This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl is simply too large a concept to be neatly contained within a mere three-hour weekly time slot. Hence these occasional fake TIRnRR playlists, detailing shows we're never really going to do...but could.
Second-Hand Sound is one of the ongoing gimmicks I use to fill space...er, provide engaging content here on Boppin' (Like The Hip Folks Do) . The boilerplate intro for Second-Hand Sound explains the series' raison d'être:
Trash becomes treasure in appreciative hands. Second-Hand Sound examines used records I picked up over the years, albums that someone else discarded as unwanted or unworthy.
My opinion differed from theirs.
So far, I've only gotten around to writing two Second-Hand Sound entries, both celebrating albums by the Monkees (Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd. and a two-in-one post about Headquarters and The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees). But the concept also seems suitable for a very cool fake TIRnRR playlist.
Each of the selections in today's exercise in fakery is a track that was introduced to my music library via a used record purchase. The only cheat is the Beatles' "Thank You, Girl"--which I did own on a reproduction of The Beatles' Hits EP before snagging my beat-up copy of The Beatles' Second Album--but the jumpin' US mix of that song is what matters, and that came on the American album, not the British EP.
I'm arbitrarily excluding various-artists sets, and for kicks I'm sticking strictly with vinyl acquisitions. Trash into treasure. ALCHEMY! Sounds good to me.
This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio with Dana & Carl--y'know, the real one--airs Sunday nights from 9 to Midnight Eastern, on the air in Syracuse at SPARK! WSPJ 103.3 and 93.7 FM, and on the web at westcottradio.org You can read all about this show's long and weird history here: Boppin' The Whole Friggin' Planet (The History Of THIS IS ROCK 'N' ROLL RADIO). TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS are always welcome.
The many fine This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio compilation albums are still available, each full of that rockin' pop sound you crave. A portion of all sales benefit our perpetually cash-strapped community radio project:
Fake TIRnRR Playlist: Second-Hand Sound
THE KINKS: Tired Of Waiting For You (Reprise, Kinda Kinks)
THE NEW YORK DOLLS: Personality Crisis (Mercury, New York Dolls)
RICK JAMES: Super Freak (Gordy, Street Songs)
THE BEACH BOYS: Wild Honey (Warner Brothers, 20/20 & Wild Honey)
JONI MITCHELL: Free Man In Paris (Asylum, Court And Spark)
THE MONKEES: Love Is Only Sleeping (Colgems, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd.)
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CHUCK BERRY: Johnny B. Goode (Chess, Greatest Hits)
CHEAP TRICK: I Know What I Want (Epic, Dream Police)
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND: I'll Be Your Mirror (Verve, The Velvet Underground & Nico)
MOTT THE HOOPLE: Sweet Jane (Columbia, All The Young Dudes)
PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS: Just Like Me (Columbia, Just Like Us!)
THE RASPBERRIES: Play On (Capitol, Starting Over)
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THE ROLLING STONES: Jumpin' Jack Flash (London, Through The Past, Darkly)
PAUL McCARTNEY: Maybe I'm Amazed (Apple, McCartney)
THE TURTLES: Outside Chance (Sire, Happy Together Again)
THE FOUR TOPS: Something About You (Motown, Greatest Hits)
FOOLS FACE: Nothing To Say (Talk, Tell America)
ALICE COOPER: No More Mr. Nice Guy (Warner Brothers, Greatest Hits)
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LOVE: Can't Explain (Elektra, Love)
THE WHO: The Punk Meets The Godfather (MCA, Quadrophenia)
THE MC5: Shakin' Street (Atlantic, Back In The USA)
KISS: Rock And Roll All Nite (Casablanca, Alive!)
BADFINGER: We're For The Dark (Apple, No Dice)
HACKAMORE BRICK: Radio (Kama Sutra, One Kiss Leads To Another)
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THE OHIO EXPRESS: Had To Be Me (Cameo, Beg, Borrow & Steal)
PRINCE: When You Were Mine (Warner Brothers, Dirty Mind)
THE SEARCHERS: Take Me For What I'm Worth (Kapp, Take Me For What I'm Worth)
ON THE AIR: This Can't Be Real (Pulse, On The Air)
DAVID BOWIE: Panic In Detroit (RCA, Aladdin Sane)
THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES: First Plane Home (Sire, Jumpin' In The Night)
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PARTHENON HUXLEY: Double Our Numbers (Columbia, Sunny Nights)
TALKING HEADS: Life During Wartime (Sire, Fear Of Music)
HERMAN'S HERMITS: A Must To Avoid (MGM, Hold On!)
THE ANIMALS: The Other Side Of This Life (MGM, Animalism)
ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS: White Houses (MGM, Every One Of Us)
THE COWSILLS: Hair (MGM, In Concert)
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THE YARDBIRDS: Heart Full Of Soul (Epic, Greatest Hits)
ROCKPILE: Teacher Teacher (Columbia, Seconds Of Pleasure)
THE DAVE CLARK FIVE: Don't You Realize (Epic, Having A Wild Weekend)
THE BLUES MAGOOS: Love Seems Doomed (Mercury, Psychedelic Lollipop)
JUDAS PRIEST: Heading Out To The Highway (Columbia, Point Of Entry)
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VAN DUREN: Oh Babe (Big Sound, Are You Serious?)
GUNHILL ROAD: Back When My Hair Was Short (Kama Sutra, Gunhill Road)
THE SMITHEREENS: Only A Memory (Capitol, Green Thoughts)
BLUE ÖYSTER CULT: (This Ain't The) Summer Of Love (Epic, Agents Of Fortune)
ARTFUL DODGER: It's Not Enough (Columbia, Honor Among Thieves)
THE REZILLOS: Top Of The Pops (Sire, Can't Stand The Rezillos)
SUZI QUATRO: Love Is Ready (RSO, Rock Hard)
STEVIE WONDER: I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever) (Tamla, Talking Book)
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THE PANDORAS: It's About Time (Bomp, It's About Time)
THE DOORS: Break On Through (Elektra, The Doors)
TEENAGE HEADS: Tornado (MCA, Teenage Heads)
THE MUSIC EXPLOSION: Little Bit O' Soul (Laurie, Little Bit O' Soul)
GRAHAM PARKER & THE RUMOUR: Discovering Japan (Arista, Squeezing Out Sparks)
WRECKLESS ERIC: Take The Cash (K.A.S.H.) (Stiff, The Whole Wide World)
THE RAMONES: Swallow My Pride (Sire, Leave Home)
THE BEATLES: Thank You, Girl (Capitol, The Beatles' Second Album)
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AL HIRT: The Green Hornet Theme (RCA, The Horn Meets "The Hornet")
THE BYRDS: My Back Pages (Columbia, Younger Than Yesterday)
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