Dream

It's a psycho-delic dreamscape this week on The Mal Thursday Show, as the Word of the Week is Dream. Dream on. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound.

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Playlist:
The Premiers: Come on and Dream
Lulu & The Luvvers: Dream Lover
The Belfast Gypsies: Gloria's Dream
The Pretty Things: I Had a Dream/Walking Through My Dreams (BBC)
The Small Faces: I'm Only Dreaming
The Zombies: Is This the Dream/Hung Up on a Dream
The Syn: 14 Hour Technicolor Dream
The Summer Set: It's a Dream
Noel Harrison: Life Is a Dream
The Ventures: Endless Dream (bed)
The Media: Endless Dream
Ray Columbus & the Art Gallery: Kick Me (I Must Be Dreaming)
The Master's Apprentices: Living in a Child's Dream
The Grifs: Keep Dreaming
The Blues Magoos: Pipe Dream
The Buddhas: My Dream
The Kingsmen: I Guess I Was Dreamin'
Paul Revere & The Raiders: I Had a Dream (mono)
The Electric Prunes: I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)
Randy Newman: Last Night I Had a Dream (45 mix)
The Allman Brothers Band: Dreams (demo)
Wes Montgomery: California Dreamin' (bed)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Roy Orbison: In Dreams/Dream Baby (live '65)
The Basic Things: You're Still Dreaming
The Penthouse 5: Don't Mess Around with My Dream/It's All My Own Bizarre Dream
Bobby Fuller Four: Only When I Dream

The Marauders: Nightmare
The Fairviews: Nightmares
Q65: I Got Nightmares
The Creation: Nightmares
The Embrooks: Nightmare
The Abstracts: Nightmare (bed)
Blondie: Dreaming
Alice Cooper: Caught in a Dream
The Bellrays: Dream Police
The Dirty Strangers: Dreams Come True
The Galileo 7: You're Not Dreaming
The Sound Explosion: Girl of My Dreams, Girl of My Life
The Routes: Thousand Forgotten Dreams
Bob Dylan: Bob Dylan's 115th Dream

Bonus Tracks:
The Ways and Means: Breaking Up a Dream
Jeff St. John & The Id: Eastern Dream
Shannon & The Clams: Into a Dream
Neil Young: Hippie Dream (live)
The Beach Boys: And Your Dreams Come True

Never/Ever

Mal Thursday deals in absolutes in this wild installment of The Mal Thursday Show, where the Words of the Week are Never Ever, songs with Never and/or Ever in the title. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted 3 February 2022. 

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Playlist:
Peter and Gordon: Never Ever
Four Just Men: Things Will Never Be the Same
The Pretty Things: I Can Never Say/You'll Never Do Iy Baby
The Tony Jackson Group: Never Leave My Baby's Side (BBC)
The Kinks: Never Met a Girl Like You Before (Mono)
The Hollies: Signs That Will Never Change
The Mirage: Tomorrow Never Knows
The Alan Price Set: Never Be Sick on a Sunday
The Bee Gees: Lemons Never Forget (Mono)
The Badd Boys: Never Going Back to Georgia
The Starfires: I Never Loved Her
The Original Sinners: You'll Never Know (What Love Is All About)
The Pleasure Seekers: Neer Thought You'd Leave Me
The Basement Wall: Never Existed
The Electric Prunes: You Never Had It Better
The Magic Mushrooms: Never Let Go
The Ventures: He Never Came Back
Chuck Berry: You Never Can Tell
The Four Seasons: Never on Sunday
The Shangri-Las: I Can Never Go Home Anymore
Aretha Franklin: I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Five Canadians: Never Alone
Thursday's Children: You'll Never Be My Girl
Sir Douglas Quintet: We'll Never Tell/You Never Get Too Big And You Sure Don't Get Too Heavy, That You Don't Have To Stop And Pay Some Dues Sometimes
Willie Nelson: I Never Cared for You (Live '66)
Waylon Jennings: I May Never Pass This Way Again
The Soulphonics: You're Never Gonna Love Me Anymore
The Bobby Fuller Four: Never to Be Forgotten

Hoyt Axton: Never Been to Spain
The Detroit Cobras: You'll Never Change
The Trip: Never Too Late for Linda
Greg "Stackhouse" Prevost: Never Trust the Devil
Lyres: Never Be Free
The Ventures: Have You Ever Seen the Rain
The Everly Brothers: Have You Ever Loved Somebody
The Small Faces: (Tell Me) Have You Ever Seen Me
The Standells: Have You Ever Spent the Night in Jail?
MG & The Escorts: Please Don't Ever Change
The Knack: Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind
The Action: Never Ever

If

The Word of the Week is If on an episode of The Mal Thursday Show that is rife with possibilities, and great rock 'n' roll records. Featuring the world premiere of Mal Thursday Quintet's "If 6 Was 5" from our upcoming MODS & GODS LP on Teen Sound. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 17 April 2025.

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Playlist:
Mal Thursday Quintet: If 6 Was 5
The Monotones: If You Can't Give Me All
Them: If You and I Could Be As Two
Dave Clark Five: Catch Us If You Can
The Hollies: If I Needed Someone (mono)
The Rolling Stones: If You Need Me (BBC)
The Zombies: If It Don't Work Out
Manfred Mann: If You Gotta Go, Go Now
Gary Walker & The Rain: If You Don't Come Back
The Small Faces: If I Were a Carpenter (BBC)
Billy Preston: If I Had a Hammer (bed)
The Guess Who: If You Don't Want Me
The Gents: If You Don't Come Back
Thor's Hammer: If You Knew
The Outsiders: If You Dont Treat Me Right
The Jay Jays: Come Back If You Dare
Travis Pike's Tea Party: If I Didn't Love You Girl
The Motifs: If I Gave You Love
The Hustlers: If You Try
The Byrds: If You're Gone (mono)
The Beau Brummels: That's If You Want Me to
The Scavengers: But If You're Happy
Jimi Hendrix Experience: If 6 Was 9
Unknown Group: Got Love If You Want It
West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band: If You Want This Love
The Trademarks: If I Was Gone
The Will-o-Bees: If You're Looking for Honey
The Cobras: If I Can't Believe Her
Lawson & Four More: If You Want Me You Can Find Me
The Gordian Knot: If Only I Could Fly
The Purple Canteen: If You Like It That Way (bed)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Warlocks: If You Really Want Me to Stay
Bubble Puppy: If I Had a Reason
Sir Douglas Quintet: If You Really Want Me to, I'll Go
Roky Erickson: If You Have Ghosts
The Blind Owls: If They Say

The GTVs: Cry If You Want to
The Muffs: You Can Cry If You Want to
The Bristols: If You've Got Troubles
The Embrooks: You Can If You Want
The Higher State: If We Don't Realise
The Brood: See If I Care
Lyres: If You Want My Love
Muck & the Mires: If You Knew
Chris Stamey & The DBs: If and When

Bonus Tracks:
The Beatles: If I Needed Someone (mono)
The Rolling Stones: If You Can't Rock Me (alt mix)
The Kinks: Got Love If You Want It (mono)
The Mickey Finn: If I Had You
Tim Hardin: If I Was a Carpenter
The Ambertones: If I Do
The Bends: If It's All the Same to You
The Satelliters: If I Try
The Dirtbombs: If You Can Want
The Sound Reasons: If I Cared
T. Tex Edwards: If Looks Could Kill
Moby Grape: Naked If I Want to

Change

Change is in the air on this shape-shiftin' installment of The Mal Thursday Show, where the Word of the Week is Change. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 10 April 2025.

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Playlist:
Moby Grape: Changes
The Hollies: Don't Ever Think About Changing
The Kinks: Don't Ever Change
The Boston Dexters: Nothing's Gonna Change Me
The Animals: How You've Changed/I'm Gonna Change the World
Los Chiajuas: Changing the Colors of Life
Larry Page Orchestra: Don't Ever Change (bed)
The Poor: She's Got the Time (She's Got the Changes)
The Sintrifical Fours: You Put Me Through Changes
Warden & His Fugitives: The World Ain't Changed
The Byrds: The Times They Are a-Changin' (alt. version)
The Allman Joys: Changing of the Guard
The Voxmen: Time Won't Change Your Mind
The Violations: You Sure Have Changed
Toots Thielman: Chump Change (bed)
Alice Cooper: Changing, Arranging (live 1969)
The Herd: Things Won't Change
Max Frost And The Troopers (The 13th Power): A Change Is Gonna Come
Otis Redding: I'm a Changed Man

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Buddy Holly & The Crickets: Changing All Those Changes
Eddie Cunningham and The Lone Rangers: Girl Don't Change Your Mind
Sir Douglas Quintet: Change Is in the City
The Elastic Prism: Time Change

David Bowie: Changes (alt. mix)
The Detroit Cobras: (If You Don't Think) You Better Change/Time Changes Things
The Jam: I've Changed My Address
The Stranglers: Something Better Change
The Fleshtones: I've Gotta Change My Life
The Projectiles: Some Things Never Change
The Prime Movers: Change for the Better
Plasticland: Reserving the Right to Change My Mind
The Schizophonics: Not Gonna Change My Mind
Charles Bradley: Changes (live 2016)
Jimi Hendrix & Band of Gypsys: Them Changes
Jack McDuff: Pocket Change (bed)
The Blue Things: Pennies
Tommy Roe: A Dollar's Worth of Pennies
Paul Messis: Nickels and Dimes
The Everly Brothers: It Only Costs a Dime
The Flamin' Groovies: Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime?
The Spencer Davis Group: Short Change
Booker T. & The MGs: Spare Change (bed)
Tom Waits: Small Change (Got Rained on with His Own .38)

Time

Mal Thursday is right on time in this wild installment of The Mal Thursday Show, spinning three hours of top tunes with the word Time in the title, featuring over an hour of new material, combined with highlights from the 2018 "It's About Time" episode. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 3 April 2025. 

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Playlist:
The Livin' End: Makin' Time
The Roulettes: Bad Time
The Mindbenders: It's Getting Harder All the Time
The Mickey Finn: Time to Start to Lovin' You
The Searchers: It's Time (BBC)
The Animals: Night Time Is the Right Time
The Afex: She Got the Time
The Yardbirds: Happenings Ten Years Time Ago (BBC)
The Spencer Davis Group: High Time Baby
Paul Jones: High Time
The Sonics: High Time
The Original Sinners: Any Time You Need Me (I'll Be Home)
The Guilloteens: Crying All over My Time
The Rogues: How Many Times
The Harbinger Complex: Time to Kill
The New Breed: Wasting My Time
The Peanut Butter Conspiracy: Time Is After You
The Doors: Love Me Two Times (take 3)
The Tell-Tale Hearts: Just a Matter of Time
The Pandoras: It's About Time
The Vipers: Borrowed Time
The Grip Weeds: No Time Like the Right Time
Plan 9: Step Out of Time
The Chambers Brothers: Time Has Come Today
Mondo Topless: Get Me to the World on Time
The Zombies: Time of the Season
The  Rovin' Flames: How Many Times
Suzi Chunk: For the Millionth Time
The Really Rottens: It's Monster Surfing Time
The Rolling Stones: The Last Time/Good Time Women
Joey Covington: I'll Do Better Next Time
The Hollywood Stars: King of the Night Time World
Muck and the Mires: Hamburg Time/It Takes Time
The Beginner's Mynd: All the Time/Time Dilation
The Monkees: No Time/Good Times
The Kinks: Time Will Tell
Hour Glass: In a Time/Three Time Loser
The Third Bardo: I'm Five Years Ahead of My Time
The Guess Who: No Time
The Woggles: No Time to Lose
The Blind Owls: Good Time
Mal Thursday Quintet with F. Alex Johnson: Good Times
The Tropics: Time/As Time's Gone
Neil Diamond: The Time Is Now
Booker T and The MGs: Time Is Tight (bed)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Satori: Time Machine
Buddy Holly: Take Your Time
Roy Head and The Traits: One More Time
Sir Douglas Quintet: In Time
The Patterns: In My Own Time
The Golden Dawn: My Time
The Conqueroo: I've Got Time
The Five Americans: Good Times
The Clue: Bad Times
Neal Ford and The Fanatics: Night Time
Willie Nelson: Funny How Time Slips Away
The Satelliters: Lost in Time

Everybody/Somebody/Nobody

The Words of the Week are Everybody, Somebody, and Nobody on this full-tilt episode of The Mal Thursday Show. Replete with heavy doses of U.S. '60s garage, British beat and freakbeat, some records of more recent vintage, and a wild trip in Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine. Errata: I mixed up Danny Kirwan and Jeremy Spencer in the intro. Apologies. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound: Originally broadcast 27 March 2025.

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Playlist:
Thee Midniters: Everybody Needs Some to Love
Earl Vince & The Valiants: Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonite
The Spencer Davis Group: Somebody Help Me
The Searchers: Have You Ever Loved Somebody
The Electric Banana: If I Needed Somebody
The Phantoms: Someday I'm Somebody
The Deepest Blue: Somebody's Girl
The Tikis: Somebody's Son
Question Mark & The Mysterians: Need Somebody
Ed Wool and The Nomads: I Need Somebody
The Enfields: She Already Has Somebody
The Strangers: Somebody Stole My Gal (bed)
The Riders of the Mark: Gotta Find Somebody
The Young Rascals: Find Somebody
The Jefferson Airplane: Somebody to Love (live '67)
Eddie Cochran: C'mon Everybody
Sean Buckley & The Breadcrumbs: Everybody Knows (alt. version)
The Electric Prunes: Everybody Knows You're Not in Love
The Kinks: Everybody's Gonna Be Happy (BBC)
The Chocolate Watchband: I'm Not Like Everybody Else
The Beatles: Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey (2018 mix)
Steppenwolf: Everybody's Next One
The Electric Prunes: Everybody Knows You're Not in Love
King Curtis: Everybody's Talkin' (bed)
The Standells: Mr. Nobody (live '66)
The Zombies: Can't Nobody Love You (mono)
The Famen: Don't Want Nobody
The Seeds: Nobody Spoil My Fun (alt. take)
The Firebeats Inc.: Can't Find Nobody
Sounds Unlimited: Nobody But You
The Moody Blues: This Is My House (But Nobody Calls)
The Bee Gees: Like Nobody Else
Nobody's Children: Girl I Need You (bed)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Loose Ends: He's a Nobody
Mouse & The Traps: Nobody Cares
Shapes Have Fangs: Nobody's There
The 13th Floor Elevators: Nobody to Love/Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
The Five Americans: Somebody Help Me
ZZ Top: (Somebody Else Been) Shaking Your Tree

The Sharp Turn: Everybody Knows But Me
Lyres: Nobody But Me (live '85)
Kenne Highland Klan: Everybody's a Lyre
The Barracudas: Somebody
Iggy & the Stooges: I Need Somebody

Bonus Tracks:
The Rolling Stones: Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
The Mamas and the Papas: Somebody Groovy
The Smacks: Nobody Else Is Gonna Do
Arthur Lee: Everybody's Gotta Live
The Sick Rose: Everybody Wants to Know
The Ramones: Somebody Put Something in My Drink
The Lost and Found: Everybody's Here

Night

Mal Thursday heads into the Night on this nocturnally-inspired edition of The Mal Thursday Show. All songs with Night in the title. There had been a mini-episode with this Word of the Week back in 2020, but that one has been deleted, and this one is way better. With an extra 45 minutes of bonus tracks. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 20 March 2025.

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Playlist:
The Early Americans: Night After Night
The Eyes: When the Night Falls
The Mickey Finn: Night Comes Down
The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night (BBC)
The Thoughts: All Night Stand
The Downliners Sect: All Night Worker
Them: Here Comes the Night (BBC)
Lulu: Nighttime is the Right Time
The Small Faces: One Night Stand (BBC)
The Move: Night of Fear (mono)
The Troggs: Night of the Long Grass
The Beatles: The Night Before (mono)
Georgie Fame: Last Night (bed)
Q65: Cry in the Night
The Motions: Late Last Night
The Jets: Worker in the Night
Firebeats Inc: : I Never Knew the Sun Could Shine So Brightly at Night
The Wyld: Fly by Nighter
The Electric Prunes: I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) (live)
Lazy Smoke: How Was Your Day Last Night
Neil Diamond: Thank the Lord the Night Time
The Byrds: Bad Night at the Whisky
Peter Fonda: November Night
The Doors: End of the Night
The  Ventures: Night Run (bed)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Chayns: Night Time
Larry & The Blue Notes: Night of the Sadist
John Ellington & David Ryeeme: In the Night
Willie Nelson: Night Life (live)
Roy Orbison: Nightlife
Sir Douglas Quintet: Spearfish by Night
The Five Americans: Black is White - Day Is Night
Mal Thursday with Neal Ford & The Fanatics: Every Night a New Surprise
Bobby Fuller Four: Saturday Night

The Country Gentlemen: Saturday Night
The Syndicate of Sound: Saturday Night
The Searchers: Saturday Night Out
The Marmalade: Everything's Leading Up to Saturday Night
The Easybeats: Saturday Night
Emmitt Rhodes: Saturday Night
Les Baxter: Saturday Night on Saturn (bed)
Jimi Hendrix Experience: Long Hot Summer Night
Lesley Gore: California Nights
The Daze of the Week: One Night Stand
The Sound Explosion: Every Day and Every Night
The Greenhornes: End of the Night
Jack Nitzsche: Night Walker (bed)
The Metaluners: Hockey Night in Canada

Bonus Tracks:
June Christy: Night People
The Leaders: Night People
The Rovin' Kind: Night People
The Trojans of Evol: Through the Night
A Passsing Fancy: I'm Losing Tonight
The Turtles: Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night
John's Children: A Midsummer Night's Scene
Lyres: Running Though the Night
Radio Birdman: Murder City Nights
The Routes: Day and Night
The Bugs: Strangler in the Night
Iggy Pop: Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night

Day

The Word of the Week is Day on this bright and shiny episode of The Mal Thursday Show. Back in 2020, Mal did a much shorter version of this Word of the Week for [redacted], but that one has been deleted. This is the definitive version, with 45 minutes of bonus content, presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 13 March 2025.

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Playlist:
Sir Raleigh & The Coupons: Tomorrows Gonna Be Another Day
The Kinks: Til the End of the Day (mono)/Days (BBC)
Shel Naylor: One Fine Day
The Drag Set: Day and Night
The Knack: It's Love, Baby (24 Hours A Day)
The Mark Four: Work All Day (Sleep All Night)
The Classmates: Pay Day
The Rolling Stones: Sad Day (mono)
The Beatles: Day Tripper (mono)
Sandy Nelson: Day Tripper (bed)
The Hollies: Very Last Day
The Dave Clark Five: Best Days Work
Simon Dupree & The Big Sound: Day Time, Night Time
Manfred Mann: Oh What a Day (BBC)
David Bowie: The Gospel According to Tony Day
The Action: Day by Day
Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs: Blue Day
The Last Straws: One Fine Day
The Wright Group: Better Every Day
The Lords: Day After Day
The Golden Earrings: Sound of the Screaming Day
The Jay Jays: To-day I'm Gay
The Byrds: The Day Walk (Never Before)
The Roosters: One of These Days
Sandy Nelson: A Hard Day's Night (bed)
The International Submarine Band: One Day Week
Flying Burrito Brothers: Six Days on the Road/Lazy Days
The Left Banke: Lazy Day
The Echoes: Every Second of The Day
The Cavaliers: Seven Days of Cryin'
Thee Sixpence: Long Days Care
The Electric Prunes: Long Day's Flight (Til Tomorrow) (live)
The Northwest Company: Eight Hour Day
Billy Preston: Eight Days a Week (bed)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Kenny & The Kasuals: All Day and All of the Night (live)
The Cellar Dwellers: Bad Day
The Headstones: Bad Day Blues
The Avengers: Some Day
Willie Nelson: Three Days
The Wig: Forever and a Day
Larry Mack: Last Day of the Dragon
The Esquires: Judgement Day
Bubble Puppy: Days of Our Time
Kenny Wayne & The Kamotions: A Better Day's a Comin'
The Ugly Beats: Brand New Day
The Mullens: Future Days

Nico: These Days

Bonus Tracks:
Dionne Warwick: A Hard Day's Night
Otis Redding: Day Tripper
Lulu: Good Day Sunshine
Eric Burdon & War: A Day in the Life
We The People: The Day She Dies
The Ohio Express: It's a Sad Day (It's A Sad Time)
The Crystal Sect: Days and Weeks
Trafalgar Square: Til the End of the Day
The Heartbreakers: Seven Day Weekend (live)

Bad Times

In a summit of Austin-based rock n' roll radio hosts, Mal Thursday is joined by Scott Gardner, the mastermind behind the long-running Stronger Than Dirt radio program on 91.7 KOOP-FM in Austin, for a show all about Bad Times. Mr. Thursday hands Mr. Gardner the keys to the Texas Tyme Machine, and Scott floors it. Originally broadcast 29 November 2018. Presented in Living Monophonic and Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound. 

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Playlist:
The D-Coys: Bad Times
Paul Revere & The Raiders: These are Bad Times (For Me and My Baby)
The Who: The Good's Gone
The Jam: So Sad About Us
The Underdogs: Love's Gone Bad
The Aqualads: Runaway
The Rolling Stones: Good Times, Bad Times
The Yardbirds: I Ain't Done Wrong
Lyres: What's Wrong with You   
The Lovejoys: Payin' (for the Wrong I've Done)
Sam & Dave: Rich Kind of Poverty
Booker T & The MGs: Born Under a Bad Sign

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine with Guest DJ Scott Gardner:
Oedipus & The Mothers: (I Remember) How It Used to Be
The Bards: Alibis
Electric Love: This Seat Is Saved
The Brentwoods: Yeah Yeah, No No
The Bad Seeds: Sick & Tired
The Six Deep: Girl It's Over

Buddy Holly: Peggy Sue Got Married
The Gentlemen: It's a Cry'n Shame
The Iguana: Leaving You Baby
The Bad Roads: Too Bad
The Hard Times: Goodbye
The Roadrunners: Goodbye
The Blind Owls: Goodbye
The Greenhornes: Saying Goodbye
The Loons: A Last Goodbye
Plan 9: I Can't Stand This Love, Goodbye
The Flight Reaction: I Don't Wanna Say Goodbye
Gerry Bright & The Stokers: Heavy Trip
Palmyra Delran & The Doppel Gang: Come Spy with Me
The Embrooks: Going But Not Gone
Groovy Uncle: Howard Eno
RunHideFight: He's a Jerk
The Invisible Surfers: The Devil Herself
Dee Rangers: No One to Love
The Routes: Driving Round in Circles
The Malarians: A Taste of Five
The Clue: Bad Times

Keep

The Word of the Week is Keep on the latest episode of The Mal Thursday Show. All songs with Keep in the title. British beat, American garage and soul, plus a groovy trip in Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 27 February 2025.

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Playlist:
The Gentrys: Keep on Dancing
The Action: I'll Keep Holding on
Spencer Davis Group: Keep on Running (BBC)
The Slots: Keep Hold of What You Got Baby
The Kinks: The World Keeps Going 'Round (mono)
The Artwoods: Keep Lookin'
Jimmy Page: Keep Movin'
The Game: Gotta Keep On Moving Baby
The Frays: Keep Me Covered
The Swinging Blue Jeans: Keep Me Warm (Til the Sun Shines)
Francis Lai/Mike Leander: Keep It Cool
The Ventures: Keep Searchin' (bed)
The Ugly Ducklings: Hey Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut
The Outsiders: Keep on Trying
The Jay Jays: I Keep Tryin'
The Dearly Beloved: Keep It Moving
The Ides of March: I'll Keep Searching
The Canadian Rogues: Keep in Touch
The Jagged Edge: You Can't Keep a Good Man Down
The Blues Project: I Can't Keep from Cryin'
The Trodden Path: Keep Me Hangin' on
The Grifs: Keep Dreaming
The Marvelettes: I'll Keep Holding on
Dave Prater: Keep My Fingers Crossed
Nancy: Trying to Keep from Crying
Johnnie Taylor: Cheaper to Keep Her
The Vibrations: Keep on Keeping on
The Miracles: Gotta Dance to Keep form Crying
The Ventures: Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow (bed)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Mack Tubb & the Shades: You Keep Me Going
The Word D: Keep on Walking
The Briks: Keep It Down
The Sounds Unlimited: Keep Your Hands Off of It
Joe Tex: Keep the One You Got
The Sights and Sounds: You Keep Me Hanging on
Bubble Puppy: Keep Your Mouth Shut Once in a While

Mott the Hoople: Keep a Knockin'
Dr. Feelgood: Keep It Out of Sight (mono)
The Embrooks: Keep It Quiet
The Len Price 3: Keep Your Eye on Me
Mickey & The Salty Sea Dogs: I Keep on Wanting
The Love Me Nots: Keep Talking
Plan 9: Keep on Pushin'/Keep Your Cool (bed)
The Resonars: I'll Keep It With Mine

 

Alright!

Mal Thursday presents an expanded and remastered edition of The Mal Thursday Show: Alright!, with 45 minutes of new material, including exclusive bonus tracks. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted in July of 2020, first broadcast 20 February 2025.

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Playlist:
The Rattles: Say All Right
The Groop: Alright!
The Jaguars: It's Gonna Be Alright
The Stumblin' Blox: It's Alright
The Sonics: It's Alright
G66: I Feel Alright
The Badd Lads: I Feel Alright
The Counts: Feel Alright (bed)
The Beau Brummels: That's Alright
The Zombies: It's Alright with Me
The Quakers: She's Alright
Lyons & Malone: She's Alright
Herman's Hermits: It's Alright Now
The Vikings: Everything Is All Right   
The Mar-Keys: Alright, OK, You Win (bed)
The Out of Order: It's Alright
The Implicits: She's Alright
Tony & The Bandits: It's a Bit of Alright
The Centuries: Yeh, It's Alright
Merrilee & The Turnabouts: It's Alright
Jefferson Airplane: It's Alright
Christopher & The Chaps: It's Alright Ma, I'm Only Bleeding
The T-Bones: Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
Etta James: It's Alright
Sam & Dave: She's Alright
J.J. Jackson: But It's Alright
The Supremes: Uptight (Everything's Alright)
Diana Ross & The Supremes/The Temptations:
Uptight (Everything's Alright)
Billy Preston: Uptight (Everything's Alright)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Kenny & The Kasuals: It's Alright
The Coastliners: Alright
The Gnats: That's Alright
Buddy Holly & The Crickets: Well...Alright

The Liverpool Five: Everything's Alright
The E-Types: The Kids Are Alright
The Rockin' Vickers: It's Alright
The Easybeats: Women (Make You Feel Alright)
The Spades: I'm Alright
The Moonrakers: I'm Alright
The Outsiders: Do You Feel Alright
The Greenhornes: My Baby's Alright
The Hate Bombs: She's All Right
The Chesterfield Kings: It's Alright
The Star & Key Of The Indian Ocean: It's Alright
The Original Sins: It's Not Gonna Be All Right
The Stooges: I Feel Alright (1970)

Bonus tracks:
Robert Walker & The Night Riders: Everything's All Right
David Bowie: Everything's Alright
Slade: It's Alright, Ma, It's Only Witchcraft
Eddie & The Hot Rods: The Kids Are Alright (live)
The Fugs: Doin' Alright

Let

The Word of the Week is Let on this episode of The Mal Thursday Show. All songs with Let in the title. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 13 February 2025.

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Playlist:
The Hombres: Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)
The Sorrows: Let Me In/Let Live Live
The Animals: Let It Rock (live '63)/Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (BBC)
The Primitives: Let Them Tell
The Kinks: Don't Ever Let Me Go (mono)
The Craig: Ready Steady Let's Go
Manfred Mann: Let's Go Get Stoned
The T-Bones: Let's Go Get Stoned (bed)
The Rolling Stones: If You Let Me/Let It Bleed
David Bowie: Let Me Sleep Beside You
The Myddle Class: Don't Let Me Sleep Too Long
The Gentrys: Let's Dance
The Monkees: Let's Dance On (backing track)
The Turtles: Pepsi spot/Let the Cold Winds Blow
The Tongues of Truth: Let's Talk About Girls
The Remains: Let Me Through (live '66)
The Bougalieu: Let's Do Wrong
Paul Revere & The Raiders: Let Me
The Ventures: Let's Twist Again (bed)
The Jefferson Airplane: Let Me In
The Second Helping: Let Me In
The Grass Roots: Let's Live for Today
The Tiffany System: Let's Get Together
The Magic Mushrooms: Never Let Go
The Outsiders: Just Let Me Be
Bob Dylan: Baby, Let Me Follow You Down (live '66)
Sandy Nelson: Let There Be Drums (bed)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Kenny & The Kasuals: Don't Let Your Baby Go
The Bobby Fuller Four: Let Her Dance
The Heart Beats: Time Won't Let Me
Sir Douglas Quintet: Lord, Please Let It Rain on Texas
Lord August & The Visions of Light: Let Me Be Me
The Nervebreakers: Let's Fall Apart

The Heartbreakers: Let Go (remix)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Come on Baby, Let's Go Downtown (live '70)
Nick Lowe's Last Chicken in the Shop: Let's Eat (live '77)
The Creation Factory: Ain't Gonna Let You Stay
The Mystic Eyes: Let the Wind Blow
The Seeds: Just Let Go (take 4)

Will/Won't

Mal Thursday addresses the age-old dilemma of Will or Won't on this episode of The Mal Thursday Show. All songs with Will or Won't in the title. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 6 February 2025.

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Playlist:
Phil & The Frantics: Say That You Will
The Four Just Men: Things Will Never Be the Same
The Kinks: Time Will Tell (mono)
The MI5: Only Time Will Tell
The Mark Four: Hurt Me If You Will
The Pretty Things: There Will Never Be Another Day
The Troggs: Our Love Will Still Be There/When Will the Rain Come
The Noel Gilpin Emporium: Will You Miss Me When I'm Dead
The Hollies: Yes I Will (I'll Be True to You)/Signs That Will Never Change
The Bee Gees: Every Christian Lion-Hearted Man Will Show You
Gene Harris: Will You Still Be Mine (bed)
The Outsiders: I Love Her Still, I Always Will
The Sonics: Have Love, Will Travel
The Human Expression: Readin' Your Will
The Lollipop Shoppe: Who'll Read the Will
The So...But So What: I Will Cry
The Magic Lanterns: Time Will Tell (If I'm a Loser)
The Merry-Go-Round: Time Will Show the Wiser
The Tombstones: Times Will Be Hard
The Brass Buttons: Hell Will Take Care of Her

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Liberty Bell: That's How It Will Be
The Novas: William Junior
The Fanatics: I Will Not Be Lonely
Buddy Holly: Baby, Won't You Come Out Tonight
The Zakary Thaks: Won't Come Back
The Children: It Won't Show on Me

Del Shannon: Time Won't Let Me
The Rivals: It Won't Be Long Now
The Clefs of Lavender Hill: It Won't Be Long
The Bee Gees: You Won't See Me
Them: (It Won't Hurt) Half as Much
The Hysterics: Won't Get Far
Symon Grace & The Tuesday Blues: You Won't Get Me Working
Chuck Conlon: Won't You Say Yes to Me Girl
The Byrds: It Won't Be Wrong
The Wailers: You Won't Lead Me on
The Monkees: I Won't Be the Same Without Her (backing track)
The Marshmallow Overcoat: Won't Go Away
Lyres: You Won't Be Sad Anymore
Mal Thursday & The Cheetahs: Won't Follow
The Tell-Tale Hearts: Won't Need Yours
The Flight Reaction: Won't Give In
The Counts: I Will Lose My Mind

Under/Stand

Mal Thursday brings the Understanding in this week's episode of The Mal Thursday Show, where the Words of the Week are Under, Stand, and Understand. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 30 January 2025. 

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Playlist:
The Small Faces: Understanding
The Big Three: You Gotta Keep Her Underhand
The Thoughts: All Night Stand
The Rolling Stones: The Under Assistant West Coast Promo Man/Under My Thumb (live '66)
The Yardbirds: Over Under Sideways Down (live '68)
The Beatles: I Saw Her Standing There (take 3)
The Merseybeats: I Stand Accused
The Pretty Things: Can't Stand the Pain
The Shadows: Stand Up and Say That! (bed)
The La De Da's: Don't You Stand in My Way
The Sheiks: Try to Understand
The Dukes: Try To Understand
The Others: I Can't Stand This Love, Goodbye
Ann-Margret: I Just Don't Understand
The Sand Pipers: Stand Up Girl
The Chocolate Watchband: Sitting There Standing
Booker T & The MGs: Born Under a Bad Sign (bed)
The Seeds: Try to Understand
The Ruins: She Doesn't Understand
The Underbeats: I Can't Stand It
The Jujus: Do You Understand Me
The Roadrunners: Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (live '66)
The Daze of the Week: One Night Stand
Sly and the Family Stone: Stand! (mono 45 mix)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Elastic Prism: Nothing'll Stand in Our Way (I Would Have Liked You Anyway)
Hickoids: Have You Seen Your Mother Baby (Standing in the Shadow)
The Buccaneers: Standin' in the Shadow of Your Love
Roy Head: I Can't Stand It
Sir Doug & The Texas Tornados: You Can't Hide a Redneck (Under That Hippie Hair)
The Ugly Beats: Take a Stand
The Mullens: When I Make My Stand
The Sons of Hercules: Misunderstood

Cucumber: Under (bed)
Lou Reed: I Can't Stand It
The Greenhornes: Can't Stand It
Alice Cooper: Under My Wheels
The Embrooks: Standing Upside Down
The Len Price 3: Under the Thumb
The Unclaimed: I Can't Understand
The Chesterfield Kings: I Don't Understand
The Mal Thursday Quintet (feat. Alex Johnson): Standing on the Corner
Brinsley Schwarz: (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding

Over

The Word of the Week is Over on this expanded and remastered edition of an episode originally produced in 2020 as an exclusive for a music blog that once featured The Mal Thursday Show. All songs with Over in the title. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 23 January 2025. 

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Playlist:
The Shouters: Shakin' All Over
The Beatles: I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry Over You (BBC)
The Valentinos: It's All Over Now
The Rolling Stones: Roll Over, Beethoven (BBC)
The Yardbirds: Over Under Sideways Down (mono)
The Dave Clark Five: Glad All Over
Lulu & The Luvvers: I'll Come Running Over
The Four Tops: Wake Me, Shake Me (When It's Over)
Nolan Strong: Mind Over Matter (I'm Gonna Make You Mine)
Aaron Neville: Over You
Booker T & The MGs: Over Easy (bed)
The Guilloteens: Cryin' All Over My Time
The Avengers: When It's Over
The Vagrants: And When It's Over
The Stylos: Head Over Heels
H.P. Lovecraft: It's All Over for You
The Scavengers: It's Over
The Au Go Gos: All Over Town
The Shillings: I'm Over You
The Blue Stingrays: Moon Over Catalina (bed)
MC5: Over and Over
Yard Trauma: Over and Over
The Living Children: Now It's Over
The Pleazers: Hurtin' All Over/Is It Over Baby
The Outsiders: I'll Give You Time (To Think It Over)
The Monkees: Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again
T. Rex: Over the Flats
The Devin Kelley Organ Trio: Way Over Yonder (bed)
Flamin' Groovies: Way Over My Head
The Mal Thursday Quintet: Takin' Over
Muck and the Mires: Hang All Over Me
The Nomads: Move It on Over
Guided By Voices: Over the Neptune
Lorenzo Minguzzi New Organ Trio: When Everything Is Over (bed)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Finnicum: Come on Over
The Bobby Fuller Four: Think It Over
The Six Deep: Girl, It's Over
The Brimstones: It's All Over Now But the Crying
13th Floor Elevators: It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Willie Nelson: The Party's Over
Roy Orbison: It's Over (Live '65)

The Hollies: My Life Is Over with You
The Doors: When the Music's Over (live '70)

Through/Line

Mal Thursday presents two Words of the Week for the price of one: Through and Line. Songs with Through in the title in the first half, songs with Line in the second half. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 16 January 2025.

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Playlist:
The Ugly Beats: Let Me Through
Unknown: Now That We're Through
The Authentics feat. Jimmy Page: Climbing Through
The Hollies: We're Through/Look Through Any Window (live '68)
The Rolling Stones: (Walkin' Thru) The Sleepy City
The Beatles: I'm Looking Through You (mono)
Joe Cocker: She Came In Through the Bathroom Window
Booker T & The MGs: She Came in Through the Bathroom Window (bed)
The Barrier: Dawn Breaks Through
The Creation: Through My Eyes (mono)
The Pretty Things: Walking Through My Dreams (BBC)
Eric Burdon & The Animals: Madman Running Through the Fields
The Puddin' Heads: Now You Say We're Through
The Plagues: I've Been Through It Before
The Sintrifical Fours: You Put Me Through Changes
The Gentrys: I'm Gonna Look Straight Through You
Billy Preston: I Am Coming Through (bed)
The Doors: Break on Through (mono)
The Tears: People Through My Glasses
The Cykle: Walkin' Through My Mind
The Lemon Pipers: Through with You
The Ventures: Tiptoe Through the Tulips (bed)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The 13th Floor Elevators: Thru the Rhythm (Where Am I)
Willie Nelson: If You Could See What's Going Through My Mind
The Ugly Beats: Through You/Throw Me a Line
Sir Douglas Quintet: Who'll Be the Next in Line
ZZ Top: Move Me on Down the Line
The Really Rottens: Starting Line (bed)

Spirit: I Got a Line on You
The Kinks: Party Line
The Birds: Next in Line
The Trashmen: Same Lines
The Satans: Lines and Squares
The Music Machine: Double Yellow Line
The Grateful Dead: Beat It on Down the Line
Flamin' Groovies: Between the Lines
The International Submarine Band: Luxury Liner
Eddie & The Hot Rods: Life on the Line
DMZ: Border Line (bed)
Creedence Clearwater Revival: I Heard It Through the Grapevine

Out! (Director's Cut)

The Word of the Week on this episode of The Mal Thursday Show is Out, as Mal spins a series of songs with Out in the title. Director's cut, expanded and remastered from a 2020 specialty 'cast, now with 33% more non-recycled material. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 9 January 2025.

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Playlist:
The Rolling Stones: All Sold Out
The Mal Thursday Quintet: Get Out of My Eye
The Satelliters: Try It Out
The Chesterfield Kings: Cry Your Eyes Out
The Karovas Milkshake: Freak Out
The Romantics: Out of My Mind (Into My Head)
Alice Cooper: School's Out (live '73)
The Penetrations: Fakin' Out (bed)
Paul Revere & The Raiders: Steppin' Out
Rain: Outta My Life
The Young Rascals: I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore (mono 45 mix)
The Uncalled For: Get Out of the Way
The Pretty Things: Out in the Night (demo)
Dusty Springfield: All Cried Out
The Easybeats: Goin' Out of My Mind
The Hideaways: Hide Out (bed)
The Seeds: Out of the Question (take 4)
James Brown: Out of Sight
The Who: Out in the Street
The Eyes: I'm Rowed Out
The Zombies: Just Out of Reach
The Rolling Stones: Out of Time
The Rationals: Out in the Streets (bed)
The Strawberry Alarm Clock: Pretty Song from Psych Out
The Belfast Gypsies: People, Let's Freak Out
Something Wild: Trippin' Out

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Bear Fax: Out of Our Tree
The Blox: Hangin' Out
Sir Douglas Quintet: You're Out Walkin the Streets Tonight
Connie Carroll: No Way Out
The Moving Sidewalks: Headin' Out (bed)

Nancy Sinatra: I've Gotta Get Outta This Town
The Puppets: Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart
Friend & Lover: Reach Out of the Darkness
Lulu: Lookout
Ike & Tina Turner: It's Gonna Work Out Fine
The Yellow Payges: Our Time Is Running Out
The Turtles: I Get Out of Breath/Outside Chance
The Preachers: Stay Out of My World
Bob Dylan: Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?
The Animals: We Gotta Get Outta This Place (US 45)
The Way Outs: Way Out

Tasteful Attire

Mal Thursday presents a series of songs about various types of apparel, with sets devoted to mini-skirts, bikinis, footwear, and black clothing. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 2 January 2025.

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Playlist:
The Coasters: Shopping for Clothes
The Kinks: Dedicated Follower of Fashion (mono)
Flying Burrito Brothers: High Fashion Queen
Love: She Comes in Colors
The Rolling Stones: She's a Rainbow
North Atlantic Invasion Force: Blue and Green Gown
Dukes of Stratosphear: Your Gold Dress
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels: Devil in a Blue Dress
Bill Doggett: High Heels (bed)
The Troggs: H.I.S. Slacks radio spot/Girl in Black
The Beatles: Baby's in Black (mono)
Them: I'm Gonna Dress in Black
The Beatpack: (She's) All Dressed in Black
The Blackjacks: That's Why I Always Dress in Black
The T-Bones: Paint It Black (bed)
The 4 Score: Mini-Skirt
The Flower Children: Mini-Skirt Blues
The Era of Sound: Girl in the Mini-Skirt
The Iveys: Girl Next Door in a Mini-Skirt

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:  
Rehabilitation Cruise: Mini Skirts
Lightnin' Hopkins: Mini-Skirt

The Rationals: Turn On (Danby's Men's Store promo 45)
The Unclaimed: It's a Bikini World
The Supremes: Dr Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
The Gamblers: Dr Goldfoot (and His Bikini Machine)
The Kingsmen: How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
The Cramps: Bikini Girls with Machine Guns
The Boardwalkers: Bikini Drag (bed)
Firesign Theater: Shoes for Industry
The Trolls: Walkin' Shoes
The Jeeps: I Put on My Shoes
John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band: Blue Suede Shoes
Alice Cooper: Shoe Salesman
Soft White Underbelly (Blue Oyster Cult): Betty Lou Got a New Pair of Shoes
The Fleshtones: Cold, Cold Shoes
Lyres: High Heel Sneakers (live)
New York Dolls: Puss 'n' Boots
The Ventures: These Boots Are Made for Walking (bed)
Canned Heat: Levi's radio spot
The Standells: Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White (live)
Bob Dylan: Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat (take 13)
Terry Reid: The Hand Don't Fit the Glove
Manfred Mann: Handbags and Gladrags (BBC)
Oasis: The Girl with the Dirty Shirt
The Cramps: I Wanna Get in Your Pants

Bonus Tracks:
Elvis Costello and the Attractions: Green Shirt
Spoon: Fitted Shirt
DMZ: Shirt Loop
Sun Dragon: Peacock Dress
The Hollies: Long Cool Woman (in a Black Dress)
Johnny Cash: Man in Black