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In times of calm grow barley. Otherwise, poppies.
01-01 Roger Miller – Smash 2043 – You Can’t Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd (1966)
— but Partick Mahomes can flop in one.
01-02 The Undisputed Truth – Gordy 7112F – Ball Of Confusion (That’s What The World Is Today) (1971)
— yes, fits on side B of a 45 rpm.
01-03 Go-Go’s – Return To The Valley Of The Go-Go’s 218 – The Whole World Lost Its Head (1994)
— one of three new songs the girls recorded for this 2-disc compilation of hits and rarities.
01-04 Mr. Men – The Best Mr. Men Album In The World… Ever! 23 – Topsy Turvy Land (1997)
— album has a song for every topic.
01-05 Ry Cooder – Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down 05 – Humpty Dumpty World (2011)
— claims minions go to Hell, but that was before those cute movies. Winds up laissez-ing his roulez-ing bon temps in… Mexico.
02-01 Missing Persons – Missing Persons 202 – Mental Hopscotch (1980)
— eponymous EP was self-financed and sold out 7,000 copies. After signing to CBS Records, reissued in 1982 but with their latest hit “Words” replacing the Doors cover tune “Hello I Love You”.
02-02 The Jiants – Claudra 112 – Tornado (1959)
— she sounds like tragic fun.
02-03 Gin Blossoms – No Chocolate Cake 03 – Miss Disarray (2010)
— surprised that nothing in this whole show required a bleep.
02-04 Hombres – Verve Forecast KF5058 – Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out) (1967)
— redneck psychedelics sing faux Dylan.
02-05 The Bikinis – Top Rank International RA2032 – Crazy Vibrations (1960)
— infamous stripper tune.
02-06 Ke$ha & Will.I.Am – Warrior 12 – Crazy Kids (2012)
— listened to a lot of Ke$ha last week, trying to find “California Gurls”, only to find that one was by Katy Perry.
02-07 Little Richard – Specialty 692 – Bama Lama Bama Loo (1964)
— don’t think it means anything, just good excuse for Richard to go wooooo.
03-01 The Dubliners – Celebration 408 – The Sick Note (1987)
— double LP best-of celebrates 25 years of the group.
03-02 Gary Hoey – Animal Instinct 01 – Mass Hysteria (1993)
03-03 The Legendary Stardust Cowboy – Psycho-Suave’ Records 1033 – Paralyzed (1968)
— don’t feel bad, nobody knows what he’s saying.
03-04 Ave Rock – Ave Rock 202 – El Absurdo Y La Melodia (1974)
— whole debut album from Argentina is great.
03-05 Pierre (Pete) “Mad Daddy” Myers (aka The Joker) – G & F X101 – What Is A Fisterris? (1959)
— visionary DJ who turned into Mad Daddy for the 2nd half of his evening slot, scooped out of Cleveland to NYC, but took his own life in 1968.
04-01 Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys – Columbia 37313 – Brain Cloudy Blues (1947)
— not only with “ahhh haaaa,” but also “ahh hahhh nod nawww”.
04-02 Imelda May – Mayhem 03 – Mayhem (2010)
— good old fashioned hissy fit.
04-03 Lee DeWyze – Live It Up 02 – Sweet Serendipity (2010)
— cute and optimistic, this show’s false bottom.
04-04 Casey Neill – Riffraff 11 – Disorder (1994)
— this one and the Zevon hit the sweet spot for the show.
05-01 Chick Corea & Herbie Hancock – Greek Theatre, LA CA 1978-07-09 08 – Mad Hatter Rhapsody + Falling Alice (1978)
— never figgered blue-eyed blonde Alice for a salsa queen.
06-01 Clams – Three Brothers 404F – The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (1974)
— an opportunity Roberta Flack squandered.
06-02 The Invaders – 20th Century Fox 469 – Shock Treatment (1964)
— always an open-door policy here, for the theremin. Have you heard of Sweden’s Aux Animoux?
06-03 Beatallica – Sgt. Hetfield’s Motorbreath Pub Band 05 – Helvester Of Skelter (2007)
— released after Metallica’s lawyers stopped threatening this band.
06-04 Warren Zevon – The Wind 02 – Disorder In The House (2003)
— lucky he didn’t live to see it really happen.
… and a bonus track…
07-01 Leonard Nimoy – The Two Sides Of Leonard Nimoy 101 – Highly Illogical (1967)
— surprised to find this album can still be had for $25.