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Wednesday, October 22, 2008 | 10:00 to 12:00 | Playlist
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New Artist Song Album Label Comments
Razor Wire Safety Net France Blues (VA) Death Jazz Retroactive Dynamics
Kim Seong-jin Daegum Solo (Peaceful Times) (VA) Victrola Favorites: Artifacts from Bygone Days Dust-To-Digital Korean bamboo flute solo, 1950s
Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette The Watermelon Party Polk Miller & His Old South Quartette Tompkins Square 1909 (!) recording, originally on a wax cylinder!
* Carolina Buddies Mistreated Blues (VA) In The Pines: Tar Heel Folk Songs & Fiddle Tunes Old Hat 1931
* The Rosebuds In The Backyard Life Like Merge new
David Bowie Oh! You Pretty Things Hunky Dory Virgin
* Matthew Dear Sound & Vision (VA) Life Beyond Mars: Bowie Covered Rapster nice new comp of Bowie covers. Oh! You Pretty Things is the lead-off cut, by Au Revoir Simone
Au Revoir Simone A Violent Yet Flammable World The Bird Of Music Our Secret 2007
* Nerdkween Switch Synergy Stickfigure a.k.a. Monica Arrington. New from Atlanta.
* The Go Help You Out Howl On The Haunted Beat You Ride Cass
New York Dolls Human Being Rock 'N Roll Mercury Orig. from Too Much Too Soon, 1974
* Deerhoof My Purple Past Offend Maggie Kill Rock Stars new
* Zarach "Baal" Tharagh El Borak Eternal Darkness At War With False Noise Low-fi French black metal
* Kevin Ayers Unfinished What More Can I Say... Reel Recordings orig. bassist/vocalist of Soft Machine. 7 demo tracks here, circa 1970
* Lambchop Close Up OH (ohio) Merge new
* The Moondoggies Undertaker Don't Be A Stranger Hardly Art new from Seattle
* Lucinda Williams Plan To Marry Little Honey Lost Highway
Mary Gauthier Mercy Now Mercy Now Lost Highway The amazingly talented Mary Gauthier ("Go-Shay") is playing a show in Durham, 7pm this Friday night. It's a benefit for Urban Ministries of Durham, the group that runs the soup kitchen. Show is at St. Philip's Episcopal Church downtown.
* Fotheringay Silver Threads and Golden Needles Fotheringay 2 Fledg'ling 1970 recording never released til now. Sandy Denny is the voice...
- To The Batmobile! Batman: Exclusive Original Television Soundtrack Album Mercury 1966. Neil Hefti, composer of the Batman theme, died last week. Thank you sir for the memorable tune.
Southern Culture On The Skids The Wet Spot Mojo Box Yep Roc
Dick Dale Tidal Wave The Best of Dick Dale & His Del-Tones Rhino 1964
Marvin Gaye What's Happening Brother What's Going On Motown
Marvin Gaye Flyin' High (In The Friendly Sky) What's Going On Motown
* Quintron The Boss Wants To Party With You Too Thirsty For Love Goner new from New Orleans
Johnny Moore Haven't I Been Good To You (VA) New Orleans Funk vol. 2 Soul Jazz
* Catfish Haven Halftime Show Devastator Secretly Canadian Their 2nd album. Sounds goooood!
Catfish Haven Full Speed Devastator Secretly Canadian
Lefty Frizzell Before You Go Make Sure You Know Life's Like Poetry Bear Family 1953
Loretta Lynn & Ernest Tubb Touch And Go Ernest Tubb & The Texas Troubadours: Another Story Bear Family 1969