On Track! Rare Covers

The original plan was to do another desert rock mix, but noticed Ape Machine's "Ape'n'Stein." Ha, so clever! It's Edgar Winter's Frankenstein, and so off with yet again another covers mix, and a good one at that. How good I say? Well, one track in particular and hands down, the best version (so far) of a Pink Floyd track - Syrek's "Have a Cigar." Terry (Syrek) is a massive shredder. And good vocals to boot. Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders' "It's All Over Now Baby Blue" is, you guessed it, hands down the best version (so far) of Dylan's poignant ballad. But, I wouldn't say their version isn't as poignant... need to be heard!

Of all the tracks, I'd say a dozen are quite rare. The exceptions, and I'm guessing here, are Earthless' take on Hendrix's "Come On (Let the Good Times Roll)," Juliana Hatfield's not-as-subtle version of Olivia Newton-John's "I Honestly Love You," and pianist David Sides run-through of Green Day's "Wake Me Up When September Ends." On the rarer side of note - TheClavhens' take on The Beatles but aptly titled, "Why Don't We Do It in the Snow?," Solace's covering Pink Floyd's "In the Flesh" (the second version), and Brian Bromberg's double-bassing Kansas' "Carry on Wayward Son."

16 tracks, a variety of genres, and they're all good, and some more than good. Enjoy!

Popcorn Mania 17: Shakin' the World!

Volume 16, back at the first of the year, was going to be the last in the series. After listening to Chuck Willis' "Whatcha Gonna Do When Your Baby Leaves You" and Peggy King's "Up, Up, Up (Flying High)" (both on this mix), I changed my mind. Once again, all good to great tracks, with a few deep album cuts as well. With the two aforementioned big fav tracks, there's also Bill Haley & His Comets' "Hawk," Roy Gaines' "Black Gal," Frances Faye's "Frenesí" and Eddie Cooley & The Dimples' "Driftwood" as well. They're all good. Of the 17 volumes so far, I'd say it's in the top 5. Enjoy!

Smokin' Oldies Jukebox 3! Doo-Wop Whoppers

And whoppers they are. Big, BIG fav in The Versatiles' "Passing By." 18 tracks including The Tremaines, The Premiers,  Jay Jay & The Selectones, The 5 Embers, The Comic Books, and many more. Enjoy!

Smokin' Oldies Jukebox 2! The Deep Cut Seventies

18 tracks of deep album tracks, well most of 'em. A couple of Canadian tracks (Fludd's "Turned 21" and Steel River's "Southbound Train") are still heard on occasion on the classic radio stations up in Canuckland. The first couple of tracks (Iron Butterfly's "Get It Out" and Stretch's "Miss Dizzy") are my top favs, with Steve Miller Band's "Love Is Strange" and Chase's "Swanee River" right up there. They're all good. Enjoy!

btw, I normally don't label '70s music as oldies. I just wanted to carry the series with less emphasis on the actual genres and/or time period, etc, while keeping the name intact.

Smokin' Oldies Jukebox! The Early Kickapoo '60s

Note: I normally borrow part of a song title (or two) from the mix to make part of the complete title. I select words for either phonetic reasons, or definition/relative, etc, etc, and in this case, I thought "Kickapoo" (from the track "Kickapoo Joy Juice" by The Rivingtons) was either colloquial or gobbledygook (remember, and in my defense, The Rivingtons also released Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow, The Bird's the Word, etc) and it simply rolled off the tongue. It didn't dawn on me until this morning that maybe there's a meaning behind the word, and sure enough, Kickapoo are North American people formerly living in Wisconsin, and now in Kansas, Oklahoma, and north central Mexico. Therefore, the subtitle has nothing to do with the actual Kickapoo, nor any of the tracks are centered on the areas aforementioned. With that out of the way...

20 smokin' oldies for the jukebox, all from '60 to '63. Several unsung gems including Wynonie Harris' "Sweet Lucy Brown," Little Jerry Williams' "You Call It Love," Little Richard's "I'm in Love Again" and Eddie Bo's "Baby I'm Wise." Also some doo-wop including The Flamingos' "Mio Amore" (sounds a bit similar to their awesome "I Only Have Eyes for You") and Shep & The Limelites' "Who Told the Sandman." And a popcorn track or two. They're all good. Enjoy!

Kosmische Modern Musik 2

aka Cosmic Music aka Krautrock. A dozen tracks - all modern and as the norm, it grooves! Big fav would be Casi todos los males' "Ser lúdico no es ser ridículo." Zacht Automaat's "Upstairs Downstairs" and Daniel Vincent's "Winter Fades" are a couple of more favs. They're all good. Enjoy!

Awesome Downtime 23: Vibes

A cure for this lingering winter blues? Downtime! 18 tracks of chill and bliss. Big favs in Forest Man's "Rivers and Mountains (ft. Lemon Jelly)" and U'nique Music's "Forget." Flovry's "Bloom" and Hoogway's "Silhouette" are a couple of more favs. They're all good. Enjoy!