Preservation Sound Summer 2023 Mixtape

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