WFMU: Optical Sound with Mike Sin: Playlist from September 25, 2010

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Sat. Nov 30th, 11am - 1pm: Mike Sin fills in for Michael Shelley

September 25, 2010: Filling in for Terre T -- Autumn? It's 85 degrees in Jersey! Back to the beach, people!

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	New	Approx. start time
Egor	Street "Street" by "Egor"	VA: Downer-Rock Genocide	Audio Archives	2000	CD	from 1971. Live soundboard recording.		0:00:00 (Pop-up)
The Look	We're Gonna Rock "We're Gonna Rock" by "The Look"	We're Gonna Rock	Plastic	1981	LP	Check out the original video for this track right HERE!		0:07:02 (Pop-up)
Hollywood Stars	Weekend Love "Weekend Love" by "Hollywood Stars"	The Hollywood Stars	Arista	1977	LP			0:10:10 (Pop-up)
U.K. Jones	Let Me Tell Ya "Let Me Tell Ya" by "U.K. Jones"		"Deram"	2002	7"	"reissue" 45 of this 1969 track.		0:13:46 (Pop-up)
Parting Gifts	(Walkin' Thru the) Sleepy City		Norton	2010	7"	cover of a Jagger-Richards composition	*	0:16:07 (Pop-up)
Magic Christian	Turn Up the Heat "Turn Up the Heat" by "Magic Christian"	Evolver	Wizard's Den	2008	CD	featuring Cyril Jordon (Flamin' Groovies), Clem Burke (Blondie), and Eddie Munoz (Plimsouls). The band's performance on the Cherry Blossom Clinic is right HERE baby!		0:18:29 (Pop-up)
Off Broadway USA	Full Moon Turn My Head Around	On	Atlantic	1979	LP			0:21:38 (Pop-up)
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists	The World Stops Turning	Living With The Living	Touch And Go	2007	CD			0:25:44 (Pop-up)
The Fad	103 "103" by "The Fad"	The Fad	Lo Fi Records	2003	CD			0:29:06 (Pop-up)

Thee Midnighters	Jump, Jive And Harmonize	VA: Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968	Rhino	2009	CD box set	from 1966. Playing 2010 Ponderosa Stomp in New Orleans!		0:43:15 (Pop-up)
Artesians	Trick Bag "Trick Bag" by "Artesians"	VA: Stomp! Northwest Killers 1960-64	Norton	2001	CD	from 1964		0:45:44 (Pop-up)
Personal & the Pizzas	I Don't Wanna Be No Personal Pizza	VA: Cherry Blossom Clinic Sessions, Volume 4 (Terre T's WFMU Marathon Premium 2010)	No Label	2010	CD-R	Recorded live in 2009. Hear the full Cherry Blossom Clinic live session from which this track is pulled right over HERE! Playing 2010 GonerFest!	*	0:48:50 (Pop-up)
Ty Segall	You Should Never Have Opened That Door	Ty Segall	Castle Face	2008	CD	a cover of Ramones' track. Playing 2010 GonerFest!!		0:50:25 (Pop-up)
Thee Oh Sees	Ghost In The Trees "Ghost In The Trees" by "Thee Oh Sees"	The Master's Bedroom is Worth Spending a Night In	Tomlab	2008	CD	Playing 2010 GonerFest!		0:51:54 (Pop-up)

Randy And The Radiants	My Way of Thinking	VA: You Gotta Have... Moxie, Volume 2	AIP	1999	CD box set	from 1966. One of the last tracks recorded in the Sam Phillips' original Sun Studios in Memphis.		0:58:24 (Pop-up)
Birds	You Don't Love Me "You Don't Love Me" by "Birds"	The Collector's Guide to Rare British Birds	Deram	1999	CD	from 1964. A cover of a Bo Diddley track.		1:00:52 (Pop-up)
Them	Bright Lights, Big City "Bright Lights, Big City" by "Them"	The Story Of Them featuring Van Morrison	Deram	1997	CD box set	from 1966		1:02:53 (Pop-up)
Frantics	Just For A While "Just For A While" by "Frantics"	VA: Get Ready To Fly: Pop-Psych From The Norman Petty Vaults	Big Beat	2007	CD	from 1967.		1:05:20 (Pop-up)
Wailers	You Won't Lead Me On "You Won't Lead Me On" by "Wailers"	Outburst!	Collectables	1995	CD	CD reissue of 1966 LP		1:07:52 (Pop-up)
Good Feeling	I'm Captured "I'm Captured" by "Good Feeling"	VA: Who Needs Tomorrow? American 60s Garage Bands: 20 Previously Uncomped Gems	Psychic Circle	2007	CD	from 1967		1:10:12 (Pop-up)
Rolling Stones	(Walkin' Thru the) Sleepy City	Metamorphosis	Abkco	2002	CD	demo recorded in 1964 -- from the CD reissue of a 1975 LP compiling outtakes and demos.		1:11:57 (Pop-up)
Mighty Avengers	(Walkin' Thru the) Sleepy City	VA: The Beat Scene	Deram	1998	CD	from 1965.		1:14:45 (Pop-up)
Hollies	Don't Run And Hide "Don't Run And Hide" by "Hollies"	The Other Side Of... PLUS	See for Miles	1990	CD	from 1966		1:16:46 (Pop-up)
Sound Network	How About Now "How About Now" by "Sound Network"	VA: Steppin' Through an Empty Time: Fairytales Can Come True Volume 5	Psychic Circle	2010	CD	from 1966	*	1:19:19 (Pop-up)

Cargoe	Feel Alright "Feel Alright" by "Cargoe"	VA: Thank You Friends: The Ardent Records Story	Big Beat	2008	CD box set	from 1972		1:31:09 (Pop-up)
Todd Rundgren	Couldn't I Just Tell You	VA: Poptopia! Power Pop Classics of the '70s	Rhino	1997	CD	from 1972. Originally appeared on the LP "Something/Anything?" Right HERE is a clip of a live version of Rundgren with Utopia performing the song in 1980 (with quite a stage set-up and choreographed moves!)		1:33:43 (Pop-up)
Teenage Fanclub	Metal Baby "Metal Baby" by "Teenage Fanclub"	Bandwagonesque	DGC	1991	CD	for WFMU's own "Kamikaze" Diane!		1:36:51 (Pop-up)
Strand	One More Ring "One More Ring" by "Strand"	Seconds Waiting	Wasp	1983	LP			1:40:26 (Pop-up)
The Above	Special Something "Special Something" by "The Above"	The Above	self released	2010	CD	The Above will be playing at the Last Exit (136 Atlantic Ave.) in Brooklyn this Sunday at 1:00 PM as part of the "Atlantic Antic" street fair.	*	1:42:44 (Pop-up)
The Craig	Suspense "Suspense" by "The Craig"	VA: Rare 60s Beat Treasures, Volume 2	Gone Beat	1995	CD	from 1966. featuring a very young Carl Palmer on drums.		1:46:05 (Pop-up)
The Barrier	Dawn Breaks Through "Dawn Breaks Through" by "The Barrier"	VA: Incredible Sound Show Stories Vol. 1 - The Technicolour Milkshake	Dig The Fuzz	1999	CD	from 1968		1:48:53 (Pop-up)
Loons	Summer's End "Summer's End" by "Loons"	Red Dissolving Rays Of Light	Bomp!	2010	CD	features "Ugly Things" mag editor Mike Stax on lead vocals.	*	1:51:11 (Pop-up)

German Bonds	We're Out Of Sight "We're Out Of Sight" by "German Bonds"	VA: Electrick Loosers #3: The Rheingold Rampage 1964-1970	Blumenkraft	1998	CD	from 1966. The band does it live on West German TV right HERE!		2:10:05 (Pop-up)
Aphrodite's Child	Magic Mirror "Magic Mirror" by "Aphrodite's Child"	It's Five O' Clock	Esoteric	2010	CD	a bonus track on the CD reissue of a 1969 LP.	*	2:12:53 (Pop-up)
King-Pins	You're My Girl "You're My Girl" by "King-Pins"	VA: Hen's Teeth Vol. 2 - Blocked! Rare Beat & Psychedelia	Hen's teeth	1996	CD	from 1966.		2:15:42 (Pop-up)
Lancastrians	The World Keeps Going Round	VA: James Patrick Page: Session Man, Vol. 2	AIP	1990	CD	from 1966. cover of a Kinks' track. You can find this track with better sound quality on the "Jimmy Page - Hip Young Guitar Slinger" CD (Sequel, 2000) or the "Doin' The Mod, Volume 4" CD (Castle, 2002).		2:18:27 (Pop-up)
Brass Buttons	Hell Will Take Care Of Her	VA: Hallucinations: Psychedelic Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults	Rhino	2004	CD	from 1968. I back-announced this incorrectly! It is indeed "Hell." Sorry Stu!		2:20:49 (Pop-up)
Luvvers	Most Unlovely "Most Unlovely" by "Luvvers"	VA: Nothing Comes Easy: 20 Hard-Edge Stompers from the British Beat Era	Psychic Circle	2008	CD	from 1966. Lulu's backing band's sole single after she split.		2:23:46 (Pop-up)

War	Me and Baby Brother "Me and Baby Brother" by "War"	Anthology 1970-1994	Avenue	1996	CD box set	from 1973. Right over HERE the band delivers it live on TV in 1974!		2:31:57 (Pop-up)
Chuck Barrister & the Voices of Darkness	Be Kind, Be Foolish, Be Happy	VA: The World Ends - Afro Rock and Psychedelia in 1970s Nigeria	Sound Way	2010	CD		*	2:35:37 (Pop-up)
Marilyn Powell	Something To Hold On To	VA: Lovers from the Sky - Pop Psych Sounds from the Apple Era 1968-1971	RPM	2010	CD	from 1968	*	2:38:45 (Pop-up)
Feminine Complex	I've Been Working On You	Livin' Love	Rev-Ola	2010	CD	CD reissue of 1968 LP.	*	2:41:32 (Pop-up)
Betty Davis	If I'm In Luck I Might Get Picked Up	Anti-Love - The Best of Betty Davis	Vinyl Experience	1995	CD	from 1973		2:44:01 (Pop-up)
Mustard	I Saw I Heard "I Saw I Heard" by "Mustard"	VA: The Electric Asylum, Volume 4	Past & Present	2010	CD	from 1971	*	2:48:59 (Pop-up)
The Wake	Live Today Little Girl "Live Today Little Girl" by "The Wake"	VA: Mixed Up Minds Part 1 – Obscure Rock & Pop From The British Isles 1970 to 1973	Past & Present	2010	CD		*	2:51:40 (Pop-up)

Listener comments!
	3:05pm jeff-m: looking forward to the show
	3:05pm Johnny Bluejeans: Who needs the beach? I'm gonna be a shut in and listen to Mike Sin in the air conditioning! (Seriously, it's freaking hot out this week)
	3:08pm mike in sf: oh hell yes this is ripping!!
	3:30pm Box Office Babe: The Imperial Theatre is tuned in & enjoying
	3:45pm frenchee: Hi guys! Otto wants to know what "mod hair" is
	3:46pm mickeyblueeyes: You're making packing up and movin' out a lot more enjoyable.
	3:46pm frenchee: I told him, hair like Stu's and Mike's.
	4:34pm seang: Escovedo has a cool Castanets song
	4:43pm Listener Jumpy: Cargoe! TFC!
	4:44pm Listener Jumpy: Cargoe! TFC!
	4:50pm seang: Simon and the Bar Sinisters ruled last night
	5:33pm Peteski: Great 2 minute songs, great [?] 3 minute explanations of songs.
	5:36pm Mr. Lee: Playing great stuff, Mike!
	5:54pm monica: a fine finale to a great show, mike!
	5:58pm Michael K.: Great show MIKEY! AlWaYS so FaB to HeaR YoU!
	10:29pm John Wyzalek: So good to hear your voice. We missed you this week Mikey!
	5:41pm Ally: Love that German Bonds' song and that video.

Optical Sound with Mike Sin: Playlist from September 25, 2010

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	New	Approx. start time
Egor	Street "Street" by "Egor"	VA: Downer-Rock Genocide	Audio Archives	2000	CD	from 1971. Live soundboard recording.		0:00:00 (Pop-up)
The Look	We're Gonna Rock "We're Gonna Rock" by "The Look"	We're Gonna Rock	Plastic	1981	LP	Check out the original video for this track right HERE!		0:07:02 (Pop-up)
Hollywood Stars	Weekend Love "Weekend Love" by "Hollywood Stars"	The Hollywood Stars	Arista	1977	LP			0:10:10 (Pop-up)
U.K. Jones	Let Me Tell Ya "Let Me Tell Ya" by "U.K. Jones"		"Deram"	2002	7"	"reissue" 45 of this 1969 track.		0:13:46 (Pop-up)
Parting Gifts	(Walkin' Thru the) Sleepy City		Norton	2010	7"	cover of a Jagger-Richards composition	*	0:16:07 (Pop-up)
Magic Christian	Turn Up the Heat "Turn Up the Heat" by "Magic Christian"	Evolver	Wizard's Den	2008	CD	featuring Cyril Jordon (Flamin' Groovies), Clem Burke (Blondie), and Eddie Munoz (Plimsouls). The band's performance on the Cherry Blossom Clinic is right HERE baby!		0:18:29 (Pop-up)
Off Broadway USA	Full Moon Turn My Head Around	On	Atlantic	1979	LP			0:21:38 (Pop-up)
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists	The World Stops Turning	Living With The Living	Touch And Go	2007	CD			0:25:44 (Pop-up)
The Fad	103 "103" by "The Fad"	The Fad	Lo Fi Records	2003	CD			0:29:06 (Pop-up)

Thee Midnighters	Jump, Jive And Harmonize	VA: Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968	Rhino	2009	CD box set	from 1966. Playing 2010 Ponderosa Stomp in New Orleans!		0:43:15 (Pop-up)
Artesians	Trick Bag "Trick Bag" by "Artesians"	VA: Stomp! Northwest Killers 1960-64	Norton	2001	CD	from 1964		0:45:44 (Pop-up)
Personal & the Pizzas	I Don't Wanna Be No Personal Pizza	VA: Cherry Blossom Clinic Sessions, Volume 4 (Terre T's WFMU Marathon Premium 2010)	No Label	2010	CD-R	Recorded live in 2009. Hear the full Cherry Blossom Clinic live session from which this track is pulled right over HERE! Playing 2010 GonerFest!	*	0:48:50 (Pop-up)
Ty Segall	You Should Never Have Opened That Door	Ty Segall	Castle Face	2008	CD	a cover of Ramones' track. Playing 2010 GonerFest!!		0:50:25 (Pop-up)
Thee Oh Sees	Ghost In The Trees "Ghost In The Trees" by "Thee Oh Sees"	The Master's Bedroom is Worth Spending a Night In	Tomlab	2008	CD	Playing 2010 GonerFest!		0:51:54 (Pop-up)

Randy And The Radiants	My Way of Thinking	VA: You Gotta Have... Moxie, Volume 2	AIP	1999	CD box set	from 1966. One of the last tracks recorded in the Sam Phillips' original Sun Studios in Memphis.		0:58:24 (Pop-up)
Birds	You Don't Love Me "You Don't Love Me" by "Birds"	The Collector's Guide to Rare British Birds	Deram	1999	CD	from 1964. A cover of a Bo Diddley track.		1:00:52 (Pop-up)
Them	Bright Lights, Big City "Bright Lights, Big City" by "Them"	The Story Of Them featuring Van Morrison	Deram	1997	CD box set	from 1966		1:02:53 (Pop-up)
Frantics	Just For A While "Just For A While" by "Frantics"	VA: Get Ready To Fly: Pop-Psych From The Norman Petty Vaults	Big Beat	2007	CD	from 1967.		1:05:20 (Pop-up)
Wailers	You Won't Lead Me On "You Won't Lead Me On" by "Wailers"	Outburst!	Collectables	1995	CD	CD reissue of 1966 LP		1:07:52 (Pop-up)
Good Feeling	I'm Captured "I'm Captured" by "Good Feeling"	VA: Who Needs Tomorrow? American 60s Garage Bands: 20 Previously Uncomped Gems	Psychic Circle	2007	CD	from 1967		1:10:12 (Pop-up)
Rolling Stones	(Walkin' Thru the) Sleepy City	Metamorphosis	Abkco	2002	CD	demo recorded in 1964 -- from the CD reissue of a 1975 LP compiling outtakes and demos.		1:11:57 (Pop-up)
Mighty Avengers	(Walkin' Thru the) Sleepy City	VA: The Beat Scene	Deram	1998	CD	from 1965.		1:14:45 (Pop-up)
Hollies	Don't Run And Hide "Don't Run And Hide" by "Hollies"	The Other Side Of... PLUS	See for Miles	1990	CD	from 1966		1:16:46 (Pop-up)
Sound Network	How About Now "How About Now" by "Sound Network"	VA: Steppin' Through an Empty Time: Fairytales Can Come True Volume 5	Psychic Circle	2010	CD	from 1966	*	1:19:19 (Pop-up)

Cargoe	Feel Alright "Feel Alright" by "Cargoe"	VA: Thank You Friends: The Ardent Records Story	Big Beat	2008	CD box set	from 1972		1:31:09 (Pop-up)
Todd Rundgren	Couldn't I Just Tell You	VA: Poptopia! Power Pop Classics of the '70s	Rhino	1997	CD	from 1972. Originally appeared on the LP "Something/Anything?" Right HERE is a clip of a live version of Rundgren with Utopia performing the song in 1980 (with quite a stage set-up and choreographed moves!)		1:33:43 (Pop-up)
Teenage Fanclub	Metal Baby "Metal Baby" by "Teenage Fanclub"	Bandwagonesque	DGC	1991	CD	for WFMU's own "Kamikaze" Diane!		1:36:51 (Pop-up)
Strand	One More Ring "One More Ring" by "Strand"	Seconds Waiting	Wasp	1983	LP			1:40:26 (Pop-up)
The Above	Special Something "Special Something" by "The Above"	The Above	self released	2010	CD	The Above will be playing at the Last Exit (136 Atlantic Ave.) in Brooklyn this Sunday at 1:00 PM as part of the "Atlantic Antic" street fair.	*	1:42:44 (Pop-up)
The Craig	Suspense "Suspense" by "The Craig"	VA: Rare 60s Beat Treasures, Volume 2	Gone Beat	1995	CD	from 1966. featuring a very young Carl Palmer on drums.		1:46:05 (Pop-up)
The Barrier	Dawn Breaks Through "Dawn Breaks Through" by "The Barrier"	VA: Incredible Sound Show Stories Vol. 1 - The Technicolour Milkshake	Dig The Fuzz	1999	CD	from 1968		1:48:53 (Pop-up)
Loons	Summer's End "Summer's End" by "Loons"	Red Dissolving Rays Of Light	Bomp!	2010	CD	features "Ugly Things" mag editor Mike Stax on lead vocals.	*	1:51:11 (Pop-up)

German Bonds	We're Out Of Sight "We're Out Of Sight" by "German Bonds"	VA: Electrick Loosers #3: The Rheingold Rampage 1964-1970	Blumenkraft	1998	CD	from 1966. The band does it live on West German TV right HERE!		2:10:05 (Pop-up)
Aphrodite's Child	Magic Mirror "Magic Mirror" by "Aphrodite's Child"	It's Five O' Clock	Esoteric	2010	CD	a bonus track on the CD reissue of a 1969 LP.	*	2:12:53 (Pop-up)
King-Pins	You're My Girl "You're My Girl" by "King-Pins"	VA: Hen's Teeth Vol. 2 - Blocked! Rare Beat & Psychedelia	Hen's teeth	1996	CD	from 1966.		2:15:42 (Pop-up)
Lancastrians	The World Keeps Going Round	VA: James Patrick Page: Session Man, Vol. 2	AIP	1990	CD	from 1966. cover of a Kinks' track. You can find this track with better sound quality on the "Jimmy Page - Hip Young Guitar Slinger" CD (Sequel, 2000) or the "Doin' The Mod, Volume 4" CD (Castle, 2002).		2:18:27 (Pop-up)
Brass Buttons	Hell Will Take Care Of Her	VA: Hallucinations: Psychedelic Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults	Rhino	2004	CD	from 1968. I back-announced this incorrectly! It is indeed "Hell." Sorry Stu!		2:20:49 (Pop-up)
Luvvers	Most Unlovely "Most Unlovely" by "Luvvers"	VA: Nothing Comes Easy: 20 Hard-Edge Stompers from the British Beat Era	Psychic Circle	2008	CD	from 1966. Lulu's backing band's sole single after she split.		2:23:46 (Pop-up)

War	Me and Baby Brother "Me and Baby Brother" by "War"	Anthology 1970-1994	Avenue	1996	CD box set	from 1973. Right over HERE the band delivers it live on TV in 1974!		2:31:57 (Pop-up)
Chuck Barrister & the Voices of Darkness	Be Kind, Be Foolish, Be Happy	VA: The World Ends - Afro Rock and Psychedelia in 1970s Nigeria	Sound Way	2010	CD		*	2:35:37 (Pop-up)
Marilyn Powell	Something To Hold On To	VA: Lovers from the Sky - Pop Psych Sounds from the Apple Era 1968-1971	RPM	2010	CD	from 1968	*	2:38:45 (Pop-up)
Feminine Complex	I've Been Working On You	Livin' Love	Rev-Ola	2010	CD	CD reissue of 1968 LP.	*	2:41:32 (Pop-up)
Betty Davis	If I'm In Luck I Might Get Picked Up	Anti-Love - The Best of Betty Davis	Vinyl Experience	1995	CD	from 1973		2:44:01 (Pop-up)
Mustard	I Saw I Heard "I Saw I Heard" by "Mustard"	VA: The Electric Asylum, Volume 4	Past & Present	2010	CD	from 1971	*	2:48:59 (Pop-up)
The Wake	Live Today Little Girl "Live Today Little Girl" by "The Wake"	VA: Mixed Up Minds Part 1 – Obscure Rock & Pop From The British Isles 1970 to 1973	Past & Present	2010	CD		*	2:51:40 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	3:05pm jeff-m: looking forward to the show
	3:05pm Johnny Bluejeans: Who needs the beach? I'm gonna be a shut in and listen to Mike Sin in the air conditioning! (Seriously, it's freaking hot out this week)
	3:08pm mike in sf: oh hell yes this is ripping!!
	3:30pm Box Office Babe: The Imperial Theatre is tuned in & enjoying
	3:45pm frenchee: Hi guys! Otto wants to know what "mod hair" is
	3:46pm mickeyblueeyes: You're making packing up and movin' out a lot more enjoyable.
	3:46pm frenchee: I told him, hair like Stu's and Mike's.
	4:34pm seang: Escovedo has a cool Castanets song
	4:43pm Listener Jumpy: Cargoe! TFC!
	4:44pm Listener Jumpy: Cargoe! TFC!
	4:50pm seang: Simon and the Bar Sinisters ruled last night
	5:33pm Peteski: Great 2 minute songs, great [?] 3 minute explanations of songs.
	5:36pm Mr. Lee: Playing great stuff, Mike!
	5:54pm monica: a fine finale to a great show, mike!
	5:58pm Michael K.: Great show MIKEY! AlWaYS so FaB to HeaR YoU!
	10:29pm John Wyzalek: So good to hear your voice. We missed you this week Mikey!
	5:41pm Ally: Love that German Bonds' song and that video.

Optical Sound with Mike Sin: Playlist from September 25, 2010

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