In Honor of W

A mix out of the ordinary. It is dedicated to a wonderful human being who passed way too soon. I miss him. Out of consideration for him and his family, he will remain anonymous.  I miss you W!

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1.  Cybercreep - Vitamin W
2.  When I Was Young - The Ramones
3.  Modern Dance - Peru Ubu
4.  Mr. Wilson - John Cale
5.  Love and Mercy - Brian Wilson
6.  Dot Dash - Wire
7.  Paths That Cross - Patti Smith
8.  Drug Test - Yo La Tengo
9.  (Love’s Like A) Cuban Crisis - The Sneakers
10. Jesus Christ (Demo) - Big Star
11. Beginning to See the Light - Velvet Underground
12. 16 Forever - Dictators
13. Personality Crisis - New York Dolls
14. Forever Young - Bob Dylan
15. My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) - Neil Young
16. Bodhisattva (Live) - Steely Dan
17. Break on Through - Doors
18. Astral Plane - Modern Lovers
19. This Is Where I Belong (previously unissued Mix) - The Kinks
20. Uncle John’s Band - Grateful Dead
21. Shapes of Things - Chris Stamey with Yo La Tengo

Mix Tape 064

Musical Youth

Larry's Rebels

Oma Page

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1. “We Gotta Get You a Woman” - Todd Rundgren - From “Runt” 1970

2. “Wait Another Day” - The Mongrelettes - all the from Greece, from their just-released album, “The Mongrelettes”  Contributed by Shawn.

3. “Wonderin’” - Neil Young - from “Everybody’s Rockin’” 1983

4. “Gimme a Little Sign” - Brenton Wood - from “Oogum Boogum” 1967

5. “Pass the Dutchie” - Musical Youth - from “The Youth of Today” 1982. Fyi, a Dutch is a Jamaican cooking pot.

6. “Susannah’s Still Alive” - The Kinks - from “Something Else” 1967

7. “I Should Have Known Better” - Yo La Tengo - live from Maxwell’s Hannukah 2011

8. “Omaha” - Moby Grape - from their 1967 self-titled album

9. “Since She’s Been Gone” - The Young Alley Cats - Robin, 1966

10. “Another Man’s Dick” - The Shit - from “No.2” just released. Contributed by Shawn

11. “Because We’re Very Young” - The Parlettes - Jubilee, 1964

12. “Loving’ You” - The Frowning Clouds - from the EP “Diamonds and Clubs” 2010

13. “Love Me” - Yesterday’s Thoughts - from “Let’s Take a Ride With…” 2004

14. “Too Weak To Fight” - Clarence Carter - From “The Dynamic Clarence Carter” 1969

15. “Crave” - The Doughboys - from the recent “Hot Beat Stew”

16. “California Street” - The Jalopy Five - from “(I Love) That West Coast Sound” 1966

17. “Oh How Happy”  - Shades of Blue - Sue Records, 1966

18. “Highway Highway” - Short Yellow - from “Nuggets From the Golden State - What a Way to Come Down”

19. “Siam” - The Cosmopolitans - from “Wild Moose Party: Pom Pom Girls Gone New Wave NYC 1980-1981”

20. “Back To Me” - Groovy Uncle & Suzi Chunk - from the recent “Life’s A Gift.” Contributed by Shawn

21. “I Had Forgotten” - The Lost Generation - from “Schnitzelbeat Vol. 2 You Are the Only One” Contributed by Shawn

22. “Have You Seen?” - The Del Shapiros - from the recent “Sangre con Tomato” - contributed by Shawn

23. “Let’s Think of Something” - Larry’s Rebels - New Zealand band, originally on “A Study in Black” from circa 1966. Contributed by Shawn

24. “Thief of Love” - Oma Page - from “Various - A Cellarful Of Motown! Volume 3”

25. “She” - The Rovin’ Kind - circa 1965 from “The Best Of Dunwich Records Vol. 1 - Oh Yeah!”

Scan Credits:

Musical Youth scan from http://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/mar/23/musical-youth-legal-battle-pass-the-dutchie

Young Alley Cats scan from popsike.com

Schinitzelbeat scan from http://www.trashrockarchives.com/id-10strongthe-lost-generationstrong-i-had-forgotten-1967.html

Larry’s Rebels scan from google search

Oma Page scan from discogs.com

Rovin’ Kind scan from Google

Mix Tape 063

The Liverbirds

Eater

Merrell Fankhauser & H.M.S. Bounty

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1. “Tell Her No” - The Zombies - from “Live at the Bloomsbury Theater, London,” 2009

2. “My Heart’s Not In It” - Yo La Tengo - from their just-released “Stuff Like That There,” the lead song and cover of Darlene McCrea (see track #25)

3. “Everybody C’mon” - Tuna Tacos - from “Shaking With the Tuna Tacos” 2001

4. “Hello It’s Me” - Nazz - from “1967 Audition Tape” featuring Todd Rundgren, this knocked my socks off

5. “She Knows Me Too Well” - The Beach Boys - from “Today” 1965

6. “Things (Goin’ Round in My Mind)” - Merrell Fankhauser & HMS Bounty - first issued on the 1968 LP “Things!” reissued in 1985

7. “It’s My Time” - Drew-Vels - Capitol, 1963. That’s Patsy or Patti Drew.

8. “Thinking of the U.S.A.” - Eater - 1977, The Label

9. “Outtasite!” - The Reverberations - from the recently issued “Are Outtasite! (West Coast Tour Date” - from Shawn

10. “Don’t Let Your Baby Go” - Kenny & the Kasuals - 1965, Mark

11. “So Lonely” - What For? - Rampage, 1968

12. “A Little Bit of Sunlight [demo]” - The Kinks - from “Kinda Kinks (Deluxe Edition”

13. “I Love You (Yeah)” - The Impressions - 1964, ABC-Paramount

14. “Jonathan Lipnicki” - Bottlenose Koffins - from the recently released “Peanut Allergies” - contributed by Shawn

15. “Until Now” - The Doughboys - from the recently released “Hot Beat Stew”

16. “He’s Something Else” - The Liverbirds - from “Peanut Butter Why Do You Hang Around Me” 1966

17. “Brand New Baby”  - Pat Farrell & the Believers - from the comp on Arf Arf, “Pat Farrell & the Believers - Eastern PA Legends 1966-1968 Barclay Story Vol. 4”

18. “Happy With You” - Tikis - from “VA - Nuggets From the Golden State - Someone To Love”

19. “Riot on Sunset Strip” - The Satelliters - from “Wylde Knights of Action” 1997

20. “(Consider It) A Debt Repaid” - The Higher State - from their new single on 13 O’Clock Records, contributed by Shawn

21. “Talk To Me” - Checkmates International - circa 1966 from “Psychedelic Crown Jewels Vol. 2 [60's Garage Unknowns]”

22. “Heartful of Soul” - Mod Fun - from Peris’ Lost in Tyme collection

23. “Now What” - Possum Dixon - from their 1998 and last album, “New Sheets”

24. “As Time Rolls By” - Paul Messis - from his new 7” - we heart this guy, contributed by Shawn

25. “My Heart’s Not In It” - Darlene McCrea (Cookies) - Tower, 1964

Scan Credits:

Merrell Fankhauser & HMS Bounty scan from his site

“It’s My Time” scan from http://dereksdaily45.blogspot.com/

Eater from discogs.com

The Liverbirds scan from google

Mix Tape 062

The Hangmen

Sum-sum-summertime is quickly fading and I figured I better get this one out. A special thanks to Shawn whose contributions are invaluable. Hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed putting it together. And keep those comments coming, thanks.

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1. “Perfidia” - The Ventures - from “The Ventures Play Telstar/The Lonely Bull” 1963

2. “The Same Sun” - The Pretty Things - brand new [!!] from “The Sweet Pretty Things” contributed by Shawn

3. “Mr. Weatherman” - The Novas - from “The Sump’n Else Tapes,” a compilation of 14 fantastic songs by these guys

4. “Gotta Calm Down” - The Improbables - from a recent split single, contributed by Shawn

5. “Dreaming of Another Girl” - Hidden Charms from a recent single, contributed by Shawn

6. “Talk Talk” - The Penetrators from “Bad Woman” 2008, probably from Shawn

7. “She Don’t Know Love” - Jesse Malin - from “New York Before the War” 2015

8. “So I’m Wrong and You Are Right” - The Blues Magoos - Nerve Folkways, 1967

9. “I Got Love” - Other Brothers - from “For Connoisseurs Only”

10. “Forest Fire On Main St.” - Gasoline Powered Clock - GPC, 1967

11. “Why Should I Care?” - The Reverberations from “Are Outtasite!” (West Coast Tour Tape), contributed by Shawnee

12. “Made of Soul” - The Royal Purple - Umbrella, 2004

13. “I Want You To Be My Boyfriend” - The Chic-Lets - Josie, 1964

14. “In the Summer the Grape Grows” - Pisces - contributed by Boss Logan

15. “Ice Cream Phoenix” - Jefferson Airplane - from “Crown of Creation”

16. “7 and 7 is” - The Soulbenders - Phantasm, 1968

17. “7 Come 11”  - The Viceroys - from the compilation “The Rebel Kind”

18. “Only 16” - Beat Rats - from “A Cellar Full of Rats” 2009

19. “Whenever You’re Around” - The Dave Clark Five - first released on 7” on Columbia, 1964

20. “Like You Don’t See Me” - The Muffs - from “Whoop Dee Doo” 2014

21. “The Monkey on My Back” - Ray Agee - Shirley, circa 1963, from derek’s daily

22. “Heatwave Mark 2 Deluxe” - XTC - from the box set “Coat of Many Cupboards” 2002

23. “The Girl Who Faded Away” - The Hangmen - Monument, 1965

24. “Johnny Angel” - Renne Martel - self-titled album from 1968re

25. “Can’t Find My Way” - The Baron Four - new single contributed by Shawn

Scan Credits:

Blues Magoos scan from discos.com

Reverberations scan from https://thereverberations.bandcamp.com

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

Renee Martel scan from discogs.com

Mix Tape 061

Jimmy Ruffin

Happy 4th. Enjoy!

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1. “Summer is Here” - The Englishmen - Justice, 1966

2. “One More Summer” - The Rainmakers - Bat Records, 1987 - contributed by Boss Logan

3. “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” - Alex Chilton - from the recently released “Ocean Club ’77”

4. “Whatever Happened (featuring David Marks)” - From the recently released “No Pier Pressure” Brian Wilson

5. “Crazy Eyes For You” - Bobby Hamilton - Apt Records, 1958

6. “Go Tell Your Mother” - Paul Orwell - from the recent album “Blowing Your Mind Away,” contributed by Shawn

7. “Sweet Loretta” - The Maharajahs - Flip, 1958

8. “All I Want is My Baby Back” - The Piece Kor - Laray, 1968 - from a remastered “Back From the Grave Vol. 8”

9. “Over and Over” - The Grip Weeds - from the recent “How I Won the War”

10. “Isn’t It Just the Shame” - Kenny Wells - from “Bob Crewe Presents The DynoVoice Story - The Label That Had to Happen”

11. “(Just Like) Romeo & Juliet” - Peter’s Faces - Piccadilly, 1964

12. “I Knew This Would Happen” - Tonto & the Renegades - Sound of the Screen, 1967

13. “Don’t Make the Good Girls Go Bad” - Della Humphrey - Arctic, 1968, from dereksdaily45.blogspot.com - according to Derek she was 11 years old when this was recorded!

14. “Miss Clara Regrets” - The Loons - recently released Dirty Waters single, contributed by Shawn

15. “Mood For Love” - Bold Breed - recent single on Tramp Records, contributed by Shawn

16. “The Big Hurt” - Miss Toni Fisher - from “Top 100 - 1959”

17. “The Otherside”  - Streetcar - Brent, 1966

18. “Busy Thinking About My Baby” - Jimmy Ruffin - from “Ultimate Rarities Collection, Vol. 1: Motown Sings Motown Treasures”

19. “All I’m Waiting For” - Loop-Line - Tides, 2014

20. “Ain’t Love a Funny Thing” - The Jelly Beans - recorded in 1964 and went unreleased, from “The Red Birds Story” compilation

21. “We Should Be in Bed” - The dB’s - from “Ride the Wild TomTom”

22. “Making’ Love” - The Sloths - Impression, 1965

23. “My Sweet Baby” - Sir Guy & Rocking Cavaliers - DPG Records, 1969

24. “We Are the Doctors - The Problem is Being Dealt With Medically” - The Waist Coats - from the 2010 EP “We Are the Doctors”

25. “Declaration of Independence” - The Count Five  - Double Shot, 1966

Scan Credits:

“(Just Like) Romeo & Juliet” scan from discogs.com

Toto & the Renegades scan from http://popdiggers.com/

Jimmy Ruffin scan from google

Mix Tape 060

Marcos Sendarrubias

Carl Giammarese from the Buckinghams

I debated for a few months whether to announce my book. Ya know, apples and tangelos. "Gluttony at Table #1: The Restaurant That Wouldn't Die," has nothing to do with music but is definitely a rock and roll book, if you get my hot air. If you wanna know more, check it out here. And let me know what you think.

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1. “Something Wild” - Sister Carol - from the best Jonathan Demme movie ever, 1986’s “Something Wild.” Originating from Jamaica and ending up in Brooklyn, or does the song make it obvious? -) “A modern reviver of the faith.” — kingsmusicinternational.com

2. “Drive In” - A-Bones - from “Smile, Vibes & Harmony: A Tribute to Brian Wilson”

3. “See My Baby Jive” - Flash Cadillac & the Continentals - Private Stock, 1977 - a Roy Wood cover

4. “On the Dancefloor” - Marcos Sendarrubias- from a very strange but wonderfully so album, “High Voltage Rockabilly.” All the songs were recorded live on analog equipment. All songs except one composed by Sendarrubias. The Spanish version is even better.

5. “Do You Wanna Dance” - The Neatbeats - from their 2013 album “Dance Room Racket”

6. “One Little Dance” - The Moovers - Brent, 1967

7. “Tomorrow is Another Day” - The Navarros - from “Highs in the Mid-Sixties, Volume 16”

8. “Stop Sneaking Around” - Rick Nelson - Polydor, 1962

9. “I Don’t Want My Baby” - Michael Lynch - from “THE MIND, HEART AND SOUL OF MICHAEL LYNCH” (EP, July 2005)

10. “Poor Side of Town” - Al Wilson - Soul City, 1969

11. “Between Gray States” - The Loons  - from their 2010 album “Red Dissolving Rays of Light” - contributed by Shawn

12. “I Haven’t Got the Nerve” - The Drones - from Drone, unknown release date

13. “Heartland” - Stupidity - from their 2014 album “Fore”

14. “It Can Happen” - Little Peppy and the Bare Existence - Fine, 1966

15. “Act Nice and Gentle” - The Kinks - from “Something Else” 1967

16. “Come Back Baby” - Roddie Joy - Red Bird, 1965

17. “Without You” - Mystic Brew - Soundflat, 2014 - contributed by Shawn

18. “Girl Don’t Change Your Mind” - Eddie Cunningham & the Lone Rangers - Kemo Sabe, 1968

19. “I Want Sunday Back Again” - Bettye Swann - Go Ahead Records, 2012

20. “I’ve Been Wrong” - The Buckinghams- USA Records, 1967

21. “There’s Something Wrong (In This Place)” - The Chayns - International Artists, 1967

22. “It’s Gonna Work Out Fine” Ike & Tina Turner - from the 1963 album “Dynamite!”

23. “Trip to Bandstand” - B.B. Cunningham, Jr. - from “It Came From Memphis”

24. “Crazy Feeling” - Lou Reed from “Coney Island Baby”

25. “Wild Thing” - The Wild Ones - the original recording from at least 1000 years ago

Scan Credits:

Marcos Sendarrubias scan from http://reviewsbyslam.blogspot.com/

The Moovers scan from http://dereksdaily45.blogspot.com/

Carl Giammarese from the Buckinghams from http://www.thebuckinghams.com/

Mix Tape 059

Arthur Alexander

Howlin' Wolf, 1941 with Sarge watching

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1. “Big “T”” - Les Reveres - from “Pebbles Vol. 4: Surf N Tunes”

2. “I Ain’t Got You” - Jades - Renay, 1966(?)

3. “You’re My Baby” - Ike & Tina Turner - from “The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner” 1960

4. “Always the Same” - Ar-Kaics - new 7” on Market Square, get it!

5. “It’s All the Same” - Spirit - from “The Family That Plays Together” 1968

6. “Deserted Cities of the Heart” - Cream - from “Deserted Cities of the Heart” 1968

7. “Lovin’ You” - Bellowers - another brand new great 7” from Market Square

8. “Come on and Love Me” - Vikings - Viking, 1966

9. “Sharing the Night Together” - Arthur Alexander - Buddha, 1976

10. “Up the Junction” - Squeeze - from “Cool For Cats” 1979

11. “Cruel Gray Fog” - The Loons - from the just released album “Inside Out Your Mind” - contributed by Shawn

12. Never - Earls - Old Town, 1962(?)

13. “Silver lake” - Del-Lords - from “The Elvis Club” 2013

14. “The Girl’s Alright With Me” - The Spinners - from “The Ultimate Rarities Collection 1: Motown Sings Motown Treasures”

15. “There You Go” - Michael Lynch - from “Come What May” 2010

16. “I Ain’t Superstitious” - Howling’ Wolf - written by Willie Dixon and first recorded by Howling’ Wolf in 1961 on Chess.

17. “Big Bad World” - Cathy Saint - Daisy, 1963

18. “You Burn Me Up & Down” - Purple Merkins - from “Merkinmania” 1997

19. “Hometown” - Silk Winged Alliance - Accent, 1969

20. “Girls of Today” - Shoes - from “Tongue Twister” 1981

21. “Girls Don’t Like It” - The Undertones - from their eponymous debut album, 1979

22. “Call of the Night AKA Girl Help Me (demo)” - From their box set “Zombie Heaven”

23. “Keep on Walking” - Gary Wilde - just released on Chaputa! Courtesy of Shawn.

24. “I Live to Love You” - The Neatbeats - from “Dance Room Racket” 2013

25. “Message From the Country - The Balls of France” - from “Lynne Me Your Ears”

Scan Credits:

Vikings 7” scan from discos.com

Arthur Alexander scan from amazon.com

del-lords scan from del-lords.com

Howling’ Wolf, 1941 from howlinwolf.com

Mix Tape 058

Honey & The Bees

The Tasmanians

The Bel-Aires

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1. “Baby (I Gotta Go)” - Simon Turner - UK Records, 1973

2. “Baby Doll” - Jo-Ann - that’s Joann Stelzig who passed away in 2013, from “Doo Wop From New York's Rome And Power-Martin Records 1960-1961”

3. “Baby” - The Tasmanians - Conda, 1967

4. “Up on the Roof” - Little Eva - released in 1962 one month after the original Drifters recording, written by Goffin/King

5. “Feeling Inside” - Joey & the Continentals - first released on a compilation, “Joey & the Continentals aka The GTO’s”

6. “Such a Love” - The Vikings - Wam, 1965

7. “A Salty Dog” - Procol Harum - from the 1969 album of the same name

8. “She May Call You Up Tonight” - The Left Banke - Smash, 1967

9. “Betty Jean” - Don Covay - Sue,1958 - from “The Sue Story”

10. “Don’t Wanna Cry” - The Mynd Gardners - from their 2014 album, “The Arcing Train Set Pantograph” - contributed by Shawn

11. “For Your Love” - Ed Townsend - Capitol, 1958

12. “Clear My Mind” - The High Learys - from their recent 7” on Soundflat

13. “Dancing in the Moonlight” - Boffalongo - they did it first on their self-titled album on UA in 1969

14. “Two Can Play The Same Game” - Honey & the Bees - Academy, circa 1965

15. “Cry Myself to Sleep” - Monteras - Orlyn, 1967

16. “It’s My Own Business” - Chuck Berry - from the 1965 album “Fresh Berry’s”

17. “This Paradise” - Donald Woods & the Bel-Aires - Flip, 1955

18. “Vicious” - The Youth - from their 2014 album “Nothing But…” - contributed by Shawn

19. “Put Yourself In My Place” - The Hollies - from their 1965 self-titled 3rd album

20. “Traitor” - Jackets - from the album “Stuck Inside” 2009, contributed by Shawn

21. “She Belonged to Another” - The Statesiders - Providence, 1965

22. “The Change” - Ernestine Eady - Junior Records, circa 1963

23. “Shop Around” - The Miracles - the original 1960 version

24. “She Lives in a Time of Her Own” - The Wildebeests - first released as a 7” on Sympathy For the Record Industry in 2000 and later on Gnuggets, contributed by Shawn

25. “Honey Hush” - Joe Turner & His Band - Atlantic, 1953

Scan Credits:

Tasmanians scan from garage hangover.com

Honey & the Bees scan from discogs.com

Monitors scan from http://tenrecords.blogspot.com/

Donald Woods & the Vel-Aires scan from http://thatsongblog.blogspot.com/

The Vikings scan from discogs.com

Mix Tape 057

Jimmy Reed

Sunny Dae and The Knights

Jackie Wilson

 Happy New Year to all. Enjoy!

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1. “Garageland” - The Wildebeests - from Nuggets, 2011 - Clash cover - contributed by Shawn

2. “Tell Me” - Dirty Angels - A&M, 1978

3. “Deep Fascination” - The Feelies - from “Only Life” 1988

4. “My Man Called Me” - Willie Mae Thornton - Peacock, 1957

5. “Rock Around the Clock” - Sunny Dae & the Knights - I have sketchy info on this with recording dates varying from 1952 to 1954.  This version, the original, never charted.

6. “Today’s The Way” - The Insomnicacs -just released on Hidden Volume

7. “Baby Workout (Original Demo)” - Jackie Wilson - Brunswick, 1963

8. “I’m a Fool For You” - The High Learys - from their recent 7” on Soundflat, “Clear My Mind”

9. “Paris 1919” - John Cale - from the album of the same name, 1973

10. “I’m Not Sayin’” - Nico - Immediate, 1965

11. “Freak Out” - The Jackets - from “Soundflat Records Ballroom Bash! V6”

12. “Go Now” - Bessie Banks - Tiger, 1964 - the original version

13. “I Cried” - The Jades - Holiday, 1965 - there were lots and lots of groups that went by this name… this is the Indiana Jades

14. “Today” - Jefferson Airplane - from “Surrealistic Pillow” 1967

15. “Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)” - Donovan - Hickory, 1966

16. “Crying on My Pillow” - Dorothy Berry - Challenge, 1963

17. “I Need Your Love” - Omens - from “Soundflat Records Ballroom Bash! V6”

18. “Baby Talk” - The Laurels - Spring, 1958, the original

19. “Chills” - The Neatbeats - from “Far and Near” 1998 - contributed by Shaun

20. “Sad Little Boy” - The Four Dudes/The Images - Satin, 1968

21. “Big Boss Man” - Jimmy Reed - Vee-Jay 1961

22. “Baby’s Gone for Good” - BJ’s New Breed - Time For Action Records, 2014 - contributed by Shaun

23. “The Wanderer” - Ernie Maresca - from “The Original Wanderer” 2000, original

24. “Running Out of Time” - Quitty and the Dont’s - just released on Hidden Volume

Scan Credits:

Sunny Dae and the Knights scan from http://www.timegoesby.net/

Jackie Wilson scan from unique74mag.com

Jimmy Reed scan from http://www.jazz24.org/