Friday, December 31, 2010

December 31, 2010, Playlist with host Alex McNeil

Happy New Year! Odds and ends that were acquired (either by WMBR or me) in 2010:
01. Distortions - Let's Spend Some Time Together (45, 1968)
02. Jimmy Griffin - All My Loving (45, 1964)
03. People - For What It's Worth (45, 1970)
04. Donna Theodore - What Am I Gonna Do (45, 1971)
05. Plastic Cow Goes MOOOOOOg - Lady Jane (45, 1969)
06. Bob Dylan - Tomorrow Is a Long Time (demo) (CD, 1963)
07. Grass Roots - Ballad of a Thin Man (CD, 1965)
08. Sidewalk Skipper Band - Cynthia in the Garden (CD, 1968)
09. Stone Country - Love Psalm (45, 1968)
10. Etta James - Baby What You Want Me to Do (live) (CD, 1963)
11. Tina Britt - Sookie Sookie (CD, 1969)
12. Timmy Willis - I Finally Found a Woman (45, 1969)
13. Frankie Newsome - My Lucky Day, part 1 (45, 1969)
14. Traffic - Medicated Goo (CD, 1969)
15. Traffic - Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring (CD, 1968)
16. Rolling Stones - Soul Survivor (alt. take) (CD, 1972)
17. Magna Carta - Airport Song (CD, 1970)
18. New Salvation Singers - Good Times (45, 1965)
19. Mountain Man - Put Out the Flame (45, 1965)
20. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Fire (alt. take) (CD, 1967)
21. Rebecca & Sunnybrook Farmers - Oh Gosh (Running Through the Forest) (CD, 1969)
22. Judy Lynn - Elusive Butterfly (45, 1971)
23. Buzzy Linhart - That's the Bag I'm In (LP, 1970)
24. Wheatstone Bridge Band - Cloudy (45, 1968)
25. Larry Lurex - I Can Hear Music (45, 1973)
26. Inez Foxx - You Shouldn't Have Set My Soul on Fire (CD, 1969)
27. Debbie Taylor - Check Yourself (45, 1968)
28. Milt Matthews, Inc. - Gotta Find My Way to Mary (45, 1970)
29. Exception - My Mind Goes Traveling (CD, 1967)
30. Silkie - Keys to My Soul (CD, 1965)
31. Sorrows - Let Me In (CD, 1966)
32. Clifford T. Ward - Escalator (CD, 1975)

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010 - Eli Polonsky

A mostly request show

12:03. Autosalvage - Autosalvage - REQ
12:09. Jeff Beck Group - Situation - REQ
12:15. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tank - S-REQ
12:24. Soft Machine - Hope For Happiness/Joy For a Toy/Hope For Happiness (Reprise) - REQ
12:35. The Blues Project - Flute Thing - REQ
12:41. Spider John Koerner & Willie Murphy - Old Brown Dog - REQ
12:54. Jaime Brockett - Talking Green Beret New Super Yellow Hydraulic Banana Teeny Bopper Blues - REQ
01:03. Frank Zappa - Peaches En Regalia - REQ
01:07. Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - King Kong - REQ
01:17. Spirit - Dark Eyed Woman - REQ
01:23. Jimi Hendrix & Band Of Gypsys - Message Of Love - LIVE
01:28. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Pride Of Man - REQ
01:34. Eagle - Separated - S-REQ
01:39. Grateful Dead - St. Stephen (NEW RELEASE - "Road Trips Vol 4. No 1 - Big Rock Pow Wow 1969") - LIVE
01:50. Grateful Dead - The Eleven (NEW RELEASE - "Road Trips Vol 4. No 1 - Big Rock Pow Wow 1969") - LIVE

Thanks for listening, and for your requests!
Eli Polonsky

Friday, December 24, 2010

December 24, 2010, Playlist with host Alex McNeil

Merry Christmas! [All selections from CD unless otherwise noted]
01. Gayla Peevey - I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (1953)
02. Drifters - White Christmas (1954)
03. Basil Rathbone & Johnny Desmond - Humbug (1958)
04. Johnny Preston - (I Want a) Rock and Roll Guitar
05. Jack Halloran Singers - The Little Drummer Boy (45, 1961)
06. Chet Atkins - Jingle Bell Rock (45, 1962)
07. Browns - Blue Christmas (1960)
08. Santo & Johnny - Twistin' Bells (1960)
09. Ralph Marterie - Dig That Crazy Santa Claus
10. Shirelles - Blue Holiday (1961)
11. Freddy King - Christmas Tears (1962)
12. Walter Brennan - Just Three Letters for Christmas (1962)
13. Brenda Lee - Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day
14. Dion - Merry Christmas Baby
15. Bob Seger & Last Herd - Sock It to Me Santa (1966)
16. Ringo Starr - White Christmas
17. Beatles 1965 Christmas Dan Club Message (LP, 1965)
18. Kinks - Father Christmas (1977)
19. Keith Richards - Run Rudolph Run (45, 1978)
20. Supremes - My Christmas Tree (1966)
21. Miracles - Christmas Every Day (1963)
22. Kim Weston - Wish You a Merry Christmas
23. Jackson Five - Give Love on Christmas Day
24. Marvin Gaye - I Want to Come Home for Christmas
25. Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick (alt. version)
26. George Thorogood & Destroyers - Rock and Roll Christmas
27. Jackie DeShannon - Do You Know How Christmas Trees Are Grown (1969)
28. Walter Brennan - Henry Had a Merry Christmas (1962)
29. Otis Redding - Merry Christmas Baby
30. Jan Bradley - Christmas Time (1963)
31. Aretha Franklin - Joy to the World
32. Donny Hathaway - This Christmas (1970)
33. Clarence Carter - Back Door Santa
34. Darlene Love - Marshmallow World (1963)
35. Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song
36. Harry Belafonte - I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (1958)

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010 - Eli Polonsky

Annual psychedelic and folkie Winter Solstice/Christmas special!

12:02. The Velvet Underground - The Gift
12:12. Cream - Wrapping Paper
12:14. Tom Lehrer - A Christmas Carol
12:17. Tom Paxton - Buy A Gun For Your Son
12:22. Frank Zappa - Don't Eat The Yellow Snow
12:28. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Steal Softly Through Snow
12:30. Steve Miller Band - The Beauty Of Time Is That It's Snowing
12:36. The Beach Boys - Fall Breaks And Back To Winter
12:38. Simon & Garfunkel - Hazy Shade Of Winter [acoustic] - LIVE
12:41. Lindisfarne - Winter's Song - REQ
12:45. The Rolling Stones - Winter
12:50. Blood, Sweat & Tears - Sometimes In Winter
12:54. The James Gang - Collage - REQ
12:56. The Doors - Wintertime Love
01:03. Jimi Hendrix & Band Of Gypsys - Little Drummer Boy/Silent Night/Auld Lang Syne
01:12. The Fab Four - Jingle Bells [Spoof of The Beatles "Tomorrow Never Knows"]
01:14. Arlo Guthrie - The Pause Of Mr. Claus - REQ - LIVE
01:21. Martin Mull - Santa Doesn't Cop Out On Dope
01:24. Jorma Kaukonen - Just Because [2002]
01:31. Jefferson Airplane - Good Shepherd
01:35. Grateful Dead - Run, Rudolph, Run - LIVE
01:43. Roy Buchanan - The Messiah Will Come Again
01:50. Laura Nyro - Christmas In My Soul - REQ
01:56. The Band - Christmas Must Be Tonight

Thanks for listening, I hope you all have happy and low-stress holidays! See you next week!
Eli Polonsky

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Mighty Slim's 15th Annual Zappa Special 12/20



1. Zappa w/ Flo and Eddie - Once Upon a Time/Sofa
- 12/10/71 Rainbow Theater, London

2. Zappa w/Flo and Eddie - Holiday In Berlin (incl. snippets of Inca Roads and Easy Meat)
- 11/13/70, Early Show, Fillmore East, NYC

3. Zappa w/Flo and Eddie - Call Any Vegetable
- 6/18/70, VPRO, Uddel, Netherlands

4. Zappa - Dong Work for Yuda
- 1/25/78, Hammersmith Odeon, London

5. Zappa - The Legend of the Illinois Enema Bandit
- 1975 College of William and Mary

6. Zappa - Po-Jama People
- 10/31/74, Felt Forum, NYC

7. Zappa on the Religious Right
- Interview from possibly early 90s

8. Zappa - Trying to Grow a Chin
- 10/29/76, The Spectrum, Philadelphia

9. Flo and Eddie - Magic Fingers
- 9/4/10, American Music Fest, Virginia Beach, VA

10. Zappa - Daddy Daddy Daddy
- 10/29/76, The Spectrum, Philadelphia

11. Zappa - What Kind of Girl do you think we are?
- 10/29/76, The Spectrum, Philadelphia

12. Zappa - Andy
- 10/25/80, Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY

13. The Nice - Lumpy Gravy

14. Zappa - Secret Greasing
- From the recently released Greasy Love Songs CD

15. Zappa - Love of my Life
- Recorded possibly between 62-64 at Studio Z

16. Mothers "Reunion" w/ Ray Collins on vocals - How Could I be Such a Fool? - 5/9/70, Fillmore East, NYC

R.I.P. Captain Beefheart (who passed away Friday 12/17/10)
17. Zappa w/Beefheart - The Grand Wazoo
18. Zappa w/Beefheart - Sam With The Showing Scalp Flat Top
19. Zappa w/Beefheart - Poofter's Froth Wyoming

20. Robbie Krieger Band w/ Tommy Mars and Arthur Barrow - Chunga's Revenge - 10/24/10, Iridium, NYC

21. Ed Palermo Big Band w/ Mike Stern on guitar - Little House I Used To Live In

Friday, December 17, 2010

December 17, 2010, Playlist with host Alex McNeil

More Instrumentals (see also Dec. 3 playlist):
01. Johnny Smith - Walk Don't Run (CD, 1954)
02. Moe Koffman Quartette - Swingin' Shepherd Blues (CD, 1958)
03. Dave Brubeck - Unsquare Dance (LP, 1962)
04. Viscounts - Harlem Nocturne (CD, 1960)
05. Chuck Berry - Deep Feelin' (LP, 1957)
06. Bill Blacks's Combo - Little Queenie (CD, 1964)
07. Lonnie Mack - Memphis (CD, 1963)
08. Duane Eddy - Some Kinda Earthquake (CD, 1959)
09. Link Wray - Rawhide (CD, 1958)
10. Jorgen Ingmann - Apache (CD, 1961)
11. Travis Wammack - Scratchy (CD, 1964)
12. Ventures - Diamond Head (CD, 1965)
13. Rumblers - Boss (CD, 1963)
14. Chantay's - Pipeline (CD, 1963)
15. Pyramids - Penetration (CD, 1964)
16. Duals - Stick Shift (CD, 1961)
17. Jack Nitzsche - The Lonely Surfer (CD, 1963)
18. Sounds Orchestral - Cast Your Fate to the Wind (CD, 1965)
19. San Remo Golden Strings - Hungry For Love (CD, 1965)
20. Blood Sweat & Tears - Variations on a Theme by Erik Satie (LP, 1969)
21. Sandy Nelson - Drums Ae My Beat (CD, 1962)
22. Preston Epps - Bongo Bongo Bongo (45, 1960)
23. Dave "Baby" Cortez - Organ Shout (45, 1963)
24. Tornadoes - Telstar (CD, 1962)
25. Bar-Kays - Soul Finger (CD, 1967)
26. Willie Mitchell - 30-60-90 (CD, 1969)
27. Les Cooper - Wiggle Wobble (CD, 1962)
28. Meters - Sophisticated Cissy (LP, 1969)
29. Tom Waits - Waltz For Cinny (LP, 1977)
30. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Gold and Silver (CD, 1968)
31. Traffic - Glad (CD, 1970)
32. Rhinoceros - Apricot Brandy (CD, 1969)
33. Ray Bryant - Shake a Lady (CD, 1964)
34. Jimmy Smith - The Organ Grinder's Swing (LP, 1965)
35. Herbie Mann - Comin' Home Baby (CD, 1962)
36. Cal Tjader - Soul Sauce (CD, 1965)
37. James Burton - Fools Rush In (CD, 1971)

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010 - Eli Polonsky

This show included a live interview and music by "For The Sake Of The Song", a project of Boston area folk, roots and blues musicians who performed Bob Dylan's 1974 album "Blood On The Tracks" in its entirety in a benefit concert for the New England chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society at the Arts At The Armory in Somerville on Wednesday, December 15.

Due to this appearance, I decided to feature Bob Dylan's music, both his originals and cover versions by others, for the rest of this show as well.

12:02. Bob Dylan - Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine
12:06. Bob Dylan - Visions Of Johanna (Alternate Take)
12:13. Merl Saunders/Jerry Garcia - Positively 4th Street - LIVE
12:20. Joan Baez - Love Is Just A Four Letter Word
12:25. Bob Dylan - Tombstone Blues

12:33. "For The Sake Of The Song" - Live interview and performance

01:07. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Like A Rolling Stone - Live
01:20. Super Session (Al Kooper, Stephen Stills) - It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
01:24. George Harrison - If Not For You
01:27. Them w/Van Morrison - It's All Over Now Baby Blue
01:32. Bob Dylan - Lily, Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts
01:41. Bob Weir & Ratdog - Masters Of War (2003)
01:47. Arlo Guthrie - Percy's Song
01:55. Dave Van Ronk - He Was A Friend Of Mine - REQ

Thanks for listening, see you next week for my annual psychedelic and folkie winter solstice and holiday show!
Eli Polonsky

Sunday, December 12, 2010

December 10, 2010, Playlist with host Alex McNeil

My guest d.j. today was Chuck Levin, who (once again) generously pledged for air time during our (2009) Fundraising Week. Thanks, Chuck!
[All selections from CD, unless otherwise noted]
01. Four Seasons - Rag Doll (1964)
02. Unit Four + 2 - Concrete and Clay (1965)
03. Association - Along Comes Mary (1966)
04. Eric Burdon & Animals - See See Rider (1966)
05. Johnny Rivers - Seventh Son (1965)
06. Peter & Gordon - True Love Ways (1965)
07. Aretha Franklin - See Saw (1968)
08. Bubble Puppy - Hot Smoke and Sassafras (1969)
09. Jan Bradley - Mama Didn't Lie (1963)
10. Tony Bennett - I Wanna Be Around (1963)
11. Ikettes - Don't Feel Sorry for Me (1965)
12. Sandra Mallett & Vandellas - The Camel Walk (1962)
13. Gene Chandler - Nothing Can Stop Me (1965)
14. Solomon Burke - Got to Get You Off My Mind (1965)
15. Dyke & Blazers - Let a Woman Be a Woman, Let a Man Be a Man (1969)
16. Chris Clark - Love's Gone Bad (LP, 1966)
17. Tiny Bradshaw - Mailman's Sack (1953)
18. Gary Lewis & Playboys - She's Just My Style (1965)
19. Jay & Americans - Cara Mia (1965)
20. Gerry & Pacemakers - How Do You Do It (1964)
21. Neil Diamond - I Thank the Lord for the Night Time (LP, 1967)
22. Yardbirds - You're a Better Man Than I (BBC, 1965)
23. Who - Leavin' Here (BBC, 1965)
24. Traffic - Coloured Rain (LP, 1967)
25. Small Faces - Tin Soldier (1967)
26. Lee Michaels - Tell Me How Do You Feel (LP, 1969)
27. Steely Dan - Black Cow (LP, 1977)
28. Left Banke - Pretty Ballerina (1967)
29. Big Star - September Gurls (1974)
30. Big Star - Thank You Friends (1978)
31. George Baker Selection - Little Green Bag (LP, 1970)
32. Beach Boys - The Little Girl I Once Knew (1966)
33. Love - 7 + 7 Is (1966)
34. James Gang - Funk #49 (1970)

Wednesday, December 08, 2010

Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010 - Eli Polonsky

12:02. Jeff Beck Group - Going Down
12:09. Deep Purple - I'm So Glad - REQ
12:17. Blind Faith - Had To Cry Today
12:24. Jethro Tull - Requiem - REQ
12:29. The Moody Blues - Minstrel's Song - REQ
12:35. The Faces - Around The Plynth - REQ
12:40. Johnny Winter - Highway 61 Revisited - LIVE
12:51. The Groundhogs - Cherry Red - REQ
12:57. The Rolling Stones - Sway
01:03. Robin Trower - Too Rolling Stoned - REQ
01:10. Frank Zappa & The Mothers - I'm The Slime - S-REQ
01:15. Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - REQ
01:19. Richard & Mimi FariƱa - House Un-American Blues Activity Dream - REQ
01:23. Tim Hardin - Simple Song Of Freedom - REQ
01:27. Fairport Convention - Percy's Song - REQ

For Bert Jansch appearing at Johnny D's in Somerville this Thursday 12/9:
01:33. Pentangle - Cold Rain And Snow
01:38. Pentangle - Sally Go Round The Roses
01:43. Bert Jansch - Black Water Side
01:48. Led Zeppelin - Black Mountain Side
01:50. Bert Jansch - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

01:56. The Byrds - Lover Of The Bayou - REQ - LIVE

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

Friday, December 03, 2010

December 3, 2010, Playlist with host Alex McNeil

An all-instrumental show today.
01. Nick Drake - Introduction (CD, 1970)
02. Steve Miller Band - Song For Our Ancestor (LP, 1968)
03. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Third Stone From the Sun (CD, 1967)
04. Beatles - Flying (CD, 1967)
05. Rolling Stones - 2120 South Michigan Avenue (LP, 1964)
06. Kinks - Revenge (LP, 1965)
07. Yardbirds - Jeff's Boogie (CD, 1966)
08. Jeff Beck Group - Beck's Bolero (CD, 1968)
09. Yardbirds - White Summer (CD, 1967)
10. Led Zeppelin - Black Mountain Side (LP, 1969)
11. Mountain - To My Friend (CD, 1970)
12. Jefferson Airplane - Embryonic Journey (CD, 1967)
13. Kaleidoscope - Banjo (LP, 1969)
14. Spencer Davis Group - Waltz For Caroline (LP, 1968)
15. Cream - Cat's Squirrel (CD, 1967)
16. Deep Purple - And the Address (LP, 1968)
17. Small Faces - Wide Eyed Girl on the Wall (CD, 1969)
18. Mar-Keys - Last Night (CD, 1961)
19. Booker T. & MG's - Slim Jenkins' Place (CD, 1967)
20. Hugh Masekela - Grazin' in the Grass (LP, 1968)
21. King Curtis - Boss (CD, 1965)
22. Earl Van Dyke - All For You (CD, 1965)
23. James Jamerson - Fever in the Funkhouse (CD, 1969)
24. Procol Harum - Repent Walpurgis (LP, 1968)
25. Nick Drake - Sunday (CD, 1970)
26. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Tribute (LP, 1972)
27. Fleetwood Mac - World in Harmony (LP, 1969, live)
28. Pink Floyd - Any Colour You Like (LP, 1973)
29. Caravan - L'Auberge du Sanguer/A Hunting We Will Go/Pengola/Backwards/A Hunting We Will Go (reprise) (CD, 1973)
30. Alan Stivell - Slan Chearbhallain (O'Carolan's Farewell)/Inisi Hanternos (Midnight Northern Islands) (LP, 1978)

Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010 - Eli Polonsky

Today's show (except for the Leon Russell song) was programmed by guest DJ WMBR airtime pledge donor Mark Daley. Thanks to Mark for his support, and for putting together a great show!

12:03. Canned Heat - Refried Boogie (Part 1) - LIVE
12:22. Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog ('60s version)
12:25. Fanny - Ain't That Peculiar
12:29. Pozo-Seco Singers - Time
12:33. Savoy Brown - Sunday Night
12:40. Ron Wood - I Can Feel The Fire
12:44. Love - Be Thankful For What You Got
12:49. Thin Lizzy - Fool's Gold
12:54. Climax Blues Band - Cut You Loose

For Leon Russell performing live at Showcase Live in Foxborough Wednesday 12/1:
01:00. Leon Russell - She Smiles Like A River

01:05. James Brown - Talkin' Loud And Sayin' Nothing
01:10. Paul Pena - One For The Lonely
01:16. Johnny Winter - Mean Town Blues
01:20. Howlin' Wolf - Tail Dragger
01:25. Old And In The Way - Midnight Moonlight - LIVE
01:33. Albert Collins - Stormy Monday - LIVE
01:43. Them w/Van Morrison - Mighty Like A Rose
01:47. Them w/Van Morrison - Time's Gettin' Tougher Than Tough
01:50. George Harrison - You
01:56. The Electric Prunes - Kyrie Eleison

Thanks again to Mark, and thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky