Mugglestone Hi-Fi INDEPENDENCE DAY

It's Summer, keep your eyes open for pick-pockets and confidence men!

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01. Curtis Mayfield- Underground
02. Sweetwater- Crystal Spider
03. Randy Carlos- Monkey Guapacha
04. Blind Blake- Run Joe
05. Don Drummond- Chinatown
06. Sam Cooke- Little Red Rooster
07. Bill Doggett- Slow Walk
08. Donna Summer- Love to Love You Baby
09. The Nite-Liters- Afro Strut
10. Art Tatum- Get Happy
11. The Ugly Ducklings- Just in Case You Wonder
12. Monchito- Invitation to Merengue
13. The Coconuts- If I Only Had a Brain
14. Bill Wemberley- Missouri Drag
15. The Jordanaires- Roll on Jordan
16. The South Side Coalition- Get Off Your Seats and Jam (Disco Version)
17. Jose Curbelo- The Hissing Cha Cha
18. Hank Williams- Angel of Death
19. Kingsley- Hambro
20. K.C. & The Sunshine Band- Get Down Tonight

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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.

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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

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Mugglestone Hi-Fi COO DE GRAS

I don't wanna talk about it.  It was gonna be a "swimmin hole" type of mix, but all these characters kept showin up.

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01. Canned Heat- On the Road Again
02. The Animals- It's My Life
03. The Kinks- Sunny Afternoon
04. The Spinners- Message from a Black Man
05. The Shangri-las- Sophisticated Boom Boom
06. Hermanas Navarro- Ron y Coca Cola
07. The Noblemen- Dragon Walk
08. Le Roy Broussard- B. O. Sparkle Blues
09. Solex- Solex All Licketysplit
10. The First Edition- Just Dropped In
11. The Moonrakers- Baby Please Don't Go
12. A Sunshine Fix- Beaconary Word
13. Bob Dylan- Baby Please Don't Go
14. Roy Acuff- Freight Train Blues
15. The Last Poets- Black Thighs
16. The Ikettes- Peaches and Cream
17. Reno and Smiley- Dill Pickles
18. Irma Serrano- El Riky Riky
19. Clarence Fountain- Peace in the Valley Pt. 2
20. Free- All Right Now

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mugglestone hi-fi 2 KOOL 4 SKOOL

The sad thing here is that this is what I thought was 2 kool when I was a lost (read left alone watching Wings reruns) puppy with long hair scraggling out of a dirty quilted African skull cap extolling the virtues of Ween Zappa and Free Jazz while weeping over the death of Jerry Garcia.  Needless to say, these were desperate and confusing times.  Luckily, I had a couple hip friends and cousin to hold my hand through this petulant time lapsed reason.

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01. Jon Spenser Blues Explosion- Bellbottoms
02. Otis Redding- Hard to Handle
03. Serge Gainsbourg & Jean-Claude Vannier- La Horse (Bande Originale)
04. Suicide- Cheree
05. Gloria Jones- Tainted Love
06. The Pixies- Monkey Gone to Heaven
07. Bob McFadden and Dor- The Beat Generation
08. The Continental Co-ets- Let's Live for the Present
09. Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers- Abdul & Cleopatra
10. Bo Diddley- You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover
11. Get Hustle- Who Do You Love
12. The J.B.'s- This is The J.B.'s Part 2
13. The Stooges- 1969
14. The Beatles- Don't Let Me Down
15. Marc Bolan- Teenage Dream
16. Modest Mouse- Medication
17. The Starlite Desperation- Our Product
18. T. Texas Tyler- He Done Her Wrong
19. Sonic Youth- Silver Rocket (Take 6)
20. Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians- Heaven

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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...


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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)

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Hank Williams as LUKE THE DRIFTER

The other day my brother was telling me that I "have always been a big fan of this moralistic crap", and for some reason he sited my recent binge on the complete Luke the Drifter single collection. I have to admit, a gasp of delight welled up in my heart as I uncovered these beautiful relics, all in their original sleeves. The original box-set (pictured above) only had 4 records, but I found 2 more! For fans of "Hank", this stuff is a bit different: a lot of ponderous talking and gospel themes (mainly death). But for me it completes the picture of a man struggling to find self and truth in this often cruel world.

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01. Beyond the Sunset
02. I've Been Down That Road Before
03. Be Careful of the Stones You Throw
04. The Funeral
05. I Dreamed About Mama Last Night
06. Help Me Understand
07. Just Waitin'
08. Men With Broken Hearts
09. No, No, Joe
10. Everything's Okay
11. Why Don't You Make Up Your Mind
12. Too Many Parties Too Many Pals


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Mugglestone Hi-Fi HELP WANTED

Last night I watched a man die on the u-bahn. We all sat there waiting, and then stood there watching. It was -9 degrees on the platform and they wouldn't let us leave at first. People half-hiddenly smoked cigarettes, planning their personal retreat. I was hungry and didn't want a drink. No one was there. Something about a man carrying the jaw bone of his father wrapped in a blanket tied across his back.


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01. Marvin Gaye- Distant Lover (Live)
02. Al Petty- Steel Guitar Twist
03. Pete Drake- Rick-A-Shay
04. The Animals- Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
05. Hank Williams- Alone and Forsaken
06. Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant- Rolling Sky
07. Lonnie Donnegan- Dead or Alive
08. Neil Young- Time Fades Away
09. Joe Maize and his Cordsmen- El Rancho Grande
10. Bud Isaacs- Steel Guitar Breakdown
11. Suni McGrath- Fantasia
12. Leadbelly and The Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet- Take this Hammer
13. Spade Cooley- Y' ready
14. Willie Nelson- Blackjack County Chain
15. Jerry Byrd- Adventures in Paradise
16. Charles Mingus- Meditations for Moses
17. Frank Hunter- A Song About A Lonely Man
18. Herb Remington- Java
19. The Viscounts- Summertime
20. The Browns- Big Daddy

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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.

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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

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Mugglestone Hi-Fi ALL PURPOSE FILLER

You guessed it! Filler songs are generally my favorite because they are dependable, make everyone happy, and take the pressure off. Too much killer can kill. Cuz as we all know, there is such a too much of a good thing. And yes, often hits make perfect filler.

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01. Al Green- Tired of Bering Alone
02. Art & Dotty Todd- Chanson D'Amour
03. Dusty Springfield- Son of a Preacher Man
04. Charles Brown- Butterfly
05. Paul Anka- Crazy Love
06. John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band- Woman is the Nigger of the World
07. Clarence Henry- Ain't Got No Home
08. Larry Williams- Short Fat Fanny
09. Memphis Slim- Hey Lonely Girl
10. El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico- Mundy Baja
11. Johnny Cash & June Carter- Long-Legged Guitar Pickin' Man
12. Al Jolson- Carolina in the Morning
13. Dinosaur- Kiss Me Again
14. Flor Silvestre- Una Limosina
15. Billy Paul- Me & Mrs. Jones
16. Lyn Collins- Mr. Big Stuff
17. The Ink Spots- We Three
18. Perry Como- Keep It Gay
19. Etta James- All I Could Do Was Cry
20. The Flamingos- I Only Have Eyes for You

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MUGGLESTONE HI-FI Mx17

Are you ever on the road with yr band and things are getting a little bitchy and you need some good tunes that will make the miles go by, not anything to heavy or too sing-songy or taste-specific? Well let's hope this does the trick. A non-Cormac McCarthy road trip mix.

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01. Tex Ritter- High Noon
02. Tom and Jerry's Rockets- On the Road Again
03. The Kinks- Lola
04. Tony Joe White- Polk Salad Annie
05. The Banjo Maniacs- Pick It You Peasant
06. Slim Willet and the Brush Cutters- Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes
07. The Cure- Close to Me
08. The Church Street 5- A Night with Daddy G Part 1
09. Sidney Bechet- St. Louis Blues
10. Augustus Pablo- Edi Amin
11. Bull and the Matadors- Funky Judge (Instrumental)
12. Tom Waits- Frank's Wild Years
13. Clyde McCoy- Sugar Blues
14. Kenny Everett/Mike Vickers- Captain Kremmen
15. The Traveling Wilburys- Margarita
16. Caetano Veloso- Alegria Alegria
17. Bessie Smith- Black Mountain Blues
18. Perez Prado- My Roberta
19. Porter Wagoner- Heartbreak Affair
20. Pete Moesser's Music- Hawaiian Affair

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MUGGLESTONE HI-FI FAMILY VACATION MIX

The idea here is quite simple: something for everyone. And while that most likely is not the case, who can resist some good disco, big band, cumbia, hank williams, david bowie, post punk, reggae, calypso, kitsch, italian pop, etc.? I'll admit it: I was in a good mood...oh, and this vik venus intro is such a classic, download it just for this proto mash-up masterpiece.

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01. Vik Venus- Moonflight
02. Anita Ward- Ring My Bell
03. Enoch Light and the Light Brigade- Carribe
04. David Bowie- Andy Warhol
05. Cabaret Voltaire- Silent Command
06. Hank Williams Sr.- Kawliga
07. Fantasy- Stoned Cowboy
08. Les Paul and Mary Ford- I'm a Fool to Care
09. Cy Coleman- Sweet Pussycat
10. Frank Zander- Da Da Da
11. El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico- Mundy Baja
12. The Jordanaires- Each Day
13. Culture- Two Sevens Clash
14. Eddy Grant- Time Warp
15. Patty Pravo- La Bambola
16. Mighty Sparrow- Norman
17. Tommy Dorsey with Louis Bellson- Drumology
18. Ernest Tubb and Loretta Lynn- Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out
19. Cecil Bee and the Buzzy Bunch- Superman
20. Coleman Hawkins- Body and Soul

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Mugglestone Hi-Fi Fuck It Mix

I think this mix is pretty self-explanatory. A lot of oldies but goodies: you got country, instrumentals, "ethnic" classix, soulful ballads, etc. Let's call it a "late-afternoon" mix.

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01. Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant- Sandy Canyon Swing
02. Roger Miller- Chug A-Lug
03. Rockin' Sydney- My Toot Toot
04. John Prine- There She Goes
05. Aaron Neville- Tell it Like it Is
06. Unknown- 60's Japanese Pop Duet
07. Caterina Valente- Precipite Volissime Volmente
08. Calypso Carnival- Zombie Jamboree
09. Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band- Skokiaan
10. Dick Cureless- Snap Your Fingers
11. King Oliver- St. James Infirmary
12. Elmore James- It Hurts Me Too
13. Vicente Fernàndez- Volver Volver
14. Jennell Hawkins- Moments
15. Kenny Ball- Midnight in Moscow
16. Ernest Tubb- Saturday Satan Sunday Saint
17. Fats Domino- Walkin' to New Orleans
18. Clifton Chenier- Frog Legs
19. Jorgen Ingman- Milord
20. Willie Nelson- She's Still Gone

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Mugglestone Hi-Fi Pande-Mix

Sorry, I tried to make this cover as ugly as possible. It somehow fits into the trashy DJ mix aesthetic. This mix is for a more arty crowd, maybe they want to dance or maybe they want to stand there and be cool. It stretches out a bit more and even dabbles into sub-genres of krautrock and 90's indie while keeping the ever-chic psych/garage and 70's country nouveau in the fore. I imagine it playing in a kitschy bar or a retro modern cafe, but that doesn't mean you can't dance around yr dorm room or clean the dishes will listening to it as well.

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01. The Balloon Farm- A Question of Temperature
02. Dallas Frazier- Just a Little Bit of You
03. Faust- Extract 4
04. P-Model- Kameari Pop
05. Stereolab- Iron Man
06. Hasil Adkins- Sally Waddy Wally Woody
07. Esquivel- Whachamacallit
08. Madame X- Just That Type of Girl
09. The Turtles- Buzz Saw
10. Leon Redbone- Te Na Na
11. Peggy Lee- Me and My Shadow
12. Plastic Bertrand- Ça Plane Pour Moi
13. Blonde Redhead- Symphony of Treble
14. Sleepy LaBeef- Asphalt Cowboy
15. Palace Bros.- Ohio River Boat Song
16. Can- Spoon
17. Broadcast- Phantom
18. The Kingsmen- The Jolly Green Giant
19. Red Crayola- Hurricane Fighter Plane
20. Joao Gilberto- Samba de Una Nota

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Grady Martin- THE FUZZ

Grady Martin, as a member of the Nashville A-Team, played guitar on some of the most classic country hits of the 50's and 60's, but it's his "fuzz effect" (discovered accidentally during the recording of Marty Robbins' "Don't Worry" in 1961) that changed the sound of Rock to come. Originally caused by a faulty pre-amp in the studio, this sound has been used by everyone from the Ventures to Radiohead, and of course has been made into many different pedals like the "Fuzz Tone" or the "Big Muff" that probably many of you shoe-gazing guitarists own some version of. "The Fuzz" (on Decca) is kind of a tribute to that sound, and with a different production would sound straight gangsta and fit into any miami bass or dubstep party. I love the fading effect of the strings, and how the guitar sound reminds me of an old Lee Hazelwood walking down an Arizona highway.

Grady Martin- "The Fuzz"

Dick Curless- SNAP YOUR FINGERS

Known more for his truck drivin songs, this Maine born Country legend also did a version of "Snap Your Fingers" for Capitol Records back in 1971. Dick's version of course does away with the swooning horns giving a more down home accompaniment to his wretchedly perfect voice. He also takes the song down a note or two to showcase his deep baritone voice, which makes me think of a bullfrog with an eye patch singin in some animated disney-esque 'saloon in the woods' short cartoon. This is prolly my favorite version of the song that I have heard because he brings so much character to the piece, almost mocking the tone of it with complete sincerity and dexterity. Here is a nice bio on Dick from Wang Dang Dula (a tremendously helpful resource).

Dick Curless sings "Snap Your Fingers"

Wanda Jackson- JESUS PUT A YODEL IN MY SOUL

I am not going to say much about this revvin track beyond to give a couple info links and then hopefully you will play the song based on faith. Let's just say that the lord was definitely with her when she yodels out the outro chous of the song. She is still giggin around, GO SEE HER!!!!!!! She is and was the first female rock (n' billy too) singer ever, and has the personality to prove it.

Wanda Jackson "Jesus Put a Yodel in My Soul"

Cuco y Aurelio-JINETES EN EL CIELO

Here is another version of Stan Jones' smash hit: Riders in the Sky. This one is definitely modeled after the Ramrods with all of the demonic cattle calls and gun shot sounds but also has the lyrics in Spanish and a pedal steel giving it a balladic longing feel. The label Anahuac (named I guess for the Aztec cradle of civilization) was a subsid. of Nortex Records, a Mexi C&W/ranchera label based in Hollywood. I can't find any info about the label or the guys beyond that they often did covers of American 60's pop songs, so just enjoy.

Cuco y Aurelio con sus Traviesos- "Jinetes en el Cielo"

The Ramrods-(GHOST) RIDERS IN THE SKY

I am bit surprised that I cannot find pics of this band or much info about this release, as it seems to be one of the seminal versions of this song (which has been done by about everyone). Maybe its because there are as many different bands with this name or a slight variation as there are cover versions imitating the twangy "Eddy-esque" guitar sound and the demonic cattle calls that drive this side. Here is some correct(ed) info about the band which recorded for Amy Records back in the early 60's. I have made it a point to collect as many versions of this song as possible, but I still think this one sets the best mood, esp. for an instrumental. Maybe I will try to throw a couple others up here today. Until then, enjoy this animated rendering of the story complete with ghost cowboys and purple ghost horses scrolling across the cloudscape.

The Ramrods "(Ghost) Riders in the Sky"

Sleepy LaBeef- ASPHALT COWBOY

Sleepy is still around playin shows (his website says more than 200 a year) so book him for yr next barbecue or wedding. Best known for his low voice and rockabilly style (and half-closed eyelids), I learned from the Bob Dylan Theme Time radio show that he was also a bit of a B-horror movie star, usually cast as the monster/double due to his tremendous height. This song, on Plantation Records, is chuggin the whole way through, more of a mix tape song than a live DJ track, but there is something about a "diesel-dockin, truck-drivin, asphault cowboy" that strikes a chord in me.

Sleepy LaBeef as the "Asphalt Cowboy"

Slim Willet-DON'T LET THE STARS GET IN YOUR EYES

I found this record at the end of a long day searching through shelves of sleeveless 45s in a book store in Dallas. This is the original version, on 4 Star Records, though most people know the song as done by Perry Como. Slim Willet was one of the most under-rated country songwriters of the early generation, never having any real hits, though his songs have been covered by almost everyone. I love the uptempo chugging of the song, with sprinkles of barroom piano and fiddle a là Bob Wills; but for me its all about the way Willet wraps the melody around the simple 2 chord structure, giving a longing Willie Nelson feel to the vocals.

Slim Willet and the Brush Cutters- "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes"