Recorded on a Friday night after a nice Sushi date at our favorite Sushi restaurant in all of SoCal (9 Style Sushi in San Clemente).

The records on this mix start with a rare Paul McCartney interview album, complete with random background noises.  He talks about musical influences, rambling into the Pepper years, and then gets confused by a memory of recording out of tune on Rubber Soul… Errr… Wait, Revolver.  Cut.

NEW MIX: 10/09/09 by tis1971

Next up is my favorite Madness song, “Michael Caine”. You can’t go wrong with Michael Caine’s voice over a Madness song. Speaking of artists that begin with “M”, check out the Madonna “Give it 2 Me” remix on picture disk. How about more “M”s?  Like Mandrill’s  “Universal Rhythms” – not a song I’d put in a typical mix, but randomly, it’s a good separator between Madonna and Al Jarreau’s “We Got By”.  Well, that’s marks the end of the alliterative tribute to the letter “M” on this masterful mix.  Only a game such as Vinyl Shuffle could produce such an poetic beginning… I could say this mix falls apart from here… I mean… “Exile”?  After listening to this the next day, my thought is that it certainly does not.

Sad but totally-true day-after story: I left the last album of this mix, “Get Happy” by Elvis Costello, on the turntable last night.  And I left the dust cover off.  When I opened the blinds the next morning, the blinds fell and knocked down a wooden model ship (of the “Cutty Sark”) from the window sill. The Cutty Sark fell onto the record and cut a deep groove into the vinyl across four songs.  RUINED!  I raised my fists into the air, immediately thought of John Cusack, and blamed him!  Here’s why:

• John Cusack starred in “High Fidelity” in 2000.  A movie about an emo record collector and serial monogamist.
• The last song I played on this mix?  “High Fidelity”, by Elvis Costello.
• A different Elvis Costello song appeared on the soundtrack of “High Fidelity”… That song?  “Shipbuilding”
• What fell down and ruined my record?  The Cutty Sark.  A ship.

Well, maybe Elvis Costello is to blame just as much, but I’m pretty sure John Cusack had a hand it this.

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Vinyl Shuffle mixtape 10/09/09

Playlist:

• Paul McCartney. “Paul discusses Motown, Stax, The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds, Sgt Pepper, Rubber Soul / Revolver” (The McCartney Interview); Columbia Records, 1980
• Madness. “Michael Caine” (Keep Moving); Stiff Records, 1984
• Madonna. “Give it 2 Me #2″ (12″ Single); Warner Bros, 2008
• Mandrill. “Universal Rhythms” (IS); Polydor, 1972
• Al Jarreau. “We Got By” (We Got By); Reprise / WB Records, 1975
• Chic. “Everybody Dance” (Les Plus Grands Succes De Chic); Atlantic Records, 1979
• Exile. “Kiss You All Over” (Mixed Emotions); WB / Curb Records, 1978
• Run DMC. “Walk This Way” (12″ Single); Profile Records, 1986
• Sverre Holm med Frank Cooks Orkester. “Vi Drar Hjem” (Music From Norway); Fiesta Record Company, Inc, 19??
• The Sugar Cubes. “motorcrash” (life’s too good); Elektra/Asylum, 1988
• Robyn Hitchcock ‘n’ the Egyptians. “Madonna of the Wasps” (12″ Single); A&M Records, 1989
• Con Funk Shun. “Not Ready” (Candy); Phonogram / Polygram / Mercury, 1979
• Peanut Butter Wolf w/ Planet Asia + Madlib. “definition of ill Remix Instrumental” (definition of ill); Stonesthrow, 1999
• Phyllis Hyman. “Beautiful Man of Mine” (Phyllis Hyman); Buddah Records, 1977
• The Brand New Heavies. “Dream Come True” (The Brand New Heavies); Delicious Vinyl, 1991
• Brand Nubian. “Don’t Let it go to your Head” (Foundation); Arista, 1998
• Leonard Cohen. “Hey, That’s No Way to Say Goodbye” (Songs of Leonard Cohen) Columbia, 1967
• Elvis Costello. “High Fidelity” (Get Happy); Columbia, 1980

1967, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2008, Al Jarreau, Brand Nubian, Chic, Con Funk Shun, Elvis Costello, Exile, Frank Cooks Orkester, John Cusack, Leonard Cohen, Madlib, Madness, Madonna, Mandrill, Paul McCartney, Peanut Butter Wolf, Phyllis Hyman, Planet Asia, Robyn Hitchcock, Run DMC, Sverre Holm, The Brand New Heavies, The Sugar Cubes Daily Mix