Some of the music is good. Some is ok. I leveraged my Korean friend's eloquence and polyglot acumen. If you like '70s Korean pop, and some strange covers of KC and the Sunshine Band in different languages, please have a listen.

You, too, can be a Dorothy Moskowitz completist!

Jun 15th, 2022 2h

The Joseph Consortium (1969) Sides 1 and 2. Written by Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice, this is the musical that everyone knows, recorded and played through a psychedelic prism. I've played this show on bass about a million times. It's almost

Yet MORE First Recordings of Famous Songs.

May 17th, 2022 2h

The Blue Cats - Nowhere Man (196?) I'm gonna guess 1966 since this band released three albums of covers of their time plus some instrumental originals. Probably German studio guys bringing the Western hits of the day to their homeland. Diane

For my 200th Podcast, I wanted to thank you all. Greatest Hits, Part 1.

Apr 17th, 2022 3h 58m

There are enough people out there who yearn for the arcane, the odd, the unsuccessful, the strange, and the historically overlooked to justify 200 podcast episodes of D-Sides, Orphans, and Oddities. This makes me happy, and the topics are inex

The Police, before they were The Police.

Apr 4th, 2022 2h

A Flock of Seagulls - Telecommunication (1981) EP Released before their debut album. Produced by Bill Nelson.A Flock of Seagulls - It's Not Me Talking (1981) Bill Nelson - Love Without Fears (1982)Be Bop Deluxe - New Precision (1978) Be Bop

Chuck Berry.

Apr 2nd, 2022 2h

The Beach Bums - The Yellow Beret (1966) Did you know Bob Seger was such a right-wing nut job? The song is a parody of The Ballad Of The Green Berets by Barry Sadler, a huge hit in February 1966, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Cashbox,

Stiff Records, Solo Cream Members, and that ”Sidehackers” Soundtrack You Have Been Begging For.

Mar 24th, 2022 2h

a-ha - Lesson One (Take On Me first demo) (1982) Before their one. big, groundbreaking mega-hit (mostly for the video) this song underwent a couple revisions. They knew somehow that they had gold, but they struggled to find a winning chorus. Th

A Small Eternity In New York City.

Mar 17th, 2022 2h

You might like this little slice of relatively well-recorded tomfoolery recorded live at the famous Fillmore East in 1971. What a night it must have been. Anyhow, it really depends on which mix you like better. Lennon and Ono or Frank Zappa. T

One Bad Apple

Mar 17th, 2022 2h

John Paul Joans - Got To Get Together Now (1970) John Davidge was a politically motivated and confrontational stand-up comedian In 1970, he made a record for the UK Christmas market. His manager arranged for Eric Stewart, Lol Creme, and Kevin

Chicago and Some Extracurricular Activities

Mar 14th, 2022 2h

The Knack - Africa (1981) From their 3rd album, Round Trip. Peter Cetera - Holy Moly (1981) Gerard McMahon - Hello Operator (1976)Robert Lamm - Crazy Way to Spend a Year (1974)Angelo - It Don't Matter (1976) With the Chicago horns, as wel

Carpenters. Again.

Feb 26th, 2022 1h 6m

My last Carpenters show got wiped for some reason. Maybe the ghost of Karen? A sound that no one will forget once they hear it. I am talking about those tight harmonies. Richard's scholarly, clever approach to harmonies often goes unnoticed,

Music Mrs. Neal Can’t Stand

Feb 18th, 2022 2h

Carla Bley - Enormous Tots (1974) The vocalist is Julie Tippetts, formerly Julie Driscoll, who sang on releases by Bob Dylan and Donovan. You've heard her before on this show, singing on the Centipede album. Her band of note in the late '60s, B

The Monkees, Bond Street, and Richard Simmons

Feb 14th, 2022 2h

The Killjoys - Naïve (1977) Featuring Kevin Rowland, later to be the lead singer of Dexys Midnight Runners who had a huge worldwide hit with "Come On Eileen". Normally I'd frown on such trend-hopping (this was just the first of many image rein

Tim Curry was Frank N. Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Lance Rentzel...also recorded music.

Feb 3rd, 2022 2h

It's hard to embarrass me. But when I tagged along with some friends to the theater to see Rocky Horror Picture Show, with the toast and the actors in front of the screen acting out the scenes as they played on the screen, I finally felt true

I‘m gonna Prog you good. Prog you like you know I should. I‘m gonna Prog you until you‘re sore. THEN I‘m gonna Prog you some more!!

Dec 2nd, 2021 2h

Bruford - Age Of Information (1980) I guess, if I'm going to call the Bowie band of 1975-1980 the best band of the decade, this group would come close to that. With the inimitable style of Jeff Berlin on bass and the wonderful Bill Bruford on d

The Moody Blues

Nov 30th, 2021 2h

Were The Moody Blues "prog"? I don't think so. They weren't virtuosos in any sense, although they were all very competent (or somewhat competent - Graeme Edge wasn't asked to do much, really) but they WERE unique and extremely popular. And eve

Chris Dedrick

Nov 17th, 2021 2h

Gilbert O'Sullivan - We Will (1972) Just a nice pre-'US fame' song I thought you might like. Michael Johnson - Rooty Toot Toot For The Moon (1973) His big hit was "Bluer Than Blue" in 1978. Produced by Chris Dedrick. Merry Clayton - Sly Su

The DAM Trio with David Bowie.

Nov 3rd, 2021 2h

Joe Simon- Come Back Home (1974) I have to play you a Joe Simon song that was used as a sample for a VERY famous Hip Hop song. Not many people know. Helen Reddy - I Am Woman (1971) The original, superior (to my ears) version. She has appeared

Hodge Podge of Rarities

Oct 8th, 2021 2h

Gaylord & Holiday - Dixie (1977) A remnant from the Amherst Records Story show. Santiago - Nice And Slow (1976) A remnant from the Amherst Records Story show. Bobby Hatfield - Messin' In Muscle Shoals (1971) One half of the Righteous Brother

The Beach Boys‘ ”Feel Flows” Box Set. Bill Haley‘s ”Rock Around The Clock”: Albatross or Albatrosses?

Oct 1st, 2021 2h

Sunflower Radio Promo (1970)The Beach Boys - Slip On Thru (Instrumental backing and backing vocals ) (1970) The Beach Boys - Forever (1970) The Beach Boys - Til I Die (vocals only) (1971)The Beach Boys - Add Some Music To Your Day (1970)

My time at Record Theater in Buffalo, NY. Artists re-record their biggest hits years later.

Sep 26th, 2021 2h

Born in North Carolina, Ray Denson started to dance professionally in 1951, taking on the professional name of Billy Lamont. His singing career started in 1956."(Zap! Pow!) Do the Batman" was recorded for Atlantic in January 1966 with Gate We

My Vinyl Collection Keeps Getting Bigger and Worse.

Sep 6th, 2021 2h

Allen & Rossi - Sway (1976) POACA will recall Marty Allen's ubiquitous presence on 70s talk shows and game shows. Whether they like it or not. Naw, he was funny! More Allen and Rossi vinyl to come!From Both Sides Now, a wonderful resource f

The Abortion Show

Aug 27th, 2021 2h

You know, as long as there've been lady parts and attendant man parts to go into them, abortion has been practiced. It always will be. No law can change it either way. The only thing that laws like Roe do is give a safe, clean room in which t

Wendy and Bonnie are connected to Wendy and Lisa.

Aug 24th, 2021 2h

Cal Tjader - Along Comes Mary (1967)Cal Tjader - Gimme Shelter (1971)Marran Gosov - Lampenfieber (1977) Now THIS is German Existentialism!The English translation to what he is singing:At the first time came energyAt the second then the

Os Mutantes and Rita Lee. Also BIll Haley rarities.

Aug 18th, 2021 2h

This show features Rita Lee, the first, best-known singer in Os Mutantes, one of the greatest non-English bands ever. Their music was inspired and free of boundaries, their lyrics subversive and literate. They carried on for years after her dep