No Condition Is Permanent

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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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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Here’s what we played in Ep. 420 of No Condition Is Permanent:

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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Here’s what we played in Ep. 418 of No Condition Is Permanent:

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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Pictured: The Jones Girls.

[Motown label boss Berry] Gordy was systematic about music. He had a recipe for success and was prone to repeat the same formula until the market itself moved on, but even then he had an unshakable belief that like Hollywood, Motown’s success was predicated on storytelling. He argued vociferously that all great songs should have a central narrative, and where possible, the stories should be told in the present tense as if they were happening now. Many great Motown songs adhere to the rules: “My Baby Must Be a Magician,” recorded by the Marvelettes, is a love song that conjures up love and magic; Smokey Robinson’s “Tears of a Clown” uses a circus storyline to describe the mask of love and unhappiness; and R. Dean Taylor tells the story of a home haunted by lost love in “There’s a Ghost in My House.” …he was adamant that Motown did not just make sound — it told stories. Otis Williams of the Temptations claimed that Gordy often seemed more trusting of female advice, and he had gathered from his sisters that women loved songs in which men were forced to plead for love. It might have been questionable psychology, but a remarkable number of Motown hits involve emotionally desperate men pleading, begging, and confessing.

— Stuart Cosgrove, Detroit ’67: The Year That Changed Soul

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FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Jones Girls — “You’re Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else” — Philly Freedom: 70s Dance Floor Anthems From The City Of Brotherly Love

Ezy & Isaac — “Bawagbe” — Soul Rock

The Torquays — “Penetration” — A Date With …

Cymbals — “Visualized!” — Anthology

The Roughnecks — “You’re Driving Me Insane” — Why Don’t You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964-65

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

The Electric Banana — “I’ll Never Be Me” — Blows Your Mind

Lambert Douglas — “Wailing Version” — Dub Explosion: 22 Roots Classics

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Jim Burgett — “Split Personality” — Go 45rpm

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Les Jaguars — “Guitare Jet” — Les Jaguars Vol. 2

Harmonia & Eno — “Vamos Companeros” — Tracks And Traces

3rd Generation Band — “Obiye Saa Wui” — Afro-Beat Airways: West African Shock Waves (Ghana & Togo 1972-78)

Phil Manzanera — “Frontera” — Diamond Head

Calibro 35 — “Cinque Bambole Per La Luna D’Agosto” — Ritornano quelli di… Calibro 35

The Spacemen — “Movin’ Up” — Frolic Diner Vol. 6

Linval Thompson — “Roots Man Dub” — Don’t Cut Off Your Dreadlocks

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

Orchestre Tropicana d’Haiti — “Maria” — Yolande

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Benny Joy — “Steady With Betty” — Crash the Rockabilly Party

Ihsan Al Munzer — “Night Entertainer (Azef El Layl)” — Belly Dance Disco

Link Wray & His Ray Men — “Right Turn” — The Roots Of Psychobilly

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

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

The Aggrovators — “Rough Voyage” — Jammies In Lion Dub Style

Larry Williams & Johnny Watson — “Too Late” — The Northern Soul Story Vol. 2: The Golden Torch

Orquesta Casino De Hugo Macedo (canta: Pochita Rivera) — “Yo No Pido Nada” — ¡Gózalo! Bugalu Tropical Vol. 4

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Whatt Four — “You’re Wishin’ I Was Someone Else” — Lost Innocence: Garpax 1960s Punk & Psych

H.R. Jothipala — “Durakathanaya” — Sri Lanka: The Golden Era of Sinhalese And Tamil Folk-Pop Music

Earle Mankey — “Mau Mau” — Bomp 45rpm

Sam Mangwana — “Mbanda Kazaka” — Eddy’Son Présente Sam Mangwana

The Erasers — “It Was So Funny (The Song That They Sung)” — Ork Records: New York, New York

King Tubby & Yabby You — “Plague Dub” — Chant Down Babylon Kingdom: King Tubby’s At His Best

Andre Williams — “You Got It & I Want It” — Rib Tips & Pig Snoots: Rare & Unreleased Au-Go-Go Soul, 1965-1971

Golden Stars — “Angel” — Sons of Yma: A Collection of Peruvian Garage and Instrumental Bands from the ’60s!

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Sun City Girls — “Come Maddalena” — Funeral Mariachi

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Pictured: Dr. Feelgood.

Most of the early Pub Rock groups were content to play rehashed R&B and Country. The only sign of anything new was a group called Kilburn and the High Roads, which featured the menacing, twisted performances of polio victim Ian Dury, with razor blades in his ear and venom in his heart. However, the breakthrough of Dr Feelgood, who electrified the metropolis with razor-sharp performances, tightened up R&B into a menacing mesh. They weren’t just something to drink your beer by, but were downright threatening: Lee Brilleaux and Wilko Johnson, the group’s front pair, looked like villains you might see on The Sweeney.

— Jon Savage, England’s Dreaming: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock and Beyond.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 415 of No Condition Is Permanent:

FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Muscle Shoals Swampers — “House For Sale” — Double Cookin’: Classic Northern Soul Instrumentals

Eno Louis — “Hot Love” — Lagos Disco Inferno Vol. 2: The Cosmic Return

Night Raiders — “Cottonpickin’ — Strummin’ Mental!

Bobby Marin & The Latin Chords & Sonny Bravo — “’Neath The Heat Of The Summer Sun” — We’ve Got A Groovy Thing Going: The Latin Soul Of Bobby Marin

The Cortinas — “In the Park” — Think I’m Going Weird: Original Artefacts from the British Psychedelic Scene 1966-68

Sinn Sisamouth — “Hala Hala” — Groove Club Vol 4: Sinn Sisamouth

Kip Tyler & His Flips — “Ooh Yeah Baby” — Shiverin’ And Shakin’ Hop Rockers & Sleazy Instros:  Part One 1958-1965

Gazolinn” — “Zeurkans” — Le Bidongaz

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Bobby Bare — “Vampira” — I Was A Teenage Brain Surgeon

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Lee Perry The Upsetter — “Black Panta” — 14 Dub Blackboard Jungle

Maximum Joy — “In the Air” — Unlimited (1979-1983)

Fadoul — “Ahl Jedba” — Habibi Funk 015: An Eclectic Selection Of Music From The Arab World, Part 2

John Cale — “Ski Patrol” — Slow Dazzle

Ice — “Time Will Tell” — Africa Funk: Return to the Original Sound of 1970s Funky Africa

The Packabeats — “Evening In Paris” — From Taboo To Telstar: 1962 A Year In The Life Of 304 Holloway Road (Joe Meek’s Tea Chest Tapes)

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

Ronnie Haig — “Money Is the Thing of the Past” — Dr. Boogie Presents 26 Deranged and Smokin’ Cool Cats: The Rocketing Rise and Fast Decline Of A Music Form Called Rockabilly 1954-1959

Sandro Brugnolini — “Orca” — Flipper Psychout: Original Italian Library Music From the Vaults of Flipper

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Eyes — “When The Night Falls” — Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire & Beyond 1964-1969

Pagadeja — “Tamale” — Ghana Special: Modern Highlife, Afro Sounds & Ghanaian Blues 1968-1981

The Detroit Cobras — “Hey Sailor” — Life, Love and Leaving

The Aggrovators — “Tiger Dub” — Jammies In Lion Dub Style

[Ronettes] Phil Spector & The Wrecking Crew — “Be My Baby [Music Bed]” — Bob Brainen’s Tracks (WFMU Premium)

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

The Robins — “Wadaya Want?” — Dangerous Doo-Wop 2

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Bébé Manga — “Amie-O” — Golden Afrique Vol. 1

Dr. Feelgood — “Watch Your Step” — Malpractice

Afrosound — “Cumbia Sampuesana” — Calor

Television — “This Tune” — Television

Ja-Man All Stars — “Weak Heart Drop” — In The Dub Zone

Wire — “Map Ref. 41 °N 93° W” — 154

Suman Kalyanpur — “Chale Ja Chale Ja” — Doob Doob O’ Rama 2: More Filmsongs From Bollywood

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Geoff Muldaur — “Livin’ In The Sunlight” — …Is Having Wonderful Time

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IT’S MADISON TIME…

Pictured: Osbourne Ruddock, a.k.a. King Tubby.

Like most of Glen Brown’s productions, ‘Tubbys At The Control’ was mixed by King Tubby at his home studio at 18 Dromilly Avenue,⁵ Waterhouse. The tiny space was not a recording studio in the conventional sense, nor was Tubby an actual producer until the late 1980s. His bedroom studio was never large enough for rhythms to be created in full, but the space was gradually converted into a sound manipulation unit complete with a machine to cut acetates. ‘Tubbs is an innovator,’ says ‘Prince’ Philip Smart, engineer at the studio for much of the mid-1970s. ‘He didn’t buy his first console, he built it – built the chassis and everything, put all the components together. That’s what he used to use first, until he bought the MCI console from Dynamics, their studio B. It was just that room he had at first. You have a carport, and then the carport is a bedroom and a bathroom, so him turn the bathroom into the voice room and the bedroom into the control room, and he had his repair shop in another little house in the back. His main income was building amplifiers and winding transformers, because he had contracts for hotels that needed transformers for stabilizing the current. The music was an addition, because he had the sound and he always wanted to make his own dubs, so that’s how he started: he bought the dub machine to cut his own dubs.’

— from David Katz, Solid Foundation: An Oral History of Reggae.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 414 of No Condition Is Permanent:

FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Dells — “Wear It On Our Face” — There Is

Black Masters Band — “Wonnim A Bisa” — Essiebons Special 1973 – 1984: Ghana Music Power House

The Nomads — “Bounty Hunter” — Sleazy Surf! Vol. 1

Joe Bataan — “Subway Joe” — Subway Joe

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

Little Joe — “Dread Locks Party” — Top Ranking DJ Session Volumes 1 & 2

The Sonics — “Leave My Kitten Alone” — Unreleased

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 Crystals — “Vampire” — Mercury Rock & Roll Party

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Wganda Kenya — “El Caterete” — Diablos del Ritmo: The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985

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

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

Roy Lee Johnson — “Boogaloo #3” — All Night Soul Stomp! Dancefloor Boogaloo Romp!

Fadoul — “La Tiq Tiq Latiq” — Al Zman Saib

The 13th Floor Elevators — “Nobody to Love” — Easter Everywhere [Stereo]

Napo De Mi Amor — “Cacatchoulé ‘Berceuse Bassari’” — Togo Soul 70: Edits & Rarities

Ohio Players — “Walked Away From You” — Pleasure

Ray Barretto — “Mercy, Mercy, Baby” — Acid

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Bob Moore & the Temps — “Trophy Run” — Dancehall Stringbusters Vol. 2

Sunil Ganguly — “Are Diwano Mujhe Penchano” — Bollywood Steel Guitar

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

Poder Del Alma — “La Conga De Las Dos Razas” — Mimo / Bacanal 76

Claude Cloud’s Thunderclap — “One Bone” — R&B Humdingers 9

Phương Tâm — “Nếu Có Em (If I Have You)” — Saigon Surf Twist & Soul (1964-1966)

Procol Harum — “Power Failure” — Broken Barricades

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Delai Alamos Con Los King Stay — “Ritmo Del Go-Go” — MAG 45rpm

Roxy Music — “Do The Strand” — For Your Pleasure

Gregory Isaacs — “Nigger” — Slum In Dub

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

Pier’ Rosier & Gazolinn’ — “Tchié Moin Pa Paré” — Gazolinn’

The Heard — “I Don’t Believe You” — So Cold!!! Sacramento Garage

Pen Ran — “There’s Nothing To Be Ashamed Of” — Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll

Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band — “Long Neck Bottles” — Clear Spot

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

The London Waits — “Serenadio” — The Immediate Singles Collection

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Pictured: James Chance of the Contortions.

I don’t think Anya [Phillips] talked [Brian] Eno into doing No New York. I think that was totally his idea…But that was a very casual session. I never even talked to him about it until the actual session…It was just a document. He didn’t even use any baffles or anything. I tried to fix some vocals but there was no way to do anything, not even any overdubs, because it was all too bled together. It sounds good, but it was not like ‘the great Eno production.’ It was like anti-production.

— James Chance, from No Wave Post-Punk. Underground. New York. 1976-1980.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 413 of No Condition Is Permanent:

FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

MFSB — “Get Down With The Philly Sound” — Philadelphia Freedom

The Magnificent Zenians — “Ije Udo” — Wake Up You! Vol. 1: The Rise & Fall Of Nigerian Rock Music, 1972-1977

Mickey Aversa — “Blast Off” — The Surf Creature

Asha Bhosle — “Aye Naujawan Sab Kuch Yahan” — Apradh OST

Jr. and His Soulettes — “Kat-Walk” — Psychodelic Sounds

Jackie Mittoo — “Something Else” — Macka Fat

Allen Pound’s Get Rich — “Searchin’ In The Wilderness” — Acid Drops, Spacedust & Flying Saucers

Los Orientales De Paramonga — “Paramonga Baila Mi Ritmo” — Fiesta En Oriente

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Patrice Holloway — “Do The Del Viking” — Mad Mike Monsters: A Tribute To Mad Mike Petrovich Vol. 1

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Majid Soula — “Tafat” — Chant Amazigh

The Contortions — “Design to Kill” — Buy

Luis Enriquez And His Electronic Men — “Fender With Anger” — Electronia

Jade — “Paper Man” — Chains & Black Exhaust

The Observers — “One Foot Sammy” — Tubby’s Want The Channel: Dubbing With The Observer 1976-1978

The Rolling Stones — “Don’t Lie To Me” — Metamorphosis [Bootleg Version]

Afro National — “Mr Who You Be” — African Experimentals (1972-1979)

Nathaniel Mayer — “White Dress” — Why Don’t You Give It To Me?

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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

Benny Joy — “Ittie Bittie Everything” — Crash the Rockabilly Party

Orquesta Akokán — “Cha Cha Cha Pa’Ca” — Caracoles

Saunders King — “Swingin’” — Jukebox Jam! Vol. 2

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

Heinz — “Just Like Eddie” — The Alchemist of Pop: Home Made Hits and Rarities 1959–1966

The Icebreakers w. The Diamonds — “Dub With Garvey” — Planet Mars Dub

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Fingerprintz — “Dancing with Myself” — Virgin 12″ 45rpm

Ringo Star — “My Love” — Ne Refuse Pas

Suicide — “Ghost Rider” — Suicide

Ahmed Malek — “Tape 19.11 (Algeria)” — Habibi Funk An Eclectic Selection Of Music From The Arab World

Christian’s Crusaders — “Honey Hush” — Having a Rave-Up! The British R&B Sounds of 1964

Eric Valentine — “Babylon Gone Dread Version” — Rosso 45rpm

The Velvelettes — “He Was Really Sayin’ Somethin’” — Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971

Los Destellos — “Boogaloo del Perro” — Cumbia Beat Vol. 2: Tropical Sounds from Peru 1966–1983

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Marga Benitez — “Geechie Gomie” — Apollo 45rpm

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Pictured: Ayalew Mesfin.

There is still the victory of the submissive and the weak over the hard and the strong to be explained in a way consistent with the precept of holding fast to the submissive. The explanation lies in the fact that, in achieving victory over the hard and the strong, the submissive and the weak do not become their opposites. In order to understand this, we must bear in mind the fact that in the Lao tzu a term is often used in two senses, the ordinary and the Taoist. ‘Victory’ is such a term. In the ordinary sense of the word, it is the strong that gains ‘victory’ over the weak. In this sense, victory cannot be guaranteed indefinitely, as however strong a thing is, it is inevitable that one day it will meet with more than its match. The Taoist sense of the word ‘victory’, in contrast, is rather paradoxical. The weak does not contend, and so no one in the world can pick a quarrel with it. If one never contends, this at least ensures that one never suffers defeat. One may even wear down the resistance of one’s stronger opponent by this passive weapon of non-contention, or at least wait for him to meet with defeat at the hands of someone stronger. It is in this sense that the submissive and the weak gain ‘victory’ over the hard and the strong.

— Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 412 of No Condition Is Permanent:

FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Sister Sledge — “Pain Reliever” — Crème De La Crème Two: More Philly Soul Classics And Rarities From The Vaults Of Atlantic, Atco And Warner Bros. Records 1970-1980

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

The New Dimensions — “Bongo Shutdown” — Lost Legends of Surf Guitar, Vol. 2: Point Panic!

Orchestre Tropicana — “Defo Gacon” — Le Negre

Outlaws — “Rodeo” — The Joe Meek Story

Los Beta 5 — “El Bicho” — Cumbías Chichadélicas: Peruvian Psychedelic Chicha

Hasil Adkins — “Pond Fork River” — The Wild Man

IT’S MADISON TIME…

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

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Manzanita y su Conjunto — “La Caihuita” — Trujillo, Perú 1971-1974

The Kon-Taks — “One Of These Days” — Teenage Shutdown Vol. 12: No Tease

Ayalew Mesfin — “Hasabé” — The Rough Guide To African Rare Groove

The Pazant Brothers — “Chick A Boom” — The Brothers Funk: Rare New York City Funk 1969-1975

Prince Jammy — “Throne of Blood” — Kamikazi Dub

Johnny Burnette — “Rock Billy Boogie” — The Roots Of Psychobilly

Sima Bina — “Naz Kardanet Vaveyla” — Pomegranates: Persian Pop, Funk and Psych of the 60’s and 70’s

The Stooges — “Down On The Street [Take 6]” — 1970: The Complete Fun House Sessions

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Son Of P.M. — “Cho Cho Chan” — Shadow Music Of Thailand

Road — “You Rub Me The Wrong Way” — Blue Onion 45rpm

Gregory Isaacs — “Embarrassment” — Slum In Dub

Buzzcocks — “Boredom” — Spiral Scratch EP

Papa Wemba — “Bakwetu” — Papa Wemba

Dave “Baby” Cortez — “The Happy Organ” — Scratchin’: The Wild Jimmy Spruill Story

Ralph Weeks With The Telecasters — “Gua Jazz  “ — Panama! 3: Calypso Panameno, Guajira Jazz & Cumbia Tipica On The Isthmus 1960-75

The Slits — “Love Und Romance” — Cut

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Behroze Chatterjee — “Sweety Seventeen” — Bombay Disco 2

The Rangers — “Mogul Monster” — All Killer! No Filler! Vol. 1

Pasteur Lappé — “Hiembi Nin (Hymne A La Vie)” — African Funk Experimentals 1979 to 1981

Lester Williams — “I Can’t Lose With The Stuff I Use” — Blowing the Fuse: 1952

Phương Tâm — “Có Nhớ Đêm Nào (Remember the Night)” — Saigon Surf Twist & Soul (1964-1966)

The MC5 — “Looking at You” — A Square (Of Course): The Story of Michigan’s Legendary A-Square Records

The Heptones — “Sufferers Dub” — Upsetters 45rpm

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Scritti Politti (w. Robert Wyatt, piano & keyboards) — “The Sweetest Girl” — Rough Trade 12″ single

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