Optical Sound with Mike Sin: Playlist from January 16, 2010

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	Images	New	Approx. start time
Yardbirds	Smokestack Lightning   → "Smokestack Lightning" by "Yardbirds"	Five Live Yardbirds	Rhino Records	1989	CD	originally from 1964! Recorded at the Marquee Club in London.			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Generation X	Ready Steady Go   → "Ready Steady Go" by "Generation X"	Perfect Hits 1975 - 1981	Chrysalis	1991	CD	from 1978 -- originally off their self-titled first LP.			0:05:02 (Pop-up)
Pistol Whip	Untouchables   → "Untouchables" by "Pistol Whip"	Terminal	Smog Veil		CD	from 1977 -- Cleveland!		*	0:07:58 (Pop-up)
Off Broadway USA	Stay in Time   → "Stay in Time" by "Off Broadway USA"	VA: DIY: Shake It Up! American Power Pop II (1978-80)	Rhino	1993	CD	from 1980.			0:10:58 (Pop-up)
Jags	She's So Considerate   → "She's So Considerate" by "Jags"	Evening Standards	Island	1980	LP				0:13:44 (Pop-up)
Utopia	Take It Home   → "Take It Home" by "Utopia"	Deface the Music	Bearsville	1980	LP	Todd Rundgren and crew's tongue-in-cheek homage to each stylistic period of The Beatles, working chronologically track by track.			0:16:29 (Pop-up)
Sorrows	Bad Times   → "Bad Times" by "Sorrows"	Teenage Heartbreak	CBS	1980	LP	from New York -- members were originally in the Poppees.			0:19:10 (Pop-up)
Anderson Council	Love Bomb   → "Love Bomb" by "Anderson Council"	b/w Don't You Think	Sinclair		7"			*	0:21:28 (Pop-up)
Original Sins	Why You Love Me So   → "Why You Love Me So" by "Original Sins"	The Hardest Way	Psonik	1989	CD	from Bethlehem, PA.			0:25:37 (Pop-up)
Creeps	Down At The Nightclub   → "Down At The Nightclub" by "Creeps"	Enjoy the Creeps	Tracks on Wax	1986	LP	from Sweden!			0:27:55 (Pop-up)
Twisted	Sheez Wycked   → "Sheez Wycked" by "Twisted"	The Fuzztones: Creatures That Time Forgot	Skyclad Records	1989	CD	from 1984 -- preceded by an interview by Bill Kelly on WFMU at that time!			0:39:47 (Pop-up)
Jay Reatard	Feeling Blank Again   → "Feeling Blank Again" by "Jay Reatard"	Singles 06-07	In the Red	2008	CD	RIP Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr.			0:42:26 (Pop-up)
Jay Reatard	I Know a Place   → "I Know a Place" by "Jay Reatard"	Singles 06-07	In the Red	2008	CD				0:45:33 (Pop-up)
Fleshtones	My Kind of Lovin'/The Cross Roads Are Coming   → "My Kind of Lovin'/The Cross Roads Are Coming" by ...	More Than Skin Deep	Telstar/Ichiban	1998	LP				0:46:32 (Pop-up)
Forty-Fives	My Kind of Girl   → "My Kind of Girl" by "Forty-Fives"	VA: The Coolest Songs in the World, Volume 1	Wicked Cool	2006	CD	originally from the 2002 Yep Rock album "Fight Dirty"			0:49:20 (Pop-up)
Kenny and the Kasuals	Money   → "Money" by "Kenny and the Kasuals"	The Impact Sound of Kenny and the Kasuals	Impact	1977	LP	1977 reissue of a rare 1966 LP -- a live recording at the Studio Club in Dallas, TX.			0:52:27 (Pop-up)
Remo Four	Live Like a Lady   → "Live Like a Lady" by "Remo Four"	Smile	Repertoire	1996	CD	from 1967			1:00:59 (Pop-up)
Nouvellas	Baby You Change Your Mind   → "Baby You Change Your Mind" by "Nouvellas"	The Nouvellas	Ernest Jenning Record Co.		CD	playing tonight at Southpaw (Brooklyn, NY)!		*	1:03:41 (Pop-up)
Gold	Summer Dresses   → "Summer Dresses" by "Gold"	VA: World in Sound Tracks - Episode I	World of Sound		CD	from 1971		*	1:07:06 (Pop-up)
Brilliant Colors	Short Sleeves at Night   → "Short Sleeves at Night" by "Brilliant Colors"	Introducing	Slumberland		CD			*	1:09:09 (Pop-up)
Shannon and the Clams	Blast Me to Bermuda   → "Blast Me to Bermuda" by "Shannon and the Clams"	I Wanna Go Home	1-2-3-4 Go!		CD			*	1:11:16 (Pop-up)
Tribute to Mick Green! R.I.P. → "Tribute to Mick Green! R.I.P."
Pirates	My Babe   → "My Babe" by "Pirates"	VA: Rhythm & Blues at Abbey Road, 1963-1966	EMI	2002	CD	from 1964.			1:15:44 (Pop-up)
Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas	I'll Be Doggone   → "I'll Be Doggone" by "Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas"	VA: Mix a Fix -- UK Floor Fillers, Volume 2	Psychic Circle	2007	CD	from 1965			1:18:34 (Pop-up)
Pirates	Can't Understand   → "Can't Understand" by "Pirates"	VA: Nothing Comes Easy: 20 Hard-Edged Stompers From the British Beat Era	Psychic Circle	2007	CD	from 1965			1:21:11 (Pop-up)
Dakotas	7 Pounds of Potatoes   → "7 Pounds of Potatoes" by "Dakotas"	VA: English Freakbeat, Volume 2	AIP	1996	CD	from 1966. Thank you Mr. LyNcH for "remastering" this track properly to mono!			1:23:11 (Pop-up)
Dakotas	The Spider and the Fly   → "The Spider and the Fly" by "Dakotas"	VA: Rare 60's Beat Treasures, Volume 3	Gone Beat	1995	CD	from 1967			1:25:34 (Pop-up)
The Above	Bollywood Woman   → "Bollywood Woman" by "The Above"	3 Song sampler	self-released		CD-R	promo sampler for an upcoming album.		*	1:32:17 (Pop-up)
The Escorts	C'mon Home Baby   → "C'mon Home Baby" by "The Escorts"	From the Blue Angel	Edsel Records	1983	LP	from 1965			1:35:10 (Pop-up)
Keith Shields	Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)   → "Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)" by "Keith Shields"	VA: The Freakbeat Scene	Deram/Decca	1998	CD	from 1967 - a cover of a Donovan song.			1:36:55 (Pop-up)
Ravin' Blue	It's Not Real   → "It's Not Real" by "Ravin' Blue"	VA: Psychedelic States: Mississippi	Gear Fab		CD	from 1966		*	1:38:56 (Pop-up)
Magical Mixture	I'm So Sad   → "I'm So Sad" by "Magical Mixture"	VA: Swinging London: The Accidental Genius of Saga Records 1968-1970	RPM	2007	CD	from 1968			1:41:30 (Pop-up)
Phil Ochs	Tape From California   → "Tape From California" by "Phil Ochs"	Rehearsals For Retirement/Gunfight at Carnegie Hall	Collectors' Choice	2000	CD	recorded live in 1970. This version is quite different from the studio version that appeard in 1968. Bob Rafkin on guitar. "Gunfight at Carnegie Hall" was originally released only in Canada in 1975.			1:45:30 (Pop-up)
Grodes	I Won't Be There   → "I Won't Be There" by "Grodes"	VA: Let's Talk About Girls! Music from Tucson 1964-1968	Dionysus	1997	CD	from 1966			1:49:07 (Pop-up)
Shrubs	Big Lie   → "Big Lie" by "Shrubs"	Forgotten How to Fall	Not		CD	produced by the Feelies' Glenn Mercer		*	1:51:10 (Pop-up)
Dutchess and the Duke	Reservoir Park   → "Reservoir Park" by "Dutchess and the Duke"	She's the Dutchess, He's the Duke	Hardly Art	2008	CD	Hear them live on the Cherry Blossom Clinic on 1/23!			2:03:29 (Pop-up)
Paley Brothers	Magic Power   → "Magic Power" by "Paley Brothers"	b/w You're the Best	Sire Records	1978	7"				2:07:04 (Pop-up)
Squeeze	Goodbye Girl   → "Goodbye Girl" by "Squeeze"	6 Squeeze Songs Crammed Into One Ten-Inch Record	A&M Records	1979	10"	fantastic album cover			2:10:12 (Pop-up)
Barnaby Bye	Tumblin' Inn   → "Tumblin' Inn" by "Barnaby Bye"	Touch	Atlantic	1974	LP	features Peppy Castro (formerly of the Blues Magoos) and the Alessi brothers.			2:12:55 (Pop-up)
David Bowie	Wild-Eyed Boy From Freecloud   → "Wild-Eyed Boy From Freecloud" by "David Bowie"	Space Oddity (40th Anniversary Edition)	Virgin		CD box set	from 1969.		*	2:15:38 (Pop-up)
Yummy Fur	Policeman   → "Policeman" by "Yummy Fur"	b/w 70's Car Crash	Guided Missile	1996	7"	The band has reunited and they will be playing live on the Cherry Blossom Clinic sometime in February!			2:19:47 (Pop-up)
Knaves	Inside Outside   → "Inside Outside" by "Knaves"	Leave Me Alone!	Sundazed	2001	10"	from 1967			2:23:27 (Pop-up)
14	Drizzle   → "Drizzle" by "14"	14 in a Bunch and More	EMI	1998	CD	from 1966. Sweden! Thanks to Bill for sending this CD my way!			2:23:34 (Pop-up)
Listen	Everybody's Gonna Say   → "Everybody's Gonna Say" by "Listen"	VA: Visions of the Past #3	Disc de Luxe	1991	CD	from 1966, featuring Robert Plant before joining Led Zeppelin.			2:25:34 (Pop-up)
Lindsay Muir's Untamed	Daddy Long Legs   → "Daddy Long Legs" by "Lindsay Muir's Untamed"	VA: The Best of Planet Records	RPM	2000	CD	From 1966 -- a Shel Talmy production. This compilation rounds up tracks from Talmy's Planet record label.			2:29:25 (Pop-up)
The Illusion	Talkin' Sweet Talkin' Soul   → "Talkin' Sweet Talkin' Soul" by "The Illusion"	The Illusion	Steed / Dot	1969	LP				2:30:28 (Pop-up)
Edwin Starr	Easin' In   → "Easin' In" by "Edwin Starr"	VA: Can You Dig It? The Music and Politics of Black Action Films 1968-75	Soul Jazz Records		CD box set	From the movie "Hell Up in Harlem" (1973)		*	2:33:04 (Pop-up)
Johnny Hallyday	Voyage au Pays des Vivants   → "Voyage au Pays des Vivants" by "Johnny Hallyday"	Johnny Hallyday	Philips	1969	LP	"secretly" featuring members of the Small Faces.			2:44:51 (Pop-up)
Crickets	Song of the Crickets   → "Song of the Crickets" by "Crickets"	VA: Psychedelic Super Pjotr	Past and Present		CD	from 1967. Poland!		*	2:48:24 (Pop-up)
Rob Storme Group	But Cry   → "But Cry" by "Rob Storme Group"	VA: Tony the Tyger Presents: Shout, Shake & Go	No Label	2001	CD-R	from 1966			2:51:25 (Pop-up)