Things Go Better With Coke

1. The Supremes - The Happening
2. Lee Dorsey - Candy Yam
3. Nancy Sinatra - Flowers On The Wall
4. Tom Jones - I Can't Turn You Loose
5. Aretha Franklin - Think
6. Gladys Knight & The Pips - I'm Gonna Get You
7. B.J Thomas - Hooked On A Feeling
8. Jan & Dean - Sting Ray
9. Carla Thomas - B.A.B.Y
10. Fontella Bass - Rescue Me
11. Jay and the Americans - This Magic Moment
12. The Drifters - There Goes My First Love
13. Petula Clark - Please Please Me
14. Joe Tex - Show Me
15. Lesley Gore - Judy's Turn To Cry
16. The Box Tops - Happy Times
17. Lulu - Love Loves to Love Love
18. Mary Hopkin - The Honeymoon Song
19. Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack
20. Roy Orbison - Claudette
21. The Moody Blues - Lovely To See You
22. 5th Dimension - The Evening Song
23. The Tremeloes - Loving You ( Is Sweeter Than Ever )
24. The Troggs - With A Girl Like You
25. New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing

A mix dedicated to one of my very favourite things - Coca Cola! 

Each of the 25 tracks on the mix is proceeded by a Coca Cola radio/television commercial recorded by that particular artist. For instance, right before 'The Happening', we have a wonderful Supremes jingle, highlighting to us that things really do go better with Coke...

Listen here

Out Came The World

1. Paul Simon - Kodachrome
   
2. Youngbloods - Get Together
3. The Love Generation - Let The Good Times In
4. The Beatles - You Won't See Me
5. Crosby, Stills and Nash - Our House
6. John Cale & Terry Riley - The Soul of Patrick Lee
   
7. Hamilton Camp - Pride Of Man
8. She & Him - Why Do You Let Me Stay Here
9. The Decemberists - July, July!
10. Love - Live and Let Live
11. Boo Radleys - Best Lose The Fear
12. Animal Collective - Summer Clothes
13. Emmy The Great - 24
    
14. Kaleidoscope - Kaleidoscope
15. The Minders - Build
16. The Spinto Band - Summer Grof
    
17. Lily Allen - Everybody's Changing
    
18. Royskopp - Happy Up Here
    
19. Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream
    
20. Ambulance Ltd - Anecdote
21. The Rosebuds - What Can I Do?
22. The Monkees - Gonna Buy Me A Dog
23. The Lovin Spoonful - Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind
24. Bee Gees - How Many Birds
25. A House - Slang

What's in my head, January '09. Link

The Last Ones

1. Cocteau Twins - Bluebeard
   
2. Edwin Moses - (I'm Feeling) So Much Better
   
3. High Llamas - Checking In Checking Out 
   
4. Goldenboy - Wild Was The Night
   
5. Os Mutantes - Baby
   
6. Lambchop - The Man Who Loved Beer
   
7. Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding
   
8. Oliver Knight - South Sea's
   
9. M. Ward - You Still Believe in Me
   
10. Beach Boys - Feel Flows
    
11. The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows
    
12. Arab Strap - Hey! Fever
    
13. The Gants - I Wonder
    
14. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife 3
    
15. Mazzy Star - Fade Into You
    
16. Eddie Thornton Outfit - Baby Be My Girl
    
17. William De Vaughan - Be Thankful For What You've Got
    
18. The Langley Schools Music Project - Rhiannon
    
19. Neil Young - Fallin' Off The Face Of The Earth
    
20. Ruth Etting - Button Up Your Overcoat
    

   I've always felt it vitally important for a mix to have a great starter and even more so, a fantastic closing song. I believe the last song should possibly be the strongest track on a mix CD, as a kind of reward to the listener for seeing it through to the end.

  

  However, I'm well aware not all my mixes are to everyones liking and that some of these closing tracks ( my favourites ) may be going un-noticed. So, I thought it'd be a good idea to gather together some of the best finales from some of the 100+ mixes I've posted on the net. 

  And here's the result. Have a listen, enjoy, oh, and check out track 20. It's a belter!

Cellophane Sunshine

1. The Simple Carnival - Cocktails
   
2. The Rumble Strips - Girls and Boys in Love
   
3. The School - Let It Slip
   
4. Cocoanut Groove - The End Of The Summer On Bookbinder Road
   
5. Stickboy - That's Ok, Walk Away
   
6. The Hollies - Away Away Away
   
7. The Cuppa T - Miss Pinkerton
   
8. Hello Seahorse! - Won't Say Anything
   
9. Go! Service - It Makes Me Realise
   
10. Nancy Wallace - Young Hearts Run Free
    
11. The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
    
12. The Botticellis - The Reviewer
    
13. Parker Lewis - Trouble
    
14. The Legends - Call It Ours
    
15. The Heavy Blinkers - Unseasonably Sad
    
16. Blochin 81 - Funny Money
    
17. Candypants - Dishy
    
18. The Move - Tonight
    
19. The Lodger - The Good Old Days
    
20. John Christian Dee - Take Me Along
    
21. Strawberry Whiplash - Who's In Your Dreams
    
22. Smoosh - Rad
    
23. The Jessica Fletchers - Summer Holiday & Me
    
24. The Dodos - Fools
    
25. Kenny Everett - A Little Train Number
    
26. Ephemera - Bye
    

No new years resolutions here. Another mix full of delightful pop music, have a listen - if you don't like at least half of this, check your pulse. And, yes, that is THE Kenny Everett on tk 25, and it's not a comedy track ( a la Snot Rap ), but is indeed rather good. Listen here

My Top 50 Tracks Of 2008

1. Sebastien Tellier - Divine
   
2. The Explorers Club - Forever
   
3. Benji Hughes - Baby, It's Your Life
   
4. MGMT - Time to Pretend
   
5. Vampire Weekend - Boston
   
6. Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes
   
7. The Little Ones - Morning Tide
   
8. Kelly Rowland - Work (Freemasons Radio Edit)
   
9. Jim Noir - Don't You Worry
   
10. Adem - Loro
    
11. Sigur Rós - Gobbledigook
    
12. M.I.A. - Paper Planes
    
13. Mystery Jets - Two Doors Down
    
14. The Black Hollies - Whispers Beneath The Willows
    
15. The Junipers - Gordie Can't Swim
    
16. The Pillbugs - Get Away For The Summer
    
17. Girls Aloud - The Promise
    
18. The Dreadful Yawns - Queen and the Jokester
    
19. Cathy Davey - Reuben
    
20. Ladyhawke - From Dusk Till Dawn 
    
21. Alphabeat - Fascination
    
22. Detektivbyrån - Generation Celebration
    
23. Born Ruffians - I Need A Life
    
24. Pop Levi - Never Never Love
    
25. Hello Saferide - I Was Definitely Made For These Times
    
26. Chairlift - Bruises
    
27. The Pillbugs - Do You Really Want To Go To The Center Of The Sun?
    
28. Telepathic Butterflies - Facing ID
    
29. Silvery - Horrors
    
30. The Simple Carnival - You Jump First
    
31. Bipolaroid - Day In the Life of a Raincloud
    
32. Benji Hughes - Ladies On Parade
    
33. Findlay Brown - Losing The Will To Survive (Beyond The Wizard Sleeve Reanimation)
    
34. The Quarter After - Sanctuary
    
35. Kelley Stoltz - The Rabbit Hugged The Hound
    
36. The Shortwave Set - Glitches 'n' Bugs
    
37. Scott Matthew - Amputee
    
38. Sin Fang Bous - The Jubilee Choruses
    
39. The Aliens - Bobby's Song
    
40. Kylie Minogue - Wow
    
41. Hari and Aino - Gold (Or Something Just As Nice)
    
42. Get Well Soon - If This Hat Is Missing I Have Gone Hunting
    
43. Neon Neon - I Lust U
    
44. Apollo Sunshine - Singing To The Earth (To Thank Her For You)
    
45. Danny & The Champions of the World - The Ghosts and Me
    
46. Welcome Wagon - Sold! To The Nice Rich Man
    
47. Ben Kweller - Fight
    
48. You, You're Awesome - You and Your Bad Self
    
49. Cale Parks - A Long Time In The Air
    
50. Tilly & The Wall - Beat Control
    

Download all 50 tracks here

My Top 50 Albums Of 2008

1. Benji Hughes – A Love Extreme
2. The Simple Carnival – Girls Aliens Food
3. The Dreadful Yawns – Take Shape
4. Broadfield Marchers – The Inevitable Continuing
5. Cocoanut Groove – Madeleine Street
6. Pillbugs – Everybody Wants A Way Out
7. Detektivbyrån – Wermland
8. Misophone – Be Glad You Are Only Human
9. Beach House – Devotion
10. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
11. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
12. Sigur Ros - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
13. The Doleful Lions – 7
14. Born Ruffians – Red, Yellow & Blue
15. Shearwater – Rook
16. The Rosewood Thieves – Rise & Shine
17. The Junipers – Cut Your Key
18. The Flower Machine – Marmoset Meadow
19. Sunny Day Sets Fire – Summer Palace
20. Bipolaroid – E(i)ther Or
21. MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
22. Jim Noir – Jim Noir
23. Explorers Club – Freedom Wind
24. Headless Hereos – The Silence Of Love
25. Joel Alme – A Master Of Ceremonies
26. My Little Pony – Think Too Much
27. Silvery – Thunderer & Excelsior
28. John McKenna – Stone Cold Summer
29. The Charade – Keeping Up Appearances
30. The Mumlers – Thickets & Stitches
31. Gus Black – This Is Not The Day
32. Telepathic Butterflies – Breakfast In Suburbia
33. Hold Steady – Stay Positive
34. The Aliens - Luna
35. Ghost Bees – Tasseomancy
36. Old Time Radio – Just Because We Were Wrong
37. Welcome Wagon – Welcome To The Welcome Wagon
38. Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
39. The Lackloves – Cathedral Square
40. The Little Ones – Morning Tide
41. Ruby Suns – Sea Lion
42. Neil Halstead – Oh! Mighty Engine
43. Black Hollies – Casting Shadows
44. Beep Seals – Things That Roar
45. Lambchop – OH (Ohio)
46. The High Dials – Moon Country
47. The Quarter After – Changes Near
48. Sun Kil Moon – April
49. Danielson – Trying Hartz
50. Professor Pez – Hordaland

My first post of 2009 lists my favourite 50 albums of 2008. And it was never my intenetion to post links to full albums on this blog, thought I'd leave that to every one else. However the No1 album from Benji Hughes is a must hear for me, so here's the link