Here’s the tracklist for the 2023 Preservation Sound Summer Mixtape, to be broadcast 8:30PM EST Tuesday 8/15/23 on WPKN 89.5 FM in Bridgeport and WPKN.ORG.
Recorded from the original vinyl LPs, the set moves from rock to prog to jazz to soul, wrapping up with some folk-rock oddities and finally an exceptional early ambient cut. With few exceptions its all from 1968 thru 1978. As usual.
Godz “Take The Time” from ‘Godzundheit’ ESP-2107
Thirty Days Out “Forever” from their S/T LP, reprise 6450
Lou Reed “Love makes you feel” from his s/t LP RCA LSP-4701
The Rascals “Fortunes” from ‘Search and Nearness’ Atlantic SD 8276
The Rackett Squad “Aint nobody Gonna Love” you from ‘corners of your mind’ Jubilee JGS 8026
Shango “Have you seen the morning” from ‘Trampin’ Dunhil/RCA DS 50082
Mott The Hoople ‘Thunderstruck Ram’ from ‘Mad Shadows’ Atlantic SD 8272
The Pretty Things “Old Man” from ‘SF Sorrow’ EMI/Motown RS 506
Joseph “Trick Bag” from ‘Stoned Age Man’ Scepter SPS-574
Groundhogs “Split part 2” from. ‘Split’ United Artists UAS-5513
Leyden Zar “Sunnyside up” from ‘L’Espirit ‘78’, CHOM FM 97.7 Montreal
Tasavallan Presidentti “Milky Way Moses” from same, Janus JLS 3065
Soft Machine “Kings and Queens” from ‘4’ , Columbia C 30754
Curved Air “Situations” from ‘Air Conditioning’ Warner Brothers WS1903
Dežo Ursiny “Christmas Time’ (Excerpt) from ‘Provisorium’ Supraphon 1 13 1380
The Lollipop shoppe “Its only a reflection” from ‘Just Colour’ UNI 73019
The Pretty Things “Trust” from ‘SF Sorrow’ EMI/Motown RS 506
George Harrison “Party Seacombe” from ‘Wonderwall Music’ Apple ST-3350
Walter Wegmuller “Die Zersörung” from ‘Tarot’ Cargo KK 22/58.003 (reissue of 1973 LP)
Shelly Manne “Witches” from ‘mannekind’ Mainstream 375
Osibisa “Why” from ‘Osibirock’ Warner Brothers BS-2802 1974
Oliver Nelson “Skull Session’ from same, Flying Dutchman BDL1-0825
Gato Barbieri “El Parana” from ‘Under Fire’ Flying Dutchman 1973
Pucho and the Latin Soul Brothers “Pusherman” from ‘Superfreak’ Zanzee Records SZLP 2603
Margie Joseph “Punish me” from ‘makes a new impression’ Stax/Volt VOS-6012
Funk INC “Priced to sell” from ‘Priced to Sell’ Prestige P-10087
Marlena Shaw “California Soul” from ‘the spice of life’ Cadet LPS-833
The New Birth “Fire & Rain” from ‘Aint no big thing…’ RCA LSP-4526
Grant Green “The final comedown” from that OST, Blue Note BST-84415
Gabor Szabo “Summertime” from ‘Jazz raga’ Impulse A-9128
Funk INC “Honey I Love You” from ‘Superfunk’ Prestige P-10071 1973
Tom Sullivan “Touching You” from ‘If you could see what I hear’ Perception PLP25
Maxine Weldon “I think its gonna rain today” from ‘Chilly Wind’ Mainstream MRL 339
Funk INC “It aint the spotlight” from ‘Priced to Sell’ Prestige P-10087
The Callahans “Break out the wine” from ‘home on the green’ Sands Records (no catalog number)
Marsyas “Fire and Rain” from ‘pieces of favour’ Supraphon 1113-3134 H 1982
Bert Jansch “Black Side Side” from ‘Jack Orion’ Vanguard VSD 6544
Skaldowie “The Forgotten Mill” from ‘Wszystko Mi Mowi…” Pronit XL 0478 1968
Gerry Rafferty “Whatevers written in your heart” from ‘City to City’ United Artists UA-LA840-G
Iasos “Formentera Sunset Clouds” from ‘Inter-Dimensional Music’ Unity Records UR 700 1975