WFMU: Surface Noise with Joe McGasko: Playlist from January 1, 2009

Listener comments!
	9:08am annie: morning joe....
	9:09am Joe: Happy New Year, Annie!
	9:30am PMD: Happy New Year! Great first song!
	9:30am SmokinJ: Happy New Year Joe & Annie!
	9:36am Joe: Hey, Smokin J--Points for getting up so early!
	9:39am SmokinJ: I dig the morning so I was in dreamland by 10:30 :)
	9:41am SmokinJ: Nice mix BTW Joe!
	9:41am Joe: Truth be told, I wasn't too far behind you! Needed my beauty sleep for the show.
	9:42am annie: 1st quarter of the wolf moon appearing now. myself, tried to find a party, it got cancelled, in bed by 11.. oh well..
	9:42am SmokinJ: Seems to have paid off bro' :)
	9:44am Joe: Glad you guys are with me this (early!) morning!
	9:45am annie: addiction is a wonderful thing joe.. you have to have a cheering committee
	9:45am SmokinJ: It's earlier here!
	9:48am Joe: Whereabouts?
	9:50am SmokinJ: I'm toasting you with the first beer of the day in Milwaukee!
	9:53am annie: love all this great dance music...you going for a marathon dance session..?
	9:53am Joe: God bless!
	9:53am Joe: Mm, yes, Annie...got to get the cold limbs moving!
	9:54am SmokinJ: We'll rock on together!
	9:55am annie: i'd turn the volume up but the better half is here for the weekend and he likes quiet... so, i am dancing sublty. oh by the way, joe, he still has those 78s when you are ready..
	9:58am Joe: I'm sorry about that, Annie, it's been a crazy few weeks...I'll give a call soon...
	9:59am annie: apologies are not at issue joe, take your time.. it's all good.
	10:02am PMD: I need to find a way to get this music to my whole 'house'. I can't sit at the computer all day at home! I was in bed by 10:30 too btw.
	10:02am Kris: guitar so great in "Satisfaccion"
	10:03am annie: i love that you're playing birds... trouble would be pleased..
	10:06am SmokinJ: PMD! I feel your pain. I've got FMU distributed to every room in the house (even the garage) with 200 watts of vacuum tube bliss powering the 'main' room (in which I sit:)
	10:07am Pivi: Happy new year! Thanks for the old! - Pivi, norway
	10:10am PMD: SmokinJ, OK, I'm jealous. If you're in the DC area sometime, come set up my house, will you?
	10:11am PMD: Oh, wait, scratch that. Brain not working in 2009...
	10:12am SmokinJ: Hehe.. It'd be my pleasure! ;)
	10:12am gumb: Happy New Year ALL!!! Digging the Home planet and the cosmic tunes. Not digging the 19 degree wind but what the hey
	10:18am Joe: Fortieth anniversary of the Moon Landing this year! Needed some space music!
	10:20am SmokinJ: It's working well with the ganja Joe.
	10:22am Joe: This next track ought to really help!
	10:23am SmokinJ: I'll hang on tght!
	10:42am annie: still with us J?
	10:44am SmokinJ: Busy preparing a sirloin tip roast for brunch. The house smells like cabbage!
	10:44am Miriam Eusebio: What is this talk over music??
	10:45am annie: i'm on my way J...
	10:46am SmokinJ: I'll be here ;)
	10:46am annie: just finished up potato pancakes here with fried eggs.. hhmmmmm, gaaarrlic!!
	10:47am SmokinJ: You're breaking my heart now Annie..
	10:48am annie: it's on the top five of my fave foods. i also like a rare buffy burger..make it walkin'
	10:50am SmokinJ: I should have opted for the potato pancakes yesterday at the fish fry but stupidly I went for the french fries :(
	10:51am SmokinJ: But don't get me wrong, they rocked!
	10:54am annie: see, fried foods are awful yet wonderful.. the greasier the better. this morning i am breaking my rule, brewing a second pot of coffee.. two-cup french press, so not that bad..
	10:56am annie: funny song!!! great song..
	10:56am Meghan: Hey Joe! Do we have that Fujiya and Miyagi record at the station? Was looking for it. My brother played me that song and it was strangely addictive.
	10:57am SmokinJ: Two cup french press? A pot of coffee is 10 cups or so. Drank one this morning:) Coffee is one of those staples of life..
	10:58am annie: i limit myself to two cups... so the second pot is an extravagence. i use espresso blrnd and make it strong.. love the kick!
	11:00am SmokinJ: I admire your self control..
	11:01am annie: if i have any java after noon i am up til two in the AM... i love my sleep, so i have to make that deal with myself.
	11:02am Joe: Hey, Meghan! I brought the F&M from home. Check the basement?
	11:03am SmokinJ: I heard that! I don't drink it late in the day. BTW nice groove Joe!
	11:04am Meghan: hmmmm will have to. The dangers of the basement.... it's only 2008 too! I'll bug Brian about it too. Replace it with some Sun Ra...
	11:21am matt: thanks wilco (and now joe) for pointing me in the direction of bill fay. And when you wake up you will find that you can run...
	11:21am annie: yes, i liked that alot, know someone who would like it....
	11:22am Joe: A nice prayer for the new year, I think...
	11:23am matt: yep, i just put it on a new year's mix for someone... great minds, etc.
	11:24am trouble: good morning joe! happy new year and thanks for the good sounds this morning...
	11:25am annie: morning trouble....
	11:27am Joe: Thanks, Trouble! I'm having a great time. Happy New Year!!
	11:28am Parq: Joe, joining you for the seventh reel. So nice to find you on my radio on this cold yet welcomingly bright AM. (Foxfire spellcheck says "welcomingly" isn't a word, but what do they know?) Chock Fulla Nuts is steeping, and I'm digging the quiet sounds, thought it looks like I missed some pretty killer upbeat stuff. Ho there to Annie, Smokin, all the gang.
	11:29am annie: word up parq, HNY!!!
	11:30am SmokinJ: Happy New Year Parq! Peace.
	11:31am Matt: Nice show, Joe. I'm pissed that you scooped out the Bill Parker TNKs cover, but what does a feller expect? I thought I had a private, secret relationship with that track! What's the story behind that Nathan Bell cut?
	11:32am Joe: Hey, Parq, thanks for the swell words. Hope the coffee gets you off to a good start! Matt, I love that version of TNK!! The Nathan Bell is from a new EP, looks self-released. It's straight-up great.
	11:42am monica: hey joe, lovely way to start off the year hearing you on ye olde radio.
	11:42am Joe: Why, shucks, Monica, thanks!!
	11:52am jeff m: great show Joe, happy new years
	11:53am lupica: Allow me to join Monica's chorus: great show, Joe!
	11:55am annie: joe , it's been wonderful.. just great.. thanks.. have a great weekend..
	11:55am ken in denver: Happy new year, Joe, First time listener to your show, but I'll be watching for you after this. Great version of Tomorrow Never Knows!
	11:55am Joe: Thanks, Jeff! Thanks, Mike! Happy New Year to both of you!!
	11:56am Joe: Thanks, Ken in Denver!
	11:58am Peter Fein: Happy New Year! Thanks to all at WFMU for the ongoing awesomeness!

Surface Noise with Joe McGasko: Playlist from January 1, 2009

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments
Mary Harris	Happy New Year Blues "Happy New Year Blues" by "Mary Harris"	Where Will You Be Christmas Day?	Dust to Digital	2004	CD	Recorded in 1935. Happy 1936!
Graham Parker	Pourin' It All Out "Pourin' It All Out" by "Graham Parker"	Heat Treatment	Mercury	1976	CD
Nicotina and the Legs	Hope St. Tempo	Five Feet From Home	Burp Publications	2008	CD
Hayvanlar Alemi	Bahar Patlatan "Bahar Patlatan" by "Hayvanlar Alemi"	Demolar 2007-2008	No Label	2008	CD
3 Hurel	Kol Basti "Kol Basti" by "3 Hurel"	Hurel Arsivi	World Psychedelia Ltd.	2003	CD	Originally on Diskotur in 1976
Ersen	Garip Gonlum "Garip Gonlum" by "Ersen"	Ersen	Finders Keepers	2008	CD
The Rotary Connection	I Took a Ride (Caravan)	Aladdin	Cadet Concept	1968	LP
Emil Richards and the Factory	No Place I'd Rather Be				MP3

Marie Laforet	El Polo "El Polo" by "Marie Laforet"	Marie Laforet Vol. 4	Festival	1968	LP
Manteca	Abacua "Abacua" by "Manteca"	Ritmo Y Sabor	Em	2008	CD
The Cheap Skates	Latin Skate "Latin Skate" by "The Cheap Skates"				MP3	Originally released on Bang, mid-60s. Joey Levine on vocals!
Vapid	Do the Earthquake "Do the Earthquake" by "Vapid"		Nominal	2008	7"
The Skunks	Earthquake Shake "Earthquake Shake" by "The Skunks"				MP3	Originally released on Skunks Records, 1979
The Table	Do the Standing Still "Do the Standing Still" by "The Table"	1-2-3-4 punk & new wave 1976-79	Universal (UK)	1999	CD
Modern Art Studio	Satisfaccion "Satisfaccion" by "Modern Art Studio"				MP3	Originally released on Mid-America Sound label, 1980
The Love Sitars	Paint It Black "Paint It Black" by "The Love Sitars"				MP3
The Believers	Soul Raga Cookin' "Soul Raga Cookin'" by "The Believers"				MP3	Originally released on Capitol, 1969. It's Joe South's band.

Neil Norman	Re-Entry "Re-Entry" by "Neil Norman"		GNP Crescendo	1977	7"
Dick Hyman	Strobo "Strobo" by "Dick Hyman"				MP3	Originally on Command Records 1968
Synergy	Classical Gas "Classical Gas" by "Synergy"		Passport	1976	7"
Tonto's Expanding Head Band	Timewhys	Zero Time	Embryo	1971	LP
La Dusseldorf	Silver Cloud "Silver Cloud" by "La Dusseldorf"	Dusseldorf	Water	2008	CD	Originally released in 1976
Kraftwerk	Kristallo "Kristallo" by "Kraftwerk"	Ralf und Florian	Germanophon	1999	CD	Originally released in 1973
David Bowie	Crystal Japan "Crystal Japan" by "David Bowie"		RCA	1980	7"
Anni-Frid Lyngstad	Liv Pa Mars? "Liv Pa Mars?" by "Anni-Frid Lyngstad"	Frida Ensam	Polar	1975	LP	Bowie covered in Swedish

Fujiya and Miyagi	Knickerbocker "Knickerbocker" by "Fujiya and Miyagi"	Lightbulbs	Deaf Dumb and Blind	2008	CD
Lena Zavaroni	Help Me Make It Through the Night	Cover Your Ass: Give The Drummer Some WFMU Marathon Premium	WFMU	2001	CD
Troy Hess	Please Don't Go Topless, Mother	Children of the Corn: Give the Drummer Some 2008 Premium	WFMU	2008	CD
Tanya Tucker	The Man That Turned My Mama On	Tanya Tucker's Greatest Hits	Columbia	1975	LP
Arthur Russell	What It's Like "What It's Like" by "Arthur Russell"	Love Is Overtaking Me	Audika	2008	CD
The Buoys	Bloodknot "Bloodknot" by "The Buoys"	Golden Classics	Collectables	1993	CD	Originally released in 1971 on Sceptor

Michael Chapman	It Didn't Work Out	Rainmaker	Repetoire	1997	CD	Originally released in 1969 on Harvest Records
Bill Fay	Be Not So Fearful "Be Not So Fearful" by "Bill Fay"	From the Bottom of an Old Grandfather Clock 1966-1970	Wooden Hill	2004	CD
Junior Parker	Tomorrow Never Knows				MP3	Originally released on "Love Ain't Nothin' But a Business Goin' On," Capitol 1971
Nathan Bell	Devil's Breath "Devil's Breath" by "Nathan Bell"	@2640	West Main Development	2008	CD
Liu Fang	Lotus Emerging on the Water's Surface	Musique Traditionnelle Chinoise Pour la Cithare Zheng	Philmultic	2005	CD
Mamadou Diabate	Bolomabory "Bolomabory" by "Mamadou Diabate"	Douga Mansa	World Village	2008	CD
Et Cetera	Mellodrama "Mellodrama" by "Et Cetera"	Et Cetera	MPS	1972	CD	Thanks, Bryce!
Krokodil	Sunlight's Beautiful Daughter	Electric Sitar Headswirlers Vol. 3	Purple Lantern Records		CD

The Who	I Can't Reach You "I Can't Reach You" by "The Who"	The Who Sell Out	MCA	1997	CD	Originally released in 1967
The Popguns	Don't Smile "Don't Smile" by "The Popguns"	Another Year Another Address	Cherry Red	1996	CD
Roy Wood	Wake Up/Rock Down Low "Wake Up/Rock Down Low" by "Roy Wood"	Boulders	United Artists	1973	LP

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Listener comments!
	9:08am annie: morning joe....
	9:09am Joe: Happy New Year, Annie!
	9:30am PMD: Happy New Year! Great first song!
	9:30am SmokinJ: Happy New Year Joe & Annie!
	9:36am Joe: Hey, Smokin J--Points for getting up so early!
	9:39am SmokinJ: I dig the morning so I was in dreamland by 10:30 :)
	9:41am SmokinJ: Nice mix BTW Joe!
	9:41am Joe: Truth be told, I wasn't too far behind you! Needed my beauty sleep for the show.
	9:42am annie: 1st quarter of the wolf moon appearing now. myself, tried to find a party, it got cancelled, in bed by 11.. oh well..
	9:42am SmokinJ: Seems to have paid off bro' :)
	9:44am Joe: Glad you guys are with me this (early!) morning!
	9:45am annie: addiction is a wonderful thing joe.. you have to have a cheering committee
	9:45am SmokinJ: It's earlier here!
	9:48am Joe: Whereabouts?
	9:50am SmokinJ: I'm toasting you with the first beer of the day in Milwaukee!
	9:53am annie: love all this great dance music...you going for a marathon dance session..?
	9:53am Joe: God bless!
	9:53am Joe: Mm, yes, Annie...got to get the cold limbs moving!
	9:54am SmokinJ: We'll rock on together!
	9:55am annie: i'd turn the volume up but the better half is here for the weekend and he likes quiet... so, i am dancing sublty. oh by the way, joe, he still has those 78s when you are ready..
	9:58am Joe: I'm sorry about that, Annie, it's been a crazy few weeks...I'll give a call soon...
	9:59am annie: apologies are not at issue joe, take your time.. it's all good.
	10:02am PMD: I need to find a way to get this music to my whole 'house'. I can't sit at the computer all day at home! I was in bed by 10:30 too btw.
	10:02am Kris: guitar so great in "Satisfaccion"
	10:03am annie: i love that you're playing birds... trouble would be pleased..
	10:06am SmokinJ: PMD! I feel your pain. I've got FMU distributed to every room in the house (even the garage) with 200 watts of vacuum tube bliss powering the 'main' room (in which I sit:)
	10:07am Pivi: Happy new year! Thanks for the old! - Pivi, norway
	10:10am PMD: SmokinJ, OK, I'm jealous. If you're in the DC area sometime, come set up my house, will you?
	10:11am PMD: Oh, wait, scratch that. Brain not working in 2009...
	10:12am SmokinJ: Hehe.. It'd be my pleasure! ;)
	10:12am gumb: Happy New Year ALL!!! Digging the Home planet and the cosmic tunes. Not digging the 19 degree wind but what the hey
	10:18am Joe: Fortieth anniversary of the Moon Landing this year! Needed some space music!
	10:20am SmokinJ: It's working well with the ganja Joe.
	10:22am Joe: This next track ought to really help!
	10:23am SmokinJ: I'll hang on tght!
	10:42am annie: still with us J?
	10:44am SmokinJ: Busy preparing a sirloin tip roast for brunch. The house smells like cabbage!
	10:44am Miriam Eusebio: What is this talk over music??
	10:45am annie: i'm on my way J...
	10:46am SmokinJ: I'll be here ;)
	10:46am annie: just finished up potato pancakes here with fried eggs.. hhmmmmm, gaaarrlic!!
	10:47am SmokinJ: You're breaking my heart now Annie..
	10:48am annie: it's on the top five of my fave foods. i also like a rare buffy burger..make it walkin'
	10:50am SmokinJ: I should have opted for the potato pancakes yesterday at the fish fry but stupidly I went for the french fries :(
	10:51am SmokinJ: But don't get me wrong, they rocked!
	10:54am annie: see, fried foods are awful yet wonderful.. the greasier the better. this morning i am breaking my rule, brewing a second pot of coffee.. two-cup french press, so not that bad..
	10:56am annie: funny song!!! great song..
	10:56am Meghan: Hey Joe! Do we have that Fujiya and Miyagi record at the station? Was looking for it. My brother played me that song and it was strangely addictive.
	10:57am SmokinJ: Two cup french press? A pot of coffee is 10 cups or so. Drank one this morning:) Coffee is one of those staples of life..
	10:58am annie: i limit myself to two cups... so the second pot is an extravagence. i use espresso blrnd and make it strong.. love the kick!
	11:00am SmokinJ: I admire your self control..
	11:01am annie: if i have any java after noon i am up til two in the AM... i love my sleep, so i have to make that deal with myself.
	11:02am Joe: Hey, Meghan! I brought the F&M from home. Check the basement?
	11:03am SmokinJ: I heard that! I don't drink it late in the day. BTW nice groove Joe!
	11:04am Meghan: hmmmm will have to. The dangers of the basement.... it's only 2008 too! I'll bug Brian about it too. Replace it with some Sun Ra...
	11:21am matt: thanks wilco (and now joe) for pointing me in the direction of bill fay. And when you wake up you will find that you can run...
	11:21am annie: yes, i liked that alot, know someone who would like it....
	11:22am Joe: A nice prayer for the new year, I think...
	11:23am matt: yep, i just put it on a new year's mix for someone... great minds, etc.
	11:24am trouble: good morning joe! happy new year and thanks for the good sounds this morning...
	11:25am annie: morning trouble....
	11:27am Joe: Thanks, Trouble! I'm having a great time. Happy New Year!!
	11:28am Parq: Joe, joining you for the seventh reel. So nice to find you on my radio on this cold yet welcomingly bright AM. (Foxfire spellcheck says "welcomingly" isn't a word, but what do they know?) Chock Fulla Nuts is steeping, and I'm digging the quiet sounds, thought it looks like I missed some pretty killer upbeat stuff. Ho there to Annie, Smokin, all the gang.
	11:29am annie: word up parq, HNY!!!
	11:30am SmokinJ: Happy New Year Parq! Peace.
	11:31am Matt: Nice show, Joe. I'm pissed that you scooped out the Bill Parker TNKs cover, but what does a feller expect? I thought I had a private, secret relationship with that track! What's the story behind that Nathan Bell cut?
	11:32am Joe: Hey, Parq, thanks for the swell words. Hope the coffee gets you off to a good start! Matt, I love that version of TNK!! The Nathan Bell is from a new EP, looks self-released. It's straight-up great.
	11:42am monica: hey joe, lovely way to start off the year hearing you on ye olde radio.
	11:42am Joe: Why, shucks, Monica, thanks!!
	11:52am jeff m: great show Joe, happy new years
	11:53am lupica: Allow me to join Monica's chorus: great show, Joe!
	11:55am annie: joe , it's been wonderful.. just great.. thanks.. have a great weekend..
	11:55am ken in denver: Happy new year, Joe, First time listener to your show, but I'll be watching for you after this. Great version of Tomorrow Never Knows!
	11:55am Joe: Thanks, Jeff! Thanks, Mike! Happy New Year to both of you!!
	11:56am Joe: Thanks, Ken in Denver!
	11:58am Peter Fein: Happy New Year! Thanks to all at WFMU for the ongoing awesomeness!

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