7/21/2011 Rocket Ship Ska Trip
_7/21 in a nutshell... and we_ mean _a NUTshell!_
One of _those_ nuts, er, nights... the moon musta had something to do with it. We didn't even gotcha SKAvered 'til nearly the end of the show, but when we finally _did,_ it was Prince Buster's live 1967 On Tour version driving us to Madness this time out. Our set of tunes related to each other by having nothing whatsoever to do with the moon was supposed to be confined to the 4@4, but that plan got off the launchpad without _us_ aboard for the ride! Sherwood had better luck with a more consistently thematic second hour, while the Opening Oldies Hour (OOH!) navigated a rather circuitous series of orbits. But, aren't they all? Just for the record(s), this show featured the Skatalites, the Ska-talites _and_ the Ska-ta-lites! Oh, and Roland Alphonso, too.
Playlist Tracks:
Tommy McCook with Baba Brooks Band - Rocket Ship
Album: 45; Label: Treasure Isle
Album: 45; Label: Treasure Isle
Prince Buster - Let Her Go a.k.a. Moon Walk
Album: 45; Label: FAB
Album: 45; Label: FAB
Derrick Morgan - The Moon
Album: 45; Label: Blue Beat
Album: 45; Label: Blue Beat
R. Alphonso and the Ska-Ta-Lites - Passing Through
Album: 45; Label: Rolando Powie
Album: 45; Label: Rolando Powie
Bongo Man Byfield - Jack Ruby Bound to Die
Album: 45; Label: Rolando Powie
Album: 45; Label: Rolando Powie
Roland Alphonso and the Ska-talites - Ball of Fire
Album: 45; Label: Coxsone
Album: 45; Label: Coxsone
The Khandars - Don't Dig A Hole for Me
Album: 45; Label: Blue Beat
Album: 45; Label: Blue Beat
Granville Williams Orchestra - Nutty Buddy
Album: 45; Label: GWO
Album: 45; Label: GWO
Don Drummond - Don Cosmic
Album: v.a. History of Ska vol. 1; Label: Studio 1
Album: v.a. History of Ska vol. 1; Label: Studio 1
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - The Astro 'Gator
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Don Drummond his Evergreens - Jet Stream
Album: 45; Label: Rolando Powie
Album: 45; Label: Rolando Powie
Soul Bros. - Hot Sun
Album: 45; Label: Studio 1
Album: 45; Label: Studio 1
The Liptones - Moon Ska
Album: In English; Label: AMTY/808
Album: In English; Label: AMTY/808
Mr. Symarip (a.k.a. Roy Ellis) - The Skinheads Dem Crash the Moon
Album: Skinheads Dem a Come; Label: Jump Up
Album: Skinheads Dem a Come; Label: Jump Up
Symarip - Skinhead Moonstomp
Album: Skinhead Moonstomp; Label: Trojan
Album: Skinhead Moonstomp; Label: Trojan
Toots the Maytalls - Let's Jump
Album: 54-46 Was My Number - Anthology 1964-2000; Label: Trojan
Album: 54-46 Was My Number - Anthology 1964-2000; Label: Trojan
Col. Elliott the Lunatics - Telstar
Album: Interstellar Reggae Drive; Label: Trojan
Album: Interstellar Reggae Drive; Label: Trojan
Col. Elliott the Lunatics - Interstellar Heavy Mob
Album: Interstellar Reggae Drive; Label: Trojan
Album: Interstellar Reggae Drive; Label: Trojan
(Hawkwind guy Nik Turner's) Inner City Unit - Amyl Nitrate (medley containing a few bars of 2001
Album: 45; Label: Riddle
Album: 45; Label: Riddle
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - Sherwood's Planet
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Russ Garcia - Moon Rise
Album: Fantastica; Label: Liberty/Basta
Album: Fantastica; Label: Liberty/Basta
Jimmie Haskell - Moon Mist
Album: Count Down!; Label: Imperial
Album: Count Down!; Label: Imperial
The Peanuts - Candy Moon
Album: Dream Box 10cd; Label: King Japan
Album: Dream Box 10cd; Label: King Japan
Dave Brubeck Octet - How High the Moon
Album: The Complete Octet Session; Label: Definitivo
Album: The Complete Octet Session; Label: Definitivo
Lydia Lunch - A Cruise to the Moon
Album: Queen of Siam; Label: ZE/Atavistic
Album: Queen of Siam; Label: ZE/Atavistic
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - 5 Good Reasons
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Mutant Frogs (not as bumper) - Ocean Moon
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Tito Puente Buddy Morrow - Harlem Nocturne
Album: The Complete Revolving Bandstand Sessions; Label: RCA
Album: The Complete Revolving Bandstand Sessions; Label: RCA
Tito Puente Buddy Morrow - Blue Moon
Album: The Complete Revolving Bandstand Sessions; Label: RCA
Album: The Complete Revolving Bandstand Sessions; Label: RCA
Teo Macero and Wally Cirillo Jazz Composers Workshop - Explorations
Album: Explorations by...; Label: Fresh Sound
Album: Explorations by...; Label: Fresh Sound
Laika the Cosmonauts - Zero-G Stomp
Album: Zero Gravity; Label: Upstart
Album: Zero Gravity; Label: Upstart
Laika the Cosmonauts - 1'45
Album: Zero Gravity; Label: Upstart
Album: Zero Gravity; Label: Upstart
Raymond Scott Secret 7 - And The Cow Jumped Over the Moon
Album: Secret 7 - The Unexpected; Label: Top Rank Int'l./Basta
Album: Secret 7 - The Unexpected; Label: Top Rank Int'l./Basta
Moondog - Viking 1
Album: The Viking of Sixth Avenue; Label: Honest Jon's
Album: The Viking of Sixth Avenue; Label: Honest Jon's
Jun Togawa - Casablanca Moon
Album: 20th (cd-ep); Label: Daiki Sound/God Mountain
Album: 20th (cd-ep); Label: Daiki Sound/God Mountain
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - (most of) Cassini at Titan
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
(bumper) Mutant Frogs - One for Freetime
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Shiina Ringo the then-future Tokyo Jihen - (live) Mayonaka wa Junketsu
Album: Electric Mole; Label: Toshiba/EMI
Album: Electric Mole; Label: Toshiba/EMI
Shiina Ringo Tokyo Ska Paradise Orch. - Mayonaka wa Junketsu
Album: cd single; Label: Toshiba/EMI
Album: cd single; Label: Toshiba/EMI
The Slackers - A Long Way Off
Album: The Great Rocksteady Swindle; Label: Hellcat
Album: The Great Rocksteady Swindle; Label: Hellcat
The Skatalites - (live) Black Sunday
Album: Stretching Out; Label: ROIR
Album: Stretching Out; Label: ROIR
The Skatalites - (live) Mood for Ska
Album: Stretching Out; Label: ROIR
Album: Stretching Out; Label: ROIR
The Skatalites - (excerpt) (live) Fidel Castro
Album: Stretching Out; Label: ROIR
Album: Stretching Out; Label: ROIR
Mutant Frogs (not as bumper) - (most of) Hang Tight
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Album: Warts 'n' all; Label: Skankworks/IMT
Moon Hop - Cheek to Cheek
Album: Welcome Back to the Moon; Label: Patate
Album: Welcome Back to the Moon; Label: Patate
St. Petersburg Ska Jazz Review - Old Devil Moon
Album: Too Good to Be True; Label: Megalith
Album: Too Good to Be True; Label: Megalith
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra - Itsuka Dokoka De
Album: Pioneers; Label: Epic/Sony
Album: Pioneers; Label: Epic/Sony
Prince Buster - Madness
Album: On Tour; Label: Blue Beat/Skank
Album: On Tour; Label: Blue Beat/Skank
(bumper) SKAndalous All Stars - (most of) The End
Album: Age of Insects; Label: Shanachie
Album: Age of Insects; Label: Shanachie
Program:
Air Date:
July 21, 2011
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