Sunday, February 12, 2012

Playlist February 17 2012

Hitsville UK Revisited



Deke Dickerson And The Modern Sounds “Mexicali Blues” from Live At Duff's (2010) on Major Label — With Joel Patterson - Live @ Duff's Garage Portland Oregon

Calexico “Crystal Frontier” from Ancienne Belgique (2008) on Quarter Stick — Live in Brussels 2008 - Tour LP

The Plimsouls “In This Town” from Beach Town Confidential (2012) on Alive — Live At The Golden Bear 1983


The Cramps “Voodoo Idol” from Psychedelic Jungle (1981) on IRS

The Gun Club “Ghost On The Highway” from Fire of Love (1981) on Ruby — Featured in New Uncut Mag

Mazzy Star “Ghost Highway” from She Hangs Brightly (1990) on Capitol — New Album this spring

First Aid Kit “The Lion's Roar” from The Lion's Roar (2012) on Wichita — Live on KCRW - bonus download


Shearwater “You Are As You Were” from Animal Joy (2012) on Sub Pop — In Madison Feb 19th

Coo Woo “Suck a Lemon” from Love Exposure (2012) on Bandcamp — Milwaukee band - Opens for Shearwater - Short for Cool World

Wild Flag “Racehorse” from Wild Flag (2011) on Merge


Venturesmania “The Lonely Matador” from Bound & Sidejacked Again! (2012) on Major Label — feat. Nokie Edwards of The Ventures on Lead Guitar!!

Los Straightjackets “Twist And Slide” from The Further Adventures of Los Straitjackets (2009) on Yep Roc — Bonus download track

The Cramps “Twist And Shout” from Songs the Lord Taught Us (1980) on IRS — Reissue extra track

The Top Notes “Twist And Shout” from Single (1961) on Atlantic — Original Version - arranged by Phil Spector

The Beat “Twist And Crawl Dub” from C81 (1981) on NME/Rough Trade — Mail order Cassette only release


The Nashville Ramblers “The Trains” from Single (2011) on Ugly Things — Rec 1986

The Mystery Machine “She's Not Mine” from Battle Of The Garages, Vol. 3: The Paisley Underground (1984) on Voxx

Carl Rusk “Fly” from Blue Period (2000) — Guy behind the Nashville Ramblers and The Mystery Machine -Nick Drake Cover


Brendan Benson “Bad For Me” from What Kind Of World (2012) on Readymade — Forthcoming Album

Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas “Bad To Me” from Single (1963) on Imperial — Lennon/McCartney penned

Tom Waits “Bad As Me” from Bad As Me (2011) on Anti

Paul Revere & The Raiders “(You're A) Bad Girl” from Essential Ride (1995) on Columbia — Spirit of 67 outtake - Rec 1966

The Cramps “Like A Bad Girl Should” from Big Beat From Badsville (1997) on Epitaph


Treefort “Hideout” from Tres Fort (2012) on Self Released -Local cassette release

The Explorers Club “Anticipatin'” from The New Yorker Suite (2011) on Dead Oceans

The Kinks “Lola” from Single (1970) on Reprise — Coca Cola vs Cherry Cola


Tribute to British Indie Labels - Based on the Clash's Picture Sleeve for Hitsville UK

The Clash “Hitsville UK” - Epic — Jan 15 1981

Delta 5 “Mind Your Own Business” - Rough Trade — Leeds Dec 2 1979

Blurt “My Mother Was A Friend Of An Enemy Of The People” - Test Pressing — Manchester August 3 1980

The Nips “All The Time In The World” - Soho Records — AKA Nipple Erectors w/ Shane MacGowan - Sept 29 1978

The Undertones “Teenage Kicks” - EP Good Vibrations — Derry Sept 23 1978

Spherical Objects “Sweet Tooth” - B-Side Object Music — Manchester 1979

The Distractions “Time Goes By So Slow” - Factory — Manchester Sept 1 1979

Orange Juice “Falling and Laughing” - EP Postcard — Glasgow March 1 1980

Au Pairs “You” - EP 021 Records — Birmingham Oct 1 1979

The Teardrop Explodes “Bouncing Babies” - Zoo — Liverpool July 13 1979

Stiff Little Fingers “Alternative Ulster” - Rigid Digits/Rough Trade — Belfast Oct 16 1978

The Slits “No More Rock n Roll For You” from Retrospective Y/Rough Trade — London - March 17 1980 - Encore of May 30 1977 inc. Sister Ray

Bears “On Me” - Waldo's Records — London May 1978 - Pre Bam Caruso Label

Wah! Heat "Better Scream" -Inevitable - Liverpool Feb 25 1980

Punishment of Luxury “Puppet Life” - Small Wonder — Newcastle - July 1978

The Bongos “Telephoto Lens” - Fetish Records — Hoboken NJ April 8 1980

Gang of Four “Damaged Goods” - EP Fast Products — Leeds October 19 1978


Lambchop “2b2” from Mr M (2012) on Merge — Forthcoming Album

The Unthanks “Starless” from Last (2011) on Rough Trade — King Crimson cover

King Crimson “Starless” from Red (1974) on Atlantic — Finale Excerpt

Sunday, February 05, 2012

Playlist February 10th 2012

Replay The Neutral Smile Atlas

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks “Wheels Of Fire” from Singles Club Split — L.A.Guns Split Single

The Black Keys “Gold On the Ceiling” from El Camino

The Small Faces “Understanding” from The BBC Sessions — Saturday Club 8-30-1966


Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young “Chicago” from 4 Way Street on Atlantic

Tom Waits “Chicago” from Bad As Me

Calexico “Alone Again Or” from Ancienne Belgique — Live in Brussels 2008 Love Cover

Neutral Milk Hotel “Little Birds” from Single — Live version


The Plimsouls “Magic Touch” from Beach Town Confidential — Live At The Golden Bear 1983

Peter Case “Anything (Closing Credits)” from The Case Files

Wilco “Dawned On Me” from iTunes Session — Recorded at Wilco's Chicago Loft


The Puppets “I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart (Anymore)” from Single (1965) on Red Rooster — Michigan band - Young Rascals Cover - so quit it

Lesley Gore “How Can I Be Sure?” from Magic Colors-The Lost Album — Rec 1967 - Young Rascals Cover

The Young Rascals “A Girl Like You” from Groovin' (1967)


Laura Veirs “All The Pretty Little Horses” from Tumble Bee

Calexico “All The Pretty Horses” from Aerocalexico

Howlin Rain “Cherokee Werewolf” from The Russian Wilds

Creedence Clearwater Revival “Bad Moon Rising” from Woodstock:40 Years On - Live 1969


The Monkees “Through The Looking Glass” from Instant Replay — Fuzz Guitar Mono Version Rec 1968

Ty Segall “No No” from Split LP — coming To Madison

Mikal Cronin “Tide” from Single

White Fence “It Will Never Be” from Single

Jeff Mangum “King Of Carrot Flowers Pts 1 & 2” from Live At Jittery Joe's


Lambchop “Gone Tomorrow” from Mr M — coming To Madison

Denis Couldrey “I Am Nearly There” from Single (1968) Decca — Apple Records publishing

Brendan Benson “Beyond Belief” from Upstairs @ United — Elvis Costello cover

Elvis Costello “Jimmie Standing In the Rain” from The Speaking Clock Revue — Dedicated to E.C.'s Dad Ross McManus RIP


First Aid Kit “Emmylou” from The Lion's Roar — for Emmylou & Gram + June & Johnny

Gram Parsons “Hearts On Fire” from Grievous Angel — watch Grand Theft Parsons sometime - Not very factual tho

Calexico “The Road Back” from Tool Box — Tour CD

Destroyer “Leave Me Alone” from Power, Corruption & Lies Covered — New Order cover - Mojo Mag Tribute


XTC “Life Begins At The Hop” from Transistor Blast — BBC 5-21-1979 + Andy "Peel"'s Intro

The Rolling Stones “Going To A Go Go” from Hampton Coliseum 1981 — Live - from The Stones' Archives

The Cramps “Bikini Girls With Machine Guns” from Stay Sick! — Live - Miss You Lux!

The Cramps “Louie Louie” from Trash Is Neat — Live - take care Ivy!

Wire “Please Take” from Black Sessions — Live Paris Radio May 10 2011


The Monkees “Smile” from Instant Replay — Mono - Neil Young on Guitar Rec 1968

Alex Chilton “The EMI Song (Smile For Me)” from Free Aagin: The 1970 Sessions — Mono version

Spiritualized “Why Don't You Smile Now?” from Single — Lou Reed/ John Cale - All Night Workers cover

The Beach Boys “Good Vibrations” from The Smile Sessions — Session Masters Rec 1966

R.E.M. “At My Most Beautiful” from Up

Neutral Milk Hotel “In The Aeroplane Over The Sea” from In the Aeroplane Over the Sea


The Music Machine "Talk Talk" from Turn On (1966) — Sean Bonniwell RIP

The Music Machine “Trouble” from Turn On (1966)

The Mothers Of Invention “Oh No” from A Head Of Their Time — Live At Royal Albert Hall 1968 - James Motorhead Sherwood RIP