It’s not very often I miss a show, as I did last week, so it’s great to be back. My meeting last week didn’t go quite according to plan but it was a worthwhile exercise overall. As usual Where The Action Is is a musical sandwich jam-packed with mod, soul, girl groups, Motown and alternative pop from the late 50s through to the early 70s. Hmm, tasty!
There will be two games of Connect 3, where you can guess the link between three records, a birthday track for singer/songwriter Ron Dante and a Foreign Language track from Katy David. There’s also the Half-Time Instrumental, the Trojan Mod Reggae track, Two of a Kind from The Searchers, as well as Split Enz in the Under the Influence feature. Over the next two weeks we’ll also be featuring most of the tracks from a great new compilation Book A Trip: The Psych Pop Sounds of Capitol Records, released on Now Sounds, an offshoot of Cherry Red Records.
This Side Up – Book a Trip (Capitol 1968)
Floyd Cramer – On The Rebound (RCA 1961) (show theme)
Julie Grant – Count On Me (Pye 1963)
The Birds – You Don’t Love Me (Decca 1964)
The Shanes – Chris Craft No 9 (Capitol 1966)
Herman’s Hermits – A Must To Avoid (Columbia 1965)
Kim Weston – Helpless (Motown 1966)
Chris and Craig – I Need You (Capitol 1966)
Betty Johnson – Little White Lies (Bally 1957) (Connect 3)
The Ministry of Sound – White Collar Worker (Decca 1966) (Connect 3)
Terry White & The Terriers – Blackout (Decca 1959) (Connect 3)
Isley Brothers – Twist and Shout (Stateside 1962)
The Act of Creation – Yesterday Noontime (Capitol 1967)
The What Four – I’m Gonna Destroy That Boy (Columbia 1966) (Birthday: 22/8/45 Ron Dante)
Moby Grape – Omaha (Columbia 1967)
Sidewalk Skipper Band – (Would You Believe) It’s Raining Flowers In My House) (Capitol 1968)
Katy David – Plus Tard (Call Me) (Label Unknown 1966) (Foreign Language)
Summer Snow (featuring The Peppermint Trolley Company) – Flying On The Ground (Capitol 1967)
The Cyclones – Bullwhip Rock (Trophy 1958) (Half-Time Instrumental)
Burgundy Street Singers – Pleasure of Her Company (Capitol 1970)
Barrett Strong – Money (That’s What I Want) (London 1960)
The Uniques – A Yuh (aka Hey You) (Trojan 1968) (Trojan Mod Reggae)
Teddy Neeley Five – Autumn Afternoon (Capitol 1966)
Jan and Dean – When I Learn How To Cry (Liberty 1963)
Fargo – Robins Robins (Capitol 1968)
Split Enz – I Got You (Mushroom 1980) (Under the Influence)
Griffin – Yours Till Forever (Capitol 1970)
Billie Davis – Give Me Love (Columbia 1964)
Stained Glass – Lady in Lace (Capitol 1968)
Eddie Holland – Leaving Here (Motown 1964) (Connect 3)
The Beach Boys – Spirit of America (Capitol 1963) (Connect 3)
Emile Ford and the Checkmates – On A Slow Boat to China (Pye 1960) (Connect 3)
Moonpark Section – Yesterday Holds On (Capitol 1968)
John Leyton – Fabulous (HMV 1961)
The Searchers – Too Many Miles (stereo) (Pye 1965) (Two of a Kind)
The Searchers – Love Potion No 9 (stereo) (Pye 1963) (Two of a Kind)
The O’Jays – Lipstick Traces (On a Coffee Cup) (Liberty 1965)
The Love Affair – Hush (CBS 1968)
Scott Walker – The Seventh Seal (Philips 1969)
Dusty Springfield – Little By Little (Philips 1966)
Floyd Cramer – On The Rebound (RCA 1961) (show theme)
Coming soon, two special themed shows. Watch this space.
I’ll be back next week. Don’t forget, if you’re in the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy you can hear Where The Action Is on Channel 3 on your bedside headphones or on 1287AM on the Medium Wave.
That’s it for this week. Until next time, it’s good day and good health.
