Enjoy a mix of vintage Luk Thang 45s, ripped from a stack of singles brought over from Thailand by our cousin and good friend Matthew Baker. Here’s the best hour of material — I try to provide an authentic rendering of each disc, while avoiding the harsher surface noise, clicks, and scratches from the vinyl. Information about some of these Luk Thang picks is available online, but many remain mysterious. My partially reconstructed tracklist has tunes by Sangsuree Rungroj, Sayan Sanya, Winai Bundarak, and Chaloemphon Hit Donchai, but we know up to ten other unknown artists are featured. Who, for instance, is behind the cover of Serge Gainsbourg’s “J’taime Moi Non Plus?” Whatever the answer, dip into the retro vibe of Thai Town, the first of four new episodes to be released over upcoming weeks tracing the varying strains of sound among international musics.

Tracklist: Sangsuree Rungroj – Mixed, Sayan Sanya – Unknown, Sayan Sanya – Some Old Love, Sayan Sanya – Do Not Fall For The Rumor, Sayan Sanya – Borderman, Unknown Artist – J’taime Moi Non Plus, Chaloemphon Hit Donchai – Past Love Buddhist Lent Day, or Past Love Rainy Season, Chaloemphon Hit Donchai – Won Mae Engagement Girl, Winai Bandurak – Mexican Sunflower, or Tree Marigold