No Condition Is Permanent

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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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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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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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

Pictured: The Velvet Underground.

On the surface everything looked all right. Tom Mancuso reviewing a Max’s performance described Lou Reed arriving at the club one evening: “Before the first set begins, around eleven thirty, Lou Reed carries in his guitar, checks its tuning, takes off his nylon windbreaker, and then talks to people. He wears tennis shoes and the way he walks, even the way he talks, has an athletic composure, a reserved confidence. Lou Reed has ‘always wanted to play in a rock’n’roll band’. He does, and he describes what he does as ‘like meeting people’. If someone sings one of his songs, ‘it’s like humming your name’. Another way in which he describes what he enjoys about music compares it to sports: ‘It’s the playing that’s nice.’ Modest ambitions, pleasures, and metaphors are unexpected from a rock’n’roll star. ‘I’m not a star,’ he says.”

— Victor Bockris & Gerard Malanga, Up-tight: The Velvet Underground Story.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 311 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

MFSB (Featuring The Three Degrees) — “T.S.O.P. (The Sound Of Philadelphia)” — Philadelphia International Records: 40th Anniversary

Ephraim Uzomechina Nzeka — “Zombie” — African Disco: Deep Disco From 1970’s Africa

Chevells — “Let There Be Surf” — Diggin’ Out

Hayko — “Tatlim” — Psych Funk A’ La Turkish Vol.2

Psycho — “You Need Me” — Destination Frantic!

Pintura Roja — “Navidad Sin Mama” — Chicha Popular: Love & Social Political Songs From Discos Horoscopo 1977-1987

The Action — “Look at the View” — Rolled Gold

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Lloyd Parks — “Kung Fu Fighting” — Kung Fu! (Reggae Vs The Martial Arts)

THE SECOND SET

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

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

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

Betico Salas Y Su Sonora — “Cactus” — ¡Gózalo! Bugalú Tropical Vol. 5

LaVern Baker — “Voodoo Voodoo” — Great Googa Mooga

Henri Guédon — “La Haut Dan Montãne La” — Karma

Travis Wammack — “Fire Fly” — That Scratchy Guitar From Memphis

Tappa Zukie — “Jah Is I Guiding Star” — If Deejay Was Your Trade: The Dreads at King Tubby’s 1974-1977

Hank Ballard & The Midnighters — “Nothing But Good” — R&B Hipshakers Vol.3: Just A Little Bit Of The Jumpin’ Bean

THE THIRD SET

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

John Kongos — “He’s Gonna Step On You Again” — Kongos

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

Kid Creole & The Coconuts — “Latin Music” — Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places

Bob & The Tru Tones — “Don’t Blame This Joint” — West Indies Funk Vol.2

Nathaniel Mayer — “I’m a Lonely Man” — Why Don’t You Give It To Me?

THE FINAL SET

Glen Brown & King Tubby — “Version 78 Style” — Termination Dub (1973-79)

Wire — “Men 2^nd” — Chairs Missing

Kamaru Celina Band — “Mukurara Nake” — Kenya Special: Volume Two (Selected East African Recordings From The 1970s & ’80s)

The Tempos — “(Countdown) Here I Come” — Soul Stormers: Up-Tempo Northern Soul

Rasela — “Pemain Bola” — Those Shocking Shaking Days: Indonesia Hard, Psychedelic, Progressive Rock and Funk 1970-1978

The Individuals — “Jungle Superman” — Jungle Rock

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

The Velvet Underground — “We’re Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together” — The Complete Matrix Tapes

Tabou Combo De Petion-Ville — “No Me Dejes” — Indestructible

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

The Floaters — “Float On” — Soul Hits of the 70s: Didn’t It Blow Your Mind!, Vol. 19

Pictured: Dennis “Blackbeard” Bovell.

Probably UK reggae’s most innovative and celebrated son, Dennis [Bovell] can look back on a three-decade international recording, writing, deejaying, playing and production history that stretches back through Matumbi, the Dub Band, Blackbeard, Sufferer HiFi, 4th Street Orchestra, the Lovers’ Rock label, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Alpha Blondy and, more recently, the Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra. Matumbi put on one of the best live shows in Britain – dubwise or otherwise; for a long time his groups were the first choice to back visiting Jamaican singers; his projects used to saturate the UK reggae charts and make regular riddim raids into the pop Top 40; while his way with the bass-line was employed by a range of pop acts from Bananarama to Captain Sensible to the Slits. For years, back in the 1970s, Dennis Bovell was the hub at the centre of British reggae’s wheel: very little of any worth happened that didn’t have his fingerprints on it somewhere.

— Lloyd Bradley, Bass Culture: When Reggae Was King.

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THE FIRST SET

Gene Page — “Satin Soul” — Disco 75

Question Mark — “Freaking Out” — Nigeria Rock Special: Psychedelic Afro-Rock & Fuzz Funk in 1970s Nigeria

Jerry Cole & His Spacemen — “Point Panic” — Lost Legends of Surf Guitar, Vol. 2: Point Panic!

Byron Lee — “Green Onions” — Sounds & Pressure: Mod-Reggae

Jamo Thomas — “I Spy (For The FBI)” — Stompers, Floaters & Floorshakers

Phương Tâm — “Có Nhớ Đêm Nào (Remember the Night)” — Saigon Surf Twist & Soul (1964-1966)

Betty McQuade — “Tongue Tied” — Beat From Badsville Vol. 2

Willie Rosario & His Orchestra — “Frutas De Mi Pais” — Boogaloo & Guaguanco

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Little Marcus & the Devotions — “Lone Stranger Went Mad” — Malamondo 3

THE SECOND SET

Esquires Ltd. — “Theme From ‘Shaft’” — Cult Cargo: Grand Bahama Goombay

The Drifters — “Yodee Yakee” — Great Googly Moo (And More Undisputed Truths)

CK Mann Big Band — “Fa W’akoma Ma Me” — Essiebons Special 1973 – 1984: Ghana Music Power House

The Marvelettes — “Beechwood 4-5789” — Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971

El Timba — “Descarga Bontempi” — Sofrito: Tropical Discotheque

The Kinks — “I Gotta Move” — The Kinks EP’s [mono]

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

The Vibrations — “Fortune Teller” — 20 Original Mod Classics

Berto Pisano & Jacques Chaumont — “Inchiesta” — Kill! OST

THE THIRD SET

Majid Soula — “Tafat (Instrumental)” — Chant Amazigh

Claude Mclin — “Jambo” — Dooto 45rpm

The Ashantis — “Everybody’s Groove” — Club Africa Vol.1: Hard African Funk, Afro-Jazz, & Original Afro-Beat

The Mermen — “Ocean Beach” — Food for Other Fish

Dennis “Blackbeard” Bovell — “Mint Ah Music” — Strictly Dub Wize

The Fabulous Playboys — “Nervous” — Shakin’ Fit!

Kalyanji-Anandji — “Qurbani (Title Music)” — Bollywood Funk: 15 Funk-Fuelled Grooves From The Bollywood Classics

THE FINAL SET

Mickey & The Soul Generation — “Iron Leg” — Iron Leg: The Complete Mickey & The Soul Generation

Fela Kuti — “Expensive Shit” — Expensive Shit

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

King Tubby — “A Rougher Version” — King Tubby’s Hometown Hi-Fi Dubplate Specials 1975-1979

The Showstoppers — “Ain’t Nothing but a House Party” — Mod Anthems: Original Northern Soul, R’N’B & Ska Classics

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Peter Gordon — “Life Is Boring” — Star Jaws

Pictured: Sylvia Robinson.

As far as Sylvia Robinson was concerned, all the track needed was for Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five to lay down the vocals, only for Flash to protest the song was “way too dark, way too edgy, and way too much of a downer.” Melle Mel didn’t share Flash’s concerns, however, and offered Fletcher additional lyrics he had written for Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five’s “Super Rappin’ No. 2” that told the story of a kid who grew up in poverty and died young in prison. Flash’s dismay increased when Robinson outlined her intention to have Mel deliver the lyrics solo. “This is what I was afraid of,” recalls the dj in his autobiography. “This is how things fall apart. This isn’t about Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. This isn’t everybody shining at the same time. This isn’t about teamwork. This isn’t about taking five mcs and making ’em sound like one, which has been our thing from the very beginning. This is about Mel. This is about Sylvia. This is about money.” The dj tried to turn the situation around by having the Furious Five deliver the song, only for Robinson to reject everything save for Flash’s name, turning to Mel to deliver the lyrics as a solo rap. “All the rappers, including us, were scared to do something serious,” Mel told Steven Hager. “Sylvia Robinson is the only one who believed in ‘The Message.’ She told us it would be a big song for us.”

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

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 309 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

The O’Jays — “Back Stabbers” — Back Stabbers

Pasteur Lappé — “More Sekele Movement (Papa Ni Mama)” — African Funk Experimentals (1979 to 1981)

The Starfires — “Re-Entry” — Surf Guitars Rumble Vol. 1

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

Gene & Eunice — “Bom Bom Lulu” — Great Googly Moo (And More Undisputed Truths)

Thongmi Malai — “Lam Phloen (Put A Girl In Her Place)” — Classic Productions By Surin Phaksiri 2: Molam Gems From The 1960s-80s

La De Da’s — “Don’t You Stand In My Way” — La De Da’s

Michel Laurent — “Matla La Mouyé” — Lèspri Ka: New Directions In Gwoka Music From Guadeloupe 1981-2010

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Mothers of Invention — “My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama” — Weasels Ripped My Flesh

THE SECOND SET

Noro Morales Quintet — “Saona” — Welcome To The Party

Dennis Landry — “Concentration” — Southern Funkin’: Louisiana Funk and Soul 1967-1979

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

Jr. Walker & the All Stars — “Roadrunner (I’m A)” — Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971

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

Sylvia — “Pussy Cat” — Disco 75

Manzanita y su Conjunto — “Salomé” — Trujillo, Perú 1971-1974

Howlin Wolf — “Shake-For-Me” — Chess 45rpm

Tony Allen — “Ire Omo [feat. Adunni & Nefretiti]” — Film of Life

THE THIRD SET

Brother JT — “T. Rex Blues” — The Svelteness Of Boogietude

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

Orgone — “Swinging Grits” — Fuzzed Up

Junior Byles And The Versatiles — “Cutting Razor (Alternate Mix)” — Cutting Razor: Rare Cuts From The Black Ark

The Gemtones — “Man With the Golden Arm” — Frolic Diner Part 1

Les Gypsies De Pétion-Ville — “La Nuit Tombe” — “Haiti”

The Atlantics — “Monkey Tree” — The Michigan Box: 1950s & 1960s Oddball Labels

Eng Nary — “I Wonder” — Cambodian Nuggets

THE FINAL SET

The Eyes Of Blue — “Supermarket Full Of Cans” — The Mod Scene

Bobby Pauneto — “No-Van-Co” — Boogaloo Pow Wow: Dancefloor Rendez-Vous In Young Nuyorica

Nathaniel Mayer — “From Now On” — I Just Want to Be Held

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

The Stooges — “Down On The Street” — Fun House

Remmy Ongala & Orchestre Super Matimila — “Nalia Mwana Libala” — Sema

Flash Terry & Orchestra — “She’s My Baby” — West Coast Guitar Killers Vol 2 (‘52-‘69)

Los Corraleros De Majagual — “Pomp Del Pilón” — The Afrosound Of Colombia Vol. 2

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Joe Hisaishi — “Sonatine 1 (Act of Violence)” — Sonatine OST