MP3 & Playlist for Lost & Found, 06/12/06

They Live By Night

Down these mean streams a man must go.
Who can you really trust?
Just relax, listen to the soothing music, and don't mind that pin prick. No, the needles here aren't hypodermic - just hi-fidelity, and we ask you to trip with us through the haze of June as we apply them to the wax. We'll explore urban bohemian funk, the birth of metal, see what 1964 had to offer besides Beatlemania, and many other sides of the reflective gem of this golden era.
Don't stare too closely at the center, though -
...and don't forget to feed the cat.
If your trip begins to turn strange, your guide is waiting below to set you straight. Close your eyes. We are here to help you.




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Playlist for Lost & Found, 06/12/06

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Set One: what I need a cat for?


Intro: Give the Women What They Want/Dave "Baby" Cortez/LP/T-Neck/1970
1. This is the Beginning/Leon's Creation/45/Studio 10/1970
2. Purple Haze/Johnny Jones & the King Casuals/45/Brunswick/1968
3. Down in the Village/Curtis Knight/LP/Paramount/1970
4. Boogaloo Tramp/A.C. Reed/45/Nike/1968
5. Solitary Woman/Della Reese/45/ABC/1966
6. Love, I Can't Seem To Find It/Larry Williams/45/Venture/1968
7. I Think I've Suffered Enough/Don "Sugarcane" Harris/LP/MPS/1974
8. If She Kiss You Once - Will She Kiss You Again?
9. Blue Ice/The Litter/LP/Probe/1969
10.Something's Happening/Last Friday's Fire/45/LHI/1969
11.Son of Fantasy/The Hook/LP/UNI/1968
12.Hansel & Gretel/Circus Maximus/LP/Vanguard/1968
13.You are the One For Me/Charles Wright/LP/ABC/1973
BED: /Monty Alexander/LP/Pablo/197

Set Two: waiting at the station

1. Learning the Game/Buddy Holly/LP/MCA/1959
2. Love Minus Zero-No Limit/Bob Dylan/LP/Columbia/1965
3. Gonna Leave You Alone/Merry-Go-Round/LP/A&M/1967
4. I (Who Have Nothing)/Lil' Ray/LP/Rhino/1964
5. It's Over/Roy Orbison/45/Monument/1964
6. I've Got a Feelin'/Billy Preston/LP/Apple/1970
7. You Don't Care/Arthur Alexander/LP/Dot-Ace/1964-1982
8. Don't Do It No More/Charlie & Inez Foxx/LP/Symbol/1964
9. I'm Gonna Fly/Lee Hazlewood/LP/Reprise/1965
BED: Chifti Sands/Buddy Sarkissian & His Mecca Four/LP/Cameo/1963

Set Three: start pressing buttons

1. You're Gonna Miss Me/The Zoo/LP/PKC/1967
2. No Blood in Bone/Terry Jacks/LP/(unreleased)-Neptoon/1968-1982
3. Hide & Seek/Feminine Complex/LP/Athena/1969
4. In My Mind Lives a Forest/Rainy Daze/LP/Uni/1967
5. There Will Never Be Another Day/Pretty Things/LP/Fontana/1967
BED: Darkest Light/Lafayette Afro Rock Band/CD/Makossa/1974

Set Four: sometimes good guys don't wear white

1. Groovy Situation/Mel & Tim/LP/Bamboo/1969
2. What Have I Got To Lose/Jean Wells/LP/Calla/1968
3. Do Right Man/Little Beaver/CD/Saadia/196?
BED: Never Gonna Give You Up/Soulful Strings/LP/Cadet/1970


Guest Stars: Steve Cochran, Peter Lorre, Alan Ladd, Henry Gibson,
Sterling Hayden, Doris Dowling, Elliot Gould, Rodney Moss, Jerry Jones, Steve Coit

MP3 & Playlist for Lost & Found, 05/29/06

Darkened Doorways

Here we are again.
Searching for that gem with the power to heal.
Once we held it in our hands and felt it's soul
warm our hearts. Now we must find it again, before all is lost.
And if we fall in love along the way, well, it's only Paris, right?

Enough of that - let's get dirty.
Things start off in a near-mob scene and soon
we're following the fuzztone leads through smoggy areas of
urban waste, on to rustic hills split by endless roads, acid parties
in tropical climes, and your aunt's 45 box circa 1965.
Have a click on the jumpsuit below to come along -
and go below the belt for playlist guidance.
I still owe you guys an old show, it's coming soon.
Respect to Desmond Dekker.




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Playlist for Lost & Found, 05/29/06

title/artist/format/label/year

Set One: down the alley, the icewagon


Intro: Theme from Hell's Angels/Bar-Kays/LP/Stax/1967
1. Who Do You Love(live)/Doors/LP/Elektra/1970
2. Bring It To Jerome/David John & the Mood/LP/Parlophone/1965
3. Sweet Whatever/Telegraph Avenue/CD/MAG(Peru)/1971
4. Fantasy World/James Knight & the Butlers/CD/Cat/197?
5. Showstopper/Iron Knowledge/CD/Tammy/1971(?)
6. The Whole Thang pt.1/Big Barney/45/Grandville/1972
7. Fight Fire, with Fire/Delia Gartrell/CD/Right On/1971
8. Can't Find My Way Home/Sound Factory/CD/Castleinho/1970
9. Wanderin' Kind/Turtles/45/White Whale/1965
10.No Good Annie/1910 Fruitgum Co./45/Buddah/1969
11.I Can Make It Without You/Innovation/CD/RCA/1967
12.My Lonely World/Desmond Dekker/CD/Trojan/1968
13.Let's Straighten It Out/Latimore/LP/Glades/1974
14.Rien Ne Va Plus/Funk Factory/LP/Atco/1975
BED: Loran's Dance/Idris Muhammad/LP/CTI/1974

Set Two: not too long ago

1. Untie Me/Haunted/LP/Trans World-Voxx/1967-1983
2. Dark End of the Street/Flying Burrito Brothers/LP/A&M/1969
3. Andalucian Blues/Chicken Shack/45/Blue Horizon/1970
4. Don't Cry for Me, Babe/Marti Shannon/LP/RCA/1966
5. The Radio Song/Dillard & Clark/LP/A&M/1969
6. A Soldier's Sad Story/Tiny Watkins/CD/Excello/1967-1995
BED: Papa Was a Rolling Stone/Jay Berliner/Mainstream/1972

Set Three: because it's all our turf

1. I Can't See You/Starlites/CD/Barclay/1965
2. Greasy Heart/Jefferson Airplane/LP/RCA/1968
3. Wicked Annabella/Kinks/LP/Pye(UK)/1968
4. You Say You Are My Friend/Ghetto Brothers/CD/Salsa/1972
5. Future/Da Capo/CD/California/1972
6. Thirteen/Big Star/CD/Ardent/1972
BED: Girls of Sao Paulo/Jack Marshall & Shelly Manne/LP/Capitol/1966


The Send Off: Who Do You Think You're Fooling pts 1&2/Symphonic Four/CD/Zudan/197?


Guest Stars: Glenn Ford, Geraldine Brooks, Robert Mitchum, John Dehner

Desmond Dekker 1942-2006

MP3 & Playlist for Lost & Found, 05/01/06

An Honest Guy

Here I am, late as always, later than usual. Hey - there's a thick web of legal hoops I have to jump through to clear all these photos for publication...yeah, that's it...
Anyway, The Boss is back and I'm driving from the back seat again. Just keep your eyes on the road and I'll take the wheel, spinning a full complement of the hardest of funk, the sweetest of soul and the soul-searching sounds of some acoustic poets. All this hype too confusing? Preview the playlist further down to see if it's your bag - or if you've got the nerve, just click on Bobby Byrd's brutally honest reaction to the phenomenon of hot pants below, and take to the road. Trust in me, I can handle this baby at any speed.




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Playlist for Lost & Found, 05/01/06

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Set One: Can't You Hear Me Knockin'


Intro: Psychotic Reaction/Senor Soul/LP/Double Shot/1968
1. It's a Cryin' Shame/Five Americans/LP/HBR/1966
2. Bring 'Em On In/Them/LP/Decca(UK)/1966
3. Chicano Power/Thee Midniters/LP/ChattaHoochie-Rhino/1969-198?
4. South Side of Soul Street/Johnny Adams/45/SSS/1969
5. Don't Look Too Hard/Clarence Reid/LP/Atco/1968
6. The Rub/George & Gwen MCCrae/LP/Cat/1975
7. The Boss/James Brown/LP/Polydor/1973
8. Hot Pants-I'm Coming I'm Coming Im Coming/Bobby Byrd/45/Brownstone/1971
9. You Can Run But You Can't Hide/Ruby Andrews/LP/Zodiac/1970
10.Nobody's Fault/Mud/LP/UNI/1971
11.Who Could Love You/John Fred & His Playboy Band/LP/Paula/1969
12.Free from the City/Poppy Family/LP/London/1969
13.Lost Voyage/Herbie & the Royalists/LP/Saga/1968
14.Snakeskin Garter/Manfred Mann Chapter Three/LP/Polydor/1969
BED: Peruvian Flake/Harvey Mandel/LP/Janus/1972

Set Two: What Have I Done

1. Sometimes I Don't Like Myself/Steve Colt/LP/Vanguard/1968
2. No Regrets/Lee Hazlewood/LP/LHI/1969
3. Cadillac Bleu/Bunky & Jake/LP/Mercury/1969
4. Nervous Breakdown/Bobby Fuller Four/LP/?-Rhino/1963-1987
5. Blowin' Through Yokohana Pt.2/Medallions/LP/?-Atomic Passion/???
6. Hey Joe/Tim Rose/LP/Columbia/1966
BED: Whistle Stop/Joao Donato-Deodato/LP/Muse/1973

Set Three: Migalowe, I Hate You

1. What Now(live)/Gene Chandler/LP/Constellation/1965
2. Yo Te Quero/Don Julian & the Larks/LP/Money/1970
3. Mi Amor Mi Amigo/Chayita/LP/Eco(MX)/1969
4. I Don't Need No Doctor/Les Hou Lops/LP/Apex/1968
5. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow/Little Eva/LP/Dimension/1962
6. Playgirl's Love/Five Stairsteps/LP/Windy C/1967
7. So Sad/Dillard & Clark/LP/A&M/1969
8. The Feeling Is Right/Doris Duke/LP/Canyon/1971
BED: Julia/Ramsey Lewis/LP/Cadet/1968

Set Four: Take a Deep Breath

1. Midway Down/Creation/LP/Polydor-Edsel/1968-1997
2. Drive-In Saturday/David Bowie/LP/RCA/1973
BED: Big John Grady/Johnny Lytle Trio/LP/Riverside/1963


Guest Stars: Steve Cochran, Paul Valentine, Barbara Stanwyck, John Dall, Peggy Cummings, Peter Lorre, James Stewart

MP3 & Playlist for Lost & Found, 04/17/06

Second Story Man

Hold that candle steady, man! I can't see the date on this label!
Oh...hello! You've arrived just in time - we are just finishing cataloging these rare artifacts discovered buried deep within this, the legendary hidden record library that sits here beneath the ancient Walker Memorial Building.

Wait! Don't go - if you can give us a couple of hours of your time, we'd like to share our finds with you. You seem like a soulful sort, a person of taste with a feel for the groove. Well, prepare to be moved. Have a click on the psychedelic & soothing Them LP cover below, sit back, relax, and let the treasure that is WMBR's holdings of classic soul & garage vinyl take you back...
and while you listen, enjoy the illustrated catalog of our finds just a bit further down.




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Playlist for Lost & Found, 04/17/06

title/artist/format/label/year

Set One: For a Chocolate Soda


Intro: The Chase/Electra Glide in Blue OST/UA/1973
1. Out On the Street Again/Etta James/45/Chess/1974
2. Can We Try Love Again/Kool Blues/CD/Capsoul/1974
3. 96 Tears/Big Maybelle/LP/Rojac/1967
4. I'm a Man of Action/Jimmy Hughes/LP/Atco/1967
5. Walk On By/Brenda & the Tabulations/LP/Dionn/1967
6. Sweet Love & Sweet Forgiveness/Ruby & the Romantics/LP/Kapp/1965
7. I Call It Love/Pretenders/45/Carnival/1970
8. Haven't I Been Good To You/Johnny Moore/45/Wand/1968
9. Heart of Gold/Betty Lavette/45/Atlantic/1972
10.Lodi/Al Wilson/45/Bell/1969
11.Daddy's a Millionare/Iveys/45/Apple/1969
12.Just Another Song/Trixons/45/Paramount/1968
13.Kick Hit 4 Hit Kix U/John Lee Hooker/45/ABC/1970
14.Hit it and Pass It/Rasputin Stash/LP/Gemigo/1974
BED: Sizzle Stick/Lonnie Smith/LP/Groove Merchant/1976

Set Two: The Duke is Such a Drag

1. Midnight Reader/Chuck Conlon/45/Marlin/1967
2. Little Girl/Victors/LP/(unrlsd)-Get Hip/1966-1993
3. Walking in the Queen's Garden/Them/LP/Tower/1967
4. Conversation of Floral Street/Zombies/45/Date/1969
5. Is This the Dream/Zombies/45/Parrot/1966
6. If You're Ready/Will-O-Bees/45/Date/1967
BED: Spirits/Kenny Barron/LP/Muse/1975

Set Three: Takin' It to the Streets

1. I'm Gonna Leave You/Bobby Powell & Jackie Johnson/45/Whit/1966
2. Now That I've Found a Good Thing/Fontella Bass/LP/Paula/1972
3. On Your Way Down/Clarence Carter/LP/ABC/1974
BED: Superstition/Ahmad Jamal/LP/20th Century/1973

Set Four: Who's Gonna Take the Weight

1. Sum Up Broke/International Submarine Band/45/Columbia/1966
2. You Tell Lies/Inmates/45/Columbia/1967
3. Get Out of the Way/Uncalled Four/45/Laurie/1967
4. Little Woman/Yellow Payges/45/UNI/1968
5. Just a Little Bit/Blue Cheer/45/Philips/1968
BED: JB Medley (Don't Want Nobody/Cold Sweat)/Grant Green/LP/Blue Note/1972

Set Five: Fumbling for Change

1. The Eyes of a New York Woman/Insect Trust/LP/Atco/1970
2. Books of Moses/Alexander Spence/LP/Columbia/1969
Outro: If You Really Love Me/Grant Green/LP/Blue Note/1972


Guest Stars: Lee Van Cleef, Robert Blake, Brian Donleavy, Ann Sheridan,
Earl Holliman, Richard Conte, Steve Mitchell.

MP3 & Playlist for Lost & Found, 04/03/06

Victims of Love

Sure, when those other shows are giving you what you want,
you never come around -
now you find yourself out in the cold and needing that blend of velvet soul & ringing guitars only I can provide.

Well, okay - I'm having a party tonight, just you and me.
We'll check out the boys in the garage, dance to some soul on my record player, and drift off as we roll in each other's arms to the late, great Buck Owens.

Just a click on the Pride of Bakersfield below
will be your invitation, and we'll meet down on the corner of love. One thing - don't let Mr. Brown know - he'll stop at nothing to get the dynamic information contained in that playlist just a little further down!




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Playlist for Lost & Found, 04/03/06

title/artist/format/label/year

Set One: A Woman Dresses For Her Man


Intro: Are You Gonna Be There(instro)/Chocolate Watchband/45/Tower-Sundazed/1966-1998
1. It's Not Easy/Question Mark and the Mysterians/LP/Cameo/1966
2. I Can Never Say/Pretty Things/LP/Fontana-Edsel/1965-198?
3. Made My Bed (gonna lie in it)/Easybeats/LP/UA/1966
4. I'm Gonna Make You Mine/Shadows of Knight/LP/Dunwich-Sundazed/1966-1999
5. Don't Do It No More/Julie Driscoll/CD/Parlophone/1965
6. Soul Groovin'/Equals/LP/RCA/1968
7. Break Down/Muscle Shoals Horns/LP/Bang/1976
8. California Soul/Marlena Shaw/LP/Cadet/1969
9. If You Love Her/Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers/45/Gordy/1968
10.I Wanna Do It/Harvey Scales/45/Stax/1972
11.Let's Go Streaking pt.1/Hank Ballard/45/Stang/1974
12.I've Got To Have Her/Emperors/45/Mala/1966
13.Sittin' In the Dark/Anna King/45/Smash/1964
14.Dark Continent pt.1/Bobby Paris/45/Magenta/1961
15.Green Power/Bagdads/45/Double Shot/1968
16.See What Tomorrow Brings/Cicero Blake/45/Success/1963
BED: Upon this Rock/Joe Farrell/LP/CTI/1974

Set Two: Nightshift Roadside Radio

1. Somebody Touched Me/Buddy Knox & Jimmy Bowen/LP/Roulette/1958
2. Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms/Buck Owens/45/Capitol/1971
3. Together Again/Flying Burrito Brothers/LP/A&M/1970-1976
4. Down on the Corner of Love/Buck Owens/LP/Capitol/196
5. He Called Me Baby/Bobbi Martin/LP/UA/1968
6. Run & Hide/Uniques/LP/Paula/1968
7. An Overnight Guest/Wildweeds/LP/Vanguard/1970
BED: Don't Say Goodbye/Charlie Earland/LP/Prestige/1968

Set Three: Tell Kudu-Crawlin' Red - Tell Abyssinian Ned

1. Look How Baby/Junior Wells/LP/Vanguard/1966
2. Wang Dang Doodle/Love Sculpture/LP/Rare Earth/1969
3. And That's Saying Alot/Christine Perfect/LP/Sire/1970-1976
4. Te Ni Nee Ni Nu/Slim Harpo/CD/Excello/1967
BED: Scorpio-Libra/Eddie Henderson/LP/Capricorn/1973

Set Four: I'm Turning To You Now

1. Black Flower/Nirvana/LP/Get Back/1969-2000
2. Where You At/Ultimate Spinach/LP/MGM/1968
3. Don't Close the Door on Me/Lollipop Shoppe/CD/UNI/1969
BED: Theme from Midnight Cowboy/Elephant's Memory/LP/Buddah/1969

Tha Send Off: Remember Me/Trinikas/Pearce/CD/197?


Guest Stars: Richard Conte, Helene Stanton, Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace,
Burt Lancaster, Robert Middleton