WFMU: Optical Sound with Mike Sin: Playlist from December 12, 2015

Optical Sound with Mike Sin: Playlist from December 12, 2015

A sight for sore ears. Power pop, freakbeat, and psychedelic songs for all six senses.

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Format	Comments	New	Approx. start time
James Gang	Laguna Salada "Laguna Salada" by "James Gang"	Greatest Hits	MCA	CD	1970. From the movie "Zachariah."		0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Curiosity Shoppe	Baby I Need You "Baby I Need You" by "Curiosity Shoppe"	VA: The Psychedelic Scene: 25 psychedelic classics digitally remastered from the original master tapes	Deram	CD	1968		0:02:08 (Pop-up)
Gods	Radio Show "Radio Show" by "Gods"	Genesis	Parlophone	LP	1968. Mono mix. Record-Store Day re-release.	*	0:05:20 (Pop-up)
Pink Floyd	Remember Me "Remember Me" by "Pink Floyd"	1965: Their First Recordings	Parlophone	7"	New six-song, double-vinyl EP of earliest recorded tracks.	*	0:08:24 (Pop-up)
Quotations	Cool It "Cool It" by "Quotations"	VA: Floor Filler Killers - New Directions, Volume 3	Past & Present	CD	1968		0:11:01 (Pop-up)
Tears	Rat Race "Rat Race" by "Tears"	VA: Le Beat Bespoke 6 - 20 Tailor Made Cuts	Detour Records	CD	1968	*	0:15:55 (Pop-up)
Pussycats	I Want Your Love "I Want Your Love" by "Pussycats"	VA: Looking Good - 75 Femme Mod Soul Nuggets	RPM	CD box set	1965		0:18:25 (Pop-up)
8th Wonders of the World	Who Cares	VA: Grains of Time	Makin' Waves	CD	1968		0:20:33 (Pop-up)
Unrelated Segments	Story of My Life	VA: Nuggets - Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-68	Rhino	CD box set	1966		0:22:55 (Pop-up)
Roulettes	You Don't Love Me "You Don't Love Me" by "Roulettes"	Russ, Bob, Pete & Mod	Edsel	LP	1964		0:25:46 (Pop-up)

Andy Williams	House of Bamboo "House of Bamboo" by "Andy Williams"	VA: Blow Up A Go-Go!: Dancefloor Classics From The Legendary Blow Up Club	V2	CD	1960		0:37:04 (Pop-up)
Colin Blunstone	Say You Don't Mind	One Year	Epic	LP	1971		0:39:07 (Pop-up)
Pet Clark	Lover Man "Lover Man" by "Pet Clark"	These Are My Songs	Warner Brothers	LP	1967		0:42:49 (Pop-up)
P.F. Sloan	Karma (Study Of Divinations)	c/w I Can't Help But Wonder, Elizabeth	Dunhill	7"	1967		0:45:45 (Pop-up)
Bee Gees	The Earnest Of Being George	Horizonal	ATCO	LP	1968		0:49:17 (Pop-up)
David Ruffin	I Want You Back "I Want You Back" by "David Ruffin"	David	Hip-O	CD	1971		0:51:48 (Pop-up)
Badfinger	I'll Be the One "I'll Be the One" by "Badfinger"	No Dice	Capitol	CD	1971. bonus track on first CD reissue of 1970 LP		0:54:36 (Pop-up)
Curtis Mayfield	Wild and Free "Wild and Free" by "Curtis Mayfield"	Curtis	Curtom	LP	1970		0:57:24 (Pop-up)
Lucas and the Mike Cotton Sound	Step Out of Line	VA: Doin' the Mod, Vol. 5 - That Driving Beat	Sanctuary	CD	1967		1:00:53 (Pop-up)
Otis Redding	Day Tripper "Day Tripper" by "Otis Redding"	VA: The Stax/Volt Revue: Hit the Road Stax, Volume 3 - Live in Europe	Fantasy	CD	Live, March 1967		1:03:39 (Pop-up)

Blue Things	Orange Rooftop of Your Mind	c/w One Hour Cleaners	RCA	7"	1967		1:17:43 (Pop-up)
Jake Starr & the Delicious Fullness	Ognir's Nut Gone Frosted Flaykes	Tastes Good!	AM	LP	2014	*	1:20:26 (Pop-up)
Paul Revere and the Raiders	Rain, Sleet, Snow	A Christmas Present... and Past	Columbia	LP	1967		1:22:58 (Pop-up)
Butterscotch Cathedral	Loud Heavy Sun	The Butterscotch Cathedral	Trouble In Mind	LP	2015	*	1:25:43 (Pop-up)
Lovin' Spoonful	It's Not Time Now	Daydream	Kama Sutra	LP	1966. Mono mix		1:27:39 (Pop-up)
Kinks	Dreams "Dreams" by "Kinks"	Percy	Castle	CD	1971		1:30:23 (Pop-up)
Peter Stringer-Hye	Throw Away the Day	Four-song vinyl EP	Trobled In Mind	7"	2015	*	1:34:08 (Pop-up)
Illusions	City of People "City of People" by "Illusions"	VA: Back From The Grave Part 2: Garage Punkers	Crypt	CD	1965		1:38:23 (Pop-up)
Outta Sorts	Feeling Difficult "Feeling Difficult" by "Outta Sorts"	Four-song vinyl EP	Outta Sorts	7"	2015. Featuring Johnny V of the Vendettas.	*	1:40:45 (Pop-up)
Sly & the Family Stone	Plastic Jim	Life	Epic	LP	1968		1:42:55 (Pop-up)

Baby Shakes	Hello Hello "Hello Hello" by "Baby Shakes"	The First One	Douche Master	LP	2008. Playing here live tonight at Monty Hall with Wyldlife and the Real Kids!		1:51:18 (Pop-up)
Kim And Grim	You Don't Love Me "You Don't Love Me" by "Kim And Grim"	VA: Pebbles Volume 1	ESD	CD	1966		1:53:37 (Pop-up)
Dick Dale and His Del Tones	Hava Nagila	c/w King of the Surf Guitar	Capitol	7"	1963		1:55:53 (Pop-up)

Listener comments!
	11:01am Marc Francis: HELLS YEAH!!!!
	11:02am Marc Francis: It's official. Saturday has begun. So says Mike Sin with his very first song.
	11:03am V Priceless: Hi Mr Sin! Rock!
	11:06am Sonny Rickles: Very nice so far! Good morning Mike!
	11:07am SmokinJ: Nice surprise! Mornin' Mike! 8-)
	11:08am John W.: Saturday Rock City is already here! Saturday Rock City is with Mikey Sin!
	11:12am Miss Mailas: Glad to see you back here, Mike! Good morning, all!
	♥ 11:13am Santos L. Halper: Great start Mike. Zacharia! : ) Was listening to the Fringe Factory premium this week and noticed a song called Optical Sound; your inspiration?
	11:13am P-90: Happy Saturday Mike, thanks for filling in.
	11:13am Marc Francis: Good morning Miss Mailas!!! And everyone else!
	11:14am Stuart Rose: I tell you, Mike, when it comes to garage rock, power pop, and hard driving psychedelia, no jock on FMU has better ears than you. Where's your regular slot?
	♥ 11:17am Revolution Rabbit Nov63: I like to say - Mike Sin can drop a Volume of Nuggets on demand. ...Where's his 24/7 stream ?
	11:18am SmokinJ: Mike plays the stuff my brain screams for! 8-)
	11:23am Marc Francis: Damn son. You are on fire.
	11:24am Miss Mailas: Seriously! MIKE SIN FOREVER!
	11:26am Stuart Rose: Rev, I like your idea for a Sinn 24/7
	11:39am Mark R.: I only heard this "House of Bamboo" nuthouse for the first time about a year ago. I was like, "OMG this is probably the greatest song ever recorded!" Thanks for sharing it with an unsuspecting world.
	11:43am Miss Mailas: Agreed, Mark. That song is very, very special indeed.
	♥ 11:44am Brian in UK: Hello Mike. My favourite Roulettes track used to be 'Long Cigarette'. Sill is, I guess.
	11:44am Sonny Rickles: A Pet Clark song?! Love it!
	11:45am Todd-o-phonic: A lot of us first heard The Roulettes via the "Long Cigarette inclusion on the My Generation comp. Great job as always Mike!
	♥ 11:48am Brian in UK: @Todd I remember it when it was released. I think they were Adam Faith's backup band. Ever heard his song 'Green Finger'? A belter.
	♥ 11:53am Mike Sin: Folks! Thanks for joining in and commenting! Wish I could but I just don't have the skillz to multi-task!
	11:56am Mailman Tom: Hey, great to hear you again, Mike !
	♥ 11:59am Gaylord Fields: Just answering "present" for roll call here at the Mike Sin/"The Long Cigarette" Appreciation Society.
	♥ 12:03pm Gaylord Fields: @Brian in UK: "I Don't Need That Kind of Lovin'" is the winner for me in the Adam Faith/Roulettes pairing.
	12:06pm David Shortell: I'm perusing the playlist and noticed "Zachariah". I first heard of the movie just last Sunday on David Ossman's birthday. The Firesign Theatre wrote it, based on Hesse's "Siddhartha". I saved it on my youtube "Watch Later" list: www.youtube.com...
	12:08pm David Shortell: It looks like Andy Williams' "House of Bamboo" came out after the Samuel Fuller film of the same name. Probably no connection, right?
	12:18pm David Shortell: Nelson Muntz takes issue with Mike Sin concerning Andy Williams: www.youtube.com...
	12:20pm Nate K: Jogging to Optical Sound like all true rockers do.
	♥ 12:22pm tadpoles: Agree Mike, that Colin Blunstone version was, to put it in a phrase from the time, terrific! And how come that Pink Floyd EP is available only in such limited numbers to make it $300 on eBay? To put it in a phrase from the time - pathetic!
	12:24pm SeanG: hot damn this is good
	12:30pm V Priceless: Yay Kinks!
	12:32pm Julie: hey you're playin my boys
	12:32pm Julie: from Percy no less!
	12:33pm dennis diken: jolly good show Mike! you just played one of my fave Spoonful tracks, thanks! hope to see y'all at the Spoonful trib we're reprising at Bowery Electric Jan 6!
	12:35pm Marc Francis: This song is fucking GORGEOUS!
	♥ 12:46pm Ken From Hyde Park: Yawn That was a nice nap. All rested up for the end of the show and what's to come.
	12:48pm DG: Wow, had no idea Sly was inspired by the Beatles (& were smart enough to "borrow" without copying the actual melody)...cool song though. I need to listen to more of them.
	12:51pm Parq: Great show, Mike. Lots of great stuff. Thanks for coming into Monty today.
	12:52pm ?: Great tunes. Was expecting the other Mike. New programming schedule?
	12:53pm Sissophonic Cheryl: Go Mike Sin! A Cheryl fave!!
	♥ 12:57pm doctorjazz: Fun show, thanks Mike!
	12:57pm lloyd michigan: Kim and Grim sound a little like Linda McCartney.
	12:59pm lloyd michigan: DG, Sly's first five LP's in CD box set on Amazon for only $16.
	1:00pm DG: That's great....thanks.

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Format	Comments	New	Approx. start time
James Gang	Laguna Salada "Laguna Salada" by "James Gang"	Greatest Hits	MCA	CD	1970. From the movie "Zachariah."		0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Curiosity Shoppe	Baby I Need You "Baby I Need You" by "Curiosity Shoppe"	VA: The Psychedelic Scene: 25 psychedelic classics digitally remastered from the original master tapes	Deram	CD	1968		0:02:08 (Pop-up)
Gods	Radio Show "Radio Show" by "Gods"	Genesis	Parlophone	LP	1968. Mono mix. Record-Store Day re-release.	*	0:05:20 (Pop-up)
Pink Floyd	Remember Me "Remember Me" by "Pink Floyd"	1965: Their First Recordings	Parlophone	7"	New six-song, double-vinyl EP of earliest recorded tracks.	*	0:08:24 (Pop-up)
Quotations	Cool It "Cool It" by "Quotations"	VA: Floor Filler Killers - New Directions, Volume 3	Past & Present	CD	1968		0:11:01 (Pop-up)
Tears	Rat Race "Rat Race" by "Tears"	VA: Le Beat Bespoke 6 - 20 Tailor Made Cuts	Detour Records	CD	1968	*	0:15:55 (Pop-up)
Pussycats	I Want Your Love "I Want Your Love" by "Pussycats"	VA: Looking Good - 75 Femme Mod Soul Nuggets	RPM	CD box set	1965		0:18:25 (Pop-up)
8th Wonders of the World	Who Cares	VA: Grains of Time	Makin' Waves	CD	1968		0:20:33 (Pop-up)
Unrelated Segments	Story of My Life	VA: Nuggets - Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-68	Rhino	CD box set	1966		0:22:55 (Pop-up)
Roulettes	You Don't Love Me "You Don't Love Me" by "Roulettes"	Russ, Bob, Pete & Mod	Edsel	LP	1964		0:25:46 (Pop-up)

Andy Williams	House of Bamboo "House of Bamboo" by "Andy Williams"	VA: Blow Up A Go-Go!: Dancefloor Classics From The Legendary Blow Up Club	V2	CD	1960		0:37:04 (Pop-up)
Colin Blunstone	Say You Don't Mind	One Year	Epic	LP	1971		0:39:07 (Pop-up)
Pet Clark	Lover Man "Lover Man" by "Pet Clark"	These Are My Songs	Warner Brothers	LP	1967		0:42:49 (Pop-up)
P.F. Sloan	Karma (Study Of Divinations)	c/w I Can't Help But Wonder, Elizabeth	Dunhill	7"	1967		0:45:45 (Pop-up)
Bee Gees	The Earnest Of Being George	Horizonal	ATCO	LP	1968		0:49:17 (Pop-up)
David Ruffin	I Want You Back "I Want You Back" by "David Ruffin"	David	Hip-O	CD	1971		0:51:48 (Pop-up)
Badfinger	I'll Be the One "I'll Be the One" by "Badfinger"	No Dice	Capitol	CD	1971. bonus track on first CD reissue of 1970 LP		0:54:36 (Pop-up)
Curtis Mayfield	Wild and Free "Wild and Free" by "Curtis Mayfield"	Curtis	Curtom	LP	1970		0:57:24 (Pop-up)
Lucas and the Mike Cotton Sound	Step Out of Line	VA: Doin' the Mod, Vol. 5 - That Driving Beat	Sanctuary	CD	1967		1:00:53 (Pop-up)
Otis Redding	Day Tripper "Day Tripper" by "Otis Redding"	VA: The Stax/Volt Revue: Hit the Road Stax, Volume 3 - Live in Europe	Fantasy	CD	Live, March 1967		1:03:39 (Pop-up)

Blue Things	Orange Rooftop of Your Mind	c/w One Hour Cleaners	RCA	7"	1967		1:17:43 (Pop-up)
Jake Starr & the Delicious Fullness	Ognir's Nut Gone Frosted Flaykes	Tastes Good!	AM	LP	2014	*	1:20:26 (Pop-up)
Paul Revere and the Raiders	Rain, Sleet, Snow	A Christmas Present... and Past	Columbia	LP	1967		1:22:58 (Pop-up)
Butterscotch Cathedral	Loud Heavy Sun	The Butterscotch Cathedral	Trouble In Mind	LP	2015	*	1:25:43 (Pop-up)
Lovin' Spoonful	It's Not Time Now	Daydream	Kama Sutra	LP	1966. Mono mix		1:27:39 (Pop-up)
Kinks	Dreams "Dreams" by "Kinks"	Percy	Castle	CD	1971		1:30:23 (Pop-up)
Peter Stringer-Hye	Throw Away the Day	Four-song vinyl EP	Trobled In Mind	7"	2015	*	1:34:08 (Pop-up)
Illusions	City of People "City of People" by "Illusions"	VA: Back From The Grave Part 2: Garage Punkers	Crypt	CD	1965		1:38:23 (Pop-up)
Outta Sorts	Feeling Difficult "Feeling Difficult" by "Outta Sorts"	Four-song vinyl EP	Outta Sorts	7"	2015. Featuring Johnny V of the Vendettas.	*	1:40:45 (Pop-up)
Sly & the Family Stone	Plastic Jim	Life	Epic	LP	1968		1:42:55 (Pop-up)

Baby Shakes	Hello Hello "Hello Hello" by "Baby Shakes"	The First One	Douche Master	LP	2008. Playing here live tonight at Monty Hall with Wyldlife and the Real Kids!		1:51:18 (Pop-up)
Kim And Grim	You Don't Love Me "You Don't Love Me" by "Kim And Grim"	VA: Pebbles Volume 1	ESD	CD	1966		1:53:37 (Pop-up)
Dick Dale and His Del Tones	Hava Nagila	c/w King of the Surf Guitar	Capitol	7"	1963		1:55:53 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	11:01am Marc Francis: HELLS YEAH!!!!
	11:02am Marc Francis: It's official. Saturday has begun. So says Mike Sin with his very first song.
	11:03am V Priceless: Hi Mr Sin! Rock!
	11:06am Sonny Rickles: Very nice so far! Good morning Mike!
	11:07am SmokinJ: Nice surprise! Mornin' Mike! 8-)
	11:08am John W.: Saturday Rock City is already here! Saturday Rock City is with Mikey Sin!
	11:12am Miss Mailas: Glad to see you back here, Mike! Good morning, all!
	♥ 11:13am Santos L. Halper: Great start Mike. Zacharia! : ) Was listening to the Fringe Factory premium this week and noticed a song called Optical Sound; your inspiration?
	11:13am P-90: Happy Saturday Mike, thanks for filling in.
	11:13am Marc Francis: Good morning Miss Mailas!!! And everyone else!
	11:14am Stuart Rose: I tell you, Mike, when it comes to garage rock, power pop, and hard driving psychedelia, no jock on FMU has better ears than you. Where's your regular slot?
	♥ 11:17am Revolution Rabbit Nov63: I like to say - Mike Sin can drop a Volume of Nuggets on demand. ...Where's his 24/7 stream ?
	11:18am SmokinJ: Mike plays the stuff my brain screams for! 8-)
	11:23am Marc Francis: Damn son. You are on fire.
	11:24am Miss Mailas: Seriously! MIKE SIN FOREVER!
	11:26am Stuart Rose: Rev, I like your idea for a Sinn 24/7
	11:39am Mark R.: I only heard this "House of Bamboo" nuthouse for the first time about a year ago. I was like, "OMG this is probably the greatest song ever recorded!" Thanks for sharing it with an unsuspecting world.
	11:43am Miss Mailas: Agreed, Mark. That song is very, very special indeed.
	♥ 11:44am Brian in UK: Hello Mike. My favourite Roulettes track used to be 'Long Cigarette'. Sill is, I guess.
	11:44am Sonny Rickles: A Pet Clark song?! Love it!
	11:45am Todd-o-phonic: A lot of us first heard The Roulettes via the "Long Cigarette inclusion on the My Generation comp. Great job as always Mike!
	♥ 11:48am Brian in UK: @Todd I remember it when it was released. I think they were Adam Faith's backup band. Ever heard his song 'Green Finger'? A belter.
	♥ 11:53am Mike Sin: Folks! Thanks for joining in and commenting! Wish I could but I just don't have the skillz to multi-task!
	11:56am Mailman Tom: Hey, great to hear you again, Mike !
	♥ 11:59am Gaylord Fields: Just answering "present" for roll call here at the Mike Sin/"The Long Cigarette" Appreciation Society.
	♥ 12:03pm Gaylord Fields: @Brian in UK: "I Don't Need That Kind of Lovin'" is the winner for me in the Adam Faith/Roulettes pairing.
	12:06pm David Shortell: I'm perusing the playlist and noticed "Zachariah". I first heard of the movie just last Sunday on David Ossman's birthday. The Firesign Theatre wrote it, based on Hesse's "Siddhartha". I saved it on my youtube "Watch Later" list: www.youtube.com...
	12:08pm David Shortell: It looks like Andy Williams' "House of Bamboo" came out after the Samuel Fuller film of the same name. Probably no connection, right?
	12:18pm David Shortell: Nelson Muntz takes issue with Mike Sin concerning Andy Williams: www.youtube.com...
	12:20pm Nate K: Jogging to Optical Sound like all true rockers do.
	♥ 12:22pm tadpoles: Agree Mike, that Colin Blunstone version was, to put it in a phrase from the time, terrific! And how come that Pink Floyd EP is available only in such limited numbers to make it $300 on eBay? To put it in a phrase from the time - pathetic!
	12:24pm SeanG: hot damn this is good
	12:30pm V Priceless: Yay Kinks!
	12:32pm Julie: hey you're playin my boys
	12:32pm Julie: from Percy no less!
	12:33pm dennis diken: jolly good show Mike! you just played one of my fave Spoonful tracks, thanks! hope to see y'all at the Spoonful trib we're reprising at Bowery Electric Jan 6!
	12:35pm Marc Francis: This song is fucking GORGEOUS!
	♥ 12:46pm Ken From Hyde Park: Yawn That was a nice nap. All rested up for the end of the show and what's to come.
	12:48pm DG: Wow, had no idea Sly was inspired by the Beatles (& were smart enough to "borrow" without copying the actual melody)...cool song though. I need to listen to more of them.
	12:51pm Parq: Great show, Mike. Lots of great stuff. Thanks for coming into Monty today.
	12:52pm ?: Great tunes. Was expecting the other Mike. New programming schedule?
	12:53pm Sissophonic Cheryl: Go Mike Sin! A Cheryl fave!!
	♥ 12:57pm doctorjazz: Fun show, thanks Mike!
	12:57pm lloyd michigan: Kim and Grim sound a little like Linda McCartney.
	12:59pm lloyd michigan: DG, Sly's first five LP's in CD box set on Amazon for only $16.
	1:00pm DG: That's great....thanks.

Optical Sound with Mike Sin: Playlist from December 12, 2015

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