Since I spent last month’s all vinyl affair reminiscing about the past and playing records from the Barnes family collection, I wasn’t able to play a bunch of stuff that I’d picked up during one of my rare vinyl splurges. You hear a number of those records, a few of which have already found their way here in the Dig Deep section, during the first hour of the program. Mix was totally freeform, just knew I wanted to start with Axelrod & the Prunes doing “Gloria” since it was Easter. In the second hour, we had a truly special treat, a guest DJ set from J-Rocc of the World Famous Beat Junkies! He came into the KPFK studios to do this interview just before leaving to go overseas and it was really cool to chat him up and to hear this mix (here’s a link to just that guest set & interview). I had a little issue with the recording technology again, so the final break of the show is M.I.A., which is a shame cause it means you miss a mini-tribute to New Orleans and one of my favorite TV shows, Treme, which had it’s second season start on Sunday. Enjoy the show, next week there’s a possibility that I’ll be out of town, but I still might make a surprise appearance if an interview/performance materializes as expected.
Melting Pot on KPFK #41: First Hour
Melting Pot on KPFK #41: Second Hour
Playlist: 4-24-2011
{opening theme} Boris Gardiner – Melting Pot – Is What’s Happening (Dynamic)
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The Electric Prunes – Gloria – Mass In F Minor (Reprise)
US Apple Corps – Get High On Jesus – Let The Music Take Your Mind (Plantation)
James Brown – Bob Scoward – Sho Is Funky Down Here (King)
Mirtha y Raul – El Gran Sol Como Testigo Se Quedo – Mirtha y Raul (Arieto)
The Sound Foundation – Bruised – The Sound Foundation (Smobro)
Freddie Roach – Prince Street – My People (Prestige)
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Lee Morgan – Sixth Sense – Sixth Sense (Blue Note)
Elis Regina – Canto De Ossanha – Como E Porque (Philips)
Puff – I Sure Need You – Puff (MGM)
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Vivian Girls – Trying To Pretend – Share The Joy (Polyvinyl)
Asha Bhonsle & Suresh Wadkar – Yeh Hawa Yey Fiza – Sadma: Original Soundtrack (CBS)
The Amboy Dukes – Curb Your Elephant – Journeys & Migrations (Mainstream)
O Som Livre – Bia Bia Beatriz – O Cafona: Original Soundtrack (Som Livre)
Booker T & the MGs – L.A. Jazz Song – Melting Pot (Stax)
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J.Rocc Guest DJ Set & Interview
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J.Rocc – Play This (Also) – Some Cold Rock Stuf (Stones Throw)
Ernie K. Doe – Fly Away With Me – Ernie K. Doe (Janus)
Irma Thomas – I Done Got Over – Irma Thomas Sings (Change)
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{closing theme} Smokey Johnson – It Ain’t My Fault – 7” (NOLA)