No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Wynonie Harris & band.

We know that rock ‘n’ roll was not a human invention, that it was the work of the Holy Ghost. When, in an article called “Women Won’t Leave Me Alone,” published in the October 1954 issue of Tan, Wynonie Harris bragged that he “started the present vogue of ‘rocking’ blues tunes,” he failed to mention the Holy Ghost, who had chosen Harris to serve him in his work. But Wynonie Harris was like that. Not even the Holy Ghost Hisself was safe from the unmoving sword of Harris’s arrogance.

…Eight years later, when I was trying to ascertain how old Wynonie Harris had been when he died, Ralph Bass advised, “Whatever age he was when he died, just double it. That’s the way that motherfucker lived. Every minute, every blessed minute.” Those are good closing words; but better still are those words with which Wynonie Harris closed that story he wrote on the eve of his descent into oblivion: “I don’t mix the Lord with the Devil. They are the two I’m most afraid of. As long as I’m with the Devil, I’m going to shake him down for everything, every dime I can get.”

— Nick Tosches, “Wynonie Harris: The Man Who Shook Down The Devil” from Unsung Heroes of Rock’n’Roll.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 455 of No Condition Is Permanent:

FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE...

The Isley Brothers — “People Of Today” — Harvest For The World

Jo Tongo — “Stand Up Now” — Sa Discossa

The Majestics — “Big Noise At Makaha” — The Surf Creature Vol. 3

Wulomei — “Takoradi” — Edna Martinez Presents Picó: Sound System Culture From The Colombian Caribbean

The Sorrows — “Ypotron” — Looking Back: Mod, Freakbeat & Swinging London Nuggets

The Aggrovators — “Channel One Feel It” — Jackpot 45rpm 

The Cocktail Cabinet — “Breathalyser” — Instro-Hipsters a Go-Go! Vol.1

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Fantastic Epic’s — “Fun & Funk Part II” — Tories 45rpm

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Pedro Jairo Garces — “Fajardo’s Charanga” — The Afrosound Of Colombia Vol. 3

James Holloway — “A La Carte” — Las Vegas Grind! Vol. 1

Lloydie Slim & The Agrovators — “Dub Wise (Mr. Lee)” — Roots from the Record Smith In Dub

Public Image Ltd. — “Attack” — First Issue

Napo De Mi Amor — “Kissakpiou” — Togo Soul 2

Open Mind — “Magic Potion” — Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire & Beyond 1964-1969

Terry & The Bunnys — “Black Carnation” — Now It’s Eleki Time

Eddie Hazel — “Unkut Funk” — Jams From The Heart EP

Sinn Sisamouth, Ros Serey Sothea, Pan Ron & Dara Chom Chan — “Maok Pi Naok (Where Are You From?)” — Cambodian Rocks

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Aquatones — “She’s The One For Me” — Dangerous Doo-Wop 4

Los Belkings — “Séptima Patrulla” — Instrumental Waves

Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band — “Dirty Blue Gene” — Doc at the Radar Station 

Judy Teng — “Looking For Love” — Taiwan & Singapore Disco

Roxy Music — “Angel Eyes” — Manifesto

The Aay Jays — “Mizra Ki Dhun” — Pakistan: Folk And Pop Instrumentals 1966-1976

Wynonie Harris — “Good Morning Judge” — Jump Mr. Blues 1945-1950

Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra — “Che Che Cole” — Government Magic

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

4″ Be 2” — “Ummbaba” — Island 12” 45rpm

The Upsetters — “Tedious Dub” — Police & Thieves

Flat Duo Jets — “Torpedo” — Introducing Flat Duo Jets

Pamelo Mounk’a & les Bantous de la Capitale — “Nora Mensah D’Adjame” — Pamelo Mounk’a & les Bantous de la Capitale

The Velvet Underground — “I Heard Her Call My Name” — White Light/White Heat [Mono Version]

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Ennio Morricone — “L’ Assoluto Naturale” — L’ Assoluto Naturale OST

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