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MusicProgramm Programming Music ing ..By By Pat PatMatthews Matthews WQUE New Orleans Some gooduns gooduns Some Man, have have we we got got some some gooduns gooduns Man, this time around. It was really aa this time around. It was really delight to write about the following. delight to Iwrite about thejust following. So good, found myself listening So good, I found myself just listening the records over and over after II to to the records over and over after was finished with the "reviewin'." was finished with the "reviewin'." The fruits fruits ofof my my labor labor follows: follows: The K-JEE-MFSB Philadelphia Philadelphia InterInterK-JEE-MFSB national (Zs8 3641) national (Zs8 3641) Another one one of of atat least least aa dozen dozen Another singles culled culled from from the the smash smash flick flick singles "Saturday Night Fever." It's the "Saturday Night Fever." It's the the late late Original Nitelighters' Nitelighters' hit hit ofof the Original done up up inin driving driving disco disco sixties done sixties fashion; complete complete with with scintillating scintillating fashion; strings, razor sharp horns, and strings, razor sharp horns, and pulsating percussion. There's even pulsating percussion. even bongoes right up front. front.There's Just hearing hearing bongoes right up Just wanna drop this record makes you this record makes you wanna drop everything to get up and "Get everything to get up and "Get Down." Will Will definitely definitely be be aa favorite favorite Down." any kind of floor to where there's where there's any kind of floor to dance on . (B) dance on. (B) WOULD LIKE LIKE TO TO SEE SEE YOU YOU I I WOULD AGAIN - Johnny Cash Cash Columbia Columbia AGAIN-Johnny (3-10681) (3-10681) can you you say say about aboutthis this Whatelse elsecan What man's music? music? ItIt could could be be despicably despicably man's would still still sound sound horrible , but but itit would horrible, good. No No matter matterwhat! what! This Thisone onehas has good. all the ingredients to be a country all the ingredients to be a country smash-all about about old old times, times ,railroad railroad smash-all tracks , and little shacks. Memories tracks, and little shacks. Memories isis the basic basic theme theme which which holds holds itit all all the together and its certain to bring back together and its certain to bring back whoeverlistens. listens.All Allthe theway way fewfor forwhoever aafew with country Cash (and country with country (and country (A) quarters , too). Cash quarters, too). (A) HOLD ONTO ONTO YOUR YOUR HINEYHINEYHOLD Travis Wammack Wammack (Epic (Epic 8-50511) 8 -50511) Travis ornot, not, Tony TonyJoe JoeWhite White Believe ititor Believe is the composer of this curiosity is the composer of this curiosity piece. The title is enough to raise just piece. enough raisealljust theis curiosity curiositytoinin of a littleThe oftitle a little of the all of us-which in itself should make us-which in itself should make itit aa the vein vein of of jukebox favorite. favorite. It's It's inin the jukebox JoeTex Texwhich which means meansit's it'sfunky funky and and Joe very very danceable. You'll find it will very very danceable. You'll Iffindnothing it will probably do very well. probably do very well. If nothing else, everyone in the joint can sing else, everyone in the joint out can loud. sing the refrain while laughing the refrain while laughing out loud. Hiney is a whole lot of fun. (B) Hiney is a whole lot of fun. (B) EYE OF OF THE THE STORM STORM (OH (OH WOMWOMEYE AN)-Sanford-Townsend Band Band AN)-Sanford-Townsend Warner Bros. (WBS 8539) Warner Bros. (WBS 8539) Firstoff, off,ititfades fadesin, in,which whichisissort sortof of First a unique revelation in itself. And a unique revelation in itself. And surprisingly , at least to me , has a surprisingly, least to has ais subtle discoatbeat. beat. Thisme,group subtle disco This group is talented! In fact , their monster hit of of talented! In fact, their monster hit last year "Smoke From A Distant last Distant Fire"year was"Smoke pick From hit ofofAmine mine six Fire" was aa pick hit six it was exposed to the months before months before it was exposed to the masses .There, There ,I Ifinally finally got gotaachance chance masses. to let everyone know . This one isis to let everyone know. This one along the same iines as "Smoke" and along the same as "Smoke" and is almost , quitelines frankly, to the point isofalmost, frankly, to the point being aquite "formula" record . There's ofabsolutely being a "formula" record.toThere's nothing negative be said absolutely nothing negative to beatsaid the record or the band band all. about about the record or the at all. Collectively they (record and group) Collectively they (record and group) have all all the the ingredients ingredients necessary. necessary. have Should do do very very well well (and (and maybe maybe itit Should won 't take as long to "happen" for won't take as long them this thistime). time). (A)to "happen" for them (A) CHATTANOOGACHOO CHOOCHOOCHOOCHATTANOOGA T uxedoJunction JunctionButterfly Butterfly(CM (CM1205 1205 Tuxedo A) A) Youknow knowthe thesong, song ,but butyou youdon't don't You know itit like likethis. this. "Choo "Choo Choo" Choo" isis know already a favorite in the discos and already a favorite in the discos and should do do excellently excellently inin the the jukejukeshould probably won't won't sell sell aa lot lot of of boxes. ItIt probably boxes. but will be a dancing favorite copies, copies, but will be a dancing favorite for aa long long time-it's time-it's working working on on for 40-odd years already. Plus it sounds 40-odd years already. Plus it sounds little like likethe theAndrews AndrewsSisters. Sisters. (C) (C) aalittle THE CIRCLE CIRCLE ISIS SMALL-Gordon SMALL-Gordon THE LightfootWarner WarnerBros Bros (WBS (WBS8518) 8518) Lightfoot He may not be good in concert, Heonmay not good in best. concert, heisisbe one the The but waxhe but on wax one ofofthe best. The subtitle of this one is "I Can See It subtitle of this one is "I Can See It InIn Eyes" and and it's it's aa beautiful beautiful Your Eyes" Your medium tempo ballad of a beautiful medium tempo ballad of things a beautiful The simple simple things love affair. affair. The love ofof aa love affair are expressed (watching love affair are expressed (watching the way she walks, talks and the way the sheher walks, talks andwhen the way sheway closes eyes). Even she she closes her eyes). Even when she comes home late and can't explain comes late and explain she's been, he can't understands. where home where she's been, he understands. All this adds up to a real pleaser and All up towith a realfemales. pleaser and a this big adds favorite (A) a big favorite with females. (A) SATISFIED-Alan O'Day O'Day SATISFIED-Alan Pacific Pacific (PC004) (PC004) bouncy, somewhat somewhat cute cute song song AA bouncy, with wholesome lyrics and no place with lyrics andsong no sound place to gowholesome but up. Parts of this tolike go excerpts but up. Parts of this song sound from aa "Dr. "Dr. Demento Demento like excerpts from Show" but overall this could very Show" this could very possiblybut be overall an unlikely followup possibly an unlikely followup toto O 'Day's be smash hit of 1977, "UnderO'Day's smash hit of 1977, "Undercover Angel." If you try really hard cover Angel." If youto try reallytohard you may be able dance it. I may be able to dance to it. I you would say "Satisfied" is a longshot, would say "Satisfied" is a itlongshot, gonna give give (B). but I'm I'm but gonna it aa (B). SHADOW IN THE STREET -Allan Clarke Atlantic Atlantic (3459) (3459) Clarke Ex-Hollie member , Clarke, Clarke, Ex-Hollie member, solo scene scene with with aa emerges on the solo the on emerges tender , sometimes Hollies sometimes sometimes tender, sometimes Hollies love song . This one definitely has all love This plusses one definitely the song. necessary it needshas to all go the needs tolilting go all necessary the way. plusses Flowingit vocals, allstrings the ,way. Flowing vocals, lilting andbeaubeauperfect percussion and percussion perfect strings, tiful lyrics. This one may be be aa slow slow may one This lyrics.but watch out once it gets tiful climber, climber, but watch out once it gets going . Excellent record - it couldn't couldn't record-it Excellent for going. a fin er artist. (A) have happened artist. (A) SHADOW IN THE STREET-Allan have happened for a finer The records are rated as follows: A-Superb, destined to be a top ten record on somebody's chart; B-Good, The are rated as follows: destined be a top success, ten record onwith somebody's chart; B-Good, but records only enough to crack the topA-Superb, 25; C-Maybe not atofinancial but a little exposure will keep but only enough to crack the top 25; C-Maybe not a financial success, but with a little exposure will keep those coins clinking in the jukeboxes. those coins clinking in the jukeboxes.