Vinyl-O-Matic

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

    The Mr. T Experience

    a: "And I Will Be with You"

    b: "Don't Go Breaking My Heart/You Alone"

    Lookout Records LK-184

    The cover of Elton John & Kiki Dee's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" has the awesome Kim Shattuck (The Pandoras/The Muffs) helping out on vox. Pretty awesome.

    Angel Witch

    a: "Angel Witch"

    b: "Gorgon"

    Bronze Records BRO 108

    From the album entitled Angel Witch, naturally.

    The Fresh and Onlys

    a: "Animal of One"

    b: "How High I Was"

    Mexican Summer Records MEX193

    Of course, there is a pretty excellent video for this single.

    Queen

    a: "Another One Bites the Dust"

    b: "Don't Try Suicide"

    Elektra Records E-47031

    Rilly big hit with a peculiar b-side.

    Kowloon Walled City/Batillus

    a: "Anthem"

    b: "Lava"

    Brutal Panda Records BPR-21

    In case you are wondering what the original versions of these songs sounds like: "Anthem" by Godflesh and "Lava" by Ministry.

    Only You

    a: "Applying Myself"

    b: "Love Is Making Me Tired"

    White Iris WHTIRIS0025

    Such a great single, both the A side and the B side.

    Black Skies

    a: "Aqua Dogs"

    b: "Family Man"

    Sirena

    Heaviness from North Carolina.

    Music Behind the DJ: “Calcutta” by Les Baxter.

    Cover image: Veronica Lake in I Married a Witch (Clair, 1942) for obvious reasons.

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    1 hr
  • 45s and Other Revolutions: A-Sides beginning with A

    Vinyl-O-Matic Season 4, Episode 1

    45s and Other Revolutions: A-Sides beginning with A

    Mable John

    a: "Able Mable"
    b: "Don't Get Caught"
    Stax Records 45-249
    Definitely able.

    Prince Buster's All Stars

    a: "Al Capone"
    b: "One Step Beyond"
    Blue Beat Records BB 324
    Yes those songs.

    The Byrds

    a: "All I Really Want to Do"
    b: "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better"
    Columbia Records 4-43332
    Evidently inspired Cher's rendition of this Dylan song.

    Pretty Girls Make Graves

    a: "All Medicated Geniuses"
    b: "C*30 C*60 C*90 Go/Magic Lights"
    Matador Records OLE-606-7
    Yes that song.

    Los Campesinos!

    a: "Allez Les Blues"
    b: "Dumb Luck"
    Heat Rash HR #3
    I really <3 Los Campesinos! and this disc is no exception. I knew from the first time I heard them "We Throw Parties" I think, but what sealed the deal was their cover of Pavement's "Frontwards".

    God Is My Co-Pilot

    a: "Almost Not/I Hate My Friends"
    b: "Pussybox/I'm Not the One/Well No Wonder"
    On a Wing and a Prayer
    Funky Mushroom Records FM-004
    So awesome. I loved seeing them live.

    Willie Nelson

    a: "You Are Always on My Mind"
    b: "The Party's Over"
    Columbia Records 18-02741
    Meh.

    Ceoltoiri Ghoill

    a: "Amhrainin Siodraimin/Fath Mo Bhruartha & Sleamhnan Ui Chaoimh"
    b: "Do Chuirfinnse Fein/An Ghloine Bheorach"
    Ceol Beal Feirrte CBF 001E
    Courtesy of The Friendship Force in 1977.

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

    Cover image: Dorothy Mackaill in Safe in Hell (Wellman, 1931). Al Capone > Scarface (Hawks, 1932) > pre-Code Hollywood > Safe in Hell > Dorothy Mackaill > Hubba Hubba.

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    59 min
  • An Interim Episode Featuring Recently Acquired Records

    Doc Watson

    "Froggie Went A-Courtin"

    Booker T & the MGs
    "Mrs. Robinson"

    Ian Dury
    "In Betweenies"

    Nina Hagen
    "New York"

    Miserable

    "Violet"

    Chelsea Wolfe
    "Hypnos"

    L.A. Witch
    "Drive Your Car"

    Pearl Charles

    "I Ran So Far"

    Tacocat
    "Dana Katherine Scully"

    Sonny & the Sunsets
    "Moods Baby Moods"

    Tuskha
    "The Program"

    Yearlings

    "Freez-Pop"

    Ggu'll
    "March 28 1941, drowning"

    59 min
  • Vinyl-O-Matic Movie of the Month, Episode 1 | A Man and a Woman (Un Homme et Une Femme) 1966

    Vinyl-O-Matic Movie of the Month, Episode 1

    A Man and a Woman (Un Homme et Une Femme)

    Claud Lelouche, 1966

    • Anouk Aimée as Anne Gauthier

    • Jean-Louis Trintignant as Jean-Louis Duroc
    • Pierre Barouh as Pierre Gauthier

    Francis Lai

    A Man and A Woman
    United Artist Records UAS 5147

    A1 "A Man and a Woman (Un Homme et Une Femme)(Insutrmental)"

    A2 "Samba Saravah"
    A3 "Today It's You (Aujourd 'hui C'est Toi)(Vocal)"
    A4 "A Man and A Woman (Un Home et Une Femme)(Vocal)"
    A5 "Stronger Than Us (Plus Fort Que Nous)(Instrumental)"

    B1 "Today It's You (Aujourd 'hui C'est Toi)(Instrumental)"

    B2 "In Our Shadow (A L'ombre de Nous)"
    B3 "Stronger Than Us (Plus Fort Que Nous)(Vocal)"
    B4 "124 Miles an Hour (A 200 a L'heure)"

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    "A Man and A Woman"

    Dick Delaney

    "Theme from 'A Man and A Woman"

    Charlie Byrd

    "A Man and A Woman"

    Johnny Mathis

    "A Man and A Woman"

    Herbie Mann & Tamiko Jones

    "A Man and A Woman"

    58 min
  • Vinyl-O-Matic Season 3, Episode 75 | Albums that begin with letter Y and letter Z

    Vinyl-O-Matic Season 3, Episode 75

    Albums that begin with the letters Y and Z

    Roy Clark

    "September Song"
    Yesterday, When I Was Young
    DOT Records DLP 25953
    Certainly a fine standard. There's a quite lovely rendition by Lou Reed from "Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill".

    Jad Fair & Norman Blake

    "Add Your Name"
    Yes
    Joyful Noise Records JNR142.4
    I think they have fun working together.

    Franz Ferdinand

    "Outsiders"
    You Could Have It So Much Better
    Domino Records 94800
    The sound of the aughties.

    Joanna Newsom

    "Cosmia"
    Ys
    Drag City Records DC-303
    Pretty and elaborate as usual.

    Rip Rig + Panic

    "You're My Kind of Climate"
    You're My Kind of Climate
    Virgin Records VS507 12
    This song has been creeping in and out of my consciousness for thirty years. Neneh Cherry is awesome.

    Spank Rock

    "What It Look Like"
    Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo Yo
    Big Dada Recordings BD091
    More sounds of the aughties.

    Al Stewart

    "Year of the Cat"
    Year of the Cat
    Janus Records JXS-7022
    Forever imprinted upon my childhood soundtrack.

    Tracey Ullman

    "They Don't Know About Us"
    You Broke My Heart in 17 Places
    MCA Records MCA-5471
    I love this song so much.

    The Police

    "Man in a Suitcase"
    Zenyatta Mondatta
    A&M Records SP-3720
    Quite I fun song live too.

    GTO's

    "Do Me in Once and I'll Be Sad,
    Do Me in Twice and I'll Know Better
    (Circular Circulation)"
    Zappéd
    Reprise Records PRO 368
    Yes, you read that correctly. Those GTO's.

    The Zombies

    "Tell Her No"
    The Zombies
    Parrot Records PAS 71001
    Dig em on Shindig.

    Cover image: Lou Reed appearing in "September Songs: The Music of Kurt Weill" (Willber/Weinstein, 1995). See above.

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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.