Here we go again. Another picnic hamper filled to the wicker brim with pop, rock and boiled eggs. So feast your eyes and ears and tuck in. As usual Where The Action Is will provide a heady menu of 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 Dinah Washington and a Foreign Language track from The Searchers. There’s also the Half-Time Instrumental, the Trojan Mod Reggae track, Two of a Kind from Lulu, as well as Primal Scream in the Under the Influence feature. We’ll also continue our adoration of the wonderful new compilation from Now Sounds, Book A Trip: The Psych Pop Sounds of Capitol Records.
Tony Jackson & the Vibrations – Fortune Teller (Pye 1965)
Floyd Cramer – On The Rebound (RCA 1961) (show theme)
Timebox – Beggin’ (Decca 1968)
The Staccatos – Whisper Words (Capitol 1967)
The Fleur de Lys – Circles (Immediate 1966)
Jr Walker and the All Stars – Road Runner (Tamla 1966)
Moonpark Intersection – I Think I’ll Just Go and Buy Me a Flower (Capitol 1968)*
The Eyes – I’m Rowed Out (Mercury 1965)
Baby Washington – No Tears (Sue 1962) (Connect 3)
The Poor – How Many Tears (Loma 1966) (Connect 3)
The Blossoms – That’s When The Tears Start (Reprise 1966) (Connect 3)
John Lee Hooker – Boom Boom (Stateside 1963)
Sidewalk Skipper Band – Cynthia at the Garden (Capitol 1968)
Dinah Washington – September in the Rain (Mercury 1961) (Birthday: 29/8/24 Dinah Washington)
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas – Show Me The Way (Motown 1967)
The Tuneful Trolley – Written Chapter (Capitol 1969)
The Searchers – Wenn Ich Dich Soh (When You Walk In The Room) (Vogue 1965) (Foreign Language)
The Exception – My Mind Goes Travelling (Capitol 1967)
The Flee-Rekkers – Stage To Cimarron (Piccadilly 1962) (Half-Time Instrumental)
The Impressions – It’s All Right (HMV 1963)
The Four Preps – Hitchhiker (Capitol 1967)
The Heptones – Gun Man Coming To Town (Trojan 1966) (Trojan Mod Reggae)
Yvonne Baker – You Didn’t Say a Word (Parkway 1967)
The Lettermen – Mr Sun (Capitol 1967)
The Showmen – It Will Stand (Minit 1961)
Primal Scream – Gentle Tuesday (Elevation 1987) (Under the Influence)
The Lively Set – Let The Trumpets Sound (Capitol 1966)
Alex Harvey – Agent 00 Soul (Fontana 1965)
The Carnival Connection – Poster Man (Capitol 1968)
Rod Stewart – I’m Gonna Move To The Outskirts of Town (Decca 1964) (Connect 3)
Al Stewart – Turn Into Earth (Decca 1966) (Connect 3)
Billy Stewart – I Do Love You (Chess 1965) (Connect 3)
The Phoenix Trolley – When Charlie’s Doin’ His Thing (Capitol 1968)
James Brown – Night Train (King 1962)
Lulu – Rattler (Decca 1967) (Two of a Kind)
Lulu – She Will Break Your Heart (Decca 1965) (Two of a Kind)
Pleasure (featuring Billy Elder) – Don’t Take The Night Away (Tower 1969)
Floyd Cramer – On The Rebound (RCA 1961) (show theme)
* This was supposed to be played last week but I played Flying on The Ground by Summer Snow (featuring The Peppermint Trolley Company) in its place in error.
Next week’s show is a special themed show, with another on 19 September Watch this space for more details.
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.
