Tosh's Discotheque, Volume 1
Sunday, January 22, 2023
The Riot Squad: “I’m Waiting for the Man” (1967)
The Riot Squad, featuring a young David Bowie, singing one of his, then, obsessions: The Velvet Underground’s Waiting for the Man. The recording was made around 1967, so I have to presume that this maybe the first cover of the Velvets.
Sparks: Tearing the Place Apart
A song with great humor, but alas, very sad to me. The singer needs to destroy the very architectural structure that he shared with an ex-loved one. One of my favorite love songs, and of course, it’s a downer. A deep cut from Sparks, that cuts deep.
Gene Clark: “Echoes” 1967
Gene Clark has a magnificence stance here, and this is such a beautiful and dramatic reading of his song “Echoes.” A perfect series of moments, where nothing is wrong.
Paul Jones: “Homburg 1969
Crazy 60’s production, but a great song written by Procol Harum’s Gary Brooker and Keith Reid. It’s no secret around here that I’m a huge Paul Jones fan. From the album Come Into My Music Box, an extremely underrated album by Jones.
Bryan Ferry: “In Your Mind” 1977
One of the great orchestrated guitar sounds on a record, Bryan Ferry is up and about and standing against the wind of romance and all of its terror.
The Rolling Stones: “I Am Waiting”
The 1960s Rolling Stones are heavy in the heart area. Whenever I hear this song, I feel like I’m waiting in the downpour, and my bebe never shows up. Uncomfortably insecure, and frayed by the coldness.
Tommy James & The Shondells: Kathleen McArthur
The Psychedelic era of 1960s rock is when popular music became very interesting, especially from the artists/bands who had a totally different reputation just a few years ago or, at times, just a matter of months. Kathleen McArthur is a unique work by 60’s hit-makers Tommy James & The Shondells. One of the reasons I have focused on music released from 1967 to 1969 is that many recording artists expanded their sonic or aural sounds. The hits were Crimson & Clover and Crystal Blue Persuasion, but the album tracks are equally amazing. Such as Kathleen McArthur.

Big Gene Clark fan, the Dillards and Byrds...
Wes Anderson did an amazing sequence with “I am waiting” in Rushmore