CAN- Halleluwah vs. DSCHINGHIS KAHN- Dschinghis Kahn

I haven't been posting many individual singles as of late, but I just felt the need to demonstrate how much West Germany in the 70's was a hell of a drug...

This Can single I have been hoisting high above my head since I found it at the Platten Pedro record store in Berlin (prices are high, but plenty o' raritease). Not much needs to be said here about "Halleluwah" except that once again any Can purists will be disappointed by the truncation of the edit (not to mention the mix), but goddamnit! The fact that this exists makes me happy to be alive! "Turtles Have Short Legs", a non-album track is also quite amazing, though I agree it would stick out on Tago Mago. Here is a good review from Head Heritage.

Can- "Halleluwah"

Can- "Turtles Have Short Legs"



Then, well there is Dschinghis Khan.

It doesn't get better than this video from the Eurovision Contest (4th place!!!) in 1979::>



Could have said it better myself. Their song "Moskau" was even an international hit, but believe me neither song hits no matter how ironically themed the night is. Better play it for disapproving friends while dancing wildly in yr living room late one night after the bars close.

Dschinghis Khan- "Dschinghis Khan"

Mugglestone Hi-Fi CULLING ALL CURS MIX

Bounty! And by bounty I am in a very vague way talking about a young child's dream of becoming something of a brilliant star. A star so bright that it blinds most, and gives others intense headaches. Featured here is my very first 7" single, originally given to me by Little A during lunch in high school. It was subsequently stolen and sold, and though I have looked diligently in the D section of every hip record store I encounter, alas, I could only find it on ebay. This then sparked a stream of seamingly unnecessary compulsive shopping on and off line, whereby I could acquire fancier (like this bizarre french Fela edit--I know some records should not be put onto single, but you can't blame me for coveting them, right?) and more "post punky" shuck an groove records to sparkle away the hours of DJ-dom. I never knew it was so easy. I dreamed of a world where I could own Nervous Norvus' "The Fang", and now that it's here next to me as I write this endless tome of an introduction, I would like to give thanks and praises to the record gods who have been shining on little ol' me as of late.

Track Listing::>

01. Dub Narcotic Sound System- Fuck Shit Up
02. Miles Davis- Vote for Miles Pt. 2
03. The Slits- In the Beginning There Was Rhythm
04. Fela Anikulapo Kuti- Shakara
05. The Residents- Sinister Exaggerator
06. Pink Floyd- See Emily Play
07. Nervous Norvus- The Fang
08. Pere Ubu- Not Happy
09. Ween- Pollo Asado
10. Charles Mingus- Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting Pts. 1&2
11. Can- Future Days
12. The Pop Group- Where There's a Will...
13. Red Crayola with Art and Language- An Old Man's Dreams
14. Snakefinger- Kill the Great Raven
15. The Dead Kennedys- Too Drunk to Fuck
16. Wayne Cochran- The Coo
17. The Halo Benders- Don't Touch My Bikini
18. The Fall- How I Wrote 'Elastic Man'
19. Diamond Joe- Moanin' and Screamin' Pts. 1&2
20. Down from Dover- Lee Hazlewood/Nancy Sinatra

Here is the .zip

MUGGLESTONE HI-FI Sum of 11 vol. 3

This last mix is probably my fav of the bunch because it played itself. I picked up a few Sega records from Mauritus (islands of Madagascar where the rich French come to sun) that blew my mind and sowed them with some dust that I found at Backtrack Records in Lincoln when I was there to see my cousin wed in the local Masonic Temple. This is the mid-summer mid-afternoon cool drink to begin the day (whether its a can o beer, a vodka tonic, or a caipirinha). Please enjoy!

Track Listing::>

01. Franki Valli- I Can't Take My Eyes Off You
02. Sanford Clark- The Fool
03. Booker T & the MGs- Aw, Mercy
04. Etta James- Something's Got a Hold on Me
05. Lonnie Donnegan- Lost John
06. Dave York- Beach Party
07. Roger Clency and Marie Josee- Famille Coutou
08. Bobby Gregg and Friends- The Jam Pt. 2
09. Mable John- Able Mable
10. Lee Hazlewood- Don't Cry
11. Jack McDuff- The Vibrator
12. Unknown Japanese Singer- Inochi Blues
13. The Muppets- Ma-Na-Ma-Na
14. Gerard Cimiotti e Son Ensemble- 40 Mozart
15. Lord Buckingham's XI- Fried Onions
16. Dossie "Thunderbird" Terry- Skinny Ginny
17. Naughty Abbie- Ala Moana Annie
18. Gerard Cimiotti- Sega Dans Camp Creole
19. Paul Evans- Happy Go Lucky Me
20. Marlene Dietrich- Lili Marlene

Here is the .zip

MUGGLESTONE HI-FI Sum of 11 vol. 2

This mix started as a tribute to all the songs that are a bit too "anthemic" for their own good, even though when taken in doses can make or break a nostalgia fueled dance party. But it turned out to be a collection of cool dad i-pod playlist material. I tried to sneak some ladies up in here to provide a little balance, but for the most part you can tailgate this one anywhere.

Track Listing::>

01. Can- Vitamin C
02. Mc5- Kick Out the Jams
03. Joy Division- Transmission
04. Blondie- One Way or Another
05. Iggy Pop- Lust for Life
06. Nina Hagen- African Reggae
07. The Dead Kennedys- Holiday in Cambodia
08. The Sweet- Blockbuster
09. FehlFarben- Es Geht Voran
10. Nirvana- Smells Like Teen Spirit
11. Led Zepplin- D'yer Maker
12. The Velvet Underground- Femme Fatale
13. Metallica- Creeping Death
14. Frank Zappa- Stick it Out
15. Guns N' Roses- Welcome to the Jungle
16. David Bowie/Queen- Under Pressure
17. Neil Young- Walk On
18. the Smiths- Big Mouth Strikes Again
19. The Pop Group- We are All Prostitutes
20. Negativland- I Still Haven't Found What I am Looking For (Special Edit Radio Mix)

Here is the .zip

MUGGLESTONE HI-FI Sum of 11 vol. 1

When in doubt (and I mean self-doubt), overcompensate. That's what the country preacher has to say about it. So here you get not 1, not 2, but rather 3 new mixes to mow the lawn to. For this first volume I didn't really want to break any rules of the game for the summer of 2011, just showcase some of the finest southern funk and proto-rock classics. Doesn't that sound nice? There are plenty of classix as well as the elusive rare groove or two to keep the pop police at bay, and of course some nice whitey go black blues rock that we've grown to love.

Track Listing::>

01. The Meters- Hand Clapping Song
02. Sandy Nelson- Drum Stomp
03. Jo Ann & Troy- Who Do You Love?
04. The Animals- Boom Boom
05. The Twistin' Kings- Congo Pt. 1
06. Chuck Berry- Hey Pedro
07. Eddie Bo- Hook n Sling Pt. 2
08. The Novas- The Crusher
09. The Who- Dogs Pt. 2
10. The Fantastic Epics- Fun and Funk Pt. 3
11. Caetano Veloso- Não Identificado
12. The Shadows- Apache
13. Hugh Masekela- Riot
14. Mickey and the Soul Generation- Iron Leg
15. The Blackbyrds- Do it, Fluid
16. The Byrds- Leavin' Here
17. Them- Mystic Eyes
18. The Rolling Stones- Not Fade Away
19. Benny Spellman- Fortune Teller
20. Bert Weedon- Bert's Boogie

Here is the .zip

Mugglestone Hi-Fi MONKEY MIX

I was drinkin beer mid-afternoon with my man Alan and watching old Butthole Surfers videos when we got to talkin about famous rock n roll bass players that did weirdo electro dub side projects in the late 70's. When back at my favorite watering hole (WAX TRAX Records in Denver) I was able to pick up a few that show up on this mix. As for the rest of it, needless to say I was feeling a bit manic.

Track Listing::>

01. Dion- Runaround Sue
02. The Yardbirds- The Shapes of Things
03. Bill Wyman- Si Si, Je Suis Un Rock Star
04. Paul McCartney- Check My Machine
05. Grace Jones- Warm Leatherette
06. Five Du Tones- Divorce Court
07. Johnny Dee- Sittin' in The Balcony
08. Preston Epps- Bongola
09. Adam Ant- Ant's Rap
10. Raymilland- Side Talk
11. America- A Horse with No Name
12. Love- No. Fourteen
13. Jimmy Castor- Ham Hocks Español
14. Shirley and Company- Shame, Shame, Shame
15. Kraftwerk- The Robots
16. John Cale- Rosegarden Funeral of Sores
17. The Viscounts- Chug-a-lug
18. Donald Byrd- Black Byrd
19. Hal Pearl's Singing Canaries- La Paloma
20- Wally Fowler and His Oak Ridge Quartet- Church in the Valley

Here is the .zip

Mugglestone Hi-Fi NEW AGE MIX

Something for the New Zodiac, this one goes out to all you Ophiochus mofos out there. This picture came from a web article entitled "How Will Climate Change Impact World Food Supplies?" Need I say more? Lots of gold and moldies here, hard-hitting sentimentalitease and saxy sweet sextrumentals to ease the burden of the everyman inside us all.

Track Listing::>

01. Conway Twitty- Long Black Train
02. Jimmy McCracklin- The Drag
03. Gloria De Haven- Red Hot Pepper Pot
04. Dee Jay and the Runaways- Peter Rabbit
05. John Lee Hooker- Dazie Mae
06. George Jones String Band- Opry Rag
07. The Chantays- Move It
08. Ketty Lester- Love Letters
09. Big Jay McNeeley- Deacon's Hop
10. Red Foley- Hoot Owl Boogie
11. Floyd Jones- Any Old Lonesome Day
12. Roy Orbison- Running Scared
13. The Ideals- Knee Socks
14. O.V. Wright- Monkey Dog
15. Betty Mclaurin- Autumn Leaves
16. Jim Ed Brown- The Enemy
17. Ray Charles- Busted
18. Irma Thomas- It's Raining
19. The Jaguars- Where Lovers Go
20. Jack Scott- Goodbye Baby

Here is the .zip

Mugglestone Hi-Fi MAKKI LA LA MIX

Who said mama's little baby likes shortnin' bread?
My little monkey loves watermelon
My little monkey loves teen wolf
My little monkey likes all the finer things
My little monkey could teach you one times two
If she can make to teach on me
She can sure reach down to you
My little monkey is a vu vu vu
vu vu vu vu la la vu vu vu

Track Listing::>

01. The Dixie Cups- Iko Iko
02. Wanda Jackson- Let's Have a Party
03. The J.B.'s- Hot Pants Road
04. Sam Taylor- Let's Go Dancin'
05. The Sheik's Men- The Belly Dancer
06. Lil Green- Romance in the Dark
07. Lee Hazlewood- Greyhound Bus Depot
08. Ines Barroso- Villa Legos
09. Alice Coltrane- Journey to Satchidananda Pt. 1
10. Spiritualized- Good Times
11. Carla Bley- Little Pony Soldier
12. Mick Jagger- Memo From Turner
13. Otis Redding- I've Been Loving You Too Long
14. Big Maceo- Worried Life Blues
15. Dave "Baby" Cortez- Organ Shout
16. Muddy Waters- Mean Mistreater
17. Brian Wilson- Caroline, No
18. The Roberta Martin Singers- Teach Me Lord
19. Norman Granz Supervising Charlie Parker etc.- Lady Be Good Pt. 1
20. Paul Craft- It's Me Again, Margaret

Here is the .zip