Tuesday January 25 2022

Rockin' Robbie Burns Day!
LONNIE DONEGAN ~ "MY OLD MAN'S A DUSTMAN";


LULU ~ "SHOUT";


THE GREAT SCOTS ~ "GIVE ME LOVIN";


THE POETS ~ "THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GONNA BE";


TINTERN ABBEY ~ "VACUUM CLEANER";


(artist/song/album/label/cancon);

1. The Real McKenzies ~ Death Of A Space Piper ~ Loch'd & Loaded ~ Honest Don's ~ cc

2. The Real McKenzies ~ Raise The Banner ~ Loch'd & Loaded ~ Honest Don's ~ cc

3. Lulu & The Luvvers ~ Surprise Surprise ~ The Beat Scene (comp) ~ EMI

4. The Great Scots ~ I Can Do Better ~ Arrive ~ Beat Rocket ~ cc

4. The Shakin Pyramids ~ Take A Trip ~ Skin Em' up ~ Virgin

5. The Great Scots ~ Lucille ~ Arrive ~ Beat Rocket ~ cc

6. The Poets ~ Baby Don't You Do It ~ Immediate Records Box Set ~ Charly

7. The Great Scots ~ I Ain't Miracle Worker ~ Arrive ~ Beat Rocket ~ cc

8. The Poets ~ That's The Way It's Gonna Be ~ Immediate Records Box Set ~ Charly

9. The Great Scots ~ Ball & Chain ~ Arrive ~ Beat Rocket ~ cc

10. Tintern Abbey ~ Vacuum Cleaner ~ Nuggets Box Set Vol.2 ~ Rhino

11. Lonnie Donegan ~ House Of the Rising Sun ~ Lonnie Rides Again ~ Castle

12. Real MacKenzies ~ Loch Lomand ~ The Real McKenzies ~ IFA ~ cc

13. The Skids ~ The Saints Are Coming ~ Scared To Dance ~ Virgin

14. Big Country ~ Fields Of Fire ~ The Crossing ~ Polygram

15. Simple Minds ~ Changeling ~ Reel To Real Cacophony ~ Virgin

16. The Real MacKenzies ~ Swords Of 1000 Men ~ Loch'd & Loaded ~ Honest Don's ~ cc

17. Nazareth ~ Silver Dollar Forger ~ Rampant ~ Mooncrest

18. Josef K ~ Sorry For Laughing ~ The Only Fun In Town ~ Postcard

19. The Rezillos ~ Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight ~ Can't Stand The Rezillos ~ Sire

20. The Jesus & Mary Chain ~ Taste Of Cindy ~ Psychocandy ~ WEA

21. Nazareth ~ This Flight Tonight ~ Greatest Hits ~ Mooncrest

NAZARETH ~ "THIS FLIGHT TONIGHT";


THE SKIDS ~ "THE SAINTS ARE COMING";


THE REZILLOS ~ "TOP OF THE POPS";


SIMPLE MINDS ~ "CHANGELING";


THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN ~ "NEVER UNDERSTAND";


JOSEF K ~ "SORRY FOR LAUGHING";


JOSEF K ~ "IT'S KINDA FUNNY";

Tuesday January 18 2022

Tributes to Ronnie Spector, Rachel Nagy of the Detroit Cobras, Fred Parris of The 5 Satins, Rosa Lee Hawkins of the Dixie Cups, Christine De Vebber of The Zellots and Harpdog Brown

THE FIVE SATINS ~ "IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT";

THE DIXIE CUPS ~ "CHAPEL OF LOVE";


THE DIXIE CUPS ~ "YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE WAY HE LOOKED AT ME";


THE DIXIE CUPS ~ "TWO-WAY-POK-AWAY";


THE RONETTES ~ "BE MY BABY";


THE RONETTES ~ "BABY I LOVE YOU";


THE RONEETES ~ "IS THIS WHAT I GET FOR LOVING YOU";


(artist/song/album/label/cancon);

1. The Ronettes ~ What I Say ~ Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes ~ Phillies

2. The Ronettes ~ Be My Baby ~ Phil Spector Box Set ~ ABKCO

3. The Dixie Cups ~ Chapel Of Love ~ Chapel Of Love ~ Red Bird

4. The 5 Satins ~ That Jones Girl ~ The 5 Satins Sing ~ Ember

5. The Ronettes ~ Baby I Love You ~ Phil Spector Box Set ~ ABKCO

6. The Dixie Cups ~ You Should Have Seen The Way He Looked At Me ~ Chapel Of Love ~ Red Bird

7. The 5 Satins ~ Pretty Baby ~ The 5 Satins ~ Ember

8. The Ronettes ~ Silhouettes ~ Phil Spector Box Set ~ ABKCO

9. The Five Satins ~ In The Still Of The Night ~ Doo-Wop Box Set ~ Rhino

10. The Detroit Cobras ~ I Wanna Holler But The Town's Too Small ~ Baby ~ Bloodshot

11. Harpdog Brown ~ Hidden Charms ~ Beware Of Dog ~ Spinner ~ cc

12. The Zellots ~ On The Dole ~ The Zellots ~ Supreme Echo ~ cc

13. The Detroit Cobras ~ Funnel Of Love ~ The Original Recordings ~ Bloodshot

14. Harpdog Brown ~ Git To Gittin Baby ~ What It Is ~ Dog House ~ cc

15. The Detroit Cobras ~ Putty In Your Hands ~ Mink Rat Or Rabbit ~ Sympathy For The Record Industry

16. The Zellots ~ London Blades ~ The Zellots ~ Supreme Echo ~ cc

17. Harpdog Brown ~ Hayward Boogie ~ Travelling With The Blues ~ Dog House ~ cc

18. The Detroit Cobras ~ Cha Cha Boogie ~ Mink Rat Or Rabbit ~ Sympathy For The Record Industry

19. The Zellots ~ Empty Victories ~ Empty Victories ~ Supreme Echo ~ cc

20. Harpdog Brown ~ 29 Ways ~ Live At The Vat ~ Vat ~ cc

21. The Zellots ~ These Boots Are Made For Walking ~ Empty Victories ~ Supreme Echo ~ cc

THE ZELLOTS;


THE ZELLOTS ~ "ON THE DOLE";


THE DETROIT COBRAS ~ "CHA CHA TWIST";


THE DETROIT COBRAS ~ "STAY DOWN";


THE DETROIT COBRAS ~ "BO DIDDLY";


HARPDOG BROWN ~ "ONE STEP FORWARD";


HARPDOG BROWN ~ "REEFER LOVIN WOMAN";

Tuesday January 11 2022

2021 Year End Wrap Up & Tributes;

THE EVERLY BROS ~ "BIRD DOG";


THE MARVELETTES ~ "DON'T MESS WITH BILL";


THE MOODY BLUES ~ "RIDE MY SEE SAW";


THE ANIMALS ~ "HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN";


THE SHAKIN' PYRAMIDS ~ "TAKE A TRIP";


RAY CAMPI ~ "ROCKABILLY REBEL";


THE BLASTERS ~ "RED ROSE";


(artist/song/album/label/cancon);

1. The New York Dolls ~ Looking For A Kiss ~ The New York Dolls ~ Mercury

2. Ray Campi ~ Catapillar ~ Eager Beaver Boy ~ Bear Family

3. The Everly Bros ~ Bird Dog ~ Box Set ~ Rhino

4. The Shakin' Pyramids ~ Take A Trip ~ The Shakin' Pyramids ~ Scotti Bros

5. Warren Storm ~ Let The Four Winds Blow ~ The Godfather Of Swamp Rock ~ HLE

6. Willie Cobbs ~ You Don't Love Me ~ Jukin' ~ Bullseye

7. The Blasters ~ Border Radio ~ Anthology ~ Rhino

8. The Marvelettes ~ I'll Keep On Holding On ~ Best Of ~ Motown

9. The Moody Blues ~ Ride My See Saw ~ In Search Of The Lost Chord ~

10. The Animals ~ House Of The Rising Sun ~ The Best Of ~ Abkco

11. Arson ~ Coho Coho ~ (Live at CIUT) ~ N.A ~ cc

12. Blue Peter ~ Radio Silence ~ Radio Silence ~ Ready ~ cc

13. Cabaret Voltaire ~ The Set Up ~ Living Legends ~ Mute

14. The Delta 5 ~ Mind Your Own Business ~ Mind Your Own Business ~ Rough Trade

15. The Bush Tetras ~ Too Many Creeps ~ Too Many Creeps ~ 99 Records

16. The English Beat ~ Mirror In The Bathroom ~ What Is Beat ~ IRS

17. Zro4 ~ Gimme Attention ~ (45) ~ s/r ~ cc

18. The Demics ~ Talk Talk ~ New York City ~ OPM ~ cc

19. Personality Crisis ~ Shotgun ~ Personality Crisis ~ Sounds Escaping ~ cc

20. Ulcer ~ R.A.M.O.N.E.S ~ Dirty Bird Split LP ~ Outcast ~ cc

21. Son Of Happy ~ Couch Potato ~ T.a.l.h.s.o.m.a. ~ s/r ~ cc

22. The JP5 ~ As Is Dept ~ Hot Box ~ Sudden Death ~ cc

THE ENGLISH BEAT ~ "MIRROR IN THE BATHROOM";


THE DELTA 5 ~ "MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS";


THE BUSH TETRAS ~ "TOO MANY CREEPS";


BLUE PETER ~ "DON'T WALK PAST";


CABARET VOLTAIRE ~ "NO ESCAPE";


THE JP5 ~ "PREVERT";


PERSONALITY CRISIS ~ "ADVOCATE";

Tuesday January 4 2022

2021 Wrap-up; w/A Tribute To Mike Nesmith with a Barrell For Of Monkees plus tributes to guitarists Keith Allison of Paul Revere & The Raiders, Mike Mitchell of the Kingsmen, Les Emerson of the Staccatos, Ray Hutchinson of the Beaumarks and Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts;

THE ROLLING STONES ~ "COME ON";


THE ROLLING STONES ~ "NOT FADE AWAY";


THE KINGSMEN ~ "LOUIE LOUIE";


THE PALACE GUARD ~ "FALLING SUGAR";


PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS ~ "KICKS";


(artist/song/album/label/cancon);

1. The Monkees ~ Monkees Theme ~ Box Set ~ Rhino

2. Conan Neutron & The Minions ~ Last Train To Clarksville ~ Monkees Tribute (comp) ~

3. The Monkees ~ All The King's Horses ~ Box Set ~ Rhino

4. The Monkees ~ The Kind Of Girl I Could Love ~ Box Set ~ Rhino

5. The Monkees ~ Sweet Young Thing ~ Box Set ~ Rhino

6. Paul Butterfield Blues Band ~ Mary Mary ~ East/West ~ Elektra

7. The Palace Guard ~ Saturday's Child ~ The Palace Guard ~ Gear Fab ~ cc

8. The Monkees ~ Papa's Gene's Blues ~ Box Set ~ Rhino

9. The Monkees ~ The Girl I Knew From Somewhere ~ Box Set ~ Rhino

10. The Lemonheads ~ Different Drum ~ Best Of ~ Music Club

11. The Bicycles ~ Cuddly Toys ~ The Good The Bad & The Cuddly ~ Fuzzy Logic ~ cc

12. The Monkees ~ What Am I Doing Hanging Round ~ Box Set ~ Rhino

13. The Staccatos ~ Something's Got A Hold On Me ~ Initially ~ EMI ~ cc

14. Paul Revere & The Raiders ~ Stepping Stone ~ The Essentail Ride ~ EMI

15. The Beaumarks ~ Rockin Blues ~ The High Flying ~ Unidisc ~ cc

16. The Kingsmen ~ That's Cool That's Trash ~ Volume 3 ~ Sundazed

17. The Rolling Stones ~ Come On ~ Singles 1963-1965 (box set) ~ Decca

18. The Staccatos ~ Bad Boy ~ Initially ~ EMI

19. Paul Revere & The Raiders ~ Just Like Me ~ The Essential Ride ~ EMI

20. The Kingsmen ~ I'll Go Crazy ~ Volume 3 ~ Sundazed

21. The Rolling Stones ~ Not Fade Away ~ England's Newest Hitmakers ~ Decca

22. The Beaumarks ~ Cause We're In Love ~ The High Flying ~ Unidisc ~ cc

23. Paul Revere & The Raiders ~ Kicks ~ The Essenstial Ride ~ EMI

24. The Staccatos ~ Take Your Time ~ Initially ~ EMI ~ cc

25. The Monkees ~ For Pete's Sake ~ Box Set ~ Rhino

THE MONKEES ~ "YOU JUST MAY BE THE ONE";


THE MONKEES ~ "WHAT AM I DOING HANGING ROUND";


THE MONKEES ~ "PAPA GENE'S BLUES";


THE MONKEES ~ "THE GIRL I KNEW SOMEWHERE";


THE MONKEES ~ "MARY MARY";


THE MONKEES ~ "SWEET YOUNG THING";


THE MONKEES ~ "DAILY NIGHTLY";