As we approach the magical 200th installment of the “Sunday Mix Tape” series, each week seems to pass by quicker and quicker. Soon enough the big day will be here, and I’ll have to look back upon nearly five years of work (although I took a year or more off in the middle), choose some of my favorite old mixes, and put together a huge celebratory compilation. There will be free wine and cheese for you stupid upper-middle-class losers who read this page. The rest of us will have to pay for our drinks, just like we always do. I don’t even know what either of those statements means. I couldn’t think of a good introduction and now look where it’s gotten me.
RULES for uninitiated noobs: I give birth to a weekly Mix Tape to be deposited on your iPods or Zunes or Kingklangs or whatever the industry is currently pushing on you. Sometimes there will be themes that link all the songs together, other times I’ll just throw songs at a wall (not literally) and see what sticks.I guess there isn’t really a theme tongight, although I’ve used three tracks from the most-excellent Guitarrorists compilation put out by No. 6 Records back in 1991. The goal of this endeavor, as always, is to pique your interest in these artists so you’ll support the artists and buy their albums.
Sunday Mix Tape – Number 197
“Getting There…”
01. NRBQ – Me And The Boys
02. The Feelies – The Boy WIth The Perpetual Nervousness
03. XTC – Radios In Motion
04. Crescent – Cup
05. Dean Wareham – West Broadway
06. Marc Bolan – Beyond The Risin’ Sun
07. Stranglers – No More Heroes
08. Manfred Mann – Each And Every Day
09. Louvin Brothers – The Great Atomic Power
10. Helios Creed – Green Volcano
11. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Ohio
12. Jimmy Reed – You Don’t Have To Go
13. Creme Soda – I’m Chewing Gum
14. Skyramps – Nutty About Lemurs
