Tuesday, April 16, 2024

1966 A to Z: G-H

Mal Thursday once again manages to fit two letters worth of artists into two hours in this, the seventh installment of the 1966 A to Z series, featuring artists whose names begin with G and H. A mix of the obscure and familiar, as unsung heroes stand shoulder to should with better known artists like Marvin Gaye, The Grateful Dead, Roy Head and The Hollies. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Mopophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 18 April 2024.

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 Playlist:
The Gants: (You Can't Blow) Smoke Rings
Marvin Gaye: One More Heartache/The Teenbeat Song
The Gentle'men (Queens NY): Come on (If You Can)
The Gentrys: I'm Gonna Look Straight Through You
The Gents: If You Don't Come Back
The Gnomes: Something's Going Wrong
The Golden Earrings: Daddy Buy Me a Girl
The Golliwogs: Fight Fire
The Galaxies IV: Piccadilly Circus (bed)
Lesley Gore: California Nights
The Grains of Sand: Going Away Baby/That's When Happiness Began
The Grass Roots: Where Were You When I Needed You
The Grateful Dead: Standing on the Corner
The Gray Things: Charity
The Great Society:
Somebody to Love
The Green Beans: Who Needs You
Grant Green: I Want to Hold Your Hand (bed)
Dale Gregory & the Shouters: Did Ya Need to Know
The Guess Who: The Clock on the Wall
The Guilloteens: Crying All Over My Time

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The G's: There's a Time
The Gentlemen (Dallas): It's Cry'n Shame
The Gnats: The Girl
The Great Grannies: Sugar Man
Roy Head: You're (Almost) Tuff
The Headstones: Wish She Were Mine/24 Hours (Every Day)
Roy Head Trio: Tush Hog (bed)

Half Pint & The Fifths: Orphan Boy
The Hangmen of Fairfield County: Stacey
The Harbinger Complex: I Think I'm Down
Tim Hardin: Don't Make Promises
Slim Harpo: Baby Scratch My Back
The Heard: Stop It Baby
Heinz:
I'm Not a Bad Guy
The Hogs: Blues Theme (bed)
Herman's Hermits: No Milk Today/Got a Feeling (mono)
Suzi Jane Hokom: I Need All the Help I Can Get
The Hollies: Don't Run and Hide/Pay You Back with Interest (mono)
The Human Beings: You're Bad News
The Human Beinz: Evil-Hearted You
The Human Expression: Readin' Your Will/Love at Psychedelic Velocity
The Humans: Warning
The Huns: Destination Lonely
The Hustlers: If You Try

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

1966 A to Z: E-F

Mal Thursday continues his alphabetical journey through 1966 with an episodes that crams two letters' worth of artists into one rockin' playlist. Starring the ususal obscuros with some better-known acts like The Easybeats, The Electric Prunes, Eddie Floyd, and The Four Tops. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. First broadcast 11 April 2024.

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 Playlist:
The E-Types: She Moves Me
The Easybeats: Goin' Out of My Mind/Sorry
The Echoes of Carnaby Street: No Place or Time
The Echos: Every Second of the Day
Jack Eely & The Courtmen: Louie Louie '66
The Electras: Dirty Old Man/Soul Searchin'
The Electric Company: Scarey Business
Duane Eddy: This Guitar Was Made for Twangin' (bed)
The Easybeats: Coca Cola spot
The Electric Prunes: Little Olive/I Had Too Much to Dream (live)
The End Result: Never Ask Again
The Enfields
: She Already Has Somebody
The English Setters: It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
Episode Six: Mighty Morris Ten
The Elite UFO: Tarantula (bed)
Vox Wah Wah spot
The Escapades: I Tell No Lies
The Esquires (Ottawa, ON): It's a Dirty Shame
The Everly Brothers: Somebody Help Me/Have You Ever Loved Somebody
The Evil 'I': Love Conquers All
The Express: You Gotta Understand
The Eyes: Man with Money
The Esquires (Tampa): Heat (bed)
Four for Texas trailer

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Elite: My Confusion
The Esquires (Irving): Judgement Day
The Exotics: Come with Me
The Five Americans: Western Union
The Five Canadians: Writing on the Wall/Never Alone
Finnicum: Come on Over
Neal Ford & The Fanatics: Shame on You
The Four More: Problem Child
Bobby Fuller Four: Love's Made a Fool of You/Wolfman (bed)

Fantastic Voyage trailer
The Fabs: That's the Bag I'm In
The Fantastic Dee-Jays: Fight Fire
The Five of Us: Hey You
Les Fleurs de Lys: Mud in Your Eye
The Flies: I'm Not Your Stepping Stone
The Flock: Hold on to My Mind
The Fouresters: The Gronk (bed)
Eddie Floyd: Knock on Wood
The Fogcutters: It's My World
The Foggy Notions: Need a Little Lovin'
The Four Tops: Reach Out, I'll Be There (live)
Kim Fowley: Underground Lady
John Fred & His Playboys: Play with Fire
The Free For All: Show Me the Way
The Free Thinkers: You Were Born for Me
The Fugitive Five: I Ain't Gonna Change My Way of Life

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

1966 A to Z: D

Mal Thursday dials up the fifth installment of the 1966 A to Z series, featuring artists whose names begin the letter D. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 4 April 2024

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Playlist:
The Daily Flash: Jack of Diamonds
Dale & The Devonaires: Never Be Free
Danny & The Other Guys: (You've Been Givin' Me) Hard Times
The Dantes: Can't Get Enough of Your Love
The Darelycks: Bad Trip
Bobby Darin: Don't Make Promises
The Dark Horsemen: You Lied
The Dave Clark Five: Try Too Hard
The Dantes: 80-96 (bed)
Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich: Hold Tight
The Debonaires: Never Mistaken
The Decades (Ventura): I'm Gonna Dance
December's Children: We Got a Groovy Thing Goin'
The Deepest Blue
: Somebody's Girl/Pretty Little Thing
The Del-Vetts: Last Time Around
Denise: Boy, What'll You Do Then
The Decades: On Sunset (bed)
The Descendants: Lela
Destiny's Children (Phoenix): The Collectors/For Me
Thee Deuces: You Gotta Try
Neil Diamond: Coca Cola spot/I've Got the Feeling (Oh No No)
Dino, Desi & Billy: She's So Far Out, She's In
Bo Diddley: Africa Speaks (bed)
The Dirty Shames: I Don't Care
The Dirty Wurds: Why
Micky Dolenz: Don't Do It
Don & The Goodtimes: I'm Real
Donovan: The Fat Angel/Sunshine Superman (mono)
The Donnybrooks: You're Gonna Cry
Lee Dorsey: Get Out of My Life, Woman
Downliners Sect: Why Don't You Smile Now
Micky Dolenz
: Plastic Symphony III (bed)
The Dovers: She's Not Just Anybody/The Third Eye
Hallucination Generation trailer
Dr. T & The Undertakers: Blue Feeling
The Drongos: Under My Thumb
Drusalee & The Dead: Lily
Bob Dylan: Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (live)/Obviously Five Believers (take 4)
Drusalee & The Dead: Exodus (bed)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Floyd Dakil Combo: Stronger Than Dirt
Danny & The Counts: You Need Love
Destiny's Children (Pasadena): Fall of the Queen
Donny & The Mod Men
: Get Out of My Room, Intruder
The Driving Wheels: One Year Ago Today

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

1966 A to Z: C

Mal Thursday continues his alphabetical journey through the year 1966 with two hours of artists whose names begin with the letter C. Expect the usual rockin' teenbeat nuggets, along with less obscure records by Ray Charles, Cher, Gene Clark, and Count Five. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 28 March 2024.

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Playlist:
The Camel Drivers: The Grass Looks Greener
The Candian Rogues: Keep in Touch
The Capitols: Cool Jerk
Lou Capri: Love and Kisses
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: Diddy Wah Diddy/Who Do You Think You're Fooling
The Caravelles: Lovin' Just My Style
The Challengers: Our Man Flint (bed)
The Carpetbaggers: Let Yourself Go
The Cavaliers: Seven Days of Cryin'
The Cave Men: It's Trash
The Centurys: Hard Times
The Chain Reaction: When I Needed You
The Charlatans: Codine
Ray Charles: I Don't Need No Doctor
The Chantays: Space Probe (bed)
Honey trailer
Charlie Brown's Generation: Trash
Cher: The Pied Piper
The Choir: It's Cold Outside/I'm Going Home
Chris Clark: Love's Gone Bad
Gene Clark: I Found You
Clefs of Lavender Hill: One More Time
The Chosen Few: Feel Alright (bed)
The Cobras: I Wanna Be Your Love
Wayne Cochran: Goin' Back to Miami
Tony Colton: I've Laid Some Down in My Time
Count Five: Psychotic Reaction/Double Decker Bus
Cream: I Feel Free (mono)
The Creation: Making Time/Biff Bang Pow
Creation's Disciple: Psychedelic Retraction
The Cryan' Shames: Ben Franklin's Almanac
Cuby & The Blizzards: Your Body Not Your Soul
The Cyrkle: Money to Burn
Jim Curran & The Lonely Ones: Drums Send Me (bed)
The Chase trailer

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Jimmy C & The Chelsea Five: Leave Me Alone
The Chancelllors Ltd.: You Be the Judge
Vance Charles & The Sonics:
It's My Soul
The Chayns: Night Time
Christopher & The Souls: Diamonds, Rats and Gum
The Cicadelics: We're Gonna Love This Way
The Clue: Bad Times
The Coachmen V: 99th Floor (demo)
The Coastliners: I'll Be Gone
The Cynics: I'll Go

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

1966 A to Z: B pt. 2

Mal Thursday continues his alphabetical trip through 1966 with part two of the letter B. All the usual obscuros, plus heavy hitters like James Brown, Buffalo Springfield, and The Byrds. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 21 Mach 2024. 

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Playlist:
The Birdwatchers: I'm Gonna Love You Anyway
The Black Sheep: It's My Mind
Lindy Blaskey & the Lavells: You Ain't Tuff/Let It Be
The Blue Stars: Social End Product
The Blue Things: Doll House/Orange Rooftop of Your Mind
The Black Sheep: Arthur (bed)
Blues Inc.: Get Off My Back
The Blues Magoos: We Ain't Got Nothing Yet/Gotta Get Away (mono)
The Blues Project: Back Door Man (mono)
Marc Bolan: The Third Degree
The Bold: Gotta Get Some
The Bootmen: Ain't It the Truth Babe
The Boots: You'll Never Do It Baby
Michael Blessing (Nesmith): A Journey with Michael Blessing (bed)
The Blues Magoos: Great Shakes radio spot
The Boss Tweads: Goin' Away
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! trailer
The Bosstweeds: Faster, Pussycat!
David Bowie: Do Anything You Say/I Can't Help Thinking About Me
Tommy Boyce: Let's Go Where the Action Is
Booker T & The MGs: Booker Loo (bed)
The Big TNT Show trailer
Los Bravos: Going Nowhere
The Brigands: Would I Still Be Her Big Man
James Brown: Ain't That a Groove Pt. 1
The Bruthers: Bad Way to Go
The Brymers: Sacrifice
The Bucaneer's: You're Never Gonna Love Me Anymore
The Buckinghams: Don't Want to Cry (mono)
James Brown: James Brown's Boo-Ga-Loo (bed)
The Buffalo Springfield: Sit Down, I Think I Love You/Burned
The Bugs: Slide/Pretty Girl
The Burgundy Blues: I'll Get You Back Again
The Bush: To Die Alone
The Buzz: You're Holding Me Down
The Byrds: Eight Miles High/I See You
B. Bumble & The Stingers: Green Hornet Theme
The Black Cat trailer

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:

Amos Boynton & The ABCs: The Ballad of Bertha Glutz
The Briks: Foolish Baby
The Brimstones: It's All Over Now But the Crying
The Brothers & Sisters: And I Know
The By Fives: I Saw You Walking

Byron & The Mortals: Do You Believe Me

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

1966 A to Z: B pt. 1

In the second installment of the 1966 A to Z series, Mal tackles the first half of artists whose names begin with the letter B, from The Bad Boys to The Birdwatchers. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 14 March 2024.

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 Playlist:
The Bad Boys: Love
The Bad Roads: Blue Girl/Too Bad
The Band Without a Name: Turn On Your Lovelight
The Banshees: Project Blue
The Barbarians: Moulty
Fontella Bass: Oh No, Not My Baby
The Bad Boys: Black Olives (bed)
Billy Batson: New York, New York
The Beach Boys: Hang on to Your Ego
The Beagles: Looking for the Beagles
The Beat Buddies: Pins in My Heart
The Beaten Path: Dr. Stone
The Beatles: Paperback Writer/Rain (2022 mix)
Skip Battyn & The Group: The Dating Game Theme (bed)
The Love Merchant trailer
The Beatstalkers: Better Get A Better Hold On
The Beau Brummels: One Too Many Mornings
Beaver & The Trappers: Happiness Is Havin'
Jack Bedient & The Chessmen: Glimmer Sunshine
The Bee Gees: Spicks and Specks/Born a Man
Hallucination Generation trailer
The Bees: Voices Green and Purple
The Belfast Gypsies: Hey Gyp
The Beat-Six: Beat, Beat, Beat Ist Mein Hobby (bed)
William Bell: Marching Off to War
The Belles: Come Back/Melvin
Danny Bellini & The Rich Kids: Money Isn't Everything
The Bells of Rhymney: She'll Be Back
The Benders: You Can't Tame Me
The Bentleys: Now It's Gone
Beep Beep and The Roadrunners: Shifting Gears (bed)
J.C. Penney Batman radio spot

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:

The B.C.s: Oh, Yeow!
The Bad Seeds: All Night Long/Sick and Tired
The Bards: Alibis
The Barons (Fort Worth): Don't Burn It
Greg Barr & The Barr Association: Dance Girl Dance

Blow Up
trailer
The Berkeley Five: You're Gonna Cry
Chuck Berry: Club Nitty Gritty
The Best Things: Chicks Are for Kids  
The Better Half Dozen: I Could Have Loved Her
Big Brother & The Holding Company
: Down on Me (live)
The Big Town Boys: August 32nd
The Birds: No Good Without You/Next in Line
The Birdwatchers: Girl, I've Got News for You

Thursday, March 7, 2024

1966 A to Z: A

Mal Thursday kicks off a series of episodes exploring the music of the year 1966. Alphabetically. This week's artists range fro the Aardvarks to A Wild Uncertainty. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted 7 March 2024.

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 Playlist:
The Aardvarks: I'm Higher Than I'm Down/I Don't Believe
The Abandoned: Come on Mary
The Action: I'll Keep Holding on/Baby You've Got It
Roy Acuff Jr.
: Turn That Frown Upside Down
The Alarm Clocks: Yeah/No Reason to Complain
The Advantes: Done It Again
Cannonball Adderly: Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (bed)
The Wild Angels radio spot
The All Night Workers: Why Don't You Smile Now
Knoll Allen and the Noble Savages: Animal
Paul Allen: Cash for Your Trash
The Allies: I'll Sell My Soul
Keith Allison: Action, Action, Action
The Allman Joys: Spoonful/Shapes of Things
Davie Allan & The Arrows: Skaterdater (bed)
The Alright Five: Turn Off Next Exit
Al's Untouchables: Come on Baby
The Ambertones: I Can Only Give You Everything
Angie & The New Raiders: It's a Lie
The Anglo-Americans: The Music Never Stops
Angie & The New Raiders: Sounds of the Raiders (bed)
The Sand Pebbles trailer
The Animals: It's My Life (BBC)/Don't Bring Me Down (mono)
The Apollos: Target Love/It's a Monster
Apollo's Apaches: Why Tolerate
The Artwoods: Keep Lookin'/I Take What I Want
The Ascots: Crash Dive (bed)
The Silencers trailer
The Association: You Hear Me Call Your Name (mono)/Along Comes Mary (live)
The Astronauts: Main Street
The Atlantics: It's a Hard Life

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:

The Argyles: White Lightning/Farmer John
The Avengers: (San Antonio): Some Day

The Avengers (Memphis): Batarang (bed)
Teenage Gang Debs trailer
The Attic Sounds: Shadows
Atilla and The Huns: Mojo Cools
The Avalons: Come Back Little Girl
The Avengers (Bakersfield): I Told You So/Open Your Eyes
A Wild Uncertainty: Broken Truth/A Man with Money

1966 A to Z: G-H

Mal Thursday once again manages to fit two letters worth of artists into two hours in this, the seventh installment of the 1966 A to Z ser...