D-Sides, Orphans, and Oddities
Episodes
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Gary S Paxton. Self-righteous Rock and Roll Weirdo. One of many.
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Bob Seger - Turn The Page (1972) This is the rarely heard studio version. The live version is that much better. On this album, one of the backing vocalists is Marcella Detroit (born Marcella Levy, June 21, 1952 Detroit, Michigan). She was a member of the band Shakespears Sister, along with Siobhan Fahey of Bananarama. Detroit's soprano voice provided lead vocals on their biggest hit, "Stay", which was number one in the UK Singles Chart for eight weeks in 1992. She co-wrote Eric Clapton's somnambulant hit from 1977, "Lay Down Sally", as well as the only good track on that album (to me), "The Core". She did a record with Robin Gibb, toured with Leon Russell, and a whole bunch of other stuff.
Chuck Berry - My Tambourine (1968) Original version of "My Ding-a-Ling", Berry's only #1 song.
Serge Gainsbourg - Melody (1971)
Gary S. Paxton - Fat, Fat Christians (1978)
Gary S. Paxton - The Clone Affair (1978)
Gary S. Paxton - The Big A = The Big M (1978)
The Archies - The Jughead (1969)
Steve Lawrence - The Lady Wants To Twist (1962)
Barbara Acklin - Am I The Same Girl (1969)
Wayne Newton - Love of the Common People (1967)
Gary Glitter - Rock and Roll Part 1 (1972) The hit was the b-side, "Rock and Roll Part 2". The 70s were strange. DJs could just flip the record over. DJs had power. Well, MORE power. Now they have zero.
Sonny and Cher - It's Gonna Rain (1965)
Steve Clayton - (Girls Are Imitating) Twiggy (1967)
Genesis - Can-Utility and the Coastliners (1972)
Arlen Kearce - Sandy, The Go-Go Girl (?)
Bobby Peterson Quintet - Mama Get Your Hammer (1961)
The Brothers Two - Boogaloo (Soul) Party (1968)
Dee Dee Warwick - You're No Good (1963)
Dick Kent - Gretchen's New Dish (?) Song-poem.
Dick Kent - Hot Pants Plus (?) Song-poem.
Frabjoy and Runcible Spoon – I'm Beside Myself (1969) Godley and Creme under an alias.
Howlin' Wolf - Pop It To Me (1969)
J Geils Band - Wreckage (1977)
Jerry Reed - Guitar Man (1967)
Jet Harris - Real Wild Child - (1962) Cyril Davies on harmonica, Big Jim Sullivan on guitar, Brian Poole on backing vocal. The song written and released originally in 1958 by Johnny O'Keefe but titled 'Wild One'. Also released in 1958 in the USA by Ivan (Jerry Ivan Allison) of The Crickets. You might know the Iggy Pop version.
Jimmy Dawson - Cricket In Your Ear (1956)
Lee Dorsey - Yes We Can (1970)
Liberace - Liberace Twist (1962?)
Tammy Baker - The Ballad of Jim and Tammy (1987) To the tune of "Harper Valley PTA".
Beach Boys - Hey Little Tomboy (1978) "Clean" version?