No Condition Is Permanent

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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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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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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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

Pictured: Bootsy Colllins.

Now [James Brown] coaches his bass player, an aging, willowy, enigmatically silent black man named Fred Thomas, on the bass line: “Ding-dong, ding-dong.” Again, he emphasizes: “Flat. Flat. Hard.” Fred Thomas does his best to comply, though I can’t hear any difference. James Brown turns to me, urgently, and introduces me to Thomas. “It’s all about ‘Sex Machine,’” he says. “This man’s on more hits than any other bass player in history.” I nod. Of course, it will later occur to me that one of the most celebrated partnerships in James Brown’s career was with the future Parliament-Funkadelic bassist Bootsy Collins — and anybody who cares at all about such things can tell you that Bootsy was the bass player on “Sex Machine.” Fred Thomas was, in fact, Bootsy’s replacement, which is to say he’s been in the band since sometime in 1971. Good enough. But in this matter we’ve at least briefly entered what I will come to call the James Brown Zone of Confusion: James Brown now puts his arm around Fred Thomas. “We’re both cancer survivors,” he tells me gravely.

— Jonathan Lethem, “Being James Brown,” Rolling Stone (June 2006).

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Here’s what Reeshard & Lee-Roy played in Ep. 318 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

O’Jays — “Give the People What They Want” — Sweet Soul Music: 24 Scorching Classics From 1975

Pasteur Lappé — “Na Man Pass Man (Na Iron De Cut Iron)” — African Funk Experimentals (1979 to 1981)

The Royal Coachmen — “Loophole” — Lost Legends Of Surf Guitar, Vol. 1: Big Noise From Waimea!

Sum Sum — “Lover’s Mountain” — Love Is A One-Way Traffic: Groovy East Asian Chicks 1960s-70s

Earl Van Dyke & The Soul Brothers — “Too Many Fish In The Sea” — 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection

Junior Delgado — “Rub A Dub” — The Best of Sons of Slaves: Rebel Anthems from a Roots Legend

Matt T.I. Madison and Minit Men — “Don’t Make Me Cry” — Souvenirs of the Soul Clap – Vol. 5

Los Kintos — “El Fiel Enamorado” — Los Kintos

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Cramps — “All Women Are Bad” — Stay Sick!

THE SECOND SET

Sinn Sisamouth — “Navy A Go Go” — Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll

The in Crowd — “Stop! Wait a Minute” — Mojo Presents: My Generation, 15 Tracks of ’60s Beat-Filled Teenage Mod Angst

Dur-Dur Band — “Caashaqa Maxaa Ii Baray” — Dur Dur Of Somalia: Volume 1, Volume 2 & Previously Unreleased Tracks

Bootsy Collins — “What So Never The Dance” — Mojo: James Brown’s Funky Summer

Los Golden Boys — “Cumbia De La Mariguana” — Cumbia De Juventud

The Human Expression — “Love at Psychedelic Velocity” — Garage Beat ’66 Vol. 7: That’s How It Will Be!

The Third Eye — “Children’s Song” — African Music Today

The Pirates — “Don’t München It” — Out of Their Skulls

THE THIRD SET

Black Sugar — “Fuego” — Black Sugar II

The Thundertones — “Hot Ice” — Instrumental Madness!

King Tubby — “Channel One Under Heavy Manners” — King Tubby’s Hometown Hi-Fi Dubplate Specials 1975-1979

Icky Renrut — “Jack Rabbit” —  Ike Turner: Jack Rabbit Blues

Moha Jamin — “Raks Raks Raks” — Raks Raks Raks: 27 Golden Garage Psych Nuggets From The Iranian 60s Scene

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

Ice — “Time Will Tell” — Africa Funk: Return to the Original Sound of 1970s Funky Africa

The El Tones — “Lovin’ With A Beat” — Dangerous Doo-Wop 1

THE FINAL SET

Chutima Duangporn — “Yord Muay Thai” — Thai Beat A Go-Go Vol. 4

Television — “1880 Or So” — Television

Pierre Cavalli — “Un Soir Chez Norris” — B-Music: Cross Continental Record Raid Road Trip

Little Jr. Jesse & the Tear Drops — “Give Your Love to Me” — Eccentric Soul: The Dynamic Label

Joe Gibbs & The Professionals — “Iron Gate” — African Dub All-Mighty Chapter 4

The Chanters — “She Wants to Mambo” — Speak Easy: The RPM Records Story Volume 2, 1954-1957

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou — “Minkou E So Non Moin” — Volume Two: Echos Hypnotiques (From The Vaults Of Albarika Store 1969-1979)

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

The Rolling Stones — “Tell Me (You’re Coming Back)” — Singles Collection: The London Years

Pictured: The Kinks.

Since the Americans invented mass-produced, ready-to-wear fashion in the early twentieth century, a conservative approach to male clothing had been handed down from fashion house to chain store. As the Small Faces’ Ian McLagan remembers: ‘Burtons had three styles: small, medium and large.’ It also had three colours: black, brown and navy. In 1913, Giacomo Balla’s ‘Futurist Manifesto of Men’s Clothing’ had declared ‘WE MUST DESTORY ALL PASSEIST CLOTHES and everything about them which is colourless, funereal, decadent, boring and unhygienic.’ Mods were to make that modernist manifesto a reality: they introduced colour to male clothing for the first time since the Regency era of the early nineteenth century. It was fitting, therefore, that the most flamboyant Mod style was known as the Regency, displayed by the Kinks in March 1966 in publicity for ‘Dedicated Follower of Fashion’, their affectionate satire of a Carnaby Street dandy.

— Richard Weight, Mod: A Very British Style.

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THE FIRST SET

The Undisputed Truth — “Law Of The Land” — Smiling Faces: The Best Of Undisputed Truth

The Elcados — “Power To The People” — This World Is Full Of Injustice

The Rumblers — “Intersection” — Instro Inferno 7: Action Planet!

Rayrai Na Koratch — “Lack Of Gasoline” — Thai Funk ZudRangMa Vol. 2

The Sparkles — “Hipsville 29 B.C. (I Need Help)” — Garage Beat ’66, Vol. 1: Like What, Me Worry?!

Mario Allison Y Su Combo — “Ensueño” — Gozalo! Bugalu Tropical Vol. 1

The Satintones — “Motor City” — Sound of Detroit 2: Original Gems From The Motown Vaults

Dennis Bovell & The Dub Band — “Chief Inspector” — The Dubmaster: The Essential Anthology

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Billy Mize — “Planet Named Desire” — Malamondo 5

THE SECOND SET

Los Pájaros — “Shake It Baby” — Color de Trópico Vol. 3

Love — “My Little Red Book [Mono]” — Love

Alessandro Alessandroni — “Moto Blues” — Ritmo Dell’industria N°2

The Bikinis — “Crazy Vibrations” — Las Vegas Grind! Vol. 3

Afro National — “Money Palava” — Tropical Funkmusic

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

Los Chipis — “Brindo Por Tu Amor” — Sonideras Peruanas: Cumbias & Guarachas Limpias

The Ernie Bush Band — “Breakaway” — Walkin’ The Duck: 23 Northern Soul Instrumental Tracks

Yabby You & The Prophets — “Chanting Version” — The Yabby You Sound (Dubs & Versions)

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

THE THIRD SET

D.P. Express — “Sensibe Pa Joue” — Volume 1: M’pa Pren Contac

The Only Ones — “Strange Mouth” — Baby’s Got A Gun

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

The Wyld — “Fly By Nighter” — Fort Worth Teen Scene Vol. 1

Ali Hassan Kuban — “Al Ghazal” — Walk Like A Nubian

DNA — “Size” — DNA On DNA

Hotline — “Stay Close” — You Are Mine

THE FINAL SET

The Quotations — “Imagination” — Beat From Badsville Vol. 2

Remmy Ongala & Orchestre Super Matimila — “Ndumila Kuwili (Don’t Speak with Two Mouths)” — Nalila Mwana

Andre Williams — “Rib Tip’s  Pt.1” — Detroit Soul 3: Andre Williams

Morteza — “Morteza” — Persian Funk

Spirit — “I Got A Line On You” — The Family That Plays Together

Tommy McCook — “Plague Of Horn” — Jesus Dread 1972-1977

Gino Parks — “Fire” — Motown Rhythm & Blues ’59-’62

Roberto Pregadio — “Iena Sequence” — Beat At Cinecitta: Music from Italian 60s & 70s Exploitation Cinema Vol. 1

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Choker Campbell — “Last Call For Whiskey” — Atlantic 45rpm

Pictured: Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou.

The slang term “funky” in black communities originally referred to strong body odor, and not to “funk,” meaning fear or panic. The black nuance seems to derive from the Ki-Kongo lu-fuki, “bad body odor,” and is perhaps reinforced by contact with fumet, “aroma of food and wine,” in French Louisiana. But the Ki-Kongo word is closer to the jazz word “funky” in form and meaning, as both jazzmen and Bakongo use “funky” and lu-fuki to praise persons for the integrity of their art, for having “worked out” to achieve their aims. In Kongo today it is possible to hear an elder lauded in this way: “like, there is a really funky person!—my soul advances toward him to receive his blessing” (yati, nkwa lu-fuki! Ve miela miami ikwenda baki). Fu-Kiau Bunseki, a leading native authority on Kongo culture, explains: “Someone who is very old, I go to sit with him, in order to feel his lu-fuki, meaning, I would like to be blessed by him.” For in Kongo the smell of a hardworking elder carries luck. This Kongo sign of exertion is identified with the positive energy of a person. Hence “funk” in black American jazz parlance can mean earthiness, a return to fundamentals.

— Robert Farris Thompson, Flash of the Spirit: African and Afro-American Art and Philosophy

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THE FIRST SET

Dramatics — “Watcha See Is Watcha Get” — Sweet Soul Music: 26 Scorching Classics From 1971

The Elcados — “Time Waits For No Man” — This World Is Full Of Injustice

The Vulcanes— “Moon Probe” — Sleazy Surf! Vol. 1

Los Chipis — “Matarina” — Sonideras Peruanas: Cumbias & Guarachas Limpias

The Five Du-Tones — “Chicken Astronaut” — Shake A Tail Feather

Junior Delgado — “Love Tickles Like Magic” — The Best of Sons of Slaves: Rebel Anthems from a Roots Legend

Sly and the Family Stone — “Crossword Puzzle (Single Master)” — Higher!

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Bill Crane — “Steppin’ Tall Pt. 2” — Funky Crimes

THE SECOND SET

Mazhar ve Fuat — “Sür Efem Atini” — Love, Peace & Poetry: Turkish Psychedelic Music

The Temptations — “Cloud Nine” — Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971

Tet Somnang & Meas Samon — “Khnyom Jah Karake” — Cambodian Nuggets

Simon & the Piemen — “Cut It Out” — Instro Inferno 5: The Melting Pot

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

The Henchmen — “Livin’” — Friday at The Hideout: Boss Detroit Garage 1964-67

Grupo Baquedanu’s — “Toma Cinco” — Color De Trópico Vol. 3

The Undertones — “True Confessions [Keyboard Version]” — The Undertones

Orchestre Conga International — “Nakupenda Sana” — Kenya Special: Volume Two (Selected East African Recordings From The 1970s & ’80s)

Mel Smith — “Pretty Plaid Skirt” — Desperate Rock ‘n’ Roll, Vol. 1

THE THIRD SET

Dany Play — “Pourquoi Pas” — Disque La Rayé – 60’s French West-Indies Boo-Boo-Galoo

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

The Upsetters — “Party Time (Pt. 2)” — Arkology Reel II: Dub Shepherd

The Modern Lovers — “Modern World [Alternative Version]” — The Modern Lovers

Manzanita Y Su Conjunto — “Arre Caballito” — Cumbías Chichadélicas (Peruvian Psychedelic Chicha)

Aardvarks — “I’m Higher Than I’m Down” — Scream Loud!!! The Fenton Records Story

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou — “Assibavi” — The Vodoun Effect: Funk And Sato From Benin’s Obscure Labels 1972-1975

THE FINAL SET

Mighty Hannibal — “My Name Is Hannibal” — Hannibalism

Freddy Roland Y Su Orquesta — “La Sopita” — ¡Gózalo! Bugalú Tropical, Vol. 5

Johnny Moore & His New Blazers — “Bullfrog” — Frolic Diner Vol. 2

Pamelo Mounk’a & les Bantous de la Capitale — “Nora Mensah D’Adjame” — Pamelo Mounk’a & les Bantous de la Capitale

Terry Reid — “Superlungs My Supergirl” — Terry Reid

Yabby You & The Prophets — “Time Changing Dub” — The Yabby You Sound (Dubs & Versions)

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

The Andrew Oldham Orchestra — “The Last Time” — The Rolling Stones Songbook

Pictured: Marc Bolan & Mickey Finn of T. Rex.

Foppish effeminacy was a current in rock’n’roll from the beginning, most blatantly with Little Richard. But it was particularly pronounced in British pop. This came about partly because of a Tin Pan Alley tradition of gay managers with a flair for finding pretty boys whose non-threatening sexuality appealed to teenage girls. But it also had something to do with the art-school system, which infused the British rock scene with a bohemian laxness as regards appearance and sexual conduct. In his 1969 book Bomb Culture, Jeff Nuttall recalls the mid-sixties moment when art-school attitudes filtered into the beat-group scene: ‘Shoes were painted with Woolworth’s lacquer. Both sexes wore make-up and dyed their hair … “Kinky” was a word very much in the air. Everywhere there were zippers, leathers, boots, PVC, see-through plastics, male make-up, a thousand overtones of sexual deviation …’

— Simon Reynolds, Shock and Awe: Glam Rock and its Legacy.

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THE FIRST SET

Spinners — “I’ll Be Around” — Crème De La Crème: Philly Soul Classics and Rarities

Super Sweet Talks International — “Kyekye Pe Aware” — Adjoa

Jack & The Rippers — “Heart Attack” — Concussion!!! 18 Gougin’ Instrumentals 1958-1965

Los Golden Boys — “El Pájaro Loco” — ¡De Nuevo..!

Fred Hughes — “I Keep Tryin’” — Northern Soul: Stompers, Floaters & Floorshakers

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

LaVern Baker — “Voodoo Voodoo” — Mod: The Early Years Vol. 1

Henri Guédon — “Pa Civilize Moin” — Karma

IT’S MADISON TIME…

20/20 — “Yellow Pills” — 20/20

THE SECOND SET

Leroy Smart — “Ballistic Dub” — Island Records Presents Dub: 38 Hard & Heavy Dub Cuts

Winston’s Fumbs — “Snow White” — Real Life Permanent Dreams: A Cornucopia of British Psychedlia 1965-1970

Orchestre Conga International — “Nakupenda Sana” — Urgent Jumping! (East African Musiki Wa Dansi Classics)

Magic Tone — “Good Googa Mooga” — Great Googa Mooga

Dara Puspita — “Pantai Pataya (Pataya Beach)” — 1966-1968

Hot Chocolate — “Good For The Gander” — Chains & Black Exhaust

Juaneco Y Su Combo — “Ya Se Ha Muerto mi Abuelo” — The Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru

The Shangri-Las — “Bull Dog” — Myrmidons of Melodrama

Bruno Nicolai — “Gatti Rossi 3” — Gatti Rossi in un Labirinto di Vetro

THE THIRD SET

T. Rex — “Cadillac” — T. Rex 45rpm

Roger Damawuzan & Les As du Benin — “Agbe fe avi” — Wait for Me

Phil Flowers & TNT Tribble — “The Dances” — Souvenirs of the Soul Clap Vol. 3

Vaudou Game — “Tu vas regretter” — Noussin

Phil Manzanera — “Frontera” — Diamond Head

Mike Guagenti y Orquesta — “Salsa Con Charanga” — Latin Underground Revolution: Swinging Boogaloo, Guaguanco, Salsa & Latin Funk From New York City 1967​-​1978

Sharon Tandy — “Hold On” — Destroy That Boy! More Girls with Guitars

THE FINAL SET

Delai Alamos con Los King Stay — “Ritmo Del Gogo” — MAG 45rpm

Wire — “The 15^th” — 154

Remmy Ongala & Orchestre Super Matimila — “Tembea Ujionee (Travel And See For Yourself)” — Nalila Mwana

The Velvet Underground — “What Goes On” — The Velvet Underground [mono]

Errol Brown and The Revolutionaries — “Winning Version” — Tip Top Dub

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band — “Boogler Risin’” — The Brown Star Sessions

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

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

Pictured: Manzanita y su Conjunto.

There were also amusing touches, or what the Romans considered amusing. A jeweler who had sold some fake stones was sentenced to the arena. The wretched man was driven into the arena and a lion’s cage rolled out before him. While the jeweler fell on his knees and prayed for mercy, the door of the cage was pulled back — and out walked a chicken. The jeweler fainted from shock while the emperor had the heralds announce: “As the man practiced deceit, he has now had it practiced on him.” The jeweler was allowed to leave the arena alive. (This actually happened during the reign of the Emperor Gallienus in 250 A.D..)

— Daniel P. Mannix, Those About To Die.

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Here’s what Reeshard & Lee-Roy played in Ep. 314 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Detroit Spinners — “Working My Way Back To You” — Anthems Disco

Afro National — “Mr. Who You Be” — African Experimentals (1972-1979)

Monterays — “Blast Off” — Strummin’ Mental!

Los Kenya — “Hoculele Nº 2” — Siempre Afro-Latino

The Castaways — “I Love The Way You Walk” — Halcyon Days: 60s Mod, R&B, Brit Soul & Freakbeat Nuggets

Ali Kocatepe — “Yeni Bir Dünya ‘74’” — Saz Beat Vol. 3: Turkish Rock, Funk, And Psychedelic Music Of The 1960s And 1970s

Rex Garvin & The Mighty Cravers — “Sock It To ‘Em J.B. Pt. 1”— Whip It On ‘Em

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Fantastic Epics — “Fun & Funk Part II” — Funky Crimes

THE SECOND SET

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

Creation’s Disciples — “Psychedelic Retraction” — Destination Frantic!

Errol Brown And The Revolutionaries — “Tip Top Dub” — Tip Top Dub

Joe Houston — “Shtiggy Boom” — Great Googly Moo (And More Undisputed Truths)

L’Orchestre Grand Pizza — “Oboti Kolisa” — Urgent Jumping! (East African Musiki Wa Dansi Classics)

Devo — “Come Back Jonee (Single Version)” — Social Fools: The Virgin Singles 1978-1982

Money Chicha — “Cosa Verde” — Echo en Mexico

The Slits — “Earthbeat” — Return Of The Giant Slits

THE THIRD SET

The Action 13 — “More Bread to the People” — Nigeria Rock Special: Psychedelic Afro-Rock & Fuzz Funk in 1970s Nigeria

Andre Williams & The Lancers — “Jivin’ Around (Hit Version)” — Rib Tips & Pig Snoots: Rare & Unreleased Au-Go-Go Soul 1965-1971

Les Shleu Shleu — “Ceremonie Loa” — Les Shleu Shleu

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

Hamdan Sulaiman & The King Clark — “Manusia” — Psyche Oh! A Go Go: Lost Gems Of Malaysia/Singapura Pop Music ’64-’74

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

Kazi Aniruddha — “O Haseena” — Bollywood Steel Guitar

THE FINAL SET

Creations Unlimited — “Corruption Is the Thing” — Function Underground: The Black & Brown American Rock Sound 1969-1974

Phương Tâm — “Nhớ Mình Anh Thôi (Missing Only You)” — Saigon Surf Twist & Soul (1964-1966)

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

Icebreakers/The Diamonds — “Who Cares” — Planet Mars Dub

Five Masks — “Polly Molly” — Savvy Sugar: The Pure Essence Of West Coast Rock & Roll

Les Quatre Étoiles — “Omba” — Sangonini

The Velvet Underground — “We’re Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together [2014 mix]” — The Velvet Underground

Manzanita y su Conjunto — “No Me Marchare” — Trujillo, Perú 1971-1974

Billy Gayles — “Take Your Fine Frame Home” — R&B Hipshakers Vol.3: Just A Little Bit Of The Jumpin’ Bean

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Ennio Morricone — “Scusi, Facciamo L’amore” — Library Of Sound Grooves: Erotic Vibrations & Bossa Moods From The Italian Cinema (1966-1973)

Pictured: The Pretty Things.

The urgency in these mid-sixties songs is history itself: the need for this sound to exist right at that point. Groups like Them, Pretty Things, Who, Kinks were already the second generation of rock, but so caught up were they in the hurtle of the sixties, so fanatically committed to their second-hand sound, that they blast right through the inauthenticity and imposture. By the seventies and the third generation, a fatal layer of distance and detachment intervenes. Perhaps in [David Bowie’s] Pinups there is a submerged undercurrent of aggression towards ancestors who were somehow able to overcome their unrealness.

— Simon Reynolds, Shock and Awe: Glam Rock and its Legacy.

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Here’s what Reeshard & Lee-Roy played in Ep. 313 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

The Detroit Emeralds — “Do Me Right” — Do Me Right

Pasteur Lappé — “Hiembi Nin (Hymne A La Vie)” — African Funk Experimentals (1979 to 1981)

The Clashmen — “Boondocker” — The Surf Creature

Los Megatones De Lucho — “Yo Se Que Tú” — Color de Trópico Vol. 3

Apostolic Intervention — “Madame Garcia” — British Mod Sounds Of The 1960s

Trinity — “This Old Heart Of Mine” — Dreadlocks Satisfaction

Larry Williams — “Hocus Pocus” — Great Googly Moo (And More Undisputed Truths)

Hasnah Haron & the Spiritual 70s — “Bintang Pujaan” — Pop Yeh Yeh: Psychedelic Rock from Singapore and Malaysia 1964-1970 Vol. 1

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Igo Kantor — “Vixen & The Constable” — Vixen OST

THE SECOND SET

Wganda Kenya — “El Caterete” — Diablos del Ritmo: The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985

The De-Vaurs — “Boy in Mexico” — Souvenirs of the Soul Clap Vol. 5

Errol Brown And The Revolutionaries — “Tell Me Now Dub aka Dub Outta Control” — Tip Top Dub

The Fe-Fi-Four Plus 2 — “I Wanna Come Back (From The World Of LSD)” — Garage Beat ’66 Vol. 1: Like What, Me Worry?

Los Reyes 73 — “Finalizo Un Amor” — Cuba: Music and Revolution – Culture Clash in Havana Cuba – Experiments in Latin Music 1973 – 85 Vol. 2

Parliament — “Breakdown” — Land Of 1000 Dances: Special Soul and Funk Edition

Cheikh Sidi Bémol — “Ma Kayen Walou Kima L’Amour” — Arabesque Arba’a 4

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

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

THE THIRD SET

The Neons — “Fat Girls” — Challenge 45rpm

Africa Negra — “12 De Julho” — Antologia Vol. 1

The Pretty Things — “Baron Saturday” — S.F. Sorrow [mono]

Machito — “Tibiri-Tabara” — Salsa Heat: Classic Salsa From The Vaults Of Fania Records

Al Allen — “Egghead” — Carlton 45rpm

Susan Cadogan — “Do It Baby” — Lee Scratch Perry: Born In The Sky: Upsetter At The Controls 1969-1975

The Belgianetts — “Do The Crank” — Show Me What You Got! Sixteen Soul Slathered Sizzlers!!!

THE FINAL SET

Pamelo Mounk’a — “Laisse Toi Vivre Mamouni” — Propulsion!

The Undertones — “Jimmy Jimmy” — The Undertones

Yabby You & The Prophets — “Aggression Dub” — The Yabby You Sound (Dubs & Versions)

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

Juaneco Y Su Combo — “Mujer Hilandera” — Masters Of Chicha 1

Orgone — “Open Season” — Bacano

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Julee Cruise — “Movin’ In On You” — The Voice Of Love

Pictured: Wilbur “Red” Prysock.

Louis Jordan was criticized by some for catering to his white audiences. In an interview published in the English magazine Blues Unlimited a few years ago, Jordan admitted that he had at times made a conscious effort to render his performances accept able to “the white crackers.” Yet his spirit of whorish compromise was ahead of his time, too, in a way. Looking back now, it’s easy to see that real rock ‘n’ roll has always been anti-purity, and that Louis Jordan was no more an Uncle Tom than Jimi Hendrix or Michael Jackson. He was a snazzier dresser than either of them, to boot.

In 1946 Astor Pictures released a musical called Beware. It centered on the Louis Jordan hit of the same name and year. The purported star of the film was Milton Woods (described as “the colored Basil Rathbone”), but the picture belongs to Louis Jordan and his band, who, in one wild and eerie scene, emerge galloping on horseback over the range – with glistening saxophones slung over their sharkskin shoulders. What finer way to be remembered?

— Nick Tosches, Unsung Heroes of Rock & Roll.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 312 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Al Matthews — “Fool” — Disco 75

The Ogyatanaa Show Band — “Disco Africa” — Ghana Soundz Vol. 2: Afro-Beat, Funk and Fusion in 70’s Ghana

The Mockers — “Madalena” — Sleazy Surf! Vol. 2

The Upsetters — “Jungle Lion” — Double Seven

Red Prysock — “Little Jamie” — Handclappin’ Foot Stompin’ Rock N’ Roll – 30 Booting Platters from the King of the Honking Tenor Sax 54-59

Hany Mehanna — “Rehla” — Music for Airplanes: A Collection of Instrumental Showpieces and Scores for Egyptian Films and TV-Series 1973-1980

Dave & The Diamonds — “Think About Love” — British Mod Sounds Of The 1960s

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Michi Sarmiento — “Hong Kong” — Aqui Los Bravos! The Best Of Y Su Comba Bravo 1967-77

THE SECOND SET

Johnny & The Hurricanes — “Bam-Boo” — Beat from Badsville Vol. 2

The Elcados — “I Was Stunned Into Speechlessness” — This World Is Full Of Injustice

Dennis Coffey — “Live Wire” — Live Wire (The Westbound Years 1975-78)

Errol Dunkley — “Love Brother” — Explosive Rock Steady: Joe Gibbs’ Amalgamated Label 1967-1973

Don Armando’s Second Avenue Rhumba Band — “I’m An Indian, Too” — Mutant Disco Volume 3: Garage Sale

Sripai Jaipra — “Officer Of Hell’s Announcement” — Thai Funk ZudRangMa Vol. 2

Mighty Hannibal — “Motha Goose Breaks Loose” — Hannibalism

Mighty Sparrow — “More Cock” — Hot and Sweet

The Skeletons — “Nervous Breakdown” — “Live” at the Amador 1979

THE THIRD SET

Scotty — “Draw Your Brakes” — High Explosion: DJ Sounds From 1970 To 1976

Moon Mullins & His Night Raiders — “Bip Bop Boom” — Super Rare Rockabilly

Adnan Othman & the Rhythmn Boys — “Budi Bahasa” — Pop Yeh Yeh: Psychedelic Rock from Singapore and Malaysia 1964-1970 Vol. 1

The Flamin’ Groovies — “Shake Some Action” — Shake Some Action

Los Shapis — “El Serranito” — Chicha Popular: Love & Social Political Songs From Discos Horoscopo 1977-1987

The Romans — “Uh Huh” — M.M.I. 45rpm

Oscar Sulley & The Uhuru Dance Band — “Bukom Mashie” — Ghana Soundz: Afro-Beat, Funk & Fusion In ’70s Ghana

THE FINAL SET

Jeff Simmons — “Appian Way” — Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up

Earthquake Jazz Band — “Blasio Onyango” — Urgent Jumping! (East African Musiki Wa Dansi Classics)

Frosty And The Diamonds — “Destination Mars” — Beat Jazz: Pictures From The Gone World Vol. 1

Mario Allison Y Sus Estrellas — “Son Cuero Y Boogaloo” — Buttshakers Soul Party Vol.13

The Thundermen — “Conjagua” — Kiski 45rpm

Phương Tâm — “20-40” — Saigon Surf Twist & Soul (1964-1966)

The Modern Lovers — “Dignified & Old” — The Modern Lovers

The Aay Jays — “The Aay Jays Theme” — Pakistan: Folk and Pop Instrumentals 1966-1976

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Kevin Ayers — “May I?” — June 1, 1974