NO CONDITION IS PERMANENT [Episode #465 ~ 10-11-25]
Pictured: Pérez Prado.
The naysayers that first night at the Zenda were dancers who had experienced the Palladium. They were unimpressed by the shuffle-steps of the largely Mexican-American crowd; with their pegged trousers and zoot-length coats, the guys looked nothing like New Yorkers. Which points to an interesting divide: most of Prado’s fans were linked to those western parts of the Spanish Empire which had imported comparatively few African slaves and where ‘Indio’ culture remained strong. Cuban and Puerto Rican stars ruled North American cities where immigrants from the Caribbean basin and its slave-built economies lived. One can also speculate whether cocaine, the drug of choice on the Pacific slopes of the inter-American mountain chain, may have fuelled [Pérez] Prado’s nervous, hyper-energetic style, in contrast to the sensual, rum-soaked vibe of most Cuban music. Prado sold millions of records, topping the US charts with ‘Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White’ and helping create a dance craze that drove thousands onto dancefloors across America. But east of that other geological divide, the Allegheny Mountains, the music and the dancing were of a completely different order. New York never embraced Pérez Prado.
— Joe Boyd, And the Roots of Rhythm Remain: A Journey Through Global Music.
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Here’s what we played in Ep. 465 of No Condition Is Permanent:
FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE...
The Jacksons — “Walk Right Now” — Triumph
Buari — “Iro Le Pa” — Buari
Space Walkers — “Space Walk” — Strummin’ Mental! Part Three
Modesto Duran & Orchestra — “Bem-Be-Cu” — Fabulous Rhythms of Modesto
Jamo Thomas — “I Spy (For The FBI)” — The Twisted Wheel: Brazennose & Whitworth Street, Manchester 1963-71
The Son Of P.M. — “King Of Drums [A Go-Go]” — Hey Klong Yao! : Essential Collection Of Modernized Thai Music From The 1960s
Severe — “Her Name Was Jane” — Cleveland Confidential
The Upsetters — “Vampire” — Loch Ness Monster
SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…
Kaleidoscope — “Egyptian Gardens” — Side Trips
Ginger Baker & Salt (w. Lijadu Sisters) — “Track 2” — Ginger Baker and Salt: Live in Munich, Germany 1972
The Slits — “Insidious” — The John Peel Sessions
Cheo Marquetti y Su Conjunto — “Aprietala En El Rincon” — Region Matancera
Reigning Sound — “When You Touch Me” — Too Much Guitar
Bich Loan and CBC Band — “Tinh Yêu Tuyệt Vời (The Greatest Love)” — Saigon Rock & Soul: Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974
Rhythm Machine — “You Got Action, You Got Me” — Rhythm Machine
THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…
Lokonon André & Les Volcans — “Mi Kple Dogbekpo” — African Scream Contest
The Red Krayola — “Hurricane Fighter Plane (Alternate Stereo Mix)” — The Parable of Arable Land
Pérez Prado — “Estoy Acabando” — Concierto Para Bongo
Little Earnest Tucker — “Too Small To Dance” — Itty Bitty Treasure Chest Vol. 4
Michael Smith — “Mi Feel it” — Mi Cyaan Believe It
Alex Puddu — “Black Orgasm” — The Golden Age of Danish Pornography Vol. 3
The Blue Birds — “Hussani Lal Qalander” — Pakistan: Folk And Pop Instrumentals 1966-1976
THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…
Die Javalins (& Die Crazy Girls) — “Hey, Hey, Ha Ha” — Columbia 45rpm
Tony Sarfo & His Funkii Afrosibi — “I Beg” — Afrobeat Airways 2: Return Flight to Ghana 1974-1983
Funkadelic — “Good to Your Earhole” — Let’s Take It to the Stage
Charif Megarbane — “East of What” — Hawalat = حوالات
The Attack — “Anymore Than I Do” — About Time! The Definitive Mod-Pop Collection 1967-1968
Jackie Mittoo — “Atom Sounds” — Champion In The Arena 1976-1977
Fred Wesley & The JBs — “Make Me What You Want Me To Be” — Damn Right I Am Somebody
LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…
Berto Pisano & Jacques Chaumont — “To Jean” — Kill! OST
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