No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: U-Roy.

One could be forgiven under ordinary circumstances for thinking that the patrons of the Purple Bat Lounge were constitutionally incapable of celebrating their own birthdays, much less an occasion so momentous as New Year’s Eve. After all, that would mean waking up and making an effort. And yet they did, commemorating the inception of 2018 with a bar game involving roman candles and an ancient dart board hanging near the back door. DJ Lee-Roy warmed to the new sport immediately, leaving co-host Reeshard to examine the bar’s insurance policy. (Which, as it transpired, had lapsed sometime during the first Gulf War.) Much terrific music was played, a Tamara Dobson twin-bill featured at The Madison and, just when we needed him most, Uncle Morty pulled up to the curb with a canister of something Highly Appropriate. And much as we count on you to locate the latter on your own, the rest of our Saturday evening is yours to experience with a mere click of the mouse in the right spot, just a few pixels south of this sentence. On behalf of all at the Purple Bat, we’ll wish you the best of all possible 2018’s and let you get on with wasting time… our way. Tune in anyway…

 

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 149 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

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

Sunburst — “Ukuti Ukuti” — Ave Africa: The Complete Recordings 1973-1976

The Night Mist — “Last Night” — Grains of Time

A. Shain — “Guau Guau A Go-Go” — Back To Peru Vol. 2 : Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Soul, Funk, Psychedelic

Dick and Libby Halleman — “Pizza Sure Is Good” — Summit 45rpm

Blue Rhythm Combo — “Sister Jeanie” — B.R.C’s Groove

Big Bear Revue — “Big Bear” — Feeling Nice Vol. 4

Googoosh — “Mano Tou” — Googoosh

Those Rogues — “Wish I Could See You Again” — Wyld Canada Vol. 4: Rotten To The Core

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Jesse Anderson — “Mighty Mighty” — Funky Crimes

THE SECOND SET

The Bel-Tones — “Back Down” — Strummin’ Mental! Part Three

Perez Prado — “Jumbo Jumbo” — Al Compás Del Mambo

Nathaniel Mayer — “I Wanna Dance with You” — I Just Want to Be Held

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

Timmy Thomas — “Funky Me” — Sounds of the Unexpected: Weird & Wacky Instrumentals from Pop’s Final Frontiers

Errol Brown & The Revolutionaries — “The Gun Court Dub” — Dub Expression

The Rolling Stones — “Mona” — Beat Beat Beat At The Beeb 1963-1965

Souad Abdullah — “Yumma, Al Hilou (Mother, He’s Beautiful)” — Choubi Choubi (Folk And Pop Songs From Iraq)

Tiny & Tim — “Bop A Ditty Do” — Okeh Doo Wop Groups 2

THE THIRD SET

Docteur Nico & Orchestra African Fiesta — “Ngonga” — Afro-Latin Via Kinshasa

The Skeletons — “Telstar” — ‘Live’ at the Amador 1979

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

The Sandabs — “Crab Louie” — Frolic Diner Part 1

Ahmed Malik & Flako — “Tape 3 Track 4” — The Electronic Tapes

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

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

The Mar-Keys — “Last Night” — In The Beginning: The Mod Story

Los Compadres Del Ande — “La Mecedora” — Andina: Huayno, Carnaval And Cumbia – The Sound Of The Peruvian Andes 1968-1978

The Pretty Things — “Rosalyn” — The EP Collection…Plus

U-Roy — “Wet Vision” — Keep On Coming Through The Door… (Jamaican Deejay Music 1969-1973)

THE FINAL SET

Dave Diddle Day — “Blue Moon Baby” — The Roots Of Psychobilly

Sonora Tropical — “Lluvia” — Diablos del Ritmo: The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985

Unknown Group — “The Fifth Dimension” — The Surf Creature

Group Inerane — “Ikabkaban” — Guitars from Agadez Vol. 4

Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band — “Crazy Little Thing” — Clear Spot

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

The Velvet Underground — “Rock & Roll (Full-Length Version)” — Loaded

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The Qualities — “Happy New Year To You!” — Sun Ra – The Singles: The Definitive 45s Collection 1952-1991

Pictured: Phil ‘Santa’ Spector.

Once again, we’re busted. (It happens every year, to the extent you’d be justified in wondering why we try to get away with it.) Throughout December we told you we hate Xmas music. Well, we lied about that. And since our station’s den mother asked so nicely (Lee-Roy’s crapping himself with laughter as I type this), we agreed to show the listening public exactly how Xmas is celebrated at The Purple Bat Lounge. Which is to say, another Saturday evening not so very different from those past, but with a decent, ever so slightly salacious selection of Xmas music instead of the usual jams. Click below in the appropriate spot to check it out and try to imagine Lee-Roy in the  Antonio Vargas-model big brim pimp hat that Santa (a.k.a. Reeshard) got him for Xmas. Tune in anyways…

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Here’s what we played in the XMAS Ep. 148 of No Condition Is Permanent :

THE FIRST SET

Detroit Junior — “Christmas Day” — Christmas Party With Eddie G.

Soupy Sales — “Santa Claus Is Surfin’ To Town” — The Complete Reprise Recordings

The Marquees — “Santa Done Got Hip” — Hipster’s Holiday: Vocal Jazz & R&B Classics

Rita Faye Wilson — “Sleigh Bells, Reindeer and Snow” — A John Waters Christmas

Sparks — “Thank God It’s Not Christmas” — Kimono My House

The Executor — “Christmas Is A Joyful Day” — History Of Carnival

The Mermen — “Jingle Bells” — Do You Hear What I Hear: A Very Mermen Christmas

The Vel Mares — “Jingle Bells” — Black Christmas

The Ventures — “White Christmas” — The Ventures Christmas Album

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Sunny Cole — “Santa To The Moon” — Papa Ain’t No Santa Claus, Mama Ain’t No Christmas Tree

THE SECOND SET

The Crystals — “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” — A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector

Louis Prima — “What Will Santa Claus Say When He Finds Everybody Swinging?” — Christmas Party With Eddie G.

Big Dee Irwin and Little Eva — “I Wish You a Merry Christmas” — A John Waters Christmas

Titus Turner — “Christmas Morning” — Okeh Rhythm & Blues

John Baker — “Christmas Commercial” — Music From The BBC Radiophonic Workshop

Mabel Scott — “Boogie Woogie Santa Claus” — Papa Ain’t No Santa Claus, Mama Ain’t No Christmas Tree

Raymond Scott — “Christmas Night In Harlem” — The Raymond Scott Project

Al Caiola & Riz Ortolani — “Holiday On Skis” — Retro Christmas

Jimmy Jones & His Versatiles — “Christmas Is A Drag” — Santa’s Funk & Soul Christmas Party Vol. 2

The Marshall Brothers— “Mr. Santa Boogie” — Papa Ain’t No Santa Claus, Mama Ain’t No Christmas Tree

Lord Beginner — “Christmas Morning The Rum Had Me Yawning” — Where Will You Be Christmas Day? 24 Recordings From 1917-1959

THE THIRD SET

The Crystals — “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” — A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector

George Jones & Tammy Wynette — “Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus” — Christmas Party With Eddie G.

The Trashmen — “Dancin’ With Santa” — Dancin’ With Santa: Xmas 45rpm

Jack Scott — “There’s Trouble Brewin’” — Black Christmas

Brendan Hanlon & The Batmen — “Christmas Party” — The Big Itch 6

Akim & the Teddy Vann Production Company — “Santa Claus Is A Black Man” — A John Waters Christmas

Bob Seger & The Last Heard — “Sock It To Me Santa” — Michigan Nuggets

Andre Williams — “Christmas Wish” — Rib Tips & Pig Snoots

The Beginning Of The End — “Gee Whiz, It’s Christmas” — Santa’s Funk & Soul Christmas Party Vol. 2

Sons Of Hawaii — “I Love Christmas” — Sons of Hawai’i

THE FINAL SET

Darlene Love — “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” — A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector

Roy Wood & Wizzard — “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day” — Harvest 45rpm

NRBQ — “Christmas Wish” — Christmas Wish

Youngsters — “Christmas in Jail” — Black Christmas

The Sonics — “Don’t Believe In Christmas” — Here Are The Sonics!!!

The Cameos — “Merry Christmas” — Cameo-Parkway ‘57-‘67

Big John Greer — “We Wanna See Santa Do the Mambo” — Hipster’s Holiday: Vocal Jazz & R&B Classics

Al & The Vibrators — “Merry Christmas” — Jamaican 45rpm’s

NRBQ — “Christmas Wish” — Christmas Wish

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Joseph Spence — “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town” — Living on the Hallelujah Side

 

Pictured: Sir Victor Uwaifo & friends.

That time of year rolled around once again, when enforced seasonal cheer and marketing-disguised-as-merriment blanketed the landscape like a noxious fog. The so-called holiday experience tried the mettle of even the sybaritic types frequenting the Purple Bat Lounge, turning what was ordinarily an unsavory dive bar into something like a civil defense shelter (albeit one with a pool table & a wall-mounted condom dispenser) for the Xmas-averse among our number. Providing a suitable soundtrack for the embittered souls taking refuge within the darkened space on Brush St., DJ’s Reeshard & Lee-Roy spun four sets of seriously non-Yuletide tunes. Patrons learned of the twin-bill of sleazy action movies playing at the Madison, and Uncle Morty’s truck dispensed a critical dose of herbal remedy, the better to elevate the collective — well, OK, Lee-Roy‘s mood. And, in what might almost resemble a seasonal custom, bartender LaWanda allowed our canine companion to reveal the recipe for the Lee-Roy Cocktail™. You at home can create your very own anti-Xmas force field, simply by clicking in the appropriate spots immediately below. Tune in anyway…

 

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 147 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

The Tymes — “You Little Trustmaker” — Sweet Soul Music: 23 Scorching Classics from 1974

Charly Kingson — “Nimele Bolo” — Africa Airways Four (Disco Funk Touchdown 1976-1983)

The Breakers — “Jet Stream” — Strummin’ Mental Part 2 – Raw, Crude, Instrumental R’n’R!

Okay Temiz — “Denizalti Rüzgarlan” — Bosporus Bridges: A Wide Selection Of Turkish Jazz And Funk ‘68-‘78

Mickey & Sylvia — “No Good Lover” — From The Ghetto: 29 Wild Rock ‘n’ Roll Movers

Koudede — “Hat-Iman-In” — Guitars from Agadez Vol. 6

IT’S MADISON TIME…

 

Nile Rodgers — “Doll Squad” — B-Movie Matinee

THE SECOND SET

The Upsetters — “Cold Sweat” — The Upsetter Collection

The Fabulous Playboys — “Honky Tonk Woman” — Whip! Wobble! & Grind! 1962-1964

Blue Rhythm Combo — “Take That Funky Feeling” — B.R.C’s Groove

The Del Saints — “Tarzan” — Jungle Exotica

Mario Allison Y Su Combo — “Louie Louie” — Gozalo! Bugalu Tropical Vol. 3

The Yardbirds — “Stroll On” — Ultimate!

Verckys et l´Orchestre Vévé — “Matinda Comono” — Congolese Funk, Afrobeat & Psychedelic Rumba 1969-1978

St. John & The Cardinals — “Rampage” — Sleazy Surf! Vol. 2

Jalil Bennis Et Les Golden Hands — “Mirza (Morocco)” — Habibi Funk An Eclectic Selection Of Music From The Arab World

The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie — “I Been Born Again” — The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie

Los Walker’s De Huanuco — “Todos Vuelven” — Andina: Huayno, Carnaval And Cumbia – The Sound Of The Peruvian Andes 1968-1978

THE THIRD SET

Unfinished Business — “Holding On” — Wheedle’s Groove: Seattle Funk, Modern Soul & Boogie, Volume II 1972-1987

Sir Victor Uwaifo — “Akuyan Ekassa” — Nigeria 70

Galaxies IV — “Don’t Lose Your Mind” — Garage Beat ’66 Vol. 4: I’m In Need!

Tito Puente — “El Diablo De Esa Mujer” — The Complete 78s, Vol. 3

The Cadillacs — “Holy Smoke Baby” — Jay-Gee Rock & Roll Party Vol. 2

The Victors — “Easy Squeeze” — Musical Feast: Mrs. Pottinger’s High Note and Gayfeet Label

Alex Chilton — “Can’t Seem to Make You Mine” — Lust/Unlust 45rpm

Banda Uniao Black — “Na Palma Da Mao” — Movers!

Danny Brown — “Chewin’ Gum” — T-Bird Party! A Swangin’ Slew O’ Greasy R&B 1957-64

Pussy Cat — “Ce N’est Pas Une Vie” — Tres Chic! More French Girl Singers Of The 1960s

THE FINAL SET

Prum Manh — “Two Wives Are Twice The Problem” — Cambodian Cassette Archives: Khmer Folk and Pop Music Vol. 1

Alan Vega and Martin Rev — “Mr. Ray” — Suicide (Second Album)

Burning Spear — “Workshop (Red, Gold And Green)” — Garvey’s Ghost

Sonics — “Marlene” — Bloodshot! The Gaity Records Story Vol.1

Manzanita — “Serrano Con Orgullo” — Chicha for The Jet Set

The Slits — “Love Und Romance” — Cut

The Daktaris — “Musicawi Silt Pt. 2” — Soul Explosion

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John Cale — “Days Of Steam” — The Academy In Peril

Pictured: Tim Tam & The Turn-Ons.

Anyone willing to spend this past Saturday evening within the confines of downtown Detroit’s Purple Bat Lounge would have learned much, perhaps more than they wanted. As DJ’s Reeshard & Lee-Roy permeated the assembled consciousness with three dozen tracks, each one rich with grease, gluten and sputum, those within earshot heard about: The worst things in the world (eg. missing Uncle Morty’s weekly delivery); the trip to The Madison Theatre described in song, driving down Woodward Avenue to Grand Circus Park in a Buick Electra 225 (!); the lengths to which Lee-Roy will go when defending his stash against local frenemy, Nice Guy Eddie; not one but two — of course — epics of director Russ Meyer’s buxotic cinema playing at The Madison; and a debate of sorts between our two DJ’s on the appropriate soundtrack for the activity Lee-Roy describes as “self-grooming.” (That the dog should employ a euphemism is cause for celebration in and of itself.) All this and more, available within the comparative safety of your home, simply by clicking in the right spots immediately below. Tune in anyway…

 

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Here’s the four sets comprising Ep. 146 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

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

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

The Intrepides — “Golash” — The Surf Creature

Jang Hyun — “Pushing Through The Fog” — Beautiful Rivers And Mountains: The Psychedelic Rock Sound Of South Korea’s Shin Joong

Jimmy McCracklin — “Get Back” — Souvenirs of the Soul Clap Vol. 2

Joe Cuba Sextette — “Llegue” — Diggin’ The Most

Dennis Coffey — “Taurus” — Absolutely The Best Of Dennis Coffey

IT’S MADISON TIME…

William Loose, Stu Phillips & Marvin Elling —“Chunky” — Russ Meyer’s Original Motion Picture Soundtracks: Mudhoney / Finders Keepers Lovers Weepers / MotorPsycho

THE SECOND SET

Spyder Turner & The Fortune Bravos — “Ride in My 225” — Whip! Wobble & Grind! 1962-1964

Waiphot Phetsuphan — “Mia Chaa (My Darling)” — Thai Beat A Go Go Vol. 2: Groovy 60’s Sounds from the Land of Smile!

DNA — “Size” — No New York

Errol Brown — “Everybody Dubbing” — Treasure Isle Dub Vol. 1

The Playgues — “I Gotta Be Goin’” — Teenage Shutdown Vol.15: She’s A Pest

Abelardo Carbonó — “Muévela” — El Maravilloso Mundo de Abelardo Carbonó

ESG — “Moody (A New Mood)” — A South Bronx Story Vol. 2

The 107th Street Stickball Team / Ricardo Marrero — “Barbara With The Kooky Eyes” — 107th Street Stickball Team: Saboreando Pot Full Of Soul

The Skeletons — “Lady” — “Live” at the Amador 1979

Apagya Show Band — “Ma Nserew Me” — Afro-Beat Airways: West African Shock Waves (Ghana & Togo 1972-78)

THE THIRD SET

Tim Tam & The Turn-Ons — “Wait A Minute” — Palmer 45rpm

Belbao — “Casablanca Shuffle (Morocco)” — Habibi Funk An Eclectic Selection Of Music From The Arab World

Hasil Adkins — “Let’s Slop Tonight” — Chicken Walk

Pamelo Mounk’a — “Fidelite” — Les Merveilles Du Passé Vol. 2

Young-Holt Unlimited — “Wack Wack” — The Definitive Young-Holt Unlimited

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

The Road Runners — “Road Runner” — The Big Rumble (Killer Dillers) Vol. 2

Les Loups Noirs D’Haiti — “Pile Ou Face” — Haiti

Little Irvin — “Who’s Loving You?” — Jookin’ Vol. 6

THE FINAL SET

Omar Khorshid — “Ah Ya Zaman (For Old Time’s Sake)” — Guitar El Chark

Bobby Taylor — “Temptation” — Phantom Guitars Vol. 1

Mangue Kondé & Les 5 Consuls — “Pop Kondé” — The Original Sound Of Burkina Faso

The Detroit Sex Machines — “Rap It Together” — Searching For Soul: Rare & Classic Soul, Funk & Jazz From Michigan 1968-1980

Grupo C.I.M. — “Joropo No.1” — Soul Jazz Records Presents Venezuela 70: Cosmic Visions Of A Latin American Earth: Venezuelan Experimental Rock in the 1970s

Les Fleurs De Lys — “     So Come On” — Immediate Mod Box Set

The Trailers — “I’m Ready Now” — Steam Kodok : 26 A-Go-Go Ultrarities from the 60’s Singapore & Southeast Asia Underground

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Kevin Ayers — “Falling In Love Again” — Yes We Have No Mañanas, So Get Your Mañanas Today

 

Pictured: George Clinton (center) & The Parliaments.

Much as we or anyone else who shares our thoroughly dissipated worldview might hate to admit, the holidays are approaching. And, as John Lee Hooker sang of Detroit’s mid-century immolation, “There ain’t a thing that we can do.” Last Saturday at the Purple Bat, the bar ran out of Four Roses at midpoint in the evening and we suspect the incipient Xmas shopping season had more than a little to do with that. Indeed, the only being on premises suffused with seasonal cheer is — surprise! — DJ Lee-Roy. It appears the dog took receipt of the holiday gift catalog issued by his favorite canine fetish magazine, Paws’n’Gravy. This fact colored our latest episode in a big way, along with three dozen block-rockin’ tunes, the requisite visit from Uncle Morty’s truck and a twin-bill of black kung fu movies screening at The Madison. If any of the aforementioned sounds like your idea of a good time, and if you dislike Xmas music as much as we do, just click on the appropriate pixels immediately below and sample the unmistakable mise en scène of the Purple Bat Lounge in full swing. Tune in anyway…

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The contents of the four sets comprising Ep. 145 of No Condition Is Permanent are as follows:

THE FIRST SET

Eddie Kendricks — “Keep On Truckin’ (Part 1)” — Sweet Soul Music: 23 Scorching Classics from 1973

Asiko Rock Group — “Shadow of the Boogie” — Asiko Rock Group

Freddy King — “Sen-Sa-Shun” — Federal 45rpm

Ros Serey Sothea — “Kom Kung Twer Evey (Don’t Be Mad)” — Cambodian Rocks

Los Shains — “Bird Bath” — Strummin’ Mental! Part Three

The Nitty Gritty Sextet — “Fun City Hippy” — The Nitty Gritty Sextet

The Cherokees — “Uprising” — Jungle Exotica

Linval Thompson — “Rastafari Dub” — Strong Like Samson Dub

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Mr. C & Funck Junction — “Hot Butter ‘n All (Part 2)” — Funky Crimes

THE SECOND SET

Billy Larkin & The Delegates — “Pigmy” — The Rustlers Roots of Funk

Monomono — “Kenimania” — Give The Beggar A Chance

Larry Dale — “Down in the Bottom” — Jukebox Mambo: Rumba and Afro-Latin Accented Rhythm & Blues 1949-1960

Los Orientales De Paramonga — “Lobos Al Escape” — Guitar Mood Vol. 2 : More Rare Instrumentals from the New and Olde Worlds

The Parliaments — “Heart Trouble” — Golden World 45rpm

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

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

Los Demonios Del Mantaro — “La Chichera” — Andina: Huayno, Carnaval And Cumbia – The Sound Of The Peruvian Andes 1968-1978

Booker T. Averheart — “Heart ‘n Soul” — Soultex 45rpm

Masao Yagi — “Zenka Onna Koroshibushi M-12” — Killing Melody: Instrumental Music From Japanese Pinky Violence Movies

THE THIRD SET

Tony Martinez & his Mambo Combo — “Pharaoh’s Curse” — Intermission (Instro Inferno #0)

Docteur Nico & L’African Fiesta Sukisa —“La Palomar” — Afro-Latin Via Kinshasa

The Barons feat. Tyrone Douglas — “Who’s In The Shack?” — Jookin’ Vol. 8

Fadoul — “Bsslama Hbibti (Morocco)” — Habibi Funk An Eclectic Selection Of Music From The Arab World

Paul & Barry Ryan — “There You Go” — The Sixties Explosion 1961-1967 / Decca Originals

Delano Stewart — “Let’s Have Some Fun” — Dancing Down Orange Street

Bobby Marchan & The Clowns — “You Can’t Stop Her” — Granpa’s Gully Rock: 25 Dynamite R&B Gems Vol. 1

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

The Zircons — “Congawa!” — Jungle Exotica

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

THE FINAL SET

Television — “Friction” — Live at the Old Waldorf

Ghabilehe Leili — “Mehr Pooya” — Psych Funk 101: A Global Psychedelic Funk Curriculum

Small Faces — “Lazy Sunday” — Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake

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

The Chantells — “World Of Soul” — Boddie Recording Company: Cleveland, Ohio

Salah Ragab & The Cairo Jazz Band — “Latino In Cairo” — Egyptian Jazz

The Invaders — “Spacing Out” — Spacing Out

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Vivian Stanshall — “Dwarf Succulents” — Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead

 

 

Another evening at the Purple Bat Lounge, this one featuring a peculiar variant on beer pong invented by bartender LaWanda and DJ & co-host Lee-Roy. The game in question involved pork rinds and, of course, a Lee-Roy Cocktail™ and was played at some risk to those patrons positioned between the far end of the bar and the DJ booth. Between rounds many great tunes were spun, listeners learned of a righteous Blaxploitation twin-bill at The Madison and Uncle Morty parked his dreadful former ice cream truck by the curb, doling out an old favorite. Music was heard, risks were incurred and — thankfully — all those participating got out alive. (Well, at last count…to the best of our knowledge.) Experience this past Saturday as it played out down Brush Street way, in the safety of your own home, simply by clicking in the right spots immediately below. Tune in anyway…

 

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The contents of the four sets comprising Ep. 144 of No Condition Is Permanent are as follows:

THE FIRST SET

O’Jays — “Used To Be My Girl” — So Full of Love

Sewa Jacintho — “Secret Populaire” — Akwaba Abidjan: Afrofunk in 1970s Ivory Coast

Alan Caddy — “Workout” — Phantom Guitars Vol 2: An Outbreak Of Twangin’

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

The Bar-Kays — “Soul Finger” — Mod Anthems Vol. 2

Chicha Libre — “La Plata (en mi Carrito de Lata)” — Canibalismo

Hank Marr — “Marsanova” — R&B Hipshakers Vol. 2: Scratch That Itch

France Gall — “Laissier Tomber Les Filles” — C’est Chic! French Girl Singers Of The 1960s

IT’S MADISON TIME…

B.W. Souls — “Marvin’s Groove” — Funky Crimes

THE SECOND SET

Mario Allison y su Combo — “Cumbayea” — La Onda Vampi

The Rumblers — “Here Comes The Bug” — Intoxica! Strange and Sleazy Sounds From The SoCal Suburbs

Aimé Orchis Mathey — “Tralala Vo Dou” — Togo Soul 70

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

Aurelia “Aura” Lewis — “Can’t See You” — Jamaica Soul 3 : A Serious Selection Of ‘Groovy Hits’ From Lee Perry’s Productions (1969-1977)

Guess Who — “It’s My Pride” — Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire & Beyond 1964-1969

Group Kalasin — “Instrumental Lam Sing” — Molam: Thai Country Groove From Isan Vol. 2

Fay Simmons — “Big Joe Mambo” — Jukebox Mambo: Rumba and Afro-Latin Accented Rhythm & Blues 1949-1960

Ali Hassan Kuban — “Malu Malu (Why?)” — Real Nubian: Cairo Wedding Classics

Round Robin Monopoly — “Little People” — Ancestors Of Rap: A Collection Of Highly Underrated Prototype Rap Songs

THE THIRD SET

Camilo Azuquita — “Borombon” — Panama! 2: Latin, Calypso & Funk On The Isthmus 1967-77

Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band — “Big Eyed Beans From Venus” — Clear Spot

Big Youth — “Every Nigger Is A Star” — Natty Universal Dread: Reggae Phenomenon (1973-1975)

Moony Moon — “What About Mars” — Feeling Nice Vol. 4

Beyaz Kelebekler — “Esmerim” — Turkish Freakout: Psych-Folk Singles 1969-1980

The Undertones — “My Perfect Cousin” — An Introduction To The Undertones

Tito Puente — “Mambo Rama” — The Complete 78s Vol. 3

Frank Zappa — “Tell Me You Love Me” — Chunga’s Revenge

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

THE FINAL SET

MC5 — “Looking At You [Original Single Version]” — A-Square 45rpm

Ginger Johnson And His African Messengers — “Allege” — African Party

Wire — “Outdoor Miner” — Chairs Missing

Willie Colon — “Willie Baby” — El Malo

The Mohawks — “The Champ” — The Champ

Jackie Mittoo — “Champion Of The Arena” — Champion in the Arena 1976 – 1977

Roxy Music — “Out Of The Blue” — Country Life

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White Noise — “Love Without Sound” — An Electric Storm

 

 

Pictured: Ruby & The Romantics.

Nothing denotes this past Saturday evening as truly extraordinary when considered for its content alone: Four sets of mood-altering music spun by Reeshard & his (mostly) faithful pit bull Lee-Roy, the house deejays at The Purple Bat Lounge; Uncle Morty stopped by at the prescribed hour with special medication; a twin-bill of movies about rock groupies played at The Madison; and something approaching a great time was had by all concerned. There was the matter of Reeshard inadvertently procuring a spiked cough drop from bartender LaWanda’s handbag, the less of which said, the better. No, what made this episode unique was its unavailability in the moment of its broadcast, owing to Luxuria Music’s treacherous house computer-cum-tiki-shaped personal massage device — a.k.a. Luxotron — taking a dump earlier in the evening. So it is, dear readers, that only you will experience the fun & frivolity of Episode 143, by clicking appropriately, just a few pixels south of where you’re reading now. Tune in anyway…

 

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The contents of the four sets comprising Ep. 143 of No Condition Is Permanent are as follows:

THE FIRST SET

Bettye Swann — “Kiss My Love Goodbye” — Mod Anthems: Original Northern Soul, R’N’B & Ska Classics

C.K. Mann & Carousel 7 — “Funky Hilife” — The Shrine Presents Afrobeat

The Eccentrics — “Podunk Holler” — Shout! Northwest Killers Vol. 2 – 1964-1965

Moncho Lena Y Los Ases Del Ritmo Con Mon Rivera — “Guaracha Y Cha Cha Cha” — ¡Saoco! Vol. 2: Bomba, Plena & the Roots of Salsa in Puerto Rico 1955-1967

Al Casey — “The Hearse” — Lost Legends Of Surf Guitar, Vol. 4: Shockwave!

St. Vincents Latinaires — “Broasted Or Fried” — Hugo Mendez Presents Tropical Funk Experience: Island Jump Up – Caribbean Funk, Soul, Reggae, Calypso and Afro Grooves 1968-1975

Eddie Kochak — “Mambo Arriba” — Jukebox Mambo Vol. 3

The Prophets — “Jaco” — Loch Ness Monster

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Belles — “Melvin” — Malamondo 2

THE SECOND SET

Omar Khorshid — “Aziza” — Guitar El Chark

Ramones — “She’s The One” — Road To Ruin

Fela Kuti — “Wayo” — The ’69 Los Angeles Sessions

Jim Pipkin & The Boss Five — “Walkin’ The Duck” — Feeling Nice Vol. 4

Afrosound — “Carruseles” — The Afrosound of Colombia Vol.1

Les Fleur De Lys — “Mud In Your Eye” — The In Crowd: UK Mod R&B Beat 1964-1967

Pan Ron — “Rom Jongvak Twist (Dance Twist)” — Cambodian Rocks

Calvin Boze — “Safronia B.” — ‘Black’ Rock ‘N’ Roll – Savage Kick Vol. 01

Takeshi Terauchi & The Bunnys — “Kokkyo No Machi (Border Town)” — Guitar Mood Vol. 2: More Rare Instrumentals from the New and Olde Worlds

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

THE THIRD SET

Pazy & The Black Hippies — “Elizabeth” — Wa Ho Ha

The Vaqueros — “Vagabond Fever” — Waikiki Surf Battle

Inner Circle & The Fatman Riddim Section — “Fidel At The Control” — Heavyweight Dub

Ruby & The Romantics — “Our Day Will Come” — Early Girls Volume 2

Los Yabar Juniors — “Marionetas” — Chicha for The Jet Set

ESG — “Erase You” — A South Bronx Story

Koudede — “Golf” — Guitars From Agadez Vol. 5

Vicky Gomez — “Boys Are A Dime A Dozen” — The Jerk Boom! Bam! 4

Very Be Careful — “La Gata Perdida” — Escape Room

THE FINAL SET

Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant — “The Night Rider” — Stratosphere Boogie: The Flaming Guitars of Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant

Francis Kingsley — “Assalam Aleikoum, Pt. 2” — Akwaba Abidjan: Afrofunk in 1970s Ivory Coast

The Heartbreakers — “Love You ‘Till The Day I Die” — Dangerous Doo-Wop 3

Los Sabios Del Ritmo — “Cholita” — Andina: Huayno, Carnaval And Cumbia – The Sound Of The Peruvian Andes 1968-1978

Wire — “The 15^th” — 154

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

Googie Rene — “Rebecca” — Walk On The Wild Side: The Jazz Side Of Mod

  LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Lou Reed — “Satellite Of Love” — Transformer (2006 Japanese Remaster)

Pictured: Charajit Singh

The Purple Bat Lounge, that most frabjous spot in an otherwise vorpal neighborhood, doesn’t amount to much when considered by its physical attributes alone. Four walls, the bar (manned by the incomparable LaWanda), a pool table and the DJ booth occupied by Reeshard & Lee-Roy. The street door was nailed shut long ago — the alleyway door, right next to the bar’s vaunted Outdoor Patio, has provided sole access for as long as anyone can recall. There’s a basement as well, but no one talks about that. Given that the decor mostly comprises a pickled egg jar, a few tacked-up pages from old Hilda calendars and a wall-mounted condom dispenser near the Women’s, one could see where hyperbole might expire quickly within the Purple Bat’s confines. Yet the concatenation of weird experiences squeezed into last Saturday evening by DJ Lee-Roy (including our dog’s meditation on the erotic possibilities within TV’s Romper Room) confounded the ability of anyone listening to take it all in. Fortunately, you can experience said evening plus four sets of stormin’ music in the safety of your home, simply by clicking in the right spots immediately below. Tune in anyway…

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The contents of the four sets comprising Ep. 142 of No Condition Is Permanent are as follows:

THE FIRST SET

Detroit Emeralds — “You Want It You Got It” — You Want It You Got It

Eko Roosevelt — “Manyaka” — Eko Roosevelt 1975 – 1982

The Velvet Illusions — “Hippy Town” — Acid Head

Joe Cuba Sextette — “Siempre Sea” — Diggin’ The Most

The Cannons — “Bush Fire” — Phantom Guitars Vol 2: An Outbreak Of Twangin’

Lloyd Charmers — “Travelling On” — Doing Our Thing: More Soul From Jamdown 1970-1982

Big Bertha — “Little Daddy” — Jukebox Mambo Vol. 3

Los Stop — “Extende Tus Brazos” — Los Nuggetz: 60’s Punk, Pop and Psychedelic from Latin America

IT’S MADISON TIME…

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

THE SECOND SET

St. Maarten’s The Rolling Tones — “It’s A Feeling” — Let’s Boogaloo, Vol. 6: Explosive Deep Funk, Northern Soul & Dancefloor Jazz En El Barrio ’14

Johnny Thunders — “Pipeline” — So Alone

Horace Andy — “Fever Dub” — In The Light Dub

Mark III Trio — “Good Grease” — Dr. Boogie Presents Heavy Jelly

Phirpo Y Sus Caribes — “Y Esa Pava Que?” — Parrilla Caliente

The Haunted — “1-2-5” — Amy 45rpm

Cuarteto Don Ramon Martinez — “Chicano Boogie” — Pachuco Boogie Featuring Don Tosti

Hal Hopper — “Wild Kisses” — Kem 45rpm

The Apostles — “Oshi Onwu” — Onye Akpa / Oshi Onwu (Academy Special Single Series)

Don & the Galaxies — “Sundown” — Born Bad Vol. 8

THE THIRD SET

Ebony Rhythm Band — “Soul Heart Transplant” — Soul Heart Transplant: The Lamp Sessions ’69

Trio Select — “Qui Li Bois” — Plein Caille

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

Koudede — “Adounia” — Guitars from Agadez Vol. 7

Larry Clinton — “She’s Wanted In Three States” — Groovin At The Go Go: The Northern Soul Of Philadelphia

The Upsetters — “Kiss Me Mix (Exclusive Dub Plate Mix)” — The Return Of Sound System Scratch (More Lee Perry Dub Plate Mixes & Rarities 1973-1979)

Les Fleurs De Lys — “Circles” — Immediate Mod Box Set

Francisco Fellove — “Bomboro Quiña, Quiña” — The Rough Guide To Cuban Rare Groove

Dottie Campbell — “He’s About A Mover” — Pow City!

THE FINAL SET

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

Los Compadres Del Ande — “El Lorcho” — Andina: Huayno, Carnaval And Cumbia – The Sound Of The Peruvian Andes 1968-1978

Shoes — “Do You Wanna Get Lucky” — Black Vinyl Shoes

Docteur Nico et l’African Fiesta Sukisa — “Soy del Siboney” — Les Plus Grands Succes Zaïrois Vol.1

The Counts — “Rhythm Changes” — What’s Up Front That Counts

Charanjit Singh — “Main Tasvir Utarta Hoon – Claviolin (Heera Panna)” — Instrumental Film Tunes

  LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Rolling Stones — “Moonlight Mile” — Sticky Fingers

 

Lots of fantastic music, four sets’ worth in fact…that’d be good, right? Stir in the unruly patrons of The Purple Bat Lounge, an endlessly entertaining bunch. Season this admixture with the promise of some weird old movies playing at The Madison and a generous helping of whatever Uncle Morty was dealing from the side window of his former ice cream truck and last Saturday evening seemed like the recipe for a lead pipe cinch. Not necessarily, as it transpired, at least not for esteemed pit bull DJ Lee-Roy, who missed the marauding bikers he invited to the bar a fortnight ago. It seems that, without Satan’s Sadists on campus, the dog adopted a ‘glass half-empty’ take on his immediate surroundings. Fortunately, his guardian and co-host Reeshard rallied to his pal’s plight, offering a broader perspective, one easily chased with a Lee-Roy Cocktail™ crafted by bartender LaWanda. Our favorite pit bull’s outlook improved, and so can yours, simply by clicking in the right spots immediately below. Tune in anyway…

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The contents of the four sets comprising Ep. 141 of No Condition Is Permanent are as follows:

THE FIRST SET

Eddie Kendricks — “Let Me Run Into Your Lonely Heart” — Keep On Truckin’: The Motown Solo Albums Vol.1

Afro Soul System — “Tink Tank” — Akwaba Abidjan: Afrofunk in 1970s Ivory Coast

The Shady Daze — “I’ll Make You Pay” — 2131 South Michigan Avenue: 60’s Garage And Psychedelia From U.S.A. And Destination Records

Sorn Petch Pinyo — “Laek Laow Deum Nom” — Siamese Soul: Thai Pop Spectacular Vol. 2

Bill Doggett — “Stop That Twistin’ In Here” — Walk On The Wild Side: The Jazz Side Of Mod

Tadashi Kinoshita — “Jigoky No Tenshi Akai Bakuon” — Killing Melody: Instrumental Music From Japanese Pinky Violence Movies

The Pastels — “Jungle Run” — Ark 45rpm

Eddie Palmieri — “African Twist” — Explosivos : Deep-Soul From The Latin Heart 1966-70

The Squires — “Going All The Way” — Nuggets I: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Deadly Ones — “Monster Surfing Time” — It’s Monster Surfing Time!

THE SECOND SET

Cozy Cole — “The Pogo Hop” — King 45prm

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

Johnny Jones & The King Casuals — “It’s Gonna Be Good” — Dr. Boogie Presents Wasa Wasa: Fabulous Rhythm ‘n’ Blues Shakers on the Dancefloor! 1952-1968

Los Blue King’s De Ñaña — “El Rey Loco” — El Sonido De La Carretera Central: Con El Rey De La Guitarra Teo Laura

Link Wray and His Ray Men — “Dueces Wild” — Dancehall Stringbusters

Kalyanji Anandi — “African Dance (From “Aamne Saamine”, 1967)” — Jonny Trunk & Joel Martin Present Bollywood Funk Experience

Rudy Ray Moore — “Rally In The Valley” — I Still Hate CD’s: Norton Records 45 RPM Singles Collection

Chango Y Su Conjunto — “Salsa 73” — Peru Maravilloso: Vintage Latin, Tropical & Cumbia

Bob Kayli — “Tie Me Tight” — Witchcraft In The Air: Detroit Soul 1957-1962 Vol. 1

Angkanang Kunchai — “Yak Si Glap Isan” — The Sound of Siam 2: Molam & Luk Thung Isan from North-East Thailand 1970-1982

The Vibrators — “Mad Man Shuffle” — Black Rock Rhythm Meat

THE THIRD SET

Parliament — “Funky Woman” — Osmium

Jays — “Pretty Looks” — Channel 1 • Well Charge (NME Cassette)

Danny Dell & The Trends — “Froggy” — Sin Alley Vol. 1

The Lat-Teens — “Me Gusta Asi” — The Lat-Teens

Willie Egans — “Wow Wow” — Bump Jump Jive, Vol. 1

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou — “Avoun Doupou Me Douga” — The Kings Of Benin Urban Groove 1972 – 80

Kid Creole & The Coconuts — “He’s Not Such A Bad Guy After All (12″ B-Side)” — Off The Coast Of Me (Re-Mastered)

Cumbia All Stars — “La Cumbia del Parisino” — The Rough Guide To Psychedelic Cumbia

THE FINAL SET

Salah Ragab & The Cairo Jazz Band — “A Tribute To Sun Ra” — Egyptian Jazz

The Rolling Stones — “Poison Ivy” — The Rolling Stones

Lee And The Blue Bells — “Tighten Up” — Scratch and Company: The Upsetters Chapter 1 (mono)

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

Omar Khorshid — “El Helwa Di” — Live In Australia 1981

Sugar Pie Desanto — “Witch For A Night” — Go Go Power: The Complete Chess Singles 1961-1966

Tito Chicoma Y Su Orquesta — “Fat Mama” — Gozalo! Bugalu Tropical Vol. 1

Frantic Johnny Rogers — “Sassy” — T-Bird Party! A Swangin’ Slew O’ Greasy R&B 1957-64

  LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Francis Bebey — “My Tropical Flower” — Pygmy Love Song