D-Sides, Orphans, and Oddities
Episodes
Saturday Aug 22, 2020
The First Rap Record
Saturday Aug 22, 2020
Saturday Aug 22, 2020
Allman Joys - Shapes of Things (1966)
The Sorrows - Amore Iimone (1968)
Fatback - King Tim III (Personality Jock) (1979) if there was a real Rap record before this, please let me know. Either of you.
Steely Dan - FM (demo version) (1978) Theme from the ghastly movie of the same name. As a kid, I thought being a DJ would be a worthy profession. Sure, there'd be slick salesmen with copies of "I'm In You" with cocaine packets in them (sort of like the one in WKRP In Cincinnatti) and sure, there'd be meetings, endless meetings, to discuss the latest rock trends with stalwart veterans of the FM walking dead with names like "Shane", "Mother", "All-Together Heather" and "Steve Rall", debating whether or not that new shitty Stones single was too risque. But that didn't phase me. I even went to school for Broadcasting. I maintained a solid "pass".
No, the day I decided that radio was not for me was the day I got a job producing a show on WCHL, a religious program that I had forgotten the name of. Sundays at 6:00 PM. But we had to wait until the Durham Bulls away game was finished. And the guy operating the soundboard to manage the feed that people heard told me that he was making about $5/an hour. He sat there. He sat there. And I thought, "Gee, that's something I will be promoted INTO." And I left the next day.
Freddy Cannon - She Loves You (1964)
Freddy Cannon - Rockin' Robin (1971) On the Buddah label. Just like Lou Christie.
Freddy Cannon - Charged Up, Turned Up Rock 'n' Roll Singer (1970)
Freddy Cannon - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (1965)
Gottfried Böttger/Les Humphries - Disco Boogie (1977)
Gottfried Böttger was a German boogie-woogie and ragtime pianist.
Buffalo Springfield - The Hour Of Not Quite Rain (1968) Lyricist's story.
Jay Ferguson - Medicated Goo (1976)
Keith Hampshire - Daytime, Night-Time (1973)
King Tim III - Charlie Says (Roller Boogie Baby) (1980)
Spirit - Water Woman (1966)
Pacific Drift - Yes You Do (1971)
Run To The Poet Man - Freddy Cannon (1967) Desperate for a hit, Cannon tried everything. Disco, Sunshine Pop, reminders of hits past, everything.
Snow - Bless Me (1969)
Snow - Break Away (1969)
Snow - We’re Together Again (1969)
Snow - Wilderness (1969)
Songbird - Dirty Work (1973) Same label as Heart.
Super-Wolf - Super-Wolf "Can Do It" (1980) Often known as a sex-machine.
Allman Joys - Crossroads (1966) Unreleased demo.
Jürgen Drews - Ein Bett im Kornfeld (1998) He was in Les Humphries Singers. Makes him a German star in my book.
Laverne and Shirley - Five Years On (1976)
Marjoe Gortner - Hoe Bus (1973)