Monday, May 24, 2010

B.W.'s PLAYLIST/ KHSU, 90.5/ SAT., 22 MAY 2010


There's not a whole lot of information available of Memphis soul singer Prince Conley. However, in 1961, The Prince cut this gem, "I'm Going Home," released by Satellite Records (pre-Stax) , featuring a young Steve Cropper on guitar. This seems to one of the sole documents of Conley's great voice. Check it out in the (first) box set, The Complete Stax/Volt Singles: 1959-1968.
BOY WONDER'S HOT CIRCLES/ 9:00-11:00 PM

In Orbit/ JOY LOVEJOY (’66, ’05 collection, Mojo Chess Soul Sisters)

I Can’t Rest/ FONTELLA BASS (’66, ’92 collection, Rescued)

Turn Back the Hands of Time/ TYRONE DAVIS (’70, Turn Back the Hands of Time)

Gimme Shelter/ MERRY CLAYTON (’70, Gimme Shelter)

Time Has Come/ MOUNTAIN MOCHA KILIMANJARO (’10, self titled)*

I’m Going Home/ PRINCE CONLEY (’61, ’91 collection, Complete Stax/Volt Singles, 1959-68)

I Love You Still/ ZILLA MAYES (’68, ’06 collection, Confessing: Deep Soul From New Orleans)

Dragging the Line/ TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS (’71)

Fields of Clover/ THE BOX TOPS (’68)


Forget It/ HOLLY GOLIGHTLY & THE BROKEOFFS (’10, Medicine County)*

Be-Bop-A-Lula/ GENE VINCENT (’56)

The Poor Side of Town/ JOHNNY RIVERS (’67)

Inner City Blues/ RODRIGUEZ (’70, Cold Fact)

Houses (Elyse Weinberg)/ VETIVER (’08, Thing of the Past)

The Mermaid Parade/ PHOSPHORESCENT (’10, Here’s To Taking It Easy)*

One Hundred Years From Now (rehearsal take #2)/ THE BYRDS (feat. Gram Parsons, lead vocals) (’68, ’97 reissue, Sweetheart of the Rodeo)

Before I Wake/ JOHN DOE & THE SADIES (w/ MARGARET GOODE) (’09, Country Club)


Life’s Little Ups and Downs/ CHARLIE RICH (’69)

Islands/ CAT POWER (’06, The Greatest)

Messiah Ward/ NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS (’04, Abattoir Blues)

Wave/ CALEXICO (’04, Por Vida: A Tribute to the Songs of Alejandro Escovedo)

The Wind/ PJ HARVEY (’98, Is This Desire?)

Run in the Dust/ JOHNNY MARR/ 7 WORLDS COLLIDE (’09, The Sun Came Out)

Don’t You Want It/ GOLDEN MEAN (’05, Black Operation)

Mambo Sun/ T. REX (’73, Electric Warrior)


Find the Torch, Burn the Plans/ PAUL WELLER (’10, Wake Up Nation)*

Sooner/ MY BLOODY VALENTINE (’91, Loveless)

Your Hands (Together)/ THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS (’10, Together)*

Club Mekon/ THE MEKONS (’89, The Mekons Rock n’ Roll)


Rosewood, Wax, Voltz + Glitter/ RED RED MEAT (’95, Bunny Gets Paid)

*new or recent release