No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Phil Manzanera.

Phil Manzanera was the only posh member of Roxy Music. His mother was Colombian and his English father worked for the airline BOAC (and earlier, his son speculated, could well have been a spy operating in Latin America). Manzanera had enjoyed a cosmopolitan youth flitting between various South American countries and his boarding school in London. During his later years at Dulwich College, he formed the psychedelic school band Pooh and the Ostrich Feathers, which evolved into the more serious proposition Quiet Sun. Influenced by Zappa, Pink Floyd and Soft Machine, the group’s music – played insanely fast at strange time signatures – earned them a reputation as ‘just about the most listener-unfriendly band in London’ (according to King Crimson’s Pete Sinfield).

— Simon Reynolds, Shock and Awe: Glam Rock and its Legacy.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 427 of No Condition Is Permanent:

FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Black Ivory — “What Goes Around (Comes Around)” — Crème De La Crème Two (More Philly Soul Classics And Rarities From The Vaults Of Atlantic, Atco And Warner Bros. Records 1970-1980)

Super Elcados — “Afro Funk” — Togetherness Is Always A Good Venture: Tambourine Party Vol. 2

The Tradewinds — “Gotcha” — Strummin’ Mental! Vol. 4

Grupo C.I.M. — “Joropo No.1” — Soul Jazz Records Presents Venezuela 70: Cosmic Visions of a Latin American Earth: Venezuelan Experimental Rock in the 1970s

Dantalian’s Chariot — “Madman Running Through the Fields” — British Mod Sounds Vol. 2: The Freakbeat and Psych Years

Nai Bonet — “The Seventh Veil” — Waking Up Scheherazade Vol. 1: Arabian Garage Psych Nuggets from The 60’s And Early 70’s

The Fugitives — “Jump Back” — Eccentric Soul: The Path Label

Dice & Cummie — “Real Collie” — Trojan Ganja Reggae Box Set

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Archie King — “The Vampires” — The Madness Invasion Vol. 1

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Gnonnas Pedro & His Dadjes Band — “Adigbedoto” — Roi De L’Agbadja Moderne 1974-1983

Doc Bagby — “Crazy Chemistry” — Mello Jello…For Mello Muffins

Carlos Haayen Y Su Piano Candeloso — “Palenque” — Super Disco Pirata: De Tepito Para El Mundo 1965​-​1980

Len Barry — “1-2-3” — Decca 45rpm

King Tubby & The Aggrovators — “A Rougher Version” — Shalom Dub

The Outlaws — “Swingin’ Low” — The Joe Meek Story

Orchestre Tropicana d’Haiti — “Tromperie” — Yolande

Phil Manzanera — “Technicolor UFO” — 50 Minutes Later

Hua Shiuan Shiuan — “Crossroads” — Taiwan & Singapore Disco

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Little Jr. Jesse & His Tear Drops & The Tears — “Funky Stuff” — Invasion Funk Masters

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou — “Iya Me Dji Ki Bi Ni” — The Vodoun Effect: Funk and Sato from Benin’s Obscure Labels 1972-1975

Earl Van Dyke And The Soul Brothers — “Nowhere To Run” — Northern Soul 101 Hits

Adriano Celentano — “El Rebelde” — El Loco Rocanrol Vol. 2

The Beachnuts — “Cycle Annie” — Why Don’t You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964-65

The Upsetters — “Popcorn” — Eastwood Rides Again

Frank Zappa — “Tell Me You Love Me” — Chunga’s Revenge

Juaneco Y Su Combo — “Ya Se A Muerto Mi Abuelo” — Masters of Chicha 1

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Dantes — “Dragon Walk” — Surf-Age Nuggets

Tam Tam 2000 — “Melhor Future” — Synthesize The Soul: Astro-Atlantic Hypnotica From The Cape Verde Islands 1973-1988

Richard Marks — “Boom Boom” — Never Satisfied: Complete Works 1968-83

Nyboma & Kamalé Dynamique — “Aicha Motema” — Nyboma & Kamalé Dynamique

Kevin Ayers w. Syd Barrett — “Religious Experience (Singing a Song in the Morning)” — Joy Of A Toy

Ali Hassan Kuban — “Hadouda” — The Rough Guide to Ali Hassan Kuban

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Suicide — “Cheree” — Suicide

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