April 19, 2016 Playlist

"Take Bubble Gum Music Underground" by The Zig Zag People (1969)
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
The Zig Zag People "Take Bubble Gum Music Underground"  1969 (USA)
I only discovered this album recently, having purchased it at WORT's third "Record Riot" used vinyl sale. The concept is ridiculous yet sublime: baroque psychedelic arrangements of the corniest bubblegum hits of the 1960's, produced when those hits were still fresh. True, it probably belongs in the class of "psychsploitation" records, since The Zig Zag People seem to be a hipster studio group rather than genuine psychedelic hippies. But the proof is in the grooves: "Little Bit O' Soul" becomes slick funk, "Hanky Panky" is rendered as Gregorian chart, and "Chewy Chewy" is given a modern jazz treatment reminiscent of John Coltrane. Whatever the creators of this record thought they were doing, the result strikes my ears lo these many years later as more of an intriguing creative statement than an outdated period piece.
(N) = New Release
 
Artist Song Album Year Country
The Stooges No Fun The Stooges 1969 USA
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Parquet Courts Already Dead Human Performance (N - bonus track) 2016 (Rough Trade) USA
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Bob Mould Losing Time
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Husker Du Celebrated Summer New Day Rising 1985 USA
Black Mountain Constellations
IV (N) 2016 (Jagjaguwar) Canada
Woods Hollow Home
City Sun Eater In The River Of Light (N) 2016 (Woodsist) USA
Charles Bradley Hurricane Victim Of Love 2013 USA
   
 
Amon Duul II A Morning Excuse Viva La Trance 1973 Germany
Trio Da Da Da I Don't Love You, You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha Trio EP 1982 Germany
   
 
The Music Explosion Little Bit O' Soul A-side 7" single 1967
USA
The Zig Zag People Little Bit O' Soul (The Music Explosion) Take Bubble Gum Music Underground
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
1969
USA
Tommy James & The Shondells Hanky Panky A-side 7" single 1966
USA
The Zig Zag People Hanky Panky (Tommy James & The Shondells) Take Bubble Gum Music Underground
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
1969
USA
The Ohio Express Chewy Chewy A-side 7" single 1968
USA
The Zig Zag People Chewy Chewy (The Ohio Express) Take Bubble Gum Music Underground
CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
1969
USA
Captain Groovy & His Bubblegum Army Captain Groovy & His Bubblegum Army A-side 7" single 1969
USA
   
 
The Beatles I Am The Walrus Magical Mystery Tour 1967
UK
Grateful Dead Dark Star (first version) A-side 7" single 1968
USA
Jefferson Airplane DCBA-25 Surrealistic Pillow 1967
USA
Led Zeppelin That's The Way III 1970
UK
Spirit Girl In Your Eye Spirit 1968
USA
Traffic Forty Thousand Headmen Traffic 1968
UK
The Troggs Purple Shades Mixed Bag 1968
UK
 
  
Strawbs Queen Of Dreams Grave New World 1972
UK
Leslie West Look To The Wind Mountain 1969
USA
Tom Jones I Got Cha Number Memories Don't Leave Like People Do 1975
UK (Wales)
Ramatam Push A Little In April Came The Dawning Of The Red Suns 1973
USA
Goose Creek Symphony Guitars Pickin', Fiddles Playin' Words Of Earnest 1972
USA
 
  
Gazebos Just Get High
Die Alone (N) 2016 (Hardly Art) USA
Dungen Samtidigt 2 4 2008 Sweden
Heron Oblivion Oriar Heron Oblivion (N) 2016 (Sub Pop) USA
Droids Attack Brahma Astra Sci-Fi Or Die (N) 2016 (Riff Reaper) USA
 
  
Black Sabbath End Of The Beginning (live) The End EP (N) 2016 (BS Limited) UK
      
   
   
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