WFMU: Surface Noise with Joe McGasko: Playlist from January 10, 2010

Surface Noise with Joe McGasko: Playlist from January 10, 2010

A pennant-winning battery of songland. Ongoing feature: Single File, a half-hour of randomly selected small records with big holes.

Upcoming events:

Mon. Mar 17th, 9am - Noon: Stuart Staples of Tindersticks (More info...)

January 10, 2010: FREEFORM: Paul McCartney Marked for Death

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	New	Approx. start time
Five Letters	Tha Kee Tha Tha "Tha Kee Tha Tha" by "Five Letters"	Disco Italia: Essential Italo Disco Classics 1977-85	Strut	2008	CD			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Lee Armstrong Express	Chicken N Waffles	D-Funk: Funk, Disco, And Boogie Groove From Germany 1972-2002	Marina	2009	CD			0:07:36 (Pop-up)
James Knight and the Butlers	Funky Cat	Miami Sound: Rare Funk & Soul From Miami, Florida 1967-1974	Soul Jazz	2003	CD			0:10:46 (Pop-up)
KC and the Sunshine Band	Sound Your Funky Horn	The Best Of KC & The Sunshine Band	Rhino	1989	CD	From 1973		0:14:46 (Pop-up)
Young & Company	I LIke What You're Doing to Me	The Disco Years Volume Two: On the Beat (1978-1982)	Rhino	1993	CD	From 1980		0:17:54 (Pop-up)
Teena Gardner	Heartbeat (Club Version)	Journey into Paradise: The Larry Levan Story	Rhino	2006	CD			0:22:04 (Pop-up)
Giorgio Moroder	I Wanna Funk with You Tonight	From Here to Eternity...and Back	Polygram	1985	CD	From 1979		0:31:54 (Pop-up)
Jumbo	Turn On to Love "Turn On to Love" by "Jumbo"	Turn On to Love	Pye	1976	LP			0:37:18 (Pop-up)

Howlin' Wolf	You Gonna Wreck My Life	Roll Your Moneymaker: Early Black Rock 'N Roll 1948-1958	Trikont	2009	CD	From 1959	*	0:59:49 (Pop-up)
Wings	Bip Bop "Bip Bop" by "Wings"	Wild Life	Apple	1971	LP			1:01:51 (Pop-up)
Tony Hazzard	Paul McCartney "Paul McCartney" by "Tony Hazzard"	Was That Alright Then?	Bronze	1973	LP			1:05:52 (Pop-up)
Marianne Rosenberg	Mr. Paul McCartney	Scott's Excellenter Pinker Noise 2: Scott Williams' WFMU Marathon Premium 2008	WFMU	2008	CD-R	From 1970		1:07:54 (Pop-up)
Mary Hopkin	The Honeymoon Song "The Honeymoon Song" by "Mary Hopkin"	Post Card	Capitol	1991	CD	From 1969		1:12:03 (Pop-up)
Jackie McAuley	It's Alright "It's Alright" by "Jackie McAuley"	Jackie McAuley	Si-Wan	1995	CD	From 1971		1:13:35 (Pop-up)
Alice	Que Pouvons-Nous Faire Ensemble?	The BYG Deal	Finders Keepers	2009	CD		*	1:19:33 (Pop-up)
The White Noise	Love Without Sound	Creative Outlaws: UK Underground 1965-1971	Trikont	2009	CD	From 1969	*	1:22:19 (Pop-up)

Iron Cross	Little Bit O' Soul "Little Bit O' Soul" by "Iron Cross"		Spark	1972	45			1:30:29 (Pop-up)
Big Star	Mod Lang "Mod Lang" by "Big Star"		Rhino	2009	45	Unissued single mix--not on box set!		1:32:37 (Pop-up)
Pussycat	Do It "Do It" by "Pussycat"		EMI	1975	45			1:35:58 (Pop-up)
Keith Hampshire	First Cut Is the Deepest		A&M	1973	45			1:38:02 (Pop-up)
Linda Lewis	The Old Schoolyard "The Old Schoolyard" by "Linda Lewis"		Arista	1975	45			1:41:47 (Pop-up)
Peggy Lipton	Lu "Lu" by "Peggy Lipton"		Ode	1970	45			1:44:59 (Pop-up)
Sammy Day and the Comic Strip	Love Is Bigger Than Football		Big Tree		45			1:47:24 (Pop-up)
Mel and Tim	Backfield in Motion "Backfield in Motion" by "Mel and Tim"		Bamboo	1969	45			1:50:38 (Pop-up)
Wizz	Brooklyn "Brooklyn" by "Wizz"		Capitol	1973	45			1:52:57 (Pop-up)
The Invisible Man's Band	X-Country (Flamin' Hot)		Mango	1980	45			1:55:34 (Pop-up)

Kaleidoscope	Taxim "Taxim" by "Kaleidoscope"	Pulsating Dream: The Epic Recordings	Acadia/Sony	2004	CD	From 1968		2:07:50 (Pop-up)
Erol Buyukburc	Hop Dedik "Hop Dedik" by "Erol Buyukburc"	Love, Peace, and Poetry: Turkish Psychedelic Music	Normal	2005	CD	From 1976		2:18:18 (Pop-up)
Metin H. Alatli	Mevlana Boyle Dede	Psych Funk 101 1968-1975: A Global Psychedelic Funk Curriculum	World Psychedelic Funk Classics	2009	CD	From early 70s		2:21:43 (Pop-up)
Richard and Mimi Farina	V. "V." by "Richard and Mimi Farina"	The Complete Vanguard Recordings	Vanguard	2001	CD	From 1965		2:25:11 (Pop-up)
Selda	Utan Utan "Utan Utan" by "Selda"	Turkulerimiz 3: Vurulduk Ey Halkim Unutma Bizi	Major	2009	CD	From 1976	*	2:28:50 (Pop-up)
The Orient Express	Azaar "Azaar" by "The Orient Express"	The Orient Express	Fallout	2009	CD	From 1969		2:31:36 (Pop-up)

The Cowsills	In Need of a Friend "In Need of a Friend" by "The Cowsills"	We Can Fly	MGM	1968	LP			2:42:01 (Pop-up)
Les Payne	Very Well "Very Well" by "Les Payne"	Tea and Symphony: The English Baroque Sound 1967-1974	Sanctuary	2007	CD			2:44:48 (Pop-up)
Ruth Etting	Don't Tell Him What Happened to Me	Ten Cents a Dance	ASV/Living Era	1981	CD	From 1930		2:48:34 (Pop-up)
Dawn	I'm Afraid They're All Talking About Me	One Kiss Can Lead To Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found	Rhino	2005	CD			2:51:51 (Pop-up)
Tammy Wynette	Walk Through This World with Me	Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad	Sony	1995	CD	From 1967		2:54:58 (Pop-up)

Listener comments!
	3:11am Sue: Joey Joe Joe! How are you? Were you at the FMU party?
	3:12am Joe: For a little while, Sue! Did you listen to it on the radio?
	3:13am Sue: I only caught the end of it actually. But I liked what I heard. I'm also liking your funky sounds, too!
	3:14am Joe: Thanks, Sue! Keepin' it funky, at least for a little while, for the folks boogie-ing home...
	4:50am Mary Wing: Joe, pick up the phone, eh?
	4:54am Mary Wing: Two Cat Stevens covers; for a moment I was worried that he had died, heh.
	4:55am Joe: God forbid! I just wish I had an actual Cat Stevens 45 with me!
	5:06am jackotheclock: hello, hello, hello....really enjoying the show...great Sunday morning with a cup of tea..here in Liverpool, UK..
	5:08am Joe: Hey, Jack! Good mornin' to you.
	5:14am jackotheclock: thanking you...loved the McCartney slice of the show...had't heard the MArianne Rosenberg song before...real groovy. did you say that Sir Paul produced 'The Honeymoon Song'?
	5:15am Joe: Yes, he produced the whole Mary Hopkin album. She was one of the most promoted Apple signings, even had a big hit with "Those Were the Days."
	5:20am jackotheclock: cool..that's the only song i remember of hers..'those were the days' i've been really getting into 'give my regards to broadway' he's a great actor!
	5:20am jackotheclock: i mean...broad street.. pardon me.
	5:22am Joe: I think she may have had more hits in the UK, but only that one here.
	5:29am Mike: Greetings from Toronto! Really enjoing the show, Joe. A real treat after a busy night at work
	5:30am jackotheclock: i found out the other day that Freddie Mercury once lived on Penny Lane..if only for a short while...he joined a band from Liverpool called IBEX..it didnt last long.
	5:31am Brian in UK: Joe, like the Turkish groove. Thinking of going to Istanbul in May. Here's a link to Mercan Dede who plays some cool Sufi sounds. http://www.mercandede.com/EN/?Ney=Music&Blow=Albums
	5:33am Joe: Hey, Mike and hey, Brian! Glad you're digging the Turkish sounds. I've heard that Turkey is amazing from everyone I know who's been there. Apologies to my Turkish friend Olgu--I forgot the Uc Hurel 45, Olgu!

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Mon. Mar 17th, 9am - Noon: Stuart Staples of Tindersticks (More info...)
Tindersticks have been making moody and magnificent music for over 30 years. Today on Surface Noise, the band's voice and prime mover Stuart Staples talks about the band's most recent album, "Soft Tissue," and its upcoming tour of the U.S., its first since 2008.

Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	New	Approx. start time
Five Letters	Tha Kee Tha Tha "Tha Kee Tha Tha" by "Five Letters"	Disco Italia: Essential Italo Disco Classics 1977-85	Strut	2008	CD			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Lee Armstrong Express	Chicken N Waffles	D-Funk: Funk, Disco, And Boogie Groove From Germany 1972-2002	Marina	2009	CD			0:07:36 (Pop-up)
James Knight and the Butlers	Funky Cat	Miami Sound: Rare Funk & Soul From Miami, Florida 1967-1974	Soul Jazz	2003	CD			0:10:46 (Pop-up)
KC and the Sunshine Band	Sound Your Funky Horn	The Best Of KC & The Sunshine Band	Rhino	1989	CD	From 1973		0:14:46 (Pop-up)
Young & Company	I LIke What You're Doing to Me	The Disco Years Volume Two: On the Beat (1978-1982)	Rhino	1993	CD	From 1980		0:17:54 (Pop-up)
Teena Gardner	Heartbeat (Club Version)	Journey into Paradise: The Larry Levan Story	Rhino	2006	CD			0:22:04 (Pop-up)
Giorgio Moroder	I Wanna Funk with You Tonight	From Here to Eternity...and Back	Polygram	1985	CD	From 1979		0:31:54 (Pop-up)
Jumbo	Turn On to Love "Turn On to Love" by "Jumbo"	Turn On to Love	Pye	1976	LP			0:37:18 (Pop-up)

Howlin' Wolf	You Gonna Wreck My Life	Roll Your Moneymaker: Early Black Rock 'N Roll 1948-1958	Trikont	2009	CD	From 1959	*	0:59:49 (Pop-up)
Wings	Bip Bop "Bip Bop" by "Wings"	Wild Life	Apple	1971	LP			1:01:51 (Pop-up)
Tony Hazzard	Paul McCartney "Paul McCartney" by "Tony Hazzard"	Was That Alright Then?	Bronze	1973	LP			1:05:52 (Pop-up)
Marianne Rosenberg	Mr. Paul McCartney	Scott's Excellenter Pinker Noise 2: Scott Williams' WFMU Marathon Premium 2008	WFMU	2008	CD-R	From 1970		1:07:54 (Pop-up)
Mary Hopkin	The Honeymoon Song "The Honeymoon Song" by "Mary Hopkin"	Post Card	Capitol	1991	CD	From 1969		1:12:03 (Pop-up)
Jackie McAuley	It's Alright "It's Alright" by "Jackie McAuley"	Jackie McAuley	Si-Wan	1995	CD	From 1971		1:13:35 (Pop-up)
Alice	Que Pouvons-Nous Faire Ensemble?	The BYG Deal	Finders Keepers	2009	CD		*	1:19:33 (Pop-up)
The White Noise	Love Without Sound	Creative Outlaws: UK Underground 1965-1971	Trikont	2009	CD	From 1969	*	1:22:19 (Pop-up)

Iron Cross	Little Bit O' Soul "Little Bit O' Soul" by "Iron Cross"		Spark	1972	45			1:30:29 (Pop-up)
Big Star	Mod Lang "Mod Lang" by "Big Star"		Rhino	2009	45	Unissued single mix--not on box set!		1:32:37 (Pop-up)
Pussycat	Do It "Do It" by "Pussycat"		EMI	1975	45			1:35:58 (Pop-up)
Keith Hampshire	First Cut Is the Deepest		A&M	1973	45			1:38:02 (Pop-up)
Linda Lewis	The Old Schoolyard "The Old Schoolyard" by "Linda Lewis"		Arista	1975	45			1:41:47 (Pop-up)
Peggy Lipton	Lu "Lu" by "Peggy Lipton"		Ode	1970	45			1:44:59 (Pop-up)
Sammy Day and the Comic Strip	Love Is Bigger Than Football		Big Tree		45			1:47:24 (Pop-up)
Mel and Tim	Backfield in Motion "Backfield in Motion" by "Mel and Tim"		Bamboo	1969	45			1:50:38 (Pop-up)
Wizz	Brooklyn "Brooklyn" by "Wizz"		Capitol	1973	45			1:52:57 (Pop-up)
The Invisible Man's Band	X-Country (Flamin' Hot)		Mango	1980	45			1:55:34 (Pop-up)

Kaleidoscope	Taxim "Taxim" by "Kaleidoscope"	Pulsating Dream: The Epic Recordings	Acadia/Sony	2004	CD	From 1968		2:07:50 (Pop-up)
Erol Buyukburc	Hop Dedik "Hop Dedik" by "Erol Buyukburc"	Love, Peace, and Poetry: Turkish Psychedelic Music	Normal	2005	CD	From 1976		2:18:18 (Pop-up)
Metin H. Alatli	Mevlana Boyle Dede	Psych Funk 101 1968-1975: A Global Psychedelic Funk Curriculum	World Psychedelic Funk Classics	2009	CD	From early 70s		2:21:43 (Pop-up)
Richard and Mimi Farina	V. "V." by "Richard and Mimi Farina"	The Complete Vanguard Recordings	Vanguard	2001	CD	From 1965		2:25:11 (Pop-up)
Selda	Utan Utan "Utan Utan" by "Selda"	Turkulerimiz 3: Vurulduk Ey Halkim Unutma Bizi	Major	2009	CD	From 1976	*	2:28:50 (Pop-up)
The Orient Express	Azaar "Azaar" by "The Orient Express"	The Orient Express	Fallout	2009	CD	From 1969		2:31:36 (Pop-up)

The Cowsills	In Need of a Friend "In Need of a Friend" by "The Cowsills"	We Can Fly	MGM	1968	LP			2:42:01 (Pop-up)
Les Payne	Very Well "Very Well" by "Les Payne"	Tea and Symphony: The English Baroque Sound 1967-1974	Sanctuary	2007	CD			2:44:48 (Pop-up)
Ruth Etting	Don't Tell Him What Happened to Me	Ten Cents a Dance	ASV/Living Era	1981	CD	From 1930		2:48:34 (Pop-up)
Dawn	I'm Afraid They're All Talking About Me	One Kiss Can Lead To Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found	Rhino	2005	CD			2:51:51 (Pop-up)
Tammy Wynette	Walk Through This World with Me	Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad	Sony	1995	CD	From 1967		2:54:58 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	3:11am Sue: Joey Joe Joe! How are you? Were you at the FMU party?
	3:12am Joe: For a little while, Sue! Did you listen to it on the radio?
	3:13am Sue: I only caught the end of it actually. But I liked what I heard. I'm also liking your funky sounds, too!
	3:14am Joe: Thanks, Sue! Keepin' it funky, at least for a little while, for the folks boogie-ing home...
	4:50am Mary Wing: Joe, pick up the phone, eh?
	4:54am Mary Wing: Two Cat Stevens covers; for a moment I was worried that he had died, heh.
	4:55am Joe: God forbid! I just wish I had an actual Cat Stevens 45 with me!
	5:06am jackotheclock: hello, hello, hello....really enjoying the show...great Sunday morning with a cup of tea..here in Liverpool, UK..
	5:08am Joe: Hey, Jack! Good mornin' to you.
	5:14am jackotheclock: thanking you...loved the McCartney slice of the show...had't heard the MArianne Rosenberg song before...real groovy. did you say that Sir Paul produced 'The Honeymoon Song'?
	5:15am Joe: Yes, he produced the whole Mary Hopkin album. She was one of the most promoted Apple signings, even had a big hit with "Those Were the Days."
	5:20am jackotheclock: cool..that's the only song i remember of hers..'those were the days' i've been really getting into 'give my regards to broadway' he's a great actor!
	5:20am jackotheclock: i mean...broad street.. pardon me.
	5:22am Joe: I think she may have had more hits in the UK, but only that one here.
	5:29am Mike: Greetings from Toronto! Really enjoing the show, Joe. A real treat after a busy night at work
	5:30am jackotheclock: i found out the other day that Freddie Mercury once lived on Penny Lane..if only for a short while...he joined a band from Liverpool called IBEX..it didnt last long.
	5:31am Brian in UK: Joe, like the Turkish groove. Thinking of going to Istanbul in May. Here's a link to Mercan Dede who plays some cool Sufi sounds. http://www.mercandede.com/EN/?Ney=Music&Blow=Albums
	5:33am Joe: Hey, Mike and hey, Brian! Glad you're digging the Turkish sounds. I've heard that Turkey is amazing from everyone I know who's been there. Apologies to my Turkish friend Olgu--I forgot the Uc Hurel 45, Olgu!

Surface Noise with Joe McGasko: Playlist from January 10, 2010

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