Closed out June in fine style with our usual all-vinyl affair, but with a not so usual guest DJ, Mr. Nick Waterhouse (separate post upcoming). In the first hour I got a chance to spin a little bit of vinyl, in tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act and also short tributes to a couple of dearly departed soul men, Teenie Hodges & Bobby Womack. Also got a chance to play some newer vinyl, reissued sounds from Danny Holloway’s Ximeno Records from Underground Vegtables (another version of Melting Pot!) and Grace Jackson plus new sounds from the Beta Club. The rest of the time we spend with Nick Waterhouse, talking about his music and style in the first hour and then a 40+ minute Guest DJ set all on 45 vinyl in the second hour. The show ends with a very short song dedicated to WRAS Atlanta, Album 88 and the continued struggle to return the station, now that it has switched over to its new “format,” to being 100% student run and operated. “Come Sunday” is one of my favorite all-time songs, a song that focuses on the struggle of life and the optimism that things will be better as long as we keep holding on and keep pushing on. Next week it’s our “Best So Far” of 2014, and as good as June was, we’re hoping July will be even better! Thanks for tuning in!
Melting Pot on KPFK #169: First Hour
Melting Pot on KPFK #169: Second Hour
Playlist: 06-30-2014
{opening theme} Underground Vegetables – Melting Pot – 7″ (Ximeno)
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SNCC Freedom Singers – Woke up This Morning With My Mind On Freedom – Voices Of The Civil Rights Movement (Smithsonian)
Al Green feat. Teenie Hodges – Old Time Lovin’ – Let’s Stay Together (Hi)
Bobby Womack – Looking For A Love – 7″ (Collectables)
The Ronettes – Walking In The Rain – 7″ (Philles)
Booker Little – Victory & Sorrow – Victory & Sorrow (Bethlehem)
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Grace Jackson – Gonna Get U – 7″ (Ximeno)
Los Tainos – Amor Mio – Los Tainos (Arieto)
The Beta Club – Freak Beat – 7″ (Cartel)
Keno Duke – Too Late, Fall Back Baby – Sense OF Values (Strata East)
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Nick Waterhouse – Interview – Recorded Live At KPFK (KPFK Archives)
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Nick Waterhouse – Sleeping Pills – Holly (Innovative Leisure)
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Nick Waterhouse – Guest DJ Set – Recorded Live At KPFK (KPFK Archives)
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Duke Ellington feat. Ray Nance – Come Sunday – Black, Brown & Biege (CBS)