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Duke Station
Durham, NC 27708
919-684-2957
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Artist | Song | Album | Label | Comments | |||
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the beatles | cayenne | anthology 1 | apple | Brief instrumental composed by Paul McCartney in the late 50's - one of the very first recordings by The Beatles. | |||
the early doors | go insane | mind blowers | past & present | pre-Doors Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek and drummer John Densmore. Keys not nearly as prevalent as later famous Doors material. | |||
spiders | don't blow your mind | back from the grave part 4 | crypt | pre Alice Cooper band, when Alice was still called Vince Furnier. All 5 members stayed together through at least Billion Dollar Babies. Frank Zappa had taken interest in them during The Spiders time and helped them at that point (i think their wearing dresses helped a little). | |||
pink floyd | lucy leave | have you got it yet | bootleg | written and sung by the most superlative of rock renaissance men, Syd Barrett. Bob Klose on lead guitar. He had to leave the band so PF could achieve fame and fortune (one can also say the same for Syd). Top notch garage rock. Also titled "Lucy Lea in Blue Tights". | |||
d.c.t. & the bossmen | brainwashed | the magic cube | el cid records | DCT aka David Clayton Thomas, he of later Blood Sweat & Tears frame. You might remember the songs "Spinning Wheel" and "You Make Me So Very Happy" - AM staples from the late 60's. | |||
the iguanas | again & again | pebbles presents high in the mid-sixties vol. 19 michigan, part III | aip | This is the crunchiest, hardest, most rockin' one of our show. What can one possibly say about The Ig that has not been previously said? Even in the very early years, Iggy was in top form. | |||
nazz | back of your mind | nazz | rhino | From the early Todd Rundgren years, Nazz being HIS band. There is an embryonic version of the early 70's mega-hit solo Todd "Hello It's Me" on this album. 70's version more melodic and upbeat. Todd went on to fame with solo work, Utopia, and production work. | |||
bob seger & the last heard | persecution smith | michigan nuggets | aep | A rockin' one with extremely OTT organ from he who made banal and inexplicably hit songs popular with the masses, during the mid - late 70's. | |||
jimi hendrix | UFO | hush now | astan bootleg | Boggles the mind how Jimi would stoop to this. Not a bad tune, really, until the ET chipmunk vocals chime in. He recorded this batch of songs just before embarking to the UK to form the JH Experience with Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell, and to knock Eric Clapton off his "GOD" throne. | |||
tomorrow | revolution | mojo presents... psych out! | mojo | Ah! Awesome psych-garage from the band that spawned Twink, later of The Pink Fairies (and a member of the extremely brief Syd Barrett-led band Stars), and the incredible genius guitar wizard Steve Howe, later of OG prog-rock band Yes. | |||
the moving sidewalks | need me | mindrocker: a us punk anthology vol. 4 | paprbox | Pre ZZ Top Billy Gibbons, presumably before sporting a massive beard and glued-on shades. Jimi Hendrix admired Billy's playing so much that he gave him one of his guitars. | |||
todd rundgren | money (that's what i want)/ messin' with the kid | something/anything? | rhino | Terribly recorded, yet energetic, early tunes from TR....included on 1972's Something/Anything? solo record. | |||
mynah birds | i've got you in my soul | 45 | motown | Absolutely killer tune from band that included Neil Young, Bruce Palmer (amazing bassist of Buffalo Springfield) and - wait for it- lead vocalist Rick James!! (of Superfreak fame)!! | |||
the syn | 14 hour technicolor dream | nuggets II box set v. 2 | rhino | The Syn featured Chris Squire, future bassist for Yes, and Peter Banks, future guitarist for Yes. Peter named the band (Yes, that is, as Syd had named Pink Floyd) yet left after their second album Time and A Word, when the mighty Steve Howe took his place. | |||
the pleasure seekers | never thought you'd leave me | friday at the hideout: boss detroit garage 1964-67 | norton Records | The Pleasure Seekers featured sisters drummer Patti and bassist Suzi Quatro. Patti went on to form the first all-girl rock band Fanny, and Suzi found fame in the UK with glam hits like "Can the Can". She also played Leather Tuscadero, Fonzie's gf Pinky's cousin on later episodes of "Happy Days". | |||
golden earrings | daddy buy me a girl | nuggets II box set v. 2 | rhino | Dutch band later dropped the "s" from their name and went on record the FM radio earworm-inducing massive 70's hit "Radar Love". | |||
spiders | no price tag | back from the grave part 4 | crypt | One more from pre-Alice Cooper band. Many thanks again to DJ Nick R. for help with ideas!!! |