Saturday, December 31, 2011
Howard Tate (as heard at December Vinyl Night) MP3 bargain
At the December Vinyl Night, Steve Spatt played Howard Tate's original, fantastic version of "Get It While You Can" in memory of Tate's recent death. An expanded version of that album, with additional tracks, is currently on sale at Amazon as an MP3 download for only $4.99.
Here's the link.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
November Vinyl Night Playlist
1 | Artist | Title | Album/45 | Presenter | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Wilbert Longmire | Music Speaks Louder than Words | With All My Love | (Warm-up music) | Cincinnati jazz guitarist's album released by Columbia in 1980 |
3 | The Beatles | Christmas Record 1968 | flexidisc | Neil Sharrow | Fan club-only release; special guest Tiny Tim singing "Nowhere Man" |
4 | Warren Zevon | The French Inhaler | Warren Zevon | Bob Nyswonger | |
5 | Rotary Connection | Silent Night Chant | Peace | Bob Nyswonger | including Minnie Riperton on vocals |
6 | Mothers of Invention | Didja Get Any Onya | Weasels Ripped My Flesh | Nathan Ginther | Lowell George on yodel |
7 | Mothers of Invention | The Orange County Lumber Truck | Weasels Ripped My Flesh | Nathan Ginther | |
8 | NRBQ | It Comes to Me Naturally | At Yankee Stadium | Polly Campbell | |
9 | NRBQ | Ain't No Free | At Yankee Stadium | Polly Campbell | |
10 | Doll By Doll | The Palace of Love | Remember | Steve Spatt | |
11 | 801 | You Really Got Me | Live | Steve Spatt | Phil Manzanera, Brian Eno and friends covering The Kinks |
12 | Ian Dury & the Blockheads | In-Betweenies | Do It Yourself | Drew MacDonald | Better known for his song "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll" |
13 | Ian Dury & the Blockheads | Quiet | Do It Yourself | Drew MacDonald | |
14 | Bob McFadden & "Dor" | The Beat Generation | 45 | Steve Rosen | "Dor" is Rod McKuen |
15 | Richard Hell & the Voidoids | Blank Generation | 45 | Steve Rosen | Striking resemblance to the "Beat Generation" song |
16 | Don Charles presents The Singing Dogs | Jingle Bells | 45 | Steve Rosen | No resemblance to either of the above songs |
17 | Norman Blake | Hand Me Down My Walking Cane | Whiskey Before Breakfast | Gary Janssen | |
18 | Solomon Burke | A Change is Gonna Come | A Change is Gonna Come | Gary Janssen | |
19 | Crowbar | Frenchmen's Filler #1 | Bad Manors | Paul Horn | |
20 | Crowbar | Too True Mama | Bad Manors | Paul Horn | |
21 | Crowbar | Let the Four Winds Blow | Bad Manors | Paul Horn | |
22 | Martha & the Muffins | Echo Beach | 45 | Paul Horn | |
23 | Lindisfarne | Road to Kingdom Come | Nicely Out of Tune | Jim McNair | |
24 | Gerry Rafferty | One Drink Down | Can I Have My Money Back | Jim McNair | |
25 | Status Quo | Black Veils of Melancholy | Messages from the Status Quo | Bill Frost | |
26 | Procol Harum | A Whiter Shade of Pale | Levi's Rock 5-LP box set of all kinds of rock | Bill Frost | Hands down the best-known song ever played at Vinyl Night |
27 | The Ruts | Babylon's Burning | Levi's Rock 5-LP box set of all kinds of rock | Bill Frost | |
28 | Dolly Parton | Muleskinner Blues | Best of Dolly Parton | Mary Henkener | |
29 | Dolly Parton | In the Ghetto | Best of Dolly Parton | Mary Henkener | |
30 | Waylon Jennings & the Kimberlys | MacArthur Park | Country Power-Pak | David Little | This version won a Grammy in 1969 |
31 | Coyote Sisters | I've Got a Radio | The Coyote Sisters | David Little | Leah Kunkel et al |
32 | Julie London | (no song played) | Calendar Girl | Tony Walsh | We just gazed at the album cover |
33 | The Ravers | Punk Rock Christmas | Christmas Rock EP | Tony Walsh | Green vinyl shaped like a Christmas tree: http://www.hipchristmas.com/ |
34 | Johnny Cue | Rockabilly Christmas | Christmas Rock EP | Tony Walsh | Record was mislabeled, we were expecting "Santa's Gone Surfin'" by Malibooz |
35 | Kenny Rogers & the First Edition | Just Dropped In (to See What Condition My Condition Was In) | 45 | J.P. | From Kenny's early psychedelic period |
36 | Tom Zé | Hein? | Massive Hits the Best of Tom Zé | J.P. | David Byrne's Brazilian Tropicália anthology |
37 | Charlie Parker | White Christmas (1948) | Charlie Parker (Everest Archive label) | Steve Kemme | |
38 | Gary U.S. Bonds | Havin' So Much Fun | Best of | Steve Kemme | |
39 | World Saxophone Quartet | I Heard That | Revue | Steve Kemme | |
40 | Django Reinhardt | I'll See You in My Dreams | Solos/Duets/Trios Volume 2 | Brian Powers | |
41 | Merle Travis & Joe Maphis | Corrine Corrina | Merle Travis & Joe Maphis | Brian Powers | |
42 | Merle Travis & Joe Maphis | Big Midnight Special | Merle Travis & Joe Maphis | Brian Powers | |
43 | Huey Smith & the Clowns | Almost Time for Santa | 'Twas the Night Before Christmas | Neil Sharrow | |
44 | Huey Smith & the Clowns | Rock & Roll Santa Claus | 'Twas the Night Before Christmas | Neil Sharrow | written by Earl "Trick Bag" King |
November Spotlight Track
Blank Generation is the title track of The Voidoids' debut album Blank Generation. Richard Hell wrote the song during his time with the band Television, and performed it live with another band, The Heartbreakers.[1] The Sex Pistols' song "Pretty Vacant" was directly inspired by "Blank Generation".[2]
Blank Generation was played on 45 by Steven Rosen
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