Monday, August 29, 2005

August 29 Playlist w/ Host Bob Dubrow

Featuring special guests Madelyn Dubrow (age 9) and Nathan Dubrow (age 6)

Background music intro provided by Elton John - Funeral For a Friend (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 1973)

Set 01: Madelyn's Faves Pt. 2
1. The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Fire (The Crazy World of Arthur Brown 1968)
2. The Turtles - Surfer Dan (Presents the Battle of the Bands 1968)
3. Abba - Honey Honey (Waterloo 1974)
4. Jackie DeShannon - What the World Needs Now is Love (1965 from The Look of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection box set 1998)

Set 02: Nathan's Backyard Pt. 1
1. The Canterbury Music Festival - Mr. Snail (Rain & Shine 1968)
2. Seals & Crofts - Hummingbird (Summer Breeze 1972)
3. Sam the Sham & The Pharoahs - Grasshopper (Li'l Red Riding Hood 1965)
4. The Pink Fairies - The Snake (Neverneverland 1971)
5. Bruce Haack & Esther Nelson- Army Ants in Your Pants (1974 from Listen Compute Rock Home: The Best of Dimension 5 compilation 1999)

Set 03: Daddy's Turn
1. Tommy James & The Shondells - I Am a Tangerine (Crimson & Clover 1967)
2. Marmalade - I See the Rain (1967 from Marmalade: The Ultimate Collection compilation2005)
3. The Montanas - That's When Happiness Began (1966 from The Montanas: You've Got to Be Loved compilation 1997)
4. The Pilgrims - There's Someone in Your Life (196? from Telling Youth...The Truth compilation 2004)
5. Edgar Broughton Band - House of Turnabout (Edgar Broughton Band 1971)
6. Lucifer's Friend - Ride in the Sky (Lucifer's Friend 1973)
7. Steamhammer - Mountains (Mountains 1970)

Set 04: Madelyn's Faves Pt. 2
1. Fairport Convention - Percy's Song (live 4/69 Top Gear performance from Heyday: The BBC Sessions 1968-1969 Extended 2002)
2. Melanie - Brand New Key (1971 from Beautiful People: The Greatest Hits of Melanie compilation 1999)...with Maddy providing live harmony accompaniment
3. Cat Stevens - The First Cut is the Deepest (Matthew & Son 1967)
4. The Beatles - Rocky Raccoon (1968 Take 8 from The Beatles Anthology Vol. 3 compilation1996)

Set 05: Nathan's Backyard Pt. 2
1. Them - Black Widow Spider (Time Out! Time In For Them 1968)
2. Pearls Before Swine - Butterflies (Beautiful Lies You Could Live In 1971)
3. Manfred Mann - Fox on the Run (1969 from Manfred Mann Chapter Two: The Best of the Fontana Years compilation 1994)
4. Leon Russell - Hummingbird (Leon Russell 1970)
5. The Rolling Stones - The Spider and The Fly (Out of Our Heads 1965)

Thursday, August 25, 2005

August 25 playlist with host Alex McNeil

All records were on Billboard's "Bubbling Under" chart (ranking below #100 on the regular weekly Pop singles chart) between 1969 and 1974.
1. Tom Rush - Who Do You Love (LP, 1971)
2. Yellow Payges - I'm a Man (LP, 1970)
3. Impressions - Amen 1970 (45, 1969)
4. Chuck Jackson - Are You Lonely for Me (CD, 1969)
5. Steve Miller Band - My Dark Hour (CD, 1969)
6. Lee Michaels - Heighty Hi (45, 1969)
7. Mountain - For Yasgur's Farm (CD, 1970)
8. James Gang - Funk #48 (LP, 1969)
9. Underground Sunshine - Don't Shut Me Out (45, 1969)
10. Charade - And You Do (45, 1970)
11. Groop - The Jet Song (45, 1969)
12. Jim Ford - Harlan County (45, 1969)
13. John Barry - Midnight Cowboy (LP, 1969)
14. Chambers Brothers - Are You Ready (LP, 1969)
15. O.V. Wright - A Nickel and a Nail (CD, 1971)
16. Ann Peebles - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down (CD, 1973)
17. Martha & Vandellas - In and Out of My Life (LP, 1972)
18. Willie Mitchell - Young People (LP, 1969)
19. Geraldine Stevens - Billy, I've Got to Go to Town (CD, 1969)
20. Jerms - Green Door (45, 1969)
21. Vanilla Fudge - Some Velvet Morning (CD, 1969)
22. Ella Fitzgerald - Get Ready (45, 1969)
23. Evie Sands - But You Know I Love You (CD, 1970)
24. Gentrys - Goddess of Love (45, 1970)
25. Association - Just About the Same (CD, 1970)
26. Sir Douglas Quintet - At the Crossroads (LP, 1969)
27. Cher - For What It's Worth (45, 1969)
28. Al Wilson - I Stand Accused (LP, 1969)
29. The Road - She's Not There (45, 1969)
30. Trash - Golden Slumbers and Carry That Weight (45, 1969)
31. Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass - Ob-La-Di (LP, 1969)
32. Beach Boys - Marcella (CD, 1972)
33. Stories - Darling (LP, 1973)
34. 10cc - The Wall Street Shuffle (LP, 1974)

Thursday, August 18, 2005

August 18 playlist with host Alex McNeil

August 18 is the 25th Anniversary of Lost & Found on WMBR. The show began August 18, 1980, as "Sleepwalk." Helping me celebrate today was longtime (1982-2004) Lost & Found dj Eli Polonsky.
1. Pat Powdrill - Happy Anniverary (1963, CD)
2. Shep & Limelites - Our Anniversary (1962, CD)
3. Rolling Stones - Silver Train (1973, LP)
4. Beau Brummels - Good Time Music (1965, LP)
5. Jimmy Cliff - Music Maker (1973, LP)
6. Drifters - I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing (1965, CD)
7. Good Rats - Back to My Music (1973, LP)
8. Ellie Greenwich - I Can Hear Music (1973, LP)
9. Enchanters - I Wanna Thank You (1964, CD)
10. Radiants - I Want to Thank You (1966, CD)
11. Wallace Brothers - Thanks a Lot (1967, CD)
12. Syl Johnson - Thank You Baby (1971, CD)
13. War w/Eric Burdon - They Can't Take Away Our Music (1971, CD)
14. Archie Bell & Drells - A World Without Music (1970, CD)
15. Grand Funk Railroad - Time Machine (1969, 45)
16. Easybeats - The Music Goes Round My Head (1968, CD)
17. Archie Bell & Drells - Don't Let the Music Slip Away (1970, CD)
18. Rick Nelson - Thank You Darlin' (1963, CD)
19. New Phoenix - Thanks (CD, 1967)
20. Vassar Clements - Kissimmee Kid (LP)
21. Beach Boys - Add Some Music (1970, CD)
22. Cliff Bennett & Rebel Rousers - Got to Get You Into My Life (1966, LP)
23. Stevie Wonder - Music Talk (1965, CD)
24. Scaffold - Thank U Very Much (1968, LP)
25. Parliaments - Good Ole Music (1968, CD)
26. Dave Pell - Thanks for the Memory (1963, CD)
27. Big Star - Thank You Friends (1973, CD)
28. Rolling Stones - We Love You (stereo, 1967, LP)

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

August 15 Playlist w/ host Bob Dubrow

The Woodstock Tribute

36 years ago today on Friday August 15, 1969, the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair kicked off in Bethel, New York and concluded early Monday morning on the 18th. Wanna know more? Rent the award winning documentary on DVD, it's a must-see. Today we paid tribute to the landmark cultural and musical event for most of Lost & Found, inserting random stage announcements and banter between the songs from various recorded sources. And gave some special attention to the music of a few of the more "obscure" artists playing the fest.

1. Tim Hardin - If I Were a Carpenter
2. Johnny Winter - Mean Town Blues
3. Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young - Sea of Madness
4. Jefferson Airplane - Uncle Sam Blues
5. Janis Joplin - Try
6. Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Put a Spell on You
7. The Left Banke - And Suddenly (studio track co-written and sung by Bert Sommer, who played a 10-song set at Woodstock)
8. Quill - Shrieking Finally (studio track by Boston band that played at Woodstock)
9. Grateful Dead - Turn on Your Lovelight
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10. Titus Groan - Hall of Bright Carvings (Titus Groan 1970)

Friday, August 12, 2005

August 11 playlist with host Alex McNeil

Keeping up with the Joneses!
1. Coasters - Along Came Jones (1959, CD)
2. Ollie Jones - Send for Me (1959, LP)
3. Mickey Woods - Poor Sam Jones (1961, CD)
4. Johnny Ferguson - Angela Jones (1960, CD)
5. Joe Jones - California Sun (1961, 45)
6. Gloria Jones - I Know (1968, LP)
7. Johnny Jones - Tennessee Waltz (1968, CD)
8. Thelma Jones - The House That Jack Built (1968, 45)
9. Elvin Jones (with Thad Jones, trumpet) - Midnight Walk (1967, LP)
10. B.B. King - The B.B. Jones (1968, LP)
11. Carl Jones - How Blues Began (1969?, 45)
12. Grandpa Jones - T for Texas (LP)
13. Buck Owens - Together Again (CD - my mistake!)
14. George Jones - The Race Is On (1965, CD)
15. Davy Jones (aka David Bowie) & Lower Third - You've Got a Habit of Leaving (1965, LP)
16. Samantha Jones - As Long As You're Happy (1964, CD)
17. Tom Jones - Not Responsible (1966, CD)
18. Paul Jones - Free Me (1969, LP)
19. Rolling Stones - Miss Amanda Jones (1966, CD)
20. Brian Jones Presents the Pipes of Pan at Joujouka (1969, LP)
21. Supremes - Nathan Jones (1971, LP)
22. Temptations - Don't Let the Joneses Get You Down (1969, CD)
23. Lee Jones & Sounds of Soul - On the Other Side (1968, LP)
24. Linda Jones - What Have I Done (1967, CD)
25. Billy Paul - Me and Mrs. Jones (1972, CD)
26. Quincy Jones - Hikky-Burr (1970, LP)
27. Etta Jones - Don't Go to Strangers (1960, 45)
28. Tamiko Jones & Herbie Mann - A Man and a Woman (1966, LP)
29. Dusty Springfield - Willie & Laura Mae Jones (1969, CD)
30. Jack Jones - Open for Business As Usual (1967, 45)
31. Jonah Jones - Lullaby of Broadway (LP)
32. Lewis Jones - I Believe to My Soul (1963, CD)
33. Jimmy Jones - I Say Love (1962, 45)
34. Mad Man Jones - Jess One Mo Time (1963, CD)
35. Marshall Jones (w/Elmore James) - You Can Do It If You Want to (CD)
36. Ken Jones - Chicken Pot Pie (1964, 45)
37. Spike Jones & City Slickers - William Tell Overture (Beetlebaum) (45)
38. David Jones - What Are We Going to Do (1965, CD)
39. Kenny Jones - Is This the Way of the Free (1968, 45)
40. John Paul Jones - Lonely Lady (1973, LP)

Friday, August 05, 2005

August 4 playlist with host Alex McNeil

Saluting the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity, with songs about "time" and "light."
1. Big Brother & Holding Co. - Light Is Faster Than Sound (LP, 1967)
2. Byrds - She Don't Care About Time (CD, 1965)
3. Nat King Cole - Time and the River (LP, 1960)
4. Jesse Colin Young - Light Shine (LP, 1974)
5. Brook Benton - It's Just a Matter of Time (CD, 1959)
6. Irma Thomas - Time Is on My Side (CD, 1964)
7. Jive Five - What Time Is It (CD, 1962)
8. Solomon Burke - Keep a Light in the Window (CD, 1967)
9. Chris Farlowe - Out of Time (CD, 1966)
10. John Mayall - Don't Waste My Time (45, 1969)
11. Sandie Shaw - Your Time Is Gonna Come (CD, 1969)
12. Twinkle - Golden Lights (CD, 1965)
13. Pentangle - Light Flight (CD)
14. Rolling Stones - 2000 Light Years From Home (CD, 1967)
15. Electric Prunes - Get Me to the World on Time (CD, 1967)
16. Third Bardo - I'm Five Years Ahead of My Time (CD, 1967)
17. Del-Vetts - Last Time Around (CD, 1966)
18. Daughters of Eve - Don't Waste My Time (LP)
19. American Breed - Green Light (CD, 1968)
20. Five Americans - I See the Light (CD, 1966)
21. Beatles - The Inner Light (CD, 1968)
22. Music Explosion - I See the Light (45, 1967)
23. Edwin Starr - Time (CD, 1970)
24. Lou Johnson - A Time to Love, A Time to Cry (CD, 1965)
25. Brenda Holloway - Together Till the End of Time (CD, 1966)
26. Friends of Distinction - Time Waits for No One (CD, 1970)
27. Ace Cannon - Funny How Time Slips Away (CD)
28. Tyrone Davis - Turn Back the Hands of Time (LP, 1970)
29. Merry Clayton - After All This Time (LP, 1972)
30. Booker T & MGs - Time Is Tight (CD, 1969)
31. Grateful Dead - High Time (CD)
32. Yardbirds - Happenings Ten Years Time Ago (CD, 1966)
33. Frazer Hines - Time Traveler (CD, 1968)
34. Outsiders - I'll Give You Time (To Think It Over) (CD, 1967)
35. Pozo-Seco Singers - Time (45, 1966)
36. Judy Collins - Who Knows Where the Time Goes (CD, 1968)

Tuesday, August 02, 2005

August 1 Orpheus Reborn interview w/ Host Bob Dubrow

Harry Sandler (drums, vocals) and Steve Martin (guitar, harmonica, vocals), both original members of the Worcester/Boston band Orpheus (1967-1972), came down to WMBR to talk about both their musical history and their current band, Orpheus Reborn, which also features original Orpheus members Eric Gulliksen (bass, vocals) and Jack McKennes (guitar, vocals), as well as Bob Dunlap (lead guitar, vocals) and Kathi Taylor (percussion, drums, vocals). The only original Orpheus member not associated with Orpheus Reborn is Bruce Arnold, currently living in California. Orpheus Reborn will be playing at the Scituate Heritage Days Festival on Scituate Harbor, Saturday August 6 at 11:00am.

1. Orpheus - Congress Alley (Orpheus 1968 MGM)
2. Orpheus Reborn - One Day at a Time (2005 demo)
3. Orpheus Reborn - Nunnery (2005 demo)
4. Orpheus - Nunnery (Orpheus 1971 Bell)
5. The Rockin' Ramrods - Bright Lit Blue Skies (1966 from The Best of The Rockin' Ramrods 1995)
6. Orpheus - I Wanna be Your Lover (Orpheus 1971 Bell)
7. Orpheus Reborn - I Wanna Be Your Lover (2005 demo)
8. Orpheus - I've Never Seen Love like This (Orpheus 1968 MGM)
9. Bruce Arnold w/ Howard Hersh, Bernard 'Pretty' Purdie, and Brad Delp - Can't Find the Time (? demo)
10. Orpheus - Can't Find the Time (Orpheus 1968 MGM)
11. Orpheus Reborn - Can't Find the Time (2005 demo)
12. Orpheus - I'll Stay With You (Orpheus 1968 MGM)
13. Chameleon Church - (Chameleon Church 1968)