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Pictured: Barry White.
Barry White formed Love Unlimited—a girl group that featured Diane Taylor, Linda James, and Glodean James plus a forty-piece backing orchestra—in 1969, and the band recorded its first chart hit in the spring of 1972 with “Walkin’ in the Rain with the One I Love.” The following summer, the Texas-born White released the group’s second album, Under the Influence of…, deploying a lush, orchestrated aesthetic that suggests that, in tandem with the material emerging from Philadelphia International, the sonic symphonic had become a national phenomenon. Even though it was recorded as an album filler, “Love’s Theme” provided a particularly stunning example of the new aesthetic, but 20th Century had other promotional priorities for the six-foot-three-inch, 270-pound White, who was simultaneously establishing himself as a major independent recording artist in his own right, having notched up hits with “I’m Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby,” “I’ve Got So Much to Give,” and “Never, Never Gonna Give You Up.” Then, however, David Rodriguez and Nicky Siano paid a visit to Billy Smith, the label’s East Coast promotion under-assistant. “We went down into the basement and saw the Love Unlimited album on the shelf,” says Siano. “Billy said, ‘These are dead albums waiting to be trashed,’ and David replied, ‘They’ve got black people on the cover—give them to us!’ David and I started playing ‘Love’s Theme’ and it took off from there.” Realizing he had nothing to lose, Smith distributed free copies of the LP to New York’s leading DJs, and, when demand spiraled, “Love’s Theme” was released as a single by the renamed Love Unlimited Orchestra. By February 1974 it had reached number one.” ‘Love’s Theme’ was in the top twenty before it even got any airplay,” says Siano. “The power we had was phenomenal!”
— Tim Lawrence, Love Saves The Day: A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-1979.
Here’s what we played in Ep. 411 of No Condition Is Permanent:
The Love Unlimited Orchestra — “Love’s Theme” — Under the Influence of Love Unlimited
Segun Bucknor — “La La La (Hard Version) (Part1)” — Poor Man No Get Brother: Assembly & Revolution 1969-1975
Johnny Barakat And The Vestells — “Surf Madness” — Rare Surf Vol. 3: Johnny Fortune & Johnny Barakat And The Vestells
The Hornets — “Jelingan Mu” — Psyche Oh! A Go Go: Lost Gems Of Malaysia/Singapura Pop Music ’64-’74
Gregory Dee and the Avanties — “Olds-Mo-William” — The Big Hits Of Mid-America: The Soma Records Story 1963-1967
Lee Perry & The Upsetters — “Jungle Lion” — The Complete UK Upsetter Singles Collection Vol. 4
The Charles Blackwell Orchestra — “Midnight In Luxembourg” — From Taboo To Telstar: 1962 A Year In The Life Of 304 Holloway Road (Joe Meek’s Tea Chest Tapes)
Afrosound & Wilson Saoko — “Ponchito de Colores” — Homenaje a Polibio Mayorga Vol. 6

Amilcar — “Wargasm In Pornotopia” — Jubilee OST
Esquires Ltd — “Theme From Shaft” — Cult Cargo: Grand Bahama Goombay
The Trashmen — “A-Bone” — Garrett 45rpm
Orquesta Akokán — “Doña Felipa” — Caracoles
Jack Bruce — “Never Tell Your Mother She’s Out of Tune” — Songs For A Tailor
Ahmed Malek — “La La La” — Musique Originale De Films: Deuxième Tome (Habibi Funk 027)
The Undertones — “Really Really” — The Undertones
The Revolutionaries — “Garvey Dub” — Dub Explosion: 22 Roots Classics
Gene Russell’s Trio — “Doin’ The Snake Hips” — Eccentric Soul: Consolidated Productions Vol. 1
Los Wembler’s De Iquitos — “El Intutero” — La Danza Del Petrolero
Varetta Dillard — “Scorched” — Exotica, Popcorn & Stompers!! Vol. 2
Jack Costanzo — “Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen” — Mr. Bongo
The Personals — “Dance All Night” — Ho-Dad Hootenanny Too!
Los Shains — “Tirando Dedo” — Sons Of Yma: A Collection of Peruvian Garage and Instrumental Bands from the ’60s!
The Kinks — “Till The End Of The Day” — The Kinks EP’s [mono]
Masao Yagi — “Zenka Onna Koroshibushi M-12” — Killing Melody: Instrumental Music From Japanese Pinky Violence Movies
The Gories — “Hidden Charms” — House Rockin’
Rico Rodriguez — “Japanese Invasion” — Full Up: Bunny “Striker” Lee – Early Reggae Productions 1968-72
The High Numbers — “I’m the Face” — Having a Rave-Up! The British R&B Sounds of 1964
Goblin — “La Via Della Droga” — Beretta 70: Roaring Themes from Thrilling Italian Police Films
The Red Callender Sextet — “Voodoo” — Jukebox Mambo: Rumba and Afro-Latin Accented Rhythm & Blues 1949-1960
Horace Andy — “Good Vibes / Dub Vibes” — Good Vibes (1975-1979)
The Velvet Underground — “Guess I’m Falling In Love [Instrumental Version]” — Another View
Fela Ransome-Kuti & His Koolalobitos — “Se E Tun De” — Lagos Baby 1963-1969
Tony Alvon & The Belairs — “Sexy Coffee Pot” — Soulin’ Vol. 3
Very Be Careful — “El Escape” — Salad Buey
The Only Ones — “This Ain’t All (It’s Made To Be)” — Even Serpents Shine

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Anandji Kalyanji — “Bombay 405 Miles” — Bombay The Hard Way: Guns, Cars & Sitars

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Pictured: The doyenne of Bollywood playback singers, Asha Bhosle.
For the party nights, we were all dressed in Indian costumes. Michael Howard, the creative director for Dior, must have worked for weeks. The lighting and décor of the fort and the events were amazing: up along the internal ramps leading to the courtyard were dozens of drummers, horses, camels caparisoned in mirrors and tassels, dancers, acrobats, fire-eaters, ladies throwing rose petals; great posters painted by people from the Indian film industry. Vlad was Bond and Naomi [Campbell] was his Bond girl, the title ‘Bond is Back’. Part of the attraction of their romance must be the idea of the glamorous couple. And, because of the thronging festivities, we felt like we were in a film set. Diana Ross took a fancy to Andreas [Kronthaler] and he politely got on stage with her for a minute or two.
Naomi mentioned that she’s going to do some charity work in India about waste recycling. I talked to David X Prutting, who was the official photographer. He told me that when he first visited India, he went to photograph and meet the lowest class, who clean up the shit. He loved them; they were the only people who never asked him for money. Like everyone, he found it hard to cope with the poverty. David said, ‘The way to deal with it is to accept it for yourself, to take it into yourself, to say yes, this is a life, to respect.’
— Vivienne Westwood, Get A Life.
Here’s what we played in Ep. 410 of No Condition Is Permanent:
The O’Jays — “992 Arguments” — Back Stabbers
Tala Am — “Sugar Lump (Edit)” — Africa Airways Five: Brace Brace Boogie 1976 – 1982
Slacktone — “Rosarito 3-Day” — Warning, Reverb Instrumentals
The Gladiators — “Baldhead Dub” — Studio 1 Singles
The Yardbirds — “Rack My Mind (Mono Mix)” — Roger The Engineer (a.k.a. Over Under Sideways Down)
Koes Plus — “Kelelawar (The Bats)” — Dheg Dheg Plas Vols. 1 & 2
The Fanatics — “I Will Not Be Lonely” — Born Bad Vol. 7
The Flowers — “Meekshi Manoo” — Raks Raks Raks: 27 Golden Garage Psych Nuggets from The Iranian ‘60s Scene

The Executioners — “Guillotine” — It’s Monster Surfing Time!
Lizzy Mercier Descloux — “Bim Bam Boum” — Mambo Nassau
Reigning Sound — “We Repel Each Other” — Too Much Guitar
Dr. Alimantado — “I Killed The Barber” — Best Dressed Chicken In Town
Bracey Everett — “Lover’s Curse” — Desperate Rock ‘N’ Roll, Vol. 5
Los Camaroes — “Ma Wde Wa” — Cameroon Garage Funk 1964 – 1979
Jeff Simmons — “I’m in the Music Business” — Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up
Ahmed Malek — “Casbah” — Habibi Funk 015: An Eclectic Selection of Music from The Arab World Pt. 2
The Nocturnes — “Night Owl” — Rare Mod 2
S. D. Burman feat. Asha Bhosle — “Sambhalo Sambhalo Apna Dil” — The Bombay Connection Vol. 2: Bouncin’ Nightclub Grooves from Bollywood Films 1959-1972
Brother JT — “T. Rex Blues” — The Svelteness of Boogietude
Tono y sus Sicodelicos — “El Basurero” — Mr. Boogaloo
JD McPherson — “Lust For Life / Sixteen” — New West 45rpm
Lý Ngụ́a Ô — “Vợ Chồng Làm Being” — Hồ! #1 Roady Music from Viêtnam
Johnny Zoro — “Coesville” — Frolic Diner Vol. 3
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou — “Akoue We Gni Gan” — The Skeletal Essences of Afro Funk 1969-1980 Vol.3
Funkadelic — “Alice in My Fantasies” — Standing on the Verge of Getting It On
The Aggrovators — “Black Trap” — Jammies in Lion Dub Style
The Avalons — “Malanese” — Mad Mike Monsters: A Tribute To Mad Mike Petrovich Vol. 3
Vaudou Game — “Be My Wife” — Noussin
Orgone — “Don’t Say Stop” — New You, Part 1
The Upsetters — “Freedom [Dub]” — Trojan Dub Box Set
The Sparkles — “Oh Girls, Girls” — Las Vegas Grind! Vol. 3
Orchestra Makassy — “Mambo Bado” — Agwaya

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…
Courtland Pickett — “You Don’t Grow Old” — Fancy Dancer

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Pictured: The Only Ones’ Peter Perrett.
The new psychology—soon to be culturally interpreted as existentialism—privileged living in the moment and was materially oriented. The old world was dead and the best-placed group to flourish in the uncertain postwar era were the young—who had always been held to embody an auspicious future. “Their lives are lived principally in hope,” Aristotle had written, while for Stanley Hall, adolescence was nothing less than “a new birth.” In the act of forgetting necessary for the Western world to continue, youth was once again—as it had been after the Great War—exalted as a tabula rasa.
— Jon Savage, Teenage: The Prehistory of Youth Culture 1875 – 1945
Here’s what we played in Ep. 409 of No Condition Is Permanent:
The Philly Sound — “Waitin’ For The Rain” — Philadelphia Roots
The Funkees — “Abraka” — Point Of No Return: Afro Funk Music
The Emeralds — “Earthquake” — Strummin’ Mental! Part 2: Raw, Crude, Instrumental R&R!
Grazia — “Soyle Beni” — Saz Beat: Turkish Rock, Funk, And Psychedelic Music Of The 1960s And 1970s
Pink Floyd — “See Emily Play” — The First 3 Singles
Eric Valentine — “Jah Dub” — Rosso 45rpm
The Cobras — “Instant Heartache” — Teenage Shutdown, Vol. 14: Howlin’ For My Darlin’!
Jean Paul ‘El Troglodita’ — “Everything’s Gonna Change” — Peru Bravo: Funk, Soul & Psych from Peru’s Radical Decade

The Cramps — “All Women Are Bad” — Stay Sick!
Rachid & Fethi — “Habit En Ich” — 1970’s Algerian Folk And Pop
White Lightnin’ — “Joke’s on You” — White Lightnin’
Very Be Careful — “Mr Yozo” — Salad Buey
Maxwell — “Radiation Funk” — Movements Vol. 10
Charles Lembe Et Son Orchestra — “Quiero Wapatcha” — Cameroon Garage Funk 1964 – 1979
Cristina — “Disco Clone” — Mutant Disco: A Subtle Discolation of The Norm
The Aggrovators — “An Early Version” — Johnny In The Echo Chamber: Dubwise Selection 1975-1976
Wire — “Mannequin” — Pink Flag
Ennio Morricone — “Per Qualche Dollaro In Piu (Sequence #18)” — Per Qualche Dollaro in Più (For A Few Dollars More) OST
Marvin Holmes — “Ooh Ooh The Dragon” — Mojo Club Dancefloor Jazz Vol. 11: Right Now
Orquesta Akokán — “Pan con Tíbiri” — Caracoles
Starbuck — “Moonlight Feels Right” — Moonlight Feels Right
Verckys et l´Orchestre Vévé — “Zumbel” — Congolese Funk, Afrobeat & Psychedelic Rumba 1969-1978
The Mystic Moods — “Cosmic Sea” — What It Is! Funky Soul and Rare Grooves 1967-1977
Winston Heywood & The Hombres — “Africa” — Jah Lion Meets The Upsetter Inna Black Ark Studio (A Version Excursion)
The Five Du-Tones — “The Ghouster” — The Five Du-Tones
Ahmed Malek — “La Ville” — Musique Originale De Films
The Fleshtones — “Do You Swing?” — Do You Swing?
Nahid Akhtar — “Badami Nainon Wale” — I Am Black Beauty
The Isley Brothers — “The Drag” — Let’s Soul Dance: Black Dance Crazes 1957-1962
Winston Riley — “Marry Me” — Meditation Dub
The Only Ones — “No Solution” — Even Serpents Shine
Orchestra Super Mazembe — “Malaba D’amour” — Kaivaska
Bob Moore & The Temps — “Braggin’” — Las Vegas Grind Vol. 7
Pan Ron — “Rom Jongvak Twist (Dance Twist)” — Cambodian Rocks
Young-Holt Unlimited — “Doing the Thing” — The Definitive Young-Holt Unlimited
Pierre Blain Et Orchestre Murat Pierre — “Jouc Li Jou” — Haiti Direct: Big Band, Mini Jazz & Twoubadou Sounds 1960-1978

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…
The Jam Handy Organization — “Tractor Drivin’ Man” — The Wide New World With FORD

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Pictured: Gregory Isaacs.
Also known, for very good reason, as the Cool Ruler, [Gregory] Isaacs had been in the business since the early 1970s and recorded for Rupie Edwards, Niney, Gussie Clarke and G G Ranglin – he’s even supposed to have sung back-up vocals at the Black Ark, notably on Heart of the Congos – and founded his own African Museum label. Originally nothing more remarkable than an easy-rocking crooner, it wasn’t until he developed a distinctive style that he began to count for much. By the middle of the decade he’d evolved a style that was perfect on both sides of the divide as it shot his delivery through with an apparently desperate thread of disaffection. Either in love or in society at large, Gregory’s trademark approach to any sort of song was one of loneliness and rejection. Couched in terms clever enough for him to be singing about either the love of Jah or the love of a good woman, he’s either posing as an outcast from the community or he’s just been dumped; you decide. Women loved this apparent vulnerability, while the guys admired his mix of rude-boy style, dreadlocks attitude and lurrrve god way with the ladies. All of which comes together, plus a sense of the Cool Ruler’s charisma, on a live recording of “Border,” a session which also gives insight into his relationship with his fans. Apparently unprompted they sing, note perfect, each chorus of I’m leaving outta Babylon / I’m leaving outta Rome… we wan’, we wan’ go home, while he ends the song with a triumphant, smirking ‘Yuh like it?’
— Lloyd Bradley, Bass Culture: When Reggae Was King.
Here’s what we played in Ep. 408 of No Condition Is Permanent:
First Choice — “Yes, Maybe No” — Crème de la Crème: Philly Soul Classics & Rarities
Jude Bondeze — “Ndomo” — Africa Airways Six: Mile High Funk 1974-1981
The Star Tones — “The Chase” — Surfin’ in The Midwest Vol. 4
Hong Nam — “The Tenth Girl” — Taiwan & Singapore Disco
Hayes Cotton — “I’ll Be Waiting” — Exotica, Popcorn & Stompers!! Vol. 2
Gregory Isaacs — “Mr. Brown” — Front Line Presents Dub: 40 Heavyweight Dub Sounds
Baby Earl and the Trini-dads — “Back Slop” — Souvenirs of the Soul Clap Vol. 4
Blue Rhythm Combo — “Get Down” — B.R.C’s Groove

The Arrows — “Another Cycle in Detroit” — Devil’s Rumble: The Davie Allan & The Arrows Anthology
Los Destellos — “Para Elisa” — The Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru
The Sequins — “He’s A Flirt” — Eccentric Northern Soul
Burning Spear — “Marcus Garvey” — Marcus Garvey
The Troggs — “I Can’t Control Myself” — You Can Walk Across It On the Grass: The Boutique Sounds of Swinging London
Joseito Mateo Y Su Orquesta — “Jardinera” — Merengue: Dominican Music And Identity
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band — “Moonlight on Vermont” — Trout Mask Replica
Rita Chao — “The Boy Next Door” — Let’s A Go-Go! Singapore And Southeast Asian Pop Scene 1964-69
Buster Smith & His Heatwave — “Til Broad Daylight” — Stompin’ 34
Sharero Band feat. Faadumo Qaasim — “Qays Iyo Layla (Romeo & Juliet)” — Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes From The Horn Of Africa
The Phantom — “Love Me” — The Roots of Psychobilly
Ros Sereysothea, Sinn Sisamouth and Friends — “Wooly Bully” — Cambodian Psych-Out
The Riot Squad — “I Take It That We’re Through” — It’s Hard To Believe It: The Amazing World Of Joe Meek
Bobby Valentin — “Use It Before You Lose It” — Explosivos: Deep-Soul From The Latin Heart 1966-70
The 20th Century — “Hot Pants (Part l)” — Beehive Breaks
Ferry Djimmy And His Dji-Kins — “A Were We Coco” — Rhythm Revolution
Eddie & The Hot Rods — “Teenage Depression” — Teenage Depression
Trinity — “Three Piece Suit” — Three Piece Suit
Dennis Coffey — “Wild Child” — Finger Lickin’ Good
Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra — “Dub Je Je” — Government Magic
Pandemonium — “No Presents For Me” — Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire & Beyond 1964-1969
Elias Rahbani & Ziad Rahbani — “Bedouin Nights (Al Mahatta)” — Belly Dance Fever
Roxy Music — “Angel Eyes (7″ Version)” — Singles, B-Sides and Alternative Mixes
Joe Cuba — “Joe Cuba’s Latin Hustle” — El Barrio: The Ultimate Collection Of Latin Boogaloo, Disco, Funk & Soul
The Catalinas — “The Catalina Push” — Jukebox At Eric’s Vol. 1
King Tubby’s — “Fire Dub” — Yabby You: Jesus Dread 1972-1977

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Funk Factory — “Rien Ne Va Plus” — Funk Factory

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Pictured: Frank Zappa (l.) & the Mothers of Invention.
The function of the drums in a rock music ensemble is to keep the beat. (“It has a good beat … I give it 10 points, Dick.”) On early R&B records, the drum part was usually executed with brushes. All the arrangements required, generally, was a dull thud on the second and fourth pulse of the bar. There were very few “breaks” or “fills.” When the drum fill (a short percussion outburst, usually at a cadence or resting point of a musical phrase) became popular in rock arrangements, it most often took the form of groups of triplets (three-note rhythmic figures, squeezed into the space of two beats … sounding like: ya-da-da ya-da-da ya-da-da ya-da-da- whomp). For a while, during the mid-50s, it seemed like every record produced had one or more fills of this nature in it. Eventually, with the improvements in studios and recording techniques, the drummers began to use sticks on the sessions and the cadence fills became more elaborate but, before and after the fill, the drummer’s job was still to keep the beat … that same old crappy beat … the beat that made the kids hop around and scream and yell and buy records. A long process of rhythmic evolution has taken place since the early 50s. It is laughable now to think of that dull thud on the second and fourth as lewd and pulsating.
— Frank Zappa, “The Oracle Has It All Psyched Out,” Life, June 28th 1968.
Here’s what we played in Ep. 407 of No Condition Is Permanent:
Blue Magic — “Look Me Up (Album Version)” — Crème De La Crème Two: More Philly Soul Classics and Rarities From The Vaults Of Atlantic, Atco And Warner Bros. Records 1970-1980
Godwin Omabuwa & His Cassanova Dandies — “Do The Afro Shuffle” — Nigeria Afrobeat Special: The New Explosive Sound in 1970’s Nigeria
The Ghastly Ones — “Now Fear This” — Target: Draculon
Selda — “Ince Ince Bir Kar Yagar” — Love, Peace & Poetry: Turkish Psychedelic Music
Family — “Anyway” — Anyway

Tony Hernandez & the Latin-Liners — “Jo Tex” — Funky Crimes
Exuma — “Exuma, The Obeah Man” — Exuma
Mae Young — “Let’s Give Our Love A Try” — Local Customs: Burned At Boddie
Errol Dunkley & Ranking Dread — “Ranking Dub” — Burning Sounds 12” 45rpm
20/20 — “She’s An Obsession” — 20/20
Ahmed Malek — “Sans Titre” — Musique Originale De Films: Deuxième Tome
Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention — “Hungry Freaks, Daddy” — Live At The Whisky A Go Go 1968
Ernesto Djedje — “Anowah” — African Pearls 5 – Cote D’ivoire: West African Crossroads
Bull Moose Jackson — “Nosey Joe” — From The Ghetto: 29 Wild Rock ‘n’ Roll Movers
The Keyboys — “[Untitled]” — Steam Kodok: 26 A-Go-Go Ultrarities from the 60’s Singapore & Southeast Asia Underground
Mad Man Jones — “Snake Charmer” — Jukebox Mambo: Rumba and Afro-Latin Accented Rhythm & Blues 1949-1960
I-Roy — “Casmas Town” — Crisus Time – Extra Version
Angie — “Peppermint Lump” — Stiff 45rpm
Ali Hassan Kuban — “Hela Houb (Let’s Do It)” — Real Nubian: Cairo Wedding Classics
Gene Russell’s Trio — “Jet Set” — Eccentric Soul: Consolidated Productions Vol. 1
África Negra — “Beba Cu Toca Bojie” — Antologia Vol. 2
Marvin Gaye — “Got to Give It Up, Pt. 1” — The Master ‘61-‘84
Wganda Kenya — “An Naus Dansé Tumbelé” — Wganda Kenya
The Downliners Sect — “Why Don’t You Smile Now” — Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire & Beyond 1964-1969
King Tubby — “Channel Get Knockout” — King Tubby’s Hometown Hi-Fi Dubplate Specials 1975-1979
Durocs — “Saving It All Up for Larry” — Durocs
Les Quatre Étoiles — “Doly” — Sangonini

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…
Ennio Morricone — “Un bacio” — La Donna Invisibile OST

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Pictured: Polibio Mayorga.
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.
Here’s what we played in Ep. 406 of No Condition Is Permanent:
First Choice — “First Choice Theme (Single Version)” — Crème De La Crème Two: More Philly Soul Classics And Rarities From The Vaults Of Atlantic, Atco And Warner Bros. Records 1970-1980
El Rego et Ses Commandos — “Se Na Min” — African Scream Contest
Wadadli Riders — “The Killer Wave” — Made In Antigua
Los Revolucionarios — “Los Carasucias” — Los Revolucionarios
Jason Eddie & The Centremen — “Singing The Blues” — Joe Meek Freak Beat: You’re Holding Me Down
Majid Soula — “Netseweth Sifassan Nagh” — Chant Amazigh
Ralph Nielsen & The Chancellors — “Scream” — Back from the Grave # 2
Anandji Kalyanji — “Swami Safari” — Bombay The Hard Way: Guns, Cars & Sitars

Grace Jones — “She’s Lost Control (Single Version)” — Warm Leatherette (Deluxe Edition)
Polibio Mayorga — “Pañuelo De Seda” — Ecuatoriana: El Universo Paralelo de Polibio Mayorga 1969-1981
13th Floor Elevators — “Tried To Hide” — The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators [Mono]
Gregory Isaacs — “Leggo Beast” — Slum In Dub
International Kansas City Playboys — “Everybody’s Goin’ Wild” — All Night Soul Stomp! Dancefloor Boogaloo Romp!
Vaudou Game — “Pas Contente (feat. Roger Damawuzan)” — Apiafo
The Ramones — “Commando” — Leave Home
The Peace — “Peaceful Man” — Black Power
Mary Wells — “Can’t You See” — Mod Anthems: Original Northern Soul, R’N’B & Ska Classics
Abdul Hameed — “Catch Me If You Can (Mere Liye Harr Dil Hai Dewaana) (feat. Nahid Akhtar)” — “Life Is Dance” Plugged-In Sounds of Wonder at the Pakistani Picture House
The A-Bones — “The Bee” — The Life Of Riley
Los Zheros — “Meshkalina” — Peru Maravilloso: Vintage Latin, Tropical & Cumbia
Rupert’s People — “Dream On My Mind” — Acid Drops, Spacedust & Flying Saucers
Charanjit Singh — “Ek Din Bik Jayega – Transicord & Claviolin (Dharam Karam)” — Instrumental Film-Tunes
Lee & The Leopards — “Trying To Make It” — Motown Rhythm & Blues ’59-’62
Inner Circle & The Fatman Riddim Section — “Shaky Dub” — Killer Dub
Diane Renay — “Navy Blue” — Early Girls Vol. 5
Phương Tâm — “Tình Mơ (Dreamy Love)” — Saigon Surf Twist & Soul 1964-1966
Andre Williams w/The Don Juans — “Going Down To Tiajuana” — A Fortune of Hits 1955-1957
Pamelo Mounk’a — “Youyourou Nyoumba” — Pamelo Mounk’a
Kevin Ayers — “Didn’t Feel Lonely ‘Til I Thought Of You” — The Confessions Of Dr. Dream And Other Stories
Prince Jammy — “Swords Of Vengeance” — Kamikazi Dub
Guitar Red — “Disco From A Space Show” — Personal Space: Electronic Soul 1974-1984
Wrong Notes — “Oriental Tunes” — Waking Up Scheherazade Vol. 2: 60’s & 70’s Cross-Over Rock from North Africa & The Middle East

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Alice Coltrane — “Hari Narayan” — World Spirituality Classics 1: The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane

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Pictured: Hasil Adkins.
Frederick heard Lyle smother a soft laugh but he would not share it. Lyle was invulnerable, but the stranger, like himself, was not, no matter how desperately she pretended. All these guests were Lyle’s people, a success clique; there was nothing about them he liked, understood or even cared to understand. The half-a-minute revelation of the young outsider showed that she belonged with him, never with them. She was on the outside and always would be. He was sorry for her, for wanting something she could never name, and for that painful moment of doubt in her own beauty. He watched her trying to recover her saucy confidence, lighting a cigarette with lips curved in mocking, jaunty smile, eyelids lowered to hide the torment of envy they might betray.
— Dawn Addams, The Locusts Have No King.
Here’s what we played in Ep. 405 of No Condition Is Permanent:
The Persuaders — “Hold On (Just a Little Bit Longer)” — Crème de la Crème: Philly Soul Classics & Rarities
Bola Johnson — “Lagos Sisi” — Man No Die
The Krontjong Devils — “Our Favorite Martian” — Romp Out With The Krontjong Devils EP
Sevis & Ayla — “Irgat” — Turkish Freakout 2: Psych-Folk 1970-1978
Pink Floyd — “Candy and a Currant Bun” — The First 3 Singles
Keith Hudson — “Barrabas Dub” — Brand
Paul Gayten — “Hot Cross Burns” — Sound of Detroit 2: Original Gems from The Motown Vaults
Carol Kim — “Cái Trâm Em Cài (Your Hair Clip)” — Saigon Rock & Soul: Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974

Funkadelic — “Sexy Ways” — Standing on the Verge of Getting It On
Pintura Roja — “Yo Soy La Cumbia” — Chicha Popular: Love & Social Political Songs from Discos Horoscopo 1977-1987
The Truth — “Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)” — British Mod Sounds Vol. 2: The Freakbeat and Psych Years
Malavoi — “Nou Pé Pa Kimbé” — Mano Césaire Et La Formation Malavoi (La Naissance De La World Music Antillaise En 1969)
Joe Lee — “Hang-Out” — Fernwood 45rpm
Hany Mehanna — “Ayni Betrif” — Music for Airplanes: A Collection of Instrumental Showpieces and Scores for Egyptian Films and TV-Series 1973-1980
The Four Tops — “It’s the Same Old Song” — Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971
Anne Mari — “Wild Party” — Nippon Girls 2: Japanese Pop, Beat & Rock’n’roll 1965-70
Was (Not Was) — “Hello Operator” — Antilles / Ze 12″
Inner Circle & The Fatman Riddim Section — “Massacre” — Heavyweight Dub
Alvin Cash — “Twine Time” — Land Of 1000 Dances Vol. 2
Armand Pascal Lido & L’Ivoiro Star — “Dogbo Zo N’Wene” — Assalam Aleikoum Africa Vol. 1
T. Rex — “Raw Ramp” — Electric Warrior
Chai Mungpon — “Lady With the Big Eyes” — Molam: Thai Country Groove From Isan Vol. 2
The Savages — “The World Ain’t Round, It’s Square” — Teenage Shutdown, Vol. 10: The World Ain’t Round, It’s Square!
Dr. Alimantado — “Conscious Dub” — Kings Bread Dub
Hasil Adkins — “Shake With Me” — Chicken Walk
I Marc 4 — “The Trip” — Nelson Psychout: Original Italian Library Music From The Vaults Of Nelson Records
Tom Verlaine — “The Grip Of Love” — Tom Verlaine
Ry-Co Jazz — “Bonne Annee” — Bon Voyage!! Rhythme-Congolais from Africa Aux Antilles 1963-1977
Jan & Dean — “Summer Means Fun” — Gotta Take That One Last Ride
Lata Mangeshkar — “Inhi Logon Ne” — Golden Voices From The Silver Screen Vol. 1: Classic Indian Film Soundtrack Songs From The TV Series ‘Movie Mahal’
The Velvet Underground — “Rock ‘n’ Roll [live]” — The Bootleg Series Vol. 1: The Quine Tapes
Gussie Clarke & The Revolutionaries — “Bad Company” — Dread at The Controls Dub

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…
Donovan — “Cosmic Wheels” — Cosmic Wheels

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Pictured: Vadou Game.
That wine, the color of slightly burned onions, partaking of Malaga and Port, but with a specially luscious flavor, and an after-taste of grapes dried by fiery suns, had often comforted him, given a new energy to his stomach weakened by the fasts which he was forced to undergo. But this cordial, usually so efficacious, now failed. Then he thought that an emollient might perhaps counteract the fiery pains which were consuming him, and he took out the Nalifka, a Russian liqueur, contained in a bottle frosted with unpolished glass. This unctuous raspberry-flavored syrup also failed. Alas! the time was far off when, enjoying good health, Des Esseintes had ridden to his house in the hot summer days in a sleigh, and there, covered with furs wrapped about his chest, forced himself to shiver, saying, as he listened attentively to the chattering of his teeth: “Ah, how biting this wind is! It is freezing!” Thus he had almost succeeded in convincing himself that it was cold. Unfortunately, such remedies as these had failed of their purpose ever since his sickness became vital.
With all this, he was unable to make use of laudanum: instead of allaying the pain, this sedative irritated him even to the degree of depriving him of rest. At one time he had endeavored to procure visions through opium and hashish, but these two substances had led to vomitings and intense nervous disturbances. He had instantly been forced to give up the idea of taking them, and without the aid of these coarse stimulants, demand of his brain alone to transport him into the land of dreams, far, far from life.
— J.-K. Huysmans, Against Nature.
Here’s what we played in Ep. 404 of No Condition Is Permanent:
The Modulations — “Love At Last” — It’s Rough Out Here
Jo Tongo — “Jangolo” — African Funk Experimentals (1968-1982 + 2017)
The Rockin’ Continentals — “2-3-4” — Strummin’ Mental! Vol. 5
Ray Barretto — “Soul Drummers” — We Got Latin Soul
Mick Softley With The Summer Suns — “Am I The Red One (Alternative Mix)” — A Slight Disturbance In My Mind: The British Proto-Psychedelic Sounds Of 1966
Lee “Scratch” Perry & the Dub Syndicate/Soulettes — “Rub and Squeeze” — Ride Your Donkey
The Sugarplastic — “Skinny Hotrod” — Radio Jejune

Serge Gainsbourg — “Goodbye Emmanuelle” — Le Cinéma De Serge Gainsbourg
The Undertones — “Girls Don’t Like It” — The Undertones
Anandji Kalyanji — “Theme From Don” — Bombay The Hard Way: Guns, Cars & Sitars
Sandy Gaye — “Watch the Dog That Bring the Bone” — Beehive Breaks
Willie Songue et Les Showmen — “Moni Ngan” — Cameroon Garage Funk 1964-1979
The Electric Eels — “Jaguar Ride” — Die Electric Eels
Los Saicos — “Camisa de fuerza” — ¡Demolición! The Complete Recordings
Edwin Starr — “Stop Her On The Sight [S.O.S]” — Northern Soul 101 Hits
Ranking Joe — “Rent Man (feat. Black Uhuru)” — Zion High with Black Uhuru & Dennis Brown
Gene Vincent — “Temptation Baby” — The Road Is Rocky
P. Promdan — “Lung Dee Kee Mao” — Thai Pop Spectacular 1960s–1980s
Maxx Traxx — “Don’t Touch It!” — Maxx Traxx / Third Rail
Gazolinn’ — “Tafia” — Tafia
Small Faces — “(Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me” — Small Faces [mono]
Prince Dgibs — “Ogningwe” — Ivory Coast Soul: Afro Funk from Abidjan from 1972 To 1982
The Frantics — “The Whip” — Infamous Instro-Monsters of Rock ‘n’ Roll Vol. 2
Vaudou Game — “Need a Job” — Apiafo
Marvin Gaye — “Running from Love (Version 1 / Edit)” — Funky Nation: The Detroit Instrumentals
Nino Nardini — “Catch That Man [1967]” — Barry 7’s Connectors
Los Ovnis — “Corazón Herido” — Chicha Popular: Love & Social Political Songs From Discos Horoscopo 1977-1987
Pink Floyd — “Vegetable Man” — The Early Years: 1965-1972
Winston Riley — “Man of My Word” — Meditation Dub
The Attack — “Anymore Than I Do” — Decca UK FreakBeat Scene
Fela & Africa 70 — “Who’re You? (Original 45 Version)” — Nigeria Afrobeat Special: The New Explosive Sound in 1970’s Nigeria
Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band — “Mister Love” — …Meets King Pennett

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…
Ennio Morricone — “Profumo Della Tua Pelle (Ballata per Organo)” — L’Assoluto Naturale OST

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Pictured: Marc Bolan of Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Then came Tyrannosaurus Rex, an acoustic duo featuring [Marc] Bolan and the percussionist Steve Peregrin-Took, but with the former evidently calling all the shots. Perhaps noting that Bolan was less committed to flower power idealism than he was to becoming famous, some areas of London’s hippie counterculture regarded him with a jaundiced eye (“He was a cocky little shit,” complains one underground luminary in Jonathon Green’s definitive oral history of the era, Days in the Life), but the music Tyrannosaurus Rex made was frequently extraordinary. For an acoustic duo with a penchant for whimsy, they seldom sounded laid back: their songs charge along chaotically, fuelled by riffs and an energy closer to early rock’n’roll than folk.
— Alexis Petridis, “Why Marc Bolan Was The Perfect Pop Star,” The Guardian (09/04/20)
Here’s what we played in Ep. 403 of No Condition Is Permanent:
The Sisters Love — “Give Me Your Love” — Mojo Club: Dancefloor Jazz Vol. 07 Give Me Your Love
Livy Ekemezie — “Get It Down” — Friday Night
The Velvetones — “Doheny Run” — Sleazy Surf! Vol. 2
Golden Ring — “Bar Ay Dokhtar Ha” — Raks Raks Raks: 27 Golden Garage Psych Nuggets From The Iranian 60s Scene
The Montanas — “That’s When Happiness Begins” — Paisley Pop: Pye Psych (& Other Colors) 1966-1969
The Prophets — “Concord” — Loch Ness Monster
The Paley Brothers — “Too Good To Be True” — The Paley Brothers
Juan “El Matematico” — “La Hey Del Hielo” — Classicos Del Rock & Roll Mexicano

The Falcons — “Nightmare” — Devils, Monsters, Witches, Cobras, Zombies, Nightmares and Other Bad Luck
Tono y sus Sicodelicos — “Las Hojas Secas” — Mr. Boogaloo
Three Aces & A Joker — “Booze Party” — Sin Alley Vol. 2
Unknown Artist — “Unknown Title” — Cambodian Swing Machine
Mott the Hoople — “You Really Got Me” — Mott the Hoople
Pierre Didy Tchakounte — “Ma Fou Fou” — Cameroon Garage Funk 1964-1979
The Detroit Cobras — “Laughing at You” — Life, Love and Leaving
Inner Circle & The Fatman Riddim Section — “Too Much War” — Heavyweight Dub
Sonny Steveson — “Bessie Lou” — Dangerous Doo-Wop 4
Afrosound — “Banana de Queso” — Carruseles
Gene LaMarr — “That Crazy Little House On The Hill” — Wild Streak Vol. 2
Brigth Engelberts and the B.E. Movement — “Get Together” — Booniay!! A Compilation of West African Funk
Curtis Knight and The Squires — “U.F.O.” — Curtis Knight and The Squires Vol. 2: Studio
Ahmed Malek — “Un Autre Complot” — Musique Originale De Films: Deuxième Tome
Masters Of Reality — “High Noon Amsterdam” — Deep In The Hole
The Revolution of St. Vincent — “The Little You Say” — Calypsoul 70: Caribbean Soul & Calypso Crossover 1969-1979
Quartette Tres Bien — “Boss Tres Bien” — Boss Tres Bien
Les Gypsies De Pétion-Ville — “Deception” — Haiti
Aural Exciters — “Paradise” — Spooks In Space
Pamelo Mounk’a — “Ca ne se prête pas” — No. 1 Africain
The Velvet Underground — “Andy’s Chest” — VU
Ali Hassan Kuban — “Ya Nubiyyah” — Walk Like A Nubian
Tyrannosaurus Rex — “Elemental Child” — A Beard Of Stars

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…
Prince Far-I — “Psalm 95” — Psalms For I

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Pictured: The Nite-Liters.
When Robert Beck [a.k.a. Iceberg Slim] was released from prison for the last time in April 1962, he vowed to leave the pimp game behind him forever. Most of the pimps he once knew had either died or become drunken bums. His pimp mentor of many years, Albert “Baby” Bell, had walked over to Chicago’s Washington Park one day and shot himself in the temple, leaving a note that read: “Good-bye squares! Kiss my pimping ass!”1 Beck did not want to suffer the same fate. He was past forty now, practically a senior citizen for a pimp. He had blown his bottom woman, and he no longer possessed the necessary finery for luring young victims. “I was caught in the nightmare bind that an older pimp faces past the age of thirty-five,” Beck reflected. “He is then prone to many setbacks and disasters. Any one of them can put him on his uppers and without the basic gaudy bait, like an out-of-sight car, psychedelic wardrobe, the diamonds necessary to hook and enslave a fresh stable of humping young whores.”
— Justin Gifford, Street Poison: The Biography of Iceberg Slim
Here’s what we played in Ep. 402 of No Condition Is Permanent:
Zebra — “Simple Song” — AOTN 45rpm
Ice — “Racubah” — Darkest Light: The Best Of Lafayette Afro Rock Band
The Centures — “4th Dimension” — Strummin’ Mental! Part 2: Raw, Crude, Instrumental R&R!
Adnan Othman — “Doa Ku” — Bersyukor: A Retrospective of Hits by a Malaysian Pop Yeh Yeh Legend
Richard Lloyd — “(I Thought) You Wanted to Know” — Ork Records: New York, New York
Grupo Los Yoyi — “Paco La Calle” — Yoyi
Johnny Knight — “Rock And Roll Guitar” — Sin Alley Vol. 2
The Nitty Gritty Sextet — “Papel De Bambú” — The Nitty Gritty Sextet

The Nite-Liters — “Afro-Strut” — RCA 45rpm
Orchestre Negro Succes — “Talisman” — Succes Des Orchestres Du Congo/Zaire Des Années ‘60/’70
The Tarantulas — “Tarantula” — Atlantic ‘61/’62 Gems from the Vaults: Up On The Roof
Neli — “Ki Blood” — Khana Khana: Funk, Psychedelia And Pop From The Iranian Pre-Revolution Generation
Doctor Mix And The Remix — “I Can’t Control Myself (Version)” — Rough Trade 45rpm
Bill Doggett — “Stop That Twistin’ In Here” — Walk On The Wild Side: The Jazz Side Of Mod
Eiko Shuri — “Yé-Yé” — Nippon Girls 1: Japanese Pop, Beat & Bossa Nova 1966-70
Ford Hopkins — “Ya Fine Fine Fine” — Greasy Rock ‘N’ Roll Vol. 6
Inner Circle & The Fatman Riddim Section — “Fidel At The Control” — Heavyweight Dub
The “5” Royales — “Do the Cha Cha Cherry” — Monkey Hips and Rice: The “5” Royales Anthology
Willie Colon — “Che Che Cole” — Fania Records 1964-1980: The Original Sound of Latin New York
The Cramps — “Cramp Stomp” — Big Beat From Badsville
Akido — “Psychedelic Baby” — Akido
Wire — “Question Of Degree” — Chairs Missing
Harry Mudie Meets King Tubby’s — “Nineteen Love In Dub” — Dub Conference Vol. 3
The Soft Boys — “I Wanna Destroy You” — Underwater Moonlight
Mario Ortiz & His All Star Band Con Paquito Alvarez — “Tras Tres Tragos” — ¡Saoco! Vol. 2: Bomba, Plena & the Roots of Salsa in Puerto Rico 1955-1967
The Mariners — “Zindy Lou” — Cadence 45rpm
Wganda Kenya — “Tamba” — Homenaje A Los Embajadores
Billy Mitchell — “You Know I Do” — Jay-Gee Rock & Roll Party Vol. 1
Linval Thompson — “Rastafari Dub” — Strong Like Samson Dub
The Barracudas — “Saturn” — Sleazy Surf! Vol. 1
Los Zafiros — “Cuando Yo La Conoci” — Los Zafiros Story
The Stooges — “I Wanna Be Your Dog” — The Stooges
Adnan Othman — “Kau Ku Chari” — Bersyukor: A Retrospective of Hits by a Malaysian Pop Yeh Yeh Legend
James Brown & The Famous Flames — “Good Good Lovin’” — Soul Uprising: 50 Early Soul & R&B Nuggets

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Wha-ha-ha — “Nojari” — Getahaitekonakucha

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