Tuesday, November 8, 2011
WIBG TOP 99 For The Week of November 4, 1963
This post is going up 48 years and 4 days late, but close enough, right? Looking over this, I believe I own 39 of these on 45. Here's #51 for your listening pleasure.
I'm certainly not going to post every song here for you, but here's #76 and the flip side of #92 (the A-side's fine, but the backside is more appropriate for this venue).
If you want to hear what the kids in Philadelphia were listening to a few years earlier, Joe Niagara recreated a bit of his show on Cruisin' 1957, which shouldn't be too hard to track down. And while he checked out of this world in 2007, Hy Lit can still be heard deejaying from beyond the grave on www.hylitradio.com (I assume... I had trouble making it load, but it may be a Mac/PC thing).
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Kicksville Confidential
Torrid Tales From The Wild World Of Norton Records! Avi Spivak has illustrated an amazing comic filled with ALL TRUE stories from the label with the able stable!! "Norton's got a six and a half foot cyclops drag queen, a pair of singing siamese twins, an indian with one lung, at least 3 murderers, an elephant thief, about a dozen guys who wear turbans....and we haven't even gotten to Kim Fowley" - Billy Miller/Ugly Things Magazine. Get it Here!! Launch party at Desert Island Books Wednesday, November 9th, 7 PM. Followed by all night rock 'n' roll dance party at Union Pool. DJ Howie Pyro presiding. More infos here.
Happy 25th Anniversary Norton Records!!!
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Esquerita Awareness Month: "The Rock-A-Round"
Paul Peek and Esquerita were both from Greenville, SC, and met while Mr. Reeder was headlining there at the Owl Club in 1958. Paul was justifiably impressed with Mr. Reeder's act, and introduced him to his boss at the time, Gene Vincent, who would soon use his influence to get him signed to Capitol records. Before that point, though, he helped arrange for Esquerita and his band to cut several demos in Dallas, as well as today's selection (this material is all collected on Vintage Voola, from Norton records). This was Mr. Peek's debut record, as well as the first NRC single, and was co-written by Peek and "Esque-Rita" (if by "co-written", one means "swiped from Ahmet Ertegun and Ray Charles"--- but why nitpick?).
This particular scratchy sound file, however, is not from that album. It's from the single pictured above, which I and an accomplice "shoplifted" from a Kroger supermarket, circa 1993! Perhaps this requires explanation: at that time, the now-defunct Broad St. Kroger here in Athens, GA was doing a goofy "Back To The '50s" promotion, with the store haphazardly decorated for the occasion. There were posters and crepe streamers throughout the store, the freezers had an assortment of pedal cars on top for some reason, and the deli section had dozens of 45s dangling on ribbons from the ceiling. They had clearly just gone to the Potter's House thrift store and grabbed up a six-or-eight-inch stack of singles from the top of the pile, and the bulk of them were '70s & '80s junk: Osmonds, KC & The Sunshine Band, and worse. On maybe my second or third visit during the promotion, though, I was shopping late, around midnight, and happened to see a familiar label out of the corner of my eye, and looked closer to see the above record (no sleeve-- I added that later). Looking around a lot more carefully, I saw nothing else of interest, except for a second copy! THey were hanging just out of my reach, so I went home, grabbed a couple of junk 45s, then went next door and fetched a fellow record hound, the slightly-taller Mr. Jim Tucci, and returned to the grocery store. he yanked down the records, we tied the ribbons to our replacement singles and left them on the floor (see? It wasn't actual thievery!), selected our groceries, and went home.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Macumba!
Weird, Shocking, Savagery in Native Jungle Haunts... INDEED!
Macumba Love Trailer (1960)
AND... since I always thought I heard "Macumba" as part of the background doo-wop chanting
in one of my all time fave "answer songs," I'm a gonna hit you like a tribal drum with...
THE DUKAYS
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Norton Records 25th Anniversary Celebration On Music To Spazz By!!
Tomorrow night on Music To Spazz By, the Norton Records gang will drop by to celebrate 25 rockin' years in show biz. Expect torrid tales, insane 45s and scores of celebrities from the label with the able stable to check in. PLUS--the worldwide announcement of the Norton Records Customer of the Year (five years ago, a stunned Robert Plant received this top honor!)
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Happy DIA DE LOS MUERTOS!
Celebrating DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, here are some trailers from horror films made by our friends south of the border.
CURSE OF THE CRYING WOMAN
and a double feature trailer for THE VAMPIRE'S COFFIN / THE ROBOT VS.
THE AZTEC MUMMY (in HypnoScope!)
DE MIEDO!!
Thanks A Lot!
Thanks to all the Ichibaners who pledged during our silent fundraiser!! Joe, Carmen, Jimmy, Greg, Richard D, Michael, Kogar, Melissa, Brendan, Bob, Jennifer, Howie, Alex, Dorinda, Brian, Gary, Tom, Richard and Jason! You guys rule!
Monday, October 31, 2011
THE DEVIL'S BALL
Here's my favorite segment from what is the greatest animated film, in my opinion. The rest of it can also be viewed on YouTube. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
Happy Halloween!
I'll be spinning all your favorite Halloween songs tonight on WFMU's Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban webstream! Tune in from 8-10 PM EST.
Don't forget, today is the last day to support our silent fundraiser! We are 26% short of our goal!!
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
Spazz Comes Alive
Did you miss Spazz Comes Alive?! Listen to the archive now!! And while you're at it, make a pledge to keep chimp rock on the air.
Doin' The Drac!!
Join us at the WFMU Record Fair Saturday, October 29th from 3-5 PM for an on air Halloween party!! Rex will be spinning all your favorite records of the season, including this audience participation number: Dance The Dracula (Doin' The Drac) Featuring The Monstrosities. (45) Practice at home so you'll be prepared! Cape optional. Only 3 more days to support the old noise!! Keep the Saturday Afternoon Tradition alive!!!
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Escuche
There are only 5 more days left to support what we do here at WFMU's Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban. If you dig the blog or listen to the webstream please let us know! Pledge Central. Thanks.
JASON WILLIS SUPER GENIUS PART TWO!
HERE IS A FOLLOW UP TO LAST WEEKS POST ABOUT THE VIDEOS MR. WILLIS HAS DONE...THIS ONE WAS DONE RECENTLY...
CHECK THIS LINK TO HIS SCAR STUFF PAGE FOR THE STOP MOTION VIDEO WHERE HE HAS SOME INTERESTING (SCAR) STUFF TO SAY ABOUT IT OR JUST WATCH BELOW...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
The Giant Gila Monster Redux
How I EVER forgot to include this with my previous GIANT GILA MONSTER entry is BEYOND me:
Joe Johnson - The Gila Monster
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Les 5 Gentlemen - "Qu'As-Tu Katioucha" (Video)
Les 5 Gentlemen perform "Qu'As-Tu Katioucha" on a show called "A Tous Vents" (1.22.67). It's part of The Bedazzled Video Hour (and a half) 2011 - "French Pop Rarities 1966-1967". See it live at the WFMU Record Fair - Saturday, October 29
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
"French Pop Rarities 1966-1967" - Saturday, October 29 - WFMU Record Fair A/V Room
I'm very pleased to have been asked to present a program in the WFMU Record Fair A/V Room for the 7th year in a row. The theme for this years Bedazzled Video Hour (and a half) is "French Pop Rarities 1966-1967". I've combed through our archives and put together an amazing selection of Ultra-Rare French Pop Clips broadcast in those classic years of 1966 and 1967. Saturday, October 29 · 5:30pm - 7:00pm WFMU Record Fair A/V Room - 125 W. 18th Street (Between 6th & 7th)
The complete track listing is as follows can be found here. The Facebook event page is here.
Happy Birthday Lux!
In honor of Lux Interior's birthday, here is a little scene from one of his fave Trash Flicks - THE CREEPING TERROR!
Arrrghhh! The Horror! The Horror!!!
Happy Birthday, Lux. We miss you!
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Support Your Favorite Radio Station!
WFMU needs your donations to upgrade our turntables! If everyone gave $15 we could reach our measly goal. Thanks!!!
Big thanks to Ichibaners Greg, Kogar, Richard, Jimmy, Joe, Carmen, Michael, Melissa, Brendan, Jennifer and Bob for supporting the obscuro hits!
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Halloween 1960
This spooky and surreal photo was used as the basis for a 1960 LIFE magazine cover story on Halloween, which can be seen below.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Request Line
Listener Alex requested Midnight Blues by Charlie Rich, first heard at the WFMU/WMBR Friars Club DJ night.
H.M. Subjects
There's a pretty good chance that, as the sort of person who reads this blog, you're aware of Miami, Florida's legendary Montells. It's also not unlikely that you're aware of their cover of the Pretty Things' "Don't Bring me Down," which was reissued as part of the Montells/Evil split compilation released on Corduroy in 2002 (apparently out of print). It's at least possible that you own the 45, and if you do, it might look like this:
...or it might look like this:
My copy, however, looks like this:
...and it sounds like THIS (i.e. pretty scratchy). Any of you record hounds seen one like this before? This copy just has the "censored" version on both sides with loud bleeps over the mildly suggestive lyrics, which makes it sound a million times dirtier. The gimmick, as well as the new, more "British" name (shades of the Sir Douglas Quintet!), was the brainchild of their manager, local WFUN DJ "Doc" Downey. Say what you will about the late Morton Downey, Jr (and there's plenty that you could say!), he knew a few things about getting people's attention.
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