Playlist: Where The Action Is – Thu 23 Feb 2012

This week sees the third of three consecutive ‘special’ editions of Where The Action Is. This week, to celebrate the forthcoming Academy Awards we’re hosting our own film-themed special. We’ll still have our regular features such as two rounds of Connect 3, a Foreign Language track (which country will we visit this week?) and this week’s Two of a Kind. There’s also a Death Disco track and a trip to the Land of 1000 Dances. Double Rubble, Under The Influence and the Half-Time Instrumental are back too.

The Seekers – Georgy Girl (EMI Columbia 1966)
The Beatstalkers – Base Line (Decca 1966) (Show Theme)
Diana Dors – So Little Time (Fontana 1964)
Doris Day – Oo-Wee Baby (CBS 1964)
John Leyton – The Great Escape (HMV 1963) 
Adam Faith/John Barry – The Beat Girl Song (Columbia 1960)
Tom Jones – A Taste of Honey (Decca 1966) (Connect 3)
The Bats – On The Waterfront (Ember 1966) (Connect 3)
Bobby Freeman – The Soulful Sound of Music (Loma 1966) (Connect 3)
The Hollywood Jills – He Makes Me So Mad (Tune-Kel 1968)
Kenny Hollywood – Magic Star (Decca 1962)
Roger McGuinn – The Ballad of Easy Rider (Dunhill/Reprise 1969) (Birthday: 23/2/40 Peter Fonda)
Robert Mitchum – Beauty is Only Skin Deep (Capitol 1957)
Cilla Black – Work is a Four Letter Word (Parlophone 1968)
The Living Daylights – Let’s Live For Today (Philips 1967) (Double Rubble)
The Oscar Bicycle – The Room Revolves Around Me (CBS 1968) (Double Rubble)
Tony Jackson – Stage Door (Pye 1965)
Roy Budd – Main Theme: Carter Takes a Train (Pye 1971) (Half-Time Instrumental)
Quince Harmon – It’s a Great Life On The Buses (Hammer 1971)
Donna Loren – So, Do The Zonk (Capitol 1965) (Land of 1000 Dances)
Lulu & John Barry – The Man With The Golden Gun (EMI 1974)
Brigitte Bardot – L’Appareil A Sous (Mercury 1963) (Foreign Language)
Rainbo (Sissy Spacek) – John, You Went Too Far This Time (Roulette 1968)
Noel Harrison – A Young Girl (of Sixteen) (Decca 1966) (Death Disco)
Cher – Superstar (Atco 1970)
Bill Oddie – The Knitting Song (Parlophone 1965)
Teenage Filmstars – I Helped Patrick McGoohan Escape (Creation 1980) (Under The Influence)
The Olympics – Western Movies (Demon 1958) (Connect 3)
The Kinks  – Groovy Movies (Unreleased 1969) (Connect 3)
Jackie DeShannon – Just Like In The Movies (Liberty 1962) (Connect 3)
David Bowie & Mick Jagger – Andy Warhol (Unreleased 1971)
Annette Funciello – Pineapple Princess (Vista 1960)
The Shadows – Les Girls (EMI 1963) (Two of a Kind)
Cliff Richard & The Shadows – Big News (EMI 1963) (Two of a Kind)
Olivia Newton-John – If Not For You (Pye International 1971)
Jayne Mansfield – That Makes It! (Unreleased 1966)

Thanks, as always, to everyone who tuned in and to those who also joined in on the Facebook page. Your contributions and feedback are always welcomed and if there’s something you want to hear on the show then by all means let me know.

Tonight’s show included requests for Marion and John Paul (Edinburgh), Joe Haining (Milan), Caroline Perkins (Thanet), Eve Griffin (Exeter), Virginia Mills (Indianapolis), Carol-Anne Welch (Glasgow), Scott Hastie (Glenrothes), Robert Cudmore (Dunfermline) and Sheila Godfrey (East Kilbride) amongst others.

You can now tune in every Thursday night between 9pm and 11pm 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 1300 (PST), 1400 (MST), 1500 (CST) and 1600 (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/night and good health.

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Playlist: Where The Action Is – Thu 16 Feb LEITH FM

This week sees the second of three consecutive ‘special’ editions of Where The Action Is. This week, following our first in October, we have another special show celebrating the songs and music of John Carter. We’ll still have most of our regular features such as two rounds of Connect 3, a Foreign Language track (which country will we visit this week?) and this week’s Two of a Kind. There’s also a Death Disco track and a trip to the Land of 1000 Dances. Double Rubble, Under The Influence and the Half-Time Instrumental are taking a week off.

The Tots – Please Yourself (Philips 1974)
The Beatstalkers – Base Line (Decca 1966) (Show Theme)
Kentucky Freeway – Take-Off (Penny Farthing 1971)
Ohio Express – Cowboy Convention (Buddah 1970)
Goldie and the Gingerbreads – Can’t You Hear My Heartbeat (Decca 1965) 
Shirley Abicair – Am I Losing You? (Piccadilly 1967)
The First Class – Sunday Child (Unreleased 1977) (Connect 3)
Ministry of Sound – Sunday In The Park (Sunny 1966) (Connect 3)
John Carter – Sunday For Tea (Unreleased 1967) (Connect 3)
Manfred Mann – Semi-Detached Suburban Mr James (Fontana 1966)
Brenda Lee – Is It True? (Brunswick 1964)
The Rockin’ Berries – Let’s Try Again (Piccadilly 1965) (Birthday: 16/2/42 Clive Lea)
Fat Man’s Music Festival – Highway of Our Dreams (Specter 1969)
Californians – The Cooks of Cake and Kindness (Fontana 1969)
The Ivy League – Friday (Piccadilly 1966)
John Carter – When I Dance With You (Unreleased 1966)
Nashville Teens – Too Much (London 1964)
Episode Six – Time and Motion Man (Unreleased 66-68)
London Boys – Eyes of Kazan (BASF 1969)
The Ivy League – Dance To The Locomotion (Piccadilly 1965) (Land of 1000 Dances)
Kincade – Get a Proper Job (Global 1980)
Kincade – Jenny Jenny (Penny Farthing 1975) (Foreign Language)
John Carter – She Won’t Show Up Tonight (Unreleased 1965?)
John Carter – Mad (Unreleased 1966?) (Death Disco)
Butterwick – The Thought of Losing You (MAM 1972)
Frogg – Halleuja Roller (Spark 1972)
Running Jumping Standing Still Band – Aye-O (Liberty 1969) (Under The Influence)
South Wheels – Sidewalk Johnny (Epic 1976) (Connect 3)
The Ministry of Sound – Mary, Mary (Sunny 1966) (Connect 3)
The First Class – Bobby Dazzler (UK 1974) (Connect 3)
Tony Jackson and the Vibrations – That’s What I Want (Pye 1965)
The Troggs – Hip Hip Hooray (Page One 1968)
The Flower Pot Men – You Can Never Go Wrong (Deram 1968) (Two of a Kind)
The Flower Pot Men – Say Goodbye to Yesterday (Unreleased 1970) (Two of a Kind)

Thanks, as always, to everyone who tuned in and to those who also joined in on the Facebook page. A very special mention to Maggie, who proposed via my show to John, who, in turn, accepted when he phoned the show. Your contributions and feedback are always welcomed and if there’s something you want to hear on the show then by all means let me know.

Tonight’s show included requests for Joe Haining (Milan), Luigi Theodossiou (Milan), Carol-Anne Welch (Glasgow) and Virginia Mills (Indianapolis) amongst others.

You can now tune in every Thursday night between 9pm and 11pm 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 1300 (PST), 1400 (MST), 1500 (CST) and 1600 (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.

Coming soon:

Thu 23 Feb: Academy Awards – A movie-themed special
Thu 1 Mar: Normal show
Thu 8 Mar: Normal show

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

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Playlist: Where The Action Is – Thu 9 Feb 2012 LEITH FM

This week sees the first of three consecutive ‘special’ editions of Where The Action Is. Today we celebrate the birthdays of two legendary songwriters, both members of successful songwriting partnerships, although they haven’t, to my knowledge, written together: Barry Mann and Carole King. They’re also both from Brooklyn. We’ll still have mostof our regular features such as two rounds of Connect 3, the wordless wonder that is 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. There’s also a Death Disco track, co-written by Barry Mann, and a trip to the Land of 1000 Dances. Double Rubble is taking a couple of weeks off.

Mama Cass – It’s Getting Better (Dunhill 1969)
The Beatstalkers – Base Line (Decca 1966) (Show Theme)
Dusty Springfield – Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Philips 1964)
The Crystals – He’s Sure The Boy I Love (Philles 1962)
Jan and Dean – Who Put The Bomp (Liberty 1962) 
The Animals – Don’t Bring Me Down (MGM 1966)
The Turtles – Glitter and Gold (White Whale 1965) (Connect 3)
Maxine Brown – Oh No, Not My Baby (Wand 1964) (Connect 3)
The Monkees – Shades of Gray (Colgems 1967) (Connect 3)
The Action – Just Once In My Life (Unreleased 1990)
Nino Tempo & April Stevens – The Coldest Night of the Year (Atco 1965)
Carole King – It Started All Over Again (Dimension 1963) (Birthday: 9/2/42 Carole King)
Barry Mann – Looking Through The Eyes of Love (demo) (Unreleased 1965) (Birthday: 9/2/36 Barry Mann)
Fontella Bass – You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling (Chess 1966)
The Tokens – It’s a Happening World (Warner Bros 1967) (Two of a Kind)
The Tokens – He’s in Town (BT Puppy 1964) (Two of a Kind)
Glenda Collins – Find Another Fool (Decca 1961)
Ramona King – Hey Everybody (Warner Bros 1965)
The Chalengers – Kicks (GNP Crescendo 1966) (Half-Time Instrumental)
The Girls – Chico’s Girl (Capitol 1966)
Little Eva – The Loco-motion (Dimension 1962) (Land of 1000 Dances)
Gene McDaniels – Point of No Return (Liberty 1962)
Ria Bartok – Tu La Revois (He’s in Town) (Columbia 1965) (Foreign Language)
Skeeter Davis – Let Me Close to You (RCA 1965)
Dickey Lee – Patches (Smash 1962) (Death Disco)
Marianne Faithfull – Is That What I Get For Loving You Baby? (Decca 1966)
Bertell Dache – Not Just Tomorrow, But Always (mono single) (United Artists 1961)
The Laynes – Wasn’t It You (Two Cat 2011) (Under The Influence)
Peanut – Home of the Brave (Pye 1965) (Connect 3)
The Cookies – Chains (Dimension 1962) (Connect 3)
The Hollies – Honey and Wine (Parlophone 1962) (Connect 3)
Paul Revere & The Raiders – Hungry (Columbia 1966)
Barley-Bree – Sometime in the Morning (Piccadilly 1967)
The Chiffons – He’s a Bad One (Unknown 1970) (Two of a Kind)
The Chiffons – Remember Me Baby (BT Puppy 1969) (Two of a Kind)
The Monkees – Love Is Only Sleeping (Colgems 1967)

Thanks, as always, to everyone who tuned in and to those who also joined in on the Facebook page. Apologies for the slight glitches at the start, both of which were outwith my control. Your contributions and feedback are always welcomed and if there’s something you want to hear on the show then by all means let me know.

Tonight’s show included requests for Eve Griffin (Exeter), June Taylor (Southport), Kevin John McGachy (Port Glasgow) and Sheila Godfrey (East Kilbride) amongst others.

You can now tune in every Thursday night between 9pm and 11pm 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 1300 (PST), 1400 (MST), 1500 (CST) and 1600 (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.

Coming soon:

Thu 16 Feb: John Carter – Second special celebrating the music of legendary singer-songwriter-producer
Thu 23 Feb: Academy Awards – A movie-themed special
Thu 2 Mar: Normal show

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

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Playlist: Planet Pop – Wed 8 Feb 2012 Adam Smith College Radio/K-Town FM

Monday 30 January 2012 saw the launch of Adam Smith College Radio in association with K-Town FM, a community radio station based in Kinglassie, near Glenrothes. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, between 1pm and 5pm, first and second year students from the HND Radio courses will be broadcasting a wide variety of shows to the world via the internet. You can tune in via http://ktownfm.digitalfife.com.

I shall be broadcasting my shows under the Planet Pop banner and will endeavour to do a different themed-show every time, as opposed my usual “Where The Action Is” shows on Leith FM. The first show, presented in partnership with Jamie Wells, had a theme of Planets to celebrate the launch of the station (do you see what I did there?). This week’s second show enabled me to celebrate a very guilty pleasure in the shape of the Eurovision Song Contest. Here are the playlists for both shows:

Monday 30 January 2012 – Space

The B-52s – Planet Claire (Island 1979)
Mercury Rev – Goddess on a Hiway (V2 1998)
Wings – Venus and Mars/Rock Show (Capitol 1975)
Duran Duran – Planet Earth (EMI 1981)
UB40 – The Earth Dies Screaming (Graduate 1980) 
The Undertones – Mars Bar (Sire 1979)
F.L.Y. – Hello From Mars (Unknown 2003)
Train – Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me) (Columbia 2001)
Inspiral Carpets – Saturn V (Mute 1994)
Gustav Holst – Uranus, The Magician (Unknown 1915?)
Jimi Hendrix – Valleys of Neptune (Legacy 69/70)
Babylon Zoo – Spaceman (EMI 1996)
The Tornados – Telstar (Decca 1962)

Wednesday 8 February 2012 – Eurovision

Marc-Antoine Charpentier – Eurovision Theme (Te Deum in D Major)
Len Meyer-Landrut – Satellite (Germany 2010)
Massiel – He Gives Me Love (La La La) (Spain 1968)
Secret Garden – Nocturne (Norway 1995)
Alexander Rybak – Fairytale (Norway 2009) 
Brainstorm – My Star (Latvia 2000)
F.L.Y. – Hello From Mars (Latvia 2003)
Teach-In – Ding a Dong (Dutch version) (Holland 1975)
Vicky Leandros – Apres Toi (Philips 1972)
France Gall – Poupee de Cire, Poupee de Son (Luxembourg 1965)
Dana International – Diva (Hebrew Radio version) (Israel 1998)
Severine – Un Banc Une Arbre Une Rue (Philips 1971)
Marta Roure – Jugarem A Estimar-Nos (Andorra 2004)
Gina G – Ooh Aah…Just a Little Bit (UK 1996)
The New Seekers – Beg, Steal or Borrow (Polydor 1972)
Beth – Dime (Spain 2003)
Anne-Marie David – Tu Tu Reconnaitras (Luxembourg 1973)
The Divine Comedy – My Lovely Horse (Setanta 1999)

It occurred to me that my first two shows featured F.L.Y.’s “Hello from Mars” so I thought I might have a chain of shows, with one track from each show determining the theme for the next. On that basis the next show may have a literature theme (Fairytale) or perhaps animals (My Lovely Horse). Feel free to make your own suggestion.

Thanks, as always, to everyone who tuned in and to those who also joined in on the Adam Smith College Radio Facebook page. Your contributions and feedback are always welcomed and if there’s something you want to hear on the show then by all means let me know.

Special thanks to Scott Basham for producing the Planet Pop intro ident, which opens every show.

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Playlist: Where The Action Is – Thu 2 Feb 2012 LEITH FM

Time for another edition of Where The Action Is  and our usual mix of mod, girl groups, freakbeat, popsike and the best music you’ve never heard from the late 50s through to the early 70s. We have our regular features including two rounds of Connect 3, the wordless wonder that is 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. There’s also a Death Disco track every week, as well as Double Rubble and a trip to the Land of 1000 Dances.

Robert Parker – Let’s Go Baby (Where The Action Is) (Nola 1967)
The Beatstalkers – Base Line (Decca 1966) (Show Theme)
Love Affair – A Day Without Love (CBS 1968)
The Action – Hey-Sha-Lo-Ney (Parlophone 1967)
The Thoughts – Call Me Girl (Unreleased 1966) 
The Knickerbockers – One Track Mind (Challenge 1966)
Julie Grant – Count On Me (Pye 1963) (Connect 3)
The Count Five – Psychotic Reaction (Pye International 1966) (Connect 3)
Everpresent Fullness – Darlin’ You Can Count On Me (White Whale 1970) (Connect 3)
The Honeys – The One You Can’t Have (Capitol 1963)
Michael & The Messengers – (Just Like) Romeo and Juliet (USA 1967)
The Hollies – Pay You Back With Interest (Parlophone 1966) (Birthday: 2/2/41 Graham Nash)
The Untamed – It’s Not True (Planet 1965)
Mike Stevens & The Shevelles – The Go-Go Train (Pye 1967)
Luv’d Ones – Up Down Sue (White Oak 1966)
The Lemon Tree – William Chalker’s Time Machine (Parlophone 1968) (Double Rubble)
Jason Crest – Here We Go ‘Round The Lemon Tree (Philips 1968) (Double Rubble)
A Wild Uncertainty – Broken Truth (Planet 1966)
The Move – A Walk Upon The Water (Regal Zonophone 1968)
The Jeff Rowena Group – Bullfight (Pye 1961) (Half-Time Instrumental)
Dolly Parton – Don’t Drop Out (Monument 1966)
The Mark IV – (Make With) The Shake (Cosmic 1958) (Land of 1000 Dances)
Madeline Bell – You Don’t Love Me No More (Columbia 1964)
France Gall – Jazz A Gogo (Philips 1964) (Foreign Language)
The Tribe – Gamma Goochie (Planet 1966)
Darwin – Little Gold Locket (Dove 1963) (Death Disco)
Misty Wizards – It’s Love (Reprise 1967)
The Caravelles – Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now (Decca 1964)
Silver Sun – Service (Polydor 1997) (Under The Influence)
The Kinks – Mr Shoemakers Daughter (stereo mix) (Unreleased 1969) (Connect 3)
The Daughters of Eve – Help Me Boy (USA 1967) (Connect 3)
Lita Roza – Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean) (Ember 1962) (Connect 3)
Denise & Company – Boy What’ll You Do Then (Wee 1966)
The Lloyd Alexander Real Estate – Watcha Gonna Do (When Your Baby Leaves You) (President 1967) (Two of a Kind)
The Lloyd Alexander Real Estate – Gonna Live Again (President 1967) (Two of a Kind)
Les Fleur de Lys – Circles (Immediate 1966)

Thanks, as always, to everyone who tuned in and to those who also joined in on the Facebook page. Your contributions and feedback are always welcomed and if there’s something you want to hear on the show then by all means let me know.

Tonight’s show included requests for Stuart Cant & Nicky Fox (Edinburgh), John Turnbull (Edinburgh), Eve Griffin (Exeter), June Taylor (Southport), Colin Mason (Kinghorn), Colin Somerville (Edinburgh), Sue McGookin, Cath Evans (Edinburgh), Philip Stout (Edinburgh), Christopher Queen (Glasgow), Ally Gourlay (Glenrothes), Martyn Rollo & Lois Bennie (Kirkcaldy) and Sheila Godfrey (East Kilbride) amongst others.

You can now tune in every Thursday night between 9pm and 11pm 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 1300 (PST), 1400 (MST), 1500 (CST) and 1600 (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.

Coming soon:

Thu 9 Feb: Barry Mann/Carole King – Celebrating the music of two great songwriters with the same birthday
Thu 16 Feb: John Carter – Second special celebrating the music of legendary singer-songwriter-producer
Thu 23 Feb: Academy Awards – A movie-themed special
Thu 2 Mar: Normal show

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

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