Preservation Sound Radio Feb 2024: best new (old) tracks

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