Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Make

Mal Thursday is the maker of this highly constructive episode, where the Word of the Week is Make. All songs with Make, Making, or Made in the title. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound. Originally transmitted 21 September 2023.

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Playlist:
The Soul Agents: Let's Make It Pretty Baby
The Creation: Making Time
The Rolling Stones: I Just Want to Make Love to You (live 1964)
The Swinging Blue Jeans: Make Me Know You're Mine
The Smoke: I Wanna Make It with You
Dave, Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich: You Make It Move
The Zombies: I Can't Make Up My Mind
The Exiles: Love in the Making
The Small Faces: I Can't Make It
The Creation: Making Time (backing track)
The Troggs: Gonna Make You
The Move: Don't Make My Baby Blue
The Seeds: Can't Seem to Make You Mine (mono)
Richard & The Young Lions: You Can Make It
The Montells: You Can't Make Me
The Shady Daze: I'll Make You Pay
Brother Jack McDuff: Made in Sweden
The Byrds: Don't Make Waves
The Roadrunners: I'll Make It Up to You
The Beau Brummels: Don't Make Promises
The Vagrants: I Can't Make a Friend
Question Mark & The Mysterians: Make You Mine (mono)
The Easybeats: Made My Bed, Gonna Lie in It
The Sir Finks: These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
Nancy Sinatra: These Boots Are Made for Walkin' (mono)
The Nite Owls: Boots Are Made for Talkin'
The Rogue Show: Make Me Over Again
The  Hustlers: My Mind's Made Up
The Surprize: I Will Make History
Duane Eddy: This Guitar Was Made for Twangin'

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Knight's Bridge: Make Me Some Love
The Penthouse Five: You're Gonna Make Me
The Blind Owls: Make Up Your Mind (live 2018)
Kenny & The Kasuals: You Make Me Feel Good/I'm Gonna Make It
The Bobby Fuller Four: Love's Made a Fool of You
Kris Kristofferson: Help Me Make It Through the Night
The Livin' End: Making Time
The Ugly Beats: I'll Make You Happy (mono)

The Creation Factory: Why Can't You Make Up Your Mind
The Tell-Tale Hearts: Gonna Make You Mine
The Thanes: Never Make Me Blue
The Fleshtones: Whatever Makes You Happy
Thee Mighty Caesars: You Make Me Die
The Walker Brothers: Make It Easy on Yourself (live 1968)
 

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Little

Mal Thursday brings you an episode where the Word of the Week is Little. All songs with Little in the title. This installment of the series features more hits than usual. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted 14 September 2023.

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Playlist:
The Tallysmen: Little by Little
The Rolling Stones: Mother's Little Helper (mono)
The Kinks: Little Queenie (BBC)
The Wheels: Bad Little Woman
Them: My Little Baby (mono)
The Hollies: Little Lover
The Yardbirds: Little Games
The Spencer Davis Group: Every Little Thing
The Beatles: Every Little Thing (mono)
The Rolling Stones: Mother's Little Helper (backing track)
The Little Darlings: Little Bit of Soul
Manfred Mann: My Little Red Book
Love: My Little Red Book
Los Bravos: Bring a Little Lovin'
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels: Little Latin Lupe Lu
Dusty Springfield: Little By Little
George Baker Selection: Little Green Bag
The Ventures: A Little Bit of Action (bed)
The Deepest Blue: Pretty Little Thing
The Foggy Notions: Need a Little Lovin'
The Standells: Little Sally Tease
The Electric Prunes: Little Olive
The Syndicate of Sound: Little Girl
Them: Little Girl
The Illusions: Little Girl
The Tyrannies: Little Girl
The Rationals: Little Girls Cry (Deon's Song)
The Liars: Always Little Girls Cry
The Hijackers: My Little Girl
Ian & The Zodiacs: Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
The Tropics: Hey Little Girl
The Odyssey: Little Girl Little Boy
The Ventures: A Little Bit You, A Little Bit Me (bed)
The Doors: You're Lost, Little Girl (mono)
The Odds & Ends: (Hey Little Girl) Before You Go
The Humbugs: Go on Home Little Girl

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Bobby Connerly: Little Girls Go Home
The Crabs: Bye Bye My Little Girl
The Clique: Little Miss Lucy
Bobby Fuller Four: Little Annie Lou
Tommy Jett: Groovy Little Trip
Roy Head & The Traits: Just a Little Bit
Glambilly: Stay a Little Longer
Sir Douglas Quintet: Too Little Too Late

The Aztex: The Little Streets in This Town

Bonus Tracks:
Mogen David & The Grapes of Wrath: Little Girl Gone
The Beach Boys: The Little Girl I Once Knew
The Chasers: Hey Little Girl
The Wranglers: Little Liza Jane
The Blue Rondos: Little Baby
Barry Fantoni: Little Man in a Little Box
Evie Sands: Take Me for a Little While (live 1966)
The Tribe: Fickle Little Girl
The Barbarians: Hey Little Bird
The Left Banke: Sing Little Bird Sing
Chuck Conlon: Poor Little Mixed Up Kid
Nick Lowe: Little Hitler
Elvis Costello & The Attractions: Two Little Hitlers
Diana Darrin: Little Gun, Little Me
The Monkees: A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Food and Beverage

Mal Thursday serves up a tasty high concept episode where all the songs have various foods and/or drinks in the titles. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted 7 September 2023.

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 Playlist:
Elvis Presley: Smorgasbord
Nick Lowe's Last Chicken in the Shop: Let's Eat
Pink Floyd: Candy and a Currant Bun
The Rolling Stones: Rice Krispies
The Beatles: Savoy Truffle (2018 mix)
High Street East: Newcastle Brown
Manfred Mann: Sweet Pea
The Troggs: Coca Cola spot
The Who: Heinz Baked Beans
The Strangeloves: I Want Candy (mono)
Cinnamon Quill: Candy
The Searchers: Sweets for My Sweet
Strawberry Alarm Clock: Incense and Peppermints
Sixth Day Creation: Cherry Pie
The Box Tops: Sweet Cream Ladies, Forward March
Herman's Hermits: No Milk Today
Booker T & The MGs: One Mint Julep
The Yardbirds: Great Shakes spot/Honey in Your Hips
The Hollies: A Taste of Honey (mono)
Ian & The Zodiacs: No Money No Honey
The Mourning After: Inside the Honeypot
The Mal Thursday Quintet: A Smell of Honey, A Swallow of Brine!
Victor Feldman Quartet: A Taste of Honey
Little Milton: Grits Ain't Groceries
Kenny Burrell: Wavy Gravy
Chuck Berry: Fish & Chips
The Crossfires: One Potato, Two Potato
Shadows of Knight: Potato Chip
Mothers of Invention: Call Any Vegetable
The Beach Boys: Vegetables
The Ventures: Green Onions
Roy Orbison: Coca Cola spot

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:

The Shades: Ginger Bread Man
The Clique: Sugar on Sunday
Roy Head: Apple of My Eye
The Countdown Five: Candy
The Chocolate Moose: Chocolate Moose Theme
George Jones: White Lightning
Bobby Fuller: Wine, Wine, Wine

Jerry Lee Lewis: Drinkin' Wine Spo-dee-odee
The Bee Gees: Wine and Women
Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood: Summer Wine
Eric Burdon & War: Spill the Wine (live 1970)
The Cherry Drops: Magically Delicious

Bonus Tracks:
The Evergreen: Food for Soul
Blondie: Eat to the Beat
Southern Culture on the Skids: Fried Chicken and Gasoline
Fear: Beef Boloney
Hasil Adkins: No More Hot Dogs
Andre Williams: Rib Tips pts 1 & 2
Nina Simone: Give Me a Pig Foot and a Bottle of Beer
Cream: Sweet Wine
Flamin' Groovies: Whisky Woman
Ray Charles: Candy
Fun and Games: Elephant Candy
The Elite: One Potato
The 5-6-7-8s: Hey! Mashed Potato! Hey
The Rutles: Cheese and Onions
The Driving Stupid: Horror Asparagus Stories

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Mass Pike Memory Lane II

The long-rumored sequel to The Mal Thursday Show: Mass Pike Memory Lane is finally here, with Mal joined by guest DJ Alex Piandes of WMFO’s The Desperate Hours for another groovy trip down Mass Pike Memory Lane. Presented in Living Monophonic and Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 14 March 2019, just ahead of St. Paddy's Day.  

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Playlist:
The Byrds: Boston
Sam the Sham & The Pharoahs: Banned in Boston
Richard Anthony & The Blue Notes: The Boston Monkey
The Standells: Dirty Water (Live)
Lyres: How Do You Know
The Prime Movers: Where We All Come From
The New Breed:  Wasting My Time
The Last Ones: Number One Again
The Blackjacks: That's Why I Always Dress in Black
The Neats: Red and Grey
Boy's Life: It Came From Here
The Nervous Eaters: Hot Steel and Acid
Triple Thick: Alright (She's Alright)
The Dogmatics: King-Size Cigarette
The Turbines: Rock in My Pocket
Downbeat Five: My Way
Classic Ruins: Let's Get Dull
The Remains: Hang On Sloopy
The Lost: No Reason Why
The Shyres: Where Is Love
Travis Pike's Tea Party: If I Didn't Love You Girl
Steve Walker & The Bold: Train Kept a Rollin'
The Rockin' Ramrods: Play It
Willie "Loco" Alexander: At the Rat
The Real Kids: Better Be Good/All Kindsa Girls
DMZ: Lift Up Your Hood
Plan 9 (with Jeff Conolly): I'm Gone
The Voodoo Dolls: Gone, Gone, Gone
The Ventures: The Rat
Mal Thursday & the Cheetahs: Torn Up
The Del Fuegos: Don't Run Wild
Robin Lane & The Chartbusters: When Things Go Wrong
Dream Syndicate: Boston

Monday, September 4, 2023

The Job That Ate My Brain

Labor Day Special! In this hard-workin', hardly workin' episode, Mal Thursday finds himself under-employed once again, presenting a playlist all about working for the man. And getting fired by the man. Presented in Living Monophonic and Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound. Originally transmitted in September of 2015.

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Playlist:
The Ramones: The Job That Ate My Brain
Jimmy Reed: Big Boss Man
Alex Chilton: Lost My Job
David Allan Coe: Take This Job and Shove it
The Service Industry: My Next Job
Robert Morse: How to Succeed in Business
Frank Sinatra: I Believe in You
The GTVs: Mind the Gap
Manfred Mann: Up the Junction
The Kinks: Working at the Factory
Elvis Costello: Welcome to the Working Week
The Vogues: Five O'Clock World
Merle Haggard: Workin' Man Blues
Jon Wayne: Workin' Man Blues
Symon Grace & The Tuesday Blues: You Won't Get Me Working
Cannonball Adderly: Work Song
The Kinks: Situation Vacant/Education
Lou Reed: Coney Island Baby

 

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Can/Do

Mal Thursday welcomes guest DJ Alex Piandes back to the program for an episode where the Words of the Week are Can and Do, featuring excerpts from Alex's weekly rock n' roll radio show The Desperate Hours. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted, in different form, on 17 August 2023.

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Playlist:
The Birdwatchers: Can I Do It
The Zombies: What More Can I Do (BBC)
The Moody Blues: He Can Win
The Zephyrs: I Can Tell
The Artwoods: Can You Hear Me
The Who: I Can See for Miles (mono)
The Red Squares: You Can Be My Baby
Booker T & The MGs: Can You Dig It? (bed)
Rufus Thomas: Can Your Monkey Do The Dog 
The Titans: Can It Be
Roscoe Robinson: How Much Pressure (Do You Think I Can Stand)   
Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers: Can Can '62 (bed)   
T. Valentine: Do The Do   
Suzi Quatro: Can The Can
Funkadelic: Can You Get To That           
Val & The V's: Do It Again A Little Bit Slower   
Sir Michael & The Sounds : Can You
The Esquires: Cry Is All I Do
The Savoy's: Can It Be
Family: I Wanna Do It   
The Ramones: Do You Wanna Dance
The Mile Ends: I Can Never Say   
The Crystals: Da Doo Ron Ron

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:

The Liberty Bell: I Can See
The Briks: Can You See Me
The Twilighters: Nothing Can Bring Me Down
Fever Tree: I Can Beat Your Drum
Sir Douglas Quintet (+2): Can You Dig My Vibrations?

Tommy James & The Shondells: Do Something To Me (mono)  
Marvin Gaye: Can I Get A Witness   
Betty Wright: Girls Can't Do What The Guys Do   
The Lovelites: How Can I Tell My Mom And Dad   
The Monks: We Do Wie Du
Rodd Keith: How Can A Man Overcome His Heartbroken Pain
The Uncalled For: Do Like Me   
The Move: I Can Hear The Grass Grow
The Turbans: Wadda Do   
The Beau Brummels: Can It Be
Elkie Brooks: The Way You Do The Things You Do
The Ronettes: Do I Love You?   
The Troggs: I Can Only Give You Everything   
The Tempests: Lemon Lime (bed)
The Rolling Stones: Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Royalty Check

His Highness Mal Thursday presents a series of songs about various royals, mostly kings and queens. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted 24 August 2023.

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Playlist:
The Pink Floyd: I'm a King Bee
The Who: The Hall of the Mountain King
The Rolling Stones: Little Queenie (live 1969)
The Kinks:
Victoria (BBC)/Little Miss Queen of Darkness (mono)/King Kong (BBC)
Booker T & The MGs: Sun King
The Hollies: King Midas in Reverse
The Chentelles: Be My Queen
The Music Machine: King Mixer
Bob Dylan: Queen Jane Approximately (Take 6)
The Byrds: King Apathy III

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:

Bobby Fuller Four: King of the Beach
Destiny's Children: The Fall of the Queen
The Exotics: Queen of Shadows
The 13th Floor Elevators: Kingdom of Heaven
New York Dolls: Lone Star Queen

The Hollywood Stars: King of the Nighttime World
Utopia: Princess of the Universe
Muck & The Mires: King of the Beat
Green River: Queen Bitch
Sex Pistols: God Save the Queen
Guided By Voices: Weed King
The Band: King Harvest

Monday, August 21, 2023

Truth/Luck

Mal Thursday explores the eternal conflict of truth vs. fiction -- with a mess o' songs about lyin' -- and good luck vs. bad luck in this timely edition of the program, originally transmitted 17 January 2017. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound.

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Playlist:
Otis Redding: Tell the Truth
Derek & The Dominos: Tell the Truth
Ian Hunter: The Truth, The Whole Truth, Nothing But the Truth
Brenda Lee: Is It True
The Who: It's Not True
The Escapades: I Tell No Lies
Chuck Berry: Don't You Lie to Me
The Rolling Stones: Lies
The Gripweeds: Lies
The  Greenhornes: Lies
The Ventures: Lies
The  Miracle Workers: Lies Lies
A Wild Uncertainty: La La La Lies
Len Price 3: You Tell Lies
Lyres: She Told Me Lies
Painted Ship: Little White Lies
The Lively Ones: Too Many Lies
John Wooley & Just Born: You're Lying
The Outsiders: Lying All the Time
Three Dog Night: Liar
Queen: Liar
The Castaways: Liar, Liar
The Tell-Tale Hearts: (You're a) Dirty Liar
Oasis: I Can See a Liar
The Sex Pistols: Liar
The Bee Gees: He's a Liar (backing track)
Stupidity: Bad Luck
Stiv Bators: Bad Luck Charm
Albert King: Born under a Bad Sign
Ray Charles: If It Wasn't for Bad Luck
Alan Price: O Lucky Man!
Nick Waterhouse: Once Lucky
Johnny Winter: Bad Luck Situation
Josefus: Hard Luck
The Black Crowes: Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye
The Vines: Truth

Monday, August 14, 2023

Only/But

Mal Thursday presents a revised, remastered, and expanded edition of the "Only/But" episode, where the Words of the Week are Only and But. Now with 27 minutes of exclusive bonus tracks. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted, in slightly different form, on 7 April 2022.

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Playlist:
Nancy Sinatra: You Only Live Twice
Dave Clark Five: It'll Only Hurt for a Little While
The Beatles: It's Only Love
The MI5: Only Time Will Tell
The Troggs: I Can Only Give You Everything
The Sons of Fred: She Only Wants a Friend
The Hollies: It's Only Make Believe (mono)
Small Faces: I'm Only Dreaming
The Pretty Things: Not Only But Also (bed)
Episode Six: Only Lonely People
The Tuesday Club: Only Human
The Beach Boys: God Only Knows (Live '67)
The Satisfactions: Only Once
Zorba & The Greeks: One and Only Girl
Christopher & The Chaps: It's Alright, Ma, I'm Only Bleeding
The Ventures: Only the Young
The Gentle Touch: Visitors Parking Only
Rodriguez: Only Good for Conversation
The Bitter Ind: Hands Are Only to See
The Changin' Tymes: The Only Girl I Love
The Brood: Only Think of You
The Vipers: Tears (Only Dry)
International Noise Conspiracy: Only Lovers Left Alive

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Exotics: Bill McKay Chevrolet spot
The Bobby Fuller Four: Only When I Dream
Roy Orbison: Only the Lonely (Live '65)
Waylon Jennings: The Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line (Live '74)
The Liberty Bell: Reality is the Only Answer
Sir Douglas Quintet: If She'd Only Come to Me
Shapes Have Fangs: Shapes Theme/Only Blood

The Boots: But You'll Never Do It Baby
Lyres: But If You're Happy
The Human Beinz: Nobody But Me
The Chosen Few: Nobody But Me
The Sounds Unlimited: Nobody But You
The Critters: No One But You
Modern Jazz Quartet: But Not for Me
John's Children: But She's Mine
The Spires of Oxford: But You're Gone
The Electric Prunes: Are You Loving Me More (But Enjoying It Less)
The Remains: But I Ain't Got You
Muck & the Mires: I May Be Wrong (But That Don't Matter)
David Johansen: Funky But Chic
The Scientists: You Only Live Twice

Bonus Tracks:
The Monkees: Love Is Only Sleeping (alt mix)
The Changing Tymes: The Only Girl I Love
Slade: It's Alright Ma, It's Only Witchcraft
The Gordian Knot: If Only I Could Fly
Lyres: The Only Thing
Me & The Other Guys: Everybody Knew But Me
The Embrooks: But I Didn't Know Him
The Cramps: I Ain't Nothin' But A Gorehound
The Scavengers: But If You're Happy

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Coulda / Woulda / Shoulda

The Words of the Week are Could, Would, and Should on this high concept edition of The Mal Thursday Show, with Mal presenting the usual '60s groups along with some records of more recent vintage, in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted 11 August 2023.

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Playlist:
Them: Could You Would You/If You and I Could Be as Two (mono)
The Yardbirds: I Wish You Would (BBC)
The Kinks: You Shouldn't Be Sad (BBC)
The Rolling Stones: It Should Be You (demo)
The Bee Gees: You Wouldn't Know
The Hollies: Would You Believe
The Sharp Five: I Should Have Known Better (bed)
The Beach Boys: I Should Have Known Better
The Grass Roots: Things I Should Have Said
The Brigands: (Would I Still Be) Her Big Man
The Nightcrawlers: He Shouldn't Hurt You
Blues Image: Yesterday Could Be Today
Love: Maybe People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale
The Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be Nice (bed)
The Mach V: If I Could
The Hard Times: You Couldn't Love Me
The Run A Rounds: I Couldn't Care Less
The Coachmen: Summer Should Bring Happiness

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Laughing Kind: I Could Have Showed You the Way
The Electric Prism: I Would Have Like You Anyway
The Graven Image: I Would But I Could
Sir Douglas Quintet: She Would If She Could, She Can't So She Won't
 
The Barracudas: (I Wish It Could Be) 1965 Again
The Mourning After: Do Ya Think Ya Should
The Reverberations: Why Should I Care
Groovy Uncle (feat. Suzi Chunk): I Really Wouldn't Know
Muck & The Mires: You Shouldn't Have Let Her Go
Shannon & The Clams: If You Could Know
Lyres: How Could Have I Done All These Things
Anthony Newley: Where Would You Be Without Me
Manfred Mann: Why Should We Not 

Thursday, August 3, 2023

Sad / Mad / Glad

Mal Thursday runs the gamut of emotions on this week's episode, where the Words of the Week are Sad, Mad, and Glad. With 49 minutes of exclusive bonus tracks. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted 2 August 2023.

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Playlist:
The (Australian) Playboys: Sad
The Easybeats: Sad and Lonely and Blue
The Rolling Stones: Sad Day
The Who: So Sad About Us (mono)
The Curiosity Shoppe: So Sad
The Sorrows: Don't Sing No Sad Song for Me
Lulu: Sad Memories
Manfred Mann: Still I'm Sad (bed)
The Yardbirds: Still I'm Sad (BBC)
Jethro Tull: To Be Sad Is a Mad Way to Be (live 1969)
The Dayaks: So Long Sad Sack
The Gants: Little Boy Sad
The Addrisi Brothers: Little Miss Sad
The Bush: Feeling Sad and Lonely
The Ohio Express: It's a Sad Day (It's a Sad Time)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Little Richard Morton And His Musical Four: Sad, Sad Song
The Madison Revue: Sad and Blue
The Bobby Fuller Four: Another Sad and Lonely Night
The Chessmen: Sad
The Mullens: Sad Girl
Fever Tree
: Jokes Are for Sad People (bed)

The Smithereens: Beauty and Sadness
The Richmond Sluts: Sad City
The Muffs: Sad Tomorrow
Johnny Thunders
: Sad Vacation
Lyres: You Won't Be Sad Anymore
The Dwarves (The Suburban Nightmare): Mad (And Kind of Sad)
The Escapades: Mad Mad Mad
Painted Faces: I Think I'm Going Mad
The Craig: I Must Be Mad
The Animals: I'm Mad Again
Dantalion's Chariot: The Madman Running Through the Fields
The Rhythm Rockers: Madness
Cream
: I'm So Glad
The Beatles: Glad All Over
The Dave Clark Five: Glad All Over
The Jets: I Was So Glad
The Coolies: Glad I Met You
Guided By Voices
: Glad Girls
The Ramones: Glad to See You Go

Bonus Tracks:
The Hollies: Oriental Sadness
Black & The Blues: I'm Sad
The Diplomats
: I'm Sad
Herman's Hermits: Little Boy Sad
The Savages: Little Girl Sad
Kathy Clarke: Little Girl Called Sad
The Flowerz: My Sad Story
The Easybeats: I'm a Madman
The Nomads: Thoughts of a Madman
The Factory (feat. Lowell George): Candy Cane Madness
Thee Fourgiven: Ain't That Mad
The Satelliters: Blue Madness
Lee Dowell: Don't Make Me Mad
The In Crowd: Am I Glad to See You
Deep Purple: I'm So Glad (BBC)
The Lost Generation: I'd Gladly Pay
Sir Douglas Quintet: I'm Glad for Your Sake (and Sorry for Mine)

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Gone

 Mal Thursday gets real, real gone on this episode, where the word of the week is "Gone." Which means all songs with Gone in the title. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound.

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Playlist:
Paul Revere & the Raiders: Gone
The Everly Brothers: Gone, Gone, Gone
The Voodoo Dolls: Gone, Gone, Gone
The Customs: Long Gone
Syd Barrett: Long Gone
The Who: The Good's Gone
The Rolling Stones: When You're Gone
The Ventures: Gone, Gone, Gone (bed)
The Just Six: I'm Gonna Be Gone
Plan 9 with Jeff Conolly: I'm Gone (Live at the Rat)
The Magic Mushrooms: I'm Gone
The Pigeon Detectives: She's Gone
Len Price 3: After You've Gone
Miriam: My Love Has Gone
Chris Clark: Love's Gone Bad
Booker T. & The MGs: Since You've Been Gone (bed)
The Tropics: As Time's Gone
The Family Goat: Now She's Gone
The Untold Fables: Gone My Way
The Spires of Oxford: But You've Gone
The Chocolate Watchband: Gone and Passes By
Buddy Holly: Gone
The Coastliners: I'll Be Gone
Roy Head & The Traits: The Feeling's Gone
Jimmy Reed: Found My Baby Gone
Joe Tex: A Woman Sees a Hard Time (When Her Man Is Gone)
The Parliaments: All Your Goodies Are Gone (bed)
The Breeders: Fortunately Gone
David Bowie: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Free: Soon I Will be Gone
The Eels: Gone Man
The Doors: Summer's Almost Gone
Violent Femmes: Gone Daddy Gone
The Kinks: Where Have All the Good Times Gone (BBC)

 

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Who/How/Where

Mal Thursday asks the big questions -- Who? How? Where? -- on this inquisitive episode of the show. With 40 minutes of exclusive bonus tracks. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted 27 July 2023.

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 Playlist:
The Jury: Who Dat?
The Kinks: Who'll Be the Next in Line (mono)
The Truth: Who's Wrong
The Dave Clark Five: Who Does He Think He Is
The Rolling Stones: Who's Been Sleeping Here (mono)/Who's Driving Your Plane
The Motions: Who'll Save My Soul
Burt Bacharach: Anyone Who Had a Heart
The Lost: Who Do You Love
The Preachers: Who Do You Love
The Green Beans: Who Needs You
Shades Inc.: Who Loved Her
The Nightcrawlers: Who Knows
The Composers: With Friends Like You, Who Needs Friends
The Lollipop Shoppe: Who'll Read the Will
The Ventures: Who'll Stop the Rain
Lyres: Someone Who'll Treat You Right Now
The Changin' Times: How Is the Air Up There?
The Rovin' Flames: How Many Times
Bobby Roberts & the Rave Ons: How Can I Make Her Mine
The Kreeg: How Can I
The Mothers of Invention: How Could I Be Such a Fool
Kim Fowley: See How the Other Half Loves
The Ventures: How Now Wild Cow
The Creation: How Does It Feel to Feel (UK version)
The Mockingbirds: How to Find a Lover

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:

The Liberty Bell: That's How It Will Be
Oedipus & the Mothers: (I Remember) How It Used to Be
The Jades (The Jade Green): How's He Gonna Find Me
Sir Douglas Quintet: You Don't Know How Young You Are
Willie Nelson: Funny How Time Slips Away

The Kinks: Where Have All the Good Times Gone
The Shades of Blue: Where Did All the Good Times Go
Eric Burdon & the Animals: That's Not Where It's At
The Four Rockets: The Place Where She Lives
The Unrelated Segments: Where You Gonna Go
Art Guy: Where You Gonna Go
The Standells: Hey Joe, Where You Gonna Go
The Day Trippers: Where I Belong
The Fogcutters: That's Where I'll Be
The Shyres: Where Is Love
The Satelliters: Where Do We Go
The Ultimate Spinach: Where You're At

Bonus Tracks:
Buck Owens: Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass
Gotham City Crimefighters: Who Stole the Batmobile
Captain Beefheart: Who Do You Think You're Fooling
New York Dolls: Who Are the Mystery Girls
Ian Hunter: Who Do You Love (single version)
King Richard & The Knights: How About Now
The Bats: How Could You Have Known
Them: How Long Baby
The Animals: How You've Changed
The Primitives: How Do You Feel
The Beatles: How Do You Do It
Herman's Hermits: Where Were You When I Needed You
The Kinks: Where Are They Now

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Norton 800 Top 10 with Miriam Linna

Mal Thursday welcomes Miriam Linna, of Norton Records, not to mention Kicks Magazine, Kicks Books, and even Kicks Perfume. She's got some rarities for you from the Norton 800 series of 45s, on Norton Records, of course, the label she co-founded with the late, great Billy Miller. Plus Mal spins some great 45s from 1960s Ohio groups and other hip racket. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 31 January 2019.

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Playlist:
Esquerita: Gettin' Plenty Lovin'
Hasil Adkins: She Said
Andre Williams: Jailbait
Nolan Strong: Mind Over Matter
The Ramrods: War Party
The Excels: Lets Dance
Knights of the Round Table: Big Tears  
The Vampires: Fire
Dwight Douglas & the Jayhawks: Interstate 45
Big Brown & The Gamblers: My Testament
CJ & The Casuals: Study Hall
Woody Carr & The El Caminos: My Woman
The Kinks: I Need You
Phil Flowers: Chapel on the Hill
Thee Midnighters: Thee Midnight Theme
Stiv Bators: It's Cold Outside
The Choir: I'm Going Home
The Raspberries: Go All the Way
The Fifth Order: Goin' Too Far
The Pictorian Skiffuls: In a While.
The Outsiders: Time Won't Let Me
The Greenhornes: It's My Soul/Pigtails and Kneesocks
Tiger Bomb: Can't Stop
The Embrooks: Going, But Not Gone
Thee Girl Fridays: The Love Witch
The Mal Thursday Quintet: Don't Want You Either
The Reverberations: Time Stops
Jake Starr & The Delicious Fullness: The Mess I'm In
Miriam & Nobody's Babies: Get the Message

Thursday, July 20, 2023

Dallas/Ft. Worth

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine has landed in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex circa the 1960s, with Mal joined by Guest DJ Melissa Kirkendall, director of Teen a Go Go: A Little Film About Rock and Roll History. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Portions of this program originally transmitted October 2011; this version 20 July 2023.

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Playlist:
Kenny & The Kasuals: Journey to Tyme
The Gentlemen: It's a Cry'n Shame
The Chessmen: I Need You There/Sad
Kenny & The Kasuals: See Saw Ride
The Five Americans: Don't Blame Me/I'm Feeling OK
The Warlocks: If You Really Want Me to Stay
The Nightcaps: Nightcap Rock/Wine Wine Wine
Floyd Dakil Four: Bad Boy/Stronger Than Dirt
The Five of a Kind: Never Again
The Exotics: Come with Me/Queen of Shadows
Jack Nitszche: The Magnificent Seven

Guest DJ Melissa Kirkendall:
The Elite: Two Potato
Bruce Channel: Hey Baby
Jim Jones & The Chaunteys: Baby (Better Get On Home)
Ray Sharp: Linda Lu
The Kandy Kanes: Hard to Tell
Larry & The Blue Notes: Night of the Sadist
The Barons: Without Her
The Elite: My Confusion
The 5-6-7-8s: One Potato

The Rising Sons: I'm Blue
The Loose Ends: He's a Nobody
The Briks: Foolish Baby
The Barons: Don't Burn It
The Gnats: The Girl
The Cynics: Stop/Mr. You're a Better Man Than I
The Chocolate Moose: Take a Ride/Half-Peeled Banana
Theze Few: Dynamite
Southwest F.O.B.: Smell of Incense
Kenny & The Kasuals: Revelations
The Word D: You're Gonna Make Me/I Saw You Walking
Scotty McKay: Train Kept a-Rollin'
Cast of Thousands: I Heard a Voice Last Night
Scotty McKay's Bolero Band: Black Cat Theme
Bloodrock: D.O.A.

Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Texas Tymes Four

It's Texas rock n' roll oral history at its finest with THE ROY HEAD STORY as told by Roy Head, THE HUEY P. MEAUX STORY as told by Joe Nick Patoski, THE JOE 'KING' CARRASCO & THE CROWNS STORY as told by Joe 'King' Carrasco, and THE SKUNKS STORY as told by Jesse Sublett. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Interviews from 2009-2013. Dedicated to the memory of Roy Head (January 9, 1941 – September 21, 2020).

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Playlist:
Roy Head: One More Time
Roy Head & The Traits:
Just a Little Bit/One More Time/Treat Her Right/The Apple of My Eye
Roy Head & The Great Believers: Easy Lovin' Girl
Roy Head: One Night
Sir Douglas Quintet: She's About a Mover
Jivin' Gene & The Jokers: Breaking Up is Hard to Do
Joe Barry: I'm a Fool to Care
Dale & Grace: I'm Leaving It Up to You
Sunny & The Sunliners: Talk to Me
The Traits: Too Good to Be True
Joe "King" Carrasco:
Drug Through the Mud (with The Crowns)
Tell Me (with El Molino)
Houston El Mover/Buena/Don't Bug Me, Baby/Party Weekend (with The Crowns)
The Skunks: Memphis/Earthquake Shake/Cheap Girl/Jackie O/Gimme Some/Television Lover

Thursday, July 13, 2023

Nocturnal Omissions 2

Mal Thursday presents Nocturnal Omissions 2, more songs that did not, for whatever reason, end up on the broadcast versions of various Word of the Week or themed episodes. Outtakes from Live n' Wild series, plus Words of the Week Nothing, Need, and Know. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted 13 July 2023.

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 Playlist:
The Spencer Davis Group: High Time Baby/Gimme Some Lovin'
Cream: I'm So Glad
The Yardbirds: Shapes of Things
The Move: So You Want to Be a Rock and Roll Star
The Golden Cups: Season of the Witch
Donovan: Fat Angel
Led Zeppelin: We're Gonna Groove
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Green River
Big Star: September Gurls
Dead Boys: Little Girl
The Heartbreakers: London Boys
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Don't Bring Me Down
Booker T & The MGs: You Can't Sit Down
The Clovers: Your Cash Ain't Nothin' but Trash
The Stop Sign: Nothing Matters Now
Nothing But Trouble trailer
The Velvet Underground: Oh! Sweet Nuthin' (early version)
The Golden Earings: No Need to Worry
The Who: I Need You (mono)
The Jam: I Need You (For Someone)
The Embrooks: I Need You
The Bohemians: I Need You Baby
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels: I Need Lovin' You
Psycho: You Need Me
The Crawdaddys: You're Gonna Need My Love Someday
The Rockin' Vickers: I Don't Need Your Kind
The Rogues: I Don't Need You
The Vagrants: I Don't Need Your Lovin'
The Composers: With Friends Like You, Who Needs Friends
The Real Kids: Who Needs You
The Ventures: All You Need Is Love
The Prophets: Yes I Know
The Attack: We Don't Know
The Untold Fables: Let Me Know
The Last: She Don't Know Why I'm Here (single version)
The Satelliters: Why Do They Know
The Sharp Turns: Everybody Knows But Me
Thor's Hammer: If You Knew
Jim Basnight: You Know I Know
The Kan Dells
: Cry Girl

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Nocturnal Omissions

Mal Thursday presents a series of songs that were not included on three previous episodes where the Words of the Week were Me, She, and Way. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 2 June 2022.

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Playlist:
The Wyld/The Roots: Lost One
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels: Sock It to Me, Baby/Come See About Me
Question Mark & The Mysterians: You're Telling Me Lies/Don't Tease Me
The Turtles: Let Me Be (mono)
The Cowsills: All I Really Want to Be Is Me
Jefferson Airplane: Let Me In (uncensored version)
The Ventures: Oh Lonesome Me
The Fuzztones (
with Craig Moore): Just Like Me
The Swinging Blue Jeans: Don't Make Me Over
Eric Burdon & The Animals: Help Me, Girl
The Rolling Stones: Doncha Bother Me
Simon & Garfunkel: Somewhere They Can't Find Me
The Outsiders: You Mistreat Me
Golden Earrings
: Daddy, Buy Me a Girl
Booker T & The MGs: You Don't Love Me
The Mojo Men: She's My Baby
The In Crowd: The Things She Says
The Zombies: She Does Everything for Me
Jimmy Page: She Just Satisfies
The Pretty Things: She's Fine, She's Mine
Manfred Mann: She
The Romancers: She Took My Oldsmobile
The Sands of Time: When She Cries for Me
The Invaders: She's a Tiger
The Dovers: She's Gone
The Deverons: She's Your Lover
Bob Dylan: She's Your Lover Now
The Beatles: She's Leaving Home (backing track)
The Deep Set: That's the Way Life Goes
Tonky Thompson: On My Way
The Saxons: Way of the Down
The Weejuns: Way Down
The Del-Vetts: That's the Way It Is
The King Bees: On Your Way Down the Drain
The Black Slacks: The Way I Feel
The Levis: That's Not the Way
Gary Lewis & The Playboys: Way, Way Out
The Slaves: Get Out of My Way
The Ramones: Why Is It Always This Way
The Vertebrats: Left in the Dark

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Live n' Wild 3: The '80s and Beyond

 Mal Thursday presents another two hours of rock n' roll recorded live in the wild. This time out, it's garage rock recordings from the '80s to the present, including radio broadcasts, B-sides, and several from Cavestomp!, the Garage Rock Festacular. The second half of the show is devoted to The Mal Thursday Quintet Live at 13th Floor Lounge, recorded 22 March 2019 in beautiful downtown Florence, Massachusetts. Presented in Living Monophonic and Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 18 April 2019.

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Playlist:
The Satelliters: Abba (Iron Bar 2007)
The Monks: Monk Time/Boys Are Boys (Cavestomp! 2000)
The Chocolate Watchband: Blues Theme/Gone and Passes By
(Are You Gonna Be There) At the Love-In (Cavestomp! 1999)
Question Mark & The Mysterians: Do You Feel It (Cavestomp! 1997)
Lyres: Seven (Cavestomp! 1997)
Busy Body/What a Girl Can't Do (WERS 1983)
Don't Give It Up Now (Cantone's 1981)
The Embrooks: Standing Upside Down (WFMU 2003)
The Fleshtones: Feels Like a Woman (Dirty Water Club 2005)
Plan 9: B3-11 (The Rat 1985)
The Marshmallow Overcoat: Beverly Pepper (2017)
The Chesterfield Kings: Up and Down (WXXI 2009)/Louie Go Home feat. Mark Lindsay (Cavestomp! 1998)
Muck & The Mires: It's About Over You (Asbury Lanes 2007)
The Mal Thursday Quintet: (13th Floor Lounge 2019)
Rumble/Brightness
Once Upon a Time (In Your Mind)
Torn Up/That's Your Problem
Standing on the Corner
Joke's on Me (bed)
Lady in a Cage
Flagrante Delicto
Why Do I Cry [with Ray Mason]
O Lucky Man! (bed)
Sky Wild/Get Outta Dallas!
Filthy Rich (13th Floor Lounge 2019)
The Untold Fables: It's a Cry'n Shame (Safari Sam's 1985)

Thursday, July 6, 2023

Live n' Wild Pt. 2: The '70s

Mal Thursday presents Part Two in the Live n' Wild series, presenting a selection of the greatest live rock n' roll recordings in existence. Part One was the 1960s, so this week it's the 1970s. Hard rock, Heavy Rock, Glitter, Glam, Punk, New Wave, and more. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound. Originally broadcast in the Summer of 2015, this episode has been revised and expanded to over three hours.

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 Playlist:
Cheap Trick: Hello There
Alice Cooper: You Drive Me Nervous/Under My Wheels
Iggy & The Stooges: Search and Destroy
Flamin' Groovies: Louie Louie
The Doors: Who Do You Love
The Who: Substitute
Free: All Right Now
Faces: The Stealer
Humble Pie: I Don't Need No Doctor
Slade: Cum on Feel the Noize
MC5: Kick Out the Jams
T. Rex: Jeepster/Telegram Sam
David Bowie & The Spiders from Mars: Moonage Daydream/Rock n' Roll Suicide
Mott the Hoople: All the Young Dudes
Iggy Pop: Lust for Life
Lou Reed: Vicious
Blondie: Rip Her to Shreds
The Runaways: Cherry Bomb
The Ramones: Beat on the Brat
The Heartbreakers: Chinese Rocks
Patti Smith Group: Gloria In Excelsis Deo
Eddie and The Hot Rods: 96 Tears
Nick Lowe & Rockpile: Heart of the City
Elvis Costello & The Attractions: You Belong to Me
The Rolling Stones: Jumpin Jack Flash/Brown Sugar
The Doors: Soul Kitchen

Bonus Tracks:
The Sweet: Ballroom Blitz
Aerosmith: Toys in the Attic
Willie Alexander and the Boom Boom Band: At the Rat
The Real Kids: All Kindsa Girls
DMZ: Boy from Nowhere
Sex Pistols: Submission
The Clash: Clash City Rockers
The Buzzcocks: Orgasm Addict
The Jam: This Is the Modern World/Sounds from the Street
Chuck Berry: Reelin' and Rockin'

Thursday, June 29, 2023

Live n' Wild Pt. 1: The '60s

Mal Thursday presents "Live N' Wild Pt. 1: The '60s." Live recordings of rock n' roll bands from the mid-’60s are often a mixed bag of out-of-tune guitars, screaming girls, and questionable mic placement. This revised and expanded episode of The Mal Thursday Show seeks to correct this with a series of transcendent live recordings spanning the years 1963 to 1968. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast, in different form, in the Fall of 2014.

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Playlist:
13th Floor Elevators: You're Gonna Miss Me
The Kinks: Til the End of the Day (mono)
The Who: Can't Explain
Dave, Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich: Hold Tight (BBC)
The Hollies: Reach Out, I'll Be There/Stop! Stop! Stop!
The Pretty Things: Don't Bring Me Down
The Animals: Let It Rock
The Ventures: House of the Rising Sun
The Yardbirds: Smokestack Lightning
The Searchers: Sweets for My Sweet
The Beatles: You Can't Do That
The Rolling Stones: The Last Time
The Small Faces: Whatcha Gonna Do About It
The Young Rascals: Lonely Too Long/Come on Up
Thee Midnighters: Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
The Shadows of Knight: Oh Yeah
The Electric Prunes: I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night
The Seeds: No Escape
The Greek Fountains: Howlin' for My Darlin'
The Standells: Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White/Dirty Water
The Remains: Hang On Sloopy/All Day and All of the Night
The Roemans: Misirlou
Little Phil & The Night Shadows: 60 Second Swinger
The Savages: The World Ain't Round, It's Square
Raik's Progress: I'm Gonna Change the World
The Snails: Snails Love Theme
The Outsiders: Summertime Blues

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Kenny & The Kasuals: I'm Not Talkin'
The Wig: Drive It Home
The Bobby Fuller Four: The 2000 Pound Bee
13th Floor Elevators: The Word/You Really Got Me

Bob Dylan & The Hawks: Like a Rolling Stone
Jefferson Airplane: The Other Side of This Life
Moby Grape: Fall on You/Omaha
The Byrds: Have You Seen Her Face
The Blues Project: Wake Me, Shake Me
The Grateful Dead: Morning Dew
The Spirits: Almost There


Thursday, June 22, 2023

Cry

Mal Thursday unleashes a rockin' river of tears as the Word of the Week is Cry, all songs about crying. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted 22 June 2023.

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Playlist:
The Malibu's: Cry
The Beatles: Crying, Waiting, Hoping
The Hollies: Baby Don't Cry
The Animals: I'm Crying
The Rolling Stones: Cry to Me
The Little Darlings: Easy to Cry
The Fairytale: Listen to Mary Cry
The Zombies: Don't Cry for Me
Dave Berry: The Crying Game
Billy Preston: Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying

Date with the Dutch:
Q65: Cry in the Night
The Kwyet: No Time for Tears

The Buckinghams: Don't Want to Cry
The Music Machine: 96 Tears/No Girl Gonna Cry
The Magicians: An Invitation to Cry
The Rationals: Little Girls Cry
Hour Glass: Nothing But Tears
The Ventures: Cry Like a Baby
The Guilloteens: Crying All Over My Time
The Byrds: You Won't Have to Cry
The Squires V: Bucket of Tears
Barry & The Remains: Why Do I Cry
The Kaisers: Cry for a Shadow
The Unrelated Segments: Cry, Cry, Cry
Jerry & The Others: Don't Cry to Me
Apollo's Apaches: Cry Me a Lie

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Doug Sahm: Cry
Buddy Holly: Valley of Tears
Robb London & The Rogues: Bitter Tears
The Gentlemen: It's A Cry'n Shame
The Five Americans: It's a Crying Shame
The Brimstones:
It's All Over Now But the Crying
Kenny & The Kasuals: Can't Keep from Crying
Fever Tree: Now Sounds Groove-In spot/Don't Come Crying to Me
The Lemon Fog: Yes I Cry
The Sherwoods: I Know You Cried
The Ugly Beats: Your Turn to Cry
Willie Nelson: Opportunity to Cry

The Miracle Workers: Tears
The Vipers: Tears (Only Dry)
The Chesterfield Kings: Cry Your Eyes Out
The Hall Monitors: I Been Cryin'
The Brood: Too Late for Tears
The GTVs:
Cry If You Want to
The Missing Links: I Cried Goodbye

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Summer, Babe 3

In this sizzlin' Summer-themed episode from July of 2017, Mal Thursday brings the sun-damaged radio magic to the sunburned people. With 20 minutes of exclusive bonus tracks not heard on the broadcast edition. Presented in Living Monophonic and Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound.

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Playlist:
Blondie: In the Sun
Carl Hall: Summertime
The Pretty Things: Summer Time
Don Malens & The Dry Ice: Land of Summertime
Rush: Summertime Blues
Kashmere Stage Band: Summertime
The Outsiders: Summer Is Here
The Rolling Stones: Summer Romance
The Zombies: Beechwod Park/Time of the Season
Fountains of Wayne: It Must Be Summer/The Summer Place

Mal Goes to the Movies:
The Beach Boys: The Girls on the Beach
Frankie Avalon: Beach Party/Muscle Beach Party
Bob Summers: It's a Bikini World

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Lemon Fog: Summer
SEOMPI: Summer's Comin' On Heavy
Freddy Fender: Sweet Summer Day
The Ugly Beats: Up on the Sun
The Society: Summer Sunset

The Turtles: On a Summer's Day/A Walk in the Sun
The Pretty Things: The Sun
The Kinks: Sunny Afternoon
The Doors: Waiting for the Sun
William Penn & The Quakers: California Sun
Big Jim Sullivan: Sunshine Superman
The Kinks: Rainy Day in June
Brad Jones: Miss July
Question Mark & The Mysterians: Love Me Baby (Cherry July)
Love: August
War: Summer
The Debonairs: Lonely Is the Summer
The Music Explosion: Sunshine Games
Jack Bedient & The Chessmen: Glimmer Sunshine
The Suburban 9 to 5: Sunshine Becomes You
Grand Funk Railroad: Into the Sun
Mungo Jerry: In the Summertime

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Summer, Babe 2

Mal Thursday goes back to the beach with more swingin' songs of Summer and other sunny-type sounds. Presented in Living Monophonic and  Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 7 July 2016.

Playlist:
Chris Stamey: Summer Sun
Donovan: Sunshine Superman
Paul Revere & The Raiders: Cinderella Sunshine
The Move: Sunshine Help Me
The Eyes: Good Day Sunshine
Lulu: Good Day Sunshine
The Ventures: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
Lords of Gravity: No Sunshine
Jethro Toe (Jethro Tull): Sunshine Day
Manfred Mann: Sitting Alone in the Sunshine
Cream: Sunshine of Your Love (BBC)
Kim Fowley: Sunshine of Your Love/California Summertime
Nikki & The Corvettes: Summertime Fun
The Phantom Keys: In the Summertime
The Zombies: Summertime
Unnatural Axe: Summertime
The Vacant Lot: Almost Summer
The Monkees: The Door Into Summer
Pavement: Summer Babe (7" version)
Slade: A Summer Song (Wishing You Were Here)
Donovan: Sunny Summer Day Reflection Song
The Rattlers: On the Beach
The Chesterfield Kings: The Surf Is in
Lloyd Thaxton: The Image of a Surfer
The Barracudas: His Last Summer
Stu Phillips: Murder on the Beach
Willie Nelson & The Beach Boys: The Warmth of the Sun
Roy Head & The Traits: Summertime Love
Fever Tree: The Sun Also Rises
Mouse & The Traps: You are My Sunshine
The Beach Boys: Keep an Eye on Summer

Monday, June 19, 2023

Summer, Babe

Summertime's here, kiddies, so it's time to revisit The Mal Thursday Show's "Summer, Babe" series. In Part One, originally broadcast the first week of Summer in June of 2016, it's all things sun, sand, and surf-related, a perfect soundtrack to the season. Presented in Living Monophonic and Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound.

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Playlist:
The Undertones: Here Comes Summer
The Sunrays: I Live for the Sun
The Phoenix: Live for the Sun
The Ramones: California Sun
The Beathovens: Summer Sun
The Ugly Beats: Up on the Sun
Oasis: Turn Up the Sun
The Beach Boys: Summer Means New Love/All Summer Long
Bruce & Terry: Summer Means Fun
The Barracudas: Summer Fun
Love: Bummer in the Summer
Jimi Hendrix Experience: Long Hot Summer Night
Sly & The Family Stone: Hot Fun in the Summertime
The Lovin' Spoonful: Summer in the City
The Sandals: Theme from the Endless Summer
Larry & The Loafers: Let's Go the Beach
The Chesterfield Kings: Little Beach Bunny
The City Surfers: Beach Ball
Bobby Fuller: King of the Beach
Surf Punks: My Beach
The Monkees: You Bring the Summer
Kim Fowley: The Trip
The Misunderstood: Children of the Sun
Traffic: Paper Sun
The Vagrants: Sunny Summer Rain
Mighty Baby: Same Way from the Sun
The Who: Summertime Blues
Pavement: Summer Babe (Winter Version)
The Lemon Fog: Summer
Sir Douglas Quintet: Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day
Claire Morales & Dalton Kane: Summer Wine
Big Brother & The Holding Company: Summertime
The Woggles: When the Sun Goes Down
Buffalo Springfield: No Sun Today
The Doors: Summer's Almost Gone (Live at the Matrix)
The Cynics: Summer's Gone
The Cherry Drops: Summertime Is a State of Mind

Thursday, June 15, 2023

Chuck's Berries

Mal Thursday pays homage to the poet laureate of rock n' roll, Chuck Berry, in this memorial episode chock full of interpretations of his compositions, originally broadcast 23 March 2017. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound.

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Playlist:
The Ventures: Johnny B. Goode
Chuck Berry: Sweet Little Sixteen
The Beatles: Rock and Roll Music
The Yardbirds: Too Much Monkey Business
The Animals: Got to Find My Baby
The Pretty Things: Oh Baby Doll
The Troggs: Jaguar and Thunderbird
The Walking Flour: I Want to Be Your Driver
Chuck Berry: Rockin'
The Rolling Stones: Come on/Carol/Talkin' 'Bout You
Chuck Berry& Bo Diddley: Chuck's Beat
Chuck Berry: Dr. Pepper Commercial

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Buddy Holly & The Crickets: Brown-Eyed Handsome Man
The 13th Floor Elevators: Roll Over, Beethoven
Johnny Winter And: Johnny B. Goode
Joe "King" Carrasco & The Crowns: Sweet Little Rock n' Roller

The Kinks: Beautiful Delilah
The Dave Clark Five: Reelin' and Rockin'
The Blues Project: You Can't Catch Me
The Syndicats: Maybellene
Manfred Mann: Down the Road Apiece
Jerry Lee Lewis: Little Queenie
Johnny Lion & The Jumping Jewels: No Particular Place to Go
The Ventures: The Chuck
The Byrds: Roll Over, Beethoven (live in Stockholm 1967)
Dave Edmunds: The Promised Land
MC5: Back in the USA
Duane Allman: No Money Down
The Faces: Memphis, Tennessee
David Bowie: Almost Grown (BBC)/Around and Around
AC/DC: School Days
John Lennon: You Can't Catch Me
Chuck Berry: Johnny B. Blues
Emmylou Harris: You Never Can Tell
Linda Ronstadt: Back in the USA (live)
Nina Simone: Brown-Eyed Handsome Man
The Gore Gore Girls: The Man and the Donkey
The Maggots: Club Nitty Gritty
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Bye Bye Johnny

Thursday, June 8, 2023

The Hunt Sales Story

Mal is joined by living legend, drummer extraordinaire, and Son of Soupy Hunt Sales for a career retrospective-type interview in honor of The Hunt Sales Memorial’s album “Get Your Shit Together” (Big Legal Mess/Fat Possum Records). Co-starring Tony Sales, Iggy Pop, James Williamson, David Bowie, Todd Rundgren, Bob Welch, Glenn Cornick, Tjarko Jeen, and a cast of thousands. A couple of numbers from Hunt's album had to be omitted because Mixcloud only allows two tracks from the same album, so "Hey Caffeina," The Mal Thursday Quintet's 2021 track with Hunt on drums, has been added as a bonus track. "Presented in Living Monophonic and Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound. Originally Broadcast, in different form, on 17 January 2019.

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Playlist:
The Hunt Sales Memorial: Here I Go Again
Iggy Pop: Lust for Life
Tony & The Tigers: Summertime Is the Best Time (For Making Love)/Day Tripper (live on Hullabaloo)
Todd Rundgren: We Gotta Get You a Woman/Who's That Man
Paris: Blue Robin
Iggy Pop & James Williamson: Lucky Monkeys
Iggy Pop: The Passenger
The Sales Brothers: Someone's Gonna Lose
Tin Machine: If There Is Something (live)
The Hunt Sales Memorial: Way on My Own
The Mal Thursday Quintet: Hey Caffeina

Thursday, June 1, 2023

This and That

Mal Thursday presents another stellar episode with two Words of the Week, This and That, all songs with This and/or That in the title. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally presented 1 June 2023.

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 Playlist:
The Kinks: This Is Where I Belong (mono)/I've Got That Feeling (BBC)
The Mickey Finn: This Sporting Life
The Poets: That's the Way It's Gotta Be
The Herd: This Boy's Always Been True
The Montanas: That's When Happiness Began
The Animals: We Gotta Get Outta This Place (UK single version)
George Martin Orchestra: This Boy (Ringo's Theme)
The Beatles: You Can't Do That (mono)
The Zombies: Is This the Dream (EP mix)
The Great Scots: That's My Girl (Rotten to the Core)
The Tallifer Group: This Happiness Feeling
The Lost Souls: This Life of Mine
Them: I Like It Like That
The Motions: Everything That's Mine
The Coopers: Leave This Man Alone
The Fabs: That's the Bag I'm
The Youngbloods: The Other Side of This Life
Booker T & The MGs: You Can't Do That
The Tasmanians: I Can't Explain This Feeling
The Human Beings: Ain't That Loving You Baby
The Tropics: This Must Be the Place
The Mustangs: That's for Sure
The Grains of Sand: That's When Happiness Began
The Childryn: This Sporting Life
The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band: If You Want This Love
The Monocles: Psychedelic (That's Where It's At)
The Premiers: Get on This Plane
Love: The Good Humor Man He See Everything Like This (mono)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:

The Blind Owls: Something About That Girl
The Cicadelics: We're Gonna Love This Way
The Reasons Why: Don't Be That Way
Electric Love: This Seat is Saved
Willie Nelson: I Feel That Old Feeling
Sir Douglas Quintet: I'm Not That Kat Anymore
The Mullens: This and That

Mal Thursday & The Cheetahs
: That's Your Problem
The Godfathers: This Damn Nation
David Bowie & The Spiders from Mars: Watch That Man (live 1973)
The Miracle Workers: That Ain't Me
Plan 9: I Can't Stand This Love, Goodbye
Bobby Darin: That's All

Bonus Tracks:
Fred Neil: The Other Side of This Life
The Small Faces: Come Back and Take This Hurt Off Me
The Favourite Sons: That Driving Beat
Boo Boo and Bunky: This Old Town
Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas: Bet No One Ever Hurt This Bad
Sammy Ambrose: This Diamond Ring
The Trodden Path: In This World I Need Love
Him and the Others: She's Got Eyes That Tell Lies
The Workers: That is All
The Monkees: Long Title Do I Have to Do This All Over Again

Make

Mal Thursday is the maker of this highly constructive episode, where the Word of the Week is Make. All songs with Make, Making, or Made in...