No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: The Small Faces.

Although few executives and managers were as brutal as Sharon Osbourne’s father, most had no more time for artists’ complaints than he did. Steve Marriott was notorious for speaking his mind, an attitude that sprang from a pronounced class-consciousness and a belief that talent would be enough to see him through. In 1966, it got the Small Faces excluded from Top of the Pops. Believing that the show’s producer was retiring, Marriott strode up to him after miming their latest single, ‘My Mind’s Eye’, and announced, ‘I’m glad you’re leaving. I always thought you were a major cunt.’ The BBC producer calmly informed him that it was another member of the crew who was leaving, then showed Marriott the studio door and told him not to return. The singer discovered the hard way that a refusal to play the game was just as costly in the music industry after the artists’ revolt of the 1960s as it had been in the days of Tin Pan Alley. In short, it had become acceptable to drop your Hs, but if you didn’t mind your Ps and Qs you could still get into a lot of trouble.

— Richard Weight, Mod: A Very British Style.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 338 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Eddie Kendricks — “Boogie Down” — The Ultimate Collection: Eddie Kendricks

Mono Mono — “Kenimania” — Nigeria Rock Special: Psychedelic Afro-Rock & Fuzz Funk in 1970s Nigeria

Jan Davis — “Boss Machine” — Lost Legends of Surf Guitar, Vol. 2: Point Panic!

Fadoul — “Tayeh” — Al Zman Saib

Small Faces — “Happy Boys Happy” — The Darlings Of Wapping Wharf Laundrette

The Upsetters — “Man from M.i.5” — Return of Django

The Johnson Brothers — “Casting My Spell” — Spirit of The Cramps: Selections From The Vinyl Stack Of Lux And Ivy

Zou Juan Juan — “Zou Juan Juan Sings The Disco” — Taiwan & Singapore Disco

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Bostweeds — “Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!” — Born Bad Vol.1

THE SECOND SET

Buppa Saichol — “Waker” — Thai Funk ZudRangMa Vol. 2

The Sound Track — “I See The Light” — Keb Darge And Cut Chemist present The Dark Side: 28 Sixties Garage Punk and Psyche Monsters

Los Ilusionistas — “Colegiala” — The Roots of Chicha 2: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru

Fanga — “Crache La Douleur [feat. Tony Allen]” — Natural Juice

Ramones — “Cretin Hop“ — Rocket to Russia

Johnny Zamot — “Soul Makossa” — New York Latin Hustle! The Sound of New York

The Pirates — “You Don’t Own Me” — Out of Their Skulls

Sexteto Electronico Moderno — “Comin’ Home Baby” — Sounds from The Elegant World: Groovy Night Club Music From Uruguay (1968-71)

THE THIRD SET

Essential Logic — “Wake Up” — Beat Rhythm News (Waddle Ya Play?)

Sapan Jagmohan — “Sote Sote Adhi Rat” — Bollywood Bloodbath: The B-Music of the Indian Horror Film Industry

Wire — “Our Swimmer [2nd Length] (Single)” — 154

Patrick Andy & Yabby You — “Sufferation Dub” — Living In Mount Zion

The Treniers — “Poon-Tang!” — They Rock! They Roll! They Swing!

Tito Puente and His Orchestra — “Sacala” — Ti Mon Bo

The Clash — “City of the Dead” — CBS 45rpm

Andre Brasseur — “Special 230” — Nymphomania 3: More Sexy European Go-Go Music From The 60’s

THE FINAL SET

Kid Creole & the Coconuts — “I Am” — Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places

Roberto De La Barrera y Su Piano — “Sabrosón” — Diablos del Ritmo: The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985

The Velvet Underground — “Beginning to See the Light” — The Velvet Underground [mono]

Joseph Kabasele — “Africa Boogaloo” — Le Grand Kallé: His Life, His Music – Joseph Kabasele And The Creation Of Modern Congolese Music

Triumphs — “Surfside Date” — I Hate CDs: Norton Records 45 RPM Singles Collection Vol. 1

Dengue Fever — “We Were Gonna” — Escape from Dragon House

The Night Owls — “Stompin’” — Frolic Diner Vol. 5

Joe Gibbs & The Professionals — “Freedom Call” — African Dub All-Mighty – Chapter 3

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

The Delfonics — “Ready or Not Here I Come (Can’t Hide from Love)” — Ready or Not: Thom Bell Philly Soul Arrangements & Productions 1965–1978