No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Jackie Mittoo.

...Keyboardist Jackie Mittoo…especially cited by many musicians as unsung heroes whose musical genius guided Studio One into the roots era and enriched Jamaica’s bank of riddims immeasurably. Dudley Sibley echoed the sentiments of many Jamaican musicians when he explained: “You can’t leave out the great Jackie Mittoo. Jackie would hardly go home. Jackie would live at Studio One. Night and day Jackie would be at Studio One, thinking how to evolve this music. Him really play a great part, him a the brainchild in the riddim.” If anything, Sibley’s comments are an understatement, considering Mittoo’s arrangement with Dodd, under which the keyboardist allegedly agreed to compose five new riddims per week—theoretically totaling thirteen hundred riddims during his five-year stint at Studio One!

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

As resident DJ’s at The Purple Bat Lounge, Reeshard & Lee-Roy did a serviceable job of putting to bed a year whose tail end most couldn’t see soon enough. Sure, there was some drama in the Women’s — when isn’t there? —  and the occasional but always amusing friction between human and dog couldn’t be denied. But all concerned emerged from last Saturday evening glad for their place at the dark end of Brush Street. You can be too, even though you probably don’t live anywhere nearby. Just click on the big arrow immediately below, and prepare to murder a couple of hours with a soundtrack best suited for just such an (in)activity…

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 252 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Earth Wind & Fire — “Shining Star” — Sweet Soul Music: 24 Scorching Classics From 1975

Jo Bisso — “Lovers Concerto” — African Disco Experimentals (1974 to 1978)

Manuel & The Renegades — “Woody Wagon” — The Surf Creature Vol. 2

Googoosh — “Age Mishod Che Mishod” — Rangarang: Pre-Revolutionary Iranian Pop

The Mirettes — “He’s Alright with Me” — She’s All Right with Me! Girl Group Sounds USA 1961-1968

The Revolutionaries — “Regulation 15” — Can’t Stop the Dread: High Note Roots 1975-1979

The Athenians — “I Can’t Stand It” — Halcyon Days: 60s Mod, R&B, Brit Soul & Freakbeat Nuggets

Tito Puente — “Chi Que Te Va a Gustar” — The Complete 78s Vol. 3

IT’S MADISON TIME…        

Manfred Hübler & Siegfried Schwab — “Kamasutra” — Vampyros Lesbos: Sexadelic Dance Party

THE SECOND SET

Los Dandy’s — “Normal Nomás” — Lindo Amorcito

The Misunderstood — “My Mind” — A Slight Disturbance In My Mind: The British Proto-Psychedelic Sounds Of 1966

Jackie Mittoo — “Jumping Jack” — Champion In The Arena 1976-1977

Alan Vega — “Magdalena 82” — Collision Drive

The Original Funk — “Loy KraTong Disco” — Thai Funk ZudRangMa Vol. 2

Wire — “Mannequin” — Pink Flag

Foundars 15 — “Money Or Love” — Co-Operation

Soul Brothers Six — “You Gotta Come A Little Closer” — Philadelphia Roots

Dacita & Her Orquesta — “Solido Joaquin” — Pachuco Boogie Featuring Don Tosti

THE THIRD SET

Joe Lutcher — “Ojai” — Jukebox Mambo: Rumba and Afro-Latin Accented Rhythm & Blues 1949-1960

The Jamaicans — “Love Uprising” — Trojan Rare Groove Box Set

The Neon Boys — “That’s All I Know (Right Now)” — Neon Boys + Richard Hell and the Voidoids

Docteur Nico & Orchestre African Fiesta — “Yo Soy Tu Dolor” — Merveilles du Passé 1967

Dave ‘Baby’ Cortez — “The Happy Organ” — Happy Organs, Wild Guitars And Piano Shuffles

Michi Sarmiento Y Sus Bravos — “Hong Kong” — Colombia! The Golden Age of Discos Fuentes 1960-76

The Paley Brothers — “Too Good To Be True” — The Paley Brothers

Unknown Artist — “Unknown Title” — Cambodian Swing Machine

THE FINAL SET

The Neons — “Tuscon” — Mad Mike Monsters: A Tribute to Mad Mike Petrovich Vol. 2

Le Grand Kalle — “Camaro” — Congo: Rumba On The River

The Pop Group — “3:38” — Y

A.Sukiyaki & The Swinging Surfaris — “Kachang Gorengan” — Psyche Oh! A Go Go: Lost Gems Of Malaysia/Singapura Pop Music ’64-’74

Eddie Kirk — “The Grunt” — Fortune 45rpm

Tabou Combo — “Eleve L’ecole” — Haïti

Marvin Gaye — “’T’ Plays It Cool” — Trouble Man OST

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…    

Pharoah Sanders — “Astral Traveling” — Thembi

Pictured: William ‘Bootsy’ Collins.

“LSD was a big part of why I left James Brown’s band,” Collins admits. “I promised myself I’d never do it during a show, but we had a father-son relationship, and he pestered me so much not to do it that one day I just did. My bass turned into a snake and I can’t even remember playing. After, he called me in the back room, as he always did, and was explaining how terrible I was – even when I wasn’t taking LSD. I laughed so hard I was on the floor. To him, that was very disrespectful. He had his bodyguard throw me out.”

— Bootsy Collins, interviewed by The Guardian (2017).

Were you really, really in need of shelter from the plague (no, not that one) that is Xmas music, all you had to do was step inside the Purple Bat Lounge last Saturday evening. Holiday? What holiday? Within the bar’s stygian confines all was as it should have beeen on the dark end of Brush Street: DJ’s Reeshard & Lee-Roy spun some three dozen storming tunes, Uncle Morty stopped by and a very promising Blaxploitation double feature beckoned at The Madison Theater. Yes, our preferred dive was safe from seasonal so-called cheer, but not without effort:  Local carolers turned up at the alleyway entrance, only to be scared off by local pimp Lotsa Poppa, brandishing an extra-large Lee-Roy Cocktail™. Check it all out for yourself, simply by clicking immediately below…

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 251 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Carrie Lucas — “Dance With You” — Club Epic (A Collection Of Classic Dance Mixes) Vol. 2

Napo De Mi Amor et Ses Black Devils — “Leki Santchi” — African Scream Contest

Four El-Moroccos — “To-Bango” — Strummin’ Mental! Part Three

La Logia Sarabanda — “Llamada Del Sur” — Guayaba

Kevin Ayers — “Day By Day” — The Confessions Of Dr. Dream And Other Stories

Eddie Warner — “Poppy Chimes” — Alexis Le-Tan & Jess Presents Studio Ganaro: Space Oddities (1972-1982)

Love — “Softly To Me [Mono]” — Love

Ahmed Malek — “Tikjda” — Musique Originale De Films

IT’S MADISON TIME…        

Soul Runners — “Grits ‘n Corn Bread” — Funky Crimes

THE SECOND SET

Les Loups Noirs — “Escale A La Martinique” — …Toujours

The Smoke — “My Friend Jack (Demo Version)” — A Slight Disturbance In My Mind: The British Proto-Psychedelic Sounds Of 1966

Jackie Mittoo — “Blue Lue” — Keep On Dancing

The Swallows — “It Ain’t The Meat” — Blowing The Fuse: 1952

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

James Reese & The Progressions — “It’s Got Soul” — Wait For Me: The Complete Works 1967-1972

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

The Nervous Kats — “Chong” — Ikon Records Story

Ray & His Court — “El Sapo” — Cookie Crumbs: A Funk Anthology

THE THIRD SET

Wayne Cochran — “Chopper 70” — Crash Of Thunder

Jo Bisso — “Give It Up” — African Disco Experimentals (1974 to 1978)

The Knockouts — “You Can Take My Girl” — The Goodie Train

M.Said & Les Remaja — “Temasah Ria” — Pop Yeh Yeh: Psychedelic Rock from Singapore and Malaysia 1964-1970: Vol.1

Johnny Thunders — “Leave Me Alone” — So Alone

The Travellers — “Natty Dread At The Controls (feat. U-Black)” — King Jammy’s Presents: Black Black Minds

William ‘Bootsy’ Collins — “Countracula (This One’s For You)” — The One Giveth, The Count Taketh Away

Ali Hassan Kuban — “Maria-Maria” — Nubian Magic

THE FINAL SET

The Revolutionaries — “Kunta Kinte Version One” — Drum Sound: More Gems from Channel One Dub Room 1974-1980

Mickey Baker — “Steam Roller” — R&B Hipshakers, Vol. 2: Scratch That Itch

Manzanita — “Un Sabado Por La Noche” — Chicha For The Jet Set

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

M.Said & Les Remaja — “Adek-Ku Pulang” — Psyche Oh! A Go Go: Lost Gems Of Malaysia/Singapura Pop Music ’64-’74

Rolling Stones — “Claudine” — Some Girls (Bonus Tracks)

İpucu Beşlisi — “Heyecanli” — Turkish One Hit Wonders (1967-1976)

Iggy & The Stooges — “Shake Appeal” — Raw Power (1997 Iggy Pop Mix – 2012 Vinyl Remaster)

Bappi Lahiri — “Discotheque Music” — Bombay Disco 1 (Disco Hits from Hindi Films 1979-1985)

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…    

Moondog w. Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Jon Gibson— “All Is Loneliness” — Moondog, The Viking Of 6th Avenue: The Authorized Biography

Pictured: Peter Perrett of The Only Ones.

Pictured: Fela Kuti.

Saturday — when Fela presented his ”Comprehensive Show” complete with the Egypt 80 dancers and an enormous, ritual conical “cigar” presumably filled with marijuana and various native herbs — was also mainly a dance night, with the most diverse audience of the week; listeners traveled from all over Lagos and beyond to enjoy the music. For some attendees, a visit to the Shrine, with its marijuana smoking, go-go dancers, and antigovernment lyrics, was an act of social rebellion in itself. Others came to engage, examine, or debate Fela’s political philosophy. Still other visitors were content merely to enjoy the music, irrespective of its political sentiments. Each show concluded at dawn with Fela pausing before the shrine in the rear of the building. With intense flames leaping into the air, the “Chief Priest of Shrine” paused — flanked by two young male attendants — to salute his ancestors and Pan-Africanist heroes, before returning home as the rest of Lagos awakened with the dawn.

— Michael Veal, Fela: The Life And Times Of An African Musical Icon.

Nigerians had (and now have again, albeit in rebuilt form) The Shrine. Denizens of the darker end of Brush St. in downtown Detroit have The Purple Bat Lounge. These two entities, half a world distant from one another, are less dissimilar than one might suspect initially. In both cases patrons tend to stay all night, regardless of curfews and legislated hours for Last Call, as the prospect of returning home before dawn represents nothing less than a foolhardy impulse. Both establishments bear renown out of proportion to their humble settings. And both places benefit from associations with charismatic figures: One attended The Shrine to see, hear and dance to Fela – and you can only find Lee-Roy at The Purple Bat Lounge. Need proof? Click on the arrow immediately below…

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 249 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Rufus & Chaka Khan — “You Got the Love” — Sweet Soul Music: 23 Scorching Classics from 1974

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

The Spiders — “Don’t Blow Your Mind” — Garage Beat ’66 Vol. 2: Chicks Are For Kids!

Melih & Faruk & Serdar & Saygun — “Aynali Carsi” — Turkish One Hit Wonders (1967-1976)

Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band — “I Love You, You Big Dummy” — Lick My Decals Off, Baby

Big Joe — “World Wide Kaya” — At The Control

The Yardbirds — “Hot House Of Omagarishid” — Roger The Engineer (a.k.a. Over Under Sideways Down)

IT’S MADISON TIME…        

Michele Torr — “Non, A Tous Les Garcons” — C’est Chic! (French Girl Singers Of The 1960s)

THE SECOND SET

The Real Kids — “All Kindsa Girls” — The Real Kids

Catchito & Cacha Po — “Fine Fine Woman” — Guitar Safari : Electric Explosion In Africa

The Carnations — “Scorpion” — Dancehall Stringbusters Vol. 2

Bappi Lahiri — “Disco Title Music From ‘Dahshat’” — Bollywood Bloodbath: The B-Music of the Indian Horror Film Industry

Wire — “Sand In My Joints” — Chairs Missing

Sadistic Mika Band — “Taifuuka” — Kurofune (Black Ship)

The Four Clippers — “You Can’t Trust A Woman” — Vicious Vicious Vocals! Volume Vun

Los Mirios — “Muchachita del Oriente” — The Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru

Dennis Coffey — “Impressions Of” — Big City Funk

THE THIRD SET

King Tubby’s — “King At The Controls” — Psalms Of Drums: The Black And White Story

The Slits — “Love Und Romance” — Cut

Very Be Careful — “Playas Marinas” — Escape Room

The Mermen — “Honeybomb” — Food For Other Fish

Fela & Africa 70 — “Who’re You? (Original 45 Version)” — Nigeria Afrobeat Special: The New Explosive Sound in 1970’s Nigeria

THE FINAL SET

Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers — “Born to Lose’ — L.A.M.F. (The Lost ’77 Mixes)

Omar Khorshid — “Rahbaniyat (Rahbani Variations)” — Guitar El Chark

Paul Gayten — “Hot Cross Burns” — Sound Of Detroit 2: Original Gems From The Motown Vaults

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

The Standells — “Medication” — Dirty Water

Icebreakers w. The Diamonds — “Grand Rock” — Planet Mars Dub

Roxy Music — “Angel Eyes” — Manifesto

Manzanita — “Mi Choza, Mi Chacra y Mi Mujer” — Cumbia Beat Vol. 2: Tropical Sounds from Peru 1966–1983

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…                      

Marga Benitez & The Mello-Tones — “Winos On Parade” — Marga 45rpm

Pictured: The New York Dolls.

Mind you, the name they switched to, New York Dolls, is itself rich in camp associations. Although the name was actually inspired by a toy hospital in Manhattan, ‘doll’ was by 1971 already a quaint term for ‘cute girl’ or ‘broad’ (as in the musical Guys and Dolls or the Swinging Sixties term ‘dolly birds’). But it also evoked Valley of the Dolls, Jacqueline Susann’s 1966 pulp best-seller about showbiz starlets in Hollywood, which then became a hugely successful movie melodrama. In the book and movie, ‘dolls’ is the nickname for pills: the uppers and downers to which one of the actresses becomes addicted. By 1970, the already absurd film had a parody sequel in the form of Russ Meyer’s glorious camp fantasia Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, in which an all-female rock band arrive in LA and become embroiled in druggy, polysexual decadence. So the name New York Dolls neatly compacted the city of their birth and source of their spirit with a campy, outmoded ideal of feminine beauty, plus a hint of chemical excess.

— Simon Reynolds, Shock And Awe.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 248 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Orgone — “Strike” — New You, Part 1

Marijata — “Break Through” — Afro-Beat Airways: West African Shock Waves (Ghana & Togo 1972-78)

The Moons — “Gammera” — Sleazy Surf! Vol 1

Tapper Zukie — “Liberation Struggle” —          Man Ah Warrior

Alan Vega — “Outlaw” — Collision Drive

Les Gypsies De Pétion Ville — “Mi Diable La” — Album III: Courage

Katch 22 — “Major Catastrophe” — A Slight Disturbance In My Mind: The British Proto-Psychedelic Sounds Of 1966

Helene Velu & The Kilats — “Ku Takkan Lupakan Mu” — Psyche Oh! A Go Go: Lost Gems Of Malaysia/Singapura Pop Music ’64-’74

IT’S MADISON TIME…      

The Soul Smoochers — “Black Pepper” — Funky Crimes

THE SECOND SET

El Grupo Folclorico — “Tamba” — La Locura De Machuca 1975-1980

Jade — “Paper Man” — Chains & Black Exhaust

Pier’ Rosier & Gazolinn’ — “Top Secret” — Gazolinn’

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

Jackie Mittoo — “Taste Of Living” — Keep On Dancing

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

New York Dolls — “Bad Girl” — New York Dolls

Jean Paul El Troglodita — “Everything Is Gonna Change” — Back To Peru Vol. 2 : Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Soul, Funk, Psychedelic

THE THIRD SET

The Undertones — “Get Over You” — The Undertones

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

Squatty and the Bottys — “Soul” — Souvenirs of the Soul Clap Vol. 5

Harry Mudie Meets King Tubby’s — “Peace Offering” — Dub Conference Vol.3

Ruth Brown & Group — “Mambo Baby” — Ai! Si! Si!: Mambo & Latin Flavoured Rhythm & Blues

Keyboard — “Think About It” — Hungry Man

Lizzy Mercier Descloux — “Wawa” — Press Color

Van Shipley — “Ghar Ki Murgi” — Bollywood Steel Guitar

THE FINAL SET

Sonny Fishback — “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere” — Black Rock Rhythm Meat

Nyboma & Les Kamalé Dynamiques du Zaïre — “Mama Yo” — Pepe

Lou Millet — “Slip, Slip, Slippin’ In” — Sin Alley Part One

Quartette Tres Bien & Jeter Thompson — “Boss Tres Bien” — We Got Latin Soul: Boogaloo & Funk Too!

Terry Reid — “Speak Now Or Forever Hold Your Peace” — Terry Reid

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…                      

Ennio Morricone feat. Edda Dell Orso — “Tette E Antenne, Tetti E Gonne (From “La Smagliatura”)” — Morricone Segreto (The Hidden, Dark-Tinged And Psychedelic Side Of The Maestro)

Pictured: James Brown.

James Brown had the whole week there at the Apollo. Go to the Apollo and see James Brown, damn fucking right. I mean, who would turn that down? He was a piece of work. So on the button. We thought we were a tight band! The discipline in the band impressed me more than anything else. On stage, James would snap his fingers if he thought somebody had missed a beat or hit a wrong note, and you could see the player’s face fall. He would signal the fine he had imposed with his fingers. These guys would be watching his hands. I even saw Maceo Parker, the sax player who was the architect of James Brown’s band–who I finally got to work with in the Winos–get fined about fifty bucks that night. It was a fantastic show. Mick’s looking at his foot moves. Mick took more notice than I did that day–lead singer, dancing, he calls the shots.

— Keith Richards (with James Fox), Life.

Another Saturday evening, business as usual at the Purple Bat Lounge. Reeshard & Lee-Roy returned to the DJ booth, the latter having recovered from minor injuries sustained after the big 7th Anniversary / Halloween show. So much music, so much liquor, so much indolence [Check one: (a) Horny (b) Stoned (c) Other]…click below to hear more…

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 247 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

People’s Choice — “Jam Jam Jam (All Night Long)” — Philadelphia International Records: 40th Anniversary

Mixed Grill — “A Brand New Wayo” — Brand New Wayo: Funk, Fast Times & Nigerian Boogie Badness 1979-1983

The Catalinas — “Banzai Washout” — Lost Legends of Surf Guitar Vol. 2: Point Panic!

I-Roy & Mudies All Stars — “Drifter (Rap)” — Quad Star Revolution 1

The Barons — “Don’t Blame Me” — Fort Worth Teen Scene Vol.1

Paul Labonne — “Ti Malgache Ti Madras” — Moris Zekler: Fuzz & Soul Sega From 70’s Mauritius

The Kinks — “House In The Country” — Face To Face [mono]

Sonik Omi — “Title Music” — Heeron Ka Chor OST

IT’S MADISON TIME…      

Timmy Thomas — “Funky Me” — Miami Sound: Rare Funk & Soul From Miami Florida 1967-1974

THE SECOND SET

Wganda Kenya — “El Lobo” — Palenque Palenque: Champeta Criolla & Afro Roots in Colombia 1975-91

The Medallions — “Blowin’ Through Yokohama Pt.1” — Blowin’ Through Yokohama!

Leroy Smart — “Trying To Wreck Up My Life” — Jackpot 45rpm

Alliance (Electric Indian) — “Cupid’s Holding” — MFSB – Mutha Funkin Sonofabitch: The Truth Behind The Philly Legend

Chirai Chaiyata & Sawanee Pattana — “You Should Die By Bullets” — Thai Funk: ZudRangMa

The Renegades — “Thirteen Women” — A Slight Disturbance In My Mind: The British Proto-Psychedelic Sounds Of 1966

Michel Desgrottes Et Son Groupe Du Riviera Hotel — “Sirene Diamant” — Haitian Dance Bands Vol. 1 1949 – 1960 : Meringue, Biguine And Voodoo Folk From Haiti

Dave Hamilton — “Cracklin’ Bread” — Detroit City Grooves

Solo Hit — “Ododo” — Analog Africa 45rpm

THE THIRD SET

The Raybeats — “B-Gas Rickshaw” — Guitar Beat

Bantous / Mujos — “Les Krakmen” — Guitar Safari : Electric Explosion In Africa

ESG — “Tiny Sticks” — Come Away With ESG

Prince Jammy — “Brothers Of The Blade” — Kamikazi Dub

The Visions — “Route 66” — Fort Worth Teen Scene Vol. 2

Magdy Shabeeni — “Ya Dunnya Ley” — Yalla: Hitlist Egypt

James Brown — “Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose” — In The Jungle Groove

THE FINAL SET

T.Rex — “Baby Strange” — The Slider

Pamelo Mounk’a — “L’Argent Appelle L’Argent” — Pamelo Mounk’a

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

Errol Brown & the Sky Nations — “Starlight In Dub” — Medley Dub

The Daniels — “Wee Wee” — Take It Off! Stag Party Special

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…               

Syrinx — “Ibistix” — Long Lost Relatives

Pictured: Jeff Beck (l.) & Keith Relf of the Yardbirds, from Blow-Up (1966, dir. M. Antonioni).

According to rock legend, the Who’s stage act was inspired by a lecture Townshend attended by Gustav Metzger, during which the auto-destructive Dadaist smashed a double bass. According to Townshend it was an accident that became a spectacle. While playing a gig at the Railway Tavern in Harrow & Wealdstone in September 1964, he cracked his guitar against the ceiling while ‘getting into feedback’, and when the audience started laughing he hid his embarrassment by pretending to have meant it and proceeding to destroy the guitar. The next day the place was packed.

— Richard Weight, MOD: A Very British Style.

In the run-up to Halloween (the only holiday endorsed by NCIP) this past Saturday, The Madison Theatre is running a fabulous, ever-so-creepy Barbara Steele double feature. DJ Lee-Roy still spends most of a given Saturday evening on the Outdoor Patio™, located adjacent to the back door of the Purple Bat Lounge, watching Lotsa Poppa throw exotic insects at the carriage-lamp-model bug zapper. Within the bar, 4 impeccably crafted sets of music designed to be played at lease-breaking volume are stitched together by Lee-Roy & (mostly) co-host Reeshard. A great time is had by all concerned. A recorded transcription of said time is now available — just down there a few pixels — for those of you at home who desire the Purple Bat experience, but don’t want to get anything on your outfit. Go ahead, click…see what happens… 

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 245 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

The Electric Indian — “My Cherie Amor” — MFSB – Mutha Funkin Sonofabitch: The Truth Behind The Philly Legend

Marijata — “No Condition Is Permanent” — Ghana Soundz Vol. 2: Afro-Beat, Funk and Fusion in ‘70’s Ghana

The Tornadoes — “The Gremmie” — Surf & Drag Vol. 2

Kayoko Ishuu — “Bazazz No. 1” — Nippon Girls 2: Japanese Pop, Beat & Rock’n’Roll 1965-70

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

P.M. 7 / Jupiter — “Sawan Bangkok” — Shadow Music Of Thailand

Betty James — “I’m A Little Mixed Up” — ‘Black’ Rock ‘n’ Roll / Savage Kick Vol. 2

IT’S MADISON TIME…      

Devon Irons— “Vampire” — Arkology Reel I: Dub Organiser

THE SECOND SET

Nathaniel Mayer — “Leave Me Alone” — I Just Want to Be Held

King Somalie — “Le Mongui” — La Locura De Machuca 1975-1980

James Brown — “Stoned To The Bone” — Make It Funky (The Big Payback: 1971-1975)

Blo — “Get That Groove In” — African Disco: Deep Disco From 1970’s Africa

Yardbirds — “What Do You Want?” — Roger the Engineer

The Techniques — “Fish Mouth” — Techniques In Dub

Booker T. & The MGs — “Tic-Tac-Toe” — The Definitive Soul Collection

Les Vikings — “Choc Vikings” — Haiti Direct: Big Band, Mini Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds, 1960-1978

THE THIRD SET

Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs — “Ring Dang Doo” — The MGM Singles 1965-1973

Halimah Ahmad & The Kilats — “Mimpiku” — Psyche Oh! A Go Go: Lost Gems Of Malaysia/Singapura Pop Music ’64-’74

Big Jay McNeely — “Hot Cinders” — The Deacon ‘53-‘55 Unabridged, Vol. 3

Los Yetis — “Cantemos” — Nadaismo A Go-Go

New York Dolls — “Personality Crisis” — New York Dolls

Charanjit Singh — “Pyar Chaiye Keh Paisa” — The Bombay Connection

Oscar & The Majestics — “Soul Finger” — Twistin’ Rumble!! 4

The Aggrovators — “Dunza Dub” — Rockers Almighty Dub

Kevin Ayers — “Sweet Deceiver” — Sweet Deceiver

THE FINAL SET

Buari — “Iro Le Pa” — Buari

The Centuries — “Outer Limits” — Teen Expo: The Cleopatra Label

Pan Ron — “Why Follow Me” — Dengue Fever Presents Electric Cambodia

Orgone — “Duck And Cover” — The Killion Floor

King Tubby — “African Roots” — Dub From The Roots

The Squires — “Do-Be-Do-Be-Wop-Wop” — Rumba Doowop ’55

Omar Khorshid — “Sidi Mansour (Master Monsour)” — Guitar El Chark

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…              

Angelo Badalamenti — “Alvin’s Theme” — The Straight Story OST

Pictured: The Detroit Cobras.

Summer wasn’t always like this. It had a decent upbringing and a reasonable education. It lived in harmony with the other seasons, and sometimes they traded off bits of one another’s weather. Just where it went wrong is uncertain. except that it happened in our lifetime. It was all those cars, all those drugs, all that red meat, all that money it sucked up and vaporized. Summer only remembers luxury and rage…Summer is mindless. Summer is nothing but fun. Everybody loves summer.

— Luc Sante, “Summer with a Thousand Julys,” Maybe The People Would Be The Times.

Well, everybody but Lee-Roy, who spent much of last Saturday evening beating the heat by lounging on the Outdoor Patio™ just a few steps beyond the alley entrance to the Purple Bat Lounge. Co-host Reeshard could deal with the sustaining temperatures, but then he wasn’t locked inside a fur coat. Great music played, cocktails were served and served again, and Uncle Morty’s truck roared up at the halfway point with a cargo of specific treats for those so inclined. Much more happened beyond that, but you’ll have to click on the arrow immediately below to hear the rest…

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 244 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

MFSB — “Get Down With The Philly Sound” — Philadelphia International Records: 40th Anniversary

Jimmy Hiacynthe — “Yatchiminou” — Ivory Coast Soul: Afro Funk From Abidjan From 1972 To 1982

The Novas — “Take Seven” — Strummin’ Mental!

Sangthong Seesai — “Old Karma” — Thai Funk ZudRangMa Vol. 2

The Undertones — “Male Model” — The Undertones

Aurelia Lewis — “Young, Gifted And Broke” — Lee Perry Presents The Full Experience

IT’S MADISON TIME…         

Ralph Nielsen & The Chancellors — “Scream” — Back from the Grave Vol.2

THE SECOND SET

Morogoro Jazz Band — “Nimechoka” — Zanzibara 3 Ujamaa: The 1960’s Sound of Tanzania

The Moonlighters — “Little Indian Girl” — Dangerous Doo-Wop 4

Kazi Aniruddha — “Mafe Karo” — Bollywood Steel Guitar

The Human Beinz — “Nobody But Me” — Nuggets I: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era

Prince Jammy & The Aggrovators — “King Forever” — Jammies in Lion Dub Style

The Rolling Stones — “Turd On The Run” — Exile On Main Street

Rudyn Al-Haj — “Mama Papa Main Music” — Psyche Oh! A Go Go: Lost Gems Of Malaysia/Singapura Pop Music ’64-’74

Dave Hamilton — “Pisces Pace” — Dave Hamilton’s Detroit Funk

Afrosound — “Jungle Fever” — The Afrosound of Colombia Vol.1

Larry & The Blue Notes — “In And Out” — Teenage Shutdown Vol. 10: The World Ain’t Round, It’s Square!

THE THIRD SET

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

Link Wray And The Raymen — “Deuces Wild” — Mr. Guitar

Juaneco Y Su Combo — “El Hijo De La Runamula” — Masters Of Chicha 1

Moe Koffman Quartet — “Koko Mamey” — Jubilee 45rpm

The Revolutionaries — “Wailing Heart” — Dawn Of Creation

The Detroit Cobras — “Cha Cha Twist” — Mink Rat Or Rabbit

Gemini Brass — “You Don’t Love Me” — Calypsoul 70: Caribbean Soul & Calypso Crossover 1969-1979

Rudy & The Reno Bops — “Rudy’s Monkey” — Dr. Boogie Presents Heavy Jelly

Kına Gecesi Ensemble — “Misket” — Uzelli Elektro Saz 1976-1984

THE FINAL SET

Captain Beefheart — “I’m Gonna Booglarize You Baby” — The Spotlight Kid

Joseph Kabasele — “Tika Ndeko Na Yo Te” — Le Grand Kallé: His Life, His Music – Joseph Kabasele And The Creation Of Modern Congolese Music

Darryl Vincent — “Wild Wild Party” — Sin Alley Vol. 2

Ray Barretto — “Soul Drummers” — We Got Latin Soul!

John & Jackie — “Little Girl” — Las Vegas Grind! Vol.1

Shahram — “Leila” — Tisheh O Riseh: Funk, Psychedelia and Pop From The Iranian Pre-Revolution Generation

Nathaniel Mayer With The Fortune Braves — “I Want Love And Affection (Not The House Of Correction)” — Romp! Stomp! And Grind! 25 Obscure’n Wicked R’n’B And Soul Stomps

Harry Mudie Meets King Tubby’s — “Nineteen Love In Dub” — Dub Conference Vol.3

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Lloyd Glenn — “Rompin’ Rhumba” — After Hours

Pictured: (l. to r.) Fatman, Bunny Lee (R.I.P.) & Prince Jammy.

Given the heavy demand for dub mixes from sound systems preparing for weekend dances, it is important to realize that these mixes were improvised on the spot, with a minimum of pre-planning. Most dub mixing was done on Friday evenings, when producers deposited their master tapes with engineers, and sound system operators gathered at the studio so that each could be given a unique mix of a currently popular tune. Under these circumstances, an engineer might create dozens of different mixes of a given tune in one remix session…they usually improvised their way through dozens of mixes of the same track. King Jammy’s approach was typical of most engineers: “I don’t plan it before I go into the mix, it just comes creatively. I don’t plan like ‘Okay, I’m going to take out the bass at two minutes’ or whatever. It’s just an instant creativity.”

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

The heat was still in effect down Brush Street way last Saturday evening. Given co-host Lee-Roy’s confinement within a fur coat on a 24/7 basis, he spent only as much time in the Purple Bat Lounge’s DJ booth as was minimally required of him. Otherwise, the most famous pit bull in downtown Detroit was content to hang in back at the bar’s Outdoor Patio™, leaving Reeshard to do the bulk of content delivery (per usual). The bar’s patrons barely noticed the difference. Which begs the obvious question: Outside of gun fire or last call, what do they notice? Never you mind — all concerned enjoyed themselves enormously, and now you can too, simply by clicking a few pixels south of these words…

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 243 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Rose Royce — “Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is” — Car Wash OST

Jude Bondeze — “Ndomo” — Africa Airways Six (Mile High Funk 1974-1981)

PJ & The Galaxies — “Lanky Bones” — Rare Surf Vol. 1: The South Bay Bands

Perez Prado — “Tema de James Bond” — Guantanamera

The Honeybears — “One Bad Stud” — Talkin’ Trash

The Hornets — “Jelingan Mu” — Psyche Oh! A Go Go: Lost Gems Of Malaysia/Singapura Pop Music ’64-’74

Wire — “Too Late” — Chairs Missing

Drumbago & The Dynamites — “Dulcemania” — Foolish Fool

IT’S MADISON TIME…         

The Xplosions — “Wait A Minute” — Funky Crimes

THE SECOND SET

Orchestre Negro Succes — “Talisman” — Succes Des Orchestres Du Congo/Zaïre Des Annees ’60-‘70

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

Tabou Combo — “Yon Ti Gaçon” — Haïti

Kid Thomas — “The Wolfpack” — Jook Block Busters Vol. 1

Zap Pow — “Funking Skank” — Soul Power Funky Kingston 2: Reggae Dancefloor Grooves 1968-74

The Pretty Things — “Rain” — Parachute

The Afrosound — “Pa Ti Mami” — Onda Brava Vol. 2

The Cramps — “The Crusher” — File Under Sacred Music: Early Singles 1978-81

Vichan Maneechot — “Dance Dance Dance” — Thai Beat A Go Go Vol. 1: Groovy 60’s Sounds from the Land of Smile!

THE THIRD SET

Orgone — “Done Deal” — Killion Vaults

Abdul Hameed (w. Nahid Akhtar) — “Catch Me If You Can (Mere Liye Harr Dil Hai Dewaana) — Life Is Dance: Plugged-In Sounds of Wonder at the Pakistani Picture House

Eddie Cash — “Doin’ Alright” — Dr. Boogie Presents 26 Deranged and Smokin’ Cool Cats: The Rocketing Rise and Fast Decline Of A Music Form Called Rockabilly 1954-1959

Jungle Rat USA — “Just Love One Another” — Panama Soul EP

Mile Ends — “Bring’ Em On In” — Garage Beat ’66 Vol. 4: I’m In Need!

Son Palenque — “Arriba Arriba” — Afro-Colombian Sound Modernizers

Don Gardner — “My Baby Likes to Boogaloo” — Whip It On ‘Em

Prince Jammy — “Robbery in the City” — 20th Century DEB-Wise

THE FINAL SET

The Latin Quarters — “Mira Mira” — Red Bird 45rpm

Ohio Players — “Walt’s First Trip’ — Pleasure

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou — “Ma Dou Sou Nou Mio” — Volume Two: Echos Hypnotiques

The Riptides — “Machine Gun” — Dancehall Stringbusters

Errol Brown — “Arabian Dub” — Treasure Isle Dub Vol. 1

The Crowns — “Please Say You Love Me” — Dangerous Doo-Wop 2

La Sonora De Lucho Macedo — “Guayaba” — Gozalo! Bugalu Tropical Vol. 1

Andre Williams — “Your Stuff Ain’t The Same” — Bait & Switch

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Salaam and His Cultural Imani Group — “Moko Baba” — The Guitar And The Gun: Highlife Music From Ghana

Pictured: Phil Manzanera.

Phil Manzanera was the only posh member of Roxy [Music]…Manzanera had enjoyed a cosmopolitan youth flitting between various South American countries and his boarding school in London…”Everything went flat,” recalls Manzanera of 1968-71. “A lot of musicians were…out of it, so they weren’t even bothering to wear kaftans or other hippy stuff, which had been stylish in their own way.” …The bearded Manzanera came across as a snazzed-up, tidier version of a late-sixties freak, wearing Antony Price-designed sunglasses that looked like fly’s eyes.

— Simon Reynolds, Shock And Awe.

Last Saturday evening retained summer’s swelter, despite the calendar having moved into autumn. Co-host Lee-Roy, by way of response, occupied the DJ booth at the Purple Bat Lounge for exactly as long as was required of him, preferring to inhabit the bar’s Outdoor Patio™ for the balance. Walking the knife’s edge between enthusiasm and disgust, Reeshard maintained musical continuity throughout, breaking stride only to lean through the bar’s (otherwise unused) front door, in order to hail Uncle Morty’s Midnight Mobile Dispensary™ as it cruised down Brush Street. All told, a pleasurable waste of an otherwise perfectly good night on the town for those capable of remembering it…but who talks to them? Better you should experience it for yourself, simply by clicking immediately below…

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 242 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

The Philly Sound — “Waitin’ For The Rain” — Philadelphia Roots

Momo Joseph — “Love Africa Soul” — War For Ground (Édition Spéciale)

Ronnie And Johnny — “Jungle Boogie” — Strummin’ Mental! Pt.3

The Dynamics — “I Wish You Would” — Steam Kodok: 26 A-Go-Go Ultrarities from the 60’s Singapore & Southeast Asia Underground

Jackie Lomax — “You’ve Got Me Thinking” — Is This What You Want?

Orquestra Harlow — “Bobby’s Boogaloo” — Orchestra Harlow Presenta A Ismael Miranda

Devo — “The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprise” — Virgin 45rpm

Üç Hürel — “Aglarsa Anam Aglar” — Love, Peace & Poetry: Turkish Psychedelic Music

IT’S MADISON TIME…         

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

THE SECOND SET

Wganda Kenya — “Combate A Kung Fu” — The Rough Guide To Latin Disco

Phil Manzanera — “The Flex” — Diamond Head

Tabou Combo — “Dans La Vie” — Haïti

Frank Zappa & The Mothers — “WPLJ” — Burnt Weeny Sandwich

Ipa-Boogie — “Africa” — Ipa-Boogie

Love Unlimited Orchestra — “Here Comes The Man” — Together Brothers OST

Kelsom Hashim & Plastic Deers — “Pemuda Pemudi” — Psyche Oh! A Go Go: Lost Gems Of Malaysia/Singapura Pop Music ’64-’74

Paul Revere & The Raiders — “Orbit” — Early Northwest Rockers & Instrumentals Vol.03: Shake Um Up Rock

The Enforcers — “Musical Fever” — Clement ‘Coxone’ Dodd: Musical Fever 1967 – 1968

THE THIRD SET

The J.B.’s — “Gimme Some More” — Funky Good Time: The Anthology

Ayaléw Mèsfin & Black Lion Band — “Gud Adèrègètchegn” — Ethiopiques 13 – Ethiopian Groove: The Golden Seventies

Johnny Thunders — “Dead Or Alive” — So Alone

Johnny Guitar — “Mon Du Dow” — Shadow Music Of Thailand

The Pretty Things — “S.F. Sorrow Is Born” — S.F. Sorrow [Mono]

Kamal Ahmed & Nahid Akhtar — “Aesh Kiye Jaa Subh-O-Shaam” — Disco Dildar

Bobby & Deborreh Williams — “The Pusher’s Thang” — Ancestors Of Rap: A Collection Of Highly Underrated Prototype Rap Songs

THE FINAL SET

Maurice Alcindor — “Sékirité” — Disque La Rayé: 60’s French West-Indies Boo-Boo-Galoo

Mary Weiss — “Stop And Think It Over” — I Still Hate CD’s: Norton Records 45 RPM Singles Collection

El Rego Et Ses Commandos — “Vimado Wingnan” — Legends Of Benin

The Velvet Underground — “White Light/White Heat” — White Light/White Heat [Mono]

Sly & The Revolutionaries — “Ballistic Affair (Version)” — Channel One: Maxfield Avenue Breakdown Dubs And Instrumentals 1974-79

Andre Williams — “You Got It, I Want It” — Movin’ On With… Andre Williams: Greasy And Explicit Soul Movers 1956-1970

Juaneco Y Su Combo — “Vacilando Con Ayahuasca” — Masters Of Chicha 1

Sparks — “This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us” — Plagiarism

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Ray Cathode — “Waltz In Orbit” — Parlophone 45rpm