Easy Rider

It's July.

Some of us live in California - we have cars, we go to the beach and we might even take a roadtrip to some place nicer than where we actually live.

Some of us live in New York City - we work six days, we take the subway and we sure as hell don't wear helmets on our motorcycles.

This one is for all you assholes in California, I wish I was there.

Download --> Easy Rider

Tracklisting:

Tony Joe White - Soul Francisco
Them - I Keep Singing
Creepy John Thomas - Down In The Bottom
The Dillards - Get Out On The Road
Bob Seger & The Last Heard - Heavy Music
R Dean Taylor - Shadow
Toncho Pilatos - Tommy Lyz
Tommy James & The Shondells - Candy Maker
Tim Rose - Morning Dew
Jim Ford - I'm Make Her Love Me
Sweet Stavin Chain - Are You Lonely For Me Baby
Link Wray - Walkin' In The Arizona Sun
John Mayall - The Bear
Funkadelic - Can You Get To That
Marlena Shaw - California Soul
Allen Toussaint - Louie
The Kingsmen - New Orleans
Little Richard - California (I'm Comin)
Solomon Burke - Home In Your Heart
Marvin Gaye - Seek And You Shall Find
Bill Withers - Moanin' And Groanin'
Lonnie Mack - Where There's A Will There's A Way
Bobby Darin - Nature Boy
The Impressions - Man's Temptation
William Bell - I Forgot To Be Your Lover
Black Merda - Reality
Tina Britt - Born On A Bayou
Roberta Flack - Compared To What
Al Green - Simply Beautiful
Bobby Womack - California Dreamin'
Sam Cooke - Mean Old World
Ray Charles - Leave My Woman Alone
Dion - Drip Drop
Solomon Burke - Cry To Me
Marvin Gaye - Stubborn Kind Of Fellow
Bobby Darin - Not For Me
Joe Tex - King Of The Road
Cass Elliot - California Earthquake
The Beach Boys - 'Till I Die
Bob Lind - City Scenes
Marvin Gaye - I Got To Get To California
Ray Charles - Careless Love
Sam Cooke - Trouble Blues

I love my NY fam too.
Party at my house next Sunday, you're all invited.

March Mix...

Here's a weird one, I'm not sure why it's the Funky Jungle Book. Obviously, there's too much Nilsson. Delete it if you want to. Also, I dare you to play that Exuma track after dark and not bring the house down.

Suggested supplemental viewing: Altman's Popeye & The Long Goodbye, Pat Garret & Billy The Kid, Get Carter (1971) and The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3.

Download --> The Funky Jungle Book

Tracklisting:

Willie Nelson - Shotgun Willie
Solomon Burke - He'll Have To Go
Bobby Charles - Small Town talk
The Walker Brothers - After The Lights Go Out
Harry Nilsson - Daybreak
The Beach Boys - Loop de Loop
Big Star - Unknown Instrumental Track
The Beau Brummels - Bless You California
Bob Dylan - Billy 1
The Kinks - Supersonic Rocket Ship
Bobby Charles - Street People
The Walker Brothers - Dancing In The Street
The Animals - Bury My Body
The Johnny Otis Show - The Signifyin' Monkey
Miriam Makeba - A Piece Of Ground
Harry Nilsson - It's A Jungle Out There
Frank Sinatra - The Coffee Song
The Aliens (The Beta Band) - Magic Man
Harry Nilsson - Kids
The Creation - Cool Jerk
Paul McCartney - C Moon
Louis Prima - I Wanna Be Like You
Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Band - Express Yourself
Gove - Death Letter Blues
Sam Cooke - Little Girl Blue
The Fendermen - Mule Skinner Blues
Dr. John - The Patriotic Flag Waver
Skull Snaps - It's A New Day
Bob Marley - How Many Times
John Lennon - Bring On The Luce
John Williams - The Long Goodbye
Harry Nilsson - I Yam What I Yam
The Hassels - Every Step I Take, Every Move I Make
Exuma - The Obeah Man
The Bee Gees - Sweet Song Of Summer
Roy Budd - Goodbye Carter!

Phooey!

More of the same...Girls! Girls! Girls!

Ladies.

Download - > Girls! Girls! Girls!

Tracklisting:

Melanie, Simone and Sheronda - Louis & Ordell
Marie - John Standberry Jr.
Little Diane - Dion
Angela Jones - Michael Cox
Sally Was A Good Old Girl - Fats Domino
Mary Wanna - The Lat-Teens
Sunny - The Four Tops
Suzanne - Francoise Hardy
The Trouble With Sam - The Box Tops
Adrienne - Tommy James
Barbara - Lee "Scratch" Perry
Gotta See Jane - The Messengers
Black Eyed Susan - Jesse Colin Young
Katie Mae - Dion
Lena - Andre Tanker
Safronia - Calvin Boze
Little Egypt - The Coasters
Hey Sister Lucy! - The Treniers
Message From Maria - David Ruffin
Mary Anne - The Shadows
Candy - The Mojo Men
Caralyn - Gene Latter & The Shake Spears
Rosie - The Animals
Marsha's Mood - John Mayall
Susie Q - Dale Hawkins
She She Little Shelia - The Spotnicks
Tounge-Tied Jill - Charlie Feathers
Little Sadie - Bob Dylan
Ruby Baby - Dion
Maggie - Mungo Jerry
Mona - The Nashville Teens
Oh Marie! - Louis Prima & Keely Smith
Anna - Arthur Alexander
Henrietta - Plant And See
Mathilde - Jacques Brel
Dance Of Maria - Elias Rahbani
Talk To Jeanette - Ernie Payne
Truly Julie's Blues - Bob Lind
Annie Moon - Charley D And Milo
Dazie Mae - John Lee Hooker
Little Maggie - Earl Taylor & Jim McCall
Cherry - The Rivingtons
Jenny Take A Ride - Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Donna The Prima Donna - Dion
Take A Letter Maria - Wayne McGhie & The Sounds Of Joy
Hang On Sloopy - David Porter

Get Ready For...

Download - > An Eye For An Eye

Here is the tracklisting.

Eric Burdon & The Animals - San Franciscan Nights
The Clovers - Have Gun (Will Travel)
Ballin Jack - Try To Relax
Eddie Rambeau - Concrete and Clay
Syl Johnson - Concrete Reservations
The Trinikas - Remember Me
Lyn Collins & The JB's - Think (About It)
Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand The Rain
Three Dog Night - It's For You
The Young Rascals - I Ain't Gonna Eat My Heart Anymore
The Rascals - Me and My Friends
The Animals - Inside Looking Out
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels - Just A Little Bit
Don & The Goodtimes - And It's So Good
Mungo Jerry - My Friend
Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders - Cops And Robbers
Pearls Before Swine - (Oh Dear) Miss Morse
Sam Cooke - If I Had A Hammer
James Brown - Bewildered
The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You
Portishead - Silence

The Bee Gees - Turn Of The Century
Harry Nilsson - 1941
John Lennon - Steel And Glass
Paul Simon - Duncan
James Taylor - Knockin' Round The Zoo
Odetta - Baby, I'm In The Mood For You
Diana Ross & The Supremes - Ode To Billie Joe
Kieth Mansfield - Funky Fanfare
Willie Hutch - I Choose You
Parliament - Come In Out Of The Rain
Muddy Waters - Tom Cat
Swamp Dogg - Choking To Death From The Ties Bind
Ben E. King - It's All Over
Arthur Alexander - When I Get Low I Get High
Johnny & The Hurricanes - Thunderbolt
Sue Thompson - Paper Tiger
The Olympics - Western Movies
The O'Jays - Lonely Drifter
Ernan Roch - The Train
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels - Bring It On Home To Me



















Wierd.

The Mack: Another Mix

Number 2 is finally here. Can you dig?

Download - > The Mack

Here's the Tracklisting.

Pigmeat Markham - Here Comes The Judge
Gladys Knight & The Pips - Giving Up
Betty Lavette - He Made A Woman Out Of Me
O.V. Wright - When You Took Your Love From Me
James Ray - I've Got My Mind Set On You
Conway Twitty - It's Only Make Believe
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - The Night
Manu Dibango - Groovy Flute
Jimmy Soul - Treat 'Em Tough
George McCrae - Look At You
The Masqueraders - On The Other Side
Candi Stanton - I'm Just A Prisoner
The Webs - It's So Hard To Break A Habit
Ike Turner & The Kings Of Rhythm - Getting Nasty
The Chiffons - My Block
Gene Pitney - Every Breath I Take
Dick Hyman - The Liquidators
Charlie Whitehead - Between The Lines
Kelly Gordon - Independently Poor
Homer Banks - 60 Minutes Of Your Love
Marvin Gaye - Wherever I Lay My Hat
Sam Cooke - Rome
Orlando Six - Beer Club
James Ray - St. James Infirmary
C.W. Stoneking - Dodo Blues















Dug.

Eastern Promises: A Mix

It's been a bit since my last post but I've been hard at work putting together my first mix for the blog. I know I used a bunch of songs I've probably already played too many times in various vehicles and house parties but I hope that everyone can find a little something they've never heard before. Many thanks to funky16corners, diddywah, ear fuzz, and soul sides.

Download, Unzip and Burn to CD.

Download -->Eastern Promises

Here's the Tracklisting.

Elvis Presley - Excerpt from the Jaycees Speech
Roger & The Gypsies - Pass the Hatchet Parts 1 & 2
Savoy Brown - I'm Tired
Link Wray - Juke Box Mama
Canned Heat - Going Up The Country
Fever Tree - Come On In
The Bees - The Start
The Kinks - Got To Be Free
Edwin Starr - Stand!
Wilber Harrison - Let's Work Together
Ray Charles - I'm Movin on
Simon & Garfunkel - A Hazy Shade of Winter
Harry Nilsson - Early In The Morning
Three Dog Night - Liar
The Pharos - Pintor
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Poterville
Bob Dylan - The Man In Me
Al Green - The Letter
The Mamas and The Papas - Twist and Shout
Cat Stevens - The First Cut Is The Deepest
The Dixie Hummingbirds - Let's Go To The Programs
Elvis Presley - Return To Sender
The Coasters - Down Home Girl
Jean Knight - You Think You're Hot Stuff
Blind Snooks Eaglin - I Get The Blues When It Rains
The Everly Brothers - Take A Message To Mary

Enjoy.

The Bees

I just recently scooped up the three releases from these guys and have been having trouble not listening to the albums back to back to back. The newest album, Octopus, is definitely the funkiest, with plenty of horns and drums out in the front of the mix. Free the Bees is more rock - less boom bap. And their last, Sunshine Hit Me, they recorded in their garage in 2002 and sounds like Magical Mystery Tour and Mutations holding hands at the fair.

A lot of people write about their throwback sound, talking smack bout how they're ripping off folks like the Kinks and stuff. Listening to their first two albums I might agree with those critics, but with the new jam I think they're operating in a different environment - somewhere between CCR, Steel Pulse, Booker T, Beck and RJD2. Octopus sounds like a rock and roll record recorded and issued by Daptone and I like it.

Let me know what you think, I can't really figure them out.

The Bees: Stand, Wash In The Rain, Left Foot Stepdown, The Russian, No Atmosphere and Who Knows What The Question Is ?
From: Octopus, Free The Bees and Sunshine Hit Me.

Cuddle up folks, they write love songs too.


I can't believe I almost forgot to post this - The Chicken Payback.

chicken!
pay the chicken back
backpay the chickenback
pay back the chickenback
do the chicken payback!

piggy!
pay the piggy back
backpay the piggyback
pay back the piggy back
do the piggy payback!

monkey!
pay the monkey back
backpay the monkeyback
see the monkey
do the monkey
pay the monkey back!

genius!