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Options January 29, 2012: Be for Real, Be What You Are, Be Oblong

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Artist Track Album Label Format Comments Year New Approx. start time
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes  Be for Real   Options I Miss You  Philadelphia International  LP    1972    0:00:00 ()
Latimore  If You Were My Woman   Options Straighten It Out: The Best of Latimore  Rhino  CD  From 1973  1995    0:09:15 ()
Leroy Hutson  Could This Be Love   Options The Man!  Curtom  LP    1974    0:14:16 ()
Arthur Alexander  In the Middle of It All   Options Rainbow Road: The Warner Bros. Recordings  Warner Bros.  CD  From 1972  1994    0:17:21 ()
Bettye Swann  I'm Lonely for You   Options Bettye Swann  Astralwerks  CD  Originally on "The Soul View Now!" from 1969  2004    0:20:26 ()
Bettye LaVette  Piece of My Heart   Options Do Your Duty  Sundazed  CD  From 1969; Happy Birthday to Bettye LaVette!  2009    0:23:01 ()
Erma Franklin  Higher and Higher   Options Super Soul Sister  VampiSoul  CD  From 1970  2003    0:25:15 ()
 
Mighty Fine  Fake Plastic Party   Options Get Up to Get Down  Drug Front  CD    2012  *   0:35:29 ()
Scar  Rewind   Options The Believer 2010 Music Issue CD  No Label  CD    2010    0:37:27 ()
The Goodees  Jilted   Options Condition Red! The Complete Goodees  Ace  CD  From 1969  2010    0:41:46 ()
Atomic Forest  Windmills of Your Mind   Options Obsession  Now Again  CD  From 1981  2012  *   0:46:17 ()
Madeleine Chartrand  J'ai Du Bon Tabac   Options Total Freakout Volume 33: Québec France 1967-1973 Psyche Jello  Mucho Gusto  LP  From 1973  2011  *   0:49:10 ()
Steve Fiset  Tout Simplement   Options Operation Vacances  Jupiter  LP    1970    0:52:06 ()
Les Classels  Agent de Liaison   Options Et Maintenant...Les Classels  Trans-Canada  LP  See excellent LP cover here  1966    0:54:54 ()
 
Palomar  Park Lights   Options Sense and Antisense  No Label  CD    2012  *   1:03:01 ()
Porcelain Raft  Drifting In and Out   Options Strange Weekend  Secretly Canadian  CD    2012  *   1:06:22 ()
Girls  Saying I Love You   Options Father, Son, Holy Ghost  True Panther  CD    2011  *   1:09:37 ()
The Loft  Up the Hill and Down the Slope   Options Magpie Eyes 1982 - 1985  Rev Ola  CD  From 1985  2005    1:13:39 ()
The Astronauts  Back Soon   Options Survivors  La Vida Es Un Mus Discos  LP  From 1979  2011  *   1:17:30 ()
The Walker Brothers  Walkin' in the Sun   Options No Regrets  Sony  CD  From 1975  2010    1:20:39 ()
Porter Wagoner  Bones   Options The Rubber Room  The Omni Recording Corporation  CD  Originally from "The Farmer," 1973  2006    1:24:12 ()
 
  Single File: a bunch of 45s all in a row
Jim Ford  Harlan County   Options   Sundown  45    1969    1:29:53 ()
The Blades of Grass  You Turned Off the Sun   Options   Jubilee  45    1967    1:32:51 ()
Mid Day Rain  Welcome to the Rain   Options   RCA  45    1970    1:35:24 ()
Katfish  Dear Prudence   Options   Big Tree  45    1975    1:38:07 ()
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel  Mr Raffles (Man, It Was Mean)   Options   EMI  45    1974    1:41:36 ()
Cream  Anyone for Tennis (The Savage Seven Theme)   Options   Atco  45    1968    1:44:43 ()
The Impressions  Long, Long Winter   Options   ABC-Paramount  45    1964    1:47:14 ()
Ohio Players  Streakin' Cheek to Cheek   Options   Mercury  45    1974    1:50:01 ()
The Flirts  Jukebox (Don't Put Another Dime)   Options   "O"  45    1982    1:52:55 ()
The Staple Singers  Be What You Are   Options   Stax  45    1973    1:56:31 ()
 
Agincourt  Though I May Be Dreaming   Options Fly Away  Merlin  MP3  From 1970  1974    2:13:31 ()
Jimmy Campbell  In My Room   Options Half Baked  Vertigo  LP    1971    2:16:22 ()
Paper Bubble  She   Options Scenery  RPM  CD  From 1969  2008    2:20:38 ()
Hunter Muskett  Every Time You Move   Options Every Time You Move  Lilith  LP  From 1970  2007    2:25:10 ()
Roy Harper  I'll See You Again   Options Songs of Love and Loss  Science Friction  CD  From 1974  2011  *   2:29:30 ()
Jackie McAuley  Cameramen Wilson and Holmes   Options Jackie McAuley  Si Wan  CD  From 1971  1995    2:34:29 ()
Fairfield Parlour  By Your Bedside   Options From Home to Home  Burning Airlines  CD  From 1970  2000    2:39:21 ()
Amber  Sing On the Sunlight   Options Pearls of Amber  Merlins Nose  CD  From 1970  2011  *   2:41:56 ()
 
Yusef Lateef plays over the City Service Quartet  In a Little Spanish Town   Options Every Village Has a Song: The Yusef Lateef Anthology  Atlantic/Rhino  CD  From 1927/1976  1994    2:51:25 ()
Red Nichols & His Five Pennies  Nobody Knows (And Nobody Seems to Care)   Options There's No Business Like Show Business: The Magical Songs of Irving Berlin  BOMR  LP  From 1929  1978    2:53:40 ()

Listener comments!

  Sun. 1/29/12 12:08am Destroit:

Real talk, with Joe. Hello all listeners, and hello Joe.
Avatar ♥   Sun. 1/29/12 12:10am Joe McG:

Hey, Destroit! Hope you're bein' real tonight.
  Sun. 1/29/12 12:10am Holly in NC:

Hey Joe & Destroit!
Occupy Oakland is being real at the moment
  Sun. 1/29/12 12:11am 12539 for Real:

Hi, hoping to stay awake past Single File.
Avatar ♥   Sun. 1/29/12 12:12am Joe McG:

Hey, Holly! Hey, 12539. Glad you're all real.
  Sun. 1/29/12 12:14am Destroit:

Real chauvinistic, apparently. Haha, this song reminds me of my baptist step dad. Looking forward to the show Joe!
  Sun. 1/29/12 12:15am Destroit:

Hello Holly! Getting to love more folks in NC by the day.
  Sun. 1/29/12 12:24am Holly in NC:

@Destroit - :-) Many of us are pretty loveable.
Full disclosure: I grew up in Connecticut, one town over from that taco eatin' mayor. Sigh.
  Sun. 1/29/12 12:27am Holly in NC:

Loving the Bettyes
Avatar ♥   Sun. 1/29/12 12:28am Joe McG:

Bettye Double Shot, as they say in radio.
Avatar ♥   Sun. 1/29/12 12:30am Joe McG:

Well, I don't really know if they say that or not!
  Sun. 1/29/12 12:31am Destroit:

Business is bringing me to Raleigh next month. Going to pop my NC cherry. Can't wait. Oh, and good start Joe, diggin the Motown flavor!
  Sun. 1/29/12 12:37am Holly in NC:

@Destroit - remind me closer to the date - Randy in NC & I can bombard you with cool suggestions!
  Sun. 1/29/12 12:39am Holly in NC:

Do you count Comus as late 60s early 70s English folk? ;-)
Avatar ♥   Sun. 1/29/12 12:41am Joe McG:

I would indeed, Holly! Definitely on the creepier end of the spectrum.
  Sun. 1/29/12 12:41am Destroit:

Yes. You, holly, and Randy are spearheading my fondness of NC. Will definately seek your advice. I can't wait until 1:30.
  Sun. 1/29/12 12:42am Holly in NC:

I'm in a creepy mood
Avatar ♥   Sun. 1/29/12 12:43am Joe McG:

Ha ha! Then this strip club song should do the trick!
  Sun. 1/29/12 12:44am T-Zero:

@Holly: I'd been listening to Kiss of the Spider Woman (London stage version) and The Crying Game film score, so not sure what mood that puts me in...
  Sun. 1/29/12 12:47am Destroit:

Yes yes yes , get busy with the jilted!
  Sun. 1/29/12 12:47am Holly in NC:

@R-Zero - Closer to creepy than not, I'd say!
The Goodees are creepy in a most excellent way, like the Poppy Family.
  Sun. 1/29/12 12:48am Holly in NC:

TEE Zero. TEE.
  Sun. 1/29/12 12:50am T-Zero:

Heh, no problem.
  Sun. 1/29/12 12:50am Spell Check:

Was that a T off?
  Sun. 1/29/12 12:50am Holly in NC:

Oh, perfect segue Joe!
Avatar ♥   Sun. 1/29/12 12:52am Joe McG:

@Holly: :)
  Sun. 1/29/12 12:55am Holly in NC:

!! I had no idea Ms. Chartrand released more than 1 song!
Drat, now Ani Kuni will be in my head all night.
  Sun. 1/29/12 12:55am Spell Check:

Hater Alert :-) 12:43, 12:48, 12:52
Avatar ♥   Sun. 1/29/12 12:58am Joe McG:

@Holly: It's her second 45. Don't know if she made more!
  Sun. 1/29/12 12:59am T-Zero:

Québécois
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:03am T-Zero:

1964
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:05am T-Zero:

@JoeMcg: http://tinyurl.com/75clxkb
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:06am 12539:

"Operation: Vacation," I believe.

(Les Classels look a bit like the recent David Byrne)
Avatar ♥   Sun. 1/29/12 1:07am Joe McG:

Thanks, Frenchie...I think! Thanks for the link, T-Zero! Whatta cover!
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:07am T-Zero:

I couldn't find a larger one.
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:08am Bob Hendriksen:

It's nice that you played a Bettye LaVette song tonight. She is a personal friend of mine plus today is her birthday. Thanks a bunch Joe!
Avatar ♥   Sun. 1/29/12 1:10am Joe McG:

Hey, Bob! Nice to hear from you! I didn't know it was Bettye's birthday, so I'll be sure to announce it!
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:11am Bob Hendriksen:

Please do. She is on tour right now but should be home in a day or so.
Avatar ♥   Sun. 1/29/12 1:11am Joe McG:

Very cool! All the best to her from WFMU.
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:13am Holly in NC:

And from fmu listeners!
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:15am Matt from Springfield:

Evenin', Joe!
TWO Bettys with an -e! That can only be a good thing!
Avatar ♥   Sun. 1/29/12 1:18am Joe McG:

Evenin', Matt! How is every little thing?
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:20am Matt from Springfield:

Every little thing is MAGIC! :)

Right now I'm reading the companion book to the "Smile" box set I got my Dad for Xmas. Get that Box Set if you haven't already!
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:24am T-Zero:

Shouldn't this just be Astronuats? The Astronauts are from Colorado and this band sure doesn't sound like they're from Colorado lol
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:24am Matt from Springfield:

A percussionist on several takes of Good Vibrations was one "Gary Coleman"! Before the actor was even born! (Jim Horn fans: he played the piccolo flute during the bridge). And Larry Knechtel of Bread on Hammond organ!
Avatar ♥   Sun. 1/29/12 1:25am Joe McG:

@Matt: Haven't had a chance to dig in yet to the set. Nice you've already discovered Gary Coleman's pre-natal role during the Smile sessions.
Avatar ♥   Sun. 1/29/12 1:25am Joe McG:

@T-Zero: No, this is the UK Astronauts, rabble rousers from Wokingham.
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:25am Matt from Springfield:

Gary's incredible, ain't he? :)
Hey T-Zero! Holly!
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:27am T-Zero:

Errr actually no "s", just Astronaut.

@JoeMcG: Ok. Geesh. How many of these bands are there? lol

@Howdy, Matt from S.
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:29am Matt from Springfield:

Howdy TZ!
Porter, good ol' Porter! A handshake to you, wherever you are.
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:30am Matt from Springfield:

My longtime best friend's last name is Porter, and two brothers I knew from university were total metalheads, last name Wagoner. I joked that they should all form a metal band, called Porter-Wagoner! (!!!)
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:32am Holly in NC:

Hi Matt! Excellent band idea ;-)
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:35am Matt from Springfield:

Harlan County, shot over 15 cents!
I went to school in Appalachia and have family there, but even there Harlan Co. Kentucky (and Pike Co. KY) are regarded as the poorest of the poor even down there.
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:36am Destroit:

1:30. Raise a glass to Joe, holly, TZ, bob, and Matt.
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:37am Holly in NC:

(clink)
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:37am Matt from Springfield:

A G&T raised to ya, Joe McG and everyone! Cheers! (clink)
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:38am T-Zero:

cheers
Avatar ♥   Sun. 1/29/12 1:39am Joe McG:

I love a listening audience with a healthy thirst.
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:41am Destroit:

Gulp.
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:42am Matt from Springfield:

"Dear Prudence" cover? Pre-Siouxsie? Intrigued...
Avatar ♥   Sun. 1/29/12 1:43am Joe McG:

Hey, Matt, let me know if you find out anything about Katfish.
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:44am Iranian scientist:

Could you play Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:46am Matt from Springfield:

@Joe: Not good, that the first Google site for Katfish is "One Hit Wonder Central"!! From Lewiston, Maine apparently.
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:47am Matt from Springfield:

Ahhh, why can it be that WFMU is the only station committed to playing Cockney Rebel? :)
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:50am Destroit:

Moving right along
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:52am Matt from Springfield:

Great ol' Curtis Mayfield! RIP.
Avatar ♥   Sun. 1/29/12 1:54am Joe McG:

Figured it was about time for a streaking record.
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:57am Destroit:

Speaker freak, I'll get involved.
  Sun. 1/29/12 1:58am Trucker:

Hey good buddy, I remember streakin', catch ya on the rebound, 10-4, I'm puttin the pedal down, watch out for smokies in the bushes!
  Sun. 1/29/12 2:01am Matt from Springfield:

Staple Singers! Thought it was them.
  Sun. 1/29/12 2:09am Matt from Springfield:

Wooo! WFMU, Home of Cockney Rebel!!
  Sun. 1/29/12 2:11am 12539:

"Katfish was a band in Lewiston, Maine in the 70's. Moe McKenna...Jeff Wright...John Hart...Nick Knowlton."
As of 1996 Moe was "playing in a top 40 cover band," Nick was, among other things, "Co-chair of talent advisory board for the nationally-recognized, annual Great Falls Balloon festival."
http://www.blazemonger.com/GT/heroes.html
  Sun. 1/29/12 2:12am Matt from Springfield:

PSAs! Whichever way you come by them, Joe! I love them, I would write PSAs of any topic, if you will take them!
  Sun. 1/29/12 2:15am Destroit:

Snuff out the trucker, it's all about the speaker. Joe, keep it up.
Avatar ♥   Sun. 1/29/12 2:26am Joe McG:

Thanks, Destroit and Matt! I know folk isn't everyone's cup of tea at 2 a.m. on a Saturday, but I'm in the mood....
  Sun. 1/29/12 2:27am T-Zero:

Actually, I was just thinking I'm glad there's an archive because I want to go back and play that Jimmy Campbell piece again.
Avatar ♥   Sun. 1/29/12 2:28am Joe McG:

@T-Zero: How nice!
  Sun. 1/29/12 2:33am Matt from Springfield:

@TZ: Once is never enough!
Btw, that reminded me of...let me check...Nov 8 2009! That may be the best SF off all time, how many times I've gone back to that archive for the fun of it!
  Sun. 1/29/12 2:35am T-Zero:

@Joe McG: I like folk in general...
Avatar ♥   Sun. 1/29/12 2:36am Joe McG:

Wow, Matt, I'll have to listen back and see what the hell I was doing in 2009. Might be worth a refresher!
  Sun. 1/29/12 2:37am kiemzi:

seriously, though. hats off to roy harper.
  Sun. 1/29/12 2:39am Matt from Springfield:

@TZ,kiemzi: Roy Harper in general rocks!
@Joe: I recorded digital copies of several tracks from that episode! I swear it's one of the most awesome episodes ever! I put it in my "One For The Ages" category!
Avatar ♥   Sun. 1/29/12 2:39am Joe McG:

Indeedy, kiemzi!
Avatar ♥   Sun. 1/29/12 2:45am Joe McG:

Wow, thanks, Matt!
  Sun. 1/29/12 2:53am Marmalade McKitty:

ey Joe! great show!! What is the name of the background kevin Ayers track.
Avatar ♥   Sun. 1/29/12 2:56am Joe McG:

Ooh, I forget...I'll post it later on....
  Sun. 1/29/12 2:58am Marmalade McKitty:

Its off of an album thats really ard to find ..not on i tunes
  Sun. 1/29/12 2:59am T-Zero:

Ohhhh, I love this era in music...
Avatar ♥   Sun. 1/29/12 2:59am Joe McG:

It came out a few years ago...sorry I can't remember! I'll post it to this playlist tomorrow morning....Have a great weekend all!
  Sun. 1/29/12 2:59am T-Zero:

Thanks! You have a good week, Joe.
  Sun. 1/29/12 3:00am Marmalade McKitty:

Thanks Joe!
Avatar ♥   Sun. 1/29/12 12:02pm Joe McG:

Hey, Kitty--In case you check back, the name of the Kevin Ayers album is "What More Can I Say..." My bed is a loop of "Crystal Clear." You can get the album (which I recommend) here: www.reelrecordings.org...
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