Iron Leg for the Night Train: It Freaks Me Out!

Iron Leg for the Night Train: It Freaks Me Out!

Playlist

Shannon Cannon – Right Back (Tou Sea)
Suzy Wallis Kisses On Paper (RCA)
Ernie and the Emperors – Got A Lot I Want To Say (Reprise)
The Bit-A-Sweet – Out of Sight Out of Mind (MGM)
Grady and Brady – Star of the Show (Planetary)
St John and the Crew – You Belong To Me (Turnette)
Webster’s New World – Henry Thachet (RCA)
The Moon – Got To Be On My Way (Minit)
Gordian Knot – If Only I Could Fly (Verve)
Show Stoppers – If You Want To, Why Don’t You (Columbia)
Maritza Fabiani – O Leilao (Polydor Brazil)
Rupert’s People – Hold On (Bell)

Listen/Download – Iron Leg for the Night Train – It Freaks Me Out! – 56MB/256kbps

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Greetings all.

 

The mix you see before you is the end result of an invitation from the folks at The Night Train Radio Show in the UK (it ran on their show this past Thursday).

I had done a guest mix in the Funky16Corners/soul stylee last year, and at the time they asked if I might return with something a little Iron Leg-gy.

That mix is ‘It Freaks Me Out!’, 30 minutes of hot garage and pop 45s (and a couple of album tracks).

There are lots of homegrown heaters, as well as a couple of very nice international treats.

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

 

Peace

Larry

 

PS Head over to Funky16Corners

Larry Grogan on WFMU’s DJ Roulette!

Sonny and Cher meet the Real Don Steele!

Playlist

Larry Grogan on WFMU DJ Roulette

Intro – Dave Diamond Poem
Ananda Shankar – Jumping Jack Flash
Dave Grusin – Ascent To Virginity
Kaleidoscope – Flight From Ashiya

Music Under DJ – Love – Emotions (Elektra)

Real Don Steele – Tina Delgado Is Alive (Cameo/Parkway)
Music Machine – Trouble (Original Sound)
Nino Tempo, April Stevens & the Guilloteens – I Love How You Love Me (Atco)
Spats – She Done Moved (ABC)
Monkees – Star Collector (Colgems)

Dave Van Ronk and the Hudson Dusters – Alley Opp (Verve)
Tweeds – We Got Time (Coral)
Uncalled For – Do Like Me (Laurie)
Lamp of Childhood – Two O’Clock Morning (Dunhill)

Animals – I’m Gonna Change the World (MGM)
Ian and the Zodiacs – Why Can’t It Be Me (Philips)
Montanas – That’s When Happiness Began (WB)
Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich – He’s a Raver (Star Club)
Playing out – Mighty Baby – Egyptian Tomb (Head)

Listen/Download -Larry Grogan on WFMU DJ Roulette – 205MB/256kbps

Greetings all.

I have something special for you this week.

A while back the lovely Glynis Ward (thanks also to Debbie D!) asked if I would be interested in putting together a show for the Sunday DJ Roulette show on the WFMU Rock’n’Soul Ichiban stream.

Naturally, I said yes, and set to work in here in the Funky16Corners Blogcasting Nerve Center and Record Vault, and whipped together an hour long excursion into the Iron Leg side of things.

It just ran (literally, this morning). I thought I’d post it here, too, so those of you that missed out at FMU might dig it, too.

So, I hope you do (dig it).

See you next week.

Peace

Larry

 

PS Head over to Funky16Corners

New Colony Six – Things I’d Like To Say

The “early” New Colony Six

Listen – Things I’d Like To Say – MP3

Greetings all.
I hope everyone has had a chance to dig the guest mix over at Fufu Stew.
Today’s selection is by a band that I consider to me one of the most interesting Chicago bands of the 60’s, the New Colony Six.
I don’t recall how I first heard their music (probably from a compilation of some sort) but during my peak garage/psyche days in the 80’s I managed to track down a number of their locally released 45s, as well as their later LPs on Mercury.
The group formed in 1964, and started their career with a much different sound than when they dissolved in the 70’s.
Their first big impact was the huge regional hit ‘I Confess’ in 1966. The early sides the NC6 recorded for Sentar/Centaur were US garage with a serious Brit R&Beat inflection, more Pretty Things than Beatles.
They had two LPs released (in 1966 and 1967) on Sentar, ‘Breakthrough’ and ‘Colonization’ before being signed (like many other Chicago area bands) to Mercury in 1968.
By that time their sound had evolved considerably, moving from their heavier roots, to lighter pop and eventually into sophisticated, Association style pop.
The first time I heard today’s selection ‘Things I’d Like To Say’ (which was by far their biggest hit, making the national Top 40 in late 1968/early 1969) I had no idea I was hearing the New Colony Six. It was only a few years later when I picked it up on a CD comp that I realized how much they had changed as a band in a few short years.
This had a lot to do with personnel changes. By the time they hit with ‘Things…’ brothers Craig and Wally Kemp had left the band, and vocalist Ronnie Rice (who co-wrote ‘Things.. and their other big hit of that period ‘I Will Always Think About You’) had joined.
The sound of ‘Things I’d Like To Say’ sees the NC6 dropping all pretentions to fuzz-hood, choosing instead a lighter, more urbane pop sound. The albums from this period ‘Revelations’ and ‘Attacking a Straw Man’ are both fairly easy to come by and definitely worth picking up.
I hope you dig the tune.
Peace
Larry

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Iron Chef – Iron Leg

Today’s Mystery Ingredient! RARE GROOVES!!!!

Greetings all.

I hope all is well on your end.

I’m kind of – but not quite – taking the day off (at least here) as I am answering the invitation of the mighty Soul Chef, Vincent, proprietor of Fufu Stew, to serve up a guest mix. Vincent has been running a series of such mixes (the most recent one, by DJ Bluewater is a stone groove), and he asked me to bring a hot dish to the table (it ought to be up over there by Monday morning).

What I’ve done is blended the Funky16Corners and Iron Leg vibes to cook up a mix that I call

‘Outta Sight: aka Mancini King of Monsters!’.

There’s a lot of Now Sound, many breaks (of course), some soul jazz and even a soupcon of disco, all masterfully seasoned, put briefly under the broiler and brought to your table sizzling and ready to eat.

So head on over to Fufu Stew, check out my mix, and make sure you stick around and sample Vincent’s excellent home brewed mixes.

I’ll be back on Wednesday with some more grooviness

Peace
Larry