S9E472 - Hal Blaine - Psychedelic Percussion with Bob Bert

A member of the world-famous Wrecking Crew studio band, drummer Hal Blaine was thought to be among the most recorded studio drummers in the music industry, claiming over 35,000 sessions, 6,000 singles,and 150 US top 10 hits - 40 of which went to number one! This week's guest, drummer Bob Bert (Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore, Lydia Lunch Retrovirus), brings us Hal's bonkers 1967 release, 'Psychedelic Percussion'. Dig it!

Songs discussed in this episode: Be My Baby - The Ronettes; A Little Less Conversation - Elvis Presley; Mr Tambourine Man - The Byrds; Good Vibrations - The Beach Boys; Let The Sunshine In - The 5th Dimension; Beach Bongo Bloodbath - Bob Bert; This Diamond Ring - Gary Lewis & The Playboys; Monday Monday - The Mamas & The Papas; Mrs Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel; Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille; A Paper Suit - Knoxville Girls; Goo Goo Muck - The Cramps; Love In (December) - Hal Blaine; By Your Grace - Beaver & Krause; Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan; Mississippi Queen - Bob Bert; Flashes (February), Kaleidoscope (March) - Hal Blaine; Cavern - Liquid Liquid; The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (Main Theme) - Ennio Morricone; Flower Society (May), Trippin' Out (June) - Hal Blaine; Superstition - Stevie Wonder; Soulful (September), Inner Space (October) - Hal Blaine; Dish It Out - James Chance and the Contortions; Wiggy (November) - Hal Blaine; Attractive People - Genre Is Death; Foggy Notion (Velvet Underground cover) - Bob Bert