Playlist for 5.29.20: I Love My Label - Spotlight on Memphis

This week's show took a dip into the world of Memphis independent record labels, including Black & Wyatt, Goner, Hi, Sun, Stax, Madjack, Goldwax and others. On the music writing front this week, I did a review of the new Bloodshot Bill album and a Q&A with Scott Sugiuchi of Hidden Volume Records! Check out Quixotronic next week for interviews with the Fox Sisters and Tyler Keith.

Ramma Lamma "Zero Hour theme" from Zero Hour theme on Self
King Lee & Quintron "Tire Shop" from Tire Shop - Single on Goner
Carl Perkins "Dixie Fried" from Original Sun Greatest Hits on Rhino
James and the Ultrasounds "Party Dracula" from Bad to Be Here on MADJACK Records
Booker T & The MG's "Mo' Onions" on Stax

Roy Head "Crawlin' Kingsnake" from Dismal Prisoner on TMI
The Hot Dogs "I Walk the Line" from Thank You Friends: The Ardent Records Story on Big Beat
The Roller Coasters "Wild Twist" from Wild Twist on Holiday Inn
Reigning Sound "Bad Man" from Live At Goner Records on Goner
Willie Mitchell "Ooh Baby, You Turn Me On" from Ooh Baby, You Turn Me On on Hi Records
The Bo-Keys featuring Harvey Scales "Work That Skirt" from Work That Skirt on Electraphonic Recording ‎
Rufus Thomas "I Think I Made a Boo Boo" from I Think I Made a Boo Boo on Stax

The Grifters "She Blows Blasts of Static" from One Sock Missing on Shangri-La
'68 Comeback "Funky Kuntry Capers" from The Sore Losers Soundtrack on Goner
Fingers Like Saturn "End of a Knife (Tupelowie)" from S/T on Black & Wyatt
Overnight Lows "Lipstick Burn" from City of Rotten Eyes on Goner
Rosco Gordon "Let's Get High" from The Legendary Sun Performers on Charly

Space Raft "It Used To Be Love" from Positively Space Raft on Dusty Medical Records
Phylums "Quasar Spud" from Phylums ii on Dusty Medical Records
Telethon "Great America" from Modern Abrasive on Halloween Records

O.V. Wright "There Goes My Used to Be" on Goldwax
William Bell "The Man In the Street" on Stax
Tommy Hoehn "Blow Yourself Up" from Thank You Friends: The Ardent Records Story on Big Beat
Heathens "Steady Girl, Version 1" from Steady Girl - Single on Black and Wyatt Records, Inc.
Bloodshot Bill "Block Party" from Get Loose or Get Lost on Goner
Jack-O & The Tennesse Tearjerkers "Sweet Thang" from The Disco Outlaw on Goner
King Louie One Man Band "Walking With the Light" from Chinese Crawfish on Goner
John Schooley & His One Man Band "Pretty Baby" from Pretty baby/Rock and Roll Hootchee Koo on Goner

Jack Oblivian and the Dream Killers "Loose Diamonds" from Lost Weekend on Black and Wyatt Records, Inc.
Tyler Keith "Down By The ..." from The Last Drag on Black & Wyatt Records, Inc
The Toy Trucks "Captain Remo" from Rockets Bells and Poetry on Black and Wyatt Records, Inc.
Turnstyles "Vivian" from Cut You Off on Black & Wyatt
Opossums "Love Machine" from Opossums on Black and Wyatt Records, Inc.

Big Star "I'm in Love with a Girl" from Radio City on Ardent
John Wesley Coleman III "Bad Lady Goes to Jail" from Bad Lady Goes to Jail on Goner
Carl Mann "Ain't Got No Home" from The Legendary Sun Performers on Charly
Impala "Wild Night at the Bloody Bucket" from El Rancho Reverbo on Icehouse Records
The Legs "(Let's) Do the Legs" from AAAA the New Memphis Legs on Goner
Jerry Lee Lewis "Lovin' up a Storm" from Original Golden Hits, Vol. 3 on Sun International
Ross Johnson "Wet Bar" from Make It Stop! - The Most of Ross Johnson on Goner

Pawtuckets "Mississippi Parking Lot" from Rest of Our Days on Madjack Records
Otis Redding "Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)" from Live In Europe on Stax
Johnnie Taylor "I Could Never Be President" on Stax
Dan Montgomery "Hard Time" from Smoke and Mirrors (A Phonographic Memory) on Fantastic Yes Records
Billy Lee Riley "Got the Water Boiling" from Red Hot Riley on Charly
Charlie Feathers with Jody & Jerry "Tongue-Tied Jill" from The Complete Meteor Rockabilly & Hillbilly Recordings on Ace

The Mad Lads "Sugar Sugar" from Sugar, Sugar on Volt
James Carr "Everybody Needs Somebody" on Goldwax
Knaughty Knights "Witches of Turpentine Street" on Goner
Golden Pelicans "Buck 380" from Disciples of Blood on Goner
Sonny Burgess "Red Headed Woman" from The Legendary Sun Recordings on Charly
Billy "The Kid" Emerson "I'm Not Going Home" from The Legendary Sun Classics on LicenseMusic ApS

Playlist for 5.22.20: I Love My Label: Hidden Volume Records

Hello - super hits from Hidden Volume can be found right here, including songs from The Stents, Teen Cobra, the Insomniacs and Whiskey Daredevils! Next week, I'll feature the independent labels of Memphis - don't miss it!

Ramma Lamma "Zero Hour theme" from Zero Hour theme on Self
The Stents "J.P.F." from Meet Mike Hate - Single on Hidden Volume
The Blind Owls "Make Up Your Mind" from Make Up Your Mind on Hidden Volume
The Routes "Meant to Be" from Instant Banquet on Hidden Volume

Whiskey Daredevils "Don't Talk to Connie" from Don't Talk to Connie/Please Stop Hitting Connie on Hidden Volume
The Reverberations "Lost in Tyme" from Lost in Tyme on Hidden Volume/KOTJ
Satan's Pilgrims "Taco Truck" from Taco Truck - Single on Hidden Volume / Double Crown
The Othermen "Back from the Gravy" from 7&7 is No. 3 on Hidden Volume
Teen Cobra "Stranger Danger" from Social Piranha - EP on Hidden Volume
The Delusionaires "The Worm Whispers" from The Scrump/The Worm Whispers on Hidden Volume
The Improbables "Crawl With Me" from Object to Be Destroyed on Hidden Volume Records
The Hall Monitors "Headless" from Gruesome Twosome - 18 Evil Hits from Double Crown & Hidden Volume on Hidden Volume/Double Crown

Birds of Paradise "Beehive State" from Beehive State on Hidden Volume
Freezing Hands "Comeback Kids Hits the Skids" from Comeback Kids Hits the Skids on Hidden Volume
Ian Kay "A Man Like Me" from A Man Like Me/Ain't Comin' Home on Hidden Volume
The Above "Just Can't Forget About That Girl" from There is a Reason on Hidden Volume
The Belltowers "She's Gone" from She's Gone on Hidden Volume

The Midwest Beat "Still in Love with You" from Incantations on Dusty Medical
Daydream Retrievers "Hi How Are You's" from Daydream Retrievers on Fort Sad Music
Xposed 4heads "New Wave Apocalypse" from New Wave Apocalypse on Self-released
Graham Hunt "Kendall's Gonna Love It" from Leaving Silver City on Forged Artifacts

The Safes "Mediocre Jokers" from Tasty Waves on Hidden Volume Records
Party Lights "He's Gonna Hurt Ya" from He's Gonna Hurt Ya on Hidden Volume
The GTVs "Organ Donor" from Organ Donor/Here's a Thing on Hidden Volume
The Stents "Nobody Loves The Hulk" from The Stents/Improbables split on Hidden Volume
The Improbables "Bad Vibrations" from Bad Vibrations/Giving You a Key on Hidden Volume
The Fadeaways "Kicks and Chicks" from Kicks and Chicks on Hidden Volume
The Sellwoods "City of People" from Primitive Finks/The Sellwoods split on Hidden Volume
The Missing Souls "You Ain't Tuff Baby" from Got to Have Your Lovin' single on Hidden Volume

Subsonics "He's a Keeper of the Fire" from He's a Keeper of the Fire on Hidden Volume
The Torments "Hot Dog Surf" from The Creamer 7" on Hidden Volume
The Rebel Set "Jorge Miguel" from The Rebel Set - EP on Hidden Volume
Pow Wows "Hey Doctor" from Hey Doctor on Hidden Volume

The Ar-Kaics "Cut Me Down" from Sick and Tired/Cut Me Down on Hidden Volume
The Thanes "Don't Change Your Mind" from Don't Change Your Mind on Hidden Volume
The Noble Krell "Never Ever" from Never Ever on Hidden Volume
Gorilla "Oh Tonight" from Instant Banquet on Hidden Volume

The Insomniacs "Today's the Way" from Today's The Way/Mr. Yesterday on Hidden Volume
Kurt Baker Combo "Give It Up" from Give It Up on Hidden Volume
Louie Louie "Out in the Streets" from Out in the Streets on Hidden Volume
Jake Starr and the Delicious Fullness "By the Grace of Mod" from By the Grace of Mod on Hidden Volume/Fandango
The Resonars "A Smile and a Promise" from Extended Play - EP on Hidden Volume
Quitty and the Don'ts "Running Out of Time" from Running Out of Time/Break Your Heart on Hidden Volume
RunHideFight "He's a Jerk" from He's a Jerk - Single on Hidden Volume Records
Swamps "Hate Hate Hate" from Instant Banquet on Hidden Volume

The DTs "Just a Little Taste" on Hidden Volume
Teen Cobra "Night of the Cobra" from Gruesome Twosome: 18 Evil Hits From Double Crown & Hidden Volume on Double Crown/Hidden Volume
The Stents "Limbs" from Limbs - Single on Hidden Volume Stereo Sounds
The Beginner's Mynd "Singing Man" from Singing Man - Single on Hidden Volume Records
Groovy Movies "Tambourine" from Groovy Movies on Hidden Volume Records

The Delusionaires "The Scrump" from The Scrump/The Worm Whispers on Hidden Volume
The Insomniacs "Mr. Yesterday" from Today's the Way - Single on Hidden Volume Records

Playlist for 5.15.20: I Love My Label - Saustex Records

Hey, hey. Check out this week's salute to Saustex Records, featuring Hickoids, the Service Industry, Churchwood, Imperial Wax, A Pony Named Olga, T. Tex Edwards and many more! 12:30 start. Thanks to everyone who contributed as part of the station's virtual drive. Finally, my review of Tyler Keith's excellent new album, The Last Drag, is up at Big Takeover.

Ramma Lamma "Zero Hour theme" from Zero Hour theme on Self
Hickoids "Fruit Fly" from Hairy Chafin' Ape Suit on Saustex Media
The Hares "Wreck Dat Party Dress" from Smoking in Bed on Saustex Media
The Service Industry "This Town Makes My Skin Crawl" from Entry Level Positions: a Beginner's Guide to the Service Industry on Saustex

El Pathos "Sundown" from Hate & Love on Saustex
A Pony Named Olga "We Had Some Fun" from The Land of Milk and Pony on Saustex Media
The Tombstones "Jailhouse Tattoo" from Twang From the Grave on Saustex Media

The Haskels "Baby Let's French" from The Haskels on Splunge
Drugs Dragons "Fester Breed Scatter" from Highest Strangest on Dusty Medical
Rexxx "Lost Cause" from Pure Pleasure II on None
The Shivvers "Teen Line" from The Shivvers on Rerun Records / Bachelor Records
Trolley "I'll Never Tell" from I'll Never Tell - Single on Easter Records

Churchwood "You Let the Dead In" from Hex City on Saustex Records & Entertainment, LLC
Joecephus & The George Jonestown Massacre "Jim Dandy (feat. Jello Biafra & Ruyter Suys)" from Mutants of the Monster: A Tribute to Black Oak Arkansas on Saustex Media
The Grannies "Soviet" from Ballsier on Saustex Media
T. Tex Edwards & Out On Parole "Crazy Date" from Intexicated! on Saustex Media
The Copper Gamins "Silver Monkey" from Los Niños de Cobre on Saustex Media/Cosmica Records
Imperial Wax "Poison Ivy" from Gastwerk Saboteurs on Saustex Records & Entertainment, LLC

Glambilly "Body In Plastic" from White BBQ Sauce on Saustex Media
Pocket FishRmen "Amy Carter" from The Greatest Story Ever Told on Saustex Records & Entertainment, LLC
Count Vaseline "What's Your Name, Where Are Your From, What Are You On?" from Tales from the Megaplex on Saustex Records & Entertainment, LLC
Piñata Protest "Rocket" from Sample This on Saustex Media

Hickoids "Texas Ranger Man" from The Saustex Variations Volume Three on Saustex Records & Entertainment, LLC
Harvey Mclaughlin "Fiji Mermaid, Fade Away" from Tabloid News on Saustex Media
Javier Escovedo "Beaujolais" from Kicked out of Eden on Saustex Media
Western Star "Burnin' Downtown" from Any Way How on Saustex Records & Entertainment, LLC

The Upper Crust "Person Non Grata" from Lords & Ladies on Saustex Records & Entertainment, LLC
The Sons Of Hercules "Too Much Fun" from A Different Kind of Ugly on Saustex Media
The Beaumonts "San Antonio" from Hey Y'all It's on Saustex Media
Eric Hisaw "Driftin' Life" from Nature of the Blues on Saustex Media
Joecephus & The George Jonestown Massacre "Five Minutes to Live" from 5 Minutes to Live: A Tribute to Johnny Cash on Saustex
Hamell On Trial "Too High" from The Night Guy at the Apocalypse Profiles of a Rushing Midnight on Saustex Records & Entertainment, LLC

A Pony Named Olga "The Law" from Ave Maria on Saustex Records & Entertainment, LLC
T. Tex Edwards & The Swingin' Kornflake Killers "Black Country Rock" from Up Against the Floor on Saustex Media

Hickoids "Cool Arrow" from Hairy Chafin' Ape Suit on Saustex Media
Hickoids "Burnin' Luv" from All the World's a Dressing Room (Live) on Saustex Records & Entertainment, LLC
Hickoids "Gudbuy T' Jane" from Kicking It With the Twits on Saustex Media

Playlist for 5.8.20: The Song I Sing

Back in action this week with new music from the Fox Sisters (Dive), Kid Congo Powers (Self-Released), Iron City Houserockers (Cleveland International), the Breakup Society (Self-Released), the Lunar Laugh (Self-Released), the New Duncan Imperials (Pravda), James Godwin (Self-Released), Brad Marino (Rum Bar) and the Dahlmanns (Beluga)! Check it out. My review of the Folc Record's Hipbone Slim and His Crown Toppers album is up at bigtakeover.com!

Ramma Lamma "Zero Hour theme" from Zero Hour theme
Iron City Houserockers "We're Not Dead Yet" from Have a Good Time but... Get out Alive on Cleveland International Records, LLC
Blondie "Bang a Gong (Get it On)" from Parallel Lines (Deluxe Collector's Edition) on Universal
Hoodoo Gurus "Answered Prayers" from Answered Prayers - Single on Big Time Phonograph Recording Co.
Les Lutins "Pretty girl" from Laissez-nous vivre on Disques Mérite

The Fox Sisters "The Song I Sing" from Bust Out! on Dive Records
The Zantees "Crazy Carol" from Rhythm Bound on Midnight
The Zemblas "Don't Wanna Suffer" from Live it Up! on Dangerhouse Skylab
Maskman & The Agents "Love Bandito" on Dynamo
Kid Congo Powers "Frankenstein" from Frankenstein
The Primates "You Drive Me Wild" from We Are The Primates on Soundflat Records
The Electric Mess "Last Call" from The Electric Mess V on Soundflat

The Breakup Society "Modern Inconveniences" from Before the Intervention Ruined Everything on self-released
Liquor Giants "It Only Hurts When I Smile" from Every Other Day At a Time on Matador
The Forty Nineteens "Tell Me" from Tell Me - Single on Big Stir Records
The Weavils "Here I Am in Love Again" on Lori

Primitive Broadcast Service "City of Clocks" from Chameleon single on Self-released
Certain Stars "Their Various Periscopes" from The Devil Made Whiskey on Cuba Libre Records
Beach Patrol "Making Waves" from Making Waves on Beach Patrol
The Trusty Knife "Jack in the Box" from The Trusty Knife on Dusty Medical

David Bowie "Suffragette City" from Changesbowie on Parlophone UK
Red Mass "Diamond Girl" from A Hopeless Noise on Label Etiquette
Volebeats "Empty Streets" from Volebeats on Rainbow Quartz International
The Lunar Laugh "It's Okay" from It's Okay - Single on self-released
Smudge "Pulp" from Tea, Toast & Turmoil on Half A Cow Records

The New Duncan Imperials "Hugs and Handshakes" from Hugs and Handshakes - Single on Pravda
James Godwin "Beans for Breakfast" from Beans for Breakfast - single on self-released
Sam Frazier, Jr "No Count Man" from Take Me Back on Big Legal Mess
The Ex-Husbands "Lovin' (Like It's the End of the World)" from The Ex-Husbands on Tar Hut
Kelly Willis "Looking for Someone Like You" from Well Travelled Love on Geffen* Records

Tyler Keith "Shame, Lies, And Cruelty" from The Last Drag on Black & Wyatt
Jim Mize "Rabbit Hole" from Jim Mize on Big Legal Mess
Dan Montgomery "Prison Rodeo" from Smoke and Mirrors (A Phonographic Memory) on Fantastic Yes Records
Thin Lizzy "Look What the Wind Blew In" from Thin Lizzy on Decca Music Group Ltd.
The Muggs "Patent Pending" from Slave to Sound, Vol. 5 on Muggs Music

Brad Marino "What's My Scene?" from What's My Scene? on Rum Bar
The Stoneage Hearts "First Kiss" from Hung Up (On You) on Off The Hip
The Dahlmanns "Party Girl" from The Dahlmanns / Tommy and The Rockets - Scandinavian affair on Beluga
Big Al Staggs "90 Proof Gone" from So Lo on Big Al Staggs
MFC Chicken "Who Gave What to Who?" from Fast Food & Broken Hearts on Dirty Water Records
The Sellwoods "Want Me" from Two Stroke Smoke on Chaputa
Gino and the Goons "Walk the Hog" from Off the Rails on Big Neck

The Artakees "Big Hunt" from Rush on Off label records
Powersolo "Donkey Dawg" from Seven Inches from Heaven on Crunchy Frog
Les Grys-Grys "So Long" from So Long - Single on State
The McCoys "I Got to Go Back (and Watch That Little Girl Dance)" from Da Doo Ron Ron: More From The Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry Songbook on Ace
The Fleshtones "Alex Trebek" from Alex Trebek - Single on Yep Roc Records

Playlist for 5.1.20: Can't Look Cool

Hey, hey, here's another new Zero Hour! New releases from Turnstyles (Black & Wyatt), 999 (Cleopatra), Lovesores (Self), Drugs Dragons, Phylums, Midwest Beat, Space Raft, Trusty Knife (all Dusty Medical), Primitive Broadcast Service (Self), XPosed 4heads (Self), the Courettes (Damaged Goods), Wyldlife (Wicked Cool), Bloodshot Bill (Goner), and the Coopers (Chunk Archives).

Ramma Lamma "Zero Hour theme" from Zero Hour theme on Self
X Ray Cat Trio "Demiurge" from Love, Blood & Monsters on Buzzards Claw Records
Spanking Charlene "Too Broke to Go Out" from Find Me Out on Slacker Music
Leathers "Bad News" from Class Action - EP on Kmrecords
Blackbird "Blue Hair" from Chip & Tony Kinman: Sounds Like Music on Omnivore Recordings

Turnstyles "Can't Look Cool" from Cut You Off on Black & Wyatt
The Dictators "I Got You Babe" from Go Girl Crazy! on Epic
999 "Crazy Tuesday World" from Bish! Bash! Bosh! on Cleopatra Records
Proto Idiot "Something" from Stupid Punk Boy on Girlsville
Lovesores "Some For Tomorrow (Some For Tonight)" from Bats From Planet Skull on Self-released
The Revelators "All My Feelings Denied" from In which The Revelators perform live renditions of selections from the Billy Childish songbook on Self-released
Teen Cobra "Christina" from Social Piranha - EP on Hidden Volume
Dean Carter "Jailhouse Rock" from Call of the Wild on Ace Records

Lightning Beat-Man & The Never Heard of EMS "Wrestling with Satan" from Apartment Wrestling Rock 'N' Roll on Voodoo Rhythm
Black Mekon "Do You Think I'm a Junky" from You Didn't Think We Could Take It: A Tribute to the Subsonics on Mandinga Records
The Titty Twisters Orchestra "Kosher Twist" from Deluxe Lingerie Only, Please on Soundflat Records
The Courettes "Want You! Like a Cigarette" from Want You! Like a Cigarette - Single on Damaged Goods Records
The Madcaps "Silver & Gold" from Slow Down on Howlin Banana Records
The No Ones "(Going Back To) Stockholm Syndrome" from The Great Lost No Ones Album on Yep Roc Records

Drugs Dragons "(I'm in Love) With the Crawling Chaos" from Highest Strangest on Dusty Medical
The Trusty Knife "A Flash in the Pan" from The Trusty Knife on Dusty Medical
The Midwest Beat "Mostly Clawdy" from Incantations on Dusty Medical
Space Raft "Please Be Kind" from Positively Space Raft on Dusty Medical
Phylums "Spell Of Seven Colors" from Phylums ii on Dusty Medical
Primitive Broadcast Service "Chameleon" from Chameleon single on Self-released
Xposed 4heads "New Wave Apocalypse" from New Wave Apocalypse on Self-released

The Electric Mess "Bad Man" from The Electric Mess V on Soundflat
Wyldlife "Sacré Bleu" from Year of the Snake on Wicked Cool Records
Vacant Lot "Hard Hard Time" from Because They Can ... on Shake The Record Label ‎
Hipbone Slim & His Crown Toppers "Sitting in the River" from The Toppermost Sounds of .. on Folc
Link Wray & His Wray Men "Big City After Dark" from Mr. Guitar on Norton
The Coffin Daggers "Guitar Komori Uta" from Eleki Album on Cleopatra Records
The Volcanics "Return of Mr. Midnight" from Freakout - EP on Hi-Tide
The Goldstars "Casino Reale" from Casino Reale - Single on Mordorlorff Music
The Hypnotics "Guess I'm Falling in Love" from Guess I'm Falling In Love​/​A Mansion On The Hill on Self-released

Tyler Keith "You Can't Go Home Again" from The Last Drag on Black & Wyatt
The Chatham Singers "You Wonder Why I'm Hurting" from Kings of the Medway Delta on Damaged Goods Records
PJ Harvey "Yuri G" from 4-Track Demos on Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Bloodshot Bill "Don't Cry Alone" from Get Loose or Get Lost on Goner
Sundowners "Ubangi Stomp" from Snake Eyed Woman / Ubangi Stomp - Single on Norton Records
The Breadmakers "Moonshine" from The Breadmakers on Soundflat Records

The Cynics "Way It's Gonna Be" from Rock & Roll (Remastered) on Get Hip
Sonic Beat Explosion "Yesterday's News" from Ghost Highway Records Sampler on Ghost Highway Records
Girl Trouble "Follow Me Down" from Hit It Or Quit It on K Records
The Copper Gamins "Ruby Red" from The Copper Gamins - EP on Saustex Media
The Darling Buds "Fall" from Crawdaddy on Epic
The Coopers "Pulaski Park" from Pulaski Park - Single on Chunk Archives

United States of Existence "A Scandal in Bohemia" from The Collection on U.S. Fidelity Sounds
The Claudettes "Bad Babe, Losin' Touch" from High Times in the Dark on Forty Below Records
Kirsty MacColl "Just One Look" from Desperate Character on Polydor
Prince "The Beautiful Ones" from Purple Rain on Warner bros