Latest haul from Wax Trax

Here is what I came home with tonight, in no particular order.

45rpm

• Mary Wells. "The Doctor" b/w "Two Lovers History" (Jubilee, 1968, JB5621)
• "The Doctor" is Jubilee's first charted single, I think. Cecil Womack penned the hit that charted both on the pop and R&B charts.
  
• Preston Epps. "Bongo Bongo Bongo" b/w "Hully Gully Bongo" (Original Sound Record Co, 1960, OS-09)
• Add to my bongo music collection. Preston's sides play well within a Sandy Nelson teen-beat set.
  
• Paul & Linda McCartney. "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" b/w "Too Many People" (Apple, 1971, 1837)
• I have been looking for this Apple 45 with a full apple on both the A and B sides. This is not it; nevertheless, not a single you'll see too often.
  
• Al Green:
• "Here I am (Come and Take Me)" b/w "I'm Glad You're Mine" (Hi Records, 1972)
• "Sha-La-La Make Me Happy" b/w "School Days" (Hi Records, 1973)
• "Strong as Death (Sweet as Love)" b/w "Oh Me, Oh My (Dreams in My Arms)" (Hi Records, 1975)
• Al Green and Willie Mitchell turned out so many great songs.
  
• The Troggs. "Love is all Around" b/w "When Will the Rain Come" (Fontana, 1968, F-1607)
• Doug Sahm. "Crazy Daisy" (1958) b/w "Slow Down" (1960) (Norton Records, 2000, 45-089)
• The Boss Instrumentals EP (Romulan Records, UFOX22):
• "Move Over" Casuals Incorporated
• "Deceased (Undertakers Theme)" Dr. T & The Undertakers
• "Fireball" Mercy
• "U.F.O" Edgin' Inds
• I had all the "Girls in the Garage" series from Romulan and each disappeared over the years. Sad. I generally enjoy what this "label" has to offer.
  
• Wild Billy Childish & The Musicians of the British Empire. "Snack Crack" b/w "Elvis Presley is Dead" (Damaged Goods, DAMGOOD284, ltd ed, clear vinyl)
• The Bushmen. "Down Home Girl" b/w "Empty Heart" (Sundazed, 1998, S138, blue vinyl)

LPs

• Ramones. Subterranean Jungle (Sire, 1983, 1-23800)
• vinyl Excellent; jacket VG+; w/ original lyrics insert/sleeve
• I am very happy about this find. Now that Ramones albums are being re-released on 180gram, I have noticed that original releases are appearing in shops--many in excellent shape. This always happens when a band's work is re-issued, re-released, or including in a popular soundtrack. I'll take the originals over the re-issues anyday.
• The Everly Brothers:
• The Everly Brothers (Cadence, 1958, CLP3003)
• Very Rare in this great condition
  
• Beat 'n Soul (Warner Bros, 1965, mono, W1605)
• Two Yanks in England (Warner Bros, 1966, sterea, W1646)
• Patsy Cline. Sentimentally Yours (Decca, 1962, DL4282)
• Edith Piaf. The Unknown Edith Piaf (Philips, 1965, mono, PCC 217, gatefold w/ booklet)
• Cheap Trick. S/T (Epic, 1977, PE3440)
• Dave Clark Five. I Like it Like That (Epic, 1965, LN24178)
• Like many DC5 albums I find in Denver, the jacket is shit and the vinyl is excellent. I had to have it, though; I have been itching to listen to "I Need Love".
• Lulu. Lulu Sings "To Sir With Love" (Epic, 1967, Stereo, BN26339)
• Talking Heads. Talking Heads: 77 (Sire, 1977, SR6036)
• The General Foodz. Sick of the World (Rave Up Records, Vol. 16 American Lost Punk Rock Nuggets)
• The Beau Brummels. Don't Talk to Strangers (Get Back, 2000, Get581)
• I love Abraxas re-issues. Always good buys.
• The Searchers. Meet the Searchers (Get Back, 2003, Get625)
• Buddy Holly & The Crickets. The Chirping Crickets. (MCA, 1975?, 8035)
• UK import from the MCA Coral "Rainbow Series"; I think these were pressed in 1975.
• The Ponys. Turn the Lights Out (Matador, 2007)
• The Outsiders. The Best of... (Rhino, 1986, RNLP70132)
• The Tranzmitors. S/T (Deranged Records, 2007)
• Mary Weiss. Dangerous Game (Norton Records, 2007)
• Mary Weiss, Shangri-Las lead, sings with Reigning Sound as her band. This will be one of the best albums of 2007.

Compilations

• The Sixties Album (Fontana, 1992, 846 618)
• The Best of IGL: Folk Rock (Get Hip Archive Series, 1994, GHAS-5001)
• Get Hip's Archive Series is worth collecting, both 45s and lps.
• Murray The K Presents... (Brook-Lyn Records, 1968, Brook-Lyn 302)
• Brook-Lyn was distributed by ATCO.
• More on Murray the K.
• Up Tight on 5th Avenue (Columbia Special Products, CSS789)
• Buddah's 360 Dial-a-Hit (Buddah Records, BDS5039)
• Teen Beat: Instrumental Rock, 1957-1965 (Capitol Records, Starline, 1985, SQ12463)
• The Best of Laurie: Volume 1 (Laurie Records, LES-4003)
• End Records & Roulette Records
• Alan Freed's "Golden Pics"
  
• Alan Freed's "Memory Lane"
• Alan Freed's "Top 15"

The Saints, "I'm Stranded"

From Bedazzled. A video from The Saints:

I'm Stranded.

(All Right!)

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

Just received: Golden Hits of...
(Fontana, 1967, TL5441, excellent condition overall)

Side 1:
Hold Tight
Marina
Hideaway
You Make it Move
Save Me
He's a Raver

Side 2:
Bend It
All I Want
Touch Me, Touch Me
She's so Good
I Can't Stop
Okay!

I found this lp on Ebay last week. Very happy that my fave single, "Hold Tight," is present. Very happy that Tarrantino made wonderful use of it in Death Proof. (In addition, thrilled somebody finally used Joe Tex.)

More pop than Freakbeat, but extremely hook-y tunes. Something to clap your hands to as you stomp around your room. Will fit in nicely with my Burn Out sets. Should get 'em dancing.

Ex-cop Dave Dee (Harman) was at the scene of the auto accident that left Eddie Cochran dead. He returned Cochran's guitar to his family. The band, like many British acts, spent time playing in Hamburg, Germany; they disbanded in 1969.

In the US, the band's Greatest Hits peaked on the Billboard Albums Charts at 155 during 1967. Their single "Zabadak" peaked on the Billboard Singles Charts at 52 during 1968.

BURN OUT

This week will be a ska, dancehall, dub night; I am sure to throw some mod/garage in, but I have been itching to play the newest Studio One finds and a great Donnie Letts comp.

Recent 45 Purchase

From Wax Trax, Denver CO:

• The Newcastle Five. "I'm Losing You" b/w "Can't You See" & "Yes I'm Crying". Sundazed. (clear vinyl)
• The Ides of March. "I'm Gonna Say My Prayers" b/w "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore". Sundazed.
• Gentlemen Jesse & His Men. "I Don't Wanna Know" b/w "Going Outta My Mind" & "No Rest". Douche Master Records.
• Ramones. "I Wanna be Your Boyfriend" b/w "Judy is a Punk". Original 1975 Demo Versions. Norton Records.
• The Dictators. "16 Forever" b/w "Stay with Me". Demos from Bloodbrothers album recorded 1978. Norton Records.
• Fast Cars. "All My Friends" b/w "Just Another Day" & "Pretty and Idiot". Rave Up Records.
• Avengers. "We are the One" b/w "I believe in Me" & "Car Crash". Dangerhouse.
• Hollywood Sinners. "Wild Man" b/w "Bloodhound" & "Little Girl". Slovenly Recordings.
• The Masonics. "When You Cry at Night" b/w "Where's Johnny Moped Now?". Slovenly Recordings.

Denver Blizzard Playlist

Denver is closed & nothing works under feet of snow like a turntable and a laptop.

Playlist:

Smog . Dongs of Sevotion
(Drag City, 2000, DC169)

I was obsessed with Bill Callahan's 1999 release under the Smog monicker, Knock Knock. I especially appreciated the addition of the children's choir singing chorus in songs like "No Dancing". The art direction is also pleasing: I am crazy for the colors blue and grey, lightning, and wild cheetah cats.

Now, Dongs of Sevotion, released the following year was not all that 1999 offered. Nevertheless, some of my favorite Callahan songs are present in this gatefold, 4 side release--one of which, "Bloodflow", really belongs with the prior year's entry.

DagTracks: "Justice Aversion", "Dress Sexy at My Funeral", and "Bloodflow".

Elephant's Memory . Songs from Midnight Cowboy
(Buddah Records, 1969, BDS 5038)

Found this recently after a trip to Boulder's Bart's CD Cellar, which has a wonderful, second-floor vinyl shop. Record, sleeve, and cover all in excellent condition. Elephant's Memory are known less for being Carly Simon's first band than for backing John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Nevertheless, a great find; I often come across their first album in, at best, good condition; in other words, well-worn. EM's second album is really more like a re-issue of their first.

A couple of their songs ended up in the soundtrack for Midnight Cowboy; I suppose Neil Bogart (who penned the liner notes for the lp) figured Buddah might cash in on EM's potential fame. Riches and fame never materialized. Yet, the record is a great testament to the band's optimism, experimentalism, and talent. In addition, it is an odd lp from Buddah Records: with Buddah, think bubble-gum bands such as 1910 Fruitgum Co and The Ohio Express not folksie, rocksie, psyche-tinged & hipster-swayed, New York rock experiments. Plenty of organs and horns. This record is a lot of fun.

DagTracks: "Midnight Cowboy", "Don't Put Me On Trial", "Super Heep", "Band of Love", and "Takin' a Walk".

Eloy . Inside
(Orig. released in 1973; my copy: US release on Janus Records, 1974, JLS 3062)

Eloy, from what I have read, was one of the most popular German bands during the 1970s. Inside is Eloy's second release and the beginning of their serious prog rock ambitions.

Think of The Nice's 1967 "Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack" and 1969 self-titled release with Eloy's "Inside" stuck in the middle for a good progressive sandwich.

DagTrack: "Land of No Body".

Todd Rundgren . A Wizard, A True Star
(Bearsville, 1973, 0598)

I had been feverishly looking for the source material sampled in one of Negativland's published "Over the Edge" broadcasts from KPFA. I think it might have been from Pastor Dick's Moribund Music of the 70s. I cannot clearly recall nor can I find the old tapes. (SIGH.)

I had been feverishly looking for the source material for some time. And I found it on this early Rundgren experiment on his Bearsville label. A listener must be in the mood for Rundgren's mixing, splicing, sampling, and straining of various genres from pop to vaudeville. I absolutely love this album. And the source material for the Negativland loop is from the beginning of "International Feel".

That Wizard comes after the his super-successful (commercially and critically) Something/Anything? makes the album much more cherishable. It's like a middle finger to the market and a welcome-warming embrace of art and performance. Some of Rundgren's experiments don't really make for entertaining listening, but this record is worth the effort and labor it takes to get into the mix.

DagTrack: Side 1 in its entirety, beginning to end.

Quatermass . S/T
(Harvest, gatefold lp, 1970, SKAO-314)

I was proud of this find; an often sought rarity from the Harvest label. My interest was focused after reading Record Collector's issue on Harvest releases (MAR2006, Issue 326, "Pink Floyd & the Golden Years of Harvest".) Now, I do realize mine is the US release of the Harvest record. But I am still beaming after finding it at a recent outing to Black & Read, Inc.

Quatermass is John Gustafson, Pete Robinson, and Mick Underwood. Their self-titled and sole lp is a brilliant prog rock record that fit well into my listening today, esp. with Eloy. I highly recommend this record. As every critic notes, Quatermass is like a genius offspring of The Nice and Deep Purple.

DagTrack: "Black Sheep of the Family". (Fitting title, since this album was both a first and last album, and all critics cannot help but review the songs without mentioning more commercially successful progressive and hard rock outfits. Don't be fooled by the hard rock outfit, Quatermass II. They're just not the same. )

And a couple new 45s:

I have been buying more 45s lately and with great results. More on all of my 45 purchases in future entries. Inter Milan is playing Lazio on Fox Soccer Channel. INTER! I have to run.

Doris Willingham. "You Can't Do That" b/w "Lost Again". Jay Boy 45-6001. Promo Copy.
Danny Woods. "Come On & Dance, PtII" b/w "To Be Loved". Smash S-2140.
The South Street Soul Guitars. "Poppin' Popcorn" b/w "Soul Fire". Silver Fox SF-10.

DJ 6d8 Tonight at Chit Chat!

DJ 6D8 (that's me, folks) will be guest dj-ing at Chit Chat tonight.

9-close
Old Curtis St Bar
21st and Curtis St, downtown Denver.

I'll be playing the Northern Soul sound. Bought some new vinyl recently (The Cookies!!! holy shit rare.)

Hope to see you there.