No Condition Is Permanent

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.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 406 of No Condition Is Permanent:

FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Grace Jones — “She’s Lost Control (Single Version)” — Warm Leatherette (Deluxe Edition)

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

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.

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FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Funkadelic — “Sexy Ways” — Standing on the Verge of Getting It On

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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.

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FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Serge Gainsbourg — “Goodbye Emmanuelle” — Le Cinéma De Serge Gainsbourg

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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)

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 403 of No Condition Is Permanent:

FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Falcons — “Nightmare” — Devils, Monsters, Witches, Cobras, Zombies, Nightmares and Other Bad Luck

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 402 of No Condition Is Permanent:

FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Nite-Liters — “Afro-Strut” — RCA 45rpm

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Wha-ha-ha — “Nojari” — Getahaitekonakucha

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Pictured: Françoise Hardy.

Since his first record, I had liked the gifted young English singer and songwriter Nick Drake, to whom the media inexplicably gave the cold shoulder. For this reason, when I was in his country I spoke to every journalist I met with all the enthusiasm his work inspired in me, in hopes of getting him more attention. He heard of what I was doing and surprised me by coming to the London studio where I was recording. He visited me several times, but the language barrier prevented us from communicating, unless that was a convenient screen to disguise deeper blockages in each of us. He would sit in a corner of the studio and stay there for hours, without saying a word, as if it was enough for him to know I liked his songs.

— Françoise Hardy, The Despair of Monkeys and Other Trifles.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 401 of No Condition Is Permanent:

FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Trammps — “Can We Come Together” — Crème De La Crème: Philly Soul Classics and Rarities

Momo Joseph — “Africain” — Africa Airways Four (Disco Funk Touchdown 1976-1983)

The Krontjong Devils — “The Lone Surfer” — Action!

The Twinkle Brothers — “Jah-Jah Gonna Get You” — Rasta Pon Top

Link Wray And The Raymen — “Run Chicken Run” — Mr. Guitar

Dengue Fever — “Escape from Dragon House” — Escape From Dragon House

Young Underground — “Dance to the Music” — 1st Annual Inner-City Talent Expo (1972)

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Emersons — “Hungry” — Newport 45rpm

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Sharhabil Ahmed — “Kamar Dawa” — The King Of Sudanese Jazz

Dub Syndicate — “My Baby’s Barefoot” — Blow My Mind! The Doré-Era-Mira Punk & Psych Legacy

Willie Bobo — “Roots” — Mojo Club – Dancefloor Jazz Vol. 07 – Give Me Your Love

Mark IV’s — “If You Can’t Tell Me Something Good” — Brite Lite 45rpm

R. D. Burman Feat. Kishore Kumar & Asha Bhosle — “Ek Bottle Hogal Mein” — The Bombay Connection: Vol. 2 – Bouncin’ Nightclub Grooves From Bollywood Films 1959-1972

John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett — “If I Did” — John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett

Gregory Isaacs — “Bumping and Boring” — Soon Forward (deluxe edition)

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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

Exile One — “Funky Crookie” — Exile One

ESG — “My Street” — Step Off

Sonora Casino — “El Negro Javier” — Trompeteros

The Hollywood Hurricanes — “Beavershot” — Wildsville!!

Winston Riley — “Glambling” — Meditation Dub

Marvin Gaye — “Lucky Lucky Me” — Northern Soul 101 Hits

Cymbals — “This Year’s Gear” — Anthology

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Roxy Music — “All I Want Is You” — Country Life

Wuta-May — “Malgré La Richesse” — Ole La Vie

The Modern Lovers — “Astral Plane” — The Modern Lovers

Manzanita — “Serrano con Orgullo” — Chicha for The Jet Set

The Pygmies — “Don’t Monkey With Tarzan” — Exotica, Popcorn & Stompers!! Vol. 2

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

Morine & The Zercons — “Let A Woman Through” — Talkin’ Trash

Littles — “4×8 Jadeed” — Raks Raks Raks: 27 Golden Garage Psych Nuggets from The Iranian ‘60s Scene

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Françoise Hardy — “Voilà” — The Vogue Years

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Pictured: The Stooges.

Today, Fun House is the Stooges album most consistently cited by musicians, for instance Jack White, of the White Stripes, who reckons, ‘In my mind, Fun House is the greatest rock ’n’ roll record ever made. I’ll always feel that.’ Eventually, this music would spawn the dark gothic rock of Nine Inch Nails or Jane’s Addiction, but for many contemporaries, Fun House seemed to prove the Stooges were simply deluded. There was impassioned support from Creem’s Lester Bangs, who wrote a huge feature on the album that was serialised over two issues, and many others. Even industry bible Billboard weighed in on their behalf, although the positive review must have irked the singer by crediting ‘Steve Mackay and his magic saxophone’ as the leader. Even so, the album was generally reviled, in particular by the radio industry. Steve Harris, senior vice president in charge of marketing at Elektra, was a fan of the Stooges and pushed the record hard, but received an unequivocal reaction: ‘Oh my God! Isn’t Elektra a company of beautiful and wonderful and classy music? What are they doing with this?’

— Paul Trynka, Iggy Pop: Open Up and Bleed.

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FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Isley Brothers — “Work To Do” — Brother, Brother, Brother

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

The Premiers — “Firewater” — Jungle Exotica Vol. 1

Rene Grand — “Hey! Mr. Gil” — Merengue Mania! The Hip and Groovy 60’s Sound Of The Dominican Republic

The Sorrows — “You’ve Got What I Want” — Acid Drops, Spacedust & Flying Saucers: Psychedelic Confectionery 1965-1969

I Roy — “The Drifter” — Trojan Reggae Rarities Box Set

The Astors — “Candy” — Sock It To ‘Em Soul: 60’s Club Soul Classics from The Vaults Of Atlantic Atco, Loma Reprise, Stax & Warner Bros. 1963-1968

Tulio Enrique Leon — “Bimbóm” — Color De Trópico

The Pharoahs — “Looking for Girls” — Ho-Dad Hootenanny Too!

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Bostweeds — “Faster Pussycat Kill Kill” — Faster Pussycat Kill Kill OST

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Anibal Velasquez y su Conjunto — “Carruseles” — Mambo Loco

Harvey & the Phenomenals — “Soul & Sunshine” — Midwest Funk

Al Massrieen — “Longa 79” — Habibi Funk 006: Modern Music

The Craig — “I Must Be Mad” — Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire & Beyond 1964-1969

Dara Puspita — “Hallo, Kawan (Hello, Friend)” — 1966-1968

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

Pasteur Lappé — “Back To Funky” — African Funk Experimentals (1979 to 1981)

Prince Jammy — “His Imperial Majesty” — Prince Jammy Presents Uhuru In Dub

Wire — “Sand In My Joints” — Chairs Missing

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Ray Barretto — “The Soul Drummers” — Acid

The Funk Brothers Feat. Earl Van Dyke — “Tell Me It’s Just A Rumor Baby” — Cellarful of Motown Vol. 1

Elvis Phương — “Kho Tàng Của Chúng Ta (Our Treasures)” — Saigon Rock & Soul: Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974

The Stooges — “Down On The Street [Take 10]” — 1970: The Complete Fun House Sessions

The Aggrovators and King Tubby’s — “Lifetime Dub (That’s Life – Ronnie Davis)” — Jackpot Dub: Rare Dubs From Jackpot Records 1974-1976

The Only Ones — “The Happy Pilgrim” — Baby’s Got A Gun

Les Difficiles de Petion-Ville — “Fe’m Confiance (Tropical Treats Edit)” — Sofrito: International Soundclash

The Vibes — “Come Back Baby” — Rock’n’Roll Dance Party Volume Two

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Junior Byles & Rupert Reid — “Remember Me (Extended)” — Junior Byles & Friends: 129 Beat Street Ja-Man Special 1975-1978

The Cramps — “She’s Got Balls” — Fiends of Dope Island

Franco et OK Jazz — “Azda” — Congo 70: Rumba Rock

Velvet Underground — “Run Run Run (Different Mix)” — Norman Dolph Acetate

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

S.P. Balasubramaniam & S. Janaki — “Chittu Kuruvi  (Little Sparrow)” — Fire Star: Synth-Pop & Electro-Funk from Tamil Films 1985-1989

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Pictured: Los Shapis.

I decided to try some Yage prepared Vaupes method. The Indian and I started scraping off bark with machetes (the inner bark is the most active). This is white and sappy at first but almost immediately turns red on exposure to air. The landlady’s daughters watched us pointing and giggling. This is strictly against Putumayo protocol for the preparation of Yage. The Brujo of Macoa told me if a woman witnesses the preparation the Yage spoils on the spot and will poison anyone who drinks it or at least drive him insane. The old us routine. I figured this was a chance to test the woman pollution myth once and for all with seven female creatures breathing down my neck, poking sticks in the mixture, fingering the Yage and giggling.

The cold water infusion is a light red color. That night I drank a quart of infusion over a period of one hour. Except for blue flashes and slight nausea – though not to the point of vomiting – the effect was similar to weed. Vividness of mental imagery, aphrodisiac results, silliness and giggling. In this dosage there was no fear, no hallucinations or loss of control. I figure this dose as about one third the dose that Brujo gave me.

— William S. Burroughs, The Yage Letters.

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FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Love Unlimited Orchestra — “Strange Games And Things” — Strange Games And Things

Gboyega Adelaja — “Adua (Prayer)” — Colourful Environment

Wadadli Riders — “Kawaramachi” — Made In Antigua

John Holt — “Stealing Stealing” — Rocksteady Soul: The Original Cool Sound Of Duke Reid’s Treasure Isle

The Undertones — “Family Entertainment” — The Undertones

Devil’s Anvil — “Shisheler” — Saz Beat: Turkish Rock, Funk, And Psychedelic Music Of The 1960s And 1970s

Roy Montrell — “(Everytime I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone” — Blowing The Fuse: 1956

Tito Chicoma Y Su Orquesta — “La Contamanina” — Gozalo! Bugalu Tropical Vol. 2

Bobby Parker — “Watch Your Step” — V-Tone 45prm

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Oceanliners — “Funky Pants” — Funky Crimes

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Junior Murvin — “Roots Train (Previously Unreleased Dub Plate Mix)” — Black Art from the Black Ark

The Detroit Cobras — “He Did It” — Life, Love and Leaving

M.B.T’s — “M.B.T’s Sound” — Congo Funk! Sound Madness from The Shores Of The Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa/​​Brazzaville 1969​-​1982)

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

Los Shapis — “Como Un Errante” — Los Auténticos

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

Sơn Ca — “Khi Tình Yêu Đến” — Saigon Supersound Vol. 2

Jack Starr — “Crazy Rock” — Born Petrified

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Black Truth Rhythm Band — “Asprire” — Ifetayo

The Slits — “Earthbeat” — Return Of The Giant Slits

Lloyd Terrell — “I Did It” — Jamaican Funk Experience

Roxy Music — “The Thrill of It All” — Country Life

Cortijo Y Su Combo (con Ismael Rivera) — “Déjalo Que Suba” — ¡Saoco! The Bomba And Plena Explosion In Puerto Rico 1954-1966

The Olympics — “The Stomp” — West Coast Sock Hop: The Arvee Records Story

Ikebe Shakedown — “The Viking” — Ikebe Shakedown

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Aural Exciters — “Maladie D’Amour” — Spooks In Space

Johnny’s Guitar — “Klongyao” — Thai Beat A Go Go Vol. 1: Groovy 60’s Sounds from the Land of Smile!

Ambitious Lovers — “Copy Me” — Greed

U Brown — “Hard Time Dub” — DJ Jamaica: Inna Fine Dub Style

Suicide (Alan Vega and Martin Rev) — “Mr. Ray” — Suicide (Second Album)

Kalyanji-Anandji — “Johnny Mera Naam (Title Music)” — Bollywood Funk: 15 Funk-Fuelled Grooves From The Bollywood Classics

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Mr Acker Bilk — “Acka Raga” — Metronome 45rpm

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Pictured: Tim Buckley.

As unsettling and foreign as Starsailor had been two years before, Greetings from L.A., as the new work was called, is as close to a conventional rock record as Tim [Buckley] had ever made. Starting with “Move with Me,” which sports a juke-joint sax solo and honky-tonk piano, most of the songs find him and the band vamping over relatively direct chord changes and rhythms. “Nighthawkin’” started as a lyric excerpt from Larry Beckett, inspired by a night he walked into a convenience store and overheard a cab driver telling a clerk about a deranged passenger. [Producer Jerry] Goldstein, [guitarist/arranger Joe] Falsia, and Tim turned it into a boogie, complete with slippery lead guitars. (The reference to “a combat paratrooper daddy” could have been inserted by Tim, possibly referring to his father.) “Sweet Surrender,” the album’s most aching ballad, has a cascade of strings that undercuts Tim’s macho cheating-song lyric (“I had to be a hunter again/This little man had to try to make love feel new again”).

— David Browne, Dream Brother: The Lives & Music of Jeff & Tim Buckley.

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FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The O’Jays — “This Time Baby” — Philly Freedom: 70s Dance Floor Anthems From The City Of Brotherly Love

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

The Royal Jokers — “Vibrations” — Swing For A Crime

Anandji Kalyanji — “Ganges A Go-Go” — Bombay The Hard Way: Guns, Cars & Sitars

Lil’ Buck & The Top Cats — “Cat Scream” — Feeling Nice Vol. 2: A Collection Of Super Rare & Super Heavy Funk 45s From The Late ‘60s & Early ‘70s

Bilo y sus Típicos — “La Negra” — Merengue Típico: Nueva Generación!

B.B. King — “Poontwangie” — Kent 45rpm

Karl Bryan — “Red Ash” — Dancehall ’69: 40 Skinhead Reggae Rarities

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Edie & Robin with Six Feet Under — “Chocolate Sugar” — LeCam 45rpm

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Omar Khorshid — “Ya Dalaa” — Omar Khorshid With Love

Lil Buck & The Top Cats — “Monkey In A Sack” — Quantic Presents The World’s Rarest Funk 45s Vol.2: Sixteen Heavy-Weight Super-Tough Deep-Funk Ultra-Rarities By Quantic

Keith Hudson — “Musicology Dub” — Brand

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

La Retreta Mayor — “Zambo” — Color De Trópico

Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band — “Nowadays a Woman’s Gotta Hit a Man” — Clear Spot

Bokoor Band — “You Can Go” — Ghana Special: Modern Highlife, Afro Sounds & Ghanaian Blues 1968-1981

Junior Wesley & Band — “Go Wesley Go” — Orbit 45rpm

Charlie and His Go-Go Boys — “Let’s A’ Go-Go” — Let’s A Go-Go! Singapore And Southeast Asian Pop Scene 1964-69

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Jewels — “Opportunity” — Dimension 45rpm

Los Saicos — “Demolición” — ¡Demolición! The Complete Recordings

Dennis Coffey — “Finger Lickin Good” — Finger Lickin Good

Lucas Tala — “Woman Be Fire” — Cameroon Garage Funk 1964-1979

The Pretty Things — “We’ll Play House” — Get the Picture?

Prince Jammy — “Waterfront Gang War” — Kamikazi Dub

The Contessas — “Gimme Gimme” — Barefootin’

Mehrpouya — “Soul Raga” — Persian Funk

Tony Alan — “Holy Smoke” — ‘Black’ Rock ‘N’ Roll / Savage Kick Vol. 1

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Somo Somo — “Mosese 2000” — Womad Talking Book: Africa

Winston’s Fumbs — “Real Crazy Apartment” — Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire & Beyond 1964-1969

Watty Burnett — “Rainy Night In Portland (7” Single Mix)” — The Black Ark Years

The Shandells — “Gorilla” — Teenage Shutdown Vol.1: Jump, Jive & Harmonize

Tabou Combo de Petion-Ville — “No Me Dejes” — Tabou Combo de Petion-Ville

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Tim Buckley — “Sweet Surrender” — Greetings from L.A.

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Pictured: Augustus Pablo.

The [melodica] 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 More Axe (Ray Hurford & Tero Kaski).

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FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Barbara Acklin — “I’ll Bake Me a Man” — A’s & B’s: The Brunswick Singles

Amas — “Slow Down” — Brand New Wayo: Funk, Fast Times & Nigerian Boogie Badness 1979-1983

The Ventures — “War Of The Satellites” — Ventures In Space

Nemours Jean-Baptiste — “Chaise” — A Visit To Haiti

The A-Bones — “Sorry” — Ears Wide Shut

The Aggravators — “Soldering Version” — Trojan Dub Box Set Volume 2

Jack McVea With Al Smith & The Savoys — “Chop Chop Boom” — Great Googly Moo (And More Undisputed Truths)

Lashio Thein Aung — “You Got What You Got” — Guitars of the Golden Triangle: Folk and Pop Music of Myanmar Vol. 2

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Wildtones — “King Cobra” — TeeCee 45rpm

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Ricardo Marrero & The Group — “Babalonia” — A Taste

Big Jay Mercer — “Bermudas” — Lookey Dookey!

Keith Paul and the GT Boom Band — “My Life, My Music and Me” — Tropical Disco Hustle Volume Two

The Who — “Jaguar (Original Mono Mix)” — The Who Sell Out

Santa Nguessan — “Manny Nia” — Ivory Coast Soul: Afro Funk From Abidjan From 1972 To 1982

Early Zell — “Aunt Woo-Wa” — Beat Jazz: Pictures from The Gone World Vol. 2

Takeshi Terauchi And The Blue Jeans — “Dan No Ura (The Story Of The Heishi)” — B-Music: Drive In, Turn On, Freak Out

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas — “Show Me The Way” — 20 Original Mod Classics

Ennio Morricone — “Inseguimento Terzo” — Il Successo – Agent 505 Todesfalle Beirut OST

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Najib Al Housh — “Ya Aen Daly” — Habibi Funk 015: An Eclectic Selection Of Music From The Arab World, Part 2

The Pat Holben Trio — “Monkey Jerk” — Fortune 45rpm

Betico Salas Y Su Sonora — “Cactus” — Mag All Stars Vol. 1 : The Best Of The Peruvian Orquestras Of The 50’s & 60’s

The Real Kids — “Solid Gold (Thru and Thru)” — The Real Kids

Dennis Bovell — “Physics Of Dub” — Dub 4 Daze

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

Ilaiyaraaja ft. Vani Jairam And Chorus — “Thanimayil” — Psych Funk Sa-Re-Ga!

James Brown — “Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose” — Funk Power 1970: A Brand New Thang

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Santrofi-Ansa — “Shakabula” — Essiebons Special 1973 – 1984: Ghana Music Power House

Otis Riley — “Little Miss Bibbitty Bobbitty Boom” — Stompin’ 7

Ali Hassan Kuban — “Leila” — Nubian Magic

Gran Am — “Get High” — Chains & Black Exhaust

Rockers All Stars — “Jah Strength Ital Step” — King David’s Melody (Classic Instrumentals & Dubs)

ESG — “Erase You” — A South Bronx Story

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Kevin Ayers — “After the Show (Bonus Track)” — Sweet Deceiver

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