Road/Trip

 Mal hits the road on this wild episode where the Words of the Week are Road and Trip. Road/Trip. All songs with Road and/or Trip in the title. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 1 August 2024.

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Playlist:
The Gants: Roadrunner
Jr. Walker & The All-Stars: Roadrunner
The Modern Lovers: Roadrunner
The Lovin' Spoonful: On the Road Again
Bob Dylan: On the Road Again
Fred Neil: Green Rocky Road
The Buffalo Springfield: Hot Dusty Roads
The Grateful Dead: The Golden Road (to Unlimited Devotion)
The Ventures: Roadrunner (bed)
The Animals: Hit the Road, Jack
The Nashville Teens: Tobacco Road
The Rolling Stones: Down the Road Apiece
The Wheels: Roadblock
Billy Nichols: Portobello Road
Cat Stevens: I See a Road
The Mindbenders: Yellow Brick Road
Duane Eddy: Road Trip (bed)
Chuck Berry: One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)
Dave Dudley: Six Days on the Road
Howard Tate: Eight Days on the Road
Charles Vickers: Sometimes the Road is Rough
The Wig Wags: I'm On My Way Down That Road
Canned Heat: On the Road Again
Paul Revere & the Raiders feat. Mark Lindsay: Out on that Road/Tobacco Road
The Flamin' Groovies: Roadhouse
Delaney & Bonnie: Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Side o' the Road (bed)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Joe Tex: King of the Road
The Krayolas: Roadrunner John
The Stereo Shoestring: On the Road South
Tommy Jett: Groovy Little Trip

The Interns: The Trip (bed)
The Fire Escape: The Trip
The Haymarket Riot: Trip on Out
The Something Wild: Trippin' Out (edit)
Donovan: The Trip (mono)
The Wailers: Bad Trip
The Bees: Trip to New Orleans
The Higher State: Trip on High
T.I.M.E.: Tripping into Sunshine
The Chesterfield Kings: Trip Through Tomorrow
Sandy Nelson: Day Tripper (bed)
The Beatles: Day Tripper (mono)

Bonus Tracks:
Otis Redding: Day Tripper
The Seeds: Tripmaker (mono)
The Something Wild: Trippin' Out (edit)
Bing Crosby & Bob Hope: Road to Morocco
The Rotations: One Way Road
The Merrymen: Walking Down Lonesome Road
Unknown Artist: Riot on Kingsland Road
The Strawberry Alarm Clock: Off Ramp Road Tramp
Joe 'King' Carrasco & El Molino: Mezcal Road
 

Summer, Babe!

 I am losing my voice – must be all that Saharan dust in the air – so instead of a new episode, here are three classic reruns all about sand, surf, and sun. Summer, babe!  

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1966 A to Z: W-X-Y-Z

Mal Thursday brings the 1966 A to Z series to a rocking conclusion with four letters worth of wild sounds: W, X, Y, and Z. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted 11 July 2024.

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Playlist:
The W.C. Fields Memorial Electric String Band: (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone
Ty Wagner: Slander
The Wailers: You Won't Lead Me On
Penelope trailer
Jr. Walker & the All-Stars: Money (That's What I Want)
The Walker Brothers: The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore/After the Lights Go Out (mono)
George Wallace Jr.: Little George (bed)
The War Lords: Real Fine Lady
The Watchband: No Dice
We The People: You Burn Me Up and Down/In the Past
The Webs: You Pretty Fool
Mary Wells: Satisfaction
West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band: I Won't Hurt You
The Wanted: The Wanted (bed)
Wild, Wild Planet trailer
Peter Wheat & the Breadmen: Baby What's New
The Who: Disguises/Substitute (BBC)
The Wild Ones: Lord Love a Duck
Stevie Wonder: A Place in the Sun
Ed Wool & The Nomads: I Need Somebody
The Woolies: Who Do You Love
Link Wray: Batman Theme
The Wyld: Lost One
The X-Cellents: Little Wooden House
The Xciters: Upsetter
The Yardbirds: Shapes of Things (BBC)/Happenings Ten Years Time Ago
Yesterday's Children: Wanna Be with You
The Young Men: Go Away Girl
The Young Rascals: Lonely Too Long/Come on Up
The Yo-Yos: Gotta Find a New Love
The Young Ones: Man of Mystery (bed)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Warlocks: If You Really Want Me to Stay
The Wig: Drive It Home/Forever and a Day
Johnny Winter: Birds Can't Row Boats
The Word D: You're Gonna Make Me
The Y'Alls: Please Come Back
The Zakary Thaks: I Need You/Bad Girl/Jax Beer spot

The Zaks: 66 (bed)
The  Zip Codes: Baby Made a Fool Out of You
Bunny Lake is Missing trailer
The Zombies: Just Out of Reach/Remember You
The Zoofs: Not So Near
Zorba & The Greeks: Shockwave (bed)/You've Had Your Chance

1966 A to Z: T-U-V

In the penultimate installment of the 1966 A to Z series, Mal Thursday spins records by artists whose names begin with the letters T, U, and V. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 27 June 2024.

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Playlist:
The T-Bones: No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)
Norma Tanega: You're Dead
T.C. Atlantic: Faces
The Teddy Boys: Jezebel
The Temptations: I Know I'm Losing You
Them feat. Van Morrison: Could You Would You/My Lonely Sad Eyes
The Things to Come: Sweetgina
Carla Thomas: B-A-B-Y
The Tongues of Truth: Let's Talk About Girls
The T-Bones: Everyone's Gone to the Moon (bed)
The Trashmen: Same Lines
The Treez: You Lied to Me Before
The Tremeloes: What a State I'm In
The Troggs: Lost Girl/With a Girl Like You
The Trolls (San Jose CA): Walkin' Shoes
The Trolls (Denver CO): I Don't Recall/That's the Way My Love Is
The Tropics: As Time's GoneTime/You Better Move
Ike & Tina Turner: River Deep Mountain High
The Turtles: Camaro spot/Outside Chance

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Joe Tex: The Love You Save (May Be Your Own)
The 13th Floor Elevators: You're Gonna Miss Me/You Don't Know (live)
Thursday's Children: You'll Never Be My Girl/Try Girl
The Tracers: She Said Yeah/Gloria
The Traits: Too Good to Be True
The Triumphs: Better Come Get Her
The Torquettes: Who's Got the Tortillas (bed)    
The Undertakers (Amarillo TX): Unchain My Heart

The Underdogs: Surprise Surprise
The Undertakers (Honolulu HI): Rosalyn
The Uniques: You Ain't Tuff/Run and Hide
The Unlimited: Feelings
The Unusuals: I'm Walking, Babe
Las Vegas Hillbillies trailer
The Vaqueros: 69 (bed)
The Vogues: Coca Cola spot
The Vagrants: I Can't Make a Friend
The Velvet Underground & Nico: Waiting for the Man/Sunday Morning (mono)
Gene Vincent: Bird Doggin'
The Visions: Humpty Dumpty

1966 A to Z: S pt. 2

Mal Thursday picks up where he left off, in the middle of the letter S. The second of two episodes featuring artists whose names begin with S who made records in 1966, presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted 20 June 2024.

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 Playlist:
The Snaps: Polka Dotted Eyes
The Sonics: Cinderella/Louie Louie
Sonny & Cher: Leave Me Be
The Sons of Adam: Baby Show the World/Feathered Fish
The Sons of Fred: Baby What You Want Me to Do
The Soul Vendors: Get Out of My Eye
Soul, Inc.: 727 (bed)
The Spades: I'm Alright
The Spats: She Done Moved
Spencer Davis Group: Somebody Help Me/Keep on Runnin' (mono)
The Spiders: Don't Blow Your Mind/No Price Tag
Dusty Springfield: Little by Little (mono)
The Soul Trippers: Girl of Mine (bed)
The Squires: Going All the Way
The Standells: Dirty Water (live)/Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White
The Starfires: I Never Loved Her
The State of Mind: Move
Cat Stevens: Matthew and Son
Crispian St. Peters: Pied Piper (mono)
Skip & The 102's: Dance of the Seven Veils (bed)
One Million Years B.C. trailer
The Strangeloves: Hand Jive
The Sunday Funnies: Headlines
The Supremes: These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
The Surfaris: Wipe Out (live)
The Swingin' Medallions: Double Shot
The Syndicate of Sound: Little Girl (mono)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Society: Summer Sunset (bed)
S.J. & The Crossroads: In the Darkest Hour
The Sands: Open Your Eyes
The Sig-Heils: Sez Who
Sir Douglas Quintet: The Rains Came/Bacon Fat
The Six Pents: She Lied
The Surf Knights: You Lied
The Sweetarts: So Many Times
The Sonic Four: Mike's Mood (bed)

Glaring Omissions G-N:
The Girl-Getters: The Girl-Getters
Way, Way Out trailer
Gary Lewis & The Playboys: Way, Way Out
Gordon Lightfoot: I'm Not Sayin'   
Martha & The Vandellas: Never Leave Your Baby's Side
The Monks: Monk Time
Fred Neil: That's the Bag I'm In/Everybody's Talkin'

1966 A to Z: S pt. 1

The Letter S is clearly one of the most rockin' letters in the alphabet, as, like the letter B, it will take two episodes to cover all the artists whose names begin with S. This part one, presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted 13 July 2024.

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 Playlist:
SSgt. Barry Sadler of The Green Berets: Little Bird of Viet Nam (mono)
Sam & Dave: Hold on, I'm Comin'/You Got Me Hummin'
Sam the Sham & The Pharoahs: Little Red Riding Hood
The Sandals: Tell Us Dylan
Billy Sandlin & The Interns: Poor Rich Girl
The Satans: Makin' Deals
The Endless Summer radio spot
The Sandals: The Endless Summer (bed)
Saturday's Children: Chicago Electric radio spot
The Savages (Bermuda): The World Ain't Round, It's Square!
The Savages (Brooklyn NY): Cheating on Me
The Saxons: Things Been Bad
The Scavengers: But If You're Happy
The Score: Please Please Me
The Shandels: Stacked Nasty (bed)
The Scoundrels: Up There
Sean & The Brandywines: She Ain't No Good
The Searchers: Have You Ever Loved Somebody/Take Me for What I'm Worth
The Second Helping: Let Me In/Hard Times
The Seeds: Pushin' Too Hard/Out of the Question (mono)
Bob Seger & The Last Heard: East Side Story
The Shadows of Knight: Gloria/Light Bulb Blues
The Shaggs: Ring Around the Rosie
The Shags: Don't Press Your Luck
The Shangri-Las: Past, Present and Future
Del Shannon: What Makes You Run
Sandie Shaw: Run
Don Shinn And The Soul Agents: A-Minor Explosion (bed)
The Sherlocks: Skin of My Teeth
Simon & Garfunkel: The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine/A Hazy Shade of Winter (mono)
Frank Sinatra: That's Life
Nancy Sinatra: How Does That Grab You Darlin' (mono)
Sir Mack Rice: It's All Right
Sir Winston & the Commons: We're Gonna Love
The Sinders: Sinners (bed)
Thee Sixpence: My Flash on You/Long Day's Care
The Skope: Be Mine Again
Percy Sledge: When a Man Loves a Woman
The Small Faces: All or Nothing/You Need Loving (BBC)
The Snails: Snails Love Theme

1966 A to Z: R

Mal Thursday continues his alphabetical trip through the year 1966 with one of the better letters so far, R. All artists whose names begin with R. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted 6 June 2024.

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Playlist:
Raga and the Talas: My Group and Me
The Rare Breed: Beg, Borrow or Steal
The Rationals: Leaving Here/Feelin' Lost
The Rattles: Shame Shame Shame
The Ravin' Blue: Love
Lou Rawls: Love Is a Hurtin' Thing (live)
The Rare Breed: Jeri's Theme (bed)
Games trailer
The Reasons Why (Long Island, NY): Games
Otis Redding: Security/Respect (live)
The Regents: Words
The Remains: You Got a Hard Time Coming/Heart (mono)
The Renegades (Birmingham UK): Thirteen Women
The Renegades (Grand Rapids MI): She's Your Find
The Ravens: Things We Said Today (bed)
Paul Revere & The Raiders: Steppin' Out/Louie Go Home
Richard & The Young Lions: Open Up Your Door
Richie's Renegades: Come Alive/Baby It's Me
Paul Ritchie: Come on Back
Johnny Rivers: Secret Agent Man
The Revenuers: Night Dream (bed)
The Road Runners: Pretty Me
Robin Roberts: You Weren't Using Your Head
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: Whole Lotta Shakin' in My Heart
The Rockin' Ramrods: Play It
The Rocking Roadrunners: Go Away
The Rocking Vickers: It's Alright
The Ron-De-Voos: Pipeline '66 (bed)
Tommy Roe: Under My Thumb
The Roemans: Love (That's What I Want)
The Rogues (Williamsport NY): You Better Look Now
The Rogues (Bristol CT): It's the Same All Over the World

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Reasons Why (Temple TX): Don't Be That Way
The Reddlemen: I'm Gonna Get in That Girl's Mind
The Runaways: 18th Floor Girl

The Royal Flairs: One Pine Box (bed)
The Rokes: Let's Live for Today/No No No
The Rolling Stones: 19th Nervous Breakdown/Out of Time (alt version)
The Romancers: She Took My Oldsmobile
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini trailer
The Rooks: A Girl Like You
The Roosters: One of These Days
The Royal Guardsmen: Army promo/Leaving Me
The Runabouts: Surfer's Fright (bed)
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels: Little Latin Lupe Lu/Shakin' with Linda

1966 A to Z: P-Q

After a slight delay, here is the twelfth installment in the 1966 A to Z series, covering the letters P and Q. With all the usual regional rock n' roll records, plus national hitmakers like Wilson Pickett, James & Bobby Purify, and Question Mark & The Mysterians. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 30 May 2024.

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Playlist:
The Painted Ship: Frustration
The Palace Guard: Saturday's Child/Falling Sugar
The Peanut Butter Conspiracy: Time Is After You
William Penn Fyve: Blow My Mind/Swami
The Pentagon's: Try and Find
Peter & Gordon: Wrong from the Start
The Phantoms: Cool Girl
Phil & The Frantics: Pain/What's Happening
Wilson Pickett: Ninety-Nine and a Half Won't Do/Land of 1000 Dances
The Pigeons: Stick In My Corner
The Pirates: Cuttin' Out
Gene Pitney: Just One Smile
The Plague (Thunder Bay ON): The Face of Time
The Plague (Albequerque NM): Go Away
The Plagues: I've Been Though It Before
The Plain Brown Wrapper: You'll Pay
Out of Sight Trailer
The Pleasure Seekers: What a Way to Die/Never Thought You'd Leave Me
The Pleazers: Don't Give Me No Lip Child
Sandy Posey: Coca-Cola spot/Born a Woman
The Premiers: Get on This Plane/Come on and Dream
Elvis Presley: Spinout
The Pretty Things: £.S.D./Come See Me
The Primates: Don't Press Your Luck
The Pseudos: It's A Long Way to Nowhere
James & Bobby Purify: I'm Your Puppet (mono)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Pandas: Walk
The Penthouse Five: Bad Girl
The Playboys of Edinburgh: Look at Me Girl
Positively 13 O'Clock: Psychotic Reaction/13 O'Clock Theme for Psychotics (bed)

The Quiller Memorandum trailer
Q65: The Life I Live/Cry in the Night
The Quadrangle: She's Too Familiar
Question Mark & The Mysterians: 96 Tears/"8" Teen
The Quests: I'm Tempted/Shadows in the Night
The Quinstrells: I Got a Girl

1966 A to Z: A-O

 This week's episode, 1966 A to Z: P-Q, has been postponed due to a Texas Tornado. In the meantime, here is the series so far:

1966 A to Z: N-O

It's the letters N and O this week as Mal Thursday continues the 1966 A to Z series. All artists whose names begin with N or O. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 16 May 2024.

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Playlist:
The Nashville Teens: The Hard Way
The New Breed (Worcester MA): Wasting My Time
The New Colony Six: I Lie Awake/At the River's Edge
The New Fugitives: She's My Baby
The Newports: The Trouble Is You
Nico: I'm Not Sayin'
The Nightcrawlers (Daytona Beach FL): I Don't Remember/A Basket of Flowers
The Nightcrawlers (MN): Nightcrawlin' (bed)
The Newbeats: Coca Cola Spot
KHJ Batman promo
The Nite-Owls: Come on Back
Nobody's Children: Junco Partner
The No-Na-Mees: Gotta Hold on
Don Norman and The Other Four: Low Man
Laura Nyro: Stoney End (mono 45 version)
Nevada Smith trailer

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Willie Nelson: I Never Cared for You/Night Life (live)
The New Breed (Dallas TX): Big Time
The New Rumley Invincibles: Living with the Birds
The Novas: William Junior
The Outcasts (San Antonio TX): I'm Pittsburgh (and It's Raining)/Sweet Mary

I Saw What You Did trailer
The Olivers: I Saw What You Did
Opus 1: Back Seat '38 Dodge
The Other Four: Your Ma Said You Cried
The Other Half: Mr. Pharmacist
The Other Side: Streetcar
The Others: I'm in Need
The Outcasts (Long Island NY): Set Me Free
The Orbits: Fuzzy (bed)

The Outsiders (Cleveland OH): Time Won't Let Me
The Outsiders (Amsterdam NE): Touch/That's Your Problem
The Outsiders (Tampa FL): Summertime Blues
The Outspoken Blues: Not Right Now
Our Gang: Careless Love
 
Glaring Omissions H-K:
Eddie Harris: Listen Here (bed)
Jimi Hendrix Experience: Hey Joe (alt. mono mix)
The Hollies with Peter Sellers: After the Fox
The Impressions: Too Slow
The Jay-Jays: Shake it Some More/To-Day I'm Gay
Paul Jones: I've Been a Bad, Bad Boy
The Kinks: Sunny Afternoon (mono)

1966 A to Z: M

Mal Thursday continues his alphabetical journey through the year 1966 with the letter M, featuring artists whose names begin with M. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 9 May 2024.

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Playlist:
Madd Inc.: I'll Be the One
The Magic Mushroom: I'm Gone
The Magic Mushrooms: It's a-Happening
The Vince Maloney Sect: No Good Without You
The Mamas & The Papas: Straight Shooter/Trip, Stumble and Fall
Manfred Mann: The One in the Middle (original version)/Pretty Flamingo (mono)
The Mar Keys: Honey Pot (bed)
The Marauders: Since I Met You
Mark Markham & The Jesters: Goin' Back to Marlboro Country
The Marvelettes: The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game
The Master's Apprentices: Wars or Hands of Time
The McCoys: Say Those Magic Words
George Martin: She Said She Said (bed)
Merrillee & The Tunabouts: It's Alright
The Merry Dragons: Universal Vagrant
The Merseys: Sorrow
Thee Midnighters: Love Special Delivery
The Mile Ends: Bottle Up and Go
Roger Miller: My Uncle Used to Love Me But She Died
The Mindbenders: A Groovy Kind of Love (BBC)
The Misunderstood: Children of the Sun
Thee Midnighters: Whittier Boulevard (bed)
The Mojo Men: She's My Baby
The Monkees: Saturday's Child/(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone (mono)  
The Montells: You Can't Make Me
The Moody Blues: This Is My House
The Mor-Loks: What My Baby Wants
The Mothers of Invention: Hungry Freaks, Daddy/Motherly Love
The Motions: Everything That's Mine
The Mourning Reign: Satisfaction Guaranteed

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Larry Mack: Last Day of the Dragon
Mouse & The Traps: Maid of Sugar, Maid of Spice
Murphy & The Mob: Born Loser

The Modern Folk Quartet: Lifetime (bed)
Dracula, Prince of Darkness trailer
The Move: Night of Fear (BBC)/Disturbance
Mr. Lucky & The Gamblers: Take a Look at Me
The Music Explosion: Stay By My Side
The Music Machine: Talk Talk/Masculine Intuition
The Myddle Class: I Happen to Love You/Don't Let Me Sleep Too Long
The Mynah Birds: It's My Time
The Mystic Tide: Stay Away

1966 A to Z: L

The ninth installment in The Mal Thursday Show's 1966 A to Z series covers the letter L for ninety minutes or so, then closes with a long set of glaring omissions from the episodes covering letters A through H. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 2 May 2024.

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 Playlist:
The La De Das: How Is The Air Up There/On Top of the World
Larry & the Loafers: Let's Go to the Beach
The Last Word: Sleepy Hollow
The Leaves: Hey Joe/Dr. Stone (mono)
The Left Banke: Pretty Ballerina/Lazy Day/Coca Cola spot
Ramsey Lewis: Hey Mrs. Jones (bed)
Jon-Jon Lewis: Shame on You
The Lil' Boys Blue: I'm Not There
Limey & The Yanks: Guaranteed Love/Out of Sight, Out of Mind
The Lincolns: We Got Some
Little Boys Blue: The Great Train Robbery
Little Phil & The Night Shadows: The Way It Used to Be
The Lively Ones: Misirlou (bed)
Little Willie & the Adolescents: Get Out of My Life
The Liverpool Five: Anyway That You Want Me
London & The Bridges: It Just Ain't Right
The Londons: Old Man - A Thing of Age
Long John & The Silvermen: Heart Filled with Love
Shorty Long: Function at the Junction
The Lost: No Reason Why
Love: My Little Red Book/7 & 7 Is/Emotions (bed)
The Loved Ones (Melbourne AUS): The  Loved One/Everlovin' Man
The Loved One trailer
The Loved Ones (Knoxville TN): Surprise Surprise
The Lovin' Spoonful: Summer in the City/Pow
The Luv'd Ones: I'm Leaving You
Lyme & Cybelle: Follow You

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Larry & The Blue Notes: In and Out
The Loose Ends: He's a Nobody
Barbara Lynn: You Left the Water Running

Glaring Omissions A-H:
Tandyn Almer: About Where Love Is
The Baytovens: My House
Paul Butterfield Blues Band: Mary, Mary (mono)
Don Covay: Sookie Sookie
The Craig: I Must Be Mad
The Groupies: Primitive
The Haigs: Never Die
The Haunted: 1-2-5 (LP version)
Lee Hazlewood: Friday's Child
Jimi Hendrix Experience: Stone Free

1966 A to Z: I-J-K

Mal Thursday triples down in this eighth installment of The Mal Thursday Show's 1966 A to Z series, covering the letters I, J, and K, alphabetically by artist. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 25 April 2024.

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 Playlist:
The Ides of March: Roller Coaster
The Iguanas (Ann Arbor MI): Again and Again
The Illusions (St. Clair Shores MI): City of People
The Impalas: Spoonful
The In Crowd: Blow Up
The International Submarine Band: One Day Week
The Interns (Uniontown OH): I've Got Something to Say
The Intruders Five: Ain't Comin' Back
The Isley Brothers: Nowhere to Run
It's Them: Baby (I Still Want Your Lovin')
The Illusions (TX): Drums a Go Go (bed)
Blow Up trailer
Deon Jackson: Love Makes the World Go Round
Tommy James & The Shondells: Hanky Panky/I Say I Am (What I Am)
Bobby Jameson: Gotta Find My Roogalator
The Jazzmasters: Walkin'
Jefferson Airplane: It's No Secret (mono)/High Flying Bird
The John Does: One Kind Favor
Tom Jones: Promise Her Anything
The Judges: Judge and the Jury
The Ju Jus: Do You Understand Me
The Jury: Who Dat?
Just Too Much: She Gives Me Time
The Jokers trailer

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:  
The Iguanas (Baytown): Leaving You Baby
The Interns (Houston): Have Mercy
The Jades: Little Girl
Just Us: Hey Everybody
Kempy & The Guardians: Love for a Price
Kenny & The Kasuals: Journey to Tyme/I'm Gonna Make It
Kit & The Outlaws: Don't Tread on Me
The Kitchen Cinq: Determination

Curtis Knight & The Squires: Hornet's Nest (bed)
The K-Otics: I'm Leaving Here
Kaleidoscope: Elevator Man
Ken & The Fourth Dimension: See If I Care
Johnny Kendall & The Heralds: Girl
The King Bees: On Your Way Down the Drain
The King Beezz: Now
The Kingsmen: Little Sally Tease
The King's English: It Could be Bad
The Kinks: House in the Country/Most Exclusive Residence for Sale (mono)
The Kirkbys: It's a Crime
The Knaves: Leave Me Alone
The Knickerbockers: One Track Mind/Got My Feet Off the Ground
Terry Knight & The Pack: Numbers

1966 A to Z: G-H

Mal Thursday once again manages to fit two letters worth of artists into two hours in this, the seventh installment of the 1966 A to Z series, featuring artists whose names begin with G and H. A mix of the obscure and familiar, as unsung heroes stand shoulder to should with better known artists like Marvin Gaye, The Grateful Dead, Roy Head and The Hollies. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Mopophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 18 April 2024.

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 Playlist:
The Gants: (You Can't Blow) Smoke Rings
Marvin Gaye: One More Heartache/The Teenbeat Song
The Gentle'men (Queens NY): Come on (If You Can)
The Gentrys: I'm Gonna Look Straight Through You
The Gents: If You Don't Come Back
The Gnomes: Something's Going Wrong
The Golden Earrings: Daddy Buy Me a Girl
The Golliwogs: Fight Fire
The Galaxies IV: Piccadilly Circus (bed)
Lesley Gore: California Nights
The Grains of Sand: Going Away Baby/That's When Happiness Began
The Grass Roots: Where Were You When I Needed You
The Grateful Dead: Standing on the Corner
The Gray Things: Charity
The Great Society: Somebody to Love
The Green Beans: Who Needs You
Grant Green: I Want to Hold Your Hand (bed)
Dale Gregory & the Shouters: Did Ya Need to Know
The Guess Who: The Clock on the Wall
The Guilloteens: Crying All Over My Time

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The G's: There's a Time
The Gentlemen (Dallas): It's Cry'n Shame
The Gnats: The Girl
The Great Grannies: Sugar Man
Roy Head: You're (Almost) Tuff
The Headstones: Wish She Were Mine/24 Hours (Every Day)
Roy Head Trio: Tush Hog (bed)

Half Pint & The Fifths: Orphan Boy
The Hangmen of Fairfield County: Stacey
The Harbinger Complex: I Think I'm Down
Tim Hardin: Don't Make Promises
Slim Harpo: Baby Scratch My Back
The Heard: Stop It Baby
Heinz: I'm Not a Bad Guy
The Hogs: Blues Theme (bed)
Herman's Hermits: No Milk Today/Got a Feeling (mono)
Suzi Jane Hokom: I Need All the Help I Can Get
The Hollies: Don't Run and Hide/Pay You Back with Interest (mono)
The Human Beings: You're Bad News
The Human Beinz: Evil-Hearted You
The Human Expression: Readin' Your Will/Love at Psychedelic Velocity
The Humans: Warning
The Huns: Destination Lonely
The Hustlers: If You Try

1966 A to Z: E-F

Mal Thursday continues his alphabetical journey through 1966 with an episodes that crams two letters' worth of artists into one rockin' playlist. Starring the ususal obscuros with some better-known acts like The Easybeats, The Electric Prunes, Eddie Floyd, and The Four Tops. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. First broadcast 11 April 2024.

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 Playlist:
The E-Types: She Moves Me
The Easybeats: Goin' Out of My Mind/Sorry
The Echoes of Carnaby Street: No Place or Time
The Echos: Every Second of the Day
Jack Eely & The Courtmen: Louie Louie '66
The Electras: Dirty Old Man/Soul Searchin'
The Electric Company: Scarey Business
Duane Eddy: This Guitar Was Made for Twangin' (bed)
The Easybeats: Coca Cola spot
The Electric Prunes: Little Olive/I Had Too Much to Dream (live)
The End Result: Never Ask Again
The Enfields: She Already Has Somebody
The English Setters: It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
Episode Six: Mighty Morris Ten
The Elite UFO: Tarantula (bed)
Vox Wah Wah spot
The Escapades: I Tell No Lies
The Esquires (Ottawa, ON): It's a Dirty Shame
The Everly Brothers: Somebody Help Me/Have You Ever Loved Somebody
The Evil 'I': Love Conquers All
The Express: You Gotta Understand
The Eyes: Man with Money
The Esquires (Tampa): Heat (bed)
Four for Texas trailer

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Elite: My Confusion
The Esquires (Irving): Judgement Day
The Exotics: Come with Me
The Five Americans: Western Union
The Five Canadians: Writing on the Wall/Never Alone
Finnicum: Come on Over
Neal Ford & The Fanatics: Shame on You
The Four More: Problem Child
Bobby Fuller Four: Love's Made a Fool of You/Wolfman (bed)

Fantastic Voyage trailer
The Fabs: That's the Bag I'm In
The Fantastic Dee-Jays: Fight Fire
The Five of Us: Hey You
Les Fleurs de Lys: Mud in Your Eye
The Flies: I'm Not Your Stepping Stone
The Flock: Hold on to My Mind
The Fouresters: The Gronk (bed)
Eddie Floyd: Knock on Wood
The Fogcutters: It's My World
The Foggy Notions: Need a Little Lovin'
The Four Tops: Reach Out, I'll Be There (live)
Kim Fowley: Underground Lady
John Fred & His Playboys: Play with Fire
The Free For All: Show Me the Way
The Free Thinkers: You Were Born for Me
The Fugitive Five: I Ain't Gonna Change My Way of Life

1966 A to Z: D

Mal Thursday dials up the fifth installment of the 1966 A to Z series, featuring artists whose names begin the letter D. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 4 April 2024

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Playlist:
The Daily Flash: Jack of Diamonds
Dale & The Devonaires: Never Be Free
Danny & The Other Guys: (You've Been Givin' Me) Hard Times
The Dantes: Can't Get Enough of Your Love
The Darelycks: Bad Trip
Bobby Darin: Don't Make Promises
The Dark Horsemen: You Lied
The Dave Clark Five: Try Too Hard
The Dantes: 80-96 (bed)
Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich: Hold Tight
The Debonaires: Never Mistaken
The Decades (Ventura): I'm Gonna Dance
December's Children: We Got a Groovy Thing Goin'
The Deepest Blue: Somebody's Girl/Pretty Little Thing
The Del-Vetts: Last Time Around
Denise: Boy, What'll You Do Then
The Decades: On Sunset (bed)
The Descendants: Lela
Destiny's Children (Phoenix): The Collectors/For Me
Thee Deuces: You Gotta Try
Neil Diamond: Coca Cola spot/I've Got the Feeling (Oh No No)
Dino, Desi & Billy: She's So Far Out, She's In
Bo Diddley: Africa Speaks (bed)
The Dirty Shames: I Don't Care
The Dirty Wurds: Why
Micky Dolenz: Don't Do It
Don & The Goodtimes: I'm Real
Donovan: The Fat Angel/Sunshine Superman (mono)
The Donnybrooks: You're Gonna Cry
Lee Dorsey: Get Out of My Life, Woman
Downliners Sect: Why Don't You Smile Now
Micky Dolenz: Plastic Symphony III (bed)
The Dovers: She's Not Just Anybody/The Third Eye
Hallucination Generation trailer
Dr. T & The Undertakers: Blue Feeling
The Drongos: Under My Thumb
Drusalee & The Dead: Lily
Bob Dylan: Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (live)/Obviously Five Believers (take 4)
Drusalee & The Dead: Exodus (bed)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Floyd Dakil Combo: Stronger Than Dirt
Danny & The Counts: You Need Love
Destiny's Children (Pasadena): Fall of the Queen
Donny & The Mod Men: Get Out of My Room, Intruder
The Driving Wheels: One Year Ago Today

1966 A to Z: C

Mal Thursday continues his alphabetical journey through the year 1966 with two hours of artists whose names begin with the letter C. Expect the usual rockin' teenbeat nuggets, along with less obscure records by Ray Charles, Cher, Gene Clark, and Count Five. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 28 March 2024.

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Playlist:
The Camel Drivers: The Grass Looks Greener
The Candian Rogues: Keep in Touch
The Capitols: Cool Jerk
Lou Capri: Love and Kisses
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: Diddy Wah Diddy/Who Do You Think You're Fooling
The Caravelles: Lovin' Just My Style
The Challengers: Our Man Flint (bed)
The Carpetbaggers: Let Yourself Go
The Cavaliers: Seven Days of Cryin'
The Cave Men: It's Trash
The Centurys: Hard Times
The Chain Reaction: When I Needed You
The Charlatans: Codine
Ray Charles: I Don't Need No Doctor
The Chantays: Space Probe (bed)
Honey trailer
Charlie Brown's Generation: Trash
Cher: The Pied Piper
The Choir: It's Cold Outside/I'm Going Home
Chris Clark: Love's Gone Bad
Gene Clark: I Found You
Clefs of Lavender Hill: One More Time
The Chosen Few: Feel Alright (bed)
The Cobras: I Wanna Be Your Love
Wayne Cochran: Goin' Back to Miami
Tony Colton: I've Laid Some Down in My Time
Count Five: Psychotic Reaction/Double Decker Bus
Cream: I Feel Free (mono)
The Creation: Making Time/Biff Bang Pow
Creation's Disciple: Psychedelic Retraction
The Cryan' Shames: Ben Franklin's Almanac
Cuby & The Blizzards: Your Body Not Your Soul
The Cyrkle: Money to Burn
Jim Curran & The Lonely Ones: Drums Send Me (bed)
The Chase trailer

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Jimmy C & The Chelsea Five: Leave Me Alone
The Chancelllors Ltd.: You Be the Judge
Vance Charles & The Sonics: It's My Soul
The Chayns: Night Time
Christopher & The Souls: Diamonds, Rats and Gum
The Cicadelics: We're Gonna Love This Way
The Clue: Bad Times
The Coachmen V: 99th Floor (demo)
The Coastliners: I'll Be Gone
The Cynics: I'll Go

1966 A to Z: B pt. 2

Mal Thursday continues his alphabetical trip through 1966 with part two of the letter B. All the usual obscuros, plus heavy hitters like James Brown, Buffalo Springfield, and The Byrds. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 21 Mach 2024. 

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Playlist:
The Birdwatchers: I'm Gonna Love You Anyway
The Black Sheep: It's My Mind
Lindy Blaskey & the Lavells: You Ain't Tuff/Let It Be
The Blue Stars: Social End Product
The Blue Things: Doll House/Orange Rooftop of Your Mind
The Black Sheep: Arthur (bed)
Blues Inc.: Get Off My Back
The Blues Magoos: We Ain't Got Nothing Yet/Gotta Get Away (mono)
The Blues Project: Back Door Man (mono)
Marc Bolan: The Third Degree
The Bold: Gotta Get Some
The Bootmen: Ain't It the Truth Babe
The Boots: You'll Never Do It Baby
Michael Blessing (Nesmith): A Journey with Michael Blessing (bed)
The Blues Magoos: Great Shakes radio spot
The Boss Tweads: Goin' Away
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! trailer
The Bosstweeds: Faster, Pussycat!
David Bowie: Do Anything You Say/I Can't Help Thinking About Me
Tommy Boyce: Let's Go Where the Action Is
Booker T & The MGs: Booker Loo (bed)
The Big TNT Show trailer
Los Bravos: Going Nowhere
The Brigands: Would I Still Be Her Big Man
James Brown: Ain't That a Groove Pt. 1
The Bruthers: Bad Way to Go
The Brymers: Sacrifice
The Bucaneer's: You're Never Gonna Love Me Anymore
The Buckinghams: Don't Want to Cry (mono)
James Brown: James Brown's Boo-Ga-Loo (bed)
The Buffalo Springfield: Sit Down, I Think I Love You/Burned
The Bugs: Slide/Pretty Girl
The Burgundy Blues: I'll Get You Back Again
The Bush: To Die Alone
The Buzz: You're Holding Me Down
The Byrds: Eight Miles High/I See You
B. Bumble & The Stingers: Green Hornet Theme
The Black Cat trailer

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Amos Boynton & The ABCs: The Ballad of Bertha Glutz
The Briks: Foolish Baby
The Brimstones: It's All Over Now But the Crying
The Brothers & Sisters: And I Know
The By Fives: I Saw You Walking

Byron & The Mortals: Do You Believe Me

1966 A to Z: B pt. 1

In the second installment of the 1966 A to Z series, Mal tackles the first half of artists whose names begin with the letter B, from The Bad Boys to The Birdwatchers. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 14 March 2024.

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 Playlist:
The Bad Boys: Love
The Bad Roads: Blue Girl/Too Bad
The Band Without a Name: Turn On Your Lovelight
The Banshees: Project Blue
The Barbarians: Moulty
Fontella Bass: Oh No, Not My Baby
The Bad Boys: Black Olives (bed)
Billy Batson: New York, New York
The Beach Boys: Hang on to Your Ego
The Beagles: Looking for the Beagles
The Beat Buddies: Pins in My Heart
The Beaten Path: Dr. Stone
The Beatles: Paperback Writer/Rain (2022 mix)
Skip Battyn & The Group: The Dating Game Theme (bed)
The Love Merchant trailer
The Beatstalkers: Better Get A Better Hold On
The Beau Brummels: One Too Many Mornings
Beaver & The Trappers: Happiness Is Havin'
Jack Bedient & The Chessmen: Glimmer Sunshine
The Bee Gees: Spicks and Specks/Born a Man
Hallucination Generation trailer
The Bees: Voices Green and Purple
The Belfast Gypsies: Hey Gyp
The Beat-Six: Beat, Beat, Beat Ist Mein Hobby (bed)
William Bell: Marching Off to War
The Belles: Come Back/Melvin
Danny Bellini & The Rich Kids: Money Isn't Everything
The Bells of Rhymney: She'll Be Back
The Benders: You Can't Tame Me
The Bentleys: Now It's Gone
Beep Beep and The Roadrunners: Shifting Gears (bed)
J.C. Penney Batman radio spot

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The B.C.s: Oh, Yeow!
The Bad Seeds: All Night Long/Sick and Tired
The Bards: Alibis
The Barons (Fort Worth): Don't Burn It
Greg Barr & The Barr Association: Dance Girl Dance

Blow Up trailer
The Berkeley Five: You're Gonna Cry
Chuck Berry: Club Nitty Gritty
The Best Things: Chicks Are for Kids  
The Better Half Dozen: I Could Have Loved Her
Big Brother & The Holding Company: Down on Me (live)
The Big Town Boys: August 32nd
The Birds: No Good Without You/Next in Line
The Birdwatchers: Girl, I've Got News for You

1966 A to Z: A

Mal Thursday kicks off a series of episodes exploring the music of the year 1966. Alphabetically. This week's artists range fro the Aardvarks to A Wild Uncertainty. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted 7 March 2024.

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 Playlist:
The Aardvarks: I'm Higher Than I'm Down/I Don't Believe
The Abandoned: Come on Mary
The Action: I'll Keep Holding on/Baby You've Got It
Roy Acuff Jr.: Turn That Frown Upside Down
The Alarm Clocks: Yeah/No Reason to Complain
The Advantes: Done It Again
Cannonball Adderly: Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (bed)
The Wild Angels radio spot
The All Night Workers: Why Don't You Smile Now
Knoll Allen and the Noble Savages: Animal
Paul Allen: Cash for Your Trash
The Allies: I'll Sell My Soul
Keith Allison: Action, Action, Action
The Allman Joys: Spoonful/Shapes of Things
Davie Allan & The Arrows: Skaterdater (bed)
The Alright Five: Turn Off Next Exit
Al's Untouchables: Come on Baby
The Ambertones: I Can Only Give You Everything
Angie & The New Raiders: It's a Lie
The Anglo-Americans: The Music Never Stops
Angie & The New Raiders: Sounds of the Raiders (bed)
The Sand Pebbles trailer
The Animals: It's My Life (BBC)/Don't Bring Me Down (mono)
The Apollos: Target Love/It's a Monster
Apollo's Apaches: Why Tolerate
The Artwoods: Keep Lookin'/I Take What I Want
The Ascots: Crash Dive (bed)
The Silencers trailer
The Association: You Hear Me Call Your Name (mono)/Along Comes Mary (live)
The Astronauts: Main Street
The Atlantics: It's a Hard Life

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Argyles: White Lightning/Farmer John
The Avengers: (San Antonio): Some Day

The Avengers (Memphis): Batarang (bed)
Teenage Gang Debs trailer
The Attic Sounds: Shadows
Atilla and The Huns: Mojo Cools
The Avalons: Come Back Little Girl
The Avengers (Bakersfield): I Told You So/Open Your Eyes
A Wild Uncertainty: Broken Truth/A Man with Money

City

The Word of the Week is City on this episode from the broadcast edition of The Mal Thursday Show, all songs about cities. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound. Originally broadcast, in different form, in November 2015.

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Playlist:
The Dead Boys: Big City
The Pretty Things: Big City (BBC)
The Animals: Bright Lights, Big City
The Electric Prunes: Big City
The Enthusiasts: In the City
The Jam: In the City (BBC)
The Who: Armenia City in the Sky
The Ventures: Summer in the City
The Illusions: City of People
The Strypes: Heart of the City
Iggy & The Stooges: Kill City
The Monomen: Murder City Nights
The Clash: City of the Dead
The Outcasts: I'm in Pittsburgh (and It's Raining)
Ian Hunter: Cleveland Rocks
Ray Charles: The Cincinnati Kid
Earl Hooker: Sweet Home Chicago
Bob & Earl: Harlem Shuffle
The Pandas: Girl from New York City
Bobby Darin: Sunday in New York
Fear: New York's All Right (If You Like Saxophones)
Stupidity: New York
Sex Pistols: New York
Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers: London Boys
David Bowie: London Boys
The Vibrators: London Girls
The Eyes: Radio London
S.J. & The Crossroads: London Girl
The Jam: London Girl
Oldham & Richard: Maybe It's Because I'm a Londoner
Len Price 3: London Institute
The Byrds: Boston

The Mal Thursday Quintet on Steve Vincent's Mystery City #94

 

Lies

Mal Thursday delves into the shadowy netherworld of alternative facts on this highly charged episode of The Mal Thursday Show. All songs with Lie, Lies, Lied, Lying and/or Liar in the title. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted 29 February 2024.

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 Playlist:
The Grip Weeds: Lies
Johnny Sandon & The Remo Four: Lies
The Untamed: It's Not True
The Who: La La La Lies (BBC)
The Rolling Stones: Don't Lie to Me
The Searchers: You Can't Lie to a Liar
The Troggs: You're Lying
The Smoke: She's a Liar
Argent: Liar
The Ventures: My Bonnie Lies (bed)
The Outsiders: Lying All the Time
The Golden Earrings: Tears and Lies
The Treez: You Lied to Me Before
The Rockin' Ramrods: She Lied
The Jesters IV: She Lied (I Know Why)
Question Mark & The Mysterians: You're Telling Me Lies
The Escapades: I Tell No Lies
The Lively Ones: Too Many Lies
Apollo's Apaches: Cry Me a Lie
The Bryds: Your Lies

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Lynx: You Lie
The Mullens: You Lied
The Six Pents: She Lied
Sir Douglas Quintet: Stoned Faces Don't Lie

The Greenhornes: Lies
The Stems: Liar
The Dark Shadows: Liar Liar
The Tell-Tale Hearts: Dirty Liar
The Dwarves: I'm a Liar
The Bombers: I'm a Liar, Babe
Oasis: I Can See a Liar
The Ventures: Lies (bed)
The Vipers: Tellin' Those Lies/Cheated and Lied
The Chesterfield Kings: Little White Lies/She Told Me Lies
Lyres: Don't Tell Me Lies
The Brood: Everybody's a Liar
Muck & the Mires: Caught in a Lie
The Tryfles: Had Enough of Your Lies
The Stayrcase: I Know You Lied
The Miracle Workers: Lies Lies
The Rolling Stones: Lies
Sex Pistols: Liar
Lulu: Lies