No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: The Monks.

Hans Joachim Irmler, of Krautrock pioneers Faust, later remembered [the Monks’] appearance as “a new freedom … a positive NO! … the future”, and you can hear something of Krautrock’s “motorik” beat in the Monks’ tightly wound playing. But for the most part, the reactions ranged from bewilderment to outright hostility. Their album Black Monk Time, recently reissued on CD, flopped. At least splitting when they did got them out of a spectacularly hare-brained plan to go and play live in downtown Saigon. “Retrospect tells me it’s probably a damn good thing that we didn’t go to Saigon,” [Monks frontman Gary] Berger says. “Clubs were getting blown up in those days. I think we talked about whether or not we’d play songs like ‘Black Monk Time’ and ‘Complication,’ the songs that gave the army a bad time. Maybe we wouldn’t have. We might still have gotten killed.”

— Alexis Petridis, “Music to scare bullies by” The Guardian (May 7, 2009).

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THE FIRST SET

People’s Choice — “Do It Any Way You Wanna” — Boogie Down U.S.A.

Lafayette Afro Rock Band — “Racubah” — Afon: 10 Unreleased Afro Funk Recordings 1971-1974

The Chandelles — “El Gato” — Sleazy Surf! Vol. 2

Maha — “Orkos” — Orkos

The Nashville Teens — “Tobacco Road” — The Pop Genius Of Mickie Most

Michi Sarmiento y Su Combo Bravo — “Corazón De Arana Negra” — The Afrosound Of Colombia Vol. 3

The Sparkles — “No Friend of Mine” — Garage Beat ’66, Vol. 1: Like What, Me Worry?!

Delroy Wilson — “Baby I Love” — Hit Sounds from Channel One 1979-80

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Unknown Artist — “Surfin’ Bird” — Malamondo 5

THE SECOND SET

The Upsetters — “Cold Sweat” — Return of Django

Andre Williams A.K.A. Rudibaker — “Chicken Thighs” — Rib Tips & Pig Snoots: Rare & Unreleased Au-Go-Go Soul 1965-1971

Abdou El Omari — “Zifaf Filfada” — Nuits D’été Avec Abdou El Omari (Red Album)

Morells — “Gettin’ In Shape” — Shake and Push

Johnny Rodriguez & Angel Rene — “Cookin’ With A&J” — Long Live Boogaloo: 22 Rare Latin Boogaloos from Spanish Harlem ’63-’72

The Chambers Brothers — “Funky” — Time Has Come Today (15 Great Songs)

K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas — “Susu Ne Won Nka” — K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas (Blue Album)

The Rockin’ Rebels — “Wild Weekend” — Songs We Taught The Fleshtones Vol. 9

Sonido Gallo Negro — “Inca-A-Delic” — The Rough Guide To Psychedelic Cumbia

THE THIRD SET

The Monks — “Complication” — Black Monk Time

J.M. Tim and Foty — “Funky Bafoussam” — African Funk Experimentals (1977-1979)

The Imps — “Uh Oh” — The Roots of Psychobilly

Los Locos Del Ritmo — “El Fantasma” — Mexican Garage Stompers ‘62-‘68

Stories In Sound — “Space Battle” — Intoxica! Strange and Sleazy Sounds From The SoCal Suburbs

Dr. Alimantado — “Born For A Purpose / Reason For Living” — Greensleeves 12″ 45rpm

The Capprells with the Sul Brothers Band — “Close Your Eyes” — Strange Breaks & Mr Thing III

THE FINAL SET

Juaneco y Su Combo — “A La Fiesta De San Juan” — Masters Of Chicha 1

Orgone — “Karma Sutra” — Orgone (1^st Album)

Shleu Shleu — “A Ki Sa Ouap Pensé” — 6éme  Anniversaire

The Ronettes — “He Did It” — Songs We Taught The Detroit Cobras

Fela Kuti — “Jeun Ko Ku (Chop ‘n Quench)” — Afrodisiac

Sun Ra & The Blues Project — “The Riddler’s Retreat” — Batman and Robin: The Sensational Guitars of Dan & Dale

Watty Burnett — “Open The Gate” — Trojan Roots & Culture Box

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

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

Pictured: Los Safiros.

‘THAT NIGGER GOING down the street,’ said Dr Hasselbacher standing in the Wonder Bar, ‘he reminds me of you, Mr Wormold.’ It was typical of Dr Hasselbacher that after fifteen years of friendship he still used the prefix Mr – friendship proceeded with the slowness and assurance of a careful diagnosis. On Wormold’s death-bed, when Dr Hasselbacher came to feel his failing pulse, he would perhaps become Jim.

The Negro was blind in one eye and one leg was shorter than the other; he wore an ancient felt hat and his ribs showed through his torn shirt like a ship’s under demolition. He walked at the edge of the pavement, beyond the yellow and pink pillars of a colonnade, in the hot January sun, and he counted every step as he went. As he passed the Wonder Bar, going up Virdudes, he had reached ‘1,369’. He had to move slowly to give time for so long a numeral. ‘One thousand three hundred and seventy.’ He was a familiar figure near the National Square, where he would sometimes linger and stop his counting long enough to sell a packet of pornographic photographs to a tourist. Then he would take up his count where he had left it. At the end of the day, like an energetic passenger on a trans-Atlantic liner, he must have known to a yard how far he had walked.

— Graham Greene, Our Man In Havana.

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THE FIRST SET

The Street People — “You’re My One Weakness Girl” — Frankie Crocker: “Do It Frankie, Do It To It!”

The Hygrades — “Rough Rider” — The World Ends: Afro Rock & Psychedelia In 1970s Nigeria

The Fabulous Playboys — “Cheater Stomp” — Lost Legends of Surf Guitar, Vol. 3: Cheater Stomp!

Plearn Promdan — “Jolly” — Thai Funk – ZudRangMa

The Eyes — “I’m Rowed Out” — 20 Original Mod Classics

Ismael Santiago Y Sus Pleneros Canta Angel Luis Torruellas — “Pacharo” — ¡Saoco! Vol. 2: Bomba, Plena & the Roots of Salsa in Puerto Rico 1955-1967

Jimmy Lloyd — “Rocket In My Pocket” — Born Bad Vol. 2

The Pioneers — “Long Up Your Mouth” — Long Shot

IT’S MADISON TIME…

J.C. Davis — “Coconut Brown” — 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

Vinnie Rogers — “Flash Flood” — Duel 45prm

Delai Alamos con Los King Stay — “El Grito De Los King” — MAG 45rpm

Pink Floyd — “Arnold Layne” — The First 3 Singles

Asha Bhosle — “Ankhen Meri Maikhana” — Doob Doob O’ Rama 2: More Filmsongs From Bollywood

The 13th Floor Elevators — “Fire Engine [Single Version]” — The Psychedelic Sounds Of [Mono]

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou — “Gbeti Ma Djro” — African Scream Contest

The Fantastic Johnny C — “Boogaloo Down Broadway” — Felix Hernandez presents Rhythm Review

The Boris Gardiner Happening — “Paying Roots” — Ultra Super Dub Vol. 1

The Hallmarks — “I Know Why” — Back from the Grave # 4

THE THIRD SET

Omar Khorshid — “Guitar El Chark” — Guitar El Chark

Roxy Music — “Trash” — Manifesto

Orquesta Joe Cain — “Kenyatta” — Rough Guide to Boogaloo Vol. 3

John Fred & The Playboys — “Shirley” — Modernists: A Decade Of Rhythm & Soul Dedication

Aimé Orchis Mathey — “Senye Ye Na” — Togo Soul 70

Bill Doggett — “The Worm” — Mighty Instrumentals R&B Style 1963ˆ1964

Cem Karaca & Apaşlar — “Anadolu Oyun Havası” — Turkish Delights: Beat, Psych, & Garage : 26 Ultra Rarities From Beyond The Sea Of Marmara

Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band — “Hot Head” — Doc at the Radar Station

THE FINAL SET

Un Dos Tres y Fuera — “Machu Picchu” — Soul Jazz Records Presents Venezuela 70: Cosmic Visions Of A Latin American Earth: Venezuelan Experimental Rock in the 1970s

The Parkettes — “El Matador” — Whip! Wobble & Grind! 1962-1964

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

The Egyptians — “The Party Stomp” — Mojo Presents: Big Sensations, Maximum R&B 45s from the Dawn of Mod

Juaneco y Su Combo — “Me Robaron Mi Runamula” — Masters Of Chicha 1

Velvet Underground — “I Can’t Stand It” — VU

The Upsetters — “Foundation Dub” — Voodooism

The Chams — “Well Oh Well” — Doo Wop ‘N’ Jive Vol. 1

Los Zafiros — “Chaverot” — Story

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

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

Pictured: The Incredible String Band.

Mysterious practices surfaced one evening in Amsterdam. A midnight show at the Concertgebouw paired [the Incredible String Band] with Fairport Convention. The crowd was full of flower-bedecked girls and gaudily dressed men, led by the poet Simon Vinkenoog in a lemon-yellow linen suit: the counter-culture seemed to be in charge in Holland. Onstage, clunky chromium microphones for the Dutch radio broadcast stood alongside the modern ones from the PA system. As [ISB’s] Mike [Heron] set down his electric guitar after the first song, he brushed his leg against an ungrounded radio mic. There was a crackling sound and he levitated, hovering a few feet above the stage for what seemed an age, then landing with a thud, his guitar and the mic stand glued to his chest, humming. I ran onto the stage and flung the stand into the orchestra pit. Mike had turned a pale green.

They carried him to the dressing room and locked the door, barring the house doctor; they would take care of him using Scientology methods. After a hurriedly summoned Fairport finished their set, the ISB made a triumphant return. The crowd roared as Mike, still looking pale, played and sang as well as I ever heard him. [ISB singer] Licorice told me they had treated him with ‘touch assists.’

— Joe Boyd, White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960’s.

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THE FIRST SET

Chi-Lites — “Stoned Out of My Mind” — ‘70s Funk’n’Soul Classics

Uppers International — “Neriba Lanchina” — Afro-Beat Airways: West African Shock Waves (Ghana & Togo 1972-78)

The Pyramids — “Pressure” — Surf Guitars Rumble Vol. 1

Los Finders — “Ven Conmigo” — Sensacional Soul Vol. 1: 37 Groovy Spanish Soul & Funk Stompers 1966-1976

James Hanns & The “Soul” Entertainers — “It’s A Fine Thing” — Sock It To ‘Em J.B.: 20 Fabulous Tracks Inspired by James Brown

Pierre-Alain Dahan / Slim Pezin — “Kuzi Kuza” — Tele Music: 30 Classics French Music {P

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

La Integracion — “Wah Wah” — The Afrosound Of Colombia Vol. 3

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Cramps — “Dr. Fucker M.D. (Musical Deviant)” — Fiends of Dope Island

THE SECOND SET

King Stitt — “Lee Van Cleef” — The Big Gundown: Reggae Inspired By Spaghetti Westerns

Dennis Coffey — “Free Spirit” — Live Wire: The Westbound Years 1975-78

Ros Serey Sothea — “Chnam Oun Dop-Pram Muy (I’m 16)“ — Cambodian Rocks

Helen Humes And Her Orchestra — “Woojamacooja” — Great Googly Moo (And More Undisputed Truths)

Afro National — “Jokenge” — African Experimentals 1972-1979

The Olivers — “Beeker Street” — Garage Beat ’66 Vol. 1: Like What, Me Worry?!

Los Beltons — “Jinetes En El Cielo” — Sonideras Peruanas: Cumbias & Guarachas Limpias

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick &Tich — “The Sun Goes Down [Mono Single Version]” — If Music Be The Food Of Love

Orquesta Suprema — “Salida” — Diggin’ The Crates for Afro-Cuban Funk

THE THIRD SET

The Yardbirds — “I’m Not Talking” — Ultimate!

The Boris Gardiner Happening — “I & I Dub” — Ultra Super Dub Vol. 2

Len Barry — “1-2-3” — Decca 45rpm

Jimmy Hyacinthe — “Yatchiminou” — Côte D’ivoire Compil, C’est Bon

Bobby Rush — “Camel Walk” — Buttshakers! Soul Party Vol. 6

Coca y Sus Exploradores — “El Bochinchero” — Maseda Records Presents Coca y Sus Exploradores

Homer Denison Jr. — “March Slav Boogie” — The Graveyard Tramps Eat The Forbidden City Dog Food

THE FINAL SET

Sinn Sisamouth — “Navy A Go Go” — Cambodian Nuggets

The Rolling Stones — “Out Of Time” — Singles Collection: The London Years

Conjunto Cervantes — “Mi Noviecita Carmencita” — Tropical 45rpm

Lee Tracy & Isaac Manning — “Girl You Always Talking” — Is It What You Want

Orlando Julius with the Heliocentrics — “Jaiyede Afro” — Jaiyede Afro

Slim Harpo — “I Got Love If You Want It” — Get On The Right Track: Mod R&B, Jazz & Ska

Joe Gibbs — “International Treaty” — Majestic Dub

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

The Incredible String Band — “The Hedgehog’s Song” — The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion

Pictured: Sidney Noel Rideau, a.k.a. Morgus the Magnificent.

Canal Street is dark and almost empty. The last parade, the Krewe of Comus, has long since disappeared down Royal Street with its shuddering floats and its blazing flambeau. Street cleaners sweep confetti and finery into soggy heaps in the gutters. The cold mizzling rain smells of sour paper pulp. Only a few maskers remain abroad, tottering apes clad in Spanish moss, Frankenstein monsters with bolts through their necks, and a neighborhood gang or two making their way arm in arm, wheeling and whip-popping, back to their trucks.

— Walker Percy, The Moviegoer.

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THE FIRST SET

Big Eric — “Horror Ball” — Polydor 45rpm

Aural Exciters — “Spooks In Space” — Spooks In Space

The Hamburger Brothers — “Omar The Vampire” — Halloween HORROR!

The Cre-Shells — “Dracula” — It’s Monster Surfing Time!

King Horror — “Dracula Prince of Darkness” — Loch Ness Monster

Los Holys — “Campo de Vampiros” — Halloween Nuggets: Monster Sixties a Go-Go

Hot Blood — “Soul Dracula” — Night Of The Vampire

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band — “Making Love To A Vampire With A Monkey On My Knee” — Doc At The Radar Station

THE SECOND SET

Count Down & the Moonsters — “Hindu On A Honda” — Malamondo 5

Bob Ridgley — “The Way Out Mummy” — Lost Treasures! Rarities From The Vaults Of Del-Fi

The Poindexter Bros. — “The Booga Man” — Malamondo 5

The Regal-Airs — “It” — Las Vegas Grind! Vol. 5

Rex Garvin — “Strange Happenings” — Halloween Instrumentals

Jack & Jim — “Midnight Monster Hop” — I Was A Teenage Brain Surgeon

The Deadly Ones — “Monster Surfing Time” — Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Vol. 5

The Magics — “Zombie Walk” — Doo Wop Halloween

The Daringers — “Morgus Creep” — Haunted Halloween

Bill Carter — “Baby Brother” — Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Vol. 5

The Castle Kings — “You Can Get Him Frankenstein” — Atlantic ‘61/’62 Gems from the Vaults: Up On The Roof

Lon Chaney Jr. — “Spider Baby Theme” — Spider Baby OST

THE THIRD SET

Betty Lavett — “Witchcraft in the Air” — Halloween Nuggets: Monster Sixties a Go-Go

Henri Salvador — “Dracula Cha Cha Cha” — Night Of The Vampire

Zacherle — “Dinner With Drac” — Halloween HORROR!

The Hollywood Flames — “Frankenstein’s Den” — I Was A Teenage Brain Surgeon

COOKING WITH VINCENT PRICE…

Kenny & the Fiends — “House On Haunted Hill” — Halloween Instrumentals

The Five Jones Boys — “Mr. Ghost Goes To Town” — Kogar’s Spooky Spectacular

Gene “Bowlegs” Miller — “Frankenstein Walk” — Barnyard Soul! Greasy Gritty Groovy Southern Fried Soul! 1966-1970

Round Robin — “I’m The Wolfman” — I Was A Teenage Brain Surgeon

Morgus & the 3 Ghouls [Dr. John] — “Morgus The Magnificent” — The Dr. John Anthology

Miss LL [Louise Lewis] — “Monster’s Bride” — Halloween Hangover…Again

THE FINAL SET

Jah Wobble/Jaki Liebezeit/Holger Czukay — “Twilight World” — How Much Are They?       

The Cramps — “Big Black Witchcraft Rock” — Fiends Of Dope Island

The Drivers — “Dry Bones Twist” — King Records Story: Only Young Once ’62

Christine Pilzer — “Dracula” — Femmes De Paris Vol.1

The Revels — “Midnight Stroll” — Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Vol. 5

Sonny Day and the Tony Ray Combo — “Creature From Outer Space” — Halloween Nuggets: Monster Sixties a Go-Go

Brother Theodore — “Horror of the Blood Monsters” — Lowbrow Vol.1: Sweet Beat

Vampires’ Sound Incorporation — “The Lions And the Cucumber” — Lux and Ivy’s Favorites Vol. 9

Pictured: Young-Holt-Unlimited.

Her glass of neat vodka sat on the white damask tablecloth. Beyond the smear of lipstick, a twist of lemon floated among the ice-cubes. We were sitting side by side, on a banquette.

‘What are you writing about, Bruce?’

‘Wales, Diana.’

The lower lip shot forward. Her painted cheeks swivelled through an angle of ninety degrees.

‘Whales!’ she said. ‘Blue whales! . . . Sperrrm whales! . . . THE WHITE WHALE!’

‘No . . . no, . Diana! Wales! Welsh Wales! The country to the west of England.’

‘Oh! Wales. I do know Wales. Little grey houses . . . covered in roses . . . in the rain . . . ’

— Bruce Chatwin, “At Dinner With Diana Vreeland,” What Am I Doing Here?

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THE FIRST SET

Nature Zone — “Porcupine” — Strange Funky Games and Things

De Frank Jr. — “Dankasa” — Akwaba Abidjan: Afrofunk in 1970s Ivory Coast

The Moptops — “Moptop” — Sleazy Surf! Vol. 1

José Curbelo and his Orchestra — “Sun Sun Babae” — Live at the China Doll in New York 1946

Herbie Goins & Nightimers — “Number One in Your Heart” — Mod Anthems: Original Northern Soul, R’n’B & Ska Classics

Unknown — “Sat Tee Touy (Look At The Owl)” — Cambodian Cassette Archives: Khmer Folk and Pop Music Vol. 1

Tender Joe Richardson — “Hip Huggin’ Mini” — Buttshakers! Soul Party Vol. 7

Ja’afar Hassan — “Front My Hope” — Choubi Choubi (Folk And Pop Songs From Iraq)

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Baron Daemon & the Vampires — “Ghost Guitars” — Halloween Instrumentals

THE SECOND SET

The Ruby’s — “Kuku Yango Ana Kufa” — The International Vicious Society Vol. 3

Eddie Parker — “I Need a True Love” — Jack Ashford Just Productions Vol. 2

Los Avileños — “Cumbia Con Guitarra” — 14 Magníficos Bailables

Sun Ra & His Arkestra feat. Yochanan — “Rocket Ship Rock” — Rocket Ship Rock

Javi P3z Orquesta — “El Safari” — Pulp Fusion 10: Africa Funk

Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band — “Clear Spot” — Clear Spot

Suang Santi — “Dub Fai Kui Gun (Turn Off The Light, Let’s Talk)” — Luk Thung! The Roots of Thai Funk: Zudrangma Vol. 3

Jackie Lomax — “The Eagle Laughs At You” — Is This What You Want?

Gert Wilden — “Dirty Boy” — Schulmädchen Report OST

THE THIRD SET

Augustus Pablo — “Sufferer Dub” — Africa Must Be Free By 1983 Dub

Damn Sam the Miracle Man and the Soul Congregation — “Give Me Another Joint” — Damn Sam the Miracle Man and the Soul Congregation

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

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

Sami Ali & Sahar Hamdy — “Eli Shatr Enhaa Tgannen” — Yalla: Hitlist Egypt

Rupert’s People — “Dream In My Mind” — Rubble Vol. 14: The Magic Rocking Horse

THE FINAL SET

The Kingsmen — “(You Got) The Gamma Goochee” — Great Googly Moo (And More Undisputed Truths)

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

Lee Tracy & Isaac Manning — “Love Is Everlasting” — Is It What You Want?

Pamelo Mounk’a — “Amour De Nombakele” — Pamelo Mounk’a

Full Time Men — “High On Drugs” — Your Face My Fist

Afrosound — “Zaïre Pop” — The Afrosound Of Colombia Vol. 3

Young-Holt Unlimited — “Ain’t There Something Money Can’t Buy” — The Definitive Young-Holt Unlimited

Los Crazy Kings — “Crazy Kings” — El Loco Rocanrol Vol. 1

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Al Green — “I Want To Hold Your Hand” — The Immortal Soul of Al Green

Pictured: The Surfaris.

In the nearly four decades between the actual recording of “Wipe Out” and the Wall Street Journal‘s expose, The Surfaris’ Bob Berryhill estimated that he’d encountered dozens of people who claimed to have participated in that session. Much of this can be credited to the fact that the actual recording session is shrouded in obscurity. There were eight people in the studio when the song was written and recorded…By the time the city of Rancho Cucamonga honored the 30th anniversary of “Wipe Out” at the 1993 Grape Harvest Festival, the survivors could not agree on the date, the month, or even the year of the session. The only documentation was the original cancelled check written by Berryhill Sr. to pay for the session, which had lain buried in the files of the mountains of litigation that the record had spawned over the years.

— Kent Crowley, Surf Beat: Rock’n’Roll’s Forgotten Revolution.

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THE FIRST SET

Barry White — “You’re The First, The Last, My Everything” — Can’t Get Enough

Eko Roosevelt — “M’ongele M’am” — Eko Roosevelt 1975-1982

The Original Surfaris — “Failsafe” — Lost Legends of Surf Guitar Vol. 1: Big Noise From Waimea!

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

Angelo & Eighteen — “Flight 2” — The Pop Genius Of Mickie Most

Kako Y Su Combo — “Cool Jerk” — Boogaloo Pow Wow: Dancefloor Rendez-Vous In Young Nuyorica

Elmore James — “Elmore’s Contribution To Jazz” — The Ultimate Collection: Elmore James

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetters — “Vampire (Horns Dub)” — Black Ark Music In Dub 1973-1980

THE SECOND SET

Dave Hamilton — “The Deacons” — Dave Hamilton’s Detroit Funk

Los Beltons — “Cuando No Se Puede Amar ‘Sha La La La’” — Sonideras Peruanas: Cumbias & Guarachas Limpias

Mousie & The Traps — “It’s All In The Way (You Look At It Baby)” — Girl Zone!

Louie Ramírez — “Do It Any Way You Wanna” — New York Latin Hustle! The Sound of New York

The Cramps — “Garbageman” — Off the Bone

Claudio Veeraragoo — “Qui Fine Arrive” — Moris Zekler: Fuzz & Soul Sega From 70’s Mauritius

James C. Petrillo — “Coming Back Home” — Fresh Cuts With Eugene Viscione

Aşık Emrah — “Asrın Bozuk Düzeni” — Uzelli Elektro Saz (1976-1984)

Tommy Blake & The Rhythm Rebels — “All Night Long” — That’ll Flat Git It! Rockabilly from the Vaults of RCA Records Vol. 1

THE THIRD SET

Juancho Vargas — “La Murga Panamena” — The Afrosound Of Colombia Vol. 3

Unrelated Segments — “Story of My Life” — Garage Beat ’66 Vol. 5: Readin’ Your Will!

Africa Negra — “Zun Zon Pedlelu” — Antologia Vol. 1

James Brown — “Cross Firing” — Soul Pride: The Instrumentals 1960-1969

Ed Watson and Brass Circle — “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’” — Soul Jazz Records Presents Disco Reggae Rockers

The Transgressors — “Will Power” — Original Raw Soul III

THE FINAL SET

Uppers International — “Aja Wondo” — Afrobeat Airways 2: Return Flight To Ghana 1974-1983

New York Dolls — “Dance Like A Monkey” — One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This

Pier’ Rosier & Gazolinn’ — “Man Dé Partance” — Gazolinn’

Edwin Starr — “Stop Her On Sight (S.O.S.)” — Motown Floorshakers: 40 Northern Soul Classics

Hongthong Dao Udon — “Never Loved” — Thai Funk ZudRangMa Vol. 2

Los Virreyes — “El Pato” — Las Vegas Grind Vol. 7

Grupo Bota — “Solos” — Venezuela 70 Vol. 2: Cosmic Visions Of A Latin American Earth – Venezuelan Experimental Rock In The 70s & Beyond

James Booker — “Gonzo” — Instrumentals Soul-Style 1955-1962

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Masters Of Reality — “100 Years (Of Tears on the Wind)” — Sunrise On The Sufferbus

Pictured: Money Chicha.

Speeding by Taxi Across the Manhattan Bridge with Sassy Antiguan Jamaica Kincaid—Toward Dimanche Gras, on the Grounds of the Brooklyn Museum, on the Third Day of the Seventh Annual West Indian—American Day Carnival:

“There are several things you ought to know,” said Jamaica. “First of all, you are going to see The Mighty Sparrow, who is the No. 7 calypso singer. Secondly, you are going to see ‘Ole Mas.’ The ‘Ole Mas’ is a spoof. This year, there is going to be an important ‘Ole Mas’ about New York Transit Authority buses. There will be men dressed as women—my friend Mr. Errol Payne told me all about it. One man will have a big over-stuffed bust. He’ll have a sign saying ‘I Own de Bus.’ Another man will have a big overstuffed bust trailing behind him. He’ll have a sign saying ‘I Lose de Bus.’ But what I really have to do is to tell you about ‘jumping up.’ ‘Jumping up’ is a very important West Indian concept. You ‘jump up’ when things get to be so exciting you just can’t sit still, and that happens all the time during Carnival. I love to go to Carnival now, because when I was growing up my mother would not let me ‘jump up.’ My mother was so strict. All I wanted was to ‘jump up’ at Carnival and get little patent-leather shoes from America. My mother would never let me ‘jump up,’ and she would never let me have shoes from America, because she said they would fall apart in the first rain. Anyway, when I was fourteen we had a real row because I wanted to march with a band at Carnival. I was going to be in a band dressed up as bees and I would have been a worker bee. It wasn’t much, but my mother just wouldn’t let me do it. So we compromised, and she got me a pair of plaid sneakers from America. She was right, of course. As soon as they hit water, they fell apart.”

— Jamaica Kincaid, “West Indian Weekend” from Talk Stories.

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THE FIRST SET

MFSB — “The Zip” — Philadelphia Freedom

Segun Robert — “Big Race” — Brand New Wayo: Funk, Fast Times & Nigerian Boogie Badness 1979-1983

Monterays — “Blast Off” — Strummin’ Mental!

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

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

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

Bill “Butter Ball” Crane — “Steppin Tall’” — Ancestors Of Rap: A Collection Of Highly Underrated Prototype Rap Songs

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Billy Mize — “Planet Named Desire” — Desperate Rock ‘N’ Roll Vol. 11

THE SECOND SET

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

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

Adnan Othman — “Mari Ka-Laut” — Bersyukor: A Retrospective of Hits by a Malaysian Pop Yeh Yeh Legend

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

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

The Feelies — “Fa Ce La” — Ork Records: New York, New York

Bich Loan and CBC Band — “Con Tim Và Nước Mắt (Heart And Tears)” — Saigon Rock & Soul: Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974

Dennis Coffey — “Gimme That Funk (7″ Version)” — Live Wire: The Westbound Years 1975-78

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

THE THIRD SET

Mario Allison y Su Combo — “Louie Louie” — De Fiesta Vol. 3

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

Vaudou Game — “La Chose” — Otodi

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

S. Hazarasingh — “Mast Baharon Ka” — Bollywood Steel Guitar

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

Harry J All Stars — “Spyrone” — Liquidator: The Best Of The Harry J All Stars

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

THE FINAL SET

Sum Svistu — “Svetelny nares” — Best Of Šum Svistu

Roxy Music — “Angel Eyes (7″ Version)” — Singles, B-Sides and Alternative Mixes

The Sahara Allstars — “Take Your Soul” — Nigeria Disco Funk Special: The Sound Of The Underground Lagos Dancefloor 1974-79

The Velvet Underground — “Guess I’m Falling in Love (Instrumental Version)” — White Light/White Heat (Stereo Version) Bonus Tracks

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

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

Los Átomos De Paramonga — “El Canguro” — Cumbia Arabe (Obscure Psych Cumbia Gems)

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

JD McPherson — “Lust For Life / Sixteen” — New West 45rpm

Pictured: Chris Spedding.

As she had forecast, the path began to get steeper, until finally we were scaling a rock face. But my thoughts were on my happy-time hero. Ben Johnson on horseback. Ben Johnson in Fort Defiance and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Wagonmaster and Rio Grande. Ben Johnson on the prairie, sun burning down, blue sky streaked with clouds. Ben Johnson and a herd of buffalo in a canyon, womenfolk wiping hands on gingham aprons as they lean out the door. Ben Johnson by the river, light shimmering in the dry heat, cowboys singing. The camera dollies, and there’s Ben Johnson, riding across the landscape, swift as an arrow, our hero forever in frame.

As I gripped the rocks and tested for foothold, it was Ben Johnson on his horse that sustained me. The pain in my gut all but subsided. Maybe he was the signal to put physical pain out of mind.

— Haruki Murakami, ‘Bracelets, Ben Johnson, Devi!,’ Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World.

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Here’s what Reeshard & Lee-Roy played in Ep. 324 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Michael Wycoff — “Looking Up To You” — Strange Funky Games And Things

Hotline — “Fella’s Doing It in Lagos” — Doing It in Lagos: Boogie, Pop & Disco in 1980s Nigeria

Thundermen — “Thunderbeat” — Strummin’ Mental! Part 3

Poom Puwarin — “Tai Por Karm Bar (Die Because Of The Chubbiness)” — Luk Thung! The Roots Of Thai Funk: Zudrangma Vol. 3

Chris Spedding — “Motor Bikin’” — Chris Spedding

Machito — “Alex Mambo” — New York Latin Hustle! The Sound of New York

Gene LaMarr — “That Crazy Little House On The Hill” — 61 Classics From The Cramps’ Crazy Collection: Deeper Into The World Of Incredibly Strange Music

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Rockin’ Belmarx — “Torture Rock” — Las Vegas Grind! Vol. 2: Louie’s Limbo Lounge

THE SECOND SET

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

The Kavetts — “I’ve Got A Story To Tell You” — Girl Zone!

Ferry Djimmy And His Dji-Kins — “Atinga” — Rhythm Revolution

The Dance — “Do Dada” — New York Noise Vol. 1: Dance Music From The New York Underground 1978-1982

Vaudou Game — “La Chose” — Otodi

Marvin Gaye — “Daybreak” — Funky Nation: The Detroit Instrumentals

La Logia Sarabanda — “Guayaba” — Guayaba

The Standells — “Little Sally Tease” — Dirty Water

Les Gypsies De Pétion Ville — “Cassa” — Album III: Courage

THE THIRD SET

The Kay-Gees — “Get Down” — Disco 75

Mballa Bony — “Mezik Me Mema” — Cameroon Garage Funk 1964-1979

Hen Gates & Orchestra — “Flash” — Stompin’ 34

The Techniques — “Man Of My Word” — Techniques In Dub (aka Meditation Dub)

The Dennisons — “Lucy (You Sure Did It This Time)” — Planet Beat: From The Shel Talmy Vaults

Grupo Atlantic — “Mi Vida Es Para Ti” — Sonideras Peruanas: Cumbias & Guarachas Limpias

The Bomboras — “(You’ve Got To) Get in Line” — Head Shrinkin’ Fun

THE FINAL SET

R.D. Burman — “Shalimar (Title Music)” — Bollywood Funk: 15 Funk-Fuelled Grooves From The Bollywood Classics

Procol Harum — “Whiskey Train” — Home

Blo — “Beware” — Chapters and Phases: The Complete Albums 1973-1975

Bill “Butter Ball” Crane — “Steppin’ Tall” — Ancestors Of Rap: A Collection Of Highly Underrated Prototype Rap Songs

The Nitty Gritty Sextet — “Something New” — The Nitty Gritty Sextet

The Sonics — “Busy Body” — I Hate CDs: Norton Records 45 RPM Singles Collection Vol. 1

The Slits — “Dub Beat” — Return of The Giant Slits

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Human Race — “Human Race” — Gem 45rpm

Pictured: Horace Swaby aka Augustus Pablo.

The 1977 release of King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown (a compilation of tracks produced by Augustus Pablo and remixed by Tubby) represented a high point in the development of dub, providing one of the enduring album-length classics of the genre. There are two likely reasons this recording has attained its classic status. The first is that by mid-decade, Tubby had fully elaborated his language of remixing, facilitated by both the natural development of his aesthetic, and the continuous upgrading of his studio equipment. The second reason is the quality of the rhythm tracks that Pablo supplied for the sessions. Sonically and thematically, the sound Pablo developed with his Rockers production outfit strongly reflected the mood of the times. Ponderous minor-key grooves and some of the most striking electric bass patterns of the decade support heavily Rastafarian lyrical themes, often augmented by liturgical Rastafarian hand drumming styles and Pablo’s plaintive sounding melodica. With King Tubby, Pablo’s brittle melodica improvisations were cut and stretched by into works of deeply evocative power.

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

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Here’s what Reeshard & Lee-Roy played in Ep. 323 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Dennis Coffey — “Some Like It Hot” — Live Wire: The Westbound Years 1975-78

Livy Ekemezie — “Holiday Actions” — Friday Night

The Raybeats — “Searching” — Guitar Beat

La Mermelada — “Solitario De Amor” — Chicha Popular: Love & Social Political Songs from Discos Horoscopo 1977-1987

Didi Noel — “Let The Music Play” — Northern Soul: Stompers, Floaters & Floorshakers

Augustus Pablo — “King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown” — King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown

Lizzy Mercier Descloux — “Mission impossible” — Press Color

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Davie Allan and the Arrows — “Mind Transferral” — Savage Pencil presents Angel Dust: Music For Movie Bikers

THE SECOND SET

Rico Rodriguez — “Chang Kai Shek” — That Man Is Forward

Sean Buckley & The Breadcrumbs — “Everybody Knows (Alt Version)” — Planet Beat: From The Shel Talmy Vaults

Ferry Djimmy And His Dji-Kins — “Brest Dc 10” — Rhythm Revolution

The Pretty Things — “Walking Through My Dreams” — S.F. Sorrow [mono]

Les Vikings D’Haïti — “Mariella” — Cé Pas Magie

Ralph Nielson & The Chancellors — “5 Minus 3” — Scream Loud!!! The Fenton Records Story

Juaneco y Su Combo — “Mi Robaron Mi Runa Mula” — The Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru

The Who — “So Sad About Us” — A Quick One [mono]

THE THIRD SET

Mongo Santamaria — “El Pussy Cat” — MOD… The New Religion: Everybody Dance Now

Ida Sands — “Start All Over Again” — Eccentric Soul: The Shiptown Label

Alessandro Alessandroni — “Fuga Nei Sotterranei” — Sangue Di Sbirro OST

Johnny Walker — “Love Vibrator” — Personal Space: Electronic Soul 1974-1984

Max Romeo & The Upsetters — “Norman” — War Ina Babylon

Black Merda — “Cynthy-Ruth” — Black Merda

Tunji Oyelana — “Osekere” — A Nigerian Retrospective 1966-79

THE FINAL SET

The Mermen — “My Black Bag” — Food for Other Fish

Black Sugar — “The Looser” — Serie De Coleccion 1970-1972

The Velvet Underground — “Guess I’m Falling In Love (Live)” — Peel Slowly And See

Yol Aularong & Liev Tuk — “Sou Slarp Kroam Kombut Srey (Rather Die Under The Woman’s Sword)” — Cambodian Nuggets

The Rangers — “Justine” — Ho-Dad Hootenanny!

El Rego Et Ses Commandos — “Djobimé” — Legends of Benin: Afro-Funk, Cavacha, Agbadja, Afro-Beat 1969-1981

Wire — “Dot Dash” — Pink Flag

Los Guacharacos — “Baila Rosita” — Cumbia Cumbia 2: La Epoca Dorada de Cumbias Colombianas

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

John Cale (feat. Deerfrance) — “Only Time Will Tell” — Sabotage / Live

Pictured: Link Wray.

Through rifts in the thatched roof, I can see the stars in the black of night. There are the sounds of night birds, the lone distant howls of creatures. Feral dogs? Wolves? Demons? No matter: those that fly and those that prowl, we are beneath the same stars, fleeting spirits born of and destined to the same almighty silence. The oldest word in Western literature, the word with which the Iliad began: rage. Yes. To speak is to rage against that silence whose winds are the only true poets. I think of Homer beholding these same stars. To rage, to kneel in wisdom before wisdom that is beyond wisdom. What does it matter? I grind out my cigarette. Another pipe for me, another for him. Another for me, another for him.

— Nick Tosches, The Last Opium Den.

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Here’s what Reeshard & Lee-Roy played in Ep. 322 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

KC & The Sunshine Band — “Get Down Tonight” — 101 Disco Anthems

Lucas Tala — “Moghie Nu Te Eka Tse Mu” — Afro Psych: Journeys Into Psychedelic Africa 1972 – 1977

The Centurions — “Ishamatsu” — Lost Legends Of Surf Guitar Vol. 1: Big Noise From Waimea!

Haitian Orchestra With Sidney Bechet — “Sous Les Palmiers” — Rumba Jazz 1919-1945: A History Of Latin Jazz & Dance Music From The Swing Era

The A-Bones — “Button Nose” — The Life Of Riley

Los Apson — “Calor” — El Loco Rocanrol Vol. 2

Deane Hawley — “Boss Man” — Chug-A-Lug: Exotic Blues & Rhythm Vol. 8

Jermain Tamraz — “Title Unknown” — I Remember Syria

Burgess Band — “Untitled” — Local Customs: Downriver Revival

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Rene Hall — “Cleo” — Malamondo 4

THE SECOND SET

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

The Abstracts — “Mahiya” — Pakistan: Folk and Pop Instrumentals 1966-1976

Billy Watkins — “I’m Tired” — Jump And Shout!

Mac & Party — “Zandale” — Mzuri 45rpm

The Temptations — “Hum Along And Dance” — Psychedelic Shack

The Aggrovators — “None Shall Escape Dub” — Step Forward Youth: Roots Masters from the ‘Punky Reggae Party’

Link Wray and His Ray Men — “Jack The Ripper” — Dancehall Stringbusters

Hafusa Abasi & Slim Ali And The Kikulacho Yahoos Band — “Sina Raha” — Urgent Jumping! East African Musiki Wa Dansi Classics

The Human Instinct — “Pink Dawn” — Halcyon Days: 60s Mod, R&B, Brit Soul & Freakbeat Nuggets

THE THIRD SET

Los Destellos — “El Boogaloo Del Perro” — The Rough Guide To Los Destellos

The Persianettes — “Run Run” — Looking Good: 75 Femme Mod Soul Nuggets

Trinity — “Riding For A Fall” — Dreadlocks Satisfaction

Piano Slim — “Playin’ Hookey” — Souvenirs of the Soul Clap Vol. 5

Oscar Sulley & The Uhuru Dance Band — “Bukom Mashie” — Afro Tropical Soundz Vol. 1

Puddle Jumpers — “Snake Charmer” — Titty Shakers 1

S. Hazarasingh — “Mast Baharon Ka” — Bollywood Steel Guitar

THE FINAL SET

Roxy Music — “Prairie Rose” — Country Life

Aniceto y Sus Fabulosos — “Los Fabulosos En Onda” — Peru Maravilloso: Vintage Latin, Tropical & Cumbia

Chuck Dallas — “Good Show But No Go” — Dr. Boogie Presents 26 Deranged and Smokin’ Cool Cats: The Rocketing Rise and Fast Decline Of A Music Form Called Rockabilly 1954-1959

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

The Modern Lovers — “Government Center” — The Modern Lovers

Les Vikings D’haiti — “Printemps” — An Allé Ti Fi

The “IN” — “Just Give Me Time” — Garage Beat ’66 Vol. 1: Like What, Me Worry?!

The Semi Colon — “Isi Agboncha” — The World Ends: Afro Rock & Psychedelia In 1970s Nigeria

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Robbie Fulks — “She Took A Lot Of Pills (& Died)” — Country Love Songs