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Random Vinyl 11/30-12/4

Posted at 5:07 AM on December 3, 2009 by Jill Riley
Filed under: Random Vinyl


Bill DeVille was on the air with me for a few days while Steve Seel was on vacation. He brought in some wax to share.
Monday: "Wave of Mutilation (UK Surf)" - Pixies - Here Comes Your Man 12" Single
I always loved this one. The slowed down version of Pixies classic tune from a very hard to find 12" single. This version has an almost haunting quality to it .

Tuesday: "Cone Of Silence" - Yo La Tengo - Ride the Tiger
This is a song from the Hoboken, New Jersey band Yo La Tengo's hard to find 1986 debut. The "Cone of Silence" was a recurring joke on the legendary TV show, Get Smart.

Wednesday: "Pumpin' for Jill" - Iggy Pop - Party
Relatively obscure tune from Iggy's 1981 album. About a dude who has a job pumpin gas in New Orleans who has a girfriend named Jill. A little nod to my colleague Jill Riley!

Jim McGuinn spent a few days filling in as well. Here are the "Jim Picks" for the week.
Thursday: Donovan, "Barabajagal" (1969)
This tune, "Atlantis," finds our Scottish friend waxing eloquent about the impact and demise of the great continent of Atlantis in spoken word from, before breaking into an achingly beautiful endless Hey Jude-esque chorus that wraps up the tune. Certainly an unlikely candidate for the charts, but this was actually his last hit, from 1969, and a possible inspiration for Spinal Tap's "little people of Stonehendge."

Friday: Ramsey Lewis, "Mother Nature's Son" (1968)
Pre-dating the Fab Four's own use of that newfangled Moog Synthesizer, cocktail jazz guy Ramsey Lewis used the Moog and some tasty electric piano on his White Album covers album. Weirder than the typical Ramsey Lewis set, it's a delightful detour from the artist most known for being part of "The In Crowd." We played the cover of "Cry Baby Cry."


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