No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Mark Volman & Howard Kaylan (a.k.a. The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie).

[Former Turtles vocalists] Mark [Volman] and Howard [Kaylan] had known [Frank] Zappa for years – the Turtles had appeared on the same bill with the Mothers at the Trip and the Whisky and they saw the Mothers play the Garrick on several occasions and visited Frank at the Charles Street apartment in New York. Jim Pons, bass player with the Turtles (also shortly to join the Mothers) was a friend of [Zappa’s wife] Gail’s from her pre-Zappa days on the Strip. Not only that, but Kaylan was Herb Cohen’s cousin. Herb gave them tickets for the Zubin Mehta concert and afterwards they went backstage. Zappa told them: ‘I’m putting a new band of Mothers together. We’re going to go to Europe . . . we’re gonna play a bunch of shows and then we’re gonna make a movie. Are you interested?’ For Mark and Howard it was a brilliant solution to their problems.

Mark Volman said at the time: ‘We bring a lot of commerciality to the Mothers and Frank brings us a lot of jump-off points for heavy satire.’ Mark and Howard sang their own hits on stage and parodied them as part of Frank’s show – a remarkably unselfish contribution considering the Turtles had six US Top 20 hits between 1965 and 1969, including Dylan’s ‘It Ain’t Me Babe’ and their biggest ‘Happy Together’, while Zappa had none. Frank clearly relished the fact that on the inside sleeve of Freak Out! he had quoted the Turtles’ manager Reb Foster saying: ‘I’d like to clean you boys up a bit and mould you. I believe that I could make you as big as the Turtles.’ Now he had the Turtles in his band – no doubt a further example of what Zappa called ‘conceptual continuity.’

— Barry Miles, Frank Zappa.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 454 of No Condition Is Permanent:

FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE...

Eddie Kendricks — “Chains” — He’s A Friend

Grotto — “Wait No Hurry” — Wait No Hurry

Messer Chups — “Sparking Blood” — Spook-O-Rama

Haramiler — “Çamlıca Yolunda” — Turkish Delights

The Drivers — “Smooth, Slow & Easy” — Rumba Doowop ’56

The Versatiles with Gibson’s All Stars — “Push It In” — Explosive Rock Steady

Frankie St. John & The Starfires — “She’s Long And Tall” — Boston Rockabilly Vol. 2

Ray Barretto — “Together” — El Barrio: The Ultimate Collection Of Latin Boogaloo, Disco, Funk & Soul

The Triumphs — “Burnt Biscuits” — 75 MODern Sounds

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Igo Kantor — “Cherry & Raquel” — Russ Meyer’s: Good Morning… And Goodbye! / Cherry, Harry & Raquel / Mondo Topless OST

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Hamad Kalkaba — “Astadjam Dada Saré” — Hamad Kalkaba And The Golden Sounds 1974-1975

The Imps — “Uh Oh” — The Roots Of Psychobilly

Abelardo Carbonó — “Quiero a Mi Gente” — El Maravilloso Mundo de…

Nelson Riddle — “Route 66 Theme” — Route 66 & Other TV Themes

Chirai Chaiyata, Sawanee Pattana — “You Should Die By Bullets” — Thai Funk – ZudRangMa

The Who — “Mary Anne With The Shaky Hands” — The Who Sell Out [Mono Version]

Joseíto Mateo — “Ahora Sí Hay Melao” — Mambo Calypso

The Bystanders — “Yellow, Mellow Hardtop” — Savvy Sugar: The Pure Essence Of West Coast Rock & Roll

Pier’ Rosier & Gazolinn’ — “Jou Male Pani” — Déchiré

Bunker Hill — “The Girl Can’t Dance” — Lookey Dookey!

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Black Cats — “Sueno Magico” — Ayahuasca:  Cumbias Psicodélicas Vol. 1

The Girlfriends — “My One and Only, Jimmy Boy” — Phil’s Spectre Vol. 3: Third Wall of Soundalikes

Sapan Jagmohan — “Sote Sote Adhi Rat” — Bollywood Bloodbath: The B-Music of the Indian Horror Film Industry

The Electric Banana — “Walking Down The Street” — Blows Your Mind

Skin, Flesh & Bones — “Skin Dub” — Dub In Blood

Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant — “Swinging’ on the Strings” — Swingin’ on the Strings: The Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Collection Vol. 2

Afro National — “Jokenge” — African Experimentals (1972-1979)

Andre Williams & His Orchestra — “Soul Groove” — Rib Tips & Pig Snoots : Rare & Unreleased Au-Go-Go Soul, 1965-1971

Los Holy’s — “Holy’s Psicodelicos” — Back To Peru Vol. 1: The Most Complete Compilation of Peruvian Underground ’64-’74

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Bappi Lahari — “Everybody Dance With Me” — Psych Funk Sa-Re-Ga!

The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie — “I Been Born Again” — The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie

Manu Dibango — “African Battle” — Africafunk: The Original Sound Of 1970’s Funky Africa

Larry Williams & Johnny Watson — “Nobody” — Two For The Price Of One

Gregory Isaacs — “Crofs” — Slum In Dub

Was (Not Was) — “Wheel Me Out” — Ze 12” 45rpm

Graham De Wilde — “Export International Jingle 1” — International Business (KPM Library)

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Black Sabbath — “Supertzar” — Sabotage 

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