No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Kid Creole & The Coconuts.

What drew young men, and even some women, to the zoot suit? Most historical studies depict the zoot suit as a “street style,” devised by those whose experience of racial discrimination and prejudice led them to create distinctive sartorial responses to their situation. In these accounts, the zoot suit took flight in the streets and dance halls of Harlem and made a transcontinental leap to the barrios of Los Angeles. There, the social isolation of poor black youth and pachucos from the mainstream of American life not only created a subcultural space where a new aesthetic could flourish but also gave stylishness a political charge, making it a symbol of opposition and resistance. Although this interpretation has become axiomatic in discussions of youth of the 1940s, it rests on problematic assumptions about minority communities, the closed nature of subcultures, the direct relationship between style and politics, and most important, the consciousness and motives of those who wore extreme fashion.

— Kathy Peiss, Zoot Suit: The Enigmatic Career of an Extreme Style.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 370 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Dennis Coffey — “If You Can’t Dance To This” — Live Wire: The Westbound Years 1975-78

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

The Torquays — “Hopscotch” — A Date With …

Kalyanji & Anandji — “Title Music” — The Bombay Connection Vol. 2:  Bouncin’ Nightclub Grooves From Bollywood Films 1959-1972

Voice — “The Train To Disaster” — Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire & Beyond 1964-1969

The Aggrovators and King Tubby’s — “Caretaker Dub” — Jackpot Dub: Rare Dubs From Jackpot Records 1974-1976

Harvey & the Phenomenals — “Soul & Sunshine” — Midwest Funk

Vichan Maneechot — “Dance Dance Dance” — Thai Beat A Go Go Vol. 1: Groovy 60’s Sounds from the Land of Smile!

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Mr. C & Funck Junction — “Hot Butter ‘n All – Part 2” — Funky Crimes

THE SECOND SET

Belbao — “Casablanca Shuffle” — Habibi Funk: An Eclectic Selection Of Music From The Arab World

The Moroccos — “Morocco Chant” — Ai! Si! Si!: Mambo & Latin Flavoured Rhythm & Blues

Joe Gibbs & The Professionals — “Bionic Encounter” — Majestic Dub

The Pretty Things — “Come See Me” — The EP Collection…Plus

Los Saicos — “Salvaje” — ¡Demolición! The Complete Recordings

The Only Ones — “Another Girl, Another Planet” — The Only Ones

Charles Amoah — “Sweet Vibration” — Sweet Vibration

Kid Creole And The Coconuts — “Endicott” — In Praise Of Older Women And Other Crimes

THE THIRD SET

The Psychedelic Aliens — “Gbe Keke Wo Taoo” — Psycho African Beat

The Silence — “Cold On Me” — Rare Mod Vol. 1

Los Cañeros — “La Buenita” — Trujillo, Perú 1971-1974

Twistin’ Kings — “Congo Part 2” — Jungle Exotica Vol. 2     

Vaudou Game — “Tata Fatigue” — Otodi

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band — “Dirty Blue Gene II” — The Brown Star Sessions

Nico Fidenco — “Sweet Disco Funky” — La Via Della Prostituzione

THE FINAL SET

Eman El Bahr Darwish — “Mahsobko Endes (El Arwam)” — Sharayet El Disco: Egyptian Disco & Boogie Cassettes 1982-1992

The Four Sounds — “Mama Ubangi Bangi” — Blowin’ Through Yokohama!

Sly & The Revolutionaries with Jah Thomas — “White Rum” — Black Ash Dub

Jimmy Bryant — “Ha-So” — Ecco-Fonic 45rpm

The Swallows — “La Ngomber” — Java-Java: Indonesia Screaming Fuzz Vol. 1

Bohannon — “The Stop And Go” — Stop & Go

Sonido Verde de Moyobamba — “Pañuelo de Seda (Versión Sonido Verde)” — Homenaje a Polibio Mayorga Vol. 6

The Marvelettes — “I’ll Keep Holding On” — 20 Original Mod Classics

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

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Willie Weems & The Outlaws — “Snuff Time” — Las Vegas Grind! Vol. 6

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