Thursday, 25 September 2008

Teenage Trifle


Shamelessly stealing a mix title from the wonderful Lollipop Train, erm, track. This is a delicious assortment of goodies that'll please your ears, and rot your teeth
  1. Combustible Edison - Vertigogo
  2. Yukari Fresh - Trefoils Hat
  3. Maria Napoleon - Viva La Muerte
  4. Halcali - Hello, Hello, Alone
  5. Luke Vibert & BJ Cole - Swing Lite - Alright
  6. Stereolab - Miss Modular
  7. Chee Chee and Peppy - Mocking Bird
  8. Lollipop Train - Teenage Trifle
  9. Doris Monteiro - Maita
  10. Tommorow's World - Paul Scholes
  11. Mantecao Y Su Combo De Rumba Moderna - Achilipú
  12. Vive La Fête - On S'Amuse
  13. Orwell - Claire
  14. Basilisco - La Terrificante Notte Del Demonio
  15. My Little Airport - The Ok Thing To Do On Sunday Afternoon Is To Toddle In The Zoo
  16. Surez - Ro Paran
  17. Flight Of The Conchords - Foux Du Fafa
  18. La Casa Azul - Vamos a Volar
  19. Le Future Pompiste - Seeds
  20. Terreno Baldio - Caipora

Monday, 22 September 2008

The Correct Use Of Pot Pourri


A Mix submitted for a contest on the website  Mixtape Collective

It'll probably finish in last place, but hey ho, life goes on...
  1. Big Star - Thirteen [Favorite song with a number in the title]
    Lyrically perfect. So good it just about avoids inclusion on tk 11
  2. Jeff Beck feat Rod Stewart - I've Been Drinking [A good drinking song]
    Good Times..
  3. The Kinks - Wonderboy [If you could wear a song as an outfit]
    See also Dandy, Dedicated Follower Of Fashion... 
  4. Goldie Hawn - Pasadena [Favorite song sung by celebrity]
    I love Goldie Hawn. I genuinely think at the tail end of the 60s she was the most beautiful woman in the world. This was recorded in 1972.
  5. My Bloody Valentine - Blown A Wish [The creepiest song in the world]
    For personal reasons this song will haunt me forever..
  6. Roxy Music - Do The Strand [If a song came on a jukebox during a bar brawl, it should be]
    An odd choice? Try it. It'll make perfect sense..
  7. Chicago - If You Leave Me Now [Sappiest or cheesiest love song]
    I love it. You love it. Admit it..
  8. Lil' Louis - French Kiss [Most Obscene Song]
    Most Obscene Song ever!
  9. Love - A House Is Not A Motel 
    [Song between 3:30 and 3:35]
    One of my all time top ten albums..
  10. Depeche Mode - Everything Counts [Attack of the Synth]
    Nobody does it better..
  11. The Stone Roses - This Is The One [A song that’s been ruined by oversaturation]
    But I still remember the first time I heard it. Wow..
  12. Jenny Lewis - You Are What You Love [A song that makes you feel pretty]
    Oh so pretty..
  13. R.E.M - Radio Free Europe [Song for Bono]
    A track from the Biggest Band In The World :)
  14. Krafwerk - Autobahn [A song your Grandkids should know about]
    While they’re listening to their plinky plonk music, they should be aware of the act that almost single-handedly invented the genre.
  15. Stevie Wonder - Superstition [A song you should have listened to growing up, but didn’t]
    I Just Called To Say I Love You was a big hit when I was growing up, and I had no time for him. How wrong I was..

Saturday, 20 September 2008

Bite The Beat


  1. Smoked Sugar - I'm A Winner
  2. Betty Wright - Don't Thank Me Baby, Thank Yourself
  3. Friends Of Distinction - Grazing In The Grass
  4. Shirley Ellis - Ever See a Diver Kiss His Wife While the Bubbles Bounce About Above the Water
  5. Candy & The Kisses - The 81
  6. Dean Parrish - I'm On My Way
  7. Adrienne Posta - Something Beautiful
  8. Moses Dillard & his Tex-Town Display - Are You For Real
  9. Billy Davis - Billy Sunshine
  10. Linda Jones - You Hit Me Like TNT
  11. The Honey Cone - Want Ads
  12. Harvey Averne - I Feel Fine
  13. Lee Dorsey - Candy Yam
  14. Vera Hamilton - But I Aint No More
  15. Eldridge Holmes - Pop, Popcorn Children
  16. Marva Whitney - Things Got To Get Better
  17. Dobie Gray - Out On The Floor
  18. Tami Lynn - Never No More
  19. Barbara Acklin - Love Makes A Woman
  20. Melvin Sparks - Get Down With The Get Down
  21. Chris Clark - Love's Gone Bad
  22. Wendy Rene - Bar-B-Q
  23. The Politicians - Free Your Mind
  24. Freda Payne - The Easiest Way To Fall
  25. Johnny Otis Show Watts - Breakaway
  26. Alan Bown Set - Gonna Fix You Good
  27. Frank Williams and the Rocketeers - The Spanish Flyer
  28. Bettye Swann - Ain't That Peculiar
  29. Eddie Thornton Outfit - Baby Be My Girl



Aah, Soul Stompers. Love ‘em. Here’s a collection of 29 cuts so infectious, you won’t know whether to laugh or die . Put this on your stereo & by track 3, I guarantee you’ll be dancing on the table! 

The Shirley Ellis track appears on a previous post on my blog, though it was first included in this mix I compiled back in January of this year..

Fun & Games


  1. Sebastien Tellier - Divine
  2. Daniel Saturn - Riverside
  3. Kioki - Do And Don't For Love
  4. Velocette - Get Yourself Together
  5. Mystery Jets - Two Doors Down
  6. Bristols - Questions I Can't Answer
  7. The Minders - Give Me Strength
  8. Carrots - Spending Chocolate Coins
  9. Malajube - Montréal -40C
  10. The Ettes - Girls Are Mad
  11. They Might Be Giants - One Dozen Monkeys
  12. Vampire Weekend - Boston
  13. Caesars - Fun And Games
  14. Acid Casuals - Bowl Me Over
  15. The Hidden Cameras - Smells Like Happiness
  16. MIA - Paper Planes
  17. David Bowie - I Dig Everything
  18. Mazarin - For Energy Infinite
  19. Of Montreal - The Party's Crashing Us
  20. Pizzicato Five - Happy Sad
  21. Ween - Roses are Free
  22. Herman Dune - I Wish That I Could See You Soon
  23. Jonathan Richman - You're Crazy For Taking The Bus
  24. Rita Calypso - Believe
  25. Pele - Fair Blows The Wind For France

A collection of great Pop tunes that have been blasting out of the stereo this week at Chez Sammy. We're experiencing an Indian Summer here in rainy Manchester at the moment, and these songs reflect my current mood....