No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: The New York Dolls.

Melody Maker’s Roy Hollingworth pinpointed the Dolls’ delinquency as a form of truancy from meaning: ‘No messages. No instructions through song! Nothing to think about. Nothing to admire.’ The Dolls were Utterly Without Redeeming Social Value, to borrow the title of a 1967 low-budget movie. Their flip attitude to anything to do with causes or consciousness can be seen in a concert clip of the band in LA.. Johansen mentions the tour’s next stop is San Francisco, where, he notes mockingly, ‘people are into social reform’. When the Dolls arrive in ’Frisco and play their gig at The Matrix, he introduces ‘Private World’ and describes it as influenced by Cuban rumba. Recalling reading about Castro’s takeover of Cuba in newspapers as a child, Johansen jests about how ‘before those horrible Communists took over, they used to gamble and swing. Now all they do is build hospitals and work on the farm – and how boring is that.’

— Simon Reynolds, Shock and Awe: Glam Rock and its Legacy.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 335 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

The Controllers — “Sho Nuff A Blessin” — In Control

Sony Enang — “Don’t Stop That Music” — Doing It in Lagos: Boogie, Pop & Disco in 1980s Nigeria

The Gestics — “Rockin’ Fury” — Diggin’ Out

Barış Manço — “Yolverin Agalar Beyler” — 2023

Model Citizens — “Animal Instincts” — Model Citizens EP

Cui Ai Lian — “Youth Idol” — Taiwan & Singapore Disco

The Detroit Cobras — “Slummer (The Slum)” — Mink, Rat or Rabbit

IT’S MADISON TIME…

New York Dolls — “Pills” — New York Dolls

THE SECOND SET

Khun Narin Electric Phin Band — “Chakkim Kap Tokto” — II

Roy Loney & The A-Bones — “Stop It Baby” — Boy Meets Bone EP

Tafo Brothers & Noor Jehan — “Happy New Year” — Disco Dildar

The Rising Suns — “I’m Blue” — Fort Worth Teen Scene Vol. 1

Joe Gibbs & The Professionals — “Zion Gate” — African Dub All-Mighty Chapter 3

Funkadelic — “Whole Lot Of BS” — Maggot Brain

Fresa Juvenil De Tarapoto — “Cumbion Universal” — Perú Selvático: Sonic Expedition Into The Peruvian Amazon 1972-1986

Roland James — “Guitarville” — High School Rumble Vol 2: 18 Explosive 50’s/60’s Instrumentals

Johnny Sedes and His Orchestra — “El Manicero” — Mama Calunga

THE THIRD SET

The Tabbys — “Hong Kong Baby” — The Madness Invasion Vol. 1

Alessandro Alessandroni — “Snake Disco (From “Emanuelle a Tahiti”)” — Alessandroni Proibito: Music from Red Light Films 1977-1980

Sho Nuff — “Mix Match Man” — From The Gut To The Butt

The Boris Gardiner Happening — “Expression Dub” — Ultra Super Dub Vol. 1

Vickie & The Van Dykes — “I Wanna Be a Winner” — Basement Beehive: The Girl Group Underground

Sonora Tropical — “Lluvia” — Diablos del Ritmo: The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985

MC5 — “Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa)” — Kick Out The Jams

Koes Plus — “Poor Clown” — 1967

THE FINAL SET

Salamat Meet Les Musiciens Du Nil — “El Zol Al Asal” — Salam Delta

Lenny Dee — “Plantation Boogie” — Dr. Boogie Presents Bear Traces: Nugget’s From Bob’s Barn

Wganda Kenya — “El Abanico” — Homenaje A Los Embajadores

Lee Tracy & Isaac Manning — “Talk Around Town” — Is It What You Want

Franco & Tabu Ley Rochereau — “Omona Wapi” — Omona Wapi

Bonzo Dog Band — “Humanoid Boogie” — The Doughnut In Granny’s Greenhouse

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

The Qualities — “Happy New Year To You!” — Sun Ra – The Singles: The Definitive 45s Collection 1952-1991