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Monday, August 31, 2026

Sharing More Favorites

From long ago and far away, here are some of my faves from mostly pop-culture closets.

1 - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Neil Young with Crazy Horse (2:29) 1969

1970
2 - Let It Be Beatles/BRG/Veech (3:59)
3 - Your Song (live) Elton John (3:48)
4 - Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) Melanie (3:49)
5 - (I Know) I'm Losing You Rare Earth (3:36)
6 - Everything Is Beautiful Ray Stevens (3:33)
7 - We Can Work It Out Stevie Wonder (3:11)
8 - Moondance Van Morrison (4:31)

1971
9 - Let Your Love Go (album version) Bread (2:22)
10 - What Is Life? George Harrison (4:15)
11 - Footstompin' Music Grand Funk Railroad (3:46)
12 - Here Comes the Sun Richie Havens (3:43)

1972
13 - Immigration Man Crosby & Nash (2:57)
14 - The Sage (live) Emerson, Lake & Palmer (4:01)
15 - The Six Wives of Henry VIII (live) Rick Wakeman (6:29)

16 - Thomas The Rhymer Steeleye Span (3:12) 1974
17 - Life's Been Good Joe Walsh (8:03) 1978
18 - Juke Box Fury Rickie Lee Jones (4:12) 1990
19 - Pity Jude Beatles/BRG/SB (7:41) 2005

Don't take Track One personally.  But take Track 19 to the bank as a great mashup of two suspiciously similar songs!


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01 - Be What You Is - The Flys - 1966  (2:02)
02 - Hook in Your Heart - The Shades - 1980  (2:28)
03 - Norwogian Weed - The Beatles - Sacred Cowboy - 2014  (2:06)
04 - I'm Alive - The Hollies - 1964  (2:25)
05 - Contact In Red Square - Blondie - 1978  (1:59)
06 - Creeps - Q4U - 1982  (1:49)
07 - Love in a Vacuum - 'Til Tuesday - 1985  (3:36)
08 - Run Home to Your Mama - Evie Sands - 1965  (2:31)
09 - Every Kiddie Gets A Prize (live) - Xiro - 1988  (2:27)
10 - Hey! Puppet Man - Bob Morrison - 1965  (2:27)
11 - It's So Difficult - Dislocation Dance - 1980  (2:58)
12 - Tell Me in the Sunlight - Margie Day - 1963  (1:54)
13 - Mind - Kas Product - 1990  (2:42)
14 - Grin and Bear - Screaming Sneakers - 1982  (4:37)
15 - Magnetic Heart - VS. - 1980  (2:16)
16 - It Was a Happening - Unknown Detroit Artist - 1966  (2:05)
17 - Too Much to Take - Stark Raving - 1987  (3:40)
18 - No One Listens - Legal Weapon - 1981  (2:49)
19 - Allergy - The Petticoats - 1997  (2:18)
20 - (Drowning Out the) Big Jets - Action Pact - 1983  (2:01)
21 - It's a Groovy World! - The Unifics - 1968  (3:20)
22 - I Hate Myself for Loving You - Joan Jett - 2014  (4:10)
23 - (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All - The Fifth Dimension - 1972  (3:12)
24 - Can't Take It - Barb Wire and the Fences - 1982  (2:28)
25 - Maybe Tomorrow - Angel Pavement - 1969  (4:07)
26 - Wrong Yo Yo - Carl Perkins - 1957  (2:35)
27 - Keep Your Hands Off My Baby - Gore Gore Girls - 2002  (3:02)

You can't beat the advice of Track One!  Track 12 is a song which references another classic, "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?"  Track 25 is notable in that it's a cover of a Badfinger song, but its intro is straight of a Chicao cover band's version of "25 or 6 to 4"!  And keep your hands off my baby, she's not your yo-yo.  See you Thursday! 
 

Thursday, August 27, 2026

Exporting Eighties Erosion

 Two comps of musical glory and oddities.

01 - Start from the Start - Nervus Rex   1980  (3:01)
02 - Pretty Boys - Jimmy and the Boys   1981  (2:44)
03 - Wings Over America - David Reilly   1982  (3:59)
04 - Neighborhood Kids - The Lads   1983  (3:32)
05 - The Raft - Pink Industry   1983  (1:36)
06 - Get My Message - Shoes   1984  (3:41)
07 - The Gang on Fortune Hill - The Nobodys   1984  (4:02)
08 - Eldorado - March Violets   1985  (4:14)
09 - Too Hot to Stop - Benjamin Orr   1986  (4:14)
10 - Ghosts Can´t Run Away - Foreign Affair   1989  (4:04)
11 - (Don't Talk to Me) I'm Shy - The Passions   1981  (2:16)
12 - Drowning in Berlin - Mobiles   1981  (3:26)
13 - Play This Song (on the Radio) - Sorrows   1981  (2:54)
14 - The Late Mistake - Comateens   1983  (2:30)
15 - What's There Left - Nine Circles   1982  (5:19)
16 - Black Mirror - Get Smart!   1984  (2:15)
17 - She Went Pop - Iam Siam   1984  (4:45)
18 - Innocent, Not Guilty - Garland Jeffries   1980  (2:14)
19 - Jukebox (Don't Put Another Dime) - The Flirts   1982  (3:39)
20 - Boys Will Be Boys - One to One   1985  (3:27)
21 - Lies to Live By - The Del-Byzantines   1982  (3:59)
22 - Memory Lane - The Sinceros   1981  (2:47)

If you start from the start, you'll get my message, and hope it's not lies to live by!

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01 - Catch a New Wave - The Metropolitans   1986   (3:59)
02 - Boys Can Cry - Catholic Girls   1982   (2:43)
03 - Mad Heat - The Popular Sex   1984   (3:22)
04 - Paralyze - Drama   1985   (3:41)
05 - The Serpent - Fantasia   1989   (3:16)
06 - First to Know - Doubledare   1986   (3:25)
07 - E102 - BMX Bandits   1986   (3:41)
08 - Cubismo - Data   1985   (3:47)
09 - Lies - Frame by Frame   1985   (4:04)
10 - Pretty Day - Mary Möör   1982   (2:58)
11 - I'm a User - Donnie Iris   1983   (2:27)
12 - Nobody Told Me - The Monitors   1981   (3:36)
13 - Been Teen - Dolly Mixture   1981   (2:25)
14 - Practical Girl - The Clique   1983   (3:09)
15 - City of Fame - Hillary Laddin   1980   (2:19)
16 - Johnny Quest - Pack Nine   1982   (2:54)
17 - Not Goin to Work - Boy Girl   1986   (3:00)
18 - Television Satellite (extended version) - Sophie & Peter Johnston   1987   (3:45)
19 - Waiting for Tomorrow - Shadowboys   1983   (3:34)
20 - Living in a Movie World - In Fear of Roses   1988   (2:17)
21 - Power of TV - Sandglow Marinas   1982   (3:22)
22 - Running Past - Strike   1980   (3:05)
23 - Keep Going - Fou Gorki   1984   (3:38)
24 - On Your Video - TV Smith   1983   (3:07)

If only it were this easy to catch a new wave!  Don't worry, it will keep going on your video!

See you Monday for the last installment in this catching-up month of comps!
  

Monday, August 24, 2026

You're All Aglow

We got here a couple of Neutronical, Atomical, Positronical collections of pop music, one early and one latter.
MA-20 - The Fallout Follies:
1 - Talking Atom Pete Seeger 1947 
2 - The Fall of the Planet Earth The Moonbillies 1960
3 - Talkin' World War III Blues Bob Dylan 1963
4 - Mushroom Clouds Love 1966
5 - Handsome Johnny Richie Havens 1967
6 - Thank Christ For The Bomb (edit) Groundhogs 1970
7 - King Of The World Steely Dan 1973
8 - Atom Satillite Del Byzanteens 1979
9 - Face The Fire Dan Fogelberg 1979
10 - Uh-Oh Plutonium Anne Waldman 1982
11 - Two Suns In The Sunset Pink Floyd 1983
12 - I Hate You (from STAR TREK IV) Edge of Ettiquette 1986
13 - After the War Gary Moore 1989
14 - The Bomb Song Corey Dwyer 1990
15 - Enola Gay Utah Phillips 1991
16 - Hot Frogs on the Loose Frank Small 1993
17 - Duct Tape John McCutcheon 2004
18 - Feed the Bomb Project Bluebird 2009
19 - Whistling in the Nuclear Wind Karl W Mahlmann 2011
20 - Time Enough at Last The Twilight Zone 1959

While waiting for time enough at last, beware of hot frogs on the loose!

*****
MA-106 - Uppin' Atom!:
01 - Got My Call Card - LB Lawson and James Scott Jr   1951  (3:27)
02 - Uranium Miner’s Boogie - Riley Walker and His Rockin-R-Rangers   1954   (2:53)
03 - Atomic Bounce - Johnny Latorre and the Rhythm Rockets   1955  (2:31)
04 - The Merry Minuet - Bud & Travis   1960  (1:53)
05 - Overseas Blues - Memphis Willie Borum   1961  (3:10)
06 - It's Good News Week - Hedgehoppers Anonymous   1965  (2:04)
07 - Thirteen Women - The Renegades   1966  (3:28)
08 - The World Beyond - Bobby Goldsboro   1968  (2:17)
09 - Fireside Favourite - Fad Gadget   1980  (4:22)
10 - Man at C&A - The Specials   1980  (3:35)
11 - Yes to the Neutron Bomb - The Moderates   1980  (4:15)
12 - Final Day - Young Marble Giants   1980  (1:40)
13 - Last Rockers - Vice Squad   1981  (4:16)
14 - Our Condition - FK9   1981  (2:38)
15 - Back in 1984 - Cerebral Hemorrhage   1984  (4:58)
16 - Pictures - Atoms for Peace   1985  (3:44)
17 - Atom Drum Bop - The Three Johns   1986  (4:10)
18 - Yellow, Black and Rectangular - Negativland   1987  (2:14)
19 - Discussing Missile Size - Dada   1988  (2:51)
20 - Symbols of Our Fear - Rage   1988  (3:31)
21 - We're So Small - The Epoxies   2002  (2:41)
22 - Nuclear War (On the Dance Floor) - Electric Six   2003  (1:16)
23 - Safe - M83   2004   (4:12)

You can take an Atomic Bounce into the World Beyond and be thankful that it's only fiction.  See you Thursday!
  

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Stalk or Defy?

Two comps of Seventies relics.  Pretty active relics, I say!
01 - Don't Dictate - Penetration   1977  (2:54)
02 - (They Long to Be) Close to You (album version) - Carpenters   1970  (4:32)
03 - Computer Games - Mi-Sex   1979  (4:01)
04 - Gidget Goes to Hell - Suburban Lawns   1979  (2:03)
05 - Clap Your Hands - Bonnie St Clair and Unit Gloria   1972  (3:58)
06 - The Man Who Sold the World - Lulu   1974  (3:46)
07 - Convention '72 - The Delegates   1972  (5:07)
08 - Then Came You - Dionne Warwick and The Spinners   1974  (3:57)
09 - I Hate School - Suburban Studs   1978  (2:38)
10 - I Gotta Get a Fake ID - Barnes & Barnes with Friends   1979  (3:07)
11 - Overture from “Tommy” - The Assembled Multitude   1970  (2:30)
12 - Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy - Elton John   1975  (5:42)
13 - I Only Want to Be with You - Bay City Rollers   1976  (3:33)
14 - Ain't Gonna Bump No More - Joe Tex   1977  (3:32)
15 - 2000 AD - The Rezillos   1978  (3:00)
16 - Heartbreaker - Jenny Darren   1978  (3:05)
17 - The Wild One - Suzi Quatro   1974  (2:51)
18 - Baby Don't Go - Karla Bonoff   1979  (3:16)
19 - They Don't Know - Kirsty MacColl   1979  (3:02)
20 - Waldorf - Edith Nylon   1979  (2:28)
21 - Too Young to Date - D-Day   1979  (2:35)
22 - Teenarama - The Records   1979  (4:00)
23 - Part-Time Punks - Television Personalities   1979  (2:39)

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01 - The Mel Brewer Show (edit) - National Lampoon - 1975  (0:07)
02 - Impossibilities - The Bastards - 1979  (2:55)
03 - Disco Fever - Monroe - 1978  (3:17)
04 - Rock and Roll Housewife - The Vinny Band - 1978  (3:15)
05 - TVOD - The Normal - 1978  (2:53)
06 - Don't Bother Me - Simpletones - 1979  (2:15)
07 - Hello, I Love You - Novak - 1979  (2:28)
08 - Do You Have a Job for a Girl Like Me - The Delinquents - 1979  (2:07)
09 - Disco Love - The Molesters - 1979  (2:32)
10 - Who Needs Wildlife Anyway - The Grackles - 1979  (1:56)
11 - Pogo Dancing - Chris Spedding and the Vibrators - 1976  (3:05)
12 - What Happened to the Moon - The Late Show - 1977  (2:05)
13 - Irrelevant Battles - Patrick Fitzgerald - 1978  (1:54)
14 - They Saved Hitler's Brain - Unnatural Axe - 1978  (2:49)
15 - TV Adverts - The Nerves - 1978  (2:48)
16 - One Chord Wonders - The Adverts - 1977  (2:34)
17 - I've Got a Crush on You - The Rentals - 1979  (3:06)
18 - Magazine Girl - The Rousers - 1979  (2:53)
19 - Stuck on You - The Toasters - 1979  (2:55)
20 - TV Pox - No Way - 1978  (1:46)
21 - We Are the One - The Avengers - 1977  (2:40)
22 - I Can't Stand My Baby - The Rezillos - 1977  (2:36)
23 - Life's a Gamble - Penetration - 1978   (2:57)
24 - Hedi's Head - Kleenex - 1978  (2:11)
25 - The Day the World Turned Day-Glo - X-Ray Spex - 1978  (2:50)
26 - Everybody's Happy Nowadays - Buzzcocks - 1979  (3:11)
27 - Shout Above the Noise - Penetration - 1979  (4:02)
28 - Quality Crayon Wax OK - Essential Logic - 1979  (3:06)
29 - Living in the Eighties - Blue Peter - 1979  (2:08)
30 - Faerytale in the Supermarket - The Raincoats - 1979  (2:58)

They's a lotta good music in hyar.  I used to be in the "Disco sucks" club.  Now IMO it's just a trope usually wasted on groove and not ideas.

See you on Monday, fellow refugees from the Seventies!
  

Monday, August 17, 2026

Two Spaced-Out Comps

 Both of these comps contains songs about outer-space topics.

1 - (When You) See Those Flying Saucers The Buchanan Brothers 1947
2 -  Rocket Joe Bennett & The Sparkletones  1957
3 - Tiny Space Man Bill Carlisle 1957
4 - The Flying Saucer Goes West    Buchanan and Goodman 1958
5 - Outer Space Santa The Lennon Sisters  1958
6 - Mope-itty Mope Boss-Tones 1959
7 - Asteroid Hop Jimmie Haskell And His Orchestra   1959
8 - Beep Beep Loiuis Prima 1959
9 - Beep, Beep Tom Glazer & Dottie Evans  1959
10 - UFOs  Soul, Inc  1967
11 - Have You Seen The Saucers Jefferson Airplane 1970
12 - Supersonic Rocket Ship The Kinks 1972
13 - UFOs Undisputed Truth 1975
14 - Waiting For The UFOs Graham Parker 1979
15 - Flying Saucer Safari Suburban Lawns 1981
16 - The Alien song (for those who listen) Milla Jovovich 1994
17 - Subterranean Homesick Alien Radiohead 1997
18 - Fell In Love With An Alien The Kelly Family 1997
19 - Space Robot Five   Brave Saint Saturn 2000
20 - Outer Space Song Pinky and Perky 2002
21 - UFOs, Big Rigs And BBQ Mojo Nixon 2005
22 - Devil Woman From Outer Space Rezurex 2006
23 - Space Craze Rick McGuire 2006
24 - Pluto Clare and The Reasons 2007
25 - The Planet Mars The Corillions 2007
26 - Robot Monster Damon Alexander & the Ten Cent Rentals 2008
27 - The Ballad of Davy Crockett (In Outer Space)   They Might Be Giants  2009

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01 - Friction Heat - Bonnie Lou with Lew Douglas, His Orchestra and Chorus - 1958  (2:12)
02 - Science Friction - XTC - 1977  (3:12)
03 - Zoom, Zoom, Zoom - The Mask - 1967  (2:29)
04 - Our Spaceman Did Come Back - Jeff Hughes - 1963  (2:37)
05 - U.F.O. - Gene McKown - 1968  (2:19)
06 - Something Going On - The Unknown Band - 1979  (3:38)
07 - Florida Rocket (Number Ninety-Nine) - Charlie Hines - 1959  (2:00)
08 - Space Shuttle Stowaway - X-Dreams - 1984  (1:43)
09 - Journey to Mars - The Perfectors - 1979  (1:58)
10 - Satellite No 2 (unissued) - Carl Mann and the Kool Kats - 1957  (2:15)
11 - Space Ship Blues - Billy Lane - 1962  (2:26)
12 - Rockin' in the Rocket Room - Frances Langford - 1956  (2:33)
13 - Space Rock - Danny Valentine - 1960  (2:06)
14 - Man on the Moon - Shelly Stuart - 1976  (3:07)
15 - Strangers from the Sky - Kim Fowley - 1967  (2:55)
16 - The Last Astronaut - Slick Slavin - 1962  (3:43)
17 - Twisting on the Moon - Sammy Marshall - 1966  (1:55)
18 - A Surprise Visitor from Outer Space - The Five Crowns - 1959  (1:54)
19 - Monkey on the Moon - Gene Hall - 1962  (2:32)
20 - Gonna Build a Rocket - Galen Denny - 1958  (2:08)
21 - Rocket Ship - Vernon Green & the Medallions - 1960  (3:00)
22 - U.F.O. - The Monos! - 1979  (3:42)
23 - Moon Doll - Ralph Young - 1961  (2:30)
24 - Energy in Northampton - Linda Jardim - 1980  (3:23)
25 - Sirius - United Balls - 1980  (2:49)
26 - Girl from Mars - Rudy Gaddis and His Lone Star Rangers - 1954  (2:08)
27 - A Menacing Glow in the Sky - Player (1) - 1979  (3:06)
28 - Secret Saucer Man - Barry McGuire - 1968  (2:45)

Be aware that since these sources are physical media, surface noise is present in places!

Track 4, “Our Spaceman Did Come Back” is a riff on “My Boomerang Won’t come Back.”

Albert van Strongheart, “The Last Astronaut”  of Track 16, seems an impersonation of Jack Benny’s voice.

When you make it back from orbit, come back on Thursday for more music from the Excellent Eighties.
  

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Lucky for You

Who says Thursday the 13th is always bad? Here are two comics-related comps that make ME feel fortunate, at least!
01 - Meet Clark Kent - The Fans - 1984  (3:58)
02 - Spiderman - Grinder - 1979  (3:41)
03 - Popeye the Sailor Man - Jack Mercer and Sammy Lerner - 1960  (1:26)
04 - (Zap Pow) Do the Batman - Gate Wesley & Band - 1966   (2:32)
05 - The Fantastic Four Song - Ray Wall Band - 2005  (2:51)
06 - Big Batman - The Pacers - 1966  (2:55)
07 - Spiderman - Katrina and the Waves - 1983  (3:12)
08 - Felix the Cat - Warsaw Poland Brothers - 2002  (1:54)
09 - Captain America - Alexis Korner - 1974  (3:55)
10 - Batman Theme - The Sensational Guitars of Dan & Dale - 1966  (2:11)
11 - Captain Marvel Jones - The Super Dupers - 1966  (3:34)
12 - Black Superman (Muhammad Ali) - Johnny Wakelin & the Kinshasa Band - 1975  (3:35)
13 - Batman Rides Again - The Invisible Burgundy Bullfrog - 1967  (3:50)
14 - Jungle Superman - The Individuals - 1959  (2:36)
15 - Batman Theme - Sheena and the Rokkets - 1979  (0:58)
16 - Lois Lane - Holly Long - 2003  (3:38)
17 - Batman - Skeletal Family - 1984  (4:41)
18 - Superman - Celi Bee and the Buzzy Bunch - 1977  (3:47)
19 - Batman - The Plunderers - 1966  (2:48)
20 - I'm Your Superman - The All Sports Band - 1981  (4:04)
21 - Color Cartoons - The Goldenrods - 1958  (2:23)
22 - Never Pick a Fight with Popeye - Jack Mercer - 1957  (1:43)
23 - Captain Gorgeous - Jimmy Bowen - 1966  (2:30)
24 - Superman - Ides of March - 1970  (2:55)
25 - Comic Strip Rock N Roll - Robert Ashley - 1959  (2:08)
26 - I'm a Superman for You Baby - The Cliff Dwellers - 1966  (2:10)
27 - Excelsior - The Adventurers - 1960  (2:05)

***
01 - Batusi - The Cartoons - 1965  (2:53)
02 - Even Batman - Jenny Clay - 1966  (1:56)
03 - Betty Boop Theme Song - Jack Hylton & His Orchestra - 1932  (2:30)
04 - Robin - Robin the Boy Wonder - 1966  (2:41)
05 - Fly Superman Fly - Randy Johnson - 1967  (2:40)
06 - Bat Beat - The Perfectors - 1980  (2:17)
07 - Automatic Man - Bad Religion - 1989  (1:40)
08 - That Man Batman - Mike & Bernie Winters - 1966  (2:45)
09 - Superman - The Clique - 1969  (2:31)
10 - Batmobile - The Squires - 1966  (2:12)
11 - Batman - The Who - 1966  (1:25)
12 - The Lean Hornet - Rudy Wesley & the Palace Aides - 1966  (1:45)
13 - Batman Theme - Joel McNeely / Royal Scottish National Orchestra - 1997  (2:28)
14 - Felix the Cat - Fernand Gravey - 1930  (2:36)
15 - Superman - Pete the Meat and the Boys - 1978  (2:38)
16 - Batman & Robin - Adam West - 1976  (3:15)
17 - Nobody Loves the Hulk - The Traits - 1969  (2:59)
18 - I Bizarro - The Bizarros - 1978  (1:54)
19 - Batman Theme - Baltimore Marching Band - 2003  (2:12)
20 - Comic Book Hero - Scandal - 1979  (4:20)
21 - Batman to the Rescue - Lavern Baker - 1966  (2:17)
22 - Kryptonite (live) - Judies Fixation - 1978  (4:00)
23 - Green Hornet - Mr Unique & the Leisure Class - 1979  (2:43)
24 - Batman - Sam Chaplin - 1966  (1:47)
25 - Popguns and Green Lanterns - The Accelerators - 1979  (2:22)
26 - So All the Superheroes - The Thought Criminals - 1979  (3:00)
27 - Batskinner - Robin and the Batmen - 1966  (2:19)
28 - Cartoon Network - KJ-52 - 2003  (3:57)

Yippee Haw and up, up, and away, fellow fantasizers!  See you Monday.
  

Monday, August 10, 2026

Listen to the Mirror

 ... And you might be looking ... instead of listening ... to Recursive Rock!


That's the core of these two compilations.  The songs all reflect a bit of media awareness.  They're about toys, or rock music itself, or TV or magazines ...
01 - Rock Show - Excel - 1980  (3:30)
02 - I Slept in an Arcade - Black Randy & the Metrosquad - 1979  (2:28)
03 - Caught on Tape - Zom Zom - 1985  (1:49)
04 - I'm in the Charts - The Radio Rhythm Boys - 1980  (2:36)
05 - Townshend Nose - Mikes House - 1987  (2:29)
06 - Kill the Bee Gees - The Accidents - 1979  (2:52)
07 - James Bond - Ralph and the Ponytails - 1980  (2:22)
08 - Television Screen Heroes - MI5 - 1980  (4:06)
09 - Late Show - The Dark - 1981  (3:46)
10 - Disneyland (live) - Come On - 1980  (1:53)
11 - Parasites - The Tyros - 1980  (3:15)
12 - Adventures in Modern Recording - The Buggles - 1981  (3:39)
13 - Sorry About That, Chief - Spiny Norman's Mind Games - 1981  (2:16)
14 - The TV Made Me Do It (Blame It on the Quasar) - Lip Service - 1982  (3:59)
15 - TerrorVision - The Fibonaccis - 1986  (3:42)
16 - American Bandstand - The Seat Belts - 1981  (2:06)
17 - (Let's Get Let's Get) Tammy Wynette - The Maggots - 1980  (1:33)
18 - New Heroes - Noise Annoys - 1981  (1:28)
19 - November 22, 1963 - Destroy All Monsters - 1989  (4:18)
20 - Dead Rock n' Rollers - Detention - 1983  (1:37)
21 - I'm in Love with the Girl on the Manchester Virgin Megastore Checkout Desk - The Freshies - 1980  (2:49)
22 - Beatiful Pictures - Fatal Microbes - 1979  (1:49)
23 - I Wanna Kill James Tailor - Ivan and the Executioners - 1979  (2:49)
24 - (I Work for) K.A.O.S. - The Spliffs - 1987  (2:57)
25 - Disco Pop Stars - Altered Images - 1982  (2:35)
26 - Jackie Onassis - Human Sexual Response - 1980  (3:45)
27 - Modern Time's Pop - Mad Tea-Party - 1980  (2:10)
28 - Elvis Impersonator Blues - Beasts of Bourbon - 1988  (2:54)

***
01 - Please Stand By - The Shivvers - 1980  (3:13)
02 - Pornography - The Revenge - 1978  (2:33)
03 - Amplitude Modulation - The Modulators - 1980  (2:54)
04 - Scratched Blue Vinyl - Juveniles - 1980  (2:21)
05 - Stuck on the Grid - Martha and the Muffins - 1986  (4:12)
06 - Stop the Presses (from Tabloid) - The Signal - 1989  (2:46)
07 - Sound of the 80s - Peer Pressure - 1978  (2:19)
08 - Media Junkie - 63 Monroe - 1982  (3:14)
09 - On the Phone - Stryker - 1980  (2:50)
10 - TV Commercial - Johnny Parker and the Zirkons - 1962  (2:29)
11 - Waiting for Stardom - The Shy Tots - 1980  (2:10)
12 - Neil Young - John Bartles - 1992  (1:35)
13 - Record Man - The Ferrets - 1987  (3:08)
14 - Just a Camera - The Keys - 1980  (3:56)
15 - Recorded in England - Rod Bernard - 1986  (2:21)
16 - Disco's Dead - Sgab from the Planet Zed - 1980  (2:11)
17 - TV Patrol - Art Kritics - 1987  (3:09)
18 - Gimme Mick (live) - Candy Slice & the Slicers - 1979  (4:11)
19 - When the Phone Stops Ringing - Eighth Wonder - 1987  (3:58)
20 - Songs Like These - The Crew - 1981  (2:15)
21 - Raggedy Ann - Margaret Lewis - 1964  (2:15)
22 - Child Star - The Diodes - 1977  (1:57)
23 - Sitting in a Disco - Kirsty and the Husbands - 1980  (1:49)
24 - Shakespeare Rock - The Eligibles - 1958  (1:49)
25 - TV on Tap - The Limps - 1980  (3:10)
26 - One More Record - The Relations - 1980  (3:08)
27 - I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape - The Teenage Filmstars - 1980  (2:58) 

Maybe these songs can help YOU escape for awhile -- at least until Thursday.  See you then!
  

Thursday, August 06, 2026

Words from the Eighties

Something about the song titles and words, be be a little more accurate.
01 - Radio Teeth - Scissor Fits - 1981  (2:16)
02 - Idiot Dancers - Industrials - 1980  (1:53)
03 - Twinkling Stars - Nine Circles - 1982  (4:09)
04 - Girlfriend's Girlfriend - The Elevators - 1980  (2:48)
05 - Another World - Scarlet Party - 1983  (3:12)
06 - Pretty Girl - The Liggers - 1980  (2:57)
07 - Running Scared - The Fools - 1981  (2:23)
08 - Lullaby Cheat - Ludus - 1980  (4:38)
09 - The Girls - Famous Five - 1982  (3:07)
10 - Macho Man - Fladge 200 - 1981  (2:41)
11 - Video Kids - Prototype - 1983  (3:31)
12 - Games Up - Rank Amateurs - 1981  (3:54)
13 - Top Secret - The Last Words - 1980  (1:53)
14 - Kanal Banal - Gina X - 1984  (3:15)
15 - TV Eyes - The Voices - 1981  (3:30)
16 - Girl Games - Manchester Mekon - 1982  (2:32)
17 - Monkey Monkey - Boys Boys - 1980  (1:53)
18 - American Cheez - Nice Lawns - 1982  (2:11)
19 - Midnight Rain - Die Hausfrauen - 1981  (4:22)
20 - TV Talks - Mo - 1980  (2:50)
21 - Air Attack (live) - Kujira - 1983  (4:14)
22 - Blood Vessel - Details at Eleven - 1986  (3:29)
23 - Throw Away - Helicopters - 1982  (2:54)
24 - Lost Fight - Locusts - 1981  (2:37)
25 - Insect lounge - The Mutants - 1980  (2:56)
26 - Psychic Magic - G I Orange - 1985  (3:04)

Yup, all of the above songs have two-word titles.  So many fun songs!  BTW, Track 25 was the source of the title of KCSC's student-run radio show back in the early Eighties.  A little more about "The Insect Lounge" from an outdated blog post here.  Have no fear, MA-119 will be reposted!

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01 - Popstar - Afraid of Mice - 1981  (2:31)
02 - Paradise - Sophie and Peter Johnston - 1983  (3:52)
03 - Alive - Sandii and the Sunsetz - 1981  (4:29)
04 - Meaningless - Gary Myrick & the Figures - 1980  (3:07)
05 - Shuffle - Fictions - 1980  (2:42)
06 - Fool - The Tearjerkers - 1982  (3:07)
07 - Savage - The Nuns - 1981  (2:16)
08 - Vertigo - Standing Waves - 1981  (3:56)
09 - Photoplay - Tahnee Cain and Tryanglz - 1984  (3:31)
10 - Media - The Verdix - 1981  (3:02)
11 - Warm - Family Fodder - 1980  (3:46)
12 - Subliminal - Drinking Electricity - 1981  (4:07)
13 - Time - Pauline Murray - 1989  (4:38)
14 - Unwind - UK Decay - 1981  (3:27)
15 - Darkness - This Eternal Waiting - 1987  (4:10)
16 - Opposite - Chandra - 1980  (3:51)
17 - Prams - Vital Disorders - 1981  (2:16)
18 - Danceability - National Euphoria - 1983  (2:53)
19 - Shame - Trigger and the Thrill Kings - 1984  (4:09)
20 - Fire - Occult Chemistry - 1980  (2:09)
21 - BOYS - Unit 3 with Venus - 1981  (2:25)
22 - Monotone - Les Anglaises - 1985  (3:15)
23 - Video - Jeff Lynne - 1984  (3:24)

See you on Monday for more recovered music!
  

Monday, August 03, 2026

Welcome to ANTHOLOGY AUGUST 2026!

First off is a spacey one.
1 - Rockin' Chair on the Moon Bill Haley 1952
2 - My Satellite Jesse Belvin 1956
3 - Red Planet Rock Don Lang and His Frantic Five 1957
4 - Planetary Run Joe Montgomery 1957
5 - Rocket To The Moon   Tony Perkins 1957
6 - Rock It To The Moon Jackie Góetroe and The Scamps 1958
7 - Satellite Rock Joe Tate and the Hi Fives 1958
8 - Rocket To The Moon    Lenny Welch 1958
9 - Light My Rockets Neil Alan 1958
10 - Sputnik Dance The Equadors 1958
11 - Rockin' On The Moon Deacon and The Rock & Rollers 1959
12 - Like Out Of This World Rockin' Charlie 1959
13 - Satellite City Earl Wrightson 1960
14 - People From Another World Jive Five 1961
15 - Signals From Saturn Rose DuBats 1962
16 - First Man To Stand On The Moon Buck Griffin 1963
17 - Countdown The Crescendos 1963
18 - Rocket Ship Don Drummond 1964
19 - Space Race Gene and The Esquires 1965
20 - I'll Send You to the Moon Les Baroques 1966
21 - Hippy, Skippy Moon Strut (Opus #1) The Moon People 1969
22 - Santa's Rocket Tim Dinkins 1969
23 - I’m a Stranger Here Five Man Electrical Band   1973
24 - Galaxy War 1977
25 - Eye In The Sky Alan Parsons Project 1987
26 - Books about UFOs Husker Du 1987
27 - Interplanet Janet Man or Astro-Man 1996
28 - Return of the Attack of the Curse of the Son of the Astro Squid Part XIV Chapter 6   The Amino Acids    2004
29 - Hot Rod Ride to the Moon Hi-Fly Rangers 2006
30 - Martian Rendezvous Alu 2008

By the way, Track Five's performer is that Tony Perkins, the guy who a few years later worked for Mr Hitchcock on a little black-and-white exploitation film.

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01 - George of the Jungle - Scott Shaw - 1989  (2:24)
02 - Peter Parker - The Great Luke Ski - 2002  (3:23)
03 - Official Suburban Superman - Suzy Quatro - 1973  (3:06)
04 - Look Out for the Batman - Tony Eira - 1966  (2:39)
05 - Super Heroes - The Model - 1981  (3:11)
06 - Aquaman - Grandpa Griffith - 2006  (3:36)
07 - Barney Google - The Mellomen with Thurl Ravenscroft - 1949  (1:56)
08 - Superman - Allison McCallum - 1972  (2:29)
09 - Green Hornet - Mr Unique and the Leisure Class - 1984  (2:43)
10 - Parker - Victor Banana - 1989  (2:10)
11 - Lois Lois - Superman's Girlfriend - 1979  (4:53)
12 - Comic Strip Wobble - Joe Capp and the Starfires - 1962  (2:24)
13 - Dick Tracy - The Chants - 1961  (2:16)
14 - Magilla Gorilla - The Family Goat - 1969  (2:37)
15 - Up Up and Away - Jivin' Jean & the Jokers - 1959  (2:36)
16 - Dr Strange - Paul Roland - 1982  (2:56)
17 - Captain America - Jimmy Buffett - 1970  (3:20)
18 - Spiderman - Stikky - 1988  (0:54)
19 - Superman - Joyce Davis - 1962  (2:31)
20 - L'Invincible Batman - Batman - 1966  (2:30)
21 - The Phantom - The Super Dupers - 1966  (3:35)
22 - Iron Man - Vitamin Lounge - 2002  (3:55)
23 - Superman Love - Chet Bolins - 1981  (2:37)
24 - Deputy Dog - Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs - 1966  (2:49)
25 - Help Help! and I Had a Hamburger Dream - Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, and Jimmy Carroll - 1964  (2:16)
26 - (I Saw) Batman (In the Launderette) - The Shapes - 1979  (2:38)
27 - Supergirl - Readymades - 1977  (1:46)
28 - Stop Talkin' About Comic Books or I'll Kill You - Ookla the Mok - 2006  (1:46)
29 - Capt Kangaroo - Suburban 9 to 5 - 1968  (1:57)

Pay no attention to Track 28.  Keep talkin'!  See you Thursday.
  

Friday, May 29, 2026

Forward to the Eighties

 It's another trio of treats and trauma from the Eighties.

01. HBO Feature Presentation Intro - Ferdinand J Smith  (1:14)  1983
02. Heartache Heard 'Round the World - Patty Smyth (4:48)  1987
03. Master of the Obvious - The DT's (4:15)  1981
04. The Second Time - Kim Wilde (3:50)  1984
05. Rush Hour - Jane Wiedlin  (3:59)  1988
06. Make Up With Me - Let's Active (3:41)  1983
07. Ever So Lonely - Monsoon (3:57)  1982
08. Cardboard Lamb - Crash Course in Science (2:31)  1981
09. Manifestoi! - Oi! The Robot (2:58)  1983
10. Seein' Double - Shy Imposters (3:27)  1981
11. Club Country - Associates (4:03)  1982
12. Happy Birthday - Altered Images (3:00)  1981
13. Quite Unusual - Front 242 (3:45)  1987
14. Modern Girl - James Freud & the Radio Stars (3:18)  1980
15. When Tomorrow Comes - Eurythmics (4:16)  1986
16. D-Day - Bus Boys (4:14)  1980
17. I Predict - Sparks (2:51)  1982
18. Parents - The Idiots (1:51)  1980
19. I've Done Everything for You - Rick Springfield (2:43)  1981
20. Eighth Day - Hazel O'Connor (3:11)  1980
21. Love Is Ready - Suzi Quatro (3:33)  1980
22. Defreeze Walt Disney - Pajama Slave Dancers (1:49)  1988
23. Love's Got a Line on You - Scandal (3:26)  1983

01. I Need That Record - The Tweeds (3:20)  1980
02. Chinese I's (Here Come the Minutemen) - Venetians (3:49)  1983
03. Vaguely Human - Flesh for Lulu (3:25)  1985
04. Forever Young - Alphaville (3:47)  1984
05. Equal/Equality - The Parachute Club (5:02)  1984
06. Cathode Mamma - Krisma (3:15)  1980
07. Flatland - November Group (2:49)  1982
08. Room That Echoes - Peking Man (3:51)  1986
09. Person to Person - The Signals (2:44)  1984
10. 1,000 Gene Autrys - Scattered Order (4:36)  1985
11. Study Up! - Mechanical Servants (3:42)  1980
12. Kids In America - Kim Wilde (3:29)  1981
13. There Was a Time - One to One (3:19)  1986
14. I Don't Wanna Die - The 4-Skins (3:13)  1982
15. Pac-Man Fever - Buckner and Garcia (3:55)  1981
16. Time to Get Up - Los Microwaves (3:04)  1981
17. You Pull Me Down - The Stabilizers (4:04)  1986
18. Cry Boy Cry - Blue Zoo (4:23)  1982
19. Did You Ever - The Cichlids (2:18)  1980
20. Don't Call Me Baby - Voice of the Beehive (3:07)  1988
21. All the Time in the World - The Crooks (3:03)  1980
22. C·30 C·60 C·90 Go! - Bow Wow Wow (3:03)  1980

01 - Technical Difficulties - Mondo Vita   1983  (2:12)
02 - Easy to Please Me - The Cheeters   1981  (3:50)
03 - And There's More - The Bytes   1983  (3:54)
04 - Jailhouse Rock - Judy Nylon   1983  (3:51)
05 - You've Lost - Tom Dickie and the Desires   1981  (2:41)
06 - Fotogenic - Ellen Shipley   1980  (3:31)
07 - Watching the Tears - The Pencils   1984  (3:55)
08 - Tina’s Got a New Hairdo - Metro   1982  (3:12)
09 - Payola - The Professionals   1981  (3:39)
10 - All for One - Berlin   1982  (3:17)
11 - O-O-O-O-O - Those French Girls   1982  (2:07)
12 - Aim Low - Graphic Shadows ‎   1984  (2:55)
13 - Worst Suicide - Unlimited Systems   1985  (4:24)
14 - She's So Cynical - The Modulators   1982  (2:33)
15 - She Wants You - The Breaks   1983  (3:54)
16 - Girls - The Lost Tropics   1983  (3:11)
17 - While the City Sleeps - Artificial Organs   1981  (3:33)
18 - Confidential Story - Jane Bond & the Undercover Men   1981  (3:12)
19 - Victim of Hypocracy - The Kids   1982  (3:58)
20 - Generator - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission   1980  (4:33)
21 - Air Heads - Popular Mechanix   1980  (2:18)
22 - Decisions - Unit 5   1981  (4:11)
23 - Non Stop World - Life by Night   1985  (4:02)

So much wonder and thrills!  It's easy to please me when love's got a line on you.  Please don't aim low, or you may find you've lost.  If you keep watching the tears for the second time, you too may become vaguely human.

See you Monday!  Thanks for journeying through this MAXI MUSICAL MONTH OF MAY!
  

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Some Favorites

 I still have most of my 45s. Years ago I dubbed them to mp3 and added some other favorites.

01 - Maybe Tomorrow - Badfinger - 1970  (2:51)
02 - 25 or 6 to 4 (single version) - Chicago - 1970  (2:53)
03 - You've Got a Friend (live) - Carole King with James Taylor - 1971  (5:07)
04 - Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms - Leon Russell - 1973  (4:25)
05 - Bad Company - Bad Company - 1974  (4:46)
06 - The School of Instant Pain - Triumvirat - 1975  (6:23)
07 - Don Juan's Reckless Daughter/Coyote (edit) - Joni Mitchell - 1976  (11:19)
08 - Here Come Those Tears Again - Jackson Browne - 1976  (3:34)
09 - Cat Scratch Fever - Ted Nugent - 1977  (3:38)
10 - Because the Night - Patti Smith - 1978  (3:22)
11 - Long Hot Summer Nights - Wendy Waldman - 1978  (4:09)
12 - Life During Wartime - Talking Heads - 1979  (3:41)
13 - Crying - Don McLean - 1978  (3:40)
14 - Precious Time - Pat Benatar - 1981  (6:01)
15 - Destination Unknown - Missing Persons - 1981  (3:33)
16 - Rock the Casbah - The Clash - 1982  (3:42)

01. Run Away Child, Running Wild - The Temptations (4:36)  1969
02. Burning Bridges - The Mike Curb Congregation (2:48)  1970
03. Freddy's Dead (single version) - Curtis Mayfield (3:19)  1972
04. I Can't Stand the Rain - Ann Peebles (2:32)  1974
05. Devil Gate Drive - Suzi Quatro (3:46)  1974
06. Showstopper - Triumvirat (3:39)  1975
07. Mr Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra (5:07)  1977
08. Zero Hour - The Plimsouls (2:31)  1980
09. Chart Buster - De Cylinders (2:20)  1980
10. Shadows of the Night - Rachel Sweet (4:01)  1981
11. Valentino's Had Enough - The Expressos (2:58)  1981
12. Valley Girl - Frank and Moon Zappa (4:53)  1982
13. I Eat Cannibals (Parts I & II) - Toto Coelo (6:48)  1983
14. My Baby's the Star of a Driver's Ed Movie - Blotto (3:34)  1983
15. All Around the World - Robert Palmer (2:18)  1985
16. The Goonies 'R' Good Enough - Cyndi Lauper (3:39)  1985
17. Weird Science (album version) - Oingo Boingo (6:06)  1985
18. Big Trouble in Little China (original version) - The Coupe De Villes (3:02)  1986
19. Punk Rock Girl - The Dead Milkmen (2:42)  1988
20. Witch in a Ditch - Erasure (3:42)  1988
21. Night Ride Home - Joni Mitchell (3:21)  1991

01 - Right Now - Runaways - 1976  (3:33)
02 - The Empire Strikes Back (Medley) - Meco - 1980  (3:01)
03 - Breakfast Cereal Deviant - The Undead - 2002  (1:47)
04 - It's No Game (Pt 1) - David Bowie - 1980  (4:40)
05 - At the Dance - Jezebel & the Nudes - 1983  (3:54)
06 - Suicide a Go Go - Big in Japan - 1978  (2:25)
07 - Radical Attitude - Epicycle - 1979  (2:18)
08 - Your Love Is Like a Ballistic Missile - Roses Are Red - 1979  (3:04)
09 - Love Canal - The Vores - 1978  (3:26)
10 - Ain't That Peculiar - Fanny - 1972  (4:03)
11 - Living on Dreams - Vice Squad - 1981  (2:49)
12 - Paint by Number Heart - Martha and the Muffins - 1980  (3:45)
13 - Sometimes I (live) - The Plasmatics - 1979  (3:55)
14 - Explosive Decompression - The Maps - 1979  (1:51)
15 - The Wicked Name - House and Gardens - 1985  (4:12)
16 - Identity - X-Ray Spex - 1979  (2:19)
17 - Final Kiss of Love - West and Byrd - 1988  (4:25)
18 - More Suicides Please - The Thought Criminals - 1979  (2:32)
19 - Big Chain - The Flamingo Group - 1971  (2:30)
20 - Heads Are Gonna Roll - Straight Lines - 1980  (3:09)
21 - Happey Valley - pragVEC - 1980  (3:32)
22 - Betty Lou's Got a New Tattoo - The Creep - 1964  (1:59)
23 - New Maiden - Metal Boys featuring China - 1980  (2:45)
24 - Radio Dream (The Last Song) - The Orchids - 1979  (1:51)
25 - Audio, Audio - The Classics - 1979  (2:43)
26 - All Wound Up - Phobia - 1979  (2:08)

Now you  got some new favorites, too!  See you Friday for some songs from the Eighties, wrapping up this MAXI MUSICAL MONTH OF MAY!
  

Monday, May 25, 2026

Tracking Some Sounds

 Here are three collections.

MA-02 - TREKonometry: Good, Bad, & Silly Versions of Star Trek Themes
1 The Galactic Force Band Star Trek TV Theme
2 Gene Page Star Trek TV Theme
3 Gotham’s Greatest Star Trek TV Theme
4 Gotham’s Greatest STAR TREK: The Motion Picture Theme
5 Chris Holland  Star Trek TV Theme
6 Nichelle Nichols Theme from Star Trek
7 Now Sound Orchestra Ilia’s Theme from ST:TMP
8 Now Sound Orchestra Star Trek II Theme
9 Now Sound Orchestra ST:TMP Theme
10 Schnauzer Radio Orchestra Star Trek TV Theme
11 The Charles Randolph Grean Sounde Star Trek TV Theme
12 Orion Star Trek Tekkno
13 The Secret Agents Star Trek TV Theme
14 Phil Reavis Star Trek TV Theme
15 Super Hero Orchestra Star Trek TV Theme
16 Ettore Strata Star Trek Suite
17 Ed Willett Star Trek TV Theme
18 Wonderland Space Shuttle Star Trek TV Theme
19 Laserlight Label Star Trek TV Theme
20 Phil Woods Quintet Star Trek TV Theme
21 London Philharmonic Star Trek TV Theme
22 James Horner The Search for Spock
23 Opie & Anthony Star Trek Rhapsody
24 The Firm Star Trekkin’

Track 22 was a maxi-single included with the vinyl STAR TREK III album in its original release.
1)  As heard in the film
2)  From the Telarc album “Time Warp”
3)  By the Now Sound Orchestra (1)
4)  From the Columbia album “Selections from 2001”
5)  From the Stage & Screen album “Space Movies”
6)  By the Doctor Exx Band
7)  By the Now Sound Orchestra (2)
8)  From the Laserlight album “Science Fiction Movie Themes”
9)  By the Wonderland Space Shuttle
10)  By Neil Norman
11)  From the soundtrack album “2010: The Year We Make Contact”
12) By the Ventures
13) From the soundtrack album “2001: A Space Odyssey” (but not heard in the film)

01 - The Times They Are A-Changin' (Film Edit) - Bob Dylan - 1964  (3:49)
02 - Diary Of A Madman - Ozzy Osbourne - 1981  (6:15)
03 - Neighborhood Threat - Iggy Pop - 1977  (3:23)
04 - The Comedians - Elvis Costello - 1984  (2:30)
05 - The Black Freighter (Live) - Steeleye Span - 1978  (6:15)
06 - Heroes (Album Version) - David Bowie - 1977  (6:06)
07 - Walking On The Moon - The Police - 1979  (4:59)
08 - If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day - Robert Johnson - 1961  (2:35)
09 - Life On Mars - David Bowie - 1971  (3:51)
10 - We Will Become Silhouettes - The Postal Service - 2005  (3:43)
11 - Outside Of A Small Circle Of Friends - Phil Ochs - 1967  (3:41)
12 - Jocko Homo - Devo - 1977  (3:37)
13 - Eve Of Destruction - Barry Mcguire - 1965  (3:33)
14 - Nightshift Watchman - David Wilcox - 1987  (3:15)
15 - Two - R D Laing, Alan Blakley, Ken Howard - 1978  (1:42)
16 - Requiem Aeternam - W A Mozart - 1791  (6:51)
17 - Santies - John Cale - 1982  (5:55)
18 - The Smiley Face Song - Charles Ball - 1998  (3:08)
19 - Def Con One - Pop Will Eat Itself - 1988  (4:01)

The post concerning MA-129 is here, with more info.  I was pretty satisfied at how I made the characters look like they were musical.

Hope you find some fun in here.  See you Wednesday with somethin I assembled.
  

Friday, May 22, 2026

Thrilling Days of Yesteryear

 Here are three compilations of Super-related music.

MA-05 - Supermusic
1)  Movie Theme - Walter Murphy
2)  Superboy TV Theme
3)  Superman - Herbie Mann
4)  The Adventures of Superman TV Theme
5)  Sound from Krypto / Movie Theme - Let's All Dance with Super Friends cassette
6)  Superman the Animated Series TV Theme (extended)
7)  The Batman / Superman Adventures TV Theme
8)  Movie Theme - Gotham's Greatest
9)  Comic Book Heroes / I'm Your Superman - Rick Springfield
10)  The New Adventures of Superman TV Theme
11)  The New Adventures of Superman Episode Title Music
12)  The New Adventures of Superman TV End Credits
13)  Movie Theme - Super Hero Music cassette
14)  It's Superman - The Supermen
15)  You've Got Possibilities - The Supermen
16)  TV Theme - Ruby-Spears
17)  Movie Theme - Cinema Sound Orchestra
18)  The Superman / Batman Adventures TV Theme
19)  Superboy TV Theme (Filmation cartoon)
20)  SuperPup TV Theme
21)  Movie Theme - Fleischer cartoons
22)  Theme from Superman (original) - Wonderland Space Shuttle
23)  Movie Serial Theme

01. Mysterioso (2:13)
02. Wax Museum (1:32)
03. Build to Sting (0:18)
04. Frantic Rhythm (1:53)
05. Violin Scream (1:19)
06. The Getaway (0:57)
07. Fight (3:13)
08. Jump the Fence! (1:19)
09. Queasy (1:34)
10. Deserted Village (1:33)
11. Rip Through Fear (1:03)
12. Face at the Window (1:44)
13. Eerie Oboe (1:22)
14. Flute to Finale (0:53)
15. Night of Terror (2:29)
16. Sad Romance (1:20)
17. Monkey Mystery (1:18)
18. Airport (0:37)
19. Slow Carousel (0:46)
20. Radio Waltz (1:43)
21. Tango (2:09)
22. Silsby Pastorale (1:43)
23. Life and Death (2:28)
24. Romantic Interlude (1:54)
25. Blue Melody (1:41)
26. World of Tomorrow (3:10)
27. Menace (1:34)
28. City Desk (1:21)
29. Sword of Damocles (2:56)
30. Cat Burglar (1:28)
31. Atlantic Rollers (2:09)
32. Solemn Moment (1:31)
33. Sea Power (1:35)
34. Scotland Yard (2:59)
35. Prelude to Crime (0:24)
36. Crime Doesn't Pay (2:47)
37. Changing Moods I (3:01)
38. Changing Moods II (2:48)
39. Humorous In & Out (0:34)
40. Chameleon Moods (2:40)
41. Free for All (1:35)
42. Hope Abandoned (2:47)
43. Arctic Wastes (2:25)

MA-55 - Adventures of Superman - More Library Recordings
01. Eerie Night - F G Charrosin (3:10)
02.  Tragedy - Unknown Artist (1:26)
03. Lost in a Fog - Ronald Hanmer (1:25)
04. Dismal Swamp - King Palmer (1:37)
05. Mists - Unknown Artist (1:18)
06. The Tell-Tale Heart - Jack Foulds (2:48)
07. The Ghost Walks - F G Charrosin (1:41)
08. Stealthy Footsteps - F G Charrosin (1:49)
09. Confusion - F G Charrosin (1:17)
10. Rebellion & General Havoc - Edward Carmer (1:34)
11. Disorder - Edward Carmer (1:20)
12. Desert Caravan - Granville Bantock (3:02)
13. Storm at Sea - Unknown Artist (2:52)
14. Tenebrae - Unknown Artist (3:05)
15. Condemned - Unknown Artist (3:02)
16. Dramatique - Unknown Artist (1:03)
17. Tumult & Commotion - Miklós Rózsa (1:20)
18. Mechanical Monster - Unknown Artist (1:50)
19. Danger Ahead - Unknown Artist (1:45)
20. Men of Steel - Miklós Rózsa (1:39)
21. Informal Interview - Ronald Hanmer (2:38)
22. Bits and Pieces - Ronald Hanmer (0:58)
23. Just Whimsical - Ronald Hanmer (1:40)
24. Way Out East - Ronald Hanmer (2:59)
25. Dagger in the Dark - Ronald Hanmer (3:06)
26. Magic Necklace Cue - Modest Mussorgsky (2:00)
27. Seven Souvenirs Cue - Modest Mussorgsky (1:44)
28. Catacombs - With the Dead in a Dead Language - Modest Mussorgsky (3:58)

The story of the latter two comps' music sources is found in this 2019 post.

If you grew up thrilling to the George Reeves series and other Super media, hope you get a few fun twinges.  See you Monday for some soundtrack compilations.
  

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Turn the Page

 Across the years, I've been intrigued and sometimes amused by some musical attempts to peer into the future.  Sometimes the band or artist is optimistic, sometimes not.

01 - Modern Man - 4 Out of 5 Doctors   1980   (3:37)
02 - Big Brother - Winston Tong   1985  (5:12)
03 - A Circuit Like Me - Metronomes   1980  (3:49)
04 - Everybody's Gotta Mutate - Instant Music   1980  (3:36)
05 - Computer One - Dear Enemy   1983  (4:39)
06 - Screen Me, I´m Yours - Tik and Tok   1984  (3:50)
07 - Replicant - Camera   1985  (2:26)
08 - 1980 1234 - Plastic Money   1980  (1:32)
09 - Armageddon - Data   1981  (3:07)
10 - Robot Love - Chrome Dinette   1982  (4:57)
11 - Future Shock - Communication   1982  (3:51)
12 - Systems Breaking Down - Anna   1982  (4:19)
13 - The Triangle Man - Sally Patience   1984  (3:18)
14 - Computer - The Microbes   1980  (2:35)
15 - Mechanical Minds - Prophecy   1983  (3:35)
16 - We Are the Sub-Machines - Toccata   1987  (3:29)
17 - My Robotic Friend - Trem   1983  (3:31)
18 - Computer Numbers - Vög   1981  (4:16)
19 - I'm Wearing an Appliance - Drop   1980  (3:18)
20 - Shock of the New - Trees   1982  (2:36)
21 - Evil Eye - Gymslips   1985  (6:19)


MA-153 - The Future: Friend or Foe?
01 - Wirehead - Wasted Lives - 1979  (2:28)
02 - Slave to the Metal Horde (live) - Servotron - 1997  (2:21)
03 - Robot Wizards - Ward 13 - 1980   (2:37)
04 - Automatic Man - The Telefones - 1981  (4:20)
05 - Test Tube Baby - Chronics - 1978  (2:15)
06 - Me and My Machine - Dynamit Fischer - 1982  (3:15)
07 - Robot Robot - Nacht und Nebel - 1986  (2:50)
08 - Cybernetic Surgery - The Cybermen - 1978  (1:56)
09 - Sonic Reducer - The Dead Boys - 1977  (3:05)
10 - Clone - Greg Vandike - 1979  (3:05)
11 - TV Me - The Distributors - 1979  (3:47)
12 - Babylon Generation - Gina X Performance - 1981  (4:07)
13 - 3-D Dance - Trans X - 1984  (5:37)
14 - After the War (Meat to Eat) - Teds - 1982  (2:20)
15 - Mr Science - Mr Science - 1981  (2:23)
16 - Trust in Technology - Adaptors - 1979  (2:26)
17 - Future State - Future State - 1983  (4:56)
18 - Robot Secret Agents - Mythos - 1981  (2:51)
19 - Last Rockers - Vice Squad - 1980  (4:16)
20 - Talkin' 'Bout the Future - Dick Tracey - 1986  (3:33)
21 - Science - New Musik - 1980  (3:20)
22 - In the Year 2525 - Visage - 1983  (3:44)
23 - Art-I-Ficial (Peel session) - X-Ray Spex - 1978  (3:29)
24 - Animation - Jyl - 1984  (4:06)

01 - The End - Wrong Kind of Stone Age - 1987  (1:40)
02 - Clones All Think Alike - Mike Gould and the Gene Pool Band - 1981  (3:42)
03 - Modern Living - Experimental Products - 1982  (5:42)
04 - Computer - The Allies - 1979  (4:28)
05 - Lose Control - Stocking Heads - 1983  (2:20)
06 - Android Police - Pompeii 99 - 1982  (3:01)
07 - The Machine Wants to Know - The Aliens - 1980  (3:27)
08 - Century of Machines - The Conservatives - 1983  (3:30)
09 - Science Gone Too Far - The Dictators - 1977  (3:27)
10 - Dream Machines - Sons of Heroes - 1983  (3:28)
11 - Watchman, Walkman, Thinkman - Rupert Hine - 1988  (4:50)
12 - The Shape of Things to Come - The Diodes - 1977  (2:18)
13 - 21st Century Man - DL Byron - 1980  (2:55)
14 - I'm Mechanical - Subjects - 1982  (3:15)
15 - Machine - Satellite Spies - 1986  (3:28)
16 - Clones - The Waitresses - 1978  (2:28)
17 - Take Your Brain Out for a Walk - Tagmemics - 1980  (3:02)
18 - Ms Machine - Times - 1983  (5:59)
19 - Instant Knowledge - The Asteroids - 1978  (3:11)
20 - Do It for Science - New Marines - 1982  (3:23)
21 - Transformer Man - Neil Young - 1982  (3:18)

Now listen here!  Then come back on Friday for some SUPER music!
  

Monday, May 18, 2026

Other U.N.C.L.E.s

Here are my other three comps of music from and about The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
01. Man from U.N.C.L.E. Promo - NBC, 1965 (0:14)  
02. Harlem Shuffle (live) - Open Channel D (5:25)  1983
03. Twiggy Twiggy - Pizzicato Five (4:08)  1991
04. Lucid Dream - Meat Beat Manifesto (2:12)  1996
05. Une Very Stylish Fille - Dimitri from Paris (3:17)  1996
06. Dirty Larry - Dimitri from Paris (7:25)  1996
07. The Legend of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Paula and the Jetliners (2:14)  1966
08. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Ventures (1:46)  1966
09. Illya Kuryakin - Bobby Ellis & The Crystalites (3:20)  1967
10. Napoleon Solo - The Jokers (2:40)  1967
11. The Man from Thrush - Parris Mitchell Strings with Brass (2:36)  1967
12. Illya's Walk - Wyncote Records (1:59)  1967
13. The Thrush Tune - Wyncote Records (2:26)  1967
14. Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. Promo - CBS, 1983 (0:29)
15. April Dancer - Birdmen of Alkatraz (2:59)  1989
16. The Rock from U.N.C.L.E. - Doctor QE (2:48)  1994
17. My Friend Illya - The Ulterior Motive Orchestra (2:53)  1996
18. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Santiago Tamura (2:53)  1998
19. The April Dancer Affair - The Monochrome Set (4:23)  1999
20. Napoleon Solo - The Specials (3:07)  2000
21. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. - The Illuminoids (2:53)  2007
22. A Martini Built For Two (live) - Robert Bruce and the Mellowtones (3:41)  2008
23. Meet Mr. Solo (live) - Robert Bruce and the Mellowtones (2:14)  2008
24. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Revolution for Dogs (2:38)  2008
25. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (live) - Tokyo Sexwhale (1:38)  2009
26. The Case of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Vulcans (1:43)  2011
27. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Robert Short (2:07)  2012

01. The Man from Thrush - The Clee-Shays (2:00)   1965
02. The Spy - The Guys from U.N.C.L.E. (2:31)   1966
03. Man from America (Medley: Theme from Man from U.N.C.L.E. - America) - The Ring (7:03)   1980
04. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Times (5:14)   1985
05. Illya Kuryakin Looked at Me - Cleaners from Venus (2:58)   1987
06. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - London Theatre Orchestra (2:36)   1996
07. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - TV21 (3:24)   1998
08. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Johnny Pearson and His London Orchestra (2:04)   1999
09. Agent for Love - Girls from U.N.C.L.E. (2:20)   2000
10. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Ray Fischer (2:10)   2001
11. The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. - The Four Corners (1:41)   2001
12. Lament for a Trapped Spy - The Moon-Rays (2:14)   2002
13. Run Spy Run - The Moon-Rays (2:03)   2002
14. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Spy-Fi (2:05)   2003
15. Illya Kuryakin Looked at Me (Slow Version) - Cleaners from Venus (2:52)   2004
16. The Man from Thrush - Jet Set Sweden (3:54)   2005
17. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Los Tortures (1:40)   2005
18. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Paul Brooks (2:44)   2005
19. Illya Kuryakin Looked at Me - The Jennifers (3:02)   2006
20. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Warren Barker Orchestra (2:44)   2006
21. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Countdown (2:31)   2007
22. The Man from Thrush - Movie Sounds Unlimited (2:37)   2008
23. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Chris Rime (featuring Lionel Fortin) (4:56)   2011
24. Napoleon Solo - George Zhen (4:44)   2011
25. Season 1 Theme - Dominik Hauser (1:07)   2012
26. Season 3 Theme - Dominik Hauser (0:41)   2012
27. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Grave (2:59)   2012
28. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - West Hell 5 (2:40)   2012

01. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - Jerry Goldsmith and the London Symphony Orchestra (1:15)
02. McCallum Guest Appearance - The Andy Williams Show (3:48)
03. McCallum Guest Appearance - Hullabaloo (0:59)
04. Robert Vaughn Cameo - The Glass Bottom Boat (0:19)
05. No Tricks - Director-Writer-Producer - Jerry Goldsmith (2:13)
06. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - Goldsmith arr Fried (0:33)
07. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - Goldsmith arr Fried (0:35)
08. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme (live) - The Ventures (1:41)
09. Meet Mr Solo (edit) - Goldsmith arr Fried (2:05)
10. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - Rancho Alamitos High School Concert Band Dance Band Orchestra (0:53)
11. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - Jet Set Unlimited (2:13)
12. Meet Mr Solo - Goldsmith arr Schifrin (0:58)
13. McCallum-Vaughn Cameos - Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1:13)
14. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - Ensemble Petit & Screenland Orchestra (2:36)
15. Do the Kuryakin - Ann Boleyn (2:01)
16. She's a Notary - Writer-Director Card - Jerry Goldsmith (0:40)
17. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - The Los Angeles Radio TV Symphony Orchestra (1:19)
18. Powers Cameo - Please Don't Eat the Daisies (0:24)
19. The Spy in the Green Hat - End Title - Goldsmith arr Fried-Armbruster (0:33)
20. The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Theme - Jerry Goldsmith (0:37)
21. As Long as I Live - The George Shearing Quintet (1:20)
22. Lips that Glow - Gerald Fried (2:38)
23. The Karate Killers - End Cast - Goldsmith arr Fried (0:26)
24. Escape Route - Sweet Smell of Success - Jerry Goldsmith (2:20)
25. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme (live) - Naked City (2:14)
26. Meet Mr Solo (edit) - Goldsmith arr Fried (1:34)
27. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - Music Factory (1:18)
28. Meet Mr Solo - Goldsmith arr Shores (0:33)
29. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - Michigan State U Marching Band (1:02)
30. Night People - Morton Stevens (2:26)
31. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - 4th Season Alternate 01 - Goldsmith arr Fried (0:39)
32. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - 4th Season Alternate 02 - Goldsmith arr Fried (0:39)
33. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - 4th Season Alternate 03 - Goldsmith arr Fried (0:28)
34. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - 4th Season Alternate 04 - Goldsmith arr Fried (0:31)
35. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - 4th Season Alternate 05 - Goldsmith arr Fried (0:34)
36. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - 4th Season Alternate 06 - Goldsmith arr Fried (0:36)
37. Man from Uncle - Prophet (3:23)
38. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - Miami Pearls Orchestra (2:37)
39. Napoleon's Solo - The Marketts (2:24)
40. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme (live) - Reverb Syndicate (2:08)
41. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - The Crazy Beatles (1:39)
42. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - Goldsmith arr Fried (1:16)
43. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - Goldsmith arr Fried (0:36)
44. The Napoleon Solo - The Meteors (1:56)
45. The Helicopter Spies - End Title - Goldsmith arr Shores (0:27)
46. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - Tony Freeman (3:19)
47. Dr Goldfoot (and His Bikini Machine) - The Gamblers (1:54)
48. Lament for a Trapped Spy - Gerald Fried (3:11)
49. Main Title - Gina, the Foxy Chick (1:49)
50. Meet Mr Solo - The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - The Summit Six Sextet (3:30)

I thought the cover art for these came out good.  I've only come across a few snippets of U.N.C.L.E.-related music since MA-131.  See you Wednesday!
  
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