No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Phil Manzanera.

Phil Manzanera was the only posh member of Roxy Music. His mother was Colombian and his English father worked for the airline BOAC (and earlier, his son speculated, could well have been a spy operating in Latin America). Manzanera had enjoyed a cosmopolitan youth flitting between various South American countries and his boarding school in London. During his later years at Dulwich College, he formed the psychedelic school band Pooh and the Ostrich Feathers, which evolved into the more serious proposition Quiet Sun. Influenced by Zappa, Pink Floyd and Soft Machine, the group’s music – played insanely fast at strange time signatures – earned them a reputation as ‘just about the most listener-unfriendly band in London’ (according to King Crimson’s Pete Sinfield).

— Simon Reynolds, Shock and Awe: Glam Rock and its Legacy.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 427 of No Condition Is Permanent:

FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Black Ivory — “What Goes Around (Comes Around)” — Crème De La Crème Two (More Philly Soul Classics And Rarities From The Vaults Of Atlantic, Atco And Warner Bros. Records 1970-1980)

Super Elcados — “Afro Funk” — Togetherness Is Always A Good Venture: Tambourine Party Vol. 2

The Tradewinds — “Gotcha” — Strummin’ Mental! Vol. 4

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

Dantalian’s Chariot — “Madman Running Through the Fields” — British Mod Sounds Vol. 2: The Freakbeat and Psych Years

Nai Bonet — “The Seventh Veil” — Waking Up Scheherazade Vol. 1: Arabian Garage Psych Nuggets from The 60’s And Early 70’s

The Fugitives — “Jump Back” — Eccentric Soul: The Path Label

Dice & Cummie — “Real Collie” — Trojan Ganja Reggae Box Set

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Archie King — “The Vampires” — The Madness Invasion Vol. 1

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Gnonnas Pedro & His Dadjes Band — “Adigbedoto” — Roi De L’Agbadja Moderne 1974-1983

Doc Bagby — “Crazy Chemistry” — Mello Jello…For Mello Muffins

Carlos Haayen Y Su Piano Candeloso — “Palenque” — Super Disco Pirata: De Tepito Para El Mundo 1965​-​1980

Len Barry — “1-2-3” — Decca 45rpm

King Tubby & The Aggrovators — “A Rougher Version” — Shalom Dub

The Outlaws — “Swingin’ Low” — The Joe Meek Story

Orchestre Tropicana d’Haiti — “Tromperie” — Yolande

Phil Manzanera — “Technicolor UFO” — 50 Minutes Later

Hua Shiuan Shiuan — “Crossroads” — Taiwan & Singapore Disco

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Little Jr. Jesse & His Tear Drops & The Tears — “Funky Stuff” — Invasion Funk Masters

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou — “Iya Me Dji Ki Bi Ni” — The Vodoun Effect: Funk and Sato from Benin’s Obscure Labels 1972-1975

Earl Van Dyke And The Soul Brothers — “Nowhere To Run” — Northern Soul 101 Hits

Adriano Celentano — “El Rebelde” — El Loco Rocanrol Vol. 2

The Beachnuts — “Cycle Annie” — Why Don’t You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964-65

The Upsetters — “Popcorn” — Eastwood Rides Again

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

Juaneco Y Su Combo — “Ya Se A Muerto Mi Abuelo” — Masters of Chicha 1

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Dantes — “Dragon Walk” — Surf-Age Nuggets

Tam Tam 2000 — “Melhor Future” — Synthesize The Soul: Astro-Atlantic Hypnotica From The Cape Verde Islands 1973-1988

Richard Marks — “Boom Boom” — Never Satisfied: Complete Works 1968-83

Nyboma & Kamalé Dynamique — “Aicha Motema” — Nyboma & Kamalé Dynamique

Kevin Ayers w. Syd Barrett — “Religious Experience (Singing a Song in the Morning)” — Joy Of A Toy

Ali Hassan Kuban — “Hadouda” — The Rough Guide to Ali Hassan Kuban

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Suicide — “Cheree” — Suicide

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Pictured: The Seeds (lead singer Sky Saxon 2nd from left).

If a Volkswagen van or VW Bug came by, you definitely had it made, as more than likely it was driven by a hippie, still cruising the Strip long after the Summer of Love. One time, I was with a couple of girls and we caught a ride from this hippie in a van. He was trying to impress the girls by playing them tapes of his own music. It sounded like a psychedelic mishmash to us. We were like “Yeah, yeah, hippie, OK.” Until a song we recognized came on, “Pushin’ Too Hard” by the Seeds. We suddenly realized we’d hitched a ride with the lead singer of the Seeds, Sky Saxon. Later, I’d find out he was playing us his first tapes as Sky Sunlight. He told us he was a dishwasher at the Source health food restaurant on Sunset Strip. Still, we were more concerned with getting to where we wanted to go: a motel party thrown by Phast Phreddie. When we told Phreddie that Sky Saxon had just dropped us off, he freaked.

— Kid Congo Powers, Some New Kind of Kick: A Memoir.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 426 of No Condition Is Permanent:

FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Archie Bell & The Drells — “I Could Dance All Night” — Philly Freedom: 70s Dance Floor Anthems from The City of Brotherly Love

Gnonnas Pedro & His Dadjes Band — “Dadge Von O Von Non ‘83’” — Roi De L’Agbadja Moderne 1974-1983

Al Casey — “Surfin’ Blues (Part 2)” — Jivin’ Around

Joe Bataan — “Mambo de Bataan” — Riot!

The Seeds — “No Escape” — Raw & Alive

The Upsetters — “Exit The Dragon” — Kung Fu!: Reggae Vs The Martial Arts

Mike Post Coalition — “Afternoon Of The Rhino” — Move On Up: The Very Best Of Northern Soul

Gazolinn” — “Le Bidongaz” — Le Bidongaz

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Betty Dickson — “Shanty Tramp” — Teen-Age Riot!

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

D.P. Express — “Sensibe Pa Joue” — Volume 1: M’pa Pren Contac

Dorothy Berry — “You’re So Fine” — Looking Good: 75 Femme Mod Soul Nuggets

Los Golden Boys — “El Buena Vaina” — ¡De Nuevo..!

Macy Skipper — “Goofin’ Off” — Great Googly Moo (And More Undisputed Truths)

P. Suseela & S.P. Balasubrahmanyam — “Intinti Ramayanam” — Doob Doob O’ Rama 2: More Filmsongs from Bollywood

The Gods — “Garage Man” — British Mod Sounds Of The 1960s

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

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

Tappa Zukie — “Double Struggle” — Escape From Hell

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Three Suns — “Volcano” — Kan-Gu-Wa: Yet Mo’ Blues & Rhythm, Popcorn, Exotica & Tittyshakers!

I Marc 4 — “Filter” — Nelson Psychout: Original Italian Library Music From The Vaults Of Nelson Records

The Undertones — “Top Twenty” — The Undertones

Abeti et les Redoutables — “Musique Tshilub” — Congo Funk! Sound Madness from The Shores Of The Mighty Congo River: Kinshasa/​​Brazzaville 1969​-​1982

Tintern Abbey — “Vacuum Cleaner” — British Mod Sounds Vol. 2: The Freakbeat and Psych Years

The Revolutionaries — “Negrea Love Dub” — Negrea Love Dub

Thurston Harris — “Purple Stew” — Early Rappers Hipper than Hop the Ancestors of Rap

Fruko Y Sus Tesos — “A La Memoria Del Muerto” — Colombia! The Golden Age of Discos Fuentes 1960-76

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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

African Fiesta Sukisa — “I Got The Feelin’” — Congo Revolution: Afro-Latin / Jazz & Funk – Sounds From The Two Congos 1957-1973

The Electric Eels — “Cyclotron” — Die Electric Eels

Los Telstar’s — “Bongocero” — Ayahuasca: Cumbias Psicodélicas Vol. 1

Procol Harum — “Memorial Drive” — Broken Barricades

King Tubby & The Aggrovators — “Rasta Train Dub” — Shalom Dub

Larry Williams — “Let Me Tell You Baby” — Bad Boy Of Rock ‘n’ Roll

Van Shipley — “Chahe Mujhe Koi Junglee Kahe” — Bollywood Steel Guitar

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Roxy Music — “A Really Good Time” — Country Life: The Fourth Roxy Music Album

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Pictured: The Chiffons.

I LOVE other cities—I do. Whenever I go to San Francisco or New York, I wonder what I’m doing in the land of smoggy freeways, earthquakes, fires, and floods. Still, when I get back to L.A. I’m always glad. Nowhere else is it possible to pass for cute long after the point where you’re obliged to conduct yourself like the matronly age you are. If you don’t, people will accuse you of not having good taste—of being too L.A. for words…In L.A., it’s so much easier to look healthy, because here nobody looks askance at you for running around in gym clothes. In fact, for some of us, gym clothes are all we’ll wear. In fact, there’s something fabulous about these great new running bras—you can look very sexy and like you don’t care. I used to feel I had to apologize for everyone here using their skin and Lycra as outerwear. Eventually, I realized it’s what I love about L.A.—it keeps juices coursing and interest high. If you don’t want to think about such things, you should stay home or move to Seattle…And in spite of quakes, floods, fires, and traffic, the cold showers here are never as bad as winters in other towns, where you sell your soul to survive, where wearing the right clothes, marrying the right man, and having good taste are everything. Where the worst thing you can be is “too L.A.”

— Eve Babitz, ‘Girls Town,’ from I Used To Be Charming.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 425 of No Condition Is Permanent:

FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Zebra — “Simple Song” — AOTN 45rpm

Livy Ekemezie — “Get It Down” — Friday Night

The Torquays — “Penetration” — A Date With …

Los Wembler’s De Iquitos — “El Bacilon De Los Wembler’s” — La Danza Del Petrolero

Hayes Cotton — “I’ll Be Waiting” — Exotica, Popcorn & Stompers!! Vol. 2

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

The Belfast Gypsies — “People Let’s Freak Out” — Kim Fowley: Lost Treasures from the Vaults 1959-69 Vol. 4 Technicolor Grease

Franco Campanino — “Lezioni di Disco-Music” — Nuda: 21 Exciting Cuts from Italian Sexy Comedy Disco Scene (1975-1981)

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Cramps — “All Women Are Bad” — Stay Sick!

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

N’goma Jazz — “Mi Cantando Para Ti” — Angola Soundtrack: The Unique Sound of Luanda 1965-1978

John Cale — “Ski Patrol” — Slow Dazzle

Vaudou Game — “Pas Contente (feat. Roger Damawuzan)” — Apiafo

The Chiffons — “Sweet Talkin’ Guy” — Golden Girl Groups

King Tubby & The Aggrovators — “Move Out Of Babylon Dub” — Shalom Dub

The Seeds — “You Can’t Be Trusted” — The Seeds

Willie Songue Et Les Showmen — “Moni Ngan” — Cameroon Garage Funk 1964 – 1979

The Isley Brothers — “Tell Me It’s Just A Rumor Baby” — Move On Up: The Very Best Of Northern Soul

Gabriel Yared — “Gyneco Zebre” — Betty Blue (37º2 Le Matin) OST

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Marvin Holmes — “Ooh Ooh The Dragon” — Mojo Club Dancefloor Jazz Vol. 11 Right Now

Boobpa Saichol — “Seng Rabird” — Thai Beat A Go-Go Vol. 4

The Real Kids — “What’s It To You” — No Place Fast

Afrosound — “Banana de Queso” — Carruseles

The Flying Burrito Brothers — “High Fashion Queen” — Burrito Deluxe

Prince Dgibs — “Ogningwe” — Ivory Coast Soul: Afro Funk from Abidjan From 1972 To 1982

The Frantics — “The Whip” — Dolton 45rpm

Ahmed Malek — “La Ville” — Musique Originale De Films

Eddie & The Hot Rods — “Teenage Depression” — Teenage Depression

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Les Gypsies De Pétion-Ville — “Deception” — Les Gypsies De Pétion-Ville “Haiti”

Marvin Gaye — “Running from Love (Version 1 / Edit)” — Funky Nation: The Detroit Instrumentals

Gasper Lawal — “Kita-Kita” — Ajomasé

Tony Alvon & The Belairs — “Sexy Coffee Pot” — Soulin’ Vol. 3

Linval Thompson — “Jamaican Calley” — New Star 45rpm

The Rhythm Rockers — “Count Down” — Copper 45rpm

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

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

The Qualities — “Happy New Year To You!” — Sun Ra: The Singles

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Pictured: Augustus Pablo.

The instrument now, everyone portraying it as nothing, but the instrument itself is something because it’s just like a keyboard, the same scales and notes. The only thing is that … it’s [a] blowing instrument. And music travel within the wind and no one can hold it or catch it. It’s just like the breeze—can anyone catch the breeze or touch the sun?
—Augustus Pablo, as quoted in Small Axe (Ray Hurford & Tero Kaski 1987)

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 423 of No Condition Is Permanent:

FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

MFSB — “Sexy” — Philadelphia International Records: 40th Anniversary

The Apagya Show Band — “Kwaku Ananse” — Ghana Soundz: Afro-Beat, Funk & Fusion In ’70s Ghana

Matthew Child & The Warblers — “The Warbler” — Strummin’ Mental! Part.Three

Perez Prado — “Mamma A Go Go” — Concierto Para Bongo

Louis Jordan — “Saturday Night Fish Fry” — The Very Best Of Jump ‘n’ Jive

Sroeng Santi — “Expensive Gasoline” — Thai Funk: ZudRangMa

Fire — “Father’s Name Was Dad” — Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire & Beyond 1964-1969

Lee Perry and The Upsetters — “Locks In The Dublight” — Sound System Scratch: Lee Perry’s Dub Plate Mixes 1973 To 1979

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Andre Williams & His New Group — “Bacon Fat” — Movin’ On With… Andre Williams: Greasy And Explicit Soul Movers 1956-1970

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Lunar 7 — “Spouge Explosion” — Hugo Mendez Presents Tropical Funk Experience: Island Jump Up — Caribbean Funk, Soul, Reggae, Calypso and Afro Grooves 1968-1975

The Isley Brothers — “This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)” — Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou — “Ahouli Vou Yelli” — Volume Two: Echos Hypnotiques (From The Vaults Of Albarika Store 1969-1979)

The Fleshtones — “New Scene” — Hexbreaker!

Hemant Bhosie ft. Asha Bhosie — “Phir Teri Yaad” — Psych Funk Sa-Re-Ga!

The Kinks — “Who’ll Be The Next In The Line” — The Mono Kollectables Volume 1

Aria Yunior — “Salah Tingkah” — Ayo Ke Disco: Boogie, Pop & Funk From The South China Sea 1974-88

The Chapels — “Help Me Somebody” — Are You Ready??

Lloyd Coxsone — “Untitled” — Presenting The Coxone Affair

Tommy Ridgely — “Jam Up Twist” — Bump Jump Jive Vol. 3

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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

Raylene & The Blue Angels — “Shakin’ All Over” — Destroy That Boy! More Girls With Guitars

El Rego et Ses Commandos — “Achuta” — El Rego

Lizzy Mercier Desclous — “Funky Stuff” — Mutant Disco: A Subtle Discolation Of The Norm

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

Bonzo Dog Band — “Keynsham” — Keynsham

Lal Mohd Iqbal — “Dhamaka” — Early Pakistani Dance Music Vol. 1 (From Original 7″ Soundtracks 1967-1975)

Funkadelic — “I’ll Bet You (1969 Version)” — Funkadelic

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Junior Delgado & Augustus Pablo — “Raving Storm Dub” — DEB 45

The Gardenias — “What’s The Matter With Me” — Shakin’ Fit!

Nyboma & Les Kamalé Dynamiques du Zaïre — “Pepe Bougier” — Pepe

The Velvet Underground — “Run Run Run” — Rarities ‘66-‘93

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Ennio Morricone — “Poesia Di Una Donna” — Mondo Morricone Revisited Vol. 1

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Pictured: The Paley Brothers.

But when Seymour Stein, the president of Sire Records…signed Brian to a solo contract, he insisted that he be allowed to appoint his own coproducer to help Brian stay organized and on-task….Stein tapped staff producer Andy Paley, a multi-instrumentalist/producer who had been a Brian fanatic since his grade school days in Boston. Later he’d formed the Paley Brothers with his brother, Jonathan, and recorded an album at Brother Studios in the mid-1970s. Ten years later Paley had become a full-time producer, working on albums for artists ranging from Patti Smith to Jerry Lee Lewis. But when Stein called to tell the Boston-based musician about his new opportunity in California, Paley didn’t hesitate. He jumped on an airplane for the coast and was soon installed in an apartment building in Burbank, from which he commuted every day to Brian’s house in Malibu to help his hero write and record a batch of new songs. “We started writing pretty much right away,” Paley recalls. “Brian’s house was right on the water, and the atmosphere was pretty cool. Except that [Wilson’s psychiatrist Eugene] Landy was checking me out, trying to use me as someone he could manipulate to help him get stuff out of the record company.”

— Peter Ames Carlin, Catch A Wave: The Rise, Fall & Redemption of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 422 of No Condition Is Permanent:

FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Impact — “Happy Man (Pt. 1)” — Crème De La Crème Two: More Philly Soul Classics And Rarities From The Vaults Of Atlantic, Atco And Warner Bros. Records 1970-1980

Dizzy K. Falola — “Excuse Me Baby” — Brand New Wayo: Funk, Fast Times & Nigerian Boogie Badness 1979-1983

The Invaders — “Davy Jones Locker” — Sleazy Surf! Vol. 2

Joe Bataan — “Pa’ Monte” — Riot!

Southern Culture on the Skids — “Buzz the Jerk” — Kudzu Records Presents

King Tubby — “Dedicated to Ervin” — Balmagie Jam Rock

The Saints — “Run Down” — Eternally Yours

Ti Celeste — “Moin Envie Danser On Belle Biguine” — Disques Debs International Vol. 2: Cadence Revolution 1973-1981

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Ganimian and His Orientals — “Come with Me to the Casbah” — Wavy Gravy 2: Psycho Serenade!

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

N’goma Jazz — “Mi Cantando Para Ti” — Angola Soundtrack: The Unique Sound of Luanda 1965-1978

Tune Rockers — “The Green Mosquito” — Born Bad Volume Four

Lloyd Coxsone — “Untitled” — Presenting The Coxone Affair

Spongy And The Dolls — “Really – Really – Really – Really – Really – Really Love” — Why Don’t You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964-65

Orchestra Luis Enriquez — “Hello, Quincey” — Movements Vol. 3

The Memories — “Little Bitty Girl” — Kim Fowley: Lost Treasures from the Vaults 1959-69 Vol. 4 Technicolor Grease

Shan — “Anbil Valarnthai” — Sri Lanka: The Golden Era Of Sinhalese And Tamil Folk-Pop Music

Marva Whitney — “Daddy Don’t Know About Sugar Bear” — Eccentric Soul: The Forte Label

Los Saicos — “Besando a Otra” — ¡Demolición! The Complete Recordings

The Koobas — “Royston Rose” — Acid Drops, Spacedust & Flying Saucers

Gabriel Yared — “Gyneco Zebre” — Betty Blue (37º2 Le Matin) OST

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

T. Rex — “Cadillac” — T. Rex 45rpm

The Gaylettes — “I Like Your World” — Trojan Mod Reggae Box Set Vol. 2

Paley Brothers/The Ramones — “Come On Let’s Go” — Rock ‘N’ Roll High School OST

Los Destellos — “La China María” — Super Disco Pirata: De Tepito Para El Mundo 1965​-​1980

Fabulous Flee-Rekkers — “Hangover” — The Joe Meek Story

Orchestre Tropicana d’Haiti — “Ça Va Loue” — Yolande

The Clique — “See That My Grave Is Kept Clean” — Having a Rave-Up! The British R&B Sounds of 1964

Kalyanji Anandji — “Cabaret Dance Music” — The Rough Guide to Psychedelic Bollywood

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Jeff Simmons — “Appian Way” — Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up

Dennis Bovell & Janet Kay — “Game Of Dubs” — Sufferer Sounds

Suicide — “Johnny” — Suicide

Sonido Gallo Negro — “Serenata Güajira” — Sendero Mistico

The Lon-Genes — “Show Me How to Hunch Like That” — Souvenirs of the Soul Clap Vol. 4

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

The Detroit Cobras — “Find Me a Home” — Life, Love and Leaving

Jon K — “Asafo” — Ghana Special 2: Electronic Highlife & Afro Sounds in the Diaspora, 1980-93

Floyd Cramer — “On The Rebound” — Coolsville! Hits & Rarities from The Golden Age Of Pop Instrumentals

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Françoise Hardy — “L’Anamour” — Comment Te Dire Adieu

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Pictured: August Darnell a.k.a. Kid Creole.

August Darnell became a pivotal creative figure at the label after Bob Blank introduced him to [Ze label founder Michael] Zilkha. The Bronx-raised son of a French-Canadian mother and Dominican father, Darnell made his name as the co-leader of the disco-meets-swing-jazz outfit Dr. Buzzard’s Original “Savannah” Band and the producer of Machine’s late disco anthem “There but for the Grace of God Go I.” When Zilkha invited him to remix “Contort Yourself,” he jumped at the opportunity on the basis that it would expand his “horizons as an individual” to “get involved with something like that.” Zilkha hovered in the studio as Darnell obsessed over the record’s kick drum, slowed its tempo, and softened its texture while retaining its swagger and menace. “Although James White and the Blacks were meant to be a disco band,” observes the label boss, “it wasn’t until that remix that the vision was truly realized.”

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

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 421 of No Condition Is Permanent:

FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Al Green — “Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)” — Al Green Explores Your Mind

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

The Shutdowns — “Four in the Floor” — Surf & Drag Vol. 2

Orquesta Akokán — “Suave Suave” — Caracoles

Carrie Grant & The Grandeurs — “Mish Mash” — Jump And Shout!

Jah Woosh — “Chalice Blaze” — Harder Shade Of Black

Bob Regan — “Tarantula” — Shiverin’ And Shakin’ Hop Rockers & Sleazy Instros Pt. One 1958-1965

Franco Campanino — “Lezioni di Disco-Music” — Nuda: 21 Exciting Cuts from Italian Sexy Comedy Disco Scene 1975-1981

IT’S MADISON TIME…

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

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Kid Creole & the Coconuts — “In the Jungle” — Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places

Kamuran Akkor — “Olur Mu Dersin” — Kamuran Akkor

John’s Children — “Desdemona” — Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire & Beyond 1964-1969

African Stone — “Dub Choice” — Sufferer Sounds

The Seeds — “You Can’t Be Trusted” — The Seeds

Kongas — “Anikana-O” — Africafunk: Return to The Original Sound Of 1970s Funky Africa

Dot and The Velvelettes — “Searching for My Man” — Basement Beehive: The Girl Group Underground

Los Africanos — “Pamoja Watu” — We’ve Got A Groovy Thing Going: The Latin Soul Of Bobby Marin

Brian Eno — “Third Uncle” — Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

AKA — “Shake Me” — Those Shocking Shaking Days: Indonesia Hard, Psychedelic, Progressive Rock and Funk 1970-1978

Johnny Talbot — “Whatcha-Wanna-Do Pt.1” — Red Fire 45rpm

Augustus Pablo & Rockers All Stars — “Mr. Bassie Special !” — Rough Trade 45rpm

The Cramps — “New Kind of Kick” — Off the Bone

Grand Kalle — “Matanga Ya Modibo” — Congo: Rumba On The River

Nathaniel Mayer — “I Wanna Dance with You” — I Wanna Dance with You

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

King Tubby — “King At The Controls” — Sounds And Pressure Vol. 3

The Stooges — “Little Doll” — The Stooges

Omar Khorshid — “Lamma Bada Yatasana” — Giant + Guitar

The Robins — “Loop De Loop Mambo” — Ai! Si! Si!: Mambo & Latin Flavoured Rhythm & Blues

Pamelo Mounk’a — “Qu’As Tu Fait De Ma Fille?” — No. 1 Africain

James Brown — “Get Up, Get Into It and Get Involved” — Star Time: Soul Brother No. 1

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Aleksandr Sergeyevichzatsepin — “The Shaman’s Dance” — Psych Out: A Collection Of International Funky Fuzz Laiden Gems

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Pictured: John Cale.

“We had a lot of fun recording [Sabotage/Live] there [CBGB’s] on New Year’s Eve. It was dark and greasy. You went there to lose control. I retain affection for the place. Not for the $8 beers, but it was a centre, and everybody knew about it and gravitated towards it. At the end, Hilly [Kristal, founder and owner] wanted it moved to Vegas. That’s branding. If I was a brand, I’d move to Las Vegas.”

— John Cale, Uncut, April 2010.

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FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Margie Joseph & Blue Magic — “You & Me (Got A Good Thing Going)” — Crème De La Crème Two: More Philly Soul Classics And Rarities From The Vaults Of Atlantic, Atco And Warner Bros. Records 1970-1980

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

The Vulcaines — “Cozimotto” — The Surf Creature Vol. 2

Los Wembler’s De Iquitos — “El Bacilon De Los Wembler’s” — La Danza Del Petrolero

Jackie Wilson — “Soul Galore” — Move On Up: The Very Best Of Northern Soul

Lloyd Parks & The Techniques — “Feel A Little Better” — Trojan Reggae Rarities Box Set

The Hi-Lifes — “Soul City” — Why Don’t You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964-65

Zohra — “Badala Zamana” — Habibi Funk 015: An Eclectic Selection of Music From The Arab World Pt. 2

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Con-Funk-Shun — “Clique” — Fretone 45rpm

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Sonido Gallo Negro — “Alfonso Graña (Selvatica)” — Sendero Mistico

Don & The Agitators — “Going Back Home” — Ho-Dad Hootenanny Too!

The Aggrovators — “King Forever” — Jammies In Lion Dub Style

Johnny Thunders — “Leave Me Alone” — So Alone

Beti — “Khooneh Khaleh” — Tisheh O Riseh: Funk, Psychedelia and Pop From The Iranian Pre-Revolution Generation

The Slits — “So Tough” — Cut

Ibo Combo — “Ti Garçon” — Haiti Direct: Big Band, Mini Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds 1960-1978

Blonde Bomber — “Strollie Bun” — Mad Mike Monsters: A Tribute To Mad Mike Petrovich  Vol. 3

Ezy & Isaac — “Not All Bad, Not All Good” — Soul Rock

Sven Libaek — “Bikini Girls” — To Ride a White Horse

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Black Savage — “I Don’t Know What To Do” — Black Savage

The Shangri-Las — “Give Him a Great Big Kiss” — Myrmidons of Melodrama

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

Funkadelic — “Jimmy’s Got a Little Bit of Bitch in Him” — Standing on the Verge of Getting It On

Los Ecos — “Me Siento Felíz” — Peru Maravilloso: Vintage Latin, Tropical & Cumbia

The Cramps — “Dopefiend Boogie” — Fiends of Dope Island

Linval Thompson — “Mari Guiana (King Tubby Style)” — New Star 45rpm

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

July — “My Clown (single mix)” — Think I’m Going Weird: Original Artefacts from the British Psychedelic Scene 1966-68

L’Orch. Super Kaumba — “Banoko Pt. 1” — Editions AIT 45rpm

John Cale — “Macbeth” — Paris 1919 (Deluxe Edition)

King Tubby — “Higher Ranking” — King Tubby’s Hometown Hi-Fi Dubplate Specials 1975-1979

John Kongos — “Tokoloshe Man” — Kongos

Tito Puente — “The Fence [La Empaliza]” — The Complete 78’s Vol. 4

The Ivy Tones — “Oo-Wee Baby” — Dangerous Doo-Wop 3

Roong Petch Laem Sing — “Kob Kanong Fon” — Siamese Soul: Thai Pop Spectacular Vol. 2

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Jack Nitzsche — “Night Walker” — Night Walker: The Jack Nitzsche Story Vol. 3

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Pictured: Sonido Gallo Negro.

I arrived in Mexico City and got a ride to my district. I checked into my hotel and set up camp in a room on the second floor overlooking a small park. There was a big window in the bathroom and I noticed that the same people I was looking down upon were looking up at me. I had a late lunch, looking forward to Mexican food, but the hotel menu was dominated by Japanese fare. This confused yet strangely wedded me to my sense of place: reading Murakami in a Mexican hotel that specializes in sushi. I settled on shrimp tacos with wasabi dressing and a small shot of tequila. Afterwards I stepped out onto the street and noticed I was on Veracruz Avenue, which gave me hope that I might find good coffee. Roaming around I passed a window filled with flesh-colored plaster hands. I figured I must be where I was supposed to be, though things seemed slightly offset, like an image of Mandrake the Magician in the Sunday comics.

— Patti Smith, M Train.

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FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Mixed Feelings — “Sha-La-La” — You Can Be A Star! Deep Disco and Crossover 70’s Soul from The Now-Again and Soul-Cal Vaults 1972-1982

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

The Mockers — “Madalena” — Sleazy Surf! Vol. 2

Ahmed Malek — “Djalti” — Musique Originale De Films: Deuxième Tome

The Valentines — “That’s It Man” — Get On The Right Track: Mod R&B, Jazz & Ska

The Bleechers — “Everything For Fun” — The Complete UK Upsetter Singles Collection Vol. 1

The Fleshtones — “What’s So New (About You)?” — Hexbreaker!

Bernard Gérard — “Le Crocodile Porte-Clé [1970]” — Stereo Ultra: A Collection of 70s Furious French Soundtracks

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Barbara & The Boys — “Hooty Sapperticker” — Las Vegas Grind! Vol. 2: Louie’s Limbo Lounge

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Sonido Gallo Negro — “Mambo Cósmico” — Mambo Cósmico

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

Fatimah Razak — “Dahaga” — Ayo Ke Disco: Boogie, Pop & Funk From The South China Sea 1974-88

The Isley Brothers — “Tell Me It’s Just A Rumor Baby” — Move On Up: The Very Best Of Northern Soul

Les Abranis — “Akoudar” — Amazigh Freedom Rock 1973-1983

Pride & Joy — “If You’re Ready” — Best Of Dunwich Records Vol. 2

Son Of P.M. — “James Bond Theme” — Thai Beat A Go Go Vol. 1: Groovy 60’s Sounds from the Land of Smile!

Small Faces — “Wham Bam Thank You Mam” — The Immediate Singles Collection

Ja-Man All Stars — “Don’t Get Crazy” — In The Dub Zone

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

James Knight & The Butlers — “Save Me” — Florida Funk: Funk 45s from the Alligator State 1968-1975

Malavoi — “Couté Biguine La” — Mano Césaire Et La Formation Malavoi (La Naissance De La World Music Antillaise En 1969)

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band — “Hobo Chang Ba” — Grow Fins [Rarities 1965-1982]

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

The String-a-Longs — “Twist Watch” — Wheels: The Original Norman Petty Masters

Fruko Y Sus Tesos — “Improvisando” — Colombia! The Golden Age of Discos Fuentes 1960-76

Southern Culture on the Skids — “Whip It on Me” — Kudzu Records Presents…

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Tapper Zukie — “Simpleton Badness” — Man Ah Warrior

Suicide — “Girl” — Suicide

Frank Penn — “Gimme Some Skin” — Cult Cargo: Grand Bahama Goombay

The Savoys Featuring Al Smith with Jack McVea’s Orchestra — “Yacka Hoom Boom” — Great Googa Mooga

Lea & Domingo — “Mozele-Paco” — Jalousie

The Rhythm Rockers — “Count Down” — Copper 45rpm

Ali Hassan Kuban — “Sandalia (Sandalwood Perfume)” — Real Nubian: Cairo Wedding Classics

Adventurers — “Linda Lu” — Stomp! Northwest Killers Vol. 1 1960-1964

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Mina — “Se Telefonando” — Ciao Bella! (Italian Girl Singers Of The 60s)

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Pictured: The 5 Royales.

The next song was slow. In a controlled panic, the stag guys pushed through the crowd asking first the nice-looking girls, then anything without a dick to dance. Joey got a girl right off. Perry got shot down straight across the dance floor. The song was half over, and Perry started to sweat. He checked Joey out – Joey was dancing close but he wasn’t grinding. Eugene was dancing like he should be wearing a Trojan. A girl stood next to Perry smiling into space, her hands clasped in front of her. She had orange hair and the biggest tits Perry had ever seen. He tapped her on the arm.

“‘Scuse me.” She didn’t notice him. He felt like everybody was watching. “‘Scuse me.” She smiled dumbly. “You wanna dance?”

She put her arms around his neck and socked right in there. Yes. She was grinding. And her tits were like two fireballs pressed into his chest. He moved his leg between hers for two beats, then she moved her leg between his for two beats. Joey saw him. And Perry was in heaven. Too soon it was over. They separated.

— Richard Price, The Wanderers.

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FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Eddie Kendricks — “Keep On Truckin’” — Keep On Truckin’: The Motown Solo Albums, Vol 1

Kio Amachree — “Ivory” — Doing It in Lagos: Boogie, Pop & Disco in 1980s Nigeria

The Revelairs — “Ridin’ High” — Rare Surf Vol 2 – The South Bay Bands

Marini & The Steps — “Kuingin Dekatmu” — Ayo Ke Disco: Boogie, Pop & Funk From The South China Sea 1974-88

The Saints — “(I’m) Stranded” — (I’m) Stranded

Dennis Alcapone & Dave Barker — “Wonder Man” — The Complete UK Upsetter Singles Collection, Vol. 4

Kashmere Stage Band — “Do You Dig It, Man?” — Texas Thunder Soul 1968-1974

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Guitar Wolf — “Kung Fu Ramone Culmination Tac” — Missile Me!

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Human Expression — “Love at Psychedelic Velocity” — Garage Beat ’66, Vol. 7: That’s How It Will Be!

The Revolutionaries — “I’m In The Mood For Dub” — Sentimental Reasons Dub

Reatha Reese — “Only Lies” — Allnighter

Les As Du Benin — “Wait For Me” — Wanted Afrobeat: From Diggers To Music Lovers

The Peppermint Stiks — “El Twisto” — So-Char 45rpm

Boobpa Saichol — “Seng Rabird” — Thai Beat A Go-Go Vol. 4

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

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

The Rolling Stones — “We Love You” — Singles Collection: The London Years

Sadistic Mika Band — “Yoroshiku Dozo” — Kurofune (Black Ship)

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Cielo Gris — “Solo Y Triste” — Sonideras Peruanas: Cumbias & Guarachas Limpias

The Undertones — “Get Over You” — The Undertones

Willie Bobo — “Roots” — ¡Sabroso! The Afro-Latin Groove

V. & B.B. — “They Just Rock ‘n’ Rolling” — Rock’n Roll Dance Party Volume One

Chailai & Sawanee — “Oye Jeb” — Thai Beat A Go-Go Vol. 4

Bob Seger & the Last Heard — “Persecution Smith” — Heavy Music: The Complete Cameo Recordings 1966-1967

King Tubby — “Rocking Dub” — The Roots Of Dub

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The 5 Royales — “They Don’t Know” — Catch That Teardrop

Omar Khorshid — “Wadil Muluk” — Belly Dance From Lebanon

The Modern Lovers — “Modern World [Alternative Version]” — The Modern Lovers

Junior Ross & The Spear — “Bow Down Babylon (12″ mix)” — I Can Hear the Children Singing 1975-1978

The Move — “The Minister” — Message from the Country

Gasper Lawal — “Kita-Kita” — Ajomasé

Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band — “Circumstances” — Clear Spot

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Piero Piccioni — “Traffic Boom (1969)” — Beat At Cinecitta: Music from Italian 60s & 70s Exploitation Cinema Vol. 1

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New joint opened at 77 White Street in TriBeCa, called the Mudd Club. Situated in a narrow industrial street, with deserted alleyways. Very noir. Darkness stained with light. Inside, a whole new crop of arty kids getting high. Hard-up artists being good to their mad little sins. Second-string literary figures in their mucked-up finery. Mr. Miltown and the Cognac Cowboy burying their faces in fumes. Doing them good by doing them in. A gaggle of ugly girls in majorette boots ashamed of being unhappy. New boys at large looking for hot monkey love. A climate of narcotics. A neurosis in the air mistaken for energy. The new pissiness…Saw the Cramps play the Mudd, and [writer Victor] Bockris and I went down to the basement dressing room. They were ghoulish and sweaty, and Lux Interior made a running dive, catapulted over the back of the couch, and landed on his head on the cement floor. Knocked himself unconscious. Poison Ivy looked on uninterestedly. These guys are hard-core.

— Duncan Hannah, 20th Century Boy: Notebooks of the Seventies.

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FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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” — Mure Cord 45rpm

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…

Bonzo Dog Band — “Boo!” — Tadpoles

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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” — Tuff 45rpm

The Ventures — “The Bat [Mono]” — Ventures In Space

Rex Garvin — “Strange Happenings” — Halloween Instrumentals

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

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

The Magics — “Zombie Walk” — Doo Wop Halloween

Bobby Christian & the Allen Sisters — “The Spider & the Fly” — 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

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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

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

Kiriae Crucible — “The Salem Witch Trial” — Haunted Presence

The Duponts — “Screamin’ Ball (At Dracula Hall)” — Roulette 45rpm

COOKING WITH VINCENT PRICE…

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

Peter & the Wolves — “Mr. Frankenstein” — Halloween Nuggets: Monster Sixties a Go-Go

Baron Daemon & the Vampires — “Ghost Guitars” — Halloween Nuggets: Monster Sixties a Go-Go

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 SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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” — Norgolde 45rpm

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

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Vampires’ Sound Incorporation — “The Lions and the Cucumber” — Vampyros Lesbos: Sexadelic Dance Party

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