cftp-2005-10-14 audio opensource_audio "Crap From The Past" is hosted by Ron "Boogiemonster" Gerber and is heard every Friday night from 10:30 to midnight on KFAI-FM, 90.3 FM Minneapolis and 106.7 FM St. Paul. It's also rebroadcast on seven other affiliates around the globe. 2005-10-14 2005 2006-04-09 21:54:45 2006-04-10 04:52:40 ron@crapfromthepast.com crapfromthepast crapfromthepast crapfromthepast crapfromthepast crapfromthepast 2006-04-09 21:56:45 2006-04-19 10:33:04 2006-06-07 16:53:25 2008-01-16 19:20:35 2008-01-16 19:31:00 Originally aired as Radio Rumpus Room on September 23, 2005; playlist is as listed on their terrific website, <a href="http://www.radiorumpusroom.com">www.radiorumpusroom.com</a>. This was our first (and maybe only) stab at something we called "Before They Were Famous" -- a look at how two dozen well-known musicians were paying the rent before they cracked the Big Time. Judging from the calls and emails, listeners dug it! SAVVY SHOW STARTER (always locally recorded!): Bob Ashley and The Reflections -- Made in England (Shakin' All Over; Sundazed) <blockquote>It was the Wheatfield Soul boys themselves, as the group that would become the Guess Who recorded this Shadows-like instro in the Fall of '63 at Kay Bank studio in Minneapolis, Minnesota.</blockquote> The Rockin' Vickers -- It's Alright (The Complete: It's Alright!; Purple Pyramid) <blockquote>Featuring one Ian Willis, before he became Lemmie Killmeister of Hawkwind and Motorhead.</blockquote> Golden Earrings -- Not to Find (V/A Essential Pebbles, Vol. 3; AIP) <blockquote>They dropped the "s" from their name prior to hitting it huge with "Radar Love."</blockquote> John's Children -- Desdemona (V/A Nuggets II box; Rhino) <blockquote>This 1967 track features Marc Bolan (T-Rex) on guitar.</blockquote> The Mannish Boys -- I Pity the Fool (CD-R) <blockquote>The Mannish Boys featured David Jones, before he changed his name to David Bowie (ostensibly to prevent confusion with the already well-known British stage actor who would go on to star in the TV show "The Monkees." And on this 1965 track -- an early Jimmy Page guitar solo.</blockquote> Lowell George -- The Loved One (Psychedelic Frequencies; Temple) <blockquote>Went on to form Little Feat.</blockquote> The Moving Sidewalks -- Every Night a New Surprise (The Moving Sidewalks; Lone Star) <blockquote>These garage-rockin' Texans included Billy Gibbons, eventually of ZZ Top.</blockquote> The Beachnuts -- Cycle Annie (V/A Soundsville; Pickwick) <blockquote>A pre-Velvet Underground Lou Reed was a studio hack at the notoriously low-buck Pickwick Records, writing songs and recording them lickety-split. "There were four of us literally locked in a room," said Reed.</blockquote> The Darts -- Alky Burner (Hollywood Drag; Del-Fi) <blockquote>With "Rhinestone Cowboy" Glen Campbell on lead guitar. Dig the heavy-duty hot rod effects!</blockquote> Episode Six -- Mighty Morris Ten (CD-R) <blockquote>Episode Six included Ian Gillan & Roger Glover, pre-Deep Purple.</blockquote> Jim Messina and the Jesters -- The Jester (reish of "The Dragsters" LP; Surf) <blockquote>Messina went on to play in the Buffalo Springfield, Poco, and most famously, the soft-rock Loggins & Messina.</blockquote> Merrilee and the Turnabouts -- Party Song <blockquote>Merrilee Rush, two years before her 1968 hit "Angel Of The Morning."</blockquote> Bonnie Jo Mason -- Ringo, I Love You <blockquote>She used three names before she settled on one: Cher.</blockquote> Mac Rebennack -- Storm Warning (Medical School: Early Sessions of Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack; Music Club) <blockquote>Mac played under his own name before the adopted the pseudonym "Dr. John."</blockquote> Baby Ray & the Ferns -- World's Greatest Sinner (Cucamonga; Del-Fi) <blockquote>Not the vocal alas, but all instruments played by Frank Zappa. Written by him too.</blockquote> The Outlaws -- That Set The Wild West Free (The Outlaws: Rare Items; Gibson) <blockquote>Lead guitarist during the band's latter years -- which included this track -- was a pre-Deep Purple Ritchie Blackmore.</blockquote> (bed) Sly Stewart -- Buttermilk Part 1 (The Autumn Records Story; Edsel) <blockquote>This Booker T & MGs-like number features Sly, prior to his band Sly & The Family Stone.</blockquote> Terry Knight and the Pack -- How Much More (V/A Pebbles 3; AIP) <blockquote>From Flint, Michigan, this band became Grand Funk Railroad.</blockquote> The Iguanas -- Again and Again (Jumpin' With The Iguanas) <blockquote>For this band from Ann Arbor, Michigan, one Jim Osterberg wrote lyrics and played drums. He eventually adopted the name Iggy Pop.</blockquote> The Spiders -- Don't Blow Your Mind (Garage Beat '66 Vol. 2; Sundazed) <blockquote>This 1966 track features Vincent Furnier on vocals and harmonica. He became better known in the early '70s as Alice Cooper.</blockquote> (bed) The Crossfires -- Fiberglass Jungle (V/A Cowabunga surf box; Rhino) <blockquote>Literally overnight in 1964 the surf-rock Crossfires became the folk-rock Turtles. That's Flo and Eddie on sax tearin' it up on this surf classic.</blockquote> Southwest F.O.B. -- Smell of Incense (Smell Of Incense; Sundazed) <blockquote>You can guess all you want, but it's England Dan and John Ford Coley.</blockquote> The Hassles -- Warming Up (The Hassles; Razor & Tie) <blockquote>Long Island's Billy Joel on keyboards.</blockquote> The Herd -- From the Underworld (V/A Acid Drops, Spacedust & Flying Saucers; Mojo) <blockquote>With a 17-year-old Peter Frampton (immediately before Humble Pie and a monster solo career), this one went to #6 in England.</blockquote> The Valentines -- Peculiar Hole in the Sky (V/A Peculiar Hole in the Sky; Big Beat) <blockquote>Included Bon Scott,eventually of AC/DC.</blockquote> The Mockingbirds -- How to Find a Lover (V/A Nuggets II box; Rhino) <blockquote>Included Graham Gouldman and Kevin Godley who wrote "For Your Love," "Bus Stop," and "No Milk Today" prior to forming 10CC.</blockquote> Lyme and Cybelle -- Follow Me (V/A Nuggets box; Rhino) <blockquote>Lyme was a young Warren Zevon, before he became a gun-toting Excitable Boy.</blockquote> Tico and the Triumphs -- Motorcycle (V/A Motorcycle Gang; Buffalo Bop) <blockquote>Shortly after he was released by the Army in '62, folk-rocker Paul Simon touched the Top 100 with this song.</blockquote> 2008-01-16 19:53:06 crapfromthepast