No Condition Is Permanent

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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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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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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Pictured: Sylvain Sylvain of The New York Dolls.

The [New York] Dolls instinctively swam with the tide of excess. Their costume regularly included make-up, high heels and women’s clothes picked up in thrift stores. Arthur Kane was the most heavily into drag, sometimes dressing up in a tutu, while Sylvain pioneered the fashion for spandex, a cheap, shiny material which, when worn as trousers, revealed all. ‘The fact that the Dolls wore lipstick connotated homosexual,’ says Bob Gruen, ‘but they weren’t. Somebody asked [singer David] JoHansen if he was bisexual, and he said, “No man, I’m trisexual. I’ll try anything.” This was their attitude but behind the soft pose, they were putting on make-up because these young, beautiful girls liked it.’

The Dolls shuffled the musical deck with which they had all grown up: Rock’n’Roll, the early-sixties Girl-Group sound, the Rolling Stones and the Beatles. They learned in public and flaunted the fact. This made them unpredictable, but their insouciance about lack of musical expertise was inclusive and meant that their audience could grow with them. Although there was a distancing irony, this wasn’t Camp: the Dolls transcended ghastly bad taste through their enthusiasm and the way in which their music perfectly mirrored what they had to say.

— Jon Savage, England’s Dreaming: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock and Beyond.

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THE FIRST SET

The Ebonys — “I’m So Glad I’m Me” — The Ebonys

The Hygrades — “In the Jungle” — Nigeria Rock Special: Psychedelic Afro-Rock & Fuzz Funk in 1970s Nigeria

Roscoe & His Little Green Men — “Weird” — Strummin’ Mental! Vol. 4

Wganda Kenya — “El Abanico” — Afro Caribe Dance

The Syndicats — “Crawdaddy Simone” — The Alchemist of Pop: Home Made Hits and Rarities 1959–1966

Payom Moogda — “Tamai Dern Sae (Why Do You Walk Like A Drunkard)” — Thai Beat A Go Go Vol. 1: Groovy 60’s Sounds from the Land of Smile!

Moon Mullican — “Well Oh Well” — Gravy Train: Hillbilly Meets R&B Before Elvis 1946-1954

Yabby You & The Prophets — “Give Praises” — Beware Dub

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Keith Courvale — “Trapped Love” — Born Bad Vol. 8

THE SECOND SET

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

Neu! — “After Eight” — Neu! 75

La Yegros — “Magnetismo” — Magnetismo

Arthur Wright & His Orchestra — “Before It’s Too Late” — Double Cookin’: Classic Northern Soul Instrumentals

Joe Gibbs & The Professionals — “Let Go Mi Hand Babylon (You Don’t Need Me)” — More Majestic Dub

The New Wing — “Melodyland Loser” — Lost Innocence: Garpax 1960s Punk & Psych

Les Bantous de la Capitale — “Mome Yombe” — Orchestre Les Bantous de la Capitale

The Cadets — “Love Bandit” — Early Rappers: Hipper Than Hop: The Ancestors Of Rap

Manzanita y su Conjunto — “Un Sábado por la Noche” — Trujillo, Perú 1971-1974

THE THIRD SET

Cannibal & The Headhunters — “Land Of 1000 Dances” — The East Side Sound 1965-1977

Sakura — “Come On To My House” — Singapore Nuggets: The Ladies

Jerry Ashley — “Come On” — Ho-Dad Hootenanny Too!

U Brown — “Baby Let Me Rock You” — Repatriation

Johnny’s Uncalled Four — “Movin’ & Groovin’” — The Lost Album

Madjzoub Ounsa — “Arraid Arraid Ya Ahal (Love, Love Family)” — Two Niles To Sing A Melody: The Violins & Synths Of Sudan

Choker Campbell — “Walkin’ On My Thin Sole Shoes” — Rock’n’Roll Dance Party Volume Three

Los Camaroes — “Mengala Maurice” — A Journey Into Cameroonian Music

THE FINAL SET

New York Dolls — “Babylon” — Too Much Too Soon

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & Augustus Pablo — “Vibrate On” — Scratch On The Wire

Marvin & Johnny and The Marsmen — “Mamo Mamo” — Great Googa Mooga

Sohail Rana — “The Ludee Twist” — More Early Pakistani Dance Music Vol. 2 (From Original 7″ Vinyl 1966-1978)

Flying Wedge — “I Can’t Believe” — If There’s Hell Below

The Third World — “Happy Vibes” — Aiye-Keta

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Procol Harum — “The Devil Came From Kansas” — A Salty Dog

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Pictured: Sun Ra.

I take my magic wand in hand and touch

The mind of the world;

I speak in sounds.

What am I saying?

Listen!

These are the things spoken from

My heart . . .

These are of and are my intimate treasures,

I give them to those who live and love

Both life and living.

— Sun Ra, “After-Thought.”

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THE FIRST SET

The Atlanta Disco Band — “Bad Luck (Scorpio)” — Bad Luck

Airto Fogo — “Black Soul” — Africa Airways Six (Mile High Funk 1974-1981)

The Pal Studio Band — “Cucamonga Surf” — Paul Buff Presents: Highlights from the Pal and Original Sound Studio Archives

Rene Grand — “Hey! Mr. Gil” — Merengue Mania! The Hip and Groovy 60’s Sound Of The Dominican Republic

Peanuts Wilson — “Cast Iron Arm” — Coral 45rpm

Ananda Shankar — “The Voyager” — Charas Babu: Inspiring, Colorful & Rare Sounds from India

Electric Eels — “Splitterty Splat” — Spin Age Blasters

Joe Gibbs & the Professionals — “State of Emergency” — 100 Years of Dub

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Versatones — “Tight Skirt Tight Sweater” — Spirit Of The Cramps: Selections From The Vinyl Stack Of Lux And Ivy

THE SECOND SET

Buari — “Karam Bani” — Pulp Fusion 10: Africa Funk

The Pretty Things — “Midnight to Six Man” — Get the Picture?

Johnny Guitar — “Mon Du Dow” — Shadow Music Of Thailand

The Craig — “I Must Be Mad” — Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire & Beyond 1964-1969

Sadistic Mika Band — “Mada Mada Samba” — Hot! Menu

Smokey Johnson & Company — “The Funkie Moon” — Absolute Funk 4

Prince Jammy — “His Imperial Majesty” — Prince Jammy Presents Uhuru In Dub

Harvey — “Anyway You Wanta” — Mad Mike Monsters: A Tribute To Mad Mike Petrovich – Vol. 2

Gert Wilden — “Follow Me” — Schulmädchen Report OST

THE THIRD SET

The Tornados — “Hot Pot” — Love and Fury: The Holloway Road Sessions 1962-1966 (Joe Meek’s Tea Chest Tapes)

Ali Hassan Kuban — “Ana Ries Kenalky” — Nubian Magic

Alex Chilton — “Bangkok” — Fun 45rpm

Tabou Combo — “Ce Pas” — Haiti Direct: Big Band, Mini Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds, 1960-1978

King Coleman — “Alley Rat” — Stompin’ 24

Joseph Kabasele — “Merengue Fontaine” — Le Grand Kallé: His Life, His Music – Joseph Kabasele And The Creation Of Modern Congolese Music

Ramones — “I Wanna Be Well” — Rocket to Russia

Chacalón Y La Nueva Crema — “A Trabajar” — The Roots Of Chicha 2: Psychedelic Cumbias From Peru

THE FINAL SET

MC5 — “I Just Don’t Know” — The Big Bang! Best Of The MC5

Hamad Kalkaba — “Tchakoulaté” — Hamad Kalkaba and The Golden Sounds 1974-1975

Lizzy Mercier Descloux — “Room Mate” — Mambo Nassau

Errol Brown & The Revolutionaries — “Ghetto Dub” — Dub Expression

Warm Excursion — “Hang Up (Part 1)” — California Soul (Funk & Soul From The Golden State 1965-1976)

El Sexteto Miramar — “Cumbiamba” — Colombia! The Golden Age of Discos Fuentes 1960-76

The Favourite Sons — “That Driving Beat” — Rare Mod: A Collection Of 60’s Underground Rhythm’n’Blues, Psych & Soul

Malavoi — “Gadé Manzel’” — Mano Césaire Et La Formation Malavoi (La Naissance De La World Music Antillaise En 1969)

The Velvet Underground — “Rock and Roll [MGM version] [1969 mix]” — The Velvet Underground

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

The Qualities — “Happy New Year To You!” — Sun Ra: The Singles

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Pictured: Pere Ubu.

[Pere] Ubu’s music was never going to be accessible enough to reach an American mass market that had scorned the pop sensibilities of the Ramones and Television. Dub Housing and The Modern Dance passed largely without comment, outside the established havens of Cleveland and New York. Ubu’s primary market was England, where Rough Trade had provided the groundwork by distributing the Hearthan [label] singles, and where Ubu managed two tours in April and November of 1978, both critically acclaimed and well attended. Ironically, despite directly benefiting from the climate established by the English New Wave, Thomas has nothing but contempt for England’s punk exponents.

David Thomas: Punk to us was an alien thing. It wasn’t what we were doing. We weren’t doing loud, thrashing, anti-social, adolescent music. We saw ourselves as being more mature than that, more serious than that. We were embarrassed to be associated with the punk movement. We had done that three years earlier, four years earlier. We were doing the same thing in Rocket from the Tombs, but we had passed that stage and I hate to see things regress ’cause we were very serious about pushing music forward. You hate to see things cycle back which is what they always do.

— Clinton Heylin, From the Velvets to the Voidoids: The Birth of American Punk Rock.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 375 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

First Choice — “Armed and Extremely Dangerous” — Sweet Soul Music: 23 Scorching Classics from 1973

Pat Thomas — “Yesu San Bra” — The Rough Guide to African Disco

Davie Allan & The Arrows — “Moondawg ’65” — Devil’s Rumble: The Davie Allan & The Arrows Anthology

Ersen — “Cakmagicak” — Turkish Freakout: Psych-Folk Singles 1969-1980

Bill Allen & The Backbeats — “Please Give Me Something” — The Roots of Psychobilly

The La Playa Orchestra — “Olvidate De Mi” — Boogaloo Pow Wow: Dancefloor Rendez-Vous In Young Nuyorica

Pere Ubu — “Waiting for Mary” — Cloudland

Susan Cadogan — “Dub It” — Clocktower 45rpm

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Ennio Morricone — “Twist Delle Zitelle” — I Malamondo OST

THE SECOND SET

Gene Walker And His Combo — “Empire City” — Blunderbuss: Scattershot Sleaze 58-67

Dur-Dur Band Int. — “Duurka” — The Berlin Session

The Equals — “Green Light” — Greatest Hits

Les Abranis — “Id Ed Was” — Amazigh Freedom Rock 1973–1983

The Loving Machines — “The Loving Machine” — Ho-Dad Hootenanny Too!

Joe Gibbs & The Professionals — “Bionic Encounter” — Majestic Dub

The Yardbirds — “Happenings Ten Years Time Ago” — Ultimate!

Goblin — “La Via Della Droga” — Beretta 70: Roaring Themes From Thrilling Italian Police Films 1971-80

Nolan Strong & The Diablos — “Mind Over Matter” — Dirty Boogie: The Fortune Records Story

THE THIRD SET

Los Dandy’s — “Normal Nomás” — Lindo Amorcito

Ron Nagle — “Marijuana Hell” — Bad Rice

Teresa Khoo & Her Five Notes — “You Don’t Know, Baby” — Singapore Nuggets: The Ladies

The Undecided? — “Make Her Cry” — Garage Punk Unknowns Vol.1

Shorty The President — “Control Dub” — DJ Jamaica: Inna Fine Dub Style

The Squires — “Do Be Oo Be Wop Wop” — Ai! Si! Si!: Mambo & Latin Flavoured Rhythm & Blues

Kassav’ — “Lagué Moin” — Lagué Moin

Abstracts — “The Beard” — Las Vegas Grind Vol. 7

THE FINAL SET

The Revolutionaries — “Kunta Kinte Version One” — Drum Sound: More Gems from Channel One Dub Room 1974-1980

The Necessaries — “You Can Borrow My Car” — Spy 45rpm

Afrosound — “Una Abeja En El Semáforo” — The Afrosound Of Colombia Vol. 2

Martha & The Vandellas — “(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave” — Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971

Afida Es & the Siglap Boys — “Jangan Goda” — Pop Yeh Yeh: Psychedelic Rock from Singapore and Malaysia 1964-1970 Vol. 1

Wire — “A Question Of Degree (Single Version)” — 154

Jimmy Sabater — “Times Are Changin’” — I Gotta New Dance

Jimmy Castor Bunch — “E-Man Par-Tay” — Maximum Stimulation

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Brigitte Bardot & Serge Gainsbourg — “Je T’aime…Moi Non Plus [1967 Original Version]” — Brigitte Bardot: Best of BB

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