Funk Special: The Sound Of The Underground Lagos Dancefloor 1974-79

Aki Aleong & The Nobles — “Body Surf” — The Surf Creature

The Aggrovators — “I & I Land” — Rockers Almighty Dub

The Mar-Keys — “The Dribble” — Stax 45rpm

La Logia Sarabanda — “Cajon De Castañas” — Movers!

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Sonics — “The Witch” — Here Are The Sonics!!!

THE SECOND SET

Guitar Red — “Disco From A Space Show” — Personal Space: Electronic Soul 1974-1984

JK Mandengue — “Kosa Mba” — Africa Airways Six (Mile High Funk 1974-1981)

Flat Duo Jets — “Ooh My Head” — Safari

Susan Cadogan — “Dub It” — Clocktower 45rpm

The Small Faces — “My Mind’s Eye” — Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire & Beyond 1964-1969

Wild Fire — “Living On a String” — Tropical Disco Hustle

The Undecyded — “Make Her Cry” — Dearborn 45rpm

M. Ishak Dengan Five-55 — “Oh! Salina” — Let’s A Go-Go! Singapore And Southeast Asian Pop Scene 1964-69

Chuy Castro and His Orchestra — “Swahili Baby” — Baronet 45rpm

Les Loups Noirs — “Pele Rien” — Tanbou Toujou Lou: Meringue, Kompa Kreyol, Vodou Jazz & Electric Folklore from Haiti 1960-1981

THE THIRD SET

The Rascals — “See (Single Version)” — All I Really Need: The Atlantic Recordings (1965-1971)

Los Turistas Del Mantaro — “Agua Dulce” — Andina: Huayno, Carnaval And Cumbia – The Sound Of The Peruvian Andes 1968-1978

Ohio Untouchables — “Your Love Is Real” — Hot Stuff

The Organization — “Smokey Feeling” — Hugo Mendez Presents Tropical Funk Experience: Island Jump Up – Caribbean Funk, Soul, Reggae, Calypso and Afro Grooves 1968-1975

Bee Bee Queen w/Teacho’s Orch. — “Wanna Be Loved (All Nite Long)” — I Hate Cherries: Serious ’50s Female Jivers

Winston ‘King’ Cole — “Black Magic Woman” — Impact! Rare And Unreleased Reggae, Funk & Soul From The Vaults Of Impact! And Randy’s Records

The Contours — “Whole Lotta Woman” — In The Beginning: The Mod Story

Salah Ragab — “Egypt Strut” — Welcome To The Party

Wire — “Options R” — Pink Flag

THE FINAL SET

Gasper Lawal — “Kita-Kita” — Ajomasé

Angie — “Peppermint Lump” — Stiff 45rpm

Very Be Careful — “La Furgoneta” — Escape Room

The Rolling Stones — “You Better Move On” — The Rolling Stones

Prince Far I — “Things Nuh Bright” — Silver And Gold

The Sidewinders — “Jaguar” — Greasy Rock ‘N’ Roll Vol. 2

Chai Muansing — “Pee Koe Pee Ork (Ghosts Come And Go)” — Thai Beat A Go Go Vol. 2: Groovy 60’s Sounds from the Land of Smile!

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