No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: John Martyn (w. Beverly Martyn in background).

[Jamaican producer Lee “Scratch”] Perry collaborated on the dub-rock number ‘Big Muff’, a double homage to the distortion pedal and the female anatomy, written after [John] Martyn saw Perry playing ribald games with [Island Records’ chief] Chris Blackwell’s animal-shaped breakfast crockery. The track appears on 1977’s One World, the final bright bloom in the garden of British folk-rock. With its luminous, glassy production – credited to Blackwell himself – and contemporary flourishes such as drum machines, Moog synthesizer and Yamaha organ, plus tablas and a couple of orchestral backings courtesy of Harry Robinson, it’s a signpost towards a possible future for Martyn’s music that never quite materialised. Martyn’s Echoplex guitar is used almost symphonically in places, in an ‘infinite’ repeat that would resurface in later post-punk guitar groups like The Durutti Column and Felt. As foils to Martyn’s kaleidoscopic echo guitar, Steve Winwood’s gum-pot synths and John Stevens’s muscular funk drumming are the record’s lifeblood, but despite the sonic vitality, the theme of the record is exhaustion.

— Rob Young, Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain’s Visionary Music.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 395 of No Condition Is Permanent:

FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Instant Funk — “Philly Jump” — Philadelphia International Records: 40th Anniversary

Gboyega Adelaja — “Colourful Environment” — Colourful Environment

Motivations — “The Birds” — Strummin’ Mental! Pt. 2: Raw, Crude, Instrumental R & R!

Les Loups Noirs D’Haiti — “Pile ou Face” — Haiti

Sharon Tandy — “Hold On” — British Mod Sounds Of The 1960s

Lee Scratch Perry & The Upsetters — “Popcorn” — Eastwood Rides Again

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Charles Glass with Orch. — “Screamin’ & Dyin’ (And Rollin’ On The Floor)” — Magnet 45rpm

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Ricardo Eddy Martinez — “Expreso Ritmico” — Cuba: Music and Revolution – Culture Clash in Havana Cuba – Experiments in Latin Music 1973-85 Vol. 2

Wire — “Two People In A Room” — 154

Keith Hudson — “Darkness Dub” — Brand

Larry Trider — “Carbon Copy” — Coral 45rpm

Phương Tâm — “Bước Giang Hồ (My Wonderful Journey)” — Saigon Surf Twist & Soul (1964-1966)

Champion Jack Dupree — “Shim, Sham, Shimmy” — Lookey Dookey!

Ros Sereysothea, Sinn Sisamouth and Friends — “Power Of Her Eye” — Cambodian Psych-Out

Millionaires — “Arkansas Jane” — The Michigan Box: 1950s & 1960s Oddball Labels

Abdou El Omari — “Zifaf Filfada” — Nuits D’été avec Naima Samih

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band — “Bills Corpse” — Trout Mask Replica

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Generation — “เรสซิ่ง (Racing)” — Thai Funk ZudRangMa Vol. 2

Family — “Hung Up Down” — Family Entertainment

Los Cisnes — “Safari En La Selva” — Perú Selvático – Sonic Expedition into The Peruvian Amazon 1972-1986

Sir Stanley — “I Believe I Found Myself” — Chains & Black Exhaust

The Upsetters — “Version Train (aka Roots Dub Train)” — Police & Thieves

Larry & The Blue Notes — “In and Out” — Fort Worth Teen Scene Vol. 1

Joseph Nemnom — “Rasputin” — Egypt & Lebanon: Cosmic Arabic Disco & Searing Dance Floor Bangers 1974-1985

Family Of Swede — “Everybody Must Pay” — Pop-A-Groove: ’70s Rare Soul & Funk Collide on the Dancefloor

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Steve Black — “Precious Time” — Village Boogie!

The Birds — “Say Those Magic Words” — Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire & Beyond 1964-1969

Γιάννης Φλωρινιώτης — “Τσιγγανάκι” — Saz Beat Vol. 3: Turkish Rock, Funk, And Psychedelic Music Of The 1960s And 1970s

The Rolling Stones — “Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In the Shadow?” — Singles Collection: The London Years

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

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

John Martyn — “Big Muff” — One World

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Pictured: Burning Spear.

‘This time was the beginning for Rasta on a big scale. Well of course it had been around in Jamaica for years, but having people start looking for culture now meant that Rasta was coming out much more. Now its philosophies were becoming something that made sense to a much larger number of people than were actually dreadlocks, so it began to spread like fire. Rasta was only one light that sprang up at the time, but it was the brightest light as far as black consciousness in Jamaica went. And of course musicians benefited from it, they drew from it. This looking for Africa and culture meant the music’s rhythm patterns changed and it became faster – nothing like ska, but not like rocksteady either. The whole thought and the feeling of the artists and songwriters seemed to change as we were singing about Africa and culture and that. Not that we weren’t singing it before, but it became more prominent.’

— Burning Spear, quoted in Lloyd Bradley’s Bass Culture.

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FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Delfonics — “I Told You So” — Philly Freedom: 70s Dance Floor Anthems From The City Of Brotherly Love

Geraldo Pino — “African Hustle” — Lagos Disco Inferno

The Ghastly Ones — “Dimension 66” — Target: Draculon

Afrosound — “Ponchito de Colores” — Carruseles

The Move — “Tonight” — UA 45rpm

The Soul Twins — “Pound Get A Blow” — The Complete UK Upsetter Singles Collection Vol. 1

The No-Na-Mees — “Just Wanna Be Myself” — Blow My Mind! The Doré-Era-Mira Punk & Psych Legacy

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Mello Decisions — “Mello Decision” — Reel 45rpm

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Charanjit Singh — “Aayega Aanewala” — Instrumental Film-Tunes

The Ba-roz — “Come Back Boy” — Beehive Breaks

Tono y sus Sicodelicos — “Borinquen Bella” — Mr. Boogaloo

John’s Children — “But She’s Mine” — Looking Back: Mod, Freakbeat & Swinging London Nuggets

Verckys et l´Orchestre Vévé — “Matinda Comono” — Congolese Funk, Afrobeat & Psychedelic Rumba 1969-1978

Amen Corner — “Hello Susie” — MOJO Presents… Small Faces & Friends

Hassan Abu Al Saoud — “Tigy Ya Hawa” — Egypt & Lebanon: Cosmic Arabic Disco & Searing Dance Floor Bangers 1974-1985

Roxy Music — “Street Life” — Stranded

The Congos — “Open Up The Gate” — Heart Of The Congos

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Creations Unlimited — “Chrystal Illusion” — Boddie Recording Company: Cleveland, Ohio

Viparat Piengsuwan — “Rak Tong Rorn (Love Passion)” — Thai Beat A Go Go Vol. 2: Groovy 60’s Sounds from the Land of Smile!

Chris Spedding — “Lone Rider” — Hurt

Joe Gibbs & The Professionals — “Social Justice” — Majestic Dub

Marvin Gaye — “Shake Well (Instrumental)” — Let’s Get It On

Eye Q — “Making Life Out of Music” — Can’t You Hear Me? 70’s African Nuggets & Garage Rock from Nigeria, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

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

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Deg Dos — “The End Of All” — Togo Soul 2

The Velvet Underground — “Guess I’m Falling in Love” — White Light White Heat: Live at the Gymnasium NYC April 30th,1967

Burning Spear — “The Ghost (Marcus Garvey)” — Garvey’s Ghost

The Cramps — “Fissure of Rolando” — Fiends Of Dope Island

Sorn Petch Pinyo — “Laek Laow Deum Nom” — Siamese Soul: Thai Pop Spectacular Vol. 2

The Twisters — “Run Little Sheba” — Gemini 45rpm

Henri Guédon — “Laisse Yo Pale” — Rétrospective 1972-1992

Thurston Harris — “One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer” — Music To Get Smart By… Vol. 2 – Do The Dive

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

The Tokens — “He’s In Town” — A Gerry Goffin & Carole King Song Collection 1961-1967

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Pictured: Masters of Reality, circa 1992. (l. to r.: Ginger Baker, Googe, Chris Goss).

Tim has his sentimental side. He enjoys singing ballads like “The Rose of Tralee.” He even has his softer moments at the track. During one spring meeting at Jamaica, he was touched to the core by the fine spirit of a man who insisted on paying him fifty dollars which the man said he had borrowed from Tim fifteen years before. Tim accepted the money under protest. In the next race, the mysterious stranger bet him two hundred dollars on a horse named Galloping, 2 to 1 to show, and won four hundred dollars from him. “Maybe,” Tim says, “it would have been better if I’d never seen the bum.”

— A. J. Liebling, “Turf and Gridiron” from The Telephone Booth Indian.

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FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Trammps — “Where Do We Go From Here?” — Philly Freedom: 70s Dance Floor Anthems from The City of Brotherly Love

Gregoire Lawani — “Habie” — Togo Soul 2

The Surf Teens — “Point Surf” — Lost Legends of Surf Guitar, Vol. 1: Big Noise From Waimea!

Tono y sus Sicodelicos — “El Guayacol” — Mr. Boogaloo

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

Paiboon — “Yom Pha Barn Norn Pahwaa (Satan’s Nightmare)” — Thai Beat A Go Go Vol. 1: Groovy 60’s Sounds from the Land of Smile!

Marva Whitney — “Daddy Don’t Know About Sugar Bear” — Beehive Breaks

The Upsetters — “Soulful I” — Return of Django

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Billy Gholston — “Zombie Stomp” — Rel 45rpm

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

La Sonora Dinamita — “Ritmo Loco” — Ritmo!

Andre Williams — “Pussy Stank” — Silky

Kalyanji-Anandji — “Uptown Bollywood Nights” — Bombay The Hard Way: Guns, Cars & Sitars

The Gories — “Charm Bag” — Bug House, Waterbug and Roach Traps

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

Masters Of Reality — “She Got Me (When She Got Her Dress On)” — Sunrise On The Sufferbus

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

The Shivas — “Playing on The Radio” — Dark Thoughts

Salah Ragab & The Cairo Jazz Band — “Latino In Cairo” — Egyptian Jazz

Dave C. and His Sharptones — “Black Pepper” — Dollee 45rpm

Pierre Raph — “Crotch Batterie” — The B-Music of Jean Rollin 1968-1973

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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

Sơn Ca — “Thôn Trăng Mở Hội Trăng Tròn” — Saigon Supersound Vol. 2

Milk ‘n’ Cookies — “(Dee, Dee You’re) Stuck on a Star” — Milk ‘n’ Cookies

Pegadeja Custom Band — “Okpe See” — Afro-Beat Airways: West African Shock Waves (Ghana & Togo 1972-78)

Suicide — “Keep Your Dreams” — Suicide

Bunny Lee & The Aggravators — “Super Rockers Dub” — Super Dub Disco Style

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Tim Buckley — “Move With Me” — Greetings From L.A.

Los Ecos — “Chichita” — Cumbia Beat Vol. 2: Tropical Sounds from Peru 1966–1983

Paul Revere & the Raiders — “Too Much Talk [45 Version]” — Hungry for Kicks: Singles & Choice Cuts 1965-69

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

The Pretty Things — “Rain” — Parachute

Yabby You & The Prophets — “Creation Rock Version” — The Yabby You Sound: Dubs & Versions)

The Coasters — “Brazil” — Rumba Doowop ’56

Skeewiff — “The Spider” — Let’s Boogaloo! Vol. 2

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

The Fabulous Wailers — “Tall Cool One” — The Original Golden Crest Masters

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Pictured: Mika & Kazuhiko Katoh of Sadistic Mika Band.

Kafuku had owned the car for twelve years and put nearly a hundred thousand miles on it. The canvas roof was showing its age. When it poured he had to worry about leaks. But for the time being, Kafuku had no intention of buying a newer vehicle. Not only had the Saab never given him any major trouble, he was personally attached to it. He loved driving with the top down, regardless of the season. In the winter, he wore a thick coat and wrapped a scarf around his neck, while in the summer he donned dark sunglasses and a cap. He would drive around the city, shifting gears with great pleasure and looking up to take in passing clouds and birds perched on electric wires whenever he stopped at a traffic light. Those moments had been a key part of his life for many years. Kafuku walked slowly around his car, inspecting it closely like a horse before a race.

— Haruki Murakami, ‘Drive My Car’ from Men Without Women.

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FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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

The Cutlass Dance Band — “Them Go Talk Of You” — Ghana Special: Modern Highlife, Afro Sounds & Ghanaian Blues 1968-1981

The Spiedels — “Pipeline / Movin’” — Waikiki Surf Battle

Sohail Rana — “Cobra Sway” — Khyber Mail

The Music Explosion — “Little Bit O’ Soul” — Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from The First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968

Ersen — “Dertli Kaval” — Ersen

Electric Eels — “Cyclotron” — Spin Age Blasters

Dennis Bovell — “Brain Damage” — Brain Damage

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Jerry Allen — “Organ and Blues” — Malamondo 1

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Ibibio Sound Machine — “Basquiat” — Doko Mien

Jr. Walker & the All Stars — “Shotgun” — Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971

Jozi Anjum — “Dance Music (Nishani)” — More Early Pakistani Dance Music Vol. 2 (From Original 7″ Vinyl 1966 – 1978)

The No-Na-Mees — “Gotta Hold On” — Blow My Mind! The Doré-Era-Mira Punk & Psych Legacy

Augustus ‘Gussie’ Clarke — “Black Foundation” — Gussie Presenting: The Right Tracks

The Poets — “That’s The Way It’s Got To Be” — The Great British Psychedelic Trip Vol. 2 1965-1970

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

The Gamblers — “Moon Dawg” — The Roots of Psychobilly

Los Reyes ’73 — “Adeoey” — Si Para Usted: The Funky Beats of Revolutionary Cuba Vol.1

Jean Yves Labat — “Amphibian Chaff” — M. Frog

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Wganda Kenya — “El Lobo” — Quantic presents Tropical Funk Experience

Andre Williams — “Agile, Mobile and Hostile” — Silky

Fela Ransome Kuti & The Africa ’70 — “Let’s Start” — Fela with Ginger Baker Live

Johnny’s Uncalled Four — “Jack the Ripper” — The Lost Album

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

The Pirates — “Drinking Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee” — Out of Their Skulls

Sadistic Mika Band — “Dontaku” — Kurofune (Black Ship)

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Grand Prix’s — “You Drive Me Crazy” — Eccentric Soul: The Big Mack Label

Pamelo Mounk’a — “Ce N’est Que Ma Secrétaire” — Samantha

Suicide — “Rocket U.S.A.” — Suicide

Tono y sus Sicodelicos — “Chin Chin” — Mr. Boogaloo

George Clinton with Parliaments / Funkadelic — “Fish, Chips & Sweat” — The Singles 1967-1971

Zia — “Helelyos” — Pomegranates: Persian Pop, Funk and Psych of the 60’s and 70’s

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Eric Burdon & The Animals — “Orange and Red Beams” — The Twain Shall Meet

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Pictured: The Spencer Davis Group (Steve Winwood 2nd from left).

When I got to the rehearsal room, just down the road from my new offices, there was no sign of Steve, Spencer, Muff, and Pete. No two ways about it: I was absolutely furious. I thought they were skiving or hadn’t even made it into work. I charged around their usual haunts in Soho and found them in a café nearby, laughing and fooling about. I laid into them, accusing them of not taking their task seriously. They might have had two number ones, but pop was increasingly competitive and groups like them could come and go in a flash.

They protested, claiming they had come up with an idea, and were just taking a lunch break before they went back and finished. That afternoon they played me what they had done, and you could tell they had processed all their favorite music and paid attention to how the songs were written. They had come up with something terrific that from the very first bars instantly sounded good enough to be played amongst all the great American gospel–influenced R&B tracks of the mid-sixties.

Although Steve Winwood got the writing credit at the time and improvised the title and chorus as they messed around with the riff, between them Muff [Winwood], Steve, and Spencer [Davis] had come up with “Gimme Some Lovin’.” As they performed it for me, already very at home with it, Steve particularly ecstatic, the song sounded like a hit, positively trembling with energy—the energy I was after—but also throbbing with a rhythmic cool. Here were white kids who’d listened to soul, jazz, and the blues and, thinking it over, came up with their own take. I immediately let them off for taking an early lunch break.

— Chris Blackwell, The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond.

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FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The True Reflection – “That’s Where I’m Coming From” ‑ Crème De La Crème: Philly Soul Classics And Rarities

Akofa Akoussah – “Sumga Ma Bacci” ‑ Togo Soul 2

The Bel-Tones – “Breaktime” ‑ Strummin’ Mental! Part.Three

Shelly y La Nueva Generacion – “Vestido Azul” ‑ Sensacional Soul Vol. 1: 37 Groovy Spanish Soul & Funk Stompers 1966 / 1976

Leo Graham – “Want a Wine” – Trojan Box Set: X-Rated Box Set

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

Traffic Sound — “Destruction” — Sons Of Yma: A Collection of Peruvian Garage and Instrumental Bands from the ’60s!

Devo — “Uncontrollable Urge” — Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology

Tuangchai Boonparaksa — “Mahn Kao Lah (What Fun)” — Thai Beat A Go Go Vol. 2: Groovy 60’s Sounds from the Land of Smile!

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Ike Turner & the Kings of Rhythm — “Thinking Black” — A Black Man’s Soul

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

El Gran Romancito y El Super Combo Curro — “Honolulu” — Cartagena! Curro Fuentes & The Big Band Cumbia and Descarga Sound of Colombia 1962-72

The Gardenias — “I’m Laughing At You” — Itty Bitty Treasure Chest (Fortune Records) Vol. 2

Fadoul — “Sid Redad” — Al Zman Saib

The Spencer Davis Group — “Trampoline” — Northern Soul 101 Hits

Manzanita y Su Conjunto — “Vírgenes Del Sol” — Cumbías Chichadélicas (Peruvian Psychedelic Chicha)

Promise — “I’m Not Ready for Love” — Beehive Breaks

Prince Jammy — “Sound Man Style” — Prince Jammy Presents Uhuru In Dub

Gordon Beck — “The Hustler” — That’s What Friends Are For

Bozambo — “Kombissé” — The Original Sound Of Burkina Faso

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Tomorrow — “My White Bicycle” — The Great British Psychedelic Trip Vol. 3 1965-1970

Chocolate — “Gozando El Guaguanco” — John Armstrong Presents The Nuyorican Funk Experience

The Decades — “I’m Gonna Dance” — Blow My Mind! The Doré-Era-Mira Punk & Psych Legacy

Lolo et L’Orchestre O.K. Jazz — “Lolo Soulfire” — Congo Funk! Sound Madness from The Shores Of The Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa/​​Brazzaville 1969​-​1982)

The Shivas — “Stalking Legs” — You Know What to Do

Joe Gibbs & the Professionals — “Six Foot Six” — 100 Years of Dub

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

S. Hazarasingh — “Chhedo Na Dekho Na” — Bollywood Steel Guitar

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Thor-Ables — “Batman & Robin” — GUANO! Novelties from the Batcave 1966-1969

Syran Mbenza — “Ilanga” — Signé Eddy’Son

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

Shang Guan Su Shen — “Walking In The Sunshine” — Singapore Nuggets: The Ladies

The Pretty Things — “Old Man Going” — S.F. Sorrow

U-Roy — “Silver Bird” — Dread In A Babylon

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Charlie Rich — “Like Someone In Love” — Too Many Teardrops: The Complete Groove & RCA Recordings

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Pictured: U-Roy.

These discs all hinted at the broader potential of toasting as deejays gradually made longer appearances on record, but the true limits of the form were not realized on disc until Daddy U Roy stepped up to the microphone at Treasure Isle. In 1970, U Roy achieved the seemingly impossible hat-trick of scoring the top three records on both Jamaican radio charts; all of them featured his fluid, continuous toasting over Duke Reid’s rock steady rhythms. The deejay daddy, who remains entirely humble despite his great achievements, was keen to point out that no one was more surprised by the success of the discs than himself: ‘I didn’t think that something like this would ever happen, and that it would still be going on until now. At the time it was like a joke! A deejay is just a person who comes to a dance, he talks over the mike and puts records on and reads the invitation where the next dance is going to keep. Who could ever tell that this thing would ever reach like this, people having number one on the chart!’

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

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THE FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Dennis Coffey — “If You Can’t Dance To This You Got No Business Havin’ Feet” — Finger Lickin’ Good

Tirogo — “Discomaniac” — Lagos Disco Inferno Vol. 2: The Cosmic Return

The Challengers — “Satan’s Theme” — Lost Legends Of Surf Guitar, Vol. 3: Cheater Stomp!

Randy’s All Stars — “What Does It Take To Win Your Love” — I Love The Reggay!: Early Reggae Sounds From Randy’s Records 1969-1971

Betty Wright — “Mr. Lucky” — Beehive Breaks

Tono y sus Sicodelicos — “Es La Lluvia Que Cae” — Mr. Boogaloo

The Mickey Finn — “Because I Love You (aka: Do I Love You)” — You Can Walk Across It On the Grass: The Boutique Sounds of Swinging London

Adel El Musree — “Ya Ramal” — Yalla: Hitlist Egypt

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Bobby Williams — “So Many Women” — ‘Black’ Rock ‘n’ Roll – Savage Kick Vol. 03

THE SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Ros Sereysothea — “I Will Starve Myself to Death” — Dengue Fever presents Electric Cambodia

Mae Young — “You Got Me Under Your Spell” — Eccentric Soul: The Big Mack Label

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

The Dells — “O Bop She Bop Cubop Chebop” — A Child’s Treasury Of Rockin’ Doo-Wop 01

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

Edgar Blanchard — “Let’s Get It” — You Talk Too Much: The Ric & Ron Story Volume 1

Orchestre National Du Congo — “Ah! Congo” — Congo Funk! Sound Madness From The Shores Of The Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa/​​Brazzaville 1969​-​1982)

Chris Curtis — “Aggravation” — Merseybeat: The Story Of The 60’s Liverpool Sound

Tafo Brothers — “Mera Mehboob Hai Tu” — Plugged In Pakistani Pops

Arch Hall Jr. & The Archers — “The Kidnappers” — Wild Guitar!

THE THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Boris Gardiner Happening feat. Leslie Butler — “Ghetto Funk” — Darker Than Blue: Soul from Jamdown 1973-1980

Big John & The Buzzards — “You’re Cash Ain’t Nothin’ But Trash” — The OKeh Rhythm & Blues Story 1949-1957

S.E. Rogie — “Twist With The Morning Stars” — Palm Wine Guitar Music: The 60’s Sound

The Easybeats — “Friday On My Mind” — Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire & Beyond 1964-1969

Popy Y Sus Pirañas — “Pensando En Ti ‘La Salsa Rockanrolera’” — Sonideras Peruanas: Cumbias & Guarachas Limpias

The Tornados — “The Ice Cream Man” — Telstar: The Hits of Joe Meek

The Generation — “People Are The Same” — Thai Funk ZudRangMa Vol. 2

Solid Gold — “Message to Planet Earth” — If There’s Hell Below

Alessandro Alessandroni — “Palance” — Sangue Di Sbirro OST

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Brian Eno — “Wire Shock” — Nerve Net

Jean-Pierre Djeukam — “Africa Iyo” — Cameroon Garage Funk 1964-1979

Fitz Gore — “Gisela (Lion Rock)” — Spiritual Jazz 5: The World

U Roy — “Wet Vision” — Bunny “Striker” Lee: Full Up

J.M. Van Eaton — “Beat-Nik” — Beat, Beat, Beatsville! Beatnik Rock ‘n’ Roll

Sexteto Electronico Moderno — “Muere Pequena Bestia” — Sounds from The Elegant World: Groovy Night Club Music from Uruguay (1968-71)

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band — “Electricity” — Safe As Milk [mono]

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Blossom Dearie — “Rhode Island Is Famous for You” — Soubrette Sings Broadway Hit Songs

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Pictured: John Cale.

Helen of Troy was released in November 1975. More than anything it showed how these personal pressures were really putting my career in jeopardy. When I go back and listen to the album now, I’m surprised how coherent the music is, considering the circumstances. Even though the songs came out of that very torturous milieu, I can enjoy hearing them again. I suppose if you make things difficult enough for yourself, you can always surprise yourself. If I put myself in a threatening situation, things get exciting, but at what cost? I’m grateful to be able to report that I no longer need to administer shock treatments to get my juices flowing.

— John Cale (w. Victor Bockris), What’s Welsh For Zen?

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THE FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Younghearts — “A Little Togetherness” — Move On Up: The Very Best Of Northern Soul Vol. 2

Bayo Damazio — “Dizzy With Love” — Lagos Disco Inferno Vol. 2: The Cosmic Return

The Fabulous Wailers — “Wailin’” — The Original Golden Crest Masters

The Bleechers — “Check Him Out” — The Complete UK Upsetter Singles Collection Vol. 1

Classie Ballou — “Crazy Mambo” — Mambo Vol. 5: Mambo Diablo

Son Palenque — “Atina Tina” — Afro-Colombian Sound Modernizers

Carl Douglas And The Big Stampede — “Crazy Feeling” — You Can Walk Across It On the Grass: The Boutique Sounds of Swinging London

Los Saicos — “El Entierro De Los Gatos” — ¡Demolición! The Complete Recordings

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Delights Orchestra — “Do Your Thing” — Funky Crimes

THE SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Groupe Minzoto Ya Zaïre — “Mfuur Ma” — Congo Funk! Sound Madness From The Shores Of The Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa/​​Brazzaville 1969​-​1982)

Ian North — “Tran-sister” — Neo

Afrosound — “Carruseles” — Carruseles

The Move — “Chinatown” — Message From the Country

Gazolinn’ — “Shell” — Tafia

The Autographs — “Do The Duck” — Souvenirs Of The Soul Clap Vol. 1: Jonathan Toubin’s New York Night Train

Joe Gibbs & The Professionals — “Embargo” — Majestic Dub

Dirty D’ (of the Fabulous Fantoms) — “Dirty D’” — Funky Funky New Orleans 5: Rare and Unreleased New Orleans Funk 1969-1976

THE THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Al Escobar — “Tighten Up” — Welcome to the Party

Graham Dee — “Car Chase” — British Mod Sounds Vol. 2: The Freakbeat And Psych Years

Les Gypsies de Pétionville — “Francine” — Tanbou Toujou Lou: Meringue, Kompa Kreyol, Vodou Jazz, & Electric Folklore from Haiti 1960-1981

Texas Ray — “Mary Ann” — Savage Kick Vol. 1

U Brown & The Revolutionaries — “Ballon Dub” — U Brown: Hit Sounds from Channel One 1979-80

The Cords — “Ghost Power” — Garage Beat ’66 Vol. 4: I’m in Need!

Zina — “Ouiness” — Habibi Funk 015: An Eclectic Selection Of Music From The Arab World Pt. 2

Little Gigi — “I Volunteer” — Granpa’s Gully Rock: 25 Dynamite R&B Gems Vol. 5

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Crystalites — “Undertakers Burial” — Blow Mr. Hornsman: Instrumental Reggae, 1968-1975

Johnny Moped — “Incendiary Device” — PUNK 45: There’s No Such Thing As Society – Get a Job, Get a Car, Get a Bed, Get Drunk! Underground Punk in the UK 1977-81

Ringo Star — “Rosalina” — Ne Refuse Pas

The Isley Brothers — “Simon Says [Mono]” — In The Beginning… The Isley Brothers & Jimi Hendrix

Charanjit Singh — “Yeh Dosti – Transicord (Sholay)” — Instrumental Film-Tunes

Young-Holt Unlimited — “Funky Is as Funky Does” — The Definitive Young-Holt Unlimited

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

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

John Cale — “Sylvia Said” — Island 45rpm

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Pictured: Moondog.

A blind man on the streets of New York is vulnerable, and Moondog was fortunate to survive intact for so long. Only minor pilfering and occasional brushes with the law blemished his performances around town; the day-to-day events of his life changed little, sometimes for years. Within the chaos around him he could hear the ephemeral melody when it came, and he often had to stop whatever he was doing to capture it in Braille, or it was “almost impossible to retrieve it without its sounding strained.” Back on the streets during winter 1970–71, with irregular stints in friends’ apartments, he was still the Viking, and the famous and the obscure engaged him at his station. Yet the same aura that made him nearly invulnerable to illness or gratuitous violence also gave his readings of people a charming disingenuousness. As customers passed, Moondog greeted warmly and argued heatedly, but all were equal to his ears: in his blindness he did not distinguish the importance of a voice, only its quality.

— Robert Scotto, Moondog, the Viking of 6th Avenue.

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THE FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Futures — “Party Time Man” — Philly Freedom

Le Super Borgou de Parakou — “Congolaise Benin Ye” — African Scream Contest

The Furys — “Little Queenie [Instrumental Version]” — Surfin’ The Great Lakes: Kay Bank Studio Surf Sides Of The 1960s

Doris Ang & The Sandboys — “Yummy Yummy Yummy” — Singapore Nuggets: The Ladies

The Bonnevilles — “You Just Can’t Tell Her” — Ho-Dad Hootenanny Too!

Afrosound — “La Sampuesana” — The Afrosound of Colombia Vol.1

Sly & The Family Stone — “Loose Booty” — Small Talk

The Upsetters — “Mean and Dangerous” — Many Moods Of ‘The Upsetters’

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Lizzy Mercier Descloux — “Torso Corso” — Press Color

THE SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Buzz Clifford — “Baby Sittin’ Boogie” — The Very Best Of…

La Integración — “Caimán Y Gallinazo” — The Afrosound of Colombia Vol. 2

The Fire — “Father’s Name Is Dad” — British Mod Sounds Vol. 2: The Freakbeat and Psych Years

Soonthorn Sujaridchan — “Drunk: Pissed” — Thai Funk ZudRangMa Vol. 2

Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant — “This Ain’t the Blues” — Swingin’ on the Strings: The Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Collection, Vol. 2

Sohail Rana — “Soul Sitar” — Khyber Mail

Wire — “Sand In My Joints” — Chairs Missing

Joe Gibbs & the Professionals — “Memory By the Score Version” — 100 Years of Dub

The Cramps — “Devil Behind That Bush” — Big Beat from Badsville

Kale-Roger And Tabu Ley Rochereau with Ok Jazz Orchestra — “Afrika Mokili Mobimba” — Africa Dances

Mose Allison — “Parchman Farm” — Looking Good: Mod Club Classics

THE THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Funkees — “Dancing In The Nude” — Point Of No Return: Afro Funk Music

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

Juaneco Y Su Combo — “Caballito Nocturno” — Masters Of Chicha 1

The A-Bones — “Luci Baines” — Ears Wide Shut

King Tubby and Prince Jammy — “Higher Ranking” — Dub Gone 2 Crazy: In Fine Style 1975-1979

The Surfdusters — “The Reef” — Time Machine: History of Canadian 60’s Garage Punk & Surf

Les Vikings D’Haiti — “Ti Roro” — An Allé Ti Fi

Big Jay McNeely — “Beachcomber” — The Deacon ‘53-‘55 Unabridged Vol. 3

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Malik Adouane — “Love’s Theme” — Orient and Funk Music (Remixes) Vol. 1

The Rolling Stones — “Claudine” — Some Girls (Bonus Tracks)

Pamelo Mounk’a — “Yhiayhia Dzellat” — Propulsion!

The Velvet Underground — “Foggy Notion [1969 mix]” — The Velvet Underground

Money Chicha — “La Cordillera” — Echo en Mexico

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Moondog, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Jon Gibson — “Be A Hobo” — Moondog, The Viking Of 6th Avenue: The Authorized Biography [Companion CD]

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Pictured: Love’s Arthur Lee.

Two days after the [American Bandstand] show aired, the band returned to Sunset Sound to lay down a follow-up single. The resulting track would be like nothing anyone had either conceived or heard before, and would put paid to Arthur’s folk-rock fixations. “7 & 7 Is” wasn’t merely a pop single; it was a small-scale cultural phenomenon and a musical milestone – a loud, aggressive, no-holds-barred, garage-style punk song, a decade before that musical term was current. Like a blast from a cannon, “7 & 7 Is” boasted a pounding bass figure sliding between notes, crashing guitar chords, and a thunderous, non-stop drum torrent supporting Arthur [Lee]’s most menacing vocal delivery yet. It culminated in the sound of an atomic explosion, followed by the aftermath, a bluesy denouement. There was no context, no reference point, and no equivalent for such a revolutionary creation. But the track’s aural turbulence arrived after an equally tumultuous session that would see [Elektra Records president] Jac Holzman relinquish the Love producer’s chair. “We spent an entire goddamn day recording that bloody track,” he says, still sounding exasperated. “That’s all they came in prepared to do, so they did it until they got it right.”

— John Einarson, Forever Changes: Arthur Lee and the Book of Love.

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THE FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

French Connection — “Monte Carlo” — MFSB – Mutha Funkin’ Sonofabitch: The Truth Behind The Philly Legend

Gabelo — “Wokunyeya” — Togo Soul 70

The Crescents (Feat. Chiyo) — “Pink Dominos” — Surf-Age Nuggets

Johnny Osbourne — “Bewitched” — Soul Jazz Records Presents 200% DYNAMITE! Ska, Soul, Rocksteady, Funk & Dub in Jamaica

Sam and the Saxtones — “Civilization” — Kaput (Barclay EP)

Tulio Enrique Leon — “Bimbóm” — Color De Trópico

Chuck Wood — “Seven Days Too Long” — Mod Anthems: Original Northern Soul, R’N’B & Ska Classics

Lashio Thein Aung — “A Girl Among Girls” — Guitars of the Golden Triangle: Folk and Pop Music of Myanmar, Volume 2

The Topsy Turbys — “Hey Tiger” — Tougher Than Stains

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Sun Ra Arkestra — “Space Is The Place” — Space Is The Place (Music From The Original Soundtrack)

THE SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

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

Love — “Seven & Seven Is” — Da Capo [mono]

The Reasons — “Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop” — Thai Beat A Go Go Vol. 2: Groovy 60’s Sounds from the Land of Smile!

The Dawnbeats — “Midnight Express (Inst.)” — The Bop That Never Stopped Vol. 22

Charanjit Singh — “Ladki Hai Ya Shola” — Hit Tunes On Synthesizer

Maxx Traxx — “Tell Me” — Maxx Traxx

Paragons — “Indiana Jones” — Raiders Of The Lost Dub

Jimmy Thomas — “Feel So Good (fs / Take 4)” — Ike Turner Studio Productions: New Orleans and Los Angeles 1963-1965

Mario Allison Y Su Combo — “Oh Yeah” — De Fiesta Vol. 3

THE THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Sadistic Mika Band — “Time To Noodle” — Hot! Menu

The Spartans — “Can You Waddle?” — Granpa’s Gully Rock: 26 Dynamite R&B Gems, Vol. 4

The Identicals — “Who Made the World?” — Wake Up You! The Rise and Fall of Nigerian Rock, 1972-1977 Vol. 2

Devo — “The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprise” — Duty Now For The Future

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

The Rolling Stones — “Rip This Joint” — Exile On Main Street

Salamat — “El Raqs Gamil” — Mambo El Soudani

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Nightmares — “Greyhound” — Fredlo 45rpm

Juaneco y Su Combo — “Vacilando Con Ayahuasca” — The Roots of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru

The Artwoods — “I Take What I Want” — Singles A’s & B’s

Fela & Africa 70 — “Fefe Naa Efe” — Gentleman

Flat Duo Jets — “Lover” — Safari

Phương Tâm — “Ai_ (Who_)” — Saigon Surf Twist & Soul (1964-1966)

Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band — “Auf Wiedersehen, Darrio” — …Meets King Pennett

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Ronnie Davis, Lloydie Slim & The Aggrovators — “Jah Jah Dub” — King Tubby’s In Fine Style

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