Sunday, March 31, 2013

March 29, 2013, Playlist with Host Alex McNeil

More Regional Hits -- Records from the 60s that were popular in New England, but weren't national hits:

  1. Young Rascals - I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore (CD, 1966)
  2. Sidekicks - Suspicions (45, 1966)
  3. Honeycombs - I Can't Stop (45, 1964)
  4. Kingsmen - The Climb (LP, 1965)
  5. Jack Eely with the Courtmen - David's Mood (45, 1966)
  6. Last Word - Can't Stop Loving You (LP, 1967)
  7. Choir - It's Cold Outside (CD, 1967)
  8. Nancy Sinatra - You Only Live Twice (LP, 1967)
  9. Merry-Go-Round - You're a Very Lovely Woman (CD, 1967)
  10. Buffalo Springfield - Rock 'N' Roll Woman (CD, 1967)
  11. Pearleen Gray - For Your Love (45, 1965)
  12. Ikettes - I'm So Thankful (CD, 1965)
  13. Drifters - Baby What I Mean (CD, 1966)
  14. Eddie Holman - This Can't Be True (CD, 1966)
  15. Harold Betters - Do Anything You Wanna (45, 1964)
  16. Ellie Greenwich - I Want You to Be My My Baby (45, 1967)
  17. Peels - Juanita Banana (CD, 1966)
  18. Patti Page - Custody (45, 1966)
  19. Derrik Roberts - There Won't Be Any Snow (45, 1965)
  20. Barry McGuire - Cloudy Summer Afternoon (Raindrops) (CD, 1966)
  21. Shillings - Lying and Trying (45, 1967)
  22. Fourmost Authority - Dance Dance (45, 1967)
  23. Casuals - Jesamine (A Butterfly Child ) (45, 1968)
  24. Los Bravos - Bring a Little Lovin' (45, 1968)
  25. Manfred Mann - My Name Is Jack (CD, 1968)
  26. Nini Rosso - Il Silenzio (45, 1966)
  27. Spanky & Our Gang - Yesterday's Rain (LP, 1968)
  28. Hello People - (As I Was Going Down to) Jerusalem (45, 1968)
  29. Cryan Shames - Greenburg, Glickstein, Charles, David Smith & Jones (45, 1968)
  30. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Pride of Man (CD, 1968)
  31. Steve Miller Band - Livin' in the USA (CD, 1968)
  32. Flo Ballard - Love Ain't Love (CD, 1968)
  33. Helena Ferguson - Where Is the Party (45, 1967)
  34. Jackie Wilson & Count Basie - For Your Precious Love (45, 1968)
  35. Turtles - Sound Asleep (CD, 1968)
  36. Cowsills - Prophecy of Daniel and John the Divine (CD, 1969)
  37. Free Movement - The Harder I Try (The Bluer I Get) (45, 1971) 

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - Eli Polonsky

12:01. Hot Tuna - Come Back Baby [Acoustic] - LIVE
12:08. David Bromberg - I Like To Sleep Late In The Morning
12:12. Brewer & Shipley - Witchi-Tai-To - REQ
12:20. Geoff Bartley - Blues Beneath The Surface [1984]
12:24. Tom Rush - On The Road Again
12:28. Tom Paxton - Mr. Blue - REQ
12:31. Tom Paxton - Victoria Dines Alone

12:34. Geoff Bartley - Live telephone interview
12:59. Geoff Bartley - Everything's 4 Sale [2012]
01:03. Geoff Bartley - Candy Man [2009]

01:08. Arlo Guthrie - Percy's Song
01:12. Arlo Guthrie - I Want To Be Around
01:15. Fairport Convention - Matty Groves
01:24. The Grateful Dead - Dark Hollow - LIVE
01:30. Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen - Seeds And Stems (Again)
01:34. Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen - Mama Hated Diesels
01:40. New Riders of the Purple Sage - Henry
01:43. Country Joe & The Fish - Flying High
01:46. Jethro Tull - Beggar's Farm
01:50. Moby Grape - Bitter Wind
01:56. The Byrds - Have You Seen Her Face

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky



Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Monday, March 25, 2013 - "Mighty Slim"

Lost and Found Playlist Monday March 25, 2013
Mighty Slim's "Recorded Live in the Boston Area show"

1. The Kinks - Victoria - 4-1-73 The Music Hall
2. Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Born in Chicago - 5-18-66 Unicorn Coffee House
3. The Police - So Lonely - 10-29-78 The Rat
4. Aerosmith - One Way Street - 3-20-73 Paul's Mall
5. AC/DC - Sin City - 8-21-78 The Paradise
6. Bob Marley - Stop That Train - 7-11-73 Paul's Mall
7. Traffic - Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring? - 11-11-70 Boston Tea Party
8. Allman Bros. - In Memory of Elizabeth Reed - 8-17-71 Boston Common
9. Mississippi John Hurt - Trouble I've Had All My Days - 10-?-64 WTBS
10. Skip James - Title Unknown - Same date as above
11. Joni Mitchell - Conversation - 1-10-68 Club 47 Cambridge
12. Jeff Beck - Freeway Jam - 5-3-75 The Music Hall
13. Bo Diddley - Don't Want No Lying Woman - 7-28-70 Jamaica Pond JP
14. Little Feat w/ Bonnie Raitt - Sailing Shoes - 4-1-73 Paul's Mall
15. Canned Heat - Let's Work Together - 2-22-72 WBCN Studios
16. Frank Zappa - Po Jama People - 11-9-74 Early Show The Orpheum
17. Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz - 8-21-70 Harvard Stadium Cambridge*
*Note this was Janis' Last ever live performance

Friday, March 22, 2013

March 22, 2013, Playlist with host Alex McNeil

Women artists:

  1. Chantels - Maybe (CD, 1958)
  2. Three Degrees - Maybe (CD, 1966 [Swan version])
  3. Cookies - Wounded (CD, 1967)
  4. Shirelles - It's Love That Really Counts (CD, 1962)
  5. Shangri-Las - Remember (Walkin' in the Sand) (CD, 1964)
  6. Ronettes - Baby I Love You (CD, 1964)
  7. Reparata & the Delrons - I Can Hear the Rain (CD, 1967)
  8. Blue Orchids - Oo Chang-a-Lang (LP, 1964)
  9. Cake - Who Will Wear the Crown (LP, 1967)
  10. Chiffons - Nobody Knows What's Goin' On (CD, 1965)
  11. Karen Verros - You Just Gotta Know My Mind (CD, 1965)
  12. Brenda Lee - Is It True (CD, 1964)
  13. Petula Clark - Colour My World (CD, 1967)
  14. Marianne Faithfull - Come and Stay with Me (CD, 1965)
  15. Lori Burton - The Hurt Won't Go Away (CD, 1967)
  16. Patsy Cline - Strange (CD, 1962)
  17. Emmylou Harris - Luxury Liner (LP, 1976)
  18. Norma Tanega - Run on the Run (CD, 1967)
  19. Dusty Springfield - No Stranger Am I (CD, 1967)
  20. Jonathan & Darlene Edwards (Paul Weston & Jo Stafford) - I Love Paris (CD)
  21. Timi Yuro - What's a Matter Baby (CD, 1962)
  22. Ike & Tina Turner - A Fool in Love (CD, 1960)
  23. Barbara Lynn - You're Gonna Need Me (CD, 1963)
  24. Maxine Brown - Coming Back to You (CD, 1964)
  25. Baby Washington - I Don't Know (CD, 1967)
  26. Barbara Acklin - To Sir with Love (CD, 1968)
  27. Bettye Swann - Don't Touch Me (CD, 1969)
  28. Kim Weston - I Got What You Need (45, 1967)
  29. Lorraine Ellison - Do Better Than You're Doin' (CD, 1974)
  30. Bonnie White - Through the Eyes of Wanda (LP, 1970)
  31. Linda Perhacs - Call of the River (CD, 1970)
  32. Dory Previn - King Kong (LP, 1972)
  33. Kate Bush - The Man with the Child in His Eyes (LP, 1978)
  34. Simon Sisters - Winken Blinken and Nod (CD, 1964)
  35. Hedy West - 500 Miles (CD, 1963)
  36. Karen Dalton - How Sweet It Is (CD, 1971)
  37. Jackie DeShannon - Vanilla Olay (CD, 1972)

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - Eli Polonsky

Some women artists in psychedelic rock, folk rock, blues rock.

12:05. Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity - Season Of The Witch
12:14. United States of America - The Garden Of Earthly Delights
12:17. Ultimate Spinach - Ballad Of The Hip Death Goddess
12:24. Sweetwater - My Crystal Spider
12:29. Wind In The Willows - Djini Judy
12:35. Fanny - Hey Bulldog - REQ
12:39. Chicken Shack - I'd Rather Go Blind - REQ
12:42. Mother Earth - I'll Be Long Gone
12:46. Big Brother & The Holding Company - Down On Me - REQ
12:49. Cold Blood - You Got Me Hummin' - REQ
12:54. Maria Muldaur - Three Dollar Bill - REQ
01:02. Judee Sill - The Kiss - REQ
01:06. Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks - Presently In The Past - REQ
01:10. Laura Nyro - Time And Love - REQ
01:17. Renaissance - At The Harbour - REQ
01:27. Pink Floyd - The Great Gig In The Sky - LIVE
01:33. The Velvet Underground & Nico - Femme Fatale - REQ
01:36. Buffy Sainte-Marie - Until It's Time For You To Go - REQ
01:39. Jefferson Airplane - Lather
01:41. Pozo-Seco Singers - Time
01:44. The Seekers - I'll Never Find Another You
01:47. Bonnie Dobson - Morning Dew
01:52. Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where The Time Goes
01:57. Mama Cass Elliot, Mary Travers, Joni Mitchell - I Shall Be Released - LIVE

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

Saturday, March 16, 2013

March 15, 2013, Playlist with Host Alex McNeil

Beware the Ides of March!

  1. Little Caesar & the Romans - Those Oldies But Goodies (CD, 1961)
  2. Little Caesar & the Consuls - My Girl Sloopy (45, 1965)
  3. Little Caesar & the Empire - Everybody Dance Now (CD, 1967)
  4. The Caesars - Get Yourself Together (45, 1967)
  5. Caesar & Cleo (Sonny & Cher) - Love Is Strange (LP, 1964)
  6. Ides of March - You Wouldn't Listen (CD, 1966)
  7. Ides of March - L.A. Goodbye (LP, 1971)
Artists who, like Julius Caesar, were homicide victims:

  1. Sal Mineo - Start Movin' (In My Direction) (CD, 1957)
  2. Nutmegs - Ship of Love (LP, 1955) [member Leroy McNeil]
  3. Shep & the Limelites - Ready for Your Love (CD, 1961) [Shep Sheppard]
  4. Coasters - Young Blood (CD, 1957) [member Cornell Gunter]
  5. King Curtis - Soul Twist (CD, 1962)
  6. Sam Cooke - Good News (CD, 1964)
  7. Marvin Gaye - It's a Desperate Situation (CD, 1966)
  8. Robert Johnson - From Four Till Late (LP, 1937)
  9. Booker T. & the MG's - Slim Jenkins' Place (CD, 1967) [drummer Al Jackson, Jr.]
  10. Bobby Fuller Four - Let Her Dance (CD, 1965)
  11. Bob Kuban & the In Men - The Cheater (45, 1966) [singer Walter Scott]
  12. Hombres - It's a Gas (CD, 1968) [singer B.B. Cunningham]
  13. Hasil Adkins - Blue Suede Shoes (CD)
  14. Dyke & the Blazers - So Sharp (CD, 1967) [singer Arlester "Dyke" Christian]
  15. Capitols - Cool Jerk (CD, 1966) [member Samuel George, Jr.]
  16. Orlons - Spinning Top (CD, 1966) [member Shirley Brickley]
  17. Darrell Banks - The Love of My Woman (CD, 1967)
  18. Wailers - It Hurts to Be Alone (CD, 1964) [singer Junior Braithwaite]
  19. Peter Tosh - 400 Years (CD, 1973)
  20. Jaco Pastorius - Portrait of Tracy (LP, 1976)
  21. Eddie Jefferson - So What (LP, 1959)
  22. Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder (CD, 1965)
  23. Mountain - Theme for an Imaginary Western (CD, 1970) [member Felix Pappalardi]
  24. Edgar Winter's White Trash - Keep Playin' That Rock and Roll (LP, 1972) [drummer Bobby Ramirez]
  25. Peter Peter Ivers Band - Alpha Centauri (LP, 1974) [Peter Ivers]
  26. John Lennon - Nobody Told Me (45, 1984)
  27. Bob Crane - Theme from The Thursday Night Movie (LP, 1966)
  28. War - Low Rider (CD, 1975) [member Charles Miller]

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - Eli Polonsky

Memorial tribute set for Alvin Lee of Ten Years After, who passed away on 3/6.
12:01. Ten Years After - Good Morning Little Schoogirl
12:08. Ten Years After - Boogie On
12:24. Ten Years After - Woodchopper's Ball - REQ
12:32. Alvin Lee & Co. - Running Round - LIVE
12:39. Ten Years After - I'm Going Home - REQ • LIVE

For original Yes guitarist Peter Banks, who passed away on 3/7.
12:50. Yes - No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed - REQ

Ticket giveaway promotion: Jonathan Edwards at The Center for the Arts in Natick Friday 3/15
12:56. Jonathan Edwards - Train Of Glory

Singer-songwriter Andy Pratt was my guest live in studio for the second hour.
12:59. Andy Pratt - What Kind Of World Is This? [2008]
01:05. Andy Pratt - The Day I Die - LIVE
01:18. Andy Pratt - Avenging Annie [1973]
01:25. Prison inmate group Shirley, MA (produced by Andy Pratt) - If You Never Need A Friend [1981]
01:31. Andy Pratt - Sail Away - LIVE
01:39. Andy Pratt - Summer, Summer [1973]
01:43. Andy Pratt - Modern Police [2004]
01:50. Andy Pratt - Age Of Goodbye [2004]
01:56. Andy Pratt - Grey, Chick and Malda [2003] - REQ

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Monday 3/11/13 Captain Al Franklyn filling in

01. YOU GOT THE POWER _ ESQUIRES
02. HEAD OVER HEELS _ BOBBY LEWIS
03. LITTLE PIECE OF LEATHER _ DONNIE ELBERT
04. NEVER LEAVE YOUR BABY’S SIDE _ MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS
05. HOPE WE HAVE _ ARTISTICS
06. WHY GIRL _ PERCISIONS
07. OPEN THE DOOR TO YOUR HEART _ DARREL BANKS
08. BIG CITY _ JOHNNY NASH
09. HAWG FOR YOU _ PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY
10. TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU _ SYRITA WRIGHT
11. UP ALL NIGHT _ LEE OSKAR
12. WHAT IS SOUL _ BEN E. KING & AVERAGE WHITE BAND
13. THE SWEETEST FEELING _ JACKIE WILSON
14. PEOPLE UNITE TO SAVE HUMANITY _ BAR-KAYS
15. HARD TIMES _ BABY HUEY
16. WE GOT LOVE (YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT) _ YOUNGHEARTS
17. FRIENDSHIP TRAIN _ TEMPTATIONS
18. PSYCH-A-SOUL-A-FUNK-A-DELIC _ POLITICIANS
19. I WANNA KNOW IF IT’S GOOD TO YOU _ FUNKADELIC
20. POONTANG _ UNDISPUTED TRUTH
21. DANCE TO THE MUSIC/MEDLEY/HIGHER _ SLY & THE FAMILY STONE (LIVE ATWOODSTOCK)
22. FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH _ LOU RAWLS
23. SOUND OF SILENCE _ KIM WESTON
24. IT’S TOO LATE _ ISLEY BROTHERS
25. WHERE TO NOW ST. PETER _ ELTON JOHN

Listen to Capt. Al's regular show "R&B Jukebox" every Sunday 6-8 PM EDT on WMBR!

Friday, March 08, 2013

March 8, 2013, Playlist with Host Alex McNeil

More Regional Hits -- records that were popular in New England, but weren't hits nationally:

  1. Novas - The Crusher (CD, 1965)
  2. Bruce & Terry - Carmen (CD, 1965)
  3. Roddie Joy - Come Back Baby (CD, 1965)
  4. Shags - Don't Press Your Luck (CD, 1966)
  5. N.A.I.F. - Sweet Bird of Love (CD, 1967) 
  6. Mauds - Hold On (45, 1967)
  7. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Purple Haze (CD, 1967)
  8. Traffic - Paper Sun (CD, 1967)
  9. Ian & Sylvia - Lovin' Sound (45, 1967)
  10. Sonny & Cher - It's the Little Things (CD, 1967)
  11. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Save Me (CD, 1967)
  12. Youngbloods - Grizzly Bears (LP, 1967)
  13. British Walkers - Shake (CD, 1967)
  14. Marmalade - Lovin' Things (CD, 1968)
  15. Troggs - You Can Cry If You Want To (45, 1968)
  16. Buffalo Springfield - Do I Have to Come Right Out and Say It (CD, 1968)
  17. Roosters - Love Machine (45, 1968)
  18. Mirettes - In the Midnight Hour (45, 1968)
  19. Gene Chandler & Barbara Acklin - From the Teacher to the Preacher (CD, 1968)
  20. Soul Survivors - Mama Soul (45, 1969)
  21. Dobie Gray - Rose Garden (45, 1969)
  22. Mia Farrow - Lullaby from 'Rosemary's Baby' (CD, 1968)
  23. Everly Brothers - It's My Time (CD, 1968)
  24. Eternity's Children - Mrs. Bluebird (45, 1968)
  25. Harbingers - Tompkins Square (CD, 1968)
  26. Rita Coolidge - Turn Around and Love You (45, 1969)
  27. Fun & Games - The Grooviest Girl in the World (CD, 1969)
  28. The Road - She's Not There (LP, 1969)
  29. Johnny Winter - Rollin' and Tumblin' (45, 1969)
  30. Bill Cosby - Grover Henson Feels Forgotten (CD, 1970)
  31. Iron Butterfly - In the Time of Our Lives (45, 1969)
  32. Teddy & the Pandas - We Can't Go on This Way (45, 1966)
  33. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Molina (LP, 1971)
  34. Fortunes - Freedom Comes, Freedom Goes (45, 1971)
  35. The Bridge - Love Is There (CD, 1970)

Wednesday, March 06, 2013

Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - Eli Polonsky

12:02. Wishbone Ash - Phoenix
12:14. Wishbone Ash - Time Was
12:23. Wishbone Ash - The Pilgrim - LIVE
12:32. Andy Powell of Wishbone Ash - Live telephone interview
12:48. Wishbone Ash - Searching For Satellites [2011]
12:56. King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King - REQ
01:06. Yes - South Side Of The Sky - REQ
01:13. New York Rock & Roll Ensemble - Studeao Atlantis - REQ
01:17. Donovan - Atlantis
01:22. Fifty-Foot Hose - Rose - REQ
01:29. Mount Rushmore - Stone Free - REQ
01:33. Steppenwolf - Don't Step On The Grass, Sam
01:38. Lee Michaels - Heighty Hi
01:48. The Groundhogs - The Grey Maze - REQ

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

Friday, March 01, 2013

March 1, 2013, Playlist with Host Alex McNeil

Some regional hits -- records that were popular on Massachusetts radio stations in the 60s, but weren't hits nationally:

  1. Blendells -- La La La La La (LP, 1964) [#1 in Springfield]
  2. Chartbusters -- Why (Dontcha Be My Girl) (45, 1964)
  3. Strangeloves -- Love Love (CD, 1964)
  4. Ian & the Zodiacs -- So Much in Love with You (45, 1965)
  5. Barbarians -- Moulty (CD, 1966)
  6. Remains -- Diddy Wah Diddy (LP, 1966)
  7. Teddy & the Pandas -- Once Upon a Time (CD, 1966)
  8. Rockin' Ramrods -- Bright Lit Blue Skies (CD, 1966)
  9. Pin-Ups -- Lookin' for Boys (CD, 1964)
  10. Raindrops -- Let's Go Together (CD, 1964)
  11. Royalettes -- It's Gonna Take a Miracle (CD, 1965)
  12. Pandoras -- (I Could Write a Book) About My Baby (CD, 1967)
  13. Gayle Haness -- Johnny Ander (CD, 1966)
  14. Jordan Brothers -- Gimme Some Lovin' (45, 1967)
  15. Woolies -- Who Do You Love (CD, 1967)
  16. Kit & the Outlaws -- Midnight Hour (45, 1967)
  17. New Happiness -- Winchester Cathedral (45, 1966)
  18. Zal Yanovsky -- As Long As You're Here (CD, 1967)
  19. Claudine Longet -- Meditation (LP, 1966)
  20. Don Grady with the Windupwatchband -- The Children of St. Monica (CD, 1967)
  21. Rick Coyne -- Someone Else's Arms (45, 1967)
  22. Cyrkle -- Penny Arcade (CD, 1967)
  23. Wildweeds -- No Good to Cry (CD, 1967) [#1 in Springfield & Boston]
  24. Wildweeds -- I'm Dreaming (CD, 1968)
  25. Orpheus -- I've Never Seen Love Like This (LP, 1968)
  26. Cowsills -- The Candy Kid (CD, 1968)
  27. Improper Bostonians -- Set You Free This Time (LP, 1967)
  28. Unchained Mynds -- We Can't Go On This Way (45, 1969) [#1 in Springfield]
  29. Nazz -- Hello It's Me (CD, 1968)
  30. Lulu -- Boy (CD, 1968)
  31. Peggy Lipton -- Lu (45, 1970)
  32. Saturday Morning Cartoon Show -- Hayride (CD, 1968) [#1 in Worcester]
  33. Jet Stream -- All's Quiet on West 23rd (45, 1967)
  34. Will-O-Bees -- Shades of Gray (CD, 1967)
  35. Plastic Cow Goes Moooooog -- Lady Jane (LP, 1969)
  36. Tom Rush -- Urge for Going (LP, 1966)