THIS TOO IS A GAS

No particulars here, not about the record anyway. It was posted at Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban, and is credited to Alfred E. Neuman and the Furshugginer Five. The song is called "Potrzebie," a word that should be familiar to the readers of Mad magazine. What it means, I don't know. Who's behind the record? No clue. Do I care? Not one iota. Being that it was a posted in a series of Tassel Twirler Tuesday posts over there at the Ich, I felt compelled to continue to drag this subject, that of tittyshakers, right into the ground. Really though, a bump 'n' grind song, by someone calling themselves Alfred E. Neuman. Would you be able to resist?

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Listen:
Alfred E. Neuman and the Furshugginer Five - Potrzebie mp3 at Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban
More Tassel Twirlers at Rock 'n' Souil Ichiban Follow the series!
Bonus, last call "tittyshaker":
The Blue Nights - Madness mp3 (via Mediafire) at Kogar's Jungle Juice
Visit:
Earlier Alfred E. Neuman post
Earlier "tittytshaker" posts

LAST MINUTE DOG HOUSE PASS

Did you forget what day it is? Depending on what time zone you're in, this might be too late. A preemptive kiss up should have been posted last night, but I was too busy getting off on the Invictas. Regardless, if you're in the dog house, this might be your only chance for redemption. So here's a few sweets for your special someone. If you need to make your point with gusto, I'd start the plea Ronnie Self or the Sonics, move on to the mix from Funky 16 Corners and seal the deal with Phil Phillips. And, you can always lay it on real thick by handing over the mixes from Romeo Reverend Tom Frost that were posted a few days ago. But, as you can probably guess, I'm the last person you should take this sort of advice from.

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Listen:
Ronnie Self - You're So Right For Me mp3 at Rocky-52.net
The Sonics - Have Love Will Travel mp3 at Girl Jukebox
Bo Diddley - Who Do You Love? mp3 at Rocky-52.net
Little Willie John - Fever mp3 at Diddywah
Phil Phillips - Sea of Love mp3 at Diddy Wah
Five more lovey doveys at Diddy Wah

Mixes:

Funky 16 Corners' Dance of Love - 18 song soul heavy mix from loverboy Larry Frank Wilson, Charlie Rich, Darrell Banks, Jackie Wilson, Eddie Bo and Inez Cheatham, Charlie Earlands Erector Set, JJ Barnes, Spinners, Sand Pebbles, Platters, Lee Dorsey and Betty Harris, Len Barry, Producers, Lee Williams and the Cymbals, Broadways, Velvelettes, Soul Brothers Six, Wilson Pickett

Spread the Good Word's A Bloody Love Mix, Volume 3

John Buck & The Blazers, Bobby Freeman, Dorsey Burnette, Donnie & Ronnie, the Del-Vikings, Don Johnston, Marvin Rainwater, Piano Red, B.B. King, Ann Cole, the Valentinos, Soul Brothers Six, the Duetts, the Highway Q.C.'s, Del Shannon, Tom Reeves, Jimmy Kirkland, Lord Creator, Johnny Burnette, Sanford Clark, Eddie Cochran, the Four Dreamers, and the Animals

Spread the Good Word's A Bloody Love Mix, Volume 2
The Cramps, the World Famous Upsetters, Ronnie Love, Lavern Baker, Mickie Most & His Playboys, the Mustangs, the Righteous Brothers, Johnny Cash, the Wild Ones, Etta James, Benny Joy, Elvis Presley, Roy Hamilton, Bracey Everett, Shouting Thomas Torment, Billy Fury, Little Willie John, Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs, Otis Redding, Jackie Wilson, Renato Carosone, Irving Aaronson & His Commanders, Ric Cartey, and the ever amorous Wild Man Fischer.

GET LOST OR SOMETHING

As it happened, yesterday my friend Ray, otherwise known as the guy who always finds the cool shit on YouTube, posted an audio only YouTube link of Junior Parker's cover of "Taxman," on a social networking site (which shall go unnamed because that damn kid has already made too much money). It reminded me that Parker also did a cover of "Tomorrow Never Knows" which I had heard before. So, I went digging and found it where I first heard it, at Office Naps, four and a half years ago. I was pretty amazed that the link was still live. So, anyway, that's where yesterday's post started out.

Today I went back there to dig around, and guess what? I rediscovered a blog that I had completely forgot about, choked full of oddball-ities. I know, this is one of those posts that reeks of laziness, but it really isn't. I'm just digging on all of the obscure shit over there. The blurbs are well informed too. Go check it out. Go on.

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Listen
The Invictas- The Hump at Office Naps
The Merits - Arabian Jerk mp3 at Office Naps
The What For - Gemini 4 at Office Naps
The Astros - Space Walk mp3 at Office Naps
Visit:
Tons more at Office Naps

STAY COOL MAN

Above: John Watson, Larry Williams

I'm not gonna sit here and tell you that artists shouldn't evolve, but for crying out loud, why do they let trends dictate how they evolve? You have to listen to the stark comparisons below. I will say, I might very well be the only tight ass in the room when it comes these type of side by side comparisons. I just always seem to prefer the older shit. The first two cuts below aren't bad songs, by any stretch. They're great for what they are. Just perfect for sitting in a field of tall grass, with leaping gnomes n' shit. But, for the love of Ivy, get your seeds off of my 45's.

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Listen to the later stuff:
Larry Williams w/Johnny "Guitar" Watson & the Kalidiscope - Nobody mp3 at Office Naps
Junior Parker - Tomorrow Never Knows mp3 at Office Naps
Now, listen to the earlier stuff:
John Watson - Space Guitar mp3 at The Hound Blog
John Watson - Gettin' Drunk mp3 at The Hound Blog
Larry Williams - Dizzy Miss Lizzy mp3 at the Hound Blog
Larry Williams - Slow Down mp3 at Mercury Paradise
Little Junior Parker - Barefoot Rock mp3 at Beware of the Blog
Little Junior Parker - Mystery Train mp3 at Aquarium Drunkard (I forget if he disables hot linking. If the mp3 link is dead, go there to get it.)
Further listening:
More John Watson (early) here
More Larry Williams (early) here

PROTO SKANK

It's hard to peg down the appeal of vintage sleaze. Maybe it's because it comes from a time when the line between smut and almost smut was clearly defined. Who the hell knows? But, just as the chikka-chikka soundtrack of 70's porn has a certain (to some, kitsch) appeal, so does the music of the strip clubs of the fifties and sixties, often referred to as tittyshakers.

I think I've mentioned before that I've got a problem with the term tittyshaker. Probably because I'm not particularly fond of the term titty to begin with. There's a thousand terms for women's breasts and "titty" is like the mullet of boob terms. Who ever thought that one up ought to go to a Russ Meyer seminar.

I ran into a few of these fine instrumentals in the past few days, so I thought I'd post them, along with a few posted previously. Sadly, the links to the Las Vegas Grind series that I posted a while back are dead (I checked). Nonetheless, there's enough for you to get your "Go, baby! Go!" on.

Listen:
The Executioners - Dead End Part One mp3 at Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban
Jimmy Heap - Gizmo mp3 at Hell's Belles
Saxie Russell - El Monkey mp3 at Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban
Jerry Green & the Passengers - Puerto Rico mp3 at Diddy Wah
Aris Garandanis - Alba's Shake mp3 at Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban
Louie and the Fat Man - Fat Man mp3 at Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban
Previously posted:
Edgar Allen & the Po' Boys - Panic Button mp3 at Probe Is Turning-On the People
The Rockin' Bellmarx - Torture Rock mp3 at X818
The Frantics - The Whip mp3 at Unnecessary Umlaut
The Gee Cees - Buzzsaw Twist mp3 at Rocky-52.net
The Hollywood Persuaders - Drums-A-Go-Go mp3 at X818
Freddy Scott & The 4 Steps - Same Ole Beat mp3 at Api.ning.com
Video:
Light In Orbit's Burlesque and instrumental channel at YouTube
Visit:
Tittyshakers.com, streaming "titty shakers," forum and requisite postulating.
Whaddya Call 'ems - Earlier post about, ahem, tittyshakers
Vintage Sleaze - A blog about, wait for it..., vintage sleaze.

ATTENTION LOVEBIRDS

"This isn't working. Turn your head sideways."

If you're in a relationship, you probably know that Valentines Day is just a couple days away. You may be racking your brain right now for an alternative to the candy, flowers or canned message in a card. I ran into a great post that will provide you the requisite bonus points to sweep your significant other right off their feet. Spread the Good Word's Reverend Tom Frost only pops his head out of his cave periodically these days, usually for occasions such as this, a holiday in need of a mix. He just posted "A Bloody Love Mix, Part 3," obviously the third in a series. There's enough obscurities in this particular mix to give it the old "baby, I searched high and low for these" routine. If you feel like laying it on particularly thick, make it a two-fer by adding his mix from Valentine's Day last year. For any of you who may find themselves in the dog house at this time of year (which happens like clockwork for many of us) I'm still digging around looking for Part 1, and will post that if found.

Spread the Good Word's A Bloody Love Mix, Volume 3

John Buck & The Blazers, Bobby Freeman, Dorsey Burnette, Donnie & Ronnie, the Del-Vikings, Don Johnston, Marvin Rainwater, Piano Red, B.B. King, Ann Cole, the Valentinos, Soul Brothers Six, the Duetts, the Highway Q.C.'s, Del Shannon, Tom Reeves, Jimmy Kirkland, Lord Creator, Johnny Burnette, Sanford Clark, Eddie Cochran, the Four Dreamers, and the Animals

Spread the Good Word's A Bloody Love Mix, Volume 2

The Cramps, the World Famous Upsetters, Ronnie Love, Lavern Baker, Mickie Most & His Playboys, the Mustangs, the Righteous Brothers, Johnny Cash, the Wild Ones, Etta James, Benny Joy, Elvis Presley, Roy Hamilton, Bracey Everett, Shouting Thomas Torment, Billy Fury, Little Willie John, Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs, Otis Redding, Jackie Wilson, Renato Carosone, Irving Aaronson & His Commanders, Ric Cartey, and the ever amorous Wild Man Fischer.

OH SHIT. NOT ANOTHER...

Slightly over a gazillion years ago, I saw the Beach Boys live for the first time. While spending one of my earliest concert experiences trying to ignore the presence of Mike "Total Tool" Love, I noticed two band members that I didn't recognize, and who were definitely not Wilsons. In the ensuing months I found out that their names were Ricky Fataar and Blondie Chaplin, and they were from South Africa. That's all I knew. The two of them were filed in the "find out later" part of my brain,...for decades. Today I was going for a daily 45 fix (at Derek's Daily 45 of all places) and ran into a thing on The Flames (who later dropped the "s" and became the Flame), the band that Fataar and Chaplin were in, before their brief stints with the Beach Boys.

The Flames 1965

In a nutshell: Their story began in South Africa in the mid-60's, where they were apparently a popular act. After releasing several albums they went to London, for a shot at the big time. While there they were "discovered" by Al Jardine and Carl Wilson, who were on tour with the Beach Boys. They were convinced to move to California, and did some recording for the Beach Boys new imprint, Brother Records, with Carl Wilson producing. The record remained in the can until the late seventies. From what I can gather, it's now out of print, but seems to be available on expensive dubious (possibly unlicensed) reissues. Haven't really looked into what happened regarding the Flame break up and how Fataar and Chaplin ended up with the Beach Boys. I'll get to that part of the story in another couple decades. For now I'm just completely amazed that there hasn't been an immense stink made about this band. While it's not entirely my thing, and might not be yours, you have to cop to the quality. These sound a lot like the late 60's Beatles, a lot. Just listen, and then go figure.

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Listen:
The Flames - See The Light mp3 at Raven Sings the Blues
The Flames - See The Light (streaming) at Derek's Daily 45
The Flames - Get Your Mind Made Up at The Rising Storm*
The Flames - Highs and Lows mp3 at The Rising Storm*

The Flames - Don't Worry Bill (streaming) at YouTube
*Note: The Rising Storm links might be gone quick. I seem to remember they don't see this as helping to send traffic to their site. But it is a great site. If the links do go dead, start at their home page. There's a lot of good stuff over there.

Visit:
The Flame - LP Review and profile at Red Telephone
The Flames Unofficial site
The Flames at Wikipedia

MYSTO-ROCKER

Depending on your personality, this could be mildly interesting, intriguing, a great opportunity for a prank, or a pass altogether. A guy at Beware of the Blog has an ongoing series he calls "Exploring My Reel-to-Reel Catacombs." He digitizes tapes he's aquired, usually just oddball stuff. The tape he's posted for his latest installment has raw two studio recordings of an unknown rockabilly singer, and then the rest of the tape is short unrelated radio shows. The whole story of the tape is over there, including the work he's done so far trying to ID the singer.

So where's the prank part? You know how hard core rockabilly/hillbilly fiends can be total freaks when it comes to details? Put these on a mix and "forget" to write down the name of the artist. Then when they ask about it, give them the ol' "You don't know who that is?!" routine. There's nothing like watching a perfectly quiffed dude chase his tail.

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Listen:
Unknown - Heartless Woman mp3 at Beware of the Blog
Unknown - The Fool mp3 at Beware of the Blog

REALLY? A RECORD?

There might be four of you who see the appeal of this. It's a bunch of stuff by the GTO's, and other groupie related stuff. The GTO's were groupies, and released one album, Permanent Damage, funded by Frank Zappa (one was his kids' babysitter). It was sort of a musical scrapbook, that had small contributions (written, spoken or performed) from Jeff Beck, Ry Cooder, Davy Jones, Lowell George, and Rod Stewart, among others. Lot's on namedropping and in-jokes there. It had a song about Captain Beefheart's shoes. (No? That didn't get you worked up in a lather?) Because it doesn't pop up that often, you might want to check it out. If you want to know more about them check out that there Wikipedia thing. I'm not too concerned with the details, colorful as they are. I just like kooky shit, and that's what the GTO's did. Here's just a few cuts, and the rest can be found at Beware of the Blog. Kook out.

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Listen:
The GTO's - I'm In Love With the Ooo-Ooo Man mp3 at Beware of the Blog
The GTO's - The Captain's Fat Theresa Shoes mp3 at Beware of the Blog
The GTO's - Rodney Bingenheimer mp3 at Beware of the Blog
The GTO's - TV Lives mp3 at Beware of the Blog
The GTO's - Thirteen more cuts at Beware of the Blog
Visit:
The GTO's at Wikipedia
Pamela De Barres' blog post about the GTO's
A Brief History of the GTO's at L.A. Stories

THE TEMPLATE

With the Computer Debacle of 2012 finally over, and with a few days of reflecting under my belt, I have learned what can get me out of a trivial funk. Chuck Berry, goddamnit. The music of Chuck Berry can't drive away every funk, but he really triumphed this time. Over the course of a few days I went from toe-tapping, to stepping over what was, really, just a blip of an adversity; to reborn Chuck Berry appreciator. That voice, those lyrics and that Chuck Berry enunciation, his diction. Top notch backing too (with Willie Dixon, and on just about all of the early stuff, pianist Johnny Johnson). No one had, or has, come close to that combination since. And there was nothing really radical about what he was doing, or how he sounded; nothing over the top. Nothing, except the whole package.

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Listen:
Chuck Berry - Thirty Days mp3 at Boogie Woogie Flu
Chuck Berry - Downbound Train mp3 at Clumsy & Shy
Chuck Berry - Our Little Rendezvous mp3 at Fuck Yeah Go Team
Chuck Berry - Hey Pedro mp3 at Clumsy & Shy
Chuck Berry - That's My Desire mp3 at Clumsy & Shy

TWO OUT OF TWO DJS DIG THIS

It wouldn't be all that surprising to run into Booker T and the MGs' "Green Onions," "Time Is Tight," or "Hip Hug Her" multiple times within a couple weeks of each other. They are, after all, three of their most popular songs. But I gotta say, I was pretty surprised recently when I ran into "Plum Nellie" a couple times within a few weeks. I'm sure it's no coincidence that both were posted by DJ's, considering that most DJs worth their salt tend to pick cuts that aren't overplayed. There's a couple reasons for that. One is that it sure doesn't hurt if a DJ has a few signature tunes in their bag, so long as they're something to get excited about. (Probably the best compliment any DJ can receive is the "who is that?") Another reason DJs play lesser known cuts is because DJs actually listen to music, intently. They're fiends. They dissect songs and they imagine dance floors and what the reaction might be. For a good example of what they hear, read the post at Funky 16 Corners. He gives a few good reasons why it winds his watch. All I can add is that Steve Cropper's guitar playing on the song is like some missing link between Link Wray and Davie Allan.

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Listen:
Booker T & the MGs - Plum Nellie mp3 (gloriously scratchy) at Funky 16 Corners
Booker T and the MG's - Plum Nellie (clean rip) at Aquarium Drunkard Direct linking disabled, go there to get it.
Booker T & the MGs - Boot-Leg mp3 at Plain or Pan
Booker T & the MGs - Green Onions mp3 at Le Detente Generale
Booker T & the MGs - Time Is Tight mp3 at LZ Center
Booker T & the MGs - Hip Hug Her mp3 at 8106

CALLING ALL AAY JAYS FANS

Is it me? Can you find something intrinsically interesting about this little slap job? The Aay Jays were from Pakistan. Radiodiffusion International, the host of this fine record has all the details about them on his post, so bio up. What gets me is, well everything. The Aay Jays were short lived. The subtitle above could well have been "4 out of 5 tunes played by the band." And the sleeve has got to be one of the most primitive looking sleeves on a major label ever. The stuff itself is reminiscent of the Ventures' version of Telstar, with a farfisa so high pitched it almost derails the whole five song project. Mix category: oddball filler.

After poking around a little further, I ran into a song by the Aces, from Burma, entitled "Because of Knowledge, You Feel Lonely." If you think that no song could live up to a title like that, think again.

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Listen:
The Aay Jays - The Aay Jays Theme mp3 at Radiodiffusion International
The Aay Jays - Dachi Waliya Mor Mohar mp3 at Radiodiffusion International
The Aces - Because of Knowledge, You Feel Lonely at Radiodiffusion International

GODDAMN MEGABYTES

Sometimes there's a serendipitous silver lining to what may have seemed like a disaster. Long story short, my computer took a crap last night. I lost everything from the last year and a half; music, photos, works in progress, everything. (That'll teach me to try to turn my computer into a hot rod.) Tonight I dusted myself off and started prowling again, and, boy, am I glad I did. Roughly twenty four hours after the Computer Debacle of 2012, I found a site that would make the Mystery Suggester proud. I was hitting the links on Boogie Woogie Flu, and came across Jukebox Mafia, a rather unassuming blog, but only visually. The first song I sampled, Bobby Patterson's "T.C.B. or T.Y.A.," reminded me why I get off on this. You will be hooked, literally three seconds into the song. This is one funky mood lifter. After that, I sampled a few other top notchers and by the second page I was listening to the deep surf classic, "Squad Car" by Eddie & the Showmen. All of the stuff I listened to was raw, rockin', or off kilter enough to warrant more than a casual stop. You should go there. That's where I'm going.

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Listen:

Bobby Patterson - T.C.B. or T.Y.A. mp3 at Jukebox Mafia
Eddie & the Showmen - Squad Car mp3 at Jukebox Mafia
Visit:
Jukebox Mafia

TAKE OUT THE TRASH

If you tried to whittle down what makes a garage band a great garage band, your first priorities might be fuzz, a driving beat, and snotty lyrics. The Gravedigger V had all of that, but they also had a few of the the intangibles that other bands in the second wave of garage bands in the 80s didn't. First of all, they had youth. They were in their teens when the band started, with the lead singer Leighton Koizumi all of sixteen. Because of their relative inexperience, they were technically crude. They did start in an actual garage, and the recordings they left behind were relatively raw and poorly mixed, which brings to mind some of the more obscure regional garage records from the 60s that collectors go nuts over. But the biggee, the secret ingredient if you will, was the voice of Leighton Koizumi. He was a punk, literally, in the old school non-musical vein. His snotty delivery is about as cocky as they come. And to think that he was roughly seventeen when the songs below were recorded. Listen to "No Good Woman," right before the guitar solo, when he quips "Yeah baby, you're ugly!" followed be a "Waaaahhh!" And, pardon me for being over analytical, just listen too the perfectly placed, perfectly grunted "Uuugh!" immediately following the solo. Remind yourself that this guy is barely out of high school. Punk kid.

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Listen:
The Gravedigger V - No Good Woman mp3 at Api.ning
The Gravedigger V - She Got mp3 at Mr. Suave
The Gravedigger V - Be A Caveman (streaming) at Flower Bomb Songs
The Gravedigger V - All Black and Hairy (streaming) at YouTube
Video:
The Gravedigger V - Don't Tread On Me (Live, 2010) at YouTube
Visit:
The Gravedigger V at Facebook
The Gravedigger V at Wikipedia

THE DYING TRIBE OF WTF

I don't spend a lot of time thinking about Die Antwoord. They are what the are. But, like them or not, the world is a better place because of them. Follow me here: If anyone, be it a band, an artist, a motivational speaker, a bum, a teacher, a member of the clergy, a parent, or whatever, can make you stop for a second and think, literally, "what the fuck?" that's a good thing. As long as they're not hurting anybody, the higher their freak flag flies, the better. And Die Antwoord's flag pole is a mile high, I'll tell you.

The last time I posted something about Die Antwoord, I did so not because I liked their music, but because I loved their overall freakiness, their whole schtick. That was over a year ago, and the post dominated the "Boss 10" for so long, I finally took it down just so to give other bands a shot. They really aren't all that representative of what goes on here, other than the fact that they've got their own weird thing going, and that goes a long way here.

Cro-magnon freaks

They have a new LP out, and they're still, well, weirdos. So I thought I'd put up a selection of stuff that's surfaced online since we last visited Zefland. Here's some brand new stuff, and some pre-Die Antwoord stuff, in the earlier incarnation Max Normal. Some may say that Die Antwoord is just one gimmick, but you know what? I don't care about their past, or even why they exist. They're a fly in the ointment. That alone is good enough.

The above screen grab is from a short video, which finds our freak friends at a large record emporium. It's a huge record store at the top of Haight Street, in San Francisco (that shall go unnamed because they put my friend's record store out of business). If you've ever been to a mega-record store, you know that look, when you first see the vastness of their inventory. (See it :42 seconds into the video) The video shows them shopping, and then they show their loot.

If you're rolling your eyes at the thought of posting about Die Antwoord, come back when you're doing something freakier than they are. There will always be someone who is better than you at something, hotshot. And it begins here. And these guys shop at record stores.

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Listen:

Die Antwoord - I Fink U Freeky mp3 at Ace
Die Antwoord - Fatty Fatty Boom mp3 at Ace
Die Antwoord - Baby's On Fire mp3 at Stoney Roads
Max Normal - I Like your Body mp3 at the archived MaxNormal site. Note: If the mp3 doesn't load, follow this link, wait for the archived site to load, and click on "Downloads" for three early cuts.
Max Normal - Two more at the archived MaxNormal site See alternate navigating instructions with above link.
Video:
Die Antwoord - Ten$ion LP trailer at YouTube
Die Antwoord - Rich Bitch at YouTube
Die Antwoord - Umshini Wam short at YouTube
More videos at YouTube Live, official and what not
Max Normal - Dassie at YouTube
Max Normal - Tik Tik Tik (Live) at YouTube
Visit:
Earlier post about Die Antwoord Profile and enough links that there's bound to be a bunch that are still good.
Die Antwoord

HARD TO ARGUE

Not a lot to say, other than I totally concur, the eighties were pretty much shit. Not in every category; independent music was still pretty good. But everything that was floating around. I mean, parachute pants? Those godawful hairdos, cut off sleeves, bright colors, hair bands, MTV, new wave. The world went stupid, and lost it's style. And it's still recovering.

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Listen:
The Vaselines - I Hate the 80's mp3 at Polaroid
The Vaselines - Slushy mp3 at Grammar Police
The Vaselines - Son of a Gun mp3 at McAlister.edu

PRE-SWEATER JAMS

You've all probably heard enough of celebrities and actors trying to sing. After you've heard a few, the novelty gets old real quick. But I couldn't resist this one. It will only make sense if you're familiar with Wesley Willis. Imagine Wesley doing "Sgt. Peppers' Lonely Heart Club Band." Got that playing in your head? Okay, this is Bill Cosby doing the song, with what sounds like a children's chorus. Just listen to the first verse. Am I crazy, or does he sound a lot like Wesley?

I found the "Sgt Peppers" cover when I was looking for the second one below. "Hikky Burr" is an alternate take of the theme from "The Bill Cosby Show" (not to be confused with "Cosby," the later sitcom). I'd heard this version before, and was actually looking for another longer version that I'd heard on a jazz station of all places. I ran into another one, "Bunions," that I've run across before but forgot about. It's got a nice driving beat; pretty funky. You should go get it. And there's a full LP download of the LP that has "Hikky Burr," and other similar stuff (cover above). I gave it test run and it's pretty damn good. Unbelievable in this day and age, Cosby was once hip.

Bit of a funky jazz soul clusterfuck around here these past two days. I feel a shift change coming. Oh shit. Deep Purple just came on TV. Gotta go.

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Listen:

Bill Cosby - Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band mp3 at Accordion Guy
Bill Cosby & Quincy Jones - Hikky Burr mp3 at Alejando Borrero

Bill Cosby - Bunions mp3 at Aquarium Drunkard NOTE: I forget if he's one of the anti-hot link guys, but if the link doesn't work, just go there to get it. One more click.
Wesley Willis - Earlier post with tons of music and art

Clifton’s Corner: Volume Four, From Soul Jazz to Jazz Funk pt.1 at Aquarium Drunkard Where I found "Bunions." Check this post out. I like this Clifton guy's taste. He's got some good ones.
Bill Cosby - Three somewhat lame vocal numbers at Zdanz
Full LP:
Bill Cosby & Quincy Jones -The Original Jam Sessions 1969 (via MediaFire) at We Fucking Love Music

DON'T JUST SIT THERE

Here you go. These here are hybrids, so to speak. A mish-mash of funk, jazz, and afro elements, with some slight weirdness in parts, and bonus borderline freak outs. All worth a listen, if you're in that kind of mood. I was, and these hit the spot.


The sax player at 4:36 says it all

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Listen:
The Poets of Rhythm - More Mess On My Thing mp3 at Chromemusic
The Poets of Rhythm - Discern/Decide mp3 at Virginia.edu
Karl Hector and the Malcouns - El Gusto mp3 at The New LoFi

Karl Hector and the Malcouns - Followed Path mp3 (via MediaFire) at Tone Agents
Karl Hector and the Malcouns - Nyx at Passion of the Weiss NOTE: He doesn't like direct linking, but it's worth the trip. It's #44 of his top 50 from whenever. "Nyx" is some sort of funk jazz meltdown. Sounds like a cop show soundtrack hopped up on God knows what.
The Whitefield Brothers - Prowlin' mp3 at DJNoDJ This one is..., no, could be hypnotic, if it wasn't for the synthesizer. Vintage sounding or not, it's a distraction.

CAN YOU SHIMMY?

You can tell a lot about a band by the covers they choose. Not only is it a clue to what they're trying to convey with their own music, and who they want to tip their hat to, it's also a keen look into how serious they are about what they listen to, and how deep their tastes run. And you can tell a whole lot more about a band by how well they integrate their own identity into someone else's song, something the New York Dolls were particularly good at. (By New York Dolls, or "Dolls," I mean the original Dolls, because without Johnny Thunders they are not the Dolls, not in these parts.)

The Dolls do Bo Diddley (plus "Trash")

I thought I'd try to track down the songs they covered, as there were only five on their two original releases, and I was able to find them, albeit one is on MediaFire, and one is streaming only at YouTube. While looking for mp3s of those two, I ran into a mix that had 14, which includes songs they played live. It's a nice varied mix, from doo wop, to blues, to Philly-type soul and girl group stuff. They're all over the board, some semi-obscure, and if you know the Dolls' versions, you know that they make them all sound like Dolls songs.

While I was typing the above stuff, a live band started playing, right around the corner, in the yard that is directly behind my apartment. I went over there to check it out because they were good, kind of a Black Keys pace, without the distorted guitar, and they had at least one horn. Kind of a big ensemble for this neck of the woods. The band was Supertasty, literally that's their name. The party people were nice, and invited me over to their side of the fence, but I didn't feel like being the "who's that guy?" guy. God damn, I miss beer. Now I'm fully distracted.

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Listen:
The Cadets - Stranded In the Jungle mp3 at Ace Terrier
Bo Diddley - Pills mp3 at Carnival Saloon
Sonny Boy Williamson - Don't Start Me Talkin' mp3 at MMSD Amps
Archie Bell & the Drells - (There's Gonna Be a) Showdown mp3 at 4Shared Note: Click on blue "Download Now" button, then wait about 15 seconds.
The Coasters - Bad Detective (streaming) at YouTube
The mix:
Songs the New York Dolls Taught Us - 14 songs in one file at Dr Faustroll Scroll down to comments for MediaFire download link
Related posts:
New York Dolls - Tons of stuff. It's an older post, but out of nineteen, there's bound to be a few links that are still good.
Johnny Thunders in the Heartbreakers Ditto.

WHAT'S WITH HIM?

I couldn't resist. Thee Midniters "I Found A Peanut" is one of those twisted songs that I can't get enough of, more so because it seems kind of uncharacteristic. As you should already know, Thee Midniters ruled East L.A. in the sixties, and their standard fare was garage-ish R & B and ballads. They were good at it. Hugely popular. Anyways, I'm not quite sure what "I Found A Peanut" is about, but my guess would be that the singer found something at a party that he thought was a peanut, but turned out to be some sort of barbiturate. You'll see what I mean, and you'll know why it was a bit tough to decipher the lyrics (about a third of the way into the song). One thing to point out, Raven Sings the Blues' post that hosts the second song below, does so in a post of five cuts of lesser known garage songs, all worthy. Git!

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Listen:
Thee Midnighters - I Found A Peanut mp3 at Api.ning.com
Thee Midniters - Jump, Jive & Harmonize mp3 at Raven Sings the Blues
Thee Midniters - Sitting On the Grass mp3 at Like Dynamite to Your Brain
Thee Midnighters - Chicano Power mp3 at Concordia Click on small arrow right underneath "info" on streaming bar for download link.
Visit:
Thee Midniters at Wikipedia
The Birth of the Lowrider Sound at Lowrider Magazine