Cherry Vanilla - The Punk (1977) Welcome back Smasher. Here's a classic for you to rock out to while I drag myself to couch for the night. See you tomorrow.
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The Society Girls - S.P.C.L.G. (1963) Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Little Girls... Here's a strange one. I can't find much info on it, but it's on the excellent girl group compilation Boys Can Be Mean (2012) where it also credits Betty Everett (of The Shoop Shoop Song). The title makes it seem like it might be a terrifying somber track that plays during a late night ad between SVU episodes about horrible things that happen in our world. Instead we get an energetic uptempo rally cry for the gals to look out for each other and not put up with wack dudes. And the vocals here are absolutely amazing.
Jan Davis - Mystique (1965) Hey there. I found out today that this is the man who provides the iconic shouts on the Dick Dale classic "Miserlou". That alone is pretty awesome but he was also a session musician for The Ventures and other surfy bands as well as having his own solo career. Here's some sweet sounding exotic perfection for a lovely night.
Maximillian - The Twistin' Ghost (1962) Wow. Here's a spooky little track to twist around with. Maximillian (Max Crook) invented the musitron, composed of " a clavioline heavily enhanced with additional resistors, television tubes, and parts from household appliances, old amplifiers, and reel-to-reel tape machines." It sounds awesome.
Mickey Lee Lane - Hey Sah-Lo-Ney (1965) "I got a song in my mind, I've been singing it all day. I'm gonna teach it to you now, come on and answer when I say, Hey!" Good afternoon Smasher. It's Saturday and I woke up feeling like Humpty Dumpty after the fall. But no more of that, let's get to rocking with this northern soul floor stomping madness from Mickey Lee Lane. I was trying to place the opening vocal melody and realized it's the same as the Sam The Sham classic "Ring Dang Doo", also from 1965. That's a fun double whammy of jabbering gibberish for the dance party.
The Detergents - Leader Of The Laundromat (1964) Good evening everybody. It's laundry day so I present to you The Detergents taking a goof on The Shangri-Las' girl group classic "Leader Of The Pack." Switch out the motorcycle with a runaway garbage truck and we have a very bizarre story of dirty laundry and a lover lost. See you tomorrow. I'll be feeling fresh in my hoodie and sweats. "Who's that bangin' on the piano?"
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Monkberry Moon Delight (1973) Good evening. Here's Screamin' Jay doing some beautiful voodoo on a Paul & Linda McCartney song. Enjoy the madness and let me know if you've ever tried the beverage. If so, please explain... _________________________________________ "She's walkin' in neutral, drinkin' Monkberry Moon Delight."
Gary Shelton - The Trance (1958) Good afternoon everybody. Here's a fun little ditty for a cold January day... Performed by Gary Shelton, aka Troy Shondell. I like this guy's style. It's always good to have a couple aliases in your repertoire in case you find yourself hypnotizing people with some awesome music or the greatest quarterback in parking lot football history or become the bar detective that nobody asked for working on a case that nobody else could ever comprehend. Anyway, enjoy your trance. See you tomorrow.
