B-Sides

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. Carry On Till Tomorrow - Badfinger

2. Help - The Damned

3. I Don't Want The Night To End - Nick Lowe

4. Tapioca Tundra - The Monkees

5. Voodoo 2 - The Revillos

6. Armagideon Time - The Clash

7. Tedesco and Pitman - The Ronettes

8. Bad Luck - Dale and Grace

9. Gotta Get Away - Blues Magoos

10. I Don't Know What To Say To You - Tom Petty

11. I Been Hoodood - Dr. John

12. Hold Me Closer - The Equals

13. La Bamba - Neil Diamond

14. Pay My Dues - Blues Image

15. Withered and Died - Elvis Costello

16. You Gotta Lose - Richard Hell

17. Gonzo - James Booker

18. Chimes Of Freedom - Dino, Desi & Billy

19. Country Slicker Joe - Young-Holt Unlimited

20. I Feel Good - Jean Wells

21. Lonely - The Bubble Puppy

22. Stretchin' Out - Duane Eddy

23. The Teeny Bopper Song - Keith

24. Lovin' In Vain - Patsy Cline

Aircheck Of The Week

 

WVON/Chicago was one of the most influential Black radio stations of the sixties and beyond. Here's E. Rodney Jones with the soul of Chicago in 1966.

The Mal Thursday Show: Wars and Peaces

With Guest DJ Michael John Carley 

Playlist:
The Temptations: War
The Merry-Go-Round: Gonna Fight the War
The Talismen: Masters of War
Elvis Presley: G.I. Blues
The Clash: English Civil War (Johnny Comes Marching Home)/Hate and War
Man or Astroman?: War of the Satellites
The Gripweeds: How I Won the War
John Lennon: I Don't Want to Be a Soldier Mama, I Don't Want to Die
Bob Seger & The Last Heard: 2+2=?
The Rehabilitation Cruise: I Don't Care What They Say
The Madd: War or Hands of Time
The Monkees: Last Train to Clarksville
The Ramrods: War Party
The Hedgehogs: Peace in My Mind
The Love Flowers: Peace and Love
Curtis Mayfield: We Gotta Have Peace
William Bell: Marching Off to War
Phil Ochs: I Ain't Marching Anymore (Electric Version)
Fear: Let's Have a War
Sgt. Barry Sadler: Little Bird of Viet Nam
New York Dolls: Vietnamese Baby
Brass Against: War Pigs
Dead Kennedys: Holiday in Cambodia
The Sex Pistols: Holidays in the Sun
Jimi Hendrix: Machine Gun
Amy Winehouse: Some Unholy War
Leonard Cohen: The Partisan
The Who: Won't Get Fooled Again
World Saxophone Quartet: Machine Gun
The Malarians: A Taste of Five
The Kinks: Some Mother's Son
Scott Walker: Next!

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Songs from junk albums

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. Mrs. Robinson - Frank Sinatra

2. South Of The Border - Dean Martin

3. Dick Van Dyke Theme - Nelson Riddle

4. What'd I Say - Trini Lopez

5. So I Said Yes - Ray Anthony vcls. Diane Hall

6. Alley Cat - Laurindo Almeida

7. Light My Fire - Shirley Bassey

8. Four Strong Winds - Ian & Sylvia

9. One Note Samba/Spanish Flea - Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66

10. Ballin' The Jack - Sammy Davis Jr.

11. Fools Rush In - Dean Martin

12. Runnin' Out Of Fools - Isaac Hayes

13. (Take Me To) Aruanda - Astrud Gilberto

14. Hang On Sloopy - Ramsey Lewis Trio

15. I'm Not Sayin' - Gordon Lightfoot

16. Farmer's Song - Murray McLaughlan

17. Caravan - David Carroll and his Orchestra

18. No Regrets - Shirley Bassey

19. Winchester Cathedral - Frank Sinatra

20. Yes I Can - Sammy Davis Jr.

21. Arrivederci, Roma - Dean Martin

22. Dirty Old Town - Roger Whittaker

23. If You Wanna Be Happy - Trini Lopez

24. Oddjob's Pressing Engagement - John Barry

25. Reputation - The Association

26. The Charge Of The Light Brigade - Manfred Mann

Aircheck Of The Week

 

In the Sixties, Miami's WQAM was the destination station for lovers of Top 40 radio, and Rick Shaw was its brightest star. Here's Rick Shaw on Tiger Radio WQAM from September, 1964.

The Mal Thursday Show: Mass Pike Memory Lane II

With Guest DJ Alex Piandes

Playlist:
The Byrds: Boston
Sam the Sham & The Pharoahs: Banned in Boston
Richard Anthony & The Blue Notes: The Boston Monkey
The Standells: Dirty Water (Live)
Lyres: How Do You Know
The Prime Movers: Where We All Come From
The New Breed:  Wasting My Time
The Last Ones: Number One Again
The Blackjacks: That's Why I Always Dress in Black
The Neats: Red and Grey
Boy's Life: It Came From Here
The Nervous Eaters: Hot Steel and Acid
Triple Thick: Alright (She's Alright)
The Dogmatics: King-Size Cigarette
The Turbines: Rock in My Pocket
Downbeat Five: My Way
Classic Ruins: Let's Get Dull
The Remains: Hang On Sloopy
The Lost: No Reason Why
The Shyres: Where Is Love
Travis Pike's Tea Party: If I Didn't Love You Girl
Steve Walker & The Bold: Train Kept a Rollin'
The Rockin' Ramrods: Play It
Willie "Loco" Alexander: At the Rat
The Real Kids: Better Be Good/All Kindsa Girls
DMZ: Lift Up Your Hood
Plan 9 (with Jeff Conolly): I'm Gone
The Voodoo Dolls: Gone, Gone, Gone
The Ventures: The Rat
Mal Thursday & the Cheetahs: Torn Up
The Del Fuegos: Don't Run Wild
Robin Lane & The Chartbusters: When Things Go Wrong
Dream Syndicate: Boston

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Songs Of '63

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. Jack the Ripper - Link Wray & the Wraymen

2. Bo Diddley - Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks

3. Martian Hop - The Ran-Dells

4. Yakety Sax - Boots Randolph

5. Drag City - Jan & Dean

6. Somebody Mentioned Your Name - William Bell

7. In Dreams - Roy Orbison

8. Prisoner of Love - James Brown

9. Sally Go Round The Roses - The Jaynetts

10. Wild Weekend - Rockin' Rebels

11. The Ballad of Jed Clampett - Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs

12. Act Naturally - Buck Owens

13. Hitchhike - Marvin Gaye

14. The Bird's The Word - The Rivingtons

15. You Don't Own Me - Lesley Gore

16. Wives and Lovers - Jack Jones

17. Popsicles and Icicles - The Murmaids

18. Days Of Wine And Roses - Henry Macini

19.It's All Right - The Impressions

20. These Arms Of Mine - Otis Redding

21. From Me To You - The Beatles

22. Abilene - George Hamilton IV

23. Shut Down - The Beach Boys

24. Puff (The Magic Dragon) - Peter, Paul & Mary

Aircheck Of The Week

 

This week's subject is K.O. Bayley, sometimes known as K.O. Beachin or Bob Elliot. K.O. worked in many cities, but is best remembered in Detroit, San Diego, New York, and San Francisco. This week we'll listen to K.O. on KFRC/San Francisco. I understand that he was a favorite of Boss Radio 66's Tom Hanks. So Tom, this one's for you!

Hysteria!

 

With The Spookshow Serenade

1. "Hysteria!" – Narration (from "Hysteria" trailer)

2. Hawaiian Boogie – Elmore James and the Broom Dusters

3. Thirty Days – Chuck Berry

4. Tell Me Mama – Little Walter and His Jukes

5. Geronimo Rock & Roll – Jerry McCain and His Upstarts

6. Cherokee Dance – Bob "Froggy" Landers with Willie Joe Duncan and His Unitar

7. Elevator Operator – The Rays

8. The Bird's the Word – The Rivingtons

9. Du de Squat – Little Luther

10. Oh Mom (Teach Me How to Uncle Willie) – The Daylighters

11. The Chicken and the Bop – Lloyd Price and His Orchestra

12. Justine – Don & Dewey

13. Who Do You Love – Ronnie Hawkins

14. Mumblin' Guitar – Bo Diddley

15. Itchy – Sonny Burgess

16. Rockin' This Joint Tonite – Kid Thomas

17. "You mean I could go mad?" – Christopher Lee and Susan Strasberg (from "Scream of Fear")

18. Fun Fun – Lloyd Nolan

19. Early Times – Dennis Binder and His Orchestra

20. Flatfoot Sam – T.V. Slim and His Heartbreakers

21. Los Chucos Suaves – Lalo Guerrero y Sus Cinco Lobos

22. Esquerita and the Voola – Esquerita

23. Tiger Man (King of the Jungle) – Rufus Thomas

24. Juiced – Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats (Billy "Red" Love)

25. The Coffee Grind – Hank Ballard and the Midnighters

26. The Rooster – Ike Turner and His Kings of Rhythm

27. "You've committed your last crime!" – Dialogue (from "The Awful Dr. Dr Orloff")

28. Chicken Hop – Leonard James and His Orchestra

29. Oh Yeah! – Rex Garvin and Band

30. Voodoo Voodoo – Lavern Baker

31. Spunky Onions – Billy Davis and The Legends

32. Heeby Jeebies – Larry Williams

33. The Girl Can't Dance – Bunker Hill and the Raymen

34. Bip Bop Bip – Pretty Boy (Don Covay and the Upsetters)

Thank you – Josh Mills, Dom Salemi/Beatsville, Doc Gillespie, David Landis, Michael Louis Albo, Fifties Blog, Doghouse and Bone, Moochin' About, Jazzman Records, Debbie Daughtry/Boss Radio 66

The Mal Thursday Show: Mass Pike Memory Lane

Playlist:
The Real Kids: Better Be Good (live at the Rat '76)
The Remains: Once Before/Let Me Through
The Bugs: Slide
The Barbarians: Hey Little Bird
The Bold: Gotta Get Some
The Cobras: I Wanna Be Your Love
The Rockin' Ramrods: She Lied
The Modern Lovers: Roadrunner
Barrence Whitfield & The Savages: Ramblin' Rose
The Neighborhoods: The Prettiest Girl
The Hopelessly Obscure: She's My Best Bette
The Brood: In and Out
The Flies: In the Dark
The Odds: I'll Make You Sorry
The Prime Movers: 1-2-5
Classic Ruins: Geraldine (I Need Money)
Lyres: Tear You Up
Kenne Highland Clan: Everybody's a Lyre
Preston Wayne Four: Kumbaya (bed)
DMZ: The First Time (Is the Best Time)
The Malarians: Good Times
The Unband: We Like to Drink We Like to Play Rock n' Roll
Tag Sale: Why You Smilin' (Live at the Pulaski Club '99)
Scud Mountain Boys: Midnight Cowboy (bed)
Willie "Boom Boom" Alexander: Mass Ave
The Real Kids: Taxi Boys
The Bugs: Pretty Girl
The Barbarians: What the New Breed Say
The Reveliers: Hang Five
The Tallysmen: Little By Little
The Zipcodes: Baby Made a Fool of You
The Mauve: You Got Me Cryin'
The What Fours: Basement Walls
The Shadows of Time: Search Your Soul
The Stonemen: No More
The Shadows Four: Follow Me
Muck & The Mires: Gone, Gone, Gone

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I'm Songs

 

With Mark Ehmcke

1. I'm Coming Home - Dave Edmunds

2. I'm Getting Married - Jaime Coe

3. I'm Doubtful Of Your Love - Benny Joy

4. I'm Gonna Murder My Baby - Pat Hare

5. I'm Gonna Dig Myself a Hole - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup

6. I'm Not Talking - The Yardbirds

7. I'm Sorry - Joey Heatherton

8. I'm Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail - The Everly Brothers

9. I'm Movin' On - The Box Tops

10. I'm Nobody's Baby Now - Miriam

11. I'm In Love Again - The Animals

12. I'm Everyone I've Ever Loved - Martin Mull

13. I'm Down - The Beatles

14. I'm Just A Lonely Guy - Little Richard

15. I'm In The Mood For Ska - Lord Tanamo

16. I'm All For You - Andre Williams

17. I'm A Hog For You Baby - The Morells

18. I'm Coming Home - Johnny Horton

19. I'm A Man - Spencer Davis Group

20. I'm 28 - Toni Basil

21. I'm A Wonderful Thing Baby - Kid Creole and the Coconuts

22. I'm A Coward - Gino Washington

23. I'm Glad - Stud Cole

24. I'm Gonna Take You There - Dave Berry 

25. I'm Just Me - Charley Pride

26. (I'm In With) The Out Crowd - Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs

27. I'm Popeye the Sailor Man - Face To Face

28. I'm Confessin' - Ricky Nelson

29. I'm Lonely - Screamin' Jay Hawkins

30. I'm Alabama Bound - Louis Jordan

Aircheck Of The Week

 

This week, it's your main man Jake, booby. Jack Spector on WMCA/New York in September, 1965. This was originally a scoped studio-quality aircheck. I restored the music, and remixed the whole thing in stereo. You've never heard WMCA like this before! Listen and enjoy.