No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: John Cale.

Helen of Troy was released in November 1975. More than anything it showed how these personal pressures were really putting my career in jeopardy. When I go back and listen to the album now, I’m surprised how coherent the music is, considering the circumstances. Even though the songs came out of that very torturous milieu, I can enjoy hearing them again. I suppose if you make things difficult enough for yourself, you can always surprise yourself. If I put myself in a threatening situation, things get exciting, but at what cost? I’m grateful to be able to report that I no longer need to administer shock treatments to get my juices flowing.

— John Cale (w. Victor Bockris), What’s Welsh For Zen?

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 389 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Younghearts — “A Little Togetherness” — Move On Up: The Very Best Of Northern Soul Vol. 2

Bayo Damazio — “Dizzy With Love” — Lagos Disco Inferno Vol. 2: The Cosmic Return

The Fabulous Wailers — “Wailin’” — The Original Golden Crest Masters

The Bleechers — “Check Him Out” — The Complete UK Upsetter Singles Collection Vol. 1

Classie Ballou — “Crazy Mambo” — Mambo Vol. 5: Mambo Diablo

Son Palenque — “Atina Tina” — Afro-Colombian Sound Modernizers

Carl Douglas And The Big Stampede — “Crazy Feeling” — You Can Walk Across It On the Grass: The Boutique Sounds of Swinging London

Los Saicos — “El Entierro De Los Gatos” — ¡Demolición! The Complete Recordings

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Delights Orchestra — “Do Your Thing” — Funky Crimes

THE SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Groupe Minzoto Ya Zaïre — “Mfuur Ma” — Congo Funk! Sound Madness From The Shores Of The Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa/​​Brazzaville 1969​-​1982)

Ian North — “Tran-sister” — Neo

Afrosound — “Carruseles” — Carruseles

The Move — “Chinatown” — Message From the Country

Gazolinn’ — “Shell” — Tafia

The Autographs — “Do The Duck” — Souvenirs Of The Soul Clap Vol. 1: Jonathan Toubin’s New York Night Train

Joe Gibbs & The Professionals — “Embargo” — Majestic Dub

Dirty D’ (of the Fabulous Fantoms) — “Dirty D’” — Funky Funky New Orleans 5: Rare and Unreleased New Orleans Funk 1969-1976

THE THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Al Escobar — “Tighten Up” — Welcome to the Party

Graham Dee — “Car Chase” — British Mod Sounds Vol. 2: The Freakbeat And Psych Years

Les Gypsies de Pétionville — “Francine” — Tanbou Toujou Lou: Meringue, Kompa Kreyol, Vodou Jazz, & Electric Folklore from Haiti 1960-1981

Texas Ray — “Mary Ann” — Savage Kick Vol. 1

U Brown & The Revolutionaries — “Ballon Dub” — U Brown: Hit Sounds from Channel One 1979-80

The Cords — “Ghost Power” — Garage Beat ’66 Vol. 4: I’m in Need!

Zina — “Ouiness” — Habibi Funk 015: An Eclectic Selection Of Music From The Arab World Pt. 2

Little Gigi — “I Volunteer” — Granpa’s Gully Rock: 25 Dynamite R&B Gems Vol. 5

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Crystalites — “Undertakers Burial” — Blow Mr. Hornsman: Instrumental Reggae, 1968-1975

Johnny Moped — “Incendiary Device” — PUNK 45: There’s No Such Thing As Society – Get a Job, Get a Car, Get a Bed, Get Drunk! Underground Punk in the UK 1977-81

Ringo Star — “Rosalina” — Ne Refuse Pas

The Isley Brothers — “Simon Says [Mono]” — In The Beginning… The Isley Brothers & Jimi Hendrix

Charanjit Singh — “Yeh Dosti – Transicord (Sholay)” — Instrumental Film-Tunes

Young-Holt Unlimited — “Funky Is as Funky Does” — The Definitive Young-Holt Unlimited

Baligh Hamdi — “iskandarani” — Instrumental Modal Pop of 1970’s Egypt

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

John Cale — “Sylvia Said” — Island 45rpm

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Pictured: Moondog.

A blind man on the streets of New York is vulnerable, and Moondog was fortunate to survive intact for so long. Only minor pilfering and occasional brushes with the law blemished his performances around town; the day-to-day events of his life changed little, sometimes for years. Within the chaos around him he could hear the ephemeral melody when it came, and he often had to stop whatever he was doing to capture it in Braille, or it was “almost impossible to retrieve it without its sounding strained.” Back on the streets during winter 1970–71, with irregular stints in friends’ apartments, he was still the Viking, and the famous and the obscure engaged him at his station. Yet the same aura that made him nearly invulnerable to illness or gratuitous violence also gave his readings of people a charming disingenuousness. As customers passed, Moondog greeted warmly and argued heatedly, but all were equal to his ears: in his blindness he did not distinguish the importance of a voice, only its quality.

— Robert Scotto, Moondog, the Viking of 6th Avenue.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 388 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Futures — “Party Time Man” — Philly Freedom

Le Super Borgou de Parakou — “Congolaise Benin Ye” — African Scream Contest

The Furys — “Little Queenie [Instrumental Version]” — Surfin’ The Great Lakes: Kay Bank Studio Surf Sides Of The 1960s

Doris Ang & The Sandboys — “Yummy Yummy Yummy” — Singapore Nuggets: The Ladies

The Bonnevilles — “You Just Can’t Tell Her” — Ho-Dad Hootenanny Too!

Afrosound — “La Sampuesana” — The Afrosound of Colombia Vol.1

Sly & The Family Stone — “Loose Booty” — Small Talk

The Upsetters — “Mean and Dangerous” — Many Moods Of ‘The Upsetters’

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Lizzy Mercier Descloux — “Torso Corso” — Press Color

THE SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Buzz Clifford — “Baby Sittin’ Boogie” — The Very Best Of…

La Integración — “Caimán Y Gallinazo” — The Afrosound of Colombia Vol. 2

The Fire — “Father’s Name Is Dad” — British Mod Sounds Vol. 2: The Freakbeat and Psych Years

Soonthorn Sujaridchan — “Drunk: Pissed” — Thai Funk ZudRangMa Vol. 2

Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant — “This Ain’t the Blues” — Swingin’ on the Strings: The Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Collection, Vol. 2

Sohail Rana — “Soul Sitar” — Khyber Mail

Wire — “Sand In My Joints” — Chairs Missing

Joe Gibbs & the Professionals — “Memory By the Score Version” — 100 Years of Dub

The Cramps — “Devil Behind That Bush” — Big Beat from Badsville

Kale-Roger And Tabu Ley Rochereau with Ok Jazz Orchestra — “Afrika Mokili Mobimba” — Africa Dances

Mose Allison — “Parchman Farm” — Looking Good: Mod Club Classics

THE THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Funkees — “Dancing In The Nude” — Point Of No Return: Afro Funk Music

The Vibes — “Come Back Baby” — Rock’n’Roll Dance Party Volume Two

Juaneco Y Su Combo — “Caballito Nocturno” — Masters Of Chicha 1

The A-Bones — “Luci Baines” — Ears Wide Shut

King Tubby and Prince Jammy — “Higher Ranking” — Dub Gone 2 Crazy: In Fine Style 1975-1979

The Surfdusters — “The Reef” — Time Machine: History of Canadian 60’s Garage Punk & Surf

Les Vikings D’Haiti — “Ti Roro” — An Allé Ti Fi

Big Jay McNeely — “Beachcomber” — The Deacon ‘53-‘55 Unabridged Vol. 3

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Malik Adouane — “Love’s Theme” — Orient and Funk Music (Remixes) Vol. 1

The Rolling Stones — “Claudine” — Some Girls (Bonus Tracks)

Pamelo Mounk’a — “Yhiayhia Dzellat” — Propulsion!

The Velvet Underground — “Foggy Notion [1969 mix]” — The Velvet Underground

Money Chicha — “La Cordillera” — Echo en Mexico

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Moondog, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Jon Gibson — “Be A Hobo” — Moondog, The Viking Of 6th Avenue: The Authorized Biography [Companion CD]

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Pictured: Love’s Arthur Lee.

Two days after the [American Bandstand] show aired, the band returned to Sunset Sound to lay down a follow-up single. The resulting track would be like nothing anyone had either conceived or heard before, and would put paid to Arthur’s folk-rock fixations. “7 & 7 Is” wasn’t merely a pop single; it was a small-scale cultural phenomenon and a musical milestone – a loud, aggressive, no-holds-barred, garage-style punk song, a decade before that musical term was current. Like a blast from a cannon, “7 & 7 Is” boasted a pounding bass figure sliding between notes, crashing guitar chords, and a thunderous, non-stop drum torrent supporting Arthur [Lee]’s most menacing vocal delivery yet. It culminated in the sound of an atomic explosion, followed by the aftermath, a bluesy denouement. There was no context, no reference point, and no equivalent for such a revolutionary creation. But the track’s aural turbulence arrived after an equally tumultuous session that would see [Elektra Records president] Jac Holzman relinquish the Love producer’s chair. “We spent an entire goddamn day recording that bloody track,” he says, still sounding exasperated. “That’s all they came in prepared to do, so they did it until they got it right.”

— John Einarson, Forever Changes: Arthur Lee and the Book of Love.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 387 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

French Connection — “Monte Carlo” — MFSB – Mutha Funkin’ Sonofabitch: The Truth Behind The Philly Legend

Gabelo — “Wokunyeya” — Togo Soul 70

The Crescents (Feat. Chiyo) — “Pink Dominos” — Surf-Age Nuggets

Johnny Osbourne — “Bewitched” — Soul Jazz Records Presents 200% DYNAMITE! Ska, Soul, Rocksteady, Funk & Dub in Jamaica

Sam and the Saxtones — “Civilization” — Kaput (Barclay EP)

Tulio Enrique Leon — “Bimbóm” — Color De Trópico

Chuck Wood — “Seven Days Too Long” — Mod Anthems: Original Northern Soul, R’N’B & Ska Classics

Lashio Thein Aung — “A Girl Among Girls” — Guitars of the Golden Triangle: Folk and Pop Music of Myanmar, Volume 2

The Topsy Turbys — “Hey Tiger” — Tougher Than Stains

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Sun Ra Arkestra — “Space Is The Place” — Space Is The Place (Music From The Original Soundtrack)

THE SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Anibal Velasquez y Su Conjunto — “Carruseles” — Mambo Loco

Love — “Seven & Seven Is” — Da Capo [mono]

The Reasons — “Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop” — Thai Beat A Go Go Vol. 2: Groovy 60’s Sounds from the Land of Smile!

The Dawnbeats — “Midnight Express (Inst.)” — The Bop That Never Stopped Vol. 22

Charanjit Singh — “Ladki Hai Ya Shola” — Hit Tunes On Synthesizer

Maxx Traxx — “Tell Me” — Maxx Traxx

Paragons — “Indiana Jones” — Raiders Of The Lost Dub

Jimmy Thomas — “Feel So Good (fs / Take 4)” — Ike Turner Studio Productions: New Orleans and Los Angeles 1963-1965

Mario Allison Y Su Combo — “Oh Yeah” — De Fiesta Vol. 3

THE THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Sadistic Mika Band — “Time To Noodle” — Hot! Menu

The Spartans — “Can You Waddle?” — Granpa’s Gully Rock: 26 Dynamite R&B Gems, Vol. 4

The Identicals — “Who Made the World?” — Wake Up You! The Rise and Fall of Nigerian Rock, 1972-1977 Vol. 2

Devo — “The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprise” — Duty Now For The Future

The Aggrovators and King Tubby’s — “Lifetime Dub (That’s Life – Ronnie Davis)” — Jackpot Dub: Rare Dubs From Jackpot Records 1974-1976

The Rolling Stones — “Rip This Joint” — Exile On Main Street

Salamat — “El Raqs Gamil” — Mambo El Soudani

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Nightmares — “Greyhound” — Fredlo 45rpm

Juaneco y Su Combo — “Vacilando Con Ayahuasca” — The Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru

The Artwoods — “I Take What I Want” — Singles A’s & B’s

Fela & Africa 70 — “Fefe Naa Efe” — Gentleman

Flat Duo Jets — “Lover” — Safari

Phương Tâm — “Ai_ (Who_)” — Saigon Surf Twist & Soul (1964-1966)

Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band — “Auf Wiedersehen, Darrio” — …Meets King Pennett

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Ronnie Davis, Lloydie Slim & The Aggrovators — “Jah Jah Dub” — King Tubby’s In Fine Style

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Pictured: Big Jay McNeely (foreground).

No one affected a southern black accent quite like Mick Jagger, and as Paolo Hewitt has written, ‘Everyone who formed a band in the early 60s wanted to sing like a black American … There were no exceptions.’ A childlike awe is visible in the facial expressions of the Small Faces when they met Diana Ross and the Supremes on the set of Ready, Steady, Go, the TV show on which soul stars from across the Atlantic regularly performed. When the 1967 Stax tour reached Britain, its stars, led by Otis Redding, Eddie Floyd and Booker T. & the MGs, were swept away by the reception they got. ‘They treated us like the Beatles’, remembered Booker T. guitarist Steve Cropper. In fact, the Beatles sent limos to collect them on their arrival at Heathrow airport and take them to an exclusive gig attended by the British pop aristocracy. Black American stars would often combine TV appearances with performances at Mod clubs, where they attracted huge crowds. Soul legend Geno Washington recalled: ‘I got out of the US Air Force and came back to England in 1965 to start a band … We didn’t really know anything about the Mods at that point but suddenly these kids started showing up wearing sharp Italian suits and long leather coats. Everyone got real sharp man. Soon we were pulling big crowds … We had an army of Mods following us around. Man, it was a really exciting time.’

— Richard Weight, Mod: A Very British Style

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 384 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Ebonys — “Hook Up And Get Down” — The Ebonys

Francois Lougah — “Pecoussa” — African Pearls 5 – Cote D’ivoire: West African Crossroads

The Krontjong Devils — “Don’t Look Now” — Romp Out With The Krontjong Devils 45rpm EP

Bilo y sus Típicos — “Cuando Baje De La Loma” — Merengue Típico, Nueva Generación!

The Birds — “How Can It Be?” — British Mod Sounds Of The 1960s

Joe Gibbs & the Professionals — “Give It to Jah” — 100 Years of Dub

Joe Brown & His Kool Kats — “Leroy Sent Me” — Stompin’ 24: More Early Jump!

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Billy Martin & the Soul Jets — “Funky Feelin’” — Funky Crimes

THE SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Asha Bhosle & Mahendra Kapoor — “One Two Three Baby” — Bombshell Baby Of Bombay

L. Hollis & the Mackadoos — “Bui Bui” — Eccentric Soul: The Big Mack Label

Najib Alhoush — “Hawelt Nensa Ghalaak” — The Free Music (Part 1)

Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart — “I Wonder What She’s Doing Tonight” — Billboard Hot 100 Singles

King Tubby — “Worthless Trap” — Dennis Brown In Dub

The Modern Lovers — “Old World” — The Modern Lovers

Afrosound — “Baila Felipe” — Carruseles

Big Jay McNeely (w. Dope & Skillet) — “Insect Ball” — The Deacon ‘51/’52, Unabridged, Vol. 2

THE THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Unknown Band — “[Unknown]” — Cambodian Swing Machine

The Only Ones — “City Of Fun” — The Only Ones

Salah Ragab & The Cairo Jazz Band — “Egypt Strut” — Egyptian Jazz

Suicide (Alan Vega and Martin Rev) — “Dance” — Suicide (Second Album)

Lafayette Afro-Rock Band — “Racubah” — Pulp Fusion 10: Africa Funk

Aardvarks — “I Don’t Need You” — Scream Loud!!! The Fenton Records Story

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Les Difficiles de Petion-Ville — “Fe’m Confiance (Tropical Treats Edit)” — Sofrito: International Soundclash

Jimmie Green — “Dance” — Eccentric Soul: The Shoestring Label

Bunny Lee & The Aggravators — “Dub Vendors Choice” — Super Dub Disco Style

The Velvet Underground — “White Light/White Heat” — White Light/White Heat

Big Boys — “I Was Thinking About You” — Persian Underground: Garage Rock, Beat and Psychedelic Sounds from The Iranian 60’s & 70’s Scene

The Blisters — “Shortnin’ Bread” — Dangerous Doo-Wop 1

Johnny Black Et Les Jokers — “Mayi Bo Ya?” — Cameroon Garage Funk 1964-1979

The Melody Four — “Surfing Sausage” — Shopping For Melodies

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Kwaku Baah & Ganoua — “Ma Haba” — Trance

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Pictured: T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo.

All we experience is a spectrum of vibrations—light, sound, smell, tactile feelings, emotions, everything. We live in the midst of a woven tapestry in which the warps and woofs are all these different spectra of various kinds of vibrations. If you didn’t have one, you wouldn’t have the other, because it takes two to reveal the pattern. We are patterns in a weaving system. We wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for the interlocking of all these different spectra of dimensions. And when a vibration reaches a certain point, we think it’s too much, and when it falls to a different point, we think it’s not enough. At one end, it’s so subtle that we might go to sleep, but at the other end, it might feel as if things were going to rip right apart, and someone in that experience of tension might panic, and we’ll tell that person to relax and take it easy. But you can’t often do that. So for the person who can’t relax, I say go into that tension. Go in the direction of least resistance—scream, get violent inside, that sort of thing. One way or the other, it doesn’t matter which way you go when the boat of life begins to rock, but I think you might as well rock with it than against it.

— Alan Watts, Out of Your Mind: Tricksters. Interdependence and the Cosmic Game of Hide-and-Seek.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 383 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Philly Devotions — “I Just Can’t Say Goodbye” — The Northern Soul Story Vol. 3:  Blackpool Mecca

T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo — “Kou Tche Kpo So O” — The Kings Of Benin Urban Groove 1972-80

The Premiers — “Firewater” — Jungle Exotica Vol. 1

Rafael Labasta Y Su Orquesta — “La Gallina” — The Best Of Rafael Labasta Y Su Orquesta

Billy & The King Bees — “Susie Q” — Mighty Instrumentals R&B Style 1963-1964

Jackie Mittoo — “Earthquake” — Soul Jazz Records Presents 200% DYNAMITE! Ska, Soul, Rocksteady, Funk & Dub in Jamaica

Fleur de Lys — “Mud in Your Eye” — Circles: The Ultimate Fleur de Lys

Önder Bali 4 — “Haluk İçin” — Saz Beat Vol. 3: Turkish Rock, Funk, And Psychedelic Music Of The 1960s And 1970s

Cliff Chambers — “Don’t Talk Back” — Heartattack! 1954-1965 Wild & Crazy L.A. R&B Vol. 2

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Teen Queens w. Neely Plumb Orch. — “You Good Boy, You Get Cookie” — Titty Shakers

THE SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Dérobé Dance Band — “Kem Dahg” — Secret Stash 45rpm

Bob Moore His Orchestra — “Skokiaan” — Viva Bob Moore

Pier’ Rosier & Gazolinn’ — “Zepon” — Ultra Light

Small Faces — “The Journey (Single Version)” — Here Come the Nice: The Immediate Years Box Set 1967-1969

Ismail Haron & The Guys — “Bersedia” — Steam Kodok: 26 A-Go-Go Ultrarities from the 60’s Singapore & Southeast Asia Underground

The Twilights — “Little Richard” — 6 Star 45rpm

Esuebio y Su Banjo — “Mi Morena Rebelde” — The Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru

Into New Dimensions — “You Just Be You” — Skyway Soul: Gary, Indiana

THE THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Count Matchuki & Randy’s All Stars — “Pepper Pot” — I Love The Reggay! Early Reggae Sounds From Randy’s Records 1969-1971

Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers — “Baby Talk” — L.A.M.F. (The Lost ’77 Mixes)

Omar Khorshid — “Aziza” — Guitar El Chark

The Contours — “Shake Sherrie” — Let’s Soul Dance: Black Dance Crazes 1957-1962

Jun Mayuzumi — “Doyou No Yoru Nanika Ga Okiru” — Nippon Girls 1: Japanese Pop, Beat & Bossa Nova 1966-70

Buzz Clifford — “Pididdle” — The Very Best Of Buzz Clifford

Yabby U — “Rock Vibration” — King Tubby’s Prophesy Of Dub

Dee Felice Trio — “In Heat” — In Heat

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Ringo Star — “Weekend” — Ne refuse pas

The Riot Squad — “I Take It That We’re Through” — The Alchemist of Pop: Home Made Hits and Rarities 1959–1966

Joe Gibbs & The Professionals — “Tribesman Rockers” — African Dub All-Mighty Chapter 3

The Ronettes — “Do I Love You” — Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica

Adnan Othman — “Budi Bahasa” — Bersyukor: A Retrospective of Hits by a Malaysian Pop Yeh Yeh Legend

Willie Hutch — “You Sure How To Love Your Man” — Foxy Brown (Original Soundtrack)

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Dr. John the Night Tripper — “I Walk On Guilded Splinters” — Gris -Gris [Mono 24bit 44khz]

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Pictured: The late, great “Brother” Wayne Kramer.

You know, youth has certainty. When you’re nineteen years old you’ve got it all figured out. You know what’s coming, how it’s going to play out; you’ve got all the answers. And if you’ve got a few people who agree with you, you’re really certain. And that’s what MC5 and our community—we were all in total agreement about things like politics, the country was heading in the wrong direction. About art and culture. The music we liked was the most advanced and forward. That our band was the cutting-edge band of all bands; we were doing stuff that was more forward. And if you achieved some recognition, that reinforces it. There’s very little self-criticism and looking inward. And very little criticism around us. We weren’t good Marxists; we weren’t that dogmatic. We smoked a lot of weed, dropped a lot of acid, and were having a ball doing what we were doing. Everything was hitting as it was supposed to hit. The politicization came as a result of just living in America in those years, the sixties. We just wanted to be a great rock band; I wanted to be a world-class guitar player, song writer, and performer. When I was younger my goal was just to be able to work in nightclubs. Just have this nighttime world, late-night musicians—that was living to me. In those days there were a lot of clubs to play in. The auto factories went 24/7, so there were clubs open seven days a week, five sets a night, forty-five minutes on fifteen off. We quickly came to the conclusion that we wanted to be the band on the radio rather than the bands playing those songs in the clubs. We wanted to write our own songs, and then we realized we could go on tour and play big venues. Once we saw the model—the British band model once they started touring—we realized it was doable.

— Wayne Kramer, from Steve Miller’s Detroit Rock City: The Uncensored History of Rock’n’Roll in America’s Loudest City.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 382 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Hidden Cost — “Bo Did It” — MFSB – Mutha Funkin Sonofabitch: The Truth Behind The Philly Legend

The Uhuru Dance Band — “Yahyia Mu” — Ghana Special: Modern Highlife, Afro Sounds & Ghanaian Blues 1968-1981

Gene “The Draggin’ King” Moles — “Burning Rubber” — Lost Legends of Surf Guitar Vol. 2: Point Panic!

Papi Brandao Y Sus Ejecutivos — “Viva Panamá” — Panama!: Latin, Calypso and Funk On the Isthmus

The Storey Sisters — “Bad Motorcycle” — Scratchin’: The Wild Jimmy Spruill Story

I Roy — “The Drifter” — Trojan Reggae Rarities Box Set

Mike Pedicin — “Burnt Toast and Black Coffee” — Northern Soul All Nighter

Cem Karaca + Mogollar — “Obur Dunya” — Turkish Freakout 2 (Psych-Folk 1970-1978)

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Cramps — “Burn She-Devil, Burn” — Big Beat From Badsville

THE SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetters — “Cold Sweat” — Return of Django

ESG — “Dance” — Come Away With ESG

Dara Puspita — “A Go Go” — 1966-1968

James Brown — “Get on the Good Foot [Mono]” — Star Time: The Godfather of Soul

Al Massrieen — “El Sobhiya” — Habibi Funk 006: Modern Music

Reigning Sound — “Your Love Is A Fine Thing” — Too Much Guitar

Ros Sereysothea, Sinn Sisamouth And Friends — “Maxy Maxy (Pretty Woman)” — Cambodian Psych-Out

Red Beard and The Pirates — “Go On Leave” — Keb Darge And Cut Chemist present The Dark Side: 28 Sixties Garage Punk and Psyche Monsters

Blo — “We Gonna Have A Party” — Chapters and Phases (The Complete Albums 1973-1975)

THE THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Checkerboard Squares — “Double Cookin’” — Double Cookin’: Classic Northern Soul Instrumentals

Willpower — “People Won’t Change” — Cult Cargo: Grand Bahama Goombay

Steve Mancha — “Friday Night” — Groovesville 45rpm

Rungfah Puping — “Puyai Lee Santana (Chief Lee Santana)” — Luk Thung! The Roots Of Thai Funk: Zudrangma Vol. 3

Mental Institution — “In The Heat Of The Night” — Lost Innocence: Garpax 1960s Punk & Psych

Bappi Lahiri — “Discotheque Music” — Bombay Disco 1 (Disco Hits from Hindi Films 1979-1985)

Muddy Waters — “I Got My Mojo Working” — Mod: The Early Years Vol. 1

Inner Circle & The Fatman Riddim Section — “Rock For Ever” — Killer Dub

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Wayne Kramer — “Kick Out The Jams” — LLMF

Pamelo Mounka — “Mbala liboso” — L’Incontournable

The Daily Flash — “Jack Of Diamonds” — Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968

Blue Rhythm Combo — “I’m Too Old (To Go Through Your Changes)” — B.R.C’s Groove

The Axcents — “Hold It Mary” — Las Vegas Grind! Vol. 3

King Tubby And Friends — “Bag A Wire Dub” — Dub Like Dirt 1975-1977

Chips & Co. — “Let The Winds Blow” — Tougher Than Stains

Manna Dey & Chorus — “Aao Twist Karein” — The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Bollywood

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Jack Nitzsche — “Carolyn’s Theme” — Heartbeat OST

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Pictured: Jackie Mittoo.

At Studio One, [Sylvan] Morris was often assisted in his engineering duties by singer Larry Marshall, while at different times, Jackie Mittoo, Leroy Sibbles, Richard Ace, and Robbie Lyn arranged music, ran sessions, and functioned with Morris as de facto producers. Morris recalled: “Coxsone [Dodd] wasn’t there when we was doing the work. Most of the times it’s just me and the musicians. Jackie Mittoo, ’cause he was musical arranger at that time, and when he left, you had Leroy Sibbles.” Sibbles and keyboardist Jackie Mittoo are especially cited by many musicians as unsung heroes whose musical genius guided Studio One into the roots era and enriched Jamaica’s bank of riddims immeasurably. Dudley Sibley echoed the sentiments of many Jamaican musicians when he explained: “You can’t leave out the great Jackie Mittoo. Jackie would hardly go home. Jackie would live at Studio One. Night and day Jackie would be at Studio One, thinking how to evolve this music. Him really play a great part, him a the brainchild in the riddim.” If anything, Sibley’s comments are an understatement, considering Mittoo’s arrangement with Dodd, under which the keyboardist allegedly agreed to compose five new riddims per week—theoretically totaling thirteen hundred riddims during his five-year stint at Studio One!

— Michael E. Veal, Dub: Soundscapes and Shattered Songs in Jamaican Reggae.

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THE FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Three Degrees — “When Will I See You Again” — Philadelphia International Records: 40th Anniversary

Bebe Manga — “Lokognolo” — Return To The Mothers’ Garden (More Funky Sounds Of Female Africa 1971 – 1982)

The Krontjong Devils — “Mustang” — Action!

Simone — “Merci” — Sharayet El Disco: Egyptian Disco & Boogie Cassettes 1982-1992

Fleur de Lys — “Moondreams” — Circles: The Ultimate Fleur de Lys

Prince Jammy — “African Culture” — Prince Jammy Presents Uhuru In Dub

Full Time Men — “I Got Wheels” — Fast Is My Name EP

Kamuran Akkor — “Kim Ne Derse Desin” — Turkish Freakout 2 (Psych-Folk 1970-1978)

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Curtis Mayfield — “Kung Fu” — Sweet Exorcist

THE SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Upsetters — “Kingdom Of Dub” — Public Jestering

Nirvana — “Wings of Love [Mono]” — The Story of Simon Simopath

Burglars — “Semalam Dikota Raya” — Psyche Oh! A Go Go: Lost Gems Of Malaysia/Singapura Pop Music ’64-’74

Big Sam Savage — “Ohh-Gosh” — Frolic Diner Vol. 3

La Playa Sextet — “Que Buenas Son Las Mulatas” — Doing the Boogaloo

Richard “Groove” Holmes — “Groovin’ For Mr. G” — Blue Note Rare Grooves

Pasteur Lappé — “Back To Funky” — African Funk Experimentals (1979 to 1981)

The Rolling Stones — “When the Whip Comes Down” — Some Girls

THE THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Mixed Grill — “A Brand New Wayo” — Brand New Wayo: Funk, Fast Times & Nigerian Boogie Badness 1979-1983

Kid Creole And The Coconuts — “Something Wrong In Paradise (Larry Levan Remix)” — Mutant Disco Volume 3: Garage Sale

Henri Guédon — “Can’naval Nou” — Karma

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

Jackie Mittoo — “Soul Bird” — Slates, Plates & Acetates: Soul Groovers, Funky Dubs & Tight Reggae

Lee Fields and The Explorers — “I’m the Man” — Grazing in the Trash Vol. 1

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Kalyanji Anandji — “Theme From ‘Don’” — Sitar Beat Indian Style Heavy Funk Vol. 1

Wizzard — “Gotta Crush (About You)” — Wizzard Brew

Joe Gibbs & The Professionals — “International Treaty (Memories By The Score Dub)” — Majestic Dub

Kathy Lynn and the Playboys — “Rock City” — Dancehall Stringbusters

Carlos Pickling y Su Órgano Especial — “Yolanda” — ¡Gózalo! Bugalú Tropical, Vol. 5

The Young Senators — “Ringing Bells (Sweet Music), Pt. 2” — If There’s Hell Below

Le Grande Kalle — “Camaro” — Congo: Rumba On The River

Masters Of Reality — “Ants in the Kitchen” — Sunrise On The Sufferbus

Unknown — “Unknown Instrumental” — Cambodian Cassette Archives: Khmer Folk and Pop Music Vol. 1

Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band — “Lo Yo Yo Stuff” — Clear Spot

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Alessandro Alessandroni — “Aspetti Musicali” — Prisma Sonoro

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Pictured: Traffic.

[Producer] Jimmy Miller started working with Traffic in the autumn after their summer spent improvising songs at the haunted Berkshire Downs cottage, at what became his favorite playground, the new Olympic Studios building in an old movie theater in Barnes. Traffic was in Studio Two at the same time that the Rolling Stones were working in Studio One, amongst the first bands to work there, still at the time one of the few independent studios in London. You could tell how much things had changed in terms of how at home artists now felt inside recording studios. Studios had started to become more like social clubs, places to hang out and relax and meet other musicians and swap ideas as much as places to work. You would see Lennon’s Rolls-Royce outside Olympic even if he wasn’t doing a session. With its mood lighting and comfy leather sofas, Olympic was more like a nightclub than the old, austere studio workhorses of the late 1950s and early ’60s.

— Chris Blackwell (with Paul Morley), The Islander: My Life In Music And Beyond.

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THE FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The O’Jays — “Time To Get Down” — Back Stabbers

Ofege — “Burning Jungle” — Doing It in Lagos: Boogie, Pop & Disco in 1980s Nigeria

The Vaqueros — “Space Journey Ranger 7” — Surfin’ The Great Lakes: Kay Bank Studio Surf Sides Of The 1960s

Afrosound — “Zaire Pop” — Carruseles

Wynder K. Frog — “Harpsichord Shuffle” — Out of the Frying Pan

The Skatalites Meet King Tubby — “Herb Man Dub” — Soul Jazz Records Presents 200% DYNAMITE! Ska, Soul, Rocksteady, Funk & Dub in Jamaica

Traffic — “Paper Sun” — Mr. Fantasy

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Muse — “Sunshine Road” — If There’s Hell Below

THE SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Pierre Labor & Gazolinn’ — “Nicole” — Nicole

Panic Buttons — “O Wow” — Philadelphia Roots

Black Truth Rhythm Band — “Save D Musician” — Ifetayo

Humble Pie — “Heartbeat” — Town & Country

Thanh Vu — “Neu Minh Con Yeu Nhau” — Saigon Supersound Volume One 1965-1975

The Cardinals — “Choo Choo” — ‘Black’ Rock ‘N’ Roll – Savage Kick Vol. 01

Joe Gibbs & The Professionals — “Rawhide Kid” — State of Emergency

The Stooges — “Down On The Street [Take 10]” — 1970: The Complete Fun House Sessions

THE THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Omar Khorshid — “Banadi A Lek” — Live In Australia 1981

The Doorknobs — “Hi Fi Baby” — Desperate Rock ‘N’ Roll, Vol. 4

Icebreakers/The Diamonds — “Ital Rock” — Planet Mars Dub

The Glories — “I Worship You Baby” — The Northern Soul Story Vol. 2: The Golden Torch

Bappi Lahiri — “Disco Title Music From Dahshat” — Bollywood Bloodbath: The B-Music of the Indian Horror Film Industry

Johnny’s Uncalled Four — “Glad All Over” — The Lost Album

Shohreh — “Cheshm Be Rah” — Persian Funk

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Fog — “Grey Zone” — Lost Innocence: Garpax 1960s Punk & Psych

Pablo Lubadika Porthos — “Idie” — Idie

The Mothers Of Invention — “Jelly Roll Gum Drop (Original Mix)” — Cruising With Ruben And The Jets

Harvey Averne — “Dynamite” — El Barrio: The Ultimate Collection Of Latin Boogaloo, Disco, Funk & Soul

The Last Poets — “Black Thighs” — The Last Poets

Sangthong Seesai — “Luck Luck Luck” — Thai Funk ZudRangMa Vol. 2

Lil’ Bob & The Lollipops — “I Got Loaded” — Modernists: A Decade Of Rhythm & Soul Dedication

Los Orientales — “Bailando En La Campiña” — Peru Maravilloso: Vintage Latin, Tropical & Cumbia

Jim Doval & The Gauchos — “Pink Elephants” — The Surf Creature

Errol Brown & the Sky Nations — “Revelation Of Dub” — Medley Dub

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Denny Laine — “Say You Don’t Mind” — Deram 45rpm

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Pictured: The Funk Brothers w. Little Stevie Wonder (foreground).

Rock and roll was becoming like jazz had been twenty years earlier, with solos and complex compositions and virtuosos, and all of a sudden kids wanted to know who the guitar player was, who the keyboard player was, who the drummer was. When that happened in rock, it happened mostly only in rock. The major exception was James Brown. People say that “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag,” back in 1965, was the birth of funk, though it’s much more complicated than that: there was barrelhouse piano and Texas blues guitar and the New Orleans sound and a hundred other things that came together, came apart, and came together again. But “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” did start the ball rolling on pushing musicians to the forefront. James would call out to his musicians during songs, make them visible as soloists. But James was the exception. Motown didn’t even list its session musicians until 1971, so the Funk Brothers, who were central to the label’s success in every way, were also completely anonymous. Motown had been so good at staying ahead of the curve until suddenly they found themselves behind it. If they had recognized that the Funk Brothers were the Eric Claptons and Jimmy Pages of soul music, they could have secured themselves five more years of relevance.

— George Clinton (w. Ben Greenman), Brothers Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard On You?

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THE FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Detroit Emeralds — “Feel The Need In Me” — You Want It, You Got It

The Cutlass Band — “Obiara Wondo” — Afrobeat Airways 2: Return Flight to Ghana 1974-1983

The Torquays — “Bumble Bee Twist” — A Date With …

Önder Bali 4 — “Haluk İçin” — Saz Beat Vol. 3: Turkish Rock, Funk, And Psychedelic Music Of The 1960s And 1970s

Frankie Laine — “Miss Satan” — Songs From Satan’s Jukebox Vols. 1 & 2

Junior Delgado — “Devil’s Throne” — Bunny Lee Presents: Jamaican Rockers 1975-1979

The Undertones — “(She’s A) Runaround” — The Undertones

Los Belkings — “Empujando Furte” — Sons Of Yma: A Collection of Peruvian Garage and Instrumental Bands from the ’60s!

We The People — “When I Arrive” — Garage Beat ’66, Vol. 2: Chicks Are For Kids!

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Los Tres Gigantes — “Django Balda Cruel” — RCA 45rpm

THE SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Andy Bown — “Pale Shadow (Of His Former Self)“ — Gone To My Head

Ali Hassan Kuban — “Walla Abshero” — Nubian Magic

Bonzo Dog Band — “Beautiful Zelda” — The Doughnut In Granny’s Greenhouse

Tru Tones — “Dancing” — Tropical Disco Hustle, Volume Two

Chanters — “She Wants To Mambo” — Jukebox Mambo Vol. 2

Los Zheros — “Para Chachita” — Peru Maravilloso: Vintage Latin, Tropical & Cumbia

Cousin Herbert Henson — “Lose My Mind” — Desperate Rock ‘n’ Roll Vol. 1

Junior Delgado — “Kidnapped on a Subway” — Dance a Dub

Brian Eno — “Blank Frank” — Here Come The Warm Jets

THE THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Los Rangers De Tingo Maria — “La Trochita” — Perú Selvático: Sonic Expedition Into The Peruvian Amazon 1972-1986

The Funk Brothers Feat. Earl Van Dyke — “Tell Me It’s Just A Rumor Baby” — Cellarful of Motown Vol. 1

Joe Gibbs & the Professionals — “Natural Feeling” — 100 Years of Dub

The Flying Burrito Brothers — “If You Gotta Go” — Burrito Deluxe

Lisandro Meza — “Shacalao” — Black Man’s Cry: The Inspiration of Fela Kuti

The Rivingtons — “Happy Jack” — Papa Oom Mow Mow: Rockin’ R&B and Boss Ballads

S.D. Burman — “Jewel Thief (Dance Music)” — Bollywood Funk: 15 Funk-Fuelled Grooves From The Bollywood Classics

The Yardbirds — “He’s Always There [Mono Mix]” — Roger The Engineer (a.k.a. Over Under Sideways Down)

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Tapper Zukie — “Dub M.P.L.A.” — Front Line Presents Dub: 40 Heavyweight Dub Sounds

Sonic’s Rendezvous Band — “Dangerous” — Sweet Nothing

Franco et OK Jazz — “Azda” — Congo 70: Rumba Rock

Wes Dakus — “Dog Food” — Frolic Diner Part 1

Ros Sereysothea, Sinn Sisamouth And Friends — “Marrison” — Cambodian Psych-Out

Suicide (Alan Vega and Martin Rev) — “Harlem” — Suicide (Second Album)

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Phương Tâm — “Phút Say Mơ (In My Dream)” — Saigon Surf Twist & Soul (1964-1966)

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