Third in a series of 'theme shows,' where I break down all the music I play on the program into nice, neat little boxes. This one was kinda different, since half the program focused on one musician. That said, Alex Chilton is basically a genre all his own. Since his first and only hit single at the age of 16 with the Box Tops (the excellent tune "The Letter,") he has influenced countless alternative rock and 60's throwback groups with Big Star and then destroyed all traces of that influence with his solo career.
More or less, these records feature a band of musicians that probably first heard the tunes a day before recording them (if at all,) Chilton's "I-don't-give-a-fuck" mentality regarding quality, and countless covers of obscure blues tunes. Aside from that, he developed a habit of pissing people off on purpose during this part of his career, as is evident in tunes like "Riding Through the Reich," and scummily deranged covers of his own beloved discography.
Basically, he's my hero, so I devoted an entire hour to these rarely-heard recordings. Of course, I played a few later Big Star tunes because those are basically the same type of thing.
The second half of the program dealt with obscure religious records from the 1960's and 70's. Mostly private-press home-recorded type deals with a psychedelic bent, but also some oddball kid tunes. Pretty self-explanatory, though not like much other religious music you're likely to hear.Alex Chilton portion:
| Nov 20 - 12:55 AM | Alex Chilton | Under Class | Stuff EP | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:52 AM | Alex Chilton | Volare | High Priest | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:49 AM | Alex Chilton | Lost My Job | Feudalist Tarts EP | No | Bizarro Jerry | e/d | |
| Nov 20 - 12:46 AM | Alex Chilton | Thank You John | Feudalist Tarts EP | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:41 AM | Alex Chilton | The Letter | Live in London | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:38 AM | Alex Chilton | September Gurls | Live in London | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:34 AM | Alex Chilton | Hey! Little Child | Like Flies on Sherbert | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:32 AM | Alex Chilton | Like Flies on Sherbert | Like Flies on Sherbert | No | Bizarro Jerry | e/d | |
| Nov 20 - 12:30 AM | Alex Chilton | Alligator Man | Like Flies on Sherbert | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:26 AM | Alex Chilton | My Rival | Like Flies on Sherbert | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:21 AM | Alex Chilton | The Lion Sleeps Tonight | Live on KUT 1978 | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:20 AM | Alex Chilton | Riding Through the Reich | Live on KUT 1978 | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:17 AM | Alex Chilton | Walking Dead | Bach's Bottom | No | Bizarro Jerry | e/d | |
| Nov 20 - 12:15 AM | Alex Chilton | Bangkok | Bach's Bottom | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:12 AM | Alex Chilton | I'm So Tired (Parts 1 and 2) | Bach's Bottom | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:09 AM | Alex Chilton | All of the Time | Bach's Bottom | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:02 AM | Big Star | Kanga Roo | Third/Sister Lovers | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 12:00 AM | Big Star | Kizza Me | Third/Sister Lovers | No | Bizarro Jerry | e/d |
| Nov 20 - 1:55 AM | Concrete Rubber Band | Christian | Risen Savior | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 1:53 AM | His Kids | It's Contagious/What's God Look Like? | S/T | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 1:49 AM | Countryside Unitarian Fellowship | Goin' to Bethlehem | Hey Jesus Christ Welcome to This World | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 1:47 AM | Little Marcy | A Talk With the Animals | Little Marcy Talks to the Animals | No | Bizarro Jerry | e/d | |
| Nov 20 - 1:42 AM | For Heaven's Sake! | For Heaven's Sake! | For Heaven's Sake! | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 1:42 AM | For Heaven's Sake! | For Heaven's Sake! | For Heaven's Sake! | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 1:40 AM | Dandelions | It's a Long Way to Heaven | S/T | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 1:37 AM | Sons of Thunder | Carpenter Man | Day Follows Night | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 1:33 AM | Captain Hook and His Crew | Phone Call/Stowaway | S/T | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 1:29 AM | Concrete Rubber Band | Passover | Risen Savior | No | Bizarro Jerry | e/d | |
| Nov 20 - 1:25 AM | Dave Bixby | 666 | Ode to Quetzacoatl | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 1:20 AM | The New Creation | Status Quo Song | Troubled | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 1:17 AM | The New Creation | Sodom and Gomorrah | Troubled | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 1:15 AM | Countryside Unitarian Fellowship | No Room for You | Hey Jesus Christ Welcome to This World | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 1:11 AM | The New Beginning | Hey | People Who Walk in Light | No | Bizarro Jerry | e/d | |
| Nov 20 - 1:08 AM | The New Beginning | Jesus Never Was a Sinner | People Who Walk in Light | No | e/d | ||
| Nov 20 - 1:01 AM | Liberal Religious Youth | Nuns of Carmelite | The L.R.Y. Record | No | e/d |
Enjoy, and as always, get the podcast here.
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