Rockin' Remnants
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Date: April 16, 2016
Host: KV, JS, and JR (with JH in the house too)
Feature: 50s, 60s, and 70s
no birthday calendar or trivia this week…
Playlist
[yellow song titles are YouTube links; songs with * were requests; all chart information comes from the Billboard Top 100 (for chart dates before/during July 1958) or Billboard Hot 100 (for chart dates during/after Aug 1958) unless otherwise noted]
6-7pm
OPENING THEME: Good Old Rock ‘n’ Roll – Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys (1969, #29, produced by Jimi Hendrix)
That’s All Right (Mama) – Elvis Presley (1954, his first single released by Sun Records)
I Can’t Love You Enough – LaVern Baker (1956, #22)
Thank You Pretty Baby – Brook Benton (1959, #16, R&B #1)
A Lover’s Question – Clyde McPhatter (1958, peaked at #6 in early 1959, R&B #1)
Broken-Hearted Melody – Sarah Vaughan (1959, #7)
Honeycomb – Jimmie Rodgers (1957, #1 for four weeks, R&B #1, his first Top 100 hit)
It’s Only Make Believe – Conway Twitty (1958, #1 for two weeks)
Buzz Buzz Buzz – Hollywood Flames (1957, peaked at #11 in early 1958. The group included Bobby Byrd, also known as Bobby Day, who had a big hit with Rockin Robin later in 1958 as a solo artist.)
As Time Goes By – Johnny Nash (1959, #43. The song was written in 1931, was used in the 1942 film Casablanca and was a #2 hit for Rudy Vallee in 1943. Nilsson would later record the song and would reach #86 on the Hot 100 with it in 1973.)
When – The Kalin Twins (1958, #5, R&B #1)
Catch a Falling Star – Perry Como (1958, #1)
Lucky Lips – Ruth Brown (1957, #25)
Sixteen Tons – Tennessee Ernie Ford (1955, #1 for eight weeks, Country #1, written by Merle Travis in 1947)
Bye Bye Love – Everly Brothers (1957, #2 for four weeks, their first Top 100 hit)
Rocka-Conga [45] – The Applejacks (1958, peaked at #38 in early 1959. Early pressings of the 45 were labeled “Rocka-Tonga”.)
You Send Me – Sam Cooke (1957, #1 for three weeks, his first Top 100 hit. It was written by his brother Charles “LC” Cooke.)
Poor Little Fool – Ricky Nelson (1958, #1 two weeks, including the week of the very first Hot 100 chart on Aug 4, 1958)
That’s Why (I Love You So) – Jackie Wilson (1959, #13)
Baby, I Love You – The Ronettes (12/63; #24 - Okay, so this wasn't from April, but it fit perfectly with the Ben E King record above. Five years later, Andy Kim would bring it into the Top Ten.)
Baby I Need Your Lovin’ – Johnny Rivers (4/67; #48, down from #3 - Three years previously, this had been the Four Tops’ first song to chart on the Hot 100.)
* I Love You – The Zombies (1965, the b-side of “Whenever You’re Ready”, which bubbled under at #110 - People’s cover version of this song made it to #14 in 1968; it was their only recording to make it onto the Hot 100.)
Sunshine Girl – The Parade (4/67; debuted on this date at #84, headed to #20 - this was the only Hot 100 hit for this LA group. Coincidentally, this is the first song JS ever played on his very first Rockin' Remnants show!)
Happy Jack – The Who (4/67; debuted at #99 on this date, headed to #24.)
Jimmy Mack – Martha & the Vandellas (4/67, #10, R&B #1 - this one languished in the vaults for a couple of years until Berry Gordy heard it and demanded that it be released as a single. He could pick a hit!)
A Groovy Kind of Love – The Mindbenders (4/66, #2 for two weeks - the first release by the group after the departure of lead singer Wayne Fontana. It turns out that they were better off without him!)
* Hot Rod Lincoln – Commander Cody (1972, #9. This was a cover of a 1951 song called “Hot Rod Race” by Tiny Hill.)
Time Won’t Let Me – The Outsiders (4/66, #5 - this was the highest charting single for this Capitol Records pop band. A classic!)
Just Once In My Life – The Righteous Brothers (4/65, #9 - this was the follow-up to their smash You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling. Carole King co-wrote it with Gerry Goffin and Phil Spector shared a writer's credit on the label, but Bill Medley was the star of this show.)
Shake Me, Wake Me (When It’s Over) – The Four Tops (4/66; at #40 this week, down from a peak of #18 and #5 R&B)
45 Corner: Portrait of My Love [45] – The Tokens (4/67; #36 - debuting on this date at #86, this was their first release on their new label. It was also their only Top Forty hit for Warner Brothers. CD versions are hard to find and are in stereo. Tonight we hear the punchy 45, the way it sounded on the radio nearly fifty years ago.)
This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) – The Isley Brothers (4/66, #12 Pop, #6 R&B - this was their only real hit record for the Motown family and they'd soon leave to found their own T-Neck Records label. The very first release on their own label would spend four weeks at #1 on the R&B charts, and they'd score dozens of hits from there on.)
Let’s Get Together – Sunshine Company (1968, #112 - We Five charted with this song in 1965. The highest charting version was by the Youngbloods who recorded it as “Get Together” – their version charted in both 1967 and 1969.)
For the last hour of the show, JR digs deep into his 45 archives to come up with unique single and radio promo
versions of some great 70's vinyl; images will be posted if available!
Compared To What - Les McCann & Eddie Harris - 1970, BB Hot 100 #85
Back in the day, any artist that released an LP also had a single release to go along with it, no matter what the genre.
The lead track from the live LP "Swiss Movement", the 45 trimmed the time from 8:31 to 3:13, and added a bunch of censor "beeps" over the words "God" and "dammit" (JS counted 5 or 6), which obliterated about 15 seconds of vocals. A truly unique 45.
Black Dog - Led Zeppelin, BB Hot 100 #15
Led Zep's 2nd highest charting single ("Whole Lotta Love at
Hot 100 #4 was the highest), the 45 version trimmed 1:05 off the 4:55 LP version by trimming one line from each verse! Hey, those 45's needed to be under 4:00 to get airplay...
Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes - 1971, BB Hot 100 #1 (2
weeks)
The "true" 45 version of this Grammy and Oscar winning song edits out the word "mother" at 2:31 and "damn right" at 1:56. Only available on the Enterprise Records single.
Gimme Shelter - Grand Funk Railroad - 1971, BB Hot 100 #61
The Rolling Stones never released this as a single, and the Grand Funk 45 version trimmed the 6:29 LP version to 3:26 for the single. Still sounded pretty good on the Capitol Records stereo "bulls eye" label.
Everyone's Agreed That Everything Will Turn Out Fine - Stealers Wheel - 1973, BB Hot 100 #49
The 2nd single release from this Scottish band is not on any LP, and the 45 was mono. The only stereo version is on the radio promo 45. A lost classic from the early 70's!
Fallin' In Love - The Souther, Hillman, Furay Band - 1974 - BB Hot 100 #27
The mono radio promo mix is different the stereo mix, adding extra vocals and percussion.
Wishing You Were Here - Chicago - 1974, BB Hot 100 #11
The radio promo 45 of this times out at 2:54, while the commercial 45 and LP versions are 4:26. This song features Beach Boys Dennis and Carl Wilson and Al Jardine on harmony vocals. In 1975 the bands toured together on the "Beachago" tour!
Fame - David Bowie - 1975, BB Hot 100 #1 (2 weeks)
In the 70's spirit of keeping 45's under 4:00, this single version checks in at 3:30, while the LP version is 4:13. This 45 version is currently not available on any David Bowie CD or LP.
I've Got The Music In Me - The Kiki Dee Band - 1974, BB Hot 100 #12
I could not find an image for the radio promo "short version" which is 3:40 (5:00 for "long" and LP versions). And for those ultra-conservative programmers, a message on the short version says "possible fade-out at 3:06"!
Girl Of My Dreams - Bram Tchaicovsky - 1979, BB Hot 100 #37
This was a British group, not a guy, as many thought back in 1979. The short radio promo version times out at 3:13, while the commercial 45 and LP versions were 4:06.
Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin', - Journey - 1979, BB Hot 100 #16
The LP version from Evolution is 3:50; the 45 version is 3:44. 6 seconds? I think it was one of the "na-na's". At least this kept the great cold vocal ending, unlike other 45 edits like "Barracuda" from Heart among others.
The next two 45's never charted on the Hot 100, although both were FM "hits"!
Carpet Of The Sun - Renaissance - 1973
The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee - Hollies - 1973
CLOSING THEME: Sleepwalk – Santo & Johnny (1959, #1 for two weeks)
Host Next Week (Apr 23): John Simon, Digging Deep (songs that didn’t chart above #90)
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