Wanna?

Here is a revised and expanded edition of a 2020 episode of The Mal Thursday Show, fortified with an hour of new material, where the Word of the Week is Wanna -- all songs with Wanna in the title. That's a whole lotta Wanna. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound.

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Playlist:
Robin & The Three Hoods: I Wanna Do it
Casey Jones & The Governors: All You Wanna Do
The Animals: I Just Wanna Make Love to You
The Southern Sound: I Don't Wanna Go
The Swinging Blue Jeans: I Wanna Be There
The Hollies: I Wanna Shout
The Ventures: I Wanna Be Well
The Bluestars: I Don't Wanna Be Lonely Anymore
The No-Na-Mees: Just Wanna Be Myself
The Fee-Fi-Four + 2: I Wanna Come Back (From the World of LSD)
The Mamas and Papas: Go Where You Wanna Go
The Monkees: I Wanna Be Free (fast version)
The Wrecking Crew: I Wanna Be Free (backing track)
The Most: Do You Wanna Know
The Eyes: I Wanna Be Your Man
Bob Dylan: I Wanna Be Your Lover
The Cobras: I Wanna Be Your Love
Yesterday's Children: I Wanna Be With You
The Sorrows: I Don't Wanna Be Free
Bud Shank: I Wanna Be Free
The Heartbreakers: I Wanna Be Loved
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers: I Wanna Sleep in Your Arms
Kurt Baker: I Don't Wanna Get Involved With You
The Crawdaddys: I Wanna Put a Tiger in Your Tank
The Beach Boys: All I Wanna Do (early version)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Royal Knights: I Wanna Know
The Pastels: Yeah I Wanna Know
Neal Ford & The Fanatics: Mary Wanna Marry Me
Brother L Congregation (BLC):   I Don't Wanna Go
The Ugly Beats: (I Don't Wanna Be the One to) Bring Her Down
Sir Douglas Quintet: I Wanna Be Your Mama Again
Joe Tex: I Wanna Be Free

The Enchanters: I Wanna Thank You
Sugar Pie DeSanto: I Don't Wanna Fuss
Bloodstone: Do You Wanna Do a Thing with Me
The Parliaments: I Wanna Testify
Stevie Wonder: I Wanna Make Her Love Me
Etta James: I Just Wanna Make Love to You
Eddie & The Hot Rods: Do Anything You Wanna Do
The Cramps: I Wanna Get in Your Pants
The Jumpers: (I Wanna Know) What's Going On
The Stooges: I Wanna Be Your Dog
Dead Boys: I Don't Wanna Be No Catholic Boy
The Beach Boys: Do You Wanna Dance (backing track)
The Ramones: I Don't Wanna Go Down to the Basement/I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
The Dictators: I Just Wanna Have Something to Do
Dee Dee Ramone: I Don't Wanna Die in the Basement
The Ventures: I Wanna Be Sedated
The Soft Boys: I Wanna Destroy You
The Fleshtones: I Wanna Feel Something Now
The Dwarves: I Wanna Kill Your Boyfriend (early version)
The Real Kids: Where I Wanna Be
The Sex Pistols: I Wanna Be Me
Holly & The Italians: I Wanna Go Home
The Strangeloves: I Wanna Do It

Summer, Babe!

To celebrate the coming of Summer, here is six and a half hours of songs about sun, sand, and surf. Summer, babe!  

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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

2024 Halloween Special

 It's Halloween time again at stately Thursday Manor, with Mal Thursday spinning nearly four hours of heavy duty All Hallows Eve hits for you. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 21 October 2024, and in different form in 2016, 2014, 2009, and 2007.

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See The Mal Thursday Quintet Sunday November 10th (matinee) at The Far Out Lounge and Stage, Austin, Texas, Saturday November 16th at Double Wide, Dallas, Texas, Friday November 22nd at Abilene Bar & Lounge, Rochester, New York, and Saturday December 7th (matinee) at the Corn Pound in San Antonio, Texas.

Playlist:
The Out Sect: Soggy
The Dahmers: On Halloween
The Mystrys: Witch Girl
The Meteors: The Corpse Grinder
The Graveyard Five: The Marble Orchard
Lyres: Running Through the Night
Roky Erickson: I Walked with a Zombie
The Bama Lamas: Hungry Teeenage Wolf
The Goldstars: Leave Me Alone (A Halloween Song)
The Sellwoods: Jack-o-Lantern Blues
Spinal Tap: Saucy Jack
The Mal Thursday Quintet: Pub of Fear
The High Frequencies: It's Alive
Agent Twang: Ghost Train
The Fleshtones: Return to the Haunted House
The Vooduo: House on Haunted Hill
Count Stephen: Spooky
The Gravedigger V: It’s Spooky
The Ramones: Pet Sematary
Del Ricos: Voodoo
The Cramps: Zombie Dance
The Seeds: Creepin' About
1313 Mockingbird Lane: Dig Her Up
Action Andy & The Hi-Tones: Black Widow
The A-Bones: Spooks a-Poppin' Theme
Chuck Berry: Trick or Treat
Torn Down Units: Lost on Ghost Road
Drac & The Swamp Rats: Haunt Your Girlfriend
Larry & The Blue Notes: Night of the Phantom
The Move: Night of Fear (BBC)
Mickey Finn: Night Comes Down
The Turtles: Grim Reaper of Love
Shouting Thomas & The Torments: Dead Man Slide
The Fleshtones: The Haunted Hipster/I Was a Teenage Zombie
Stud Cole: The Witch
Donovan: Season of the Witch
The Sonics: The Witch
The Lollipop Shoppe: You Must Be a Witch
The Radiacs: She’s My Witch
Nox Boys: The Witch
The N Betweens: Evil Witch Man
The Circus: Burn Witch Burn
The Moving Sidewalks: Crimson Witch
Super Session: Season of the Witch
The Eyes: When the Night Falls
The Standells: Blackhearted Woman
Painted Faces: Blackhearted Susan
PF Sloan: Halloween Mary
The Minus Five: Lies of the Living Dead
The Phantom Five: Graveyard
Heinz & The Wild Boys: Big Fat Spider
The Apollos: It’s a Monster
The Stems: She’s a Monster
The Sharks: Dracula’s Daughter
Screaming Lord Sutch: Jack the Ripper
Thee  Headcoats: The Strangler of Boston Town
The Bugs: Strangler in the Night/Albert,Albert
Thee  Cormans: Werewolves in Heels
Zacherle: Happy Halloween
Lon Chaney Jr.: The Maddest Story Ever Told
The Fuzztones: Happy Halloween
The Swingin' Neckbreakers: No Costume No Candy
Captain Clegg & The Night Creatures: Zombie a Go Go
The Tombstones: Black Cat
The Outsiders: Haunted by Your Love
The Moontrekkers: Night of the Vampire
Roky Erickson & The Aliens: Creature with the Atom Brain
The Cramps: Creature from the Black Leather Lagoon
Ronnie Cook & The Gaylads: Goo Goo Muck
The Frantics: Werewolf
The Bomboras: A Fistful of Terror
The Seeds: Evil Hoodoo
Manfred Mann: Hubble Bubble Toil and Trouble
Q65: I Got Nightmares
The Skunks: You Scare Me
The Malarians: No
The Born Losers: Werewolves on Wheels
The Last Word: Sleepy Hollow

Give

Mal Thursday is a giver on this heavy episode of The Mal Thursday Show, where the Word of the Week is Give. All songs with Give, Gave, or Giving in the title. All the '60s heroes sung and unsung, plus records of more recent vintage by The Fleshtones, Tiger Bomb, The Schizophonics, and more. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound.

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Playlist:
The Small Faces: My Way of Giving
Faron's Flamingos: Give Me Time
Miki Dallon: I'll Give You Love
Dave Berry: Don't Give Me No Lip
The Hollies: Don't Give Up Easily
The Hustlers: Sick of Giving
The Troggs: Give It to Me
Them: I Gave My Love a Diamond
Van Morrison: He Ain't Give You None
Booker T & The MGs: You Never Give Me Your Money (bed)
The Great Scots: Give Me Loving
The Bram Rigg Set: I Can Only Give You Everything
Just Too Much: She Gives Me Time
The Green Beans: (Don't Give Me No) Friction
Erik & The Smoke Ponies: I'll Give You More
The Gentrys: Gimme Love Now
The Fugitive Five: I Ain't Gonna Give Up My Way of Life
The Motifs: If I Gave You Love
The Wee Four: Give Me a Try
The Implicits: Give Me Justice
Crazy Elephant: Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'
The Left Banke: Give the Man a Hand
The Thamesmen (Spinal Tap): Gimme Some Money
Merry Clayton: Gimme Shelter
Los Bravos: Give Me a Chance
The Lomax Alliance: Give What You Take
The Left Banke: Give the Man a Hand
The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band: Suppose They Give a War and No One Comes (edit)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Five Americans: Gimme Some Lovin'
The Krayolas: Don't Give Up Hope
The Skunks: Gimme Some

The Chairmen of the Board: Give Me Just a Little More Time
Big Star: Give Me Another Chance
Argent: God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You
Johnny Thunders: (Give Her a) Great Big Kiss
The Fleshtones: You Give Me Nothing to Go on
Lyres: Don't Give It Up Now
Tiger Bomb: Gimme One More Chance
Flight Reaction: Won't Give In
The Ramones: I Can't Give You Anything
The Schizophonics: Something's Got to Give

Stop and Go

Mal Thursday makes the musical magic happen once again as the Words of the Week are Stop and Go. All songs with Stop and/or Go in the title. Plus some records of more recent vintage, five years ahead of their time! Presented in Living Monophonic and Ultrasonic Stereophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 21 February 2019.

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Playlist:
The Scene: Stop Go
Elvis Presley: Stop, Look and Listen
The Clique: Stop, Look, and Listen
The ID: Stop and Look
The Heard: Stop It Baby
Tiger Bomb: Can't Stop
The Shagg: Stop and Listen
The Phil Upchurch Guitar Sound: Stop and Listen
Howard Tate: Stop
The Move: Stop and Get Ahold of Myself (BBC)/Wave Your Flag and Stop the Train
The Hollies: Bus Stop (BBC)/Stop, Stop, Stop
The Clefs of Lavender Hill: Stop! Get a Ticket
Margie Joseph: Stop! In the Name of Love
The Ventures: Stop Action
The Woggles: Nothing's Gonna Stop Me
The Canadian Rogues: You Better Stop
The Maltese: You Better Stop
Hunt Sales Memorial: I Can't Stop
Tommy Boyce: Let's Go Where the Action Is
The Animals: Club a Go Go
The Shandells: Go Go Gorilla
John's Children: Go Go Girl
The Young Men: Go Away Girl
The Bedforde Set: Girl Go Run Away
The Unrelated Segments: Where You Gonna Go
The Wrong Numbers: I'm Gonna Go Now
The Ventures: Go Go Slow
The Mile Ends: Bottle Up and Go
Muck & The Mires: You Shouldn't Have Let Her Go
The Rolling Stones: Let Me Go
Them: Baby, Please Don't Go/Go on Home, Baby
Manfred Mann: If You Gotta Go, Go Now
Bessie Banks: Go Now
Billy Preston: Go Now
The Real Kids: The Girl Don't Get Me
The Higher State: Ten Clear Petals
The Reverberations: So Strange
Richard & The Young Lions: Open Up Your Door
Runhidefight: He's a Jerk
Dean Landew: Happy Valentine's Day
The Shy Guys: We Gotta Go

Lost and Found

The Words of the Week are Lost and Found on this obscure but rewarding episode of The Mal Thursday Show. All songs with Lost and/or Found in the title. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 5 September 2024.

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Playlist:
Paul Messis: Lost and Found
The Enchanters IV: Lost You
The Mustard Men: Lost My Baby
The Buddhas: Lost Innocence
The Rationals: Feelin' Lost
The Styx: Hey, I'm Lost
The Wyld: Lost One
The Pubs: The Lost Soul
Phantom Frank: The Lost Surfer (bed)
The South' Soul: Lost
The Tyde: Lost
The Sonics: Lost Love
The Painted Faces: I Lost You in My Mind
The Doors: You're Lost, Little Girl (live '67)
The Kollektion: Savage Lost
Steppenwolf: Lost and Found by Trial and Error
The Great Scots: Lost in Conversation
The Troggs: Lost Girl (BBC)
The Zephyrs: She's Lost You
Rick & Sandy: Lost My Girl
The Yardbirds: Lost Woman (mono)
Peter and the Wolves: Little Girl Lost and Found (BBC)
Friar Tuck: A Bit of Grey Hair Lost (bed)
The King Beez: Found and Lost
The J. Geils Band: Musta Got Lost
Alex Chilton: Lost My Job
The Mystic Eyes: I Lost My World
The Reverberations: Lost in Time
Thee Fourgiven: Lost to the Beat
The Higher State: Don't Think I'm Lost
Death in Vegas feat. Paul Weller: So You Say You Lost Your Baby

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
The Dodads: Lost in a Crowd
The Mind's Eye: Help, I'm Lost
The Satelliters: Lost in Time

Booker T & The MGs: I've Never Found a Girl (bed)
Yvonne Fair: I Found You
Gene Clark: I Found You (remix)
The Kaleidoscope: I Found You
The Kingsmen: (I Have Found) Another Girl
Thee Midnighters: I Found a Peanut
The Bold: Found What I was Lookin' for
Cat Stevens: I've Found a Love
The Foundations: Baby, Now That I've Found You (BBC)
John Lennon: I Found Out (remix)
The Soundtrack of Our Lives: Believe I've Found
Elvis Presley: You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (live '70)

Work and Play

Mal Thursday returns with another rockin' high concept episode where the Words of the Week are Work and Play. All songs with Work and/or Play in the title. Presented in Ultrasonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally broadcast 29 August 2024.

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Playlist:
Lee Dorsey: Work, Work, Work
Bo Diddley: Working Man
The Cellar Dwellers: Working Man
Symon Grace & The Tuesday Blues: You Won't Get Me Working
The Brogues: I Ain't No Miracle Worker
The Laughing Wind: John Works Hard
The Electric Prunes: I Got My Mojo Working (live '67)
Booker T & The MGs: Working in the Coal Mine (bed)
The Riot Squad: Working Man
Paul & Barry Ryan: Gotta Go Out to Work
The Downliners Sect: All Night Worker
Ten Feet: Factory Worker
The Mark Four: Work All Day (Sleep All Night)
The Animals: Work Song (BBC)
The Zombies: If It Don't Work Out/Work n' Play (bed)
Deep Purple: We Can Work It Out
Michael Chapman: It Didn't Work Out
John Lennon: Working Class Hero
The Ventures: Work Song (bed)
Ike & Tina Turner: It's Gonna Work Out Fine
The Hate Bombs: Workin' Like a Dog
Elvis Costello: Welcome to the Working Week
The Clash: Julie's Been Working for the Drug Squad
Treat Her Right: Late for Work
The Kinks: Working at the Factory
The Embrooks: Nothing's Gonna Work
Venus & The Razor Blades: Working Girl
The Things: All Work and No Play
Syd Dale: Danger Musicians at Work (bed)
The Rockin' Ramrods: Play It
The Astronauts: Baby Let's Play House
The Cyrkle: Squeeze Play
The Dave Clark Five: Play with Me
The New Colony Six: Some People Think I'm a Playboy
De Maskers: Playboy Loves Playgirl/Play the Game Now
The Ventures: Games People Play
The Bee Gees: Playdown
The Male: Playing with Fire
The Rolling Stones: Play with Fire (mono)
Pink Floyd: See Emily Play (mono)
John's Children: Come and Play with Me in the Garden
The Klepstones: Play Your Game

Around and About

The Words of the Week are Around and About on this stellar episode of The Mal Thursday Show. All songs with Around or About in the title. Presented in Ultrasonic Stereophonic and Living Monophonic Sound. Originally transmitted 8 August 2024.

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Playlist:
The Rolling Stones: Around and Around (mono)
Earl Preston & The TTs: All Around the World
Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas: Sneaking Around
The Kinks: The World Keeps Going Round (mono)
Lulu: Stop Fooling Around
The Mountain Men: Too Many People Around
Traffic: Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (mono)
The Idle Race: Here We Go Round the Lemon Tree
The Mirage: The World Turns Around You
The Troggs: Love Is All Around (BBC)/H.I.S. Slacks ad
The Marmalade: Mess Around (bed)
The Main Line: Don't Wait Around
The Gestures: Don't Mess Around
The Del-Vetts: Last Time Around
The Cave Dwellers: Run Around
Evil: Always Running Around
The Shaggs: Ring Around the Rosie
The Ventures: Kicking Around (bed)
Nancy Sinatra: I Move Around!
Ann-Margret: You Turned My Head Around
The Byrds: The World Turns All Around Her
The Beau Brummels: Turn Around
Bob Dylan: Fourth Time Around (Take 11)
The Beach Boys: I Get Around (backing track)

Mal Thursday's Texas Tyme Machine:
Scotty McKay: All Around the World
Joe Tex: I Don't Trust Myself Around You
The Penthouse Five: Don't Mess Around with My Dream
Willie Nelson: Phases and Stages/No Love Around
Golden Dawn: I'll Be Around
Thursday's Children: You Can Forget About That
The Guys Five: Talking About Freedom
Sir Douglas Quintet: She's About a Mover
The Blind Owls: Something About That Girl

The Spats: Tell Ya All About It, Baby
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels: Come See About Me
The Blues Magoos: Sometimes I Think About (mono)
The Remains: Talkin' About You
Tandyn Almer: About Where Love Is
Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart: Coca Cola spot/Out and About
The Byrds: She Don't Care About Time
The Mar Keys: About Noon (bed)
The Small Faces: Whatcha Gonna Do About It
The Hollies: Don't Even Think About Changing
The Pete Best Combo: The Way I Feel About You
The Who: So Sad About Us
David Bowie: Can't Help Thinking About Me
The Yardbirds: Think About It

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
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
 

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: 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