Small Town Talk
Coming to you from a small town in Wales, one man’s record collection, a journey through both kinds of music - Rhythm - and Blues! And everything else in between.
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Episodes
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
In which Small Town Talk rummages through the ginger Santa’s sack and digs out the grooves to boogie through lockdown all the way to Christmas Day.
1. Christmas Day - Detroit Junior
2. Hooves On The Roof - Nick Lowe
3. Christmas Blues - Gatemouth Moore
4. Christmas Blues - Canned Heat
5. My Christmas Prayer - Billy Fury
6. Merry Christmas Baby - Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers Feat. Charles Brown (The first recording of this classic Christmas song)
7. Christmas Time In The City - Mary Chapin Carpenter
8. Christmas Celebration - B. B. King
9. Socks - J. D. McPherson 10.
Christmas (Comes But Once A Year) - Amos Milburn
11. A Child’s Christmas In Wales - Superchunk
12. Baby It’s Cold Outside - Cerys Matthews & Tom Jones
13. Mr Santa’s Boogie - The Marshall Brothers
14. Christmas - Smokey Wilson
15. There Ain’t No Chimneys In The Project - Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
16. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Dion
17. Please Come Home For Christmas - The Insight with Johnny & Edgar Winter
18. Empty Stocking Blues - Floyd Dixon
19. Bad Kid - J. D. McPherson
20. Christmas Presents From Heaven - Solomon Burke
21. All Alone On Christmas - Darlene Love
22. Gonna Have A Merry Christmas - Mickey Champion & The Nic Nacs
23. I’ll Be Home For Christmas - The Pilgrim Travelers
24. North Pole Express - Nick Lowe
25. Dig That Crazy Santa Claus - Oscar McLollie & His Honeyjumpers
26. Happy New Year - Lightnin’ Hopkins
Theme Music: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles
MERRY CHRISTMAS PRETTY BABY
YOU SURE BEEN GOOD TO ME
WELL, I HAVEN’T HAD A DRINK THIS MORNIN’
BUT I’M ALL LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE
Merry Christmas Baby - Johnny Moore's Three Blazers, featuring Charles Brown
Note: track 21 is from the soundtrack of “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”. The original intention was to use Darlene Love’s "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" but because she had been ripped off by Phil Spector, Love refused to put more royalties his way, so Steve Van Zandt wrote and arranged “All Alone On Christmas” in the typical Spector “Wall of Sound” style. It was recorded in 1992 by Love with Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and the Miami Horns. Check out the official video on You Tube.
For further information and musings on the music contact me at:
smalltowntalkrecords@gmail.com
Illustration: Ginger Baldie dons the Santa outfit and dishes out the Christmas beer - sorry - cheer.
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
In which Small Town Talk explores the Potteries and observes the invention of salt and vinegar crisps in the Art School Canteen.
1. Wine, Wine, Wine - The Nightcaps
2. House Un-American Blues Activity Dream - Richard Farina
3. Blues Man - Stephen Stills & Manassas
4. Going Up Country - Canned Heat
5. Columbus Stockade Blues - Doc & Richard Watson
6. Morning Glory - Mac Gayden
7. Morning Glory - Tim Buckley
8. Gasoline - Swamp Mama Johnson
9. Art School Canteen - Godley & Creme
10. Respect - Otis Redding
11. It’s Better To Have (And Don’t Need) - Don Covay
12. Bye Bye Baby - Johnny Otis & Marie Adams
13. Didn’t It Rain - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Theme Tune: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles
DRINKING LAST NIGHT,
THE NIGHT BEFORE,
GOING OUT TONIGHT,
GONNA DRINK SOME MORE,
DRINKING WINE, WINE, WINE.
Wine, Wine, Wine - The Nightcaps
Don’t miss Small Town Talk’s bonus podcast - the Alternative Christmas Music episode, published December 1st.
For further information and musings on the music contact me at:
smalltowntalkrecords@gmail.com
Illustration: The Ginger Kid & Kevin Godley explore the potteries
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
In which Small Town Talk leaves behind the girls in the record shop and heads to Stoke-on-Trent, embraces graphic design and feels the need to talk about Kevin.
1. The Shape I’m In - Johnny Restivo
2. The Shape I’m In - The Band
3. 96 Tears - ? & The Mysterians
4. Don’t Leave Nobody But The Baby - Emmy Lou Harris, Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch
5. Lisa Sawyer - Leon Bridges
6. Katchi - Nick Waterhouse feat. Leon Bridges
7. Bridgebuilder - J. D. McPherson
8. Remember (Walking In The Sand) - The Shangri-Las
9. Here Comes The Night - Them
10. I Can’t Go On Rosalie - Dion & The Belmonts
11. Way Over There - The Marvelettes
12. You Stole My Love - The Mockingbirds
13. Fly Away - Hotlegs
14. I’d Rather Go Blind - Etta James
15. Lights Out - Jerry Byrne
Theme Music: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles
STANDIN’ ON THE FRONT PORCH,
GRABBED HER AND I KISSED HER,
BOY I WAS SURPRISED WHEN I SAW HER LITTLE SISTER
LIGHTS OUT, LIGHTS OUT
I’M GLAD NOW THE LIGHTS WERE OUT,
SISTER KNOWS MORE ABOUT WHAT TO DO
WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT
Lights Out - Jerry Byrne
For further information and musings on the music, or if you just want a chat contact me at:
smalltowntalkrecords@gmail.com
Illustration: Back in the studio, Ginger Baldy discovers an old favourite.
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
In which Small Town Talk leaves grammar school, applied mathematics and the past behind and ponders the future while lazily studying the human form in all it’s glory. Oh, and playing the jukebox.
1. The Train Kept A-Rollin’ - The Rock ‘n’ Roll Trio
2. Clown Shoes - Johnny Burnette
3. Niki Hoeky - P. J. Proby
4. Promised Land - Johnny Allan
5. Redondo Beach - Patti Smith
6. Wang Dang Doodle - Koko Taylor
7. Wrecking Ball - Emmylou Harris
8. Sugarplums - Richie Havens
9. Wooden Ships - Jefferson Airplane
10. Shipbuilding - Robert Wyatt
11. Now We’re Thru - The Poets
12. Oh Pretty Woman - Juicy Lucy
13. Oh Pretty Woman - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
Theme Music: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles
WE’RE GONNA ROMP AND TROMP TILL MIDNIGHT
WE’RE GONNA FUSS AND FIGHT TILL DAYLIGHT
WE’RE GONNA PITCH A WANG DANG DOODLE ALL NIGHT LONG.
Wang Dang Doodle - Koko Taylor
For further information and musings on the music contact me at;
smalltowntalkrecords@gmail.com
Illustration: Life Drawing session at Canterbury College Of Art
Monday Aug 24, 2020
Monday Aug 24, 2020
In which Small Town Talk contemplates the end of the world, But still plays even more great music with a bang - the only way to go.
1. My Man - Dolly Cooper
2. Don't Mess With My Man - Margo White
3. Who Were You Thinking Of (When We Were Making Love) - Texas Tornados
4. Shook Up Mixed Up Girl - Mink DeVille
5. Back Door Love - Graham Parker & The Rumour
6. I Knew The Bride (When She Used To Rock & Roll) - Dave Edmunds
7. Where's Eddie - Bonnie Bramlett
8. Sally Go Round The Roses - The Jaynetts
9. Girl From The North Country - Bob Dylan
10. Morning Dew - Vince Martin & Fred Neil
11. Blue Angel - Melanie Harrold
12. Blue Angel - Roy Orbison
13. Let's Go Down To Bordeaux - Theo Lawrence
14. The Super-Natural - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
15. Man Of The World - Fleetwood Mac
Theme Music: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles
YES, HE MAY BE YOUR MAN
BUT HE COMES TO SEE ME SOMETIMES,
BUT HE COMES SO OFTEN
I'M BEGINNING TO THINK HE'S MINE.
"My Man" - Dolly Cooper
For further information and musings on the music contact me at:
smalltowntalkrecords@gmail.com
Illustration: 1964, My home town Ramsgate and the nightmare threat of nuclear war.
More about that in episode 4.
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
The Kid, Curly Jones (A.K.A Panama Red) forces his older self to play a cowboy song.
1. Dirty Robber - The Wailers
2. You're Gonna Miss Me - 13th Floor Elevators
3. After Laughter Comes Tears - Wendy Rene
4. Lay This Burden Down - Mary Love
Interlude - Jonny Q
5. Scandalous - J.D. McPherson
6. Midnite Moonlite - Peter Rowan
7. Broken Wheel - While & Matthews
8. Country Boy - Fats Domino
9. Country Boy - Big Tiny Kennedy & His Orchestra
10. Boys Town - Nino Tempo
11. I'm A Good Woman - Barbara Lynn
12. Bad Girl. - She
13. Pleasant Street - Tim Buckley
14. Git It - Gene Vincent
Theme Song: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles
"BEG, STEAL OR BORROW TWO NICKELS OR A DIME AND CALL ME ON THE PHONE"
"Midnite Moonlite" - Peter Rowan
Illustration: The Ginger Kid 1952
Monday Jun 22, 2020
Monday Jun 22, 2020
From his Small Town base, Ginger Baldy plays tracks from his age-old record collection.
1. Bop-A-Lena - Ronnie Self
2. Soldier Of Love - Geraint Watkins
3. Soldier Of Love - Arthur Alexander
4. Doctor Velvet. Nick Curran & The Nitelifes
5. A Change Is Gonna Come - Otis Redding
6. Blue Ribbons - David Ackles
7. Baby My Heart - The Bobby Fuller Four
8. Lay Fallow - Daphne's Flight
9. I Did My Part - Irma Thomas
10. Slip In Mules - Sugar Pie DeSanto
11. Nuevo Laredo - Sir Douglas Quintet
12. The Wolf - The Delta Bombers
13. Song For Sam Cooke (Here In America) - Dion Feat. Paul Simon
Theme music: Small Town Talk - Bobby Charles.
"IT AIN'T THE BACK THAT'S CUT TOO LOW"
Sugar Pie DeSanto
Illustration: Small Town Talk in the studio overlooking Scotch Bay on the Wild West Coast.
SMALL TOWN TALK
Music To Burn Your Ears
From the Wild Welsh Coast, Doctor Polyvinyl Pete treats you to an overdose of his amazing record collection - and much, much more.
Each month he delves into his dusty vaults to bring you the best of the best, from Rockabilly, R&B, Rock 'n' Roll, Blues, Soul, Reggae and 60's Garage, through Folk-Rock and the British Invasion.
You will hear anecdotes and reflections on the music and very occasionally, he may play something new, but don't expect to get the stuff you hear on the radio.