Friday, December 26, 2008

White Album Show + Food Pantry Total + Gas Gift Card Winner

Wow, whatta show today! 2 hours, yours truly running the board, working the phones, keeping things in order.

Apologies for allowing the conversation to get a little nasty. The views expressed were solely those of those who gave them and not necessarily, blah blah blah disclaimer.

But you guys made it so fun for me! My Ultimate White Album Track Listing is in the post below. Please let me know yours!

I wanted to do an additional TV Theme Trivia Game, but still managed to raise $105 for the Philipstown Food Pantry. You can make your own donation by contacting Rev. Leslie Mott at 845 265-3220.

Thanks to participants Judy from ?; Johnny Tremendous and winner Rich from Stone Ridge for playing the game.

Rich was the winner of the gas gift card and he can contact me at lostoldies@yahoo.com to claim his prize.

Y'all Email me too or post a public comment here on the blog. Thanks to Lyn The She Devil for her efforts in organizing the sparsely attended Ga-La Shindig, by the way.

Thanks SO much for listening and your support--Happiest of New Years to you ALL-let's hope it's a good one, without any fear.

Sammy

Thursday, December 25, 2008

The Beatles White Album: 40 Years Later

On Friday 12/26's rescheduled WVKR Gala show, we're asking listeners to design the perfect SINGLE disc version of "The Beatles" aka "The White Album". What would you keep? What would you discard if you absolutely HAD to make it one LP instead of two--or approx. 15 tracks instead of 30?

Not as easy as it might first appear. Most people agree there's some dead weight on the recording. Filler, some might say. Pretention? Failed experimentation? Yeah, probably. Many of the tracks were evocative of what was to become the members' solo output in the 70s and beyond--which most will again agree is a mixed bag at best.

Yet there's another side that views "The Beatles" as the group's masterpiece. It certainly is one of--if not THE biggest--seller of their career.

But the challenge is to make "The White Album" a single disc--one that you would want to listen to from beginning to end with no horrors in between, which has been my reaction. I decided to make Side 1 a listenable pop album, choosing Track 8 as a warmup for a more headphone-oriented, psychedelic mind blowing Side 2. Track 5 says "this is where we've been, that part is over. Get ready for something completely different."

I was pretty sure going in which cuts I did not want on a single disc White Album, but others weren't so hard to leave off. Coming close to making the list were "Mother Nature's Son", "Happiness Is A Warm Gun", and Ringo's only contribution "Don't Pass Me By" but such is the lot of a record executive.

Here's my choices below in the order I'd program them on the album:

Side 1

1. Birthday
2. Everybodys' Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
3. I Will
4. Back In The USSR
5 . While My Guitar Gently Weeps
6. Blackbird
7. Ob La Di Ob La Da
8. Revolution 1

Side 2

1. Helter Skelter
2. Dear Prudence
3. Savoy Truffle
4. Julia
5. Glass Onion
6. Revolution 9
7. Good Night

Saturday, December 13, 2008

December 12 Playlist + Beatles White Album 40th Anniversary at WVKR GALA

http://wvkr.radioactivity.fm/playlist.html?djoid=1633&date=12-12-2008

WVKR was off the air all day Friday due to an ice storm in the area, but right after The Lost And Found Oldies Show began, transmission resumed! It's a Christmas miracle!

Friday December 19th will be a special LAFOS. It will be 40 years since "The Beatles" (White Album) debuted on the Billboard Album chart. To mark the occasion, I'll play cuts from the LP speculate about whether or not the album is a masterpiece or grossly overrated.

Other VKR djs will be along for the ride and we'll take YOUR calls as well. If YOU were the head of Apple Records and could ONLY release a single album, what tracks from "The White Album" would you keep? What would you discard? And WHY? Should be a lively discussion.

Of course, knowing Georgie, Vince, Eatabone, et al, I doubt we'll stay on topic for the full 2 hours. Tune in and see how they rip Yours Truly to SHREDS!

Thanks for listening. Post a comment or privately to lostoldies@yahoo.com

Sammy