Category Archives: CD spinnin’

#551

December 27, 2022

A CD spinning’ show: Buried among a clutch of songs so good you might think they are covers, are 2 covers that are good – Artful Dodger doing Eddie Cochran and Cherie Currie & Brie Darling doing T.Rex, both to stunning effect. The Curt Boettcher produced single by TV actress Cindy Malone (Batman, Bewitched, Love American Style) is great, and the Peter Bagge band Can You Imagine? are as well. Oiler vocalist Beth Capper needs to be heard, as does Atomic Rooster guitarist John Du Cann. Thanks to Harriet Records (recent release High Rise Group is here) for introducing Gulls Window Circus to the Pittsburgh label Igor Records, which you will hear with Bone Of Contention and Minimalist Love Gods. The ones I didn’t mention? If I had written this 5 minutes ago or 5 minutes from not maybe they would have been the track’s I’d mention: listen to all.

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Artist	Song	Release	Label
Artful Dodger	C’Mon Everybody	The Complete Columbia Recordings	Real Gone Music
Benett	All Of Me	Welcome To The Jungle	March Records
Band Of Outsiders	Red Eye Blues	Sound Beach Time	Hanky Panky Records
Badfinger	Why Don’t We Talk	Badfinger	Real Gone Music
BPA	No Heat	Maybe Use My Knife 1980-1986	Shake It! Records
The Bangles	Walking Down Your Street	Live In New York	Vogon
Cindy Malone	You Were Near Me	Curt Boettcher & Friends – Looking For The Sun	High Moon Records
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions	You Will Never Be No Good	1984-1989	Capitol Records
Clear Light	Sand	Clear Light	Collectors’ Choice Music
Churchill’s	Straight People	Churchill’s = צ’רצ’ילים	Third Ear
Certain General	Sell-Out	Signals From The Source	CBGB
Cheese Borger And The Cleveland Steamers	Chatterin’ Monkeys	Terminal	Smog Veil Records
Cherie Currie & Brie Darling	The Motivator	The Motivator	Blue Élan Records
Cycle	Father of Time	Cosmic Clouds	Rise Above Relics

Artist	Song	Release	Label
Can You Imagine?	Drive	Can You Imagine?	Can You Imagine?
Beth Capper	Disharmonious Angel	Complimentary Mood Enhancer (Presents The Original Soundtrack For The Motion Picture “Wig-Lickers” Based On The True Story Of Trigger)	WIN Records
Ned Doheny	Too Late For Love	The Darkness Beyond The Fire	Tres Rosas
Downsiders	I Wanna Drive	All My Friends Are Fish	Mammoth Records
Willy DeVille	Assassin Of Love	Miracle	Raven Records
John Du Cann	Only One Night	The World’s Not Big Enough	Angel Air Records
East River Pipe	Axl Or Iggy	Shining Hours In A Can	Ajax Records
Maggie Estep	Even If	No More Mister Nice Girl	Imago
Fanny Walked The Earth	Lured Away	Fanny Walked The Earth	Blue Élan Records
Faz Waltz	Boogaloo Boots	Callin’ Loud	Contra Records
The Flames	Do You Love It	The Flames	Narmer Records
Bone Of Contention	Don’t Ask Me	Fun	Igor Records
Minimalist Love Gods	Garden Spot	Devolver	Igor Records
The Hawks	Big Store	Un-Scene! Post Punk Birmingham 1978-1982	Easy Action
High Risk Group	Tapped	Seconds Away	Harriet Records

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December 6, 2022

A CD spinning’ show that starts with a track from the latest (2005) Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel CD – he still tells stories you want to listen to in his lyrics. A whole bunch of junk shop glam and power pop from CD-only comps are sprinkled throughout this show. Cushioning these many tracks are tracks from Julian Cope’s new CD-only release, tracks from the 2 latest Harriet Records CDs, two tracks from the latest of Joe Viglione’s long running Boston Rock & Roll Anthology series (one of them a Kenne Highland project), a track from new Boston band Crow Follow, Gulls Window Circus fave Richie Parsons has a track, paired with Dictator-related David Roter Method. The Jook’s track Aggravation Place has been going through my head all week, so be sure to hear that one as well.

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Artist	Song	Release	Label
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel	The Coast Of Amalfi	The Quality Of Mercy	Gott Discs
American Jam Band	Jam Jam	Glitterbest (UK Glam With Attitude 1971-1976)	RPM Records
The Rites Of Spring	Gettin’ Into A Good Thing	Generation Crewe Group Of Singles 1970	Area251 Records
Despair	Sweet Sweet Heart	Glitterbest (UK Glam With Attitude 1971-1976)	RPM Records
Rockin’ Horse	Don’t You Ever Think I Cry?	Miles Out To Sea – The Roots Of British Power Pop 1969-1975	Grapefruit Records
The Jook	Aggravation Place	Glitterbest (UK Glam With Attitude 1971-1976)	RPM Records
	Pretty Cold	Too Young For The Blues	Harriet Records
Julian Cope	Prodigal Sun	England Expectorates	Head Heritage
Richie Parsons	Behind The Parade	Black Throated Blue	Lawless Records
Derek Paul	Drugtaker	Bubblerock Is Here To Stay Volume 2 – The British Pop Explosion 1970-73	Grapefruit Records
Deep Purple	Gettin’ Tighter	Come Taste The Band	Purple Records
Richard Bogan	I Am My Own Man	Birth – Singles 1970	Area251 Records
Mad Painter	The Letter	The Boston Rock & Roll Anthology Chapter 21	Varulven
Karmacar	Who’s Foolin’ Who	The Boston Rock & Roll Anthology Chapter 21	Varulven

Artist	Song	Release	Label
David Roter Method	Human Timebomb	Find Something Beautiful	Unknown Tongue Music
Crow Follow	Cadillac	CF2022
Hot Property	Hard To Handle	Generation – Crewe Group Of Singles 1970	Area251 Records
Roger K	Give Me The Love (I’m Needing)	Birth – Singles 1970	Area251 Records
Barry Green	Shake A Tail Suzy	Bubblerock Is Here To Stay Volume 2 – The British Pop Explosion 1970-73	Grapefruit Records
The Time Keepers	3 Minutes Heavy	Generation – Crewe Group Of Singles 1970	Area251 Records
Joe Kafka	Stand Up Rocking Back Porch	Too Young For The Blues	Harriet Records
Fluff	Sunny, Honey Girl	Bubblerock Is Here To Stay Volume 2 – The British Pop Explosion 1970-73	Grapefruit Records
The Rosslyns	Someone’s Happy	All We Ever Did Was Try	Harriet Records
Julian Cope	I’m Bloody Sure You’re On Dope	England Expectorates	Head Heritage
Coma	Uspokój Się	Metal Ballads Vol.I	Mystic Production
Julian Cope	I Know What It’s Like To Be Believed	England Expectorates	Head Heritage
Shocking Blue	The Queen	The Blue Box	Red Bullet
Curved Air	The Purple Speed Queen	Oh! You Pretty Things (Glam Queens And Street Urchins 1970-76)	Grapefruit Records
Nimbo	Forget Her	Miles Out To Sea – The Roots Of British Power Pop 1969-1975	Grapefruit Records
Stealers Wheel	Go As You Please	Miles Out To Sea – The Roots Of British Power Pop 1969-1975	Grapefruit Records
Tin Machine	One Shot	Tin Machine II	Victory

#544

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November 8, 2022

A CD spinning’ show – all CDs as opposed to the usual all-vinyl Gulls Window Circus fare. Boston institution Joe Viglione’s 1985 album ‘Love Songs Just For You’ was recently reissued on CD, and 1980 Tampa band The Strait-Jackets get their first release of any kind on a 2022 CD. These two discs bookmark a show that finds so many highlights that it’s almost not fair. Recent Harriet Records release ‘Start All Over Again ‘ by Snog 6 is here along with 2 songs currently on my fave list – the Swallow Tongue and April Showers tracks, alongside longtime faves Jackass, Airport Girl, Gilded Lil, Fanny, Beachwood Spark, Further, Suzi Quatro, Helen Love – heck, even Halfnelson (Sparks) and The Psychedelic Furs are here. The tracks I haven’t mentioned are no less deserving, they are just left for your own personal discovery.

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Artist	Song	Release	Label
Joe Viglione	Caught In The Dark	Love Songs Just For You	Varulven
Morgen	She’s The Nitetime	Morgen	Now-Again Reserve
Jackass	Planet Of The Hoojibs	Jackass	Piece Of Mind
Airport Girl	Been Waiting	Do You Dream In Colour? EP	Matinée Recordings
Gilded Lil	Lands Right	Corpus Delicti	Bosque Records
True West	How Does It Feel (Demo)	Kaleidoscope Of Shadows: The Story So Far	Bring Out Your Dead Records
Spectrals	Big Baby	Bad Penny	Slumberland Records
Tina Harvey	Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow?	Bubblerock Is Here To Stay! (The British Pop Explosion 1970-73)	Grapefruit Records
Snog 6	Advice For Amanda	Start All Over Again	Harriet Records
Fanny	Long Road Home	The Studio Wizardry Of Todd Rundgren	Ace
Mark Fry	The Witch	Dreaming With Alice	Now-Again Reserve
Swallow Tongue	Got To Be There	The Sun Shines Here (The Roots Of Indie-Pop 1980-1984)	Cherry Red
The Strait-Jackets	Romantic’s Dream	The Strait-Jackets	Strait-Jacket Records
Badfinger	Baby Blue	The Studio Wizardry Of Todd Rundgren	Ace
The Strait-Jackets	The Interpreter	The Strait-Jackets	Strait-Jacket Records
The Strait-Jackets	Cause for Alarm	The Strait-Jackets	Strait-Jacket Records

Artist	Song	Release	Label

Artist	Song	Release	Label
Mazolewski / Porter	Don’t Ask Me Questions!	Philosophia	Wydawnictwo Agora
Beachwood Sparks	Windows ’65	Beachwood Deluxe	Curation Records
Further	Grandview Skyline	Next Time West Coast	100 Guitar Mania Records
California Brakemen	Cowboy Convention	Bubblerock Is Here To Stay! (The British Pop Explosion 1970-73)	Grapefruit Records
Jimmy Druiett	Is There Anyone Home	Wheel – Singles Collection: 1971-1973	Area251 Records
Mike Sheridan & Rick Price	Lamp Lighter Man	Once Upon A Time In The West Midlands: The Bostin’ Sounds Of Brumrock 1966-1974	Grapefruit Records
Del	Motorbike Annie	Bubblepop – 20 UK Pop Oddities	RPM Records
Richmond	Peaches (What’s It All About?)	Oh! You Pretty Things (Glam Queens And Street Urchins 1970-76)	Grapefruit Records
Suzi Quatro	Strict Machine	Back To The… Spotlight	Cherry Red
Helen Love	Jackie From The Estate	Power On	Jigsaw
The Tremeloes	I Like It That Way	Bubblerock Is Here To Stay! (The British Pop Explosion 1970-73)	Grapefruit Records
Gumm	Baby Walk Back	Bubblerock Is Here To Stay! (The British Pop Explosion 1970-73)	Grapefruit Records
Joe Viglione	Boy Of My Dreams	Love Songs Just For You	Varulven
April Showers	Abandon Ship	The Sun Shines Here (The Roots Of Indie-Pop 1980-1984)	Cherry Red
Halfnelson	Fa La Fa Lee	The Studio Wizardry Of Todd Rundgren	Ace
The Psychedelic Furs	Goodbye	The Studio Wizardry Of Todd Rundgren	Ace

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May 3, 2022

This week’s show debuts a new series, CD spinnin’. When you are used to spinning vinyl, doing a CD-only show is challenging, so this one was more work for me that usual, but I think the fruit it yielded is individual! Almost every track is ONLY available as a CD. There are a handful of tracks from 2 compilations I like very much: ‘Another Record Compilation 2021’ and ‘Hits & Missiles’. The 4 latest CDs newly energized Harriet Records are introduced, as is the new EP from Boston’s Violet Nox. Boston’s Field Day and Rochester’s Painted Birds shine, the elusive non-LP Pussywillows track ‘Vindaloo’ and tracks from Airport Girl, Jackass and Gilded Lil do as well.

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Artist	Song	Release	Label
Airport Girl	When You Fall	Do You Dream In Colour? EP	Matinée Recordings
Southville	This Town	Across The Airwaves	Harriet Records
El Hombre Trajeado	Alec Under Observation	Hits & Missiles	Guided Missile
Selen Peacock	Toutes nos Tetes Sont Suspendues	Another Record Compilation 2021	Another Record
The Painted Birds	Midnight by the Woodline	Under the Wing	The Painted Birds
Crosby & Nash	Song With No Words	London ’70	teatro
Misophone	The Guillotine Walls	Another Record Compilation 2021	Another Record
Hemisphere Sud	Pharmacie	Another Record Compilation 2021	Another Record
Ricky Spontane	Claustrophobia	Hits & Missiles	Guided Missile
The Finkielkrauts	Technocrat	Another Record Compilation 2021	Another Record
The Very	Not Your Satellite	The Universe Of You	Harriet Records
ANNA	Night Night	Another Record Compilation 2021	Another Record
The Pussywillows	Vindaloo	Kill The Moonlight (The Motion Picture Sound Track)	Sympathy For The Record Industry
Dick Johnson	Disposable Darling	Hits & Missiles	Guided Missile

Artist	Song	Release	Label
Field Day	Soft Target	Paint the Light – EP	Field Day
Jackass	P.C. Systems	Where Truth Is A Beacon	Smilex Records
Morgen	Of Dreams	Morgen	Now-Again Records
Gag	Half A Monkey Loser	Hits & Missiles	Guided Missile
Mark Fry	It Doesn’t Matter To Me	Dreaming With Alice	Now-Again Reserve
Snog 6	Leave	Start All Over Again	Harriet Records
Aune	Chasse Aux Lions	Another Record Compilation 2021	Another Record
Violet Nox	Bellatrix	Eris Wakes – EP	Infinity Vine Records
Denny Zeitlin With George Marsh And Mel Graves	Gonna Take You Away	The Name Of This Terrain	Now-Again Records
Phat Dat	Culture Shock	Another Record Compilation 2021	Another Record
Gilded Lil	Lands Right	Hits & Missiles	Guided Missile
High Risk Group	Knee High	Seconds Away	Harriet Records
Jokari	André Breton	Main Gauche	Pop Supérette
TV Eye	Stevie’s Radio Station	Un-Scene! Post Punk Birmingham 1978-1982	Easy Action