Sunday, February 23, 2014

Mix Tape 046


The Clickettes




Spencer Wiggins
A very special thanks to Shawn who’s been regularly sending top notch material. He keeps me on my toes by alerting me to all the great new stuff that’s out there with his contributions.

See below for scan credits.  Enjoy!


1. “Every Day and Night” - The Sound Explosion - Just released on Lost in Tyme, a dream split 7” with 2 great Greek bands.  Side B is the Basements.  Contributed by Shawn.

2. “This Kind of Feeling” - Last - from “L.A. Explosion” 1979

3. “I Just Can’t Help It” - The Clickettes - 1963, comp’d on “Where the Girls Are” - formed in 1958 also known as the Click-ettes and Cliquettes.

4. “Tribal Gathering” - The Byrds - from “The Notorious Byrd Brothers” 1968

5. “Love Like Voodoo” - Soraia - recently released from the album “In the Valley of Love and Guns” - contributed by Shawn

6. “I’d Rather Go Blind” - Spencer Wiggins - Fame, 1970 - I’ve got 3 words… OMG!

7. “Between the Bullet and the Lie” - The Soulphonics - from “The Dynamic Sounds of the Soulphonics” 2011

8. “Please Don’t Go” - Yvonne Carroll - Vee Jay, 1963

9. “Nothing Seems to Fit” - RAF - from their recent debut vinyl EP :Come On!” Long live power pop. Contributed by Shawn. 

10. “And Im Glad” - The Marc V - Sound City, 1967

11. “I Don’t Want You” - The Thanes - from their 2013 Dirty Water 45, contributed by Shawn

12. “Is This Love” - Studio Allstars - from “Is This Love - (Tribute to Bob Marley)”

13. “I’ll Remember You” - Elements - Del-Nita Records, 1970

14. “Swing Like a Monkey” - The Len Price 3 - from the recent release “Nobody Knows”

15. “Nite Owl” - Tony Allen & the Champs - Specialty, 1955

16. “I Lost You In My Mind” - Painted Faces - Manhattan, 1967

17. “Mind and Soul” - Baby Woodrose - from “Blows Your Mind!” 2001

18. “You” - The Maltese Four - Pacific Challenger, 1966

19. “My Very Own” - Donald Woods & the Vel-Aires - Flip, 1955

20. “Won’t Work on Me” - Mark & the Spies - from “Give Me a Look” 2009

21. “I Wish You Would” - Billy Boy Arnold - Vee-Jay, 1955 - supposedly developed from “Diddy Diddy Dum Dum,” a song Billy Boy wrote and sang with Bo Diddley

22. “I Wish You Would” - John Hammond - from the CD reissue of his 1967 album, “I Can Tell” - Bill Wyman fills in on percussion 

23. “I’m Sad” - The Kumari - from the recently released 4-song EP on Lost in Tyme, cover of Black & the Blues - contributed by Shawn                                                                                                                                                     
24. “I Don’t Mind” - The Hitmen - WEA, 1981

Scan Credits:

Clickettes scan from yourepeat.com

Spencer Wiggins scan from http://blog.ponderosastomp.com/

“Please Don’t Go” scan from http://supersoulsisters.blogspot.com/

“I’ll Remember You” scan from popsike.com

Billy Boy Arnold scan from discogs.com



Saturday, February 1, 2014

Mix Tape 045

Jay Traynor
Pete Seeger 1972



Donald Woods & the Vel-Aires

The Bermudas
 See below for scan credits.  Enjoy!

Click it! 

1. “Dawning” - Jay and the Americans - United Artists, 1962 - flip side of “She Cried” - lead singer Jim Traynor passed away at age 69 in early January.  His death seemed to be overshadowed by Don Everly’s death and somehow I missed it.

2. “Everybody Loves Saturday Night” - Beverly Washburn - Smash, 1963, composed by Pete Seeger, another icon who recently passed.

3. “Hey, Look at the Winter Snow” - Vinnie Monte - Columbia, 1964 - real name is Vincent Montenegro

4. “She Turns Me On” - Vistas - Melbourne, 1965

5. “This Love (That I’m Giving You)” - The Joy-Tones, aka Love Potion - circa 1965 - from “Northern Soul’s Classiest Rarites”

6. “Gun” - Iggy Pop & the Stooges - from “Ready to Die” 2013 - contributed by Shawn

7. “Anna Macora” - The Calvaes - Checker, 1959

8. “That Boy is Messing Up My Mind” - The Raindrops - circa 1964 from “Run Mascara - Here Come The Girls Vol. 3”

9. “Hard Hard Year” - Messengers - USA, 1967

10. “Chills & Fever” - Paul Kelly - Dial, 1965

11. “Girl It’s Over” - The Satelliters - their new 7” on Chaputa, contributed by Shawn

12. “Handsome Boy” - Ladybirds - Lawn, 1964

13. “Noise” - Beat Happening - from “You Turn Me On” 1992

14. “I Can’t Please You” - Jimmy Robins - Jerhart, 1966

15. “I’ve Got a Crush On You” - Brian Wilson - from “Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin”

16. “Stingray” - The Rip Chords - from “Hot Rod Hits” 1964

17. “Thru My Window” - Jeffrey Foskett - from “Stars in the Sand” 2004

18. “Mighty Joe” - Donald Woods & the Vel-Aires - Flip, 1956

19. “Gonna Tell That Girl” - The Waistcoats - from “Beat This!” 2004

20. “Green Eye’d Lover” - The New Breed - Diplomacy, 1965                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                       
21. “Fire Breathin’ Dragon” - Ricky Nelson - Decca, 1966

22. “Wang Dang Doodle” - Howlin’ Wolf - Chess, 1960 - written by Willie Dixon for the Wolf

23. “Chu Sen Ling” - The Bermudas - Era, 1964

24. “No One But You” - The Critters - Prancer, 1965

25. “That’s Okay” - The Wright Sisters - Cadence, 1961

26. “There I Go I’ve Said It Again” - William Penn & His Pals - from their 1966 self-titled album also reissued as “The Historic San Francisco Group”

27. “Waterloo Sunset” - Ray Davies & Damon Albarn - from “This Is Where I Belong: The Songs of Ray Davies & The Kinks” 2002

Scan Credits:

Jay Traynor scan from http://ultimateclassicrock.com/

Pete Seeger scan from http://peteseeger.net/

Vistas scan from http://www.60sgaragebands.com/

Joy-Tones scan from discos.com

“Anna Macora” scan from http://collectorsfrenzy.com/

Donald Woods & the Vel-Aires scan from http://doo-wop.blogg.org/

Bermudas scan from http://musicmasteroldies.blogspot.com/