D-Sides, Orphans, and Oddities
Episodes
Monday Jul 06, 2020
I'm a little irritated tonight. So here are some fakes.
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Monday Jul 06, 2020
Cab Calloway - Minnie The Moocher (disco version) (1978)
Les Humphries Singers - Father O'Flynn (1975)
Les Humphries Singers - US Calvary (1975)
Phil Ochs - I Ain't Marchin' Anymore (electric version) (1965) Rarely referenced in favor of the more taut acoustic version. Still, look at this:
Oh I marched to the battle of New OrleansAt the end of the early British warThe young land started growingThe young blood started flowing
But I ain't marchin' anymore
For I've killed my share of IndiansIn a thousand different fightsI was there at the Little Big HornI heard many men lyingI saw many more dyingBut I ain't marchin' anymore
It's always the old to lead us to the warIt's always the young to fallNow look at all we've won with the saber and the gunTell me is it worth it allFor I stole California from the Mexican landFought in the bloody Civil WarYes I even killed my brotherAnd so many others
And I ain't marchin' anymore
For I marched to the battles of the German trenchIn a war that was bound to end all warsOh I must have killed a million menAnd now they want me back againBut I ain't marchin' anymore
For I flew the final mission in the Japanese skySet off the mighty mushroom roarWhen I saw the cities burningI knew that I was learningThat I ain't marchin' anymore
Now the labor leader's screamin' when they close the missile plantsUnited Fruit screams at the Cuban shoreCall it, "Peace" or call it, "Treason"Call it, "Love" or call it, "Reason"But I ain't marchin' any more
The Belmonts - My Sweet Lord (1971)
Cheap Trick - Hello There (1978) Steve Albini version. With horns.
Cheap Trick - Downed (1978) Steve Albini version.
Tonto's Exploding Headband - Tama (1971) "Tonto" is the name of the enormous synthesizer invented by Malcolm Cecil (Tonto's Expanding Head Band founder). T.O.N.T.O. stands for The Original and New Timbral Orchestra due to its amazingly expansive symphonic sound. Listen to Stevie Wonder's early-70's masterpieces. That's what you hear.
Here are some song-poems for your ass.
Sammy Marshall and the Party Crashers - Rock and Roll Boogie Beat
Sonny Cash - Psychic Cigarette
Jim Lea - The Doing of Our Thing
Stan Beard and the Swinging Strings - Snobows
(?) What I Say? - Some band from Japan.
Fakes:
The Georgettes - Be My Baby
The Chords - Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter
The Jalopy Five - Help
The Jalopy Five - Satisfaction
Betty Richards - These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
Betty Richards - How Does That Grab You Darlin'
The Jalopy Five - Sock it To Me Baby
Tribe - Why? (1971)
? - Batman Theme (1966)
Sherry York - A Sign Of The Times (1966)
Sandy - Bang Bang (1966)
Cheap Trick - Big Eyes (1978) Steve Albini version.
The Alan Caddy Orchestra - Fire (1968)
The Alan Caddy Orchestra - Want Ads (1970)
The Alan Caddy Orchestra - Freddie's Dead (1971)
The Now Generation - Half-Breed (1973)
Ray Conniff - Doin' The Twister (1957)
The Human Beinz - Foxey Lady (1968)
? - Fire (?)
The Smack - Fire (1968) American rock band from Lawrence, Kansas active in 1968. Smack was formed by 4 students from the University of Kansas. Within a few weeks of inception, the band performed many gigs in the Lawrence area, and eventually recorded a covers album, Smack. Only around 2,000 copies of this album were ever pressed, and quickly sold out, later becoming collectors items, due to its unique, heavy musicianship, fuzz toned covers of classic songs, and its rarity.
Sarah Vaughan - Peter Gunn Theme (1966)
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
Come on people, now.
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
Andy Williams - Get Together (1969) Crazy, sitar-laden version by one of my favorite singers. Performed with Loadstone. This brass-centric band formed in Las Vegas, NV. Backing Bobby Darin at the time. he went on his hiatus to find himself, leaving them looking for a gig. The band worked a club in Vegas called 'The Pussycat A Go Go' where Andy Williams used to hang out. He signed the band to his label, Barnaby Records, because of the big following the band attracted to its live performances. Andy also got Dave Grusin to produce the album as well as play piano on one track, Dayshine. The album was recorded in a two week period in the Summer of 1969 and other than record promotion concerts and a few club gigs in L.A., the band never toured.
Your Navy Presents: Carpenters - Get Together (1969) As listeners to this show will know, the original version, less polished, was sung by Richard.
Della Reese - Get Together (1970)
Dino Valenti - Let's Get Together (1964)
The Dave Clark Five - Everybody Get Together (1970)
Anne Murray - Get Together (1970)
Hamilton Camp - Get Together (1964)
The Association - Let's Get Together (1970)
Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys - Let's Get Together (1968)
We Five - Let's Get Together (1965)
Lobo - Let's Get Together (1974)
George Hamilton and Skeeter Davis - Let's Get Together (1970)
Smith - Let's Get Together (1970)
The Staple Singers - Let's Get Together (1968)
Phil Manzanera - Flight 19 (1977)
David Essex - On And On (1973)
Eddie Simpson - Big Black Funky Slave (1972)
Carl Douglas - Gambin' Man (1974)
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds - Annabella (1971)
James Brown - It's A New Day (1970)
Gilbert Neal - Where Are You (2020) Remix
Then I left the studio.
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
D-Sides play the B-sides. One-hit wonders and their B-sides.
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
Very famous A-sides in bold.
The First Class - Both Sides of the Story (1974) Beach Baby
Nick Lowe - Endless Grey Ribbon (1979) Cruel To Be Kind
Jigsaw - Brand New Love Affair (1975) Sky High
The Archies - Melody Hill (1968) Sugar Sugar
Norman Greenbaum - Milk Cow (1969) Spirit In The Sky
Pilot - Just Let Me Be (1974) Magic
Ram Jam - I Should Have Known (1977) Black Betty
Alicia Bridges - Self-Applause (1978) I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)
Ace - Sniffin' About (1974) How Long
Starland Vocal Band - Starland (1976) Afternoon Delight
Steam - The Magic In You (1970) Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
The Sugarhill Gang - Apache (1981) Rapper's Delight
GLS United - Rapper's Deutsch (1981)
T Rex - Raw Ramp (1971) Bang A Gong
Terry Jacks - Put The Bone In (1974) Seasons In The Sun
The Knack - Let Me Out (1979) My Sharona
Vicki Lawrence - Dime a Dance (1973) The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia
John Fred And His Playboy Band - When The Lights Go Out (1967) Lucy In Disguise (With Glasses)
Wild Cherry - The Lady Wants Your Money (1976) Play That Funky Music
Zager & Evans - Little Kids (1969) In The Year 2525
The Five Stairsteps - Dear Prudence (1970) O-o-h Child
The Five Stairsteps had previous peripheral success recording in Chicago with Curtis Mayfield; when Mayfield's workload precluded his continuing to work with the group they were reassigned to Stan Vincent, an in-house producer for Buddah Records, who had recently scored a Top Ten hit with the Lou Christie single "I'm Gonna Make You Mine". The Five Stairsteps' debut collaboration with Vincent was originally formatted with the group's rendition of "Dear Prudence" as the A-side with Vincent's original composition "O-o-h Child" as B-side. However, "O-o-h Child" broke out in the key markets of Philadelphia and Detroit to rise as high as #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1970.
The Spiral Staircase - Broken-Hearted Man (1969) More Today Than Yesterday
Clint Holmes - There's No Future In My Future (1972) Playground In My Mind
Pratt & McClain - Cruisin' With The Fonz/Tonight We're Gonna Fall In Love (1976) Happy Days Theme
David Essex - On and On (1973) Rock On
Then I sneak out of the studio.
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
I am just an insurance man for the funk. Parliament/Funkadelic side projects.
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
Fred Wesley and the Horny Horns - A Blow For Me, A Toot For You (1977)
Bernie Worrell - Insurance Man For The Funk (1978)
Bernie Worrell - Reprise: Much Thrust (1978)
Bernie Worrell - Woo Together (1978)
The Brides of Funkenstein - Never Buy Texas From a Cowboy (1979)
Eddie Hazel - California Dreamin' (1977) All these guys could sing.
Eddie Hazel - Physical Love (1977)
Fuzzy Haskins - Cookie Jar (1976) One of the original members of Parliament, he joined the group in 1965 when they were still called The Parliaments. He later became an integral voice on Funkadelic's groundbreaking series of albums for Westbound Records, as well as releasing two solo albums for the label. He quit the P-Funk groups on June, 4 1977 after a show in Los Angeles, and later tried to reclaim the Funkadelic name from George Clinton.
Fuzzy Haskins - Mr. Junk Man (1976)
Fuzzy Haskins - Which Way Do I Disco (1976)
Parlet - Don't Ever Stop (Lovin' Me, Needin' Me) (1979)
Parlet - Pleasure Principle (1978)
Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns Feat. Maceo Parker (1977)
U.S. Music With Funkadelic - Rat Kiss The Cat On The Navel (1972)
The Free Design - Day Breaks (2001)
The Free Design - Friendly Man (1971)
Adriano Celentano - Prisencolinensinainciusol (1973)
The Beatles - Revolution (Take Your Knickers Off) (1968)
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
A Mixed Bag
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
Mike Reid - Prisencolinensinainciusol (Freezin' Cold In 89 Twoso) (1974)
Scott Engel - Good For Nuthin (1958)
The Archies - Do The Jughead (1969)
Everly Brothers - Mr Soul (1968)
Mr. Clean and The Soul Inc - What's Going On (1972)
The Teenmakers - Southern Man (1970) The Danish Hollies
Peer Pressure PSA - 7th Day Adventists
She Knows How To Do the Do-Dee Doo (song-poem)
Murry Wilson - The Colonel’s March (1965?)
Andy Stein - Hello Hollywood (1976) Hollywood Boulevard Unreleased Soundtrack - Main Theme
The movie came out of a bet made between producer Jon Davison and Roger Corman that Davison could make a film cheaper than any other that had been made at New World Pictures. Corman granted him a budget of $60,000 and only allowed ten days of shooting instead of the usual 15. The filmmakers achieved this by coming up with a story about a B-movie studio which could incorporate footage from other movies that Corman owned.
Arkade - Susan (1970) More Austin Roberts
The Bonniwell Music Machine - Astrologically Incompatible (1967)
Bazooka - Boo On You (1968) More Austin Roberts
Bert Tenzer - A New Life For Everyone Inside The Outer Shape (?) DuPont Dacron advertisement
Bertrand Burgalat - L’observatoire (2000)
Bourbon Family - Lolly Sue (1973) No...keep the headband!!
Chubby Checker MacRobinson Ad (?)
Coca-Cola of Germany - Wir Bleiben Am Ball (?)
PSA - STDs 7th Day Adventists
Michael Nesmith - Cruisin’ (1979)
The Swinging Blue Jeans - Don’t Make Me Over (1966)
Dress Doctor Edith Head (?)
Edison Lighthouse - She Works In a Woman’s Way (1970) Their big hit was "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)"
Fat Larry’s Band - Down On The Avenue (1976)
Frank Zappa - Anti-drug PSA
Gary Lewis - Then Again Maybe (1972) Not credited to The Playboys. "Bubbeleh, when you gonna start paying rent maybe? Bwaaahay..."
The Invasion of Helios - Giant Crab (1968) Psychedelic band from Santa Barbara, California, USA, 1960s. their first album was "A Giant Crab Comes Forth". I love that.
Percy Mayfield - I Don't Wanna Be President (1974)
Johnny Whitaker - Friends (1973) People with certain extensive life-experience remember Johnny from Family Affair.
Cat Food - King Crimson (Live) (1973) John Wetton forced to sing some of the more ridiculous lyrics of all time.
Kool and the Gang - Kool and the Gang (1969)
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs - On a Diet of You (1978)
Lt Garcia’s Magic Music Box - Sweet Lady Fair (1968)
Skeleton Topless - Messer Chups (2005)
Messengers - Thats The Way a Woman Is (1971)
Fredi - Onhan Palva Viela Huomennakin (1968) "Let's Live For Today" in Finnish
Felix Cavaliere - Only a Lonely Heart Sees (1979)
Hunky Funky - The American Breed (1969) Cover of the David Morris Jr. 1968 single "(Everything Is) Hunky Funky (I'll Be Anything If You Want Me)". The band's name on the single reads THE american BREED which was shortly just changed to Rufus.
Come back, Olga. All is forgiven.
Friday Jul 03, 2020
Seals and Crofts with Ken Ray Wilemon.
Friday Jul 03, 2020
Friday Jul 03, 2020
Men At Work - Down Under (original version) (1980) I tell the sad story of this song's ultimate effect on one of it's creators.
Men At Work -Keypunch Operator (1980)
Eve Plumb - When I'm 21 (1970)
The Righteous Brothers - Woman, Man Needs Ya (1969)
The Righteous Brothers - Substitute (1975)
Gloria Gaynor - Substitute (1978)
Gilbert Neal and Ken Ray Wilemon - Rock and Roll Heaven (2016)
Gilbert Neal and Ken Ray Wilemon - I Will Survive (2016)
Rod Stewart - I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts of Town (1964)
Seals and Crofts - First Love (1980)
Seals and Crofts - Unborn Child (1974) Tasty abortion song.
From Wikipedia:
The project originated when Lana Bogan, wife of recording engineer Joseph Bogan, watched a TV documentary on abortion and she was inspired to write a poem from the perspective of the terminated fetus.
According to Dash Crofts, Warner Bros. tried to warn them not to release the album, because the subject of abortion was highly controversial. Neither Seals nor Crofts cared about the money and stated they were making the record to save lives, while Warner was primarily concerned with making money. The duo also insisted that the song's message was more universally that one should not take life too lightly, and should consider its value before carrying out the procedure of abortion.
Despite Warners' warnings, the album was released in February 1974 and the label's worst fears came true: the title track was deemed controversial at the time because of its pro-life stance and as a result, Unborn Child hurt the duo's popularity and it was criticized by music critics. According to Bill de Young, the duo crossed the thin line that separated their music from the Baha'i faith, a religion that disapproves of abortion, and abortion-rights advocates boycotted the album and the duo's concerts.
Seals and Crofts - In Tune (1969)
Gilbert Neal and Ken Ray Wilemon - We May Never Pass This Way Again (2016)
Seals and Crofts - We May Never Pass This Way Again (2004)
Seals and Crofts - Egypt, Israel & America (1980)
Bobby Vinton - Polka Pose (1975)
Eartha Kitt - Hurdy Gurdy Man (1970)
Danny Bonaduce - I'll Be Your Magician (1973)
Gilbert Neal and Ken Ray Wilemon - Moonlight Feels Right (2016)
Peggy Lipton - I Guess I Just Wasn't Made For These Times (1970) Known for being in The Mod Squad TV series, and being Rashida Jones' mother.
Starland Vocal Band - Liberated Woman (1977) "Well, I'll help you with the dishes, and the daily chores..."
Scott Walker - Joanna (1970)
Scott Walker - Farmer in the City (1995)
Starbuck - City of the Future (1977)
Starbuck - Drop A Little Rock (1976)
Friday Jul 03, 2020
Barry McGuire
Friday Jul 03, 2020
Friday Jul 03, 2020
Terry Knight - Saint Paul (Paul is Dead) (1969)
The Fabulous Pack (Grand Funk) - Harlem Shuffle (1967)
Terry Knight & The Pack - This Precious Time (1966)
Gilbert Neal - Eve of Destruction (2016)
P F Sloan - This Precious Time (1965)
Barry McGuire - Secret Saucer Man (1968)
Barry McGuire and the Doctor - South of the Border (1970)
Barry McGuire - Too Much City (1970)
Barry McGuire - Cosmic Cowboy (1978)
Barry McGuire - Love Is (1973)
Cindy & Bert - Hund von Baskerville (Paranoid) (1971)
Cindy & Bert - Im Fieber Der Nacht (You're The One That I Want) (1979)
Vicky Leandro - L'amour Est Bleu (Love Is Blue) (1967)
Dead Kennedys - California Über Alles (1979)
Gang of Four - Outside the Trains Don't Run On Time (1981)
The Human League - Being Boiled (1978) Hey, aren't they that fun band that did "Don't You Want Me" and "Fascination"? Cool! Another hit. Let's listen... Oh....
Orange Colored Sky - Mr. Peacock (1969)
Adam West - Miranda (1966)
Albert Finney - Those Over Men (1977)
Dennis Wilson - River Song (1977)
Elephants Memory - Crossroads of the Stepping Stones (1969)
Geronimo Black - Low Ridin' Man/Siesta (1972)
Leonard Nimoy - Highly Illogical (1966)
Nino Tempo and April Stevens - Love Story (1972)
Marsha Hunt - Not The Beast Day (1973)
Friday Jul 03, 2020
Gary Numan - Jaggerz
Friday Jul 03, 2020
Friday Jul 03, 2020
Tubeway Army - That's Too Bad (1978)
All tracks on the original vinyl single were credited to 'Valerian', the name that Numan (born Gary Webb) had chosen for himself prior to Tubeway Army's début album; these would be his last releases using that nom de plume; henceforward he would call himself Gary Numan.
Tubeway Army - Oh! Didn't I Say (1978)
Tubeway Army - My Shadow In Vain (1978)
Gary Numan - Metal (1979)
Parliament - I Call My Baby Pussycat (1970) Which came first?
The Jaggerz - I Call My Baby Candy (1970) Which came first?
The Jaggerz - I'll Be Okay In The Morning (1975)
The Jaggerz - (That's Why) Baby I Love You (1969)
The Jaggerz - With A Little Help From My Friends (1970) More Cocker than Ringo. In fact, an almost identical copy.
Wolfman Jack (w/The Jaggerz) - The Rapper (1973)
Bee Gees - Dear Mr. Kissinger (1973)
Riley Wildflower - Electric California (196?)
'The Smog Song'/'Electric California' (Beacon Records BCN-1) 196? Previously in The Gentle Soul. This was probably late 1968 or 1969. It appears that Riley Wyldflower's real name is Riley Cummings. He hooked up with Peter Tork and played with Tork's group in 1968-69. Striking out on his own, he formed a group called 'Peter Tork And/Or Release' with girlfriend Reine Stewart on drums (she had played drums on part of 33⅓ Revolutions Per Monkee), Riley "Wildflower" Cummings on bass and - sometimes - singer/keyboard player Judy Mayhan. Tork said in April 1969, "We sometimes have four. We're thinking of having a rotating fourth. Right now, the fourth is that girl I'm promoting named Judy Mayhan." "We're like Peter's back-up band", added Stewart, "except we happen to be a group instead of a back-up band." Release hoped to have a record out immediately, and Tork has said that they did record some demos, which he may still have stored away somewhere. According to Stewart the band were supposed to go to Muscle Shoals as the backing band for Mayhan's Atlantic Records solo album Moments (1970) but they were ultimately replaced. They mainly played parties for their "in" friends and one of their songs was considered for the soundtrack to Easy Rider, but the producers - who had also produced Head - eventually decided not to include it. Release could not secure a record contract, and by 1970 Tork was once again a solo artist."
Adriano Celentano - Prisencolinensinainciusol (FM Jackson Remix) (2015)
Sha Na Na - Only One Song (1972) Written by Scott Simon, who co-write "Sandy" for the movie Grease.
Steely Dan - Glamour Profession (1980)
Teresa Brewer (and Oily Rags) - Mama Sure Could Swing A Deal (1973) Oily Rags is the stage name for musical duo, Chas Hodges and Dave Peacock, who are joined by a bassist and drummer, two percussionists, three guitarists (including Pete Frampton), an electric keyboardist, and a 6-piece horn section on this track.
The Brady Kids - Drummer Man (Sam Redmore Remix) (2013)
The Collage - She's Just Laughing At Me (1968)
The Everly Brothers - Yves (1970)
The Four Seasons - Wall Street Village Day (1969)
The Move - Do Ya (original version) (1971)
The Move - Message From The Country (1971)
Tingling Mother's Circus - New York Mining Disaster 1941 (1968)