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A pennant-winning battery of songland. Ongoing feature: Single File, a half-hour of randomly selected small records with big holes.

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A pennant-winning battery of songland. Ongoing feature: Single File, a half-hour of randomly selected small records with big holes.

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English

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The Groaning Board from Apr 15, 2024

4/15/2024
The Talbot Brothers - "Bermuda Buggy Ride" - Bermuda Vol. 1 [0:00:00] Sydney Bean - "Easter in Bermuda" - Meet Me in Bermuda [0:04:54] Hubert Smith and his Coral Islanders - "Green Ticket" - single [0:07:00] Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers - "Down in Bermuda" - Rockin' and Romance [0:09:19] No Artist - "Bermuda - The Holiday Island" - No Album [0:12:25] ESSO Steel Band of Bermuda - "Don't Rock the Boat" - Sunshine [0:20:30] Linda Scott - "Bermuda" - Great Scott! Her Greatest Hits [0:23:46] Bob Corley - "Bermuda Bound" - single [0:25:55] Fleetwood Mac - "Bermuda Triangle" - Live from the Record Plant December 15, 1974 [0:30:32] Blondie - "Bermuda Triangle Blues - Flight 45 (Take 1)" - Against The Odds 1974-1982 [From 1977] [0:40:54] Roky Erikson - "Bermuda" - Don't Slander Me [From 1986] [0:43:55] Linda Thompson Feat. Kami Thompson - "Solitary Traveler" - Proxy Music [1:04:07] The Hanging Stars - "Disbelieving" - On a Golden Shore [1:07:35] Starry Eyed & Laughing - "Propinquity (I've Just Begun to Care)" - Forever Young [From 1974] [1:10:47] Nana Mouskouri - "Dance Till Your Shoes Fall Off" - The Exquisite Nana Mouskouri [with the Athenians] [1:13:54] Dusty Springfield - "Up on the Roof" - Heart & Soul [on TV, 1971] [1:16:48] Lizzie No - "The Heartbreak Store" - Halfsies [1:20:49] Roger Miller - "I Catch Myself Crying" - King of the Road [From 1965] [1:23:56] Set: Single File: a bunch of 45s lined up in a row for about a half-hour T.G. Sheppard - "Devil in the Bottle" - single [1:31:17] Kate Bush - "Under the Ivy" - single [1:33:42] Procol Harum - "Homburg" - single [1:35:49] The Grapevine - "Independent Me" - single [1:39:39] The Cheers - "Whadaya Want?" - single [1:41:56] Kid Creole & The Coconuts - "People Will Talk" - single [1:44:02] Leon Haywood - "The Streets Will Love You to Death - Part I" - single [1:47:23] Dory Previn - "Mary C. Brown and the Hollywood Sign" - single [1:50:31] Al Stewart - "Time Passages" - single [1:53:46] Ai Robot - "Groovin' with Joe McGasko" - No Album [thanks to Matt Warwick!] [2:11:13] AI Robot - "Rock 'n' Roll Joe McGasko" - No Album [2:14:22] Les Bantous de la Capitale - "Ngantsie Soul" - Congo Funk! Sound Madness from the Shores of the Mighty Congo River: Kinshasa​/​Brazzaville 1969–1982 [long-ass title!] [2:17:55] YĪN YĪN - "Pia Dance" - Mount Matsu [2:24:52] Molly Lewis - "Crushed Velvet" - On the Lips [2:30:01] Renata Lewandowska - "Lato Tego Roku" - Dotyk [From 1970] [2:33:19] James Last - "I Can't Move No Mountains" - Disco Deutschland Disco: Disco, Funk and Philly Anthems from Germany 1975–1980 [From 1975] [2:38:00] Harmonettes - "Shame, Shame, Shame" - Cult Cargo: Belize City Boil Up [From 1975] [2:40:54] The Joe Cuba Sextet - "Ooh! Ah!" - Bustin' Out [From 1972] [2:45:18] The Trammps - "Penguin at the Big Apple/Zing Went the Strings of My Heart (Medley)" - Groove Machine: The Earl Young Drum Sessions [From 1975] [2:49:09] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/138934

Duration:03:08:11

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Butter Notes (with Special Guest Cyrus Moussavi of Mississippi Records) from Apr 8, 2024

4/8/2024
Nils Frahm - "Butter Notes" - Day [0:00:00] Jeremy Storch - "Horse" - 40 Miles Past Woodstock [0:07:15] Marry Waterson & Adrian Crowley - "Lovers in the Waves" - Cuckoo Storm [0:10:08] Colleen - "Eclipse" - Captain of None [0:14:51] Khruangbin - "May Ninth" - A LA SALA [0:18:47] Coco - "Cora Lu" - 2 [0:21:52] Los Super Seven - "Baby" - Canto [Caetano Veloso, vocal] [0:24:46] The Mike Post Coalition - "Country Ode" - Fused [0:28:12] Daniel Salinas - "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" - Atlantis [From 1973] [0:31:22] Caetano Veloso - "You Don't Know Me" - Transa [From 1972] [0:52:48] Penny Arcade - "Don't Cry No Tears" - Back Water Collage [0:56:18] Set: Single File: a bunch of 45s played in a row for about a half-hour Stealers Wheel - "Star" - single [1:02:12] Peter Sarstedt - "Morning Mountain" - single [1:04:42] The Soul Children - "Come Back Kind of Love" - single [1:07:17] Lesley Gore - "He Give Me Love (La La La)" - single [1:10:35] Bill Nelson - "Flaming Desire" - single [1:13:23] Simon Said - "Love Song" - single [1:18:02] Waylon Jennings and the Waylors - "Love of the Common People" - single [1:20:54] Dave Mason - "We Just Disagree" - single [1:23:42] Shep and the Limelites - "Daddy's Home" - single [1:26:31] Set: Talking with Cyrus Moussavi of Mississippi Records about Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru Interview Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru - "The Homeless Wanderer" - Spielt Eigene Kompositionen [From 1963] [1:42:40] Interview [1:48:35] Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru - "Tenkou! Why Feel Sorry?" - Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru [From 1972] [2:03:33] Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru - "Tenkou! Why Feel Sorry?" - Souvenirs [From 1984] [2:04:58] Interview [2:08:56] Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru - "The Pilgrim Song" - Jerusalem [From 1972] [2:11:57] Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru - "The Pilgrim Song (In My Hour of Grief and Pain)" - No Album [unreleased vocal version] [2:13:13] Interview [2:16:03] Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru - "Song of Abayi" - Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru [2:22:45] Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru - "Jerusalem" - Jerusalem [2:25:28] Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru - "Ready to Leave" - Souvenirs [2:30:53] Interview [2:36:41] Rail Band - "Sunan" - Rail Band [From 1973] [2:38:48] Aurita Castillo y Su Conjunto - "Chambacú" - Chambacú [From 1975] [2:45:17] Interview [2:50:10] Sheida Gharachedaghi & Mohammad Reza Aslani - "Prelude/Dance of the Spirit" - Chess of the Wind [2:54:50] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/138703

Duration:03:08:06

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I Like to Banana from Apr 1, 2024

4/1/2024
Mary Lattimore and Walt McClements - "Nest of Earrings" - Rain on the Road [0:00:00] John Cale - "How We See the Light" - POPtical Illusion [0:08:32] Molly Lewis - "The Crying Game" - On the Lips [0:13:08] Chris Connor - "I Miss You So" - I Miss You So [From 1956] [0:16:26] Judy Crawley - "My April Morning" - single [0:18:48] Daniel Salinas - "A Song for a Helping Hand" - Atlantis [From 1973] [0:21:20] Maxine Funke - "Clear" - single [0:25:20] Myriam Gendron - "Long Way Home" - Mayday [0:28:53] Joseph Allred - "Lucy's Lord Protector" - Folk Guitar [0:32:51] Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru - "Presentiment" - Spielt Eigene Kompositionen [From 1963] [0:36:02] Al Jolson - "April Showers" - Hits of '22: Do It Again! [From 1922] [0:39:37] Real Estate - "Say No More" - Daniel [0:54:16] Linda Smith - "Afternoon Tea" - I So Liked Spring [From 1996] [0:57:11] The Bevis Frond - "Happy Wings" - Focus on Nature [1:00:08] Rosali - "Rewind" - Bite Down [1:02:27] Leyla McCalla - "Love We Had" - Sun Without the Heat [1:06:59] Love Child - "Cigarette Ash" - Never Meant to Be: 1988-1993 [From 1991] [1:10:40] Cinerama - "Let's Pretend" - Disco Volante [1:13:06] The Reds, Pinks & Purples - "We Only Hear the Bad Things People Say" - Unwishing Well [1:15:32] Vetiver - "Sister" - Tight Knit [1:19:04] Percy Sledge - "Sudden Stop" - It Tears Me Up: The Best of Percy Sledge [From 1968] [1:22:34] Set: Single File: a bunch of 45s in a row for about a half-hour The April Fools - "Punkin'" - single [1:30:55] Haircut One Hundred - "Nobody's Fool" - single [1:32:58] Robert Parker - "Everybody's Hip Huggin" - single [1:37:02] Gayle McCormick - "Gonna Be Alright Now" - single [1:39:48] The Bud Shank-Bob Cooper Quintet - "Steve Allen Theme" - single [1:42:20] Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra - "Calcutta" - single ["featuring Frank Scott on harpsichord"] [1:44:45] Eddie Tenpole Tudor - "The Hayrick Song" - single [cowpunk!] [1:47:07] Tammy Wynette - "(You Make Me Want to Be) A Mother" - single [1:50:20] John Stewart - "Gold" - single [1:52:50] Man - "Bananas" - Greasy Truckers Party [live Feb 13th, 1972] [2:07:39] The Wombles - "Banana Rock" - Remember You're a Womble [2:21:20] The Chipmunks - "Japanese Banana" - Around the World with the Chipmunks [From 1961] [2:24:22] Michiko Hamamura - "Banana Boat Song" - Japan's Teen Queen: Victor Recordings, 1957–1963 [From 1957] [2:26:54] Kay Ishiguro - "Banana" - Lovin' Mighty Fire: Nippon Funk Soul Disco 1973–1983 [From 1982] [2:29:54] Grupo Los Yoyi - "Banana" - Los Yoyi [From 1977] [2:34:30] Joyce - "Banana" - The Essential Joyce 1970–1996 [From 1980] [2:39:08] Bo Carter - "Banana in Your Fruit Basket" - Banana in Your Fruit Basket [From 1931] [2:43:24] Lio - "Le Banana Split" - Lio [2:46:31] Shonen Knife - "Banana Fish" - Shonen Knife [From 1983] [2:49:18] Louis Prima - "Banana Split for My Baby" - Capitol Collectors Series [From 1957] [2:50:57] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/138472

Duration:03:08:11

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Glory in the Flower from Mar 25, 2024

3/25/2024
Sheila Chandra - "ABoneCroneDrone 6" - ABoneCroneDrone [0:00:00] Jane Weaver Septiéme Sœur - "Hud a Llefrith" - The Fallen By Watch Bird [0:09:28] Piero Piccioni - "Capriccio" - The Seduction of Piero Piccioni [From "Scacco alla Regina," 1969] [0:12:42] Novi Singers - "Five, Four, Three" - Vocal Jazz From Poland 1965–75 [From 1974] [0:16:47] Bacao Rhythm and Steel Band - "The Champion's Walk" - BRSB [0:20:11] Yma Sumac - "Let Me Hear You" - Miracles [0:23:21] Les Baxter Featuring Bas Sheva - "Lust" - The Passions [From 1954] [0:25:41] Barbara Moore - "Steam Heat" - TV Sound and Television Image: British Television, Film and Library Composers 1956–80 [From 1972] [0:28:42] Francis Lai - "A Man and a Woman (Un Homme et Une Femme)" - A Man and a Woman: Original Motion Picture Sound Track [0:31:28] Ennio Morricone - "Una Voce Allo Specchio" - Mondo Morricone Revisited Volume 1 [From "La Stagione dei Sensi," 1969] [0:34:08] The Beach Boys - "Passing By" - Friends [From 1968] [0:37:04] David Crosby - "Song with No Words (Tree with No Leaves)" - If I Could Only Remember My Name.... [0:39:44] Pink Floyd - "The Great Gig in the Sky" - Dark Side of the Moon [0:45:17] Brian Eno - "All I Remember" - ENO: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [1:01:55] Broadcast - "Follow the Light" - Spell Blanket: Collected Demos 2006–2009 [1:05:19] Jürgen Knieper - "Die Kleine Pearl" - Wim Wenders Film Music: Music Composed by Jürgen Knieper [From "The Scarlet Letter," 1973] [1:08:13] Cabane - "Tout Ira Bien" - Brûlée [1:10:13] Minnie Riperton - "Close Your Eyes and Remember" - Come into My Garden [From 1969] [1:12:39] Fabiano do Nascimento & Sam Gendel - "Foi Boto" - The Room [1:15:57] Jethro Tull - "Summerday Sands" - 20 Years of Jethro Tull [From 1975] [1:19:09] Lou Christie - "I Remember Gina" - Gypsy Bells: Columbia Recordings 1967 [1:22:49] Set: Single File: a bunch of 45s in a row for about a half-hour Herman's Hermits - "Hold On!" - single [1:32:56] Dionne Warwick - "Reach Out for Me" - single [1:34:37] Blancmange - "Waves" - single [1:37:32] Bill Justis and His Orchestra - "Sea Dream (Love Theme from "The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea")" - single [1:41:29] Ernest Tubb - "I Cried a Tear" - single [1:44:41] The Youngbloods - "Hippie from Olema" - single [1:47:11] Third Rail - "Dark Ages" - single [1:50:07] Mahogany Rush - "Satisfy Your Soul" - single [1:53:15] Genesis - "Your Own Special Way" - single [1:56:22] Loudon Wainwright III - "One Man Guy" - I'm Alright [2:10:25] Splinter - "Lonely Man (from the film "Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs")" - Harder to Live [2:14:16] Lizzie No - "Sleeping in the Next Room" - Halfsies [2:19:36] Wide Right - "Sleeping on the Couch" - Sleeping on the Couch [2:22:51] Jon Langford and the Men of Gwent - "How Bright Are the Stars?" - Lost on Land & Sea [2:25:43] Forever More - "Get Behind Me Satan" - Words on Black Plastic [2:30:02] The Band - "Tears of Rage" - Music from Big Pink [2:36:00] Ronnie Lane - "Tin and Tambourine" - Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance [2:41:30] Rod Stewart - "Mama You Been on My Mind" - Never a Dull Moment [2:45:29] Brinsley Schwarz - "It's Just My Way of Saying Thank You" - Greasy Trucker's Party [live, 13 February 1972] [2:50:14] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/138248

Duration:03:08:18

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Polka Honeymoon (Fill-In for Dance with Me, Stanley) from Mar 22, 2024

3/22/2024
The Hi-Hats - "Honeymoon Polka" - A Package for You Ted Maksymowicz and His Polka Orchestra - "The Polka Wedding" - 78 single Walt Groller Orchestra And Chorus - "Wedding Polka" - Walt Groller Plays for the Gals in Pennsyltucky The Eternals - "Babalu's Wedding Day" - The Doo Wop Box II: 101 More Vocal Group Gems [From 1959; slightly modified version] Gene Wisniewski and His Harmony Bells Orchestra - "Wedding March" - 78 single Herman's Hermits starring Peter Noone - "White Wedding" - When Pigs Fly: Songs You Never Thought You'd Hear Tiny Tim (with Miss Sue) - "True Love" - Songs in the Key of Z Vol. 1 [From 1995] Frank Wojnarowski and His Orchestra - "Hop, Hop Oberek" - Polskie Piosenki Ray Anthony and His Orchestra - "The Bunny Hop" - Capitol Collector's Series [From 1953] Ferry "Rock" Barendse - "Rock and roll Mops" - French Rock 'n' Roll 1956–1959 [From 1956] Angele McNiel - "The Polka Rock" - 45 single Eddie Lawrence - "The Good Old Days" - The Old Philosopher Frank Wojnarowski and His Orchestra - "Polka Rock" - Polka Rock The Del Rubio Triplets - "I Will Survive" - Anthology Walt Solek and His Orchestra - "Polka Tubaman (Nasz Basista)" - Polkas: The Inimitable Style of Walt Solek The DeCastro Sisters - "Boom Boom Boomerang" - Teach Me Tonight [From 1955, with Thurl Ravenscroft] The Polskie Swingmasters Orchestra - "High Bounce Polka" - Good Living Polkas with the Polskie Swingmasters Orchestra Henry King and His Orchestra - "How Can I Thank You" - 78 single [vocal: Carmene Calhoun] https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/138168

Duration:01:08:37