Remember Me

So I am a peephole
Into a windowless room
Where the sweat on the tiles
Is the only perfume
On the desk is a diary
And next to it a vase
The rose draws blood
And it drips on the lace
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The Young Lovers

A fresh vinyl rip of yet another Pickwick/33 knock-off. BTW, Ol' Mondo appreciates those select few of you who take the time to comment ... but I know there are literally thousands who download from this site without leaving so much as a word. It'd be nice to know what you think. And if you have an album you'd like to share that fits with what I am doing here, please do. Put it this way: without your active involvement there's really no point in me continuing with this, capice?

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From Eliot With Love

Our conversation moves in circles
And so do the hands of the clock
We sound like we are saying something
But it's all only idle talk
Mel says love is spiritual
But some of us disagree
Some get a kick out of being kicked
Every beater needs a beatee
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Honky Tonk Freeway

Obscure country soundtrack featuring Beverly D'Angelo. Anyone remember this one?

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Armistice Day

What would it take to end
All this fighting
What could we do to stop
All the war
It's been going on
Since the very first caveman
Since he figured out
What a club was for

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Scary Guy at the End of the Hall

I got a dream in me
That nothing can quite kill
You may try to squash me
I know that's where you get your thrill
And I am gonna get myself up
And shake off these cliches
And I will see myself clear
Living in better days
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Lonnie Knight

Mid-'70s folky singer/songwriter for your Sunday morning pleasure.

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Far Country

I see justice
Just out of view
Yeah, I see justice
Don't have much to do
But I got no worries
Why give a toss
I'm already long gone from here
And I don't feel a loss

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Jim Weatherly

This one goes out to Monkeeboy. Thanks for your contribution.

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Stockholm Syndrome

Out of left field
There came a sudden wind
Blew down our well-built fences
While the devil grinned
We were aghast
The end was here at last

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Dial-a-Hit

Yet another Buddah comp.
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The Sentimental Education of Eliot Wilder

Here's a collection of tracks you won't find on my Bandcamp page. It's my very first solo album, recorded over the course of several years (starting around 2002) at Woolly Mammoth Sound here in Boston. When I began this project, I'd not thought about writing songs in about 20 years, but with the encouragement and help of Dave Westner (who plays all over thing), I found myself slowly flexing that muscle again. Some of these tunes, like "Sensitive Boy," "Nobody," and "Hard Won" were written as far back as the late 1970s for my old band, Catch 22 (these versions were rerecorded for this album). The song "True" goes pretty far back as well, and was transferred from a crummy old cassette into the digital realm, where I added new instruments and vocals. I have a great fondness for these songs; they may not be my absolute best, but they were my starting point. This album goes out to Bob Gartland (my old songwriting buddy) and Natalia Cooper, who provided backing vocals and sang a spine-shivering lead on "Everyone's Gone to the Moon."

As a side note, this record was named after my old web site, which, curiously, has now been hijacked by a Japanese company selling hair tonic. Why they stole my domain name - and why they think it is appropriate for their products - I will never know. It's a crazy old world.

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Roger Shriver

Part of my ongoing quest to track down every obscure artist that was on Buddah Records. Got any suggestions?

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14 Hit Songs

Sweet collection of Buddah/Kama Sutra tracks.

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The Best of Buddah

More good stuff from one of my all-time favorite labels.

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Incense and Oldies

This one comps artists from Buddah's jarringly eclectic roster ... I mean, Sopwith Camel and the Shangra-Las? Classic.

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A Proper Viking Funeral

I bleed real blood
Red as a your lips
It gushes out of me
In Technicolor strips
Can't hold it back
It is out of control
That's the way that it is
When you're a slave to your soul

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Primitive Man

I like the way that the world
Revolves around me
I am at the center
Of my very own galaxy
I get to call the shots
I get to say what's cool
I am no idiot, no
I suffer no fool

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The Very Soul of Me

You shut the door
You turned the key
Never looked back into that darkened room
Never looked back at me
You left a note
You left it blank
No explanation given, no final words
Not even, I have you to thank
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David Anderson

Rare loner-folk, or whatever the current euphemism is for this kind of thing.

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Walk Away

Featuring Dave Westner, Natalia Beth Cooper, and Chris and Astrid.

Walking Distance

There is nothing
Nothing out in the desert
And no man
No man needs nothing
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Broken Things

To say that Bowie was an influence is to understate matters. At one point, a huge chunk of my old band's live set consisted of songs like "The Jean Genie," "Suffragette City," and "All the Young Dudes." Painful to imagine him gone. David, this one is for you.

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Soundsville!

A rare exploito classic, which features none other than Lou Reed on three tracks. Read more about it.

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Funzone

My guess is these guys thought they were comedians. At any rate, Ben Benay is playing lead guitar.

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Woebegone

The good and the bad
The happy and the sad
All the living and the dead
It will stay with me
For eternity
My thoughts are a tornado
In my head

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Better

Is this the way to live a life
Never think about the meaning
Then one day you wake up
And the whole world is careening
Well I'm no philosopher
Not Jean Paul Sartre
But it doesn't take a genius to know
You gotta have heart, miles of heart
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Teegarden & VanWinkle

A rockin' little Southern duo.

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Eliot Wilder's America

We drank ourselves sick with lust
We spit into the brown southern night
We made a pact sealed with a prick
Somehow that black blood felt so right
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Mike Post

A bit of a supersession (Jim Gordon, Larry Knechtel, Mike Melvoin) from the guy who went on to score some great TV theme songs, including "Hill Street Blues," "Law & Order," and "The Rockford Files."

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Blue Skies Ahead

I look at a faded photo
I don't recall the time or place
There is some girl in blue jeans
I don't recognize the face

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Memoirs of My Nervous Illness

D'où venons nous, que sommes nous, où allons nous.
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Brutal Beauty

We ought to write it down in a book
And put it on our shelves
'Cause the past is just a story
We tell ourselves
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American Berserk

I've been remastering and remixing most of my catalog. Stop by my Bandcamp page when you get a chance.

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The Great Speckled Bird

A fine folk-rock album by Ian & Sylvia.

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S.C.I. Youth Choir

To ring in the new year, here's an ueber-rare gospel record. Wake up!

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The New World

No none of us are alone in this
One way or other we face the abyss
The bum, the cabbie and the millionaire
Hitler and Ghandi and good ol' Voltaire
One thing's for sure we all grow frail
The electric charge comes off our third rail
And if you fight it then you are a fool
Ain't it a bitch how life is so cruel

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The Heads of the Family

Some classic Alshire exploito for all you "heads" out there. More trash and/or treasure to come in the new year. Best to you all!

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Summerville

Let's hang out in hotels
And sneak into their swimming pools
If they ever catch us
We'll say we don't play by their stinkin' rules
We'll go down to the Esplanade
On the Fourth of July
Stay up late for the fireworks
Plastered all over the Summerville sky
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Goodbye Tomorrow

And into my garden stole
When the night had veiled the pole
In the morning glad I see
My foe outstretched beneath the tree
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The Bumpers

Here's a record I found under the Christmas tree yesterday. Freshly ripped (scratches and all) for you!

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Head for the Hills

The cool wind of hope blows eternal
As if to keep us on our toes
Maybe there'll be a brighter day tomorrow
So pack up all of your woes
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A Long Day's Journey

You may think it's all a game
But you're wrong, you're wrong
We're all connected just the same
One big ol' throng
You may think you'll get away
With telling all your lies
Well you are in, I bet
For one big surprise
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23 Skidoo

When I ride on the subway
Well I feel so alone
No one looks me in the eye
No one tosses me a bone
All the pretty girls are texting
And twirling their hair
And I feel just like a no one
Who is not really there
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Sing Cuckoo!

Every addict is formed
In the crucible
Of the memory
Of that first hit
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Rodney Allen Rippy

By request, here's a re-up of a record that is guaranteed to clear out your Xmas party guests.

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Secrets and Lies

You tell me your stories
And I want to believe
You tell me your stories
And you deceive me
They sound realistic
They sound true
But there’s something about them
That’s not quite you

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Jackie and Roy

By request, here are the smooth sounds of Jackie and Roy.

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Bossa Rio

Produced by Sergio Mendes for A&M, Bossa Rio had the same feel as Brasil 66, with harmony vocals and Bossa grooves - but without all the ballads and slower stuff.

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We Got a Groovy Thing Going

There's a dream that I have
And I'm with you again
There's a dream that I have
And we're laughing
And in this dream that I have
You are writing your name in the sky
In this dream that I have
You are dancing
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Songs of Love and Regret

What if I had read the signs
And acted a little more quick
When I think of what I might have done
It just makes my heart feel sick
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