Jack Bruce

Across the great divide

Mrs Johns is swimming the Dardanelles. Here's a play list about crossing the divide.

1. Across Coffee World, Above Honda TSU!
2. Over The Mountain, Across The Sea Johnny & Joe Hoochie Coochie Man: The Chess Story Chess 1957
3. Break On Through (To The Other Side) The Doors The Doors Elektra 1967
4. Crosstown Traffic Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland Track 1968
5. Across the great divide The Band The Band Capitol 1969
6. Crossroads Of The Stepping Stones Elephants Memory Songs From Midnight Cowboy Plus... United Artists 1969
7. At The Crossroads Mott The Hoople Mott The Hoople (Remaster Version) Island 1969
8. Jesus Was A Cross Maker Judee Sill Judee Sill Asylum 1971
9. Cross the Tracks Maceo & the Macks 7" People 1975
10. Crossroads The Snivelling Shits I Can't Come 1977
11. Take Me To The Other Side Spacemen 3 The Perfect Prescription Fire 1987
12. 'cross The Breeze Sonic Youth Daydream Nation Enigma/Blast First 1988
13. Across The Wire Calexico Feast Of Wire Quarterstick 2003
14. King's Crossing Elliott Smith From A Basement On The Hill Domino 2004

Tims

Chief Cardiac Tim Smith

We pay tribute to musical Tims this week after Mr Tim Hallam of Istanbul lent a helping hand to yours truly to make sure that classic rock on TUWSJ keeps on rocking.

1. Tomorrow Never Knows The Beatles Revolver Parlophone 1966
2. Don't Make Promises Tim Hardin Tim Hardin 1 Verve 1966
3. Timothy gone Margo Guryan Take A Picture Oglio 1968
4. Tiptoe Through the Tulips With Me Tiny Tim God Bless Tiny Tim Reprise 1968
5. That's Evil Cactus Restrictions Atco 1971
6. Downtown Ash Ra Tempel Seven Up Ohr 1973
7. Dolphins Tim Buckley Once I Was Discreet 1973
8. Fireball Ducks Deluxe Fireball 7" RCA 1974
9. Master Builder Gong You Virgin 1974
10. Bittern Storm Over Ulm Henry Cow Unrest Virgin 1974
11. The Modern Dance Pere Ubu The Modern Dance Blank Records 1978
12. Motorway City Hawkwind Levitation Bronze 1979
13. The whole world window Cardiacs A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window Alphabet Business Concern 1988
14. Kung Fu Ash 1977 Infectious 1995
15. Vonal Declosion Stereolab Margarine Eclipse Elektra 2004

Back in the Water

 

Another deluge in Istanbul and so another playlist about water. We start off with a mystery single by a band called Hot Water. Any info on this single would be greatly appreciated.

1. Reaction    Hot Water           
2. Too Many Fish In The Sea    The Marveltettes    7"    Tamla    1964
3. Black Waterside    Bert Jansch    Jack Orion    Transatlantic    1966
4. Wade in the Water    Ramsey Lewis Trio            1966
5. Wade In The Water    Marlena Shaw    Anthology        1966
6. Day At The Seaside    John Renbourn    Another Monday    Transatlantic    1966
7. He Went Down To The Sea    Monks    Black Monk Time    Polydor    1966
8. Deep Water    The Beau Brummels    Bradley's Barn    Warner    1968
9. By The Sea    Wendy & Bonnie    Genesis        1969
10. The Sea Captain    Sandy Denny    The North Star Grassman and The Ravens        1971
11. Aristocracy    Caravan    Waterloo Lily     Decca    1972
12. Misty Water    The Kinks    The Great Lost Kinks Album    Pye    1973
13. Pacific Ocean Blues    Dennis Wilson    Pacific Ocean Blue    Caribou    1977
14. Seven Seas    Echo & The Bunnymen    Ocean Rain    Korova    1984
15. So Hot (Wash Away All Of My Tears)    Spacemen 3    Playing With Fire    Fire    1989
16. Ain't No Water In The Well    Hüsker Dü    The Living End        1994
17. The Diamond Sea    Sonic Youth    Washing Machine    SST    1995
18. The Daughter Brings the Water    Swans    The Seer    Young Gods    2012

41

It's my birthday, so I'm out carousing. If you can't join me, here's what's going on inside my head.

1. There's a Ghost in My House 1967 R. Dean Taylor There's a Ghost in My House Motown
2. Send Me A Postcard 1968 Shocking Blue 7" Pink Elephant
3. Time Is Tight 1968 Booker T & The MG's Up Tight Stax
4. Magic Potion 1969 The Open Mind The Open Mind 60s
5. Light Flight 1969 Pentangle Basket Of Light Transatlantic
6. The Witch 1970 The Rattles 7" Star Club
7. Lady 1970 Dennis Wilson & Rumbo 7" Stateside
8. Down on the Street 1970 The Stooges Fun House Elektra
9. Grooving With Mr Bloe 1970 Mr Bloe 7" DJM
10. Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep 1971 Middle Of The Road Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep 7"
11. Feel 1972 Big Star #1 Record Ardent
12. You'll have to go sideways 1980 The Soft Boys Underwater Moonlight
13. Everyday is Like Sunday 1990 Morrissey Bona Drag RCA
14. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning 1991 Richard Thompson Rumor And Sigh Capitol
15. Freak Scene 2005 Dinosaur Jr Bug SST
16. Superspace Quickspace Supersport Kitty Yo
17. Middle Of The Road 1992 Denim Middle Of The Road Boy's Own

Yellow

We take the theme of yellow this week. Unfortunately, after loosing a bet with Mrs Johns about the release date of the despicable Yellow by the despicable Coldplay, the forfeit was to actually play the song. You may turn off before it comes on.

1. Yellow Bird Davy Graham The Guitar Player Pye 1963
2. Yellow Walls Jackson C Frank Jackson C Frank Columbia 1965
3. Mellow Yellow Donovan Mellow Yellow Epic 1966
4. Big Yellow Taxi Joni Mitchell Ladies of the Canyon Reprise 1970
5. Yellow Brick Road Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band Safe As Milk Buddah 1967
6. Don't Eat the Yellow Snow Frank Zappa Apostrophe Diskreet 1974
7. Tong Poo Yellow Magic Orchestra Yellow Magic Orchestra Alfa 1978
8. Bostich Yello Solid Pleasure Ralph 1980
9. My Hands Are Yellow (From the Job That I Do) The Del-Byzanteens Girl's Imagination 12" DFOTM 1981
10. Why Am I So Short? Soft Machine The Soft Machine ABC/Probe 1968
11. Entangled Yellow Moon Band Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World Static Caravan 2009
12. Water Door Yellow Gate Ghost In Stormy Nights Drag City 2007
13. Melon Yellow Slowdive Souvlaki Track 9 1994
14. Fiery Yellow Stereolab Mars Audiac Quintet Elektra 1994
15. Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt Yellowman Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt Greensleeves 1984
16. Yellow Coldplay Parachutes EMI   2000

Gerry Goffin

Carole King and Gerry Goffin

We pay tribute to a giant in the world of teen pop song writing, Gerry Goffin, who pass this week aged 75.

1. Will You Love Me Tomorrow?    The Shirelles    Will You Love Me Tomorrow? 7"    1960    Scepter
2. Heaven Is Being With You    Jackie DeShannon    Heaven Is Being With You 7"    1961    Liberty
3. It Might As Well Rain Until September    Carole King    It Might As Well Rain Until September 7"    1962    Dimension
4. He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss)    The Crystals    He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss) 7"    1962    Philles
5. Don't Bring Me Down    The Animals    Don't Bring Me Down 7"    1966    Decca/MGM
6. Yours Until Tomorrow    Dee Dee Warwick    Yours Until Tomorrow n7"    1966   
7. Goin' Back    Dusty Springfield    Goin' Back 7"    1966    Phiips
8. I Can't Make It Alone    P.J. Proby        1966   
9. A Man Without A Dream    The Righteous Brothers        1966   
10. I Don't Have Any Summer Romance    Satisfactions    Yes Sir That's My Baby    1966    Sunset Sound
11. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman    Aretha Franklin    (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman 7"    1967    Atlantic
12. Wasn't Born To Follow    The Byrds    The Notorious Byrd Brothers    1968    CBS
13. That Old Sweet Roll    The City    Now That Everything's Been Said    1968   
14. Porpoise Song    The Monkees    Head    1968    Colgems
15. In And Out Of The Shadows    Dion    Born To Be With You    1975    Phil Spector Records
16. Pleasant Valley Sunday    The Wedding Present    The Hit Parade    1992    RCA