Drop The Biscuit

NUMBER 4 IN THE SERIES OF REGGAE GOT SOUL,

DISCO & ALSO SOME FUNK & JAZZ THIS TIME ‘ROUND…..

1 OWEN GRAY-GIMME A LITTLE SIGN

2 PAMA INTERNATIONAL-HEATWAVE 

3 ALTON ELLIS-IT’S YOUR THING

4 DENNIS BROWN-(SITTIN’ ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY

5 HORTENSE ELLIS- SINCERLEY

6 THE TAMLINS-SMILING FACES SOMETIMES

7 KEN BOOTHE-SET ME FREE

8 GLEN ADAMS AFFAIR-JUST A GROOVE

9 EDDY GRANT-DO YOU FEEL MY LOVE

10 THE SENIOR ALLSTARS-FIVE TO NINE (AKA FUNKY REGGAE)

11 THE IN CROWD-BABY MY LOVE

12 MONTY ALEXANDER-WHAT’S GOIN’ ON

13 SOUL SUGAR-WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER

14 TOOTS HIBBERT-HARD TO HANDLE

THE KID GOT A GUITAR FOR HIS BIRTHDAY

WHAT WAS HE SUPPOSED TO DO?

PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE

LEARN TO DO THE DO……

1 THE MIGHTY CAESARS-I CAN’T FIND PLEASURE

2 BUSH TETRAS-RED HEAVY

3 A CERTAIN RATIO-CHOIR

5 PUBLIC IMAGE LIMITED-FOUR ENCLOSED WALLS

6 THE JIM JONES REVUE-NEVER LET YOU GO

7 TURING MACHINE-BOVINA 2/23/08

8 REVOLTING COCKS-BEERS STEERS & QUEERS

9 BUSH TETRAS-DUB IN THE NIGHT

10 DEAD MOON-PARCHMENT FARM

11 HOOKWORMS-PRESEVATION

12 XTC-BEATOWN

13 THE MIGHTY CESARS-ACTION TIME VISION

14 BLACK FLAG-YOUR LAST AFFRONT (INST)

THE MUCH DELAYED & EQUALLY AS IMPRESSIVE FOLLOW UP TO THE ‘LATIN-ESQUE’ POSTED WAY BACK WHEN…..WE HAVE A GENEROUS SELECTION OF FUNK, JAZZ SOUL AND OLD SCHOOL R’N’B FROM THE 1950’S, 60’S & 70’S, LATIN STYLE…..

1 ALFREITO-HONEYDRIPPER MAMBO

2 WILLIE BOBO-BOBO! DO THAT THING

3 THE EXCITERS-NEW BAG

4 JOE TATTON TRIO-BANG BANG BOOGALOO

5 AL ESCOBAR-TIGHTEN UP

6 MONGUITO SANTAMARIA-PUCHI’S BOOGIE

7 THE ORGANISATION-SMOKEY FEELING

8 CLARENCE WHEELER & THE ENFORCERS-THE HEEBIE JEEBIES DANCE

9 COKE ESCOVEDO-NO ONE TO DEPEND ON

10 JACK CONSTANZO-GREEN ONIONS

11 OSSIE TORRENS-MIAS MAMBO

12 LALO GUERERRO-LOS CHUCOS SAUVES

13 AL GARCIA & THE RHYTHM KINGS-LATIN TWIST

14 JOHN BUZON TRIO-MAMBO ROCK

15 THE PAZANT BROTHERS-WORK SONG

THE UNIVERSE IS UNFOLDING AS IT SHOULD-

Mr Spock does the introduction, then it’s cocktails on the bridge with cabaret from Lieutenant Uhura……This week we have a cover of the miserable Morrisey, the Cramps, Weller, Al Green & Faust, what could go wrong/right?

Introduction- Spock thoughts……

1 Dana Countryman – Cocktails In Space

2 Michelle Nichols- Why Don’t You Do Right?

3 The Vitamin String Quartet- Heaven Knows I’m Miserable now

4 Karen Elson-In Trouble With The Lord

5 Earth-Dissolution III (Oversaturated Intervallic Collisions

6 Lalo Guererro- Los Chucos Suaves

7 Night Beats- The Seven Poison Wonders

8 The Cramps- Route 66

9 Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group- Stackalee

10 Paul Weller-Pick It Up

11 Yaya Bey- Either Way

12  Arctic Monkeys- Love Machine

13 Peace Flag Ensemble- Human Pyramid

14 Sympathy Nervous- Polaroid

15 System Olympia- Not Us U

16 Faust- Chere Chambre

17 Al Green- The Letter

The Motown sound, well not quite the Motown sound,

more like alternative versions of the Motown sound?

(inc a couple of songs made popular by Motown artists)

1 the original mirrors- reflections

2 the beat- tears of a clown

3 the gainsborough gallery- get ready

4 japan- i second that emotion

5 patrick cowley-papa wuzza rollinston

6 the slits- i heard it through the grapevine

7 the associates- love hangover

8 leonard nimoy- abraham, martin & john

9 rare earth- (i know) i’m losing you

10 the rolling stones- can i get a witness

11 bryan ferry- loving you is sweeter than ever

12 jimi hendrix & curtis knight & the squires- money

13 grace jones- the hunter gets captured by the game

14 the faces- i wish it would rain

15 ? & the mysterians- shout (pt.1&2)

This week we have some more Jazz an Blues coming your way, 

down at the The Flamingo Club- an ‘all-nighter’Jazz nightclub in 

Soho, London, between 1952 and 1969. Located at 33–37 

Wardour Street from 1957 onwards & played an integral role in 

the development of British Rhythm and Blues and Modern Jazz.

(AN APPOINTMENT WITH MOD!)

“I dropped in to the flamingo, it was still pretty early, Brownie and the Prince were huddled ‘round a small table, in a most important meet. Things were buzzin’ with the evenings preps. Little Davey J was playing some hip shakin’ Blues- Lightnin’ Hopkins, a Josh White LP that he’d just picked up & a couple a Jimmy Reed tunes. The Doc was looking sharp as per, mohair suit & polka dots from Cosmo, his tailor in the wild west. The Messengers were just coolin’ , Lady Ella was in town, and Manny talking gibberish about the end of the world. I’m just trying make it through till the end of the night. Later they’d be some of the swingin’est Jazz that had made its way to this side. It would be hot, but it would be cool.”

1 JOSH WHITE-I’M GONNA MOVE TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN

2 JIMMY REED-YOU’RE SOMETHING ELSE

3 JACK MCDUFF-BUZZIN’ AROUND

4 ART BLAKEY & THE JAZZ MESSENGERS- HIPSIPPY BLUES

5 JACKIE MCLEAN (WITH TINA BROOKS SEXTET) -APPOINTMENT IN GHANA 

6 BABY FACE WILLETTE-JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE

7 LIGHTNIN’ HOPKINS-MOJO HAND

8 JOHN LEE HOOKER-RIDE TILL I DIE

9 DEXTER GORDON (WITH HERBIE HANCOCK) -TAKIN’ OFF

10 BUDDY COLLETTE-STRONG BREEZE

11 MONTY ALEXANDER AND THE CYCLONES- LAZY LOU

12 DIZZY REECE-SHEPERD’S SERENADE

13 ART BLAKEY & THE JAZZ MESENGERS-AFRIQUE

Following on nicely from Pt’s 1&2, &3, we now have Pt.4

Similar to several  playlists from the ‘ALL THAT JAZZ’ 

as well as the previous ‘MODERNIST TO MOD’ episodes, or even ‘THIS IS THE MODERN WORLD’  And if MOD’s ya thing? you might want to check out some of the ‘SOULTIME’ playlists, or any of the many REGGAE, SKA or ROCKSTEADY offerings?

or you might not?

  The Velvet Underground came hustling out of Midtown Manhattan’s brownstone gulches high on a cocktail of beat lit, R & B and La Monte Young’s minimalist drones; a miasma of unapproachable menace seeping from every pore.

Before joining, John Cale (voted “the most hateful student” at college) had devised a performance piece that consisted of screaming at a plant until it died (the plucky hollyhock survived). The Velvets extended that premise to their audiences (ditto).

Brian Eno would later point out that although their first album sold hardly any copies, everyone that did buy it, immediately went out and formed a band in the Velvets image; and almost 60 years on, they remain one of the most influential acts ever.

Here’s a another view of the VU. A mix(ture) of Pre-Velvets, Post-Velvets, influences, tributes, parodies and soundalikes.

Expect a follow up volume any time soon! 

1 At A Solemn Musick (introduction)-Delmore Schwartz

2 We’re Gonna Have A Real Good Time Together-Patti Smith

3 The Ostrich-The Primitives

4 Hitch Hike-Marvin Gaye

5 There She Goes Again-The Velvet Underground

6 All Tomorrow’s Parties-Alan Jenkins & The Kettering Vampires

7 Waiting for the Man-Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

8 I’ll Keep It With Mine-Nico

9 White Light White Heat-David Bowie

10 Mr. A-The Emperors Of Ice Cream

11 What Goes On-Bryan Ferry

12 Pale Blue Eyes-Paul Quinn & Edwin Collins

13 Crimson & Clover-Tommy James & The Shondells

14 Sweet Jane-Mott The Hoople

15 Stranger In Blue Suede Shoes : Early Mix-Kevin Ayers

16 Anadin-Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias

17 Little Jack-The Velvet Underground

18 Heartbreak Hotel-John Cale

19 Do It Right-Moe Tucker feat. Daniel Johnston

20 Sally Can’t Dance-Andrea True Connection

21 Metal Machine Music Part One (escerpt)-Lou Reed

22 Sweet Jane (Live)-The Velvet Underground

MORE VARIETY SHOW FAVOURITES FOR THE VARIETY SHOW FAVOURITES….

1 SAMPA THE GREAT-OUTRO

2 THE BEACH BOYS VS J DILLA-GOD ONLY KNOWS

3 HONEY BANE-GUILTY DUB

4 THE SWINGING LAURELS-DEATH  LAURELS

5 JERI SOUTHERN-RUN

5 CAROL KAYE-BASS CATCH

6 MARTIN CREED -KID YOURSELF

7 GERHARD NARHOLZ -UFO INVASION

8 YAYA BEY- YOU UP?

9 CAT POWER -WONDERWALL

10 RAIMOND PAULS- VIOLINIST

11 ROY BURROWES & CLIFFORD JORDAN & CHARLES DAVIS -JERICHO JAZZ

12 THE CLASH -STRAIGHT TO HELL

13 THE EQUALS -POLICE ON MY BACK

14 BILLY LEE RILEY -SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY

15 FUZZY HASKINS -THE FUZ AND DA BOOG

16 SAMPA THE GREAT -INTRO

17 THE HELLHOUNDS-GWENDOLYN BROWN

18 DE FRANK & HIS PROFESSIONALS-WAITING FOR MY BABY

19 INSEX-FRACTURED VISION

20 ANADOL-ADIEU

In a backroom in a pub in Soho, sat a young girl strumming a banjo-

This week we have a rather lovely & varied selection of folk and blues, with the fifth edition

of the Folk n Blues Club.

1 Mick Softly-Strange Fruit

2 Lightnin’ Hopkins-I’m Wild About You

3 Billy Roberts-Hey Joe

4 The Mississippi Sheiks-I’ll Be Long Long Gone

5 The Boscastle & Tintangel Players-Borscastle Breakdown

6 Josh White-Scandalise My Name

7 Brewer & Shipley-All Along The Watchtower

8 Lightnin’ Hopkins-She’s Almost Dead

9 The Mississippi Sheiks-Sweet Maggie

10 Mick Softly-You Go You’re Way, I’ll Go Mine

11 Robert Johnson-Stones In My Pathway

12 Ron Sexsmith-Reason To Believe

13 Shirley Collins-False True Love

14 Josh White-Delia’s Gone

15 Brewer & Shipley-Seems Like A Long Time

16 Eddie Burns-Hard Hearted Woman

17 Cat Power-House Of The Rising Sun

18 Mick Softly-The Bells Of Rhymney

Souled 10 coming at ya this weekend people 

-with some solid Soul, Funk & Jazz vibes,

perfect for this, or any other kinda weather!

1 AL WILSON-DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO

2 MACEO & ALL THE KINGS MEN-FEELING ALRIGHT

3 BAD MEDICINE-TRESPASSER

4 THE FOUR TOPS-ARE YOU MAN ENOUGH

5 IKE TURNER & THE KINGS OF RHYTHM-FUNKY MULE

6 BROTHER TO BROTHER-VISIONS

7 THE LAFAYETTE AFRO ROCK BAND-WHAT YOU NEED

8 JOHNNY HAMMOND-SOUL TALK ’70

9 ERMA FRANKLIN-BIG BOSS MAN

10 JIMMY MCGRIFF-THE BIRD

11 BEJAY-THE LONER

12 WILLIE BOBO-DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO

13 ALICE BABBS-BEEN TO CANAAN

14 WELDON IRVINE-MR CLEAN

15 AL GREEN-MY GOD IS REAL