This week, it’s a SUPER show, including a block of songs about comic book heroes, gobs of Detroit soul 45s (of course), home demos by solo Beatles, plus R&B, City Pop, Tropicalia,  and much more.

TRACKLIST

Shadows of Knight – Shake, 1968
The Elites – What’s the Password?, 1965
The Dutones – It Just Ain’t Right, 1963
The Miller Sisters – Pop Your Finger, 1961
Harold Dorman – Uncle Jonah’s Place, 1961
Les Brown Jr. – Swing’ and Surfin’, 1962 [music behind DJ]
The 4 Seasons – Cmon Marianne, 1967
Ellie Greenwich – I Want You to Be My Baby, 1967
Doris Troy – Hurry, 1965
Etta James – I Got You Babe, 1968
The Bar-Kays – Give Everybody Some, 1967 [music behind DJ]
Nelson Sanders – This Love Is Here to Stay, 1966
Lee Jennings – Going and Get It (Bring It to You), 1966
The Precisions – A Place, 1968
Falcons – Has It Happened to You Yet, 1964
Alvin Cash – Poppin’ Popcorn, 1970 [music behind DJ]
Jimmie Cross – Super-Duper Man, 1965
Dennis and the Supertones – Superman Lover, 1963
The Chants – Dick Tracy, 1961
The Lollipops – Busy Signal, 1965
The Packers – Hole in the Wall, 1965 [music behind DJ]
Willie “G” – (Loving Me Is Like) Money in the Bank, 1967
Steve Gibson and the Red Caps – Big Game Hunter, 1953
Al Elias – Now, Baby, Now, 1958
La Lupe – Fever, 1963
Little Joey Vespe – Caravan [music behind DJ], 1962
Tom Ze – Gloria, 1968
Os Mutantes – Panis et Circencis, 1968
Gal Costa – Divino Maravilhoso, 1968
Gilberto Gil – O Canto Da Ema [music behind DJ], 1972
Caetano Veloso – Help, 1975
George Harrison – Mama You’ve Been on My Mind, 2012
Paul McCartney and Elvis Costello – My Brave Face, 1989
Donovan – Changes, 1970
Paul McCartney – Check My Machine [music behind DJ], 1980
David Bowie – Sound and Vision, 1977
Fleetwood Mac – You and I Pt 1, 1987
Taeko Onuki – Wander Lust, 1976
Ayumi Ishida & Tin Pan Alley – Bye Bye Jet, 1977
Bob James – Feel Like Making Love, 1974
Shalamar – There It Is, 1982
The Whispers – This Kind of Lovin’, 1980
George Benson – Never Give Up on a Good Thing, 1981
Patrice Rushen – Haven’t You Heard, 1979