WFMU: Optical Sound with Mike Sin: Playlist from February 6, 2019

Optical Sound with Mike Sin: Playlist from February 6, 2019

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

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Format	Comments	New	Approx. start time
Buzzcocks	I Believe "I Believe" by "Buzzcocks"	A Different Kind of Tension	I.R.S. Records	LP	1979		0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Colors	Growin' Up American "Growin' Up American" by "Colors"	Teenage Furniture	Backstreet	LP	1980. Produced by Clem Burke.		0:06:31 (Pop-up)
Low Doses	One More Try "One More Try" by "Low Doses"	(single)	Hidden Volume	7"	2017		0:08:10 (Pop-up)
Scam	Perfect Stranger "Perfect Stranger" by "Scam"	(single)	Alpha-Media	7"	1980		0:10:03 (Pop-up)
Pictures	It's All Over "It's All Over" by "Pictures"	(single)	CBS	7"	1981. Produced by Jimmy Pursey		0:14:00 (Pop-up)
Coast	Now that You Know Me "Now that You Know Me" by "Coast"	(single)	Sugar	7"	1996		0:17:23 (Pop-up)
Marshall Crenshaw	Rockin' Around N.Y.C.	Thank You, Rock Fans	Warner Brothers	LP	1982	*	0:21:15 (Pop-up)
A's	5 Minutes in a Hero's Life "5 Minutes in a Hero's Life" by "A's"	The A's	Arista	LP	1979		0:24:42 (Pop-up)
Josie Cotton	He Could Be the One "He Could Be the One" by "Josie Cotton"	Convertible Music	Elektra	LP	1982		0:27:49 (Pop-up)
Laissez Fairs	Higher Than You'd Meant to Go	Empire of Mars	Rum Bar	CD	2018	*	0:30:33 (Pop-up)

Terry Reid	When I Get Home "When I Get Home" by "Terry Reid"	Bang, Bang You’re Terry Reid	Epic	LP	1968		0:42:09 (Pop-up)
Paul McCartney and Wings	I Lie Around	Red Rose Speedway	Capitol	CD	1973. Actually, a bonus track included with new deluxe reissue of this album.	*	0:45:44 (Pop-up)
Mick Jagger	Memo from Turner "Memo from Turner" by "Mick Jagger"	OST: Performance	Warner Bros.	LP	1969		0:50:37 (Pop-up)
Marianne Faithfull	Something Better	Come and Stay with Me: The UK 45s 1964-1969	Ace	CD	1969	*	0:54:41 (Pop-up)
Stories	Top of the City "Top of the City" by "Stories"	About Us	Kama Sutra	LP	1973		0:57:18 (Pop-up)
Montrose	Underground "Underground" by "Montrose"	Paper Money	Warner Bros.	LP	1974		1:00:29 (Pop-up)
Fleetwood Mac	Bare Trees "Bare Trees" by "Fleetwood Mac"	Bare Trees	Reprise	LP	1972		1:04:13 (Pop-up)
King Harvest	You and I "You and I" by "King Harvest"	Dancing in the Moonlight	Perception	LP	1972		1:08:56 (Pop-up)
Consortium	The Day the Train Never Came	VA: Try A Little Sunshine - The British Psychedelic Sounds of 1969	Grapefruit	CD box set	1969	*	1:11:34 (Pop-up)
Thunderclap Newman	The Reason "The Reason" by "Thunderclap Newman"	Hollywood Dream	Track	LP	1970. Produced by Pete Townshend		1:14:18 (Pop-up)

XTC	This is Pop? "This is Pop?" by "XTC"	VA: DIY Teenage Kicks UK Pop 1 (1976-79)	Rhino	CD	1978		1:29:55 (Pop-up)
Adam and the Ants	Dog Eat Dog "Dog Eat Dog" by "Adam and the Ants"	Kings of the Wild Frontier	Epic	LP	1980		1:32:39 (Pop-up)
Ian Gomm	Dirty Lies "Dirty Lies" by "Ian Gomm"	Gomm With The Wind	Stiff	LP	1979		1:35:38 (Pop-up)
Van Duren	Grow Yourself Up "Grow Yourself Up" by "Van Duren"	Are You Serious?	Water	CD	1977		1:38:48 (Pop-up)
Badfinger	Just a Chance "Just a Chance" by "Badfinger"	Wish You Were Here	Warner Bros.	LP	1974		1:43:13 (Pop-up)
Heaters	Talk Is Cheap "Talk Is Cheap" by "Heaters"	The Heaters	Ariola	LP	1978		1:46:07 (Pop-up)
Laughing Dogs	Take My Chances "Take My Chances" by "Laughing Dogs"	Meet Their Makers	Columbia	LP	1980		1:48:30 (Pop-up)
Sunshine and the Rain	Thank You For Believing In Me	Beneath the Stars	Ernest Jenning Record Co.	LP	2018	*	1:51:48 (Pop-up)
Nick Waterhouse	Song For Winners "Song For Winners" by "Nick Waterhouse"	Nick Waterhouse	Innovative Leisure	CD	2019	*	1:55:09 (Pop-up)
dB's	Bad Reputation "Bad Reputation" by "dB's"	Stands for Decibels	I.R.S. Records	LP	1981		1:57:48 (Pop-up)

Jacques Le Coque	You Better Move "You Better Move" by "Jacques Le Coque"	(single)	Windian	7"	2018	*	2:09:20 (Pop-up)
Muck and the Mires	Good Enough "Good Enough" by "Muck and the Mires"	Muckus Maximus EP	Rum Bar	CD	2018	*	2:11:43 (Pop-up)
Les Sans Culottes	A La Mode "A La Mode" by "Les Sans Culottes"	She Is Tossed by the Waves but Doesn't Sink	Disque Escargo-Go	CD	2018		2:13:59 (Pop-up)
Benny Trokan featuring the Bell Guarde	Too Far Gone	(single)	Wick	7"	2018	*	2:18:29 (Pop-up)
What's New	Up So High "Up So High" by "What's New"	VA: Fuzz, Flaykes, & Shakes, Vol. 4 - Experiment in Color	Bacchus Archives	LP	1966		2:21:58 (Pop-up)
Beginner's Mynd	Ego Death "Ego Death" by "Beginner's Mynd"	(single)	13 O'Clock	7"	2019	*	2:24:26 (Pop-up)
Primal Scream	Sonic Sister Love "Sonic Sister Love" by "Primal Scream"	Sonic Flower Groove	Warner Music	CD	1987		2:27:21 (Pop-up)
Colours	Helping You Out "Helping You Out" by "Colours"	Colours	Dot	LP	1968		2:29:54 (Pop-up)

Edward Bear	Best Friend "Best Friend" by "Edward Bear"	(single)	Capitol	7"	1972		2:41:54 (Pop-up)
Outta Sorts	Bad Mood "Bad Mood" by "Outta Sorts"	EP	Jester Records	7"	2019	*	2:44:33 (Pop-up)
Pilgramage	Bad Apple "Bad Apple" by "Pilgramage"	VA: Victims of Circumstance	Stop It Baby	LP	1966		2:47:00 (Pop-up)
Jeff Hill	I Want You To Dance With Me	VA: The Chiswick Story	Chiswick	CD	1977		2:49:05 (Pop-up)
Coloured Balls	Love Me Girl "Love Me Girl" by "Coloured Balls"	Ball Power	Aztec	CD	1973. Actually, a single track that was added to the CD reissue of this LP.		2:51:14 (Pop-up)
Zoot	You Better Get Going Now "You Better Get Going Now" by "Zoot"	Zoot Locker: The Best of Zoot 1968-1971	EMI	CD	1968		2:55:00 (Pop-up)

Listener comments!
	♥ 9:00pm Bootsie: Off to a great start!
	♥ 9:00pm Matt Fiveash: That's what I was just gonna say!
	9:03pm Motobro: Welcome back Mr. Sin. Great to hear you.
	♥ 9:03pm Quasi Mojo: Fill-ins have to start with the seventies as well. Time slot union rules.
	9:06pm twinoak170: Good evening Mike and everyone!
	9:10pm twinoak170: Clem Burke, I was in grade school with him in Bayonne, NJ.
	9:28pm rw: Optical!
	♥ 9:28pm Bootsie: Josie!!
	♥ 9:29pm Doug in JC: Yesssss
	♥ 9:32pm Mike Sin: Hi folks! Thanks for tuning in!
	♥ 9:35pm Folsom: I love the Mike Sin fill-ins, especially when he has all the compilation albums.
	♥ 9:35pm Folsom: Also like the studio engineering for live sets
	9:41pm RobinSays: Always good to hear you spin, Mr. Sin (Robin Eisgrau here). "He Could Be The One" is on my iTunes playlist:)
	9:42pm Mailman Tom: I saw the Buzzcocks play live at Toad's Place in New Haven many years ago.
	♥ 9:43pm Quasi Mojo: Colors had a self-titled album in 1982 on Dirt Records, also produced by Clem Burke.
	♥ 9:49pm Mike Sin: Thanks for all the comments and info, folks!
	♥ 9:51pm Matt Fiveash: Oh hell yeah Memo From Turner!
	9:54pm Mister Dobalina: Cool to see Terry Reid on rotation.
	9:56pm twinoak170: Great stuff Mike!
	10:06pm David Colangelo: Wow...bob welch on this I believe....love christine perfect....
	10:16pm twinoak170: I love this TN album.
	10:18pm twinoak170: There is something in the air.
	10:18pm WO Town Wick: This Thunderclap Newman song is very EfD--and I mean that in the best way possible. Great to hear you again Mike Sin.
	♥ 10:20pm Chop Scott: Mike! Always love hearing you on the air engineer Brother!! Cheers!!
	♥ 10:21pm Doug in JC: Pretty sure there are people using the same bed music for far longer than 10 years. I like it
	10:22pm fredr: Awesome show once again Mike! And thank God for your archives!
	♥ 10:22pm listener 126464: Mike keep the bed music please.
	10:24pm WO Town Wick: don't change the bed music--my vote
	10:25pm David Colangelo: Bad Motor Scooter was tits...
	10:26pm ?: Hey from Melbourne Australia, loving the tunes!
	10:29pm Motobro: You rang?
	10:30pm Bluesman: Hellooooooo Mike!
	♥ 10:33pm Matt Fiveash: Mike, there's yet another, slower version of Memo From Turner that I have on a Beggars Banquet sessions bootleg. It's killin, might be my favorite version.
	10:35pm Motobro: Mike do you have access to Adam & the ants “Derk Wear White Sox” album? Some great music on there, PlanNine Fail, Car Trouble, The Day I met God...
	10:53pm steveL: Heaters from Grand Rapids?
	10:54pm steveL: Sunshine and the Rain: How can they not be the next big thing? Really?! Everything I hear is uniquely flawless, whatever that means.
	11:01pm herb.nyc: Los dB's! Am reading Stamey's vg "spy in the house of loud". Also, my first Maxwell's show had Don Dixon headlining, and he sang "Bad reputation". Ted Lyons opened. 1984? 85?
	11:03pm twinoak170: Karen Carpenter passed away 2/4/83, 36 years ago.
	11:05pm Marc15: I did not know that Laugh-In had dogs
	♥ 11:08pm Folsom: Yeah for the comps!
	11:08pm dano59: Van Duren rocks. I have a fanzine single you'd swear was a Big Star outtake.
	11:16pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: This show is for winners.
	11:17pm Bluesman: Dig that J-L’Coque tune. Windian Records continues to put out some cool stuff!
	11:19pm WO Town Wick: That Muck and the Mires song was very good enough
	11:21pm Parq: This show is a winner.
	11:22pm Parq: The show with Jangle in mind.
	11:44pm twinoak170: I can’t tell what’s old and what’s new!
	11:45pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: "Best Friend" kicks "The Last Song's" ass.
	11:46pm twinoak170: I know I’m old!
	11:58pm twinoak170: Great show Mike, Thank you!
	11:59pm Boods: Hey folks!
	10:06am Carl G: The colors were pure power Pop great live. the guitarist went on to play with David Johansen.

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Artist	Track	Album	Label	Format	Comments	New	Approx. start time
Buzzcocks	I Believe "I Believe" by "Buzzcocks"	A Different Kind of Tension	I.R.S. Records	LP	1979		0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Colors	Growin' Up American "Growin' Up American" by "Colors"	Teenage Furniture	Backstreet	LP	1980. Produced by Clem Burke.		0:06:31 (Pop-up)
Low Doses	One More Try "One More Try" by "Low Doses"	(single)	Hidden Volume	7"	2017		0:08:10 (Pop-up)
Scam	Perfect Stranger "Perfect Stranger" by "Scam"	(single)	Alpha-Media	7"	1980		0:10:03 (Pop-up)
Pictures	It's All Over "It's All Over" by "Pictures"	(single)	CBS	7"	1981. Produced by Jimmy Pursey		0:14:00 (Pop-up)
Coast	Now that You Know Me "Now that You Know Me" by "Coast"	(single)	Sugar	7"	1996		0:17:23 (Pop-up)
Marshall Crenshaw	Rockin' Around N.Y.C.	Thank You, Rock Fans	Warner Brothers	LP	1982	*	0:21:15 (Pop-up)
A's	5 Minutes in a Hero's Life "5 Minutes in a Hero's Life" by "A's"	The A's	Arista	LP	1979		0:24:42 (Pop-up)
Josie Cotton	He Could Be the One "He Could Be the One" by "Josie Cotton"	Convertible Music	Elektra	LP	1982		0:27:49 (Pop-up)
Laissez Fairs	Higher Than You'd Meant to Go	Empire of Mars	Rum Bar	CD	2018	*	0:30:33 (Pop-up)

Terry Reid	When I Get Home "When I Get Home" by "Terry Reid"	Bang, Bang You’re Terry Reid	Epic	LP	1968		0:42:09 (Pop-up)
Paul McCartney and Wings	I Lie Around	Red Rose Speedway	Capitol	CD	1973. Actually, a bonus track included with new deluxe reissue of this album.	*	0:45:44 (Pop-up)
Mick Jagger	Memo from Turner "Memo from Turner" by "Mick Jagger"	OST: Performance	Warner Bros.	LP	1969		0:50:37 (Pop-up)
Marianne Faithfull	Something Better	Come and Stay with Me: The UK 45s 1964-1969	Ace	CD	1969	*	0:54:41 (Pop-up)
Stories	Top of the City "Top of the City" by "Stories"	About Us	Kama Sutra	LP	1973		0:57:18 (Pop-up)
Montrose	Underground "Underground" by "Montrose"	Paper Money	Warner Bros.	LP	1974		1:00:29 (Pop-up)
Fleetwood Mac	Bare Trees "Bare Trees" by "Fleetwood Mac"	Bare Trees	Reprise	LP	1972		1:04:13 (Pop-up)
King Harvest	You and I "You and I" by "King Harvest"	Dancing in the Moonlight	Perception	LP	1972		1:08:56 (Pop-up)
Consortium	The Day the Train Never Came	VA: Try A Little Sunshine - The British Psychedelic Sounds of 1969	Grapefruit	CD box set	1969	*	1:11:34 (Pop-up)
Thunderclap Newman	The Reason "The Reason" by "Thunderclap Newman"	Hollywood Dream	Track	LP	1970. Produced by Pete Townshend		1:14:18 (Pop-up)

XTC	This is Pop? "This is Pop?" by "XTC"	VA: DIY Teenage Kicks UK Pop 1 (1976-79)	Rhino	CD	1978		1:29:55 (Pop-up)
Adam and the Ants	Dog Eat Dog "Dog Eat Dog" by "Adam and the Ants"	Kings of the Wild Frontier	Epic	LP	1980		1:32:39 (Pop-up)
Ian Gomm	Dirty Lies "Dirty Lies" by "Ian Gomm"	Gomm With The Wind	Stiff	LP	1979		1:35:38 (Pop-up)
Van Duren	Grow Yourself Up "Grow Yourself Up" by "Van Duren"	Are You Serious?	Water	CD	1977		1:38:48 (Pop-up)
Badfinger	Just a Chance "Just a Chance" by "Badfinger"	Wish You Were Here	Warner Bros.	LP	1974		1:43:13 (Pop-up)
Heaters	Talk Is Cheap "Talk Is Cheap" by "Heaters"	The Heaters	Ariola	LP	1978		1:46:07 (Pop-up)
Laughing Dogs	Take My Chances "Take My Chances" by "Laughing Dogs"	Meet Their Makers	Columbia	LP	1980		1:48:30 (Pop-up)
Sunshine and the Rain	Thank You For Believing In Me	Beneath the Stars	Ernest Jenning Record Co.	LP	2018	*	1:51:48 (Pop-up)
Nick Waterhouse	Song For Winners "Song For Winners" by "Nick Waterhouse"	Nick Waterhouse	Innovative Leisure	CD	2019	*	1:55:09 (Pop-up)
dB's	Bad Reputation "Bad Reputation" by "dB's"	Stands for Decibels	I.R.S. Records	LP	1981		1:57:48 (Pop-up)

Jacques Le Coque	You Better Move "You Better Move" by "Jacques Le Coque"	(single)	Windian	7"	2018	*	2:09:20 (Pop-up)
Muck and the Mires	Good Enough "Good Enough" by "Muck and the Mires"	Muckus Maximus EP	Rum Bar	CD	2018	*	2:11:43 (Pop-up)
Les Sans Culottes	A La Mode "A La Mode" by "Les Sans Culottes"	She Is Tossed by the Waves but Doesn't Sink	Disque Escargo-Go	CD	2018		2:13:59 (Pop-up)
Benny Trokan featuring the Bell Guarde	Too Far Gone	(single)	Wick	7"	2018	*	2:18:29 (Pop-up)
What's New	Up So High "Up So High" by "What's New"	VA: Fuzz, Flaykes, & Shakes, Vol. 4 - Experiment in Color	Bacchus Archives	LP	1966		2:21:58 (Pop-up)
Beginner's Mynd	Ego Death "Ego Death" by "Beginner's Mynd"	(single)	13 O'Clock	7"	2019	*	2:24:26 (Pop-up)
Primal Scream	Sonic Sister Love "Sonic Sister Love" by "Primal Scream"	Sonic Flower Groove	Warner Music	CD	1987		2:27:21 (Pop-up)
Colours	Helping You Out "Helping You Out" by "Colours"	Colours	Dot	LP	1968		2:29:54 (Pop-up)

Edward Bear	Best Friend "Best Friend" by "Edward Bear"	(single)	Capitol	7"	1972		2:41:54 (Pop-up)
Outta Sorts	Bad Mood "Bad Mood" by "Outta Sorts"	EP	Jester Records	7"	2019	*	2:44:33 (Pop-up)
Pilgramage	Bad Apple "Bad Apple" by "Pilgramage"	VA: Victims of Circumstance	Stop It Baby	LP	1966		2:47:00 (Pop-up)
Jeff Hill	I Want You To Dance With Me	VA: The Chiswick Story	Chiswick	CD	1977		2:49:05 (Pop-up)
Coloured Balls	Love Me Girl "Love Me Girl" by "Coloured Balls"	Ball Power	Aztec	CD	1973. Actually, a single track that was added to the CD reissue of this LP.		2:51:14 (Pop-up)
Zoot	You Better Get Going Now "You Better Get Going Now" by "Zoot"	Zoot Locker: The Best of Zoot 1968-1971	EMI	CD	1968		2:55:00 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	♥ 9:00pm Bootsie: Off to a great start!
	♥ 9:00pm Matt Fiveash: That's what I was just gonna say!
	9:03pm Motobro: Welcome back Mr. Sin. Great to hear you.
	♥ 9:03pm Quasi Mojo: Fill-ins have to start with the seventies as well. Time slot union rules.
	9:06pm twinoak170: Good evening Mike and everyone!
	9:10pm twinoak170: Clem Burke, I was in grade school with him in Bayonne, NJ.
	9:28pm rw: Optical!
	♥ 9:28pm Bootsie: Josie!!
	♥ 9:29pm Doug in JC: Yesssss
	♥ 9:32pm Mike Sin: Hi folks! Thanks for tuning in!
	♥ 9:35pm Folsom: I love the Mike Sin fill-ins, especially when he has all the compilation albums.
	♥ 9:35pm Folsom: Also like the studio engineering for live sets
	9:41pm RobinSays: Always good to hear you spin, Mr. Sin (Robin Eisgrau here). "He Could Be The One" is on my iTunes playlist:)
	9:42pm Mailman Tom: I saw the Buzzcocks play live at Toad's Place in New Haven many years ago.
	♥ 9:43pm Quasi Mojo: Colors had a self-titled album in 1982 on Dirt Records, also produced by Clem Burke.
	♥ 9:49pm Mike Sin: Thanks for all the comments and info, folks!
	♥ 9:51pm Matt Fiveash: Oh hell yeah Memo From Turner!
	9:54pm Mister Dobalina: Cool to see Terry Reid on rotation.
	9:56pm twinoak170: Great stuff Mike!
	10:06pm David Colangelo: Wow...bob welch on this I believe....love christine perfect....
	10:16pm twinoak170: I love this TN album.
	10:18pm twinoak170: There is something in the air.
	10:18pm WO Town Wick: This Thunderclap Newman song is very EfD--and I mean that in the best way possible. Great to hear you again Mike Sin.
	♥ 10:20pm Chop Scott: Mike! Always love hearing you on the air engineer Brother!! Cheers!!
	♥ 10:21pm Doug in JC: Pretty sure there are people using the same bed music for far longer than 10 years. I like it
	10:22pm fredr: Awesome show once again Mike! And thank God for your archives!
	♥ 10:22pm listener 126464: Mike keep the bed music please.
	10:24pm WO Town Wick: don't change the bed music--my vote
	10:25pm David Colangelo: Bad Motor Scooter was tits...
	10:26pm ?: Hey from Melbourne Australia, loving the tunes!
	10:29pm Motobro: You rang?
	10:30pm Bluesman: Hellooooooo Mike!
	♥ 10:33pm Matt Fiveash: Mike, there's yet another, slower version of Memo From Turner that I have on a Beggars Banquet sessions bootleg. It's killin, might be my favorite version.
	10:35pm Motobro: Mike do you have access to Adam & the ants “Derk Wear White Sox” album? Some great music on there, PlanNine Fail, Car Trouble, The Day I met God...
	10:53pm steveL: Heaters from Grand Rapids?
	10:54pm steveL: Sunshine and the Rain: How can they not be the next big thing? Really?! Everything I hear is uniquely flawless, whatever that means.
	11:01pm herb.nyc: Los dB's! Am reading Stamey's vg "spy in the house of loud". Also, my first Maxwell's show had Don Dixon headlining, and he sang "Bad reputation". Ted Lyons opened. 1984? 85?
	11:03pm twinoak170: Karen Carpenter passed away 2/4/83, 36 years ago.
	11:05pm Marc15: I did not know that Laugh-In had dogs
	♥ 11:08pm Folsom: Yeah for the comps!
	11:08pm dano59: Van Duren rocks. I have a fanzine single you'd swear was a Big Star outtake.
	11:16pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: This show is for winners.
	11:17pm Bluesman: Dig that J-L’Coque tune. Windian Records continues to put out some cool stuff!
	11:19pm WO Town Wick: That Muck and the Mires song was very good enough
	11:21pm Parq: This show is a winner.
	11:22pm Parq: The show with Jangle in mind.
	11:44pm twinoak170: I can’t tell what’s old and what’s new!
	11:45pm Todd-o-phonic Todd: "Best Friend" kicks "The Last Song's" ass.
	11:46pm twinoak170: I know I’m old!
	11:58pm twinoak170: Great show Mike, Thank you!
	11:59pm Boods: Hey folks!
	10:06am Carl G: The colors were pure power Pop great live. the guitarist went on to play with David Johansen.

Optical Sound with Mike Sin: Playlist from February 6, 2019

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