Playlist for February 23, 2007

Today's guest d.j. was Robert Masalsky, who generously pledged for one hour of air time during WMBR's 2006 Fundraising Week. Thanks, Robert!
01. Pink Floyd - Ibiza Bar
02. Black Sabbath - St. Vitus Dance
03. Deep Purple - Never Before
04. Humble Pie - Hot 'N' Nasty
05. Rolling Stones - Jivin' Sister Fanny
06. Led Zeppelin - Out on the Tiles
07. Yardbirds - Only the Black Rose
08. Hawkwind - Web Weaver
09. Traffic - Hope I Never Find Me There
10. Beatles - Dr. Robert
11. Buffalo Springfield - Down to the Wire
12. James Gang - The Bomber, A Closet Queen
13. Grand Funk Railroad - Heartbreaker
14. Flying Burrito Brothers - The Train Song
15. Love - The Everlasting First (w/ Jimi Hendrix on guitar)
16. Jimi Hendrix - The Star Spangled Banner

February 22, 2007 Playlist w/ Host Bob Dubrow

Background music provided by A Cid Symphony - A Cid Symphony (1967)

Set 01:
1. New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theater - "Good Morning Starshine" (Hair 1967)
2. The Ventures - "Good Morning Starshine" (10th Anniversary Album 1970)
3. Oliver - "The Arrangement" (45 b/w "Jean" 1970) WILLIAM "OLIVER" SWOFFORD BORN THIS DAY IN 1945

Set 02:
1. Mark Lindsay - "Arizona" (Arizona 1970)
2. The Cowsills - "In Need of a Friend" (We Can Fly 1970)
3. The Illusion - "I Love You, Yes I Do" (Illusion 1969)
4. The Sapphire Thinkers - "I Got to You" (From Within 1968)
5. The Purple Gang - "The King Comes Riding" (1971 bonus track on 1998 CD re-release of Strikes 1968)
6. Freak-Out Party (i.e. The Unfolding) - "I've Got a Zebra - She Can Fly" (How to Blow Your Mind 1967)

Set 03:
1. Galliard - "Ask For Nothing" (New Dawn 1970)
2. Gong - "I Never Glid Before" (Angel's Egg 1973)
3. The Basooties - "You Didn't Try to Call Me" (1968 from V/A: Psychedelic States: Indiana in the '60s compilation 2006)
4. Laghonia - "Bengal Tiger" (1971 bonus track from 2005 CD re-release of EtCetera 1971)

Set 04:
1. Maddy Prior - "Gutter Geese" (Woman in the Wings 1978)
2. Harvey Andrews and Graham Cooper - "Targets" (Fantasies From a Corner Seat 1975)
3. Fairport Convention - "Nottamun Town" (What We Did on Our Holidays / US version = Fairport Convention 1969)
4. Van Morrison - "Heavy Connection" (A Period of Transition 1977)

Set 05:
1. Joe Walsh - "Turn to Stone" (Barnstorm 1972)
2. Genesis - "The Silent Sun" (From Genesis to Revelation 1969) RELEASED AS THE BAND'S FIRST SINGLE ON THIS DAY IN 1968
3. The Bee Gees - "New York Mining Disaster 1941 (Version 2)" (1967 previously unreleased track from The Studio Albums 1967-1968 box set 2006)
4. Unicorn - "115 Bar Joy" (Uphill All the Way 1971)

Set 06: ANDY WARHOL DIED ON THIS DAY IN 1987
1. The East Village Other - "Luci's Wedding" by Plastic Clock Radio / "If I Had Half a Mind" by Steve Weber / "Gossip" by Gerard Malanga and Ingrid Superstar / "Noise" by The Velvet Underground (Electric Newspaper/Hiroshima Day 1966)
2. Velvet Underground - 'All Tomorrow's Parties" (Velvet Underground & Nico 1967)
3. The Rolling Stones - "Sway" (Sticky Fingers 1971)

Final Track: Captain - "A Day in the Life" (2006 track from V/A: Mojo Presents Sgt. Pepper...With a Little Help From His Friends compilation 2007)

Tuesday 2/20/2007, with Larry Miller

Califrisco Sanifornia, Revisited.

(It was 40 years ago on Lincoln’s Birthday that I started doing the all night show on KMPX in San Francisco...)

Country Joe and the Fish: “Bass Strings” (from a Rag Baby EP, reissued on CD)
It’s A Beautiful Day: “Bombay Calling”
Steppenwolf: “The Pusher” (#@*! damn..)
Quicksilver Messenger Service: “Codine” (From the soundtrack of the film “Revolution”)
Big Brother and the Holding Company: “Down On Me” (1st album, on Mainstream records)

Steve Miller Band: “The Beauty of Time Is That it’s Snowing” (Ist album- Children of the Future)
Jefferson Airplane: “Today”
Moby Grape: “Someday”
Mother Earth: “Mother Earth” (Tracy Nelson, vocal!)
The Electric Flag: “You Don’t Realize” (Buddy Miles. vocal!)
Big Brother and the Holding Company: “I Need a Man To Love” (Cheap Thrills)

Creedence Clearwater Revival: “Suzie Q” (long version)
Blue Cheer: “Parchman Farm” (1st album)
13th Floor Elevators: “Roller Coaster”
Mount Rushmore: “Stone Free” (the Hendrix tune)
Mad River: “High All The time”

Grateful Dead: “Morning Dew”
Santana: “Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen”
Joy of Cooking: “Brownsville/ Mockingbird”
Lee Michaels: “Do You Know What I Mean?”
Seatrain: “Willin’”
Country Joe and the Fish: “Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine”

Back in two weeks with more ‘67 psychedelia...

February 19, 2007, playlist with host Alex McNeil

Happy Presidents' Day!
1. George Washington & Cherry Bombs - Crisco Party (CD, 1965)
2. Arthur K. Adams - I Need You (CD, 1967)
3. Eddie Jefferson - I Don't Want You Any More (CD, 1964)
4. Ray Bryant - Madison Time (CD, 1960)
5. Marilyn Monroe - I Wanna Be Loved By You (CD)
6. Dominic Frontiere - Washington: Behind Closed Doors (LP, 1977)
7. Walter Jackson - Speak Her Name (CD, 1967)
[Sorry - nothing for Van Buren!]
8. George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (CD, 2000)
9. Big "T" Tyler - King Kong (CD, 1957)
10. James Burton - Polk Salad Annie (CD, 1971)
11. Johnnie Taylor - I Could Never Be President (LP, 1969)
12. Chuck Berry - Fillmore Blues (LP, 1972)
13. Webb Pierce - (Doin' the) Lovers' Leap (45, 1960)
14. Roy Buchanan - Mule Train Stomp (CD, 1961)
15. Don Cornell - Young Abe Lincoln (CD, 1955)
16. Buddy Starcher - History Repeats Itself (45, 1966)
17. Twistin' Kings - White House Twist (CD, 1961)
18. Lou Johnson - Park Avenue (CD, 1964)
19. Janie Grant - Triangle (CD, 1961)
20. Isaac Hayes - Walk On By (LP, 1969)
21. Insect Trust - Now Then Sweet Man/Mr. Garfield (CD, 1970)
22. Maureen Arthur - Don't Make the Angels Cry (CD, 1963)
23. Cleveland Crochet & Band - Sugar Bee (CD, 1961)
24. McKinleys - Someone Cares for Me (CD, 1964)
25. Roosevelt Grier - People Make the World (45, 1968)
[Sorry - nothing for Taft!]
26. Al Wilson - The Dophins (LP, 1968)
27. Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding (LP, 1968)
28. Rita Coolidge - Turn Around and Love Me (45, 1969)
29. Elvis Costello - Hoover Factory (CD, 1980)
30. Harry Truman - reminiscing about the 1948 election (LP, 1948)
31. Chicago - Harry Truman (LP)
32. Dwight Eisenhower - I will not be a candidate (LP, 1948)
33. John Kennedy - breakfast address 11/22/63 (CD)
34. James Brown - Funky President (CD, 1974)
35. David Frye - Thought for Tomorrow (from Radio Free Nixon LP, 1971)
36. Clinton Ford - Give a Little (CD)
37. Clarence Carter - Soul Deep (CD, 1969)
38. Barry Crimmins - The Reagan Years (CD, 1991)
39. Kate Bush - Them Heavy People (LP, 1977)
40. Percy Mayfield - I Don't Want to Be President (CD, 1974)

February 16, 2007, playlist with host Alex McNeil

Real Oldies - songs of which at least the melody is from 1920 or before:
1. Chubby Checker - The Class (based on Mary Had a Little Lamb) (CD, 1959)
2. Big Dee Irwin - Swingin' on a Star [oops, wrong song! It dates from the 1940s) (CD, 1963)
3. Frank Sinatra - Old MacDonald (LP, 1960)
4. Little Eva - Old Smokey Locomotion (CD, 1963)
5. Paul Chaplain - Shortnin' Bread (CD, 1960)
6. Johnny & Hurricanes - Beatnik Fly (based on Bluetail Fly) (CD, 1960)
7. Staple Singers - Wade in the Water (CD)
8. Little Stevie Wonder - Frankie and Johnny (CD, 1963)
9. Honeys - Surfin' Down the Swanee River (CD, 1963)
10. Zal Yanovsky, Cass Elliot, Jerry Yester & Jim Hendricks - Oh Susannah (CD, 1964)
11. Johnny & Hurricanes - Red River Rock (CD, 1959)
12. Jackie Wilson - Night (melody from Camille Saint Saens) (CD, 1960)
13. Sarah Vaughan - A Lover's Concerto (melody from J.S. Bach) (LP, 1966)
14. Platters - Where (melody from P. Tchaikovsky) (LP, 1959)
15. Kit Kats - Nut Rocker (melody from P. Tchaikovsky) (CD, 1967)
16. Kokomo - Asia Minor (melody from Grieg) (CD, 1961)
17. Traffic - John Barleycorn (LP, 1970)
18. Mason Williams - Greensleeves (LP, 1969)
19. Beatles with Tony Sheridan - My Bonnie (CD, 1964)
20. Beatles - Maggie May (CD, 1970)
21. Percy Sledge - Love Me Tender (melody from c. 1861) (CD, 1967)
22. Kim Weston - When Johnny Comes Marching Home (from Civil War era) (LP, 1968)
23. Timi Yuro - Down in the Valley (45, 1964)
24. Kit Kats - Liza Jane (CD, 1967)
25. Johnny & Hurricanes - Reveille Rock (CD, 1959)
26. Fats Domino - Put Your Arms Around Me Honey (song dates from 1911) (CD, 1960)
27. Bill Haley & Comets - The Saints Rock and Roll (adapted from When the Saints Go Marching In, c. 1896) (LP, 1956)
28. Marcels - My Melancholy Baby (song dates from 1915) (LP, 1962)
29. Paul Evans - Midnight Special (song dates from 1910) (CD, 1960)
30. Beach Boys - Sloop John B (song dates from 1900) (CD, 1966)
31. Johnny & Hurricanes - Ja-Da (song dates from 1919) (CD, 1961)
32. Walter Murphy - A Fifth of Beethoven (LP, 1976)
33. Blood Sweat & Tears - Variations on a Theme by Erik Satie (LP, 1969)
34. R.B. Greaves - A Whiter Shade of Pale (melody inspired by two Bach pieces) (CD, 1970)
35. Frank Slay - Flying Circle (aka Havah Nagila) (CD, 1962)
36. Betty Madigan - Dance Everyone Dance (Havah Nagila with words) (CD, 1958)
37. Stan Freberg - The Yellow Rose of Texas (LP, 1955)
38. Jan & Dean - Clementine (CD, 1960)
39. Duane Eddy - Theme from Dixie (CD, 1961)

February 13, 2007 - Eli Polonsky

A day before Valentines Day, the theme was love songs and romantic music of the psychedelic era, with a couple of obvious digressions into other territory as well. Thanks to everyone for all the excellent requests! Sorry I couldn't get to a few of them. There were many other songs I didn't get to as well. I guess there's always next year!

(R) = By Request

Background talkover music - Merl Saunders w/Jerry Garcia - My Funny Valentine (from "Live At The Keystone" 1973)

01. Blind Faith - Well All Right (Buddy Holly cover)
02. Buddy Holly - Not Fade Away (original version)
03. Delaney & Bonnie - Never Ending Song of Love
04. (R) The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You - (true stereo remaster of original 1959 version produced by former WMBR (WTBS) DJ Little Walter for the first Rhino Records Doo-Wop CD box set)

05. (R) The Youngbloods - Misty Roses (Tim Hardin cover)
06. Buffalo Springfield - Kind Woman
07. (R) Jefferson Airplane - Today (Jerry Garcia - guitar)
08. David Crosby - Guinnivere - (1968 demo version w/Jack Casady on bass)
09. (R) The Byrds - Triad - (David Crosby vocal)
10. Jorma Kaukonen - Genesis
11. (R) Bob Dylan - If Not For You
12. (R) Led Zeppelin - Thank You
13. (R) Love - I'm With You
14. Joni Mitchell - A Case Of You
15. (R) Gordon Lightfoot - Your Lover's Return
16. Orpheus - Can't Find The Time
17. (R) Blood, Sweat & Tears - I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know
18. Boz Scaggs - We Were Always Sweethearts
19. Grateful Dead - They Love Each Other (Live 11/30/73 Boston Music Hall from "Dick's Picks 14" - I was there!)

20. (R) Incredible String Band - The First Girl I Loved
21. (R) The Zombies - I Love You
22. Circus Maximus - The Wind
23. The Youngbloods - Sunlight

Larry Miller is up next Tuesday the 20'th, celebrating the 40'th anniversary of his pioneering "FM underground" overnight radio show on KMPX in San Francisco which began in February, 1967!

I'll be back in two weeks on Tuesday, February 27'th.

Thanks for listening,
Eli Polonsky
eli@wmbr.org

February 9, 2007, playlist with host Alex McNeil

Groups with four-letter names:
1. Rays - Daddy Cool (CD, 1957)
2. Cues - Why (CD, 1957)
3. Dubs - Chapel of Dreams (45, 1959)
4. Pets - Cha-Hua-Hua (CD, 1958)
5. City (with Carole King, whose birthday is today) - Victim of Circumstance (CD, 1968)
6. Life - Hands of the Clock (45, 1969)
7. Grin - We All Sung Together (LP, 1971)
8. Honk - I Wnna Do For You (CD, 1972)
9. Joys - I Still Love Him (CD, 1964)
10. Toys - Silver Spoon (CD, 1966)
11. Dawn - Can't Get Him Out of My Mind (LP, 1965)
12. Dusk - Angel Baby (45, 1971)
13. Cake - Fire Fly (45, 1968)
14. Mods - Ritual (45, 1966)
15. Nazz - Not Wrong Long (CD, 1969)
16. Godz - Lay in the Sun (CD, 1966)
17. Fugs - Super Girl (LP, 1965)
18. Bees - Voices Green and Purple (CD, 1966)
19. Love - Stephanie Knows Who (CD, 1967)
20. Vows - Tell Me (CD, 1965)
21. C.O.D.s - Michael (CD, 1966)
22. Tams - Trouble Maker (CD, 1968)
23. Wool - Combination of the Two (CD, 1969)
24. Road - Rock and Roll Woman (LP, 1967)
25. Wind - I Think We're Alone Now (LP, 1969)
26. Crow - Cottage Cheese (LP, 1970)
27. Them - One, Two, Brown Eyes (CD, 1964)
28. Free - Worry (CD, 1968)
29. Move - Blackberry Way (CD, 1970)
30. 10cc - Donna (LP, 1972)
31. Band - Up on Cripple Creek (alt. take, CD, 1969)
32. Poco - Just for Me and You (LP, 1971)
33. Roxy - Love, Love, Love (LP, 1970)
34. ABBA - Honey, Honey (LP, 1974)
35. Rush - What You're Doing (LP, 1974)

Playlist, with Larry Miller, on your radio...

First of all...

Eric Von Schmidt: “Blow Whistle, Blow” (J Sebastian, harmonica; from the compilation “The Blues Project” released March 1964)
Tom Rush: “Long John” (A song learned from Eric Von Schmidt- same harmonica player)
Taj Mahal: “Nobody’s Business” (Song he probably learned from E. Von S.)
Bob Dylan: “Baby, Let me Follow You Down” (We know where he learned this one...)

Then, Denny Doherty, and the birth of Folk-Rock:
Halifax 3: “The Man Who Wouldn’t Sing Along With Mitch”
New Journeymen: “The Last Thing on my Mind” (Both from the Magic Circle compilation)
The Mamas and the Papas: “Creeque Alley” (With an introduction by John Phillips)
Peter, Paul and Mary: “I Dig Rock and Roll Music”
Simon & Garfunkle: “A Simple Desultory Phillipic”
The Byrds: “So You Want To be a Rock and Roll Star”
Mugwumps: “I’ll Remember Tonight” (also from the Magic Circle)
Loving Spoonful: “Good Time Music” (From “What’s Shakin’ released May 1966)

Now for some Dylan songs:
Bob Dylan: “Corrina Corrina” From “Freewheeling”)
The Band: “ This Wheel’s On Fire”
Joe Cocker: “Dear Landlord”
Rod Stewart: “Tomorrow is a Long Time”
Leon Russell: “She Belongs to Me”
George Harrison: “If Not For You”

Some more:
Al Kooper and Stephen Stills: “It Takes a Lot To Laugh (It Takes a Train to Cry) (From Supersession)
Jeff Beck Group: “Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You” (Bob Tench, vocals)
Joan Baez: “Drifter’s Escape”
Judy Collins: “Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues”
Richie Havens: “Just Like a Woman”
Fairport Convention (w/ Sandy Denny): “Percy’s Song”

And more:
The Turtles: “Like a Rolling Stone”
The Beach Boys: “The Times They Are a-Changing” (silly giggling...)
The Yardbirds: “Most Likely You’ll Go Your Way”
The Byrds: “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue”
The Hollies: “My Back Pages”

And Finally:
Roger McGuinn: It’s All Right Ma” (from Easy Rider- complete with sound effects!)
Jimi Hendrix: “Like a Rolling Stone” (From Monterey Pop)

See you all in two weeks with an all Califrisco Sanifornia Show!

February 5, 2007 Playlist w/ Host Bob Dubrow

Background music provided by George Stavis - Labyrinths (1969)

Set 01:
1. The Children - "I Got Involved" (Rebirth 1968)
2. Sugar Creek - "Memory Tree" (Please Tell a Friend 1969)
3. Paper Garden - "Man Do You" (Paper Garden 1968)
4. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - "Master Lewellyn" (If Music Be the Food of Love... 1967)
5. The Bee Gees - "House of Lords" (1967 bonus track from The Studio Albums 1967-1969 box set 2006)

Set 02:
1. Tonton Macoute - "Flying South in Winter" (Tonton Macoute 1967)
2. Elias Hulk - "Anthology of Dreams" (Unchained 1970)
3. Jethro Tull - "Singing All Day" (Living in the Past 1972)
4. Shag - "Gypsies in the Night" (Shag 1969)

Set 03:
1. Unicorn - "I've Loved Her So Long" (Uphill All the Way 1971)
2. Christopher - "In Your Time" (Christopher 1969)
3. David Crosby - "Triad" (1969 previously unreleased demo from Voyager box set 2006)
4. Neil Young - "Winterlong" ((Live at the Fillmore East: March 6 & 7, 1970 2006)
5. Neil Young - "The Restless Consumer" (Living With War: In the Beginning 2006)

Set 04:
1. Blood, Sweat & Tears - "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know" (Child is Father to the Man 1968) AL KOOPER OF BS&T BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1944
2. The Temptations - "War" (Psychedelic Shack 1970) BARRETT STRONG, CO-WRITER OF THIS SONG AND MANY OTHERS WITH NORMAN WHITFIELD, BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1941
3. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - "Gang Bang" (Next 1973) ALEX HARVEY BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1935

Set 05: TRIBUTE TO ERIC VON SCHMIDT, INFLUENTIAL FOLK SINGER FROM THE LATE '50S-EARLY '60, WHO DIED THREE DAYS AGO ON FEBRUARY 2 IN HIS SLEEP AT AGE 75
1. Eric von Schmidt and Joan Baez - "Low Down Chariot" (live 10/7/1960 Agassiz Theater, Harvard University from Joan Baez: Rare, Live & Classic box set 1993)
2. Eric von Schmidt - "Crow Jane" (Folk Blues of Eric von Schmidt 1963)
3. Eric von Schmidt - "Joshua Gone Barbados" (Folk Blues of Eric von Schmidt 1963)
4. Eric von Schmidt - "Kennedy Blues" (Eric Plays von Schmidt 1964)
5. Nanci Griffith - "Wasn't That a Mighty Storm" (Traditional; Arrangement by Tom Rush & Eric von Schmidt) (Other Voices, Too: A Trip Back to Bountiful 1998)

February 2, 2007, playlist with host Alex McNeil

Album tracks, all from 1967:
1. Rolling Stones - All Sold Out (Between the Buttons, CD)
2. Procol Harum - Cerdes (Procol Harum, LP)
3. Incredible String Band - The Hedgehog Song (5000 Spirits, CD)
4. Pink Floyd - Flaming (The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, CD)
5. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (Are You Experienced, CD)
6. Byrds - Have You Seen Her Face (Younger Than Yesterday, CD)
7. Gene Clark & Gosdin Brothers - The Same One (Gene Clark & Gosdin Bros., CD)
8. Buffalo Springfield - Rock and Roll Woman (Again, CD)
9. Phil Ochs - Cross My Heart (Pleasures of the Harbor, LP)
10. Stone Poneys - Just a Little Bit of Rain (Stone Poneys, LP)
11. Jim Kweskin & Jug Band - If You're a Viper (Garden of Joy, LP)
12. Monkees - You Just May Be the One (Headquarters, CD)
13. Cowsills - River Blue (Cowsills, CD)
14. Vanilla Fudge - Take Me for a Little While (Vanilla Fudge, LP)
15. Jackie DeShannon - Sunday Kind of Love (New Image, LP)
16. Johnny Rivers - Tunesmith (Rewind, LP)
17. Aretha Franklin - Dr. Feelgood (I Never Loved a Man, CD)
18. Temptations - No More Water in the Well (With a Lot o' Soul, LP)
19. Van Morrison - Spanish Rose (Blowin' Your Mind, CD)
20. Cream - Cat's Squirrel (Fresh Cream, CD)
21. Traffic - Coloured Rain (Mr. Fantasy, CD)
22. Bee Gees - In My Own Time (Bee Gees 1st, LP)
23. Doors - I Looked at You (Doors, LP)
24. Moody Blues - Evening (Days of Future Passed, LP)
25. Who - Our Love Was (The Who Sell Out, CD)
26. Paul Revere & Raiders - Louise (Spriti of '67, LP)
27. Jefferson Airplane - DCBA-25 (Surrealisitic Pillow, CD [mono])
28. Grateful Dead - Cold Rain and Snow (Grateful Dead, CD)
29. Moby Grape - Omaha (Moby Grape, LP)
30. Velvet Underground - I'll Be Your Mirror (Velvet Underground & Nico, CD)
31. Love - Bummer in the Summer (Forever Changes, CD)
32. Beau Brummels - The Keeper of Time (Triangle, CD)
33. Beatles - Fixing a Hole (Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, CD)