WFMU: The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from February 6, 2013

Listener comments!
	9:02pm 12539: This is okay, but I was so hoping the show would start with Starbreaker.
	9:03pm G: Here. No complaints :)
	9:03pm john: Who's Starbreaker?
	9:05pm G: What else can ya do if the girls don't like it?
	9:05pm Barkevious Shabazz: There goes Norman.
	9:07pm G: I'm pretty sure we will all be "Starbreaker satisfied" by the witching hour
	9:08pm steve: hey lo
	9:10pm G: I got called four eyes a few times as a kid. That's what glasses get you in second grade. Never heard anyone get called Four Ears, though.
	9:10pm eddy in australia: My first live-streamed EFD show since leaving new york and he kicks off with a song that namechecks "eddy"! thanks, evan. greetings from melbourne, australia, where it's 1 o'clock on a stinking hot thursday afternoon
	9:12pm efd: Hey eddy! You are in the perfect location for the summer-themed records that we'll be hearing later in the program. Hi john, steve, G, Barkevious, 12539, and all lurkers! I'm super-excited about tonight's show, hope you all are too!
	9:12pm Thierry: Hi there everybody overseas!
	9:13pm efd: How flipped out would you guys be if I went through the whole John Carter interview without mentioning Starbreaker even one time?
	9:13pm efd: Greetings Thierry!
	9:13pm efd: boy this record is really scratchy
	9:15pm Michael from the Left Coast: A friend of mine met Michael Zhilka (Ze Records pres) in a meeting about an acquisition in the oil and gas industry about two years ago.
	9:16pm G: scratches give it character, i still hear the music -- and someone could take this as a music file and clean it right up these days, if they want clean. we "tapetraders" have done that with more shitty sounding 60s-70s concert cassettes than you can shake a stick at
	9:16pm Michael from the Left Coast: EFD, you playing the Troggs tapes in memory of Reg Presley tonight?
	9:17pm Thierry: The scratch feels authentic, though. I guess that's the price to pay for unearthing a rare cover.
	9:17pm efd: ha, I don't have the money to pay that fine!
	9:17pm BSI: What it is!
	9:17pm Julie: oooh cristina!
	9:18pm steve: Michael - not too surprising. i believe he had a huge trust fund with which he ran Ze...
	9:19pm Thierry: I associate ze with Lizzy Mercier Descloux, who was appreciated in the US, wasn't she?
	9:20pm G: Hang on poopy, poopy hang on )ok, ok, poupee means doll)
	9:20pm Stevel: G: You just saved me a Google Translator visit.
	9:22pm steve: oh my god those keyboards, haha
	9:22pm G: a votre service ( <-- no time for diacriticals...)
	9:23pm efd: hey SteveL and BSI! THierry, I used to play her cover of the Mission Impossible theme all the time when I was at NYU (a long time ago).
	9:26pm efd: that said I'm not sure how popular she was with the general public.
	9:26pm Thierry: great! our paths might have crossed unknowingly.
	9:29pm seang: I'm digging the font
	9:29pm Holly in NC: Hello Evan & other friends! Trivia query #1 - Who here knows John Carter's born name? (full disclosure - I had no clue before today ;-))
	9:30pm Barkevious Shabazz: Cristina's version of "Is That all Their Is? " is life affirming.
	9:30pm efd: ^^^ Raises hand :)
	9:35pm G: get your food together before 10, people :)
	9:36pm eddy in australia: Barkevious: I second that! Used to finish my radio show in the '80s with that tune. A Ze Records special, Evan?
	9:37pm Holly in NC: @efd, not sure fair if you play! - plus I suspect/hope you'll let us know in interview.
	9:39pm GetOutOfDarkness: Wait, what is going on with the very long piece?
	9:41pm GetOutOfDarkness: oh, nevermind
	9:44pm efd: Holly, it actually didn't come up during the interview!
	9:47pm Holly in NC: Well, heck, then you need to tell folks during mike break!
	9:51pm Loretta: Hi everyone! efd, looking forward to the John Carter intervew.
	9:51pm Holly in NC: This is a great version of a great song ("she")
	9:53pm Thierry: Evan, I gather from your profile you're an Endless Boogie fan. I just discovered them 2 days ago with Dan Bodah's program. Amazing sound. How deep WFMU can be!
	9:56pm Holly in NC: Dang! I really wanted to heat Grudge/Laurice 's "I'm gonna smash your face in" immed. after Andy Human ;-)
	9:56pm 12539: @Thierry: Endless Boogie played the length of Brian Turner's show a week or two ago.
	10:00pm Holly in NC: I have to get in my efd-less car & I'm pissed! Back in 30...
	10:00pm efd: Hey Thierry, yeah, I especially liked their appearance on Brian's show. Holly, sorry about that! :) Hey Loretta, thanks for tuning in!
	10:01pm G: this has made checking my tax return math far less annoying :)
	10:03pm efd: G, good for you getting your taxes done early!
	10:03pm Holly in NC: Before I get in my car , gotta say I want to marry John Carter's voice (swoon)
	10:04pm Holly in NC: His speaking voice. I could listen all day, all night..
	10:04pm efd: He could not have been nicer, either, just by the way.
	10:06pm G: gotta get that freakin money back from those bastids. didnt get my last W2 till monday afternoon! i read that there may be a backlog in refunds because of the tax rate debate,delays, changes right after the first of the year, etc etc etc. getting mine in the mail tomorrow... that's one less crappy thing to do :)
	10:14pm efd: Right, good to get it out of the way as early as possible!
	10:15pm Uncle Michael: I think I've made mistakes relative to the John Carter/Tony Burrows lineups of the Ivy League in the past. Living and learning.
	10:19pm efd: That's understandable! There was a lot of shifting going on, not to mention the fact that John preferred not to tour so before Tony Burrows officially joined the Ivy League (after John left) he was performing the songs on the road.
	10:20pm Michael from the Left Coast: That's Jimmy Page playing on the Brenda Lee track right?
	10:21pm steve: is it really?? what a great song, either way
	10:21pm Uncle Michael: Fortunately, on the Burrows tribute show I did, I chose My World Fell Down...so I didn't really betray my ignorance.
	10:22pm Danne D: Hi Funk Fans :) A little distracted tonight so I am afraid I'll have to restart on the archive :)
	10:23pm Danne D: This is the sort of event that should be enjoyed in it's full measure not in parts clearly :D Very happy for you Evan :)
	10:23pm Stevel: I'll offer a 'Wow" on Can't Explain.
	10:24pm Uncle Michael: I'll second the WOW. I had no idea.
	10:24pm efd: Most accounts of that song do say that it's Jimmy Page on that, yes.
	10:26pm Gaylord Fields: I'm over the moon about this John Carter interview! He's responsible for one of my favorite girl group singles, Someone Cares for Me, by the McKinleys, which outdoes Phil Spector at his own game! Thank you, efd!
	10:28pm efd: Gaylord, it was a pleasure and a privilege! Glad you're enjoying it.
	10:29pm Loretta: nice one.....
	10:29pm G: You've convinced me, he's the one-man Brill Building of mid 60s British pop :)
	10:30pm Uncle Michael: Located the McKinleys, Gaylord. Giving it a listen right after the show. Thanks for the tip.
	10:31pm efd: He was even ahead of the curve on the whole bacon thing!
	10:32pm Uncle Michael: Him and Archie McPhee.
	10:35pm efd: Not a Janis Joplin song...
	10:35pm Uncle Michael: So John sang the Coke commercial too, I assume?
	10:36pm efd: oh, good question! I'm really not sure; it could have been a nose-holding impostor. :)
	10:36pm Stevel: Pretty sure I'm running out of Wows. What a find.
	10:37pm efd: "It wasn't a strain on the voice, it was a strain on the nose" - favorite quote of the interview.
	10:37pm Ignore Function: Secrets of the industry being exposed.
	10:37pm Gaylord Fields: @Uncle Michael: I think you'll be impressed. But wait till after efd's show! I'd hate to think I'm driving listeners away.
	10:38pm Uncle Michael: No worries, Gaylord. I found a whole collection that includes it called Touch The Wall of Sound.
	10:39pm Uncle Michael: Always felt this was a Ray Davies-inspired title.
	10:45pm efd: I've been kicking myself since Saturday for not asking him his favorite versions of his songs done by others. But I'm pretty sure the Sagittarius version of "My World Fell Down" would have been one of the answers.
	10:46pm Uncle Michael: Anything near Curt Boettcher's orbit is about as good as anything gets for me...
	10:47pm john: I see his point. There's just a life to the Sagittarius version that doesn't really turn up here, and that's got to be down to Curt's arrangement. As it always is.
	10:48pm Gaylord Fields: @uncle Michael: That's an essential girl group comp! And speaking of comps, John Carter's Measure for Measure, As You Like It and A Rose by Any Other Name are as consistent and consistently great as collections come.
	10:49pm efd: ... and they also provide a clue to his given surname!
	10:49pm john: Ahhh. There you go.
	10:49pm Gaylord Fields: Glen Campbell on lead vox on Sag version.
	10:50pm G: @efd: John Nick the Bard, eh.
	10:50pm Gaylord Fields: @efd: Yes, we already know it's actually Bacon!
	10:51pm efd: haha! Yes, something like that.
	10:51pm G: I was researching some about the music, and spotted the answer to Holly's question. Just dropping another broad hint :)
	10:51pm Uncle Michael: @Gaylord, thanks for the recommendations.
	10:51pm efd: Right, that was another in joke, using the name Frank Bacon!
	10:54pm Gaylord Fields: It really was cheeky of Carter to use that pseudonym. Talk about an in-joke!
	10:54pm Uncle Michael: Has anyone ever noticed the homage to the LGTSF melody during the fade on Beach Baby?
	10:55pm G: I've also wondered about why the name change. I'm figuring his actual last name sounded a little too un-poppy :)
	10:57pm efd: Good foreshadowing, Uncle Michael! Though we didn't discuss that explicitly.
	10:57pm Gaylord Fields: Reminds me of when two WFMU DJs who share a surname were once paired up for a marathon shift, but because neither uses that name as an on-air handle, neither dared to acknowledge it.
	10:57pm Uncle Michael: Listen for it!
	10:59pm efd: fatal flaw: Not building in a break for the legal ID!
	10:59pm Gaylord Fields: @G: You win today's Internet prize for "John Nick the Bard"!
	11:00pm G: nice save though :)
	11:00pm Stevel: Fatal flaw handled artfully!
	11:01pm Holly in NC: Finally, back! Now, will someone fan my brow & feed me exotic tidbits while I wait for Mr. "Carter" to speak once more? No?
	11:02pm Uncle Michael: Nice "Justin & John" harmonies on this one.
	11:02pm G: Archives, Holly. You have to hear it yourself as it unfolded. :)
	11:07pm Mike Sin: Awesome show tonight!
	11:07pm efd: Holly, there's a pretty long interrupted talking section coming up in a little bit!
	11:08pm efd: Thanks Mike!
	11:09pm Holly in NC: So much for exotic tidbits, cats brought me a snake. ooh... talking.....
	11:10pm efd: this is the "Evan gets confused" portion of the interview...
	11:11pm G: What, no bigass palmetto bugs, yet?
	11:12pm G: @Holly: a propos: dcist.com...
	11:12pm Holly in NC: @G - up til yesterday, it's been too puckeredass cold!
	11:13pm efd: Headphones on, everyone.
	11:13pm G: This is it! :)
	11:13pm Uncle Michael: make sure to listen to the fade!
	11:15pm Uncle Michael: Here's the Burrows set I put together some time ago: ebs-radio.com...
	11:15pm efd: this song is so amazing.
	11:16pm Gaylord Fields: Tony Burrows has a voice genetically engineered to sound perfect coming out a transistor radio!
	11:17pm johnk77: Here is a playlist from CKLW in 1967 with Little Bit O' Soul at #1. http://www.las-solanas.com/arsa/surveys_item.php?svid=8274 I grew up in Ohio and saw the Chosen Few, Sir Timothy & the Royals, Music Explosion, Ohio Express and more live. thanx very much, efd. great show!
	11:17pm efd: Even when he was doing the Pipkins voice!
	11:18pm Uncle Michael: French horns playing LGTSF
	11:19pm efd: The man is a master.
	11:19pm Uncle Michael: wait...Sebelius?? LGTSF is Sebelius?
	11:19pm Gaylord Fields: Gimme All Dose Dings! Tony Burrows, a pop paradox as a five-time one-hit wonder!
	11:19pm efd: No, the other french horn part earlier in the song is from Sibelius.
	11:20pm Uncle Michael: Burrows banned briefly from TOTP for having too many one-hits.
	11:22pm Uncle Michael: I had no idea that Carter'd written so many of these.
	11:22pm efd: I really need to track down those other two John Carter compilations... Measure For Measure is great but I really want to hear what's on the other ones too.
	11:22pm Julie: This makes me think of Justin Hayward
	11:23pm efd: Hey Johnk, thanks so much! Glad you're enjoying the show. Uncle Michael, will check out your Burrows set tomorrow!
	11:23pm Gaylord Fields: Forgive me for tooting my own French horn here: www.spinner.com...
	11:24pm efd: ooh, very nice Gaylord! I'll look forward to reading that!
	11:24pm Uncle Michael: @Julie I really felt that Journey's End was a Moodies simulacrum.
	11:27pm Gaylord Fields: @efd: I'm so inspired by this incredible show that I'm actually making reference to my life outside WFMU!
	11:28pm efd: AND you gave yourself an avatar! I will be taking full credit for all of this.
	11:28pm efd: also, thank you.
	11:28pm G: I remember that darn Brit Cal ad, if it was broadcast in UK only that must have been 72-74 somewhere
	11:29pm Uncle Michael: This is why I come to WFMU/Ichiban/GTDR. I can actually learn cool stuff here.
	11:29pm efd: yeah, that would have been the timeframe G.
	11:29pm Holly in NC: @G - nice link - & sadly true. I have found a still-warm squirrel leg (one, hind) in my attic. I have left the house to allow nature (read cats) deal with a hapless, fatally wounded bird, getting only regurgitated beak & claws back next day. And many vole lips on my doorstep. When these beasties pass I think I'll keep all future cats inside only.
	11:30pm Julie: HAHA Gaylord has a life outside WFMU?
	11:30pm Holly in NC: @Gaylord - that's a great article, thnx for link!
	11:31pm Uncle Michael: We've Only Just Begun...Williams & Nichols did the commercial to hit record thing too.
	11:31pm G: Dare I hazard a hypothesis: Even better than JERRY MUTHAF*@%ING SHIRLEY!!! (April 2011)
	11:32pm efd: oh yeah, good one Uncle Michael! I think that started out as a bank ad?
	11:32pm Uncle Michael: Correct, efd.
	11:32pm efd: Oh my gosh, thanks G! I wish I could have done as much post-production on the Jerry Shirley interview, but I recorded that one the night before my show so there just wasn't any time.
	11:33pm G: Both great, this even better :)
	11:33pm Holly in NC: @unclemichael - just saw your link, most excellent!
	11:33pm efd: this is where I finally break down into babbling fan mode.
	11:34pm G: #fanboy lol
	11:34pm Julie: oh..NOW is when that happens
	11:34pm Uncle Michael: @Holly Thanks.
	11:35pm 12539: At last!
	11:35pm efd: As I said on Facebook, it's an hour and 36 minutes of foreplay leading up to a "Sound Of Summer" orgasm.
	11:36pm Holly in NC: I just want to relisten to the ~minute leading up to efd's orgasm. Girls come first ;-)
	11:37pm Julie: how...um..vivid
	11:37pm efd: HUNGARIAN!!! THEY'RE HUNGARIAN YOU JERK! [edit: I want to make it perfectly clear that I was yelling at myself here, not anyone else.]
	11:38pm Julie: is this Abba?
	11:39pm efd: They're the Hungarian Abba.
	11:39pm G: @Julie: They wish.
	11:39pm Uncle Michael: I like Carter's slightly crass, Tin Pan Alley approach to trying to make hits. It's so filled with guile that it's guileless. It harkens back to before the dreaded concept of "cred" infiltrated pop music. Long live craft.
	11:40pm 12539: Döbbenetes! (Google translate tells me that's Hungarian for "awesome")
	11:40pm Gaylord Fields: @Holly: Aw shucks -- thanks! @Julie: To quote Archie Campbell -- pfffffffft!!!
	11:40pm efd: He is an unabashed pop songwriter.
	11:40pm daveB from Oakland: holy moly ... they sure do sound like abba.
	11:42pm Uncle Michael: But he doesn't seem to confuse sales success with creative success. He doesn't disavow something as "bad" just because it didn't sell. I think of that as Gibb Syndrome.
	11:44pm Ryan Braun: Dude awesome
	11:44pm Uncle Michael: Very nicely done.
	11:44pm Gaylord Fields: Okay, I'll say it if no one else will: All's well that ends well!
	11:44pm 12539: Nice job, Mr Funk.
	11:45pm kelly in ithaca, ny: this is why I tune in to wfmu. amazing show tonight!
	11:45pm Uncle Michael: Thanks to diligent interns, Love's Labor is not Lost.
	11:45pm Julie: woohoo!
	11:45pm steve: that was fantastic. thanks efd
	11:45pm Gaylord Fields: If music be the food of love, play on!
	11:45pm G: You blew off the Ticket Salad Sandwich segment for this??? :)
	11:46pm Holly in NC: @Gaylord - nice! @Evan - SUPERB
	11:46pm G: Spoke too soon. :)
	11:47pm Uncle Michael: Loved this. I'll catch the beginning on the archive. I'm off to bed. Bye everyone.
	11:48pm Gaylord Fields: Great observations, Uncle Michael!
	11:48pm Holly in NC: Good night, Uncle Michael!
	11:49pm Stevel: Great stuff. I know 4-5 people who are getting the archive link tomorrow. Nice work. Glad you got to enjoy the interview.
	11:52pm Gaylord Fields: The play button's the thing! (Okay, I'll stop there.) What a stunning show, efd! I'll relisten and re-enjoy ASAP! Thank you and the Bard of British Pop!
	11:53pm efd: Thanks for the kind words everyone! I'm really glad you all enjoyed listening to it as much as I enjoyed putting it together.
	11:53pm Thierry: very interest interview, lots learnt!
	11:54pm Holly in NC: LOVE this Ampersands song ! Almost forgot about this album, how wrong is that?
	11:54pm G: Oh, that's right, no one ever gave the answer to Holly's question about John Carter's birth name: John Nicholas Shakespeare
	11:56pm Danne D: Congrats again EFD :) Sorry I couldn't focus on the show tonight :( but I will take all of this in in the archives Have a great night everyone!
	12:00am G: Don't encourage Mary Wing's wingdinging, efd :)
	11:27pm Droll: You really cooked my noodle with The Other Ones! I instantly remembered Jayney Klimek from Tony Banks' solo album, but totally forgot about this single. It took me almost the entire song to remember/figure it out -- that was a trip!

The Evan "Funk" Davies Show: Playlist from February 6, 2013

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Every show starts with the ’70s! We’ll rediscover forgotten rockers, revisit unfairly maligned disco beats and replay power-pop favorites. Next: plenty of new releases, occasional live bands and more. Don’t let the nickname confuse you.

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February 6, 2013: JOHN CARTER interview and music extravaganza!

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The word "legend" gets tossed around a lot, but few people are as deserving of this label and yet as unheralded as the brilliant songwriter/producer John Carter. The man sang backing vocals on "I Can't Explain," and co-wrote "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat," "Little Bit O' Soul," and "My World Fell Down" (to name just three). He also enjoyed success with the bands The Ivy League, The Flowerpot Men, and perhaps most notably with The First Class, whose hit "Beach Baby" -- co-written and produced by Carter, with frequent collaborator Tony Burrows on lead vocals -- is an unassailable pop classic. John Carter is also responsible for my favorite summer song of all-time, "Sound Of Summer" by Starbreaker. Listen to the archive and hear how all of this happened from the man himself, along with heaping helpings of music from throughout his career!

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Comments	New	Approx. start time
m squad	miss caroline newley "miss caroline newley" by "m squad"	7"	ariola	1979			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
undertones	girls don't like it "girls don't like it" by "undertones"	s/t	sire	1979			0:03:00 (Pop-up)
regal degal	thankless "thankless" by "regal degal"	veritable who's who	parts per million			*	0:05:09 (Pop-up)
the limiñanas	mobylette "mobylette" by "the limiñanas"	7"	trouble in mind			*	0:07:57 (Pop-up)
cristina	la poupee qui fait non "la poupee qui fait non" by "cristina"	s/t	ze	1980			0:11:40 (Pop-up)
the other ones	holiday "holiday" by "the other ones"	s/t	virgin	1987	Golden Globe-nominated composer Johnny Klimek's earlier work...		0:19:00 (Pop-up)
the revillos	out of this world "out of this world" by "the revillos"	cd single	rezillos records			*	0:22:32 (Pop-up)
the electric six	the rubberband man	zodiac	metropolis	2010			0:26:07 (Pop-up)

the go	bet i'm late "bet i'm late" by "the go"	fiesta	burger			*	0:39:33 (Pop-up)
mazes	heavy feather "heavy feather" by "mazes"	mazes blazes	parasol			*	0:42:32 (Pop-up)
the moondogs	heads i win "heads i win" by "the moondogs"	7"	sing sing	2011	orig 1979; vinyl reissue	*	0:45:22 (Pop-up)
del shannon	she "she" by "del shannon"	va-action: the songs of tommy boyce & bobby hart	ace			*	0:47:43 (Pop-up)
andy human	break your face "break your face" by "andy human"	freeze	cwr			*	0:50:17 (Pop-up)

Interview with JOHN CARTER!
john carter	interview with efd "interview with efd" by "john carter"						0:57:31 (Pop-up)
carter lewis & the southerners	will it happen to me	measure for measure: the john carter anthology	rpm	2003	orig 1961		1:01:15 (Pop-up)
carter lewis & the southerners	sweet and tender romance	measure for measure: the john carter anthology	rpm	2003	orig 1964		1:03:20 (Pop-up)
john carter	interview with efd "interview with efd" by "john carter"						1:05:12 (Pop-up)
herman's hermits	can't you hear my heartbeat				orig 1965; co-written by John Carter		1:08:01 (Pop-up)
john carter	interview with efd "interview with efd" by "john carter"						1:10:03 (Pop-up)
the ivy league	funny how love can be	measure for measure: the john carter anthology	rpm	2003	orig 1965		1:10:49 (Pop-up)
the ivy league	tossing and turning	measure for measure: the john carter anthology	rpm	2003	orig 1965		1:12:51 (Pop-up)
john carter	interview with efd "interview with efd" by "john carter"						1:15:07 (Pop-up)
brenda lee	is it true "is it true" by "brenda lee"				orig 1964; co-written by John Carter		1:17:46 (Pop-up)
john carter	interview with efd "interview with efd" by "john carter"						1:19:57 (Pop-up)
the who	i can't explain "i can't explain" by "the who"				orig 1964; backing vocals by John Carter (and the rest of the Ivy League)		1:21:01 (Pop-up)
john carter	interview with efd "interview with efd" by "john carter"						1:23:01 (Pop-up)
frank bacon & the baconeers	don't let the sun catch you crying				orig 1963/1964		1:25:57 (Pop-up)
frank bacon & the baconeers	can't buy me love				John Carter on vocals on both these tracks, just to be clear.		1:28:15 (Pop-up)
john carter	interview with efd "interview with efd" by "john carter"						1:30:26 (Pop-up)
the new vaudeville band	winchester cathedral				orig 1966; lead vocal by John Carter		1:33:20 (Pop-up)
john carter	interview with efd "interview with efd" by "john carter"						1:35:39 (Pop-up)
manfred mann	semi-detached suburban mr. james				orig 1966; co-written by John Carter		1:37:03 (Pop-up)
john carter	brown and porters (meat importers) lorry	measure for measure: the john carter anthology	rpm	2003	demo version, orig 1966; recorded by Freddie & the Dreamers and Manfred Mann, among others.		1:39:37 (Pop-up)
john carter	interview with efd "interview with efd" by "john carter"						1:42:10 (Pop-up)
the ivy league	my world fell down	measure for measure: the john carter anthology	rpm		orig 1966		1:44:24 (Pop-up)
sagittarius	my world fell down "my world fell down" by "sagittarius"	va-nuggets vol 2			orig 1967; co-written by John Carter		1:47:00 (Pop-up)
john carter	interview with efd "interview with efd" by "john carter"						1:50:54 (Pop-up)
the flowerpot men	let's go to san francisco	measure for measure: the john carter anthology	rpm	2003			1:52:56 (Pop-up)
john carter	interview with efd "interview with efd" by "john carter"						1:59:06 (Pop-up)
the flowerpot men	journey's end "journey's end" by "the flowerpot men"	peace album / past imperfect	repertoire	2000	orig recorded in 1970 for Past Imperfect, the (unreleased) second Flowerpot Men album.		2:00:08 (Pop-up)
music explosion	little bit o' soul	va-nuggets box			orig 1967; co-written by John Carter in 1964		2:05:23 (Pop-up)
john carter	interview with efd "interview with efd" by "john carter"						2:07:22 (Pop-up)
the first class	beach baby "beach baby" by "the first class"	summer sound sensations	rpm	1974	orig 1974; produced, co-written and backing vocals by John Carter		2:12:17 (Pop-up)
john carter	interview with efd "interview with efd" by "john carter"						2:17:19 (Pop-up)
kincade	dreams are ten a penny "dreams are ten a penny" by "kincade"	measure for measure: the john carter anthology	rpm		orig 1972; co-written and performed by John Carter. Later recorded by The First Class.		2:20:16 (Pop-up)
john carter	interview with efd "interview with efd" by "john carter"						2:22:31 (Pop-up)
john carter	british caledonian / rowntrees tots / bird's dream topping / vauxhall chevette ads	measure for measure: the john carter anthology	rpm	2003			2:26:12 (Pop-up)
john carter	interview with efd "interview with efd" by "john carter"						2:28:44 (Pop-up)
starbreaker	the sound of summer "the sound of summer" by "starbreaker"	measure for measure: the john carter anthology			orig 1977; produced, co-written, and performed by John Carter. And also THE GREATEST SUMMER SONG EVER.		2:33:58 (Pop-up)
john carter	interview with efd "interview with efd" by "john carter"						2:36:09 (Pop-up)
neoton famile	jojjon a nyar! (sound of summer in hungarian)	a familia	pepita	1981	ongoing thanks to listener Robert L. in Seattle		2:37:08 (Pop-up)
john carter	interview with efd "interview with efd" by "john carter"						2:39:50 (Pop-up)

the explorers club	no good to cry	digital single			See them tomorrow (Thursday) night at Maxwell's and Friday night at Union Pool in Brooklyn! They're also playing Saturday at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge MA!		2:46:35 (Pop-up)
the ampersands	you "you" by "the ampersands"	this is your adventure too					2:50:12 (Pop-up)
goodman	waiting "waiting" by "goodman"	what we want		2012	get it here: http://goodmanmusic.bandcamp.com		2:52:43 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	9:02pm 12539: This is okay, but I was so hoping the show would start with Starbreaker.
	9:03pm G: Here. No complaints :)
	9:03pm john: Who's Starbreaker?
	9:05pm G: What else can ya do if the girls don't like it?
	9:05pm Barkevious Shabazz: There goes Norman.
	9:07pm G: I'm pretty sure we will all be "Starbreaker satisfied" by the witching hour
	9:08pm steve: hey lo
	9:10pm G: I got called four eyes a few times as a kid. That's what glasses get you in second grade. Never heard anyone get called Four Ears, though.
	9:10pm eddy in australia: My first live-streamed EFD show since leaving new york and he kicks off with a song that namechecks "eddy"! thanks, evan. greetings from melbourne, australia, where it's 1 o'clock on a stinking hot thursday afternoon
	9:12pm efd: Hey eddy! You are in the perfect location for the summer-themed records that we'll be hearing later in the program. Hi john, steve, G, Barkevious, 12539, and all lurkers! I'm super-excited about tonight's show, hope you all are too!
	9:12pm Thierry: Hi there everybody overseas!
	9:13pm efd: How flipped out would you guys be if I went through the whole John Carter interview without mentioning Starbreaker even one time?
	9:13pm efd: Greetings Thierry!
	9:13pm efd: boy this record is really scratchy
	9:15pm Michael from the Left Coast: A friend of mine met Michael Zhilka (Ze Records pres) in a meeting about an acquisition in the oil and gas industry about two years ago.
	9:16pm G: scratches give it character, i still hear the music -- and someone could take this as a music file and clean it right up these days, if they want clean. we "tapetraders" have done that with more shitty sounding 60s-70s concert cassettes than you can shake a stick at
	9:16pm Michael from the Left Coast: EFD, you playing the Troggs tapes in memory of Reg Presley tonight?
	9:17pm Thierry: The scratch feels authentic, though. I guess that's the price to pay for unearthing a rare cover.
	9:17pm efd: ha, I don't have the money to pay that fine!
	9:17pm BSI: What it is!
	9:17pm Julie: oooh cristina!
	9:18pm steve: Michael - not too surprising. i believe he had a huge trust fund with which he ran Ze...
	9:19pm Thierry: I associate ze with Lizzy Mercier Descloux, who was appreciated in the US, wasn't she?
	9:20pm G: Hang on poopy, poopy hang on )ok, ok, poupee means doll)
	9:20pm Stevel: G: You just saved me a Google Translator visit.
	9:22pm steve: oh my god those keyboards, haha
	9:22pm G: a votre service ( <-- no time for diacriticals...)
	9:23pm efd: hey SteveL and BSI! THierry, I used to play her cover of the Mission Impossible theme all the time when I was at NYU (a long time ago).
	9:26pm efd: that said I'm not sure how popular she was with the general public.
	9:26pm Thierry: great! our paths might have crossed unknowingly.
	9:29pm seang: I'm digging the font
	9:29pm Holly in NC: Hello Evan & other friends! Trivia query #1 - Who here knows John Carter's born name? (full disclosure - I had no clue before today ;-))
	9:30pm Barkevious Shabazz: Cristina's version of "Is That all Their Is? " is life affirming.
	9:30pm efd: ^^^ Raises hand :)
	9:35pm G: get your food together before 10, people :)
	9:36pm eddy in australia: Barkevious: I second that! Used to finish my radio show in the '80s with that tune. A Ze Records special, Evan?
	9:37pm Holly in NC: @efd, not sure fair if you play! - plus I suspect/hope you'll let us know in interview.
	9:39pm GetOutOfDarkness: Wait, what is going on with the very long piece?
	9:41pm GetOutOfDarkness: oh, nevermind
	9:44pm efd: Holly, it actually didn't come up during the interview!
	9:47pm Holly in NC: Well, heck, then you need to tell folks during mike break!
	9:51pm Loretta: Hi everyone! efd, looking forward to the John Carter intervew.
	9:51pm Holly in NC: This is a great version of a great song ("she")
	9:53pm Thierry: Evan, I gather from your profile you're an Endless Boogie fan. I just discovered them 2 days ago with Dan Bodah's program. Amazing sound. How deep WFMU can be!
	9:56pm Holly in NC: Dang! I really wanted to heat Grudge/Laurice 's "I'm gonna smash your face in" immed. after Andy Human ;-)
	9:56pm 12539: @Thierry: Endless Boogie played the length of Brian Turner's show a week or two ago.
	10:00pm Holly in NC: I have to get in my efd-less car & I'm pissed! Back in 30...
	10:00pm efd: Hey Thierry, yeah, I especially liked their appearance on Brian's show. Holly, sorry about that! :) Hey Loretta, thanks for tuning in!
	10:01pm G: this has made checking my tax return math far less annoying :)
	10:03pm efd: G, good for you getting your taxes done early!
	10:03pm Holly in NC: Before I get in my car , gotta say I want to marry John Carter's voice (swoon)
	10:04pm Holly in NC: His speaking voice. I could listen all day, all night..
	10:04pm efd: He could not have been nicer, either, just by the way.
	10:06pm G: gotta get that freakin money back from those bastids. didnt get my last W2 till monday afternoon! i read that there may be a backlog in refunds because of the tax rate debate,delays, changes right after the first of the year, etc etc etc. getting mine in the mail tomorrow... that's one less crappy thing to do :)
	10:14pm efd: Right, good to get it out of the way as early as possible!
	10:15pm Uncle Michael: I think I've made mistakes relative to the John Carter/Tony Burrows lineups of the Ivy League in the past. Living and learning.
	10:19pm efd: That's understandable! There was a lot of shifting going on, not to mention the fact that John preferred not to tour so before Tony Burrows officially joined the Ivy League (after John left) he was performing the songs on the road.
	10:20pm Michael from the Left Coast: That's Jimmy Page playing on the Brenda Lee track right?
	10:21pm steve: is it really?? what a great song, either way
	10:21pm Uncle Michael: Fortunately, on the Burrows tribute show I did, I chose My World Fell Down...so I didn't really betray my ignorance.
	10:22pm Danne D: Hi Funk Fans :) A little distracted tonight so I am afraid I'll have to restart on the archive :)
	10:23pm Danne D: This is the sort of event that should be enjoyed in it's full measure not in parts clearly :D Very happy for you Evan :)
	10:23pm Stevel: I'll offer a 'Wow" on Can't Explain.
	10:24pm Uncle Michael: I'll second the WOW. I had no idea.
	10:24pm efd: Most accounts of that song do say that it's Jimmy Page on that, yes.
	10:26pm Gaylord Fields: I'm over the moon about this John Carter interview! He's responsible for one of my favorite girl group singles, Someone Cares for Me, by the McKinleys, which outdoes Phil Spector at his own game! Thank you, efd!
	10:28pm efd: Gaylord, it was a pleasure and a privilege! Glad you're enjoying it.
	10:29pm Loretta: nice one.....
	10:29pm G: You've convinced me, he's the one-man Brill Building of mid 60s British pop :)
	10:30pm Uncle Michael: Located the McKinleys, Gaylord. Giving it a listen right after the show. Thanks for the tip.
	10:31pm efd: He was even ahead of the curve on the whole bacon thing!
	10:32pm Uncle Michael: Him and Archie McPhee.
	10:35pm efd: Not a Janis Joplin song...
	10:35pm Uncle Michael: So John sang the Coke commercial too, I assume?
	10:36pm efd: oh, good question! I'm really not sure; it could have been a nose-holding impostor. :)
	10:36pm Stevel: Pretty sure I'm running out of Wows. What a find.
	10:37pm efd: "It wasn't a strain on the voice, it was a strain on the nose" - favorite quote of the interview.
	10:37pm Ignore Function: Secrets of the industry being exposed.
	10:37pm Gaylord Fields: @Uncle Michael: I think you'll be impressed. But wait till after efd's show! I'd hate to think I'm driving listeners away.
	10:38pm Uncle Michael: No worries, Gaylord. I found a whole collection that includes it called Touch The Wall of Sound.
	10:39pm Uncle Michael: Always felt this was a Ray Davies-inspired title.
	10:45pm efd: I've been kicking myself since Saturday for not asking him his favorite versions of his songs done by others. But I'm pretty sure the Sagittarius version of "My World Fell Down" would have been one of the answers.
	10:46pm Uncle Michael: Anything near Curt Boettcher's orbit is about as good as anything gets for me...
	10:47pm john: I see his point. There's just a life to the Sagittarius version that doesn't really turn up here, and that's got to be down to Curt's arrangement. As it always is.
	10:48pm Gaylord Fields: @uncle Michael: That's an essential girl group comp! And speaking of comps, John Carter's Measure for Measure, As You Like It and A Rose by Any Other Name are as consistent and consistently great as collections come.
	10:49pm efd: ... and they also provide a clue to his given surname!
	10:49pm john: Ahhh. There you go.
	10:49pm Gaylord Fields: Glen Campbell on lead vox on Sag version.
	10:50pm G: @efd: John Nick the Bard, eh.
	10:50pm Gaylord Fields: @efd: Yes, we already know it's actually Bacon!
	10:51pm efd: haha! Yes, something like that.
	10:51pm G: I was researching some about the music, and spotted the answer to Holly's question. Just dropping another broad hint :)
	10:51pm Uncle Michael: @Gaylord, thanks for the recommendations.
	10:51pm efd: Right, that was another in joke, using the name Frank Bacon!
	10:54pm Gaylord Fields: It really was cheeky of Carter to use that pseudonym. Talk about an in-joke!
	10:54pm Uncle Michael: Has anyone ever noticed the homage to the LGTSF melody during the fade on Beach Baby?
	10:55pm G: I've also wondered about why the name change. I'm figuring his actual last name sounded a little too un-poppy :)
	10:57pm efd: Good foreshadowing, Uncle Michael! Though we didn't discuss that explicitly.
	10:57pm Gaylord Fields: Reminds me of when two WFMU DJs who share a surname were once paired up for a marathon shift, but because neither uses that name as an on-air handle, neither dared to acknowledge it.
	10:57pm Uncle Michael: Listen for it!
	10:59pm efd: fatal flaw: Not building in a break for the legal ID!
	10:59pm Gaylord Fields: @G: You win today's Internet prize for "John Nick the Bard"!
	11:00pm G: nice save though :)
	11:00pm Stevel: Fatal flaw handled artfully!
	11:01pm Holly in NC: Finally, back! Now, will someone fan my brow & feed me exotic tidbits while I wait for Mr. "Carter" to speak once more? No?
	11:02pm Uncle Michael: Nice "Justin & John" harmonies on this one.
	11:02pm G: Archives, Holly. You have to hear it yourself as it unfolded. :)
	11:07pm Mike Sin: Awesome show tonight!
	11:07pm efd: Holly, there's a pretty long interrupted talking section coming up in a little bit!
	11:08pm efd: Thanks Mike!
	11:09pm Holly in NC: So much for exotic tidbits, cats brought me a snake. ooh... talking.....
	11:10pm efd: this is the "Evan gets confused" portion of the interview...
	11:11pm G: What, no bigass palmetto bugs, yet?
	11:12pm G: @Holly: a propos: dcist.com...
	11:12pm Holly in NC: @G - up til yesterday, it's been too puckeredass cold!
	11:13pm efd: Headphones on, everyone.
	11:13pm G: This is it! :)
	11:13pm Uncle Michael: make sure to listen to the fade!
	11:15pm Uncle Michael: Here's the Burrows set I put together some time ago: ebs-radio.com...
	11:15pm efd: this song is so amazing.
	11:16pm Gaylord Fields: Tony Burrows has a voice genetically engineered to sound perfect coming out a transistor radio!
	11:17pm johnk77: Here is a playlist from CKLW in 1967 with Little Bit O' Soul at #1. http://www.las-solanas.com/arsa/surveys_item.php?svid=8274 I grew up in Ohio and saw the Chosen Few, Sir Timothy & the Royals, Music Explosion, Ohio Express and more live. thanx very much, efd. great show!
	11:17pm efd: Even when he was doing the Pipkins voice!
	11:18pm Uncle Michael: French horns playing LGTSF
	11:19pm efd: The man is a master.
	11:19pm Uncle Michael: wait...Sebelius?? LGTSF is Sebelius?
	11:19pm Gaylord Fields: Gimme All Dose Dings! Tony Burrows, a pop paradox as a five-time one-hit wonder!
	11:19pm efd: No, the other french horn part earlier in the song is from Sibelius.
	11:20pm Uncle Michael: Burrows banned briefly from TOTP for having too many one-hits.
	11:22pm Uncle Michael: I had no idea that Carter'd written so many of these.
	11:22pm efd: I really need to track down those other two John Carter compilations... Measure For Measure is great but I really want to hear what's on the other ones too.
	11:22pm Julie: This makes me think of Justin Hayward
	11:23pm efd: Hey Johnk, thanks so much! Glad you're enjoying the show. Uncle Michael, will check out your Burrows set tomorrow!
	11:23pm Gaylord Fields: Forgive me for tooting my own French horn here: www.spinner.com...
	11:24pm efd: ooh, very nice Gaylord! I'll look forward to reading that!
	11:24pm Uncle Michael: @Julie I really felt that Journey's End was a Moodies simulacrum.
	11:27pm Gaylord Fields: @efd: I'm so inspired by this incredible show that I'm actually making reference to my life outside WFMU!
	11:28pm efd: AND you gave yourself an avatar! I will be taking full credit for all of this.
	11:28pm efd: also, thank you.
	11:28pm G: I remember that darn Brit Cal ad, if it was broadcast in UK only that must have been 72-74 somewhere
	11:29pm Uncle Michael: This is why I come to WFMU/Ichiban/GTDR. I can actually learn cool stuff here.
	11:29pm efd: yeah, that would have been the timeframe G.
	11:29pm Holly in NC: @G - nice link - & sadly true. I have found a still-warm squirrel leg (one, hind) in my attic. I have left the house to allow nature (read cats) deal with a hapless, fatally wounded bird, getting only regurgitated beak & claws back next day. And many vole lips on my doorstep. When these beasties pass I think I'll keep all future cats inside only.
	11:30pm Julie: HAHA Gaylord has a life outside WFMU?
	11:30pm Holly in NC: @Gaylord - that's a great article, thnx for link!
	11:31pm Uncle Michael: We've Only Just Begun...Williams & Nichols did the commercial to hit record thing too.
	11:31pm G: Dare I hazard a hypothesis: Even better than JERRY MUTHAF*@%ING SHIRLEY!!! (April 2011)
	11:32pm efd: oh yeah, good one Uncle Michael! I think that started out as a bank ad?
	11:32pm Uncle Michael: Correct, efd.
	11:32pm efd: Oh my gosh, thanks G! I wish I could have done as much post-production on the Jerry Shirley interview, but I recorded that one the night before my show so there just wasn't any time.
	11:33pm G: Both great, this even better :)
	11:33pm Holly in NC: @unclemichael - just saw your link, most excellent!
	11:33pm efd: this is where I finally break down into babbling fan mode.
	11:34pm G: #fanboy lol
	11:34pm Julie: oh..NOW is when that happens
	11:34pm Uncle Michael: @Holly Thanks.
	11:35pm 12539: At last!
	11:35pm efd: As I said on Facebook, it's an hour and 36 minutes of foreplay leading up to a "Sound Of Summer" orgasm.
	11:36pm Holly in NC: I just want to relisten to the ~minute leading up to efd's orgasm. Girls come first ;-)
	11:37pm Julie: how...um..vivid
	11:37pm efd: HUNGARIAN!!! THEY'RE HUNGARIAN YOU JERK! [edit: I want to make it perfectly clear that I was yelling at myself here, not anyone else.]
	11:38pm Julie: is this Abba?
	11:39pm efd: They're the Hungarian Abba.
	11:39pm G: @Julie: They wish.
	11:39pm Uncle Michael: I like Carter's slightly crass, Tin Pan Alley approach to trying to make hits. It's so filled with guile that it's guileless. It harkens back to before the dreaded concept of "cred" infiltrated pop music. Long live craft.
	11:40pm 12539: Döbbenetes! (Google translate tells me that's Hungarian for "awesome")
	11:40pm Gaylord Fields: @Holly: Aw shucks -- thanks! @Julie: To quote Archie Campbell -- pfffffffft!!!
	11:40pm efd: He is an unabashed pop songwriter.
	11:40pm daveB from Oakland: holy moly ... they sure do sound like abba.
	11:42pm Uncle Michael: But he doesn't seem to confuse sales success with creative success. He doesn't disavow something as "bad" just because it didn't sell. I think of that as Gibb Syndrome.
	11:44pm Ryan Braun: Dude awesome
	11:44pm Uncle Michael: Very nicely done.
	11:44pm Gaylord Fields: Okay, I'll say it if no one else will: All's well that ends well!
	11:44pm 12539: Nice job, Mr Funk.
	11:45pm kelly in ithaca, ny: this is why I tune in to wfmu. amazing show tonight!
	11:45pm Uncle Michael: Thanks to diligent interns, Love's Labor is not Lost.
	11:45pm Julie: woohoo!
	11:45pm steve: that was fantastic. thanks efd
	11:45pm Gaylord Fields: If music be the food of love, play on!
	11:45pm G: You blew off the Ticket Salad Sandwich segment for this??? :)
	11:46pm Holly in NC: @Gaylord - nice! @Evan - SUPERB
	11:46pm G: Spoke too soon. :)
	11:47pm Uncle Michael: Loved this. I'll catch the beginning on the archive. I'm off to bed. Bye everyone.
	11:48pm Gaylord Fields: Great observations, Uncle Michael!
	11:48pm Holly in NC: Good night, Uncle Michael!
	11:49pm Stevel: Great stuff. I know 4-5 people who are getting the archive link tomorrow. Nice work. Glad you got to enjoy the interview.
	11:52pm Gaylord Fields: The play button's the thing! (Okay, I'll stop there.) What a stunning show, efd! I'll relisten and re-enjoy ASAP! Thank you and the Bard of British Pop!
	11:53pm efd: Thanks for the kind words everyone! I'm really glad you all enjoyed listening to it as much as I enjoyed putting it together.
	11:53pm Thierry: very interest interview, lots learnt!
	11:54pm Holly in NC: LOVE this Ampersands song ! Almost forgot about this album, how wrong is that?
	11:54pm G: Oh, that's right, no one ever gave the answer to Holly's question about John Carter's birth name: John Nicholas Shakespeare
	11:56pm Danne D: Congrats again EFD :) Sorry I couldn't focus on the show tonight :( but I will take all of this in in the archives Have a great night everyone!
	12:00am G: Don't encourage Mary Wing's wingdinging, efd :)
	11:27pm Droll: You really cooked my noodle with The Other Ones! I instantly remembered Jayney Klimek from Tony Banks' solo album, but totally forgot about this single. It took me almost the entire song to remember/figure it out -- that was a trip!

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