Playlist for Monday, December 16, 2013 (12:30-4am)
Mostly new material to the Record Library, and a few Christmas/ Holiday favorites (and requests)
Time
Performer [Composer]
Song
Album [Format]
Misc
Misc –
[ ]:Highest chart position - US BB Pop, unless noted
B'DAY:Artist was born the month of that show
DEATH:Recent death of that artist/musical figure
BED:Instrumental bed that I talk over
REQ:Requests from listeners
BUB:45 peaked only in BB 'Bubbling Under', not Top-100
NEW:New Release
( ):Label, Year Rec/Rel
* Sampler taken from the 34-CD(!!) set 'The Complete Columbia Album Collection 1972 - 1988' - European Columbia / Legacy / Sony, 2013 // ** - Originally on the "Herbie Hancock Trio With Ron Carter + Tony Williams" album
Originally on his debut album, " Two Steps from the Blues', released Jan 1961. It consisted of five songs recorded between 1956 and 1960 and seven songs recorded in two sessions from August 3 to November 12, 1960.
Led by Unnatural Axe guitarist, Tommy White / * - even though Nokie Edwards of The Ventures wrote it; it first appeared on The Ventures "Surfing" album in May 1964
* - although popularizsed by the Ventures' HUGE hit single {#2!/ 07-60}, which was spelled on the original single as 'Walk – Don't Run' - to complicate matters further, the original was spelled as "Walk, Don't Run!"
Time:
Artist:
Gene Vincent [Billed as 'Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps']
* - The power went out, Chilton's second set was cancelled, but he came out to do an impromptu acoustic set when an audience member handed him an acoustic guitar / * - the song was popularized by Bill Monroe; he first recorded it in Oct 1946, billed as 'Bill Monroe And His Blue Grass Boys' / / Click on the link above, left to view the CD
In 1992, this album got two nominations for the 34th Grammy Awards – "Album of the Year" and "Producer of the Year". / * - I am not counting his very first swolo album "The Paul Simon Songbook", which was recorded in 1965, and released only in England,when Simon & Garfunkel were on "hiatus".
[A-side: #125/ 04-66] • NEW • (Lucky Eleven, Feb 1966)
Comment:
* - Originally by the Yardbirds, titled 'You're A Better Man Than I', first released Nov 1965 on the "Having A Rave-Up ..." album / The rhythm section (Mark Farner – bass guitar / Don Brewer – drums, percussion, vocals) was later in Grand Funk Railroad :((( .
Shamley Records was a subsidiary of Uni Records; this was their last release - Fred Cole would go on to form several groups; Whizeagle, Zipper, King Bee, The Rats, Western Front and most notably Dead Moon.
Also recorded by the Fullerton, CA Garage group "The Fabs" (1966, Cottonball label), who are mistakenly considered from Texas, because "Cottonball" is a Texas label.
2-CD set, 1995; Title is taken from the street address of a mansion they bought in 1966 **
2400 Fulton Street [2-CD set, 1995; Title is taken from the street address of a mansion they bought in 1966 **]
Misc:
[LP charts: #138] • NEW • (RCA Victor, March 1987)
Comment:
* - The Sopwith Camel and The West Coast Natual Gas Co also made commercials for White Levis / ** - It was across the street from Golden State Park. / White Levis.
[Original LP**:] • BED • NEW • (Blue Note, Nov 1964)
Comment:
He later recorded a jazz-funk fusion version of this, as 'CantalOPE Island', on his 1976 album "Secrets". / * Sampler taken from the 34-CD(!!) set "The Complete Columbia Album Collection 1972 - 1988" - European Columbia / Legacy / Sony, 2013 // ** - His 4th album, "Empyrean Isles"
