Polly Brown - Up In A Puff Of Smoke

A pop song should be like a roller coaster you want to ride again and again.

new Viva show (#142) in the archive

Don Covay - It's Better To Have (And Don't Need)

Saturday Night Special

Honk - Hesitation

Featuring a horn riff worthy of Steely Dan and a très chic chord change at 0:32 (and 0:50 and 1:39, etc.)

 Graeme Edge Band - The Tunnel

The Shocking Blue - Beggin'

Featuring the invigorating and erratic Cornelis van der Beek on drums.

The Politicians - Free Your Mind
  
a stagecoach production 

L'infonie - Mantra (excerpt)

full version available on compact disc

 Hartley C. White - Everybody Loves A Winner

Thanks Zach Phillips for the peel-off on this one, a jam that is truly and utterly out to lunch, in the best sense of the phrase.

Go here and here to hear more music from Hartley, and read an extensive interview here.

ST-4 - Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys

Hey friends, did you know that Zach Phillips of Blanche Blanche Blanche did a guest mix for us? Well, he did, and you can listen to it here.

You can also find myriad sounds from Zach and his brethren at OSR Tapes, and pre-order the new Blanche Blanche Blanche LP forthcoming on NNA Tapes.

Sunny Adé & His African Beats: Ja Fun Mi (instrumental)
Still fresh after 30 years. Let's get this weekend started!

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