My friend Dave put together a great podcast of tracks from his vinyl collection! Seeing as I can’t hear out of my right ear for the second day in a row, I’m gonna go see the doctor. The track list and commentary from DO after the jump!

DO Phonograph Podcast No. 1

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: Get With It Jukebox 7″ single #4, 1996
The JSBE do more with a 1:34 of vinyl than many bands do with a whole album.

Hank Williams: Lovesick Blues (Live on The Health and Happiness Radio Shows October,1949) Rare Takes and Radio Cuts LP
A good “live” take of one of William’s best songs. It’s interesting to compare this version to Emmett Miller’s version of the song (available in Itunes). If you want to know more than you’ve ever wanted to know about the connection between the two versions of the song, read Nick Tosches ‘ book “Where Dead Voices Gather.”

The Smiths: What Difference Does it Make? The Peel Sessions: May 18, 1983 LP
John Peel perfectly captured the best band since the Beatles on this track. “I’m feeling very sick and ill today…”

K.C. Mojo Watson: Love Blood Hound (1961) Stompin’ Volume Four LP
I’d love to get my hands on the original 45 of this song. I found it on a UK compilation (Stompin’) from the 1990’s . I can’t get over the demented barking. Maybe Watson was feeling very sick and ill as well?

The Stone Roses: She Bangs the Drums 7″ single, 1989
I promise you’ll be singing this to yourself for days.

Fugazi: Fell, Destroyed Red Medicine LP, 1995
A fantastically understated, yet powerful song. The quiet parts are loud and the loud parts are quiet. The lyrics are literate, intense, passionate, and the band locks into a groove. Man, that band could play.

Flin Flon :Floods (version) Boo-boo (version) LP, 1999
This band is so arty, I’m not even sure what’s going on with the title. I have no idea why it says “version” twice. I think it’s the weakest track on this podcast, but it’s still good. It sounded fantastic to me when it came out in 1999, but seems dated now.

The Beatles: Bad Boy Beatles VI LP, 1965
John Lennon ripping into a Larry Williams song in one of the world’s great Rock and Roll vocal performances. As good as Twist and Shout, but with better lyrics, and you probably haven’t heard Bad Boy 9,000 times. Also, it wasn’t in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Check out Larry William’s version on Itunes.

Shellac: The End of Radio Excellent Italian Greyhound LP, 2007

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