B.W.'s PLAYLIST/ KHSU, 90.5/ SAT., 26 MARCH 2011

Nicknamed "The Basher," Nick Lowe, singer/songwriter and producer, was working on his second solo record, Labour of Lust, in 1979, simultaneously recording Dave Edmunds' excellent recording, Repeat When Necesssary. Of course, drummer Terry Williams and guitarist Billy Bremmer were featured on both (collectively, with Lowe and Edmunds, as Rockpile). In the same year, Lowe also produced the seminal Elvis Costello and The Attractions album, Armed Forces and The Pretenders' single, "Stop Your Sobbing," the Kinks cover. Heck, it was one busy year for Mr. Lowe, who also released one of his finest pop solo efforts, which is now reissued on CD by Yep Roc.
BOY WONDER'S HOT CIRCLES/ 10:00 PM-MIDNIGHT

The Midnight Hour/ THE MESSENGERS (mid-‘60s, ’09 collection, 2131 South Michigan Avenue)

Lie, Beg, Borrow & Steal/ THE PLIMSOULS (’83, Everywhere At Once)

I Bet You [Funkadelic]/ DENNIS COFFEY w/ MICK COLLINS & RACHEL NAGY (’11, self titled)*

You Got Me Hummin’ [Sam & Dave]/ THE REIGNING SOUND (’04, Too Much Guitar)

Make It in America/ THE BEARDS (’01, Funtown)

Pleasure Seeker/ THE BOTSWANAS (’01, Fade and Your Gone)

Goodnight/ SWEET APPLE (’10, Love & Desperation)

Only a Girl/ REDD KROSS (’93, Phaseshifter)

I Am a Tree/ GUIDED BY VOICES (’97, Mag Earwhig!)

There is a Light That Never Goes Out/ DUM DUM GIRLS (’11, He Gets Me High EP)*

Ex-Girlfriend Collection/ THE WRENS (’03, The Meadowlands)

Hot as Day/ WYE OAK (’11, Civilian)*

Suzanne and I/ ANNA CALVI (’11, self titled)*

Dazzle/ SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES (’84, Hyena)

Trails/ ASOBI SEKSU (’11, Fluorescence)*

Witches/ LOW (’11, C’mon)*

Resolution/ STEVE WYNN & THE MIRACLE 3 (’10, Northern Aggression)

As Long As I Have You/ THE DETROIT COBRAS (’07, Tied & True)

Bad News/ WHITEY MORGAN & THE 78s (’10, self titled)

The Least I Could Do/ THE SUPERSUCKERS w/ AMY NELSON (’00 collection, Down the Promised Land: 5 Years of Bloodshot Records)

Silver Wings/ THE KNITTERS (’85, ’93 reissue, Poor Little Critter on the Road)

Ramblin’ Man/ HANK WILLIAMS (’51)

Perfect World/ JAMES INTVELD (’95, self titled)

Queen of Hearts/ DAVE EDMUNDS (’79, Repeat When Necessary)

Cadillac Walk/ MINK DeVILLE (’77, Cabretta)

Cracking Up/ NICK LOWE (’79, ’11 reissue, Labour of Lust)

Dogs and Cats/ THE HEAD AND THE HEART (’11, self titled)*

Breakfast in Bed/ DUSTY SPRINGFIELD (’69, Dusty in Memphis)

Love is a Wonderful Thing/ PRINCE MITCHELL (’68)

*new or recent release