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Favoriting February 1, 2012: a brief and modest tribute to the late Don Cornelius and Soul Train.

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Artist Track Album Label Year Comments New Approx. start time
nightshift  jet set   Favoriting 7"  zoom  1979      0:00:00 (Pop-up)
the records  teenarama   Favoriting s/t  virgin  1979      0:02:14 (Pop-up)
the beat  rock 'n' roll girl   Favoriting s/t  columbia  1979      0:06:20 (Pop-up)
sponsors  i'll be back   Favoriting s/t  plexus  1982  More about Sponsors at WFMU's Beware Of The Blog, and you can grab a song of theirs at the Free Music Archive.    0:08:29 (Pop-up)
the surprises  little sir echo   Favoriting va-teenage treats vol. 5          0:11:07 (Pop-up)
the plimsouls  a million miles away   Favoriting s/t  geffen  1983      0:13:43 (Pop-up)
the punch line  faster than i like   Favoriting 7"  synchronic  1984?  from Staten Island, I believe.    0:16:59 (Pop-up)
screams  angeline's toys   Favoriting s/t  infinity  1979      0:19:44 (Pop-up)
 
soul train  soul train theme   Favoriting       RIP Don Cornelius.

check this great remembrance by Questlove and this piece from Dan Charnas for some historical perspective on Don Cornelius and Soul Train.
 
  0:40:12 (Pop-up)
shalimar  dead giveaway   Favoriting 7"      singer Jodi Watley got her start on Soul Train.    0:45:00 (Pop-up)
don cornelius  interviewing harold melvin & the blue notes   Favoriting youtube      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxMfgORHqf8    0:49:29 (Pop-up)
harold melvin & the blue notes  bad luck   Favoriting           0:50:24 (Pop-up)
don cornelius  interviews stevie wonder   Favoriting youtube      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntP_3T2pOUY    0:54:46 (Pop-up)
 
hospitality  eighth avenue   Favoriting s/t  merge      *   1:01:42 (Pop-up)
magnetix  i drink (but my guitar doesn't)   Favoriting drogue electrique  slovenly      *   1:05:17 (Pop-up)
monte  cielo aperente   Favoriting va-si san jose  no label    Costa Rican comp that you can get on the Free Music Archive    1:09:43 (Pop-up)
far out fangtooth  pathways   Favoriting 7"  ian      *   1:11:57 (Pop-up)
the db's  happenstance   Favoriting repercussion  albion  1981      1:15:11 (Pop-up)
hot knives  around the world   Favoriting s/t  grown up wrong    CD reissue, orig 1976  *   1:19:17 (Pop-up)
 
radio moscow  misleading me   Favoriting the great escape of leslie magnafuzz  alive      *   1:30:45 (Pop-up)
true sounds of thunder  tonight   Favoriting s/t  jeth-row      *   1:34:41 (Pop-up)
lost sounds  plastic skin   Favoriting 7" ep  goner    vinyl reissue  *   1:40:43 (Pop-up)
the grains  hang on   Favoriting stone street  psychic volt      *   1:43:59 (Pop-up)
brausepoter  das loch in seinem leben   Favoriting komplett! 1979-81  uberfall      *   1:48:04 (Pop-up)
 
factory floor  two different ways   Favoriting cd single  dfa      *   2:00:45 (Pop-up)
the decorators  pendulum & swinge   Favoriting 7"  red  1981      2:09:17 (Pop-up)
gap dream  slave   Favoriting s/t  burger      *   2:11:23 (Pop-up)
circus of power  in the wind   Favoriting s/t  rca  1988      2:15:10 (Pop-up)
mind spiders  on the radio   Favoriting meltdown  dirtnap      *   2:18:35 (Pop-up)
bare wires  television girls   Favoriting cheap perfume  southpaw      *   2:20:20 (Pop-up)
 
explorers club  anticipatin'   Favoriting grand hotel      Playing at Maxwell's on Monday, Feb 13; Rockwood Music Hall on the 15th; and Spike Hill on the 16th. Check out all their upcoming tour dates!    2:31:15 (Pop-up)
damon  don't you feel me   Favoriting va-where are you from?  now-again      *   2:33:34 (Pop-up)
rare earth  (i know) i'm losin' you   Favoriting 7"  motown  1970      2:36:23 (Pop-up)
imperial teen  don't know how you do it   Favoriting feel the sound  merge      *   2:39:35 (Pop-up)
fatal figures  big zed   Favoriting 7"  big neck      *   2:43:23 (Pop-up)
critical mass  no one left to blame   Favoriting 7"  last laugh      *   2:46:16 (Pop-up)
charles bradley  stay away   Favoriting heartaches and pain  daptone  2011      2:49:11 (Pop-up)
the well wishers  here comes love   Favoriting dreaming of the west coast  no label      *   2:52:22 (Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

  9:06pm
Sam:

Greetings from Chicago!
  9:07pm
Adam in Portland:

I'm here for the dance line! Peace, love, [funk], and souuuuulllllll.
  9:08pm
Destroit:

Hello EFD, and everybody. You're an hour late and I even wore my favorite sundress....a hole!
  9:09pm
seang:

just listened to Billy Squier for the first time in a long while--good stuff!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:09pm
efd:

Hi Sam! Hi Adam! Hi Destroit!

There will be a small dance line in a little bit.
  9:10pm
Holly in NC:

Greetings from Durham!
RIP Don Cornelius ....:-(

And, efd, it is *Rush* day, I have faith you'll do the right thing
  9:11pm
Kat in Chicago:

I'm here for the first hour and then off to a memorial Soul Train Line on Milwaukee Avenue. Saw Don Cornelius at a ST tribute this summer... sad.
  9:11pm
Rich:

Power Pop Fave's For Shure.
  9:12pm
Adam in Portland:

Hey, Holly-olly-olly, great to catch with you and everyone else here at EFD's rec room party. :-)
  9:12pm
Holly in NC:

@Kat -
That sounds like a perfect tribute, how wonderful!
  9:13pm
Adam in Portland:

Kat, please get lowwwwwww for me! :-)
  9:14pm
Destroit:

Dance line, can't wait. Hello Holly. Anyone ever watch the New Dance Show? Local electro Detroit show, dance lines, costumes, the whole thing. Oh, and thanks for the sponsors track!
  9:14pm
Kat in Chicago:

I'll get as low as I can go :-)
  9:15pm
Sam:

Aww, we need a soul train line here on the Southside too!
  9:15pm
Kat in Chicago:

LOVE The New Dance Show. Favorite thing when I've got a few minutes for YouTube.
  9:15pm
Adam in Portland:

Backflips into splits totally welcomed.
  9:15pm
Kat in Chicago:

Yes you do Sam!
  9:16pm
Adam in Portland:

I've gotta check out that New Dance Show. Absolutely appeals to me.
  9:16pm
SteveL:

'Ello!! 'Ello!!
  9:17pm
Barkevious Scrambleboard:

This set is aces.
  9:17pm
Adam in Portland:

'Ello, SteveL!
  9:18pm
Destroit:

As a farm kid, with no cable in the 80's, the new dance show was absolutely critical for my mental development. Hi Kat!
  9:18pm
Holly in NC:

Hi Asam & everyone!
@Destroit - I discovered the New Dance Show just a few weeks ago & have been living on YouTube watching old vids - so, so cool.
  9:19pm
SteveL:

I did NOT go see Mr. Plimsoul here six months back or so. Heard it was not a show that I should have missed.
  9:19pm
Kat in Chicago:

Hi Destroit... now, honestly, is it really warm enough for that sundress?
  9:23pm
Randy in NC:

efd, getting the juices flowing tonight with this opener!
  9:24pm
Destroit:

Haha, awesome holly. I haven't seen the new dance show for ages, due to my lack of YouTube frequency. Awesome that RJ Watkins & co still live on.
  9:26pm
Destroit:

Already ripped off the sundress, experimenting with makeup, I'm in that kind of mood. And with that, Hello Randy!
  9:27pm
Joe D.:

Angeleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeene!!!!

oh man that's fantastic
  9:27pm
Adam in Portland:

Urrrm, I watched a lot of Dance Party U.S.A after school as a young'n.
  9:33pm
frisco squid:

Screams sounded a LOT like Cheap Trick
  9:34pm
Kat in Chicago:

Didn't know Brad Elvis (who I'm acquainted with) was in Screams. Neato!
  9:36pm
Adam in Portland:

I think I have some old radio id's done by Handsome Dick Manitoba lying around on cassette somewhere. For shame...
  9:37pm
Holly in NC:

Hi Randy!

Totally off efd-topic, are you in Rep. Brad Miller's district? He was brilliant today.
  9:39pm
Adam in Portland:

Don just wants us to parrrrrty!
  9:39pm
Adam in Portland:

...with our own damn money! :-)
  9:40pm
Adam in Portland:

Just glitter bomb yourself!
  9:40pm
Randy in NC:

Hi Holly, Hi all. No I'm not. I'm in David Price's. What happened today?
  9:45pm
Adam in Portland:

Wooooooo woooooooooooo!
  9:48pm
Destroit:

Kat! Give us live feedback, if you can. Running commentary on legendary dance line would be great.
  9:49pm
Julie:

gah it wasn't until hours after I'd heard he'd died that I heard HOW. So sad
  9:49pm
Holly in NC:

@Randy -
I'm Price also. Who is decent (I just got a very nice policy update from his team), but past his fighting days. Miller here: http://tinyurl.com/7uetc88
  9:52pm
Kat in Chicago:

Destroit: I can't easily do the WFMU comments from my phone at present. Will probably livetweet it @baba_o_rly
  9:52pm
SteveL:

[Picturing Adam in center of glowing dance floor, center of it all, gettin' all John Travolta-like]
  9:53pm
Adam in Portland:

For real!
  9:54pm
Brian Kenny:

Yeah!
  9:55pm
Barkevious Scrambleboard:

Teddy had tranny problems.
  9:56pm
Adam in Portland:

Ridin' el El, floor-glide style.
  9:57pm
Destroit:

Oh, my favorite bird queen chimes in. hello Julie! Julie, the Bethany that co hosted with you a few weeks ago, is that the same Bethany that hosts the classical show on Monday night? Efd, keep movin' this is great.
  9:58pm
Julie:

Destroit I've never been on the radio with Bethany
  9:58pm
Destroit:

I just hope you're having fun Kat!
  9:58pm
Julie:

this music is all makin me sad
  10:01pm
Randy in NC:

Holly, Miller is good, it's too bad they are gerrymandering his district.
  10:01pm
Adam in Portland:

Beautiful...
  10:01pm
Destroit:

Trying not to derail, but Julie, who did you do that goth show with?
  10:02pm
Julie:

Her name was Bronxelf
  10:02pm
Julie:

Not that Bethany isn't wonderful and lovely, but not the same person :)
  10:04pm
john:

Came in just in time for Stevie, but I figured you'd do a really nice Don Cornelius tribute--glad you did!
  10:04pm
Destroit:

How the phuck I got that confused with Bethany, I don't know. Perhaps 4:00am was part of the equation. Thanks Julie (still simmering from that show!)
  10:04pm
Kat in Chicago:

Nicely done as always EFD... will catch the rest on the archive. Peace love and soullll y'all.
  10:06pm
Adam in Portland:

Get down on the get down, Kat!
:-)
  10:06pm
SteveL:

Kat: Have fun at the line!
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efd:

@Kat have a great time at the Soul Train line!

And greetings to everyone else who I haven't had a chance to greet properly yet!
  10:07pm
Aharon:

Hospitality were adorable, competent and very, very young at 7 Second Delay this week.
  10:09pm
Holly in NC:

@Randy - some little birds surmise that Miller may be running for governor next term.
  10:09pm
Hmmm:

Not jailbait young. :-P
  10:12pm
Aharon:

Perish the thought, Hmmm!
  10:12pm
Destroit:

Calling all rangers fans...
  10:13pm
Danne D:

Hi Funk Fnas :) Whoa an Aharon sighting!
  10:13pm
Danne D:

Hi Holly :)

@Destroit - I have many things that I can call all Ranger$ fans...
  10:14pm
Danne D:

@Kat in Chicago (for when she's reading archives) hope you have fun!

Greetings also to the massive number of posters already posting
  10:14pm
Destroit:

I knew I could count on you Danne.
  10:18pm
Aharon:

@Danne. Yup, some of us are not ubiquitous...
  10:19pm
Holly in NC:

Hi Danne!

efd, that was a great soul train set! Loved Questlove's piece - will read Charnas later tonight. Just recently finished Charnas' 'The Big Payback'(yeah, I'm so on top of my reading) which I highly, highly recommend to all.
  10:19pm
Destroit:

Far out fangtooth track is great, never heard of them
  10:21pm
Danne D:

Wow, this track is awesome and it's been too long since I've listened to it. I have it buried somewhere and now have to find it (might be on cassette though)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:21pm
efd:

@Destroit, I think Far Out Fangtooth are from Philadelphia - home of another hockey team you probably don't care for. :)
  10:21pm
Joe D.:

I can't believe this is still the only db's record I own. Need to remedy that immediately. Hey EFD did you see the "Hoboken Sound" vintage doc? It is both unintentionally hilarious and informative
  10:22pm
Holly in NC:

and SUPER dbs deep cut!!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:22pm
efd:

@Holly, thanks for the comment on the soul train set, I appreciate it! I still need to read The Big Payback myself, not to mention the Def Jam book whose authors were on Noah's show last year too.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:23pm
efd:

@Joe D. that is absurd. I am not speaking to you again until you at least get their first (self-titled) album.
  10:27pm
King Tut:

When I was a kid I wanted a green nose for Haloween

So like a month before or a couple weeks I was jumping on the couch and I went POP! onto the glass coffee table

So three weeks later by the time Haloween came my nose wasn't black and blue it was pretty well green with some purple so I got my costume

Didn't break it at the time somehow, haven't yet, little bit of luck I suppose
  10:27pm
Joe D.:

I KNOW. Thank you!
  10:29pm
King Tut:

Maintenance!
  10:29pm
Noah Webster:

I'm researching the snark rating on "ubiquitous" followed by ellipses.
  10:34pm
Barkevious Scrambleboard:

Ladies and gentlemen, Dog Rethrowned!!
  10:35pm
Board:

Diane also promises no beer anywhere near me tomorrow afternoon.
  10:36pm
Destroit:

Ground Bird is great. As is Shrunkin Planet.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:36pm
efd:

As do we all, Board. As do we all.
  10:42pm
Thierry:

Greetings everybody. @Joe: where can one find/see/catch this Hoboken sound vintage doc?
  10:42pm
Van in DC:

Oh. Hey. Hi EFD!
  10:43pm
Danne D:

That db's song got me thinking about Squeeze so I looked them up in the accuplayist archives. 21 different DJs have played them for a total of 46 accuplaylist entries. It's clear that everyone gets a little Squeeze in now and then, but none overdo it.
  10:44pm
Thierry:

Boy, this True Sounds of Thunder track reminds me of Flipper!
  10:46pm
Danne D:

Love the use of Ubiquitous. A good Clyde Frazier word.

This lost sounds track is awesome
  10:47pm
PB:

efd going hardcore.
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efd:

@Thierry I didn't get a chance to mention last week that I really appreciated your comment re the 70s and the 20-teens - thank you.
  10:49pm
PB:

@Thierry, I just converted my old vinyl copy of Generic Flipper to digital to put on my iPod. It still sounds great.
  10:49pm
Danne D:

Great pic from Kat's twitter feed at the #soultrainline:
http://twitpic.com/8elb2s
  10:53pm
Holly in NC:

Any Rowland S. Howard fans here? Nice documentary streaming for 6 more days only at: http://www.abc.net.au/iview/#/view/883954
  10:55pm
Barkevious Scrambleboard:

@Holly Some Velvet Morning
  10:57pm
Nashville Noah:

I LOVE the Turnpike! HI Evan!
  10:58pm
Nashville Noah:

Hey Holly and Dane!
  11:01pm
Nashville Noah:

The ticket giveaway is not my favorite part, it makes me nervous. But I like Evan talking... I have a lot of guests coming up tonight so please make sure the studio is clean Evan....
  11:02pm
Danne D:

:( sorry to hear SouthPaw is closing :(
  11:05pm
Nashville Noah:

Danne, sorry on miss-spelling
  11:07pm
Thierry:

Logistics are a bit difficult to reach Maxwell's from France by tomorrow night. Too bad! But I will get back there some day!
  11:07pm
Destroit:

Let's run the factory floor, fantastic!
  11:07pm
ADM:

The bubble bath theme song may be my favorite bumper on all WFMU.
  11:08pm
ADM:

Ah! Now it's a DFA track. MORE COWBELL.
  11:09pm
Destroit:

Snaps & handclaps...brilliant
  11:10pm
ADM:

If you want to release a record on DFA you have to let James Murphy play cowbell "just a little for old times sake" during the session.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:10pm
efd:

WHAT'S UP NASHVILLE NOAH!!
  11:10pm
Nashville Noah:

yo yo yo !!!
  11:11pm
Danne D:

hey Noah!
  11:11pm
Holly in NC:

@Barkevious - Yes!

Hi Noah! I've been totally lax about keeping up with your soundcloud, sorry :-( Will try & do better.
  11:12pm
Danne D:

Not a big deal Noah. Between message boards and tweets I have realized that I tend to drop entire words sometimes (or replace them with other words).
  11:12pm
Nashville Noah:

That's ok Holly, without the strong arm of WFMU, it's not as easy to get out there.....
  11:13pm
Danne D:

And where is that soundcloud located, Holly and Noah?

(how's that for a prompt?)
  11:13pm
Nashville Noah:

Just didn't want to offend any name pride, Danne!
  11:13pm
Barkevious Scrambleboard:

Quando Quango
  11:19pm
Nashville Noah:

Is Adam In Portland still out there?
  11:19pm
Holly in NC:

Why, Danne, that would be

http://soundcloud.com/coffee-break-radio ;-)
  11:20pm
Thierry:

Third hour usually dense, but these last tracks have everybody silenced in concentration.
  11:20pm
Danne D:

Thank you very much Holly. I think everyone here should check it out :)

@Noah no worries. 'tis an homage to Terre
  11:21pm
Nashville Noah:

Actually new episode went up today and I'm giving away a sweet Profile Records compilation that I just put together.... Thanks Holly!
  11:22pm
Brian:

Longtime listener from the West Coast: Muskegon Michigan. Thanks, Man.
  11:24pm
Holly in NC:

My love for cowbell is terrifying in its passion & depth. Y'know who plays a mean cowbell, efd? Neil Peart, that's who!
20 -1-12 20-1-12 20-1-12

That Gap Dream was really fun!
  11:25pm
Marmalade Kitty:

Hi efd!will i always be five hours ahead of wfmu? *this is why I miss your show, efd!
  11:26pm
Holly in NC:

Actually,I believe I was grooving to the 80s sounds of Circus of Power...
  11:26pm
Danne D:

@Holly - channeling Vance tonight? :)
  11:26pm
Nashville Noah:

Well Marmalade, the wonderful thing about Evan is that he's a time traveler and you can catch him in all time zones! He's like the Dr. Who of radio!
  11:27pm
Nashville Noah:

Evan - LOVE this Bare Wires track, nice one!
  11:32pm
Destroit:

Marmalade! Thanks for the links everyone.
  11:32pm
Van in DC:

I'm sorry, Dr who was that again?
  11:32pm
Barkevious Scrambleboard:

It's like the Ministry of Housinge.
  11:33pm
Marmalade Kitty:

swing-eee! ..never heard of that :/
  11:33pm
Dr. Who:

What?
  11:33pm
Danne D:

Bosco is such a cool dog :)
  11:35pm
Van in DC:

Exactly.
  11:39pm
Holly in NC:

oh I LOVE this Damon song.
  11:40pm
Brian:

Good Tune. I laid some "Sunshine Company" on some people yesterday. Minds blown.
  11:41pm
Danne D:

"your touch has gone cold" - kinda creepy if ya think about it a little
  11:41pm
Van in DC:

Hey Evan, good night.
  11:41pm
Randy in NC:

This day is done for me, been up since 5am. efd, great show as usual. Maybe heresy on a station from NY/NJ, but go Pats!
  11:42pm
Danne D:

But it's awesome to hear a little rare earth :)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:42pm
efd:

hey Brian, thanks for checking in all the way from Muskegon!

@Barkevious That's what I kept thinking of too!
  11:42pm
Danne D:

Good night randy :) and I 2nd the vote for the Pats - too much Jersey pride to root for the Giants
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:43pm
efd:

goodnight Van and Randy! Thanks for listening and commenting!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:43pm
efd:

And Randy, with all the cheerleading I do for the Red Sox I could hardly complain about someone rooting for the Patriots.
  11:44pm
Rod Stewart:

This Rare Earth arrangement would be good to copy.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:45pm
efd:

@Rod I was just trying to figure out whose came first, yours or theirs?
  11:46pm
Marmalade Kitty:

I allllllllways pull for the underdog! who would that be Giants or Pats?
  11:46pm
Rod Stewart:

me 71, them 70. Clear copy. Not the first or last time I did it. 0:-)
  11:47pm
Rod Stewart:

I was on the road to the Great American Songbook very early!
  11:48pm
Holly in NC:

@Marmalade Kitty - Giants. Go Giants!
  11:51pm
Holly in NC:

@Rod - But back then you were stupendously good. I cut you a ton of slack.
  11:51pm
Brian:

I think WFMU should tour. If you do, the Frauenthal awaits. Broadcast here.
  11:51pm
Danne D:

I gotta pack up :) but have a great night everyone and thanks for yet another fantastic show Evan. Take care!
  11:52pm
Rod Stewart:

You and many a babe, and I thank every one of you.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:56pm
efd:

thanks Danne, goodnight!
  11:56pm
Holly in NC:

Mr. Bradley & the Menehan Street guys OWN this song. Take that, Nirvana!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:57pm
efd:

I have to listen to the Nirvana version again, I can't even conjure it up anymore.
  12:00am
Jeff McFakename:

Good stuff Evan, perfect late night comic book readin' material.

Don't take this the wrong way, I mean it as a compliment about the versatility of your show's song selection.
  12:00am
Holly in NC:

Thank you Evan & good night everyone!
  12:01am
Marmalade Kitty:

see you on sunday for beers and snacks and football! :)
  12:01am
some other guy:

I was thinking maybe more Toad the Wet Sprocket ;). Good show Evan.
  12:02am
john:

Loved that well wishers song, but as a longtime Secret Affair fan, I can't say I'm not a shade resentful about the whole "older listeners" thing.....but the singer does sound like Ian Page, yeah.
  10:46pm
Mr. Bubbles:

Thanks for playing the Well Wishers!!!
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