WFMU: Optical Sound with Mike Sin: Playlist from October 3, 2015

Optical Sound with Mike Sin: Playlist from October 3, 2015

A sight for sore ears. Power pop, freakbeat, and psychedelic songs for all six senses.

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October 3, 2015: Filling in for Michael Shelley... Mondo cane!

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Format	Comments	New	Approx. start time
The Boys	Backstage Pass "Backstage Pass" by "The Boys"	Alternative Chartbusters	NEMS	LP	1978		0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Romantics	Natonal Breakout "Natonal Breakout" by "Romantics"	National Breakout	Nemperor	LP	1980		0:02:04 (Pop-up)
Undertones	Family Entertainment "Family Entertainment" by "Undertones"	The Undertones	Salvo	CD	1979		0:04:30 (Pop-up)
Mott the Hoople	Crash Street Kidds	The Hoople	Columbia	LP	1974		0:07:03 (Pop-up)
Sneakers	Ruby "Ruby" by "Sneakers"	Sneakers	Omnivore	10"	1976. featuring Chris Stamey and Will Rigby -- later of the dBs.	*	0:11:23 (Pop-up)
Nervus Rex	Nobody Told Me "Nobody Told Me" by "Nervus Rex"	Nervus Rex	Dreamland	LP	1980		0:14:18 (Pop-up)
Twin Guns	Attack of the Zombie Girls		Rockin'	7"	2015. b/w The Human Jungle. Playing tonight at the Bowery Electric (NYC) with the Vibrators!	*	0:17:21 (Pop-up)
Improbables	Gotta Calm Down "Gotta Calm Down" by "Improbables"		Hidden Volume	7"	2015. split single with Stents on the other side!	*	0:21:47 (Pop-up)
Game Theory	Nine Lives to Risel Five	Dead Center	Omnivore	CD	1984. Live from the Elks Club in Bozeman, Montana!	*	0:24:17 (Pop-up)
Sneaky Feelings	The Strange and Conflicting Feelings of Separation and Betrayal	Send You	Captured Tracks	2LP	1985		0:26:23 (Pop-up)

Chessmen	I Need You There "I Need You There" by "Chessmen"	VA: Teenage Shutdown: The World Ain't Round, It's Square! - 17 Paint-Peeling Garage-Punk Monsters!!!	Teenage Shutdown	CD	1965		0:40:10 (Pop-up)
Les Hou-Lops	Good Good Lovin' "Good Good Lovin'" by "Les Hou-Lops"	VA: I Gotta Be Me: 20 Garage Missiles from the USA, Who Needs Tomorrow Vol. 2	Psychic Circle	CD	1968		0:42:27 (Pop-up)
Rolling Stones	Live With Me "Live With Me" by "Rolling Stones"	From the Vault: The Marquee Club, Live in 1971	Eagle Vision / Universal	CD	1971. Great live version!	*	0:45:30 (Pop-up)
Partisans	All Night Worker "All Night Worker" by "Partisans"	VA: Hen's Teeth Vol. 2 - Blocked! Rare Beat & Psychedelia	Hen's Teeth	CD	1964(?)		0:49:22 (Pop-up)
Half a World Away	I Got Your Love	VA: Alice in Wonderland and Other Rainy Day Girls: The Great Lost Southern Popsike Trip	Charly	CD	1969		0:52:07 (Pop-up)
It's Them / Tthhemm	Baby (I Still Want Your Lovin')	VA: Back From the Grave, Vol. 9	Crypt	CD	1966		0:54:47 (Pop-up)
Boots	But You'll Never Do It Babe	VA: Nuggets II - Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond 1964-1969	Rhino	CD box set	1965. West Germany.		0:57:56 (Pop-up)
Mockingbirds	You Stole My Love "You Stole My Love" by "Mockingbirds"	VA: Immediate A's and B's -- The Singles Collection	Compleat	2LP	1965		1:00:20 (Pop-up)
Tommy James and the Shondells	Moses and Me	Travelin'	Roulette	LP	1970		1:03:02 (Pop-up)
Spectres	Neighbour Neighbour "Neighbour Neighbour" by "Spectres"	VA: Doin' the Mod, Vol. 3 - Maximum R&B	Sanctuary	CD	1966. Later morphed into Status Quo.		1:05:56 (Pop-up)

Daddy Kae & Yvonne	Eleven Commandments of Woman	VA: The Intros are Spoken, The Records Are Smokin': Mr. Finewine's 2015 Marathon Premium	WFMU Premium 2015	CD-R	1967	*	1:18:57 (Pop-up)
Electric Flag	Over-Lovin' You "Over-Lovin' You" by "Electric Flag"	A Long Time Comin'	Columbia	LP	1968		1:21:42 (Pop-up)
Garnet Mimms	Prove It to Me "Prove It to Me" by "Garnet Mimms"	Cry Baby / Warm and Soulful	BGO	CD	1966		1:23:43 (Pop-up)
Swinging Soul Machine	Take Your Time	VA: Get Ready: UK Floor Fillers Vol. 3 - 20 Blue-Eyed Soul Gems 1966-71	Psychic Circle	CD	1969		1:25:49 (Pop-up)
Tiffany & The Thoughts	Baby Don't Look Down	VA: Breaking Point: 20 Hard-Edged Beat Diamonds, Nothing Comes Easy Vol. 2	Psychic Circle	CD	1966		1:28:23 (Pop-up)
Earl Preston's Realm	Daddy Rolling Stone	VA: Liverpool Sounds - 75 Classics from the Singing City	Fantastic Voyage	CD	1964. Live at the Cavern.	*	1:30:30 (Pop-up)
Johnny Cymbal	Breaking Your Balloon	VA: It's Zimmerman's World...We Just Live in It	Pet Records	CD	1967		1:33:00 (Pop-up)
Reverberations	The Way I Want You		Hidden Volume	7"	2015. Three-song EP.	*	1:34:44 (Pop-up)
Ultimate Painting	Out in the Cold	Green Lanes	Trouble In Mind	CD	2015	*	1:38:16 (Pop-up)
Autumn Leaves	The Summer's Gone "The Summer's Gone" by "Autumn Leaves"	Treats and Treasures	Grimsey	CD	1997		1:40:15 (Pop-up)

Johnny Apollo	Am I Wastin' My Time	VA: Happy Lovin' Time - Sunshine Pop from the Garpax Vaults	Big Beat	CD	1968	*	1:50:05 (Pop-up)
Jefferson Handkerchief	I'm Allergic to Flowers	VA: Pebbles, Vol. 3 - The Acid Gallery	BFD	LP	1966		1:52:35 (Pop-up)
Tyme	Cry for the Trees "Cry for the Trees" by "Tyme"		Crypt	7"	1967. b/w Land of One Thousand Dances		1:56:05 (Pop-up)

Listener comments!
	11:04am SmokinJ: Glad you're here bro'! 8-)
	♥ 11:06am Mike Sin: Good morning folks!
	11:07am Marc Francis: MIKE SIN FOR THE WIN!!!
	♥ 11:10am Mike East: whoa now! you gotta warn us if you're gonna rock like this...I didn't even have have my helmet on!
	11:15am Sonny Rickles: SOUNDING GREAT! AS USUAL!
	11:16am burpage: im wearing a parachute just in case
	11:18am jay: Is this the album version?
	♥ 11:19am Artie Haywire: Go Go Go!!
	11:22am Mailman Tom: Sounding good, Mike!
	♥ 11:27am Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Rawk the DawgSpin ! Optical Sound ! Comin' round again ! - Mike Sin.
	11:32am Parq: Mike Sin and the Revolving Wiener Dog join the "Not In New Orleans" roster. Welcome!
	♥ 11:37am Frank Above: Wow, you've combined the record collections? I've been married two years and we still haven't gone down that road!
	11:41am Uncle Michael: I'm out burning brush in the yard and you're burning up the airwaves Mike keep it goin
	11:43am Greg From Brooklyn: Always great to hear your show Mike! Have another coffee... Sounds great
	11:43am Bluesman: Hey Mike! So good to hear you on the ear waves! Love, Blues
	11:43am Miss Mailas: Oops, I'm late to the party. Sincerely glad to see you holding down the fort today, Mike!
	11:43am Marc Francis: Woah. That Chessman song was so so good!
	♥ 11:46am Guido from Cologne: Hi Mike! Listening and enjoying!
	11:56am Dano59: I put that Nervus Rex song on a mixtape ages ago and kind of liked it less and less every time it came up. Maybe it's just too different from everything/everyone else ...
	12:13pm SeanG: Tommy James is GOD
	12:26pm Matt in Nebraska: Righteous show!
	12:32pm Marc Francis: Hot damn. What a great way to start off my Saturday. Thanks Mike.
	12:46pm cee: great job today mike!
	1:07pm Fredwebs: Enjoyed the show, especially liked that Mockingbirds song. It appears that Immediate A's and B's -- The Singles Collection is only available on vinyl.

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Format	Comments	New	Approx. start time
The Boys	Backstage Pass "Backstage Pass" by "The Boys"	Alternative Chartbusters	NEMS	LP	1978		0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Romantics	Natonal Breakout "Natonal Breakout" by "Romantics"	National Breakout	Nemperor	LP	1980		0:02:04 (Pop-up)
Undertones	Family Entertainment "Family Entertainment" by "Undertones"	The Undertones	Salvo	CD	1979		0:04:30 (Pop-up)
Mott the Hoople	Crash Street Kidds	The Hoople	Columbia	LP	1974		0:07:03 (Pop-up)
Sneakers	Ruby "Ruby" by "Sneakers"	Sneakers	Omnivore	10"	1976. featuring Chris Stamey and Will Rigby -- later of the dBs.	*	0:11:23 (Pop-up)
Nervus Rex	Nobody Told Me "Nobody Told Me" by "Nervus Rex"	Nervus Rex	Dreamland	LP	1980		0:14:18 (Pop-up)
Twin Guns	Attack of the Zombie Girls		Rockin'	7"	2015. b/w The Human Jungle. Playing tonight at the Bowery Electric (NYC) with the Vibrators!	*	0:17:21 (Pop-up)
Improbables	Gotta Calm Down "Gotta Calm Down" by "Improbables"		Hidden Volume	7"	2015. split single with Stents on the other side!	*	0:21:47 (Pop-up)
Game Theory	Nine Lives to Risel Five	Dead Center	Omnivore	CD	1984. Live from the Elks Club in Bozeman, Montana!	*	0:24:17 (Pop-up)
Sneaky Feelings	The Strange and Conflicting Feelings of Separation and Betrayal	Send You	Captured Tracks	2LP	1985		0:26:23 (Pop-up)

Chessmen	I Need You There "I Need You There" by "Chessmen"	VA: Teenage Shutdown: The World Ain't Round, It's Square! - 17 Paint-Peeling Garage-Punk Monsters!!!	Teenage Shutdown	CD	1965		0:40:10 (Pop-up)
Les Hou-Lops	Good Good Lovin' "Good Good Lovin'" by "Les Hou-Lops"	VA: I Gotta Be Me: 20 Garage Missiles from the USA, Who Needs Tomorrow Vol. 2	Psychic Circle	CD	1968		0:42:27 (Pop-up)
Rolling Stones	Live With Me "Live With Me" by "Rolling Stones"	From the Vault: The Marquee Club, Live in 1971	Eagle Vision / Universal	CD	1971. Great live version!	*	0:45:30 (Pop-up)
Partisans	All Night Worker "All Night Worker" by "Partisans"	VA: Hen's Teeth Vol. 2 - Blocked! Rare Beat & Psychedelia	Hen's Teeth	CD	1964(?)		0:49:22 (Pop-up)
Half a World Away	I Got Your Love	VA: Alice in Wonderland and Other Rainy Day Girls: The Great Lost Southern Popsike Trip	Charly	CD	1969		0:52:07 (Pop-up)
It's Them / Tthhemm	Baby (I Still Want Your Lovin')	VA: Back From the Grave, Vol. 9	Crypt	CD	1966		0:54:47 (Pop-up)
Boots	But You'll Never Do It Babe	VA: Nuggets II - Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond 1964-1969	Rhino	CD box set	1965. West Germany.		0:57:56 (Pop-up)
Mockingbirds	You Stole My Love "You Stole My Love" by "Mockingbirds"	VA: Immediate A's and B's -- The Singles Collection	Compleat	2LP	1965		1:00:20 (Pop-up)
Tommy James and the Shondells	Moses and Me	Travelin'	Roulette	LP	1970		1:03:02 (Pop-up)
Spectres	Neighbour Neighbour "Neighbour Neighbour" by "Spectres"	VA: Doin' the Mod, Vol. 3 - Maximum R&B	Sanctuary	CD	1966. Later morphed into Status Quo.		1:05:56 (Pop-up)

Daddy Kae & Yvonne	Eleven Commandments of Woman	VA: The Intros are Spoken, The Records Are Smokin': Mr. Finewine's 2015 Marathon Premium	WFMU Premium 2015	CD-R	1967	*	1:18:57 (Pop-up)
Electric Flag	Over-Lovin' You "Over-Lovin' You" by "Electric Flag"	A Long Time Comin'	Columbia	LP	1968		1:21:42 (Pop-up)
Garnet Mimms	Prove It to Me "Prove It to Me" by "Garnet Mimms"	Cry Baby / Warm and Soulful	BGO	CD	1966		1:23:43 (Pop-up)
Swinging Soul Machine	Take Your Time	VA: Get Ready: UK Floor Fillers Vol. 3 - 20 Blue-Eyed Soul Gems 1966-71	Psychic Circle	CD	1969		1:25:49 (Pop-up)
Tiffany & The Thoughts	Baby Don't Look Down	VA: Breaking Point: 20 Hard-Edged Beat Diamonds, Nothing Comes Easy Vol. 2	Psychic Circle	CD	1966		1:28:23 (Pop-up)
Earl Preston's Realm	Daddy Rolling Stone	VA: Liverpool Sounds - 75 Classics from the Singing City	Fantastic Voyage	CD	1964. Live at the Cavern.	*	1:30:30 (Pop-up)
Johnny Cymbal	Breaking Your Balloon	VA: It's Zimmerman's World...We Just Live in It	Pet Records	CD	1967		1:33:00 (Pop-up)
Reverberations	The Way I Want You		Hidden Volume	7"	2015. Three-song EP.	*	1:34:44 (Pop-up)
Ultimate Painting	Out in the Cold	Green Lanes	Trouble In Mind	CD	2015	*	1:38:16 (Pop-up)
Autumn Leaves	The Summer's Gone "The Summer's Gone" by "Autumn Leaves"	Treats and Treasures	Grimsey	CD	1997		1:40:15 (Pop-up)

Johnny Apollo	Am I Wastin' My Time	VA: Happy Lovin' Time - Sunshine Pop from the Garpax Vaults	Big Beat	CD	1968	*	1:50:05 (Pop-up)
Jefferson Handkerchief	I'm Allergic to Flowers	VA: Pebbles, Vol. 3 - The Acid Gallery	BFD	LP	1966		1:52:35 (Pop-up)
Tyme	Cry for the Trees "Cry for the Trees" by "Tyme"		Crypt	7"	1967. b/w Land of One Thousand Dances		1:56:05 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	11:04am SmokinJ: Glad you're here bro'! 8-)
	♥ 11:06am Mike Sin: Good morning folks!
	11:07am Marc Francis: MIKE SIN FOR THE WIN!!!
	♥ 11:10am Mike East: whoa now! you gotta warn us if you're gonna rock like this...I didn't even have have my helmet on!
	11:15am Sonny Rickles: SOUNDING GREAT! AS USUAL!
	11:16am burpage: im wearing a parachute just in case
	11:18am jay: Is this the album version?
	♥ 11:19am Artie Haywire: Go Go Go!!
	11:22am Mailman Tom: Sounding good, Mike!
	♥ 11:27am Revolution Rabbit Nov63: Rawk the DawgSpin ! Optical Sound ! Comin' round again ! - Mike Sin.
	11:32am Parq: Mike Sin and the Revolving Wiener Dog join the "Not In New Orleans" roster. Welcome!
	♥ 11:37am Frank Above: Wow, you've combined the record collections? I've been married two years and we still haven't gone down that road!
	11:41am Uncle Michael: I'm out burning brush in the yard and you're burning up the airwaves Mike keep it goin
	11:43am Greg From Brooklyn: Always great to hear your show Mike! Have another coffee... Sounds great
	11:43am Bluesman: Hey Mike! So good to hear you on the ear waves! Love, Blues
	11:43am Miss Mailas: Oops, I'm late to the party. Sincerely glad to see you holding down the fort today, Mike!
	11:43am Marc Francis: Woah. That Chessman song was so so good!
	♥ 11:46am Guido from Cologne: Hi Mike! Listening and enjoying!
	11:56am Dano59: I put that Nervus Rex song on a mixtape ages ago and kind of liked it less and less every time it came up. Maybe it's just too different from everything/everyone else ...
	12:13pm SeanG: Tommy James is GOD
	12:26pm Matt in Nebraska: Righteous show!
	12:32pm Marc Francis: Hot damn. What a great way to start off my Saturday. Thanks Mike.
	12:46pm cee: great job today mike!
	1:07pm Fredwebs: Enjoyed the show, especially liked that Mockingbirds song. It appears that Immediate A's and B's -- The Singles Collection is only available on vinyl.

Optical Sound with Mike Sin: Playlist from October 3, 2015

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