Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Tear it Up: Playlists for 6.2, 6.9, 6.23 and 6.30.23



A little remodeling going on around the blog -- and a new name! -- so I've been absent from posting playlists. Here's the whole June shebang (I was working and didn't DJ on June 16). New music in June from Powersolo, the Goldstars, Dex Romweber, Mudhoney, Helen Love, Morgan and the Organ Donors, the Lloyds, Bruce Humphries and the Rockabilly Rebels, Steve Leon & The Accusations, the Mullens, No Alternative and lots more!

June 30

Ramma Lamma "Zero Hour theme" on Self

The Fleshtones "Feel the heat" on A&M

Sideburns "You're No Good" on Norton

The Fells "Don't You Just Know It" on Gearhead

The Cramps "Tear it Up" on EMI Record

Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs "The Memphis Beat" on MGM


Flamin' Groovies "Shakin' All Over" on Buddah

Thee Headcoats "The Kids Are All Square" on Damaged Goods Records

Bantam Rooster "Lawdy Lawdy" on Crypt Records

Beautiful Delilahs "Demons" on End of the West

The Raunch Hands "Good, Good Lovin'" on Crypt Records

Ruben Guevara "American the Beautiful" on Rhino



Dex Romweber "Shape of Things to Come" on Propeller Sound Recordings

Paul Revere & The Raiders "Money (That's What I Want)" on Columbia

The Others "I'm in Need" on BeatRocket

Fab "I Only Gave You Everything" on Crypt

Otis Redding "Day Tripper (Live)" on Volt

Gail Harris with the Wailers "I Idolize You" on Ace

The Strangers "Rockin' Rebel" on Ostritch


The Danglers "Aphrodites Thighs" on Heavywooden Records

Fight Dice "The Magic Pact" on self-released

Body Futures "Oh Yeah My Blood Is Coming Out" on Latest Flame Records

The Quilz "Where Evil Grows [Poppy Family cover] - single" on Prickly Records



Johnny Cash "Lay Back With My Woman" on Columbia

The Minus 5 "Pink Bag for Rip Torn" on Yep Roc Records

The Beach Boys "Cool, Cool Water" on Reprise

David Bowie "Dancing in the Street" on Parlophone UK

Sur Royal Da Count The Parliaments "Scream Mother Scream" on Mr. Manicotti Records

Ronnie Kae "Swingin' Drums" on Twistin' Rumble


Miss Georgia Peach "Jackson (feat. Blaine Cartwright)" on RumBar Records

Guitar Slim "A Letter to My Girlfriend" on Ace

King Coleman "Show Me What You Got" on Norton Records

'68 Comeback "In My Dreams" on Sympathy for the Record Industry

The Chrome Cranks "Hit the Sand" on PCP

Elmo Williams & Hezekiah Early "Let It All Go" on Fat Possum

The Pyramids "Here Comes Marsha" on Sundazed Music / Modern Harmonic



Paul Collins' Beat "It's Just a Matter of Time" on Legacy Recordings

Sugar Stems "I Don't Get it" on Dusty Medical Records

Dion "Now" on Norton

Wreckless Eric "Reconnez Cherie" on Salvo

Reigning Sound "You Ain't Me" on Merge Records


Gene Gray & The Stingerays "Surf Bunny" on Satan

Mono Men "Lie Detector" on Estrus

The Astronauts "Bo Diddley" on RCA

The Underdogs "Don't Pretend" on Norton Records

The Rolling Stones "Carol" on London

The Dictators "America the Beautiful" on Norton



Dan Montgomery "In for a Penny" on Fantastic Yes Records

Garland Jeffreys "Wild In the Streets" on A&M

Dave Edmunds "Bad is Bad" on Swan Song

Carl Perkins "You Can Do No Wrong" on Rhino

Big Joe Turner "TV Mama" on Atco

John Lee Hooker "21 Boogie" on Modern

Otis Redding "Stand By Me" on Stax




June 23

Ramma Lamma "Zero Hour theme" on Self

Tav Falco & Panther Burns "Sent Up" on Triple X

The Candy Snatchers "All the Way to Denver" on Drug Front Records

The Dogmatics "Gimme The Shakes" on Rum Bar Records

The Preachers "Quit Talking ‘Bout Him" on BeatRocket


Powersolo "If I Could Fly (feat. The Courettes)" on Crunchy Frog

Boss Hog "White Sand" on DGC

Mudhoney "Severed Dreams in the Sleeper Cell" on Sub Pop Records

The Upper Crust "Rock and Roll Butler" on Upper Crust Ltd.

Suzi Quatro "Ain't Got No Home (2022 Remaster)" on Chrysalis Records

Morgan and the Organ Donors "Haunted" on Perennial / K Records



Lloyds "Rouge & Lipstick" on Liberation Hall

Dead Moon "Area 51" on Tombstone Records

Buzzcocks "Bad Dreams" on Cherry Red Records

Dead Moon "Somewhere Far Away" on Tombstone Records

South Filthy "Grounded" on Sympathy For The Record Industry

Ernie K-Doe "Please Don't Stop" on Play Back


Bruce Humphries and the Rockabilly Rebels "How Do You Do?" on Self-Released

Cozy Danger "Invincible Girl" on Cozy Danger

Rat Bath "Eat Me Alive (alternate version)" on self-released

Dogs in Ecstasy "I Died Shazaming" on 2432109 Records DK



Spanking Charlene "Whiplash" on Rum Bar Records

Smile "American Top Forty" on Staple Gun

The Minus 5 "Cigarettes Coffee and Booze" on Yep Roc Records

TV Sound "When You Get There (It's Gone)" on Killing Horse Records

Mercury Rev "Boys Peel Out" on Columbia

Carroll "The Boy Called Billy Joe" on Efficient Space

Annette "Beach Party" on Rhino


Sparks "It's Sunny Today" on Universal-Island Records Ltd.

The Small Faces "All or Nothing" on See for Miles

The Chocolate Watchband "Sweet Young Thing" on Rhino

Hoodoo Gurus "Got To Get You Out Of My Life" on Universal Music Australia (Distribution)

The Fleshtones "I Am What I Am" on Yep Roc Records

Churchwood "Ring Around the Moon Tonight" on Saustex Records & Entertainment, LLC

Steve Leon & The Accusations "Too Little Too Late" on Off label records

Paul Collins Beat "Witches Fall" on Alive Naturalsound

Disguise "Hey Baby" on Big Beat

LeRoi Brothers "Walk With Me Darlin'" on AVRA

No Alternative "Be Bop a Lula" on Liberation Hall





The Cherry Valence "It's Over, Baby" on Estrus

The Swingin' Machine "Do You Have to Ask?" on Arcania International

Rufus Thomas "The World Is Round" on Stax

The Spirits of Memphis "Atomic Telephone" on RWA

Roky Erickson & The Explosives "Don't Shake Me Lucifer" on Sunset Blvd Records / SteadyBoy Records

Mickey & Sylvia "Se De Boom Run Dun" on Mr. Maestro


The Neptunas "Billy the Squid's Water Pistol" on Altered State of Reverb

The Daywains "Heartbeat" on Righteous Palms

Southern Culture On the Skids "The Sweet Spot" on Yep Roc

The Piltdown Men "Goodnight Mrs. Flintstone" on Bear Family

The Chancellors "Yo! Yo!"

The Kravin' "A"s "Payday" on Get Hip

Sir Douglas Quintet "Sugar Bee" on Beat Rocket

Jimmy Soul "You Can't Have Your  Cake" on Ace


June 9

Ramma Lamma "Zero Hour theme" on Self

The Staple Singers "Don't Knock" on Vee-Jay

The Vampires "Fire" on Norton

The Buddahs "Lost Innocence" on Big Beat


South Bay Surfers "Rock and Roll Girls" on Hot Rash

The Stoneage Hearts "Rock'n'Roll Gurls" on Off The Hip

The Exbats "Everybody Loves My Mom" on Budget Tapes & Records

Cosmic Psychos "The Man Who Drank Too Much" on Amphetamine Reptile Records

Gore Gore Girls "Mama in the Movies" on Charles

The Don Kings "The Claw" on Voodoo Rhythm

The Great Dismal Swamis "Loch Ness Lightning" on Fandango



Lloyds "Boys" on Liberation Hall

The Sellwoods "Volcano Girl" on Chaputa

Dee Dee Sharp "Mashed Potato Time" on King

Chris Kenner "That's My Girl" on Instant

Devo "The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize" on Warner Records


Sparks "Veronica Lake" on Universal-Island Records Ltd.

Sly & The Family Stone "Everybody Is a Star" on Epic

Jack Lee "Hanging on the Telephone" on Alive Naturalsound

Jack Lee "Paper Dolls" on Alive Natural Sound


Louie & The Flashbombs "Shiny New Skin" on Louie & The Flashbombs

Terry Alan Hackbarth "Never Really Found You" on Easter Records

Psycho Bunnies "Searchin'" on Rage

Indonesian Junk "In This City" on Indonesian Junk


Barbara Manning "Someone Wants You Dead" on Pehr

The Godfathers "I Hate the 21st Century" on The Godfathers Recordings 2

Davie Allan & The Arrows "Born Losers Theme" on Get Hip

Paul Revere & The Raiders "Shake It Up" on Columbia

The Fleshtones "Do Something For Me" on Yep Roc Records



The Fox Sisters "Tie It Up" on FOLC Records

The Krayolas "Times Together (40th Anniversary Remix)" on Box Records

Robert Parker "Tip Toe" on NOLA Records

Bobby Marchan "Hooked" on Cameo Parkway

Hannibal "I Think We've Met Before" on King

Booker T & The MG's "Be My Lady" on Stax


Clarence Carter "Doin' Our Thing" on Atlantic

Sir Douglas Quintet "Bacon Fat" on Tribe

Slim Harpo "Baby Scratch My Back" on Excelllo

Bobby Austin "Knoxville Station" on Atlantic


No Alternative "Damned to Hell" on Liberation Hall

Charlie Pickett and Peter Buck "What I Like About Miami" on Y&T

Thee Wylde Oscars "Outta My Mind" on Off The Hip

Vicky and the Vengents "Sha Na" on Groovers

The Butterflys "The Swim" on Red Bird

The Roller Coasters "Spanish Twist" on Holiday Inn

The Bugs "Twist & Shout" on Hit

King Salami and the Cumberland Three "Howlin’ for My Woman" on Off the Hip



The Zodiacs "Jungle Beat" on Norton Records

Angry Johnny & The Killbillies "Devil's Run" on Tar Hut

Bob Summers "Gemini" on Challenge

The Tornadoes "Life on Venus" on London

Hoodoo Gurus "I Come From Your Future" on Universal Music Australia (Distribution)

The Rolling Stones "Dandelion" on London

Big Star "O My Soul (Live)" on Norton Records


June 2

Ramma Lamma "Zero Hour theme" on Self

Henchmen "Walk With Me Baby" on Norton Records

Mono Men "Mystery Girl" on Estrus

The Girls "My Baby" on Ace



Dex Romweber "Going Down" on Propeller Sound

The Goldstars "My Money"

Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders "No Good Lover" on Beluga Records

Beautiful Delilahs "Demons" on End of the West

The Mullens "Lonely Wolf" on Get Hip

Conway Twitty "Bad Girl" on MCA Coral

The Genteels "Take It Off" on Ostrich


Tony March & the Rockets "Showdown" on Ostrich

The Astronauts "What'd I Say" on RCA Victor

The Raunch Hands "I Live for the Sun" on Crypt Records

La Peste "Die In My Sleep"


Xposed 4heads "New Wave Apocalypse" on Internal Combustion

Peder Hedman "Crazy Eights Theme" on Rockhaus

Lack of Reason "Homecoming Queen" on Lack of Reason

Trolley "Good Feeling" on self-releassed



Reigning Sound "Make It Up" on Merge Records

Otis Redding "I Can't Turn You Loose (Live)" on Volt

Helen Love "Debbie Loves Joey" on Damaged Goods

The Damned "Stretcher Case Baby (Peel Session, 5/5/77)" on Fuel

Cursed Idols "Feelin' Good, Readin' a Book" on Dive Records

The Underdogs "Surprise Surprise" on Norton Records

The Rolling Stones "Little By Little" on London


P.J. Harvey "Working for the Man" on Island Records

Thee Headcoats "Oh Leader We Do Dig Thee" on Damaged Goods Records

The Chrome Cranks "Down for the Hit" on PCP

Bantam Rooster "She'll Be My Death" on Crypt Records

'68 Comeback "Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee" on Sympathy for the Record Industry

Big Star "O My Soul" on Ardent

Tommy Keene "Warren in the 60's" on Schoolkids Records


Wreckless Eric "Grown Ups" on Stiff

The Dictators "Weekend" on Norton

Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 "Museum of Sex" on Yep Roc

Garland Jeffreys "I May Not Be Your Kind" on A&M

Dan Montgomery "Baby Your Luck's Running Bad" on Fantastic Yes

Bobby Russell "Sure Gonna Miss Her" on Elf

Miss Georgia Peach "Stop Kicking Our Hearts Around" on RumBar Records


Melvin Davis "It's No News" on Vampisoul

Terry & the Topics "Where's My Pussycat?" on Twistin' Rumble

The Temptations "Friendship Train" on Gordy

Jr. Walker & The All Stars "Hot Cha" on Soul

Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps "In Love Again" on Capitol





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