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Artist Track Album / Format Year Comments Approx. start time
Hank Levine w/ Timothy Leary  Image, Part One / The Psychedelic Experience   Favoriting (CD-R) from the Brainen Archive   1961 / 1966    0:00:00 Pop-up)  
Sandy Denny  Next Time Around   Favoriting The Northstar Grassman and the Ravens - Deluxe Edition (CD box set) from the Brainen Archive   1971 / 2011    0:02:38 Pop-up)  
Hang Ups  Sittin' In My Room   Favoriting So We Go (CD) from the Brainen Archive   1996    0:06:13 Pop-up)  
Byrds  Wild Mountain Thyme [vocals, strings, lead gtr]   Favoriting In The Back(ing track) Of My Mind- Bob Brainen 2016 WFMU Marathon Premium (CD-R) from the Brainen Archive   1966 / 2016  Thanks to Mike Greenberger  0:08:26 Pop-up)  
Shirley Collins & the Albion Country Band  The White Hare   Favoriting No Roses (LP) from the Brainen Archive   1971    0:11:14 Pop-up)  
Igor Stravinsky  Circus Polka   Favoriting Milestones Of The Millenium (CD)   1942 / 2000    0:13:25 Pop-up)  
Thelonious Monk  Nutty   Favoriting The Complete Prestige Recordings (CD box set) from the Brainen Archive   1954 / 2000    0:16:53 Pop-up)  
Manfred Mann  Brother Jack   Favoriting Soul Of Mann (LP) from the Brainen Archive   1967 / 1985    0:22:08 Pop-up)  
I.K. Dairo & His Blue Spots  E Ma Muu Obun Se Aya   Favoriting Nigeria Freedom Sounds!: Popular Music and the Birth of Independent Nigeria 1960-63 (CD) *   196? / 2016  VAR  0:24:31 Pop-up)  
Whitney McClain  Bombs Away   Favoriting (MP3) from the Brainen Archive   2015  found of Youtube  0:27:31 Pop-up)  
 
Music behind DJ:
"birds @ 302 Chestnut"  		        0:28:29 Pop-up)  
Paul Bley w/ John Gilmore  Ida Lupino   Favoriting New Music: Second Wave (2LP) from the Brainen Archive   1964 / 1979  VAR  0:38:38 Pop-up)  
NRBQ  Ida   Favoriting NRBQ (LP) from the Brainen Archive   1969  debut album  0:43:38 Pop-up)  
Seals & Crofts  Robin   Favoriting Down Home (LP) from the Brainen Archive   1970    0:45:35 Pop-up)  
Robert Maxwell and His Orchestra  Shangri-La   Favoriting Hard to Find Orchestral Instrumentals (CD) from the Brainen Archive   1964 / 1999  VAR  0:48:23 Pop-up)  
Dr. Jack Van Impe  An Important Message   Favoriting Michigan Brand Nuggets (2LP) *   late '60s / 2016  VAR  0:49:49 Pop-up)  
Bob Seger  Heavy Music, Part Two   Favoriting Michigan Brand Nuggets (2LP) *   1972 / 2016    0:50:30 Pop-up)  
Bobby Bland  Gotta Get to Know You   Favoriting Soul Class Of '66 (LP) from the Brainen Archive   1966 / 1983  VAR  0:53:03 Pop-up)  
Barbara Mason  Dreams Really Come True   Favoriting Tom Ardolino's Magic Jukebox       0:55:44 Pop-up)  
Hershel Burke Gilbert  Quiet Tension   Favoriting Adventures Of Superman-Music From The 1950s TV Series Soundtrack (CD) from the Brainen Archive   50's / 2000    0:58:56 Pop-up)  
 
Music behind DJ:
VAR  		  Adventures Of Superman-Music From The 1950s TV Series Soundtrack       0:59:20 Pop-up)  
Judy Henske & Jerry Yester  Moods For Cellos [instro demo of Three Ravens]   Favoriting Farewell Aldebaran (CD) * from the Brainen Archive   1969 / 2016    1:09:47 Pop-up)  
Judy Henske & Jerry Yester  Three Ravens   Favoriting Farewell Aldebaran (CD) from the Brainen Archive   1969 / 2016    1:12:43 Pop-up)  
Smokey & His Sister  Losin'   Favoriting Smokey & His Sister (CD) from the Brainen Archive   1966 / 2007    1:16:08 Pop-up)  
Smokey & His Sister  Come And Be Mine   Favoriting Smokey & His Sister (CD) from the Brainen Archive   1967 / 2007    1:19:38 Pop-up)  
Bobby Hutcherson  West 22nd Street Theme   Favoriting Components (LP) from the Brainen Archive   1965    1:21:30 Pop-up)  
Sonny & Cher  It's Gonna Rain   Favoriting Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968 (CD box set) from the Brainen Archive   1965 / 2009    1:26:13 Pop-up)  
 
Music behind DJ:
"frogs and more frogs" @ Joe Bauer's  		        1:28:34 Pop-up)  
John San Juan  You   Favoriting (WAV) from the Brainen Archive   2016  from upcoming album  1:36:26 Pop-up)  
Velvet Crush  Time Wraps Around You [demo]   Favoriting Pre Teen Symphonies (CD) *   1994 / 2016    1:38:51 Pop-up)  
Beach Boys  Surfer Girl [take 1] & [overdub lead vocal]   Favoriting Becoming The Beach Boys: The Hite & Dorinda Morgan Sessions (CD single) *   1962 / 2016    1:43:38 Pop-up)  
Bebop Boys  Bombay   Favoriting The Bebop Boys (2LP) from the Brainen Archive   1946 / 1978  VAR  1:47:20 Pop-up)  
Mavis Staples & Lucky Peterson  A Rusty Old Halo   Favoriting Spirituals & Gospel (CD) from the Brainen Archive   1996    1:51:30 Pop-up)  
Jody Reynolds  Tarantula   Favoriting Endless Sleep (LP) from the Brainen Archive   1959 / 1988    1:53:47 Pop-up)  
 
Music behind DJ:
"frogs and more frogs" @ Joe Bauer's  		        1:53:57 Pop-up)  


(* = new, from the Brainen Archive The marked selections are from the Brainen Archive.)


Listener comments!

Avatar 9:03am annie:

good morning mr brainen!
  9:04am 1whoknewcthulhu:

Good morning, Bob, and thanks for the mellow start. Haven't heard Sandy Denny in ages.
Avatar 9:04am Wild Neil:

PEACE all...hey I might have found a new job! My "working interview" starts monday at 7am....
Avatar 9:05am annie:

best of luck neil!
Avatar 9:06am Wild Neil:

Thanks Annie...its at Buffalo Up Front Metalworks, they make food trucks....and olive bars and other odd things out of sheet metal....
Avatar 9:09am Wild Neil:

@Bob B...what does the "B" mean in the format??
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:10am melinda:

Nice start! Morning everyone.
Avatar 9:11am duke:

Aloha Bob and listeners
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:11am melinda:

@Neil: those are items from Bob's collection.
  9:13am Howard:

Good morning everyone. Listening on the app from Gimme Coffee in Brooklyn. Thank god for wifi!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:15am Ken From Hyde Park:

Hi, folks. Nice start to a rainy morning. Good luck with the job, Neil.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:20am fred:

@Neil: I hope this works out for you, and that you'll enjoy the work
Avatar 9:41am Wild Neil:

Thank you everybody for the encouragement.
  9:51am Stuart Rose:

Yes, Neil, good luck on Monday.

As usual, Bob, thanks for your glorious patchwork of music.
  9:52am 1whoknewcthulhu:

Ahh! Remember back when Bob Seger used to rock?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 9:52am WilliamfromDumont:

Van Impe is still on TV. Still nuts too.
Avatar 9:55am Wild Neil:

Bob your show is awesome for my whole family. Very cool. We are at the Chautaquq Institution right now in a friends condo...
Avatar 9:55am Wild Neil:

chautaqua
  9:56am David in ATL from NJ:

Great Bobby Bland track, Bob.
Avatar 10:01am annie:

yep, i had an image of a small orchestra playing up against some teevee show when this started.
  10:06am Jim.B:

Knew every note of the Supperman music but couldn't place it until I looked at the playlist. Bet I'm not the only one.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:10am fred:

@Neil: You live near Buffalo? A former coworker teaches at the U there (digital music curation related stuff)
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:19am WilliamfromDumont:

Bob, you should get Jerry Yester on your show for an interview. Such an interesting life in music.
  10:24am scott:

Yester still tours with the current version of the Lovin' Spoonful, so he's definitely around.
  10:28am Mikey from NC:

What a great Sonny & Cher song! Never heard it before. Outstanding!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:28am melinda:

This is great, didn't recognize their voices at first.
Avatar 10:40am Dano59:

Love love loved that Sonny & Cher! Putting LA Nuggets and the single itself on my wantlist!
Avatar 10:41am Dano59:

this one too. been going through a Velvet Crush phase and an article in Shindig! (or was it MOJO?) about this gave some nice history.
  10:45am Joe stalvey:

Surfer girl! Nice to hear alt version.
  10:52am Mikey from NC:

Mighty Mavis! Beautiful.
Avatar 10:53am annie:

thanks for the great music, again, today, bob. these frist 2 shows (JD & BB) on saturday set my mind at ease..
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 7:00pm Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Thx DJ BB.
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