No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Sidney Noel Rideau, a.k.a. Morgus the Magnificent.

Canal Street is dark and almost empty. The last parade, the Krewe of Comus, has long since disappeared down Royal Street with its shuddering floats and its blazing flambeau. Street cleaners sweep confetti and finery into soggy heaps in the gutters. The cold mizzling rain smells of sour paper pulp. Only a few maskers remain abroad, tottering apes clad in Spanish moss, Frankenstein monsters with bolts through their necks, and a neighborhood gang or two making their way arm in arm, wheeling and whip-popping, back to their trucks.

— Walker Percy, The Moviegoer.

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THE FIRST SET

Big Eric — “Horror Ball” — Polydor 45rpm

Aural Exciters — “Spooks In Space” — Spooks In Space

The Hamburger Brothers — “Omar The Vampire” — Halloween HORROR!

The Cre-Shells — “Dracula” — It’s Monster Surfing Time!

King Horror — “Dracula Prince of Darkness” — Loch Ness Monster

Los Holys — “Campo de Vampiros” — Halloween Nuggets: Monster Sixties a Go-Go

Hot Blood — “Soul Dracula” — Night Of The Vampire

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band — “Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee” — Doc At The Radar Station

THE SECOND SET

Count Down & the Moonsters — “Hindu On A Honda” — Malamondo 5

Bob Ridgley — “The Way Out Mummy” — Lost Treasures! Rarities From The Vaults Of Del-Fi

The Poindexter Bros. — “The Booga Man” — Malamondo 5

The Regal-Airs — “It” — Las Vegas Grind! Vol. 5

Rex Garvin — “Strange Happenings” — Halloween Instrumentals

Jack & Jim — “Midnight Monster Hop” — I Was A Teenage Brain Surgeon

The Deadly Ones — “Monster Surfing Time” — Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Vol. 5

The Magics — “Zombie Walk” — Doo Wop Halloween

The Daringers — “Morgus Creep” — Haunted Halloween

Bill Carter — “Baby Brother” — Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Vol. 5

The Castle Kings — “You Can Get Him Frankenstein” — Atlantic ‘61/’62 Gems from the Vaults: Up On The Roof

Lon Chaney Jr. — “Spider Baby Theme” — Spider Baby OST

THE THIRD SET

Betty Lavett — “Witchcraft in the Air” — Halloween Nuggets: Monster Sixties a Go-Go

Henri Salvador — “Dracula Cha Cha Cha” — Night Of The Vampire

Zacherle — “Dinner With Drac” — Halloween HORROR!

The Hollywood Flames — “Frankenstein’s Den” — I Was A Teenage Brain Surgeon

COOKING WITH VINCENT PRICE…

Kenny & the Fiends — “House On Haunted Hill” — Halloween Instrumentals

The Five Jones Boys — “Mr. Ghost Goes To Town” — Kogar’s Spooky Spectacular

Gene “Bowlegs” Miller — “Frankenstein Walk” — Barnyard Soul! Greasy Gritty Groovy Southern Fried Soul! 1966-1970

Round Robin — “I’m The Wolfman” — I Was A Teenage Brain Surgeon

Morgus & the 3 Ghouls [Dr. John] — “Morgus The Magnificent” — The Dr. John Anthology

Miss LL [Louise Lewis] — “Monster’s Bride” — Halloween Hangover…Again

THE FINAL SET

Jah Wobble/Jaki Liebezeit/Holger Czukay — “Twilight World” — How Much Are They?       

The Cramps — “Big Black Witchcraft Rock” — Fiends Of Dope Island

The Drivers — “Dry Bones Twist” — King Records Story: Only Young Once ’62

Christine Pilzer — “Dracula” — Femmes De Paris Vol.1

The Revels — “Midnight Stroll” — Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Vol. 5

Sonny Day and the Tony Ray Combo — “Creature From Outer Space” — Halloween Nuggets: Monster Sixties a Go-Go

Brother Theodore — “Horror of the Blood Monsters” — Lowbrow Vol.1: Sweet Beat

Vampires’ Sound Incorporation — “The Lions And the Cucumber” — Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Vol. 9

Pictured: Young-Holt-Unlimited.

Her glass of neat vodka sat on the white damask tablecloth. Beyond the smear of lipstick, a twist of lemon floated among the ice-cubes. We were sitting side by side, on a banquette.

‘What are you writing about, Bruce?’

‘Wales, Diana.’

The lower lip shot forward. Her painted cheeks swivelled through an angle of ninety degrees.

‘Whales!’ she said. ‘Blue whales! . . . Sperrrm whales! . . . THE WHITE WHALE!’

‘No . . . no, . Diana! Wales! Welsh Wales! The country to the west of England.’

‘Oh! Wales. I do know Wales. Little grey houses . . . covered in roses . . . in the rain . . . ’

— Bruce Chatwin, “At Dinner With Diana Vreeland,” What Am I Doing Here?

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THE FIRST SET

Nature Zone — “Porcupine” — Strange Funky Games and Things

De Frank Jr. — “Dankasa” — Akwaba Abidjan: Afrofunk in 1970s Ivory Coast

The Moptops — “Moptop” — Sleazy Surf! Vol. 1

José Curbelo and his Orchestra — “Sun Sun Babae” — Live at the China Doll in New York 1946

Herbie Goins & Nightimers — “Number One in Your Heart” — Mod Anthems: Original Northern Soul, R’n’B & Ska Classics

Unknown — “Sat Tee Touy (Look At The Owl)” — Cambodian Cassette Archives: Khmer Folk and Pop Music Vol. 1

Tender Joe Richardson — “Hip Huggin’ Mini” — Buttshakers! Soul Party Vol. 7

Ja’afar Hassan — “Front My Hope” — Choubi Choubi (Folk And Pop Songs From Iraq)

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Baron Daemon & the Vampires — “Ghost Guitars” — Halloween Instrumentals

THE SECOND SET

The Ruby’s — “Kuku Yango Ana Kufa” — The International Vicious Society Vol. 3

Eddie Parker — “I Need a True Love” — Jack Ashford Just Productions Vol. 2

Los Avileños — “Cumbia Con Guitarra” — 14 Magníficos Bailables

Sun Ra & His Arkestra feat. Yochanan — “Rocket Ship Rock” — Rocket Ship Rock

Javi P3z Orquesta — “El Safari” — Pulp Fusion 10: Africa Funk

Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band — “Clear Spot” — Clear Spot

Suang Santi — “Dub Fai Kui Gun (Turn Off The Light, Let’s Talk)” — Luk Thung! The Roots of Thai Funk: Zudrangma Vol. 3

Jackie Lomax — “The Eagle Laughs At You” — Is This What You Want?

Gert Wilden — “Dirty Boy” — Schulmädchen Report OST

THE THIRD SET

Augustus Pablo — “Sufferer Dub” — Africa Must Be Free By 1983 Dub

Damn Sam the Miracle Man and the Soul Congregation — “Give Me Another Joint” — Damn Sam the Miracle Man and the Soul Congregation

Bappi Lahiri — “Aafat” — Bollywood Bloodbath: The B-Music of the Indian Horror Film Industry

Carl Holmes & The Commanders — “Soul Dance No. 3” — Souvenirs of the Soul Clap Vol. 4

Sami Ali & Sahar Hamdy — “Eli Shatr Enhaa Tgannen” — Yalla: Hitlist Egypt

Rupert’s People — “Dream In My Mind” — Rubble Vol. 14: The Magic Rocking Horse

THE FINAL SET

The Kingsmen — “(You Got) The Gamma Goochee” — Great Googly Moo (And More Undisputed Truths)

Joe Gibbs & The Professionals — “Angolian Chant” — African Dub All-Mighty Chapter 3

Lee Tracy & Isaac Manning — “Love Is Everlasting” — Is It What You Want?

Pamelo Mounk’a — “Amour De Nombakele” — Pamelo Mounk’a

Full Time Men — “High On Drugs” — Your Face My Fist

Afrosound — “Zaïre Pop” — The Afrosound Of Colombia Vol. 3

Young-Holt Unlimited — “Ain’t There Something Money Can’t Buy” — The Definitive Young-Holt Unlimited

Los Crazy Kings — “Crazy Kings” — El Loco Rocanrol Vol. 1

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Al Green — “I Want To Hold Your Hand” — The Immortal Soul of Al Green

Pictured: The Surfaris.

In the nearly four decades between the actual recording of “Wipe Out” and the Wall Street Journal‘s expose, The Surfaris’ Bob Berryhill estimated that he’d encountered dozens of people who claimed to have participated in that session. Much of this can be credited to the fact that the actual recording session is shrouded in obscurity. There were eight people in the studio when the song was written and recorded…By the time the city of Rancho Cucamonga honored the 30th anniversary of “Wipe Out” at the 1993 Grape Harvest Festival, the survivors could not agree on the date, the month, or even the year of the session. The only documentation was the original cancelled check written by Berryhill Sr. to pay for the session, which had lain buried in the files of the mountains of litigation that the record had spawned over the years.

— Kent Crowley, Surf Beat: Rock’n’Roll’s Forgotten Revolution.

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THE FIRST SET

Barry White — “You’re The First, The Last, My Everything” — Can’t Get Enough

Eko Roosevelt — “M’ongele M’am” — Eko Roosevelt 1975-1982

The Original Surfaris — “Failsafe” — Lost Legends of Surf Guitar Vol. 1: Big Noise From Waimea!

Hamid El-Shaeri (حميد الشاعري) — “Weyn Ayamak Weyn” — The SLAM! Years 1983-88

Angelo & Eighteen — “Flight 2” — The Pop Genius Of Mickie Most

Kako Y Su Combo — “Cool Jerk” — Boogaloo Pow Wow: Dancefloor Rendez-Vous In Young Nuyorica

Elmore James — “Elmore’s Contribution To Jazz” — The Ultimate Collection: Elmore James

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetters — “Vampire (Horns Dub)” — Black Ark Music In Dub 1973-1980

THE SECOND SET

Dave Hamilton — “The Deacons” — Dave Hamilton’s Detroit Funk

Los Beltons — “Cuando No Se Puede Amar ‘Sha La La La’” — Sonideras Peruanas: Cumbias & Guarachas Limpias

Mousie & The Traps — “It’s All In The Way (You Look At It Baby)” — Girl Zone!

Louie Ramírez — “Do It Any Way You Wanna” — New York Latin Hustle! The Sound of New York

The Cramps — “Garbageman” — Off the Bone

Claudio Veeraragoo — “Qui Fine Arrive” — Moris Zekler: Fuzz & Soul Sega From 70’s Mauritius

James C. Petrillo — “Coming Back Home” — Fresh Cuts With Eugene Viscione

Aşık Emrah — “Asrın Bozuk Düzeni” — Uzelli Elektro Saz (1976-1984)

Tommy Blake & The Rhythm Rebels — “All Night Long” — That’ll Flat Git It! Rockabilly from the Vaults of RCA Records Vol. 1

THE THIRD SET

Juancho Vargas — “La Murga Panamena” — The Afrosound Of Colombia Vol. 3

Unrelated Segments — “Story of My Life” — Garage Beat ’66 Vol. 5: Readin’ Your Will!

Africa Negra — “Zun Zon Pedlelu” — Antologia Vol. 1

James Brown — “Cross Firing” — Soul Pride: The Instrumentals 1960-1969

Ed Watson and Brass Circle — “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’” — Soul Jazz Records Presents Disco Reggae Rockers

The Transgressors — “Will Power” — Original Raw Soul III

THE FINAL SET

Uppers International — “Aja Wondo” — Afrobeat Airways 2: Return Flight To Ghana 1974-1983

New York Dolls — “Dance Like A Monkey” — One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This

Pier’ Rosier & Gazolinn’ — “Man Dé Partance” — Gazolinn’

Edwin Starr — “Stop Her On Sight (S.O.S.)” — Motown Floorshakers: 40 Northern Soul Classics

Hongthong Dao Udon — “Never Loved” — Thai Funk ZudRangMa Vol. 2

Los Virreyes — “El Pato” — Las Vegas Grind Vol. 7

Grupo Bota — “Solos” — Venezuela 70 Vol. 2: Cosmic Visions Of A Latin American Earth – Venezuelan Experimental Rock In The 70s & Beyond

James Booker — “Gonzo” — Instrumentals Soul-Style 1955-1962

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Masters Of Reality — “100 Years (Of Tears on the Wind)” — Sunrise On The Sufferbus

Pictured: Money Chicha.

Speeding by Taxi Across the Manhattan Bridge with Sassy Antiguan Jamaica Kincaid—Toward Dimanche Gras, on the Grounds of the Brooklyn Museum, on the Third Day of the Seventh Annual West Indian—American Day Carnival:

“There are several things you ought to know,” said Jamaica. “First of all, you are going to see The Mighty Sparrow, who is the No. 7 calypso singer. Secondly, you are going to see ‘Ole Mas.’ The ‘Ole Mas’ is a spoof. This year, there is going to be an important ‘Ole Mas’ about New York Transit Authority buses. There will be men dressed as women—my friend Mr. Errol Payne told me all about it. One man will have a big over-stuffed bust. He’ll have a sign saying ‘I Own de Bus.’ Another man will have a big overstuffed bust trailing behind him. He’ll have a sign saying ‘I Lose de Bus.’ But what I really have to do is to tell you about ‘jumping up.’ ‘Jumping up’ is a very important West Indian concept. You ‘jump up’ when things get to be so exciting you just can’t sit still, and that happens all the time during Carnival. I love to go to Carnival now, because when I was growing up my mother would not let me ‘jump up.’ My mother was so strict. All I wanted was to ‘jump up’ at Carnival and get little patent-leather shoes from America. My mother would never let me ‘jump up,’ and she would never let me have shoes from America, because she said they would fall apart in the first rain. Anyway, when I was fourteen we had a real row because I wanted to march with a band at Carnival. I was going to be in a band dressed up as bees and I would have been a worker bee. It wasn’t much, but my mother just wouldn’t let me do it. So we compromised, and she got me a pair of plaid sneakers from America. She was right, of course. As soon as they hit water, they fell apart.”

— Jamaica Kincaid, “West Indian Weekend” from Talk Stories.

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THE FIRST SET

MFSB — “The Zip” — Philadelphia Freedom

Segun Robert — “Big Race” — Brand New Wayo: Funk, Fast Times & Nigerian Boogie Badness 1979-1983

Monterays — “Blast Off” — Strummin’ Mental!

Ros Serey Sothea — “Jam Sib Kai Thiet (Wait 10 More Months)” — Cambodian Nuggets

Ramones — “I Don’t Want You” — Road to Ruin

Money Chicha — “Echo en Mexico” — Echo en Mexico

Bill “Butter Ball” Crane — “Steppin Tall’” — Ancestors Of Rap: A Collection Of Highly Underrated Prototype Rap Songs

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Billy Mize — “Planet Named Desire” — Desperate Rock ‘N’ Roll Vol. 11

THE SECOND SET

African Brothers & King Tubby — “Teach Them Dub” — The African Brothers Meet King Tubby in Dub

The Kinks — “Come On Now” — Kinda Kinks [mono]

Adnan Othman — “Mari Ka-Laut” — Bersyukor: A Retrospective of Hits by a Malaysian Pop Yeh Yeh Legend

Paul Revere & the Raiders — “Him or Me (What’s It Gonna Be?)” — Hungry for Kicks: Singles & Choice Cuts 1965-69

Tala A.M. — “Gotam” — African Funk Experimentals 1975 to 1978

The Feelies — “Fa Ce La” — Ork Records: New York, New York

Bich Loan and CBC Band — “Con Tim Và Nước Mắt (Heart And Tears)” — Saigon Rock & Soul: Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974

Dennis Coffey — “Gimme That Funk (7″ Version)” — Live Wire: The Westbound Years 1975-78

T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo — “Avoun Doupou Me Douga” — The Kings Of Benin Urban Groove 1972-80

THE THIRD SET

Mario Allison y Su Combo — “Louie Louie” — De Fiesta Vol. 3

The Pixies Three — “442 Glenwood Avenue” — Golden Girl Groups

Vaudou Game — “La Chose” — Otodi

Procol Harum — “Still There’ll Be More” — Home

S. Hazarasingh — “Mast Baharon Ka” — Bollywood Steel Guitar

Richard Berry — “Yama Yama Pretty Mama” — Great Googa Mooga

Harry J All Stars — “Spyrone” — Liquidator: The Best Of The Harry J All Stars

The Dootones — “Ay Si Si” — Rumba Doowop ’55

THE FINAL SET

Sum Svistu — “Svetelny nares” — Best Of Šum Svistu

Roxy Music — “Angel Eyes (7″ Version)” — Singles, B-Sides and Alternative Mixes

The Sahara Allstars — “Take Your Soul” — Nigeria Disco Funk Special: The Sound Of The Underground Lagos Dancefloor 1974-79

The Velvet Underground — “Guess I’m Falling in Love (Instrumental Version)” — White Light/White Heat (Stereo Version) Bonus Tracks

Treasure Isle All Stars — “Arabian Dub” — Flashing Echo: Trojan In Dub 1970-1980

Masters Of Reality — “Tilt-A-Whirl” — Sunrise On The Sufferbus

Los Átomos De Paramonga — “El Canguro” — Cumbia Arabe (Obscure Psych Cumbia Gems)

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

JD McPherson — “Lust For Life / Sixteen” — New West 45rpm

Pictured: Chris Spedding.

As she had forecast, the path began to get steeper, until finally we were scaling a rock face. But my thoughts were on my happy-time hero. Ben Johnson on horseback. Ben Johnson in Fort Defiance and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Wagonmaster and Rio Grande. Ben Johnson on the prairie, sun burning down, blue sky streaked with clouds. Ben Johnson and a herd of buffalo in a canyon, womenfolk wiping hands on gingham aprons as they lean out the door. Ben Johnson by the river, light shimmering in the dry heat, cowboys singing. The camera dollies, and there’s Ben Johnson, riding across the landscape, swift as an arrow, our hero forever in frame.

As I gripped the rocks and tested for foothold, it was Ben Johnson on his horse that sustained me. The pain in my gut all but subsided. Maybe he was the signal to put physical pain out of mind.

— Haruki Murakami, ‘Bracelets, Ben Johnson, Devi!,’ Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World.

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THE FIRST SET

Michael Wycoff — “Looking Up To You” — Strange Funky Games And Things

Hotline — “Fella’s Doing It in Lagos” — Doing It in Lagos: Boogie, Pop & Disco in 1980s Nigeria

Thundermen — “Thunderbeat” — Strummin’ Mental! Part 3

Poom Puwarin — “Tai Por Karm Bar (Die Because Of The Chubbiness)” — Luk Thung! The Roots Of Thai Funk: Zudrangma Vol. 3

Chris Spedding — “Motor Bikin’” — Chris Spedding

Machito — “Alex Mambo” — New York Latin Hustle! The Sound of New York

Gene LaMarr — “That Crazy Little House On The Hill” — 61 Classics From The Cramps’ Crazy Collection: Deeper Into The World Of Incredibly Strange Music

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Rockin’ Belmarx — “Torture Rock” — Las Vegas Grind! Vol. 2: Louie’s Limbo Lounge

THE SECOND SET

African Brothers & King Tubby — “Teach Them Dub” — The African Brothers Meet King Tubby in Dub

The Kavetts — “I’ve Got A Story To Tell You” — Girl Zone!

Ferry Djimmy And His Dji-Kins — “Atinga” — Rhythm Revolution

The Dance — “Do Dada” — New York Noise Vol. 1: Dance Music From The New York Underground 1978-1982

Vaudou Game — “La Chose” — Otodi

Marvin Gaye — “Daybreak” — Funky Nation: The Detroit Instrumentals

La Logia Sarabanda — “Guayaba” — Guayaba

The Standells — “Little Sally Tease” — Dirty Water

Les Gypsies De Pétion Ville — “Cassa” — Album III: Courage

THE THIRD SET

The Kay-Gees — “Get Down” — Disco 75

Mballa Bony — “Mezik Me Mema” — Cameroon Garage Funk 1964-1979

Hen Gates & Orchestra — “Flash” — Stompin’ 34

The Techniques — “Man Of My Word” — Techniques In Dub (aka Meditation Dub)

The Dennisons — “Lucy (You Sure Did It This Time)” — Planet Beat: From The Shel Talmy Vaults

Grupo Atlantic — “Mi Vida Es Para Ti” — Sonideras Peruanas: Cumbias & Guarachas Limpias

The Bomboras — “(You’ve Got To) Get in Line” — Head Shrinkin’ Fun

THE FINAL SET

R.D. Burman — “Shalimar (Title Music)” — Bollywood Funk: 15 Funk-Fuelled Grooves From The Bollywood Classics

Procol Harum — “Whiskey Train” — Home

Blo — “Beware” — Chapters and Phases: The Complete Albums 1973-1975

Bill “Butter Ball” Crane — “Steppin’ Tall” — Ancestors Of Rap: A Collection Of Highly Underrated Prototype Rap Songs

The Nitty Gritty Sextet — “Something New” — The Nitty Gritty Sextet

The Sonics — “Busy Body” — I Hate CDs: Norton Records 45 RPM Singles Collection Vol. 1

The Slits — “Dub Beat” — Return of The Giant Slits

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Human Race — “Human Race” — Gem 45rpm

Pictured: Horace Swaby aka Augustus Pablo.

The 1977 release of King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown (a compilation of tracks produced by Augustus Pablo and remixed by Tubby) represented a high point in the development of dub, providing one of the enduring album-length classics of the genre. There are two likely reasons this recording has attained its classic status. The first is that by mid-decade, Tubby had fully elaborated his language of remixing, facilitated by both the natural development of his aesthetic, and the continuous upgrading of his studio equipment. The second reason is the quality of the rhythm tracks that Pablo supplied for the sessions. Sonically and thematically, the sound Pablo developed with his Rockers production outfit strongly reflected the mood of the times. Ponderous minor-key grooves and some of the most striking electric bass patterns of the decade support heavily Rastafarian lyrical themes, often augmented by liturgical Rastafarian hand drumming styles and Pablo’s plaintive sounding melodica. With King Tubby, Pablo’s brittle melodica improvisations were cut and stretched by into works of deeply evocative power.

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

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THE FIRST SET

Dennis Coffey — “Some Like It Hot” — Live Wire: The Westbound Years 1975-78

Livy Ekemezie — “Holiday Actions” — Friday Night

The Raybeats — “Searching” — Guitar Beat

La Mermelada — “Solitario De Amor” — Chicha Popular: Love & Social Political Songs from Discos Horoscopo 1977-1987

Didi Noel — “Let The Music Play” — Northern Soul: Stompers, Floaters & Floorshakers

Augustus Pablo — “King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown” — King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown

Lizzy Mercier Descloux — “Mission impossible” — Press Color

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Davie Allan and the Arrows — “Mind Transferral” — Savage Pencil presents Angel Dust: Music For Movie Bikers

THE SECOND SET

Rico Rodriguez — “Chang Kai Shek” — That Man Is Forward

Sean Buckley & The Breadcrumbs — “Everybody Knows (Alt Version)” — Planet Beat: From The Shel Talmy Vaults

Ferry Djimmy And His Dji-Kins — “Brest Dc 10” — Rhythm Revolution

The Pretty Things — “Walking Through My Dreams” — S.F. Sorrow [mono]

Les Vikings D’Haïti — “Mariella” — Cé Pas Magie

Ralph Nielson & The Chancellors — “5 Minus 3” — Scream Loud!!! The Fenton Records Story

Juaneco y Su Combo — “Mi Robaron Mi Runa Mula” — The Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru

The Who — “So Sad About Us” — A Quick One [mono]

THE THIRD SET

Mongo Santamaria — “El Pussy Cat” — MOD… The New Religion: Everybody Dance Now

Ida Sands — “Start All Over Again” — Eccentric Soul: The Shiptown Label

Alessandro Alessandroni — “Fuga Nei Sotterranei” — Sangue Di Sbirro OST

Johnny Walker — “Love Vibrator” — Personal Space: Electronic Soul 1974-1984

Max Romeo & The Upsetters — “Norman” — War Ina Babylon

Black Merda — “Cynthy-Ruth” — Black Merda

Tunji Oyelana — “Osekere” — A Nigerian Retrospective 1966-79

THE FINAL SET

The Mermen — “My Black Bag” — Food for Other Fish

Black Sugar — “The Looser” — Serie De Coleccion 1970-1972

The Velvet Underground — “Guess I’m Falling In Love (Live)” — Peel Slowly And See

Yol Aularong & Liev Tuk — “Sou Slarp Kroam Kombut Srey (Rather Die Under The Woman’s Sword)” — Cambodian Nuggets

The Rangers — “Justine” — Ho-Dad Hootenanny!

El Rego Et Ses Commandos — “Djobimé” — Legends of Benin: Afro-Funk, Cavacha, Agbadja, Afro-Beat 1969-1981

Wire — “Dot Dash” — Pink Flag

Los Guacharacos — “Baila Rosita” — Cumbia Cumbia 2: La Epoca Dorada de Cumbias Colombianas

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

John Cale (feat. Deerfrance) — “Only Time Will Tell” — Sabotage / Live

Pictured: Link Wray.

Through rifts in the thatched roof, I can see the stars in the black of night. There are the sounds of night birds, the lone distant howls of creatures. Feral dogs? Wolves? Demons? No matter: those that fly and those that prowl, we are beneath the same stars, fleeting spirits born of and destined to the same almighty silence. The oldest word in Western literature, the word with which the Iliad began: rage. Yes. To speak is to rage against that silence whose winds are the only true poets. I think of Homer beholding these same stars. To rage, to kneel in wisdom before wisdom that is beyond wisdom. What does it matter? I grind out my cigarette. Another pipe for me, another for him. Another for me, another for him.

— Nick Tosches, The Last Opium Den.

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THE FIRST SET

KC & The Sunshine Band — “Get Down Tonight” — 101 Disco Anthems

Lucas Tala — “Moghie Nu Te Eka Tse Mu” — Afro Psych: Journeys Into Psychedelic Africa 1972 – 1977

The Centurions — “Ishamatsu” — Lost Legends Of Surf Guitar Vol. 1: Big Noise From Waimea!

Haitian Orchestra With Sidney Bechet — “Sous Les Palmiers” — Rumba Jazz 1919-1945: A History Of Latin Jazz & Dance Music From The Swing Era

The A-Bones — “Button Nose” — The Life Of Riley

Los Apson — “Calor” — El Loco Rocanrol Vol. 2

Deane Hawley — “Boss Man” — Chug-A-Lug: Exotic Blues & Rhythm Vol. 8

Jermain Tamraz — “Title Unknown” — I Remember Syria

Burgess Band — “Untitled” — Local Customs: Downriver Revival

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Rene Hall — “Cleo” — Malamondo 4

THE SECOND SET

Hasil Adkins — “She Goes Like This” — Look At That Caveman Go!

The Abstracts — “Mahiya” — Pakistan: Folk and Pop Instrumentals 1966-1976

Billy Watkins — “I’m Tired” — Jump And Shout!

Mac & Party — “Zandale” — Mzuri 45rpm

The Temptations — “Hum Along And Dance” — Psychedelic Shack

The Aggrovators — “None Shall Escape Dub” — Step Forward Youth: Roots Masters from the ‘Punky Reggae Party’

Link Wray and His Ray Men — “Jack The Ripper” — Dancehall Stringbusters

Hafusa Abasi & Slim Ali And The Kikulacho Yahoos Band — “Sina Raha” — Urgent Jumping! East African Musiki Wa Dansi Classics

The Human Instinct — “Pink Dawn” — Halcyon Days: 60s Mod, R&B, Brit Soul & Freakbeat Nuggets

THE THIRD SET

Los Destellos — “El Boogaloo Del Perro” — The Rough Guide To Los Destellos

The Persianettes — “Run Run” — Looking Good: 75 Femme Mod Soul Nuggets

Trinity — “Riding For A Fall” — Dreadlocks Satisfaction

Piano Slim — “Playin’ Hookey” — Souvenirs of the Soul Clap Vol. 5

Oscar Sulley & The Uhuru Dance Band — “Bukom Mashie” — Afro Tropical Soundz Vol. 1

Puddle Jumpers — “Snake Charmer” — Titty Shakers 1

S. Hazarasingh — “Mast Baharon Ka” — Bollywood Steel Guitar

THE FINAL SET

Roxy Music — “Prairie Rose” — Country Life

Aniceto y Sus Fabulosos — “Los Fabulosos En Onda” — Peru Maravilloso: Vintage Latin, Tropical & Cumbia

Chuck Dallas — “Good Show But No Go” — Dr. Boogie Presents 26 Deranged and Smokin’ Cool Cats: The Rocketing Rise and Fast Decline Of A Music Form Called Rockabilly 1954-1959

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

The Modern Lovers — “Government Center” — The Modern Lovers

Les Vikings D’haiti — “Printemps” — An Allé Ti Fi

The “IN” — “Just Give Me Time” — Garage Beat ’66 Vol. 1: Like What, Me Worry?!

The Semi Colon — “Isi Agboncha” — The World Ends: Afro Rock & Psychedelia In 1970s Nigeria

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Robbie Fulks — “She Took A Lot Of Pills (& Died)” — Country Love Songs

Pictured: Ike Turner.

Entering at this point into the scheme of things was Isaiah Turner, an eighteen-year-old disc-jockey who had the shiniest suits in Clarksdale. He also had a band, in which he played piano and sometimes sang. He had seen Muddy Waters get out of Coahoma County and go on to make records – one of which, “Louisiana Blues,” was now becoming a hit – for Chess. He saw no reason why he, a far sharper dresser than that former cotton picker, should not do the same. As 1950 became 1951, Ike Turner was ready to start making records. There was only one problem. His lead singer, Johnny O’Neal, had recently been signed by King Records, and he had run off, leaving the rest of the band to stand around picking lint from their suits on the corner of Fourth Street. Ike looked, and he found Jackie Brenston. He told him to buy a shiny suit and write some songs; they were going to be stars.

— Nick Tosches, Unsung Heroes of Rock & Roll.

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Here’s what Reeshard & Lee-Roy played in Ep. 321 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

MFSB — “K-Jee” — Philadelphia International Records: 40th Anniversary

Celestin Nyam feat. Voices Of Darkness — “Mbembe” — Afro Psych: Journeys Into Psychedelic Africa 1972 – 1977

The Regents — “Motivation” — Sleazy Surf! Vol. 1

Los Popeyes — “La Trance” — Sonideras Peruanas: Cumbias & Guarachas Limpias

The Equals — “I Can See But You Don’t Know” — Greatest Hits

Junior Delgado — “You Really Don’t Love Me” — The Best of Sons of Slaves: Rebel Anthems from a Roots Legend

The Mussies — “12 O’Clock, July” — Scream Loud!!! The Fenton Records Story

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Flying Burrito Brothers — “Man In The Fog” — Burrito Deluxe

THE SECOND SET

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

Swamp Rats — “Psycho” — Back from the Grave #1

L’Orch Sola T.V. — “Tucheze Asita” — Moto Moto 45rpm

Was (Not Was) — “Wheel Me Out” — Disco Not Disco: Leftfield Disco Classics from the New York Underground)

The Congos — “Feast Of The Passover (Extended Mix)” — Arkology – Reel III: Dub Adventurer

Willie Parker — “I Live The Life I Love” — Shakin’ Fit!

Asha Bhosle — “Ae Naujawan Hai Sab Kuchh Yahan” — Charas Babu

The Three D’s — “Crazy Little Woman” — Boston Rockabilly Vol. 2

THE THIRD SET

Tony Allen — “Road Close (Dance Dub)” — Africafunk: The Original Sound Of 1970’s Funky Africa

Barbara Stant — “My Mind Holds Onto Yesterday” — Eccentric Soul: The Shiptown Label

The Professionals — “No Man’s Version” — No Bones For The Dogs: Dubs From The Mighty Two 1974 To 1979

Moments And Whatnauts — “Girls (French Version)” — Disco 75

Hamid El-Shaeri (حميد الشاعري) — “Tew’idni Dom” — The SLAM! Years 1983-88

Ike Turner & His Kings of Rhythm — “Steel Guitar Rag” — Ike’s Instrumentals

THE FINAL SET

Šum Svistu — “Svetelny nares” — Best Of Šum Svistu

The Parkays — “Get It” — Dr. Boogie Presents Heavy Jelly

Horace Andy — “I & I” — In The Light Dub

The Cramps — “Butcher Pete” — Vengeance 45rpm

Mayos — “Nalembi-Kotuna” — Muana Ngombo

The Solitaires — “Big Mary’s House” — Dangerous Doo-Wop 2

Ray Barretto — “El Watusi” — We Got Latin Soul

The Slits — “Shoplifting” — Cut

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

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Elmer Conovitch & The Camarillo Crew — “Born To Be Wild” — Sofa 45rpm

Pictured: The MC5.

Dan Carlisle, a DJ at Detroit’s original underground radio outlet WABX-FM, witnessed many scenes of MC5 carnage, but one stands out in his mind: “Three Dog Night were in town to play the Grande Ballroom. During an interview they asked who else was on the bill. I said, ‘Well, it’s going to be tough for you tonight, guys, it’s the MC5.’ When they professed ignorance, I suggested we all go down to the gig a little early…Halfway through [the 5’s opening number] ‘Ramblin’ Rose’ the eyes of the California boys were bugging out and their ears were ringing…The MC5 really stormed through their set that night…the 5 played their closing piece and trashed the equipment…Then Three Dog Night had to come out with their little harmonies.”

— Ben Edmonds, ‘The Battle of New York,’ Mojo.

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Here’s what Reeshard & Lee-Roy played in Ep. 320 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

O’Jays — “I Love Music” — Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia

The Sahara Allstars — “Take Your Soul” — Nigeria Disco Funk Special: The Sound Of The Underground Lagos Dancefloor 1974-79

The Jesters — “The Jester” — Lost Legends of Surf Guitar, Vol. 1: Big Noise from Waimea!

Los Kintos — “Idioma Criollo” — Los Kintos

The Detroit Cobras — “Leave My Kitten Alone” — Tied & True

Jah Woosh — “Take Heed” — We Chat You Rock (Two DJ Clash)

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Traits — “Nobody Loves The Hulk” — Malamondo 5

THE SECOND SET

Ndenga Andre Destin Et Les Golden Sounds — “Yondja” — Cameroon Garage Funk 1964 – 1979

MC5 — “Come Together” — Kick Out The Jams

Romperayo — “Afterparis En Colegios” — Romperayo

Quiet Melon — “Early Roller Engine 4444” — British Mod Sounds Of The 1960s

Henri Guédon — “An Ti Fi” — Karma

Macy Skipper — “Goofin’ Off” — Great Googly Moo (And More Undisputed Truths)

Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry — “Such is Dub” — Megaton Dub 1

THE THIRD SET

Treble-Tones — “Safari” — Jungle Exotica Vol. 2

Ferry Djimmy And His Dji-Kins — “When I Come In The Road” — Rhythm Revolution

Art Ensley & the Fabulous Echoes Band — “Open the Door to Your Heart” — Eccentric Soul: The Shiptown Label

Alessandro Alessandroni — “Sbirro in fuga” — Sangue di Sbirro

The Velvet Underground — “Coney Island Steeplechase [2014 mix]” — The Velvet Underground

Alkibar Gignor — “Adouna” — Music from Saharan WhatsApp

Suicide — “Johnny” — Suicide

The Crystalites — “Dubbing The Chariot” — Flashing Echo: Trojan In Dub 1970-1980

THE FINAL SET

Bobby Vee — “Like Someone In Love” — Hard Workin’ Man: The Jack Nitzsche Story Vol. 2

Los Fabulosos Festivals — “El Mensaje” — Panama!: Latin, Calypso and Funk On the Isthmus

Mike Heron — “Warm Heart Pastry” — Smiling Men With Bad Reputations

Sieng Vannthy — “Console Me” — Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll

The Yardbirds — “Stroll On” — Ultimate!

Harry J All Stars — “Spyrone” — Liquidator: The Best Of The Harry J All Stars

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Osamu Kitajima — “Taiyo (The Sun)” — Benzaiten

Pictured: The Aural Exciters.

With Ze Records on a roll—“It was my best period creatively,” reminisces [ZE president Michael] Zilkha. “I felt like I was on autopilot” — Rob Partridge, a promoter in Island’s London office, came up with the idea that the label should release a compilation album. Containing six cuts from Material with Nona Hendryx, Was (Not Was), Cristina, Gichy Dan, Don Armando’s 2nd Ave Rhumba Band, and Coati Mundi, the result captured the strange coherence that underscored the label’s aesthetic of mayhem. Titled Seize the Beat (Dance Ze Dance) in the United States and Mutant Disco: A Subtle Discolation of the Norm in the United Kingdom, the result flaunted its miscreant credentials. “I used to say ‘a subtle dislocation of the norm,’ and they turned it into ‘discolation of the norm,’ ” remembers Zilkha. Interviewed by the New York Times in June, August Darnell flew the flag on intercultural transformation. “To me, the beauty of music is its possibilities for mutation. And that mutation represents a larger ideal: global coexistence.”

— Tim Lawrence, Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor 1980-1983

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Here’s what Reeshard & Lee-Roy played in Ep. 319 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

The Rhythm Makers — “Zone” — Disco 75

Ferry Djimmy And His Dji-Kins — “Be Free” — Rhythm Revolution

The Sherwoods — “El Scorpion” — Sleazy Surf! Vol. 2

Joe Gibbs & The Professionals — “Six Foot Six” — No Bones For The Dogs: Dubs From The Mighty Two 1974 To 1979

Bristol Boxkite — “I’m Feeling Good” — You Got Yours! East Bay Garage 1965-1967

Mario Allison Y Su Combo — “Bamba Cure’ — De Fiesta Vol. 3

Sonic’s Rendezvous Band — “Song L” — Sweet Nothing

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Dapps featuring Alfred Ellis — “The Rabbit Got the Gun” — Funky Crimes

THE SECOND SET

Cielo Gris — “Solo Y Triste” — Sonideras Peruanas: Cumbias & Guarachas Limpias

The Temptations — “You Need Love Like I Do (Don’t You)” — Psychedelic Shack

The Elcados — “The World Is Not Straight” — This World Is Full Of Injustice

The Daybreakers — “Psychedelic Siren” — Garage Beat ’66 Vol. 6: Speak of the Devil…

George Faith — “Opportunity” — To Be A Lover

Johnny Barakat & the Vestells — “The Wedge” — Greasy Rock ‘N’ Roll Vol. 12

Salah Ragab & The Cairo Jazz Band — “Oriental Mood” — Egyptian Jazz

Little Anthony & The Imperials — “Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop” — Great Googa Mooga

THE THIRD SET

The Electric Prunes — “Get Me To The World On Time” — Nuggets I: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era

The Dhag Dhag’s — “Bohemia” — Psicofasicos De Bolivia

The “5” Royales — “What’s That” — All Righty! The Apollo Recordings 1951-1955

Les Difficiles De Petion-Ville — “Refuge Moin” — Ce La Vie

Thurston Harris — “Purple Stew” — Early Rappers: Hipper Than Hop the Ancestors of Rap

Serter Bağcan — “Ordu’ Nun Dereleri” — Bosporus Bridges 3: A Wide Selection Of Turkish Funk And Jazz

The Move — “The Minister” — Message from the Country

Lyn Taitt — “Stepping Up” — Out On A Funky Trip: Funk, Soul & Reggae From Randy’s 1970-75

THE FINAL SET

The Fireballs — “Torquette or Torquay” — That’s Swift! Insrumentals From The Norman Petty Vault

Prince Hammer — “Wicked Woman” — Bible

The Ribbons — “Ain’t Gonna Kiss Ya” — The Golden Age Of American Rock ‘N’ Roll, Vol. 5

Pranee Thanasri — “Ask You For A Dance” — Thai Funk ZudRangMa

Funkadelic — “Super Stupid” — Maggot Brain

Tala A.M. — “Ma Ka La” — African Funk Experimentals 1975 to 1978

Aural Exciters — “Goin’ To A Showdown” — Spooks In Space

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Cheo Marquetti Y Su Conjunto — “Consejo Del Alma” — Region Matancera