No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: The Incredible String Band.

Mysterious practices surfaced one evening in Amsterdam. A midnight show at the Concertgebouw paired [the Incredible String Band] with Fairport Convention. The crowd was full of flower-bedecked girls and gaudily dressed men, led by the poet Simon Vinkenoog in a lemon-yellow linen suit: the counter-culture seemed to be in charge in Holland. Onstage, clunky chromium microphones for the Dutch radio broadcast stood alongside the modern ones from the PA system. As [ISB’s] Mike [Heron] set down his electric guitar after the first song, he brushed his leg against an ungrounded radio mic. There was a crackling sound and he levitated, hovering a few feet above the stage for what seemed an age, then landing with a thud, his guitar and the mic stand glued to his chest, humming. I ran onto the stage and flung the stand into the orchestra pit. Mike had turned a pale green.

They carried him to the dressing room and locked the door, barring the house doctor; they would take care of him using Scientology methods. After a hurriedly summoned Fairport finished their set, the ISB made a triumphant return. The crowd roared as Mike, still looking pale, played and sang as well as I ever heard him. [ISB singer] Licorice told me they had treated him with ‘touch assists.’

— Joe Boyd, White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960’s.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 329 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Chi-Lites — “Stoned Out of My Mind” — ‘70s Funk’n’Soul Classics

Uppers International — “Neriba Lanchina” — Afro-Beat Airways: West African Shock Waves (Ghana & Togo 1972-78)

The Pyramids — “Pressure” — Surf Guitars Rumble Vol. 1

Los Finders — “Ven Conmigo” — Sensacional Soul Vol. 1: 37 Groovy Spanish Soul & Funk Stompers 1966-1976

James Hanns & The “Soul” Entertainers — “It’s A Fine Thing” — Sock It To ‘Em J.B.: 20 Fabulous Tracks Inspired by James Brown

Pierre-Alain Dahan / Slim Pezin — “Kuzi Kuza” — Tele Music: 30 Classics French Music {P

Alan Vega and Martin Rev — “Radiation” — Suicide (Second Album)

La Integracion — “Wah Wah” — The Afrosound Of Colombia Vol. 3

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Cramps — “Dr. Fucker M.D. (Musical Deviant)” — Fiends of Dope Island

THE SECOND SET

King Stitt — “Lee Van Cleef” — The Big Gundown: Reggae Inspired By Spaghetti Westerns

Dennis Coffey — “Free Spirit” — Live Wire: The Westbound Years 1975-78

Ros Serey Sothea — “Chnam Oun Dop-Pram Muy (I’m 16)“ — Cambodian Rocks

Helen Humes And Her Orchestra — “Woojamacooja” — Great Googly Moo (And More Undisputed Truths)

Afro National — “Jokenge” — African Experimentals 1972-1979

The Olivers — “Beeker Street” — Garage Beat ’66 Vol. 1: Like What, Me Worry?!

Los Beltons — “Jinetes En El Cielo” — Sonideras Peruanas: Cumbias & Guarachas Limpias

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick &Tich — “The Sun Goes Down [Mono Single Version]” — If Music Be The Food Of Love

Orquesta Suprema — “Salida” — Diggin’ The Crates for Afro-Cuban Funk

THE THIRD SET

The Yardbirds — “I’m Not Talking” — Ultimate!

The Boris Gardiner Happening — “I & I Dub” — Ultra Super Dub Vol. 2

Len Barry — “1-2-3” — Decca 45rpm

Jimmy Hyacinthe — “Yatchiminou” — Côte D’ivoire Compil, C’est Bon

Bobby Rush — “Camel Walk” — Buttshakers! Soul Party Vol. 6

Coca y Sus Exploradores — “El Bochinchero” — Maseda Records Presents Coca y Sus Exploradores

Homer Denison Jr. — “March Slav Boogie” — The Graveyard Tramps Eat The Forbidden City Dog Food

THE FINAL SET

Sinn Sisamouth — “Navy A Go Go” — Cambodian Nuggets

The Rolling Stones — “Out Of Time” — Singles Collection: The London Years

Conjunto Cervantes — “Mi Noviecita Carmencita” — Tropical 45rpm

Lee Tracy & Isaac Manning — “Girl You Always Talking” — Is It What You Want

Orlando Julius with the Heliocentrics — “Jaiyede Afro” — Jaiyede Afro

Slim Harpo — “I Got Love If You Want It” — Get On The Right Track: Mod R&B, Jazz & Ska

Joe Gibbs — “International Treaty” — Majestic Dub

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

The Incredible String Band — “The Hedgehog’s Song” — The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion