Episode #77: Dunhill Records Spectacular

Episode #77: Dunhill Records Spectacular


“Not Just A Company That Makes Records…But A Record Company. When You Think About This…There’s Quite A Difference.” The Dunhill label was launched with this slogan in May 1965 by Jay Lasker, Lou Adler, Bobby Roberts and Pierre Cossette. The imprint bowed with a single by Adler’s wife of the time, Shelley Fabares, “My Prayer” and would continue into the 1970’s making wonderful waxings, as well as fostering such talents as Barry McGuire, The Mama’s And The Papa’s, Grass Roots, P.F. Sloan and so many others. Dunhill was a truly Californian creation at the epicenter of the Los Angeles music scene; a unique independent with lasting impact.

Dunhill also happens to be a personal favorite of “Come To The Sunshine” host, Andrew Sandoval, who has sorted through hundreds of Dunhill singles to present you with a dream show of fabulous 45’s by: Shelley Fabares/Willie And The Wheels/The Ginger-Snaps featuring Dandee Dawson/The Iguanas/Terry Black/P.F. Sloan/Barry McGuire/The Grass Roots/The Mama’s And The Papa’s/Modern Folk Quintet/The Thomas Group/The Hep Stars/The Woolies/Emergency Exit/The Inrhodes/The Lamp Of Childhood/The Imaginations/The Dawnbreakers/ The Storybook People/Dick Clark/The King Brothers/3’s A Crowd/Karen Karsh/Marilyn McGinnis & The Magic Circle/Goldrush

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Episode #76: Sunshine Goes to London/Billy Nicholls Interview

Episode #76: Sunshine Goes to London/Billy Nicholls Interview


Host Andrew Sandoval returns from London with an all new episode of “Come To The Sunshine” to thrill and delight your ears. Hour one features a sixty-minute trip through “The Smoke” with odes to olde London town by Peter & Gordon, Tremeloes, Spectrum, Marquis Of Kensington, Tapestry, Majority, Ellie Janov, Tom Northcott, Herman’s Hermits, Donovan, Dead Sea Fruit, Young Idea, The Purple Gang, Kinks, New Vaudeville Band, Troggs, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, Nirvana and the Bee Gees.

In hour two, we take the tube to Richmond, where Andrew speaks with Billy Nicholls about his start in songwriting via George Harrison, the artists who recorded his songs (like Del Shannon and Dana Gillespie), creating his masterful and originally unissued LP, “Would You Believe,” working at Immediate with Andrew Loog Oldham, Vashti, the Small Faces & Jeremy Paul, as well as fellow travellers Ronnie Lane and Pete Townshend. Billy Nicholls music is available at http://www.billynicholls.com/.

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SPECIAL: Winter Too

SPECIAL: Winter Too


First aired December 19, 2011, Come To The Sunshine’s Winter Too edition follows in the footsteps of their first winter show in 2006. Host Andrew Sandoval brings you a handpicked assortment of songs covering musical ground with snow, sleet and Christmas cheer.

Music includes: Tommy Roe/Wendy & Bonnie/The Lovin’ Spoonful/Herman’s Hermits/The Flies/The Roman Rebellion/The Furnacemen/The Carnival/The Everly Brothers/The Capes Of Good Hope/Steve & Stevie/The Montage/The Bee Gees/Forever Amber/The Tremeloes/The Cyrkle/Vashti/Stone Poneys/Peter & Gordon/Gene Clark/Harmony Grass/Two And A Half/The Majority/Carole King/Twice As Much/The Flirtations/Darlene Love/Marvin Gaye/The Beach Boys/The Turtles/The Hondells/Jan & Dean/The Boys Next Door/The Ivy League/Paul Revere & The Raiders/Claudine Longet/Nilsson/The Hep Stars

Even if you collect these kinds of records, there are surprises in store with vintage seasonal radio commercials and other wonderful treats.

Here’s to a gear new year!

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Episode #75: Sonny & Cher

Episode #75: Sonny & Cher


Broadcast on Monday 10/17/11, episode #75 of “Come To The Sunshine” features two hours of splendid sixties sounds.

Part one of the program includes singles direct from vinyl by Le Cirque (a great Leon Russell penned and produced track)/Svensk (a UK duo from Bournemouth)/The State Of Mickey & Tommy (featuring pre-Spooky Tooth Mick Jones)/The Gordian Knot/We Ugly Dogs (the original incarnation of The Canterbury Music Festival)/The Knickerbockers (a wonderful and seldom heard latter day single: “Sweet Green Fields”)/The Family Album/Steve Tudanger (an Ellie Greenwich, Pineywood Production)/Last Friday’s Fire (produced by Lee Hazlewood)/George Bean (a 1967 UK CBS 45).

Part two presents the Sonny & Cher story, covering their earliest sides on Vault and Reprise through their hits and misses on Atco. Along the way, we’ll spin a number of their amazing foreign language tracks, hear vintage interviews, live recordings and much more featuring Sonny’s “Wall Of Sound” productions and the amazing arrangements of Harold Battiste.

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Episode #74: Billy J. Kramer

Episode #74: Billy J. Kramer


Host Andrew Sandoval returns from another east coast jaunt with an incredible batch of vintage 45’s to spin on “Come To The Sunshine” episode 74. This show includes discs by The Phoenix Trolley; The Sundowners; Edwards Hand; The Peppermint Trolley Company; The Sundae Train; Eternity’s Children; The Pop Art; The Princetons; The Treveling Salesman; The Fortunes; The Sound Sandwich; Bat McGrath and D. Harvey Potter; Neighb’rhood Childr’n; & Del Shannon.

Part two of the program features an extended artist spotlight on Billy J. Kramer with The Dakotas. Wonderful hits and rarities abound, all in mono, including one-of-a-kind radio interviews, non-LP tracks and unique radio performances. Of particular note are several terrific originals penned by Dakotas members Mick Green and Robin McDonald, plus covers of songs by Nilsson, Newman and the Bee Gees.

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SPECIAL: P.F. Sloan Birthday Sloan

SPECIAL: P.F. Sloan Birthday Sloan


Phil “Flip” Sloan is without a doubt one of America’s most talented, albeit under appreciated songwriters. To commemorate his birthday on September 18th, “Come To The Sunshine” compiled its third salute to the man who’s music means so much.

Part one of the show includes covers of Sloan’s work by The Mama’s and Papa’s, The Forte Four (produced by Gary Usher), Lloyd Banks (from the UK), The Turtles, Peter & Gordon, The Iguanas, Johnny Tillotson, The Gibsons (another rare UK cover), Bobby Vee, Ann-Margaret, The Searchers and Herman’s Hermits. Additionally, the first part of the program features a few of Sloan’s solo recordings, as well as a rare single with his songwriting partner Steve Barri under the name of Philip & Stephen.

Part two of the broadcast is a triple album spotlight of songs either produced or written by P.F. Sloan for the Canadian only Terry Black album, The Black Plague and Barry McGuire’s two Dunhill long-players: Eve Of Destruction and This Precious Time. All selections are presented in their original monaural mixes, currently unavailable on CD.

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SPECIAL: Fifth Anniversary Hot 100 Countdown

SPECIAL: Fifth Anniversary Hot 100 Countdown


To celebrate the fifth anniversary of “Come To The Sunshine,” a Special HOT 100 list was compiled from some of the 3,018 unique songs by 837 artists that the show has played since 2006. How many songs each artist accrued with multiple plays and how many total times they appeared on the program defined their final chart position.

In the first hour of the broadcast (above), host Andrew Sandoval counts down artist and songs 100 through 80. These include Van Dyke Parks, the Zombies, Harmony Grass, the Ballroom, Linzer & Randell, Don Grady, Sasha caro, Traffic, Sandy Salisbury, Raintree Minority, Mark Eric, Sagittarius, the Action, Graham Gouldman, the Picadilly Line, Denny Laine, Twice As Much, Nino Tempo & April Stevens, Les Irresistibles (Arch Of Triumph), the Montage and Fairchilds.

Part Two:


In hour two of the broadcast, host Andrew Sandoval counts down artist and songs 79 through 60. These include the Everly Brothers, Mamas & Papas, The Utica Club Natural Carbonation Band, The Yellow Balloon, Smokey Roberds, The Marshmellows, Gerry Marsden, London Phogg, Jacobsen & Tansley, The Garden Club, The Surprise Package, Danny Hutton, The Hung Jury, the Looking Glass, Roger Nichols Trio, The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, The Smoke, The Left Banke, Ellie Janov and The Sunshine Company.

Part Three:


In hour three of the broadcast, host Andrew Sandoval counts down artist and songs 59 through 40. These include Los Bravos, The Millennium, The Merseys, The Beach Boys, Ronnie Burns, Tin Tin, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Tom Northcott, The Peppermint Trolley Company, The Critters, Keith Allison, Claudine Longet, Like A Summer Rain, Gene Clark, Good Evening Girl, Mind Over Matter, the Dave Clark Five, Tommy Boyce, Dino, Desi & Billy and P.F. Sloan.

Part Four:

In hour four of the broadcast, host Andrew Sandoval counts down artist and songs 39 through 21. These include The Move; Fountain Of Youth; Smokey And His Sister; Nirvana; Manfred Mann; Dusty Springfield; The Lewis & Clarke Expedition; The Ivy League; Bobby Fuller Four; The Mindbenders; Bee Gees; Every Mother’s Son; The Pretty Things; Buffalo Springfield; The Association; The Grass Roots; Gordon Waller; The Turtles; Dion And The Wanderers.

Part Five:

In hour five of the broadcast, host Andrew Sandoval counts down artist and songs #20 through #1. These include: The Searchers; Grapefruit; The Mojo; The Merry-Go-Round; The Kinks; The Twilights; Harpers Bizarre; The Hollies; The Beau Brummels; Nilsson; The Idle Race; Sinon & Garfunkel; Chad & Jeremy; The Byrds; The Cyrkle; Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart; Herman’ Hermits; The Monkees; Gary Lewis And The Playboys; Peter and Gordon.

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Episode #73: The Critters

Episode #73: The Critters

In an episode first aired on August 29, 2011, program 73 of “Come To The Sunshine” features a handpicked assortment of sixties vinyl singles from:

The Next Five/The Knack/The Rainy Day People/Peter Courtney/The Robbs/The Glory Rhodes/Jerry Blavat – The Geator & The Geatorettes/The Messengers/Barry Mitchell/Surdy Greebus/The Cowsills/The Guilloteens/The Bystanders/The Hard Times/The Ricochettes/The Newlook/The Nova Local/The Happy Feeling/Fresh Air/The Fingers

In hour two, host Andrew Sandoval chronicles the recordings of East Coaster’s The Critters, from their earliest pre-hit sides on Musicor and Prancer labels, to their smashes on Kapp and their incredible second album on Project 3, Touch ‘N Go With The Critters. This show features many never-to-be-on-CD tracks, as well as a multitude of rare mono mixes.

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Episode #72: The Move

Episode #72: The Move


First aired August 15th, 2011 “Come To The Sunshine” show 72 Moves to the sound of Roy Wood, Carl Wayne, Trevor Burton, Bev Bevan, Ace Kefford, Rick Price and Jeff Lynne. Yes, it’s THE MOVE!

This spectacular spotlight features two hours of rare radio recordings, vintage vinyl and astounding covers from Birmingham’s finest, The Move. Host Andrew Sandoval also spins Move related recordings and covers from Idle Race, Lemon Tree, Sheridan/Rick Price, Acid Gallery, The Casuals, Equipe 84 & Tom Northcott.

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Episode #71: Lesley Gore

Episode #71: Lesley Gore


Having returned from my travels in Europe and across the United States during which I collected magical 45’s to play for you, I have created “Come To The Sunshine” show 71.

Hour one includes original singles (direct from vinyl and all in MONO) from Gil & Johnny/The Others/Marvin’s Circus/The Carousel/Vanity Fare/The Shambles/Wild Silk/Eddie Hodges/The Shaggy Boys/The Shuffles/The Boys Next Door/The Fantastic Baggys/The Springfield Rifle/Sir Henry And His Butlers/The Gross National Product/A Handful/The Dirty Shames/The Scarecrow/The Seagulls/The Mother Love

Hour two explores the late sixties recordings of Lesley Gore, focusing on selections from Lesley’s 1967 album, California Nights, in MONO (not available on CD in this mix). Also, we’ll be spinning tracks from her unissued follow-up, Magic Colors, which was recently exhumed for CD release by our friends at ACE. We’ll hear tracks from the ACE reissue, as well as many of the original single mixes which have thus far escaped digitization.

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