The MOJO Record Club

Direct from Ardent Studios in Memphis, Big Star’s Jody Stephens brings a neglected Texan treasure to the MOJO Record Club. But why has Willis Alan Ramsey still not released a follow-up, 51 years later? And what new releases are Andrew Male and John Mulvey excited about in spite of themselves?

Tracklisting:

1. Willis Alan Ramsey, Boy from Oklahoma, written by Willis Alan Ramsey and originally released on Shelter Recording Company and A&M Records

2. Those Pretty Wrongs, Paper Cup, written by Jody Stephens and Luther Russell, released on Curation Records

3. Roger, Pea Vida, written by Roger Jose Cury, arranged by Arthur Verocai and released on Diamond West Records

4. The Tubs, Wretched Lie, written by Owen Williams and George Nicholls, released on Trouble In Mind Records

We head back to a hot London summer at the end of the hippy era, as Jethro Tull’s “Nureyev with a flute” Ian Anderson talks vividly about Roy Harper, folk versus rock, musicians versus the music biz, and much more. Plus Andrew Male and Danny Eccleston dig MOJO’s compilation of unheard Stax demos, and yet more great Arthur Russell finds.

Tracklisting:

1.  Locomotive Breath from Aqualung originally released on the Chrysalis label in 1971

2.  In A beautiful rambling Mess, from Come Out Fighting Genghis Smith, originally released on CBS in 1967

3.  The Boy With a Smile, from Picture of Bunny Rabbit LP, written by Arthur Russell, and released on Audio Records originally in 1985

4.  MOJO covermount, Mack Rice’s demo of Respect Yourself, written by Mack Rice and Luther Ingram and first covered by The Staple Singers in 1971

“Let’s be brilliant!” Punk paragon Gina Birch is the latest star to join the MOJO Record Club, with tales of Raincoats, Hangovers and a musical revelation via food poisoning. Then Jenny Bulley joins Andrew Male to unpack the new David Bowie box, discover a lost treasure of outlaw country, and sample some fresh Turkish psych... Release the Anatolian Dragon!

Tracklisting:

1. Gina Birch, Wish I Was You, written by Gina Birch and released on Third Man Records

2. IQU, This is Flower And Moon, written by IQU and released on K Records

3. IQU, Yopparai (a Drunkard Who Fell From Heaven) written by IQU and released on K Records

4. IQU, Can’t You Even Remember That written by IQU and released on K Records

5. David Bowie, Queen Bitch, written by David Bowie and released on Parlophone Records

6. Gaye Su Akyol, Sen Benim Mağaramsın, written by Gaye Su Akyol and released on Glitterbeat Records

7. Gaye Su Akyol, Sen Benim Mağaramsın, written by Gaye Su Akyol and released on Glitterbeat Records

8. Gaye Su Akyol, Anadolu Ejderi, written by Gaye Su Akyol and released on Glitterbeat Records

9. Steve Young, Seven Bridges Road, written by Steve Young, Reissued by Real Gone Music and originally released on A&M Records (1969)

Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake is our latest inductee to the MOJO Record Club, bringing with him the astonishing Quebec by Ween. Plus Andrew Male and John Mulvey dig into Neil Young’s long-awaited Chrome Dreams, and the final album by the incendiary trumpeter and composer jaimie branch.

Tracklisting:

1. Back To The Light, written by Norman Blake, and released on the bands own label, PeMa

2. It’s Gonna Be A Long Night, written and arranged by Ween and released on Sanctuary Records

3. Among His Tribe, written and arranged by Ween and released on Sanctuary Records

4. Sedan Delivery, written by Neil Young and released on Reprise Records

5. Take over the World from ‘Fly Or Die Fly Or Die Fly Or Die ( ( world war ) )’ composed by Jaimie Branch and released on International Anthem Records

Andrew Male and the team reassemble for a trip into the liminal zone in search of 2022’s hidden musical treasures. Heavy vegetables, good dust and coffee shop riot grrls guaranteed!

Tracklisting:

1.  Broken Eyes by Plosivs, released on Swami Records

2.  Feline, by Mart Avi, self-released on Bandcamp

3.  This is Rolling Mills Are Burning Down by Jake Xerses Fussell released on Paradise Of Bachelors

4.  Barely Woke by Moor Mother with Wolf Weston, released on Anti

What’s on the flipside of a CD? Yo La Tengo’s Georgia Hubley and Ira Kaplan are the latest inductees to the MOJO Record Club, sharing their love of Bob Marley and The Clean with Andrew Male. Then stick around for a trip deep into Bob Dylan’s archives… Baby, follow us down!

Tracklisting:

1. Aselestine, by Yo La Tengo, written by Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley and released on Matador Records

2. Concrete Jungle, by Bob Marley, released on Island Records

3. In the Dreamlife You Need A Rubber Soul, by The Clean, released on Morr Music

4. Love Sick, by Bob Dylan, originally released by Colombia / SME Records – bootleg re-released by MOJO Magazine 2023

5. She’s a Fighter, song by Robert Forster, released on Tapete Records

All the hits and more, as Andrew Male revisits a few highlights of our podcast so far with Thurston Moore, Miki Berenyi, Robyn Hitchcock, Alabaster DePlume, Gina Birch, Tim Burgess, Barry Adamson and the MOJO gang. Your one-stop soul-cleansing music podcast destination!

A tour of rock’s meaner alleyways, courtesy of our guest Tim Burgess and the scuzz-opera of his secret hero, Armand Schaubroeck. Plus Andrew Male and Ian Harrison draw Tim into a cul-de-sac with new releases from Weyes Blood and Horse Lords. Street hassle obligatory!

Tracklisting:

1. Tim Burgess, Sure Enough, written by Tim Burgess and released on Bella Union Records.

2.Armand Schaubroeck Steals, Father Michael Loves Sister Jennifer, from the album, I Came to Visit but Decided to Stay, written by Armand Schaubroeck Steals and released on Mirror Records. 3.Armand Schaubroeck, The Bells, released by Mirror Records Horse Lords, Mess Mend, released By RVNG Records.

4.Weyes Blood, It’s Not Just Me, It’s Everybody, released on Sub Pop records

The MOJO Record Club with Natalie Merchant Natalie Merchant reveals her spectacular Nico, Marlene Dietrich and Ray Davies impressions, as she rolls up at the club to discuss Chelsea Girl, “medieval torture”, stealing eight-tracks and much more. Plus Andrew Male and Danny Eccleston pore over the new Depeche Mode album and an amazing Kinks “psychic download”!

Tracklisting:

1.  Come On, Aphrodite, featuring Abena Koomson-Davis of Resistance Revival Chorus

2.  These Days, sung by Nico, written by Jackson Browne (when he was sixteen years old) and released on Verve Records in 1967

3.  Wrap Your Troubles, written by Lou Reed, sung by Nico and and released on Verve Records in 1967

4.  Can’t Get Used To Losing You, Written By – Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, arranged by Robert Mersey and released on Columbia Records in 1963

5.  Ghosts Again, written by Martin Gore and Richard Butler and released on Mute Records

6.  Days, taken from the Kinks compilation, entitled The Journey Pt. 1, released on Castle Communications

From his Massachusetts attic studio Lloyd Cole ponders music celebrity golf tournaments, tells us the best way to insult a musician and talks to Andrew Male and Jenny Bully about his love for Joan As Police Woman’s 2006 debut LP, Real Life. Plus, new albums by Mudhoney and Everything But The Girl, stray cat noises, the joy of small dogs and the middle-aged wit and melancholy at the heart of Gen X music.

Tracklisting:

1. Wolves, written and performed by Lloyd Cole and released on the earMUSIC label

2. Christobel, written and performed by Joan Wasser and released on Reveal Records

3. Anyone, performed by Joan Wasser, written by Joan Wasser and Anohni and released on Reveal Records

4. Nothing Left To Lose, performed by Everything But the Girl, written by Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn and released on Buzzin’ Fly Records

5. Move Under by Mudhoney, written by Mudhoney from the album Plastic Eternity released on Sub Pop Records

6. Little Dog by Mudhoney, written by Mudhoney from the album Plastic Eternity released on Sub Pop Records