NELSON RIDDLE ORCHESTRA . . . . . Route 66 Theme (opening theme) . . . . . Route 66 and Other Great TV Themes/More Hit TV Themes
GEORGE HARRISON . . . . .Wah Wah . . . . . All Things Must Pass [BOXED EDITION]
ROBYN HITCHCOCK & THE VENUS 3 . . . . . Underground Sun . . . . . Olé! Tarantula
FISCHER Z . . . . . So Long . . . . . Going Deaf for a Living
OASIS . . . . . The Shock Of The Lightning . . . . . Dig Out Your Soul
THE PRETENDERS . . . . . Up The Neck . . . . . The Pretenders
RACHAEL YAMAGATA . . . . . Sidedish Friend . . . . . Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart (2 CD)
NEKO CASE . . . . . People Got A Lotta Nerve . . . . . Middle Cyclone

THE ANIMALS . . . . . We Gotta Get Out Of This Place . . . . . Absolute Animals 1964-1968
ELVIS COSTELLO . . . . . Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood . . . . . King of America
SHE & HIM . . . . . Why Do You Let Me Stay Here . . . . . Volume One
ALL SMILES . . . . . Words Of Wisdom . . . . . Words of Wisdom
WILCO . . . . . You And I . . . . . Wilco (The Album)
DONOVAN . . . . . Jennifer Juniper . . . . . Donovan's Greatest Hits
FRANCOISE HARDY . . . . . Bati Ton Nid . . . . . La Question
THE POSTMARKS . . . . . I’m In Deep . . . . . Memoirs at the End of the World (Dig)
RICHARD HAWLEY . . . . . Baby, You’re My Light . . . . .
EELS . . . . . In My Dreams . . . . . Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire

A.C. NEWMAN . . . . . Elemental . . . . . Get Guilty
JOHN CALE . . . . . Gravel Drive . . . . . Black Acetate
BRYAN FERRY . . . . . I Thought . . . . . Frantic
JARVIS COCKER . . . . . Quantum Theory . . . . . Further Complications
KNIGHT BERMAN, JR. . . . . . Reconcile Your Dimensions . . . . . A Score For Tesla: Music from the film Megahertz
JOE STRUMMER & THE MESCALEROS . . . . . Mega Bottle Ride . . . . . Global a Go-Go
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS . . . . . Where Do You Wanna Go . . . . . Dark Days/Light Years
THE KINKS . . . . . Supersonic Rocket Ship . . . . . Everybody's in Show-Biz

BUNNY WAILER . . . . . Rootsman Skanking . . . . . Rock'n'Groove
THE HEPTONES . . . . . Party Time . . . . . The Best of Studio One, Vol. 1
THE MIGHTY DIAMONDS . . . . . Pass The Kutchie . . . . . Hi-Grade Ganja Anthems, Vol. 2
ALTHEA & DONNA . . . . . Uptown Top Ranking . . . . . Uptown Top Ranking: Joe Gibbs Reggae Productions 1970-78
THE ENGLISH BEAT . . . . . Pato And Roger A Go Talk . . . . . Special Beat Service
CHARLIE CHAPLIN . . . . . Yan Kee Skank . . . . . Dancehall Rockers
IAN DURY & THE BLOCKHEADS . . . . . Lullaby For Franci,es . . . . . Do It Yourself

This show was available on August 1, which is why we began with a selection by George Harrison from the concerts on that day in 1971. Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 followed with one that has a similar feel, especially in the chorus, which led to an old favorite from Fischer-Z featuring John Watt's plaintive, high-pitched vocals as he tries to come to grips with the girl who left him high and dry. From there we heard more about love's mysteries from Oasis through a dose of their muscular pyschedelia, which brought on the Pretenders coming at the same subject from a different angle. Rachael Yamagata added one with a food reference in the title that seems to have a bit of Chrissie Hynde in it, which fed nicely into Neko Case as "maneater."

The next section continued in the same general realm of love and relationships, starting with one from the Animals followed by Elvis Costello covering another track best associated with that British Invasion band. The uncertainty continued with She & Him, and then we heard All Smiles attempting to offer a little clarity, followed by Wilco (with some assistance from Feist) using the realistic approach to find their way. Donovan added a touch of hopefulness, and his passable French on the tune's final verse brought on Françoise Hardy, whose vocal stylings could certainly have been an influence on lead singer Tim Yehezkely of the Postmarks. From there we heard Richard Hawley expressing the depth of his love, followed by E of Eels only able to find that bliss in his inner world.

After a bit of pop pleasure from A.C. Newman to open this set, the mood turned more somber with John Cale followed by Bryan Ferry (working with Brian Eno for the first time since their Roxy Music days) ruing his involvement with someone who's left him high and dry. Then we heard Jarvis Cocker applying some physics to create a more acceptable alternate reality, and that brought on Knight Berman, Jr., from a soundtrack he's composed for an as-yet-unreleased film called Megahertz that features the amazing Nikola Tesla as a main character. Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros taking a tram to the fourth dimension (where they danced to music by the Fifth Dimension) were followed by Super Furry Animals wide open to the travel possibilities, and then we finished with the Kinks offering a more specific means of getting away.

This last section was all about the reggae, going back about three decades (give or take a year or two, and in one case half-a-dozen years) and featuring both Jamaican and British artists. So we had the mesmerizing sounds of Bunny Wailer leading to some crucial rock-steady from the Heptones and on to the Mighty Diamonds with the much superior original of a song that became a big hit for Musical Youth in an altered form that left the lyrics all messed up. Althea & Donna followed with their irresistable UK hit from 1978, and then we heard the English Beat with a bit of dancehall, which fed nicely into Charlie Chaplin, a master of that style. Finally, it was Ian Dury & the Blockheads sending everyone named Francis/Frances off to the Land of Nod.

Here's another one from Françoise Hardy