No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: The Chiffons.

I LOVE other cities—I do. Whenever I go to San Francisco or New York, I wonder what I’m doing in the land of smoggy freeways, earthquakes, fires, and floods. Still, when I get back to L.A. I’m always glad. Nowhere else is it possible to pass for cute long after the point where you’re obliged to conduct yourself like the matronly age you are. If you don’t, people will accuse you of not having good taste—of being too L.A. for words…In L.A., it’s so much easier to look healthy, because here nobody looks askance at you for running around in gym clothes. In fact, for some of us, gym clothes are all we’ll wear. In fact, there’s something fabulous about these great new running bras—you can look very sexy and like you don’t care. I used to feel I had to apologize for everyone here using their skin and Lycra as outerwear. Eventually, I realized it’s what I love about L.A.—it keeps juices coursing and interest high. If you don’t want to think about such things, you should stay home or move to Seattle…And in spite of quakes, floods, fires, and traffic, the cold showers here are never as bad as winters in other towns, where you sell your soul to survive, where wearing the right clothes, marrying the right man, and having good taste are everything. Where the worst thing you can be is “too L.A.”

— Eve Babitz, ‘Girls Town,’ from I Used To Be Charming.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 425 of No Condition Is Permanent:

FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Zebra — “Simple Song” — AOTN 45rpm

Livy Ekemezie — “Get It Down” — Friday Night

The Torquays — “Penetration” — A Date With …

Los Wembler’s De Iquitos — “El Bacilon De Los Wembler’s” — La Danza Del Petrolero

Hayes Cotton — “I’ll Be Waiting” — Exotica, Popcorn & Stompers!! Vol. 2

Gregory Isaacs — “Mr. Brown” — Front Line Presents Dub: 40 Heavyweight Dub Sounds

The Belfast Gypsies — “People Let’s Freak Out” — Kim Fowley: Lost Treasures from the Vaults 1959-69 Vol. 4 Technicolor Grease

Franco Campanino — “Lezioni di Disco-Music” — Nuda: 21 Exciting Cuts from Italian Sexy Comedy Disco Scene (1975-1981)

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Cramps — “All Women Are Bad” — Stay Sick!

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

N’goma Jazz — “Mi Cantando Para Ti” — Angola Soundtrack: The Unique Sound of Luanda 1965-1978

John Cale — “Ski Patrol” — Slow Dazzle

Vaudou Game — “Pas Contente (feat. Roger Damawuzan)” — Apiafo

The Chiffons — “Sweet Talkin’ Guy” — Golden Girl Groups

King Tubby & The Aggrovators — “Move Out Of Babylon Dub” — Shalom Dub

The Seeds — “You Can’t Be Trusted” — The Seeds

Willie Songue Et Les Showmen — “Moni Ngan” — Cameroon Garage Funk 1964 – 1979

The Isley Brothers — “Tell Me It’s Just A Rumor Baby” — Move On Up: The Very Best Of Northern Soul

Gabriel Yared — “Gyneco Zebre” — Betty Blue (37º2 Le Matin) OST

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Marvin Holmes — “Ooh Ooh The Dragon” — Mojo Club Dancefloor Jazz Vol. 11 Right Now

Boobpa Saichol — “Seng Rabird” — Thai Beat A Go-Go Vol. 4

The Real Kids — “What’s It To You” — No Place Fast

Afrosound — “Banana de Queso” — Carruseles

The Flying Burrito Brothers — “High Fashion Queen” — Burrito Deluxe

Prince Dgibs — “Ogningwe” — Ivory Coast Soul: Afro Funk from Abidjan From 1972 To 1982

The Frantics — “The Whip” — Dolton 45rpm

Ahmed Malek — “La Ville” — Musique Originale De Films

Eddie & The Hot Rods — “Teenage Depression” — Teenage Depression

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Les Gypsies De Pétion-Ville — “Deception” — Les Gypsies De Pétion-Ville “Haiti”

Marvin Gaye — “Running from Love (Version 1 / Edit)” — Funky Nation: The Detroit Instrumentals

Gasper Lawal — “Kita-Kita” — Ajomasé

Tony Alvon & The Belairs — “Sexy Coffee Pot” — Soulin’ Vol. 3

Linval Thompson — “Jamaican Calley” — New Star 45rpm

The Rhythm Rockers — “Count Down” — Copper 45rpm

Remmy Ongala & Orchestre Super Matimila — “Nalia Mwana Libala” — Sema

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

The Qualities — “Happy New Year To You!” — Sun Ra: The Singles

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