NO CONDITION IS PERMANENT [Episode #484 ~ 02-21-26]
Pictured: Rose Royce.
Then there was Rose Royce, the vehicle for Norman Whitfield’s late seventies creative pursuits that scored a No. 1 disco hit in 1976 with the movie soundtrack and disco hit Car Wash and followed with the soulful In Full Bloom LP in late 1977, and Strikes Again in 1978. Whitfield had a hit-making knack from his days producing the Temptations, and when it became clear that a self-contained band was the best image for his songwriting skills, he developed Rose Royce. Despite the heavy-handed packaging, Rose Royce scorched the charts with dance funk like “Do Your Dance” and “Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is,” as well as spunky seventies ballads like “Ooh Boy,” “Wishing on a Star,” and “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore.” By concentrating on Rose Royce, Whitfield gave up on his black rock project, the Undisputed Truth, despite the fact that they were perhaps the most creative band under his care.
— Rickey Vincent, Funk: The Music, The People and the Rhythm of the One.
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Here’s what we played in Ep. 484 of No Condition Is Permanent:
FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE...
Tavares — “It Only Takes A Minute (Single Version)” — In The City
Asiko Rock Group — “Lagos City” — Nigeria Disco Funk Special: The Sound Of The Underground Lagos Dancefloor 1974-79
Gene “The Draggin’ King” Moles — “Burning Rubber” — Lost Legends of Surf Guitar, Vol. 2: Point Panic!
Surapon — “Ding Dong” — Thai Beat A Go Go Vol. 2: Groovy 60’s Sounds from the Land of Smile!
Wire — “The Agfers of Kodack” — Send
Kamal Ahmed & Nahid Akhtar — “O Piya Piya Piya Ho” — Disco Dildar
The Five Du-Tones — “Shake A Tail Feather” — Let’s Soul Dance: Black Dance Crazes 1957-1962
Eric Donaldson — “Stand Up” — Divine Madness…Definitely!
The Mike Cotton Sound — “Like That” — Funky Crimes
SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…
The Psychedelic Aliens — “Gbe Keke Wo Taoo” — Psycho African Beat
The Lavender Hour — “So Sophisticated” — Steffek 45rpm
Ros Sereysothea, Sinn Sisamouth and Friends — “Maxy Maxy (Pretty Woman)” — Cambodian Psych-Out
Masters Of Reality — “Tilt-A-Whirl” — Sunrise On The Sufferbus
M. Said & Les Remaja — “Adek-Ku Pulang” — Psyche Oh! A Go Go: Lost Gems Of Malaysia/Singapura Pop Music ’64-’74
Willie Parker — “I Live The Life I Love” — Soulshake Vol. 1
The Skatalites Meet King Tubby — “Herb Man Dub” — Soul Jazz Records Presents 200% DYNAMITE! Ska, Soul, Rocksteady, Funk & Dub in Jamaica
The Cadillacs — “Shock-A-Doo” — The Cadillacs Rock
Los Demonios De Corocochay — “Cumbia en Dominante” — Cumbia Cumbia Cumbia!!! Vol. 3
The Royal Playboys — “Goodbye Bo” — Mello Jello…For Mello Muffins
Mokhtar al Said & El Ferka el Masaya — “Eshta Ya Amar” — Jalilah’s Raks Sharki 2 Amar 14
THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…
Crystal Image — “Gonna Have A Good Time” — Mainstream Disco Funk
Bunny Lee & The Aggrovators — “Dub Vendors Choice” — Super Dub Disco Style
Bataan — “The Bottle (La Botella)” — Disco 75
Ammar El Shariey — “Souk Al Abeed” — Egypt & Lebanon: Cosmic Arabic Disco & Searing Dance Floor Bangers 1974-1985
Rose Royce — “Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is” — Car Wash OST
Jo Bisso — “Flying To The Land Of Soul” — African Disco Experimentals (1974 to 1978)
Don Armando’s Second Avenue Rhumba Band — “I’m An Indian, Too” — Mutant Disco Volume 3: Garage Sale
THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…
Traffic Sound — “I’m So Glad” — Traffic Sound ’68-’69
Alan Vega — “Magdalena 83” — Collision Drive
Sam Mangwana — “Bi Kumba-Kumba” — Eddy’Son Présente Sam Mangwana
Roxy Music — “Do the Strand (USA 7″ Mix)” — Singles, B-Sides and Alternative Mixes
The Icebreakers & The Diamonds — “Who Cares” — Planet Mars Dub
Hasil Adkins — “Let Me Go” — Chicken Walk
The Generation — “People Are The Same” — Thai Funk ZudRangMa Vol. 2
LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…
Charlie Megira — “The Girl Who Was Frighten (sic) of Ashtrays” — The Abtomatic Miesterzinger Mambo Chic
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No Condition Is Permanent 
