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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Comments New Approx. start time
13th Floor Elevators  Slip Inside This House   Favoriting Easter Everywhere  decal  1993  CD  originally 1967. Check out the awesome new 10-CD box set here    0:00:00 (Pop-up)
SRC  Up All Night   Favoriting VA: Ah Feel Like Ahcid: 24 Psychedelic Artefacts from the EMI Vaults  EMI / Zonophone  2007  CD  From 1969. This track originally appeared on the band's LP titled "Milestones".    0:07:37 (Pop-up)
The Outside In  You Ain't Gonna Bring Me Down to My Knees   Favoriting VA: Green Crystal Ties, Volume 4: Mind Expanding 60s Psychedelia  Collectables  1998  CD  From 1966    0:10:35 (Pop-up)
The Voice  The Train To Disaster   Favoriting VA: Chocolate Soup  Reverberation  1995  CD  Originally from 1966. This track features Miller Anderson, later of Savoy Brown.    0:13:40 (Pop-up)
Blues Magoos  Tobacco Road   Favoriting Kaleidoscopic Compendium: The Best of the Blues Magoos  Mercury  1992  CD  From 1966. Bronx, NY! This cut originally appeared on their first LP "Psychedelic Lollipop." Check out this wild clip here    0:16:36 (Pop-up)
The Accent  Red Sky At Night   Favoriting VA: The Psychedelic Scene: 25 psychedelic classics digitally remastered from the original master tapes  Deram / Decca  1998  CD  Originally from 1967.    0:20:53 (Pop-up)
Black Diamonds  I Want, Need, Love You   Favoriting VA: Ugly Things  Raven  1992  CD  From Australia. 1967. And here they are doing it "live" on the beach    0:24:10 (Pop-up)
Michel Polnareff  Time Will Tell   Favoriting VA: Wildworld, Volume 1: Earthshakers  Wildworld  2002  CD  1966. France.    0:27:08 (Pop-up)
Dearly Beloved  I'm Not Coming Back   Favoriting VA: Let's Talk About Girls! Music from Tucson 1964-1968  Bacchus Archives  1997  CD  from 1966.    0:29:35 (Pop-up)
Lincolns  You Can't Come 'Round Anymore   Favoriting VA: It's A Kave-In! Wild Oz sixties punk from the caverns of time!!  Kustom65  1998  CD  from 1966, but originally unreleased!    0:32:11 (Pop-up)
Simon Raven  I Wonder If She Remembers Me   Favoriting VA: Diggin' For Gold, Volume 1: A Collection of Demented 60's R&B/Punk & Mesmerizing 60's Pop  Way Back  1997  CD  from 1966.    0:34:17 (Pop-up)

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Wimple Winch  Rumble on Mersey Square South   Favoriting Tales From the Sinking Ship 1964-1968  RPM  2009  CD  from 1967.  *   0:44:24 (Pop-up)
Dragonfly  Celestial Empire   Favoriting VA: Nederbeat Dutch Nuggets  Hunter Music/Universal  2003  CD box set  From 1968. The Netherlands!    0:48:40 (Pop-up)
Bootjacks  The Circle   Favoriting VA: Searching For Shakes: Swedish Beat 1965-1968  Amigo Muzik  1999  CD  From 1966.    0:51:14 (Pop-up)
Sounds of Silence  Blame Myself   Favoriting VA: Pretty Ugly  Incessant Noise  1997  CD  Originally from 1967. Australia!    0:54:56 (Pop-up)

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Sinners  Nice Try   Favoriting VA: Pebbles, Volume 1  ESD  1989  CD  1966. Montreal!    1:02:07 (Pop-up)
Ariane  Tu Voudrais Que J'oublie   Favoriting VA: Ultra Chicks, Volume 2: Lolita Ya-Ya!  ?  1998  CD  1966. France!    1:04:13 (Pop-up)
Iveys  I'm Too Shy   Favoriting VA: 94 Baker Street: The Pop-Psych Sounds of the Apple Era 1967-1969  RPM  2003  CD  Pre- Badfinger! An unreleased demo from 1968!    1:06:50 (Pop-up)
Green  where have i been   Favoriting Green  atco  1969  LP  From the Chicago area. This LP should have been officially reissued/remastered at this point, but it hasn't... Sundazed take note!    1:09:36 (Pop-up)
Billy Nicholls  Girl from New York   Favoriting Would You Believe  Sequel/Castle  1999  CD  Originally recorded in 1968 for Andrew Loog Oldham's "Immediate" label but never released. Features members of the Small Faces    1:12:36 (Pop-up)
Love  Your Mind And We Belong Together   Favoriting Forever Changes  Elektra / Rhino  2001  CD  This is a bonus track on the 2001 CD reissue of this album. It was originally on the single that followed this album in 1968.    1:16:47 (Pop-up)
Burgundy Runn  Stop!   Favoriting VA: Teenage Shutdown, Volume 10: Teen Jangler Blowout!  Teenage Shutdown  1998  CD  From 1967. Arizona!    1:20:00 (Pop-up)
Byrds  Why   Favoriting Fifth Dimension  Columbia / Legacy  1994  CD  1966. Bonus track. This is the single version -- originally the b-side of "Eight Miles High."    1:22:00 (Pop-up)
Dillard & Clark  Lyin' Down the Middle   Favoriting The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark / Through the Morning Through the Night  A&M Records  1998  CD  1968. A bonus track on this comp of the band's two LPs.    1:24:52 (Pop-up)

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London Knights  Go To Him   Favoriting VA: The Cicadelic 60s, Volume 3: 1965-66 Folk Rock  Collectables  1993  CD  from 1966.    1:35:15 (Pop-up)
Jake Holmes  Dazed and Confused   Favoriting The Above Ground Sound of Jake Holmes  Radioactive  2000  CD  From 1967. The original version of a tune that was covered by Led Zeppelin on their first LP without noting the proper Jake Holmes' songwriting credit!    1:37:39 (Pop-up)
Brigands  (Would I Still Be) Her Big Man   Favoriting VA: SIxties Archives, Volume 5: US Punk from the '60s  Eva  1991  CD  from 1966.    1:41:13 (Pop-up)
Simple Simon and the Piemen  People of Tyme   Favoriting VA: People of Tyme: Canadian Garage Beat '66  ?  1999  CD  1967. Montreal!    1:43:31 (Pop-up)
Tintern Abbey  The Naked Song   Favoriting VA: Psychedelic Jumble, Volume 1: What's the Rush, Time Machine Man?  Rev-Ola  2007  CD  an unreleased demo from 1968.    1:46:00 (Pop-up)
Les Sultans  To Say You're Sorry   Favoriting Les Sultans  disques merite  2001  CD box set  Originally from 1967. Montreal!    1:47:46 (Pop-up)
The Action  Wasn't It You?   Favoriting The Ultimate Action  Edsel UK  1990  CD  from 1966.    1:50:29 (Pop-up)
Status Quo  When my mind is not live   Favoriting The Technicolour Dreams of the Status Quo: The Complete 60s Recordings  Castle/Sanctuary  2001  CD box set  Originally From 1967. This the mono mix.    1:53:16 (Pop-up)

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Sweet Smoke  Mary Jane Is To Love   Favoriting VA: Marijuana Unknowns  Stoned Records  1997  CD  From 1969    2:06:38 (Pop-up)
Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity  Ellis Island   Favoriting VA: Hammond Heroes: 60s R&B Organ Grooves  Bear Family  2005  CD  from 1968    2:08:46 (Pop-up)
Os Brasas  eu tentei fazer voce feliz   Favoriting va: hearts of stone (coracoes de pedra) brasilian 60s beat and garage  magica    CD  from 1967.    2:12:53 (Pop-up)
Small Faces  don't burst my bubble   Favoriting The Darlings of Wapping Wharf Launderette  Immediate  1999  CD box set  from 1968.    2:15:16 (Pop-up)
Deep Purple  Love Help Me   Favoriting Shades of Deep Purple  Power Sound  2001  CD  From the band's 1967 debut LP.    2:17:25 (Pop-up)
Billy Preston  Billy's Bag   Favoriting Soul Derby: The Complete Vee-Jay Recordings 1964/1965  Vampisoul  2003  CD  from 1965    2:21:15 (Pop-up)
Underground Balloon Corps  (Heart) Made of Soul   Favoriting VA: Teen Blast USA! Volume 2  Gyro  2003  CD  From 1967. These guys were from Philadelphia, PA.    2:24:52 (Pop-up)
Winston's Fumbs  Real Crazy Apartment   Favoriting VA: Nuggets II - Original artyfacts from the british empire and beyond 1964-1969  Rhino  2001  Boxed set  From 1967. Original organist for the Small Faces.    2:26:56 (Pop-up)

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Bing Crosby with the Les Paul Trio  It's Been A Long Long Time   Favoriting The Best of Bing Crosby  MCA  1999  CD  From 1945. RIP Les Paul    2:38:45 (Pop-up)
Spirit  Morning Will Come   Favoriting The Best Of Spirit  Sony  2003  CD  Originally from 1968    2:41:42 (Pop-up)
Thor's Hammer  Show Me You Like Me   Favoriting From Keflavik, with Love  Big Beat  2001  CD  From 1967. Iceland!    2:44:30 (Pop-up)
Moody Blues  People Gotta Go   Favoriting VA: Rare 60s Beat Treasures, Volume 2  Gone Beat  1995  CD  From 1966. Featuring Denny Laine.    2:47:32 (Pop-up)
Dyke and the Blazers  We Got More Soul   Favoriting VA: Soul Shots  Rhino  1988  CD  From 1969.    2:49:57 (Pop-up)
The Meters  Cissy Strut   Favoriting   Josie  1969  7"  You can find this on Sundazed's 2001 CD reissue of the first Meters' LP.    2:52:34 (Pop-up)
James Brown  My Thang   Favoriting Star Time  PolyGram Records  1991  Boxed set  From 1974.    2:55:33 (Pop-up)

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Brick  Dazz   Favoriting The Best of Brick  Sony  1995  CD  From 1976. Edited "radio" version without the flute solo and funky break! Uncool on my part as I should have dug out the original "Good High" LP, but still a great groove.    3:07:22 (Pop-up)
Impressions  the young mod's forgotten story   Favoriting The Young Mod's Forgotten Story  Curtom  1992  CD  From 1969.    3:10:40 (Pop-up)
Tom Jones  Dr. Love   Favoriting VA: The Mod Scene  Deram / Decca  1998  CD  From 1966.    3:12:33 (Pop-up)
Riki Maiocchi  C'e' Chi Spera   Favoriting   CBS/Italy  1967  7"  From 1967. Check out Riki on Italian TV    3:14:22 (Pop-up)

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Arcipelago   Favoriting

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Half-Life  Get Down   Favoriting VA: A-Square (of Course): The Story of Michigan's Legendary A-Square Records.  Big Beat Records  2008  CD  This 1969 track was previously unissued. It appears to contain a variation of the riff from Black Sabbath's "Paranoid", but Half-Life cut it before the Sabbath tune was released. The story is here    3:20:46 (Pop-up)
Black Sabbath  A Hard Road   Favoriting Never Say Die!  Warner Brothers  1990  CD  From 1978. Last LP before Ozzy hit the road. You've gotta love THIS!    3:23:20 (Pop-up)
Open Mind  Magic Potion   Favoriting The Open Mind  Mercury/Germany  2000  CD  This is a bonus track on the CD reissue of "The Open Mind" album from 1969. Nice double bass-drum action at the end of the tune there!    3:28:52 (Pop-up)
The Legend  Enjoy Yourself   Favoriting VA: A Lethal Dose of Hard Psych  Arf! Arf!  1999  CD  From 1968.    3:32:07 (Pop-up)
Hawkwind  Lord of Light   Favoriting Doremi Fasol Latido  EMI  2001  CD  From 1973. Single version edit.    3:34:50 (Pop-up)
Satisfaction  Love It Is   Favoriting va: the electric asylum, volume1 - rare british acid freakrock  Past & Present  2009  CD  From 1971.  *   3:38:41 (Pop-up)
Sweet  Into The Night   Favoriting Desolation Boulevard  Capitol  1988  CD  From 1975.    3:41:33 (Pop-up)
Cozy Powell  Na Na Na   Favoriting VA: Dynamite: The Best of Glam Rock  Repertoire  1998  CD box set  From 1974. RIP Cozy and thank you for this crazy world record!    3:45:53 (Pop-up)
Raspberries  Ecstasy   Favoriting Capitol Collectors Series  Capitol  1991  CD  Originally 1973, from the LP "Side 3"    3:49:11 (Pop-up)
Cargoe  Feel Alright   Favoriting va: thank you friends: the ardent records story  Big Beat  2008  CD box set  From 1972.    3:52:45 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!

  2:07am
Dave:

What up Sandy!!!!!
  2:31am
Ron:

Keep rockin Mike! You're killing it!
  2:41am
Tom:

AMAZING AMAZING set, Thank you for this!!
  3:07am
Toronto Jim:

Never heard that Sinners tune. Fantastic.
  3:08am
Toronto Jim:

For unilingual English-speakers, the song has a great title: "You Would Like Me to Forget."
  3:15am
Toronto Jim:

Gawd! That Green tune is killer. Have you got any Bulldog Breed? It'[s too hard/expensive to find, and most of their shit I found to be quite bad, but "Halo In My Hair" is brilliant!
  3:16am
Terre T:

Hi Toronto Jim, Tom, Ron and Dave! Thanx for the props for "The Mike SIn Show"!
  3:17am
Joshua K:

Thanks for the rock and the roll. I am not used to hearing Terre T at this hour either.
  3:19am
Toronto Jim:

Ya gotta love Love! (If you don't, yer fekked)
  3:47am
Terre T:

Heya Toronto Jim here's a cut for ya by Simple Simon--CANADIAN garage!
Hi Joshua K- and i'm not used to hearing me ythis late either!
  3:50am
Joshua K:

So this is Mike's first show? Pretty good debut.
  3:54am
Terre T:

Yeah! It's Mike Sin's first show (outside of Listener Hours and Guest DJ spots). GREAT right!? Mike sez Thanx!
  4:33am
markvinyl:

lotsa kewl psych...awreet
  4:33am
dogboy:

GREAT SHOW SUM GOOD TUNEZ TONITE ............
  4:34am
MUNG:

ROD EVANS
  4:38am
DOGBOY:

GOT ANY NICO?????????
  4:38am
MUNG:

ROD EVANS WAS DEEP PURPLES FIR
  4:39am
Terre T:

Thanx Mung & Dogboy & Mark Vinyl!!!!
  5:01am
Terre T:

Mike mentioned the passing of Willy DeVille (the leader of the band Mink DeVille) this week and the excellent tribute Evan Funk Davies did in memory of him on Tues. Check out the archive Evan's Willy DeVille trib here:
http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/32546
  5:32am
Rob W:

Congratulations Mike on your first show, sounds great!
  5:39am
Terre T:

Hi my main man, Rob!
Mike says "Cool! Thank you Rob W!"
  5:47am
Cuz Jerry:

Mike....very cool indeed
  5:54am
Terre T:

Wow ! Mike sez hi Jerry!! Thanx for listening!
  8:06pm
Glen Rock Glen:

That song Peolpe of Tyme is great! I'd never heard it before.
  4:34pm
Flat Top:

So good. Randy California!!
  3:47pm
JW:

Amazing show Mike! Rocked out and discoed on this rainy afternoon. Thanks!
  2:07pm
JON PAPI:

PAPPY'S HAUNTED HOUSE DUDE THIS ONE IS A GREAT LISTEN AND DANCE TUNE.. PLEASE PLAY MORE OFFENED..
  2:07pm
JON PAPI:

PAPPY'S HAUNTED HOUSE DUDE THIS ONE IS A GREAT LISTEN AND DANCE TUNE.. PLEASE PLAY MORE OFFENED..
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