Why Fidelity 45 - Voices

Why Fidelity 45 - Voices

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Beautiful, beguiling, haunting and nearly wordless vocals shape this week's show.

Playlist:

1. Pajarillo - Aldemaro Romero and His Onda Nueva
2. Hot Heels - Barbara Moore
3. Paris nights - Addy Flor
4. Visage De Magie - Hattori Katsuhisa
5. Sun Kissed Chicks - J Trunk
6. Mad Puppet - Goblin
7. Dueling voices (Dueling banjos) - Ray Conniff
8. Happy Hour - Gert Wilden
9. Aria - Alan Moorhouse
10. Friends and Neighbours - Alan Hawkshaw
11. Signature Tune - Procession
12. Torpedo - Novi Singers

Why Fidelity 44 - He Took Her to a Movie

Why Fidelity 44 - He Took Her to a Movie

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Playlist:

1. Anglo-Amalgamated Fanfare No. 3 - Bruce Montgomery and Eric Rogers
   
2. Theme From 'Rocky' - Current
   
3. Bedazzled - Peter Cook & Dudley Moore
   
4. 99 and 44/100% Dead - Henry Mancini
   
5. Airport (Love Theme) - Vincent Bell
   
6. Un Homme Et Une Femme - Morgan Fisher
   
7. Cinema Olympia - Gal Costa
   
8. Epic Film - Roger Mcgough
   
9. Pop Goes The Movies (Part I) - Meco
   
10. Never on sunday - Lydia Tuinenburg
    
11. O' Comme Histoire d'O - Pierre Bachelet
    
12. Everybody's Talkin' - Lenny Dee
    
13. Ben - Chris Knight and Maureen Mccormick
    
14. Skidoo / The Cast And Crew - Harry Nilsson
    
15. More - Carol Williams
    

Why Fidelity 43 : The no cute show title covers show

Why Fidelity 43 : The no cute show title covers show

Here's a quick covers show to get the podcast back on track....

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1. House Of The Rising Sun - Synthsonic Sounds
   
2. California Dreaming - Wes Montgomery
   
3. Getting to Know You - Sajid Khan
   
4. It Don't Mean A Thing - Gerry Hoelke And The Group
   
5. Trevo de 4 Folhas - João Gilberto
   
6. I've Got You Under My Skin - Last Nikle
   
7. Baby I'm-a Want Yo - Brady Kids
   
8. Feelings - Walter Jackson
   
9. For What It's Worth - Bubble Gum Machine
   
10. Twiste et Chante - Sylvie Vartan
    
11. Alguiem Para Amar - Aguaturbia
    
12. Dream Person - Faye Wong

Why Fidelity 43: Battle of the Sexes

Why Fidelity 43: Battle of the Sexes

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Playlist:

1. Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat - Paul Evans and The Curls
2. Don't Touch Me Tomato - Marie Bryant
3. Bachelor Girl - Susan Maughan
4. Cold Comfort - Cranks (OLC)
5. You Gotta Let Me Go - Sebastian (OST)
6. Youve Got Possibilites - Its a Bird...It's a Plane...It's...Superman
7. Alright, Okay, You Win - Lee
8. People Will Say We´re in Love
9. Wives and Lovers - Christopher Scott
10. It's So Nice to Have a Man Around the House - Mel Henke
11. Put Another Log On The Fire (Male Chauvinist National Anthem) - Tompall
12. You Tried to Warn Me - Piero Umiliani
13. Mexican Divorce
14. Up Je T'Aime - Howerd and Whitfield

Why Fidelity Xtra - 5

Why Fidelity Xtra - 5

Here's the latest Why Fidelity Bonus Show and a hell of a show it is...nothing but the finest in slightly obscure and fairly eclectic listening.

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Here's the playlist (which is also included in the download):

1. Coroné Antonio Bento - D'angelo
   
2. Busy Bee - Buddy Merrill
   
3. Thai Boxing - Jiraphand Ong-Ard
   
4. Aventures Aquatiques - Andy Loore
   
5. Oily Bird - Jack Fascinato
   
6. O' Et l'Amour d'Yvan - Pierre Bachelet
   
7. On The Way To School - Ensemble Mescherina
   
8. The Whip - Frantics
   
9. Les Cornichons - Nino Ferrer
   
10. Come Around
    
11. Harry - Eric Idle and Charlie Dore
    
12. te cavaquinho (Ernesto Nazareth) - Jacob Do Bandolim
    
13. Girl At The Top - Alan Hawkshaw
    
14. It's The Season - Micky Dolenz
    
15. Samba da Minha Terra - João Gilberto
    

Why Fidelity 41: Another Beatles Covers Show

Why Fidelity 41: Another Beatles Covers Show

Download our 41st show and enjoy a dozen fine tunes originally made famous by the Beatles plus one Beatles tribute tune from the "Paul is Dead" school of music history.

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1. Ob-la-di, ob-la-da - Mustang
2. Yesterday - Eyes of Blue
3. Fool On The Hill - Novi Singers
4. The Long And Winding Road - Langley Schools Music Project
5. Nowhere Man - Joe Pass W. Chet Baker
6. Help! - Goran Sollscher
7. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Noel Harrison
8. A Taste Of Honey - Lenny Dee
9. Love Me Do - Brady Bunch
10. Come Together - Wilson Das Neves
11. Penny Lane - Electronic Concept Orchestra
12. Hey Jude - Nick Decaro
13. Brother Paul - Billy Shears and The All-Americans

Why Fidelity 40: Moon Shots

Why Fidelity 40: Moon Shots


Welcome to Why Fidelity! This is our 40th program, not counting bonus shows, and we're absolutley over the moon about it. So here's an other worldly selection of Sci-fi sound waves for your intergalactic delectation:

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1. Princess Leia's Theme - Geoff Love's Big Disco Sound
2. Uhuru's Theme - Nichelle Nichols
3. No Moon At All - Warren Kime
4. I Hear a New World - Joe Meek and the Blue Men
5. Woman In Space - Mel Henke
6. Rock On The Moon - Jimmy Stewart
7. Battlestar Galactica -Us Air Force Promotional Radio Spot
8. Song of the Second Moon - The Electrosoniks
9. Outer Call - Georges Teperino
10. Saturn (Silent Running) - Peter Schickele

Why Fidelity Podcast | Show 39 | Starlets

Why Fidelity Podcast 39 | Twinkle Twinkle Little Starlets

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Live from the Why Fidelity casting couch it's...

1. Betsuni Dottekoto Naishi - Meiko Kaji
2. Moi je joue - Brigitte Bardot
3. Who Needs wings to Fly - Sally Field
4. Lu - Peggy Lipton
5. The Beat Generation - Mamie Van Doren
6. A Hard Day's Night - Goldie Hawn
7. River Of No Return - Marilyn Monroe
8. The Flower Children - Marcia Strassman
9. She was Poor, but she was Honest - Elsa Lanchester
10. And This Is My Beloved - Phyllis Diller

Why Fidelity 38 - Summer Fun

Why Fidelity 38 - Summer Fun

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After a month without a working modem WhyFi is back with a show dedicated to those lazy hazy (or is it hazy lazy) days of summer. Enjoy!

1. Lazy Day - Tinkerbells Fairydust
2. A Summer Song - Kurt Russell
3. Lookin' For Boys - The Pin-Ups
4. Summertime - West End Boys
5. Girl With Sun In Her Hair - John Barry
6. Time for August - Julie London
7. Summertime Girl - Bedrock Rockers
8. Ice Cream - Ariane
9. Days of Summer - The addy Flor Orchestra
10. Summer Song - Earthquake
11. Sandcastles - The 31st of February
12. You'll Never See That Summertime Again - Friends

Why Fidelity 37 - Some Girls are Badder than Others

Why Fidelity 37 - Some Girls are Badder than Others

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Playlist:

1. Beat Girl - John Barry
2. Bad Lady - Allan Nicholls
3. Emanuelle in America Sweet - Nico Fidenco
4. What Do You Say To A Naked Lady - Errol Sober
5. Theme from Claudine 69 - Alfredo Luna
6. La Ragazza Con La Pistola - Nino De Luca
7. Sessomatto - Armando Trovajoli
8. Tame Me Tiger - Bonny St. Claire
9. Isobel Makes Love Upon National Monuments - Jake Thackray
10. Betty Lou's Got A New Tattoo - Creep
11. A Guy What Takes His Time - Mae West

Why Fidelity 36 - A Child's Garden of Why Fidelity

Some greasy kid's stuff from once upon a time...

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Playlist:

1. Romper Room Do Bee Song - The Golden Chorus
2. Loo-Be-Loo - Chucks
3. Howdjadoo (Fly Me Down) - Free Design
4. Boys And Girls - Jean Jacques Perrey
5. Town of Tuxley Toymaker - Shane
6. The Muffin Man - World of Oz
7. The Louder I Sing (The Braver I Get) - Sally Field
8. The Ugly Duckling - Danny Kaye
9. Ting-A-Ling-A-Loo Benny Hill
10. Little Child - George Martin
11. Jack In The Box - Jackpots
12. Peter and the Wolf - Charles Randolph Grean Sounde

Why Fidelity 35 - Yet another Covers Show

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Playlist:

1. I Walk The Line - Leonard Nimoy
2. Pretty Ballerina - Jason Falkner
3. Georgy Girl - Warren Kime
4. We've Only Just Begun - Frank Cunimundo Trio
5. A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Noel Harrison
6. Man Who Sold the World - Des DeMoor & Russell Churney
7. Telstar - Fantastic Pikes
8. Sugar Sugar - Cora
9. Time Is On My Side - Kai Winding
10. What'd I Say - Claude François
    

Why Fidelity 34 - GodBotherers

Why Fidelity 34 - GodBotherers

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"1, 2, 3, 4, John the Baptist knows the score..."

We begin this week's irreverent collection of religious themed tunes with a groovy cover of that golden oldie The Lord's Prayer by Sister Janet Mead followed by Don Ellis's take on Superstar from Jesus Christ Superstar. Then it's a rare track from the late Beach Boy Dennis Wilson, Paul Williams' Faust from The Phantom of Paradise, The Year 2000, a dark futuristic spiritual from Estelle, Jake Thakray's Remember Bethlehem, The Fool's Reincarnation, Doo Wop'ers The Velveteens Please Holy Father and we close with Half Man Half Biscuit detailing many of the Lord's strange and wonderful gifts to man in God Gave Us Life.

Why Fidelity Extra #4 - Oui Fidelity

Why Fidelity Extra #4 - Oui Fidelity

Our salute to classic French Pop...

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Playlist:

1. Toi Que Je Veux - France Gall
2. L'Anamour - Serge Gainsbourg
3. 102, 103 - Clothilde
4. Zou Bisou Bisou - Gillian Hills
5. En Blue Jeans et Blouson de Cuir - Adamo
6. On m'appelle petit bout de chou - Claire Dixon
7. Dans Mes Bras Oublie Ta Peine - Michèlle Torr
8. Les Poupons - François de Roubaix
9. Visage De Magie - Hattori Katsuhisa
10. Je n'aime pas - Bïa
11. Lolita Go Home - Jane Birkin
12. 7am - Jacqueline Taeib

Why Fidelity 33 - Travelogue

Why Fidelity 33 - Travelogue

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Playlist:

1. Palm Springs Jump - Slim and Slam
2. Roma Bene - Luis Bacalov
3. Boston Is A Lovely Town - Friend and Lover
4. The Poor People of Paris - Enoch Light and His Orch.
5. Chase In San Francisco - Georges Garvarentz
6. Hawaiian War Chant - Billy Mure
7. L.A. (Los Angeles) - Orange Colored Sky
8. April In Portugal - Esquivel
9. New York One More Day - Francesco De Masi
10. Midsummer In Sweden - Ray Conniff

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Why Fidelity 32 - Danger Men

Why Fidelity 32 - Danger Men

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Playlist:

1. Kill! - Junior Pisano and Jacques Chaumont
2. James Bond Theme - LeroyHolmes
3. 77 Sunset Strip - Ralf Marterie and His Marlboro Men
4. Goldfinger - Pucho and the Latin Soul Brothers
5. Department S -The Cyril Stapleton Orchestra
6. Blazing Magnum - Armando Trovajoli
7. Vivre et Laisser Mourir (Live and Let Die) - Franck Pourcel and Orchestre
8. Smell The Gold - Quincy Jones
9. Suspicion - Ennio Morricone
10. Casino Royale - End w/Vocals

Why Fidelity Extra #3 - Nwave

Why Fidelity Extra #3 - Nwave

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Here's a great example of why I started up this "Extra" series - these tracks just sort of came together as a show but really don't fit the Why Fidelity format. With Why Fidelity Extra I can share diferrent genres of music without messing about with the classic Why Fidelity format.

Nwave is a little bit New Wave/80's/Indie in nature with one great booby prize tacked on at the very end. Enjoy!

Playlist:

1. Amoureux solitaires - Lio
2. Clowny Clown Clown - Crispin Hellion Glover
3. Stranger Things Have Happened - Peter Tork
4. The 80s - Denison Witmer
5. Excuse Me - Wreckless Eric
6. Fred Astaire - The Mo
7. See You Back In 86 - Catapult
8. Smokey Town - Home and Abroad
9. Lockets & Stars - Margi Clarke
10. I Won't Let You Down - Ph.D.
11. Electric Dreams - Oakey/Moroder
12. Marcia baila - Les Rita Mitsouko
13. Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick - Davy Jones

Why Fidelity 31 : the Inevitable Beatles Covers show

Well, after 30 shows the creative well has run dry and here it is - a show full of Beatles covers. The podcast/sharity version of "twofer tuesday" or "Rocktober" this classic bit of programming may be familiar but it still yields literally tens of minutes of terrific listening...

But seriously folks, here are 8 fairly obscure but entirely worthwhile covers along with a pair of tunes about the oh so fab four. Enjoy!

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Playlist:

1. I Wanna Be A Beatle - Saturn V
2. Sgt.Pepper All You Need Is Love - Helmut Zacharias
3. She Loves You - Berry Lipman and His Orchestra
4. Lady Madonna - Jackie Cain and Roy Kral
5. Michelle - Xaviera Hollander
6. Eleanor Rigby - Wendy Carlos
7. From Me To You - Jack Nitzsche and His Orchestra
8. Here ,There And Everywhere - Hard Times
9. Nowhere Man - Les and Larry Elgart
10. The Ballad of Paul - The Mystery Tour

Why Fidelity *Extra* 2

Another fine selection of eclectic sounds that refused to wait their turn in the main Why Fidelity rotation...

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1. Come Ray And Come Charles - Michel Legrand and His Orchestra
2. Clog Dancer - Brian Protheroe
3. Paging Sullivan - Big Jim Sullivan
4. Dear Bela - Annette Peacock
5. Viens - Françoise Hardy
6. Bongo Bobby - The Jaynets
7. Cafe creme - Christine Pilzer
8. Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye - Lainie Kazan
9. This is no Chanson - Twizzle
10. Where is my Pants - Mickey Katz
11. Refreshment Time

The Erotic Adventures of Why Fidelity

We conclude our two part salute to Valentine's day with Show 30...

The Erotic Adventures of Why Fidelity

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Playlist:

1. Sexy World (feat. Miss Mondo) - Armando Sciascia (Mondi Caldi Di Notte)
2. Strip Joint 1 - Jerry Fielding (Killer Elite)
3. Sexology - Danyel Gerard
4. Je veux être un symbol sexuel - Les Trés Bien Ensemble
5. Amame - Claudia Vita
6. Lemon Squeezer - The Four Barons
7. Nellie the Nudist Queen - Ross and Sargent
8. Don't stop kissing me goodnight - Lydia Tuinenburg
9. Look What You've Done to My Daughter - The Equals
10. Making Whoopie - Los Admiradores
11. Pelvic Pleasures - Pierre Raymonde and Bugs Bower

Why Fidelity *Xtra*

Why Fidelity *Xtra* 1:

Because there's too much music for just one show a week we present Why Fidelity Xtra!

Xtra programs will only be available through this blog - they are not part of your Why Fidelity Podcast subscription.

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Xtra 1 Playlist:

1. Suntory Pop Jingle
2. As Good as it Gets - Victoria Police Pipe Band
3. Downtown Motown - Reg Tilsley
4. El Topo's Dream - Shades of Joy
5. Répétition - François de Roubaix
6. The Ooter Song - Sid James
7. Greenburg, Glickstein, Charles, David Smith & Jones - The Cryan Shames
8. Blues Elena - V. Stagni
9. Valentina (Controluce) - Gianni Ferrio (La Morte Accarezza a Mezzanotte 'Death Caresses At Midnight")
10. Zdrowa Horam - Zygmunt Zgraja
11. Applejack - The Triangles

WhyFy is For Lovers - Show 29

Part one of our two part tribute to Valentine's Day.
This week WhyFy is for Lovers...

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Playlist:

1. Un Hombre Y Una Mujer - Chucho Ferrer
2. My Funny Valentine - Arthur Lyman
3. Lovers - Piero Piccione
4. The Turkish Bean Spell for Tender Love - Louise Huebner
5. Don't ever call your Sweetheart... - Christine Lavin
6. Every Girl's My Girlfriend - Kids of Widney High
7. Sing Songs Of Love - Cherry Smash
8. Love Is A Word - The Lemon Drops
9. I'm A Woman, I'm A Man - Friend and Lover
10. Get me to the Church On Time - Longines Symphonette
11. All the Things You Are - Ken Nordine
12. A Man & a Woman - Warren Kime
13. My Funny Valentine - Los Admiradores

Why Fidelity - Show 28 - Why Fidelity Dance Party

Why Fidelity - Show 28 - Why Fidelity Dance Party

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Playlist:

1. Sabre Dance - The Encores
2. Riffa Cha Cha - Armando Trovaioli
3. Doin' the Beatnik Twist - Huey 'Piano' Smith
4. El Mambo Cha Cha - The El-Moroccos
5. Twist And Shout - Jack Nitzsche and His Orchestra
6. Dance The Kung Fu - Carl Douglas
7. Congo Mambo - Mando and the Chili Peppers
8. Mau Mau Limbo - Cy Wagner
9. Gravy Waltz - Bill Justis
10. Sunshine Twis - Jack Trombey
11. Begin The Beguine - Enoch Light
12. The Rivingtons-The Weejee Walk

Why Fidelity - Show 27

Harlem to Hawaii, Tokyo to Rome, Paris to Washington DC. Why Fidelity really gets around in this week's show...

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Show 27 Playlist:

• Harlem Hot-Shot in a Hurry - Enoch Light
• Main Title - Ennio Morricone (Quattro Mosche Di Velluto Grigio)
• Harenchi Kaguen No Téma - Kajiki Sô
• Ching Ching, Hej Hej - Gimmicks
• The Hukilau Song - Poncie Ponce
• Lazy Busy - Montefiori Cocktail
• Blarney's Stoned - Alan Hackshaw
• We Got A Thing That's In The Groove - Charlotte Leslie
• Harlem Globetrotters - Peter Reno
• Sock It To Me, Baby - Senator Bobby [Bill Minkin]

Why Fidelity 26 - The Inevitable Covers Show

Why Fidelity 26 - The Inevitable Covers Show

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Most Why Fidelity shows spin at least one or two covers but this week it's all about the re-imagining of classic pop tunes. A pretty mellow collection with only a couple of tunes worth more for their novelty value then listenabilty - Mr. French's Dylan cover springs immediatly to mind...

Show 26 Playlist:

1. Light my Fire - Free Design
2. Angel Eyes - The Czars
3. The Look Of Love - Novi Singers
4. A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Big Jim Sullivan
5. Sunday Will Never Be the Same - Gary Mcfarland
6. Buenos dias dulce Estrella - Los Sonidos De Hoy
7. Seasons In The Sun (Le Moribond) - John and Anne Ryder
8. They Long to Be Close to You - Richard Chamberlain
9. All I Really Want To Do - Sebastian Cabot
10. The Letter - Fear Itself
11. Where Have All The Flowers Gone? (Dove sono finiti fiori?) - Nives
12. Wild Thing - Goodies

As is the case with every installment of Why Fidelity, most of these tracks come from my own collection but a few have arrived via the amazing generosity of the small, but powerful, army of sharity bloggers who selflessly throw their hard earned collections of rare vinyl open to the rest of us. This week's show features tracks shared by the likes of hansZUNblog and mexicovers and possibly a third - I tend to lose track of what comes from where. Other astounding sharity sites include Planet Xtabay, Endless Mike, Chocoreve, Groovy Fab Workshop and, well instead of my listing them all just check out Planet Xtabay's Blogroll - every site you might possibly want to visit can be found there.

Why Fidelity 25

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Show 25 Playlist:

1. Escape to Athena - Lalo Schifrin
2. Mah Na' Mah Na' - Piero Umiliani ( Svezia, Inferno E Paradiso)
3. Steam Heat - Barbara Moore
4. Get Away From Me - Adam's Boys
5. Nokori Bi - Meiko Kaji Zenkyoku Shu
6. Semi-Private Eye - Boosey and Hawkes Library-
7. La Mer est Grande (version 2) - Francois De Roubaix
8. Adventures in Paradise - The Islanders
9. Asia Minor - Kokomo
10. Night Time Girl - Modern Folk Quintet
11. I Feel Fine - Hollyridge Strings
12. Green Grow My Nadgers Oh! - Kenneth Williams
13. Warum - Giorgio Moroder

Why Fidelity 24

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Playlist

1. Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - Bill Cosby
2. i'm Gonna Love You - Tony and Kathy Rich
3. What's Your Name - The Motions
4. Here's to You - Ellen Kole/Arrow Shirt
5. The Perfect Boy - Annette Funicello & Girls/ Les Baxter
6. No Matter What Shape - The T-Bones
7. The Campus Crowd - The Seventy Sound Group
8. Portobello Market - Syd Dale
9. Fraulein Fraulein - Andy Fisher
10. My Girl From the South Seas Isles - Benny Nawahi
11. Love Machine - Harper and Rowe
12. Since Yesterday - Hinano Yoshikawa
13. Laighin' All the Way to the Bank - Boss Hogg/Dukes of Hazzard

Bonus Christmas Podcast

Originally recorded as a premium for a planned December pledge drive this bonus yulecast is instead being released as a limited edition gift to our listeners - but once Christmas is over the file will go away, so grab it now while you can!

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Why Fidelity #23 - Christmas Special Part 4

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Playlist (48 min.)

1. Deck The Hall - Douglas Leedy
2. Les petites cloches de Noel - Shilvi
3. Mr Snow - The Sandpipers With Mitch Miller and Orchestra
4. Jingling Brass - Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass
5. Jingle Bell Rock - Jerry Laning
6. Silver Bells - Eddie Dunstedter
7. Jingle Bells - Korla Pandit
8. Impreuna (So This Is Christmas)
9. Santa and the Doodle-Li-Boop - Sam Ulano
10. Ringo Bells - Three Blonde Mice
11. Sleigh Ride - New Christy Minstrels
12. Carol Of The Bells - Nashville Mandoline Ensemble
13. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve - Living Voices
14. Weatherman's Wish
15. Let's Have A Merry, Merry Christmas - Ross Bagdasarian
16. Kids Go Carolling - Harry Hemsley
17. A Greeting From Santa Claus
18. Because! Because! Because! He's Santa Claus - Galli Sisters
19. I've Got The Christmas Spirit In My Heart - Adrienne
20. Jolly Holiday -A Very Pink Christmas

Why Fidelity Christmas Special Part 3

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Playlist:

1. Christmas Night with the Stars
2. Sleighride - Randy Van Horne Singers
3. Snow Flakes - Ventures
4. If You Knock On Any Door On Christmas Day - Primo Scala and His Banjo and Accordion Band With the Keynotes
5. Quand Il Neige - Serge Fontane
6. Silent Night - Ebenezer Moog
7. Captain Santa Claus(And His Reindeer Space Patroll) - Bobby Helms
8. Hooray For Santa Claus - Al Hirt
9. Zoomah the Santa Claus from Mars
10. Christmas on the Moon - Troy Hess
11. Sinterklaasje kom maar binnen - Vof De Kunst
12. A Winter Wassail - Faith and the Muse
13. Little Drummer Boy - Al Caiola and Riz Ortolani
14. White christmas - Bright Eyes
15. When Christmas Chimes Are Ringing - Lewis James
16. Vive le Ven - La Chorale De L'accueil Bonnea
17. Have Yourself a Merry Christmas - Kathy Kirby

Why Fidelity Christmas Special Part 2

Why Fidelity Christmas Special Part 2

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Playlist:

• Bright, Bright The Holly Berries - Singers Unltd.
• Christmas Bride - Ray Conniff
• Do You Hear What I Hear - Anita Bryant
• Monster Christmas Mash
• The Clown in the Funny Nightgown - Billy Barty
• We Wish You A Merry Christmas - Creep Castle Chorus
• The Toy Song - The Smothers Bros.
• Just Like Christmas - Low
• Christmas - Buzz of Delight
• Santa's Mistake
• Santa Claus Hides in Your Phonograph - Harry E. Humphrey
• Hurray For Santa Claus - Milton DeLugg
• Put the Loot in the Boot, Santa - Mae West
• Tarnished Silver Bells - William Frawley
• Vive Le Vent - Herman Apple
• Deck the Halls - Creep Castle Chorus
• Good King Wenceslas - F & T
• Do You Hear What I Hear - Mike Sammes Singers
• Monster Christmas Mash (reprise)

Why Fidelity #20 - Christmas Special Part 1

Why Fidelity #20 - Christmas Special Part 1

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Playlist:

• Sleigh Ride - Sandpipers With Mitch Miller and Orchestra
• Caroling, Caroling - Singers Unlimited
• Close your Mouth - Free Design
• Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Joyce
• Snowboardin' - The Pearlfishers
• Een Tochtje Op De Slee - Mel Ashton
• We Wish You A Ragtime Christmas - 6th Dimension
• Santa's Song - Santa's Surprise
• On A Good Old Time Sleigh Ride - Peerless Quartet
• Santa And The Doodle-Li-Boop - Art Carney
• I like Christmas (I Like It I Like It) - Barry Gordon
• Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Arthur Lyman
• Santa's On His Way - Bob Wills
• North Pole Express
• We Want to do Something for Santa - Little Audrey

Why Fidelity Podcast | Show 19

Why Fidelity 19

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Playlist:

• Stella Control #1 - Frank Gartner
• Le Ragazze Dell'Arcipelago - Piero Umiliani
• Malaguena - Kazdin/Shephard
• The Magnificent Seven - Benny Golson
• Bossa Nova Supernova - Harmonic 33
• Two Lovers On Tomorrow's Road - Peter Dizozza
• Easy and Me - Kathryn Williams
• Do It Yourself - Sprites
• Saturday Be-In - The Lemon Drops
• Beatnicks D'Occasion - Stella
• 98 Pound Weekend - Martin Mull

Why Fidelity Podcast | Show 18

Why Fidelity #18

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Playlist:

• An A-Flat Cricket & a B-Flat Frog - The Golddiggers
• She Never Left the Table - Art Carney
• Keep Your Eyes on the Hands - Poncie Ponce
• (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me - The Baja Marimba Band
• Drama Montage - Bruton Music Library
• Make Love on the Wing version 2 (Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals) - Nico Fidenco
• Sculterea Beat - Angelo Baroncini
• Hanky Panky - Zig Zag People
• Si tu Disais - Françoiz Breut
• Hoopin' - Big Blue Marble

Why Fidelity Podcast | Show 17 Halloween Part 3

Why Fidelity 17 - Halloween Special Part 3

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Here's the final ghastly installment in Why Fidelity's Trilogy of Terror. Join us as we call on the spirits of ...

Playlist:

• Halloween Spooks - Lambert, Hendricks and Ross
• Bela's Bash - Bobby "Boris" Pickett
• Mysterious Mose - Ted Weems
• The Shrimpenstein Song - Gene Moss
• Song From Spider Baby - Lon Chaney Jr.
• The Mummy - Bob McFadden
• The Mummy's Bracelet - Lee Ross
• Teenage Creature - Lord Luther
• La Fete Fantastque - Pierre Arvey
• Industrie Spatiale - Robert Hermel
• Yodelling Ghost - Patsy Montana

Why Fidelity Podcast | Show 16 Halloween Part 2

Why Fidelity #16 - Halloween Special Part 2

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Playlist:

• House of Frightenstein - Vincent Price
• Herman's Place - The Munsters
• My Werewolf Mama - Lenny Bruce
• Monster Mash - The Bonzo Dog Band
• The Monster Hop - Bert Convy
• I Married a Monster From Outer Space - John Cooper Clarke
• I'm the Creature From Out of Space - Wild Man Jr.
• Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde Trailer
• Night of the Zombies
• Musique Concrete - Camille Sauvage
• Escape -Bernard Herrmann
• Haunted Lullaby - Eric Allen & Frank Reidy
• The Great Pumpkin - The Jack O Lanterns

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Why Fidelity Podcast | Show 15 Halloween

Why Fidelity #15 - Halloween Special Part 1

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Playlist:

Footsteps (M2) - Akira Ifukube (Godzilla (Gojira) Soundtrack)
The Vienna Strangler Seq. 1 - Alessandro Alessandroni
To the Castle Dracula - Roy Budd
Figment's Park - Dawn of The Dead Unreleased Soundtrack Music
Black Magic Woman - Yat Kha
Thing - Edwina Biglet & The Miglets
At the House of Frankenstein - Big Bee Kornegay
The Purple People Eater - Judy Garland
Shudders and Screams - Ben Colder
Screams and Groans - Various

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Why Fidelity Podcast | Show 14

Why Fidelity # 14

Elastic Music for Flexible Ears

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• Las Vegas Can Can - George Garvarentz
• A Year at the Top - Paul Schaeffer & Greg Evigan
  (From the soundtrack of the short lived TV series of the same name - Shared by the brilliant Department of Records)
• Party Shaker - Wolfgang Kaltenbach
• Lap Dance Club - Lalo Schifren
• Voleur - I Gris
• Ulova - Young Stars
• Tut Tut Tut Tut - Gillian Hills
• Greenwich Chorus - Peter Howell
• Tony Hancock - Richard Digance
• I've Got Sixpence - Billy Cotton Band

Why Fidelity Podcast | Show 14

Why Fidelity # 14
Elastic Music for Flexible Ears

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• Las Vegas Can Can - George Garvarentz
• A Year at the Top - Paul Schaeffer & Greg Evigan
  (From the soundtrack of the short lived TV series of the same name - Shared by the brilliant Department of Records)
• Party Shaker - Wolfgang Kaltenbach
• Lap Dance Club - Lalo Schifren
• Voleur - I Gris
• Ulova - Young Stars
• Tut Tut Tut Tut - Gillian Hills
• Greenwich Chorus - Peter Howell
• Tony Hancock - Richard Digance
• I've Got Sixpence - Billy Cotton Band

Why Fidelity Podcast | Show 13

Why Fidelity 13 - Download
"Who put the pop in the Weasel?"

Great God Pan - God Pan
The Boy Catchers Theme - Steve Clayton
I'm Sorry Sir - Mike Rondell
The Spaniard That Blighted My Life - Al Jolson
Je me Donne qui me Plait - Brigitte Bardot
A Gay Ranchero - Charles Magnante (Shared at Goofspot)
The Cockeyed Mayor Of Kaunakakai -Poncie Ponce
Descente - Francis Lai Et Pierre Barouh
Chase that Car - Laurie Johnson
Flying Squad - Brian Bennett
Pop Goes the Weasel - Anthony Newley

Why Fidelity Podcast | Show 12

Why Fidelity Podcast | Show #12

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Playlist:

2nd Movement of the Beer Barrel Polka - Chico Marx and the Night in Casablanca Band
Funeral Procession - David Bedford & Ursula Le Guin
Everybody's Talkin' - High Spirits (Holy Spirit Sch.) (A Pastor McPurvis Discovery)
The Reindeer Hunt - Riz Ortolani
Softly Whispering I Love You - English Congregation
Hatsukoi - Kojima Mayumi
Barbarian Games (Noisy Village) - Les Baxter (Found at Tiki-Tim's Exotica Lounge)
Thank You (Ti ringrazio) - Nives
Turn Down Day - Enoch Light
How About Us - Mickey Rooney & Girls

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Why Fidelity Podcast | Show 11

Why Fidelity Show 11

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Playlist:

Ski Baby Ski - Ava & the Avalanches (from the brilliant Clubbo Records)
Percolator - Boots Randolph
Shopping Centre - Manfred Minnich
Pegleg Flamingo - M.Ace (M.Ace: Steel-String Flat Top Sedition)
Ginchy - Saturn V (found at Goofspot)
The Sing-Sing - Stanley Wilson (from Pagan Love - found at Tiki-Tims)
Bad & Beautiful - Chaino
Entre Acte - Hamilton Streetcar
Proud Mary - Bill & Lisa
Batusi A Go Go - Nelson Riddle & The Original TV Cast
Where's Me Jumper? - Sultans of Ping FC

Why Fidelity Podcast | Show 10

Why Fidelity Podcast | Show 10

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Our gala jumbo sized 10th episode feaures...

Fat Sam's Grand Slam ... Paul Williams

• Bugsy Malone (1976 Film Soundtrack)
  

• also available is a National Youth Theater recording - you can find a couple of free MP3's at Amazon - Bugsy Malone

Ahmedabab Theme ... Jack Arel & Jean-Claude Petit
Wild Honey (Honey West) ... Joseph Mullendore
The Invasion Of Helios ... Giant Crab
Animal Kwackers Theme / Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds ... Animal Kwackers

• info @ Nostalgia Central, @ IMDB

The Angry Villagers (Mama Dracula) ... Roy Budd
Boccherini's Minuet ... The Fantastic Pikes
Honolulu Lulu ... Godley and Creme
Eeirie Beach ... The Munsters
A Spasso Per Roma (Bocaccio '70) ... Nino Rota

• Featured Albums:
• Les Baxter - Moog Rock Greatest Classical Hits @ iTunes
• Jack Nitzche - Three Piece Suite @ iTunes
• Bill May/Bobby Darin/Johnny Mercer - Two of a Kind @ Amazon, @ iTunes

We Can't Sing Rhythm and Blues ... Patience & Prudence
Unknown Cookie ... Choir Academy Charter School

Why Fidelity - Show #9

Why Fidelity #9

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Playlist

Madder Than Mad - Unknown
Amen Twist - Bob Azzam
If - Telly Savalas
Zoi Zoi - France Gall
Mä Lähden Stadiin - Carola Ja Lasse Mårtenson
Son of My Father - Giorgio Moroder
If Caught in the Open - US Civil Defense
Fell Down the Stairs - Tilly and the Wall
A Little Fugue for You and Me - Enoch Light
Borodin Butterfly - Lanark (at Comfort Stand)
Album of the Week - Best of the New Seekers (at iTunes)
Dario, Can You Get Me Into Studio 54? - Dana and Gene

Why Fidelity Podcast #8

Why Fidelity Podcast #8
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• Theme From The Detectives : Herschel Burke Gilbert

Herschel Burke Gilbert: The Theme Weaver
Obit at the Film Music Society
The Detectives at IMDB

• Hawaiian War Chant : LeRoy Holmes and his Orchestra
• Up Up and Away : Alan Lorber Orchestra
• Dragster : Keith Mansfield
• O Tren : Joao Gilberto
  

Joao Gilberto Discography and More

• Go Go Go With Ringo : The Whippets
• The Actor Approbrium : Of Monteal

The Sunlandic Twins [Bonus EP]

• Highschool Stalker : Hello Saferide

Official Hello Saferide Site

• Albums of the Week:

The Kimberly Trip : Catasrtophic Behavior (@ Garage Band) (@ ITunes)
Pugh Rogefeldt : Guldkorn (@ ITunes)
Sammy Davis Jr. : The Nat King Cole Songbook

• Wildhorse-Duet : Bauer / Schrader

Weirmarband @ Itunes
Weimarband Official Site
The Blue Flower

Online 60s Radio Station - Live365 Internet Radio - Mystifyingly Glad

Online 60s Radio Station - Live365 Internet Radio - Mystifyingly Glad

Our sister podcast Mystifyingly Glad is now a streaming radio station over at Live365. Enjoy nearly 12 hours of Sunshine, bubblegum, singer-songwriter, chamber, baroque, psyche, easy, moog, soft, power-pop. New tunes will be added every week.

The original Mystifyingly Glad podcast will still show up from time to time as well.

Why Fidelity Podcast #7

Why Fidelity 7 - The Spaced Show

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A slightly shorter show than usual and a themed one as well....

Playlist:

• Why Fidelity Theme 001
• Space Patrol Theme
• The Flying Saucers Have Landed ... Paul St. John
• T.V. Monster Show ... The Munsters
• She's Into Star Wars .. King
• A Night at the Space Opera ... That Hideous Strength
• Album of the Week: Jeff Wayne's The war of the Words
• Walking on the Moon ... Asobi Seksu

Shownotes:

* She's Into Star Wars has got to be the years catchiest novelty tune - though it easily trancends the "novelty" label. Here's some info on King from his PR guys...

"King, a former backing performer and collaborator, is embarking upon a solo
career with a mission to take hip-hop, rock and pop to the next level. King’s
music refuses to conform to standard categorization, and is a bold new breed of
artistic expression. His style is woven together with threads of spacey hip-hop,
straight pop, alternative rock, and spoken word, and it’s soon clear why he had
a big part in Outkast’s multi-platinum album “Speakerboxx/Love Below.” He can
be seen performing with the hip-hop duo live and was also featured in the video
for the song “Roses.” Fans of No Doubt would also recognize him as a guest
rapper on their hit, “Hey Baby.”

* Check out the video for Asobi Seksu's Walk on the Moon at IFilm


She's into Star Wars
King

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Check out the video for Walk on the Moon at IFilm

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds Various Artists See details at Amazon by G-Tools

Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds Jeff Wayne See details at Amazon by G-Tools

War of the Worlds Jeff Wayne See details at Amazon by G-Tools

Why Fidelity Podcast #6

Why Fidelity Show 6

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Playlist:

• Tandoori Chicken ... Ronnie Spector
• I Get Around ... The Hollyridge Strings
• Tequilla ... The Three Suns
• Onna no Jyumon .. Meiko Kaji
• Angel, Angel Down We Go ... OST
• The Serpent and the Hawk ... Alan Lorber
• The Ballad of Thunder Road ... Robert Mitchum
• Wings of Thunder ... Spiro Gyra
• Albums of the Week
  * Music for Drama ... Abel Korzeniowski
  * Breakfast at Tiffanys ... Barney Kessel
  * Just the Tracks Ma'am ... Jack webb
• Loop di Love ... J Bastos

Shownotes:

• Tandoori Chicken was the b-side of Ronnie's 1971 Try Some Buy Some single
• Hollyridge Strings Discog.
• The Three Suns at Space Age Pop, The Three Suns Universe
• Meiko Kaji Official, Meiko Kaji also appeared on Why Fidelity #2
• The soundtrack to Angel, Angel Down We Go was generously shared by the utterly essential Record Brother.
• Abel Korzeniowski at Soundoo

Why Fidelity Podcast #5

Why Fidelity Podcast #5

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Playlist:

• Dripsody ... Hugh Le Caine
• The Addam's Family Theme ... Dick Dia
• Tonko Bushi ... Aiko Bingo & Harold Sasahara
• Franklin & Cherry ... Russ Meyer
• I Believe ... The Foxymorons
• Of Angels and Angles ... The Decemberists
• Such A Sound ... Birdie
• AM Slow Golden Hit ... Hotel Lights
• Whipped Cream and Other Delights ... Album of the Week
• Where's Me Shirt ... Ken Dodd

Shownotes:

• Hugh Le Caine
• Dick Dia's TV Potpourri was a featured album at Basic Hip Digital Oddio
• Tonko Bushi comes from Club Nisei: Encore. Gil Asakawa's Nikkei View has a nice article on the first release in the series...

  These musicians played a circuit of Japanese movie theatres, community centers, hospitals, weddings, parties and special events such as the "Yakudoshi," or 41st birthday celebrations. Not all the musicians could read or speak Japanese, but their audiences were mainly Japanese-speaking Issei (first generation) immigrants who had settled in Hawai'I after the traumas of World War II.

• Cherry, Harry and Raquel DVD and CD - IMDB entry, Images Review
• Foxymorons Official Site with loads of downloadable audio. New album Hesitation Eyes
• Such a Sound comes from Birdie's album Triple Echo
• Hotel Lights debut album Hotel Lights | Official Site
• Album of the Week : Whipped Cream & Other Delights (40th Anniversary Edition)
• Ken Dodd bio at Chortle | JimmyClitheroe.co.uk

Mid-week Bonus Track - Ramses Shaffy - Maya

Starting now I'll be posting a bonus tune in the middle of the week to tide things over until the weekend release of the next new podcast. The songs will be in some way related to previous podcasts - encores of popular selections, extra songs by artists featured on Why Fidelity, and so on... - Enjoy!

Here's a track from Ramses Shaffy, who we featured way back in Why Fidelity Show #1.

If you liked "Assemaleistos" I'm sure you'll love "Maya".

Why Fidelity Show # 4

Why Fidelity Show # 4 | Download Page

Playlist:

Why Fidelity Theme 001
The Sound of Music - Speed Limit & The Rhythm Machines
Nobody Loves A Fat Man - Sid Laverents
Here She Comes Now - Ergo Phizmiz and His Orchestra
April & May - David Fridlund
Take Five - Martin Denny
Theme de Candice - Francis Lai
Man Alive - The Tony Hatch Sound
Monty Python's Spamalot - Album of the Week
Birthday - The Texas Chainsaw Orchestra

Show Notes:

The Why Fidelity Theme 001 was improvised live within Firefox using the Free Sound Project samples from Bacterio by Virotic & Tenor Sax by simondsouza.

Roctober has a nice article & film/disc-ography of cult filmaker Sid Laverents while EGG has a video profile.

Experimental sound artist Ergo Phizmiz's official site features nearly 20 hours of archived audio plus a full discography and all the rest.

Monty Python's Spamalot has amassed a fairly astounding 14 Tony nominations. You can preview the cast recording at the very amusing official Spamalot site or buy the wonderful CD.(actually you can, and should, do both!)

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Why Fidelity Podcast #3

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Playlist:

• Franco Noodles while Women Die ... Jess Franco
• The Giallos Flame Profondo Giallo Sampler
• Ape's Shuffle ... The Jeff Wayne Space Shuttle
• Namor The Sub-Mariner '66
• Polynesian Hay Ride ... Alex Keack
• Come Vere the Band ist Playing ... Guckenheimer Sour Kraut Band
• Goodbye ... The Universe
• Spirit of Dunkirk ... The Camberwell Now
• Milkshake ... The Pictures
• Talk All You Want To, Johnny ... Decastro & Badillo

Show Notes:

• Franco Noodles while Women Die from El Secreto de Dr. Orloff and courtesy the fine blog M Valdemar
• "The Giallos Flame was created to keep the sound of 70s giallo & Italian horror soundtracks alive!!" The track featured here is a sampler of thier "Profundo Giallo" EP.
• Ape's Shuffle - Jeff Wayne is probably best known for his rock opera version of War of the Worlds. he was also a producer of some repute - Glitter Suits and Platform Boots has a nice Bio.
• Alex Keak's Surfer's Paradise album is currently being shared at Goofspot.
• The Guckenheimer Sour Kraut Band's album Music For Non-Thinkers is currently being shared by WeirdoMusic.
• Spirit of Dunkirk comes from The Camberwell Now's album All's Well.

Why Fidelity Podcast - Show #2

Why Fidelity Podcast - Show #2

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Playlist

• The Conet Project
• Range Rider | Keith Mansfield
• Jeans Blues | Meiko Kaji
• Hilo March | Martin Denny
• Maria Minguem | Brigitte Bardot
• Shoo Shoo Baby | Bobbysocks!
• Yellow Submarine | The Jalopy Five
• Public Melody #1 | Cardinal
• Moonflight | Vic Venus
• We're an Accordian Band | Those Darn Accordians

Show Notes

* Vinylvulture has a terrific article about production music legend Keith Mansfield: K is Keith

Think of a UK TV sports programme, any UK TV sports programme, and the chances are it'll be a British television institution such as Grandstand or the BBC's coverage of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships that will instantly spring to mind. Both programmes and others such as the BBC's Athletics coverage are united by the fact their exuberant, driving signature tunes come from the brilliantly musical mind of Keith Mansfield - one of Britain's premier arrangers and composers of the past forty years.

* Meiko Kaji: meiko-kaji.comis a wonderful unofficial website dedicated to this multi-faceted performer.There you can find a generous selection of MP3s including Jeans Blues.

LADY SNOWBLOOD, BLIZZARD FROM THE NETHERWORLD is a film that splits up in different chapters bearing highly poetical names (
"Crying Bamboo, Dolls of the Netherworld", "Umbrella of Blood, Heart of Strewn Flowers", etc.), based on the systematic elimination of the gang members. Ring a bell? In fact, Tarantino can't deny (and in fact proudly acqnowledges) the influence of LADY SNOWBLOOD on the development of the storyline in KILL BILL VOL. 1.

* Martin Denny : Two great sites for Denny info: Space Age Pop and The Temple of Martin Denny

* Brigitte Bardot : Swingin' Chicks and a gallery of pix.

* The Jalopy Five: Thanks to 45Blog for this track...

I find "Yellow Submarine" one of Hit Records' finest moments, not just because they couldn't afford real sound effects or a real brass band, but because they gamely imitated these elements using nothing but their mouths.

45Blog also provided a t'riffic link for The Hit Records Project.

* Vic Venus : This bubblegum sample novelty tune was put together by WMCA DJ Jack Spector. WMCA Good Guys is a site dedicated to this classic NYC station and it hosts a bunch of neat audio files (Real Audio sadly) including this ...

Jack Spector on the "Reunion of the Rock and Roll Radio Greats" held on New York City's WCBS-FM on June 10, 1989. Jack sounded terrific talking about those great days at WMCA with stories and memories. He also played his "Vic Venus Moonflight" record which was a hit for him in 1969! An actual "Jake" aircheck from 1968 is included and fellow Good Guy Dean Anthony drops in for a visit. Jack mentions as many names as he can over the air.... a trademark of the Good Guys! (courtesy Michael Ackerman) (26 mins.)

* Those Darn Accordians : The Official Website features audio sample including the MP3 of We're an Accordian Band.

San Francisco's accordion-fueled rock 'n' roll band pumps out quirky, catchy originals chronicling life in the weird lane. The six-piece group -- fronted by lead singer/squeezebox wizard Paul Rogers and bellows-pumping babes Carri Abrahms, Susie Davis and Suzanne Garramone -- promises to forever rearrange your understanding of the accordion. TDA's four extreme squeezeboxers mix solid keyboard chops with a groundbreaking use of guitar effects pedals and amps to produce a super-cool sound like nothing you've ever heard emanating from an accordion.