Mix Tape 027

The Pretty Things

The Six Pents

See below for scan credits.  Enjoy!

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1. "It's Christmas Behave Yourself" - Lightning Love - Suburban Sprawl, 2011 from SSMXMAS2011 - courtesy of THE BOSS

2. "Fade Away" - Junior Byles, 1975 - from a recent gift from me to me [thank you thank you], a box set "Reggae Golden Jubilee 50th Anniversary" - haven't had a chance to get through much but I'd say it's worth it for the liner notes

3. "She's Coming Home" - Blue Beats - Festival, 1965 - originated in Melbourne as The Outcasts

4. "Second Street" - Doughboys - from "Shakin' Our Souls" 2012

5. "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter" - Phranc - from the EP "Goofyfoot" 1995

6. "Always Complaining" - Skybombers - from their debut "Take Me Town" 2008

7. "Happy We Are" -  Otis Williams and His Charms - 1953 from "Otis Williams And The Charms Very Best - Vol. 1"

8. "She Lied" - Six Pents - Kidd, 1966

9. "Oh Little One" - Jack Scott - Top Rank, 1960 - contributed by Shawn

10. "All Light Up" - The Pretty Things - Norton, 2000

11. "Anything About Me" - Them Tyrants - Stage, 2012

12. "And I Always Will" - The Dynatones - Pye, 1968

13. "My Baby (Knows How To Have a Real Good Time)" - Redondo Beat - from "Meet Redondo Beat" 2011

14. "Murder She Wrote" - Chaka Demus & Pliers - Mango, 1992

15. "Little Purple Bird" - Freddy & the Fourgone Conclusions - from "Wigged Out Sounds"

16. "I Want That Boy" - Sadina - Smash, 1965

17. "Noise In the Hallway" - Law of Nature - from their debut cd, "Four Points in the Valley" 1994

18. "You're Gonna Be My Girl" - The Above - from a 2010 7", I think - contributed by Shawn

19. "Your Love's Got Me Burning Alive" - Paul Petersen - Motown, 1968

20. "Stay Out of My World" - Preachers - Moonglow, 1965

21. "Meat is Meat" - The Forbidden Dimension - from "Somebody Down There Likes Me" 1995

22. "Tender Heart" - Alejandro Escovedo - from "Street Songs of Love" 2010

23. "Sister Love" - The Liverpool Five - RCA, 1966

24. "Soul Salvation of Love" - Cocktail Slippers - Wicked Cool Records, 2012

25. "I Hate Christmas" - Bob and Tom - from "Uncensored" 2002 - Merry f890'ing xmas -)

Scan Credits:

Six Pents scan from http://www.sweatsoaked.com/

Pretty Things scan from http://www.sing365.com/

"I Want That Boy" scan from http://muskmellon.wordpress.com/

Mix Tape 026

Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers

Roy Brown

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1. "Good Rockin' Tonight" - Roy Brown - 1947 - Roy is the man who wrote and first cut "Good Rockin'" and purportedly the man to coin the term "rock and roll." Why isn't he in the Hall of Fame?

2. "Remember December" - The Paper Dolls - RCA, 1970 - backing vocals by Brian Connolly, later of Sweet

3. "Got to Have You Back" - The Isley Brothers - Tamla, 1967

4. "You're My Brian Jones" - Palmyra Delran - just out!  It's in the running for Little Steven's Underground Coolest Song in the World contest for 2012.  It's got my vote, literally - http://undergroundgarage.com/events/the-coolest-songs-in-the-world-2012.html

5. "Is It Wrong" - Joey & the Continentals - from "Joey and the Continentals aka The GTO's"

6. "Does Your Mama Know About Me" - Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers - Gordy, 1968

7. "I Wanna Go Wild" -  Death By Unga Bunga - Norwegian group, recently released from the album "The Kids Are Up To No Good"

8. "Please Realize" - Don Perry & the Fables - from 1967 on Fable and comp'd on "The Lost Generation Volume 3. 19 More Mid-Sixties USA Garagepunkers!"

9. "This Strange Effect" - The Kinks - written by Ray Davies for Dave Berry in 1965.  A Kinks' studio recording was never released.  This version is from the UK show "Top of the Pops."

10. "So Wrong" - Pete Barin (with the Belmonts) - Sabina, 1962

11. "I Saw Her Again" - The Mamas & Papas - from their 1966 second album

12. "In My Room [Demo Version]" - The Beach Boys - from "Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boy"

13. "She'll Come Back" - The Turtles - from "Wooden Head," released in 1969 and consisted of mostly b-sides and rarities

14. "Eat My Fear" - The Setting Son - from the recently released "Before I Eat My Eyes and Ears"

15. "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" - Del Shannon - from the 1961 album "Runaway with Del Shannon." Written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman.  The Elvis version was released a few months later.

16. "Black Roses" - Brain Train - Titan, 1966 - Brain Train was the precursor to Clear Light

17. "I've Been Waiting" - Freddy & the Fourgone Conclusions - from "Wigged Out Sounds"

18. "On a Little Island" - The Enchanters - from "Rare Soul Harmony Of The 60's"

19. "Love Me Like I Do" - Mama Guitar - from "In Mama Guitar Style" 2001

20. "She's My Girl" - Bobby Fuller Four - Mustang, 1965

21. "A New Direction" - The Fairviews & the Fifth Dimension - Spinit, 1967

22. "She Can't Be Found" - The Frantic Five - from "Play the Quinta" 1998

23. "Disown Me" - Graham Day and the Gaolers - from "Soundtrack to the Daily Grind" 2007

24. "I'll Forgive You Girl" - The Chocolate Light Bulbs - Lennan, 1969

25. "The Clock" - Jaytones - Brunswick, 1958

26. "Of Old Approximately" - Bourbons - Royal Family, 1967

27. "Tango Fuzz" - Los Peyotes - from "Psychotic Reaction" 2002

Scan Credits:

Roy Brown scan from http://www.rockabilly.nl/

"Got to Have You Back" scan from http://dereksdaily45.blogspot.com/

Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers scan from http://en.wikipedia.org/