Slow and Sad, Pt. 1
Host: Alex Piandes
Welcome to the 13th Desperate Hour! In keeping with the spirit of the holiday season, Alex plays 18 of the most depressing or menacing tracks that he could think of off of the top of his head and cobble together in a few hours and throws in 2 happier Christmas tracks to appease those whose spirit can’t be deflated. Featuring tracks from The Satelliters, Dogmatics, Real Kids, ’68 Comeback, Lyres, and Cher, amongst others…
Posted by Alex in Desperate Hour, Podcast | 2 Comments »
2007-12-18 at 13:43
I don’t know if it’s too late or not, Alex, but if I were you I’d put a new microphone on my Xmas wish list! Sounds like you could use one… ;)
2008-11-23 at 22:07
PLAYLIST:
*The Satelliters: No Good Without You (Where Do We Go?/Dionysus, 2007)
*King’s Ransom: Without You (V/A Sigh Cry Die/Arf! Arf! 2004)
original 7″ unknown release date & label
*Dogmatics: Christmas Time (V/A A Midnight Christmas Mess/Midnight, 1984)
(bed) Gene Gray: Surfer’s Mood (V/A Strummin’ Mental, Part Two!/Crypt, 1998)
original 7″ released on Dot, 1963
*The Real Kids: Common At Noon (recorded live on “On The Town with Mikey Dee” WMFO, Medford, MA 12/18/2002)
*’68 Comeback: Three Time Loser (Golden Rogues Collection/S.F.T.R.I., 1994)
(bed) Paul Revere & The Raiders: Melody For An Unknown Girl (Midnight Ride/Columbia, 1966)
*Five Of A Kind: I Don’t Want To Find Another Girl (V/A Love Is A Sad Song/Misty Lane, 1998)
original 7″ released on Vandan, 1965
*Lyres: Not Like The Other One (On Fyre/Ace Of Hearts, 1984)
*Retailers Of America: A Special Personalized Christmas Greeting (V/A Have A Lousy Xmas/Jingle Jungle, 1985)
*The Sonics: The Village Idiot (Jingle Bells) (Here Are The Sonics reissue/Norton, 1998)
originally included on the Etiquette Christmas compilation, 1965
*The Kaisers: Don’t Beleive Him (Squarehead Stomp!/Get Hip, 1997)
(bed) Jackie Gleason Presents: Speak Low (Lazy, Lively Love/Capitol, 1961)
*Lenny Welch: Since I Fell For You (7″/Cadence, 1963)
*Dorsey Burnette: Hey Little One (7″/Era, 1960)
*Cher: Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (7″/Imperial, 1966)
*The Yardbirds: Still I’m Sad (Having A Rave-Up With…/Epic, 1966)
*The Move: This Time Tomorrow (Movements: 30th Anniversary Collection/West Side, 1997)
originally the B-side to the “Curly” 7″ on Polydor, 1969
(bed) The Pastel Six: Don’t Leave Me (V/A Surf Legends (and Rumors): Rockin’ Instrumentals 1961-64/Garland, 1988)
previously unreleased. Recorded 1962 for the Downey label.
*The Royal Guardsmen: Snoopy’s Christmas (7″/Laurie, 1967)