No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Eddie Hazel.

The Parliaments had become psychedelicized. George [Clinton] had been turned on to LSD and proceeded to indoctrinate everyone else. The clothes change had started initially with the back-up musicians. According to Billy Bass, “George and them were still wearing those funky ass processes and them suits. Me and Eddie [Hazel] and Tiki [Fulwood] said ‘Fuck that.’ To tell you the truth, Eddie and Tiki were two trifling motherfuckers so they didn’t want to be clean at all. The three of us just plain out did not want to wear them suits no more. It was all based on the theory, ‘Well hey, we ain’t Parliaments, we’re Funkadelic, we don’t have to wear that.’ I had cut off my process a long time ago. Eddie’s hair was always wild, he had a big ole Afo. Tiki still had his hair slicked down. I was wearing braids then, very radical braids. We just wore whatever we wanted to wear.”

— from Rob Bowman’s liner notes, Music For Your Mother.

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THE FIRST SET

The Futures — “Party Time Man” — Philly Freedom

Vicky Edimo — “You” — Africa Airways Six (Mile High Funk 1974-1981)

Rene Hall Orchestra Feat. Willie Joe — “Twitchy” — Infamous Instro-Monsters Of Rock ‘n’ Roll Vol. 1

Grazia — “Olmek Var” — Saz Beat: Turkish Rock, Funk, And Psychedelic Music Of The 1960s And 1970s

NRBQ — “Little Floater” — Wild Weekend

Safari Combo — “Soule” — Débaba

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Teo Usuelli — “Piacere Sequence” — Beat At Cinecitta: Music from Italian 60s & 70s Exploitation Cinema Vol. 1

THE SECOND SET

Gary U.S. Bonds — “I Wanna Holler” — Legrand 45rpm

Tito Puente — “110th Street And 5th Avenue” — Yo! Hot Latin Funk From El Barrio

The Ramones — “Commando” — Leave Home

Rubiah Lubis — “Katakana” — Psyche Oh! A Go Go: Lost Gems Of Malaysia/Singapura Pop Music ’64-’74

Caretakers of Deception — “Cuttin’ Grass” — Keb Darge And Cut Chemist present The Dark Side: 28 Sixties Garage Punk and Psyche Monsters

BLO — “Root” — Lagos Disco Inferno

The Stooges — “Down On The Street [Mono Single Edit]” — 1970: The Complete Fun House Sessions

Mokhtar al Said & El Ferka el Masaya — “Ya Amarti” — Jalilah’s Raks Sharki 2 Amar 14

Eddie Kendricks — “Let’s Go Back To Day One” — Keep On Truckin’: The Motown Solo Albums Vol. 1

THE THIRD SET

Wganda Kenya — “Combate A Kung-Fu” — The Afrosound of Colombia Vol.1

The Electro-Tones — “Ghost Train” — Kan-Gu-Wa (Yet Mo’ Blues & Rhythm, Popcorn, Exotica & Tittyshakers!)

Jackie Mittoo — “In Cold Blood” — Champion In The Arena 1976-1977

Jack Bruce — “You Burned The Tables On Me” — Harmony Row

Ilaiyaraaja / Vani Jairam — “Mayakkama” — Solla Solla: Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and The Electronic Pop Sound of Kollywood 1977-1983

Wire — “12 X U” — Pink Flag

Mano Césaire Et La Formation Malavoi — “Baye La Voix” — Premiers Enregistrements

The Four Dreamers — “To Venus” — Complete Sixties Instrumental

THE FINAL SET

The Phaetons — “I Love My Baby” — Wild Streak Vol. 2

Fela Ransome-Kuti & His Koolalobitos — “Lai Se” — Lagos Baby 1963-1969

Tomorrow — “My White Bicycle” — Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire & Beyond 1964-1969

Icebreakers/The Diamonds — “Run Away” — Planet Mars Dub

Stevie Wonder — “Keep On Running” — Music Of My Mind

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Eddie Hazel — “California Dreaming” — Strange Funky Games And Things

Pictured: The Flying Burrito Brothers.

Mick and Gram were leaning out the door, talking to people. Gram was wearing brown suede pants and a rhinestoned Nudie shirt with Thunderbirds on the front, Indians on the deltoids, a dancing brave on the back. A little while later Mick and I tried to walk around and see some of the show—Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young were playing—but there was no way, it was too crowded, you couldn’t move in the crush and what you could see you didn’t want to be close to. Michelle Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas came into the trailer bearing tales of how the Angels were fighting with civilians, women, and each other, bouncing full cans of beer off people’s heads. Augustus Owsley Stanley III, the San Francisco psychedelic manufacturer, known as Owsley, was giving away LSD, the Angels eating it by handfuls, smearing the excess on their faces. It didn’t sound good but there was no way to do anything about it, nothing to do in the center of a hurricane but ride it out.

Wyman’s helicopter was late, so we waited. Gram and I sat on the bed, smoking and singing Hank Williams and Ernest Tubb songs, until he said, as I was attempting to remind him of the words to “Filipino Baby,” that he thought I had given up music for writing some time ago…

“He’s really very nice, you know,” Charlie said to me, talking about Gram. “I’ve been talkin’ to him about San Francisco, and the hippies and all that, and he’s got standards, he goes just so far and no farther. And when that girl came in, he stood up just naturally without thinking about it.”

— Stanley Booth, The True Adventures Of The Rolling Stones.

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THE FIRST SET

The Miracles — “Do It Baby” — Strange Funky Games And Things

Ofege — “Adieu” — Nigeria Rock Special: Psychedelic Afro-Rock & Fuzz Funk in 1970s Nigeria

The Surf Riders — “Surf Beat” — Lost Legends Of Surf Guitar, Vol. 3: Cheater Stomp!

Alfredo Linares Y Su Sonora — “Boogaloo En Ambiente” — Yo Traigo Boogaloo

Ervin Rucker — “She’s Alright” — Souvenirs of the Soul Clap Vol. 3

U-Roy — “Tom Drunk” — Jah Son Of Africa

The Banshees — “Project Blue” — Keb Darge And Cut Chemist present The Dark Side: 28 Sixties Garage Punk and Psyche Monsters

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Politicians — “Funky Toes” — Funky Crimes

THE SECOND SET

Sharhabil Ahmed — “Kamar Dawa” — The King Of Sudanese Jazz

The Dells — “It’s Not Unusual” — The Twisted Wheel: Brazennose & Whitworth Street, Manchester 1963-71

The Funkees — “Abraka” — Point Of No Return: Afro Funk Music

Young-Holt Unlimited — “Give It Up” — The Definitive Young-Holt Unlimited

Ja-Man All Stars — “King’s Dub” — In The Dub Zone

The Flying Burrito Brothers — “Christine’s Tune” — The Gilded Palace Of Sin

Aki Izumi — “Koi Wa Heart De” — Nippon Girls 1: Japanese Pop, Beat & Bossa Nova 1966-70

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

Martin López Y Sus Estrellas — “Por Que No Te Quedas” — Cocinando

THE THIRD SET

The Flirtations — “Nothing But A Heartache” — Sounds Like The Flirtations

Le Grand Kalle — “El Que Siembra Su Maiz” — Congo: Rumba On The River

The Undertones — “Really Really” — The Undertones

Los Iguales — “El Sonido De Los Mirlos” — Chicha for The Jet Set

The Senators — “Loretta” — Dangerous Doo-Wop 3

Sim Sisamouth — “Don’t Let My Girlfriend Tickle Me” — Cambodian Cassette Archives: Khmer Folk and Pop Music Vol. 1

Dave Hamilton — “Can You Dig It?” — Detroit City Grooves

Inner Circle & The Fatman Riddim Section — “General Amin” — Heavyweight Dub

Small Faces — “Happy Boys Happy” — Small Faces [mono]

THE FINAL SET

Maximo Rodriguez Y Sus Estrella Panamenas — “Mambología” — Panama! Latin, Calypso and Funk On the Isthmus

Gran Am — “Get High” — Chains & Black Exhaust

Jacob F. Desvarieux & Georges Decimus — “Mwen Envi Ou” — Gorée

The Velvet Underground — “Guess I’m Falling In Love [Instrumental Version]” — Another View

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou — “Mi Ve Wa Se” — Volume Two: Echos Hypnotiques

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Alice Coltrane — “Journey In Satchidananda” — Journey In Satchidananda

Pictured: The Jones Girls.

Of course lots of women look better in their own places. Once in a while you get a stunner who knocks them cold in a restaurant but back in her own living room takes on the second-rate lifelessness of her own handpicked ordinary background. Still the majority of women come out better in their own homes, so it wasn’t really so surprising that Ebie should look quite dignified, and unusually pretty, coming down the staircase to music, for the radio was playing a Paul Whiteman recording of “Afraid to Dream” as sumptuously soft as the white bear rug in front of the great fireplace. Ebie was a girl who changed at every appearance from pretty to chic to naïve to plain tart, but this was a good night, the socko from Oliver had challenged her. Her hair was reddish gold tonight—Lou dimly recalled it as platinum at one time—and instead of the cutie-pie curls it was arranged in two plaits around her head so that her small naughty face with knowing hazel eyes looked not the least tartish. She wore a long-sleeved brownish-gold dinner dress and the amber jewelry on that with her hair and coloring was something that struck an odd new chord in Lou, something that didn’t seem to stem from Ebie herself but from some new force Lou had never struck before.

— Dawn Powell, Angels On Toast.

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THE FIRST SET

Jones Girls — “You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else” — Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia

Bukky Leo & Black Egypt — “Precious Mother” — Club Africa Vol.2: Hard African Funk, Afro-Jazz, & Original Afro-Beat

The Hollywoods — “Scramble” — Strummin’ Mental! Part 2: Raw, Crude, Instrumental R&R!

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

King Curtis — “Something Frantic” — Walk On The Wild Side: The Jazz Side Of Mod

Al Valdez Y Su Conjunto — “Gózalo” — Gozando!! Con Al Valdez Y Su Conjunto

Reigning Sound — “Reptile Style” — Time Bomb High School

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Jim Burgett — “Split Personality” — Malamondo 7

THE SECOND SET

Ayalew Mesfin — “Feqer Aydelem Wey” — Éthiopiques Box 7″ Vol. 2

MC5 — “I Can Only Give You Everything” — A-Squared 45rpm

Lafayette Afro-Rock Band — “Racubah” — Pulp Fusion 10: Africa Funk

The T.S.U. Toronados — “A Thousand Wonders (Instrumental)” — One Flight Too Many: Rare And Unreleased Houston Funk From The Vaults Of Ovide Records 1968-1969

Chantana Kittiyapan — “Sa Ra Wan” — Thai Funk: ZudRangMa

The Bobby Fuller Four — “Never To Be Forgotten” — I Fought The Law

Bunny Lee — “Dub Magnificent” — Bunny Lee’s Kingston Flying Cymbals 1974-1979

Jay Brown & The Jets — “Hanky Panky” — Dr. Boogie Presents 26 Deranged and Smokin’ Cool Cats: The Rocketing Rise and Fast Decline Of A Music Form Called Rockabilly 1954-1959

Ralph Robles — “Taking Over” — We Got Latin Soul

THE THIRD SET

Magnum — “Evolution” — Fully Loaded

Gregory Isaacs — “Mr. Brown” — Front Line Presents Dub: 40 Heavyweight Dub Sounds

Frank Zappa — “Peaches En Regalia” — Hot Rats

Nico Fidenco — “La Sposina (M16)” — Nuda: 21 Exciting Cuts From Italian Sexy-Comedy Disco Scene 1975-1981

Wild Jimmy Spruill — “Scratchin’” — Scratchin’: The Wild Jimmy Spruill Story

El Grupo Folclorico — “Piano Loco” — Música De Mi Tierra Costeña

Orgone — “New You” — New You, Part 1

THE FINAL SET

Dr. Alimantado — “I Shall Fear No Evil” — Best Dressed Chicken In Town

The Rolling Stones — “Honey, What’s Wrong” — The Rolling Stones

Africando — “Lindas Africanas” — Martina

The Woolies — “Who Do You Love” — Nuggets I: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era

S. Pandit, S. Singh, A Yagnik & N. Mukesh — “Seth Ke Ghar Mein Aayo Beto “ — Doob Doob O’ Rama 2: More Filmsongs From Bollywood

Pere Ubu — “Non-Alignment Pact” — The Modern Dance

Coco Lagos Y Sus Orates — “Busco Una Chiquita” — Gózalo! Bugalu Tropical Vol. 4

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Fleetwood Mac — “Oh Well – Pt. 1 (Bonus Track)” — Then Play On

Pictured: Lord Buckley.

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THE FIRST SET

THE SECOND SET

THE THIRD SET

THE FINAL SET

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Carlos d’Alessio — “Delicatessen Générique Fin” — Delicatessen OST

Pictured: U-Roy R.I.P..

There was another important motivation for providing instrumentals for sound systems. By the mid-1960s, the first generation of sound system operators turned record producers were increasingly devoting time to their production activities, and their roles at dances were filled by resident deejays, the most loquacious of whom began to “toast” (that is, rap) over the music to excite the crowd. The first deejays were people like Count Machuki and King Stitt (both working Coxsone’s Downbeat system), and with the emergence of the groundbreaking U-Roy (Ewart Beckford) with King Tubby’s sound system around 1970… These musicians specialized in exhorting the crowd to dance with their various styles of stream-of-consciousness vocalizing; the new dub plates, with vocals partially or completely removed, allowed the deejays the sonic space to improvise freely over the rhythm as would a jazz soloist. Clive Chin remembered the rise of the deejay as a dominant force in the sound systems, and the role the dub plate played: “Sound system become modernized now. You no have one turntable no more, you have two turntable, so you play the vocal, like Heptones’ ‘Tripe Girl’ or ‘Guiding Star,’ and just about as the music finish after three minutes and change—BOOM!—the version just come in with the drum and bass and the man just pick up the mic at the same time and begin to toast, him a nice up the sound!”

— Michael Veal, Dub: Soundscapes And Shattered Songs In Jamaican Reggae.

Uncle Morty’s Midnite Mobile Dispensary™ pulled up in front of the Purple Bat Lounge last Saturday evening, as it does every week. However this stop was distinguished by the unveiling of Sleeroy, yet another cannabis strain named for N.C.I.P. co-host Lee-Roy. What this did for the dog’s ego, already a thing of brobdingnagian proportions, you’ll have to hear to believe. Which you can in fact hear, along with oodles of great music, simply by clicking immediately below…

 

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THE FIRST SET

The Delfonics — “I Told You So” — La-La Means I Love You: The Definitive Collection

Murphy Williams — “Get On Up” — Brand New Wayo: Funk, Fast Times & Nigerian Boogie Badness 1979-1983

The Bomboras — “Mystery Planet” — Head Shrinkin’ Fun

Jackie Edwards — “I’m Still Waiting” — The Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee Story

Television — “Friction” — Live At The Old Waldorf

Kieu Oanh — “Dem Cuoi Cung” — Saigon Supersound Volume One 1965-1975

Cat Stevens — “Matthew & Son” — Matthew & Son

IT’S MADISON TIME…        

                               

Leroy & the Drivers — “The Sad Chicken” — Funky Crimes

THE SECOND SET

Edip Akbayram — “Yakar Inceden Inceden” — Love, Peace & Poetry: Turkish Psychedelic Music

John’s Children — “Remember Thomas A Becket” — Halcyon Days: 60s Mod, R&B, Brit Soul & Freakbeat Nuggets

U-Roy — “African Message” — Dread In A Babylon

The Real Kids — “Solid Gold” — The Real Kids

Omar Khorshid — “Aziza” — Guitar El Chark

The Lafayette Afro Rock Band — “Heels & Soles” — Afro Funk Explosion

La Cuarta Calle — “Camino A Casa (On My Way Home)” — Venezuela 70 Vol. 2: Cosmic Visions Of A Latin American Earth – Venezuelan Experimental Rock In The 70s & Beyond

Link Wray — “Rawhide” — Bullshot

Jack Costanzo — “Goza Negra” — Mr. Bongo

THE THIRD SET

Flaming Ember — “Gotta Get Away” — Mojo Roots Of Hip Hop

Clarence Curvan — “Feeling Nice” — Feeling Nice Vol 1: A Collection Of Superrare & Superheavy Funk 45s From The Late 60s & Early 70s

Phil Flowers — “The Dances” — ‘Black’ Rock ‘n’ Roll / Savage Kick Vol. 04

Vis-À-Vis — “Gyaesu” — Obi Agye Me Dofo

The Bambinos — “Algiers” — The Lavender Jungle: Tempting Treats From The Land Of Exotica (1957–1963)

Takeshi Terauchi — “South Pier” — Nippon Guitars

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

Afrosound — “Gaita Colombiana” — Calor

THE FINAL SET

The Pretty Things — “Singapore Silk Torpedo” — Silk Torpedo

Gasper Lawal — “Kai Anibaba” — Abio’sunni

The Only Ones — “Another Girl, Another Planet” — The Only Ones

The Icebreakers & The Diamonds — “Dub With Garvey” — Planet Mars Dub

The Velvelettes — “Needle In A Haystack” — Hitsville U.S.A.: The Motown Singles Collection

The Generation — “People Are The Same” — Thai Funk ZudRangMa Vol. 2

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Lewis Furey — “Lewis Is Crazy” — Lewis Furey

Pictured: Sroeng Santi.

Those listeners in attendance for the previous Saturday’s episode (Ep. 256) of No Condition Is Permanent can well attest to the righteous indignation felt at the time by co-host Lee-Roy. The cause of our favorite pit bull’s chagrin? The latest issue of Lee-Roy’s favorite canine specialized sex fetish magazine, Paws’n’Gravy, had not been delivered as yet. Lee-Roy accused his fellow DJ and human minder Reeshard of failing to re-up the subscription, implying some form of censorial judgement on the latter’s part for not doing so. Words were exchanged, not-so-veiled threats were lodged (by the dog, against Reeshard’s wedding tackle, it’s to be noted) with Reeshard insisting upon his own innocence throughout. Well, the issue arrived this week, just as Reeshard said it would…and not just any issue, but the annual Culinary Special, for which Lee-Roy spends much of his canine year waiting. It did not disappoint. Nor did N.C.I.P.. Brother Steve, one of the program’s Charming Deviationists™ — being those regulars in the Chat Room throughout the broadcast — deemed this episode “A Master Class in cool music.” Who are we to disagree? Hear for yourself, simply by clicking in the appropriate spot immediately below…

 

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THE FIRST SET

Chairmen Of The Board — “Everybody Party All Night” — Skin I’m In

Asiko Rock Group — “Lagos City” — Nigeria Disco Funk Special: The Sound Of The Underground Lagos Dancefloor 1974-79

The Hurricanes — “Hurrican” — Surf Guitars Rumble Vol. 1

Henri Guédon Et Les Contesta — “La Guajira Y La Rumba” — Kiké (Nostalgie Caraibes)

The Troggs — “Lost Girl” — Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire & Beyond 1964-1969

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

Morells — “Red’s” — Shake And Push

Jackie Edwards — “I Feel So Bad” — Sounds & Pressure: Mod-Reggae

IT’S MADISON TIME…        

        

Don Bishop — “Nightmare” — Malamondo 6

THE SECOND SET

Afrosound — “Azuquita” — Calor

Jay Bee & The Kats — “Tension” — Pulp Rock Instros Vol. 1

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

Danny Verne — “Red Hot Car” — Dr. Boogie Presents 26 Deranged and Smokin’ Cool Cats: The Rocketing Rise and Fast Decline Of A Music Form Called Rockabilly 1954-1959

Oscar Harris and the Twinkle Stars — “Relax (Before Doin’ Sex)” — Africa Airways Two – Funk Departures 1973-1982

Funkadelic — “Funky Dollar Bill” — Free Your Mind And Your Ass Will Follow

Gregory Isaacs — “Leggo Beast” — Trojan Dub Box Set

The Egyptians — “Party Stomp” — Las Vegas Grind! Vol. 4

Sroeng Santi — “Crazy Same Same” — Thai Funk ZudRangMa Vol. 2

Bucky & The Premier — “Cruisin’” — Desperate Rock ‘N’ Roll Vol. 2

THE THIRD SET

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

Abelardo Carbono Y Su Conjunto — “Quiero A Mi Gento” — Palenque Palenque: Champeta Criolla & Afro Roots In Colombia 1975-91

The Shufflers — “Bad, Bad Woman” — The OKeh Rhythm & Blues Story 1949-1957

Vis-À-Vis — “Gladys Mmbobor” — Obi Agye Me Dofo

The Kinks — “Till the End of the Day” — The Kink Kontroversy [mono]

The Congos — “Open Up The Gate” — Heart Of The Congos

Cecil Moore — “Diamond Back” — Sarg 45rpm

Dara Puspita — “Mabuk Laut (Sea Sick)” — 1966-1968

Bob Ridgley — “She Was A Mau-Mau” — Lost Treasures! Rarities From The Vaults Of Del-Fi

THE FINAL SET

The Mermen — “Into The West” — Food For Other Fish

Joseph Kabasele — “Ko Ko Ko … Qui Est La?” — Le Grand Kallé: His Life, His Music – Joseph Kabasele And The Creation Of Modern Congolese Music

Beep Beep & The Roadrunners — “Shiftin’ Gears” — Strummin’ Mental! Vol. 4

Rachid & Fethi — “Ana Ghrib” — 1970’s Algerian Folk And Pop

The Velvet Underground — “Beginning To See The Light” — The Complete Matrix Tapes

Junior Byles & Rupert Reid — “Remember Me” — Junior Byles & Friends: 129 Beat Street Ja-Man Special 1975-1978

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Metro — “Jade” — Metro

Pictured: The Cimarons.

To the new young bands roots reggae was a particularly relevant expression of blackness. Although US soul was an equally eloquent voice of protest, it wasn’t from the Caribbean. Whereas the older generation of West Indian immigrants used American Civil Rights and Black Power as a revolutionary template – the 1968 Olympics clenched-fist protest had considerable global impact – their children seemed determined to break this connection. To them, America of the 1970s was represented by movies, music and TV detectives, and although those racial reference points included the keenly received John Shaft, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Black Moses, Superfly, Huggy Bear, Curtis Mayfield, Richard Pryor and Roots, they were never celebrated with the same seriousness as, say, This Is Augustus Pablo or Burning Spear’s Social Living. And compared to a Jah Shaka sound-system dance – as it frequently was – there was never going to be anything righteous about a discotheque. The British kids looked to make the most of their island heritage, as to assume an English identity was becoming increasingly at odds with a welcome mat that was wearing woefully thin, and with Rastafari and roots reggae presenting a ‘home-grown’ rebel stance they just didn’t need the USA. And the bonus was that to absorb the whole dread package was as much about going forward as it was about somewhere to take refuge.

— Lloyd Bradley, Bass Culture: When Reggae Was King

Just an elderly former music writer and his improbably horny dog playing records at potentially illegal volume during a Saturday evening spent at a dive bar in a bad part of town…What could go wrong? To find out, click on the big arrow immediately to the south of these words…

 

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THE FIRST SET

Kool & The Gang — “Hollywood Swinging” — Sweet Soul Music: 23 Scorching Classics from 1974

Nkengas — “Jungle Funk” — Club Africa Vol.1 – Hard African Funk, Afro-Jazz, & Original Afro-Beat

The Rendells — “Hot Licks” — Intoxica! Strange and Sleazy Sounds From The SoCal Suburbs

وليد غلمية = Walid Gholmieh — “Kaska” — ليبيا والايقاع = Libyan Folk Dances

Tony Middleton With Dave Rhodes Orchestra — “Blackjack” — Jim Jam Gems Vol. 3: Party In The Front Black Jack In The Back

Big Youth — “Train To Rhodesia” — Dread Locks Dread

The Seeds — “Pushin’ Too Hard” — The Seeds

IT’S MADISON TIME…        

                               

The Royal Jokers — “You Tickle Me Baby” — Itty Bitty Treasure Chest (Fortune Records) Vol. 4

THE SECOND SET

Lloyd & Glen — “Mini-Skirt & Go Go Boots” — Work Your Soul: Jamaican 60s & Northern 1966-74

David Johansen — “Not That Much” — David Johansen

El Grupo Folclórico — “Tucutru” — La Locura De Machuca 1975-1980

Marvin Gaye — “Doing My Thing” — Funky Nation: The Detroit Instrumentals

Sexteto Miramar — “Apriétame” — ¡Salsa! Mi Hermana

X-Ray Spex — “The Day The World Turned Dayglo” — Germfree Adolescents

Ronnie Ong — “Buttons and Bows” — Steam Kodok: 26 A-Go-Go Ultrarities from the 60’s Singapore & Southeast Asia Underground

Raymarks — “Back Fire” — Rock’N’Roll Versus Rhythm And Blues

Dur-Dur Band — “Hiyeeley” — Dur Dur Of Somalia Volume 1, Volume 2 & Previously Unreleased Tracks

Frank Scott — “She Said” — The Jerk Boom! Bam! 5

THE THIRD SET

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

The Dragons — “Elephant Stomp” — Frolic Diner Vol. 3

Winston Edwards & Blackbeard — “Hyde Park Corner Investigation” — Dub Conference At 10 Downing Street

Chan Romero — “Hippy, Hippy Shake” — Land Of 1000 Dances

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

The Undertones — “There Goes Norman” — An Introduction To The Undertones

The Cimarons — “Wicky Wacky” — Soul Power Funky Kingston 2: Reggae Dancefloor Grooves 1968-74

Captain Beefheart — “Sun Zoom Spark” — Clear Spot

Mano Césaire Et La Formation Malavoi — “Michèle” — Premiers Enregistrements

THE FINAL SET

Al Casey — “Jezebel” — Dancehall Stringbusters

Cheb Khaled & Safy Boutella — “La Camel” — Kutché

Howard Johnson’s Nubia — “Lower Egypt” — Arrival: A Pharoah Sanders Tribute

King Tubby and Prince Jammy — “Channel One Under Heavy Manners” — Dub Gone 2 Crazy: In Fine Style 1975-1979

Electric Eels — “Jaguar Ride” — Datapanik in the Year Zero [Disc #5 – Terminal Drive]

Ilaiyaraaja / Hariram & Ramola / Ramola — “Disco Sound” — Solla Solla: Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and The Electronic Pop Sound of Kollywood 1977-1983

The Readymen — “Disintegration” — I Still Hate CD’s: Norton Records 45 RPM Singles Collection

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Ennio Morricone (feat. Edda Dell’orso) — “Le Foto Proibite Di Una Signora Per Bene” — Le Foto Proibite Di Una Signora Per Bene OST

Pictured: Peru’s Los Shains.

In everything that can be called art there is a quality of redemption. It may be pure tragedy, if it is high tragedy, and it may be pity and irony, and it may be the raucous laughter of the strong man. But down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid. The detective in this kind of story must be such a man. He is the hero; he is everything. He must be a complete man and a common man and yet an unusual man. He must be, to use a rather weathered phrase, a man of honor – by instinct, by inevitability, without thought of it, and certainly without saying it. He must be the best man in his world and a good enough man for any world. I do not care much about his private life; he is neither a eunuch nor a satyr; I think he might seduce a duchess and I am quite sure he would not spoil a virgin; if he is a man of honor in one thing, he is that in all things.

— Raymond Chandler, The Simple Art Of Murder.

This past Saturday evening found DJ Reeshard approaching Uncle Morty’s truck near and around 10pm. The pale, elderly former rock writer reached in his pocket for a few crumpled notes of large denomination. Offering these, he received in turn a small canister marked ‘Dank Commander,’ its label additionally adorned with an image of Frank Sinatra. Reeshard did not stop to ponder the significance of this, but instead handed the small can off to his sidekick Lee-Roy. The latter promptly disappeared within the Women’s and was not heard from for several minutes. Then things happened…but if you’re curious as to what, or the three dozen plus musical choices were made that evening, simply click on the arrow immediately below. The Great Learning will then envelop you…

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 255 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Love Unlimited Orchestra — “Bring It On Up” — The Best Of Love Unlimited Orchestra

Super Borgou de Parakou — “Baba L’oke Ba’wagbe” — African Scream Contest Vol. 2: Benin 1963-1980

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

Pello El Afrokan — “Mozambique” — Mozambique

Family — “Peace Of Mind” — Music In A Doll’s House

El Monje Loco — “La Papita” — Cumbia Beat Vol. 2: Tropical Sounds from Peru 1966–1983

Charlie Feathers — “Wild Wild Party” — 60 Songs From The Cramps Crazy Collection

A.Halim & De’fictions — “Kembali Lagi” — Psyche Oh! A Go Go: Lost Gems Of Malaysia/Singapura Pop Music ’64-’74

IT’S MADISON TIME…        

             

The Sarr Band — “Mephisto” — Malamondo 3

THE SECOND SET

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

Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers — “Get Off the Phone” — L.A.M.F. (The Lost ’77 Mixes)

Errol Brown — “Escape Affair” — Dubb Everlasting

The Mariners — “Zindy Lou” — Cadence 45rpm

Michi Sarmiento Y Sus Bravos — “La Primavera” — Colombia!: The Golden Age of Discos Fuentes 1960-76

Shoes — “Tomorrow Night” — Present Tense

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

Hasil Adkins — “Rockin’ Robin” — Out To Hunch

Freddy Ranarison — “Tatsimo” — Guitar Safari: Electric Explosion In Africa

Lloyd Glenn — “Wild Fire” — Classics 1954-1957

Rita Chao — “Shake Shake Shake” — Let’s A Go-Go! Singapore And Southeast Asian Pop Scene 1964-69

THE THIRD SET

The Invaders — “Shock Treatment” — The Lavender Jungle: Tempting Treats From The Land Of Exotica (1957–1963)

Errol Brown & The Revolutionaries — “Super Tracks” — Dub Expression

Bobby Oliver — “Lucille” — Granpa’s Gully Rock: 26 Dynamite R&B Gems, Vol. 4

Sewavi Jacintho — “Miade Dua” — Togo Soul 70: Edits & Rarities

Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant — “Two of a Kind” — Swingin’ On The Strings: The Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Collection Vol. 2

M.Ashraf & Nahid Akhtar — “Dil Dil Dil Sambhala Na Jaye” — Disco Dildar

Masters Of Reality — “She Got Me (When She Got Her Dress On)” — Sunrise On The Sufferbus

P.Promdan — “Lung Dee Kee Mao” — Thai Pop Spectacular 1960s–1980s

THE FINAL SET

The Ronettes — “Do I Love You” — Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica

Blo — “Atide” — Chapters And Phases (The Complete Albums 1973-1975)

Prix — “Girl” — Ork Records: New York, New York

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

The Bachelors — “Baby” — Dangerous Doo-Wop 1

Inner Circle & The Fatman Riddim Section — “Too Much War” — Heavyweight Dub

The Rockin’ R’s — “Nameless” — The Roots Of Psychobilly

The Son Of P.M. — “Luk Tung Klong Yao” — Shadow Music Of Thailand

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…    

Marvin Gaye — “Running from Love (Version 2 / With Strings)” — Funky Nation: The Detroit Instrumentals