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Episode #55: Mike d’Abo-Era Manfred Mann

By sun | June 1, 2009

In an episode first aired on June 1, 2009, episode #55 of “Come To The Sunshine” presents a stack of rare ’60s 45’s, plus an unusual artist spotlight. In hour one, DJ Andrew Sandoval spins singles by: Kenny Everett/The Family Tree/Lyn La Salle/The Wreck-A-Mended/The Unforscene/Moonshine/T.I.M.E./Vinnie Basile/Peter’s Pipers/The Mudd Family/The Excels/The Fault Line/The Byzantine Empire/The Giant Jellybean Copout/The Lewis & Clarke Expedition/Lulu/Proof Of The Puddin’/Tim Wilde/The Hondells/Condello

In hour two, he turns the Sunshine artist spotlight onto recordings by Manfred Mann from their Mike D’Abo-era of 1966 – 1969. This playlist includes album cuts, rare radio sessions and b-sides (as well as few things that have never appeared on any Mann release).

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Episode #54: The ’60s Recordings of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

By sun | May 18, 2009

In an episode first aired May 18, 2009, “Come To The Sunshine” host Andrew Sandoval presents a hand-picked selection of twenty vinyl 45’s by:

The Epic Splendor/The Idle Race/Kenny Everett/Format/The Cascades/The Boys Next Door/The Black Sheep/The Guilloteens/The Baytowners/The Elementary School Band/Lyn La Salle/The Smubbs/The Joyride/Condello/The Lewis & Clarke Expedition/The Peppermint Trolley Company/The Family Tree/ Moonshine/Fountain Of Youth/Michael

In part two, episode #54 features a long overdue artist spotlight on the seldom heard early work by California’s own Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Hear their Dallas Smith produced forays into baroque pop, which are remarkable and underappreciated. Included are selections from the Dirt Band’s self titled debut (in MONO, and not available digitally in this mix), their second album Ricochet (in MONO – again, exclusive to the original vinyl) and a few cuts from their long player, Rare Junk.

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Episode #53: The Pretty Things

By sun | May 11, 2009

In an episode first broadcast May 11, 2009, host Andrew Sandoval is back from his UK travels and armed with a stack of unplayed radio archive 45’s from the 1960’s. The first hour of the show includes singles by: Idle Race/Harmony Grass/The Majority/The Candlelight/Nirvana/Lulu/The Fitz & Startz/Los Bravos/Mike Batt/Esther & Abi Ofarim/The Tigers/Keith West/The Easybeats/Peter & Gordon/The Kinks/Microbe/The Hollies/The Ivy League/The Merseys/The Bee Gees

In hour two, Sandoval spins his favorite Pretty Things album, “Emotions” (1967), in MONO from the original Fontana vinyl. If you haven’t heard this lovely album before, it is a real treat – perhaps their best set of pop songs coupled with way-out orchestration. You can only find the stereo mix on CD. The hour is capped off by more early Pretty Things selections and rarities.

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Episode #51: The Leaves in MONO

By sun | April 6, 2009

In an episode first aired on April 6, 2009, DJ Andrew Sandoval brings you an hour of ’60s singles in MONO by: Proof Of The Puddin’/The Elastik Band/The Tokens/The New Colony Six/Culver Street Playground/The Peppermint Trolley Company/Fargo/Ian Whitcomb/The Epics/Tim Wilde/The Hondells/The Cascades/The Collage/Dr. West’s Medicine Show And Junk Band/Aerial Landscape/The Peanut Butter Conspiracy/Richard and The Young Lions/Sir Raleigh and The Cupons/Vinnie Basile/The Will-O-Bees

In hour two, he turns the Sunshine artist spotlight toward THE LEAVES and their two LP’s: Hey Joe and All The Good That’s Happening. Selections from these discs are presented in glorious MONO and what’s more, mixes that are not available digitally (as well as a few of THE LEAVES non-LP singles).

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Episode #50: The Bobby Fuller Four

By sun | March 30, 2009

First aired March 30, 2009 at 4PM “Come To The Sunshine” show #50 features host Andrew Sandoval presenting ’60s singles in MONO by: The Critters/Danny Hutton/Friends Of The Family/Bill Soden/The Tapestry/Fountain Of Youth/The Guilloteens/The Reasons Why/Phluph/The Tokens/The Marshmellow Highway/The Don Meehan Project/Company Front/Calliope/Stone Poneys/The Seagulls/The Free Design/The Dawnbreakers/The Domestic Help/Michael

Hour two is an artist spotlight on the Bobby Fuller Four and their two Mustang LP’s: KRLA King Of The Wheels and I Fought The Law. Selections from these discs will be presented in glorious MONO and what’s more – SOME OF THE SONGS ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT RECORDINGS TO THEIR MORE COMMONLY HEARD STEREO COUNTERPARTS! Also featured are some of Bobby’s non-LP singles and, of course, some one-of-a-kind rarities.

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Episode #49: Harpers Bizarre in MONO

By sun | March 23, 2009

“Come To The Sunshine” episode 49 marked the start of series six of the program, first airing on March 23, 2009.

In the first hour, Andrew spun singles by:
The Toy Factory/The French Revolution/The Furnacemen/Avant Garde/The Catch/Tony And Terri/The Domestic Help/Calliope/Friends Of The Family/The Tapestry/The In Crowd/The Reasons Why/Bob Rains and Admiral Strange/The Peanut Butter Conspiracy/The Act Of Creation/Bill Soden/The Marshmellow Highway/Sidewalk Skipper Band/The Dawnbreakers/James Hendricks

Hour two featured an artist spotlight on Harpers Bizarre with selections from their first two albums – Feelin’ Groovy and Anything Goes – in glorious MONO (mixes that are not available on CD). The hour is capped of by assorted Harpers Bizarre singles from the ’60s (also in mono).

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Episode #46: 40 Columbia 45s in MONO

By sun | September 1, 2008

First broadcast September 1, 2008, “Come To The Sunshine” #46 surveys 40 MONO 45’s all released by the Columbia label from October 1965 through January 1970. Played in order of release by host Andrew Sandoval, the selections are all spun from the original vinyl!

Artists featured include:

Dion & The Wanderers/Paul Revere & The Raiders/The Musics/The Sparrow/Bob Dylan/December’s Children/Chad & Jeremy/Simon & Garfunkel/The Fourth Dimension/The International Submarine Band/The Black Sheep/The Peanut Butter Conspiracy/Smokey & his Sister/Artie Schroeck/Keith Allison/The Magicians/The Sting-rays of Newburgh/Gene Clark/The Cyrkle/The Byrds/The Marshmellows/Sagittarius/ Moby Grape/The Wild Life/The Plebeian Rebellion/ Linzer & Randell/The Surprise Package/Gerry Marsden/ Ops ‘n Pops/The Rooney Brothers/Donna Marie/The Harbingers/The Spiral Staircase/Barbara Streisand/The Millennium/The Avant-garde/Bob Dileo/The Don Meehan Project/Saturday’s Photograph/John Barry

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Episode #42: The Everly Brothers Spectacular

By sun | July 14, 2008

First broadcast on July 14th, 2008 “Come To The Sunshine” #42 pays tribute to the fabulous Everly Brothers!

In part one of the show, host Andrew Sandoval brings you selected Don & Phil recordings from 1963 – 1969 showing their incredible artistic growth and fabulous forays into folk rock, psychedelia and much more. Since most of the CDs now available are stereo, we have gone back to the original MONO discs to present some rarities that not even the most diehard Everlys buffs have heard in years.

Part two of our show features more than an hour of live and unissued concert recordings of the duo in their prime from 1963 – 1971. July 14th marks the 35th anniversary of Don & Phil fractious final performance at Anaheim California’s Knott’s Berry Farm.

The preceding ten years had been tough ones for the duo. Having opened the ’60s with a bang – a million dollar recording deal with Warner Bros. and a #1 single called “Cathy’s Clown” – everything seemed to go wrong. They fell out with their manager/publisher Wesley Rose and were forced to record albums of show tunes and standards (so as not to use any of their fine originals, which he published). A mandatory stint in the Marine reserves sidelined their floundering musical fortunes. Drug addiction, suicide attempts, marriage and shock treatment (no joke) only added to their mounting woes.

But what about their music? In 1963 the brothers had a creative rebirth and from that point on made pioneering discs of folk rock, psychedelia and country. NO ONE LISTENED. 10 years on when Phil Everly smashed his guitar on the stage of Anaheim’s second biggest amusement park (ending the Everlys until their ’80s reunion) few could dispute his anger and disappointment. Still, few listened. We now all have all the time in the world to hear their glorious harmonies and studio experiments. Be my guest as I spin more than an hour of my studio favorites, followed by a full hour of live and unissued concert recordings

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Episode #41: The Searchers

By sun | July 7, 2008

From series five of “Come To The Sunshine,” episode #41 features an hour of fab singles by: Two Much/ The Peppermint Rainbow/Ian Whitcomb/The Peanut Butter Conspiracy/Strawberry Alarm Clock/The American Breed/The Magic Ring/Gary and the Hornets/The Sunshine Company/The Status Cymbal/Colours/Queen Anne’s Lace/Johnny Caswell/The #1/The Knack (U.S. 1960’s)/Swinging Blue Jeans/The Juniors/Tony Jackson with the Vibrations In the second hour, we present an extended artist spotlight on The Searchers 1960’s recordings. Listen out for loads of live rarities and lesser heard singles by this beat group supreme. Their melodic jangle is sure to brighten up an otherwise dull Podcast.

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SPECIAL: Come to the Summertime

By sun | June 30, 2008

First aired June 30, 2008, “Come To The Summertime” is the first of two “Come To The Sunshine” summer spectaculars. This installment features summer themed music by:

Bruce and Terry/Mark Eric/Harmony Grass/The Street Corner Society/The Beach Boys/The Love Generation/Los Iberos/The Two Of Each/The Bystanders/The Ragamuffins/Saturday’s Photograph/The Monkees/Love/The Zombies/The Bee Gees/Donovan/Chad & Jeremy/The Bee Gees/The Kinks/Bobby Fuller/The Rip Chords/The Wildcats/The Relations/The Imaginations/Jan & Dean/The Pyramid/The Ivy League/The Freshmen/Brian Hyland

The show’s album spotlight features the entire “Tell ‘Em I’m Surfin'” album by the Fantastic Baggys in MONO! A mix that is thus far unissued on CD. If you don’t know this record, you are in for a Beach
Boys size treat. Imagine the wonderful pop sensibilities of Sloan & Barri meeting the drums of Hal Blaine and the themes of surf, sun ‘n fun. Add to it more references to the “TJ Slopes” than any other artist on record and you have this melodic masterwork of surf pop. As sweet, fun and refreshing as a lemonade from Hot Dog On A Stick at the Santa Monica pier.

This program also coincides with host Andrew Sandoval’s drive to save homeless cats and kittens by donating to kittenrescue.org. Summer is a tough season for felines, many are born without homes and pets of all ages seem to flood the shelters this time of year. Moreover, the recent economic downturn has had a cruel effect of leaving once loved house pets behind as forgotten furniture in foreclosed homes. You can make a difference by donating your time or money to save an animal this summer.