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Artist Title Album Label Year Comments Approx. start time
Rolling Stones  Poison Ivy   Favoriting More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies)  ABKCO  1963  Decca ‎– F 11742 withdrawn  0:00:00 Pop-up)  
Rolling Stones  Fortune Teller   Favoriting More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies)  ABKCO  1963  I Wanna Be Your Man / Stoned (Decca F.11764)  0:02:10 Pop-up)  
John Cougar Mellencamp  Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)   Favoriting Big Daddy  Mercury  1989  hidden track - video was released, single canceled  0:05:58 Pop-up)  
The Turtles  Guide for the Married Man   Favoriting single  White Whale  1967    0:09:00 Pop-up)  
The Monkees  Love Is Only Sleeping   Favoriting Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.  Colgems  1967  bumped as follow up to pleasant valley sunday  0:11:29 Pop-up)  
The Monkees  She Hangs Out (single version)   Favoriting Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.  Colgems  1967  canceled as b-side to a little bit me, a little bit you  0:14:14 Pop-up)  
 
The Monkees  All of Your Toys   Favoriting Music Box  Rhino  1967/2001  scrapped as a single  0:23:02 Pop-up)  
Jan & Dean  Girl, You're Blowing My Mind   Favoriting     1968  canceled single from the canceled album carnival of sound  0:26:06 Pop-up)  
The Mamas & The Papas  Go Where You Wanna Go   Favoriting single    1965  withdrawn in favor of california dreamin'  0:28:29 Pop-up)  
The Raindrops  That Boy John   Favoriting single  Jubilee  1963  pulled due to JFK assassination  0:30:43 Pop-up)  
Blondie  Slow Motion   Favoriting Eat To The Beat  Chrysalis  1979  canceled as single due to success of call me from american gigilo soundtrack  0:32:44 Pop-up)  
The Clash  Inoculated City   Favoriting single  Epic  1982  pulled due to lawsuilt from 2000 Flushes commercial  0:36:08 Pop-up)  
 
The Move  Ella James   Favoriting single  Harvest  1971  withdrawn in 1971 in favor of tonight; released again in 1972 with Do Ya and California Man  0:45:35 Pop-up)  
The Who  Young Man's Blues   Favoriting Live At Leeds  Decca  1970  slated to be second single from live at leeds with substitute, october 1970. canceled  0:48:47 Pop-up)  
Hendrix Band of Gypsys  Stepping Stone   Favoriting     1970  withdrawn 1970 Reprise 45 for hendrix to remix. eventually replaced drums and other over dubs  0:53:41 Pop-up)  
Derek and The Dominos  Tell The Truth   Favoriting     1970  atco 45-6780  0:57:34 Pop-up)  
Jimmy Newman  Future Farmers of America   Favoriting single  Decca  1969  tom t hall track; FFA freaked over the pot lyrics  1:00:51 Pop-up)  
The Statler Brothers  Green Grass   Favoriting       canceled columbia single 1966  1:03:38 Pop-up)  
 
The Beatles  Leave My Kitten Alone   Favoriting       slated for Jan. 1985 release Capitol b-5439 w obla di reggae version  1:15:12 Pop-up)  
The Beatles  You're Going To Lose That Girl   Favoriting       Capitol 4506 from love songs  1:17:53 Pop-up)  
John Lennon  Slippin' And Slidin'   Favoriting Rock 'N' Roll    1975  slated as the follow up to stand by me as Apple 1883 with ain't that a shame as the flip  1:20:26 Pop-up)  
George Harrison  Don't Let Me Wait Too Long   Favoriting Living In the Material World  Apple  1973  scheduled for Apple 1866 - george canceled it  1:22:41 Pop-up)  
Wings  Love Is Strange (single edit)   Favoriting       supposed to be wings' first UK single - Apple R 5932  1:25:59 Pop-up)  
Sparks  I Want To Hold Your Hand   Favoriting     1976  produced by rupert holmes; 1976 canceled, supposed to be duet with marianne faithfull  1:29:59 Pop-up)  
 
Badfinger  Just a Chance   Favoriting     1974  scrapped when the wish you were here LP was recalled  1:38:38 Pop-up)  
Badfinger  Name of The Game (original version)   Favoriting       slated as a single, scrapped when the sessions with geoff emerick collapsed  1:41:32 Pop-up)  
T. Rex  Christmas Bop   Favoriting     1975    1:45:51 Pop-up)  
David Bowie  All the Madmen (mono single edit)   Favoriting         1:49:43 Pop-up)  
Gene Clark  Only Colombe   Favoriting single  Sundazed  2008    1:52:37 Pop-up)  
Nirvana  Pennyroyal Tea   Favoriting In Utero    1993  scheduled to be released as a single in April 1994  1:55:39 Pop-up)  
 
Otis Redding  You Left the Water Running   Favoriting     1966/1976  stone records illegally issued demo, recalled pretty quickly upon release  2:05:38 Pop-up)  
James Brown  You Got To Have a Mother For Me   Favoriting       cancelled in favor of Mother Popcorn  2:08:15 Pop-up)  
James Brown  Talking Loud And Saying Nothing (Rock Version)   Favoriting       scheduled for release on King 45-P-6359, and several copies were pressed on both white (promo) and black labels, but the record was withdrawn from release before it could be distributed.  2:13:18 Pop-up)  
Sly & The Family Stone  You Can Make It If You Try   Favoriting Stand!  Epic  1969    2:18:17 Pop-up)  
Stevie Wonder  Isn't She Lovely single edit   Favoriting     1977  stevie vetoed single release in the US. was released in other countries  2:21:58 Pop-up)  
 
Mary Wells  When I'm Gone   Favoriting     1964  motown 1061 - canceled when she announced her plans to leave the label at the end of the year when her contract was up  2:31:18 Pop-up)  
Frank Wilson  Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)   Favoriting     1965  one of the most valuable records in the history of records. no, i don't have it!  2:33:16 Pop-up)  
The Mynah Birds  Go On and Cry   Favoriting     1966  yes, rick james and neil young. canceled 1966 single. V.I.P. #25033  2:36:19 Pop-up)  
 
Henny Youngman  Hooked on Henny   Favoriting   Rhino  1982  sometimes lawsuits are a good thing!  2:45:00 Pop-up)  
Little Roger & Goosebumps  Gilligan's Island (Stairway)   Favoriting single  Splash  1978    2:46:56 Pop-up)  
Sex Pistols  God Save the Queen   Favoriting       withdrawn by A&M in the UK then released by virgin  2:50:15 Pop-up)  
The Kinks  Scrapheap City (Ray vocal)   Favoriting       RCA Victor 74-0940 - quickly withdrawn as they used the demo by mistake  2:54:02 Pop-up)  

Listener comments!

Avatar 11:24am Joe B:

Greetings everyone! Today's show - Singles Going Nowhere: 3 hours of cancelled or withdrawn singles. Record company meddling, lawsuits, artist tantrums and other assorted controversies have left a trail of "what ifs" throughout rock & roll history. We'll hear the best (or is it worst?) of them.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 11:59am Frank In Queens:

Nice!
Avatar 12:00pm Mister Dobalina:

Oh boy! Here we go!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:00pm Krys O.:

Good afternoon!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:01pm Yes:

hey y'all
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:01pm chris_in_space:

What a concept for a show! Stoked!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:02pm Gaylord Fields:

Joe, what a great idea for a show! Here's some cancel culture everyone can agree on.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:02pm Andrew_in_WI:

I highly recommend that everybody listen to Joe's show Friday!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:02pm Strandlund:

This day just keeps getting better & better!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:02pm Threemoons:

Nice! This is gonna be fun. Hope there is some Bowie in the mix.
  12:02pm morphe':

"Decca ‎– F 11742 withdrawn "- already sounds ominous!!!
Avatar 12:02pm Joe B:

Threemoons - there should be at least 1!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 12:02pm Joel:

This was withdrawn from release ?!.. Somebody goofed big time.. Thanks Joe
Avatar 12:03pm SmokinJ:

Mornin' Joe & all!
Avatar 12:03pm Joe B:

hey Frank! hey mr D! hey Krys!
Avatar 12:03pm Hubig Pie:

You gonna 'splain why, what, where, when happened to these nuggets?
Avatar 12:04pm Joe B:

hey Yes!
  12:04pm Peter Steinberg:

At least London had the good sense to put these first two gems on More Hot Rocks, which I nearly wore out in my teenage years!
Avatar 12:04pm Joe B:

hey Chris, thanks for being here!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 12:04pm Ken From Hyde Park:

I hereby formally withdraw my protests to this show and its premise.
Avatar 12:05pm Joe B:

thanks gaylord - ha, cancel culture! i'll have to use that to hype a sequel - if it doesn't get canceled
Avatar 12:05pm Joe B:

hey Andrew, thanks!
Avatar 12:06pm Joe B:

hey standlund!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:06pm Chop Scott:

Hey Joe! Really digging all your feature shows this month--Cheers!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:06pm pantz:

We DO wanna get loaded!
Avatar 12:06pm Joe B:

hey morphe!
Avatar 12:06pm Joe B:

for sure hubig
Avatar 12:06pm Roberto:

I was friends with Peter Fonda's son in 7th grade.
Avatar 12:07pm Joe B:

hey smokin j!
Avatar 12:07pm Joe B:

hey peter! same here
  12:07pm McGroovey:

hot dog suicide: at first I thought this was Mouse and the Traps.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 12:07pm Frank In Queens:

Well, this is interesting...
Avatar 12:08pm Joe B:

hey Scott thanks!
Avatar 12:08pm Joe B:

hey Ken HP!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 12:08pm Mike From Brooklyn:

Good afternoon Joe, Skeleton Crew and fellow listeners. Cool idea for a show!
Avatar 12:08pm editor_b:

Now here is something I never expected to hear — JCM on WFMU. I went to school with his cousins and other relatives in Indiana.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:08pm efd:

this song — the Hombres version, to be clear — is on of the first songs I remember loving as a kid.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:09pm Alvy Singer:

Hey Joe B. Have you heard David Lee Roth's version of Let It All Hang Out?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:09pm efd:

@editor_b It's not the first time, either! wfmu.org...
Avatar 12:10pm Joe B:

hey pantz! thanks for being here!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:10pm Krys O.:

Sweeeeeet! Turtles!
Avatar 12:10pm Joe B:

hey roberto! wow, was he an actor also?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:10pm Cal Zone!:

Turtles! Yippee!
Avatar 12:10pm Joe B:

hey Mike! thanks
Avatar 12:11pm Joe B:

hey editor B! i saw mellencamp a few years before this - he played it live, pretty great!
Avatar 12:11pm Joe B:

hey efd!
Avatar 12:12pm Joe B:

hey alvy! i have not, will seek it out! figure he has good taste as i think all the kinks covers were his idea
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:12pm pantz:

You and Joe McG are like "Must-See-TV" in the 90's. Wouldn't miss it for anything.
Avatar 12:12pm Joe B:

hey cal zone!
  12:12pm bigplanetnoise:

Hola, JB!
Avatar 12:12pm Mister Dobalina:

Not even 15 mins in to the show & the chat board is already lit!
Avatar 12:13pm Joe B:

ha thanks pantz! joe mcg is a great radio neighbor, miss hanging with him every week
Avatar 12:13pm Roberto:

No, unlike his sister Bridget, Justin Fonda never pursued "the biz" as far as I know.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:13pm steveo:

Hey Joe. Digging these picks.
Avatar 12:13pm Joe B:

hey BPN!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 12:14pm Mike From Brooklyn:

I'm loving this Monkees song.
Avatar 12:14pm Joe B:

hey steveo, thanks!
  Swag For Life Member 12:14pm tadpoles:

I remember "Guide for the Married Man" being on the charts in NZ. Does my memory fail me?
  12:14pm listener monica:

Happy Monday!!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:15pm PaulRobeson1920:

Goood Afternoon! Sounding good!
Avatar 12:15pm Joe B:

Thanks Michele for skeletoning!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:15pm PaulRobeson1920:

The Pigeon sent me
Avatar 12:15pm Joe B:

@tadpoles - no you are right - it was withdrawn in the US
Avatar 12:15pm Joe B:

thanks paul R!
  12:16pm BillD:

These Monkees singles are from hands down the best Monkees album !
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:16pm Uncle Michael:

Killer start, Joe!
  12:16pm Crei6hton:

Afternoon WFMU!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:16pm Strandlund:

Michele is skeletoning? That's why this is "one L" of a show!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:19pm Krys O.:

LOL!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:19pm Krys O.:

Don Kirshner, Upsala alum, is deceased. Say what you will.
Avatar 12:20pm Mister Dobalina:

Michelle with 1 L.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 12:20pm tim from champaign (now washington):

Hey Joe and everybody! Excellent concept Joe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:21pm Phillippe Bastille:

How-dee!
  12:22pm Mike tp:

loved them monkees tunes joe....
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 12:22pm tim from champaign (now washington):

According to John Cougar : "Authority always wins". You can't fight city hall when it comes to singles.
Avatar 12:23pm Joe B:

hey tim! ha yes!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:24pm nickybones:

so much...Monkee'ing around! i'll show myself out.
Avatar 12:24pm Joe B:

hey mike tp, me too!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:24pm Cal Zone!:

Hey Joe, can you please play the Solomon Burke cover of Shambala? I heard it on your show years ago and picked up a copy. I believe it's promo only and has nver been comped.
Avatar 12:24pm Joe B:

hey cal zone, don't have it handy, but will play it next week for sure
Avatar 12:25pm Joe B:

hey nicky b, yes please do!
Avatar 12:25pm Joe B:

hey phillippe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:25pm Uncle Michael:

Man, the Monkee's brain trust sure overthought everything, didn't they?
Avatar 12:25pm Joe B:

maybe a better excuse to cancel all of your toys was that it does not have a chorus
Avatar 12:26pm Joe B:

hey UM! yeah they really did
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:27pm medson:

Hola Joe B. Great concept and sounding perfect on a beautiful Monday afternoon
Avatar 12:27pm Joe B:

hey medson! thanks for being here!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:27pm Alvy Singer:

All of Your Toys is the first track to feature all 4 of The Monkees.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:27pm Nate K.:

Nice scratchy guitar on the J&D. Who's playing? Clarence White?
Avatar 12:27pm Joe B:

wow alvy thanks did not know that. they performed it in 2011, amazing
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:27pm Cal Zone!:

TY Joe! Great theme for SGS day! Love the Dean Torrence weirdness!
  12:28pm McGroovey:

Sounds like Jan & Dean & Jeff Beck almost.
Avatar 12:28pm Joe B:

krys - wow so Klein has some competition for most notorious alum!
  12:28pm Tim from LH:

Hey Joe! Digging the concept and the 45’s that could’ve been!
Avatar 12:29pm Joe B:

hey Crei6hton!
Avatar 12:29pm Joe B:

hey Bill d!
Avatar 12:29pm Joe B:

hey monica! thanks for being here!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 12:30pm tim from champaign (now washington):

Joe Belock is the Mr October of WFMU!
Avatar 12:30pm Joe B:

hey Tim!
  12:30pm Frank Zaatar:

Oh great. Another Monday afternoon's work stalled by one of JoeB's concept shows. Thanks a lot.
Avatar 12:31pm Joe B:

sorry Frank!
Avatar 12:32pm Joe B:

ha thanks tim
Avatar 12:32pm Joe B:

hey nate! not sure but i am sure it's not jan nor dean!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:32pm pantz:

Crazy that they pulled a song because of JFK. Were there any songs with Robert in the title that were pulled too?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:33pm Dennis Diken:

very cool Joe!
Avatar 12:33pm Joe B:

hey DD!
  12:33pm MikeDeeThrillSergeant:

Let’s RocknRoll on a Monday!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:34pm David (in London):

Late in to class today! Sorry about that.
Hey Joe!
Avatar 12:34pm Joe B:

@pantz - that senator bobby song?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:34pm Baja Joe:

Hey there Joe. Love the concept for today's show. Trying to get a good friend of mine who is big into the Monkees hooked on your show.
Avatar 12:34pm Joe B:

hey david! hey mike dee!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:34pm Phillippe Bastille:

Love this Blondie!
Avatar 12:34pm Joe B:

hey baja joe! thanks for being here!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:34pm Hopey Sockmonkey:

Slow Motion totally should've been a single.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:35pm pantz:

Wild Thing? Huh, maybe.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:35pm Nardo:

Hey Joe! Be sure to check out "The Odd Couple" 50th Anniversary Show on Gilbert Gottfried's podcast this week. I have a feeling you will enjoy that.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 12:35pm Hughie Considine:

Loving this show, @Joe. I figured many of these singles would be super obscure, but most of them are super familiar (and faves).
Interesting thought, @Pantz. On a related note, I wonder if any singles were held back due to 9/11 -- obviously many songs were removed from playlists.
Avatar 12:35pm Joe B:

@hopey - agreed
Avatar 12:35pm Joe B:

thanks nardo - will do!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:36pm myron feld:

I think "Slow Motion" was co-written by Jimmy Destri and Laura Davis, the drummer from the Student Teachers.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 12:36pm patrick321:

"Cancelled due to success of call me" — if EMI had done that The Beatles wouldn't have had 5 or however many top ten (or 20?) singles at the same time.
Avatar 12:37pm Joe B:

@hughie. thanks. well, there are a bunch of those but the stories aren't as good. like, record label recorded garage band x, decided not to release it because they are nobodies. end of story. but there may be some of those as well!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 12:37pm James in ATL:

Aloha Joe! The Almost Famous spot with the Thamesmen and Spinal Tap made me laugh this morning. Good job!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:37pm luka:

"pulled due to lawsuilt from 2000 Flushes commercial "

if i had a nickle for every time...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:37pm bloumejune:

Oh, love this song!
  12:38pm prudy:

want to hear this story about Clash..love Inoculated City..
Avatar 12:38pm Joe B:

hey James! thanks! motivated by trying to get gimme some money on the air during the hellraiser!
  12:38pm Sissophonic Cheryl:

Hellooooo Joe!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 12:38pm tim from champaign (now washington):

What the heck? I'm looking forward to hearing the back story on this one. Oh - I see now.
  12:38pm andy the painter:

flushing sure beats brushing!!
  12:39pm PJ:

Is this a different mix of Inoculated City?
Avatar 12:39pm Roberto:

Foolish 2000 Flushes! This would have been free advertising for them.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:39pm Phillippe Bastille:

If I had a nickle for every time I was confused, I'd be like "Why do I have this nickle? And why do I have all these other nickles?"
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:39pm Hopey Sockmonkey:

I remember this 2000 flushes thing. Haha.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:41pm Gaylord Fields:

@patrick321: That wasn't actually EMI's doing — in the UK the Beatles had a strict release schedule (approx. one sigle every three months). What happened in the US was purely a cash grab by the three labels (VJ/Tollie, Swan, Capitol) who had the rights to Beatles product released during the entirety of 1963 all being re-released in early 1964.
  12:42pm Tim from LH:

Now I’ve got to dig out my two copies of Combat Rock.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:42pm mariano:

Hey there Joe B, Crew, everyone.
Avatar 12:42pm Roberto:

I watched American Gigolo on whatever premium movie channel we had back in the early '80s. Snooooooozefest
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 12:42pm tim from champaign (now washington):

Is it true that American Gigolo was based on the true adventures of Todd-O-Phonic Todd?
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 12:43pm patrick321:

Thanks Gaylord — as I writing my comment I was thinking to myself that you would correct my probable misunderstanding of that phenomenon! . ;)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:44pm Gaylord Fields:

@patrick321: Come for Joe B's brilliant programming, stay for my Beatles pedantry.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:44pm David (in London):

Hey Mariano. Howdy pal.

Phillippe - I have a matching penny collection!
  12:45pm egould310:

Another damn fine show, Mr. B. Great concept, flawless execution. Thank you!
Avatar 12:46pm Joe B:

thanks egould! thanks for being here!
Avatar 12:46pm Joe B:

i actually have never seen american gigolo, and don't plan to
Avatar 12:46pm Joe B:

hey mariano!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:47pm Handy Haversack:

Hey, Joe and all the Montebanks! Sorry I'm late to the clubhouse -- ready to rock and/or roll!
  12:47pm MikeDeeThrillSergeant:

Digging all the RnR trivia
Keep it coming JB!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:47pm David (in London):

Handy, I saved you a seat and half a samosa.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:47pm Cal Zone!:

Such a great song...love the later Move material!
Avatar 12:47pm Joe B:

@Pj - not sure - perhaps they remixed it when editing out the commercial?
Avatar 12:48pm Joe B:

hey cheryl!
Avatar 12:48pm Joe B:

hey luka! hey bloumejune!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 12:48pm Hughie Considine:

The brawny bass of the Move apparently had its affect on Black Sabbath.
Avatar 12:49pm Joe B:

i guess singles going nowhere can apply to the move's entire career in the US
Avatar 12:50pm Roberto:

Let me guess, was Young Man's Blues canceled due to the F-bomb?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:50pm Cal Zone!:

Engineered by Vic Maile! Ya hear me, EFD?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:50pm efd:

I wonder if "Ella James" might show up on a future Joe McGasko "People That You Know" show.
Avatar 12:50pm Joe B:

actually no
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 12:51pm tim from champaign (now washington):

The Who out blues rocked the big name blues rockers with Young Man Blues.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:51pm Gaylord Fields:

@Roberto: Gotta figure they'd do a radio edit, as was the custom at the time.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:51pm mariano:

'Sup, David - and there's Handy!

I remember when "American Gigolo" came out, I was around 11. The grownups seemed to go completely apeshit over it and men started trying to emulate Richard Gere's look. At least it yielded a great Blondie song.
Avatar 12:51pm Joe B:

referring to young man's blues f bomb
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:51pm WoodsOfNH (now Maine):

I found a mint copy of the Leeds record a couple of years ago (w/poster and everything). Much prefer it to the expanded version.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:51pm efd:

@Cal this LP is already on my list for next week!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:52pm Cal Zone!:

You are on top of the 'Mailestrum', EFD!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:52pm mariano:

I used to wear out my "Live at Leeds" cassette. Does it still hold the record for loudest concert? I think it did for a while at least.
  12:52pm prudy:

Live at Leeds one of best live recordings
Avatar 12:52pm Roberto:

I recall radio edits being less common in the '70s and '80s. I think "Who Are You" was often aired in its entirety.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:52pm efd:

A prime example of the genius of Vic Maile. (Not to distract from the topic at hand!)
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 12:52pm Frank In Queens:

This set speaks to me.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:53pm David (in London):

Good general Giorgio Moroder soundtrack for American Gigolo, too.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:54pm efd:

by the late '70s some curses showed up on album rock stations (Steve Miller's "Jet Airliner" is one example) but they were still edited out on most top 40 and other singles-based stations.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:54pm David (in London):

I tried out for an English Gigolo, but there wasn't much call for that sort of thing in late 70s rural Oxfordshire villages.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:54pm Gaylord Fields:

@Roberto: This is 1970, and a proposed single — no f-word would ever be released, and it could possibly lose about a minute of its time.
Avatar 12:55pm Joe B:

the young man's blues 45 is 4:45. not sure what was supposed to be the a side
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 12:56pm tim from champaign (now washington):

I think American Gigolo is a good movie. Paul Schrader is one of the greats.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:56pm Gaylord Fields:

@efd: "Funky kicks going down in the city," indeed.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:57pm listener monica:

PS I recommend watching The Trial of the Chicago 7.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:58pm McGroovey:

I'm a Move fanatic. There were some real Move non-release singles in the sixties.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:58pm efd:

meeting time, will be back in an hour (or hopefully sooner!)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:58pm chris_in_space:

Always loved this fast version of "Tell the Truth"
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:59pm Mike Sin:

Joe, man, your themes for your shows this month have been fantastic! This is another great show for a geek like myself!
Avatar 1:00pm Joe B:

thanks Mike!
Avatar 1:00pm Joe B:

i'm sure i'll need some correcting when reading back this set!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:01pm myron feld:

This much faster version of "Tell The Truth" tops the slower one. This has got to be the fastest tempo song Clapton ever recorded.
  1:01pm PJ:

I watched American Gigolo in the past year, and I have to agree with some of the other comments - it's really dull. Doesn't help that Gere acts like he's brain dead throughout the movie.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 1:01pm Hughie Considine:

Clapton seems to be one of the most retrospectively reviled huge musical act from the classical rock era, due to his racist remarks. Steely Dan also seems to get a lot of hate, but only for their fussy production.
  1:03pm P-90:

Well that was a hell of a segue
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:03pm WoodsOfNH (now Maine):

I saw Clapton on the Backless tour. Opening act was Muddy Waters. Muddy smoked him.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:03pm Mike Sin:

re: "Tell the Truth" -- For the BeatlesGeeks out there -- this version was recorded during the sessions for Harrison's "All Things Must Pass." That LP and sessions were really the impetus for the formation of Derek and the Dominoes.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:03pm pantz:

Looks like Mike Love ain't so loved either. I never met a farmer in my home state that didn't have a little patch of "hemp".
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:03pm nickybones:

i love this.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 1:04pm tim from champaign (now washington):

They don't call it loco weed for nothing!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:04pm mariano:

Lol, David (@12:544). That would make a great satire.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:04pm Handy Haversack:

David, Mariano, greetings, gents! Samosas and sex for money all around!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:05pm myron feld:

@Mike Sin: thank you, did not know that!
  1:05pm egould310:

Sounds like a tune from “A Mighty Wind”
Avatar 1:07pm Mister Dobalina:

Reefer madness.
Avatar 1:09pm SmokinJ:

This 'bud's for you FFA! 8-)
  1:10pm PJ:

@Hughie: I wasn't around then, but it seems like Clapton got a lot of praise in the 60's (and I like almost all of his Yardbirds/Cream/Derek & the D's stuff), but since then, everything he's put out is pretty uninspired. I imagine that has brought down his rep as much as his racism.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 1:13pm Hughie Considine:

I think you're right, @PJ -- the bland music is certainly a major component. What a comedown though. I mean, kids used to scrawl "Clapton is God" when he was at his height.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:14pm Threemoons:

Well, shit, my temp gig came to a sudden end...BUT...we still have to dial back in tomorrow AM just to wrap things up so no sleeping in. Meh. I wish weed was legal in New York right about now. If NJ gets it, the PATH train is gonna stand for "Pass After Taking Hit." I swear I can't stand this crap anymore. Between losing what was supposed to be a "real" job back in July (it was shitshow, no tears), my "Plan C" temping drying up, and pain in my left knee/leg from a fall in the kitchen, I am just so over it. I want to make an entire pitcher of Swimming Pool cocktails, toke up, and play Borderlands 3 until after the election.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:14pm David (in London):

Clapton's soundtrack to 'Edge of Darkness' is also excellent. That said, it too was a long time ago now.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:15pm Threemoons:

At least I already voted, and New York State has a 4-hour minimum law now; ie you show up for what is supposed to be at least 8 hours they can't send you home after only an hour without giving you 4 hours pay.
Avatar 1:16pm Joe B:

sorry to hear threemoons
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:17pm Threemoons:

@Joe B thank you....I know that this hasn't been a party for EVERYONE, but I felt the need to vent...
  1:17pm PJ:

I remember hearing "Leave My Kitten" on commercial FM radio sometime in the 80's.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:17pm Gaylord Fields:

The real question is why "Leave My Kitten Alone" was left in the vault in the first place! It's miles above all the other cover versions on Beatles for Sale!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:18pm Woo:

Absolutely! @Gaylord Fields
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:18pm Threemoons:

Any Bowie coming up in this mix? IIRC there were a few cut items from Diamond Dogs. Of course, one could argue that ALL of Tin Machine SHOULD have been cut but whatevs...
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 1:18pm Hughie Considine:

Indeed. What a powerhouse vocal by John here.
Avatar 1:18pm Joe B:

bowie coming up in the next set
  1:19pm PJ:

@Gaylord: You're right. And they left "Mr. Moonlight" on. I guess they were more fond of the original versions of the songs than "Leave My Kitten".
Avatar 1:19pm Joe B:

gaylord, was just reading that kitten was almost going to come out in 1980 also but plans scrapped after, well, you know ...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:19pm Threemoons:

Yay! Thanks for the headsup!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:19pm Little Danny:

Heya Joe, hey all
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 1:19pm Hughie Considine:

Good point, @PJ. I know I'm not alone in disliking "Mr. Moonlight" more than any other Beatles song.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:19pm Mike Sin:

re: "Leave My Kitten Alone"
For those in the NYC-area at the time -- Jimmy Fink and Scott Muni were playing this track quite a lot (for tightly programmed FM stations at the time) trying to get a jump/scoop on what that they thought was going a major Beatles' release at the time.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:20pm pantz:

Tin Machine gets a bad rap, IMHO. I really like the first album.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 1:20pm tim from champaign (now washington):

Hang in there, Threemoons. It's Ok to vent for sure. SOmetimes things just straight up suck. Hang in there though.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 1:20pm Hughie Considine:

I only saw Bowie live once, with Tin Machine, and it was still great.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:21pm Gaylord Fields:

@Joe B: Yeah, "That Boy John" Part 2.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:21pm Woo:

They should re-release Kitten now. For today's youngsters. I like Mr. Moonlight.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:23pm Hopey Sockmonkey:

I also actually like that first Tim Machine album.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:24pm Handy Haversack:

Oof, Threemoons, very sorry to hear it. It is no fair that the shit sandwich we are consistently served also turns out to have a bone in it. Wishing you relaxation and strong drinks.
  1:24pm John L:

I have to imagine that there was a scrapped Kinks single or two.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 1:24pm tim from champaign (now washington):

How is Living in The Material World as a whole?
Avatar 1:25pm Joe B:

@tim - side one is great, peters out rather quickly after that
Avatar 👻 1:25pm Hackensack Slim:

Sounding Good Joe. I am in the pro-Mr Moonlight camp.(Beatles 65 1st album owned)
Avatar 1:26pm Joe B:

john l - at least 1 i'll be playing today
  1:26pm PJ:

@John L: IIRC, there were a lot of scrapped Kinks and Dave Davies singles in the late 60s
Avatar 1:26pm Joe B:

hey hackensack slim! thanks
Avatar 1:26pm Joe B:

hey handy! thanks for being here
Avatar 1:27pm Joe B:

yeah if there is a sequel to this show there will be a full set of kinks kontroversies
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 1:27pm Hughie Considine:

This glorious cover ended up on Wild Life. There's a gorgeous moment when Paul's voice hits a rough patch on "money in the hand..." I always listen for it.
Avatar 1:28pm Joe B:

the rare paul vocal fry!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 1:28pm Ken From Hyde Park:

If we're lucky, Barry Manilow can write the Covidcabana song and his record company can withdraw it by 3:00 PM.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:28pm Handy Haversack:

There's nowhere else I want to be, Joe! Though I am afraid we have to make a supply run soon. Vermouth levels dangerously low!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:28pm Little Danny:

Thanks for the comments in the playlist about each track, Joe B., they're super interesting to read.
  1:28pm Joe Melillo:

Another time capsule edition Joe!
Avatar 1:29pm Joe B:

hey danny! hey joe M!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:29pm Candy-O'67:

Hey Joe and everyone! Just joining in!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:29pm Phillippe Bastille:

Hey Mariano!
Avatar 1:29pm Joe B:

hey candy o!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:29pm Gaylord Fields:

Not only have the Kinks a passel of canceled singles, they even have a few aborted albums!
Avatar 1:29pm Joe B:

record companies not always wrong in cancelling some of these ...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:30pm Handy Haversack:

SPOX! I ... think?
  Swag For Life Member 1:31pm tadpoles:

The great Sparks! Was released as a single in the UK.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:31pm David (in London):

I love Sparks, but this is frightful.
  1:31pm PJ:

@Gaylord: speaking of aborted albums, Neil Young and Prince must have some scrapped singles, too
  1:31pm MikeDeeThrillSergeant:

Really fun show Joe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:31pm pantz:

Yikes! This one deserves to be on the scrap pile. Like Tiny Tim covering Neil Sedaka
Avatar 1:31pm Joe B:

was this ever actually release?
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 1:31pm Hughie Considine:

Huge Sparks fan here, but I think I'll stick with Al Green's cover.
  1:31pm PJ:

@Joe B: Yeah, this arrangement is terrible. Marianne couldn't have saved it.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 1:31pm tim from champaign (now washington):

Twilley's Shark in The Dark single that Hozac resissued a while back is a good cancelled single.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:31pm Handy Haversack:

Gotta run, consarnit. Hope to make it back before the end. There are no mistakes on 3CM! Thanks, Joe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:32pm Phillippe Bastille:

This would be a great song for a Covid-era hand sanitizer commercial
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:32pm mariano:

See ya, Handy.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 1:32pm tim from champaign (now washington):

Sparks and Marianne Faithfull? Oh wow! That would have added a lot to this cover.
  1:33pm MFlynn:

Joe, loved that Beatles set, particularly the great Harrison song from “Living in the Material World”. Really love that and haven’t heard it in years. Thank you!!
  1:33pm KWilde:

Never heard that Sparks. They did better with Do Re Mi
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:34pm Gaylord Fields:

Sparks/Marianne would have been the most interesting high-singing man/low-singing woman duet since "I Got You Babe"!
  Swag For Life Member 1:34pm tadpoles:

I actually love that Sparks' version. ... true to Sparks cheekiness.
  1:35pm KWilde:

Russell Soprano Marianne Tenor
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:37pm Woo:

Right on Joe. Those saxophones. I think they were going for the L.A. sound.
Avatar 1:37pm Michael Shelley:

Gotta agree re: saxes.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:38pm myron feld:

It's that horrible Tom Scott sound.
Avatar 1:39pm Joe B:

i think it actually is tom scott. though i did like his schaefer beer commercial
Avatar 1:39pm V Priceless:

super show, Joe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:40pm Cal Zone!:

Mike Shelley wants MORE SAXES! THE MORE THE MERRIER! Long noodling, pointless, sax solos! MAKE SAXES GREAT AGAIN!
Avatar 1:40pm Joe B:

hey MFlynn! thanks
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 1:40pm tim from champaign (now washington):

This is a Michael Shelley #1 hit record if I ever heard one.
  1:40pm PJ:

Good tune from Badfinger - was this released on an album?
  1:40pm Bill D:

Know doubt in my mind Don't Make Me Wait Too Long would have shot to number one.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:41pm Woo:

Or...maybe the solo Beatles were enamored of Bobby Keys sax for the Stones and thought it would be a good idea.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 1:42pm Hughie Considine:

Bobby Keys' work had an edge to it. I don't think it ever sounded so smooth and cloying.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:42pm Gaylord Fields:

@PJ: It was released (briefly) on the final Badfinger Mk 1 album Wish You Were Here (which was recalled several weeks after its release).
  1:43pm Frank Zaatar:

A propos of That Boy John: Any chance of getting a set of more singles canceled because of current events (e.g. national tragedies, songs that make fun of people who die just before the release date, etc.)?
Avatar 1:44pm Joe B:

well leave my kitten alone was posisble going to come out in late 1980 ...
Avatar 1:44pm Joe B:

and rick dees had an elvis parody that was pulled in 1977 after the king died
  1:46pm pgalub:

Hey Joe! Great show! Crazy to hear this tune w/o piano.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 1:46pm Hughie Considine:

Let's not forget Vaughan Meader's entire career...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:46pm Little Danny:

@Hughie: "smooth and cloying" is a great descriptor of that sound.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:46pm Woo:

Bobby Keys played sax on Whatever Gets You Through The Night. I don't mind that one so much but I'm also not crazy about it.
Avatar 1:46pm Joe B:

hey pete! yeah agreed!
Avatar 1:47pm Roberto:

Whoa
  1:47pm BillD:

I always felt Wish You Were Here was a really fine album. Leave it up to WB to screw things up! One of their best tracks ever recorded was Know One Knows It on that album.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:47pm pantz:

Feels like Rocky Horror stole this whole arrangement for half of their songs.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:48pm Cal Zone!:

Xmas Bop should have def been a big hit! Who was the dunce who pulled the release of this gem!?!?!
Avatar 1:48pm Frank Zaatar:

@Hughie: Yeah, I was thinking of Vaughn Meader.
Avatar 1:48pm Joe B:

bolan is the one i think
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:48pm Cmurtha:

I'd say something about it not being Halloween yet, but this BOPS so I'll just groove.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 1:49pm Hughie Considine:

Bolan sure did love that basic four-chord early rock sequence...
Avatar 1:50pm V Priceless:

abowie!
  1:50pm John L:

I could be wrong, but I think Lennon might be the only Beatle not to use Tom Scott. Yeah, sax has put a damper on some good tunes .An idea for theme show: Post 60's songs that have a sax on it but don't suck. Umm, I almost dozed off while writing typing that, so never mind
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:50pm Threemoons:

BOWIE
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:51pm Cmurtha:

Man Who Sold The World is in my top five Bowie Albums for sure.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:51pm Gaylord Fields:

@John L: BAKER EVERLOVING STREET!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:52pm myron feld:

@John L: before you doze off, Roxy Music
Avatar 1:52pm V Priceless:

Ralph Mace! LOL
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:52pm Threemoons:

You know, I vaguely remember having a 45 of this Bowie song. IIRC it was in the book-style thing of singles with pictures on each record. It's somewhere in my Mom's house. It came out in the 80's; the most recent single in it was from Scary Monsters. It MAY even be signed, in which case it's probably worth something. I have to remind myself to look for it the next time I'm over there!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:52pm David (in London):

I think The Stooges' 'Funhouse' constitutes the correct use of sax.
Avatar 1:53pm Joe B:

@david - exactly
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:53pm Mike Sin:

re: "Whatever Gets You Through the Night"
The whole "Saturday Night Live" band sound was invented a year before that show premiered! All that's missing is Don Pardo! ;)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:54pm Threemoons:

HOLY CRAP one is going for $600 smackers on eBay!
  1:54pm PJ:

@John L: Bowie actually uses sax well on the Spiders stuff
Avatar 1:54pm Joe B:

to be clear, i was referring specifically to solo beatles not utilizing sax effectively, and repeatedly
Avatar 1:55pm Joe B:

another current event cancellation ... 1994
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:55pm Mike Sin:

re: sax on Lennon solo tracks
To me, a lot of the sax on Lennon's "Some Time in NYC" LP sounds like a car horn blaring in.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:56pm Threemoons:

www.ebay.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:56pm Gaylord Fields:

I can't think of any solo Beatles sax I enjoy. At best it's forgettable; at worst it takes away from the songs.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:56pm Michele with One "L":

Yay Nirvana!!!!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 1:57pm Hughie Considine:

I'd say that brass on "Savoy Truffle" works really well texturally.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:57pm Gaylord Fields:

I guess this Nirvana song kinda counts as a death-related cancellation.
  1:58pm David in London:

Penny royalty, that’s me...
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 1:58pm tim from champaign (now washington):

This sounds really good.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 1:58pm OnTheTrain:

Nirvana Sucks !
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:58pm nickybones:

didn't know this was going to be a single. tom gallo of look at my records! fame just posted cleaned-up footage of their maxwells '89 show. looks and sounds pretty good.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:58pm Gaylord Fields:

@Hughie: Lotsa very good horns on Beatles records; Joe is referring to post-60s solo Beatles.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:59pm Gaylord Fields:

And sax solos specifically.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:59pm Threemoons:

I like this Nirvana track.
  1:59pm John L:

Roxy, of course. I know there are others, of course. It's just a bad sax solo seems to spoil good songs. It happened a lot on 70's singer/songwriter albums and it was usually Tom Scott, David Sanborne or a Brecker Brother.
  1:59pm PJ:

@Gaylord: I wasn't there, but I'd guess George Martin's influence on arrangements of non-guitar/bass/drums/vocals stuff for the Beatles was pretty significant.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:00pm paddy in matawan:

Penny Royalties?
Avatar 2:00pm Jeezuseffinchrist:

that description fits my dating life perfectly.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 2:01pm tim from champaign (now washington):

I never made the Royal Tea "Royalty" play on words.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 2:01pm Hughie Considine:

Thanks, @Gaylord. I lost my focus there for a sec. And I've recently discovered your show and I am now a fan.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:02pm paddy in matawan:

Me neither Tim. Interesting take. Wonder if that's what they wanted to convey.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:03pm Gaylord Fields:

@Hughie Considine: Thanks! But listen next week, and I may change your mind. ;-)
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 2:03pm Hughie Considine:

Now I'm intrigued.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:04pm Gaylord Fields:

@Hughie: Well, not next week — that show will be good because I'm doing it with Matt Clarke.
  2:06pm Jeff formerly from Rahway:

Joe today’s show is fascinating. I’m gonna listen to it again after work.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:07pm suzyhotrod:

Joe Belock- Great book rant. (also great show)
Avatar 2:07pm Joe B:

thanks jeff!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 2:07pm tim from champaign (now washington):

Yeah! At least the character could have done the"no I couldn't ever take these for so little as-I -gather-everything" and hand her the 50 quid.
Avatar 2:07pm Joe non Papa:

I don't know if it fits the format of this show but Napoleon XIII's "They're Coming to Take Me Away" was a big hit on top-40 radio in the mid-60s when it was suddenly pulled from airplay due to complaints from mental health care workers (or so I've heard). I didn't hear that song again for years.
  2:08pm Bambi Kino HQ:

Brian Jones played some tasty sax with the Fabs on "You Know My Name Look Up the Number."
  2:08pm John L:

That scene was filmed for High Fidelity and cut out. It's an extra on the DVD. I totally agree. Maybe that's why they cut it out of the final print.
  2:08pm Joe Melillo:

Scrupled record dealer?...Nah
Avatar 2:09pm Joe B:

@joe - yes it would fit! never knew that! will get it in if there is a sequel to this show!
Avatar 2:09pm Joe B:

too bad brian jones wasn't around to save some of those beatle solo records!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:09pm Baja Joe:

I think it goes without saying, Otis Redding could sing the dictionary and it would sound amazing. There. I said it. Same goes for JB. I said it again.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 2:13pm tim from champaign (now washington):

Now with James Brown, whatever was pulled was probably in favor of something equally as great. But this song is pretty damn incredible.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:14pm p/b:

THANK YOU
Avatar 2:14pm zopa:

Holy Guacamole! I've never heard this version of Talking Loud. Thanks Joe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:15pm nickybones:

First I heard this tune was the Living Colour cover version.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:15pm p/b:

JB DO NOT STOP
  2:16pm M&K:

JB in the afternoon! What a concept!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:16pm Cal Zone!:

Great version of Talking Loud! They should re-release it!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:17pm Little Danny:

This is great. I love that it's the "rock" version.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:18pm pantz:

Good Gawd! That's a good track.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 2:19pm tim from champaign (now washington):

I love Sly and the Family Stone!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:20pm p/b:

Great, great read re JB
www.jamesmcbride.com...

opened up my damn eyes that's for sure
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:20pm Travisano66:

I heard "You Can Make It" a LOT growing up, but never on WFMU. Thanks!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:22pm dave wuz here:

sly that kills but i never hear it anyplace- "same thing"
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 2:22pm Hughie Considine:

Never noticed that "Shortnin' Bread" bass line...
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 2:23pm tim from champaign (now washington):

I caught that too, Hughie!
  2:25pm Siobhan:

I am so glad I took off today and can listen to this show.
Avatar 2:25pm V Priceless:

btw, new Stevie Wonder tune ("Where Is Our Love Song") is off-the-charts super!
  2:25pm Robert:

Wow! What a Show!
Thank you Joe for sharing your amazing knowledge and perspectives.
So strange to realize that some great and commercially viable music just did not get released, especially when it was pulled by the artist.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:27pm Handy Haversack:

Back -- and we have vermouth!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:28pm Little Danny:

Wow. Fascinating to hear about the Stevie non-release.
Avatar 2:30pm Jeezuseffinchrist:

damn I could go for Hot From the Summertime now though
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:30pm Power Papi:

@p/b link is broken...
  Swag For Life Member 2:31pm Joe R.:

Great show, so many interesting stories
  Swag For Life Member 2:33pm tadpoles:

Exceptional show today thanks Joe ... and thanks for all the homework you put in to give it to us. Cheers.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:34pm Little Danny:

I can't think a label with more incredible music that was cancelled/unreleased/re-recorded/withdrawn/handled inscrutably/etc. than Motown.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 2:34pm karlward:

Joe: this is an incredible set. I know I'm joining the chorus, but damn, this is just excellence.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:35pm Gaylord Fields:

Yeah, Frank Wilson!!! And you can probably do a whole three hour on canceled/withdrawn Motown!
  2:35pm Mike S.:

Carol Kaye on bass on this Frank Wilson track.
Avatar 2:35pm Joe B:

next one is for you gaylord!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:36pm Little Danny:

@Joe B: Have you heard Chris Clark's version of "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)"? It's on one of the (absolutely essential) Cellarful of Motown volumes.
Avatar 2:36pm Joe B:

@Mike - yes - an early west coast motown production if not the first!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:36pm PaulRobeson1920:

Good stuff Indeed
Avatar 2:36pm Joe B:

@danny - yes - same backing track!
Avatar 2:37pm Joe B:

thanks karl!
Avatar 2:37pm Joe B:

thanks tadpoles!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:37pm Gaylord Fields:

@Little Danny: My head hurts over the hours and hours of songs that absolutely would have been hits that were sitting in the Motown vaults.
Avatar 2:37pm Joe B:

man, i got about 40 songs here that i can't get to. might have to do a sequel
  2:38pm John L:

Is there a good book on the history of Motown, one that covers both the good and bad sides of the label? I could Google that kind of info, but I trust WFMU listeners for a more nuanced opinion.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 2:38pm tim from champaign (now washington):

DO the Mynah Birds show up on any Neil Young collections?
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 2:38pm karlward:

I'm wondering if the Big Star "Thirteen" 45 (mislabeled as "Don't Lie to Me") counts as a single going nowhere. Did Ardent ever release the single as ADA-2904, or was it a radio station promo only?
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 2:39pm tim from champaign (now washington):

Joe - did you get in on the pre-order for the Archives II box set?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:39pm Little Danny:

@Gaylord: Truly. I've gone on record before basically to posit that no label had more per-song unreleased goodness in its vaults.
  2:42pm (another) Patrick in Hoboken:

Really enjoying the Motown/R&B section
Avatar 2:44pm Joe B:

as gaylord said, probably enough for an entire motown show! thaks patrick
Avatar 2:45pm Joe B:

@tim - passed. hoping there will be a standard non deluxe issue but if not, will just listen online
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:46pm Little Danny:

This is bonkers.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 2:46pm Frank In Queens:

When I worked in a college bookstore for a few years, I used to have to call publishers to place orders. One of them had Henny Youngman routines as their hold music.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:46pm myron feld:

Henny! So great.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 2:46pm tim from champaign (now washington):

@Joe - that's a good idea waiting for the standard edition. I'm going to save up for it but it will probably sold out by the time I get the scratch together.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:46pm Joe McG:

I think I love "Hooked on Henny"! Immaculately conceived and consummately presented program, Joe. Thank you!
  2:47pm hifivicky:

such a great theme for a show! thanks Joe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:47pm listener Rey:

Feverishly working and lurking today but gotta say it's been a great show
Avatar 2:47pm Joe B:

here's one for you joe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:47pm pantz:

Did Henny's album inspire Rappin' Rodney?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:47pm swivs:

"Henny Youngman invented hip-hop." -guy with tin foil hat blocking subway entrance
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:47pm Joe McG:

You weren't kidding about a Joe/Little Roger twofer today!
  2:48pm David in London:

Oh my Lord, double Gilligan!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:48pm Cmurtha:

a three hour tour
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 2:48pm tim from champaign (now washington):

Oh man, I have to go to the bathroom so bad but I can't miss this Stairway to Gilligan!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:48pm Handy Haversack:

Ha: twofer Monday! Surface Monte!
  2:48pm PMD:

Omg. Three hour tour
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 2:48pm xtrakrispy:

hah!
  2:49pm Listener Bop Monroe:

greetings from cloudy Tannersville.
worth hearing a 2nd time today!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:49pm Woo:

Gilligan! Stairway! Rocktober!
  2:50pm PJ:

Little Roger is killin' me!
  2:50pm Aric:

I'm feeling deja vu right now. I swear we heard this song today.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:50pm Joe McG:

Only on WFMU would Little Roger qualify as heavy rotation.
  2:51pm David in London:

She made me a moron.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:52pm Handy Haversack:

Great show, Joe -- one for the *heavily redacted* record books! Thanks to you and your Skeletons.

Be well, all.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:52pm Alvy Singer:

Joe B. keeping Zeptober alive and well with Little Roger.
  2:52pm MFlynn:

Thank you Joe! Awesome show!!! Looking forward to next week.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:52pm myron feld:

God Save The Queen b/w Did You No Wrong was a very well-spent $3 or whatever it cost me back then.
  2:52pm hifivicky:

puddles pity party also does a rocking version of that gilligan's island stairway to heaven thing!
Avatar 2:52pm Joe B:

bigger novelty act - little roger or the pistols?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:52pm pantz:

God save Joe B! We mean it, man.
  2:53pm David in London:

https://youtu.be/WwsQ_5Wm4oo
This is absolute Pistols gold.
Thanks Joe.
  2:53pm PJ:

Speaking of being made a moron, Lydon has said he's voting for Trump (though I wonder if he has US citizenship.)
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:54pm Little Danny:

Great show!
  2:54pm Cal_Zone!:

Swell show, Joe! Thanks!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:54pm radioronan:

Thanks Joe. Thanks skeleton crew!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:54pm Gaylord Fields:

@myron feld: Poor, poor Wally Nightingale — the Ian Stewart of the Sex Pistols.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:55pm KevinfromBayRidge:

We'll go "Nowhere" with you anytime, Joe! Great concept. Great shew.
Avatar 2:55pm Joe B:

thanks everyone, appreciate it!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:55pm Candy-O'67:

Thanks, Joe! Enjoyed it and thanks for all the research!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:56pm myron feld:

A fine program. Thanks, Joe B!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:56pm Woo:

Is that a saxophone I hear? It sounds good.
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 2:56pm tim from champaign (now washington):

Thanks Joe! Excellent show today!
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 2:57pm Mike From Brooklyn:

Great show Joe! Thanks Michele too!
  2:57pm KWilde:

Thanks for a great show Joe
Avatar 2:57pm Joe B:

i'll be continuing the insane concept shows friday at 2 pm on the rock n soul stream if you haven't checked that out yet
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:57pm JR HTX:

High entertaining and educational....and the message board!!! Class will be over soon. Thanks, Joe!!! Cheers to all!
  2:57pm Dutch Boy Bob:

Dear Lord, I love Scrapheap City!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:58pm Krys O.:

Thanks, Joe B!
  2:58pm Dutch Boy Bob:

Fingerpoppin' and Remote Learnin' w/ King B today!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:58pm chris_in_space:

Such a great show, @Joe B! Thanks
Avatar 👻 Swag For Life Member 2:59pm Frank In Queens:

Fun show Joe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:59pm Gaylord Fields:

Great, great show, Joe, both concept and execution — thanks!
  3:00pm Siobhan:

Thanks for the edutainment Joe!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:00pm Cmurtha:

Thanks for the show!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 3:00pm Hopey Sockmonkey:

Gotta give this entire show a clicky star, thanks so much Joe B!
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