Mix Tape 043

The Dead Beats

See below for scan credits.  Happy holidays and enjoy!

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1. “Christmas Vibes” - Half Pint - Riddim, 1993, from Boss Logan

2. “When I Come Home To You” - The Hollies - from “Hear Here” or “Hollies ’65”

3. “I Love You So” - The Kittens - from “The Detroit Girl Groups - The Early Years”

4. “Long Long Time” - Merrell & the Exiles - from “The Early Years 1964-1967”

5. “The Best Friend I Ever Had” - Jan & Dean - from “Jan & Dean Take Linda Surfin’” 1962

6. “Jagged Words” - The Higher State - from their new album, contributed by Shawn

7. “I’ve Never Found a Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)” - Eddie Floyd - Stax, 1968

8. “Big Brown Eyes” - Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs - from their new album “Under the Covers, Vol. 3”

9. “What Are You Doin’ To Me” - Cindy Scott & The Persianettes - from “Philly Soul Girls - Vol 1”

10. “Why Can’t She See Me?” - Doughboys - from “Act Your Rage” 2010

11. “No Reason to Complain” - Karovas Milkshake - from their self-titled album, 2011?

12. “Calm Me Down” - The Human Expression - Accent, 1967

13. “Some Day Soon” - Palmyra Delran - from the new album “You Are What You Absorb”

14. “She Don’t Love Me” - Dead Beats - Gray Ant, 1966

15. “Electric Boogie” - Marcia Griffiths - Island, 1976

16. “Music is the Magic” - Kim Fowley - from “One Man's Garbage: Lost Treasures From The Vaults 1959-69 Volume 1”

17. “On the Plane” - The Kartune Kapers - Space, 1967

18. “Johnny Sincere” - The Deadbeat Poets - from their new album of the same name

19. “Mercy, Mercy” - Don Covay & the Goodtimers - Rosemart, 1964 - rumor has it that Jimi Hendrix plays guitar

20. “I Don’t Believe in Miracles” - Colin Blunstone - from “Ennismore” 1972

21. “Some of Your Lovin’” - The Honey Bees - Fontana, 1965

22. “Pretend” - Dave Clark 5 - Columbia

23. “Above the Rest” - Setting Son - from “Before I Eat My Eyes & Ears” 2012

24. “Girls in This Town” - The Connection - from their new album “Let It Rock” - contributed by Shawn

25. “Keep on Dancing” - The Box Tops - from “Tear Off” 1998    

Scan Credits:

“I’ve Never Found a Girl” scan from discogs.com

Deadbeats scan from linkwray.com

“Some of Your Lovin’” scan from discos.com

Mix Tape 042

The Intrigues

Major Lance

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1. “I Wanna Talk About My Baby” - The Riot Squad - Pye, 1965 - David Bowie was a member later on

2. “Rhythm” - Major Lance - Okeh, 1964

3. “Some Kind of Love” - Stupidity - new single from on Gofast from my favorite Swedish band

4. “Just Last Night” - The Scribes - Okay, 1967

5. “The Bulrushes” - Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs - from the new album “Under the Covers, Vol. 3”

6. “Too Young, Too Long” - Carolyn Crawford - Motown, unreleased, first made available on the ‘Cellar Full Of Soul - Vol 3’

7. “I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Met)” - The Bows and Arrows - GNP-Crescendo, 1965 - Dylan cover, very Byrds-like

8. “Neptune Girl” - Groovy Uncle featuring Suzi Chunk - from the new album “One Vowel Away From the Truth” - contributed by Shawn

9. “Billy’s Heartache” - Billy Stewart with the Marquees - Okeh, 1957 - by popular demand and backed by Bo Diddley.

10. “Yes I Do” - The Baron Four - from a recent 7”, contributed by Shawn

11. “Wonder Why” - Rick & the Legends - United Artists, 1966

12. “In a Moment” - The Intrigues - Yew, 1970

13. “Two Sevens Clash” - Culture - Lightning Records, 1978

14. “I’m in Love (With Not Being in Love With You)” - The Yum Yums - from the recently released “Play Good Music:

15. “It’s So Hard” - The Hucksters - originally on Brutal and also on the comp “Dark Clouds” - great acoustic guitar and quite a mysterious band

16. “I Had a Talk With My Man” - Mitty Collier - Chess, 1964

17. “Stupid Things” - Yo La Tengo - limited edition 12” released in September

18. “Every Single Time” - Kartoons - from “Introducing…” 2006

19. “Lost in the Beat” - Thee Fourgiven - from “It Ain’t Pretty Down Here” 1985

20. “Yoyo” - The Doughboys - their new rocking’ single

21. “Would I Love You” - The Miracles - Tamla, 1964

22. “Here I Come (Broader Than Broadway)” - Barrington Levy - Profile, 1990

23. “I Was There” - Lenny Welch - London American Recordings, 1965

24. “Just Dropped In” - The Launderettes - from their recently released album “Getaway”

25. “I Cried” - Spectres - Paula, 1967                

26. “Guess I’m Dumb” - The Wondermints - from “The Wonderful World of the Wondermints” 1996

Scan Credits:

Riot Squad scan from discogs.com

Scribes scan from http://www.garagehangover.com/

Major Lance scan from http://en.wikipedia.org/

Intrigues scan from discogs.com

Thee Fourgiven scan from discogs.com