Sunday, May 31, 2009

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.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

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.

Sunday, May 17, 2009

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.

Sunday, May 03, 2009

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.