Favoriting Optical Sound with Mike Sin: Playlist from July 22, 2017 Favoriting

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

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Favoriting July 22, 2017: Filling in for Michael Shelley... For every #1 hit, there's a #1 interview… part 2!

Every track played today has a corresponding interview conducted by Michael Shelley
with the artist, band members, or associates! They can all be accessed through his archives right HERE!

I assembled a show similar to this current broadcast back in April 2013, and that archive is right HERE! Because of the positive responses to that show and the wealth of insightful interviews that Michael Shelley continually conducts, I figured it was time for a part 2!


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Artist Track Album Label Format Comments Approx. start time
Modern Lovers  Old World   Favoriting The Modern Lovers  Home of the Hits  LP  1976. Check Michael Shelley's 11/22/14 archive!  0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Dwight Twilley Band  You Were So Warm   Favoriting (single)  Shelter  7"  1975. Check the 5/13/14 archive!  0:03:35 (Pop-up)
Shoes  Now and Then   Favoriting Present Tense  Elektra  LP  1979. Check the 5/10/14 archive!  0:06:00 (Pop-up)
Go-Go's  Skidmarks On My Heart   Favoriting Beauty and the Beat  IRS  LP  1981. Check the 11/18/14 archive!  0:09:02 (Pop-up)
Squeeze  Farfisa Beat   Favoriting Argybargy  A&M  LP  1980. Check the 9/7/13 archive!  0:12:04 (Pop-up)
X  In This House That I Call Home   Favoriting Wild Gift  Slash  CD  1981. Check 10/17/15 archive!  0:15:05 (Pop-up)
Graham Parker and The Rumour  Nobody Hurts You   Favoriting Squeezing Out Sparks  Arista  LP  1979. Check the 6/6/15 archive!  0:18:29 (Pop-up)
Dirty Looks  Lie to Me   Favoriting (single)  Stiff  7"  1980. Check the 1/21/17 archive!  0:22:08 (Pop-up)
Pandoras  It Just Ain't True   Favoriting It's About Time  Voxx  LP  1984. Check the 9/12/15 archive!  0:25:10 (Pop-up)
Sex Pistols  Did You No Wrong   Favoriting (single)  Virgin  7"  1977. Check the 9/10/11 archive!  0:27:38 (Pop-up)
 
Standells  Barracuda   Favoriting Try It  Sundazed  CD  1967. Check the 7/12/14 archive!  0:42:32 (Pop-up)
Zombies  Just Out Of Reach   Favoriting Zombie Heaven  Big Beat  CD box set  1965. Check the 8/2/14 archive!  0:44:48 (Pop-up)
Seeds  Try to Understand   Favoriting (single)  GNP Crescendo  7"  1966. Check the 12/6/14 archive!  0:47:01 (Pop-up)
Lovin' Spoonful  There She Is   Favoriting Daydream  Kama Sutra  LP  1966. Check the 1/7/15 archive!  0:49:37 (Pop-up)
Boyce & Hart  Strawberry Girl   Favoriting I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite: The Best of Boyce & Hart  Rev-Ola  CD  1968. Check the 5/23/15 archive!  0:51:40 (Pop-up)
Outsiders  I'm Not Trying to Hurt You   Favoriting The Best of the Outsiders  Rhino  LP  1967. Check the 8/29/07 archive!  0:54:34 (Pop-up)
Hal Blaine  Drums-A-Go-Go   Favoriting Drums! Drums! A Go Go  Varese Vintage  CD  1965. Check the 6/23/07 archive!  0:56:24 (Pop-up)
P.F. Sloan  Halloween Mary   Favoriting VA: Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968  Rhino  CD box set  1965. Check the 9/13/14 archive!  0:59:30 (Pop-up)
Jackie DeShannon  It's Love Baby (24 Hours a Day)   Favoriting Come and Get Me: The Complete Liberty and Imperial Singles Volume 2  Ace  CD  1964. Check the 8/29/09 archive!  1:01:54 (Pop-up)
Cowsills  Anything Changes   Favoriting Painting The Day - The Angelic Psychedelia Of The Cowsills  Cherry Red  CD  1969. Check the 9/15/12 archive!  1:04:22 (Pop-up)
 
James Hunter Six  Stranded   Favoriting Hold On!  Daptone  CD  2016. Check the 12/19/15 archive!  1:19:15 (Pop-up)
Impressions  The Young Mods' Forgotten Story   Favoriting The Young Mods' Forgotten Story  Curtom  CD  1969. Check the 1/28/12 archive!  1:21:41 (Pop-up)
Meters  Here Comes the Meter Man   Favoriting The Meters  Josie  LP  1969.Check the 10/1/11 archive!  1:23:49 (Pop-up)
Swamp Dogg  Redneck   Favoriting Total Destruction to Your Mind  Alive Natural Sound  CD  1970. Check the 7/9/11 archive!  1:26:28 (Pop-up)
Solomon Burke  Everybody Needs Somebody to Love   Favoriting The Very Best of Solomon Burke  Rhino  CD  1964. Check the 5/15/10 archive!  1:29:16 (Pop-up)
Syl Johnson  Going to the Shack   Favoriting Complete Mythology  Numero Group  Boxed set  1969. Check the 5/7/16 archive!  1:31:56 (Pop-up)
Mable John  Wait You Dog   Favoriting VA: The Complete Stax/Volt Singles: 1959-1968  Atlantic  CD box set  1968. Check the 9/5/16 archive!  1:34:36 (Pop-up)
Joe Bataan  Subway Joe   Favoriting Latin Funk Brother  Vampisoul  CD  1968. Check the 7/1/17 archive!  1:36:44 (Pop-up)
Don Bryant  Doin' the Mustang   Favoriting Doin' the Mustang  Hi  CD  1967. Check the 5/6/17 archive!  1:39:29 (Pop-up)
Santo & Johnny  All Night Diner   Favoriting Santo & Johnny  Canadian-American   LP  1959. Check the 7/11/15 archive!  1:41:57 (Pop-up)
 
Emmitt Rhodes  Really Wanted You   Favoriting Mirror  Dunhill  LP  1971. Check the 2/27/16 archive!  1:48:26 (Pop-up)
Beach Boys  Sail On Sailor   Favoriting Holland  Brother  LP  1973. Check the 6/16/12 archive!  1:51:14 (Pop-up)
Brinsley Schwarz  The Ugly Things   Favoriting The New Favourites of Brinsley Schwarz  Repertoire  CD  1974. Check the 9/17/16 archive!  1:54:19 (Pop-up)
 


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Listener comments!

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Frank Above:

Yo yo yo yo yo!
  11:02am
Stevel:

Ready to go!
Avatar 11:02am
SmokinJ:

NOW WE ROCK! Mornin' ms & fans! 8-)
Avatar 11:03am
KP:

Here we go!
  11:06am
Stuart Rose:

Just as Bob was wrapping up, I vowed to close the app and shave and shower, but, geez, Mike, you're so damn tuneful.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:06am
fred:

Is there a Title M statute that even Secret Chiefs 3 haven't heard about? Endorsing the Mike holding anyway
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:08am
medson:

A Mike Sin fill in is always a great thing !
Avatar 11:12am
Todd-o-phonic Todd:

Like Dwight Twilley...you are ON FIRE!
Avatar 11:13am
SmokinJ:

Todd-o-Phonic! Totally dug the Dion interview!
  11:14am
BigWallyJunior:

Haven't heard Argy Bargy since High School when it came out
This was my favorite song on this album
  11:17am
Stuart Rose:

Billy Zoom- keeping punk safe for rockabilly.
  11:18am
Dean:

Take the drummer from X, add the guitarist from Go-Go's, and you have 2/3 of The Eyes, an underrated LA punk (parody) band.
Avatar 11:20am
Todd-o-phonic Todd:

Please don't play Elvis Costello (for multiple reasons).
Avatar 11:20am
Todd-o-phonic Todd:

@SmokinJ: Thanks!
  11:22am
davefromtoronto:

this show is gonna be a sin-fully good...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:24am
Ken From Hyde Park:

You can easily see why an Optical Sound fill in is so pleasing to the senses.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:24am
Mike Sin:

Hi Folks! So happy to be here today -- Thanks for tuning in!
Avatar 11:25am
SmokinJ:

@Todd-o-phonic Todd: My best friend played and toured with Dion in the 70's. I sent him a copy of the interview. Awaiting his reaction :)
  11:26am
fdny johnJHAG@VERIZON.NET:

STATEN ISLAND'S OWN BABY1 DIRTY LOOKS1
  11:30am
Stevel:

This set must never stop!
  11:30am
George in WO:

Cool concept for the show, Mike Sin!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:38am
Paulie B:

You can get that Sex Pistols A&M single if you've got 20 grand to spare: www.discogs.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:39am
medson:

I loved the capitol. its a god damn auto zone now
  11:43am
frenchee:

first set: heavenly!
  11:43am
dinatekno:

Taking me back to my high school daze. Thanks Mike Sin!!!
  11:44am
frenchee:

Mike "cool concept" Sin
  11:49am
frenchee:

I'm trying to remember if Michael Shelley interviewed Alex Chilton or any Big Star members. #hoping
  11:54am
dinatekno:

Wow, Strawberry Girl - new one for me. And +1 for hoping there was a Big Star interview in there somewhere.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:57am
Frank Above:

Great show so far Mike. And still an hour to go!
  12:04pm
Doc Rock:

Really great show. Loving every track.
  12:07pm
davefromtoronto:

does this mean you're gonna play the jerky boys?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:13pm
medson:

this is great stuff
  12:15pm
Liz:

OMG this guy talks waaaaaaaaaay too much where is MS?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:15pm
myron feld:

Frenchee -- Michael Shelley interviewed Jody Stephens from Big Star. Maybe Mr. Sin has them cued up.
  12:30pm
davefromtoronto:

his interviews are fantastic.

joe south and the turtles are two that really turned me onto their music.

they'd make a great book.
  12:38pm
Sheri Barclay:

  12:38pm
Tomophobic Tom from Detroit:

Great stuff MIKE
  12:39pm
Liz:

too much with the "I" and mansplaining
Avatar 12:44pm
Mailman Tom:

Always a pleasure to listen to Mike Sin!
  12:48pm
Kerouac movie:

When you sub for Michael do you play tunes that are more in the direction of the Michael's style? Or it's just the tunes you dig that's that.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:48pm
medson:

thanks again for today Mike Sin
  12:50pm
howard in nyc:

I really dig this Emmit Rhodes cut, my fav from him. Great show, Mike
  12:53pm
dinatekno:

Emmitt Rhodes!!????!?!? And followed by one of my favorite Beach Boys songs (after The Lonely Sea). Such a wonderful show today Mike.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:57pm
Michael 98145:

thank you, DJ Sin
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:57pm
Hughie Considine:

Sheesh, he's a man and he 'splained some stuff, but that could be a slippery slope. Certainly didn't seem didactic or up his own ass to this listener. And Michael Shelley is great and he seems use the personal pronoun quite often and goes off on many a personal tangent. Seems like a double standard, @liz
Avatar 12:58pm
KP:

Nice one, Mike!
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