Playlist: Where The Action Is – Thu 27 Oct 2011 LEITH FM (Hallowe’en Special)

Welcome, boys and ghouls to a special Hallowe’en edition of Where The Action Is. Monsters, spooks and witches galore on this week’s show from the late 50s to the early 70s, as well as our regular features. We’ll play a Hallowe’en round of the Connect 3 puzzle (can you guess the link between the three tracks?), have a Birthday track for a singer born on this day, the Half-Time Instrumental, a Foreign Language track (which country will we visit this week?), the Under the Influence choice and this week’s Two of a Kind as well as our weekly visit to the Death Disco.

Aphrodite’s Child – The Four Horsemen (Vertigo 1972)
Tony Newman – Let The Good Times Roll (Decca 1968) (Show Theme)
The Pathfinders – Pumpkin Lantern (Demo 1968)
The Kac-ties – Mr Werewolf (Shelley 1962)
The Symbols – Do The Zombie (Unreleased 1966) 
The Swingin’ Phillies – Frankenstein’s Party (DeLuxe 1958)
October Country – My Girlfriend is a Witch (Epic 1968) (Connect 3)
Donovan – Season of the Witch (Pye 1967) (Connect 3)
The Rattles – The Witch (Decca 1970) (Connect 3)
The Turtles – Grim Reaper of Love (White Whale 1966)
Bobby “Boris” Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers – Monster Mash (Garpax 1962)
The Balloon Fram – A Question of Temperature (Laurie 1967) (Birthday: 27/10/42 Mike Appel)
Jumpin’ Gene Simmons – Haunted House (Hi 1964)
PF Sloan – Halloween Mary (Dunhill 1965)
Milton DeLugg & The All-Stars – The Munster’s Theme (Epic 1964) (Half-Time Instrumental)
Roy Clark – Spooky Movies (Capitol 1962)
Christine Pilzer – Dracula (Vogue 1966) (Foreign Language)
Bo Diddley – Bo Meets the Monster (Checker 1958)
The Trems (Tremeloes) – Witchcraft (Epic 1974)
Dickey Lee – Laurie (Strange Things Happen) (20th Century Fox 1965) (Death Disco)
Sonny Richard’s Panics with Cindy & Misty – The Voo Doo Walk (Chancellor 1962)
The Spooks – Got It Wrong (Leith FM Mono Mix) (Unreleased 2011) (Under The Influence)
The Monotones – Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Argo 1958)
The Haunted – 1-2-5 (Decca 1965)
Screamin’ Lord Sutch – ‘Til The Following Night (HMV 1961) (Two of a Kind)
Lord Sutch – Black and Hairy (CBs 1966) (Two of a Kind)
The Crystals – Frankenstein’s Twist (Philles 1962)

Thanks to everyone who tuned in to this Hallowe’en special. Your contributions and feedback are always welcomed. I’ll be back next week with a normal edition of the show. Tonight’s show included requests for Dave Mackay (Edinburgh), Catriona Vernal (Edinburgh), Martyn Rollo (Kirkcaldy), June Taylor, Sheila Godfrey (East Kilbride), Sue McGookin, Phil Jordan (Seattle), Joe Haining (Milan) and Gary Durkin (Edinburgh).

You can tune in every Thursday night between 8.30pm and 10pm on 98.8 FM in and around Edinburgh and online via www.leithfm.co.uk or using TuneIn Web Tuner.You can also join in the chat during the show on the “Where The Action Is (Radio Show)” Facebook page. If you’re listening in the USA the show starts at approximately 1230 (PST), 1330 (MST), 1430 (CST) and 1530 (EST).

Requests are welcome for the show, including the features, and I’ll try and accommodate them all, although it may take a couple of weeks to slot them all in.

That’s it for this week. Until next time, it’s good day and good health.

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Playlist: Where The Action Is – Thu 20 Oct 2011 LEITH FM (John Carter special)

Welcome to a very special edition of Where The Action Is, dedicated to the work of legendary singer, songwriter and producer John Carter, who celebrated his birthday today. We’ll play a round of the Connect 3 puzzle (can you guess the link between the three John Carter tracks?), have a Birthday track for the man himself, the Half-Time Instrumental, a Foreign Language track (which country will we visit this week?) and this week’s Two of a Kind as well as our weekly visit to the Death Disco.

First Class – Beach Baby (UK 1974)
Tony Newman – Let The Good Times Roll (Decca 1968) (Show Theme)
The Ivy League – Tossing and Turning (Piccadilly 1965)
Music Explosion – Little Bit O Soul (Stateside 1967)
Sagittarius – My World Fell Down (Columbia 1967)) 
John Carter – Rowntree’s Jelly Tots advert
Britt – You Really Have Started Something (Piccadily 1965)
John Carter – Winchester Cathedral (Demo 1966) (Connect 3)
First Class – Coney Island (Unreleased 1972) (Connect 3)
Carter-Lewis – Birmingham Brass Band (Demo 1968) (Connect 3)
Lesley Duncan/Val McKenna – Something’s Coming Along (Unreleased 1967)
Mike Sarne/Billie Davis – Will I What? (Parlophone 1962)
John Carter/Terry Kenendy – It’s Your Turn to Cry (Piccadilly 1966) (Birthday: 20/10/42 John Carter)
The Ministry of Sound – White Collar Worker (Decca 1966)
John Carter – British Caledonian advert
Carter Shaw Keen – Time and Motion Man (Demo 1966)
Viv Prince – Light of the Charge Brigade (Decca 1966) (Half-Time Instrumental)
John Carter – Brown and Porter’s (Meat Exporters) Lorry (Demo 1966)
Richard Anthony – Il Faut Croire aux Etoiles (Columbia 1967) (Foreign Language)
John Carter – Bird’s Dream Topping advert
The Flower Pot Men – A Walk in the Sky (Deram 1967)
John Carter – Head to Toe (Demo 1966) (Death Disco)
Dana Gillespie – Thank You Baby (Pye 1965)
The First Class – Life Is Whatever You Want It To Be (UK 1975)
John Carter – Vauxhall Chevette advert
The Hotrods – I Don’t Love Her No More (Columbia 1965)
The McKinleys – Sweet and Tender Romance (Columbia 1964) (Two of a Kind)
The McKinleys – Someone Cares For Me (Columbia 1964) (Two of a Kind)
Tony Newman – Let The Good Times Roll (Decca 1968) (Show Theme)

Thanks to everyone who tuned in for this celebration of a very special man. Your contributions and feedback are always welcomed. I’ll be back next week with another special edition, this time with a Hallowe’en theme. Tonight’s show included requests for Catriona Vernal (Edinburgh), Gary Durkin (Edinburgh), John Cavanagh (Glasgow) and, the great man himself, John Carter.

You can tune in every Thursday night between 8.30pm and 10pm on 98.8 FM in and around Edinburgh and online via www.leithfm.co.uk or using TuneIn Web Tuner.You can also join in the chat during the show on the “Where The Action Is (Radio Show)” Facebook page. If you’re listening in the USA the show starts at approximately 1230 (PST), 1330 (MST), 1430 (CST) and 1530 (EST).

Requests are welcome for the show, including the features, and I’ll try and accommodate them all, although it may take a couple of weeks to slot them all in.

That’s it for this week. Until next time, it’s good day and good health.

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Playlist: Where The Action Is – Thu 13 Oct 2011 LEITH FM

Here we go for another packed edition of Where The Action Is. Loads of great stuff on the show tonight from the late 50s to the early 70s including mod, soul, freakbeat, girl groups, baroque pop, folk and beat groups, as well as our regular features. We’ll play a round of the Connect 3 puzzle (can you guess the link between the three tracks?), have a Birthday track for a singer born on this day, the Half-Time Instrumental, a Foreign Language track (which country will we visit this week?), the Under the Influence choice and this week’s Two of a Kind as well as our weekly visit to the Death Disco.

Marmalade – Can’t Stop Now (CBS 1967)
Tony Newman – Let The Good Times Roll (Decca 1968) (Show Theme)
Kenny Lynch – Misery (HMV 1963)
The Munx – Our Dream (Cleveton 1967)
The Outsiders – Thinking About Today (Relax 1966) 
Two of Each – Trust (Pye 1969)
Kathy Kirby – Acapulco 1922 (Decca 1963) (Connect 3)
1910 Fruitgum Company – When We Get Married (Buddah 1969) (Connect 3)
The Stooges – 1969 (Elektra 1969) (Connect 3)
The Association – Come On In (Warner Bros 1968)
Samantha Jones – I Deserve It (United Artists 1967)
Chris Farlowe – Air Travel (Decca 1962) (Birthday: 13/10/40 Chris Farlowe)
The Misunderstood – Children of the Sun (Fontana 1969)
The Vogues – Just What I’ve Been Looking For (Reprise 1968)
Duane Eddy – Peter Gunn (Jamie 1959) (Half-Time Instrumental)
The Turtles – Let Me Be (White Whale 1965)
The Youngers – Hanashitakunai (I Won’t Leave You) (Unknown 1968) (Foreign Language)
Suzie Cope – Biggity Big (HMV 1963)
Round Robin – Kick That Little Foot Sally Ann (Domain 1964)
Donald Woods & The Vel-Aires – Death of an Angel (Flip 1955) (Death Disco)
The Cookies – Wounded (Warner Bros 1967)
The Bangs – Getting Out of Hand (Down Kiddie 1981) (Under The Influence)
The Beach Boys – Disney Girls (1957) (Capitol 1971)
Lulu – Stop Fooling Around (Decca 1965)
The Four Tops – Walk Away Renee (Tamla 1967) (Two of a Kind)
The Four Tops – I’m in a Different World (Tamla 1968) (Two of a Kind)
Jan and Dean – It’s a Shame to Say Goodbye (Liberty 1965)

Thanks to everyone who tuned in. Your contributions and feedback are always welcomed. I’ll be back next week with a special edition, celebrating the work of legendary singer/sonngwriter/producer John Carter. Tonight’s show included requests for Phil Jordan (Seattle), Sheila Godfrey (East Kilbride), Alison and Colin Spence (Linlithgow), Joe Haining (Milan), Cat Vernal (Edinburgh), Gary Durkin (Edinburgh), Fay Gray, June Taylor, Simon Goddard (London), Julie Hamill (London), Dave Mackay, Jami McKay, John Turnbull (Edinburgh), Keiran Stephen, Scott Hastie, Lorraine and Sandi Richters Moore.

You can tune in every Thursday night between 8.30pm and 10pm on 98.8 FM in and around Edinburgh and online via www.leithfm.co.uk or using TuneIn Web Tuner.You can also join in the chat during the show on the “Where The Action Is (Radio Show)” Facebook page. If you’re listening in the USA the show starts at approximately 1230 (PST), 1330 (MST), 1430 (CST) and 1530 (EST).

Requests are welcome for the show, including the features, and I’ll try and accommodate them all, although it may take a couple of weeks to slot them all in.

That’s it for this week. Until next time, it’s good day and good health.

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Playlist: Where The Action Is – Thu 6 Oct 2011 LEITH FM

Another week brings another edition of the tune-fest that is Where The Action Is. Plenty of great tracks from the late 50s to the early 70s including mod, soul, freakbeat, girl groups, baroque pop, folk and beat groups, as well as our regular features. We’ll play a round of the Connect 3 puzzle (can you guess the link between the three tracks?), have a Birthday track for a singer born on this day, the Half-Time Instrumental, a Foreign Language track (which country will we visit this week?), the Under the Influence choice and this week’s Two of a Kind as well as our weekly visit to the Death Disco.

Dick Mallory – Take My Hand (Valiant 1967)
Tony Newman – Let The Good Times Roll (Decca 1968) (Show Theme)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Going to a Go-Go (Tamla 1965) RIP MARVIN TARPLIN
Harpers Bizarre – Come To The Sunshine (Warner Bros 1967)
Janice Nicholls – I’ll Give It Five (Decca 1963) 
Margarita Sierra – Cha Cha Twist (Warner Bros 1962)
The Monkees – Tapioca Tundra (Colgmes 1968) (Connect 3)
The Mindbenders – Uncle Joe, Ice Cream Man (Fontana 1968) (Connect 3)
The Cheese Cakes – Heading For a Heartbreak (Laurie 1966) (Connect 3)
Richie Havens – Here Comes The Sun (Stormy Forest 1971)
Billie Davis – I Want You To Be My Baby (Decca 1968)
Ministry of Sound – Hey Girl (No Need to Push) (Unreleased 1966) (Birthday: 6/10/43 Robin Shaw)
Pat Shannon – Candle Apple, Cotton Candy (Warner Bros 1968)
Sam Cooke – Shake (RCA 1965)
The Pete Chester Group – Forest Fire (Pye 1961) (Half-Time Instrumental)
Lulu – Try to Understand (Decca 1965)
Pili Y Mili – Un Chico Moderno (Capitol 1968) (Foreign Language)
Ramona King – You Say Pretty Words (Warner Bros 1964)
Bruce & Terry – Summer Means Fun (Columbia 1964)
Jimmy Cross – I Want My Baby Back (Tollie 1964) (Death Disco)
The Outsiders – Lying All The Time (Relax 1966)
One Thousand Violins – Locked Out of the Love-In (Dreamworld 1987) (Under The Influence)
Morning Glories – Love-In (Warner Bros 1967)
Vashti – Some Things Stick In Your Mind (Decca 1965)
Marmalade – Baby Make It Soon (CBS 1969) (Two of a Kind)
Marmalade – Radancer (Decca 1972) (Two of a Kind)
Velvet Underground – Foggy Notion (Unreleased 1969)

Thanks to everyone who tuned in. Your contributions and feedback are always welcomed. I’ll be back next week with more pop-tastic tunes. Tonight’s show included requests for Phil Jordan (Seattle), Sheila Godfrey (East Kilbride), Alison Crow (Linlithgow), Jay Lynch (Leith), Joe Haining (Milan), Max Cox, Col McGregor, Cat Vernal (Edinburgh), Gary Durkin (Edinburgh), Stuart Cant (Edinburgh), Claire Kinnaird (Kinross), Fay Gray, June Taylor and Sandi Richters Moore.

You can tune in every Thursday night between 8.30pm and 10pm on 98.8 FM in and around Edinburgh and online via www.leithfm.co.uk or using TuneIn Web Tuner.You can also join in the chat during the show on the “Where The Action Is (Radio Show)” Facebook page. If you’re listening in the USA the show starts at approximately 1230 (PST), 1330 (MST), 1430 (CST) and 1530 (EST).

Requests are welcome for the show, including the features, and I’ll try and accommodate them all, although it may take a couple of weeks to slot them all in.

That’s it for this week. Until next time, it’s good day and good health.

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