Soma

1. I'll Keep It With Mine Fairport Convention What We Did On Our Holidays Island 1969
2. This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) The Isley Brothers 7" Tamla 1966
3. Anything To Say You're Mine Etta James The Essential Etta James Disc 1 vtwin88cube 1993
4. This Heart Of Mine Jimmy James & the Vagabonds Northern Soul Memories
5. A Friend Of Mine The Geminis One Kiss Can Lead To Another: Girl Group Sounds, Lost And Found (Disc 2) Rhino 1966
6. Mine Exclusively The Olympics
7. When I See That Girl Of Mine The Kinks The Kink Kontroversy Pye 1965
8. Can't Seem to Make You Mine The Seeds Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era, Vol. 2 1965
9. I'll Call You Mine The Zombies Odessey And Oracle 1968
10. Wanna Make Him Mine The Emeralds One Kiss Can Lead To Another: Girl Group Sounds, Lost And Found - Disc 3 Rhino 2005
11. I'm Gonna Make You Mine Shadows Of Knight Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era, Vol. 2 1966
12. No Friend Of Mine The Sparkles Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era, Vol. 2 1967
13. Nobody's Fault But Mine Led Zeppelin Presence 1976
14. Nobody's Fault But Mine John Renbourn Another Monday Transatlantic 1966
15. He Was A Friend Of Mine The Byrds Turn! Turn! Turn! Original Lp - Columbia Records CS 9254 1965
16. No Longer A Sweetheart Of Mine Dillard & Clark The Fantastic Expedition Of Dillard & Clark A&M 1969
17. I Keep Mine Hidden The Smiths Complete Rough Trade 2001
18. Outdoor Miner Wire Chairs Missing Harvest 1978
19. Friends of Mine Buzzcocks Spiral Scratch United Artists 1977
20. Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio (Arr. for Flugelhorn) Grimethorpe Colliery RJB Band, Major Peter Parkes & Mark Walters Grimethorpe 1996

Doctor

Mr T dressed as a doctor. 

Pop your pants down, hop up onto the gurney and let Doctor Rock take a little look at your mojo.  

1. Dr. Feelgood Aretha Franklin I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You Atlantic 1967
2. Doctor Robert The Beatles Revolver Parlophone 1966
3. Rock 'n' Roll Doctor Black Sabbath Technical Ecstasy Vertigo 1976
4. The Witch Doctor Life Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band Ice Cream for Crow Virgin 1982
5. I Don't Need No Doctor Chocolate Watch Band One Step Beyond 1969
6. You Shouldn`t Call The Doctor Dr. Feelgood Malpractice United Artists 1975
7. Loop Garoo Dr. John Remedies Atco 1970
8. Strangely Strange But Oddly Normal Dr. Strangely Strange Kip of the Serenes Island 1969
9. Rock and Roll Doctor Little Feat Feats Don't Fail Me Now Warner 1974
10. Doctor Jeep The Sisters Of Mercy Vision Thing Merciful Release 1990
11. Doctor's Orders Sonic Youth Experimental Jet Set, Trash And No Star Geffen 1994
12. Call The Doctor Spacemen 3 The Perfect Prescription Fire 1987
13. Doctor, Doctor The Who Pictures of Lily 7" Track 1967
14. Dear Dr. Doom 13th Floor Elevators Bull Of The Woods International Artists 1968

Work

To mark May Day on Thursday, here is a playlist about work (not something I've ever been especially interested in, which always made it hard to be an honest socialist).

1. The Internationale Robert Wyatt EPs Rough Trade 1999
2. We Gotta Get Out Of This Place The Animals We Gotta Get Out Of This Place 7" Columbia 1965
3. Factory Girl The Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet Decca 1968
4. Working My Way To LA Jim Ford Harlan County Sundown 1969
5. Work Out Alan Hawkshaw The Big Beat KPM 1969
6. Factory Grime Crushed Butler Rockhunter EMI 1970
7. Willin' Little Feat Sailin' Shoes Warner 1972
8. Part Of The Union The Strawbs Bursting At The Seams A&M 1973
9. Working Man Rush Rush Moon 1974
10. Mr. President (Have Pity On The Working Man) Randy Newman Good Old Boys Warner 1974
11. A Worm Is At Work Slapp Happy & Henry Cow Desperate Straights Virgin 1975
12. Right to work Chelsea Punk singles collection 77-82 Step Forward 1977
13. Industrial Estate The Fall Live At The Witch Trials Step Forward 1978
14. I Hate My Job Butthole Surfers Humpty Dumpty LSD Touch & Go 1982
15. Newest Industry Hüsker Dü Zen Arcade SST 1984
16. Work Til My Days Are Gone Snooky Pryor & Mel Brown Double Shot! Electro-Fi Records 2000
17. Company In My Back Wilco A Ghost Is Born Nonesuch 2004

Sweet sounds

The Sweet

After the come down off the toddler sugar high that is Easter, here's a play list of sweet sounds from over the decades. We start the programme with a few giants of 20th Century music, who established the template for the next 50 years.

1. My Country Sugar Mama    Howlin' Wolf    7"    1964    Chess
2. Sweet Sue    Miles Davis & John Coltrane    The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis with John Coltrane     1958    Blue Note
3. Sugar Bowl    Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band    Unconditionally Guaranteed    1974    Virgin
4. Sweet Wine    Cream    Fresh Cream    1966    Reaction
5. Sugar Magnolia    The Grateful Dead    American Beauty    1970    Warner
6. Candy Man    Dale Hawkins    LA, Memphis & Tyler, Texas    1969    Bell
7. Pink Sugar Elephants    Vashti Bunyan    Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind    1966    Decca
8. Sugar Babe    John Renbourn    Another Monday    1967    Transatlantic
9. Sweet Child    Pentangle    Sweet Child    1968    Transatlantic
10. Some Candy Talking    The Jesus & Mary Chain    Darklands    1987    Blanco Y Negro
11. Lips Like Sugar    Echo & The Bunnymen    Echo & The Bunnymen    1987    WEA
12. Sugar    My Bloody Valentine    December, with the Day 7"    1989    Creation
13. Sugar Kane    Sonic Youth    Goo    1990    DGC
14. Sweet 69    Pink Mountaintops    Pink Mountaintops    2004    Jagjaguwar

Soviet

The sounds of Mother Russia this week. 

1. Sympathy For The Devil    The Rolling Stones    Beggars Banquet    1968    Decca
2. Supertzar    Black Sabbath    Sabotage    1975    NEMS
3. From Russia With Love    The John Barry Orchestra with Matt Monroe    From Russia With Love (OST)    1963    United Artists
4. Sputnik Thema    Die Sputniks    7"    1964    Amiga
5. Back In The U.S.S.R.    The Beatles    The White Album    1968   
6. Communist Daughter    Neutral Milk Hotel    In the Aeroplane Over the Sea    1998   
7. Star City, Russia    Labradford    A Stable Reference    1995   
8. Moscow    Orange Juice    The Glasgow School    2005    Domino
9. Dominion - Mother Russia    Sisters Of Mercy    Floodland (Bonus Tracks)    1987    Pietia(lania) colection
10. Agent Tremolo    Messer Chups    Black Black Magic    2002   
11. Moscow Nights    The Feelies    Crazy Rhythms    1980    Stiff
12. Apres Moi    Regina Spektor    Begin To Hope    2006   
13. Russian Hill    Jellyfish    Spilt Milk (1993)    1993   

Louder than God

A godly playlist this week, to mark the approach of Easter.

1. God Only Knows    The Beach Boys    Pet Sounds    1966    Capitol
2. In The Prescence Of The Lord    Blind Faith    Blind Faith    1970    Polydor
3. God    John Lennon    Plastic Ono Band    1971    Apple
4. God Knows    Mike McDonald    7"    1971    RCA
5. God Song    Matching Mole    Matching Mole's Little Red Record    1972    CBS
6. God Gave Rock And Roll To You    Rod Argent    In Deep    1973    Epic
7. Day I Met God    Adam & The Ants    Dirk Wears White Sox    1979    Do It
8. Dear God    XTC    Skylarking    1987    Virgin
9. God's Song    Etta James    Etta James    1973    Chess
10. God's Own Singer    The Flying Burrito Brothers    Burrito Deluxe    1970    A&M
11. Not A God    Th' Faith Healers    L'    1992    Too Pure
12. Prayer to God    Shellac    1000 Hurts    2000    Touch & Go
13. I Am The Resurrection    The Stone Roses    The Stone Roses    1989    Silvertone

School

My old school. No kidding. 

School's in this week. We skip class to listen to songs about the best years of our lives. Yeah, whatevs.

1. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl    Muddy Waters    Folk Singer    1964    Chess
2. Be True To Your School    Beach Boys    Little Deuce Coupe    1963    Capitol
3. Teacher Teacher    Rockpile    Seconds Of Pleasure    1980    F-Beat
4. My Old School    Steely Dan    Countdown To Ecstasy    1973    ABC
5. 5 And 20 Schoolgirls    Daevid Allen    Magick Brother    1969    Actual/BYG
6. Teacher    Jethro Tull    Benefit     1970    Island
7. High School    MC5    Back In The USA    1970    Atlantic
8. Terminal Preppie    Dead Kennedys    Plastic Surgery Disasters    1982    Alternative Tentacles
9. Art School    The Jam    In The City    1977    Polydor
10. I Hate School    The Suburban Studs    7"    1978    Pogo
11. Hey High School Baby    Tav Falco    Behind The Magnolia Curtain     1981    Rough Trade
12. The Headmaster Ritual    The Smiths    Meat Is Murder    1985    Rough Trade
13. Schools Out 7"    Alice Cooper    Schools Out 7"    1976    Warner
14. School At Night (Lullaby Music Box)    Goblin    Profondo Rosso    1975    Cinevox
15. Boy From School    Hot Chip    The Warning    2006    EMI
16. I Don't Like Mondays    The Boomtown Rats    I Don't Like Mondays 7"    1979    Ensign