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Favoriting May 4, 2016: It's another InterActiv™ Record Fair Listening Party!

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Yes, after two years it's time for another InterActiv™ Record Fair Listening Party! Last weekend at the WFMU Record Fair I stopped by two tables and spent most of the money I had on me, so I stopped there. This is a pretty modest list compared to past years, but here are the records I bought on Saturday. Now YOU THE LISTENER have the opportunity to tell me which record(s) you want to hear! Take a look, and post a comment if there's something you want to hear! The party begins at 9pm!

The Sensational Shoes - "Mommy's Girl" (Shoestring, 1982)
Huang Chung - "Stand Still" (Rewind, 1980)
Ultravox! - "Dangerous Rhythm" (Island, 1977)
The Office Boy! - "How Can I" (Holyrood, 1980)
Slinky & the EPHS - "Temporary Thing" (DinDisc, 1980)
Slik - "Don't Take Your Love Away" / non-LP "This Side Up" (Arista, 1976)
Red Beans & Rice - "That Driving Beat" (Chiswick, 1980)
The Shares - "Alicia" (Berlin Rock News, 1980)
Sharonettes - "Papa Ooh Mow Mow" (Black Magic, 1975)
Riff Regan - "The Only One" (MCA, 1980)
Huang Chung - "Ti Na Na" (Arista, 1982)
Medium Medium - "Hungry, So Angry" (Cherry Red, 1981)
Otto & the Elevators - "Lady Jane" [not a cover] (Vera, 1976)
Prime Suspect - "Catastrophe Today" (Satellite, undated; 1980-81?)
The Misdemeanors - "She Doesn't Love You Anymore" (EMI, 1979)
The Secret - "The Young Ones" (Arista, 1977)
Redskins - "Bring It Down (This Insane Thing)" (Decca, 1985)
The Escalators - "Something's Missing" (Big Beat, 1983)
Jimmy Edwards & the Profile - "Twentieth Century Time" (Warner Bros UK, 1979)
The Rest - "Carnival" (Shooting Star, 1979)
Spoilers - "Standing In A Line" (WEA, 1980)
Martian Dance - "The Situation" (EMI, 1981)
The Moondogs - "Talking In The Canteen" (Real Records, 1981)
K. K. Black - "California Sun" (Aura, 1978)
Kevin Short & his Privates - "Punk Strut" (EMI, 1978)
The Depressions - "Messing With Your Heart" (Barn, 1978)

(* = new)

Artist Track Album Label Year Comments New Approx. start time
the secret  the young ones   Favoriting 7"  arista  1977       
kevin short & his privates  punk strut   Favoriting 7"  emi  1978      0:02:34 (Pop-up)
k. k. black  california sun   Favoriting 7"  aura  1978      0:05:26 (Pop-up)
the sharonettes  papa ooh mow mow   Favoriting 7"  black magic  1975      0:09:23 (Pop-up)
ultravox!  dangerous rhythm   Favoriting 7"  island  1977      0:11:44 (Pop-up)
otto & the elevators  lady jane   Favoriting 7"  vera  1976      0:15:55 (Pop-up)
the moondogs  talking in the canteen   Favoriting 7"  real records  1981      0:19:54 (Pop-up)
the escalators  something's missing   Favoriting 7"  big beat  1983      0:23:24 (Pop-up)
 
red beans & rice  that driving beat   Favoriting 7"  chiswick  1980      0:36:31 (Pop-up)
slinky & the ephs  temporary thing   Favoriting 7"  dindisc  1980      0:38:50 (Pop-up)
the sensational shoes  mommy's girl   Favoriting 7"  shoestring   1982      0:42:09 (Pop-up)
the depressions  messing with your heart   Favoriting 7"  barn  1978      0:46:46 (Pop-up)
the misdemeanors  she doesn't love you anymore   Favoriting 7"  emi  1979      0:50:09 (Pop-up)
medium medium  hungry, so angry   Favoriting 7"  cherry red  1981      0:53:40 (Pop-up)
 
parquet courts  human performance   Favoriting human performance  rough trade      *   1:01:53 (Pop-up)
moderat  finder   Favoriting iii  monkeytown/mute      *   1:05:57 (Pop-up)
the cave singers  that's why   Favoriting banshee  self-released      *   1:11:05 (Pop-up)
heron oblivion  oriar   Favoriting s/t  sub pop    playing at Monty Hall on Thurs May 26, with Chris Forsyth and Endless Boogie  *   1:15:26 (Pop-up)
sea wren  la stems   Favoriting s/t  loli pop!    check it here!  *   1:19:27 (Pop-up)
 
nervous twitch  a little self discipline   Favoriting 7" ep  punk fox      *   1:31:21 (Pop-up)
autobodies  train song   Favoriting va-days of our youth: an eclectic mix of delta 5 covers  bomb the twist    see more here  *   1:34:19 (Pop-up)
prolapse  autocade   Favoriting italian flag  jetset  1998      1:36:34 (Pop-up)
white hills  coming for you   Favoriting no game to play  thrill jockey    new reissue of 2003 demo  *   1:40:08 (Pop-up)
a giant dog  sex & drugs   Favoriting pile  merge      *   1:43:24 (Pop-up)
 
billy changer  your my girl [sic]   Favoriting s/t  loli pop!      *   1:51:43 (Pop-up)
red mass  possession   Favoriting rouge no. 2 12" ep  slovenly/mondo mongo      *   1:54:35 (Pop-up)
wire  internal exile   Favoriting nocturnal koreans  pink flag      *   1:57:40 (Pop-up)
david bowie  the stars (are out tonight)   Favoriting the next day  columbia/iso  2013    *   2:01:39 (Pop-up)
savages  surrender   Favoriting adore life  matador      *   2:05:03 (Pop-up)
 
woods  can't see at all   Favoriting city sun eater in the river of light  woodsist    playing Saturday night at Music Hall of Williamsburg with Ultimate Painting  *   2:18:46 (Pop-up)
ultimate painting  central park blues   Favoriting s/t  trouble in mind  2014  playing Saturday night at Music Hall of Williamsburg with Woods    2:23:25 (Pop-up)
the feelies  deep fascination   Favoriting only life  bar none    new cd reisue, orig 1988  *   2:28:13 (Pop-up)
kayak  astral aliens / what's in a name   Favoriting periscope life  mercury  1980  a Kayak two-fer? Why not.    2:31:44 (Pop-up)
m83  bibi the dog   Favoriting junk  mute      *   2:39:17 (Pop-up)
lemuria  get that happy feeling   Favoriting va-aloha got soul: soul, aor & disco in hawai'i 1979-1985  strut    orig 1978; '70s Hawaiian band, not the 2000s band from Buffalo  *   2:43:00 (Pop-up)
 
crash course in science  jump over barrels   Favoriting jump over barrels 12"  dark entries    orig 1981, new vinyl reissue  *   2:50:26 (Pop-up)
klaus johann grobe  ein guter tag   Favoriting spagat der liebe  trouble in mind    playing next Wednesday night at Cake Shop and Thursday at Shea Stadium  *   2:53:45 (Pop-up)
 


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Listener comments!

Avatar Swag For Life Member 8:27pm
efd:

It's another InterActiv™ Record Fair Listening Party! Take a look at the list of records I bought at the WFMU Record Fair and leave a comment here telling me what you want to hear!
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 8:44pm
Cal Zone!:

I request 'Punk Strut' by Kevin Short & his Privates, as well as 'Temporary Thing' by Slinky and The EPHS. Thanks
  8:52pm
peymojo:

I'm pretty sure it was gonna make it into the show anyway, but definitely Ultravox!
  9:04pm
JakeGould:

Fifthsies!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:05pm
jmd:

Sharonettes please
  9:06pm
john:

Hey Evan! The Moondogs!
Avatar 9:08pm
Loretta:

Ultravox! for sure!
  9:08pm
P-90:

Hi efd! Ultravox is a given, right? And I'd love to check out Otto too.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:09pm
melinda:

I'm curious about Otto and the Elevators.
  9:09pm
djelrock:

Where is this list? Im not a regular listener.
  9:09pm
JakeGould:

@djelrock: The list is in the text of the playlist you can usually see in the desktop/web site. If you are on mobile, you can’t see it.
  9:10pm
V Priceless:

Hey Evan!
  9:10pm
JakeGould:

I request: The Escalators - "Something's Missing"
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:10pm
Folsom:

ok let's here otto and the elevators, just for the name
  The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 9:10pm
Walt:

Was just about to request "Papa Ooh Mow Mow!"
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:11pm
Folsom:

sorry meant hear not here
  9:11pm
Bklyn kid:

Yea to Sharonettes
  9:11pm
P-90:

The Escalators from 1983 caught my eye also, Jake
Avatar 9:12pm
Mailman Tom:

"That Driving Beat" sure sounds like a good one!
  9:12pm
Anndal:

I am curious about Kevin Short & His Privates...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:14pm
efd:

already played that one, Anndal! It was the second song of the show.
  9:15pm
P-90:

Wait, was this before "Down Under" by Men at Work?!
  9:16pm
djelrock:

Thanks @JakeGould. Im on mobile so cannot see it. It's ok. Good tunes!
  The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 9:16pm
Walt:

Try to check out the great version of "Papa Ooh Mow Mow" by the Persuasions from their excellent album "Chirpin'." Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be on YouTube.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:17pm
melinda:

Can't believe I missed the privates.
  9:17pm
JakeGould:

@djelriock: I’ll help you!

• The Sensational Shoes - "Mommy's Girl" (Shoestring, 1982)
• Huang Chung - "Stand Still" (Rewind, 1980)
• Ultravox! - "Dangerous Rhythm" (Island, 1977)
• The Office Boy! - "How Can I" (Holyrood, 1980)
• Slinky & the EPHS - "Temporary Thing" (DinDisc, 1980)
• Slik - "Don't Take Your Love Away" / non-LP "This Side Up" (Arista, 1976)
• Red Beans & Rice - "That Driving Beat" (Chiswick, 1980)
• The Shares - "Alicia" (Berlin Rock News, 1980)
• Sharonettes - "Papa Ooh Mow Mow" (Black Magic, 1975)
• Riff Regan - "The Only One" (MCA, 1980)
• Huang Chung - "Ti Na Na" (Arista, 1982)
• Medium Medium - "Hungry, So Angry" (Cherry Red, 1981)
• Otto & the Elevators - "Lady Jane" [not a cover] (Vera, 1976)
• Prime Suspect - "Catastrophe Today" (Satellite, undated; 1980-81?)
• The Misdemeanors - "She Doesn't Love You Anymore" (EMI, 1979)
• The Secret - "The Young Ones" (Arista, 1977)
• Redskins - "Bring It Down (This Insane Thing)" (Decca, 1985)
• The Escalators - "Something's Missing" (Big Beat, 1983)
• Jimmy Edwards & the Profile - "Twentieth Century Time" (Warner Bros UK, 1979)
• The Rest - "Carnival" (Shooting Star, 1979)
• Spoilers - "Standing In A Line" (WEA, 1980)
• Martian Dance - "The Situation" (EMI, 1981)
• The Moondogs - "Talking In The Canteen" (Real Records, 1981)
• K. K. Black - "California Sun" (Aura, 1978)
• Kevin Short & his Privates - "Punk Strut" (EMI, 1978)
• The Depressions - "Messing With Your Heart" (Barn, 1978)
  9:19pm
Cal Zone!:

It's like I'm programming my own radio show! Thanks InterActiv!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:22pm
Folsom:

@Cal Zone! I'm surprised no one at FMU has done a totally InterActiv show every week, freeform once removed from the DJ.
  9:23pm
john:

Thanks for The Moondogs! Who's Gonna Tell Mary? is still one of my fave rave 45s.
  9:24pm
andrew:

ok, i'll ask, when does jakegould get his fillin
  9:25pm
P-90:

It's the Radio Show of the Future, now! Imagine if Murray the K could have gotten his hands on Interactiv...!
  9:25pm
JakeGould:

It’s InterActiv™
  9:28pm
djelrock:

Oh man Thank you! @JakeGould. I'd ask for the Depressions. Txs
Avatar 9:29pm
geezerette:

The Misdemeanors-"She Doesn't Love You Anymore"
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:30pm
melinda:

The ™ part cracked me up.
  9:33pm
jon:

awesome 70's block. great start evan
  9:36pm
jon:

the ™ part made me laff too
  9:42pm
mb:

How could you not play Hungry So Angry? Anytime is the right time to hear that!
  9:43pm
Cal Zone!:

I imagined Slinky and the EPHS as something entirely different than this, yet I find it to be strangely satisfying. Thanks InterActiv EFD!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:44pm
efd:

I'm not done yet, mb!
  9:45pm
mb:

:)
  9:45pm
Bklyn kid:

InterActiv EFD changed my life!
  9:46pm
V Priceless:

bridge to nowhere! ; )
  9:50pm
V Priceless:

Martian Dance make the cut?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 9:51pm
efd:

Maybe later!
Avatar 9:54pm
geezerette:

Ha haha! :D
  9:55pm
V Priceless:

classic!
Avatar 9:56pm
geezerette:

Medium Medium are great!
Avatar 9:59pm
geezerette:

fun!fun!fun!
  10:00pm
Cal Zone!:

Medium Medium were a good live act too! Lots of dry ice!
Avatar 10:01pm
Scraps deSelby:

I really want to hear the flip side of "Hungry So Angry", "Nasdat Dream" (though I missed the Interactive Listening Party, damn)
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 10:03pm
Uncle Michael:

Greetings, Funkateers!
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 10:04pm
Stevel:

Hail, efd, hail UM and all the rest.
  10:05pm
V Priceless:

hey Unc!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:12pm
efd:

hey, thanks everyone for listening and commenting so far tonight, I appreciate it! And thanks to those of you who took part in the InterActiv™ Record Fair Listening Party - that was a lot of fun.
  10:19pm
Bklyn kid:

Thank You for broadcasting.
  10:19pm
JakeGould:

Thanks for being!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:21pm
coelacanth:

Greetings Evan and Funkadelics
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 10:25pm
Stevel:

JakeGould: Enjoyed your James Chance vids on Instagram. Almost like being there, except probably not as sweaty.
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 10:27pm
Uncle Michael:

Give the Drummer Radio, you say? Sounds interesting.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:29pm
Alex of Chicago:

Greetings EFD fans. Go Sox. You can't lose.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:37pm
efd:

yeah, not a bad year for the Sox so far! Still a long way to go, though.
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 10:40pm
Uncle Michael:

I sure hope the Sox win tonight.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:41pm
efd:

oh I think they will. ;)
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 10:42pm
Uncle Michael:

Yay!
Avatar 10:43pm
glenn:

bosox leading chisox 5 - 2. end of 8.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:46pm
Alex of Chicago:

If I make a trip back to the Fens, do you think jtkantor will play this on the organ for me?
Avatar 10:46pm
glenn:

after 26 games the cubbies have a run differential of +93. that's astonishing.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:47pm
coelacanth:

i like a giant dog.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:47pm
Alex of Chicago:

A Giant Dog is legit live.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:48pm
coelacanth:

(and i particularly like sex and drugs)
Avatar 10:50pm
glenn:

hey coelacanth - friend of yours? news.nationalpost.com...
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 10:52pm
Uncle Michael:

I'm excited about my dental appointment tomorrow. My dentist's dad is a former Cub.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:52pm
coelacanth:

wow glenn, interesting. it might be a relation, yes!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:58pm
efd:

Sox win!

(sorry, Alex)
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 10:58pm
Uncle Michael:

Boston wins!
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 10:59pm
Uncle Michael:

And as the day nears an end...ONE team has 20 wins.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 10:59pm
efd:

speaking of, I heard the other day that tomorrow might be the first time four first-place teams play each other in the same city, or something silly like that...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:01pm
Alex of Chicago:

I'm just happy to be here. Still in 1st place.
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 11:01pm
Uncle Michael:

Umm...what city would that be?
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 11:02pm
Uncle Michael:

Ah, I see!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:02pm
efd:

Chicago?
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:02pm
efd:

cubs v nationals maybe?
  11:03pm
V Priceless:

nice
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 11:03pm
Uncle Michael:

Yes, my slow brain put it together.
Avatar The Evan "Funk" Davies Show Marathon 2024 Swag For Life Member 11:19pm
Ken From Hyde Park:

That was a nice Bowie track. Haven't heard that before. There's an asterisk in the New column. Is that track considered new? Signed, Curious.
  11:25pm
JakeGould:

“What goes on… In your mind… I feel that this song is riffing on that one!”
  11:28pm
Sr.Riggins:

Holy moly, so many bangers right now!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:28pm
coelacanth:

yeh. definitely some VU adoration here.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:31pm
Alex of Chicago:

There's a car chase happening in my area right now. I'm only mildly disappointed that it hasn't gone down one of my streets.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:32pm
Alex of Chicago:

I think the Feelies is a good soundtrack for it.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:32pm
coelacanth:

maybe you noticed too the end of the woods songs was noticeably like the end of can's "vitamin c".
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:35pm
coelacanth:

i heard a car chase late one night when i lived in plainfield, nj. i heard it for several minutes until i heard a tremendous crash. someone had hit a glass bus stop enclosure downtown, about 4-5 blocks away.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:37pm
coelacanth:

i feel bad for whomever it was, but i wish i'd recorded it.
  11:48pm
JakeGould:

Even have helicopters loop above your building? Now that’s something!
  11:54pm
JakeGould:

“Crash Course in Science” is so good!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:55pm
coelacanth:

yes, it sounds cool; but when it occurs daily you might start thinking about shooting them down. they use infrared photography to look for drugs. they have no legitimate reason to disturb people and waste tax money and resources.
...but yeah, i've made a few recordings of whirlybirds.
  11:57pm
JakeGould:

Oh, helicopters over buildings is never fun! But as a kid—since I lived near the beach—watching coast guard helicopters swoop back and forth near the shoreline was fun.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:58pm
coelacanth:

ein guter tag ist interessant.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 11:59pm
coelacanth:

shit yeah! don't get me wrong -helicopters are awesome!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:01am
Alex of Chicago:

Thanks!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:01am
coelacanth:

Thanks Evan!
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