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Favoriting December 1, 2021: "Mal"

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Stan Kenton with June Christie  This Is My Theme   Favoriting A Presentation of Progressive Jazz  Capitol  1947  LP   
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The Rascals  See   Favoriting See  Atlantic  1969  CD   
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Ramones  I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement   Favoriting Ramones  Sire  1976  CD   
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Sham 69  I Don't Wanna   Favoriting I Wanna Punk Rock  Step-Forward Records  1077  CD   
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Reigning Sound  Watching My Baby   Favoriting Scion A/V Presents: Reigning Sound - Abdication….For Your Love  Scion Audio Visual  2011  CD   
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The Rivieras  Arizona Sun   Favoriting Let's Stomp with The Rivieras! Unissued 1964 Recordings  Norton  1964  CD   
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The Pretty Things  We'll Play House   Favoriting Get the Picture?  Fontana  1965  CD   
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The Puppets  Shake With Me   Favoriting Beat, Beat, Beat Vol. 2 - More Mop Top Raritiess  Pye  1964  CD   
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The Trashmen  New Generation   Favoriting Tube City! - The Best Of The Trashmen  Garrett  1964  CD   
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The Revells  Fastest Little Racer   Favoriting The GO Sound Of The Slots!  Reprise  1965  CD   
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Sandy Nelson  Let There Be Drums   Favoriting Let There Be Drums  Imperial  1961  CD   
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Deep Purple  Pictures Of Home   Favoriting Machine Head  Warner Bros.  1972  CD   
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John Mayall  Blues City Shakedown   Favoriting Looking Back  London  1965  CD   
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Artie Shaw & His Orchestra  Lucky Number   Favoriting The Indispensable Artie Shaw, Vol. 5 [1944-1945]  RCA Victor  1945  CD   
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Music behind DJ:
Hal Blaine 

Welcome to Denny's Den #68!   Favoriting

Drums! Drums! a Go Go! 

Dunhill 

1965 

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Jimmy Reed  You Got Me Dizzy   Favoriting I'm Jimmy Reed  Vee-Jay  1956  CD   
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Sly & The Family Stone  Pressure   Favoriting Life  Epic/Legacy  1968  CD  outtake from the Life LP sessions 
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Melinda Doolittle  It's Your Love   Favoriting Coming Back To You  MPCA Records  2009  CD   
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Genie Brooks  Fine Time   Favoriting South Side Of Soul Street - The Minaret Soul Singles 1967-1976  Minaret  1967  CD   
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Estelle Brown  You Got Just What You Asked For   Favoriting The Jerry Ragovoy Story: Time Is On My Side 1953-2003  United Artists  1964  CD   
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Shuggie Otis  Strawberry Letter 23   Favoriting Freedom Flight  Epic  1971  MP3   
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Lou Rawls  One Life To Live   Favoriting When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It All  Philadelphia International  1977  CD   
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Edwin Starr/Funk Bros  25 Miles TRACK   Favoriting   Gordy  1968  CD-R   
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Eddie Gale  A Walk With Thee   Favoriting Eddie Gale's Ghetto Music  Blue Note  1968  CD   
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Hal Blaine 

Denny gabs   Favoriting

Psychedelic Percussion 

Dunhill 

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The Association  We Love Us   Favoriting Insight Out  Warner Bros.  1967  CD   
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Carina Messier  On The Outside   Favoriting Nowhere And No When    2021  CD   
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The Fleetwoods  Outside My Window   Favoriting Gretchen, Gary and Barbara  Dolton  1960  CD   
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Margo Guryan  Most Of My Life   Favoriting 25 Demos  Franklin Castle Recordings  1971  CD   
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The Foundations  I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving   Favoriting Baby Now That I've Found You  UNI  1968  CD   
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Bruce Channel  No Other Baby   Favoriting   Smash  1963  MP3   
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Allan Sherman  Crazy Downtown   Favoriting My Son, The Greatest: The Best Of Allan Sherman  Warner Bros.  1965  CD   
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The Beatles  For You Blue (Take 4)   Favoriting Let It Be [Super Deluxe]  Apple  1969  CD   
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Gene Pitney  Just One Smile   Favoriting Just One Smile  Musicor  1965  CD  happy birthday Randy Newman - my fave RN song! 
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The Beach Boys  Sound Of Free [1970 Single Mix, 2019 Master]   Favoriting "Feel Flows" The Sunflower & Surf's Up Sessions 1969-1971 [Super Deluxe]  Stateside  1970  CD   
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The Mamas & The Papas  I Saw Her Again   Favoriting The Mamas & The Papas  Dunhill  1966  CD   
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Len Barry  Somewhere   Favoriting The Lost LP  Decca  1966  CD  Stephen Sondheim RIP 
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Jon Thomas  Signing Off Denny's Den #68!   Favoriting Big Beat On The Organ  Mercury  1958  LP   
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Listener comments!

Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:59pm
Dennis Diken:

"HELLO 'YON DENIZENS’ AND WELCOME ONCE AGAIN TO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND ANOTHER INSTALLMENT OF DENNY'S DEN! COME ON AND JUMP IN ON THE MESSAGE BOARD IF YOU CAN. WELL ALRIGHT!!
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Andrew in Toronto:

Hi there Dennis and all other listeners!
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Woo:

Hello Dennis and Andrew! Love See by The Rascals, have the pictured covered 45 rpm. Is that actually Ringo's drum set in the pic? It looks tiny!
  2:05pm
Kevin:

Hello to all!
  2:07pm
Kevin:

Love the pic sleeve to "ss"; lyrics included!
  2:08pm
Kevin:

I meant "see" of course!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:09pm
Eric R:

good morning all! Hey Dennis! Andrew! Woo! Kevin!
  2:09pm
Nezrok:

Afternoon Denny!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:09pm
Eric R:

I know, woo! Mal's a big guy but it looks like a kid's set
  2:09pm
Kevin:

Hi Eric!
  2:10pm
Dudski:

That's Mal Evans, their road manager setting up at the Washington Coliseum, according the photo info: www.beatlesuits.com...
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Eric R:

Dudski, our very own Mom Whig was at that show
  2:11pm
Dudski:

Wow, that would have been something to see (and hear).
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Eric R:

no kidding! I'm super jealous.
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Eric R:

hey Nezrok!
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Patti K:

Happy Wednesday afternoon yon Denizens
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Reechie:

Hello Dennis & everyone. Setting up some new speakers in the studio, so I'm late logging in.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:15pm
Wild Honey:

Hello Dennis and denizens! Wow, Mal's a big guy but that drum set can't be right
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:19pm
Eric R:

this Puppets song pops up often...well, occasionally, on my Pandora "Searchers" station.
  2:20pm
Nezrok:

Hey Eric R, Denizens.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:20pm
Dennis Diken:

GREETINGS Andrew in Toronto, Woo, Kevin, Eric R, nezrock, Dudski, Patti K, Reechie & Wild Honey!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:21pm
Gaylord Fields:

Hello dere, Dennis and Yon Denizens!
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Eric R:

good morning, Gaylord!
  2:22pm
gene sculatti:

Killer opening set, topped by the Trashmen track.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:23pm
Gaylord Fields:

Hi, Eric!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:23pm
Dennis Diken:

alright Gaylord and gene sculatti! thanks, gene, for the Rugolo stash you sent recently!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:23pm
Eric R:

in retrospect, the drag racing craze seems....dangerous.
  2:24pm
gene sculatti:

You're welcome, Dennis.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:25pm
Dennis Diken:

Ringo had several drum sets, this was his undersized kit with 20" bass drum, 12" rack and probably a 14" floor. there's some very scholarly articles written about all his gear (for those who....)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:26pm
Andrew in Toronto:

Hi Woo!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:33pm
Eric R:

I'm shocked that I recognized this artist by the harmonica style. A lot of people play the instrument. I guess he's distinctive.
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MOM WHIG:

Hi Denny, Eric, Reechie, Wild Honey, Gaylord (feeling better?), gene, Andrew in T,
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MOM WHIG:

hey there Woo
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:36pm
LesleyK:

Greetings Dennis and everyone!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:37pm
Gaylord Fields:

Fit as a fiddle, Mom Whig — and, truth be told, I wasn't feeling all that bad to begin with. Just slightly tired and a little chilly, which was much easier than a lot of other people's vaccine reactions.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:40pm
Eric R:

that Joe Jones news IS something we can use!
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MOM WHIG:

hi there Lesley
Denny - my Dad used to play al lot of Artie Shaw
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:41pm
LesleyK:

Hi Mom Whig, great to see you here
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:41pm
Eric R:

Mom, I mentioned you a half hour ago. 'Cause the photo of Mal is from the Washington show. Hey Lesley!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:42pm
LesleyK:

Hey Eric!
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Woo:

Carbona!
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Doop:

mmmm, that model glue
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:44pm
Dennis Diken:

welcome aboard MOM WHIG & LesleyK! @Gaylord, good to hear you're "all-right!!" @MOM WHIG - that's cool - did you enjoy hearing Artie when you were a kid?
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Eric R:

yeah, glue
  2:44pm
Kevin:

Hello Mom Whig, LesleyK- Happy midweek to ya...
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MOM WHIG:

Hi there Kevin
  2:45pm
ChrisB.:

Slot cars were huge! We have a place within walking distance. The year? I remember 98.6 by Keith on the overhead speakers over and over.
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MOM WHIG:

Denny - yes of course, Dad always had tons of jazz and swing tunes going on the "old record" player all the time - then cassettes, and then CD's.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:47pm
LesleyK:

Hi Kevin!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:48pm
Dennis Diken:

hey ChrisB.! that would've been late '66/early '67. @MOM WHIG - very cool!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:48pm
Eric R:

never heard this Sly song. It'd be a great song to cover.
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Patti K:

NJ Nostalgia Hobby in Scotch Plains is awesome for slot car racing, Joe is a gem
  2:50pm
Nezrok:

ChrisB, you remember Rickie's Hobbytown in Fairfield?
  2:53pm
wmoser:

Hey Dennis, Bill Moser here. Think I’ll make it to the gig saturday. Hoping to run into you guys to say hello. What time is soundcheck? Maybe i can catch you after soundcheck. Say hi to Jim and Mike for me. Hope all is well.
  2:54pm
ChrisB.:

@Nez: I lived in Middletown, and the slot car parlor was the victim of a fire, soon replaced by a furniture store.
  2:55pm
GeneCasey:

thanks for spinning Jimmy Reed. Love to DD and the Denizens
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Dennis Diken:

@wmoser - hey! not sure what time we're checking yet, but it'll be good to see you! @GeneCasey - there should be an all Jimmy Reed station!!
  2:57pm
GeneCasey:

All Reed. all the Time
  3:00pm
GeneCasey:

Pop Quiz: who is perhaps the world's greatest living blues guitar player whose talents on the guitar is but a portion of his stunning lalent?
  3:02pm
Dudski:

Love this version of Strawberry Letter. Brothers Johnson were good but I still like the original.
  3:05pm
wmoser:

Okay, hopefully I’ll get the chance to run into you. Looking forward to the show. Hope all is well. See you Saturday.
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Michael 98145:

hello from lurkerspace. enjoying this.
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Dennis Diken:

@Michael 98145 - thanks for tuning in!
  3:20pm
Mike Conroy:

Hi y'all!
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Patti K:

Hi Mike
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Gaylord Fields:

Call me prejudiced, but I just can't trust a person who can claim to dislike the Association, if such a person could possibly exist.
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MOM WHIG:

LUV The Association
  3:23pm
Dudski:

Did you read Russ Giguere's biography? Great stories.
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MOM WHIG:

Hi Michael 98145
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Andrew in Toronto:

Hi there MOM WHIG!!
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Michael 98145:

Hey @Mom!
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Michael 98145:

love this track
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:26pm
Dennis Diken:

@Gaylord - we gotta hang out together more often - you're my kinda dude! @Dudski - no, but I gotta do just that! @MOM WHIG - no arguments here!
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MOM WHIG:

Nice day here in Va - going to be sunny and 64 tomorrow
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:29pm
Gaylord Fields:

Yeah, we are certainly simpatico, DD!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:29pm
Dennis Diken:

hey now, Mike Conroy!
  3:34pm
GeneCasey:

I wonder if Ronnie Dawson is on drums on this one too?
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MOM WHIG:

Still luv Allan Sherman
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:36pm
Woo:

swallowing pills so we'll calm down....OK then!
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MOM WHIG:

Kind of the fore-front for Weird Al Zankovitch
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MOM WHIG:

Omage to George
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MOM WHIG:

Thanks for Beatles
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:41pm
Gaylord Fields:

Gene — swooooooon!!! Dennis, we gotta get that Pitney special off the ground for 2022!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:42pm
Woo:

Gaylord and Dennis, yes please do a Pitney special!
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MOM WHIG:

Gene so underrated
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Reechie:

Three great singers: Allan Sherman, George Harrison and Gene Pitney!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:43pm
Michael 98145:

What Woo Said
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:43pm
Dennis Diken:

@MOM WHIG - you are welcome! @Gaylord - YES!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:45pm
Michael 98145:

Cripes. What a great set.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:45pm
Gaylord Fields:

My fave-o-ryte M's & P's song!!! You are slaying me, Dennis!
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MOM WHIG:

Yes one of my FAVES this is great!!! Mamas & Papas my generation for sure.
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MOM WHIG:

With you on this tune Gaylord!!
  3:46pm
Kevin:

@Gaylord: Likewise
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:46pm
Dennis Diken:

@Gaylored @MOM WHIG - not only the best M&PS tune, possibly the best record EVER!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:47pm
Gaylord Fields:

Mom Whig, I love when Denny's vocal comes in a measure too early — gets me every time.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:47pm
Dennis Diken:

@Michael 98145 - thanks so much!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:47pm
Gaylord Fields:

@Dennis: It's on my shortest list of Best Songs Ever!
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MOM WHIG:

Westside Story song
  3:48pm
Kevin:

My second fave L.B tune...
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MOM WHIG:

Saw Rita Moreno (original Maria) on TV today - at age 89 - still looking good -- she's in the new version too.
  3:49pm
Joe W.:

Another great show. Thanks Dennis!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:50pm
Woo:

Dennis, this show was incredible. Thank you so much for putting it together.
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MOM WHIG:

Denny - this was AWESOME -- you're the very BEST---Take Care all
  3:51pm
Kevin:

A smashing show today, Dennis.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:52pm
Dennis Diken:

@Joe W - thanks alot! you too Woo, MOM WHIG and Kevin!!
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Patti K:

Thanks Dennis, have a great week all!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:53pm
Gaylord Fields:

Thanks for a killer diller of a show, Dennis! Catch your act next week!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:54pm
Michael 98145:

Hey, thx !
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:55pm
Dennis Diken:

THANKS Gaylord, Patti K and Michael 98145:!!
  3:56pm
wmoser:

Nice set list Dennis! Good job. See you this weekend.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:56pm
Dennis Diken:

“THANKS A MILLION ‘YON DENIZENS OF THE DEN’ FOR MAKING THE SCENE TODAY! LOVE YOU ALL MADLY!”
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:57pm
Dennis Diken:

you got it, wmoser!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:59pm
Andrew in Toronto:

Thanks for the great show!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:59pm
Dennis Diken:

you're welcome, Andrew in Toronto!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:03pm
LesleyK:

Thanks Dennis! Work was nuts today, will catch what I missed on archive.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 4:04pm
Dennis Diken:

thanks LesleyK, it means a lot!
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