Time

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This week's theme is time. Time, like sleep, is an increasingly valuable commodity at Johns Towers of late, what with the arrival of young Master Johns: the time to do things like put you trousers on before lunch, the time to eat lunch at all, but also the time to stop and appreciate what's going on around you. Some classy tunes his week, but I particularly like Plato and Philosopher's "Thirteen O'clock Flight To Psychedelphia" for the title alone.

1. Time, Neon Boys, Neon Boys + Richard Hell and the Voidoids, 1973, Shake
2. I just wasn't made for these times, The Beach Boys, Pet Sounds, 1966, Capitol
3. A Forest, The Cure, Seventeen Seconds, 1980, Fiction
4. Futures And Pasts, The Fall, Live At The Witch Trials, 1978, Step Forward
5. Amateur hour, Joe Jackson, I'm the Man , 1979, A&M
6. Wednesday Week, Costello, Elvis & the Attractions, Armed Forces, 1978, Radar
7. I'm Five Years Ahead Of My Time, The Third Bardo, 7", 1967, Roulette
8. 2000 Light Years From Home, The Rolling Stones, Their Satanic Majesties Request, 1967, Decca
9. Thirteen O'Clock Flight To Psychedelphia, Plato & The Philosophers, 1967, Fairyland
10. 25 o'clock, The Dukes of the Stratosphear, 25 o'clock, 1985, Virgin
11. In My Hour Of Darkness, Gram Parsons, Grievous Angel, 1973, Reprise
12. Reelin In The Years, Steely Dan, Can't Buy A Thrill, 1973, ABC
13. Two Weeks Since You've Gone, Scott Walker, Scott 3, 1969, Phillips
14. Turn Back The Hands Of Time, Tyrone Davis, 7", 1970, Dakar
15. Hear Me Calling [Single Version], Ten Years After, 1969 Stonedhenge, 1969, Decca
16. The Story Waits For No One, The Week That Was, The Week That Was, 2008, Memphis Industries

Questions

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So many questions, so few answers. This week's show asks many and answers none. Opening with the Woolies smash "Who do you love?" we ask "How does it feel?" "what do I get?" and "hein?" which apparently means eh?

1. Who Do You Love?, The Woolies, 7", 1966, Dunhill
2. What Shall I Do?, Frankie & The Classicals, 7", 1967, Calla
3. Where Have All The Good Times Gone?, The Kinks, The Kink Kontroversy, 1965, Pye
4. How Does It Feel?, The Creation, We Are Painter Men, 1967, Hit-Ton
5. How Do I Know?, Vashti Bunyan, Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind, 1964, Fat Cat
6. Why Not Your Baby?, Dillard & Clark, The Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard & Clark, 1968, A&M
7. Who Knows Where The Time Goes?, Fairport Convention, Unhalfbricking, 1969, Island
8. Is She Waiting?, McDonald & Giles, McDonald & Giles, 1970, Island
9. Who Are The Mystery Girls?, New York Dolls, Too Much Too Soon, 1974, Mercury
10. What Do I Get?, Buzzcocks, Singles Going Steady, 1979, United Artists
11. Is She Really Going Out With Him, Joe Jackson, Look Sharp!, 1978, A&M
12. Hein?, Tom Zé, Estudando o Samba, 1978, Continental
13. What In The World?, The Dukes of the Stratosphear, 25 o'clock, 1985, Virgin
14. Where Is My Mind?, Pixies, Surfer Rosa, 1988, 4AD
15. What Difference Does It Make?, The Smiths, The Smiths, 1984, Rough Trade
16. Can You Do That Dance?, Pink Mountaintops, Pink Mountaintops, 2004, Jagjaguwar

Parental guidance

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This week, in yet another Master Johns-inspired play list, we listen to 55 minutes of songs about mothers and fathers. Daw.... We close on a classic from the vaults, "Our fathers." Now, behave or I'll send you to bed without any tea!

1. Bok To Bach, Fathers Angels, 7", 1968, MGM
2. Rag momma rag, The Band, The Band, 1969, Capitol
3. Hungry Freaks, Daddy, The Mothers of Invention, Freak Out!, 1966, Verve
4. Mama Roux, Dr. John, Gris-Gris, 1969, Atco
5. Father's Name Was Dad, Fire, Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire And Beyond, 1967, Decca
6. Every Mothers Son, Humble Pie, Town And Country, 1969, Immediate
7. Dada Was Here, Soft Machine, Volume Two, 1968, ABC/Probe
8. Your Mama Wants Ya Back, Betty Davis, They Say I'm Different, 1974, Just Sunshine
9. Daddy's Song, The Monkees, Head, 1968, Colgems
10. Mother's Red Light, Buzzy Linhart, Music, 1970, Eleuthera
11. Son Of My Father, Chicory Tip , 7", 1972,
12. Mama, Here Comes The Preacher, Doug Anderson, Chains and Black Exhaust, 2002, Memphix
13. Daddy You Gotta Him In, The Satisfactions, One Kiss Can Lead To Another: Girl Group Sounds, Lost And Found - Disc 3, 2005, Rhino
14. Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys, Willie Nelson, One Hell of A Ride, 1978, Columbia
15. How Can I Tell My Mom & Dad?, The Lovelites, One Kiss Can Lead To Another: Girl Group Sounds, Lost And Found - Disc 3, 2005, Rhino
16. Our Fathers, Stump, Quirk Out, 1986, Stuff

Sleep

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This week's programme is all about a very scarce commodity of late in Chateau Johns: sleep. Since the arrival of Master Johns, Mrs. Johns and I have been on the Guantanamo side of sleep deprived. I can see how effective it is as a mode of torture.

1. I'm Only Sleeping, The Beatles, 1966, Revolver, Parlophone
2. Dreaming, Cream, 1966, Fresh Cream, Reaction
3. I'm a Sleeper, The Beau Brummels, 1968, Bradley's Barn, Warner
4. Through The Morning, Through The Night, Dillard & Clark, 1969, The Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard & Clark, A&M
5. Someone's Sleeping, John Phillips, 1970, John The Wolfking of L.A., Dunhill
6. Nettle bed, Soft Machine, 1973, 7, CBS
7. Nightime, Alex Chilton, 1974, 19 Years: A Collection Of Alex Chilton, Rhino
8. Dreamer, Dennis Wilson, 1977, Pacific Ocean Blue, Caribou
9. Dreamer, Supertramp, 1975, Crime Of The Century, A&M
10. (Don't Go Back To) Rockville, R.E.M., 1985, Fables of the Reconstuction, IRS
11. (You're) Safe in Your Sleep (From This Girl), My Bloody Valentine, 1987, Ecstacy, Lazy
12. Bed is for sleeping, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, 2005, Superwolf, Drag City
13. Good Night Baby, The Butterflys, 2005, One Kiss Can Lead To Another: Girl Group Sounds, Lost And Found - Disc 4, Rhino
14. Burn That Broken Bed, Calexico and Iron & Wine, 2005, In The Reins, Overcoat
15. Never as Tired as When I'm Waking Up, LCD Soundsystem, 2005, LCD Soundsystem, DFA

Art attack

Rather pleasingly, this is the first image that appears when you type "art" into Google image search.

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The theme this week is art. For no particular reason other than it throws up some interesting song choices. One of them is a sweet love song by Teenage Fanclub called "Every Picture I paint," from my favourite TF record A Catholic Education. D. Bowie gets another outing this week with "Andy Warhol" (minus the irritating studio banter), which apparently Andy Warhol didn't like. And we close with one of my least favourite bands, The Stone Roses. It's a nice song, however.

1. Art For Art's Sake, 4:22, 10cc, 1976, How Dare You!, Mercury
2. Andy Warhol, 3:57, David Bowie, 1971, Hunky Dory, RCA
3. Painter Man, 2:54, The Creation, 1967, We Are Painter Men, Hit-Ton
4. Pictures Of Matchstick Men, 3:12, Status Quo, 1968, Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire And Beyond, 1964-1969, Pye
5. Canvas, 2:33, Brian Bennett, 2004, Instro-Hipsters A Go-Go! Vol. 4, Past & Present
6. Take-off artist song, 2:36, The Holy Modal Rounders, 1969, The Moray Eel Eats the Holy Modal Rounders, Elektra
7. Every Picture I Paint, 3:24, Teenage Fanclub, 1990, A Catholic Education, Paperhouse
8. Ritual 1, 2:11, The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, 1968, Volume 3: A Child's Guide to Good and Evil, Reprise
9. In The Land Of The Few, 3:58, Love Sculpture, 1968, Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire And Beyond 1964-1969, Parlophone
10. The Theme, 6:12, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, 1955, At the Cafe Bohemia. Volume One, Blue Note
11. Pablo Picasso, 4:22, The Modern Lovers, 1976, Modern Lovers, Beserkley
12. Painting Box, 4:04, Incredible String Band, 1967, The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion, Elektra
13. Breaking Lines, 2:57, The Pastels, 1986, Truck Train Tractor 7" , Glass
14. Take a picture, 3:09, Margo Guryan, 1968, Take A Picture, Oglio
15. Made Of Stone, 4:17, The Stone Roses, 1989, The Stone Roses, Silvertone

Oh lonesome me

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As with many teenagers, one of rock and roll's formative preoccupations was being alone. Presumably in order to be free to do what they wanted to do without being hassled by the man, or some such. This week's programme features songs about being on your lonesome.

1. Break-A-Way, Irma Thomas, Wish Someone Would Care 7", 1964, Imperial
2. I Want To Be Alone (Dialogue), Jackson C Frank, Jackson C Frank, 1965, Columbia
3. I Want To Be Alone, Vashti Bunyan, Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind, 2007, Decca
4. Alone Again Or, Love, Forever Changes, 1967, Elektra
5. On Our Own (bonus), Vanity Fare, The Sun, The Wind & Other Things, 1968, Page One
6. On Your Own Again, Scott Walker, Scott 4, 1969, Phillips
7. I Am Lonely, Bert Jansch, Birthday Blues, 1969, Transatlantic
8. One (Is The Lonliest Number), Harry Nilsson, Ariel Ballet, 1969, RCA
9. To be alone with you, Bob Dylan, Nashville Skyline, 1969, Columbia
10. Don't Turn The Light On, Leave Me Alone, Can, Soundtracks, 1970, Liberty
11. Go your own way, Fleetwood Mac, Rumours, 1977, Warner
12. Get On Our Own, Buzzcocks, Another Music In A Different Kitchen, 1978, United Artists
13. Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely, Husker Du, Candy Apple Grey, 1986, SST
14. Together Or Alone, Sebadoh, Bakesale, 1994, Sub Pop
15. On Your Own, Blur, Blur, 1997, Food
16. Alone Together, The Strokes, Is This It, 2001, RCA
17. Gotta Walk Alone, Willie Nelson, Country Music, 2010, Rounder

Death disco

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Jack Kavorkian, aka, Dr Death, the pathologist who became an assisted suicide advocate, has gone to meet his maker. So this week, the playlist surrounds another popular theme in popular music - the end of life. Captain Beefheart makes a long overdue reappearance and it's possibly the first time D. Bowie has been on the turntable.

1. My Name Is Death, Incredible String Band, 1967, The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion, Elektra
2. The Witch Doctor Life, Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band, 1982, Ice Cream for Crow, Virgin
3. Get me away from here, I'm dying, Belle and Sebastian, 1996, If You're Feeling Sinister, Jeepster
4. Time To Go, Buzzy Linhart, 1970, Music, Eleuthera
5. Take Me To The Other Side, Spacemen 3, 1987, The Perfect Prescription, Fire
6. My Death, Scott Walker, 1967, Scott, Phillips
7. Rock 'n' roll Suicide, David Bowie, 1972, Ziggy Stardust, RCA
8. Don't Die, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, 1973, Neon Boys/Richard Hell and the Voidoids, Shake
9. Chrome Plated Suicide, The Flaming Lips, 1989, Telepathic Surgery, Restless
10. Dead Man's Will, Calexico and Iron & Wine, 2005, In The Reins, Overcoat
11. (Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go, Curtis Mayfield, 1970, Curtis, Curtom
12. Monkey Gone to Heaven, Pixies, 1989, Doolittle, 4AD
13. Afterwards, Van der Graaf Generator, 1969, The Aerosol Grey Machine, Phillips
14. Dying Is Fine, Ra Ra Riot, 2008, The Rhumb Line, Barsuk