Albums and All That, Starting with the letter L as in Lima, Part 2

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April 17th, 2021

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Season 5

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Kool and the Gang [00:21]
"Ladies' Night"
Ladies' Night
De-Lite Records DSR-9513 1979
Oh yes it is. This platinum album made it to number 13 in the top 200, with this single making it to number 8 on the Hot 100.

Spacemonkeyz vs Gorillaz [06:50]
"5/4 (P.45)"
Laika Come Home
EMI/Parlophone 7243 5 39982 1 9/539 9821 2002
That's right, a dub remix of the entire debut album from Gorillaz.

Lainie Kazan [11:12]
"Lark Day"
Lainie Kazan
MGM Records SE-4385 1966
It might be a singing in the park day where you are.


Hüsker Dü [14:18]
"All Tensed Up"
Land Speed Record
SST Records 195 1990 (reissue)
17 songs, 26 1/2 minutes. Hold on to your ear plugs, kids. Originally released on Mike Watt's label New Alliance.

Bauhaus [16:19]
"Lagartija Nick"
Lagartija Nick
Beggar Banquet BEG 88T 1983
Uptempo moodiness from these goth rockers.

Northless [19:24]
"Extinction Verse"
Last Bastion of Cowardice
Gilead Media RELIC 96 2017
Sludgy doomness by way of Milwaukee.

Emmylou Harris and the Hot Band [23:56]
"Devil in Disguise"
Last Date
Warner Bros. Records 1-23740 1982
Taking this Burrito classic for an excellent spin. Originally entitled "Christine's Tune", which, having dated a Christine, is aptly titled.


Bow Wow Wow [28:21]
"Cowboy"
The Last of the Mohicans
RCA Victor CPL1-4314 1982
A different kind of cowboy music. This EP made it to number 67 on the Billboard 200.

Drömloch [31:53]
"Beguine"
Late Style
Kit Records KR18 2016
Some glitchy ambient goodness from this English duo.

LCD Soundsystem [35:39]
"Daft Punk Is Playing at My House"
LCD Soundsystem
DFA dfa 2138 2005
When in doubt, go with the hit. Ah, the heady days of electroclash. Sadly, I think the time has passed when Daft Punk will be playing at anyone's house.

Leadbelly [40:54]
"C.C. Rider"
Leadbelly
Columbia C 30035 1970
Originally recorded by Ma Rainey, Leadbelly does a fantastic job with this blues standard as well on six-string guitar.


Robert Fripp & the League of Gentlemen [45:07]
"MINOR MAN"
the League of Gentlemen
Polydor/EG PD-1-6317 1981
And now is the time on Vinyl-O-Matic when we dance. A Robert Fripp dance music experiment featuring Barry Andrews on organ, Sara Lee on bass, Kevin Wilkinson on drums, and on this track, Danielle Dax on vox.

Elvis Presley [48:55]
"That's All Right"
A Legendary Performer - Volume 1
RCA CPL1-0341 1974
Orginally recorded by Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, this recording would launch Elvis into the spotlight.

Lena Horne [50:52]
"It Might as Well Be Spring"
Lena on the Blue Side
RCA Victor LPM-2465 1962
Is it... what season is this?

Lenny & the Squigtones [54:19]
"Love Is a Terrible Thing"
Lenny & the Squigtones
Casablanca NBLP 7149 1979
Lone Wolf Michael McKean and the late great David Lander are joined by Christopher Guest on guitar and Murph Dunne on keyboards.


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Music behind the DJ: "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" by Lawrence Welk

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