Optical Sound with Mike Sin: Playlist from May 14, 2011

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Fri. Nov 1st, 9pm - Midnight: Mike Sin fills in for Nate K.

Sat. Nov 30th, 11am - 1pm: Mike Sin fills in for Michael Shelley

(* = new)

Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	Images	New	Approx. start time
Stray	All In Your Mind   → "All In Your Mind" by "Stray"	VA: Real Life Permanent Dreams - A Cornucopia of British Psychedelia 1965-1970	Castle Music / Sanctuary	2007	CD box set	from 1970			0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Bang	Questions   → "Questions" by "Bang"	Bang	Silver Sounds	1999	CD	from 1971. Great website detailing history and including some rare film right over HERE!			0:08:58 (Pop-up)
Armageddon	Paths and Planes and Future Gains   → "Paths and Planes and Future Gains" by "Armageddon"	Armageddon	Esoteric	2009	CD	from 1975. Featuring Kelf Relf (formerly singer for Yardbirds and Renaissance), Martin Pugh (guitarist on early '70s Rod Stewart LPs), Bobby Caldwell (drummer from Captain Beyond), and Louis Cennamo (bass player from Renaissance).			0:12:42 (Pop-up)
Dieter Zimmermann	Whole Lotta Love   → "Whole Lotta Love" by "Dieter Zimmermann"	VA: The In-Kraut Vol. 3: Hip-Shaking Grooves Made in Germany 1967-1974	Marina	2008	CD	from 1971. Cover of the well-know Led Zeppelin track with horns and orchestra included!			0:17:05 (Pop-up)
Tapestry	Who Wants Happiness   → "Who Wants Happiness" by "Tapestry"	VA: The Electric Sound Show, Vol. 1 - We all Live on Candy Green	Elastic Cat	2010	CD	from 1969		*	0:19:51 (Pop-up)
Terry Reid	Tinker Taylor   → "Tinker Taylor" by "Terry Reid"	Super Lungs: The Complete Studio Recordings 1966-1969	EMI	2004	CD box set	from 1968. Originally on the LP "Bang, Bang You're Terry Reid"			0:22:18 (Pop-up)
J. C. Heavy	That Woman's Mind   → "That Woman's Mind" by "J. C. Heavy"	VA: The Electric Asylum, Vol. 2 - British Psychedelic Freakrock Rarities	Past & Present	2009	CD	from 1970			0:25:06 (Pop-up)
The Accent	Red Sky At Night   → "Red Sky At Night" by "The Accent"	VA: The Psychedelic Scene: 25 psychedelic classics digitally remastered from the original master tapes	Deram	1998	CD	from 1968.			0:27:38 (Pop-up)
Satyricon	Leave It   → "Leave It" by "Satyricon"	VA: Come Fly With Us... A Psychedelic Blast From the Past with 18 Rare USA Nuggets!	Psychodelic	2004	LP	from 1968.			0:30:51 (Pop-up)
Fleshtones	Shadow-Line (To J. Conrad)   → "Shadow-Line (To J. Conrad)" by "Fleshtones"	Roman Gods	IRS	1981	LP	from 1981. HERE is a cool clip of the band performing a faster live version at CBGB in 1980 for the film "Urgh! A Music War"			0:33:33 (Pop-up)
Jimi Hendrix Experience	Burning the Midnight Lamp   → "Burning the Midnight Lamp" by "Jimi Hendrix Exper...	Electric Ladyland	Reprise	1968	LP box set				0:46:13 (Pop-up)
Black Hollies	Benevolent Beacon   → "Benevolent Beacon" by "Black Hollies"		Claw & Globe	2011	7"	Latest single from Jersey City's best!		*	0:49:47 (Pop-up)
Mindbenders	My New Day and Age   → "My New Day and Age" by "Mindbenders"	The Best of Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders	Fontana	1994	CD	from 1967. B-side of a single after the Mindbenders split with Wayne Fontana.			0:54:29 (Pop-up)
Loot	Radio City   → "Radio City" by "Loot"	VA: Untamed & Innocent - 60s Mod / RnB Live & Studio	SIPi	1998	CD	from 1968. Shared the same label (Page One) and manager (Larry Page) as the Troggs.			0:57:22 (Pop-up)
Mirage	The World Goes On Around You   → "The World Goes On Around You" by "Mirage"	VA: We Can Fly, Vol. 5	Past & Present	2004	CD	from 1968. Also originally on the "Page One" label.			0:59:32 (Pop-up)
Don Fardon	I'm Alive   → "I'm Alive" by "Don Fardon"	VA: Le Beat Bespoke Vol 1 -- Tailor Made Cuts	Sanctuary	2004	CD	from 1969. Former lead singer of the Sorrows cuts a version of a Tommy James and the Shondells' track for a a single.			1:08:15 (Pop-up)
Creatures Of The Golden Dawn	Cy-O-Nide   → "Cy-O-Nide" by "Creatures Of The Golden Dawn"	Standing at the Gates of Time	Collectables	1995	CD	recorded in 1986. From Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.			1:10:37 (Pop-up)
Aardvarks	I'm Higher Than I'm Down   → "I'm Higher Than I'm Down" by "Aardvarks"	VA: Gravel, Volume 2 - US Sixties Garage At Its Best	Kumquat May	2005	CD	from 1966.			1:13:36 (Pop-up)
Paul And Barry Ryan	Hey Mr. Wiseman   → "Hey Mr. Wiseman" by "Paul And Barry Ryan"	Two of a Kind	Rev-Ola	2008	CD	from 1967. CD reissue of the duo's first LP.			1:15:44 (Pop-up)
Lulu	Love Loves To Love, Love   → "Love Loves To Love, Love" by "Lulu"	To Sir with Love! The Complete Mickie Most Recordings	EMI	2005	CD box set	from 1967. Originally from the LP of the same name. Check out Lulu doin' it on "Top of of the Pops" back in 1967 right HERE!			1:17:50 (Pop-up)
Bram Rigg Set	Take The Time Be Yourself   → "Take The Time Be Yourself" by "Bram Rigg Set"	VA: Don't Press your Luck: The IN Sound of 60's Connecticut	Sundazed	2008	CD	from 1966			1:19:53 (Pop-up)
Bobby & Laurie	No Next Time   → "No Next Time" by "Bobby & Laurie"	VA: Oz Beat Frenzy, Vol. 1	Fullpower	2009	CD	from 1966			1:22:02 (Pop-up)
Vidrios Quebrados	Time Is Out of the Question   → "Time Is Out of the Question" by "Vidrios Quebrados"	VA: Worldbeaters, Vol. 3: Another Serve of Sublime Sixties Savagery	Krazy World	2005	CD	1966. from Chile!			1:24:32 (Pop-up)
Improbables	I Can't Tell   → "I Can't Tell" by "Improbables"	Das Bootleg	self released	2011	CD-R	Out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.		*	1:26:36 (Pop-up)
Quentin E. Klopjaeger & the Gonks	The Long Way Home   → "The Long Way Home" by "Quentin E. Klopjaeger & th...	VA: Fading Yellow, Vol. 1 - Timeless Pop-Sike & Other Delights 1965-69	Flower Machine	2002	CD	from South Africa. 1967. A cover of a Neil Diamond track.			1:29:43 (Pop-up)
First Impression	Swingin' London Scene   → "Swingin' London Scene" by "First Impression"	VA: Swinging London: The Accidental Genius of Saga Records 1968-1970	RPM	2007	CD	from 1968
Mods	Days Mind the Time   → "Days Mind the Time" by "Mods"	VA: The Cicadelic 60s, Volume 3: 1965-66 Folk Rock	Collectables	1993	CD	from 1966. Fort Worth, Texas.			1:43:32 (Pop-up)
Sweet Thursday	Molly   → "Molly" by "Sweet Thursday"	Sweet Thursday	Great Western Gramaphone	1969	LP	featuring Nicky Hopkins.			1:45:57 (Pop-up)
John Walker	Annabella   → "Annabella" by "John Walker"	The Star-Club Singles Complete, Vol. 12	Star-Club		CD	RIP John Maus. from 1967. One of his first singles after the split of the Walker Brothers.			1:49:00 (Pop-up)
Tranquility	Nice and Easy   → "Nice and Easy" by "Tranquility"	Silver	Epic	1972	LP				1:51:09 (Pop-up)
Knack	Time Waits For No One   → "Time Waits For No One" by "Knack"	VA: Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968	Rhino	2009	CD box set	Not the band you're thinking of... but originally on the Capitol label. From 1967			1:54:14 (Pop-up)
The Jam	Something's Gone   → "Something's Gone" by "The Jam"	VA: Pebbles, Vol. 12	AIP	1983	LP	Not the band you're think of... This track is from 1972. Originally on the Sire label and produced by Seymour Stein.			1:56:25 (Pop-up)
Insects	Girl that Sits There   → "Girl that Sits There" by "Insects"	VA: Fuzz, Flaykes, & Shakes, Vol. 5	Dionysus	2001	CD	from 1967			1:59:03 (Pop-up)
Tokens	For All That I Am   → "For All That I Am" by "Tokens"	VA: Come to the Sunshine: Soft Pop Nuggets from the WEA Vaults	Rhino Handmade	2004	CD	from 1967. Originally on the LP "It's a Happening World." The Creation's 1968 version of this song has gained much much notoriety through the years.			2:10:31 (Pop-up)
Johnny Tame	Yesterday Is A Thousand Tears Away   → "Yesterday Is A Thousand Tears Away" by "Johnny Tame"	VA: She's A Heartbreaker: 20 Blue-Eyed Soul Stings, UK Floor Fillers Vol. 4	Psychic Circle	2008	CD	from 1968			2:12:57 (Pop-up)
8th Day	Too Many Cooks (Spoil the Soup)   → "Too Many Cooks (Spoil the Soup)" by "8th Day"	The 8th Day... Plus + I Gotta Get Home... Plus	Edsel	2009	CD box set	from the 1971 self-titled LP. The CD set contains every 8th Day associated track that was released on the Invictus or Hot Wax labels.			2:15:19 (Pop-up)
Billy Preston	It Doesn't Matter   → "It Doesn't Matter" by "Billy Preston"	That's The Way God Planned It	Apple	2010	CD	From 1969 and his first LP for Apple records. Muiscians on the tracks include: George Harrison, Eric Clapton (Guitars), Keith Richards (Bass guitar), Ginger Baker (drums), Doris Troy(Backing vocals).		*	2:17:57 (Pop-up)
MI5	Only Time Will Tell   → "Only Time Will Tell" by "MI5"	VA: Breaking Point: 20 Hard-Edged Beat Diamonds, Nothing Comes Easy Vol. 2	Psychic Circle	2008	CD	from 1966. This band, which featured Rod Evans and Ian Paice, later morphed in the Maze. Those two members then joined Deep Purple			2:20:29 (Pop-up)
Rotary Connection	Turn Me On   → "Turn Me On" by "Rotary Connection"	Black Gold: The Very Best of Rotary Connection	Chess	2006	CD box set	from 1967 and the band's self-titled first LP. Features Minnie Ripperton.			2:22:39 (Pop-up)
Vampires Sound Incorporation	The Lions and the Cucumber   → "The Lions and the Cucumber" by "Vampires Sound In...	Vampyros Lesbos: Sexadelic Dance Party	Crippled Dick		CD	The CD features music featured in three Jess Franco movies from 1970. These tracks, composed by Manfred Hubner and Siegfried Schwab, originally appeared on the 1969 LPs "Psychedelic Dance Party" and "Sexadelic." Check THIS out! (Man, seeing that again reminded me just how strikingly beautiful Soledad Miranda was... wow!)			2:25:40 (Pop-up)
Youngblood	Don't Leave Me in the Dark   → "Don't Leave Me in the Dark" by "Youngblood"	VA: With the Sun In My Eyes - 20 Psychedelic Spins from the UK & Europe	Psychic Circle	2007	CD	from 1968. Featuring Cozy Powell on drums.			2:30:45 (Pop-up)
Escorts	House on Soul Hill   → "House on Soul Hill" by "Escorts"	VA: Of Hopes & Dreams & Tombstones - Beat 'n' R&B from Down Under	Big Beat	2002	CD	from 1967			2:43:09 (Pop-up)
Pussy	Come Back June   → "Come Back June" by "Pussy"	"Pussy Plays" plus Fortes Mentum	Morgan Blue Town	2009	CD box set	from 1969. This CD set features all tracks from the original LP "Pussy Plays" and all tracks from the previous incarnation called Fortes Mentum.			2:44:43 (Pop-up)
Kaleidoscope	Hang Out   → "Hang Out" by "Kaleidoscope"	Kaleidoscope	Shadoks	2011	CD	from 1969. Originally released in Mexico only. From the promo blurb: "Actually this band was not from Mexico. The musicians came from Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Spain and the album was recorded in 1967 in Dominican Republic. The manager took it to Mexico where it had a tiny release of 200 on the Orfeon label."		*	2:48:39 (Pop-up)
Kaleidoscope	(Further Reflections) In the Room of Percussion   → "(Further Reflections) In the Room of Percussion" ...	Dive Into Yesterday	Fontana	1996	CD	from 1968. The UK band!			2:50:56 (Pop-up)
Virgin Sleep	Secret   → "Secret" by "Virgin Sleep"	VA: The Rubble Collection, Vols. 11-20	Past & Present	2003	Boxed set				2:54:07 (Pop-up)
Liberace	Parks & Recreation: Cherry Hill Park/MacArthur Park/Echo Park   → "Parks & Recreation: Cherry Hill Park/MacArthur Pa...	VA: Jackpot! The Las Vegas Story	Rhino	1996	CD	from 1970. Originally on the LP "A Brand New Me"			2:56:27 (Pop-up)