No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Love’s Arthur Lee.

Two days after the [American Bandstand] show aired, the band returned to Sunset Sound to lay down a follow-up single. The resulting track would be like nothing anyone had either conceived or heard before, and would put paid to Arthur’s folk-rock fixations. “7 & 7 Is” wasn’t merely a pop single; it was a small-scale cultural phenomenon and a musical milestone – a loud, aggressive, no-holds-barred, garage-style punk song, a decade before that musical term was current. Like a blast from a cannon, “7 & 7 Is” boasted a pounding bass figure sliding between notes, crashing guitar chords, and a thunderous, non-stop drum torrent supporting Arthur [Lee]’s most menacing vocal delivery yet. It culminated in the sound of an atomic explosion, followed by the aftermath, a bluesy denouement. There was no context, no reference point, and no equivalent for such a revolutionary creation. But the track’s aural turbulence arrived after an equally tumultuous session that would see [Elektra Records president] Jac Holzman relinquish the Love producer’s chair. “We spent an entire goddamn day recording that bloody track,” he says, still sounding exasperated. “That’s all they came in prepared to do, so they did it until they got it right.”

— John Einarson, Forever Changes: Arthur Lee and the Book of Love.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 387 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

French Connection — “Monte Carlo” — MFSB – Mutha Funkin’ Sonofabitch: The Truth Behind The Philly Legend

Gabelo — “Wokunyeya” — Togo Soul 70

The Crescents (Feat. Chiyo) — “Pink Dominos” — Surf-Age Nuggets

Johnny Osbourne — “Bewitched” — Soul Jazz Records Presents 200% DYNAMITE! Ska, Soul, Rocksteady, Funk & Dub in Jamaica

Sam and the Saxtones — “Civilization” — Kaput (Barclay EP)

Tulio Enrique Leon — “Bimbóm” — Color De Trópico

Chuck Wood — “Seven Days Too Long” — Mod Anthems: Original Northern Soul, R’N’B & Ska Classics

Lashio Thein Aung — “A Girl Among Girls” — Guitars of the Golden Triangle: Folk and Pop Music of Myanmar, Volume 2

The Topsy Turbys — “Hey Tiger” — Tougher Than Stains

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Sun Ra Arkestra — “Space Is The Place” — Space Is The Place (Music From The Original Soundtrack)

THE SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Anibal Velasquez y Su Conjunto — “Carruseles” — Mambo Loco

Love — “Seven & Seven Is” — Da Capo [mono]

The Reasons — “Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop” — Thai Beat A Go Go Vol. 2: Groovy 60’s Sounds from the Land of Smile!

The Dawnbeats — “Midnight Express (Inst.)” — The Bop That Never Stopped Vol. 22

Charanjit Singh — “Ladki Hai Ya Shola” — Hit Tunes On Synthesizer

Maxx Traxx — “Tell Me” — Maxx Traxx

Paragons — “Indiana Jones” — Raiders Of The Lost Dub

Jimmy Thomas — “Feel So Good (fs / Take 4)” — Ike Turner Studio Productions: New Orleans and Los Angeles 1963-1965

Mario Allison Y Su Combo — “Oh Yeah” — De Fiesta Vol. 3

THE THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Sadistic Mika Band — “Time To Noodle” — Hot! Menu

The Spartans — “Can You Waddle?” — Granpa’s Gully Rock: 26 Dynamite R&B Gems, Vol. 4

The Identicals — “Who Made the World?” — Wake Up You! The Rise and Fall of Nigerian Rock, 1972-1977 Vol. 2

Devo — “The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprise” — Duty Now For The Future

The Aggrovators and King Tubby’s — “Lifetime Dub (That’s Life – Ronnie Davis)” — Jackpot Dub: Rare Dubs From Jackpot Records 1974-1976

The Rolling Stones — “Rip This Joint” — Exile On Main Street

Salamat — “El Raqs Gamil” — Mambo El Soudani

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Nightmares — “Greyhound” — Fredlo 45rpm

Juaneco y Su Combo — “Vacilando Con Ayahuasca” — The Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru

The Artwoods — “I Take What I Want” — Singles A’s & B’s

Fela & Africa 70 — “Fefe Naa Efe” — Gentleman

Flat Duo Jets — “Lover” — Safari

Phương Tâm — “Ai_ (Who_)” — Saigon Surf Twist & Soul (1964-1966)

Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band — “Auf Wiedersehen, Darrio” — …Meets King Pennett

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Ronnie Davis, Lloydie Slim & The Aggrovators — “Jah Jah Dub” — King Tubby’s In Fine Style

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