No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Traffic.

[Producer] Jimmy Miller started working with Traffic in the autumn after their summer spent improvising songs at the haunted Berkshire Downs cottage, at what became his favorite playground, the new Olympic Studios building in an old movie theater in Barnes. Traffic was in Studio Two at the same time that the Rolling Stones were working in Studio One, amongst the first bands to work there, still at the time one of the few independent studios in London. You could tell how much things had changed in terms of how at home artists now felt inside recording studios. Studios had started to become more like social clubs, places to hang out and relax and meet other musicians and swap ideas as much as places to work. You would see Lennon’s Rolls-Royce outside Olympic even if he wasn’t doing a session. With its mood lighting and comfy leather sofas, Olympic was more like a nightclub than the old, austere studio workhorses of the late 1950s and early ’60s.

— Chris Blackwell (with Paul Morley), The Islander: My Life In Music And Beyond.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 380 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The O’Jays — “Time To Get Down” — Back Stabbers

Ofege — “Burning Jungle” — Doing It in Lagos: Boogie, Pop & Disco in 1980s Nigeria

The Vaqueros — “Space Journey Ranger 7” — Surfin’ The Great Lakes: Kay Bank Studio Surf Sides Of The 1960s

Afrosound — “Zaire Pop” — Carruseles

Wynder K. Frog — “Harpsichord Shuffle” — Out of the Frying Pan

The Skatalites Meet King Tubby — “Herb Man Dub” — Soul Jazz Records Presents 200% DYNAMITE! Ska, Soul, Rocksteady, Funk & Dub in Jamaica

Traffic — “Paper Sun” — Mr. Fantasy

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Muse — “Sunshine Road” — If There’s Hell Below

THE SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Pierre Labor & Gazolinn’ — “Nicole” — Nicole

Panic Buttons — “O Wow” — Philadelphia Roots

Black Truth Rhythm Band — “Save D Musician” — Ifetayo

Humble Pie — “Heartbeat” — Town & Country

Thanh Vu — “Neu Minh Con Yeu Nhau” — Saigon Supersound Volume One 1965-1975

The Cardinals — “Choo Choo” — ‘Black’ Rock ‘N’ Roll – Savage Kick Vol. 01

Joe Gibbs & The Professionals — “Rawhide Kid” — State of Emergency

The Stooges — “Down On The Street [Take 10]” — 1970: The Complete Fun House Sessions

THE THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Omar Khorshid — “Banadi A Lek” — Live In Australia 1981

The Doorknobs — “Hi Fi Baby” — Desperate Rock ‘N’ Roll, Vol. 4

Icebreakers/The Diamonds — “Ital Rock” — Planet Mars Dub

The Glories — “I Worship You Baby” — The Northern Soul Story Vol. 2: The Golden Torch

Bappi Lahiri — “Disco Title Music From Dahshat” — Bollywood Bloodbath: The B-Music of the Indian Horror Film Industry

Johnny’s Uncalled Four — “Glad All Over” — The Lost Album

Shohreh — “Cheshm Be Rah” — Persian Funk

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Fog — “Grey Zone” — Lost Innocence: Garpax 1960s Punk & Psych

Pablo Lubadika Porthos — “Idie” — Idie

The Mothers Of Invention — “Jelly Roll Gum Drop (Original Mix)” — Cruising With Ruben And The Jets

Harvey Averne — “Dynamite” — El Barrio: The Ultimate Collection Of Latin Boogaloo, Disco, Funk & Soul

The Last Poets — “Black Thighs” — The Last Poets

Sangthong Seesai — “Luck Luck Luck” — Thai Funk ZudRangMa Vol. 2

Lil’ Bob & The Lollipops — “I Got Loaded” — Modernists: A Decade Of Rhythm & Soul Dedication

Los Orientales — “Bailando En La Campiña” — Peru Maravilloso: Vintage Latin, Tropical & Cumbia

Jim Doval & The Gauchos — “Pink Elephants” — The Surf Creature

Errol Brown & the Sky Nations — “Revelation Of Dub” — Medley Dub

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Denny Laine — “Say You Don’t Mind” — Deram 45rpm

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