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Wednesday, October 29, 2008 | 09:00 to 12:00 | Playlist
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* The Moondoggies Night And Day Don't Be A Strangers Hardly Art Really nice debut album from this Seattle pop-soul-rock foursome.
Michael Chapman Not So Much A Garden Rainmaker Harvest 1969 debut from UK folk/jazz/acoustic guitar great Michael Chapman.
* Michael Chapman Ponchatoulah Time Past and Time Passing Electric Ragtime His newest album.
* Fotheringay Gypsy Davey Fotheringay 2 Fledg'ling Back to 1970 for the voice of Sandy Denny.
Carolina Chocolate Drops Jack Of Diamonds Live on WXDU Feb. 4, 2006 -
Flamin' Groovies Lord Have Mercy Supersnazz Sundazed
* Severine Heißer als Feuer (VA) Sprechen Sie Pop? Bureau B Non-German speakers singing German anyway - pop for the 1960's German pop mkt
* Initials Message In The Music Message In The Music 7-inch People's Potential Unlimited a reissue from the early 80s
Curtis Mayfield Power To The People Love, Peace, Understanding Sequel
George Soule Get Involved (VA) Black & Proud, vol. 1: The Soul of the Black Panther Era Trikont
James Brown Get Up, Get Into It And Get Involved Star Time box set Polydor There is still time to Get Involved and volunteer for your favorite candidate, folks. You can also vote early -- call the Durham County Board of Elections at 560-0700 for locations & times. At the early vote locations, you can even register (if you haven't) and vote in one stop. You may *not* register on Election Day, Nov. 4th. Early voting is open til 1pm on Saturday.
Blaze Foley & The Beaver Valley Boys Election Day Cold, Cold World Lost Art
* Meredith Fierke The Procession The Procession self-released New from Northfield, MN
* Lizz Durrett In The Eaves Outside Our Gates WARM New from Athens, Ga.
Vic Chesnutt Everything I Say North Star Deserter Constellation Vic is Lizz Durrett's uncle. This is from his 2007 album, a favorite of mine from last year. It was recorded in Montreal.
* Crooked Fingers Give And Be Taken Forfeit/Fortune Constant Artists Incorporated Eric Bachman of C.F. contributes to Lizz Durrett's album along w/ her uncle Vic.
* Savage Knights Erotomania The Martian Demos self-released New from Raleigh.
Billy Bragg To Have And Have Not Life's A Riot With Spy vs. Spy Yep Roc Billy Bragg is playing at Duke's Page Auditorium this Saturday night.
Billy Bragg Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards Worker's Playtime Yep Roc
D.O.A. The Enemy Punk Rock Singles 1978-99 Sudden Death Vancouver punk legends.
The Everly Brothers Problems Dream... The Best of the Everly Brothers MSI
Little Anthony & The Imperials Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop (VA) Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party Nick At Nite
Dead Milkmen In Praise of Sha Na Na Metaphysical Graffiti Restless 1990 gem.
* Deerhoof Don't Get Born Offend Maggie Kill Rock Stars new
Deerhoof Fresh Born Offend Maggie Kill Rock Stars
Ultralyd Pink Mood Chromosome Gun Load Norwegian jazz/noise. Love it.
George Jones No Use Crying Cup Of Loneliness: The Classic Mercury Years Mercury
* Grayson & Whitter Tom Dooley (VA) In The Pines: Tar Heel Folk Songs & Fiddle Tunes. Old-Time Music of North Carolina 1926-1936 Old Hat Awesome new comp, produced over in Raleigh.
The Gourds Dooley Shinebox Sugar Hill This is a beefed-up reissue of their original "GoGitYerShineBox" EP.
* Jon Seskevich & A.C. Bushnell Jimmy Johnson Gopala BlueGrass Kirtan Erian Mantras chanted in Sanskrit & other old languages.... over old-timey music! Local project. Very unique & cool!
* Jonuzi Me Shoket Vome Kaba (VA) Sprigs of Time: 78s from the EMI Archive Honest Jon's Albania, 1930
* The Lexie Mountain Boys Sweet Potato Sugar Tots The Lexie Mountain Boys' Sacred Vacation Carpark All-woman band. "The Tuvan throat singers of Baltimore."
* All Girl Summer Fun Band This Will Never End Looking Into It agsfb Music Back after 5 years off!
* Betty Botox Diskomo Mmm, Betty! Endless Flight Reworking of The Residents (?)
Delia Derbyshire Liquid Energy Electrosonic Glo-Spot Orig. 1972. Electronic music pioneer; composer of the Dr. Who theme music & producer of many BBC scores.
* Eccodek Empty Pockets Shivaboom White Swan
* Her Space Holiday This Seat Is Definitely Taken Sleepy Tigers EP Mush
Roy Orbison Working For The Man The Best of the Soul of Rock and Roll Monument/Sony new comp
* The Bye Bye Blackbirds In Stereo Houses & Homes American Dust new from Oakland, CA
Roscoe Shelton There's A Heartbreak Somewhere (VA) Dirty Laundry: The Soul of Black Country Trikont
Etta James Losers Weepers, Part One The Sweetest Peaches, Part Two (1967-1975) Chess/MCA
Buck Owens & The Buckaroos (It's A) Monsters' Holiday (It's A) Monsters' Holiday Capitol