Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - Eli Polonsky

12:02. Earth Opera - The Red Sox Are Winning

Lou Reed R.I.P.
12:06. Lou Reed - Sweet Jane - LIVE
12:18. The Velvet Underground - What Goes On (Live)
12:24. Lou Reed - Rock'n'Roll - LIVE
12:35. Lou Reed - Wagon Wheel - REQ
12:38. The Velvet Underground - Ocean
12:43. The Velvet Underground - There She Goes Again - REQ
12:46. The Velvet Underground - Heroin - LIVE
12:56. Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby - REQ

Songs from local Lowbudget Records artists on the "Lowbudget Barrel of Monkees" CD including a live in-studio appearance by local duo Bird Mancini.
01:03. Tim Casey - Porpoise Song - NEW
01:13. Bird Mancini - Last Train To Clarksville - LIVE
01:23. Steve Gilligan - Randy Scouse Git - NEW
01:30. Bird Mancini - Cuddly Toy - LIVE
01:35. Glenn Williams - Magnolia Simms - NEW

01:38. The Tubes - What Do You Want from Life?
01:45. The Grateful Dead - Bertha - LIVE
01:53. Fleetwood Mac - The Green Manalishi

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

Friday, October 25, 2013

October 25, 2013, Playlist with Host Alex McNeil

Canadian pop - music by artists originally from Canada or American expats who relocated there:

  1. Paul Anka - Do I Love You (CD, 1971)
  2. Crew-Cuts - Gumdrop (45, 1955)
  3. Diamonds - One Summer Night (45, 1961)
  4. Beau-Marks - Clap Your Hands (CD, 1960)
  5. Lucille Starr - The French Song (45, 1964)
  6. Terry Black - Only Sixteen (CD, 1965)
  7. Little Caesar & the Consuls - You've Really Got a Hold on Me (45, 1965)
  8. Gordon Lightfoot - Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (45, 1965)
  9. Jack Scott - I Never Felt Like This (45, 1959)
  10. Levon & the Hawks - The Stones I Throw (CD, 1965)
  11. Guess Who? - Clock on the Wall (LP, 1966)
  12. A Passing Fancy - I'm Losing Tonight (CD, 1967)
  13. Ugly Ducklings - Nothin' (CD, 1966)
  14. Paupers - Magic People (LP, 1967)
  15. A Stitch in Tyme - Got to Get You into My Life (45, 1967)
  16. Kensington Market - I Would Be the One (LP, 1968)
  17. Ronnie Hawkins - Home from the Forest (45, 1968)
  18. Motherlode - Memories of a Broken Promise (CD, 1969)
  19. Mandala - Love-Itis (45, 1968)
  20. Neil Young - Sugar Mountain (45, 1969)
  21. Leonard Cohen - Chelsea Hotel #2 (LP, 1971)
  22. Joni Mitchell - Nathan La Freneer (LP, 1968)
  23. Ginette Reno - Beautiful Second Hand Man (45, 1970)
  24. Anne Murray - Talk It Over in the Morning (45, 1971)
  25. Mashmakhan - As the Years Go By (CD, 1970)
  26. Lighthouse - Hats Off (To the Stranger) (LP, 1971)
  27. Tundra - Band Bandit (45, 1971)
  28. Wishbone - You're Gonna Miss Me (45, 1971)
  29. Bells - Moody Manitoba Morning (LP, 1971)
  30. April Wine - You Could Have Been a Lady (LP, 1972)
  31. Wackers - I Hardly Know Her Name (LP, 1972)
  32. Tommy Graham - After the Gold Rush (45, 1972)
  33. Chilliwack - Lonesome Mary (LP, 1972)
  34. Rush - In the Mood (LP, 1975)
  35. Young Canada Singers - Canada, a Centennial Song (45, 1967)

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - Eli Polonsky

12:03. Fleetwood Mac - Searching For Madge
12:10. Blood, Sweat & Tears - House In The Country
12:12. The Byrds - CTA-102
12:15. Jefferson Airplane - The Ballad Of You And Me And Pooneil (alternate version)
12:29. The Blues Project - Two Trains Running
12:40. Terry Reid - Avenue - REQ
12:45. James Montgomery Band - Train
12:55. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Double Trouble
01:03. Tim Buckley - No Man Can Find The War
01:07. Donovan - The Universal Soldier - REQ
01:09. The Steve Miller Band - Never Kill Another Man - REQ
01:14. Bob Martin - Third War Rag
01:17. John Prine - Your Flag Decal Won't Get You In To Heaven Anymore
01:20. The Holy Modal Rounders - The Whole World Oughta Go On A Vacation - REQ
01:23. Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan's 115th Dream

Ticket giveaway promotion for Sam Bush (leader of New Grass Revival in the '70s) for show at the Wilbur Theater that was unfortunately canceled:
01:32. New Grass Revival - High Lonesome Sound - LIVE
01:38. New Grass Revival - Lonesome And A Long Way From Home - LIVE

01:46. Yes - South Side Of The Sky - REQ
01:53. The Grateful Dead - Werewolves Of London - LIVE

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - Eli Polonsky

Feature and interview: Corky Laing of Mountain for his appearance at Johnny D's on 11/6:
12:04. Mountain - Nantucket Sleighride - LIVE
12:22. Mountain - Theme From An Imaginary Western
12:27. Mountain - For Yasgur's Farm
12:30. Corky Laing - Live telephone interview
12:54. Mountain - Silver Paper

Interview: Filmmaker John Kane, producer of a documentary in progress about "The Father of Festival Sound" Bill Hanley, sound engineer for the late '50s/early '60s Newport music festivals and the 1969 Woodstock festival, for an event honoring him in Medford on 10/19.
01:00. Filmmaker John Kane - Live telephone interview
01:18. Jimi Hendrix - Red House [from Woodstock] - LIVE

Feature and interview: Bill Payne of Little Feat for his appearance at Johnny D's on 10/30:
01:22. Little Feat - Sailin' Shoes -> LIVE
01:26. Little Feat - Feats Don't Fail Me Now - LIVE
01:31. Bill Payne of Little Feat - Live telephone interview
01:52. Little Feat - Willin'
01:56. Little Feat - Fat Man In The Bathtub

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

Friday, October 11, 2013

October 11, 2013, Playlist with Host Alex McNeil

Regional Hits from October 1969 - records that were popular in various local markets, but weren't big hits nationally:

  1. 1910 Fruitgum Co. - The Train (CD)
  2. Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons - And That Reminds Me (CD)
  3. Cowsills - Silver Threads and Golden Needles (CD)
  4. Hardy Boys - Love and Let Love (LP)
  5. Spirit - Dark Eyed Woman (CD)
  6. It's a Beautiful Day - White Bird (LP)
  7. John & Anne Ryder - I Still Believe in Tomorrow (LP)
  8. Turtles - Love in the City (CD)
  9. Soul Children - The Sweeter He Is (CD)
  10. Maxine Brown - We'll Cry Together (45)
  11. Dynamics - Dum-De-Dum (CD)
  12. Soul Toronadoes - Go For Yourself (CD)
  13. Jimmy Clanton - Curly (45)
  14. Jefferson - The Colour of My Love (45)
  15. Bobby Goldsboro - Muddy Mississippi Line (LP)
  16. Johnny Rivers - One Woman (45)
  17. Merrilee Rush - Sign On for the Good Times (CD)
  18. Baskerville Hounds - Hold Me (45)
  19. Blackwell - Wonderful (45)
  20. Robbs - Movin' (45)
  21. Box Tops - Turn on a Dream (45)
  22. Bill Moss - Number One (CD)
  23. Clarence Carter - Doin' Our Thing (CD)
  24. Mavis Staples - A House Is Not a Home (CD)
  25. Checkmates Ltd. - Proud Mary (CD)
  26. Nancy Sinatra - Drummer Man (45)
  27. Frank Sinatra - Love's Been Good to Me (LP)
  28. Santana - Jingo (CD)
  29. Grand Funk Railroad - Time Machine (CD)
  30. Thomas & Richard Frost - She's Got Love (CD)
  31. Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys - Can You Dance to It (45)
  32. John Mayall - Don't Waste My Time (45)

Wednesday, October 09, 2013

Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - Eli Polonsky

12:02. Cream - Sweet Wine - LIVE

Ticket giveaway feature: David Freiberg with Jefferson Starship at the Bull Run 10/9:
12:18. Quicksilver Messenger Service - The Fool
12:30. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Pride Of Man
12:33. David Freiberg - Live telephone interview
12:50. Jefferson Starship - Have You Seen The Stars Tonite (sic)
12:54. Jefferson Airplane - Crown Of Creation - REQ
12:57. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Flashing Lonesome
01:04. Jefferson Starship - Tumblin'
01:07. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Gypsy Lights

Ticket giveaway feature: District 97 w/John Wetton of King Crimson at Regent Theatre 10/11:
01:18. King Crimson - Easy Money

Feature: Ian Anderson for "Thick As A Brick" anniversary performace at the Wang Theatre 10/12:
01:23. Jethro Tull - Edit 6 (from "Thick As A Brick")
01:30. Ian Anderson - Telephone interview
01:56. Jethro Tull - Edit 2 (from "Thick As A Brick")

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

Tuesday, October 08, 2013

October 7, 2013 Playlist w/ Host Bob Dubrow

Background music provided by Davie Allan & The Arrows - Cycle-Delic Sounds (1968)

Set 01:
1. Edgar Broughton Band - "Love in the Rain" (Live in Hamburg: The Fabrik Concert 1973 2012
2. Quicksilver Messenger Service - "Calvary" (Out-take Happy Trails 1969 session from Anthology Box 1966-1970 2011)
3. It's a Beautiful Day - "Changes" (Live at The Fillmore '68 2013)
4. Davie Allan & The Arrows - "Cycle-Delic" (Cycle-Delic Sounds 1968)

Set 02:
1. 10cc - "18 Carat Man of Means" (Sheet Music 1974) KEVIN GODLEY BORN TODAY IN 1945
2. Southwest F.O.B. - "Independent Me" (196? bonus track from 1998 CD re-release of Smell of Incense 1968)
3. The Love Exchange - "Flying High" (The Love Exchange 1968)
4. Lisa Miller - "White Rabbit" (Within Myself 1967)
5. The Styx - "Puppetmaster" (1967 from The Best of Butch Engle & The Styx compilation 2000)

Set 03:
1. Love - "Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hillsdale" (alternate mix from Deluxe CD Edition of Forever Changes 1967)
2. Bryan MacLean - "Love Will Be Here" (written 1967 for inclusion on Forever Changes, nixed, recorded 1982 from Candy's Waltz compilation 2000)
3. Mr. Glasser & the Weirdos - "Termites in My Woody" (Hot Rod Hootenanny 1963)
4. Roger McGuinn - "Dreamland" (Cardiff Rose 1976)
5. Nilsson - "Isolation" (1971 bonus track from The RCA Album Collection box 2013)
6. Bob Dylan - "Sign on the Window" (1970 orchestral overdub version from Another Self Portrait: The Bootleg Series Vol. 10 2013)

Set 04:
1. Richard Thompson - "Albion Sunrise" (1971 previously unreleased from RT: The Life & Music of Richard Thompson box 2006)
2. Giles, Giles & Fripp w/ Judy Dyble - "Under the Sky" (The Brondesbury Tapes (1968) 2002)
3. Donovan - "Circus of Sour" (Fairytale 1965)
4. John Renbourn - "The Trees They Do Grow High" (Sir John Alot 1968)
5. Stories - "Love Is in Motion" (About Us 1973)

Set 05:
1. The Kinks - "When I Turn Off the Living Room Lights" (1969 from The Kinks at The BBC box 2012)
2. Linda Perhacs - "Porcelain Baked Cast Iron Wedding" (Parallelograms 1970)
3. The Hollies - "Man With No Expression (Horses Through a Rainbow)" (1968 previously unreleased from 30th Anniversary Collection box 1993)
4. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - "Horses Through a Rainbow" (1969 from CSN box 1991)
5. The Kinks "Where Did My Spring Go?" (1969 from The Kinks at The BBC box 2012)

Friday, October 04, 2013

October 4, 2013, Playlist with Host Alex McNeil

The Name's the Same, part two - more artists with identical (or near-identical) names:
  1. Johnny Mathis - Gina (LP, 1962)
  2. Country Johnny Mathis - One Life (CD)
  3. Safaris - Image of a Girl (45, 1960) [white vocal group]
  4. Surfaris - Wipe Out (CD, 1963)
  5. Safaris - Kick Out (CD, 1963) [surf group]
  6. Garry Mills - Look for a Star (CD, 1960)
  7. Garry Miles - Look for a Star (CD, 1960)
  8. Mar-Keys - Last Night (CD, 1961)
  9. Mar-Kets - Surfer's Stomp (CD, 1962)
  10. Accents - Wiggle Wiggle (CD, 1959) [from Philadelphia]
  11. Accents - Better Watch Out Boy (CD, 1964) [from San Diego]
  12. Accents - New Girl (CD, 1964) [from Chicago]
  13. Accents - Why (CD, 1964) [from Minneapolis]
  14. Classics - Till Then (CD, 1963)
  15. Junior and the Classics - The Dog (45, 1964)
  16. Classics - Polyanna (CD, 1966) [later known as Classics IV]
  17. Honey Bees - One Wonderful Night (CD, 1964) [really the Cookies]
  18. Honey Bees - One Girl, One Boy (CD, 1964)
  19. Honeybees - Let's Get Back Together (CD, 1967)
  20. Honey & the Bees - Love Addict (CD, 1969)
  21. Clovers - The Honey Dripper (CD, 1961)
  22. Clover - Shotgun (LP, 1970)
  23. Fleetwoods - Ten Times Blues (CD, 1964)
  24. Fleetwood Mac - Man of the World (CD, 1969)
  25. Four-Evers - Everybody South Street (45, 1963)
  26. Four Evers - Be My Girl (CD, 1964)
  27. In Crowd - Questions and Answers (45, 1966)
  28. In Crowd - Hangin' from Your Lovin' Tree (45, 1968)
  29. The Family - San Francisco Waits (CD, 1968) [US group]
  30. Family - Hey Mr. Policeman (LP, 1968) [UK group]
  31. Genesis - Ten Second Song (LP, 1968) [US group]
  32. Genesis - White Mountain (LP, 1970) [UK group]
  33. Mystics - Hushabye (CD, 1959) [New York/New Jersey group]
  34. Mystics - Pain (45, 1969) [Minneapolis group]
  35. Emotions - Echo (CD, 1963) [male group]
  36. Emotions - So I Can Love You (CD, 1969) [female group]
  37. Intruders - Fried Eggs (45, 1959) [instrumental group]
  38. Intruders - Together (CD, 1967) [soul vocal group]
  39. Tornadoes - Bustin' Surfboards (CD, 1962) [US surf band]
  40. Tornadoes - Telstar (CD, 1962) [UK group]

Wednesday, October 02, 2013

Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - Eli Polonsky

12:04. The Grateful Dead - St. Stephen -> The Eleven - LIVE
12:21. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Gold & Silver - LIVE
12:35. The Serpent Power - Endless Tunnel

Ticket giveaway feature: Steve Kimock at Johnny D's Wed. 10/9:
12:53. Zero - Gregg's Eggs - LIVE
01:02. Steve Kimock - Live telephone interview
01:34. Zero - Many Rivers To Cross

Ticket giveaway feature: Robert Hunter at Wilbur Theatre Mon. 10/7:
01:43. Robert Hunter - Box Of Rain
01:50. Robert Hunter - Talking Money Tree Blues/-> Friend Of The Devil
01:56. The Grateful Dead - Rosemary

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky