Mix Tape 033

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1. "Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile" - Van Morrison - from "Saint Dominic's Preview" 1972

2. "Mean Woman" - The Fugitives - Columbia, 1965

3. "I'm Bad" - Rocket to Memphis - Off the Hip, 2011

4. "Mean Woman" - Classics - RAM, 1966

5. "Too Young to Fall in Love" - The Teenettes - Josie, 1958

6. "Diana in the Autumn Wind" - National Gallery - Performing Musical Interpretations of the Paintings of Paul Klee - the album is a distillation of pop, folk, psych and jazz, inspired by the paintings of Paul Klee, and first appeared in 1968. Despite being credited to a proper band, it was in fact a studio recording overseen by the Cleveland-based team of jazz composer Chuck Mangione and local producer-arranger Roger Karshner, who called the songs ‘electronic paintings’.

7. "Dancing Mood (alternate mix)" - Delroy Wilson - from "Reggae Golden Jubilee - Origins Of Jamaican Popular Music"

8. "Tick Tock" - Jimmy Jordan - Roulette, 1963

9. "24 Hours (Every Day)" - Headstones - Pharaoh, 1966

10. "Time For a Witness" - The Feelies - from the album of the same name, 1991

11. "Time" - The Nation Rocking Shadows - Tener, 1966 or '67

12. "You're Gonna Ride With Me" - The Hondells - Mercury, 1964

13. "We Go Together" - Jan & Dean - Dore, 1960

14. "Walking Down the Road" - The Other Side - Brent, 1966

15. "Fireman" - Vala Reegan and the Valarons - Atco, 1966

16. "Sarah The Weather Girl" - Dupont Circles - Cara, 1995

17. "I Want Your Love" - Bush - from "The Bush: Got Bush if you want it! The Savage Young Bushmen of Rialto, 1965-66

18. "Lost My Motto" - Cotton Mather - from "Cotton is King" 1994

19. "Circles" - Chessman Square - Lion, 1969

20. "Zindy Lou" - The Chimes - Specialty, 1955

21. "He's a Good Face, But He's Down and Out" - Dean Ford & the Gaylords - Columbia, 1966 - the record flopped so bad that they changed their name to The Marmalade -)

22. "Heaven Only Knows" - Mary Weiss - she's still got it! from "Dangerous Games" 2007

23. "Live in Hell" - Frantic Five - from "On the Move" 2007

24. "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" - The Smiths - has it been almost 30 years?! 1984

25. "Hell of a Girl" - Los Bichos - Radiation, 1993

26. "Hell Will Take Care of Her" - Brass Buttons - Cotillion, 1968

27. "My Blue Heaven" - Fats Domino - Imperial, 1956

Scan Credits:

Headstones scan from sundazed.com

"Mean Woman" scan from www.45cat.com

"Walking Down the Road" scan from discogs.com

"Fireman" scan from http://soulstrutter.blogspot.com/

Dean Ford & the Gaylords scan from wikipedia.org

Mix Tape 032

Missing Links

Julissa from Los Spitfires

De Vaurs

The Domineers

Dancing and south of border… is there a better combination?  See below for scan credits.  Enjoy!

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1. "Rehab Girl" - The Bleeding Hearts - from "Nothin' On But the Radio" 2008

2. "Dance USA" - The Shoremen - Wynwood, 1966

3. "Dance Like a Monkey" - New York Dolls - from "One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This" 2006, their first studio album since 1974

4. "Dance Dance Dance" - Handsome Dick Manitoba - from "Smiles, Vibes & Harmony: A Tribute To Brian Wilson" 1990

5. "Maybe After He's Gone" - The Zombies - from "Odessey and Oracle" 1968

6. "A Man of My Word" - Salt & Pepper - Kent, recorded in Bangkok late 60s when the group were in the military

7. "Whatever Happened to my Rock N' Roll" - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Virgin, 2001

8. "Every Now and Then" - Side Three - Mohawk, 1968

9. "Nothing Can Go Wrong" -  The Domineers - Roulette, 1960

10. "Too Late" - Wire - from "Chairs Missing" 1978

11. "Dutch Treat" - Beverly Williams- from "Garpax Girls: Boy Trouble" - a collection of early to mid 60s unreleased or rare tracks from the vaults of Gary Paxton

12. "I Believed You (Demo Version)" - Dave Davies & the Ravens - 1963 - The Ravens were Ray Davies, Dave Davies and Pete Quaife before becoming the Kinks - from "Unfinished Business: Dave Davies Kronikles 1963-1998"

13. "I Believed You" - Young Monkeymen - Jade, 1966

14. "I See the Light" - Music Explosion - Laurie, 1967 - the flip side of "Little Bit O'Soul"

15. "Waiting For Joey" - Ortheia Barnes - Coral, 1967

16. "I Want To Be Her Man" - The Lost Chords - Vaughn, 1966

17. "Please Please Girl" - The Flamin' Groovies - from "Shake Some Action" 1976

18. "You're Driving Me Insane" - Missing Links - Philips, 1965

19. "Boy in Mexico" - De Vaurs aka Henrietta & the Hairdooz aka Baby Jane & the Rockabyes aka The Elektras aka The Lullabyes  - Moon, circa 1959

20. "Maria Christina" - Tony Valla and the Alamos - Fortune, 1963 - one of my all time favorites

21. "No Fuimos" - Los Shakers - from "Documento Historico" circa 1965 - they're from Argentina or Uruguay

22. "Ven Cerca" - Los Spitfires - early 60s and quite daring for the time

23. "Down in Mexico" - The Coasters - from the album "The Coasters" 1956

24. "Fiesta in Old Mexico" - Camille Howard - Specialty, 1949

25. "Yo Necesito Que Vuelvas" - Los Creyentes de B.C. - from the compilation "Exitos a Go Go"

26. "Donde Vas?" - Los Gatos Salvajes - 1965 from "Mas Rock and Roll:26 Rare 60's Teen-Punk Artyfacts"

Scan Credits:

Domineers scan from http://doo-wop.blogg.org/

Young Monkeymen scan from http://www.garagehangover.com/

Missing Links scan from http://greenfuz.blogspot.com/

De Vaurs scan from http://doo-wop.blogg.org/

Los Spitfires scan from http://estroncio90.typepad.com/