Playlist for 11/25/09: Give Back the Key to My Heart

Better late than never, I paid tribute to the late Doug Sahm to begin this week's show. The legendary Texan died Nov. 18, 1999 at age 58.

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Goodbye San Francisco, Hello Amsterdam - Doug Sahm
Bacon Fat - Sir Douglas Quintet
Who Were You Thinking of - Sir Douglas Quintet
Mendocino - 6 String Drag
Too Little Too Late - Alejandro Escovedo
Love Minus Zero/No Limit - Doug Sahm

Midnight in the Sitay - Reckless Hearts
Animal Party - King Khan & BBQ

Underwater Again - Rainy Day Saints
Anything Could Happen - The Clean
The Dream Inspires - Television Personalities
I am the Cosmos - Chris Bell

*Boilermarker - Jesus Lizard
Subiaco Shuffle - Spiral Stairs
Knowledge is Power - The Bats

* Don't Take it So Bad - Townes Van Zandt
*Bittersweet Sounds - The Candeliers
Black Dog - Kevin Gordon
If Only the Sky Was Blue - Fairlane

Thanksgiving Day - Bryan Harvey
Almost Thanksgiving Day - Graham Parker
Thanksgiving in Zuma - Liquor Giants
Thanks a Lot - Neko Case & Her Boyfriends

7" Six-Pack
Soul Power, Pt. 1 - James Brown (King)
Dark Skinned Woman Pt.1 - Sir Mack Rice (Truth)
Here it Is - Dorothy Moore (Malaco)
Fantastic Voyage - Lakeside (Solar)
Come Get It - Swamp Dogg (ALA)
I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing (Open the Door, I'll Get it Myself) (Part 1) - James Brown (King)

Let it Ring - Rubin Russell
He Called Me Baby (All Night Long) - Ella Washington

Gwyneth - Nick Pipitone & the Four Forces of Evil
She's on the Cover - The Model Rockets
Another Planet Now - The Tripwires
I Know Nancy - Blow Pops

I Wasn't Born to Follow - Social Distortion
I Wish You Would - The Blasters
The Devil's Comin - Stud Cole
Cat Nip - The A-Bones

Too Much Woman (For a Henpecked Man) - Ike & Tina Turner
Driving Wheel - Little Junior Parker
What's Your Name - The Monorays
Boogie Children - John Fred & the Playboys
Rockhouse - Bobby Fuller
Shorty, Shorty - Bob & Ray
Bed Spring Motel (23 Spring Street) - Roy Hall
Rattlesnakin' Daddy - Hawkshaw Hawkins
You're a Humdinger - The Farmer Boys

* request

Playlist for 11-18-09: Livin' After Midnight

New music this week from Doug Gillard, CoCoComa and Dennis Diken with Bell Sound, a Zero $ Quartet segment featuring Dinosaur Jr., who were quite excellent last night at Turner Hall, and a midnight theme (cause the show starts at midnight and stuff).

Ooh Midnight - Pete "Guitar" Lewis
Midnight Blues - The Detroit Cobras
Moanin' at Midnight - Howlin' Wolf
Midnight in Mississippi - Blue Mountain
Alone at Midnight - The Smithereens
Zero Hour - The Plimsouls

Alright, Alright, Alright - CoCoComa
Alice & Friends - The Box Elders
Bumble Bee - The Heavy Trash
(M M M M Andre Williams Is) M-M-Movin' - Andre Williams
Soupy - Maggie Thrett

Put Me Down - The 27 Various
From What I've Done - Doug Gillard
Back to Zero Now - Tommy Keene
Greetings to the New Brunette - Billy Bragg

Up All Night - Green
One Minute Forty Five - The Nice Outfit

7" Six-Pack
Mary Ellen - Dutch Oven (Prospective)
Covered by an Underground Umbrella - Drop (Splunge)
Could it be You - Superstar (Superstar)
Do You Have a Brother - The Mavis's (Heat Beat)
Everything Counts - Shake Appeal (Deep Elm)
Cocktails with Gravity Girl - Galaxy Trio (Estrus)

Wintertime's a Comin' Martha Raye - Permanent Green Light
Hissy Fit - Pipitone
So Hard to Say Goodbye - Dennis Diken with Bell Sound
Dear Employer - The Minus Five

Ain't Exactly Good - Slim Dunlap
Eat Myself to Death - Billy Dankert
Punk Rockin' Honky Tonk Girl - The Blue Chieftians
Cheesburger Deluxe - World Famous Blue Jays
Boudin Man - Evan Johns & His H-Bombs

Over it - Dinosaur Jr.
In a Jar - Dinosaur Jr.
Cats in a Bowl - Dinosaur Jr.
The Post - Dinosaur Jr.

Trophy Girlfriend - Heavenly
Hymn for the Alcohol - Hefner
Nite Lites, Dark Days - Oakely Hall
Letter Full of Tears - Little Milton
That's How Strong My Love Is - O.V. Wright
My Heavy Head - Nick Heyward
Stop the World and Let Me Off - John Doe & the Sadies
Walk Me Across the Night - Exene Cervenka
Slowride - Freakwater
King of Coming Around - Ken Will Morton
Claudine - Five Chinese Brothers
Blue Days, Black Nights - Buddy Holly

Playlist for 11-11-09: Yankees are the Chumps

My feeble attempt to stick it to the Yankees was to start the show with an all-Dead Milkmen (the pride and joy of Philly) set. Hey, at least one listener called and said he dug it. New music from King Kahn & BBQ Show, a Zero $ Quartet feature on Chuck Prophet and Side B of the International Elvis Impersonators Convention (Rhino, 1979).

Planning to head to Chicago on Saturday to catch Andre Williams reading from his new book Sweets out on Kicks Books, Norton Records' new publishing division. I will be sure to report back on Zero Hour next week.

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I Hate You I Love You - The Dead Milkmen
Plum Dumb - The Dead Milkmen
Tiny Town (live) - The Dead Milkmen
Punk Rock Girl - The Dead Milkmen
Blood Orgy of the Atomic Fern - - The Dead Milkmen

Lonely Boy - King Khan & BBQ Show
Que Viva Elrocanrol - The Spider Bags
Thunderbird - Raunch Hands
Stranded - Mistreaters
Love is My Business - Tav Falco & the Panther Burns
This Town - Green River

Saturday Groovers - Robyn Hitchock
Something in a Friday Night - The Tripwires
Thank You For Being You - The Pastels
Everything Flows - Teenage Fanclub

Deuce - Redd Kross
No Place Fast - The Real Kids
Bums I Used to Know - The Reducers
In My Gremlin - The Rave-Ups

American Man - Chuck Prophet
Balinese Dancer - Chuck Prophet
The Hurting Business - Chuck Prophet
After the Rain - Chuck Prophet

Lost in My Own Town - Jeffrey Dean Foster
Everything You Should - Buzz Zeemer
Part of Me Now - The Spongetones
Dancing Late at Night - Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers
Settin' the Woods on Fire - Will Rigby
Honk If You're Lonely - Silver Jews

Motor Away (live on WHFS) - Guided by Voices
Good Slot - Grand Champeen
Dave the Talking Bear - Smudge
Goin' Out of My Mind - The Insomniacs
Reggie Jackson - Phillistines Jr.
Smoke on Jerry - The Minus Five

Rare Ould Mountain Dew/Dubliners Fancy - The Pogues w/ the Dubliners
Forever Young - Madness
Long Limbed Girl - Nick Lowe
Killer Pillow - Kevin Johnson
She Ain't My Girl - Ian McLagan & the Bump Band
Taste Your Love - Fairlane

The Hunch - Mad Mike & the Maniacs
All Shook Up – Hound Dog Fujimoto
Jailhouse - Elvisini Presiliano
My Way - Entire Cast
For He's A Jolly Good Fellow - The Singing Dogs
Oomp Boomp - Rhythm Addicts
Your Mouth Got a Hole in It - Pinocchio James
Screamin Boogie - Dick Davis
Get Rich Quick - Little Richard
Slots of Fun - Phantom Surfers
Goo Goo Muck - Ronnie Cook & The Gaylads
Jungle Talk (I Want Some of That) - Shane Kai Ray
Japanese Farewell Song (Sayonara). - Martin Denny

Playlist for 11/4/09: Pledge Drive Pig Out

Big thanks to Corey for sitting in with me during the last week of the fall pledge drive. We set a Zero Hour record - OK, it was 60 bucks, but you can make up for that by donating here.

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Pig Snoots Pt. 1 - The Natural Bridge Bunch w/Andre Williams
Do the Pig - Merced Blue Notes
Gimme a Pigfoot - Bessie Smith
I Crave My Pig Meat - Blind Boy Fuller
Pig Snoots Pt. 2 - The Natural Bridge Bunch

Wanna Get Old - Fairlane
Sun Gone Down - House of Freaks
Flirted With You All My Life - Vic Chesnutt
Sunday Nights - Frank Turner

Lookout - Dex Romweber Duo
She - Plexi 3
That Girl Stacey – The Flips
One Mint Julep – The Exotics

Phillies ‘76 – The Phillies
Message From a Black Man – Derek Harriott
As Long (live) - Greg Cartwright

7” Six-Pack
She’s My Chemist – Mighty Deerlick (Subatomic)
Pretty Lizard – Liquid Pink (Susstones)
Ticket to L.A. – Urge Overkill (Touch & Go)
Lolita – Paw (Nasty Pope)
Grand Slam Baby – Pork (No. 6)
A Good Flying Bird - Thee Crappy Dracula (Self-released)

I Want Everything – The Godfathers
Dead Roo – Cosmic Psychos
Gallon of Gin - Wheels on Fire
Common at Noon – The Real Kids
Glad & Sorry – The Royal Purple

You’re So Rude - Ian McLagan & The Bump Band
Good Morning John – Kris Kristofferson
You and Me Baby (Holding On) - Chuck Prophet
Neon Tombstone – Phil Lee

Dream Crusher Machine – The Shazam
Shake Your Magazines – The Young Fresh Fellows
Flowers of Winter – The Tripwires
One + One – The Goldstars

Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! That Cigarette – Tex Williams & His Western Caravan
Hey Bartender – Bob Gallion
Pistol Packin’ Mama - Peter Pete & The Lovers
Coffee, Cigarettes & Tears – The Larks
Check Yourself Bay – Tony Allen & The Chimes
Insect Ball – Big Jay McNeely
Watch Dog – Etta James
Rumble - Jack Nitzsche
Sock it to Me-Baby – Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Whee
Jump, Jive & Harmonize – Thee Midniters
Spoonful – Jim Ford
Meadowlark Boogie – Buck Griffin
Rock the Joint - Bill Haley & the Saddlemen

Playlist for 10/28/09: Burn She (and He) Devils Burn

It was Halloween and fall pledge drive time on Zero Hour this week. I played lots of devil songs, a few hell songs and plenty of just plain weird ditties. A blast was had by, well, me. If you get a chance to check it out, I wrote a Halloween post for Sonic Diet detailing some of my seasonal faves, most of which made it onto the show. The pledge drive continues next week, so do your duty to freeform radio and pledge.

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Rockin' in the Graveyard - Jackie Morningstar
Morgus the Magnificient – Morgus & the Ghouls
She's My Witch - Kip Tyler
Bo Meets the Monster - Bo Diddley

I Was a Teenage Zombie - The Fleshtones
Creature from the Black Leather Lagoon - The Cramps
The Phantom - Bleed
Circle in Hell - Golden Boys
Experiment in Terror/Stalkin' - Impala

Take the Devil Out of Me - Tres Chicas
Run Devil Run - Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins
The Devil and Me - BR549
There's A Devil on the Loose - Mavis Staples
Lurking in the Shadows - Los Straitjackets

Vampira - Bobby Bare
Graveyard Rock - Tarantula Ghoul and Her Gravediggers
Sinners - Freddie & the Hitchhikers
Rockin' Round the Tombstone - Casper & The Ghosts

Virus Human - The Ponys
Don't Shake Me Lucifer - Roxy Erickson
Slow Death - Wanda Chrome and the Leather Pharaohs
Satan's Buddies - Couch Flambeau

Haunted House - Johnny Fuller
Little Demon - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
The Shadow Knows - Link Wray

Frankenstein - New York Dolls
Trick or Treat - Otis Redding
Evil - Howlin' Wolf
Halloween - The Dream Syndicate
Homicide - The A-Bones
Grave Up - Satan's Pilgrims
Dance of the Living Dead Chicken - Jack Blanchard

The Witch – The Sonics
Night of the Sadist - Larry & the Blue Notes
I'm a Devil - Satan and Satan's Roses
Raisin Hell - Wild Jimmy Spruill
Haunted House - Hasil Adkins

The Devil Went Down to Newport - Mono Puff
Big Top Halloween - Afghan Whigs
Demonic Possession - Drive By Truckers

Burn She Devil Burn - The Cramps
The Mummy - Bob McFadden & Dor
Dead - The Poets
It's Your Voodoo Working - Charles Sheffield
Werewolf - The Kact-ties
The Fang - Nervous Norvus
The Witch - Dexter Romweber
Weird - Roscoe & The Little Green Men
Watusi Zombie – Jan Davis
Bucket o’ Blood – Big Boy Groves

Playlist for 10/21/09: Rags to Riches to Rags

A new documentary on HBO about New York City’s Garment District, Schmatta: Rags To Riches To Rags, is well worth your time and was well worth serving as my opening theme this week. Director Marc Liven tells of the decline of the fashion industry in America with a particular focus on the Garment District and its workers. Schmatta casts the fall as a symbol of many things wrong with American business and the economy. Perhaps the key stat: 95% versus 5%. The former is the percentage of American clothing made in the United States in 1965. The latter is the percentage today. Cheery theme, I know.

Paid tribute to NRBQ founding member Steve Ferguson, who passed away Oct. 7 of cancer, and Captain Lou Albano, who went to the big wrestling ring in the sky Oct. 14. “Ned Beatty’s in Love” by Seattle-based power pop supergroup The Tripwires is not only my favorite song about a former member of Homicide: Life on the Streets (until someone pens an ode to Daniel Baldwin, aka, Beau Felton) but one of my favorite songs of the year.

WMSE’s fall pledge drive runs Oct. 26-Nov. 6, so please get out your wallets and pocketbooks in honor of freeform radio and Milwaukee’s best radio station. The station has started a new blog, Sonic Diet, which is linked on the right side over there. I’ll wait a minute while you look. I’m postponing my monthly I Love My Label segment until after the pledge drive. Next week I’m planning on doing an all-Halloween show and may have a guest along with me who may or may not be the manager and cleanup hitter for the White House (the bar in Bay View, not the president’s joint) softball team. Check out WFMU's Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban for Rex's wild Halloween mix, Seven Corpse Dinner, from which I will no doubt pick a tune or two for my show.

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Put Your Cat Clothes On - Carl Perkins - Original Sun Greatest Hits (Sun/Rhino)
Shoppin’ for Clothes - The Coasters – 50 Coastin’ Classics (Rhino)
Touch the Hem of His Garment – The Soul Stirrers with Sam Cooke – The Specialty Story (Specialty)
Lost My Job - Alex Chilton – Stuff (New Rose)
Plenty Tuff Union Made - Waco Brothers – Live and Kickin’ at Schubas Tavern (Bloodshot)

Ned Beatty's in Love - The Tripwires – House to House (Spark and Shine)
Cheap Cassettes - The Figgs – Sucking in Stereo (Hear Box)
Everyday I Write the Book - Elizabeth McQueen & the Firebrands – Happy Doing What We’re Doing (Freedom)
Please Give Me Something - P.J. O'Connell – Dream Life (Sonic Trout)

Flat Foot Flewzy - NRBQ – Live at Ludlow Garage 1970 (Sundazed)
Captain Lou – NRBQ – Peek-A-Boo: Best Of NRBQ 1969-1989 (Rhino)

*Up Jumped the Devil - .357 String Band – Ghost Town (Self-released)
Thunder Road – Fireworks – Set the World on Fire (Crypt)
Death Valley Rain - Steve Wynn – Here Come the Miracles (Blue Rose)
Knockin' Em Down (In the City) - Iggy Pop – Milwaukee’s Blank Generation (WMSE)
Hand Clappin' Time – Gino – Wolf Call (Norton)

7" SIx Pack
Truly Ugly and Dead Too - Jonny Polonsky (Rapid Releases)
Farmer Brown in Vermont - Philistines Jr. (Dot Dot Dash)
We Could Just Die - Permanent Green Light (Gastanka)
Bliss - February (Prospective)
Baby Stones - Robert Forster (Beggars Banquet)
Love Goes Home to Paris in the Spring - The Magnetic Fields (Feel Good All Over)

Is it True - Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs (Matador)
Are You Really on Drugs - The Clean - Mister Pop (Merge)
Share the Night - The Clientele - Bonfires on the Heath (Merge)

Say What You Mean - The Hot Dogs - Say What You Mean (Ardent)
I Love You Anyway - Cargoe - Thank You Friends: The Ardent Story (Big Beat)
Look Up - Chris Bell - I Am The Cosmos (Ryko)
Think It's Time To Say Goodbye - Rock City - Thank You Friends: The Ardent Story (Big Beat)
Save a Chance - The Castels - A History Of Garage And Frat Bands In Memphis 1960-1975 (Shangri-La Projects)

Geraldine - The A-Bones – Not Now! (Norton)
Lookin' For a 7-11 - Ben Vaughan Combo – The Many Moods of Ben Vaughan (Fever/Restless)
Lookin for a Kiss - David Johansen - Milwaukee’s Blank Generation (WMSE)
Heartbreak Hotel - Roky Erickson & the Aliens – Don’t Knock the Rok (Norton)

Love Canal – Flipper – Blow’n Chunks (ROIR)
One Day We Will Live There - Mission of Burma – The Sound The Speed The Light (Matador)
Molly's Lips (live) – Nirvana – Bleach reissue (Sub Pop)
Luka – Lemonheads – Lick (Taang!)
I Don't Feel Anything - Dutchess and the Duke - Sunset/Sunrise (Hardly Art)

Funky Football - Harvey Scales - Love-Itis: All Of The Rare & Unreissued 45's From The Vaults Of Magic Touch (1967-1977) (Soul-Tay-Shus)
Hit Git and Split – Mickey Baker w/Young Jessie - In The '50s: Hit, Git & Spit (Rev-Ola)
Crawlin' King Snake - Roy Head – Dismal Prisoner (TMI)
Oh So Nice - Johnny Adams – I Won’t Cry: From the Vaults of Ric & Ron Records (Rounder)

Fevered Paper - Exene Cervenka – Somewhere Gone (Bloodshot)
By the Way - Cagney & Lacee – Six Feet of Chain (No. 6)
No Dreams - Oakley Hall - I'll Follow You (Merge)

* by request

Playlist for 10/14/09: On Boozy Bloating & Baseball

Better late than never I suppose. The baseball playoffs (the opening theme for this episode of Zero Hour) and grading papers have kept me busy – and then there’s the whole laziness factor to overcome. Greg Cartwright, bad man and onetime WMSE guest DJ, was saluted in my Zero $ Quartet feature. I’ll try to post this week’s playlist tomorrow or at least not wait until next week.

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The Death of Big Ed Delahanty - The Baseball Project - Volume 1: Frozen Ropes And Dying Quails (Yep Rock)
Rain Delay – Marah - Let's Cut the Crap and Hook Up Later On Tonight (Phidelity)
TV Party Tonight - Black Flag – Damaged (SST)
Personality Crisis (live) – New York Dolls – Manhattan Mayhem (Jungle)
Stukas over Disneyland - The Dickies - Stukas over Disneyland (Restless)
Harvey Haddix - The Baseball Project – Live at Cat’s Cradle 9-26-2009 (Archive.org)

Let it Die - The Dutchess and the Duke – Sunset/Sunrise (Hardly Art)
I’ll Be Your Lover (But I Can’t Be Your Baby) – The Ettes – Do You Want Power
Hombre Lobo - Los Explosivos – S/T (Get Hip)

Like A Rolling Stone - Gang War - Milwaukee’s Blank Generation (WMSE)
My Mustang Ford – Chuck Berry - More Rock 'n' Roll Rarities (Chess/MCA)
I’m the Man – Al Ferrier - Hey Baby! The Rockin South (Ace)
Let’s Get Funky - Jack O’Fire – Destruction of Squaresville (Estrus)

I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide - Dwight Yoakam – Dwight’s Used Records (Koch)
Wham Bam – Buck Owens - Tiger by the Tail (Sundazed)
Chew Tobacco Rag – Zeb Turner - Tennessee Boogie & Jersey Rock (Westside UK)

Zero $ Quartet
If I Can’t Come Back - Reigning Sound – Love & Curses (In the Red)
I’m Not a Psycho I’ve Got a Plate in My Head – Oblivians – Soul Food (Crypt)
Brown Paper Sack - Reigning Sound - Time Bomb High School
Bad Man - Greg Cartwright - Live at the Circle A (Dusty Medical)

Members Only – Bobby “Blue” Bland – Chitlin’ Circuit Soul (Rhino)
Hell Yes, I Cheated – Johnny Adams – More Dirty Laundry: The Soul Of Black Country (Trikont)
Love You So – King Khan & BBQ Show – S/T (Goner)
In Case You Need Love – The Screws – Shake Your Monkey (In the Red)

100 Years From Now - Velvet Crush – Hold Me Up single (Creation)
Sorry – The Plimsouls – Live One Night in America (Oglio)
Who Taught You To Live Like That? – Sloan - Never Hear The End Of It (Yep Roc)
Rainbow - Apples in Stereo - #1 Hits Explosion (Yep Roc)
Let Your Heart Decide It – Noise Addict - It was Never About the Audience (noiseaddict.net)
Brokenhearted I Will Wander – Dennis Brennan - Engagement (Hi &Dry)

Another Foggy Yesterday - Goodnight Loving – Crooked Lake (Dusty Medical)
Blues of the Teenage Mind – The Gondoliers– S/T (Earie)
Kiddie Pool - Killer Filler - Filler Up! (Self)


I’m the Mail She’s Waiting For – Chuck Wood - Plantation Gold: the Mad Genius of Shelby S. Singleton Jr. and Plantation/SSS Records 1967-1976 (Omni)
Four On The Floor (And A Fifth Under The Seat) - Trooper Jim Foster - Plantation Gold: the Mad Genius of Shelby S. Singleton Jr. and Plantation/SSS Records 1967-1976 (Omni)
The Good Lord Giveth And Uncle Sam Taketh Away- Webb Pierce - Plantation Gold: the Mad Genius of Shelby S. Singleton Jr. and Plantation/SSS Records 1967-1976 (Omni)
Yes, My Goodness, Yes – Willie Hobbs - My Goodness, Yes: Soul Treasures from the Silver Fox Label (Sundazed)
Crying in the Streets, Part 1 - George Perkins & The Silver Stars - My Goodness, Yes: Soul Treasures from the Silver Fox Label (Sundazed)

Kerosene – Bottle Rockets – S/T (ESD)
Waitress Song – Freakwater – Old Paint (Thrill Jockey)
Tall Boy – The Meat Purveyors – More Songs About Buildings and Cows (Bloodshot)
Why I Drink – Go to Blazes – Waiting Around for the Crash (ESD)

Little Girl – Bo Diddley – The Chess Box (Chess/MCA)
Justine - Don & Dewey – Jungle Hop (Specialty)
Quiet Whiskey – Wynonie Harris – Bloodshot Eyes (Rhino)
Bar the Door – The Roamin’ Togas – Teenage Shutdown: Things Been Bad (Crypt)
I Wish You Would – The Yardbirds – Ultimate (Rhino)
Shakin’ All Over – Raylene & The Blue Angels - Destroy that Boy: More Girls With Guitars (Ace)
Rock And Roll Is On My Soul - Chuck Grey - Just Shuckin' Around:'53-'63 Wild & Crazy L.A. R&B (Panic)
I’ll Do the Dishes – Joe Carson – Hillbilly Band From Mars (Bear Family)
Don’t Play Number Ten (On the Juke Box Tonight) – Joyce Moore – One More Record Please (Bear Family)
Make Up Your Mind – The Spencers - Country & West Coast: The Birth Of Country Rock (Big Beat)