No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: The Fleur De Lys.

Of course, neither snobbery nor misogyny ended because typists and duchesses were buying the same dresses in Quant’s King’s Road boutique, or because men began to wear pink shirts and use moisturiser. But sociologists in the 1970s argued that ‘subcultures’ operated under the surface of mainstream society, challenging prejudice through rituals of dress and behaviour. Although criticised since for ascribing too much political intent to style, their analysis of Mod as a cheeky parody of middle-class smartness has yet to be bettered. As Dick Hebdige wrote: ‘The Mods invented a style which enabled them to negotiate between school, work and leisure, and which concealed as much as it stated … the Mods undermined the conventional meaning of “collar, suit and tie”, pushing neatness to the point of absurdity … they were a little too smart, somewhat too alert, thanks to amphetamines.’

— Richard Weight, Mod: A Very British Style.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 299 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

New York City — “I’m Doin’ Fine Now” — Ready or Not: Thom Bell Philly Soul Arrangements & Productions 1965-1978

Orchestre Super Borgou de Parakou — “A Na Gan Garo Ka Nam (Afro Beat Bariba)” — The Bariba Sound 1970-1976

Mike Deasy — “Teen Talk (Part 1)” — Jan Lar 45rpm

Lata Mangeshkar & Manna Dey — “1956, 1957, 1958, 1959” — Bombshell Baby Of Bombay

Andre Williams  (with The Gino Parks Quartet) — “Don’t Touch” — A Fortune of Hits 1956-1960

Pinky & Killers — “Ore To Kanojo” — Nippon Girls 2: Japanese Pop, Beat & Rock’n’roll 1965-70

The A-Bones — “Gossip Gossip Gossip” — Baylor 45rpm

Grup Uyanis — “Halimiz Duman” — Turkish One Hit Wonders (1967-1976)

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Davie Allan And The Arrows — “Blues Theme” — Savage Pencil presents Angel Dust: Music for Movie Bikers

THE SECOND SET

Ros Sereysothea, Sinn Sisamouth And Friends — “Wooly Bully” — Cambodian Psych-Out

The Fleur de Lys — “Wait for Me” — Mojo Presents: My Generation, 15 Tracks of ’60s Beat-Filled Teenage Mod Angst

Errol Walker — “John Public” — Scratch On The Wire

Link Wray & The Wray Men — “Comanche” — Slinky! The Epic Sessions ’58-’61

Majid Soula — “Netseweth Sifassan Nagh” — Chant Amazigh

Ted Taylor — “Daddy’s Baby” — Downtown Soulville! 24 Solid Blasts Of ‘60s Soul

Black Masters Band — “Wonnim A Bisa” — Essiebons Special 1973-1984: Ghana Music Power House

The Electric Frankenstein — “Land Of The Magic Wizard” — Instro-Hipsters a Go-Go! Vol. 5

THE THIRD SET

Lloydie & The Lowbites — “Birth Control” — Trojan Originals

James Brown — “I Feel Good” — Make It Funky (The Big Payback: 1971-1975)

Ibo Combo — “Belle Fleur” — Café

Fingerprintz — “Dancing with Myself” — Virgin 12″ 45rpm

Pierre Didy Tchakounte — “Ma Fou Fou” — Cameroon Garage Funk 1964-1979

Kid Creole & The Coconuts — “Darrio” — Off The Coast Of Me

The Impossible — “Hair Hair Hair” — Thai Funk ZudRangMa Vol. 2

THE FINAL SET

The Chiffons — “Sweet Talkin’ Guy” — Golden Girl Groups

Alèmayèhu Eshèté & Shèbèlé’s Band — “Tashamanalètch” — Ethiopiques 13 – Ethiopian Groove: The Golden Seventies

Iggy And The Stooges — “Search And Destroy” — Raw Power

Prince Jammy — “Fist Of Fury” — Trojan Presents: Dub – 40 Deep And Heavy Hits

Roxy Music — “Out Of The Blue” — Country Life             

Chivirico — “Belinda” — ¡Saoco! The Bomba and Plena Explosion in Puerto Rico 1954-1966

The Brogues — “Don’t Shoot Me Down” — Garage Beat ’66 Vol. 3: Feeling Zero

Akira Ifukube — “TV Go-Go Dance M [Take 1]” — Frankenstein Conquers The World OST

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Lou Reed — “Satellite of Love” — Transformer