Vinyl-O-Matic

Vinyl-O-Matic

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  • 45s and Other Revolutions: A-Sides beginning with the letter D

    Shellac Doris Wingwalker Touch and Go Records TG124 1993 3m 10s

    Collins, Dave and Ansil Double Barrel Double Barrel (Instrumental) Big Tree Records BT 115 1970 2m 44s
    Guided By Voices Doughnut for a Snowman So High/Without Necks/Fish on My Leg/One, Two, Three, Four Fire Records BLAZE45188 2011

    Men at Work Down Under Crazy Columbia Records 38-03303 1981 3m 41s
    Serena Maneesh Drain Cosmetics Sapphire Eyes Play Louder Recordings PLAYR 007 2006 3m 16s
    Cheap Trick Dream Police Heaven Tonight Epic Records 9-50774 1978 3m 49s
    Schneider, John Dreamin' Let Me Love You Scotti Brothers ZS5 02889 1981 2m 44s
    Los Campesinos! Dreams Don’t Become You I Love You [But You’re Boring] Heat Rash HR #2 2011

    56 min
  • Your Old Fiend Will's Televisual Halloween Spooktacular

    Vinyl-O-Matic Special Presentation

    Your Old Fiend Will's Televisual Halloween Spooktacular

    Bobby (Boris) Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers

    "Monster Mash" (1962)

    Don Hinson amd the Rigormorticians

    "Riboflavin-Flavored, Non-Carbonated, Polyunsaturated Blood" (1964)

    Tony and the Monstrosities

    "Igor’s Party" (1960)

    Ted Cassidy

    "The Lurch" (1965)

    Ronnie Cook and the Gaylads

    "Goo Goo Muck" (1962)

    The Revillos

    "She's Fallen in Love with a Monster Man (Peel Session)" (1981)

    Cher

    "Things That Go Bump in the Night" (1976)

    Lydia Lunch

    "Spooky" (1980)

    The Cramps

    "Zombie Dance" (1980)

    Roky Erickson and the Aliens

    "I Walked with a Zombie" (1980)

    Half Japanese

    "Thing with a Hook" (1982)

    The Sonics

    "Witch" (1965)

    Ultimate Spinach

    "(Ballad of The) Hip Death Goddess" (1968)

    Fairport Convention

    "Tam Lin" (1969)

    Cover image: Vampira in studio circa 1956 for obvious reasons.

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    55 min
  • 45s and Other Revolutions: A-Sides beginning with the letter C, and some that begin with D

    Tommy James & the Shondelles

    a: “Crimson and Clover”
    b: “Some Kind of Love”
    Roulette R 7028 1968

    Red Fang/ASG

    a: “Crows in Swine (Red Fang)”
    b: “Day’s Work (ASG)”
    Relapse Records Singles Series 096 2013

    —

    Steve Martin

    a: “Cruel Shoes”
    b: “Drop Thumb Medley”
    Warner Bros. Records WBS 49122 1979

    Nick Lowe

    a: “Cruel to Be Kind (Stereo)”
    b: “Cruel to Be Kind (Mono)”
    Columbia Records 3-11018 1979

    —

    The Box Tops

    a: “Cry Like a Baby”
    b: “The Door You Closed to Me”
    Mala 593 1968 2m 33s

    Pavement

    a: “Cut Your Hair”
    b: “Camera/Stare”
    Matador Records OLE 082-7 1994

    —

    Rod Stewart

    a: “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?”
    b: “Scarred and Scared”
    Warner Bros. Records WBS 8724 1978 5m 21s

    Van Halen

    a: “Dance the Night Away”
    b: “Out of Love Again”
    Warner Bros. Records WBS 8823 1979 3m 7s

    Music Behind the DJ: “Audrey's Dance” by Angelo Badalamenti (1991).

    Cover image: That lady from the "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" video (1978).

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    58 min
  • 45s and Other Revolutions: A-Sides beginning with the letter C, Part 4

    Crow

    a: Cottage Cheese
    b: Busy Day
    Amaret Records 45-119 (1970)

    Jeannie C. Riley

    a: Country Girl
    b: We Were Raised on Love
    Plantation Records PL-44 (1970)

    Lou Barlow/Dumb Numbers/Thurston Moore/Talk Normal/David Yow/Child Bite

    1a: Crack and Emerge
    1b: Last Night I Had a Dream
    2a: Gleo
    2b: Shot This Time
    3a: Thee Itch
    3b: Abysmal Splatter
    Joyful Noise Records JNR 113 (2013)

    Dave Edmunds

    a: Crawling from the Wreckage
    b: Queen of Hearts
    Swan Song SS 71002 (1979)

    The Osmonds

    a: Crazy Horses
    b: That’s My Girl
    MGM Records K 14450 (1972)

    Bill Haley and His Comets/Bunny Paul/The Dinning Sisters

    a: Crazy Man Crazy/Honey Love
    b: Farewell, So Long, Goodbye/Truly
    Somerset EX-1300 1955

    1 hr 4 min
  • 45s and Other Revolutions: A-Sides beginning with the letter C, Part 3

    Vinyl-O-Matic Season 4, Episode 11

    45s and Other Revolutions: A-Sides beginning with C, Part 3

    Shirley Ellis

    a: The Clapping Song(Clap Pat Clap Slap)
    b: This Is Beautiful
    Congress CG-234 (1965)
    Perhaps some of you are familiar with Tom Waits referencing this song.

    Sissy Spacek

    a: Coal Miner’s Daughter
    b: I'm a Honky Tonk Girl
    MCA Records MCA-41221 (1980)
    It's a pretty great film if you haven't already seen it.

    Redbone

    a: Come and Get Your Love
    b: Day to Day Life
    Epic Records 5-11035 (1973)
    Now that's how you intro a song.

    Palace

    a: Come In
    b: Trudy Dies
    Drag City Records DC37 (1993)

    Full disclosure: I used to be a Palace completist. Anyway there's a great weird video for "Come In".

    The Fireballs

    a: Come On React
    b: Help Me
    ATCO Records 45-6614 (1968)
    Yeah, it's the sugar shack guys.

    Ritchie Valens

    a: Come On Let’s Go
    b: Framed
    DEL FI 4106 (1958)
    Great song, made even better by Los Lobos in the Ritchie Valens biopic "La Bamba".

    Lee Dorsey

    a: Confusion
    b: Neighbor’s Daughter
    AMY Records AMY 952 (1966)
    Hey, did you know there's an Allen Toussaint documentary?

    Afghan Whigs

    a: Conjure Me
    b: My World Is Empty without You
    Sub Pop Records SP142 (1992)
    Hey, what if I sing at the camera with a naked lady on my lap? That's cool, right?

    Music Behind the DJ: “Lillian Lust” by The Dudley Moore Trio (1967).

    Cover image: Chris Pratt as Star Lard in Guardians of the Galaxy (Gunn, 2014).

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    55 min
  • Vinyl-O-Matic Movie of the Month, Episode 13 | The Graduate

    Music Behind the DJ: "Sunporch Cha-cha-cha" and "The Singleman Party Foxtrot"

    Cover image: Plastics.

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    57 min
  • 45s and Other Revolutions: A-Sides beginning with C, Part 2

    Vinyl-O-Matic Season 4, Episode 10

    45s and Other Revolutions: A-Sides beginning with C, Part 2

    Colin Michael Gagon & Nixon’s Nikon

    Central Control
    Plastik Surgery
    Isota Records sody006
    2002

    Lou Reed

    Charley’s Girl
    Nowhere at All
    RCA Records PB-10573
    1976

    The She’s/The Dry Spells

    Cherry Red
    Heliotrope
    Empty Cellar Records EMP028
    2015

    “Tennesee” Ernie Ford

    Chicken Road/Who Will Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot
    The Rovin’ Gambler/In the Pines
    Capitol Records EAP 3-700
    1955

    Guided By Voices

    Chocolate Boy
    As the Girls Sing Downing
    Guided By Voices Inc. GBVI-17
    2012

    Rickie Lee Jones

    Chuck E.’s in Love
    On Saturday Afternoons in 1963
    Warner Bros. WBS 8825
    1979

    Faces

    Cindy Incidently
    Skewiff (Mend the Fuse)
    Warner Bros. Records WB 7681
    1973

    58 min
  • 45s and Other Revolutions: A-Sides beginning with B, and some that begin with C

    Vinyl-O-Matic Season 4, Episode 9

    45s and Other Revolutions: A-Sides beginning with B, and some beginning with C

    Thou/Human Intruder

    a: "The Butcher's Bill"
    b: "Fatal Alliance"
    Dead Earth Records DE03 (2010)
    On the subject of Thou, here's Thou and King Woman covering "Something in the Way" (and more).

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    Elliott Shavers

    a: "Butter Beans"
    b: "Rock My Soul"
    Zan-Dan Records ZD 302 (1963)
    Don't worry, Ainsley has a butter bean recipe for you.

    Stereolab/Fugu

    a: "Cadriopo"
    b: "F30/F24"
    Groovy Moogy Recordings OOGY001 (1997)
    Of course Stereolab know how to have fun.

    Blondie

    a: "Call Me"
    b: "Call Me (Instrumental)"
    Chrysalis Records CHS 2414
    Just a gigolo.

    Rufus Thomas

    a: "Can Your Monkey Do the Dog?"
    b: "I Want to Get Married"
    Stax Records S-144
    This monkey can indeed to The Dog. And The Monkey.

    Pavement

    a: "Carrot Rope"
    b: "And Then"
    Domino Records RUG90
    Best Pavement video? Or best video?

    The J. Geils Band

    a: "Centerfold"
    b: "Rage in the Cage"
    EMI America A-8102
    Number one single because of heavy MTV rotation?

    Music Behind the DJ: “Strings of Nashville (Instrumental)” by Pavement (1994).

    Cover image: Selma Blair as Liz Sherman in Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (del Toro, 2008).

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    1 hr
  • 45s and Other Revolutions: A-Sides beginning with B, Part 5

    Vinyl-O-Matic Season 4, Episode 8

    45s and Other Revolutions: A-Sides beginning with B, Part 5

    L.A. Witch

    a: "Brian"
    b: "Untitled"
    Greenway Records GWY-021 (2016)
    In case you didn't already know, LA Witch are pretty damned rad.

    The Ladybug Transistor

    a: "Brighton Bound"
    b: "Cienfuegos (Cicada Sonata)"
    Elefant Records ER-226 (2000)
    For all you fellow Elephant 6 fans.

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    Bonny Billy/Rainywood

    a: "Brother Warrior"
    b: "Cornflower Blue"
    Palace Records PR27 (2002)
    Once upon a time I was a Palace/Will Oldham/Bonnie 'Prince' Billy completist. I was fortunate enough to pick up this single at a BPB show in Monte Rio CA, of all places, in 2002. Rainywood played that date as well. Rainywood would later become Brightblack Morning Light.

    Chuck Berry & His Combo

    a: "Brown Eyed Handsome Man"
    b: "Too Much Monkey Business"
    Chess Records 1635 (1956)
    Never too much monkey business as far as this simian is concerned.

    The Rolling Stones

    a: "Brown Sugar"
    b: "Bitch"
    Rolling Stones Records RS-19100 (1971)
    Here's Keef and The Rooster checking out a mix of Brown Sugar.

    The Rock and Roll Dubble Bubble Trading Card Co. of Philadelphia

    a: "Bubble Gum Music"
    b: "On a Summer Night"
    Buddah Records BDA 78 (1968)
    Seems like the perfect branding fit and namedropping all the while with the likes of Boyce and Hart, The Monkees, and 1910 Fruitgum Company.

    Talking Heads

    a: "Burning Down the House"
    b: "I Get Wild/Wild Gravity"
    Sire Records 7-29565 (1983)
    Sure they got the attention of us nerds with Once in a Lifetime, but this was pretty much their breakout, reaching all the way to Number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.

    Madonna

    a: "Burning Up"
    b: "Physical Attraction"
    Sire Records 7-29609
    Easily my favorite Madonna single, no question. Mike Watt's rendition is pretty rad too. The B side could easily have been 3 minutes shorter.

    Music Behind the DJ: “Gomez” by Vic Mizzy (1964).

    Cover image: Selma Blair as Liz Sherman in Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (del Toro, 2008).

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    1 hr 6 min

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Your Old Pal Will takes you on a journey through the peaks and valleys of all recordings vinyl. A through Z, organized alphabetically by artist/compilation title, irregardless of genre. Maybe it’s by title. Maybe it’s by album. Who knows what path we take next. New episode every Wednesday.