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Izaak Opatz  Got To Me Since   Favoriting
Free Design, The  Like To Love   Favoriting
Speedy West And Jimmy Bryant  Stratosphere Boogie   Favoriting
Solomon Burke  Won't You Give Him (One More Chance)   Favoriting
Aretha Franklin  This Could Be The Start Of Something Big   Favoriting
Teenage Fanclub  The Cabbage   Favoriting
Dickens  I've Got Something On My Mind   Favoriting
Johnny Cash  Don't Think Twice It's All Right   Favoriting
Sugar Pie Desanto  Soulful Dress   Favoriting
Blondie  I'm Gonna Love You Too   Favoriting
Kippington Lodge  I Can See Her Face   Favoriting
Hank Thompson  This Train   Favoriting
Otis Redding  It's Growing   Favoriting
Sister Wynona Carr  Dragnet For Jesus   Favoriting
Lemon Twigs, The  Foolin' Around   Favoriting
Lemon Twigs, The  The One   Favoriting
Little Joe  To Love Somebody   Favoriting
Loretta Lynn  Mind Your Own Business (on The Lousianna Hayride)   Favoriting
T.S.U. Toronadoes, The  Play the Music Toronadoes   Favoriting
Roxy Music  Love Is The Drug   Favoriting
Herd, The  Our Fairy Tale   Favoriting
Robbie Fulks  Roots Rock Weirdos   Favoriting
Joe Tex  Show Me   Favoriting
Ernest Ranglin  You Won't See Me   Favoriting
Hi-Risers, The  It's Still Saturday Night   Favoriting
Matchmakers, The  Cellophane Mary-Jane   Favoriting
Pee Wee King  Bull Fiddle Boogie   Favoriting
They Might Be Giants  Moonbeam Rays   Favoriting
NRBQ  That Makes Me A Fool   Favoriting
Bobbie Gentry  Apartment 21   Favoriting
Rami And The Reliables  Thousand Miles   Favoriting
James Govan  Your Love Lifted Me   Favoriting
Harvey Averne Band  Stand   Favoriting
Supergrass  Seen The Light   Favoriting
Margaret Glaspy  You And I   Favoriting
Mandarines, The  Trust You   Favoriting
Only Ones, The  Another Girl, Another Planet   Favoriting
Knack, The  Heartbeat   Favoriting
Tom The Turkey  Carvel   Favoriting

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CLICK HERE for an interesting blog piece about cut-out lps

CLICK HERE to watch "Call Her Mom," a 1972 pre-Animal House made for TV movie featuring Mark Eric & Charles Nelson Riley

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CLICK HERE for Marty Stewart on the PBS show "The Kate"

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CLICK HERE for a podcast titled "Nick Lowe breaks down his live show"

CLICK HERE to see The Top 30 Most Expensive Items Sold on Discogs in September 2020, and CLICK HERE to check out The Most Expensive Soul Records Ever Sold on Discogs

CLICK HERE to check out the Radio Time Machine and listen to any year of any country's radio

CLICK HERE to see U.S. recorded music revenues by format from 1973 to 2019

CLICK HERE to see if you can Spot The Troll

CLICK HERE for the (highly recommended) Chrome Music Lab

CLICK HERE for a short documentary on The Liverbirds

CLICK HERE to listen to the Student Teachers on 'KCRW's "Lost Notes"

CLICK HERE for Fountains Of Wayne Live from the Artists Den

CLICK HERE (if you dare) to watch "The Black Connection"

CLICK HERE to watch "Andrew Bird's Live From The Great Room feat. Jonathan Richman"

CLICK HERE for a NY Times piece on the lp "Casino Royale"

CLICK HERE to find how how you can make a guitar amp out of an old radio

The Boston public library are currently digitizing 100,000 vinyl LPs for anyone to listen to online, CLICK HERE to browse

CLICK HERE to hear Michael's new 30 minute mix for the debut installment of Lagniappe Radio

CLICK HERE for The Fab Four Archivist's "Replacing Ringo? The Story Behind Bernard Purdie and The Beatles"

CLICK HERE for a great piece called "Bernard Purdie ... did he really record with The Beatles?"

CLICK HERE for the multi part fascinating documentary about Dream Theater's search for a new drummer

CLICK HERE for info on the Top 100 Most Expensive Cassettes on Discogs

CLICK HERE for The Liner Notes Project

CLICK HERE to hear the new number one hit from Juniper

CLICK HERE for the old switcheroo: A new episode of the Casey's Musical Dustbin Radio podcast where Michael Shelley is the interview subject.

CLICK HERE to hear Laura Cantrell interviewed on the Stereo Hysteria podcast

CLICK HERE to read "How the Beach Boys’ Lost Late-Sixties Gems Got a Second Life "

CLICK HERE to read Michael's recent interview Sonny Curtis Please Kill Me!

CLICK HERE to find out what happened when Jonathan Richman moved to Maine in 1981

CLICK HERE to read Michael's recent interview Lou Reed archivist Don Fleming on the Please Kill Me website!

CLICK HERE Robbie Fulks And Linda Gail Lewis' interview & performance on Fresh Air

CLICK HERE Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis LIVE & unplugged at Paste studios!

CLICK HERE for info on the new compilation "Back Patio Bliss" produced by listener Baby!

CLICK HERE for a free download of the new album "Matt Gets Blue" from Matt Lucas

CLICK HERE for the program MP3 Tag

CLICK HERE to test if you hear Yanny or Laurel

CLICK HERE for an interesting short film about R. Stevie Moore

CLICK HERE for info on Copyright Termination Experts

CLICK HERE to read Michael Shelley's comic "Oh No, It's Tinnitus!"

CLICK HERE for very funny excerpts from a notebook where record store clerks logged "anytime we got a dopey phone call, boneheaded comment, or generally batshit customer experience"

CLICK HERE for Quincy Jones on Paul "the worst bass player I ever heard" McCartney, Michael "stole a lot of stuff" Jackson, Astrology, and who killed Kennedy!

CLICK HERE for a map, with audio links, to whatever the #1 song is in 3000 places around the world

CLICK HERE for a step-by-step guide to repairing damaged record sleeves

CLICK HERE for testimony given by Taylor Swift in Colorado district court

CLICK HERE for the animated guide to compression

CLICK HERE to check out drummer Jim Gordon's discography

CLICK HERE to listen to/download 1000s of digitized 78s

CLICK HERE to watch Robbie Fulks cover NRBQ at FMU

CLICK HERE for selection from the British Library’s extensive collections of unique sound recordings, which cover the entire range of recorded sound: music, drama and literature, oral history, wildlife and environmental sounds

CLICK HERE for an interview with Brian Wilson where he says "Mike Love is probably the greatest lyric writer in the world. I think he’s my favorite lyric writer. He just wrote a lot of good songs"

CLICK HERE for "Student Group Apologizes for Playing ‘Transphobic’ and ‘Problematic’ Lou Reed Song"

CLICK HERE to see how Steve Keene does it

CLICK HERE for 28:46 of "NRBQ & Friends"

CLICK HERE for "Marty Stuart: The Story of Clarence White & The Parsons/White StringBender "

CLICK HERE to find out "How the Nashville Number System revolutionized recording sessions"

CLICK HERE for the 1988 piece "Who Does Chuck Berry Think He Is?"

CLICK HERE Cheap Trick on "Live At Daryl's House"

CLICK HERE to listen to a new interview with Jonathan Richman

CLICK HERE for an interesting piece about a journalist trying to interview Brian Wilson

CLICK HERE to read the report on Kippington Lodge's 1967 BBC audition - Includes phrases "painful" & "tone deaf" then

CLICK HERE for "The Truth of the Flamin' Groovies' Story is Stranger Than Fiction"

CLICK HERE for a piece on how they come up with radio ratings & Delilha's radio show

CLICK HERE for a great documentary about The Cactus Blossoms

CLICK HERE for "Rob Freeman Recording The Ramones"

CLICK HERE to see The Michael Shelley Band live at WFMU's Monty Hall

CLICK HERE if you have the stomach to read Rolling Stone's ridiculous "100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time"

CLICK HERE to go "Inside the Strange, Hidden World of Offstage Touring Musicians"

CLICK HERE to watch The Cactus Blossoms live at WFMU April 18, 2015

CLICK HERE to watch James Hunter sing "Somethings Calling" live at WFMU Dec 7, 2015 - just so so so good

CLICK HERE for a nice piece on former guest on this show (and the drummer for The Beatles) Bernard Purdie

CLICK HERE to test your sense of pitch

CLICK HERE for Wilton Felder's so good isolated bass on "I Want You Back"

CLICK HERE to find out "Why Do All Records Sound the Same?

CLICK HERE for a cover of a Michael Shelley song!

CLICK HERE for The Cactus Blossoms on The 30 Minute Music Hour

CLICK HERE for a documentary and discussion of The Columbia House Record Club

CLICK HERE to test yourself and find out "How Well Can You Hear Audio Quality?"

CLICK HERE for an article about Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" with files of the isolated tracks to listen to

CLICK HERE to see actual AFM contracts for some legendary recording sessions

CLICK HERE to read Carol Kaye review of the book "The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret" or CLICK HERE to read Carol's review of The Hoover Linx Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner, BH50010

CLICK HERE to see part one of a short behind the scenes film about Brian Wilson's new album "No Pier Pressure"

CLICK HERE for Brian Wilson's new song "The Right Time" (feat. Al Jardine) live on SoundStage. and

CLICK HERE for "Wild Honey" feat. Blondie Chaplin & Ricky Fataar

CLICK HERE for a great 2012 Rolling Stone piece about the 2012 Beach Boys reunion

CLICK HERE for a great piece on Better Records, whcih sells old lp pressings that sell for astronomical prices, e.g: The Police’s Synchronicity: $350

CLICK HERE for "It Sure Seems Like Neil Young’s Pono Player Is Bullshit"

CLICK HERE for "Why Cds May Actually Sound Better Than Vinyl"

CLICK HERE to create never ending always changing loops of a music files you upload

CLICK HERE for Gay Robot

CLICK HERE for PopSpots: exact locations of album cover photos and other visuals of pop history - tracked down with an obsessive level of research

CLICK HERE for 1971 tapes of Bob Dylan getting rightfully testy with A.J. Weberman (who used to go through and sell Dylan's garbage)

CLICK HERE for "Mind-Blowing Six Song Country Mashup" - which, if it is real, is pretty mind blowing

CLICK HEREfor the answer to the question "Do Coat Hangers Sound As Good Monster Cables?"

CLICK HERE to watch Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets or CLICK HERE to listen

CLICK HERE to watch Nick Lowe & Lost Straightjjackets live!

CLICK HERE for the genius school teacher who wore the same outfit for yearbook pictures for 40 years

CLICK HERE Foo Fighters with Rick Nielsen doing "Stiff Competition" on David Letterman

CLICK HERE for the preview of the new WFMU documentary "Sex And Broacasting"

CLICK HERE for a piece about mastering that says that sometimes mastering recordings makes them worse

CLICK HERE to see "Triumph Watches The World Cup, Part 1"

CLICK HERE for something odd: on the website of session guitarist Jay Graydon (he plays the guitar solo on Steely Dan's "Peg") he lists playing guitar on Cheap Trick's studio version of "I Want You To Want Me" among his 1977 credits.

CLICK HERE for some audio Illusions - "Can You Trust Your Ears"?

CLICK HERE for optical illusions

CLICK HERE for a short film of two craftsmen at work

CLICK HERE to play Name That Drum Fill

CLICK HERE to read "Phish Has Been a Band for Thirty Years Now and They Have Sucked the Whole Time" and then CLICK HERE to read "This Is What Happens When You Make Fun Of Phish On The Internet"

CLICK HERE for the story of Be Bop Deluxe's Bill Nelson and how he says his record label ripped him off

CLICK HERE to read about a recent Jerry Lewis show

CLICK HERE for the new release of 5 Style 1996 live on WFMU

CLICK HERE for proof that Michael Nesmith is a nut

CLICK HERE to see some wise asses I'm a fan of

CLICK HERE to hear Bernard Prurdie talk about all kinds of things - including saying "Ringo's not on anything"

CLICK HERE for a laugh

CLICK HERE for Ronee Blakley singing "Tapedeck in His Tractor" from "Nashville"

CLICK HERE to play the web Theremin

CLICK HERE to see drummer Joff from the band Bucky so some drawings of old people

CLICK HERE for wrong from the get go NPR blog "The Worst Songs Of All Time?"

CLICK HERE to see why the cowardly anonymous culture of the internet drives me even more crazy then art does

CLICK HERE for a little background on the Buddy Rich tapes

CLICK HERE for the The Knack - this clip (with hard panned guitars) will help you understand the division of guitar parts in this song - which is not quite what I thought it was

CLICK HERE then click "Random Video"

CLICK HERE for a reminder that you have to be 恋のホワン・ホワン (or HERE, or HERE , or HERE , or HERE, or HERE!)

CLICK HERE for info on an odd e-book "Nick Lowe: A Long Career That Never Gets Stale." It is 4 pages long and "sells" for $1.99. The same author has one about Dean Martin that was reviewed like this: "This pamphlet was complete garbage. A sixth grader could have written a better essay. All of this author's works should be removed from Amazon."

CLICK HERE, but only if you have golden ears

CLICK HERE for some amazing RARE STAX MUSIC from tapes Robert Gordon pulled out of the debris when the STAX building was being torn down!

CLICK HERE for Ernie Bushmiller illustrated autobiography, on an amazing website

CLICK HERE for The Mills Brothers

CLICK HERE for James Jamerson & Gladys Knight going nuts on I Heard It Through The Grapevine

CLICK HERE for a nice piece about the the L.A. studio musicians who dominated the 70's sound.

CLICK HERE for some classic Jerry. The whole clip is crazy - but 2:13 in is really off the charts nuts.

CLICK HERE for Paul Anka's famous post-gig turned into a short film!

CLICK HERE for an recent Montclair Times article on Michael Shelley!

CLICK HERE to read how Big Star's "September Gurls" was recorded at Ardent Studios

Apparently Bowie offered "Golden Years" to Elvis Presley - but The King declined. CLICK HERE former guest Stevie Riks nails the Elvis/Bowie duet version

CLICK HERE to find how how you can submit your own top of the hour WFMU ID

CLICK HERE for Marty Stewart on the PBS show "The Kate"

CLICK HERE for info on The Steve Keene Art Book

CLICK HEREfor "Remembering Adam Schlesinger"

CLICK HERE to support the new Starry Skies album called 'Small Wonders'.

CLICK HERE to point to your pointer

CLICK HERE for a podcast titled "Nick Lowe breaks down his live show"

CLICK HERE to see The Top 30 Most Expensive Items Sold on Discogs in September 2020, and CLICK HERE to check out The Most Expensive Soul Records Ever Sold on Discogs

CLICK HERE to check out the Radio Time Machine and listen to any year of any country's radio

CLICK HERE to see U.S. recorded music revenues by format from 1973 to 2019

CLICK HERE to see if you can Spot The Troll

CLICK HERE for the (highly recommended) Chrome Music Lab

CLICK HERE for a short documentary on The Liverbirds

CLICK HERE to listen to the Student Teachers on 'KCRW's "Lost Notes"

CLICK HERE for Fountains Of Wayne Live from the Artists Den

CLICK HERE (if you dare) to watch "The Black Connection"

CLICK HERE to watch "Andrew Bird's Live From The Great Room feat. Jonathan Richman"

CLICK HERE for a NY Times piece on the lp "Casino Royale"

CLICK HERE to find how how you can make a guitar amp out of an old radio

The Boston public library are currently digitizing 100,000 vinyl LPs for anyone to listen to online, CLICK HERE to browse

CLICK HERE to hear Michael's new 30 minute mix for the debut installment of Lagniappe Radio

CLICK HERE for The Fab Four Archivist's "Replacing Ringo? The Story Behind Bernard Purdie and The Beatles"

CLICK HERE for a great piece called "Bernard Purdie ... did he really record with The Beatles?"

CLICK HERE for the multi part fascinating documentary about Dream Theater's search for a new drummer

CLICK HERE for info on the Top 100 Most Expensive Cassettes on Discogs

CLICK HERE for The Liner Notes Project

CLICK HERE to hear the new number one hit from Juniper

CLICK HERE for the old switcheroo: A new episode of the Casey's Musical Dustbin Radio podcast where Michael Shelley is the interview subject.

CLICK HERE to hear Laura Cantrell interviewed on the Stereo Hysteria podcast

CLICK HERE to read "How the Beach Boys’ Lost Late-Sixties Gems Got a Second Life "

CLICK HERE to read Michael's recent interview Sonny Curtis Please Kill Me!

CLICK HERE to find out what happened when Jonathan Richman moved to Maine in 1981

CLICK HERE to read Michael's recent interview Lou Reed archivist Don Fleming on the Please Kill Me website!

CLICK HERE Robbie Fulks And Linda Gail Lewis' interview & performance on Fresh Air

CLICK HERE Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis LIVE & unplugged at Paste studios!

CLICK HERE for info on the new compilation "Back Patio Bliss" produced by listener Baby!

CLICK HERE for a free download of the new album "Matt Gets Blue" from Matt Lucas

CLICK HERE for the program MP3 Tag

CLICK HERE to test if you hear Yanny or Laurel

CLICK HERE for an interesting short film about R. Stevie Moore

CLICK HERE for info on Copyright Termination Experts

CLICK HERE to read Michael Shelley's comic "Oh No, It's Tinnitus!"

CLICK HERE for very funny excerpts from a notebook where record store clerks logged "anytime we got a dopey phone call, boneheaded comment, or generally batshit customer experience"

CLICK HERE for Quincy Jones on Paul "the worst bass player I ever heard" McCartney, Michael "stole a lot of stuff" Jackson, Astrology, and who killed Kennedy!

CLICK HERE for a map, with audio links, to whatever the #1 song is in 3000 places around the world

CLICK HERE for a step-by-step guide to repairing damaged record sleeves

CLICK HERE for testimony given by Taylor Swift in Colorado district court

CLICK HERE for the animated guide to compression

CLICK HERE to check out drummer Jim Gordon's discography

CLICK HERE to listen to/download 1000s of digitized 78s

CLICK HERE to watch Robbie Fulks cover NRBQ at FMU

CLICK HERE for selection from the British Library’s extensive collections of unique sound recordings, which cover the entire range of recorded sound: music, drama and literature, oral history, wildlife and environmental sounds

CLICK HERE for an interview with Brian Wilson where he says "Mike Love is probably the greatest lyric writer in the world. I think he’s my favorite lyric writer. He just wrote a lot of good songs"

CLICK HERE for "Student Group Apologizes for Playing ‘Transphobic’ and ‘Problematic’ Lou Reed Song"

CLICK HERE to see how Steve Keene does it

CLICK HERE for 28:46 of "NRBQ & Friends"

CLICK HERE for "Marty Stuart: The Story of Clarence White & The Parsons/White StringBender "

CLICK HERE to find out "How the Nashville Number System revolutionized recording sessions"

CLICK HERE for the 1988 piece "Who Does Chuck Berry Think He Is?"

CLICK HERE Cheap Trick on "Live At Daryl's House"

CLICK HERE to listen to a new interview with Jonathan Richman

CLICK HERE for an interesting piece about a journalist trying to interview Brian Wilson

CLICK HERE to read the report on Kippington Lodge's 1967 BBC audition - Includes phrases "painful" & "tone deaf" then

CLICK HERE for "The Truth of the Flamin' Groovies' Story is Stranger Than Fiction"

CLICK HERE for a piece on how they come up with radio ratings & Delilha's radio show

CLICK HERE for a great documentary about The Cactus Blossoms

CLICK HERE for "Rob Freeman Recording The Ramones"

CLICK HERE to see The Michael Shelley Band live at WFMU's Monty Hall

CLICK HERE if you have the stomach to read Rolling Stone's ridiculous "100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time"

CLICK HERE to go "Inside the Strange, Hidden World of Offstage Touring Musicians"

CLICK HERE to watch The Cactus Blossoms live at WFMU April 18, 2015

CLICK HERE to watch James Hunter sing "Somethings Calling" live at WFMU Dec 7, 2015 - just so so so good

CLICK HERE for a nice piece on former guest on this show (and the drummer for The Beatles) Bernard Purdie

CLICK HERE to test your sense of pitch

CLICK HERE for Wilton Felder's so good isolated bass on "I Want You Back"

CLICK HERE to find out "Why Do All Records Sound the Same?

CLICK HERE for a cover of a Michael Shelley song!

CLICK HERE for The Cactus Blossoms on The 30 Minute Music Hour

CLICK HERE for a documentary and discussion of The Columbia House Record Club

CLICK HERE to test yourself and find out "How Well Can You Hear Audio Quality?"

CLICK HERE for an article about Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" with files of the isolated tracks to listen to

CLICK HERE to see actual AFM contracts for some legendary recording sessions

CLICK HERE to read Carol Kaye review of the book "The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret" or CLICK HERE to read Carol's review of The Hoover Linx Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner, BH50010

CLICK HERE to see part one of a short behind the scenes film about Brian Wilson's new album "No Pier Pressure"

CLICK HERE for Brian Wilson's new song "The Right Time" (feat. Al Jardine) live on SoundStage. and

CLICK HERE for "Wild Honey" feat. Blondie Chaplin & Ricky Fataar

CLICK HERE for a great 2012 Rolling Stone piece about the 2012 Beach Boys reunion

CLICK HERE for a great piece on Better Records, whcih sells old lp pressings that sell for astronomical prices, e.g: The Police’s Synchronicity: $350

CLICK HERE for "It Sure Seems Like Neil Young’s Pono Player Is Bullshit"

CLICK HERE for "Why Cds May Actually Sound Better Than Vinyl"

CLICK HERE to create never ending always changing loops of a music files you upload

CLICK HERE for Gay Robot

CLICK HERE for PopSpots: exact locations of album cover photos and other visuals of pop history - tracked down with an obsessive level of research

CLICK HERE for 1971 tapes of Bob Dylan getting rightfully testy with A.J. Weberman (who used to go through and sell Dylan's garbage)

CLICK HERE for "Mind-Blowing Six Song Country Mashup" - which, if it is real, is pretty mind blowing

CLICK HEREfor the answer to the question "Do Coat Hangers Sound As Good Monster Cables?"

CLICK HERE to watch Nick Lowe and Los Straitjackets or CLICK HERE to listen

CLICK HERE to watch Nick Lowe & Lost Straightjjackets live!

CLICK HERE for the genius school teacher who wore the same outfit for yearbook pictures for 40 years

CLICK HERE Foo Fighters with Rick Nielsen doing "Stiff Competition" on David Letterman

CLICK HERE for the preview of the new WFMU documentary "Sex And Broacasting"

CLICK HERE for a piece about mastering that says that sometimes mastering recordings makes them worse

CLICK HERE to see "Triumph Watches The World Cup, Part 1"

CLICK HERE for something odd: on the website of session guitarist Jay Graydon (he plays the guitar solo on Steely Dan's "Peg") he lists playing guitar on Cheap Trick's studio version of "I Want You To Want Me" among his 1977 credits.

CLICK HERE for some audio Illusions - "Can You Trust Your Ears"?

CLICK HERE for optical illusions

CLICK HERE for a short film of two craftsmen at work

CLICK HERE to play Name That Drum Fill

CLICK HERE to read "Phish Has Been a Band for Thirty Years Now and They Have Sucked the Whole Time" and then CLICK HERE to read "This Is What Happens When You Make Fun Of Phish On The Internet"

CLICK HERE for the story of Be Bop Deluxe's Bill Nelson and how he says his record label ripped him off

CLICK HERE to read about a recent Jerry Lewis show

CLICK HERE for the new release of 5 Style 1996 live on WFMU

CLICK HERE for proof that Michael Nesmith is a nut

CLICK HERE to see some wise asses I'm a fan of

CLICK HERE to hear Bernard Prurdie talk about all kinds of things - including saying "Ringo's not on anything"

CLICK HERE for a laugh

CLICK HERE for Ronee Blakley singing "Tapedeck in His Tractor" from "Nashville"

CLICK HERE to play the web Theremin

CLICK HERE to see drummer Joff from the band Bucky so some drawings of old people

CLICK HERE for wrong from the get go NPR blog "The Worst Songs Of All Time?"

CLICK HERE to see why the cowardly anonymous culture of the internet drives me even more crazy then art does

CLICK HERE for a little background on the Buddy Rich tapes

CLICK HERE for the The Knack - this clip (with hard panned guitars) will help you understand the division of guitar parts in this song - which is not quite what I thought it was

CLICK HERE then click "Random Video"

CLICK HERE for a reminder that you have to be 恋のホワン・ホワン (or HERE, or HERE , or HERE , or HERE, or HERE!)

CLICK HERE for info on an odd e-book "Nick Lowe: A Long Career That Never Gets Stale." It is 4 pages long and "sells" for $1.99. The same author has one about Dean Martin that was reviewed like this: "This pamphlet was complete garbage. A sixth grader could have written a better essay. All of this author's works should be removed from Amazon."

CLICK HERE, but only if you have golden ears

CLICK HERE for some amazing RARE STAX MUSIC from tapes Robert Gordon pulled out of the debris when the STAX building was being torn down!

CLICK HERE for Ernie Bushmiller illustrated autobiography, on an amazing website

CLICK HERE for The Mills Brothers

CLICK HERE for James Jamerson & Gladys Knight going nuts on I Heard It Through The Grapevine

CLICK HERE for a nice piece about the the L.A. studio musicians who dominated the 70's sound.

CLICK HERE for some classic Jerry. The whole clip is crazy - but 2:13 in is really off the charts nuts.

CLICK HERE for Paul Anka's famous post-gig turned into a short film!

CLICK HERE for an recent Montclair Times article on Michael Shelley!

CLICK HERE to read how Big Star's "September Gurls" was recorded at Ardent Studios

Apparently Bowie offered "Golden Years" to Elvis Presley - but The King declined. CLICK HERE former guest Stevie Riks nails the Elvis/Bowie duet version


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Listener comments!

Avatar #1 Hit Supporter Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 11:00am
Listener Baby:

Greetings Mr. Shelley. Your mission today, should you decide to accept; is to play rapid fire #1 hits, tell us about your week, complain (just the right amount), then play the Scooby Doo bit that brings me so much joy. Good luck and good morning.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:01am
Greg from ZONE 5:

Morning Michael & all!
  11:01am
Turntable #1:

after many rumours that i have been much-maligned, i'm here to say that i have always done my best to play ONLY #1 HITS!!
Avatar #1 Hit Supporter Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 11:02am
Listener Baby:

This message will never self destruct.
  11:02am
clarke:

HEY
now.
  11:04am
clarke:

BABY!!!!!!
Avatar #1 Hit Supporter Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 11:04am
Squints:

ok then.

hey HEY hey now.
Avatar #1 Hit Supporter Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 11:04am
Listener Baby:

TT#1. We have your back. Please keep doing what you are doing. For those of us who care, your work is appreciated.
  11:05am
clarke:

scooby dooooo. scooby-do.
it's the wost deal we've ever had!
  11:05am
Frank In Queens:

Hey now!
  11:06am
clarke:

ay Squints!! how's it HANGin'??
  11:06am
clarke:

Treasurer inna Haus!!
  11:07am
Skyline chili:

Hey now brown cow!
  11:09am
clarke:

we've got a nice start, here, folks. don't screw it up!! don't screw it up... don't...
  11:09am
clarke:

Turntable One for the.. WIN!!!
  11:09am
Cooh John:

Hello Michael and #1ers.
  11:10am
jmd:

Whoa, this Boogie is on fire!
Avatar #1 Hit Supporter Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 11:10am
myron feld:

@Michael Shelley: I'm not a big fan of Christmas music (been a devout Satanist since Y2K), but your and Laura Cantrell's new offering is EXTREMELY #1! For those who haven't heard it (or those who'd like to hear it again), here's "Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus": www.youtube.com...
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Greg from ZONE 5:

@clarke: They call him Scooby-Doo…but he doesn't do!
  11:12am
clarke:

TT#1 is fundamentally sound.
  11:12am
gf2002:

That feeling when you listen to Speedy and Jimmy and realize they cut these records 100% live to one track of tape roughly 70 years ago...That's how you play guitar.
  11:13am
clarke:

they should call it Velma!
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Michael Shelley:

Worst deal we've ever had...
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Morning FMUvianz !
  11:15am
Paul:

"Turner Sings Allen"
  11:15am
clarke:

what is the Mystery Machine doing? Nothing!!
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Handy Haversack:

Hey now! Michael and all the Shelle Gamers! Greg, clarke, Cooh John, Skyline, Frank, Baby, Rev Rab, presuming Jack, all!

Was at the store. Gonna have to cook soon. Friends coming over to meet the kittens and eat brunch.
  11:16am
Paul:

Make that Franklin, not Turner.
  11:16am
clarke:

Social Kittie Brunch does NOT excuse you, sir!!
  11:16am
gf2002:

Speaking of acoustic 12-string guitar...one of the hottest 12-string tracks of the 60's can be heard on Burl Ives' "Holly Jolly Christmas". No joke.
  11:17am
egould310:

Goodbye girl, where did you go?

One of the best tunes by one of the best bands. Teenage Fanclub #1 hit song makers.
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Squints:

gf2002, I doubt it but would love to find out that was played by The Astounding 12-String Guitar Of Glen Campbell.
  11:18am
egould310:

Power pop! Single note guitar solo!
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Dennis Diken:

go, Mikey! hey everybody!
  11:19am
clarke:

it's a van, but what's it DOING???
  11:20am
Frank In Queens:

Hittin’ that post!
  11:20am
clarke:

Turntable One claims NO responsibility for the most recent error. it was attempting to play Bell Sound!!! hey now!!!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Please Sir - may I some more Dickens...
Nice Harrison stylee slide on that Fanclub...
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PatrickMC:

I don't know who Isaak Opatz is but that opener track sure rang all my bells. #1 for sure
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Squints:

That pace. They're playing this like Don Everly played Bird Dog. Just git it done.
  11:21am
clarke:

not my tempo!!!!
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Listener Baby:

Nino
  11:23am
clarke:

papoose
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Squints:

I'm pretty sure this show is where I got hipped to SugarPie Desanto.

SugarPie Desanto makes me so happy.
  11:30am
clarke:

Serpentine Fiyah?? come on!!!
  11:32am
clarke:

best sign i ever saw: Holiday Inn in hyannis, MA: HAVE YOUR NEXT AFFAIR WITH US!
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Moammar:

Gilbert Gottfriend's big moment at the climax of "The Aristrocrats" is one of the most heroic things I've ever seen. A triumph of the human spirit.
  11:34am
Paul:

best bumper sticker: I Brake Just Like a Little Girl
  11:34am
Paul:

He was struck by Murry.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Ooof.
  11:36am
mike east:

What was the show Michael recommended with 9 episode seasons?
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Michael Shelley:

GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW
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PatrickMC:

Ah so this was Nick's acid trip
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Handy Haversack:

I notice we all very carefully don't mention Turntable 1's culpability in the wrong record getting played ...

Gonna start cooking soon, but we'll be listening.
  11:37am
clarke:

see above, HH
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Listener Baby:

There is only one Steppenwolf, Nick
  11:38am
phat in Lincoln:

I think I can see her face now, too!
  11:38am
clarke:

and they are in the grave!!
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Squints:

In re EW&F. I'm pretty sure if you share a bill with Chicago you get into the R&RHoF.

Casual observation. Not necessarily causal inference.
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Handy Haversack:

What does it have on you, clarke? We can help you!
  11:38am
Paul:

Can't go wrong with Pauls
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myron feld:

you must have a Paul Lynde ID somewhere in there
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McGroovey:

That Kippington Lodge track is pretty groovy.
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Squints:

"I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express this afternoon."
  11:38am
ledzeppelinsucks:

Where's Paul Shore?
  11:39am
clarke:

TT#1 was merely trying to play The Above.
  11:39am
mike east:

Thank you, Michael. Carry on :)
  11:40am
clarke:

ha ha, Squints
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Montmaster J:

Who's looking forward to watching "Get Back" this week?! Anybody see it already somehow?
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Michael Shelley:

Can you rent GET BACK - or must you subscribe?
  11:41am
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i used to take my kids to Larsons after school on the way to soccer practice. Hot dogs and corn bread.
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Squints:

One of the few rhythm sections that might have left The Funk Brothers a little slackjawed. Christ, this groove....
  11:42am
gf2002:

Re: The Brian Wilson movie. First, it's now available to buy on Amazon Prime video too. I understand why they put the "talking heads" in these types of documentaries, a lot of it is to draw in other fanbases. But in the case of the Foo Fighters' drummer Taylor Hawkins, he's legit. A former girlfriend of his was the daughter of Dennis Wilson's close friend and songwriting collaborator Gregg Jakobson. When they dug up an unfinished Dennis solo track from Pacific Ocean Blue, "Holy Man", Gregg asked Taylor to sing it, backed by members of Queen. Taylor had a voice that Gregg thought was similar to Dennis' in sound and feel, and it's a really good reading of Dennis' music. So Taylor Hawkins is legit as a big fan of the Wilsons in general, had the blessing of one of Dennis' closest friends and collaborators, and has more cred within the fan base than some of the others.
  11:42am
clarke:

long ago, when on REM's #2 bus, peter buck had a lot of this footage, but on crappy quality VHS tapes. not sure how he got them, and if i knew i'd be dead.
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Montmaster J:

I think it's only on Disney +....we joined and will unjoin after this month.....
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Squints:

I love the Tempts Smokeyish take on this, but this one, yowza.
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Squints:

I still ain't made up my mind about Toledo.
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Montmaster J:

You are, of course, invited to come over and watch it ;)
  11:44am
clarke:

ha ha ha ha ha - hoboken?!?
  11:45am
P-90:

The art of the Spoken Word Intro Song
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Squints:

"That's another thing there ain't no of."
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Listener Baby:

Amazing recording this
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myron feld:

Sister Wynona Carr and Frances Faye have very similar speaking voices. Singing voices is another story. And I love Frances.
  11:46am
clarke:

what cartoon, Squints?? (memory only half there)
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...terrible terrible terrible things in the world
- but then! - an Otis Redding track I don't know yet.
Do you reckon Judy Henske was very into Wynona Carr ??
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Squints:

stan freberg, christmas dragnet.
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Lizardner Dave !:

TIL recently is after his yo yo career Kenny Strass went on to play Colin Robinson on What We Do in the Shadows.
  11:47am
clarke:

ahhhhh YES!!
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Montmaster J:

Going to see Dylan Wednesday at the Capitol.....first time.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

I read that Get Back will debut around Thanksgiving - & then be on demand on Disney+ after this. It is 7.8 Hours not just 6. Rumor is the home release will be 12 Hours !
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...7.8 hours, in three parts...
  11:50am
clarke:

two-fer!!!!!
  11:50am
Fuchs Audio:

this lemon twigs tune sounding a lot like Todd Rungren ?
  11:51am
clarke:

deliberately!!
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Frank In Queens:

@Fuchs, I agree. I thought it was Todd the first time I heard it.
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Michael Shelley:

FA- 100%
  11:51am
Vistavision:

Last night’s Dylan show may have been the best I’ve seen, and I’ve seen many, both good and bad. His vote was smooth and marvelous, his upright pianist playing was spirited and really rockin’ indeed. Really great. He can’t live forever… go!
  11:52am
Fuchs Audio:

They clearly (and quite nicely) show their influences on their sleeves, and I quite like it...
  11:52am
clarke:

Frank: our lovely host hath started the MovieTime, methinks??
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Frank In Queens:

Watched Fast Times At Ridgemont High last night.
  11:53am
clarke:

awe-sommmme!!
  11:54am
clarke:

nice car, Jefferson, you've been keeping it up wonderfully!!
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PatrickMC:

That ain't Brother Barry! But not bad
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Michael Shelley:

FIQ - one of my all time top tens
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Corey:

Morning Michael and listeners! Rare Saturday work day made better by stream of #1's!
  11:54am
clarke:

this week i saw When Trumpets Fade - which made me think of you, Frank, in that it is VERY Fuller!!
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Listener Baby:

This is what we call, Way out over your skis.
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Handy Haversack:

Hey, Corey!
  11:55am
Andres:

This is good.
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Frank In Queens:

Gotta check that out clarke!
  11:56am
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Hey ! Is that you and Mr. Fine Wine in this pic dining on Pell Street? https://gothamist.com/food/nyc-outdoor-dining-permanent

Pic here : https://cdn.cms.prod.nypr.digital/images/2021092.2e16d0ba.fill-661x496.format-jpeg.jpegquality-80_KnU1XZO.jpg
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JimB:

"What are you, a hand model?"
  11:56am
clarke:

someone has posted it on the youtube but as WarMovie
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Frank In Queens:

@Michael, I've seem it a million times, but not for quite some time. I was able to appreciate it on a different level last night.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Oddly enuff - written by the BeeGees 'about' Robert Stigwood I think it was - their Manager - & how impressed they were & needed him ! :D
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Frank In Queens:

@clarke, thanks. I hope it's still up when I have a chance to check it out next week. This weekend is all hockey
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Dylan has had this outstanding band for years now, yeah ?
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Listener Baby:

Now SHE can ski
  11:58am
clarke:

all hockey all the time!
  11:58am
Dennis Diken:

it is written that Joe Pesci introduced the “two yutes” Bob Gaudio to Frankie Valli. “Sir” Joe Pesci, for that alone.
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Moammar:

The Ur-Drells!
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Frank In Queens:

@clarke, the Isles are opening the new arena this weekend.
  12:00pm
clarke:

you do the hockey pocky - that's what it's all about, apparently.
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myron feld:

re: Fast Times: Phoebe Cates is my third cousin. I've never met her.
  12:01pm
clarke:

Hi Brad (cue The Cars Moving In Stereo)
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Michael Shelley:

Clarke - you read my mind
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Corey:

Hey Handy! Happy Saturday!
  12:02pm
clarke:

ha ha ha - naw
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Frank In Queens:

The Criterion version has the clip from the pool house scene that was cut in order for the film to avoid an X rating.
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Listener Baby:

Let’s talk under-rated amazing drummers right here.
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myron feld:

@Baby: Paul Thompson, the number onest.
  12:03pm
gf2002:

Also worth noting Pesci's character in Goodfellas was renamed "Tommy DeVito", who the real Tommy DeVito was also Pesci's and Valli's mutual friend and founder of the Four Seasons. Love playing six degrees of Pesci...
  12:04pm
clarke:

and phil manzanera - also underrated.
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PatrickMC:

@baby. Just thinking exact same
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Drums & their Recording here.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Funky, Driving, Tight & Swingin' all @ once.
  12:06pm
clarke:

and unique snare sound to be sure - sometimes bad is good.
  12:06pm
egould310:

Love is the drug. But so are drugs.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Drums is the Drug
  12:07pm
clarke:

no vocoder for Frampton - it was a TalkBox - which is an air-tube connected to a distortion/fuzz unit
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Listener Baby:

@Clake. It’s almost like the snares were lifted on that Roxy track. Almost.
  12:07pm
Paul:

Sounds like a theme song to a 60s sitcom.
  12:10pm
clarke:

i think it goes for around $8
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Greg from ZONE 5:

Nah, FCA is still dirt cheap. But I did see a store in NOLA attempting to get $60 for a copy of Born In The USA.
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Frank In Queens:

@clarke @michael, yes, a stock copy in decent shape goes for about $8 - $10.
  12:11pm
gf2002:

A comedian had a joke that every house in the suburbs had a copy of Frampton Comes Alive waiting on the doorstep for every family that moved to a new home.
  12:11pm
clarke:

i like the album.
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Frank In Queens:

BUT I saw someone by an ok stock copy of Rumours on the street for $40!
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Dennis Diken:

@gf2002 - yes - also, Tommy Devito was Pesci's personal assistant for a long time in recent years.
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Erella:

Vinyl that was in everyone's collection isn't as valuable as the rarities. Did every male record collector own a copy of Whipped Cream & Other Delights by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass? Wonder what that one was worth
  12:12pm
clarke:

you can still find Whipped Cream!! very avail.
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Erella:

Yes. The vinyl is still in great shape because (many) people bought it for the cover. It is still in every thrift store LP bin
  12:14pm
clarke:

scooby dooooooooo
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Squints:

My Pop had a copy of WC&OD. Along with the rest of the TJB oeuvre.
  12:15pm
clarke:

one of the records that 'taught' me drums (hal blaine)
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Moammar:

I hope all the Joe Tex lovers out there have seen the Joe Tex show live in Sweden on YouTube. Stellar version of this song: www.youtube.com...
  12:15pm
clarke:

gotta watch that!!
  12:16pm
gf2002:

It's all about demand, when you have new listeners under 25 years of age trying to buy up vinyl, the price of anything "original" or "vintage" in a shop can be marked up and they will pay $14.99 for albums I find at yard sales for a buck or less. I remember the 90's Space Age Bachelor Pad Music craze when shops in Boston were selling Jackie Gleason and Martin Denny albums for 10-15 bucks because of the covers I think. And anything Esquivel at that time was through the roof.
  12:17pm
clarke:

told this before, but: in college, my bandmate and i snuck into Joe Tex's baton rouge abandoned mansion on highland road near LSU. spooky!!
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myron feld:

I went to this record store in Lexington KY that has a wall of "Whipped Cream and Other Delights" -- i.redd.it...
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McGroovey:

This Joe Tex song is living proof that sometimes a songwriter spends too much time struggling over lyrics, when just the three or four lines you thought of in the first ten seconds will do.
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Erella:

Myron! That is hilarious!
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Squints:

myron, with maybe the odd Right To Chews cover just to break it up?
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Joe B:

re Get Back - just subscribe for one month and cancel. It's 7 dollars. it's cheaper than renting three movies.
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Squints:

I like that Joe Tex's bass player was properly Earthed.
  12:18pm
DG:

RE: "Frampton Comes Alive"---that joke is in "Wayne's World 2." Wayne says that if you lived in the suburbs, you were "issued it. It came in the mail with packages of Tide." Not that a comic wouldn't have "borrowed"that joke, or had the same idea.
  12:19pm
clarke:

i never watch a movie that has a number behind the title.
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Listener Baby:

Man I love this one!,, is this the JD Mc guy on drums?
  12:20pm
gf2002:

@DG I forgot about Wayne's World 2, lol. I think Wayne "borrowed" the joke from a stand-up routine but it's still a classic line.
  12:20pm
clarke:

and yes, never seen Godfather 2 front to back
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ChrisB.:

Getting ready for Saturday night with The Ribeye Brothers at Asbury Lanes!
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Michael Shelley:

LB- jason Smay - I think so!
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Joe B:

nice Chris. have fun!
  12:21pm
Cooh John:

That Todd can party.
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Listener Baby:

I never knew that. Respect!,,
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Joe B:

Yes, definitely Jason Smay on drums!
  12:23pm
Paul:

@Joe B, good idea! I had Hulu for one month just to watch the McCartney documentary.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Reminds me a little of Status Quo's 1st album (Matchstick Men).
  12:24pm
Cooh John:

Had Jason play for my birthday years ago.🙌
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

...Freakbeat...
  12:25pm
clarke:

i was only going to keep amazon prime for a (free) month to watch Longboat - but, i will say that it has been worth it to pay for.
  12:26pm
phat in Lincoln:

No, we don't get any respect! Thanks Michael.
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Listener Baby:

Got to run. You done good, Baby! Enjoy your weekend, everybody!
  12:26pm
Paul:

"Marijuana is the flame, heroin is the fuse, LSD is the bomb."

Sgt. Joe Friday
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PatrickMC:

More accordion plz
  12:27pm
clarke:

he's still not sure about Toledo.
  12:28pm
clarke:

baby - BABY!!! ADIEU
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Marijuana is RubberSoul, heroin is the WhiteAlbum, LSD is Revolver/Pepper.
  12:31pm
Dennis Diken:

Jason Smay might be the greatest living drummer…on earth, that is
  12:34pm
Cooh John:

Agree, DD. What about Toledo,?
  12:35pm
P-90:

Sunset & Larrabee: cool location (especially back then)
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Greg from ZONE 5:

Bobbie, all day every day.
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Michael Shelley:

P-90 - Pussycat Theater, Tower, Filthy McNasty's, Turners, Licorice Pizza, Falafel place with pinball - Whiskey & Roxy just blocks away
  12:38pm
pp:

Michael, from last week, your comment calling Bogdanovich's "They All Laughed" a train wreck is misguided. It's a masterclass in perspective tracking shots and filming in the middle of Manhattan chaos.
  12:40pm
clarke:

that's basically the Sunset Strip, right?
  12:42pm
davefromtoronto:

a show called michael shelley..?
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Michael Shelley:

Jason Smay is one of those musicians who knows how to bring his personal style to every project & make it fit, while still maintaining his thing. Not always easy.
  12:46pm
phat in Lincoln:

That Sly and the Family Stone performance in Summer of Soul is ridiculously good.
  12:46pm
Tim from LH:

Jason Smay blew my mind first time I saw him play In Maxwells.
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Michael Shelley:

w/ the drummer sitting sideways!?
  12:47pm
KWilde:

Digging the instruméntales today!
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Frank In Queens:

SUPERGRASS!!
  12:48pm
phat in Lincoln:

@Michael Shelley yes!
  12:49pm
Paul:

What happened to Supergrass and Cornershop?
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Joe B:

Supergrass had a reunion tour booked for the US in summer of 2020.
  12:51pm
Paul:

@Joe B, no kidding?
  12:51pm
Chris Hiatt:

Margaret Glaspy = awesome.
  12:51pm
gf2002:

Supergrass is one of the best bands from that era. "In It For The Money" is a fantastic album. One of my all-time favorites.
  12:52pm
clarke:

NOT my fault!! signed, TT#1
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McGroovey:

It's almost 1:00? Dang.
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Joe B:

@paul - absolutely. they split in 2010. there is a (mostly) finished album from 2009-10 era that remains unreleased
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PatrickMC:

Undertones bastard kids?
  12:53pm
gf2002:

When they played Boston, a guy I knew was walking on Newbury Street and spotted them walking around too. No one knew them. He introduced himself and ended up taking them to John Fluevog to shop for shoes. That same guy also worked as a roadie for Superdrag, another amazing band.
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radioronan:

Great show.Thanks Michael!
  12:54pm
phat in Lincoln:

Oh hell yes, Only Ones
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Greg from ZONE 5:

PERFECT SONG.
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Corey:

Thanks for the great show Michael! Take care all!
  12:55pm
phat in Lincoln:

I know someone who says Another Girl is the greatest pop single of all time. Hard to argue.
  12:55pm
gf2002:

Supergrass, Superdrag, Superchunk...
  12:55pm
clarke:

it's the worst deal we've ever had!! #1 #1 #1
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jmd:

The best not-Soft Boys song ever!
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Frank In Queens:

Supergrass is my fave from that Britpop scene. Head and shoulders above all the others IMO. Hoping they can reschedule those dates i had tix for from last year, but we shall see.
  12:56pm
egould310:

Awesome show, Michael. Great opener song. Great closing song. It’s almost like you know what you’re doing. :-)
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

~ TY As Ever DJ MS ~
  12:57pm
Paul:

Better than Blur, Frank?
  12:57pm
phat in Lincoln:

Hot damn
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Frank Zaatar:

Is there such a thing as a timeless time machine? Cause that's the Only Ones.
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PatrickMC:

Buddy Holly covers day. #1. Now do Bobby Fuller 4!
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Moammar:

Riddle dee pat.
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Frank In Queens:

@Paul. Better than Blur. I like the rock and Supergrass brings the rock.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Buddy - Moses of PowerPop. Dead @ 21.
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Paul:

Fair enough.
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Joe B:

agreed Frank. I like Blur but not even close in my book!
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Frank In Queens:

And Road To Rouen is their best. I've probably said that every time someone players Supergrass on this station.
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

*22
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clarke:

tom.
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Frank In Queens:

Tom Carvel!
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gf2002:

Fudgie The Whale!
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phat in Lincoln:

Oh, the days of WOR on cable...
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clarke:

goo'nite.
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PatrickMC:

Dumpy the pumpkin rools
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Greg from ZONE 5:

Thanks, Michael!
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:

Supergrass - BritPop with some more Fun & less Posture...
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Handy Haversack:

Thanks, Michael!
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Bob:

We sell Frampton Comes Alive and much pedestrian stuff of that ilk very regularly. It's nothing like selling a clean Kinks, Stones or mono Beatles, but it's steady. Clean classic rock is always reliable. Ten or twelve bucks. Considering we generally pick them up for a buck or less, thats a huge profit. Much better than the three bucks I was lucky to make on a new CD in a retail store during the peak of disc sales.
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