Esoterica (host)
12:06:11 PM
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Mar 14, 2024 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Music
With Esoterica
folky, punky, poppy, jangly, post-punky, and psychedelic goodness of the musical variety coming out of your speakers courtesy of moi. oh yeah, and occasional show tunes.
Welcome to the most self-indulgent show!
12:05 PM |
| Electric Light Orchestra Eldorado Overture/Can't Get It Out of My Head elo Eldorado 1974
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12:06 PM |
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12:10 PM |
| Lalo Schifrin Main Title Lalo Schifrin Dirty Harry (The Original Score) Aleph Records 1971
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12:13 PM |
| Herbie Hancock Jane's Theme Herbie Hancock Blow-Up (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) WaterTower Music 1996 From 1966! Antonioni's class swinging sixties film!
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12:18 PM |
| Herbie Hancock Bring Down The Birds (Outtake) Herbie Hancock Blow-Up (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) WaterTower Music 1996
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12:19 PM |
| Los Bravos Black Is Black Los Bravos Black Is Black - Single SPS 1995 From 1966! "Black Is Black" is a song by the Spanish rock band Los Bravos, released in 1966 as the group's debut single for Decca Records. Produced by Ivor Raymonde, it reached number two in the UK, number four in the US, and number one in Canada.
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12:22 PM |
| The Monkees Last Train to Clarksville The Monkees The Monkees Rhino 1966 "Last Train to Clarksville" is a song by American rock band the Monkees. It was released as the band's debut single on August 16, 1966, and was later included on the group's self-titled album, which was released on October 10, 1966.
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12:28 PM |
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12:36 PM |
| The Yardbirds Train Kept A-Rollin' (Live at the Nme Poll Winners Concert / 1 May 1966) The Yardbirds Live and Rare Repertoire Records (UK) Limited 2018
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12:38 PM |
| The Yardbirds Stroll on (From the Motion Picture "Blow up") The Yardbirds The Best of the Yardbirds Charly Records 1965 Used in the1966 film.
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12:40 PM |
| The Left Banke Walk Away Renee There's Gonna Be a Storm - The Complete Recordings 1966-69 Mercury 1992 "Walk Away Renée" is a song written by Steven Stolow, Michael Brown, Bob Calilli, Howie, and Tony Sansone for the band the Left Banke, released as a single in July 1966. Steve Martin Caro is featured on lead vocals. It spent 13 weeks on the US charts, with a top spot of No. 5.
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12:44 PM |
| The Association Cherish The Association Rhino Hi-Five: The Association - EP Rhino/Warner Records 2005 "Cherish" is a pop song written by Terry Kirkman and recorded by the Association. Apparently Kirkman wrote this song in a half hour.
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12:46 PM |
| Johnny Rivers The Poor Side of Town Greatest Hits EMI Catalogue 1991 "Poor Side of Town" is a song by Johnny Rivers that reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the RPM Canadian Chart in November 1966.
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12:51 PM |
| The Lovin' Spoonful Summer In the City The Lovin' Spoonful Platinum & Gold Collection: The Lovin' Spoonful Buddha Records 2003 "Summer in the City" is a song by the American folk-rock band the Lovin' Spoonful. Written by John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian and Steve Boone, the song was released as a non-album single in July 1966 and was included on the album Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful later that year.
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12:54 PM |
| The Rolling Stones Paint It Black The Rolling Stones Aftermath ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. 2013 Released: April 1966 (U.S.), May 1966 (U.K.) “Paint It, Black” was recorded at the same March 1966 sessions that produced “Mother's Little Helper,” “Lady Jane,” and other songs. “Paint It, Black” was a Number One hit in both the U.S. and the U.K.
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12:56 PM |
| The Byrds Eight Miles High The Byrds Fifth Dimension (Bonus Track Version) Columbia/Legacy 1996 "Eight Miles High" was released on March 14, 1966, in the U.S. and May 29, 1966, in the UK, reaching number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 24 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was also included on the band's third album, Fifth Dimension, which was released on July 18, 1966. The song was subject to a U.S. radio ban shortly after its release, following allegations published in the broadcasting trade journal the Gavin Report regarding perceived drug connotations in its lyrics.
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1:06 PM |
| Joni Mitchell Both Sides Now Joni Mitchell R Both Sides Now Rhino/Warner Records 2000 Going out to Robert E. Love the scene featuring this song in the sometimes smarmy but charming Love, Actually!
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1:11 PM |
| The Seeds Pushin' Too Hard The Seeds R The Seeds (Deluxe) GNP Crescendo Records 2013 Going out to Barry G! From 1966!
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1:16 PM |
| Buffalo Springfield Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing Buffalo Springfield R Buffalo Springfield Rhino/Elektra 1966 Going out to Bob G.!
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1:20 PM |
| The Who Boris the Spider The Who R A Quick One Geffen 1966 Going out to Race!
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1:23 PM |
| The Dirty Wurds Why R Pebbles, Vol. 5 V/A BFD 1979 Going out to Ken K.!
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1:26 PM |
| Johnny Thunders Green Onions Johnny Thunders Diary of a Lover 1983 Going back to my loving Thunders in college! "Green Onions" is an instrumental composition recorded in 1962 by Booker T. & the M.G.'s. Described as "one of the most popular instrumental rock and soul songs ever.
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1:34 PM |
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1:35 PM |
| Jefferson Airplane It's No Secret Jefferson Airplane R Jefferson Airplane Takes Off (2003 Bonus Track Edition) RCA/BMG Heritage 1966 Going out to Noëlle !
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1:37 PM |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse Cowgirl In the Sand Neil Young Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Reprise 1969 I listened to this album all the time in Spain in 1987, and I saw Neil Young and CH perform at an ampitheatre outside of Madrid then!
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1:47 PM |
| The Chambers Brothers Time Has Come Today The Chambers Brothers R The Time Has Come Sony Music Media 1966 Going out to Li Maria!
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1:53 PM |
| Elton John Candle in the Wind Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (40th Anniversary Celebration / Super Deluxe Edition) [2014 Remaster] UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) 2014 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is the seventh studio album by English singer, pianist, and composer Elton John, first released on 5 October 1973 as a double album by DJM Records. The album has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide.
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1:59 PM |
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1:59 PM |
| Jethro Tull Locomotive Breath Jethro Tull Aqualung (1996 Bonus Tracks Edition) Parlophone UK 1996 Going out to David, my big bro!
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2:03 PM |
| The Psychedelic Furs The Ghost In You The Psychedelic Furs Mirror Moves Columbia 1984 My brother, Ronnie, took me to see these guys in Pasadena for my 16th bday!
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2:08 PM |
| The Rolling Stones Emotional Rescue The Rolling Stones Emotional Rescue Polydor Records 2012 Summer between junior high and high school. Emotional Rescue, released on June 20, 1980, hit the US chart summit in just its second week, on July 26. That was the start of what became, at the time, their longest album run at No. 1 in America. Emotional Rescue stayed there all through August and well into September.
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2:12 PM |
| Donna Summer Last Dance Donna Summer On the Radio: Greatest Hits, Vol. I & II Island Def Jam 1978 Donna Summer performs this song in the film, Thank God It's Friday which I saw in the theater.
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2:18 PM |
| T. Rex Telegram Sam T. Rex The Slider Fujipacific Music 1972 Playing from my old vinyl!
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2:22 PM |
| Bread Guitar Man Bread The Best of Bread Rhino/Elektra 2001 "The Guitar Man" is a song written by David Gates and originally recorded by the rock group Bread. It first appeared on Bread's 1972 album, Guitar Man. It is a mixture of the sounds of soft rock, including strings and acoustic guitar, and the addition of a wah-wah effect electric guitar, played by Larry Knechtel.
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2:25 PM |
| Badfinger Baby Blue Badfinger Straight Up (Remastered) EMI Catalogue 2010 Straight Up is the fourth studio album by the Welsh rock band Badfinger, released in December 1971 in the United States and February 1972 in Britain. Issued on the Beatles' Apple record label, it includes the hit singles "Day After Day" and "Baby Blue", and the similarly popular "Name of the Game", all of which were written by singer and guitarist Pete Ham.
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2:30 PM |
| Maureen McGovern The Morning After (From "The Poseidon Adventure") Maureen McGovern Maureen McGovern & Skitch Henderson The Reader's Digest Association Inc. 2006 Who doesn't love Shelley Winters in "The Poseidon Adventure"
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2:31 PM |
| Carpenters Superstar The Carpenters Carpenters A&M 1971
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2:40 PM |
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2:41 PM |
| X The World's a Mess, It's In My Kiss X Los Angeles (Bonus Tracks) Fat Possum 2019 From 1980! Produced by The Doors' Ray Manzarek, Los Angeles, X's groundbreaking debut, was all about capturing the spirit of the band's explosive live show. It's among the most influential punk albums of all time - now expanded with five bonus tracks, including unreleased demos and alternate versions.
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2:47 PM |
| Devo Whip It Devo Freedom of Choice Warner Records 1980
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2:49 PM |
| The Knack My Sharona The Knack Get the Knack Capitol Records 1979
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2:56 PM |
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2:57 PM |
| Bruce Springsteen Streets of Philadelphia Bruce Springsteen R Philadelphia (Music From the Motion Picture) Epic Soundtrax 1994 Going out to my son, Ian!
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