Saturday, October 11, 2014

Meeting of 11 September

Theme: Linked Songs (chosen by John)

John
Ricky Nelson - Lonesome Town
Elvis Presley - Guitar Man (James Burton on Guitar)
Gram Parsons  - Oh Las Vegas (James Burton on Guitar)
Elvis Costello - Glitter Girl (James Burton on Guitar)
Elvis Costello & Paul McCartney - Veronica
Paul McCartney - Lonesome Town
Deep Purple - Black Night (Ian Paice on drums)

Pete
Curved Air  - Purple Speed Queen
Roxy Music - Out of the Blue (Eddie Johnson on violin/keyboards)
Phil Manzenera - Same Time Next Week (Paul Thompson on drums)
801 - Miss Shapiro, including You Really Got Me (Phil Manzenera)
The Pretenders - Stop That Sobbin' (Kinks song)
Grace Jones - Private Life (Pretenders song)
The Talking Heads - Slippery People (Alex Sadkin, mixer)

Glenn
The Rolling Stones - Too Much Blood
The Birds - Say Those Magic Words (Ron Wood)
Jeff Beck - Shape of Things (Ron Wood)
The Faces - Debris (Rod Stewart & Ron Wood)
Pete Townsend  & Ronnie Lane - My Baby Gives It Away (Ronnie Lane)
The Who - Last Time (Pete Townsend)
Donovan - Barabajagel (Jeff Beck Group)


Jim
New Christy Minstrels - Green Green
The Mamas & Papas - Creque Alley (Barry Maguire reference)
The Byrds - Nothing Was Delivered  (Roger McGuinn referred to in Creque Alley)
Bob Dylan - 4th Time Around
Bloomfield, Kooper, Stills  - It Takes A Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (Dylan Song, Al Kooper)
Manassas - So Begins the Test (Stephen Stills)
The Flying Burrito Brothers  - Wild Horses (Chris Hillman)

Playout track: Otis Redding - Day Tripper

Meeting of 18 August

Theme: Musical Autobiography (chosen by Michael)

Michael
The Cure - Primary (first kiss)
The Flowers - I Can't Help Myself (first gig attended)
R.E.M - Can't Get There From here (changed taste in music)
The Pixies - Chained (getting married)
The Shins  - So Say I (turning 40)

John
The Beatles  - That Boy (seeing Hard Day's Night)
Johnny Cash  - A Boy Named Sue (father)
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run (first car)
Elvis Costello - Welcome to the Working Week (started life as a musician)
The Go-Betweens - Karen (saw the musical light)

Andreas
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cottonfields (first kiss)
G Wayne Thomas  - Take it Easy (coming to Australia)
Carly Simon - I've Got to Have You (first intimate relations)
Kevin Coyne - Eastbourne Ladies (first concert)
Traffic - Dear Mr Fantasy (getting into serious music)

Glenn
The Beatles - I Feel Fine (birth)
Wings - Soily (starting high school)
R.E.M - Driver 8 (changed taste in music)
The Chills - Pink Frost (musical career)
Nick Cave - Straight to You (getting married)

Jim
Lee & Nancy - Some Velvet Morning (first kiss)
Simon & Garfunkel - Hazy Shade of Winter (the 60s)
The Guess Who - Sour Suite (being 21 in Cleveland)
Ultravox - Dangerous Rhythm (Something I Like)
Chris Rea - Looking For the Summer (50th)

Pete
Jethro Tull - Back to the Family (first record)
Middle of the Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep (first kiss)
Return to Forever - Majestic Dance (Party)
Donald Fagan - IGY (21st)
Radiohead - Optimistic (post-divorce relationship)

Craig
Skyhooks - Ego Is Not A Dirty Word (first record)
The Flowers - Fatman (first gig)
The Talking Heads - Cities (changed friends' minds about American music)
The Jam - Man In The Cornership (School Disco)
Ultravox - Vienna (first couple song)

Playout track: Led Zeppelin  - Ramble On

Meeting of 14 July

Theme: Secrets & Lies (chosen by Glenn)

Glenn
Bebel Gilberto - Segrado (Secrets)
Hot Club of Cow Town - Secret of Mine
Mogwai - Secret Pint
The Sneaky Feelings - Your Secret's Safe With Me
Peg - Lies
The Chills - Lies, Lies, Lies
Jefferson Airplane - It's No Secret

Pete
Nancy Wilson - Guess Who I Saw Today
Ron Sexsmith - Secret Heart
White Lies - Bigger Than Us
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Lies
The World According to James - Keep No Secrets Tell No Lies
John Barry - On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Ben Folds - The Secret Life of Morgan Davis

Andreas
Fred Neil - I've Got a Secret (Didn't We Shake Sugaree)
Courtney Barnett - Anonymous Club
The Knickerbockers - Lies
Nancy Sinatra - Last of the Secret Agents
Big Star - Don't Lie To Me
The Sex Pistols - Liar
Devo - Secret Agent Man

John
The Osmonds - I Think I Love You
Penelope Houston - Bed of Lies
The Beatles - Tell Me Why
Nick Lowe - All Men Are Liars
Sekret Sekret - Girl With The White Stick
1910 Fruitgum Company - Indian Giver
The Beatles - Do You Want to Know A Secret

Jim
Kirsty MacColl - There's A Guy Down the Fish Shop Thinks He's Elvis (slow version)
Ace - How Long Has This Been Going On
Cold Chisel - Best Kept Lies
The Waitresses - I Know What Boys Like
Procul Harem - She Wandered Through The Garden Fence
Fischer Z - So Long
Joan Armatrading - The Weakness in Me

Playout track: Billy J Kramer - Do You Want to Know A Secret





Friday, June 27, 2014

Meeting of 6 June 2014


Theme Youth (chosen by Andreas)

Andreas
The Velvet Underground - I'm Not A Young Man Anymore
Television Personalties - Diary of a Young Man
Galaxy 500 - Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste
Morecombe & Wise - Song of Youth
Roy Orbison - So Young

Pete
Jefferson Airplane - Come Up The Years
Steely Dan - Hey 19
Jonathan Richman - Not Yet Three
Radiohead - I Am A Wicked Child
The Pretenders - Kid

John
Glen Campbell - Where's The Playground Suzie
The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
John Cale - A Child's Christmas in Wales
Leon Russell - Young Blood
Elvis Costello - So Young

Glenn
Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot
Rod Stewart - Handbags & Gladrags
Stickmen - Youthful
The Monkees - Sweet Young Thing
The Who - The Kids Are Alright

Jim
Jo Jo Zep - So Young
Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes
Frank Zappa - Valley Girl
Cream - Mother's Lament
The Lovin' Spoonful - Younger Girl

Craig
Echo & The Bunnymen - What Are You Going to do With Your Life
Jack White - Poor Boy
Jess Rebeiro - Stealing My Youth
Bad Plus - Smells Like Team Spirit

Play-out track: Cliff Richard - Young Ones 

Meeting of 1 May 2014

Theme: Boys' names (chosen by John)

John
The Wedding Present - Shatner
Gay Dad - Jim
Penelope Houston - Harry Dean
Justice Hahn - Robert Mitchum
Die Haut - Johnny Guitar
John Lennon - John Sinclair

Andreas
Slim Dusty - Duncan
L7 - Andre
Pearl Jam - Jeremy
Benny Hill - Ernie
The Lazy Susans - Bobby Fisher
Jefferson Starship - Fast Buck Freddie

Glenn
Inspiral Carpets - Joe
PJ Harvey  - Joe
Swans - Jim
Marisol - Johnny
The Kinks - Arthur
Supertramp - Rudy

Jim
Abba - Fernando
Helen Reddy - Come On John
John Leyton - Johnny Remember Me
Cream - Tales of Brave Ulysses
Jethro Tull - Harry's Bar
Bob Dylan - Huck's Tune

Pete
Pink Floyd - Careful With That Axe Eugene
Steely Dan - Charlie Frick
Jeff Beck - Theloneous
King Crimson - Prince Rupert Awakes
Harold Falultermeyer - Axel F
Frank Zappa - Andy

Play-out track: Elton John - Roy Rodgers

Meeting of 27 March 2014


Theme: Wet (chosen by Craig)

Craig
The Wet Taxis - Come One
Echo & The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain
The Cave Singers - Swim Club
The Stone - Roses - Waterfall
The Passions - The Swimmer

Jim
? and the Mysterians - 96 Tears
Flash & the Pan - Down Among the Dead Men
Johnny Rivers - Summer Rain
Wet Willie - Keep on Smiling
The Waifs - The River

John
Billy Bragg - Body of Water
The Black-Eyed Susans - Dirty Water
The Beatles - Rain
Albert Hammond Jr - It Never Rains in Southern California
Bob Dylan - Buckets of Rain

Pete
Led Zeppelin - The Rain Song
Peter Gabriel - Here Comes The Flood
Scott Walker - It's Raining Today
Blue Oyster Cult - Wings Wetted Down
The Fountains of Wayne - The Story In Her Eyes

Andreas 
The Fugs - Wet Dream
Little Feat - Fat Man In A Bathtub
Nick Heyworth - The Day It Rained Forever
Wet Hair - Liquid Jesus
Madder Rose - Swim

Glenn
BJ Thomas - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
The Velvet Underground  - The Ocean
The Able Tasmans - And We Swam The Magic Bay
Massive Attack - Teardrop

Meeting of 27 February 2014

Theme: Dreams (chosen by Glenn)

Glenn
Fresh & Onlys- Dream Girls
The Wet Taxis - Sailor's Dream
Kaleidoscope - Pulsating Dream
My Bloody Valentine - (When You Wake) You're Still In  A Dream
The Pale Saints - In My Dreams
Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains The Same
The Creation - Nightmares

Jim
Johnny Cash - Teenage Dream
Be-bop Deluxe - Do You Dream In Colour
Wayne Fontana - Pamela, Pamela
The Band - Cripple Creek
Pauline Murray - Dream Sequence 1
Bob Dylan - Dreaming of You
Cold Chisel - Breakfast at Sweethearts

Andreas
The OC's - The Dream
The Action - In My Dreams
Bill Fahey Group - Islands of Sleep
Spooky Tooth - Lost In My Dream
Buddy Miles - Dreams
Sam Gopal - Midsummer Night's Dream
Zar - Tread Softly On My Dreams

Pete
John Martyn - Dreams by the Sea
Heart - Dream of the Archer
801 - Tomorrow Never Knows
Pink Floyd - Julia's Dream
Anton Fier - Dream Speed
Beyonce - Sweet Dreams
Blondie - Dreaming

John
Roy Orbison - In Dream
Everly Brothers - Dream Dream Dream
Elvis Presley - If I Can Dream
The Smiths - Last Night I Dreamed Somebody That Somebody Loved Me
The Reels - Quasimodo's Dream
Patsy Clyne - Sweet Dream

Play out Track: The Ticket - Dream Chant


Sunday, February 16, 2014

Meeting of 22 January 2014

Theme: Germany (chosen by Andreas)

Andreas
Die Krupps - Germaniac
Thomas Dolby- Leipzig
Heiner Goebbels - Berlin Q-Damm 12.4.81
The Passions - I'm in Love with a German Film Star
The Associates - White Car In Germany
German Oak - The Third Reich

Jim
Jennifer Warme - First We Take Manhattan
Whistlin' Jack Smith - I was Kaiser Bill's Batman
Nina - 99 Luft Ballons
The Byrds - I Don't Care About Time
Falco - Der Kommisar
Trio - Der Da Da Da

Pete
The Five Tops - Rag Doll
Horst Jankowski - A Walk in the Black Forrest
Propaganda - The Chosen
The Beach Boys - Ganz Allein
Lena Lovich - New Toy
Rammstein - Spieluher

John
Bert Kaempfert- A Walk in the Black Forrest
The Rutles - Eine Kleine Middle Klasse Musik
Hans Rohe - Leuge Reden
The Beatles - Komm. Gib Mir Deine Hand
Element of Crime - Der Mann Von Gerhict
Elvis Costello - Two Little Hitlers

Glenn
U2 - Zoo Station
Faust - It's A Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl
Serge Gainsbourg - Nazi Rock
Siinai - Munich 72
Porcupine Tree - Hallo Gallo
David Bowie - "Heroes"

Playout track: Adam & The Ants - Deutscher Girls




Meeting of 18 December

Theme - Xmas food & drinks (chosen by John)


John
Paul Kelly - How to make Gravy
John Lennon - Cold Turkey
Band Aid - Do They Know it's Christmas
Dave Allenby - Sweet Gingerbread Man
The Archies - Sugar
Sammy Davis Jr - The Candyman

Glenn
The Grizzly Folk - The Wassailing Song
Darlene Love - Marshmallow World
She & Him - Sleigh Ride
Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song
Mikey Chuck Rivers - Still Drunk, Still Crazy, Still Silent Night
The Waitresses - Christmas Wrapping

Craig
The Great Jazz Trio - Days of Wine & Roses
Kenny Burrell - Wavy Gravy
The Bad Plus - Mint
Cat Empire - Days Like These
The National - All the Wine
Dave Brubeck - Blue Rondo a La Turk

Jim
John Denver - Please Daddy (Don't Drunk Get This Christmas)
Jethro Tull - Jack Frost & The Hooded Crow
George Thorogood - One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
Vanilla Fudge - You Keep Me Hanging On
Cream - Sweet Wine
Bob Rivers - The Christmas Song

Pete
Cream - Spoonful
The Beach Boys - Vegetables
Wild Turkey - Butterfly
Jeff Beck - Constipated Duck
War - Spill the Wine
Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters - Watermelon  Man






Meeting of 28 November

Theme: The Law (chosen by Glenn)

Glenn
Moby Grape - Murder in My Heart for the Judge
The Zombies - Care of Cell 44
Kris Kristofferson - The Law is for the Protection of the People
The Temptations - The Law of the Land
Supertramp - Crime of the Century
The Clash - Police on My Back
James Carter & the Prisoners - Po' Lazarus

Pete
The Loud Family - He do the Police in Different Voices
The Who - A Legal Matter
Long John Baldry - Intro Conditional Discharge / Dont Try to Lay No Boogie Woogie on the King
Steely Dan - Agents of the People
10cc - Good Morning Judge
Lou Reed - Mistrial
Propaganda - Murder of Love

John
The Boys Next Door - Sex Crimes
Elvis Costello - Watching the Detectives
Johnny Cash - Wanted Man
Billy Bragg & Wilco - Against th' Lah
Elvis Costello - Crimes of Paris
David McCormack - I'm Going to Execute Your X Boyfriend
Razor - Taskforce

Jim
Gene Pitney - Liberty Valance
Marty Robbins - Big Iron
Bobby Fuller - I Fought the Law
John Mayall - Sawmill Gulch Road
Shorty Long - Here Comes the Judge
Led Zeppelin - Gallows Pole
Bob Dylan - High Water Rising

Playout track: Spiritualised - Cop Shoot Cop

Meeting of October

Theme: Halloween (chosen by John)

John
Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Put A Spell On You
Frank Sinatra - Witchcraft
Beck - Devil's Haircut
Bob Dylan - Tombstone Blues
Stevie Wonder - Superstition

Pete
Souixie & The Banshees - Halloween
Blue Oyster Cult - Harvester of Eyes
Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein
Ingrid James - Strange Brew
Joe Jackson - The Evil Eye

Glenn
The Flaming Lips - Halloween on the Barbary Coast
Lou Reed - the Halloween Parade
David Bowie - Scary Monsters & Super Creeps
The Sonics - Psycho
Neutral Mlk Hotel - Ghost

Craig
Dusty Springfield - Spooky
The Triffids - Old Ghost Rider
Jess Rebeiro - Haunted Town
Max Q - Ghost of the Year
Crow - Ghost of the Crossroads

Andreas
The Dream Syndicate - Halloween
Neurosis - The Time of the Beast
The Shaggs - It's Halloween
The Cramps - What's Behind the Mask
The 39 Clocks - Psycho Beat

Arnum
The Beatles - Helter Skelter
Bewitched Theme Song
Burt Bacharach / The 5 Blogs - Title Track to the Blob
Julie Driscoll - Season of the Witch
Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man

Playout track: The Zombies - She's Not There








Meeting of 19 September 2014

Theme: Instruments (chosen by Craig)

Craig
Rowland S Howard - Breakdown (and then...)
Johnny Cash - Daddy Sang Bass
Nick Cave - The Singer
The Moles - We Need an Electric Guitar
Radiohead - Anyone Can Play Guitar

Andreas
Kate Bush - Saxophone song
Billy Joel - Piano Man
Sohail Rana - Soul Sitar
Miarianne Mendt - Wie a Glocken
Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell - Duelling Banjoes

Glenn
Shearwater - Johhny Viola
Rod Stewart - Mandolin Wind
The Birthday Party - Mr Clarinet
The Books - Cello Song
Michael Nesmith - Different Drum

John
Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man
Norman Gunston - Piano Man
Dave Baby Cortez - Happy Organ
Dawn Dixon - Bazouki
The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Jim
Bonzo Doo Dah Band - Intro
Bread - Guitar Man
The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine
Elton John - 60 Years On
ELP - Still Your Turn Me On

Pete
Frank Zappa - My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama
The Brian Fahey Orchestra - At The Sign of the Swinging Cymbal
Bing Brosby - Now YOU Has Jazz
The Ting Tings - Great DJ
The Castanet Club - Castanet Theme

Playout Track: The Particles  - I Love Trumpet