Got

The Word of the Week is Got on this heavy installment of The Mal Thursday Show. All songs with Got in the title, presented in Malophonic Supersonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 15 October 2026. 

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Playlist:
The Electric Prunes: I've Got a Way of My Own
The Yardbirds: I Ain't Got You
The Kinks: Got Love If You Want It (alt version)/She's Got Everything (mono)
Herman's Hermits: I Got a Feeling (mono)
The Sorrows: You Got What I Want
The Animals: Got to Find My Baby (BBC)
The Rolling Stones: Oh Baby (We Got a Good Thing Goin') (BBC)
The Small Faces: I Got Mine
The Zombies: You've Really Got a Hold on Me
The Beatles: Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
The Yardbirds: Got to Hurry (take 4)
Davy Jones and The Lower Third: You've Got a Habit of Leaving
The Profile: Haven't They Got Better Things to Do
The Other Five: You Really Got Me
The Poor: She's Got the Time (She's Got the Changes)
The Tweeds: We Got Time
The Remains: You Got a Hard Time Coming
The US Male: You Got Yours
The Front Line: Got Love
Spirit: I Got a Line on You
Oscar Hamod & The Majestics: Got to Have Your Lovin'
The Beau Brummels: You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
The Birdwatchers: Girl, I've Got News for You
The Gentrys: I Just Got the News
The Young Tyrants: She Don't Got the Right

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Lavender Hour: I've Got a Way with Girls
The 13th Floor Elevators: (I've Got) Levitation
The Sandpipers: I Got You (I Feel Good)
The Conqueroo: I've Got Time
The Torquettes: Who's Got the Tortillas? (bed)

The Quinstrels: I Got a Girl
The Monarchs: You Got Love 
The Arkay IV: Girl, You've Got a Lot to Learn
The Good Rats: Anybody Got the Time
Them: Something You Got
The Profile: Got to Find a Way
Lyres: She's Got Eyes That Tell Lies
The Vipers: Haven't Got the Right
The Dirtbombs: Got to Give It Up
The Lamplighters: Do Ya Got Soul?
The Hollies: I've Got a Way of My Own (mono) 

The Best of 2025 w/ Guest DJ Mike Murray

Mal Thursday is joined by special guest DJ Mike Murray of the Whole Lotta Shakin' radio show, heard weekly Saturdays at 3 pm ET on WRUR, WITH, and theroute.org, highlighting the WLS Top 20 plus Mal's favorite new and archival releases of 2025. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 8 January 2026.

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Playlist:
Lyres: Someone Who'll Treat You Right Now (live 1985)
Tom Kenny & The Hi-Seas: Welcome To The Working Class
The Capellas: Zig Zag Wanderer
Les Rencards: Boite A Malice
The Chelsea Curve: Hey Sah-Lo-Ney
The Shakers: Money
Grip Weeds: Soul Bender
The Sound Minds: She Won't Stay For Long
Les Maharajas: Enough Of Your Love
The Embrooks: Terry And Julie
The 66ers: Holiday
Stupidity: Darkness Is My Friend (bed)
The Low Spirits: Treatin' Me Bad
The Capellas: Greener Than Green
The Sorrows: Out of My Head
Muck & The Mires: Lemon and Lime
Cosh Boys: Born to Rock 'n' Roll
Thee Strawberry Mynde: Reflections
Los Straitjackets: Genesee River Rock
The Shitkicker Rebellion: White Light White Heat
Mooon: Modulation Baby
Untamed Youth: The Harem
Los Straitjackets: Cry for a Beatle (bed)
Mal Thursday Quintet: Excitement Transfusion
The Tell-Tale Hearts: Too Many Lovers
The Things: Outside My Window
The Mosquitos: Darn Well (live 1984)
The Vipers: Nothing's from Today (live 1984)/How About Somemore
Small Faces: Get Yourself Together
Love: Laughing Stock
The Rolling Stones: The Rotterdam Jam (bed)
The Living Pins: Gold
Violet Mindfield: Autonomous Overdrive
The Bitter Ends: Everything's Going Wrong/My Brother, The Man
The Knight Shades: Why (Baby Why!)
Paul Collins: Hang on to Yourself
The Weeklings: Diamond Dogs
Len Price 3: Margate Sand
The Krayolas: Mr. Lonely (mono)
Stupidity: A Monkey in a Suit (is Still a Monkey)
The Higher State: Not Anything 

Get

The Word of the Week is Get on this acquisitive episode of The Mal Thursday Show. All songs with Get in the title. Expanded. remixed, and remastered from an online-only 2021 episode. Featuring 35 minutes of exclusive bonus tracks. Presented in Living Monophonic and Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound. 

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Playlist:
The Pretty Things: Get the Picture/Get a Buzz
The Fairies: Get Yourself Home
The Hollies: I Can’t Get Nowhere with You
Lulu & the Luvvers: Can I Get a Witness
The Rolling Stones: Gotta Get Away/Get Off My Cloud (live 1966)
The Spencer Davis Group: I Can't Get Enough of It (BBC)
The Animals: We Gotta Get Outta This Place (live 1965)
The Zombies: Gotta Get Ahold of Myself
The Move: Stop and Get Ahold of Myself (BBC)
The Double Feature: Baby Get Your Head Screwed on
The Small Faces: Things Are Going to Get Better
The Jam: Get Yourself Together
The Ventures: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (bed)
The Game: Gonna Get Me Someone
The Northwest Company: Get Away from It All
The Girl Getters: The Girl Getters
The Soul Vendors: Get Out of My Eye
The Electric Prunes: Get Me to the World on Time
The Dantes: Can't Get Enough of Your Love
The Uncalled For: Get Out of the Way
Thee Sixpence: Gotta Get the First Plane Home
The Allman Joys: Gotta Get Away
The Ventures: Get Smart Theme (bed)
The Tiffany System: Get Together
Suzi Jane Hokom: Need All the Help I Can Get
The Standells: Get Away from Here
The Interns: Hard to Get
The Chosen Few (From St. Michaels): Get It on Life
Chocolate Ballon Company: Gotta Get This…
The Blues Magoos: Gotta Get Away (mono single version)
The Unbelievable Uglies: Get Straight
The Barracudas: Baby Get Lost
Little Willie & The Adolescents: Get Out of My Life
The Razor’s Edge: Get Yourself Together
Booker T & The MGs: Get Ready (bed)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Roy Orbison: Let's Get Together for a Coke Again
Sir Douglas Quintet: 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
The Reddlemen: I'm Gonna Get in That Girl's Mind
Roy Head & The Traits: Get Back
The Triumphs: Better Come Get Her
Mal Thursday & The Cheetahs: Get Outta Dallas!

T. Rex: Get It on (BBC)
The Heartbreakers: Get off the Phone (live 1977)
Ramones: I Can’t Get You Out of My Mind
Lyres: Gettin' Plenty Lovin' (live 1985)
Jerry Lewis: Get Happy

Bonus Tracks:
The Beatles: When I Get Home (mono)/I'll Get You (BBC)
Clarence Reid: Get Back
The Rolling Stones: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (BBC)
The Mindbenders: It's Getting Harder All the Time
The Peeps: Gotta Get a Move on
Majority One: Get Back Home
The L.A. Teens: I'm Gonna Get You
The Kinks: Get Back in the Line (live 1977)
The Swing Set: Trying to Get You Out of My Mind
The Jackets: Get Back with You
Mal Thursday Quintet: Get Out of My Eye

Lyres: On Fyre at the Rusty Nail 1985

 CD/digital available at lyres.bandcamp.com

LP/digital available at https://teensoundrecords.bandcamp.com

This year, Mal Thursday decided to embark on a labor of love, and bring the finest live recording of one of his favorite bands, Boston's legendary Lyres, to the world. Mal decided to partner with Massimo del Pozzo of Teen Sound Records/Misty Lane Music in Rome, Italy, to release this vital document of American rock 'n' roll, now available to stream and download, with the physical releases out by Christmas.

Mal's hyperbolic liner notes: 

The Rusty Nail was a throwback to an earlier time, a wayward roadhouse/live music venue in the wilds of Western Massachusetts, located 15 minutes up the road from the University of Massachusetts, in the woodsy hill town of Sunderland, population 3400. The wood-hewn hole in the wall featured an eclectic variety of touring acts, who would bypass the bigger college towns in favor of playing at the Nail. I saw James Brown and the Buzzcocks there, to name a couple. However, for my money, the greatest show ever staged at the Rusty Nail was Lyres’ performance on March 29, 1985.

The band was road-tested and on top of their game, having toured the US and Europe relentlesslyin the months prior, in support of their 1984 album On Fyre. They tore through a fast and furious set, an hour and change of non-stop rock 'n' roll, pausing only for Jeff "Monoman" Conolly to tell the audience, "This is a one o'clock club, which means you have to drink twice as fast."
 

As Lyres closed the show with "What a Girl Can't Do," the audience was left awestruck, buzzing, and sweaty. Exactly four months after this show was recorded, the Rusty Nail burned to the ground.

Some said the fire was caused by faulty wiring, while others alleged an insurance bust-out scheme. My favorite theory is that it was burned down by local residents who were sick and tired of Rusty Nail patrons parking, pissing, and/or puking on their lawns. 

I consider this album to be the finest Lyres live recording in existence. It has been pitch-corrected, remixed, and remastered from the original two track soundboard recording. On Fyre at the Rusty Nail 1985 is a testament to Lyres as not just one of the greatest bands from Boston, but one of the greatest bands from anywhere. 
 

Personnel: 

Jeff Conolly: Vocals, Organ
Rick Coraccio: Bass, Vocals
Danny McCormack: Guitar
Paul Murphy: Drums

Executive production, graphics & layout:
Massimo del Pozzo & Mal Thursday
Recordings duly licensed to Misty Lane Music / Teen Sound Records. Licensed from Chunk Archives Recordings
Recorded 29 March 1985 at the Rusty Nail, Sunderland, Massachusetts by Chris Dixon
Pitch correction and mixdown by Matt Parmenter at Ice Cream Factory Studio, Austin, Texas
Mastered by Pete Weiss at Panoramic House, West Marin County, California 

Back photo by Paul Shoul   

Mal Thursday Quintet New England Dates!

 Mal Thursday Quintet Fall 2025 New England Dates:

TIGER BOMB  MAL THURSDAY QUINTET  RAY MASON  ORANGES Friday October 10th at CitySpace, Easthampton, Mass. Get advance tickets

LYRES  MAL THURSDAY QUINTET  TIGER BOMB + VISTA CRUISERS Saturday October 11th at VFW Portland, Maine Get advance tickets

Songs Lyres Taught Us

By listener request! In honor of Lyres' return to the stage on Saturday October 11th in Portland, Maine with Tiger Bomb, Mal Thursday Quintet, and The Vista Cruisers, and the forthcoming archival release Lyres: On Fyre at the Rusty Nail 1985 (Teen Sound), here is the restored, remastered, and re-ordered version of Songs Lyres Taught Us. Originally a 2007 episode on GaragePunk Pirate Radio, it has been given a sonic upgrade to HQ Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. 

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Playlist:
Tommy Tucker and The Esquires: Don't Tell Me Lies
The Human Beinz: Nobody But Me
Pete Best Combo: The Way I Feel About You
The New Breed: Wasting My Time 
New Colony Six: I Confess
Les Copains: Give Your Love to Me
Sandy Sarjeant: Can't Stop the Want
The Pretty Things: You'll Never Do It Baby
It's Them: Baby (I Still Need Your Lovin')
The Buckinghams: Don't Want to Cry
The Yo-Yos: Gonna Find a New Love
The Teddy Boys: Jezebel
The Jesters of Newport: Stormy
The Hangmen of Fairfield County: Stacey
Drusalee & The Dead: Lily
Mickey & The Clan Cuts: Soapy
Classic Ruins: Geraldine, I Need Money
The Sonics: Skinny Minnie/Cinderella
The Hangmen: What a Girl Can't  Do
The Wailers: Since You Been Gone (live 1961)
Esquerita: Gettin' Plenty Lovin'
The Jolly Green Giants: Busy Body
Otis Redding: Changed Man
The Pleazers: Security
The Beau Brummels: Ain't That Loving You Baby
The Zephyrs: I Can Tell
The Searchers: Sick and Tired (live 1964)
The Customs: Long Gone
The Rolling Stones: Stoned (mono)/Now I've Got a Witness (bed)
The Kinks: Tired of Waiting (mono)
Phil & The Frantics: Pain
Dion: Feeling No Pain
The Scavengers: But If You're Happy
The Roadrunners: I'll Make It Up to You
Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich: Here's a Heart (BBC)
The Syn: Grounded
Dale & The Devonaires: Never Be Free
The Outsiders: Touch/I Love Her Still, I Always Will (mono)
Jay Jays: Today I'm Gay
Lyres: How Can I Make Her Mine/Money/Nobody But Me (live 1985)