"Where The Action Is" playlist - Sunday 5 July 2009

This is tonight's show in all its glory:

Keith West - Excerpt from a Teenage Opera (Parlophone 1967)
The Quik - Bert's Apple Crumble (Decca 1967) (show theme)
The Merseys - The Cat (Fontana 1967)
Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music (Atlantic 1967)
The Hellions - Think It Over (Piccadilly 1965)
The Yardbirds - Over Under Sideways Down (Columbia 1966)
Simon and Garfunkel - Keep The Customer Satisfied (Columbia 1970)
Limey and the Yanks - Guaranteed Love (Starburst 1965)
R Dean Taylor - There's A Ghost in My House (Motown 1974) (Connect 3)
Val McKenna - House For Sale (Spark 1968) (Connect 3)
The Kinsmen - Glass House Green, Splinter Red (Decca 1968) (Connect 3)
Etta James - Pay Back (Argo 1961)
Loose Ends - Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore (Decca 1966)
The Canadian Squires - Leave Me Alone (Ware 1965) (Birthday: 5/7/43 Robbie Robertson, The Band)
Young Idea - Tar and Cement (EMI 1968)
Arthur Alexander - Soldier of Love (London 1962)
Brigitte Bardot - Harley Davidson (Mercury 1967) (Foreign Language)
Chris Clark - Head To Toe (Motown 1967)
The Eagles - March of the Eagles (Pye 1962) (Half-Time Instrumental)
Samantha Jones - Today Without You (Penny Farthing 1969)
Carter-Lewis & The Southerners - Skinny Minnie (Oriole 1964)
The Move - Here We Go Round The Lemon Tree (Regal Zonophone 1967)
Annette Funicello - First Name Initial (Vista 1959)
Barbara Ruskin - Pawnbroker, Pawnbroker (President 1968)
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates - Hungry For Love (HMV 1963)
Belle and Sebastian - Wrapped Up In Books (Rough Trade 2003) (Under The Influence)
The Knickerbockers - Love Is A Bird (Challenge 1966)
The 23rd Turnoff - Leave Me Here (Deram 1967)
Marvin Gaye - One More Heartache (Motown 1966)
Billie Davis - It's So Funny I Could Cry (Unreleased 1963) (Connect 3)
The Redcaps - Funny Things (Decca 1964) (Connect 3)
John Leyton - Funny Man (HMV 1963) (Connect 3)
Cinnamon - You Won't See Me Leaving (Beacon 1968)
Vicky Gomez - Boys Are Dime A Dozen (ABC Paramount 1965)
The Kinks - This Man He Weeps Tonight (Pye 1969) (Two of a Kind)
The Kinks - Tin Soldier Man (Pye 1967) (Two of a Kind)
Gene Chandler - I Fooled You This Time (Checker 1966)
Fontella Bass - I Surrender (Checker 1966)
David Bowie - I Dig Everything (Pye 1966)
The Quik - Bert's Apple Crumble (Decca 1967) (show theme)

It was great getting back in the studio for a live show although the studio itself was like a sauna, even with the windows wide open.

Feel free to leave a comment or indeed a request or two.

The Cat on "Where The Action Is" Kirkcaldy VRN 1287 AM - Sunday 28 June 2009

Here are the tracks from last night's show, which I recorded in advance because it clashed with my daughter dancing at the Carnegie Hall. Sadly it was the one in Dunfermline.

Simon Dupree & The Big Sound - Kites (EMI 1967)
The Quik - Bert's Apple Crumble (Decca 1967) (show theme)
Wishful Thinking - VIP (Decca 1966)
Glenda Collins - Something I Got To Tell You (Pye 1966)
The Left Banke - She May Call You Up Tonight (Smash 1967)
Ella Washington - He Called Me Baby (Sound Stage 1968)
The Isley Brothers - Behind A Painted Smile (Motown 1969)
Tony Jackson Group - Fortune Teller (Pye 1965)
Mike Berry & The Outlaws - Tribute To Buddy Holly (HMV 1961) (Connect 3)
Dorothy Berry - You're So Fine (Challenge 1963) (Connect 3)
Dave Berry - Picture Me Gone (Decca 1966) (Connect 3)
The Poets - Baby Don't You Do It (Immediate 1966)
The Spectres - (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet (Piccadilly 1967)
Procol Harum - Shine On Brightly (Birthday: 28/6/45 David Knights, bass player)
The Actions - Shadows and Reflections (BBC 1967)
Norma Tracy & The Cinderella Kids - Skateboard Song (Label and year unknown)
The Searchers - C'est de Notre Age (Vogue 1965) (Foreign Language)
Patsy Ann Noble - Sour Grapes (Columbia 1963)
Jimmy Nicol & The Shubdubs - Night Train (Pye 1964) (Half-Time Instrumental)
Madeline Bell - You Don't Love Me No More (Columbia 1964)
The Stories - Love Is In Motion (Kama Sutra 1973)
Bobby Fuller Four - Let Her Dance (Mustang 1965)
The Velvelettes - Lonely, Lonely Girl Am I (VIP 1965)
Beat Boys - That's My Plan (Decca 1963)
The Bootiques - Did You Get Your Fun (Date 1966)
The Icicle Works - Love Is A Wonderful Colour (Beggars Banquet 1983) (Under The Influence)
Nico - I'm Not Saying (Immediate 1965)
Gene Chandler - Nothing Can Stop Me (Constellation 1965)
The Beach Boys - I Can Hear Music (Capitol 1969)
The Searchers - Love Potion Number Nine (stereo) (Pye 1963) (Connect 3)
The 2 of Clubs - Heart (Fraternity 1966) (Connect 3)
Bella and Me - Whatever Happened To The 7 Day Week (Columbia 1967) (Connect 3)
Jackie Lee - Anything You Want (Any Way You Want) (Unreleased)
Jackie Lee - Love Is A Gamble (Pye 1969)
Walker Brothers - Love Her (Smash 1965) (Two of a Kind)
Walker Brothers - My Ship Is Coming In (Philips 1965) (Two of a Kind)
Emitt Rhodes - Fresh As A Daisy (ABC/Dunhill 1970)
West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band - Transparent Day (Reprise 1967)
Lucas and the Mike Cotton Sound - Step Out of Line (Pye 1967)
The Quik - Bert's Apple Crumble (Decca 1967) (show theme)

This show was a bit of a cop-out because almost all of these tracks had been aired on my show at some point during this year but I didn't have a lot of time to put it together so it's a virtual "greatest hits" of "Where The Action Is" in 2009. Normal service will be resumed next weekend. In fact, the next two shows are already finished.

Feel free to leave a comment or indeed a request or two.

The Cat
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The Cat on "Where The Action Is" Kirkcaldy VRN 1287 AM - Sunday 21 Jun 2009

Here are the tracks from last night's Goffin and King special (all tracks marked with an asterisk* are G and K tracks):

Helen Shapiro - It Might As Well Rain Until September (EMI 1964)*
The Quik - Bert's Apple Crumble (Decca 1967) (show theme)
The Action - Just Once In My Life (Unreleased)*
Lee Starr & The Astrals - Walkin' With My Angel (Unreleased)*
The Chiffons - The First and Last (BT Puppy 1970)*
Truly Smith - The Boy From Chelsea (Decca 1967)*
Bobby Vee - The Idol (Liberty 1962)*
Gene McDaniels - The Point of No Return (Liberty 1962)*
Donna Loren - Just A Little Girl (Capitol 1964)* (Connect 3)
Bobby Vee - Go Away Little Girl (Liberty 1963)* (Connect 3)
Aretha Franklin - (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (Atlantic 1967)* (Connect 3)
Carole King - He's A Bad Boy (Dimension 1963)*
Richard "Popcorn" Wylie - Brand New Man (Epic 1963)*
The Kinks - God's Children (Pye 1971) (Birthday: 21/6/44 Ray Davies)
Barbara Ruskin - Halfway To Paradise (Piccadilly 1965)*
Jackie DeShannon - Heaven Is Being With You (Liberty 1961)*
Lulu - Wenn Du Da Bist (Decca 1964) (Foreign Language)
Lulu - Can't Hear You No More (Decca 1964)
The Kinks - Lola (Pye 1971) (Half-Time Instrumental)
The Satisfactions - I Didn't Have Any Summer Romance (Unreleased 1966)*
Barry St. John - Hey Boy (Decca 1965)*
Billie Davis - Wasn't It You? (Decca 1967)*
Herman's Hermits - Show Me Girl (Columbia 1965)*
Cher - Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Imperial 1966)*
Bertell Dache - Not Just Tomorrow, But Always (United Artists 1961)*
The Thanes - You Shouldn't Be Sad (Rev-ola 2004) (Under The Influence)
The Honey Bees - Some of Your Lovin' (Fontana 1965)*
Connie Stevens - They're Jealous of Me (Warner Bros 1964)*
Marianne Faithfull - Is This What I Get For Loving You Baby (Decca 1967)
The Turtles - So Goes Love (White Whale 1967)* (Connect 3)
Jill Jackson - I'll Love You For A While (Reprise 1965)* (Connect 3)
Arlene Smith - He Knows I Love Him Too Much (Big Top 1961)* (Connect 3)
The Everly Brothers - You're Just What I Was Looking For Today (Unreleased 1967)*
The Hollies - Honey and Wine (Parlophone 1965)*
The Monkees - Take A Giant Step (Colgems 1966)* (Two of a Kind)
The Monkees - Pleasant Valley Sunday (Colgems 1967) (Two of a Kind)
The Animals - Don't Bring Me Down (MGM 1966)*
Little Eva - Keep Your Hands Off My Baby (Dimension 1962)*
The Quik - Bert's Apple Crumble (Decca 1967) (show theme)

Most of the tracks from last night's show came from the two CDs pictured, which I purchased with some birthday vouchers. Money well spent.

It was also Ray Davies' birthday so there were three Kinks tracks, including The Thanes' excellent cover.

Next week's show has already been recorded so I'll post that tracklist next Sunday.

The Cat on "Where The Action Is" Kirkcaldy VRN 1287AM - Sunday 7 June 2009

Another afternoon/early evening spent in the studios of Victoria Radio Network as everyone else enjoys the good weather and loads of live sport on the telly:

The Foundations - Baby Now That I've Found You (Pye 1967)
The Quik - Bert's Apple Crumble (Decca 1967) (show theme)
Felder's Orioles - Backstreet (Piccadilly 1966)
Barbara Pennington - 24 Hours A Day (Label Unknown 1976)
Maxine Darren - How Can I Hide It From My Heart (Pye 1965)
The Searchers - Second Hand Dealer (Pye 1967)
Mel Wynn & The Rhythm Aces - Stop Sign (Label Unknown 1868)
The Alan Bown Set - Headline News (Pye 1966)
The Byrds - So You Wanna Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star (Columbia 1967) (Connect 3)
Herman's Hermits - Here Comes The Star (Columbia 1969) (Connect 3)
Don Charles - Lucky Star (Decca 1963) (Connect 3)
Billie Davis - No Other Baby (Piccadilly 1965)
Tony Jordan - The Wind Calls (Pye 1967)
Billy Butler & The Enchanters - The Right Track (Okeh 1966) (Birthday: 7/6/45 Billy Butler)
The Four Vandals - The Wrong Side of Town (Label Unknown 1999)
Eddie Cave & The Fyx - Fresh Out of Tears (Pye 1966)
Les Roche Martin - Les Mains dans Les Roches (EMI 1967) (Foreign Language)
Sarah Jane - Listen People (Pye 1966)
The Tornados - The Ice Cream Man (Decca 1968) (Half-Time Instrumental)
The Ivy League - That's Why I'm Crying (Piccadilly 1965)
Kim D - Come On Baby (Pye 1965)
Father's Angels - Bok To Bach (Label Unknown 1967)
Julie Grant - Come To Me (Pye 1964)
Petula Clark - Don't Sleep On The Subway (Pye 1967)
Neo Maya - I Won't Hurt You (Pye 1967)
Secret Affair - My World (US Remix) (I-Spy 1979) (Under The Influence)
The Exotics - I Don't Want Nobody (To Lean Me On) (Pye 1970)
Lavern Baker - Wrapped, Tied and Tangled (Label Unknown 1967)
Tammy St. John - Dark Shadows and Empty Hallways (Pye 1964)
Just Brothers - Sliced Tomatoes (Lupine 1965) (Connect 3)
The Sweetcorn - Sunshine Follows The Rain (Pye 1970) (Connect 3)
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - The Onion Song (Tamla Motown 1969) (Connect 3)
The Loving Kind - Ain't That Peculiar (Pye 1966)
Lorraine Silver - Happy Faces (Pye 1966)
Jackie Wilson - I've Lost You (Brunswick 1967) (Two of a Kind)
Jackie Wilson - The Who Who Song (Brunswick 1967) (Two of a Kind)
Anita Harris - Something Must Be Done (Pye 1966)
Jack Montgomery - Dearly Beloved (Label Unknown 1966)
The Quik - Bert's Apple Crumble (Decca 1967) (show theme)

The Cat's "Where The Action Is" on Kirkcaldy VRN 1287AM - Sunday 31 May 209

Missing all the sunshine to bring the patients and listeners of VRN 1287AM the following great tunes:

Darrell Banks - Our Love (Is In The Pocket) (Revilot 1966)
The Quik - Bert's Apple Crumble (Decca 1967) (show theme)
Barbara Ruskin - Song Without End (Pye 1966)
Sandie Shaw - Nothing Comes Easy (Pye 1966)
Nita Rossi - Every Little Day Now (Pye 1965)
Al Wilson - The Snake (Soul City 1968)
The Uglys - End of the Season (Pye 1966)
Simone Jackson - Tell Me What To Do (Pye 1963)
The Kinks - Picture Book (Pye 1968) (Connect 3)
Madeline Bell - Picture Me Gone (Philips 1967) (Connect 3)
Margo Guryan - Take A Picture (Bell 1968) (Connect 3)
John L Watson & The Hummleflugs - Lookin' For Love (Pye 1964)
Bob Relf - Blowin' My Mind To Pieces (Trans-American 1968)
Jan Panter - Put Yourself In My Place (Pye 1966)
Marmalade - Lovin' Things (CBS 1968) (Birthday: 31/5/47 Junior Campbell)
The Rockin' Berries - Barterers and their Wives (Unreleased)
Annie Philippe - Baby Love (Baby Love Groove Mix) (Riviera 1964) (Foreign Language)
The Small Faces - Here Comes The Nice (Immediate 1967)
The Checkmates - Tornado (Pye 1961) (Half-Time Instrumental)
Wayne Gibson - Under My Thumb (Columbia 1966)
Keith Powell & Billie Davis - When You Move You Lose (Piccadilly 1966)
Glenda Collins - It's Hard To Believe It (Pye 1966)
The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man (Columbia 1965)
Fred Hughes - Baby Boy (Brunswick 1969)
The Settlers - Till Winter Follows Spring (Pye 1966)
The Primary V - Lost and Confused (Neon Tetra 2008) (Under The Influence)
The Blue Chips - Tell Her (Pye 1966)
Polly Brown - So Much In Love (Pye 1973)
The Paper Dolls - Something Here In My Heart (Keeps A Tellin' Me No) (Pye 1968)
Starbreaker - Sounds of Summer (Label Unknown 1977) (Connect 3)
Simon Dupree & The Big Sound Authority - Reservations (Parlophone 1967) (Connect 3)
Sight and Sound - Jackie (Pye 1970) (Connect 3)
Evelyn Thomas - Weak Spot (29th Century 1975)
Stella Star - Say It (Pye 1967)
Kathy Kirby - Dance On (1963 Decca) (Two of a Kind)
Kathy Kirby - Miss Dynamite (1963 Decca) (Two of a Kind)
Barbara Acklin - Just Ain't No Love (Brunswick 1968)
The Quik - Bert's Apple Crumble (Decca 1967) (show theme)

I had improvise tonight as two CDs decided to start skipping!! Until next time, good night and good health.

The Cat on "Where The Action Is" Kirkcaldy VRN 1287 AM - Sunday 24 May 2009

Here are this week's offerings for the patients and listeners of VRN 1287AM:

Dobie Gray - Out On The Floor (Charger 1966)
The Quik - Bert's Apple Crumble (Decca 1967) (show theme)
The Breakaways - That's How It Goes (Pye 1964)
Lucas and the Mike Cotton Sound - Step Out of Line (Pye 1967)
The Knack - (The Man From The) Marriage Guidance and Advice Bureau (Piccadilly 1967)
West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band - Transparent Day (Reprise 1967)
Erma Franklin - (I Get The) Sweetest Feeling (Brunswick 1970)
Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band - If This Is Love (I'd Rather Be Lonely) (HMV 1961)
John Leyton - Thunder and Lightning (HMV 1961) (Connect 3)
Manfred Mann - Smokestack Lightning (Capitol 1964) (Connect 3)
Little Johnny Taylor - Zig Zag Lightning (Galaxy 1966) (Connect 3)
Sandra Barry - We Were Lovers (When The Party Began) (Pye 1965)
Charlie Rich - Love Is After Me (Hi 1966)
Patti Labelle & The Bluebells - All Or Nothing (Atlantic 1965) (Birthday: 24/5/44 Patti Labelle)
The Kytes - Frosted Panes (Pye 1966)
Timebox - I'll Always Love You (Piccadilly 1967)
Jacqueline Taieb - Qu'est-ce Qu'on Se Marre a la Fac (La Fac de Lettres) (Fontana 1968) (Foreign Language)
The Zombies - Time of the Season (Date 1968)
The Outlaws - Swinging Low (HMV 1961) (Half-Time Instrumental)
The Capreez - How To Make A Sad Man Glad (Sound 1968)
Antoinette - There He Goes (The Boy I Love) (Pye 1964)
The Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought The Law (El Paso version) (Norton 1996)
Jimmy James - Ain't No Big Thing (Pye 1967)
Peter Nelson - Don't Make Promises (You Can't Keep) (Piccadilly 1966)
Glo Macari - He Knows I Love Him Too Much (Pye 1965)
Fleet Foxes - Mykonos (Bella Union 2009) (Under The Influence)
The Pretty Things - SF Sorrow Is Born (Columbia 1968)
The Cooperettes - Shing-A-Ling (Brunswick 1967)
Ways and Means - Make The Radio A Little Louder (Pye 1967)
Helen Shapiro - Look Over Your Shoulder (Columbia 1964) (Connect 3)
The Beach Boys - Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulders) (Capitol 1966) (Connect 3)
Brenda Holloway - You Can Cry On My Shoulders (Tamla 1965) (Connect 3)
Edwin Starr - Twenty Five Miles (Gordy 1969) (Two of a Kind)
Edwin Starr - Stop Her On Sight (SOS) (Ric-Tac 1966) (Two of a Kind)
Lorraine Chandler - Love You Baby (Ashford 1968)
Sandie Shaw - As Long As You're Happy (Pye 1964)
Youngblood - Green Light (Pye 1968)
Jimmy Radcliffe - Long After Tonight Is All Over (Musicor 1964)
The Quik - Bert's Apple Crumble (Decca 1967) (show theme)

An enjoyable show tonight although I had a bit of difficulty saying "baroque pop folk" - you try it!

Until next time, good night and good health.

The Cat on "Where The Action Is" Kirkcaldy VRN 1287 AM - Sunday 17 May 2009

After the fun and frolics of Eurovision it's back to my usual mix of mod, soul and alternative 60s pop.

Betty Everett - Getting Mighty Crowded (Vee Jay 1964)
The Quik - Bert's Apple Crumble (Decca 1967) (show theme)
The Lovin' Spoonful - She Is Still A Mystery (Kama Sutra 1967)
The Jades - Surface World (Fenton 1967)
The Chordettes - Pink Showlaces (Cadence 1959)
The Yardbirds - Over Under Sideways Down (Columbia 1966)
Reparata and the delrons - Look In My Diary (Unreleased)
Shelley Fabares - Lost Summer Love (Vee Jay 1964)
Billie Davis - Bedtime Stories (Columbia 1963) (Connect 3)
Brenda Holloway - Tell Me Your Story (Unreleased 1965) (Connect 3)
The Stories - Love Is In Motion (Kama Sutra 1973) (Connect 3)
The Monks - Monk Time (Polydor 1965)
Gene Chandler - Nothing Can Stop Me (Constellation 1965)
Baby Jane & The Rockabyes - How Much Is That Doggie In The Window (Birthday: 17/5/21 Bob Merrill, songwriter)
Arthur Alexander - You're The Reason (Dot 1962)
Viscount V - She Doesn't Know (Lavette 1966)
Francoise Hardy - Ce Petite Coeur (Pye 1965) (Foreign Language)
The Supremes - Your Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart (Motown 1966)
The Tornados - Dragonfly (Decca 1963) (Half-Time Instrumental)
Irma Thomas - Break-A-Way (Imperial 1964)
The Beach Boys - I Can Hear Music (Capitol 1969)
Benny Spellman - Fortune Teller (Minit 1962)
PJ Proby - Just Like Him (Liberty 1964)
Joey Heatherton - Live and Learn (Decca 1966)
The Shangri-las - Out In The Street (Red Bird 1965)
Camera Obscura - Honey In The Sun (4AD 2009) (Under The Influence)
The Action - Something Has Hit Me (Parlophone 1967)
Noreen Corcoran - Love Kitten (Vee Jay 1963)
Helen Shapiro w/The Jordanaires - Woe Is Me (Columbia 1963)
The Flowerpot Men - A Walk In The Sky (Deram 1967) (Connect 3)
Paradox - There's A Flower Shop (Flujac 1968) (Connect 3)
The Searchers - Where Have All The Flowers Gone (Mono) (Pye 1963) (Connect 3)
Carolyn Carter - I'm Thru (Jamie 1965)
Barbara Acklin - Am I The Same Girl (Brunswick 1969)
The Marvelettes - Destination Anywhere (Tamla 1968) (Two of a Kind)
The Marvelettes - Too Many Fish In The Sea (Tamla 1964) (Two of a Kind)
The Butterflys - Good Night Baby (Red Bird 1964)
The Quik - Bert's Apple Crumble (Decca 1967) (show theme)

Until next time, good night and good health.

The Cat on "Where The Action Is" Kirkcaldy VRN 1287 AM - Sunday 10 May 2009

Here is the list for last weekend's Eurovision special, during which I counted down my Top 10 Eurovision tracks of all time.

10 Gina G - Ooh Aah...Just A Little Bit (UK 1996)
Marc Antoine Charpentier - Eurovision Theme (show theme)
Birgitte - Open Your Heart (Iceland 2003)
Sakis Rouvas - Shake It (Greece 2004)
9 The New Seekers - Beg, Steal or Borrow (UK 1972)
Friends - Listen To Your Heartbeat (Sweden 2001)
Charlotte Nilsson - Take Me To Your Heaven (Sweden 1999)
8 Secret Garden - Nocturne (Norway 1995)
Baccara - Parlez Vous Francais (Luxembourg 1978) (Connect 3)
Vicky Leandros - Apres Toi (Luxembourg 1972) (Connect 3)
Corrine Hermes - Si La Vie Est Cadeau (Luxembourg 1983) (Connect 3)
7 Teach-Inn - Ding-A-Dong (Holland 1975)
Marta Roure - Jugarem A Estimar-Nos (Andorra 2004)
Jade Ewen - It's My Time (2009 UK Entry)
6 Beth - Dime (Spain 2003)
Anne Marie David - Tu Tu Recoinnoitras (Luxembourg 1973)
Sandie Shaw - Un Tout Petit Pantin (Puppet On A String) (UK 1967) (Foreign Language)
Bardo - One Step Further (UK 1982)
Sertab Erener - Everyway That I Can (Turkey 2003)
5 Dana International - Diva (Hebrew Radio version) (Israel 1998)
Belle and the Devotions - Love Games (UK 1984)
Rollo and King - Never Ever Let You Go (Denmark 2001)
4 Severine - Un Banc Un Arbor Une Rue (Monaco 1971)
t.A.T.u - Ne Ver' Ne Bojsia (Russia 2003)
Lisa Andreas - Stronger Every Minute (Cyprus 2004)
3 F.L.Y. - Hello from Mars (Latvia 2003)
Natasha St-Pier - Je N-ai Que Mon Ame (France 2001)
Massiel - He Gives Me Love (La La La) (Spain 1968)
Sahlene - Runaway (Estonia 2002) (Connect 3)
Jessica Garlick - Come Back (UK 2002) (Connect 3)
Prime Minister - Northern Girl (Russia 2002) (Connect 3)
2 Brainstorm - My Star (Latvia 2000)
Chiara - Angel (Malta 2005) (Two of a Kind)
Chiara - The One That I Love (Malta 1998) (Two of a Kind)
1 France Gall - Poupee De Cire, Poupee de Son (Luxembourg 1965)

Mrs Cat was a very special studio guest for this show.

Until next time, good night and good health.

The Cat on "Where The Action Is" Kirkcaldy VRN 1287 AM - Sunday 3 May 2009

Today is my birthday and we're played lots of celebratory tunes. Songs about birthdays, cakes, parties and having a good time.

The Beatles - Birthday (Apple 1968)
The Quik - Bert's Apple Crumble (Decca 1967) (show theme)
Warwick - Let's Get The Party Going (RAK 1973)
Annette Funicello/Frankie Avalon - Beach Party (1963)
Fontella Bass - How Glad I Am (Chess 1966)
Bobby Fuller Four - Birthday Cake (Keep Your Hands Off It) (Unreleased)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Special Occasion (Tamla 1968)
The Clingers - Gonna Have A Good Time Tonight (Columbia 1969)
The Kinks - Pary Line (Pye 1966) (Connect 3)
Glenda Collins - Been Invited To A Party (HMV 1965) (Connect 3)
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Two Can Have A Party (Tamla 1967) (Connect 3)
American Spring - Good Times (United Artists 1972)
The Cookies - I Want A Boy for My Birthday (Dimension 1963)
James Brown & The Blue Flames - I Got You (I Feel Good) (Birthday: 3/5/33 James Brown)
Emily Evans - A Cake and A Candle (Jamie 1963)
The Ivy League - We're Having A Party (Piccadilly 1965)
Sandie Shaw - Il a de La Peine (As Long As You're Happy Baby) (Pye 1964) (Foreign Language)
The Zombies - Brief Candles (CBS 1968)
Tony Russell - Happy Larry (On The Buses theme) (Half-Time Instrumental)
Karen Kelly - Party Talk (Sound Stage 7 1964)
Baby Jane & The Rockabyes - Happy Birthday (Wherever You Are) (Unreleased 1963)
Tony Richie - Has Anyone At The Party Seen Jenny (Beacon 1968)
Dave Clark Five - Glad All Over (Columbia 1963)
Petula Clark - Life and Soul of the Party (Pye 1966)
Tami Lynn - At The Party (Atco 1964)
Altered Images - Happy Birthday (Epic 1981) (Under The Influence)
Maxine Brown - Baby Cakes (Wand 1967)
The Pixies Three - The Birthday Party (Mercury 1963)
College Boys - Good Times (Pye 1967)
The Box Tops - Happy Times (Mala 1967) (Connect 3)
Nancy Sinatra - Happy (Reprise 1968) (Connect 3)
Lorraine Silver - Happy Faces (Pye 1968) (Connect 3)
The Victorians - You're Invited To A Party (Liberty 1964)
Pussyfoot - Good Times (Pye 1968)
The Cake - Baby That's Me (Decca 1967) (Two of a Kind)
The Cake - PT 280 (Decca 1968) (Two of a Kind)
Karen Young - Let's Start The Party Again (Pye 1965)
Love Affair - Bringing On Back The Good Times (CBS 1969)
The Quik - Bert's Apple Crumble (Decca 1967) (show theme)

Next week's will be my Eurovision extravaganza. It's already been recorded and Mrs Cat was my very special guest.

The week after that will be a "normal" show, if there is such a thing. I was given some cracking CDs for my birthday so I've no doubt they will permeate into the next few shows.

Until next time, good night and good health.

The Cat on "Where The Action Is" Kirkcaldy VRN 1287 AM - Sunday 26 April 2009

Today's show has a theme of "Names". It's also been pre-recorded due to my attendance at the Camera Obscura/Attic Lights gig in Glasgow tonight:

Shirley Ellis - The Name Game (Congress 1965)
The Quik - Bert's Apple Crumble (Decca 1967) (show theme)
The Four Tops - Bernadette (Motown 1967)
Jackie Lee - Rupert (Pye 1971)
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Jimmy Mack (Tamla 1967)
Cryan Shames - Greenburg, Glickstein, Charles, David Smith and Jones (Columbia 1968)
Love - Hey Joe (Elektra 1967)
The Turtles - Elenore (White Whale 1968)
The Overlanders - Michelle (Pye 1966) (Connect 3)
The Temptations - Hey Jude (Gordy 1969) (Connect 3)
The Beatles - Dear Prudence (Apple 1968) (Connect 3)
The Kinks - Lola (Pye 1970)
Nancy Sinatra - Tony Rome (Reprise 1967)
The Troggs - Hi Hi Hazel (CBS 1967) (Birthday: 26/4/43 Tony Murray, The Troggs)
Petula Clark - Romeo (Pye 1961)
Davie Jones & The King Bees - Liza Jane (Vocation 1964)
France Gall - Bonsoir John John (Philips 1967) (Foreign Language)
Creation - Tom Tom (Polydor 1968)
The Eagles - Johnny's Tune (Pye 1962) (Half-Time Instrumental)
The Hollies - Lucille (Parlophone 1964)
Twinkle - Micky (Instant 1969)
The Who - Happy Jack (Reaction 1966)
Billy Fury - Colette (Decca 1959)
Keith West - Sam (Parlophone 1967)
The Aerovons - Bessy Goodheart (Resurrection 1969)
Attic Lights - Paul (Island 2008) (Under The Influence)
Annette Funicello - Tall Paul (Disneyland 1959)
Bobby Fuller Four - Pamela (Unreleased)
Everpresent Fullness - Susie Q (Unreleased)
The Langley Schools Music Project - Help Me Rhonda (1976/77) (Connect 3)
The Survivors - Pamela Jean (Capitol 1964) (Connect 3)
The Regents - Barbara Ann (Gee 1961) (Connect 3)
The Beach Boys - Wendy (Capitol 1964)
Antoinette - Jenny Let Him Go (Decca 1964)
The Monkees - Mary, Mary (RCA/Colgems 1967) (Two of a Kind)
The Monkees - Valleri (RCA/Colgems 1967) (Two of a Kind)
The Jewells - Smokie Joe's (Dimension 1965)
Pamela Blue - My Friend Bobby (Decca 1963)
The Quik - Bert's Apple Crumble (Decca 1967) (show theme)

Next week's show will be live and will have a celebration/party/birthday theme as it's my birthday! I might go and see The Ray Summrs at the Greenside Hotel in Leslie after it but I haven't made my mind up yet.

The week after that will be the Eurovision special, which I've already recorded, with a special guest in the shape of Mrs Cat, who sat knitting in the corner through most of it. She did try to guess the Connect 3s though.

Twatler

I subscribe to Mojo and Web User, which fulfil all my music and geeky needs. My good lady on the other hand prefers Tatler and Vanity Fair.

While "my" magazines invariably end up on the study floor, with salient page corners marked for articles I may or may not get around to looking at, Vanity Fair and Tatler usually live in the upstairs, non en suite bathroom. (I appreciate that to some people the idea of a magazine rack in the smallest room in the house is abhorrent but I feel the same about televisions in bedrooms, so we're all even on that). Invariably during a natural break I'll pick up an issue of Vanity Fair that I didn't manage to finish an article in and make my way through it. However, the pleasure from Vanity is of a more titillating variety. While I enjoy the lengthy articles about people I probably haven't heard of in VF, what entertains me most in Tatler is the stupid names of the people featured.

In a recent issue - it may even be the current one - the list of staff, contributors and all manner of editors tickled my fancy. While both the Parker Bowles had got themselves tidy little jobs as Car and Food editor (let's face only they could afford to eat in the places reviewed or drive the cars fawned over), there's also a Features editor by the name of Ticky Hedley-Dent (sounds like a greyhound running in the 7.40 at Monmore) and Contributing editors by the names of Cressida, Luli and Dorrit, not forgetting one Bryan Adams. Surely not THE..., nah, couldn't be!

My favourite, however, is one of the four, yes count them, four Contributing fashion editors. Ladies and gentleman, I give you, Debonnaire Von Bismarck*. You just couldn't make it up!

The Cat
=^..^=

* Her Facebook page, which I came across after a Google search to see if this was a real person, misses out the "Von". One of her friends is David Furnish.

The Cat on "Where The Action Is" on Kirkcaldy VRN 1287 AM - Sunday 19 April 2009

Today's theme is "Colours":

Booker T and the MGs - Green Onions (Volt 1962)
The Quik - Bert's Apple Crumble (Decca 1967) (show theme)
The Sapphires - Slolw Fizz (ABC 1966)
The Blues Council - Baby Don't Look Down (Parlophone 1965)
Dodie Stevens - Pink Shoelaces (Crystalette 1959)
The Colorados - Lips Were Redder On You (alternate take) (Unreleased 1964)
Lorraine Silver - Lost Summer Love (Pye 1965)
The Move - Here We Go Round The Lemon Tree (Regal Zonophone 1967)
Love - Orange Skies (Elektra 1966) (Connect 3)
The Attack - Lady Orange Peel (Decca 1968) (Connect 3)
The End - Shades of Orange (Decca 1968) (Connect 3)
John Leyton - Six White Horses (HMV 1961)
Roy Orbison - Blue Bayou (Monument 1963)*
The Turtles - Outside Chance (White Whale 1966) (Birthday: 19/4/42 Mark Volman)
Buffy Sainte-Marie - Soulful Shade of Blue (Vanguard 1968)
Sam and Dave - Soul Sister Brown Sugar (Atlantic 1969)*
Christie Laume - Rouge-Rouge (Odeon 1967) (Foreign Language)
The Delicates - Black and White Thunderbird (Unart 1959)
The Fabulous Red Hawks - Highland Twist (Globe 1964) (Half-Time Instrumental)
The Kinks - Lavender Hill (Unreleased 1967)
Terry White & The Terriers - Rock Around The Mailbag (Decca 1959)
The Kinsmen - Glass House Green, Splinter Red (Decca 1968)
The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine (Buddah 1967)*
Jimmy Ruffin - He Who Picks A Rose (Unreleased 1969)
The Golden Crusaders - I'm In Love With You (Columbia 1964)
Green Peppers (with Justin Currie) - Honest Injun (Neon Tetra 2007) (Under The Influence)
The Hollies - Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress (Parlophone 1972)*
Turquoise - Tales of Flossie Fillet (Decca 1968)
Rosetta Hightower - Pretty Red Balloons (Toast 1968)
Pinkerton's Colours - Mum and Dad (Pye 1967) (Connect 3)
Deep Feeling - Pretty Colours (Label Unknown 1966) (Connect 3)
Young Idea - Colour of Darkness (EMI Columbia 1967) (Connect 3)
The Human Instinct - Pink Dawn (Deram 1968)
Andee Silver - Too Young To Go Steady (HMV 1964)
Maxine Brown - Baby Cakes (Wand 1967) (Two of a Kind)
Maxine Brown - Oh No Not My Baby (Wand 1964) (Two of a Kind)
Cilla Black - Something Tells Me (Something Is Gonna Happen Tonight) (EMI 1971)
Chris Farlowe - Paint It Black (Immediate 1968)
Ministry of Sound (aka John Carter) - White Collar Worker (Decca 1966)
The Cameos - Pretty Shade of Blue (Toast 1968)
The Quik - Bert's Apple Crumble (Decca 1967) (show theme)

Finally getting used to the new CD players although I'd give myself 6 out of 10 for today's show. Always feel it's a waste doing a show when the sun's out. Who knew that summer this year would be a Sunday!

Due to a cock-up the following four tracks should have been played but were replaced by the ones marked with an asterisk:
Diane Renay - Navy Blue (20th Century 1964)
Hash Brown & The Cupcakes - I Got My Job Through The New York Times (Philips 1962)
Tracey Dey - Blue Turns To Grey (Amy 1964)
Wilson Pickett - Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You (Atlantic 1971)

Next week's show has been pre-recorded and has a theme of Names. I'm off to see Camera Obscura and Attic Lights in Glasgow that night. The week after that will be my birthday so I'm going for a Birthday/Celebration/Party theme. Then it's my annual homage to Eurovision...