Friday, June 28, 2013

June 28, 2013, Playlist with Host Alex McNeil

More regional hits -- records that were popular in some local markets, but weren't big hits nationally:

  1. Beatles - You're Gonna Lose That Girl (CD, 1965) [entire "Help!" LP made #8 on WHYN, Springfield, MA, Sept. 1965]
  2. Bermudas -- Donnie (CD, 1964)
  3. Wayne Newton - Laura Lee (LP, 1966)
  4. Lucille Starr - The French Song (45, 1964)
  5. New Breed - Want Ad Reader (CD, 1966)
  6. Blades of Grass - Happy (CD, 1967)
  7. Jones Boys - If I Ever Find the Time (CD, 1967)
  8. Big Brother & the Holding Co. - Down on Me (CD, 1967)
  9. Bill Wendry & the Boss Tweeds - Fire (45, 1968)
  10. Blue Beats - Extra Girl (45, 1966)
  11. Cal Raye & the Class-Airs - Lovely Lies (CD, 1965)
  12. Orpheus - Brown Arms in Houston (45, 1969)
  13. Lorraine Ellison - I Dig You Baby (45, 1965)
  14. Sam & Dave - Said I Wasn't Gonna Tell Nobody (CD, 1966)
  15. Emperor's - Karate (45, 1966)
  16. Lenis Guess - Workin' for My Baby (LP, 1966)
  17. Billy Stewart - Cross My Heart (LP, 1968)
  18. Ugly Ducklings - Nothin' (CD, 1966)
  19. Jaybees - I'm a Loner (CD, 1966)
  20. Life - Hands of the Clock (45, 1969)
  21. Collectors - Looking at a Baby (CD, 1967)
  22. Ever-Green Blues - Midnight Confessions (45, 1968)
  23. Del Shannon - She (CD, 1967)
  24. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich - Bend It (CD, 1967)
  25. Third Rail - Run, Run, Run (CD, 1967)
  26. Salt Water Taffy - Finders Keepers (CD, 1968)
  27. Doors - Wishful Sinful (LP, 1969)
  28. Tim Hardin - Simple Song of Freedom (45, 1969)
  29. Tom Northcott - Sunny Goodge Street (LP, 1967)
  30. Kinks - Mr. Pleasant (LP, 1967)
  31. Neil MacArthur [Colin Blunstone] - She's Not There (45, 1969)
  32. Marcia Strassman - The Flower Children (LP, 1967)
  33. Moorpark Intersection - I Think I'll Just Go and Find Me a Flower (CD, 1968)
  34. Smokey & His Sister - Creators of Rain (45, 1967)
  35. John Fred & His Playboy Band - Agnes English (LP, 1967)
  36. Joshua - Bow Down (to the Dollar) (45, 1971)

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - Eli Polonsky

In celebration of The Rascals reunion concerts in Boston:
12:01. The Young Rascals - Love Is A Beautiful Thing
12:03. The Rascals - A Ray Of Hope
12:09. The Rascals - It's Wonderful
12:13. The Rascals - Cute

12:31. The Chambers Brothers - All Strung Out Over You
12:33. Moby Grape - Can't Be So Bad
12:37. The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Ali Baba's Camel - REQ
12:41. The Who - Love Ain't For Keeping (alternate take) - REQ
12:44. Steppenwolf - Rock Me
12:50. It's A Beautiful Day - Hot Summer Day - REQ
12:55. Country Joe & The Fish - Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine - REQ

In memoriam, Bobby "Blue" Bland, who passed away June 23:
01:04. B.B. King & Bobby "Blue" Bland - Goin' Down Slow - LIVE
01:08. B.B. King & Bobby "Blue" Bland - I'll Take Care Of You - LIVE
01:12. Bobby "Blue" Bland - Turn On Your Love Light

01:17. The Grateful Dead - Morning Dew - REQ

Ticket giveaway promotion: Richard Thompson in Lowell, MA 6/29:
01:23. Fairport Convention - Sloth
01:32. Fairport Convention - She Moves Through The Fair
01:37. Fairport Convention - Meet On The Ledge
01:43. Fairport Convention - Cajun Woman

01:46. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Pride Of Man - REQ
01:51. The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band - Smell Of Incense
01:57. The Zombies - Summertime

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - Eli Polonsky

Three selections from the Monterey Pop
Festival for its 46th anniversary:
12:02. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Wild Thing - LIVE
12:11. Big Brother & The Holding Company - Ball And Chain - LIVE
12:20. Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness - LIVE

12:25. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
12:32. Leonard Cohen - Famous Blue Raincoat
12:37. Pearls Before Swine - Another Time
12:39. Country Joe & The Fish - Janis
12:42. Buffalo Springfield - Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing

For Hot Tuna at the Somerville Theatre Tues. 6/18:
12:49. Hot Tuna - Mann's Fate - LIVE
12:55. Jorma Kaukonen - Genesis

01:01. Jesse Colin Young - Ridgetop - REQ
01:07. Bob Dylan - Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat
01:15. The Fugs - I Saw The Best Minds Of My Generation Rot - REQ
01:18. Funkadelic - Maggot Brain - REQ

For the 71st birthday of Paul McCartney:
01:29. Paul McCartney - Oo You - REQ
01:32. Paul McCartney - Monkberry Moon Delight
01:41. Paul McCartney & Wings - Let Me Roll It

01:46. Nick Drake - Northern Sky - REQ
01:49. Cream - Deserted Cities Of The Heart - REQ • LIVE
01:56. Earth Opera - The Red Sox Are Winning - REQ

"Lost and Found" extended:
02:02. The Red Crayola - Transparent Radiation - REQ
02:09. Donovan - The Fat Angel - REQ
02:13. David Crosby - Music Is Love
02:17. Roger McGuinn - The Ballad Of Easy Rider
02:19. Jethro Tull - Look Into The Sun
02:25. Jerry Garcia - An Odd Little Place
02:26. Jerry Garcia - The Wheel - REQ
02:32. King Crimson - Fracture - REQ

Ticket giveaway feature: guitarist John McLaughlin
at Berklee Performance Center Saturday, 6/22:
02:44. Miles Davis - John McLaughlin (alternate take)
02:52. Miles Davis (w/John McLaughlin) - Sanctuary
03:04. Graham Bond (w'John McLaughlin) - The Grass Is Greener
03:17. The Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds Of Fire
03:23. The Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Noonward Race
03:30. Carlos Santana/John McLaughlin - The Life Divine
03:41. John McLaughlin - Devotion
03:55. The Mahavishnu Orchestra - John's Song

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

Friday, June 14, 2013

June 14, 2013, Playlist with Host Alex McNeil

Whistle While You. . . .  All of today's selections featured whistling:

  1. Bobby Day, Rockin' Robin (LP, 1958)
  2. Larry Williams - Bony Moronie (LP, 1957)
  3. Jimmy Jones - Handy Man (CD, 1960)
  4. Bobby & His Orbits - Felicia (CD, 1958)
  5. Chet Atkins - Peanut Vendor (CD, 1957)
  6. Charles McDevitt Skiffle Group - Freight Train (CD, 1957)
  7. Highwaymen - Michael (CD, 1961)
  8. Clancy Brothers - Whistling Gypsy (CD)
  9. Kingston Trio - Ally Ally Oxen Free (45, 1963)
  10. Les Paul - Walking & Whistling Blues (CD)
  11. Don Robertson - The Happy Whistler (CD, 1956)
  12. Marty Robbins - The Story of My Life (CD, 1958)
  13. Gene Pitney - Only Love Can Break a Heart (CD, 1962)
  14. Perry Como - Magic Moments (45, 1958)
  15. Gary Lewis & the Playboys - Save Your Heart for Me (CD, 1965)
  16. Lovin' Spoonful - Daydream (CD, 1966)
  17. Mitch Miller - March on the River Kwai/Colonel Bogey March (45, 1958)
  18. Victor Young - The High and the Mighty (CD, 1954)
  19. Hugo Montenegro - Hang 'em High (45, 1968)
  20. (No artist credited) - Tombstone Territory Theme (1959)
  21. (No artist credited) - Lassie Theme (CD)
  22. (No artist credited) - Theme from The Andy Griffith Show (The Fishin' Hole) (CD, 1961)
  23. David Fanshawe - Flambards Opening Theme (LP, 1980)
  24. Rufus Thomas - Walkin' the Dog (CD, 1963) (alt. take)
  25. Jimmy Castor - Hey Leroy, Your Mama's Callin' You (45, 1967)
  26. Harvey & the Spinners - Whistlin' About You (CD, 1962)
  27. Otis Redding - (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay (CD, 1967) (alt. take)
  28. Joe Cuba Sextet - El Pito (45, 1966)
  29. Carroll Brothers - Sweet Georgia Brown (CD, 1962)
  30. Tremeloes - Here Comes My Baby (LP, 1967)
  31. Seekers - Georgy Girl (LP, 1967)
  32. Beatles - Two of Us (CD, 1970)
  33. Whistlin' Jack Smith - I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman (CD, 1967)
  34. J's with Jamie - Popsicles in Paris (45, 1964)
  35. Beach Boys - Whistlin' In (LP, 1967)
  36. Cyrkle - Problem Child (CD, 1967)
  37. Danny O'Keefe - Goodtime Charlie's Got the Blues (45, 1972)
  38. Fred Neil - I've Got a Secret (CD, 1967)
  39. Limeliters - Take My True Love By the Hand (LP)
  40. Bobby Darin - Long Time Movin' (CD, 1967)
  41. Guy Mitchell - Singin' the Blues (45, 1956)
  42. Cozy Cole - Big Noise From Winnetka (45, 1963)

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 - Eli Polonsky

12:02. Jerry Garcia Band (w/Nicky Hopkins) - Edward The Mad Shirt Grinder - LIVE
12:12. Nektar - Nelly The Elephant - REQ
12:17. Yes - South Side Of The Sky - REQ
12:25. Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower - REQ • LIVE
12:30. Jimi Hendrix Experience - Sunshine Of Your Love - REQ • LIVE
12:37. Cream - SWLABR
12:41. The Rolling Stones - It's Not Easy - REQ
12:44. The Rolling Stones - Little Queenie - REQ • LIVE

For Vanilla Fudge appearing at the Bull Run in Shirley, MA Friday 6/14:
12:49. Vanilla Fudge - Season Of The Witch
12:58. Vanilla Fudge - Take Me For A Little While
01:02. Vanilla Fudge - People Get Ready
01:09. Carmine Appice - Live telephone interview
01:32. Beck, Bogert & Appice - I'm So Proud
01:37. Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hanging On

01:46. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Shady Grove - REQ
01:49. Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where The Time Goes - REQ
01:56. The Grateful Dead - Pride Of Cucamunga

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

Friday, June 07, 2013

June 7, 2013, Playlist with Host Alex McNeil

In Memoriam, Week Two -- remembering musicians from the Lost and Found era who've passed away within the last year:

  1. Sammy Masters - Rockin' Red Wing (CD, 1960)
  2. Jewel Akens - The Birds and the Bees (CD, 1965)
  3. Billy Scott - You're the Greatest (CD, 1958)
  4. Emilio Pericoli - Al Di La (CD, 1962)
  5. Jimmy Elledge - Funny How Time Slips Away (CD, 1962)
  6. Dave Brubeck - Bossa Nova USA (LP, 1963)
  7. Shangri-Las - Remember (Walking in the Sand) (CD, 1964) [for writer-producer George "Shadow" Morton]
  8. Association - Along Comes Mary (CD, 1966) [for writer Tandyn Almer]
  9. Roy Orbison - It's Over (CD, 1964) [for co-writer Bill Dees]
  10. Marvin Hamlisch - The Entertainer (CD, 1974)
  11. Spinners - I'll Always Love You (CD, 1965) [for member Bobbie Smith]
  12. Ohio Players - Here Today and Gone Tomorrow (LP, 1969) [for member Leroy "Sugar" Bonner]
  13. Staple Singers - Why Am I Treated So Bad (CD, 1967) [for member Cleotha Staples]
  14. Dells - There Is (CD, 1968) [for member Marvin Junior]
  15. Dave Clark Five - At the Scene (CD, 1966) [for bassist Rick Huxley]
  16. Troggs - Night of the Long Grass (LP, 1967) [for singer Reg Presley]
  17. Yes - Looking Around (LP, 1969) [for guitarist Peter Banks]
  18. Deep Purple - Hallelujah (CD, 1969) [for keyboardist Jon Lord]
  19. Gene & Debbe - Make a Noise Like Love (45, 1968) [for Gene Thomas]
  20. R.B. Greaves - Fire and Rain (45, 1970)
  21. Richie Havens - I Can't Make It Anymore (LP, 1967)
  22. Terry Callier - You Goin' Miss Your Candyman (CD, 1968)
  23. Clarence Carter - Too Weak to Fight (CD, 1969) [for co-writer George Jackson]
  24. Tams - Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy (CD, 1968) [for co-writer Ray Whitley]
  25. Diana Ross & the Supremes - Love Child (CD, 1968) [for co-writers & co-producers Frank Wilson and Deke Richards]
  26. Temptations - Superstar (Remember How You Got What You Are) (CD, 1971) [for members Damon Harris and Richard Street]
  27. Delfonics - I Told You So (CD, 1974) [for member Major Harris]
  28. George Perkins & the Silver Stars - Crying in the Streets (CD, 1970)
  29. Five Stairsteps - Oo Ooh Child (CD, 1970) [for member Clarence Burke, Jr.]
  30. Donald Byrd - Cristo Redentor (CD, 1964)
  31. Beach Boys - I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (CD, 1966) [for theremin player Paul Tanner]
  32. H.P. Lovecraft - Blue Jack of Diamonds (CD, 1968) [for member Jeff Boyan]
  33. Jefferson Airplane - Have You Seen the Saucers (45, 1970) [for drummer Joey Covington]
  34. Black Oak Arkansas - Red Hot Lovin' (LP, 1973) [for guitarist Stanley Knight]
  35. Orleans - Let There Be Music (LP, 1975) [for member Larry Hoppen]

Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - Eli Polonsky

12:02. The Bubble Puppy - I've Got To Reach You
12:11. The James Montgomery Band - Schoolin' Them Dice - REQ
12:15. Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks - How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away - REQ
12:19. Hot Tuna - Sea Child
12:23. The Moody Blues - Voices In The Sky
12:26. Phil Ochs - Flower Lady
12:32. Dave Van Ronk - Stackalee - REQ
12:36. Ry Cooder - Goin' To Brownsville
12:39. David Bromberg - Sloppy Drunk - LIVE

For Levon Helm documentary film "Ain't in it for my Health"
showing at the Regent Theatre in Arlington, MA Sunday 6/9:
12:44. The Band - Ophelia
12:53. The Band - Rag Mama Rag [Alternate Take]
12:57. The Band - The Shape I'm In - LIVE

01:02. Brewer & Shipley - Tarkio Road
01:06. Van Morrison - Saint Dominic's Preview - REQ
01:13. Tim Buckley - Hallucinations
01:20. Gene Clark - Sister Moon
01:28. Fleetwood Mac - Bare Trees - REQ
01:31. Love - Live And Let Live
01:37. The Grateful Dead - Me & Bobby McGee - REQ • LIVE

For Chuck McDermott & Wheatstraw reunion concert
Friday 6/7 at Johnny D's in Somerville, MA:
01:45. Chuck McDermott & Wheatstraw - Follow The Music
01:49. Chuck McDermott & Wheatstraw - A Well Known Fact

01:56. The Byrds - Goin' Back

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

Monday, June 03, 2013

June 3, 2013 Playlist w/ Host Bob Dubrow

Background music provided by Derek and The Dominos - The Jams CD from The Layla Sessions box set (1990)

Set 01:
1. Edwards Hand - "Episodes, Being the First Part" (Edwards Hand 1969)
2. Keith Christmas - "Lorri" (Fable of the Wings 1970)
3. The Guess Who - "Flying on the Ground is Wrong" (1967 bonus track on 2001 CD re-release of Shakin' All Over 1965)
4. Long John Baldry - "Flying" (It Ain't Easy 1971)

Set 02:
1. Procol Harum - "Drunk Again" (1974 bonus track on 2009 CD re-release of Exotic Birds and Fruit 1974)
2. The Kinks - "Hidden Quality" (1979 previously unreleased track from Picture Book box set 2008)
3. Jethro Tull - "Shunt and Shuffle" (Thick as a Brick 2 2012)
4. Eyes of Blue - "Crossroads of Time" (Crossroads of Time 1968)
5. East of Eden - "Eight Miles High" (1969 from 2005 CD re-release of Mercator Projected 1969)

Set 03:
1. Oxford Circle - "Troubles" (Live at the Avalon 1966)
2. Quicksilver Messenger Service - "Codine" (live 2/4/1967 at The Fillmore Auditorium from Anthology 1966-70 box set 2011)
3. Mott the Hoople - "Violence" (Mott the Hoople Live 1974) REQUEST (Ian Hunter born 74 years ago today)
4. Family - "Buffet Tea" (live on the BBC 5/4/1973 from The Peel Sessions 1989)
5. The Great Society - "Sally, Go 'Round the Roses" (live 1966 at The Matrix, San Francisco from Conspicuous Only in Its Absence 1968) REQUEST
6. The Electric Prunes - "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)" (Stockholm 1967 2002)

Set 04:
1. Steeleye Span - "Seven Hundred Elves" (Now We Are Six 1974)
2. Dawnwind - "Concrete Circles" (Looking Back on the Future 1975)
3,. Neil Young - "Homefires" (unreleased track live 1974 online bootleg)
4. Andy Roberts - "Creepy John" (Home Grown 1971)
5. The Velvet Underground - "There She Goes Again (with Nico)" (1/3/1966 Factory rehearsal from The Velvet Underground and Nico: 45th Anniversary Deluxe Edition 2012)
6. Bob Dylan  - "If Not For You" (alternate version 5/1/70 from The Bootleg Series 1-3: Rare & Unreleased 1961-1991 box set 1991)

Set 05:
1. Pete Townshend - "Classified" (1971 from V/A: Revelations, A Musical Anthology for Glastonbury Fayre compilation 1972)
2. Yes - "Long Distance Runaround" (Fragile 1972)