Mugglestone Hi-Fi MY GUITAR

More songs about drinkin, killin, and of course man's best friend, his guitar.  On top of some of my most beloved classicks, I put "Springfield Guitar Social" and Phil Baugh's "Country Guitar 1 and 2", which are kind of a tribute to/medley of legendary guitar sounds and players from bygone eras.  For an in depth history of this "Country Guitar Blowout" sub-genre visit WFMU's amazing blog.  If yr wondering where all the women are at, they knew better than to stick around this deedley-deedley-doo pour me (another) party.

Track Listing::>

01. Phil Baugh- Country Guitar
02. Tennessee Ernie Ford- Mule Train
03. Tex Ritter- Rye Whiskey
04. Porter Wagoner- The Cold Hard Facts of Life
05. Ted Daffan- Born to Lose
06. Dick Curless- A Tombstone Every Mile
07. The Osborne Bros.- Hey Hey Bartender
08. Onie Wheeler- When We All Get There
09. Merle Travis- Gambler's Guitar
10. Tex Williams- Roses and Revolvers
11. T. Texas Tyler- Remember Me
12. Jenks "Tex" Carman- Indian Polka
13. Bill Wemberly/Thumbs Carllile- Springfield Guitar Social
14. Carl Smith- Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way
15. The Drifting Cowboys- Mud Hut
16. Faron Young- Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
17. Robert Mitchum- The Ballad of Thunder Road
18. Lest Flatt & Earl Scruggs- Doin' My Time
19. Ernest Tubb- Pass the Booze
20. Phil Baugh- Country Guitar II

here is the .zip

Mugglestone Hi-Fi ANDES MIX

Here is a nice BBC documentary on the Andes::>

http://youtu.be/huHwX9QfvB8

I especially love the part (around 24:00 minutes in) when the penguins have to cross the beach full of sleeping seals to get to their eggs on the steep cliffs above.  The lazy seals yelp and whine as the penguins cautiously step on their tails.

Track Listing::>

01. Jerry Butler- Only the Strong Survive
02. Parliament- Little Ole Country Boy
03. The Bar-Kays- Shake Your Rump To The Funk
04. Zapp- More Bounce To The Ounce Pt. 2
05. Cameo- Shake Your Pants
06. E.U.- Da Butt '89
07. New Choice- Pinky's Cold Stupid Party
08. Finesse and Synquis- Bass Game
09. N.W.A.- Gangsta Gangsta (Clean Edit)
10. Mad Cobra- Freaky Type
11. Tony Terry- She's Fly (Dub Edit)
12. Herbie Hancock- Mega-mix
13. Spoonie Gee- The Big Beat
14. Eric B. & Rakim- I Know You Got Soul
15. Big Daddy Kane- Warm It Up Kane
16. Tyrone Bronson- The Smurf
17. Shotgun- Mutha Funk
18. Poison- Let Me Lay My Funk On You
19. Wet Bull- Struttin'
20. Evolution Control Committee- Rocked By Rape

Here is the .zip

Mugglestone Hi-Fi HUSH LITTLE BABY

Daddy's gonna buy you, bye and bye.
Come one May, a little voice was heard to say::>
I haven't had this much fun making a mix in a long time!  The bar has just opened, people are slowly shuffling in, one taste then two, and time begins to bend.  Not like a limbo or a deja vù, more a spring cleaning than a fresh point of view.  It will hit you up before it brings you down, gentle now, shh...


Track Listing::>

01. The Upsetters- Bucky Skank
02. The Shadows of Night- Shake
03. The Wailers- Roadrunner
04. Bo Diddley- Bo Diddley
05. Billy Barrix- Cool Off Baby
06. Dale Hawkins- Cross Ties
07. Charlie Feathers- Bottle to the Baby
08. Frankie Ford- Sea Cruise
09. King Tubby- King Tubby Ina Jamdung
10. Ray Stevens- Butch the Barbarian
11. The Pack- Next to Your Fire
12. Tender Slim- Teenage Hayride
13. Huey "Piano" Smith- Don't You Just Know It
14. Conway Twitty- Lonely Blue Boy
15. Chuck Berry- Broken Arrow
16. Mickey Lee Lane- Shaggy Dog
17. Augustus Pablo- Java Dub
18. The Alcons- Mambo Jambo
19. The Yardbirds- Ten Little Indians
20. The Muggletones- There She Goes (version)

here is the .zip

Mugglestone Hi-Fi MEGA MIX

I have been busy for a while so I figured to make up for lost time I would put up some mp3 mixes.

This one was first called the "Super Berlin Mega-Mix" cause its totally heiß. There are a lot of hits on this one, not so many raritease, cause not everyone has a taste for the obscure. I give these mixes to prospective "clients" that somehow might not think the blog gives an accurate representation of my taste level and mixing skills (which it really doesn't). Some of these tracks are featured on the blog, the rest will be up here in the original (non-blended) format when I get a chance.

Track Listing::>

01. David Bowie- Sound and Vision
02. The Chiefs- Apache
03. Sweeney Todd- Roxy Roller
04. Althea and Donna- Uptown Top Ranking
05. Professor Morrison's Lollipop- You Got the Love
06. Shirley Ellis- The Clapping Song
07. Sparks- Wonder Girl
08. Ko Ko Taylor- Wang Dang Doodle
09. The Clash- London Calling
10. The Flying Lizards- TV
11. Love- Time is a River
12. Mandrill- Warning Blues
13. Dave and Ansil Collins- Double Barrel
14. The Honeymoon Killers- Histoire a Suivre
15. Gap- Sheriff
16. Nillson- Jump into the Fire
17. Soul Survivors- Hey Gyp
18. The Champs- Midnighter
19. Bow Wow Wow- Louis Quatorze
20. Laid Back- White Horse

Here is the .zip

Jennell Hawkins- MOMENTS

When I first put this song on here I couldn't find any info on the lady herself outside that she recorded with Richard Berry (yes, the "louie louie" guy) but now there is a whole bio page and even some mp3 links. This Titanic label photo is courtesy of Brian's Music Musings a great resource for oldies but goodies like this one. I got this as a Collectables reissue B-side to Ike and Tina's "Poor Fool", but this song immediately captivated me. Her sweet vocal line is longing and slightly shattered, but never wavering in devotion or bitter. The track has a great sax intro and solo and such a smooth feel that it almost breezes past you. Most people who know me know that I only play this song when I am either really happy or really sad.

Jennell Hawkins- "Moments"

Peggy Lee- ME AND MY SHADOW

This is the B-Side to the 1969 classic "Is That All There Is?", and even more nasty and depressing, but in that super cool Sunset Boulevard (by Billy Wilder) kind of way. Peggy Lee slings and slurs her way through the text, making it seem almost cute that she's so desperate and alone. This gal could do it all and did. She even wrote the lyrics to the Disney classic "We are Siamese" cat song from "Lady and the Tramp". The arrangement of this Jolson-written cabaret number (originally made famous by the Rat Pack) is by Randy Newman. The piano and bass reel this song along while her breathy vocals make you wanna give her a big bugs bunny kiss or slit yr own throat. Sounds melodramatic I know, but goddamn I love this song.

Peggy Lee "Me and My Shadow"

Ko Ko Taylor- WANG DANG DOODLE

This may be the hottest song ever recorded. Pure juke joint flava, nasty and feisty, putting everyone in the mood for drinkin dancin and fuckin. This one will play well at weddings, hipster bashes, mexi dive bars, road trip mix CDs or even Curves workout playlists because it brings that from the bottom of the belly to the top of the head explosion from the needle drop. Ko Ko Taylor's voice on this is one of the most precious moments ever recorded, not to mention the rhythm section or the rippin sax solo. Taylor passed on this year in June, age 80, but not without gaining the title time and time again of "Queen of the Blues". You will be missed.

Ko Ko Taylor- "Wang Dang Doodle"

Bill Withers- LOVELY DAY

I have been looking for this feel good track forever, and just after lamenting to a friend that it was one of those (the "so common yet classic that no one sells them or throws them away unless they melted in the attic") I found it on my first day back at Wax Trax in Denver. Bill Withers has written some of the most classic American soul/funk anthems ("Lean on Me", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Use Me", and even "Just the Two of Us"), yet few people know his name--and those who do drop it every chance they can. His beautiful arrangements and honest lyrics created a legacy that has been sampled/bit countless times (blackstreet, arrested development, etc.) and even spawned some secular spirituals that everyone can wave their lighter to. The intro to this song really brings a smile to my face as does the sustained "lovely day" in the chorus. You have heard it before, hopefully many times, but listen again to the way this song unfolds, or check out this really bad "sunshine mix" from '88 that was a pretty big Euro hit (even bigger than the original). Still waiting for the documentary which should be out soon!

Bill Withers' "Lovely Day"

Nervous Norvus- APE CALL

I always wished this guy was my grandpa. Another novelty hit, this song was actually a pretty big hit in 1956, the follow up to the ground-breaking "Transfusion". The lyrics to this one are pretty amazingly goofy, but his phrenetic voice and the extremely gratuitous use of the Tarzan sample is what makes this one so memorable. Nervous Norvus, or Jimmy Drake, invented a whole lingo with which he described his world. There is now a compilation out on Norton Records, Stone Age Woo: the Zorch Sounds of Nervous Norvus, which I recommend highly, because its not just the few novelty or Dr. Demento songs that we know, but really a whole body of work that somehow creates and encompasses his wildly fucked up cosmology. This is another song that ain't for everybody, but its worth a listen if not a download.

Nervous Norvus "Ape Call"

Vicente Fernàndez- VOLVER VOLVER

El Idolo de Mexico with his 1976 cross the border hit on CBS records, "Volver Volver." This guy IS the undisputed king of Ranchera and is still kickin it hard, playing arenas across the US (check his myspace, pretty amazing). Here is a video link where he starts the song on a juke box (I have always wanted to do that) and sits down to drink. This guy just has it, the strength and gentle grace of his voice is undeniable. The arrangement of the organ, the strings, and the horns into swooping punches with the "ay! ay!" whelping interludes make this song a drink in the air salute to "the struggle." Here are the lyrics both in spanish and english.

Vicente Fernàndez- "Volver Volver"

Sparks- WONDER GIRL

This record, produced by Todd Rundgren for Bearsville Records in 1971, shows really how far this legendary glam pop group has come (Rundgren to Moroder to obscurity in the late 80's to a 21 night stint in London in 2008, playing one full album a night and debuting the newest). The Sparks brothers' (Ron and Russel Mael as seen above) goofy album titles (puns anyone?) and covers always caught my eye but it wasn't until I heard this track that I really fell in love with all of the ridiculous tongue-in-cheek pomposity that they espoused. "Wonder Girl" has this bowie-esque disco cowboy guitar line and what I like to call the "bleacher beat" (or what sounds like a reverby gymnasium full of high school basketball fans). But the piano line is what seals it, it sounds like something Rza would sample. That and the goofy lyrics make this a gem that I play almost every chance I can get.

Sparks- "Wonder Girl"

The Jaguars- WHERE LOVERS GO

The Jaguars never had any huge hits, but perhaps were remarkable for being "integrated" back in the 50's, giving them good crossover appeal. This record follows the simple single formula of doo-wop dance track on one side and guitar-lead instrumental ballad on the other (of which I share witchoo). "Where the Lovers Go" has the timeless parked at lookout mountain neckin in the backseat of daddy's t-bird feel, which I just love. Ah, nostagia. The record I have is on Original Sound, but according to Global Dog Productions (one of the greatest resources for single enthusiasts of all kinds--with often near complete catalog lists of many different obscure and staple labels), it was on Faro records. This pic is with Hunter Hancock (famous L.A. DJ that is considered the first whitey to play R&B on the radio).

The Jaguars take you "Where Lovers Go"

Bow Wow Wow-LOUIS QUATORZE

What can I say, this song is about a teenage girl being sexually coerced by the king of france (either that or the famous race horse--listen to the drums) at gunpoint. Here is a link to the video where you can see the band fully adorned in pirate costumes, that hints more at early 80's scallywag fashion than pent-up royal sexual tension. I love the lyrics "just close yr eyes and think of england just for a second." I am not going to bore you with the details (Adam and the Ants etc.--here is a wiki link if you care), this song just rocks.


Bow Wow Wow and "Louis Quatorze"

L'trimm- CARS THAT GO BOOM

Damn they sexy!!! This one back by request, but here is a link to (where I got the pic) a bootyclub remix that is also pretty hot. You can read more about the ladies here, but this has to be one of the most original yet imitated songs and sounds of miami bass movement. Listen to it loud, not on yr computer speakers, and feel that sub bass. This kills any party, gets the ladies bouncin and shakin, the only problem being they might ask you to play it again.

L'Trimm and "Cars that Go Boom"

The Romeos- PRECIOUS MEMORIES

I love the feel of this track. A perfect Sunday afternoon instrumental that goes from pensive to latin at the drop of a hat. The interplay of the trilling piano chords and the booker t style guitar comping is amazing. I always thought of this as more garage, but it seems leon haywood had his hands in the making of this, and the band was some how related to the packers, another l.a. soul instrumental group. This a great song to begin the night with, or wind down to. The session feel is flawless, like they are equally at home with floyd cramer and stax. I love it when he yells out at the end in response to his piano line "heres some salsa, squeeze everything you got."

The Romeos with "Precious Memories"

Shirley Ellis-THE CLAPPING SONG

The original video is amazing, but as youtube continually redefines context and culture, here is an even better version (white boy dancing in Canadian mall). Shirley Shirley Shirley, what can I say. Every time this song hits the magnets people go crazy (especially the girls). Its one of those appex songs of the night, that I try to time exactly right, to get the most appeal. If it hits (and it always does), then I can get away with murder the rest of the night. This little gal is responsible for some of the top ear worm hits of the 60's, the name game, nitty gritty, etc. and they all make you wanna throw yr arms up in the air. I was also told this song is featured on a doc about scratching, I would love to hear what they do with it.

Shirley Ellis doing "The Clapping Song"

Moonrakers-LOVE TRAIN

Ah, perhaps the only good band to ever come out of Denver, Colorado. I bought this record at a fair by chance, and was amazed at how good it really is. Pure pyschedelia: rippin guitar, pounding drums, and reverb/delay harmonica, what more do you need? Not to be confused with the famous O'Jays' track, this song is on a different trip, though I would love to hear what kind of Philly soul rendition they would have done. I don't know much about the band except that they are the pride of Wax Trax, the record store in Denver that I spend most of my time at when there. With so many singles (walls and a basement), how could you resist? Read a little bit more about this obscure Denver 'artyfact' here.


Moonrakers and "Love Train"

Chicken y Sus Comandos- LAS MUJERES DE TABASCO

This is the best pic I could find of these guys. I don't know what to say except this is a really fun Ranchera style song with all of the stereotypical Mexican yelps over the guitar and accordion interludes. I remember playing this song in my car one night and this old Mexican guy got out of his car and started dancing and singing along. I was a bit embarrassed at first, but then I realized that can only be a good thing. Its even funnier of course when Germans dance to it, and for some reason its more a hit with drunk men then whimen. I guess tha ladies like more classic "Latin" tracks, something with more of a big band or something, but this is a good drunken fiesta hit. I have only met a few women from Tabasco, but they all lived up to the description in the song.

Chicken y Sus Comandos playing "Las Mujeres de Tabasco"

Psychic TV-GODSTAR

Here is an anthem for 80's misanthropes like me. A tribute to The Rolling Stones Brian Jones. I love this song, not only for its message and this bizarre video my friend Sammy showed me, but for the lavish and dripping synth (think wine spilled from a gold goblet onto the the table cloth) and pushy yet semi-conventional backbeat. The song is a relatively harmless tribute, but there is an overwhelming melancholy and longing that lacks in so much music from this time, even the darker synth goth that often tries too hard. Raise yr fist and drink to the man who truly made the Rolling Stones the living lizards they are today. And if you want something to really blow yr mind, check out Brian Jones Presents The Pipes Of Pan At Joujouka.

Psychic TV with "Godstar"

Speedy West/Jimmy Bryant- SANDY CANYON SWING

These boys made some of rippin'-est western swing tracks the west has ever seen. The kooky and springy pedal steel of Speedy mixed with the 'take off guitar' telecaster style of Bryant is the perfect combination for any event. Besides DJing them at fashion shows or dingy bars, I put them on to clean my apartment, have a dinner party, or just to dance around in my underwear. They are seriously from another world, but not 'a session musicians gone wrong' world, something much more wholesomely fucked up than that. They put the giddy back into giddy up. Here is them backing up Tennessee Ernie Ford on Youtube.

Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant doing "Sandy Canyon Swing"