Last Train To Squaresville III – Hey! Hey! We’re Not the Monkees!

Al Hirt – Theme From the Monkees (RCA)
Sir Raleigh and the Coupons – Tomorrow’s Gonna Be Another Day (Jerden)
Classics IV – Daydream Believer (Liberty)
Palace Guard – Saturday’s Child (Parkway)
Peddlers – Last Train To Clarksville (Philips)
Harry Nilsson – Cuddly Toy (Demo)
Rising Sons – Take a Giant Step (Columbia)
Carole King – Pleasant Valley Sunday (Demo)
Bobby Vee – The Girl I Left Behind Me (Liberty)
Boyce and Hart – Teardrop City (A&M)
Sandy Posey – Shades of Grey (MGM)
Ventures – A Little Bit Me A Little Bit You (Liberty)
Paul Butterfield Blues Band – Mary Mary (Elektra)
Diane Hildebrand – Early Morning Blues and Greens (Elektra)
Del Shannon – She (Liberty)
Michael Murphey – What Am I Doin’ Hangin’ Round (A&M)
Keith Allison – I’m a Believer (Columbia)
Nat Stuckey – Listen To the Band (RCA)
Bucky Wilkin – I Wanna Be Free (RCA)
Enoch Light Singers – Valleri (Project 3)
Golden Gate Strings – (I’m Not Your) Stepping Stone (Epic)
Nilsson – Daddy’s Song (RCA)
Wichita Train Whistle – Tapioca Tundra (Dot)
Ray Martin and His Orchestra – Words (Camden)
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Greetings all!

As we enter week two of the international lockdown, I have been busy in the lab, brewing up the mix you see before you.

Recent acquisition of a couple of choice Monkees’ covers had me rummaging in the crates to pull out enough for a whole mix.

What you get is ‘Hey! Hey! We’re Not the Monkees!’, 24 tracks, including a couple of demos as well as later version of songs by their composers, and a grip of contemporary (and even previous) versions of songs made famous by Micky, Davy, Mike and Peter.

So take a giant step, pull down the ones and zeroes and dig!

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So dig it, make sure to tune in, and I’ll see you all next week.

Peace

Larry

 

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Last Train to Squaresville Vol 2 – Instrumentally Unstable

Santo and Johnny – It’s Wonderful (Imperial)
Sound of Our Times – Come To the Sunshine (Capitol)
Paul Horn – Eight Miles High (RCA)
Ted Heath and His Music – I Can’t Get No Satisfaction (London)
Artie Schroeck Implosion – Six O’Clock (Verve)
Billy Vaughn – Time of the Season (Dot)
Bud Shank – Blue Jay Way (World Pacific Jazz)
Liberace – Suite Judy Blue Eyes (WB)
Alan Lorber Orchestra – Flute Thing (Verve)
Sandy Nelson – Happenings Ten Years Time Ago (Imperial)
Electric Piano Playground – I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night (Bell)
Folkswingers feat Harihar Rao – Grim Reaper of Love (World Pacific Jazz)
Bill Page and His Orchestra – We Ain’t Got Nothing Yet (Tower)
Enoch Light and the Light Brigade – Marrakesh Express (Project 3)
Frank Chacksfield – Come Together (London)
Ronnie Aldrich – Ride My Seesaw (London)
Les Reed with the Eddie Lester Singers – Something In the Air (Decca)
Topanga Canyon Orchestra – Crimson and Clover (Uni)
Doc Severinsen – In the Court of the Crimson King (Command)

Last Train To Squaresville Vol2 – Instrumentally Unstable – mixed MP3 – Download/stream
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Greetings all!

As the great international lockdown continues apace, I have returned from the Funky16Corners Blogcasting Nerve Center and Record Vault with a sequel to last week’s mix, Last Train To Squaresville.

Last Train to Squaresville II – Instrumentally Unstable sees all kinds of orchestras, big bands and instrumental artists digging into the far out and psychedelic side of things with some truly interesting cover versions.

As before, some of it’s kitschy, but it’s all kicky and good for your ears!

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So dig it, make sure to tune in, and I’ll see you all next week.

Peace

Larry

 

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Last Train To Squaresville Vol 1

Last Train To Squaresville Vol1

Nat Stuckey – In the Year 2525 (RCA)
Mel Torme – Secret Agent Man (Columbia)
Peggy Lee – Reason to Believe (Capitol)
Clara Ward – Help (Verve)
Dora Hall – I Heard It Through the Grapevine (Cozy)
Jackie and Roy – The Word (Capitol)
Julie Budd – People Are Strange (MGM)
Roslyn Kind – Shape of Things To Come (RCA)
Four Freshmen – Everyday People (Liberty)
Sarah Vaughn – 1-2-3 (Mercury)
Anita Kerr Singers – The Beat Goes On (WB)
Della Reese – Solitary Woman (ABC)
Dinah Shore – Undun (Stanyan)
The Lennon Sisters – Green Tambourine (Mercury)
Ella Fitzgerald – Savoy Truffle (Reprise)
Four King Cousins – Good Day Sunshine (Capitol)
Gloria Loring – Darkness Darkness (Evolution)
Morgana King – Tomorrow Never Knows (Verve)
Noel Harrison – Strawberry Fields Forever (Reprise)
Shirley Bassey – Light My Fire (UA)
Louis Armstrong – Everybody’s Talkin’ (Flying Dutchman)

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Greetings all!

When this whole crazy lockdown/quarantine shindig rolled down the pike, I promised that I was going to work on some new mixes/radio shows, to keep myself busy and to give you all something to pass the time.

What you see before you is the first of two Iron Leg/Testify mixes that roll on the same thing, that being folks from the non-hip side of things trying to roll  the rocks, pop and get psychedelic (in their own way).

Some of it is kitschy, all of it is kicky, so dig in and I’ll be back next week with volume 2!

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So dig it, make sure to tune in, and I’ll see you all next week.

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Larry

 

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Iron Leg Radio Show #107

Why hello there!

Playlist

Mamas and Papas – 12:30 (Young Girls Are Coming To the Canyon) (Dunhill)
Mamas and Papas – Trip Stumble and Fall (Dunhill)
Mama Cass – Welcome to the World (Dunhill)
Denny Doherty & Jimmie Haskell – To Claudia on Thursday (ABC)
Bobby Sherman – Think of Rain (Epic)
Bobby Sherman – Cold Girl (Epic)
Bruce and Terry – Come Love (Columbia)
Bruce and Terry – Thank You Baby (Columbia)
Carol Dunn – Bitter Honey (Congress)

Little Feat – Snakes On Everything (Warner Brothers)
Little Feat – Strawberry Flats (Warner Brothers)
Bob Dylan – If Not For You (Columbia)
Bob Dylan – Wigwam (Columbia)
Brewer and Shipley – Time and Changes (A&M)
Brewer and Shipley – Truly Right (A&M)
Monkees – Auntie’s Municipal Court (Colgems)
Monkees – Tapioca Tundra (Colgems)
Del Shannon – Gemini (Liberty)
Del Shannon – Conquer (Liberty)

Tom Scott and the California Dreamers – Today (Impulse)
Tom Scott and the California Dreamers – She’s Leaving Home (Impulse)
Emil Richards – Blues For Hari (Uni)
Emil Richards – Happy Together (Uni)
Lonnie Smith – Devil’s Haircut (Scufflin’) 
Lonnie Smith – The New Pollution (Scufflin’)

The Moody Blues – Legend of a Mind (Deram)
The Moody Blues – The Best Way to Travel (Deram)
Harper’s Bizarre – Speak Low (The Forest Bay Company)
The Cyrkle – Red Chair Fadeaway (Columbia)
Jack Wilson – Harbor Freeway (Blue Note)

Listen/Download -Iron Leg Radio Show Episode #107 – 180MB/256kbps

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This month’s Iron Leg Radio Show, episode #107 is packed with groovy sounds from end to end.

There’s a long set of California harmony pop, including a couple of rare things, country rock into psychedelia, some far-out jazz, and of course pure pop!

There are two full hours to massage into your ears.

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So dig it, and I’ll see you all next week.

Peace

Larry

 

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Iron Leg Radio Show #106

Why hello there!

Playlist

The Seeds – Pushin’ Too Hard (GNP/Crescendo)
The Seeds – Mr Farmer (GNP/Crescendo)
Buffalo Springfield – Everybody’s Wrong (Atco)
Buffalo Springfield – Flying On the Ground Is Wrong (Atco)
The Turtles – Sound Asleep (White Whale)
The Turtles – Buzz Saw (White Whale)
The Beach Boys – Wild Honey (Capitol)
Miracle Workers – I’ll Walk Away (Voxx)
Miracle Workers – One Step Closer To You (Voxx)

Billy Nicholls – Daytime Girl (Immediate)
Billy Nicholls – London Social Degree (Immediate)
The Kinks – Waterloo Sunset (Reprise)
The Kinks – End of the Season (Reprise)
Chad and Jeremy – Sunstroke (Columbia)
Chad and Jeremy – The Ark (Columbia)
Marty Wilde – Abergavenny (Philips)
Marty Wilde – Ice In the Sun (Philips)

Wendy and Bonnie – The Paisley Window Pane (Skye)
Phil Woods – Got a Feelin’ (Impulse)
Herbie Mann – Miss Free Spirit (Embryo)
Herbie Mann – In Tangier/Paradise Beach (Embryo)
Wendy and Bonnie – You Keep Hanging Up On My Mind (Skye)

Alan Hawkshaw – Dave Allen At Large (RPM)
Mohawks – Beat Me Til I’m Blue (RPM)
Mel Torme – My Little Red Book (Columbia)
Mel Torme – Secret Agent Man (Columbia)
Cass Elliott – Say Hello (RCA)
New Hope – Rain (Jamie)
PP Arnold – (If You Think You’re) Groovy (Immediate)
PP Arnold – Though It Hurts Me Badly (Immediate)

Listen/Download -Iron Leg Radio Show Episode #106 – 180MB/256kbps

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This month’s Iron Leg Radio Show, episode #106 is another windfall of new and recent arrivals, with some very groovy UK popsike, far-out jazz, Now Sound (Hawkshaw!) and pop.

There are two full hours to pour over your brains.

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So dig it, and I’ll see you all next week.

Peace

Larry

 

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Iron Leg Radio Show #105

Why hello there!

Playlist

Ray Brown and the Whispers – Midnight Hour (Leedon)
Ray Brown and the Whispers – Now Is the Time (Leedon)
The Searchers – This Empty Place (Kapp)
Brenda Lee – Time and Time Again (Decca)
Piccola Pupa – Breakaway (WB)

Jamme – Strawberry Jam Man (Dunhill)
Jamme – Scarborough Rose (Dunhill)
Folkswingers – Kicks (World Pacific)
Folkswingers – Along Comes Mary (World Pacific)
Harper’s Bizarre – Knock On Wood (WB)
Harper’s Bizarre – Poli High (WB)
Syndicate of Sound – I’m Alive (Bell)
Syndicate of Sound – The Witch (Bell)

Harumi – Talk About It (Verve)
Harumi – Samurai Memories (Verve)

Jeff Beck Group – Shapes of Things (Epic)
Jeff Beck Group – Beck’s Bolero (Epic)
Group Therapy – Foxy Lady (RCA)
Chaps – Ascension To Virginity (Decca)
Chaps – Constant Journey (Decca)
Roger Eckers – Carry On (Zez)

Rascals – It’s Wonderful (Atlantic)
Rascals – Easy Rollin’ (Atlantic)
Dinah Shore – Undun (Stanyan)
Lionel Bart – May a Man Be Merry (Deram)
Lionel Bart – Looking Glass Looking Glass (Deram)
Bill Page and His Orchestra – Penny Lane (Tower)
Bill Page and His Orchestra – We Ain’t Got Nothing Yet (Tower)
Gulliver – Every Day’s a Lovely Day (Elektra)
Gulliver – A Truly Good Song (Elektra)

Listen/Download -Iron Leg Radio Show Episode #105 – 180MB/256kbps

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This month’s Iron Leg Radio Show, episode #104 features a lot of new and recent arrivals, some heavy stuff, so pure pop, a couple of out there new sound things and some psychedelia.

There are two full hours to stuff into your ears.

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So dig it, and I’ll see you all next week.

Peace

Larry

 

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Testify! Episode #

Testify Episode #144. Originally broadcast 12/11/2019

The Guild – The Sun Shines For You (Twinight)
Chris and Peter Allen – My Silent Symphony (Mercury)
Gordian Knot – We Must Be Doing Something Right (Verve)
Sugar Beats – Begin-Give In (A&M)
Jim Valley – Invitation (Dunhill)
Boyce and Hart – For Baby (A&M)
The Banned – Goodbye Groovy Goodbye (Fontana)
Tin Tin – Toast and Marmalade For Tea (Atco)

Crib and Ben – Emily (Decca)
Guild Light Gauge – Cloudy (We Make Rock’n’Roll Records)
Triste Janiero -In the Garden (GPC)
Gordon Lightfoot – For Lovin’ Me (UA)
Gordon Lightfoot – The Way I Feel (UA)
Judy Collins – Hey That’s No Way To Say Goodbye (Elektra)
Steve Noonan – Buy For Me The Rain (Elektra)
Steve Noonan – Leaning Back and Laughing (Elektra)
Steve Noonan – Shadow Dream Song (Elektra)
Jim and Jean – Time Goes Backwards (Verve)
Jim and Jean – What’s That Got To Do With Me (Verve)

Mickey Newbury – Write a Song a Song/Angeline (Mercury)
Lowell George – Find a River (WB)
Bert Jansch – Poison (Transatlantic)
Dion – Tomorrow Is a Long Time (Laurie)
David Ackles – That’s No Reason To Cry (Elektra)
David Ackles – Woman River (Elektra)
Patrick Sky – Children’s Song (Verve Forecast)
Patrick Sky – The Dance of Death (Verve Forecast)
Patrick Sky – Follow the Longhaired Lady (Verve Forecast)
Rare Earth – Smiling Faces (Sometimes) (Rare Earth)
Boudewijn de Groot – Aeneas Nu (Decca)
Keef James – Somewhere (Rare Earth)

Rex Garvin and the Mighty Cravers – I Gotta Go Now (Up On the Floor) (Like)

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Greetings all!

This week’s edition of Testify! is two hours of soft/sunshine pop as well as a grip of cool singer/songwriter stuff (as well as a couple of surprising left turns). 

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So dig it, make sure to tune in, and I’ll see you all next week.

Peace

Larry

 

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