November 6, 2010 - Friday All Night Show first-hour

...this show fades in with the last songs from John Scott's 11/06 episode of Underground Radio, which airs every Friday to Saturday,  midnight to 3am, prior to the Friday All Night Show.  He leaves us with some new live recordings by Buddy Guy.  As Underground segues into Friday All Night, programming continues with "Let Me Roll It" recorded live by Paul McCartney and presented on his Good Evening New York City album of last year.  The coda of this live version showcases Paul playing a Jimi Hendrix-esque lead guitar in a "Purple Haze"-ish jam for the last minute of the track.  The show continues with the 45 RPM mono versions of The Beatles' "Act Naturally" b/w "Yesterday".  The oddity here is the realization that "Yesterday" is actually the b-side in the US, and never released as a single in the UK.  In 1965 it soon becomes the DJs' favorite and shoots to no. 1 in the US and also becomes the most recorded song of all time.  The mono versions here are the same as the mono versions found on the mono UK album Help! and the mono US version of the album "Yesterday"...and Today.  You'll notice some variance in Paul's double tracked vocal on the bridges of "Yesterday" when compared to the US stereo mixes.  Next, the show brings you tracks from the new remaster issue of The Monkees' Head, the soundtrack to their film of the same name.  The movie is written and produced by Bob Rafelson and Jack Nicholson (prior to Easy Rider) and features appearances by Annette Funicello, Sonny Liston, and Frank Zappa.  It is a creative look at anything anti-Monkee, connecting skit-like scene after scene together until rejoined with the opening scene.  The Monkees are depicted as The Monkees rebelling against their image, which, as time would have it, they'll never escape.  Rhino reissues the original Colgems LP on CD, with rare versions, out takes, and a 45 RPM single of the instrumental versions of "Porpoise Song (Theme from "Head")" (produced by Gerry Goffin and written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, who also co-authored "Pleasant Valley Sunday" together) and "As We Go Along" (produced by The Monkees).  In addition, the reissue includes and open ended interview disc that was issued at the time for DJs to appear to be speaking on the phone with Davy Jones about the movie.  Sam Scozzari takes a stab at appearing authentic, but the spoof is all too obvious and only lasts several minutes.   The hour continues with music by Marshall Crenshaw and a first-hour preview of a new unsigned artist to the Bandwagon, Annie Calder (Note: The Band Wagon is also coming up in the 5am hour and available as a separate podcast).