Friday, December 27, 2013

December 27, 2013, Playlist with Host Alex McNeil

The "Think" show: songs with "Think," "Thinks" or "Thinking" in the title:

  1. Bob Luman - Let's Think About Living (CD, 1960)
  2. Crickets - Think It Over (CD, 1958)
  3. Michael Nesmith & the Second National Band - She Thinks I Still Care (LP, 1972)
  4. Bob Dylan - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (CD, 1964 [live])
  5. Vicki Anderson & James Brown - Think (CD, 1967)
  6. Aretha Franklin - Think (CD, 1968)
  7. Brenda Lee - Think (LP, 1964)
  8. Jimmy McCracklin - Think (LP, 1965)
  9. Rolling Stones - Think (LP, 1966)
  10. Merseybeats - I Think of You (CD, 1964)
  11. Davy Jones & the Lower Third - Can't Help Thinking About Me (CD, 1965)
  12. Secrets - I Think I Need the Cash (CD, 1967)
  13. Sandie Shaw - Think Sometimes About Me (CD, 1966)
  14. Beatles - Think for Yourself (CD, 1965)
  15. Jackie Wilson & LaVern Baker - Think Twice (CD, 1966)
  16. Dee Dee Warwick - Don't Think My Baby's Coming Back (CD, 1964)
  17. Garland Green - Don't Think That I'm a Violent Guy (45, 1970)
  18. Darrow Fletcher - I Think I'm Gonna Write a Song (45, 1970)
  19. Billy Mitchell Group - Too Busy Thinking About My Baby (CD, 1969)
  20. Executives - Sit Down, I Think I Love You (CD, 1967)
  21. Clear Light - Think Again (LP, 1967)
  22. Bobby Whitlock - Think About It (LP, 1972)
  23. Band - Thinkin' Out Loud (CD, 1971)
  24. Twiggy - When I Think of You (CD, 1967)
  25. Sharon Marie - Thinkin' 'Bout You Baby (CD, 1964)
  26. Dusty Springfield - I Think It's Going to Rain Today (CD, 1968)
  27. Bettye Swann - I Think I'm Falling in Love (CD, 1968)
  28. Meters - Thinking (LP, 1970)
  29. Yardbirds - Think About It (CD, 1968)
  30. John Entwistle - Thinkin' It Over (LP, 1972)
  31. Paul Jones - Thinkin' Ain't For Me (45, 1967)
  32. John Sebastian - What She Thinks About (LP, 1970)
  33. Boy Blues - Think About It (CD)
  34. Harbinger Complex - I Think I'm Down (CD, 1966)
  35. Psycho - You Think You've Got Me (CD)
  36. Painted Faces - I Think I'm Going Mad (LP)
  37. Herman's Hermits - If You're Thinkin' What I'm Thinkin' (LP, 1965)
  38. Outsiders - I'll Give You Time (To Think It Over) (CD, 1967)
  39. Mr. T & the Coffeehouse 5 - Think Drink Theme (45, 1967)

December 26, 2013, Playlist

Joanie filled in for Christopher Vyce today:
12:01  The Masters Apprentices | The Future of Our Nation | Hands of Time
1965-72 [CD](Raven, 71/90)
12:05  Cream | Deserted Cities of the Heart | Wheels of Fire [LP](RSO, 68)
12:08  Lavender Hour | I've Got a Way With Girls | V/A Teenage Shutdown -
"She's a Pest" [CD](Teenage Shutdown, 67/00)
12:11  The Marvelettes | My Baby Must Be a Magician | single [7"](Tamla, 68)
12:14  Blues Image | It's the Truth | Red White 7 Blues Image [LP](Atco, 71)
12:16  Cockney Rebel | My Only Vice | The Human Menagerie [LP](Capitol, 73)
12:19  The Heavy Dwarfs | Modern Natuur | V/A Clap Your Hands and Stamp Your
Feet comp [CD](Excelsior, 73/09)
12:25  The James Gang | I Don't Have the Time | 'Yer Album [LP](Bluesway,
69)
12:27  Black Sabbath | Fairies Wear Boots | Paranoid [LP](Warner Bros, 70)
12:33  Johnny Rebb | Rock On | V/A Desperate Rock 'N' Roll Vol. 3
[LP](Flame, /01)
12:35  Suzi Quatro | 48 Crash | s/t [LP](Bell, 74)
12:39  Ted Nugent | Free-for-All | Free-for-All [LP](Epic, 76)
12:42  Crack the Sky | Hold On | s/t [LP](Lifesong, 75)
12:47  Secrets | You're Wrong | V/A Worldbeaters Vol. 5 [CD](Krazy World,
/06)
12:49  Murphy & The Mob | Born Loser | V/A Back From the Grave #3
[LP](Crypt, 66/84)
12:51  The Monkees | Take A Giant Step | Then & Now The Best of the Monkees
[LP](Arista, 86)
12:53  Santana | Jingo | s/t [LP](Columbia, 69)
12:58  The Maundy Quintet | 2's Better Than 3 | V/A Psychedelic States -
Florida In The 60s [CD](Gear Fab, 66/13)
1:00  Herman's Hermits | Call Out Her Name | Blaze [LP](MGM, 67)
1:04  Steppenwolf | Draft Resister | Monster [LP](Dunhill, 69)
1:06  Scorpions | Dark Lady | In Trance [LP](RCA, 75)
1:09  The Runaways | Neon Angels on the Road to Ruin | Japanese Singles
Collection [CD](Cherry Red, 76/08)
1:13  Manfred Mann | Do Wah Diddy | The Best of Manfred Mann [LP](Janus, 74)
1:15  Butterfield Blues Band | Born in Chicago | V/A Elektra April Releases
[LP](Elektra, 74)
1:18  49th Parallel | You Do Things | V/A You Gotta Have Moxie Vol. 2
[CD](AIP/Moxie, 67/99)
1:23  Crabby Appleton | Go Back | s/t [LP](Elektra, 70)
1:25  The Sweet | Burn On the Flame | single [7"](RCA, 74)
1:29  Chubby Checker | Whole Lotta Shakin' | Your Twist Party [LP](Parkway,
61)
1:31  Simon & Garfunkel | A Hazy Shade Of Winter | Bookends [LP](Columbia,
68)
1:35  The Moving Sidewalks | Need Me | The Complete Collection [CD](Rock
Beat, 67/12)
1:37  The Answer | I'll Be In | V/A Teenage Shutdown - "Teen Jangler Blowout
[CD](Teenage Shutdown, /95)
1:39  Heavy Metal Kids | Hangin' On | s/t [LP](Atco, 74)
1:44  The Bachs | Minister to a Mind Diseased | Out of the Bachs [LP](Void,
68/08)
1:47  The Contours | Just a Little Misunderstanding | V/A Mojo Mod Club
Party [CD](Mojo, 66/05)
1:49  Idols | Wanted By The Law | V/A Shakin' in Athens [CD](Sound Stories,
66/)
1:52  Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs | PhantomLi'l Red Riding Hood [LP](MGM,
66)
1:56  Mark Four | Hurt Me If You Will | V/A Rubble 5-The Electric Crayon Set
[LP](Bam Caruso, 65/08)

Friday, December 20, 2013

December 20, 2013, Playlist with Host Alex McNeil

Celebrating the Winter Solstice (short days) with short songs:

  1. Ruth Brown - This Little Girl's Gone Rockin' (CD, 1958)
  2. Ersel Hickey - Bluebirds Over the Mountain (CD, 1958)
  3. Duane Eddy - Some Kinda Earthquake (CD, 1959)
  4. Anita Bryant - Do-Re-Mi (CD, 1959)
  5. Fats Domino - Three Nights a Week (CD, 1960)
  6. Bobby Vee - What Do You Want (CD, 1960)
  7. Hayley Mills - Let's Get Together (45, 1961)
  8. Jerry Murad's Harmonicats - Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White (LP, 1961)
  9. Elvis Presley - Follow That Dream (LP, 1962)
  10. Ace Cannon - Sugar Blues (45, 1962)
  11. Elvis Presley - One Broken Heart for Sale (CD, 1963)
  12. Beach Boys - Ten Little Indians (CD, 1963)
  13. Dave Clark Five - Everybody Knows (I Still Love You) (CD, 1964)
  14. Womenfolk - Little Boxes (45, 1964)
  15. Lesley Gore - Sunshine Lollipops and Rainbows (CD, 1965)
  16. Elvis Presley - Dirty Dirty Feeling (CD, 1965)
  17. Dave Clark Five - Please Tell Me Why (CD, 1966)
  18. Davie Allan & the Arrows - Theme from The Wild Angels (CD, 1966)
  19. Mamas & Papas - Glad to Be Unhappy (LP, 1967)
  20. Elvis Presley - Long Legged Girl (With the Short Dress On) (CD, 1967)
  21. Tiny Tim - Tip-Toe Thru the Tulips with Me (CD, 1968)
  22. Elvis Presley - Your Time Hasn't Come Yet Baby (CD, 1968)
  23. Ventures - Hawaii Five-O (CD, 1969)
  24. Byrds - Ballad of Easy Rider (CD, 1969)
  25. Street People - Jennifer Tomkins (CD, 1970)
  26. Berlin Philharmonic Orch. - Theme from the Film 2001: A Space Odyssey (LP, 1970)
  27. Carroll O'Connor & Jean Stapleton - Those Were the Days (CD, 1972)
  28. Martin Mull - Dueling Tubas (45, 1973)
  29. Beatles - I'll Follow the Sun (CD, 1964)
  30. Kinks - Gotta Get the First Plane Home (LP, 1966)
  31. Rolling Stones - She Said Yeah (LP, 1965)
  32. Donovan - The Magpie (LP)
  33. Kinks - The Money Go Round (LP, 1970)
  34. Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Sloth (LP, 1972)
  35. Who - Miracle Cure (LP, 1969)
  36. Paul McCartney - The Lovely Linda (LP, 1970)
  37. Neil Young - Cripple Creek Ferry (LP, 1970)
  38. Steve Miller Band - Gangster of Love (LP, 1968)
  39. Daddy Cool - Drive In Movie (LP, 1972)
  40. Youngbloods - Double Sunlight (LP, 1970)
  41. Bonnie White - All Those Gremlins (LP, 1971)
  42. Marlin Greene - Tiptoe Past the Dragon (LP, 1972)
  43. Moby Grape - Naked, If I Want To (LP, 1967)
  44. Van Dyke Parks - Laurel Canyon Boulevard (LP, 1967)
  45. Spirit - Why Can't I Be Free (LP, 1970)
  46. Gene Clark & the Gosdin Brothers - I Think I'm Gonna Feel Better (CD, 1967)
  47. Bamboo - 30 Seconds to Nashville (LP, 1971)
  48. John Hartford - Boogie (LP, 1974)
  49. Michael Nesmith & the First National Band - Nine Times Blue (LP, 1970)
  50. Judee Sill - The Phantom Cowboy (CD, 1972)
  51. Cat Stevens - The Wind (LP, 1971)
  52. Leo Kottke - Stealing (LP, 1971)
  53. Bonzo Dog Band - I Left My Heart in San Francisco (LP)
  54. Allan Sherman - An Average Song (LP, 1965)
  55. Shel Silverstein - 26 Second Song (45)
  56. Beatles - Wild Honey Pie (CD, 1968)
  57. Ian Whitcomb - Where Did Robinson Crusoe Go with Friday on Saturday Night (LP, 1966)
  58. Lambert, Hendricks & Ross - Happy Anatomy (LP)
  59. Patrick Sky - Radcliffe Highway (LP, 1973)
  60. Jethro Tull - Round (LP, 1968)
  61. Dillards - Bending the Strings (LP, 1969)
  62. Alan Stivell - Tenval an Deiz (LP, 1970)
  63. Kaleidoscope - If the Night (LP, 1967)
  64. Emmit Rhodes - Sing a Lullaby (LP, 1970)
  65. Jeff Beck - Greensleeves (CD, 1969)
  66. Nat King Cole - I Saw Three Ships (CD)
  67. Cameos - Merry Christmas (CD, 1957)
  68. Paul & Paula - Holiday for Teens (CD, 1963)
  69. Beach Boys - The Man with All the Toys (CD, 1964)
  70. Carla Thomas - All I Want for Christmas (CD)
  71. Electric Flag - Easy Rider (LP, 1968)

Saturday, December 14, 2013

December 13, 2013, Playlist with Host Alex McNeil

Artists from the San Francisco area:

  1. Kingston Trio - New York Girls (CD, 1958)
  2. Beau Brummels - Don't Talk to Strangers (LP, 1965)
  3. Mojo Men - Dance with Me (CD, 1965)
  4. We Five - Let's Get Together (45, 1965)
  5. Vejtables - Anything (CD, 1965)
  6. Vince Guaraldi Trio - Cast Your Fate to the Wind (CD, 1962)
  7. Syndicate of Sound - Little Girl (CD, 1966)
  8. Count Five - Peace of Mind (45, 1966)
  9. People - Apple Cider (CD, 1968)
  10. Chocolate Watch Band - Are You Gonna Be There (At the Love-In) (CD, 1967)
  11. Cal Tjader - Soul Sauce (CD, 1965)
  12. Great Society - Outlaw Blues (LP, 1965)
  13. Jefferson Airplane (with Signe Anderson) - Runnin' Round This World (CD, 1965)
  14. Charlatans - Codine (CD, 1966)
  15. Tikis - Drakest Night of the Year (CD, 1968)
  16. Butch Engle & the Styx - Going Home (CD, 1966)
  17. Mystery Trend - Johnny Was a Good Boy (CD, 1967)
  18. Sopwith "Camel" - Hello, Hello (CD, 1967)
  19. Sons of Champlin - Sing Me a Rainbow (45, 1967)
  20. Stained Glass - Lady in Lace (CD, 1968)
  21. Serpent Power - Up & Down (CD, 1967)
  22. Loading Zone - Don't Lose Control (Of Your Soul) (45, 1968)
  23. Cold Blood - Watch Your Step (LP, 1970)
  24. Tower of Power - You're Still a Young Man (45, 1972)
  25. Pointer Sisters - Don't Try to Take the Fifth (CD, 1972)
  26. It's a Beautiful Day - The Dolphins (CD, 1969)
  27. Wendy & Bonnie - Let Yourself Go Another Time (CD, 1969)
  28. Tripsichord - You're the Woman (CD, 1967)
  29. Notes from the Underground - What Am I Doing Here (LP, 1968)
  30. Stoneground - Rainy Day in June (CD, 1971)
  31. Mother Earth - Down So Low (LP, 1968)
  32. Savage Resurrection - Tahitian Melody (CD, 1968)
  33. Kak - Everything's Changing (LP, 1969)
  34. Black Swan - Lady Blond (LP)
  35. Sly & the Family Stone - I Cannot Make It (CD, 1967)
  36. Fifty Foot Hose - Red the Sign Post (CD)

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Tuesday, December 10, 2013 - Eli Polonsky

12:04. Taj Mahal - Take A Giant Step - REQ
12:08. The Monkees - Papa Gene's Blues - REQ
12:10. Jesse Winchester - Snow
12:14. The Band - It Makes No Difference - REQ
12:22. The Band - Stage Fright
12:27. Caravan - In The Land Of Grey And Pink - REQ
12:32. The Blues Project - Steve's Song
12:36. Buffalo Springfield - Kind Woman
12:43. David Bromberg - Someone Else's Blues
12:53. Blood, Sweat & Tears - My Days Are Numbered
12:56. Tom Rush - Who Do You Love (2012) - LIVE
01:02. Tom Rush - Mother Earth
01:04. Tom Rush - These Days
01:08. Tom Rush - Live telephone interview
01:23. Tom Rush - Driving Wheel (2012) - LIVE
01:30. Tom Rush - Urge For Going (2012) - LIVE
01:38. Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen - 20 Flight Rock
01:45. Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen - Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar
01:50. Savoy Brown - Tell Mama

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

Friday, December 06, 2013

December 6, 2013, Playlist with Host Alex McNeil

The music of songwriter Doc Pomus (1925-1991), plus an interview with Peter Miller, co-director of the documentary film "AKA Doc Pomus," which will be screened at the Regent Theatre in Arlington, MA, on Thursday evening, December 12.

  1. Ray Charles - Lonely Avenue (LP, 1956)
  2. Mystics - Hushabye (CD, 1959)
  3. Dion & the Belmonts - A Teenager in Love (CD, 1959)
  4. Drifters - This Magic Moment (CD, 1960)
  5. Drifters - I Count the Tears (CD, 1961)
  6. Ben E. King - Here Comes the Night (CD, 1961)
  7. Ben E. King - Ecstasy (CD, 1962)
  8. Elvis Presley - Surrender (LP, 1961)
  9. Elvis Presley - Viva Las Vegas (CD, 1964)
  10. Elvis Presley - Double Trouble (CD, 1966)
  11. Del Shannon - (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame (CD, 1961)
  12. Fabian - Turn Me Loose (CD, 1959)
  13. Ray Peterson - Teenage Heartache (CD, 1960)
  14. Terry Stafford - Suspicion (CD, 1964)
  15. Gene McDaniels - Spanish Lace (CD, 1962)
  16. Andy Williams - Wrong for Each Other (CD, 1964)
  17. Flamingos - Your Other Love (CD, 1961)
  18. Gary U.S. Bonds - Seven Day Weekend (LP, 1962)
  19. Crystals - Another Country, Another World (LP, 1963)
  20. Madeline Bell - Can't Get Used to Losing You (CD, 1967)
  21. Sweet Inspirations - Sweets for My Sweet (CD, 1969)
  22. Lorraine Ellison - I'm Gonna Cry Till My Tears Run Dry (CD, 1969)
  23. Emmylou Harris - Save the Last Dance for Me (LP, 1979)
  24. Chubby Checker - Let's Do the Freddie (CD, 1965)
  25. McCoys - Say Those Magic Words (CD, 1967)
  26. Critters - Marryin' Kind of Love (CD, 1967)
  27. Southwind - Boogie Woogie Country Girl (45, 1970)
  28. Mink Deville - That World Outside (LP, 1980)
  29. Dr. John - Your Average Kind of Guy (LP, 1983)
  30. Elvis Presley - Little Sister (LP, 1962)
  31. Elvis Presley - She's Not You (LP, 1962)
  32. Drifters - (If You Cry) True Love, True Love (CD, 1959)

Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - Eli Polonsky

12:02. The Electric Flag - Killing Floor
12:07. Procol Harum - Whisky Train - REQ
12:13. Savoy Brown - Hellbound Train
12:23. NRBQ - Kentucky Slop Song
12:30. NRBQ - Get That Gasoline Blues
12:33. Frank Zappa - Road Ladies - REQ
12:37. Country Joe & The Fish - Flying High
12:40. Tom Rush - On The Road Again

For Standells drummer/singer Dick Dodd, d.11/29/13:
12:48. The Standells - Try It
12:50. The Standells - Mr. Nobody
12:52. The Standells - Rari
12:58. The Standells - Medication

01:00. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Dino's Song - REQ
01:03. Jefferson Airplane - My Best Friend
01:09. The Band - Acadian Driftwood - REQ
01:15. Fairport Convention - Matty Groves - REQ
01:24. Traffic - Many A Mile To Freedom - REQ
01:30. Canned Heat - Future Blues - REQ
01:35. The Grateful Dead - Playing In The Band -> LIVE
01:46. The Grateful Dead - Jam ("Mind Left Body" jam) - LIVE
(Grateful Dead from 40 years ago the previous night
11/2/73 Boston Music Hall from "Dick's Picks #14").

Thanks for listening!
Eli Polonsky

Thursday, December 05, 2013

November 29, 2013, Playlist with Host Alex McNeil

Artists I haven't played often, if ever, on the Friday "Lost and Found":

  1. Ribbons - Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya (CD, 1963)
  2. Cathy Saint - Big Bad World (CD, 1965)
  3. Jelly Beans - I'm Hip to You (CD, 1965)
  4. Barbara George - You Talk About Love (CD, 1962)
  5. Johnny & the Hurricanes - Sheba (CD, 1960)
  6. Carl Mann - Pretend (CD, 1959)
  7. Johnny Burnette - Little Boy Sad (LP, 1961)
  8. Swingin' Medallions - I Want to Be Your Guy (CD, 1964)
  9. Willies - The Willy (45, 1966)
  10. Sims Twins - Soothe Me (CD, 1961)
  11. Sam & Dave - When Something Is Wrong with My Baby (CD, 1967)
  12. William Bell - Share What You've Got (CD, 1966)
  13. Jean & the Darlings - How Can You Mistreat the One You Love (CD, 1967)
  14. Mable John - Your Good Thing (CD, 1966)
  15. Hugh Masekela - If I Needed Someone (LP, 1967)
  16. Cold Blood - You Got Me Hummin' (LP, 1970)
  17. Savage Rose - The Water Runs Dry (LP, 1970)
  18. Carolyn Hester Coalition - Rise Like Phoenix (LP, 1969)
  19. Davy Jones - Dream Girl (45, 1965)
  20. Vagrants - I Can't Make a Friend (CD, 1966)
  21. Jubal - Castles in the Sand (LP, 1972)
  22. Gram Parsons - Ooh Las Vegas (CD, 1974)
  23. C and the Shells - You Are the Circus (45, 1969)
  24. Blinky - I Wouldn't Change the Man He Is (CD, 1969)
  25. Phil Flowers & the Flower Shop - Like a Rolling Stone (45, 1969)
  26. Percy Sledge - You're All Around Me (CD, 1968)
Some 45s from the WMBR record library:

  1. Apple Pie Motherhood Band - Long Live Apple Pie (1968)
  2. The Aches and Pains - Again and Again (1966)
  3. Keith Allison - Action, Action, Action (1966)
  4. American Dream - I Ain't Searching (1969)
  5. Atwood the Electric Iceman - Michoacan (1970)
  6. Argosy - Mr. Boyd (1969)
  7. The Almond Lettuce - Tree Dog Song (1969)
  8. Arthur's Mother - On the Dole (1971)