Preservation Sound

MASCO was one of America’s leading manufacturers of public-address equipment during the vacuum-tube era. The earliest record I can find of the firm is 1934, although it’s likely they began operations earlier. MASCO is an acronym of ‘Mark Simpson Manufacturing Company’ and they were based in Long Island City, Queens, NY.

Toolbox-sized MASCO PA heads, along with similar models from competitors Operadio, Bogen, Dukane, Stromberg-Carlson, and Newcomb, are simple mixer-amplifiers that were made in huge numbers in the post-war period. Also common are similar units from retail giants Knight and Lafayette Radio Electronics as well as the much larger firm RCA; Altec also made mixer-amps in the period but they are quite rare and very very pricey today With one or more microphone and line-level inputs, a tone control or two, and one or two speaker output jacks on the rear, these allowed for basic control of a modest sound-system. Many models offered 70V outputs for ‘distributed sound systems’ in addition to the usual 4, 8, and 16 ohm ‘voice-coil’ outputs.

These units were made of steel and wired point-to-point; they are very durable and many have survived, although if you happen upon one today it will likely need most of the caps (filter, bypass, and coupling) replaced, as well as most of the tubes and the power lead ETC. Once that work is done, with some basic modifications (changing the i/o jacks to 1/4″ and converting the input stages from grid-leak bias to cathode bias), you can have a guitar amp that is remarkably close to a Fender tweed for 1/10th the price. Back fifteen, twenty years ago, I did a ton of conversions like this; in 2005-2010 you could still get these amps readily for under $100 on eBay. They can still be had in the $20-$100 range at flea markets, but online prices have shot up as with everything else in the ‘vintage’ electric-instrument world.

Masco PA ‘heads’ were sold complete, or without tubes. They were also offered alone or with auxiliary equipment such as microphones, portable cases including speakers, ‘phonograph tops’ (see above), and a range of different ‘permanent install’ speakers.

Click the link below to download the entire 24PP 1947 Masco Catalog #45. Products covered, with photos, descriptions, and specs, include: MASCO MA-35RC amplifier & record changer; MA-20HF hi-fi amp; MA-17, MA-25, MA-35, MA-50, MA-75 mixer-amplifiers; MC-25P, MAS-17P phonograph amplifiers; MB-50 and MB-100 booster amplifiers and MBD-8 driver amp; the MASCO MAP-15 musical instrument amp; RC-1 portable record changer and MPA-3 ‘all-electric phonograph reproducer’; plus a huge range of wall-mounted speaker baffles, horns, mic stands, Jensen drivers and enclosures, and transformers.

MASCO also offered a ‘musical instrument amplifying system’ model MAP15 in 1947. Or as we would term it – a guitar amp. With 2 6L6 rated at just 15 watts and a 12″ speaker, I would bet these sound awesome. The preamp and PI tubes are 7F7 (Loktal 6SL7). To go along with the amp they also sold model L-10 and MC-20 ‘contact mic,’ or as we call them, pickup. Because I would have to imagine that electric guitars were extremely rare in 1947, but acoustic guitars (and basses, and cellos, and pianos) were everywhere.

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They also offered a ‘high-fidelity’ amplifier model MA-20HF, which offered then-novel independent bass and treble controls and promised a response of +/- 1.5 DB from 30hz to 15k hz and 25W output at 5% THD (!!!). It also offered much better hum performance than their comparable mixer-amps, although this is likely simply due to the lower overall system gain (77db vs 125db). Regardless, given the limitations of source media available in 1947, I think this would have been a fine amp in its time and def worth seeking out today. I don’t imagine they sold too many of these.

Got any MASCO tips or lore? Weigh-in!

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Click the link below to download the accompanying 1947 MASCO pricelist:

Audio Devices, INC manufactured the popular ‘Audiotape’-brand 1/4″ tape in the 1950s and 1960s. They also produced ‘Audiodiscs,’ which were recordable blank disc-media made for use with home disc-recorders. And they published an 8pp advertorial-magazine, of which I have a half-dozen issues. The magazine must be fairly obscure, as i have never seen any others besides this lot that I found in an auction.

Units covered, with photos, pricing, specs, and description, include: Bell Sound Systems RC-47A; Fairchild 539-G, 539K, and 523, as well as 541 magnetic cutter-head; General Industries G1-R58L and R90L and Model 250; Presto Model K, Model Y, Model 6N, Model 8\\-D, and Model 8-DG; Rek-O-Kut Challenger, TR12H, M12, V-Deluxe, and M55; Scully Standard and Automatic, and the Wilcox-Gay 3C10.

Disc recorders are a rarity these days – I believe I have found less than a dozen ‘in-the-wild’ in the 20 years that I have been digging heavily for antique recording equipment. I have found very small, cheap off-brand units the size of a suitcase, and I once purchased a circa 1950 RCA console-style studio-recorder for $30. But the most common units (that survived, at least) are the Presto Model K and the Rek-O-Kut Challenger.

The Challenger and the Model K both sold for around $5000 in today’s money, and feel like they have been around $1500 lately when I have encountered them. So these would have been either luxury items or professional items, but not unobtainable for a small local studio or musician.

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The disc-recorder was a fairly common machine in the 1930s and 1940s, existing alongside the wire-recorder while offering potentially better fidelity. Both of these technologies would be essentially eliminated with the introduction of commercially-available AC-biased magnetic tape recorders beginning in 1948 (Magnecord, AMPEX, etc).

But for a moment (clearly, as late as the early 1950s), these media were all in regular use, although for different purposes, likely. That’s what makes this 1952 ‘directory of disc recorders’ so fascinating. This is likely the ‘peak’ year for the consumer disc-recorder; I am not aware of any new consumer disc-recorder models being introduced after 1952 (Neumann and Scully and some others would of course continue to introduce updated professional mastering ‘lathes’ into the 1970s and 1980s). There are no RCA units present, which is odd, as I was fairly certain that RCA was still making studio disc-recorders in 1952; I could easily be incorrect.

The professional Scully lathe is part of this 1952 lineup ($6k) alongside consumer models selling for as little as $175 list. For point-of-reference, that’s $71,000 versus $2000. The Neumann lathe does not appear here, as I don’t believe that they were yet available in the United States. It’s interesting to see just how pricey the Scully was – it’s double the price of the comparably-spec’d Fairchild and Presto ‘Studio’ disc recorders.

If you are a frequent crate-digger, you have likely come across old used (or blank) AUDIODISC media; the sound-quality is usually pretty terrible, but that’s probably more due to the equipment and operator than the medium itself. I know that disc-recorders were used in professional studios well into the mid-60s so that artists and producers could take-home rough mixes, work mixes, or finished product. Cassette tapes were only first available in 1963 and rare until the 1970s, and not everyone had a 1/4″ tape machine in the 1960s, not even every professional musician. But anyone involved with music likely owned a record player. I have some 1950s and 1960s studio disc-recordings in my collection, and the sound-quality is totally acceptable, although surface noise is a factor.

Here’s a scan of the whole 4-page segment. If anyone has personal experience using any of these machines, and especially if you are using one today, please weigh-in in the comments sections.

Starting this month I am scaling back the monthly WPKN FM radio show to one hour. Too much going on over here. Here’s one hour of obscure and interesting psych and pop-psych that has come across my door lately. The show as-aired is all assembled from the original LPs.

1. Raiders “Wednesdays child”  from ‘Collage’ Columbia CS9964 1970

2. The Troggs ”Any way you want me” from ‘The Vintage Years” SIRE SASH-3174 (comp 2xLP)

3. Paul Parrish “Flowers in the park” from ‘Forest of my mind’, Music Factory MFS-12,001 1968

4. Arnold Bean “I’ve got the key” from ‘Cosmic Bean’ SSS International Records SSS-21, 1971

5. Chad Mitchell “The white ship” from his S/T LP, Bell 6028 1969

6. Frank Sinatra “I would be in love” from ‘Watertown’ Reprise 1031 1970 

7. Francoise Hardy ‘The Love a Boy’ from ‘Sings about Love’ Marble Arch MAL 792 1968 (comp)

8. Cake “PT 280” from ‘A Slice of Cake’ Decca DL75039 1969 (mono)

9. Fraternity of Man “Wispley Paisley” from the S/T LP, ABCS-647 1968

10. Bob McBride “Strange Things” from ‘Butterfly Days’ Evolution 3019 1972

11. Arnold Bean “Captain marvel” from ‘Cosmic Bean’ SSS International Records SSS-21, 1971

12. Paul Parrish “Walking in the Forest of my mind” from that LP, Music Factory MFS-12,001 1968

13. Bold “for what its worth” from the S/T LP, ABCS-705, 1970 

14. Sarofeen & Smoke “Susan Jane” from their S/T LP GWP ST 2029 1971 

15. Fraternity of Man “Candy Stripped Lions Tails” from the S/T LP, ABCS-647 1968

16. The Joyfull Noise “wrapped in the Hide of a yellow cow” RCA LSP-3963 1968

17. Copperpenny “Stop the world” from the S/T LP RCA LSP-4291 1970

Im back from 2 weeks in Japan, time that I primarily spent hunting for records. I returned with dozens of Japanese rock, folk, and soul LPs spanning 1968 thru 1982. Ive assembled the best bits into a 3-hour program and it airs tonight 8:30P EST on @wpkn89.5 FM (CT/long island) and catch it anywhere via WPKN.ORG. 
In ten years on-air this is one of the deepest, most obscure dives i have taken, and let me tell you there is some amazing music in here. Some of the tracks are cult collector faves, some are obscure even in Japan, and a lot are probably well-known to older Japanese folks, but all are virtually unheard here in the USA. Prepare to be transported and inspired. Tonight Tuesday June 18.

1. Yosui Inoue “No Umbrella/Shower” from ‘Two Colored Top’ Polydor MR5050 1974

2. Takuro Yoshida “Laughter Person” from the LP ‘What a human being’. ELEC-2003 1971

3. Takuro Yoshida “Empty Blues” from the LP ‘Fairy Tales’ Odyssey SOLL-34-OD 1973

4. Tulip “I’d rather be alone” from ‘Track’ Express ETP-72035 1975

5. Takuro Yoshida “My Song is goodbye”from the LP ‘I haven’t talked about my life yet’ Odyssey SOLL-95-OD 1974

6. Happy End “From the mouth to the mouth” from ‘Kazamachi Roman’ URC SM20-4127 1980 (repress of 1971 LP)

7. Kiyoshi Hasegawa “Pilgrim” from ‘The Best’ Philips 16Y-10 1978 (Comp)

8. The Tigers “The Broken Earth” from ‘Human Renascence” Polydor MR2249 1974 (repress of 1968)

9. Yosui Inoue “Disconnection” from same LP,  Polydor MR5013 1972

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10. People “Shoymo-Part 1” from ‘Ceremony buddha meet rock,’ LGO-002 2021 (repress of 1971 LP)

11. Yamashiro Gumi “Osorezan” (excerpt) from same LP, Victor SF-10056 1976

12. Magical Power Mako “Open the window…” from ‘Magical Power’ Polydor MR5044 1973

13. Takuro Yoshida “I finally Noticed” from the LP ‘What a human being’. ELEC-2003 1971

14. Takuro Yoshida “Fairy Tales” from the LP ‘Fairy Tales’ Odyssey SOLL-34-OD 1973

15. Shigeru Izumiya “North South East West” from ‘…appears,’ ELEC-2004 1971

16. People “Shoymo-Part 2” from ‘Ceremony buddha meet rock,’ LGO-002 2021 (repress of 1971 LP)

17. The Sharp Five “Kiyari Kuzushi” from ‘Haru No Umi’ SSS Recordings JDX-18 1968

18. Novela “Requiem Part 1” from same EP, Nexus K18P-150 1982

19. Yosui Inoue “Limitless Demands” from ‘Disconnection’ LP,  Polydor MR5013 1972

20. Takuro Yoshida “Orgy” from the LP ‘Great Person’, FOR LIFE records FLL-5015 1977

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21. Yasuko Naito “Nainaizukusi” from same LP, Columbia AX-7049 1976

22. Kenishi (?) “Mirage (info missing)

23. Tulip “I’d rather be alone” from ‘Track’ Express ETP-72035 1975

24. Yosui Inoue  “Two Colored Top” from same LP,  Polydor MR5050 1974

25. Buzz “Hatsukari No.5” from ‘Gentle Mind From Buzz’ London SKD(L)1041 1976

26. Yoshi Ogura “Slope” from the LP ‘Dream Chaser’ Polydor MR 5065 1975

27. HiFi Set “I’m bored” from ‘Fashionable Lover’ Express ETP-72169 1976

28. Yoshi Ogura “Stand Still” from the LP ‘Michiso’ Kitty/Polydor MKF1001 1976

29. Kenichi Hagiwara “Harbor Blues” from ‘Nadja II’ Minoruphone KC-9501 1978

30. Takuro Yoshida “Don’t talk” from the LP ‘Fairy Tales’ Odyssey SOLL-34-OD 1973

31. Takuro Yoshida “Gift” from the LP ‘I haven’t talked about my life yet’ Odyssey SOLL-95-OD 1974

32. The Red Birds “Kawa” from the LP ‘Takeda’s Lullaby’ Liberty LTP-72062 1975 (repress of 1971)

33. Nobuyasu Okabayashi “Beyond Today “ from the LP ‘Condemn me’ URC URL-1007 1969

34. Eigo Kawashima “Sake, Tears, Men, and Women” from same LP, Elektra L-6101E 1975

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35. Shigeru Izumiya “Tweet in front of the mirror” from ‘Spring summer Fall and Winter’ FOR LIFE FL-4502 1978 (repress of 1972 LP

36. Shigeru Izumiya “A Daybreak L Express” from ‘Typhoon from East’ FOR LIFE Records FLL-5004 1976

37. The Red Birds “In the Morning sun” from the LP ‘Takeda’s Lullaby’ Liberty LTP-72062 1975

38. Shigeru Izumiya “Crimson Wings” from ‘Family’ FOR LIFE Records FLL-4003 1976 

39. Takuro Yoshida “After the festival” from the LP ‘Hello I’m Takura yoshida’ Odyssey SOLJ 30-OD 1972

40. Shigeru Izumiya “Don’t Let your heart fall asleep” from ‘Runner in the City’ Warner Bros K-10018Y 1979

41. Five Red Balloons “One Word” from the LP ‘Folk Album’ Victor SF-1003 1975 (comp, orig 1969)

Available now on LoveAllDay Records : the new LP “Secular Music Group Volume 1″– avail on vinyl and digital.

SMG is a group of Greg LaPine, Ted Morcaldi, Yannis Panos, Tim Walsh and myself. This is our record. Recorded at home live to analog tape.

This month’s Preservation Sound Radio program will air tonight Tuesday May 21 at 8:30 PM. You can listen at 89.5 FM in the Eastern NY Metro area and online at https://wpkn.org.

This show is a bit looser in form than most of my programs; it’s all unusual, contemplative (…mostly…) 1970s music but spanning many genres. The setlist came from my initial explorations into potential records for my upcoming SF MOMA sets on the OJAS Sound System. More to come on that,,, here’s tonight’s set list.

1. Syrinx “December Angel” from LONG LOST RELICS, RERVNG08 2016 (archival pressing of circa 1970 recording)

2. Eduard Artemiev “Hope ” from WARMTH OF THE EARTH, Melodiya C60 23029 000 1985

3. Verto “Comme La Folie” from REEL 1936, Fleau Music FL7004 1978

4. Far East Family Band “Nagare” from TENKUJIN, All Ears FE11479 1977

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5. Paul Horn “Dawn” and “Forms” from A SPECIAL EDITION, Mushroom MRS-5502 1976

6. Robert Ceely “La Fleur, Les Fleurs” from INSTRUMENTAL AND ELECTRONIC MUSIC Beep 1001 1975 (+) “Dawn at New Hope, PA” from ENVIRONMENTS VOL.2, Atlantic SD66002 1970

7. Dominique Guiot “L’oiseau de paradis” (1974) from GRM Traces Two (archival issue, 2016)

8. Miles Davis “Mr Freedom X” from ON THE CORNER, Columbia KC 31906 1972

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9. Elegua “Tell me a bedtime story” from s/t, OTL-7730-EL (self-released) 1977 (*45rpm side played at 33)

10. Gato Barbieri “Eclypse” from BOLIVIA, FD10158 1973

11. Pharoah Sanders “Morning Prayer” from THEMBI, ABC AS-9206 1972

12. Robin Kenyatta “We’ll be so happy” from GIRL FROM MARTINIQUE, ECM 1008 1973

13. Streetdancer “Maitreya” from RISING, Dharma D-807 1976

14. Ara Sevanian “Caucasian Folk Song” from EGYPTIAN HARP, LA ML EH 101 (year unknown) 

15. Lyudmila Filatova “Cruxification” from NEGRO SPIRITUALS, Melodiya (USSR) C10 21833 009 1985

16. Michael Czajkowski “people the sky Part 2” from same LP, Vanguard VCS10069 1969

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17. ­­Larry Coryell “Improv on Sarabande” from THE RESTFUL MIND Vanguard VSD 79353 1975

18. Paul Jacobs “images, series I” (Claude Debussy) Nonesuch H-71365 1979

19. Solitudes 3A “Among the giant trees”… Dan Gibson 1981 (exerpt)

20. Paul Horn “Haida” from THE PROGRESSIVES, Columbia label promo comp 1973

This month on Preservation Sound Radio: nine side-filling tracks from 1970 thru 1986, all from my LP collection. Some of my favorite music of all time. This show will be broadcast on WPKN 89.5 FM on Tuesday 3.19.24 at 8:30PM. Stream it via the WPKN website or tune-in.

1. Harold Budd “Gypsy Violin” from ‘lovely Thunder’ EG editions EGED46 1986

2. Norbert Vogel “Centrum Meditation” from ‘Anti Stress’ ICRO Institute 1984

3. Vangelis Papathanassiou “La Fete Sauvage” Side B Barclay BA-253 1976

4. Jon Hassell /Brian Eno “Charm” from ‘Possible Musics’ EGS107 1980

5. Popul Vuh “Affenstunde” from same LP, Klimt MJJ347 (2012 RI of 1970 LP)

6. Terry Riley from Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band” from ‘A Rainbow in Curved air’ Columbia MS7315 1970

7. Klaus Schulze “Conphära” from ‘Cyborg’, Brain 2/1078 (1975 press of 1973 LP)

8. Tangerine Dream “Zeit/4^th movement” from Zeit, Ohr OMM 2/56021 1972

9. Michael Stearns “Elysian E” from ‘Ancient Leaves’ Continuum Montage CM1001 1977

This month’s show airs Tuesday 2.20.24 at 8:30PM -11:25PM EST on WPKN 89.5 FM in Bridgeport. Stream it anywhere via WPKN’s website. This show features rare rock, psych, and soul tracks, with a special emphasis on eastern-European grooves of the 70s. Some outstanding private-press rarities in here as well. The entire show was created from the LP records via a Technics 1200+ Shure m44+Russco preamp+SSL convertors.

1. Tin Tin “She said Ride” from the s/t LP Atlantic SD33-350 1970

2. The Alan Bown Set “Penny for your thoughts” from the s/t LP Music Factory MFS-12,000 1968

3. The Fireballs “Codine/Come on React” from ‘Come on React’ Atlantic SD 33-275 1969  

4. Kreag Caffey “Baby I’d Ask” from the S/T LP Decca DL 7-5363 1972

5. Show of Hands “May this be love” from ‘Formerly Anthrax’ Elektra EKS-74084 1970

6. Les Variations “All I want to know” from Moroccan Roll Buddah BDS 5601 1974

7. Fat “Get it while its hot” from ‘Footloose’ Dream Merchant OU812 1976

8. Tin Tin “Family Tree” from the s/t LP Atlantic SD33-350 1970

9. Nico “Sixty Forty” from ‘Drama OF Exile’ Modern Harmonic MH-8239 (recent repress of 1981 LP)

10. Aquarium “Another Fallen Down Man”  from ‘Radio Africa’ Melodiya C90 26701 007 1983

11. Collage “Mets Neidude Vahel” from ‘Groove of ESSR’ comp Funk Embassy Records FR-003RP 2021 (orig. rec 1977)

12. Feather “Right from the start” from the S/T LP, Magic Records LPS1 1978

13. Fairuz “Ana Indo Hanine” from ‘Wahdon’ Zida MY7993 1979

14. Anna Pugacheva “Something Happened one day” from ‘Something’s Still to come’ Melodiya C69-14935 1980

15. Sofia Rotaru “KTO-TO” from her LP ‘II’ Melodiya C 60-07083 1976

16. Jacek Lech “Unloved Love” from ‘be happy’ Pronit SXL 1084 1974

17. Bergendy “The Slogan is Love” from ‘Aranyalbum’ SLPX 17 608 1981 (comp of earlier)

18. Illes Zenekar “Nehez Az Ut” from same LP, Qualiton LPX 17381 1968

19. Czerwone Gitary “Cities and People” from ‘Na Fujarce’ Muza SXL 0599 1972

20. Frank Schobel “Write it in the sand for me” from ‘Wie Stern Ein’ Amiga 8 55 299 1972

21. Ruth Copeland “The Silent Boatman” from ‘Self Portrait’ Invictus ST-7303 1970

22. The Alan Bown Set “All along the watchtower” from the s/t LP Music Factory MFS-12,000 1968

23. Chairmen of the board “Pay to the Piper” from ‘Invictus Greatest Hits’ ST-9807 1972 (comp) 

 24. Aretha Franklin “Rock Steady” from ‘Atlantic Rhythm and Blues vol 7’ 81299-1-F (comp, 1985)(orig released 1971)

25. Barrino Brothers “I had it all” from ‘Invictus Greatest Hits’ ST-9807 1972 (comp)

26. Ike and Tina Turner “I’m gonna do all that I can” from ‘The soul of Minit’ EMI comp 1987 (orig. Rel. 1969)

27. Soul Survivors “A Change is gonna come” from ‘When the whistle blows’ Crimson LP-502 1968

28. Charles Bevel “This thing happened to me” from ‘Meet…’ A&M SP-4412 1973

29. Charles Bevel “You’ve got the power” from ‘Meet…’ A&M SP-4412 1973

30. Jake Holmes “Leaves Never Break” from ‘A Letter to Katherine December’ Tower ST5127 1968

31. Hawkwind “Space is Deep” from ‘Space Ritual’ United Artists UA-LA120H-0798 1973

32. Soul Survivors “Taboo-India” from ‘When the whistle blows’ Crimson LP-502 1968

33. Fantasy “Wages of Sin/Circus of Invisible” from the S/T LP, Liberty LST-7643 1970

34. Henry Tree “Electric Holy Man” from same LP, Mainstream S/6129 1969

35. Junior’s eyes “By the tree” from the S/T LP A&M SP4189 1969

36. Billy Burnette “Twenty Years ago today” from the S/T LP Epic Z31228 1972

37. Kreag Caffey “Your Machines” from the S/T LP Decca DL 7-5363 1972

38. Jake Holmes “Houston Street” from ‘A Letter to Katherine December’ Tower ST5127 1968

39. Vittorio Impiglia “New York Town” from same LP, IMP 0017 1979

40. Cosmology “Willow Land” from the s/t LP Vanguard VSD79394 1977

The first Preservation Sound Radio program of 2024 will air Tuesday January 16 at 8:30PM EST on WPKN 89.5 FM Bridgeport. You can also catch it at WPKN.org as a live stream and for two weeks in the Show Archive.

I believe that this is the first ‘all-jazz’ program that I’ve done. It spans a variety of styles contemporary to the period 1967-1980. Soul jazz, spiritual jazz, Latin, jazz-funk, and lots of ECM-label progressive jazz tracks.

As always, the entire program is assembled from the original vinyl LPs via Technics 1200 with Shure 44-7 cart, Russco broadcast preamp, SSL convertors.

1. Gato Barbieri “Ninos” from EL GATO Flying Dutchman AYL1-3817 1975 

2. Alphonze Mouzon “Crying Angels” from THE ESSENCE OF MYSTERY Blue Note BN-LA059-F 1973

3. Bennie Maupin “Quasar” from SLOW TRAFFIC TO THE RIGHT Mercury SRM-1-1148 1977

4. Teruo Nakamura “Morning Mist” from RISING SUN Polydor PD-1-6097 1976

5. Ramsey Lewis “Collage” from UPENDO NI PAMOJA Columbia KC 31096 1972

6. Arnie Lawrence & Treasure island “Yoffi is Back” from s/t LP Dr Jazz FW38445 1983 (rec. 1979)

7. Joe Henderson & Alice Coltrane “Earth” from THE ELEMENTS Milestone M-9053 1974

8. Gato B. & L.L Smith “Bolivia” from the same LP, Flying Dutchman FD10158 1973

9. Barney Kessel “Malibu” from KESSEL’s KIT RCA SF8098 1970

10. Milt Jackson “For someone I love” from SUNFLOWER, CTI 6024 1973

11. Lonnie Liston Smith “Watercolors/Sunset” from LIVE! Dr Jazz APL1-2433 1977

12. McCoy Tyner “Asante” from the same LP Blue Note BN-EA223 1974

13. Miroslav Vitous Group “Sleeping Beauty” from the s/t LP ECM-1-1185 1981

14. Ramsey Lewis “Dreams” from FUNKY SERENITY Columbia C 32030 1973

15. Teitlebaum/Braxton “Behemoth Dreams” from TIME ZONES Arista AL1037 1977

16. Jan Garbarek “Passing” from PLACES, ECM-1-1118 1978

17. Charles Lloyd “Temple Bells” from LOVE IN Atlantic 1481 1967

18. Alice Coltrane “The Ankh of Amen-Ra” from UNIVERSAL CONSCIOUSNESS, Impulse AS-9210 1971

19. Dexter Gordon and Orch. “Naima” from s/t LP Inner City 2030 1976

20. Kenny Burrell “So Little Time” from ODE TO 52^nd Street Cadet LPS-798 1967

21. Ron Cooley “Looking out a Window” from DAYDREAMS American Gramaphone AG368 1980

22. Paul Flaherty (final movement) from TRINITY SYMPHONY, not on label, AR-1023 1982

23. Yusef Lateef “Folia” from SUITE SIXTEEN Atlantic SD 1563 1970

24. Jan Hammer “Darkness” from THE FIRST SEVEN DAYS Atlantic NE432 1975

25. Atilla Zoller “Sweet Hustler” from GYPSY CRY Atlantic/Embryo SD523 1970

26. Gary Burton “Fleurette Africaine” from LOFTY FAKE ANAGRAM, RCA LSP-3901 1967

27. Gary Burton and Chick Corea “Feelings and things” from CRYSTAL SILENCE, ECM1024 1973

28. Egberto Gismonti “Coração” from SOL DO MEIO IDA, ECM-1-1116 1978

As aired 8:30PM-11:30PM 12.19.23 on WPKN 89.5 FM Bridgeport. Enjoy.

PSR DEC2023 sequence

1. Click Horning “Many Times Jimbo” from CLICK, ABC ABCS-677

2. Ron Geesin & Roger Waters “Breathe” from MUSIC FROM THE BODY, EMI SHSP 4008 1970

3. Satya Sai Maitreya Kali “Black Swan” from APACHE, MAM-102 1972 (2019 reissue)

4. Eden’s Children “Echoes” from ‘Sure Looks Real’ ABCS-652 1968

5. The Illusion “Little Boy” from TOGETHER AS A WAY OF LIFE Steed ST 37005 1969

6. Love “Listen to my song” from OUT THERE Blue Thumb BTS-9000 1969

7. Larry Norman “Ufo” from ANOTHER LAND Solid Rock Records SRA 2001 1976

8. Meic Stevens “Midnight Comes” from OUTLANDER Numero Group NUM1258 (orig rel. 1970)

9. Glass Harp “Just Always” from SYNERGY Decca/MCA DL 75306 1971

10. JK and Co “The Magical Fingers of Minerva” from SUDDENLY ONE SUMMER Beatrocket BR126 (2001 r/i of 1968 LP)

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11. Bobby Calendar “Purple” from RAINBOW, MGM SE-4557 1968

12. Mecki Mark Men “Opening” from the S/T LP Limelight LS-86054 1968

13. Hog Heaven “Glass Room” from the S/T LP Roulette SR-42057 1971

14. Country Joe and the Fish “Bass Strings” from ELECTRIC MUSIC… Vanguard VSD 9244 1968

15. Soft Machine “Joy of a toy” from the S/T LP ABC CPLP4500X 1968

16. Pussy “we Built the sun” from PLAYS B.T. 5002 2016 r/i (originally Morgan 1969)

17. The third estate “The Overcast” from YEARS BEFORE THE WINE Void TTE1000 1997 (r/I of 1976)

18. Hawkwind “Web Weaver”from HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN GRILL UA-LA328-G 1974

19. Blue Cheer “Babaji” from THE ORIGINAL HUMAN BEING Philips PHS 600 347 1970

20. Linn County “Suspended” from FEVER SHOT Mercury SR61218 1969

21. The Rackett Squad “Sweet Little Smoke“ from CORNERS OF YOUR MIND Jubilee JGS 8026 1969

22. Pulse “Garden of Love” from the S/T LP Poison Ring Records PRR 2237 1969

23. Slapp Happy “I’m all alone” from SORT OF, Tapete TR355LP 2016 (r/I of 1972 LP)

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24. The Bubble Gum Machine “No Love to be found” from the S/T LP Senate S-21002 1968

25. Rabindra Danks “Lords Sweet Name” from ALL I SEE IS YOU Takoma/DEVI D-1036 1973

26. Quill “Yellow Butterfly” from the S/T LP Cotillion SD 9017 1970

27. Head “Cannabis Sativa” from the S/T LP, Buddah BDS 5062 1970 

28. Guru Guru “Der Elektrolurch” from THIS IS… Brain 2001 200.145 1973

29. Aphrodites Child “Aegian Sea” from 666, Vertigo VEL 2-500

30. Man “O child in time” from the S/T LP Columbia CS9803 1969

31. Quicksilver “Gone again” from JUST FOR LOVE Capitol SMAS-498  1970

32. The Wizards from Kansas “Misty Mountainside” from the S/T LP Mercury SR 61309 (2005 repress)

33. Fever Tree “Unlock my door” from the S/T LP UNI 73024 1968

34. The United States of America “Love song for the dead che” from the S/T LP Columbia CS 9614 1968

35. Fever Tree “Jokes are for sad people” from ANOTHER TIME… UNI 73040 1968

(set break)

36. Beau Brummels “Magic Hollow” from TRIANGLE WS 1692 1967

37. King Crimson “lady of the dancing water” from LIZARD Atlantic SD8278 1970

38. Yes “yesterday and today” from the s/t LP Atlantic SD8243 1969

39. Caravan “Can’t be long now” from IF I COULD DO IT ALL OVER… Les Disques Motors 44002  1970

40. Tax Free “My Lady Truth” from the S/T LP Polydor 24-4053 1971

41. US69 “2069: A Spaced Oddity” from YESTERDAYS FOLKS Buddah BDS5035 1969