O hai, it's me, Your Old Pal Will coming at you with another alphabetical vinyl extravaganza. This week we continue our journey through singles with a-sides that begin with the letter T as in Tango. To start things off with, here is the song that can usually be heard playing inside my brain.

That was a fine double dose of bubblegum we just heard. We kicked that set off with four tunes by TV's favorite furries, The Banana Splits and their 1969 Hanna-Barbera single. The a-side gave us "The Tra La La Song" and a somewhat disconcerting "That's the Pretty Part of You". The b-side gave us "It's a Good Day for a Parade" and "The Very First Kid on My Block". That single only just barely cracked the Hot 100. That was followed up by The Cuff Links and their 1969 Decca Records single "Tracy" backed with "Where Did You Go?". If that voice sounds familiar, that's because it's Ron Dante who also provided the lead vocals for The Archies. "Tracy" made it all the way up to number 9 on the Hot 100.
And now, for a little time travel.

All right. We just heard Ronnie Spector performing two George Harrison-penned tunes "Try Some, Buy Some" and "Tandoori Chicken". This was the result of an effort to break out as a solo artist in 1971. Phil Spector's heavy hand can be heard on the a-side. And the b-side is the real reason I got this single. You know I love a good food-related song. Prior to that, we heard The Jimmy Castor Bunch and their 1972 RCA single "Troglodyte (Cave Man)". The b-side "I Promise to Remember" is a reworking of the single Jimmy Castor co-wrote for Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers over a decade prior.
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And now we find out the answer to the question, "What happens when Will Oldham and Bill Callahan collaborate?"

If you cast your minds back, you will recall that we got that last set started off with The Sundowners, a 1994 collaboration between Palace aka Will Oldham and Bill Callahan of Smog. This release was on Sea Note Records and consisted of "Turkey Vulture/Tonight Will Be Fine/Punk Rock" on the a-side backed with "Goats/Pozor/Tallulah" on the b-side. We followed that up with one of the more ubiquitous MTV videos of 1982, "Twilight Zone" by Golden Earring, along with the flipside "King Dark" on 21 Records.
If you are now wondering what time it is, Alvin Cash and the Crawlers have the answer.

That was a mighty fine block of early 60s R&B. We just heard The Isley Brothers continuing their twisting and shouting with their 1962 Wand single "Twistin' with Linda" and b-side "You Better Come Home". Before that, we had Alvin Cash and the Crawlers with "Twine Time" along with the Night Train-esque flipside "The Bump" on Mar-V-Lus Records from 1964.
And it seems we have bumped up against the end of this episode. If you have any questions or comments about what you have heard, please drop me an email: will(at)vinylomatic(dot)com. For many many many archived episodes as well as show notes and RSS feeds, point your browser in the direction of vinylomatic(dot)com. When next we meet, we'll embark upon singles with a-sides beginning with the letter U as in Uniform and beyond. Join me, won't you?