No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Pamelo Mounk’a.

…A flight to Brussels followed by a day or two of recording became a rite of passage for Congolese groups. They’d return home with one copy of the tape (often containing as many as twenty songs) for the local pressing plant, while the Belgians went into action with another, shipping singles to every corner of Africa south of the Sahara and north of apartheid. Congolese groups weren’t just streets ahead of the rest of Africa in musical sophistication, but also in terms of business and logistics. Across the sixties and seventies, tours would follow the vinyl in wider and wider loops, eventually reaching the West Indies, Europe and Japan. Some musicians and composers would even become wealthy, controlling their own master recordings and joining Belgian or French authors’ societies. Congolese music grew into a behemoth, a paragon of the successful exploitation of a home-grown product created by a nation and its people. Music, however, was about the only thing that went well for the new Congo.

— Joe Boyd, And The Roots of Rhythm Remain: A Journey Through Global Music

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 450 of No Condition Is Permanent:

FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE...

Michael Jackson — “Get On The Floor” — Off The Wall

Segun Robert — “Big Race” — Brand New Wayo: Funk, Fast times, & Nigerian Boogie Badness 1979–1983

Al Casey — “Surfin’ Blues (Part 2)” — Jivin’ Around

Adnan Othman — “Mari Ka-Laut” — Bersyukor: A Retrospective of Hits by a Malaysian Pop Yeh Yeh Legend

The Aardvarks — “I’m Higher Than I’m Down” — Scream Loud!!! The Fenton Records Story

Dennis Bovell — “Smouche” — Heaven 12″ EP

Andy Fairweather Low — “Ain’t No Fun Anymore” — Be Bop ‘N’ Holla

Salma Agha — “Chumma Chumma” — Charas Babu: Inspiring, Colorful and Rare Sounds from India

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Gert Wilden — “Dirty Boy” — Schulmädchen Report: Schoolgirl Report and Other Music from Sexy German Films 1968-1972

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Mongo Santamaria — “El Pussy Cat” — MOD… The New Religion: Everybody Dance Now

The A-Bones — “The Bee” — The Life Of Riley

King Tubby — “Perfidia Dub” — Explosive Dub

The Olympics — “Dance By The Light Of The Moon” — West Coast Sock Hop: The Arvee Records Story

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

Cuby And The Blizzards — “Your Body Not Your Soul” — Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire & Beyond 1964-1969

Koes Plus — “Pent Juri Hati (Heart Stealer)” — Dheg Dheg Plas Vols. 1 & 2

Eddie Kendricks — “Date With The Rain” — People…Hold On

Malavoi — “Ti Nain L’En Morue” — Souvenirs Créoles Celini, Vol. 2 (1964-1978)

Frank Zappa — “Peaches en Regalia (1969 Mono Single Master)” — The Hot Rats Sessions

Setha — “Dteuu” — Thai Pop Spectacular 1960s-1980s

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Crabby Appleton — “Go Back” — Crabby Appleton

The Aay Jays — “The Aay Jays Theme” — Pakistan: Folk And Pop Instrumentals 1966-1976

13th Floor Elevators — “Fire Engine (QFPS Version)” — The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators [Mono]

Inner Circle & The Fatman Riddim Section — “Unemployment Rock” — Heavyweight Dub

The Stooges — “Real Cool Time” — The Stooges

Santana V. — “Totensamba” — Hồ! #1: Roady Music From Viêtnam

The Soft Boys — “The Queen Of Eyes” — Underwater Moonlight

Los Kenia — “Pal 23” — Ronda del Guaguanco

Split System — “On The Loose” — Split System 45rpm

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Pamelo Mounk’a — “Mariaker” — Propulsion!

Wire — “Second Length (Our Swimmer)” — Nine Sevens

Los Reyes 73 — “Adeoey” — Revolucion! Original Cuban Funk Grooves 1967-1978

Thurston Harris — “Purple Stew” — Early Rappers Hipper than Hop the Ancestors of Rap

Ja-Man All Stars — “Half Ounce” — In The Dub Zone

Masters Of Reality — “Gimme Water” — Sunrise On The Sufferbus

Zaenal Combo — “Kaden Sadje” — Padang Moonrise: The Birth of the Modern Indonesian Recording Industry 1955-69

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

A Band — “Lowly Worm” — Nancy 45rpm

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