D-Sides, Orphans, and Oddities
Episodes
Friday Jun 05, 2020
The Only Band That Mattered? Also, Them.
Friday Jun 05, 2020
Friday Jun 05, 2020
Danny Ray - Revolution Rock (1979) The B-side of his 1979 single "Rastaman Live Up", "Revolution Rock" was covered by The Clash on their London Calling album.
James Wayne - Junco Partner (1951) Bob Dylan's 1986 album, Knocked Out Loaded, took its title from a "Junco Partner" lyric. The Clash covered this on their Sandanista! album.
Junior Mervin - Police and Thieves (1976) Covered on the eponymous debut in 1977.
Mose Allison - Look Here (1966)
The Equals - Police On My Back (1967) Featuring Eddy Grant, whose voice might be familiar to people of a certain age who remember "Electric Avenue", an early hit from the MTV days.
The Rulers - Wrong'em Boyo (1967)
Vince Taylor and His Playboys - Brand New Cadillac (1959) Vince Taylor calls out "Scotty" just before the guitar solo because Elvis would do the do the same, and also because Joe Moretti was in fact a Scotsman.
The Clash - The Beautiful People Are Ugly Too (1982)
The Clash - Idle In Kangaroo Court (1982)
The Clash - Long Time Jerk (1982)
FYI: The Mick Jones track order for Rat Patrol From Fort Bragg, should you wish to reconstruct:
Side A: Straight To Hell/Know Your Rights/Rock The Casbah/Red Angel DragnetSide B: Should I Stay Or Should I Go/Ghetto Defendant/Sean FlynnSide C: Car Jamming/The Fulham Connection/Atom Tan/First Night Back in LondonSide D: Inoculated City/Death is a Star/Cool Confusion/Idle in Kangaroo Court
Where's "Overpowered By Funk"?
Don Imus - Play that Country Jukebox (1975)
Jay Jay Imus and Freddy Ford - I'm a Hotrodder (1964) Actually Don Imus. Brothers John Donald (Don) & Fred Imus under pseudonyms - this was their first release while they still worked as Brakemen on the railway.
Jay Jay Imus and Freddy Ford -The Boogala (1964)
Damien, an old friend of mine from Damien stops by.
Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius - I Don't Want To Have To Marry You (1976) Co-written by Fred Imus.
Don Imus - Reverend Billy Sol Hargis (1980)
Them - I Happen To Love You (1968) From the album Now and "Them". Van Morrison was gone by this point.
Them - Nobody Cares (1969)
Them - Walking In The Queen's Garden (1968)
Them - We've All Agreed to Help (1968)
The Mops - House Of The Rising Sun - (1970)
Billy Fury - Phone Box (The Monkey's In The Jam Jar) (1968)
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Dance Stance (1980)
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno (1980)
Johnny Winter - Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo (1972)
The Sweet - Fox On The Run (1974) This isn't the version everyone knows.