1. "I'm Happy" / Ivor Cutler "In another Beatles connection, his 1967 record, Ludo, was produced by George Martin, who was not amused by Cutler's eccentricities during the Abbey Road recording sessions."
2."Stop"/Giorgio Moroder Years before masterminding Donna Summer's "I Feel Love," Giorgio (pictured left) has an unfortunate realization at the train station.
3. "I-Man Transport" / Dymaxion Dymaxion by the numbers. (Or number stations -- this track always struck me as kind of conet-projectish.)
4. "Up Above the Rock" / Ray Bryant Hey.
5. "If I Were a Carpenter" / Leon Russell Leon has a really long beard, which might be a hindrance if he were a carpenter. My favorite covers tend to start in familiar territory and venture far afield.
6. Coke Ad / Moody Blues The Moody Blues implore you to think outside the box while on vacation--have a coke!
7. Coffy Ad She wasn't huge this point, but I still find it odd that Pam Grier is not mentioned anywhere in this spectacular radio ad.
8. "Lola" / Nina & Mike They could've just done a contemporary cash-in, but this is just so great.
9. "Never Mind" / Biff Rose Apparently none of his other records really capture this tin-pan-seventies vibe, too bad.
10. "Get You to Come Through" / Rainman When I first heard this tune, I guessed it was Peruvian Beatle-freaks We All Together. Same time frame ('71), but this guy is Dutch. Dutch!
11. "Ah-Hem-Ha-Uh-Err" / Christine Pilzer Some of the "ultra-chick" stuff gets a little samey, but there's no confusing Christine with any other Ye-Ye girl.
12. "Here Comes the Sun" / Denny Doherty Denny was the drummer for the Mamas and the Papas, y'know.
13. "Forbidden Night" / Meiko Kaji & Rikiya Yasuoka Meiko Kaji singing about (and starring in) the second of the Stray Cat Rock series.
14. "Paul Scholes" / Yukari Fresh A japanese pop tune about a Manchester United player, first heard in a Korean department store.
15. "Bunny Lake is Missing" Ad / the Zombies The Zombies address the issue of chronic tardiness in the british moviegoing public.
16. Coke Ad / Box Tops It's tough out on the road. Turn the page...with Coke!
17. "Don't Go to Strangers" / JJ Cale J.J. Cale has a huge bag of songs that sound pretty much like this one, all great.
18. "I've Got Reasons" / Mary Jane Hooper Eddie Bo, RIP
19. "I Feel Much Better" / Small Faces 2008 was the year I kinda lost my mind over the Small Faces.
20. "Hit the Road, Jack" / Percy Mayfield Percy's demo, which led to Ray's classic version.
21. "Hey Jude" / Overton Berry Trio So, did MJ's purchase of the Beatles catalog make it impossible for people to do awesome left-field Beatles covers, or was it a matter of waning interest?
22. "Stoned in the Bathroom" / Chubby Checker Chubby, just sittin' on the moon.
23. Gallancamps Shoes Ad - Bobby Fuller I miss jingles.
24. "Go Lucky Airlines" / Charley Cuva From Putney Swope. Any movie with fake ads cannot, by definition, be all bad.
25. "Watching and Waiting" / Moody Blues Probably the prettiest thing they ever did.
26. "Harpa Dos Ares" / Lula Cortes & Ze Ramalho Brazil on happy psychedelics, 1974.
27. "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" / The Sacred Mushroom Happy psychedelics, done up all kinky.
28. "Echoes" / Gene Clark Gene got bumped out of the leadoff spot, so he gets bow-out privileges. Hey, I just read that Leon Russell arranged this tune!
3 comments:
Whoa, Trey, this mix destroys! And thank you for completely erasing my long-held aversion to Chubby Checker; that track is awesome.
The Bobby Fuller ad, though, has driven the wife insane. She just wants to hear "Let Her Dance," so maybe I'll toss that one on the next mix.
So many great songs, on this great mix. Faces are having a reunion tour supposedly this year. I am so down with that Chubby song too.
Cheers, gentlemen. Thanks for letting me be part of this fantastic group. I've not left any other comments, but I have really been enjoying all the discs. So great to get something cool in the mail every month!
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