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Favoriting August 11, 2019: Just another Pancake, who sometimes Waffles

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Artist Track Album Label Year Format Comments Approx. start time

Music behind DJ:
Chico Hamilton 

That Boy With That Long Hair   Favoriting

 

 

 

 

Somewhere in a disco, 23 steps from the ocean... 

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Gainsbourg  Sea Sex and Sun   Favoriting 12"  Philips  1978  12"    0:02:46 (Pop-up)
Lalo Schifrin  Jaws   Favoriting 12"  CTI  1976  12"    0:07:14 (Pop-up)

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It's okay to go in the water again... 

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Shawn Lee's Incredible Tabla Band  Inna Gadda Da Vida   Favoriting Tabla Rock  Ubiquity  2011  12"    0:15:29 (Pop-up)
The Monstars  Funny Saga   Favoriting Cumba Cumba  Juliet  1976  LP    0:22:03 (Pop-up)
Paul Haig  Running Away   Favoriting Gary Crowley's Lost 80s (63 Rare, Diverse And Eclectic Tracks 1980-87)  Edsel  1982  CD  Compilation 2019  0:26:08 (Pop-up)

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Running back... 

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David Saelens  Mr. Mambo   Favoriting You Are My Friends  David Saelens  199?  CD-R    0:31:51 (Pop-up)
Laurice  Big Boy   Favoriting G.A.Y.D.A.R.  Mighty Mouth Music  2016  LP    0:35:20 (Pop-up)
Pierre Nadeau  Girls-Boys   Favoriting Good Things (come to Those Who Wait)  Pierre Nadeau  198?  MP3    0:38:23 (Pop-up)

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Let me wash the sand off my toes, coming back into the studio... 

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Frito Bandido's Band  Apache, The Battle, David Crockett, Indian War, Batman   Favoriting Cow 'n' Country  Zorba  1982  LP    0:47:53 (Pop-up)
Rosebud  One of These Days   Favoriting Discoballs: A Tribute to Pink Floyd  Atlantic  1978  LP    0:53:11 (Pop-up)
David Saelens  Come On and Dance   Favoriting You Are My Friends  David Saelens  199?  CD-R  Compiled by Nervous Neil Smith  0:59:05 (Pop-up)
Buddy Greco & Visions  Music   Favoriting Hot Nights  Diamond  1982  LP    1:03:37 (Pop-up)

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The music pulls us through... 

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Samantha Jones  After All (I Live My Life)   Favoriting Am I Dreaming?: 80 Brit Girl Sounds Of The 60s  RPM    CD    1:14:32 (Pop-up)
Jane & Eve and The Creations  Street King   Favoriting I Said, She Said, Ah Cid - The Exploito Psych World Of Alshire Records 1967-71  Grapefruit  1967  CD  Compilation 2018  1:19:54 (Pop-up)
Roy Wood  All The Way Over The Hill / Irish Loafer (And His Hen)   Favoriting Boulders  United Artists  1973  LP    1:22:24 (Pop-up)
The Move  Beautiful Daughter   Favoriting Shazam  A&M  1970  LP    1:26:59 (Pop-up)
Jane & Eve and The Creations  More Than Now   Favoriting I Said, She Said, Ah Cid - The Exploito Psych World Of Alshire Records 1967-71  Grapefruit  1967  CD  Compilation 2018  1:30:15 (Pop-up)
Curt Boettcher ‎and Lee Mallory  You Know I've Found A Way   Favoriting Misty Mirage  Archives  196?  LP  Compilation 2001  1:32:45 (Pop-up)
The Swings  Radio Spots / Theme From 2001   Favoriting The Swings  RSMCC  1976  MP3  Recorded on the Dokorder 4-track at the Ramada Inn, Versailles Road, Frankfort KY; and at The Cockpit, Nashville TN; Summer 1976. Listen and Purchase here: https://rsteviemoore.bandcamp.com/album/the-swings  1:41:25 (Pop-up)
Elijah Shiffer’s Bhekhirst Ensemble  Hot In The Airport   Favoriting     2019    Live at The Spectrum in Brooklyn on July 26. Check out the YoutTube Vid here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=TCzKJUT76MU  1:51:10 (Pop-up)

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Hot in the airport... Hot in the airport... Tonight... 

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A/V Geeks  Start (1971)   Favoriting 16mm School Soundtracks  A/V Geeks  199?  CD-R  Compilation - Curated, handpicked and tweaked by Skip and Ian.  1:56:25 (Pop-up)
A/V Geeks  Acid - The Story Of LSD (1971)   Favoriting 16mm School Soundtracks          1:59:40 (Pop-up)
A/V Geeks  Teeth (1970)   Favoriting 16mm School Soundtracks          2:01:54 (Pop-up)

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Retain Focus... 

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The Dick Panthers  Intro   Favoriting Short underpants for women or chil- dren.  Wifflefist  199?  Cassette  Scanned the cover for your viewing pleasure...  2:04:59 (Pop-up)
The Dick Panthers  Red Ants   Favoriting Short underpants for women or chil- dren.          2:06:54 (Pop-up)
The Dick Panthers  Fabulous Prizes   Favoriting Short underpants for women or chil- dren.          2:09:48 (Pop-up)
The Dick Panthers  Cold Cock   Favoriting Short underpants for women or chil- dren.          2:12:49 (Pop-up)
The Dick Panthers  Driller Killer   Favoriting Short underpants for women or chil- dren.          2:16:14 (Pop-up)
The Dick Panthers  I Understand That   Favoriting Short underpants for women or chil- dren.          2:19:26 (Pop-up)

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Do not confuse with other music... 

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Negativland  The California Superstation - Dick Vaughn Part One   Favoriting Presents Over The Edge Vol. 4: Dick Vaughn  SST  1990  Cassette  "This cassette release consists of material recorded on Negativland's weekly radio show OVER THE EDGE"  2:34:04 (Pop-up)

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...and that wraps up this weeks Moribund Music moving into Mainstream Disco... 

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Sly & the Family Stone  Everyday People   Favoriting Disko Version 1.0  MOM Tapes  1995  Cassette  Dance around that Microsoft 6.0 clip art of a speaker...  3:23:16 (Pop-up)
KC & the Sunshine Band  That's The Way I Like It   Favoriting Disko Version 1.0          3:28:28 (Pop-up)
Chic  Good Times   Favoriting Disko Version 1.0          3:31:34 (Pop-up)
Vaughan Mason & Crew  Bounce Rock Skate Roll   Favoriting Disko Version 1.0          3:34:28 (Pop-up)
LTD  Back in Love Again   Favoriting Disko Version 1.0          3:37:06 (Pop-up)
Brick  Dazz   Favoriting Disko Version 1.0          3:39:18 (Pop-up)
Love and Kisses  Thank God It's Friday   Favoriting Disko Version 1.0        ... or Sunday!  3:41:58 (Pop-up)
Earth Wind & Fire  Boogie Wonderland   Favoriting Disko Version 1.0          3:45:59 (Pop-up)

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...and that's going to wrap it up this week 1970's AM Aficionados... 

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DJ Tricky B  String Beans   Favoriting The Mixology  TrickyTrax  1992  Cassette    3:51:16 (Pop-up)

Music behind DJ:
Big Ben Hawaiian Band 

Goodbye   Favoriting

 

 

 

 

Thanks for listening... 

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Listener comments!

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Mr Fab:

As Lou Reed sang: "Sunday morning...brings Friendly Persuasion..."
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Otis Fodder:

Hello Mr Fab!
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Mr Fab:

Otis, you had a label called Disaster Relief? Who was on it? Any remaining traces of it's existence out there in 'web-land anywhere?
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Mr Fab:

This Serge reminds me of that lovely old ad jingle: "Band de Soliel, for the San Tropez tan..."
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Otis Fodder:

Web not that I know of. Early Bran Flakes were on it, a couple of comps, other artists noise to rap. Went through my own catalog (mom) + wifflefist, wheelchair of old men, etc... Ran from 1990-1995.
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

BYOWaffles!
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Kat in Chicago:

Hello! Here for a bit, until I venture out to see some actual humans play records and synthesizers. I like waffle bunny.
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Otis Fodder:

Hi GST and Kat! Oh god yes, enjoy Sunday day, it's beautiful here (like the bunny).
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Mr Fab:

Hey Kats 'n' Grannys! Who are you seeing playing records and synths (At the same time?!)
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Linda Lee:

hi Otis! all ears here too!
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

whaaat? i can't hear you, i have a waffle on my ears
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Linda Lee:

this Lalo track is *so* 'Jaws' period.
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Kat in Chicago:

Mr Fab: just some friends of mine and other local nerds, and they are (unfortunately?) not playing records and synths simultaneously :) Otis: I'll be in your neck of the woods a week from Tuesday, hoping for nice weather then too!
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Linda Lee:

wait .. that's a waffle?
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Mr Fab:

...or are you just happy to see me?
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Otis Fodder:

Hi Linda! On the playlist there is a bunny with a waffle by the name of Oolong (linked the wikipedia for little Oolong too) - en.wikipedia.org...

This show is endorsed by bunny spirits (I wish)
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Otis Fodder:

Fab... haaaaaaa
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Mr Fab:

oh HECK yeah clicky-starring this track
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

i think that many bunnies would enjoy this show very much… good music to bounce to!
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Linda Lee:

but of course it is. they're very much attracted to good music.
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Kat in Chicago:

I have friends with two bunnies, maybe I can get them to put the show on
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Otis Fodder:

I could dedicate shows to pets! I'm making a note of that. This week's show goes to _____ roommate of ____ who lives in _____. !!
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Linda Lee:

yes, i see what you're calling a 'waffle'. assumed it was just characteristic of the breed.
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Kat in Chicago:

haha LL
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Linda Lee:

unusual for sure, but hey. they're doing crazy things in labs these days.
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

Otis: yeah, i like the idea of folx nominating a friend's pet…especially if they're in another state or country
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

I used to keep a blank cassette ready to record while i played vinyl and whenever the groove would repeat, i would record 8 repetitions of it… the resulting soundtrack is wildly entertaining!
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Linda Lee:

some of that stuff sounds amazing.
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Mr Fab:

yeah like what Christian Marcley does, putting stickers on records to get them to skip at the right spot.
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Mr Fab:

diggin this Casio Sly Stone
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Linda Lee:

thought of Christian Marclay right away! believe he also used glue & disparate recordings.
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Linda Lee:

a secret ambition. this is why i won't get rid of my piles of not very good records.
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Linda Lee:

i think i must, though. honestly. :-D
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Mr Fab:

I'd poke you a few times, but I'm married. (boom-tish!) But fo' sho, would be great to add a collection of lounge swingers. AND you gotta send me your collection of dialogue samples you played last week.
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Mr Fab:

Linda, me loves record deconstruction stuff, so go for it pleeze!
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Otis Fodder:

Will do Fab. Still going to get the samples from last week + more.
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Linda Lee:

ooh! thanks for encouragement! :-)
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Mr Fab:

Yowzers, This is gross, but hilarious!
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Linda Lee:

and now: how long can we make a song about ass-fucking?
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Otis Fodder:

You should hear Brokeback Mountain...!
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Linda Lee:

is that side B? for bottom?
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Otis Fodder:

Yes!!!
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Linda Lee:

well, let's have it!
no lube.
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

i wonder what G.A.Y.D.A.R. stands for?
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Linda Lee:

never thought it stood for anything! :-D
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

but there are dots after each letter!
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Linda Lee:

i know! maybe we're meant to say them each, but they don't stand for anything.
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

awwwww, darn :(
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Linda Lee:

we've got the florida snowbirds here in the catskills, too. they come back with the daffodilts.
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

oh, i know what GAYDAR means!!!
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Linda Lee:

"this album is totally gay." :-D
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

Grand Ass Yummy Disco Ass Ramming
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Linda Lee:

hahaha!! ok!
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Linda Lee:

Gay As Your Damned Aunt Rita.
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Kat in Chicago:

Station Manager Ken is a big Laurice fan and has often played "Faded Rose" and "Afraid." Also Laurice performed at the record fair, what, three years ago? I went to the record fair that year but unfortunately missed that set.
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

Score one for Linda Lee!!!
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Linda Lee:

i'm guessing too love. :-D
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Otis Fodder:

Yessss! I have heard Laurice on Ken's show. I found out about Laurice from WFMU!
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Kat in Chicago:

Hard to imagine where else one would find out about Laurice!
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

oh, butt it's so good!

Gimme All Yobs Dirty And Raunchy
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Linda Lee:

butt of course :-D
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Linda Lee:

down on Cherry Grove back in the day, maybe, Kat!
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

OK i am totally obsessed with Laurice from now on. Thanks a lot, Otis.
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Linda Lee:

it's true, Ken does love Laurice in a perverse sort of way.
not the only one, apparently.
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Kat in Chicago:

oh god, the cover of Discoballs, ugh
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Otis Fodder:

Here is where I ordered 4 of Laurice's albums. The 2 Best Of releases are amazing, highly recommend those... laurice.bandcamp.com...
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Linda Lee:

what a lovely set, Otis! superb!
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Otis Fodder:

I know, what where they thinking. Hey everybody, let's record a Pink Floyd disco album. I'm happy it exists, but god, some of it, ha!
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Mr Fab:

oh, it probly stands for Godly American Young Die-hard Accountant Republican
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Kat in Chicago:

I was objecting more to the cover artwork, haha!
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Linda Lee:

"Die-Hard" being decisive..
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

Yeah, in a parade of gawdawful album covers, it really stands out
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Otis Fodder:

I really try to include cover art as it conveys... ever so... much.
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

yet i still don't understand the Cumba Cumba cover, and i'm afraid to go to sleep tonight
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Linda Lee:

lots of the bad ones seem to involve boobs as a design element.
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

when in doubt—BOOBS!
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Kat in Chicago:

definitely.
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Otis Fodder:

There are songs about food on the album... I just don't know... is that Apple and Ketchup?!
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Linda Lee:

they just stop trying!
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

why am i the only one who has clicky starred this? G.E.N.I.U.S.
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Linda Lee:

isn't that meant to be blood? a bloody apple core?
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Kat in Chicago:

I'm still waiting for "Visions" to chime in
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Otis Fodder:

Ahhh, that's it Linda!
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Otis Fodder:

Visions were in the green room taking a break after doing Quando Quando with him.

I love Buddy just went UHHHHHH like it's real, sooo real ya dig!
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Linda Lee:

i was waitin for the grunt.
so there.
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Granny Spicy Tuna (they/them):

i think that "Visions" just pose behind him
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Kat in Chicago:

Finally heard them way back in the mix at the end, I think
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Kat in Chicago:

69 annee erotique!
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Grunty Spicy Tuna (they/them):

whoot for 69! i turn fitty on toosdee!
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Linda Lee:

oh my gosh! hooorrrrrray for 69! :-) :-)
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Grunty Spicy Tuna (they/them):

CLAUDINE! The Night Owl will never play her for me, though i request it almost every dang time. Thank you for acknowledging her greatness.
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Kat in Chicago:

Happy early birthday, Grunty! I use 1969 when I want to falsify my actual birth year (the real one is a bit earlier)
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Linda Lee:

the 50s really are fabulous, kids. trust me. beautiful decade.
i'm 60 next year.
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Kat in Chicago:

so am I, Linda Lee!
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Rich in Washington:

Hiya, Otis! Been listening but busy with household projects to get near a computer till now.
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Rich in Washington:

Hello everybody!
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Linda Lee:

60 was a fine year too! :-)
hi, Rich!
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Rich in Washington:

Going on a little road trip now. Will be listening on my phone in the car.
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Kat in Chicago:

Hiya Cratedigger!
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Otis Fodder:

Hey Rich!
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Rich in Washington:

Hi Linda Lee!
Hi Otis!
Hi Granny!
Hi Kat!
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Grunty Spicy Tuna (they/them):

Howdy, Rich, buckle your seatbelt, Otis is getting wild!
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Linda Lee:

those Brit Girl Sounds of the 60s just knock me out. i was old enough to fall in love with those cool birds when they made the scene. they were so beautiful. the hair! the makeup! the clothes!
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Linda Lee:

the eyes alone. stunning.
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Mr Fab:

hi Rich!
I luv luv luv this song "Street King," but the copy I have is under the name The Orange Groove. Was this their real name?
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Linda Lee:

not a copy cover, Mr. Fab? same recording?
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Linda Lee:

the early 70s were just so fabulous. a profitable recording industry was brand new & absolutely everything was recorded. fantastic.
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Mr Fab:

Really sounded like the same recording.
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Otis Fodder:

Ah, unsure on that version Fab. The original 7" of 2 songs by Jane & Eve And The Creations are all I know of by that group. Thankfully it's comped really nice.
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Mr Fab:

There's a b side?! Great, I must hear! i have that song on the same album Tony Coulter has:
blog.wfmu.org...
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Otis Fodder:

Will play it next Fab. :)
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Linda Lee:

wow, that's *just* the kind of drawing i did as a kid to avoid drawing hands!
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Mr Fab:

Amazing, another song by this group. And searching "Jane & Eve And The Creations" in dicogs i now actually have a song writing credit. All my research on "Street King" over the years had been futile. Thank you Otis!
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Otis Fodder:

Thank you... I just heard about that single a couple of months ago. Happy it's out there reissued.
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Linda Lee:

oh my goodness gracious!
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Grunty Spicy Tuna (they/them):

my faith in humanity has been destro… er, restored! (got the scrabble tiles mixed up)
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Kat in Chicago:

All right, I'm off to see my friends. Will listen on the app for a bit while in transit. Thanks, Otis!
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Otis Fodder:

By Kat, have a fun sunnyday!!
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Mr Fab:

Holy cow, the airport lounge. oh this is golden. (have you noticed the leisure suit is the one bit of 70s fashion that has not come back?)
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Grunty Spicy Tuna (they/them):

Rendezvous at the Ramada Inn in 7 years for the golden anniversary!

THANKS!!!
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Mr Fab:

kudos to those guys, they really got the Y Bhekhirst sound down
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Linda Lee:

Ah Cid!
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Linda Lee:

Teeth? why not! :-D fabulous.
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Linda Lee:

Rolly.
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Dave In St Albans UK:

Hi all. Managed to get here for the second half. Playlist looks good. Never too late to be pursuaded in a friendly way! Thanks Otis.
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Otis Fodder:

Hi Dave, great to see ya!
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Linda Lee:

this is wonderful.
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Otis Fodder:

NSFW. Crazy kids making cassettes.
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Linda Lee:

fabulous. very funny.
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Otis Fodder:

And the winner for music in the genre of Toliet Humor... The Dick Panthers.
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Mr Fab:

THAT would get me watching the Grammies!
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Mr Fab:

this band is quite the counter-point to last week's god guys.
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Otis Fodder:

Reaching into boxes of the past here.
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Linda Lee:

yes please Otis! please! cassettes. yes.
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Linda Lee:

love this. fabulous.
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Mr Fab:

noooow, i wanna hear Bob Chance!
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Otis Fodder:

Pulling out Bob's first album, will play Honey Lips after this tape side.
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Linda Lee:

marvelous. commercial radio, honestly.
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Otis Fodder:

So many commercials on both sides of this tape (and reissued CD). Will need to play the other side on a future show as well.
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Mr Fab:

how...HOW can ppl listen to commercial radio?!
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Linda Lee:

knock out the music that offers relief & it's continual discomfort. no wonder crappy music sounded good.
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Otis Fodder:

When Dick Vaughn is running the soundboard it's AM gold once again!
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Linda Lee:

i'd love a compilation of music from infomercials. i'm sure there's something.
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Otis Fodder:

Here too Linda. Fab, time for another RIAA mashup!
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Linda Lee:

talk about nerve deadening suppressants!
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Mr Fab:

ha, heard a bit of the Weatherman in there
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Linda Lee:

just fantastic.
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Linda Lee:

oddly enough, really want to do radio now. :-D
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Mr Fab:

just looked it up - Fanny Brice actually had 3 husbands, inc Billy Rose. In case that question should ever come up again.
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Linda Lee:

she was popular in vaudeville! how would some 70s kid know about that?
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Dave In St Albans UK:

"Moron Music" describes 99.99% of UK radio right now. Hilarity plus.
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Otis Fodder:

Oh yes...Moron Music. An accurate description. Here in Canada as well on the commercial FM stations.
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Linda Lee:

that was *not* the early 60s. misleading.
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Linda Lee:

frankly, i haven't the vaguest idea what they do on commercial radio in the US now.
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Mr Fab:

Same here. i am thankfully no longer exposed to it much. But that certainly was a painfully funny reminder of why I was thrilled to discover non-commercial radio.
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Otis Fodder:

At the grocery is about the only time I hear commercial radio these days - or the same-styled-playlist.
Avatar 5:32pm
Linda Lee:

here's a query: was ny commercial radio actually better when i loved it in the 1960s, or was i too young to know any better?
Avatar 5:32pm
Linda Lee:

what i seem to remember is that it wasn't so incredibly formulaic in terms of what we heard. r & b, soul, pop, folk all together.
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Otis Fodder:

I have a soft spot for late 70's and early 80's AM Radio.. like the songs from this mix here. I was 10 years old in 1979. ;)
Avatar 5:33pm
Otis Fodder:

..and I love 60's pop AM radio sounds.
Avatar 5:34pm
Linda Lee:

& then there's the nostalgic feeling of being very young that is fully emotional.. :-)
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Linda Lee:

i think i was done with commercial radio by senior year in high school, '78.
i'm enjoying the disco set, though! lots of this on commercial radio then.
there was a genre seperation by then.
Avatar 5:36pm
Mr Fab:

playlists were def more open in the '60s. commercial DJs had more input. An indirect form of payola hit the '70s, and the descent began.
Avatar 5:38pm
Mr Fab:

Top40 radio with its' hyper DJs and upbeat music was much more entertaining than the "adult-contemporary" snooze-fests that Negativland were spoofing.
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Linda Lee:

right, right.
i wonder if that helped precipitate discernable 'markets' & so more thorough commercialization in the interests of securing 'market share'.. which made it *very dull*.
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Linda Lee:

responding to your payola comment, Mr F.
Avatar 5:41pm
Linda Lee:

this set actually reminds me of new york in the mid 70s, which was really a nice place to be, despite the common narrative. a kid could run freely & learn!
Avatar 5:42pm
Linda Lee:

('kid' as in teenager.) it was a very cool city.
Avatar 5:43pm
Otis Fodder:

Mix series I made tapes of in the mid-1990s, inspired by my late 70s/early 80s AM radio listening to the advent of school and beach/block parties leading up my first DJ gig at a roller rink in San Diego in '85.
Avatar 5:44pm
Linda Lee:

nice!!! :-)
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Linda Lee:

it is horribly time consuming to transfer tape to digital, but eventually they will just turn to crap. consider doing it with these. the sound quality is still great!
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Otis Fodder:

I need to transfer my old mixes. 3 Disko Volumes. I would cry if the tapes break. Literally. Too many memories.
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Linda Lee:

they won't sound any better the longer you wait, either.
if it matters to you, do it soon.
Avatar 5:48pm
Linda Lee:

the vibe is really enjoyable.
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Otis Fodder:

Thanks for the push. Going to now. I have them all out here.
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Linda Lee:

there's nice technology for it now, too. easy.
  5:49pm
Dave In St Albans UK:

In the UK it was the offshore pirate radio that shook the establishment in the 1960's. We had some highly different commercial radio from 1973 which lost its way ( I think) when it became formula driven. Then once again it got exciting with the land based pirates in the 1980's . By this century it died again. Apart from BBC 6 Music and Resonance FM in London everything is depressingly predictable to me. Finding the WFMU's streams has given me hope....
Avatar 5:51pm
Linda Lee:

Dave, i've got friends in Scotland who tell me the same. seems you're worse off than we are here, in terms of alternatives. which surprises me.
  5:52pm
Dave In St Albans UK:

Another musical treat Otis. Thanks.
Avatar 5:54pm
Linda Lee:

thanks so much Otis!
  5:54pm
Dave In St Albans UK:

@Linda Sadly it's so true. Just one or two big companies networking the same limited crap. My wife happily listens to it. Depressed me.
Avatar 5:56pm
Linda Lee:

argh. so depressing. thank god for streaming!! i'm stuck with it as well, being in a rural area with very little radio, let alone good radio!
Avatar 5:57pm
Linda Lee:

the rise of christian radio has been the weirdest recent development here. alongside the christian right's political power it's also heavily propagandized in media. grotesque, really.
Avatar 5:58pm
Linda Lee:

think i'd rather deal with secular crap radio than religious crap radio.
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Otis Fodder:

I can't remember the last time I turned on commerical radio. I do have an old FM radio here I listen to 2 local college stations on though, that's fantastic.
Avatar 5:59pm
Linda Lee:

beautiful mix, Otis! nice.
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Mr Fab:

Now this funky/old-skool is (part of)my roots. Thanks for another 4 hour marathon of love, Otis. See y'all at the Record Roulette Club tomorrow!
  5:59pm
Dave In St Albans UK:

We have streaming. Yippee!
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Linda Lee:

in the catskill mountains here we have very little reception. in some places i can pick up fmu & that's all! funny.
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Otis Fodder:

Moribund Music for Monday in Sheena's.

Thanks for listening Fab, Linda, Dave and all. Sending smiles.
Avatar 6:01pm
Linda Lee:

smiles your way Otis! thanks again!
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Linda Lee:

see you soon Mr F!
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