You gotta start it off with a killer. In episode 17, Jay and Deon return to the air hockey table to discuss some of their favorite all-time album openers. 10 mind-blowing tracks that kept needles locked into grooves and listeners' minds open to the sonic statement of intent they were about to experience. Jay goes into full rock-and-roll mode while Deon buzzingly mutters the word “obviously” like sixteen hundred times. It’s just good, clean fun. SIDE ONE TRACK ONES all-vinyl mixtape: [SIDE 1] (1) Nick Glider – (You Really) Rock Me *S1T1 from "Fantasy" 1979* (2) Fugazi – Waiting Room *S1T1 from "13 Songs" 1989* (3) Plasmatics – Put Your Love In Me *S1T1 from "Coup d'Etat" 1982* (4) Pavement – Summer Babe (Winter Version) *S1T1 from "Slanted and Enchanted" 1992* (5) Die Kruezen – Man In The Trees *S1T1 from "October File" 1986* {16:23}[SIDE 2] (1) RUN DMC – Peter Piper *S1T1 from "Raising Hell" 1986* (2) The Romantics – Tomboy *S1T1 from "National Breakout" 1980* (3) High Mountain Hoedown – My Thoughts *S1T1 from "High Mountain Hoedown" 1970* (4) Squirrel Bait – Kid Dynamite *S1T1 from "Skag Heaven" 1987*  (5) Teenage Fanclub – The Concept *S1T1 from "Bandwagonesque" 1991* {18:04}[END] Recorded 8/22/2021 Released 8/29/2021 RIP Biz Markie --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/llradio/message

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Episode 17: Side One Track Ones

It's gettin' hot out thurrrrr...and y'all know what that means, right? It means Jay and Deon are gonna cool you off with some ice cold choice cuts. Guest Lickers Christina and Shannon join the party as well. Crankin' some tunes and sippin' on a creamy tropical rum cocktail courtesy of the fine folks at Blue Chair Bay. Mmmmmmmmmmmm-mmmmmmm. What a wonderful way to spend a sizzlin' summer's day! BONUS MIX#3 [SIDE A] (1) Royal Blood - Typhoons (2) El Michaels Affair - Unathi (3) Be-Bop Deluxe - Crying To The Sky (4) Tyler the Creator - Sweet / I Thought You Wanted To Dance (EDIT) (5) Giant Drag - This Isn't It [SIDE B] (1) Screamers - Anything (2) Oliver Tree - Cash Machine (3) Raheem DeVaughn & Apollo Brown - Rick James (4) Becca Mancari - Pretend (5) Ramsey Lewis - Sun Goddess (EDIT) [40:40] Released: 07/08/21 Cover Art: Bryan Konieczka "Tell me the point of entry you desire..." - Raheem DeVaughn  "We prefer the ears, Raheem. Thanks." - Jay & Deon --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/llradio/message

Bonus Episode: "What are you listening to?" #3

Episode 16 of LLR is b/w an in-depth conversation of flipside successes. Whether it’s a deeper cut from the same record, an overlooked jukebox-ready jam from way-back-when, a throw-away comedic outtake or a non-album cover tune; side B of any single has proven to always be worth the spin. Dig deep with Lightnin’ Lickers Jay and Deon as they reflect on ten of their all-time favorite B-side gems. All-vinyl B-Side Mixtape [THE 1st SIDE B] (1) Adam & The Ants – Beat My Guest (2) Michael Jackson – Maria (You Were The Only One) (3) Van Halen – Little Dreamer (4) Prince – She’s Always In My Hair (5) INXS – Sweet As Sin [THE 1st SIDE B’s B-SIDE] (1) Terry Jacks – Put The Bone In (2) The Cure – A Japanese Dream (3) Stevie Wonder – Creepin’ (4) Mike Krol – Never Know (5) Dion – Daddy Rollin’ (In Your Arms) Recorded: 06/12/2021 Released: 06/17/2021 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/llradio/message

Episode 16: B-Sides

Thank you for joining Lightnin’ Lickers Jay and Deon for another exciting episode of (dah-da-da-da-dahh, dah-da-da-da-dahh) …”What are you listening to?” So, what exactly are they listening to? F#@% around and find out. Very special thanks to our impossibly wonderful guest Lickers Cody and Lawrence. BONUS MIX#2 [SIDE A] (1) Deltron 3030 – Positive Contact (2) That Dog – Never Say Never (3) Yo La Tengo – Saturday (4) Grade – Miracle Ear (5) Freur – Doot Doot [SIDE B] (1) Valdez – Old Chair (2) Japanese Breakfast – Road Head (3) Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou – Into Being (4) Vanessa Paradis – The Future Song (5) Jonny Polanski – In My Mind --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/llradio/message

Bonus Episode: "What are you listening to?" #2

In the early 1970s, legendary collaborator and self-proclaimed non-musician Brian Eno famously designed a deck of 115 cards containing elliptical imperatives to spark in the user creative connections unobtainable through regular modes of work. He called his creation "Oblique Strategies." For nearly one half of a century, countless artists and professionals across the globe have benefited from utilizing the oblique strategies technique when attempting to overcome a lull in creative output. In early 2021, idiot basement podcasters and self-proclaimed Lightnin' Lickers Jay and Deon found themselves uninspired when contemplating the potential themes of their upcoming fifteenth episode. Together, they decided... to default back to the alphabet. Because they knew the alphabet pretty good. They started with the letter A. Same-same. A mixtape brought to you by the letter A and the number 33-1/3 a.k.a. The A Mix [SIDE A] (1) Jack Ashford - Get Right On Top (Cause I Need Someone) (2) Jane Aire & The Belvederes - When I Was Young (3) Dorothy Ashby - Soul Vibrations (4) Adam & The Ants - The Day I Met God (5) The Album Leaf - Falling From The Sun (Jamuel Saxon sunburnt remix) [SIDE A2] (1) Tamar Aphek - Russian Winter (2) Aceyalone - Arythamaticulas (3) Angel City - Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again (4) Atlanta Rhythm Section - So Into You (5) Agent Orange - Fire In The Rain [END] RECORDED 05/02/21  RELEASED 05/08/21  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/llradio/message

Episode 15: "A."

In the early 1970s, legendary collaborator and self-proclaimed non-musician Brian Eno famously designed a deck of 115 cards containing elliptical imperatives to spark in the user creative connections unobtainable through regular modes of work. He called his creation "Oblique Strategies." For nearly one half of a century, countless artists and professionals across the globe have benefited from utilizing the oblique strategies technique when dealing with a lull in creative output. In early 2021, idiot basement podcasters and self-proclaimed Lightnin' Lickers Jay and Deon found themselves uninspired when contemplating the potential themes of their upcoming fifteenth episode. Together, they decided... to default back to the alphabet. Because they knew the alphabet pretty good. They started with the letter A. Same-same. A mixtape brought to you by the letter A and the number 33-1/3 a.k.a. The A Mix [SIDE A] (1) Jack Ashford - Get Right On Top (Cause I Need Someone) (2) Jane Aire & The Belvederes - When I Was Young (3) Dorothy Ashby - Soul Vibrations (4) Adam & The Ants - The Day I Met God (5) The Album Leaf - Falling From The Sun (Jamuel Saxon sunburnt remix) [SIDE A2] (1) Tamar Aphek - Russian Winter (2) Aceyalone - Arythamaticulas (3) Angel City - Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again (4) Atlanta Rhythm Section - So Into You (5) Agent Orange - Fire In The Rain [END] RECORDED 05/02/21  RELEASED 05/08/21  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/llradio/message

Bonus Episode: “What Are You Listening To?” #1 (PILOT) Jay and Deon just simply tell each other what they have been listening to as of late. Then they make another mixtape. Like, that’s it. The first of many bonus episodes that will all basically be the same as this one was. But maybe different. If so, though, only a tiny bit. Guest voices include Jessica and Jordan of Electric Kitsch (THE GREATEST RECORD STORE IN AMERICA) and Trevor, all of whom are registered Lightnin’ Lickers. “What Are You Listening To?” Mixtape #1 SIDE A: [1] Golden Morricone Mix [2] The Dirty Nil - Doom Boy [3] Sleaford Mods - Spare Ribs [4] Kenny Burrell - As Long As I Live [5] Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy [6] Cory Hanson - Angeles  SIDE B: [1] Neil Young - Bite The Bullet (Rustbucket Live) [2] Thundercat - Lava Lamp [3] Joni Mitchell - All I Want (Miles of Aisles live) [4] De La Soul - Eyepatch (extended Deep Gully mix) [5] Roland Kirk - The Inflated Tear (edit) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/llradio/message

Bonus Episode: "What are you listening to?" #1 (PILOT)

Jay and Deon discuss some of their favorite musical wordsmiths, all of whom exhibit an uncanny ability to render a tune lyrically delicious in this very special episode of Lightnin’ Licks Radio. Lyrics are often responsible for reeling a listener in by connecting an artist with their audience through emotional disclosure, empathetic musings, or abbreviated storytelling. Join the boys as they sing the praises of ten specific songs featuring wonderful words while throwing some appreciation towards the verses and hooks as much as the riffs and licks. Lyrics. It’s much of what we, as fans, adore most about the musicians we admire. Lightnin' Licks Radio presents the Lyrically Delicious all-vinyl mixtape: [side one] (1) MC 900 FT Jesus - The City Sleeps (2) Lloyd Cole & the Commotions - My Bag (3) Laura Gibson - Skin, Warming Skin (4) The Jam - Wasteland (5) Curtis Mayfield - Stare and Stare [side two] (1) Steve Earle - Someday (2) Josh Ritter - The Curse (3) Morphine - Cure For Pain (4) Faye Webster - Come To Atlanta (5) Frank Ocean - Pink Matter Chili dog Jack & Dianne parody by: Tom McGovern  Recorded: 13MAR2021  Released: 20MAR2021  Cover Art by: Bryan Konieczka  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/llradio/message

Episode 14: Lyrically Delicious

No date for VD? No preblemo! Be ourz, Lickers! VD on VD? We can't help you there. But feel free to soak your bits in the sonic sappiness that is LLR episode 13: Teenage Love Story. Let's get warm, soft, wet and gooey. Last year's "heartache" approach to curating a Valentine's Day mixtape was, at the time, very fitting and just felt right. But living in today's world, as civilization attempts to heal following nearly a full year of collective misery, we thought we'd switch it up. The thirteenth installment of Lightnin' Licks Radio will focus on the most human of emotions at its purest, most utterly exhilarating, innocent and naive... teenage love.  Remember way-back-when, when you're helplessly smitten, lost, and locked under a spell by a certain somebody who is so sickeningly special? Yeah, that's what we mean. Join Jay and Deon as they attempt to serenade Podcast America with a suite full of the sweetest, stickiest, sappiest sonic expressions they could dig out of their vast vinyl collections. These are just some of the love songs we love. We hope you'll love them too. Ooooohhhhhhh baby. TEENAGE LOVE STORY ALL-VINYL MIXTAPE [SIDE A] (1) Bobby Caldwell - Open Your Eyes (2) The Rubinoos - Falling In Love (3) Courtney Love - The 2nd Most Beautiful Girl In The World (4) XTC - Rocket From A Bottle (5) Lushus Daim & The Pretty Vain - The One You Love [SIDE B] (1) Donnie & Joe Emerson - Baby (2) Book Of Love - You Make Me Feel So Good (3) Bobby Womack - That's The Way I Feel About 'Cha (4) Marshall Crenshaw - Whenever You're On My Mind (5) Gram Parsons - She [END] Recorded 02/06/21 Released 02/12/21 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/llradio/message

Episode 13: Teenage Love Story

[SIDE ONE] (1) Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger - This Womans Work (2) Winter - Say (3) Quelle Chris and Chris Keys - Sacred Safe (4) Destroyer - Cue Synthesizer (5) Pearl Jam  - Dance of the Clairvoyants (6) Fontaines DC - Televised Mind (7) Death Valley Girls - Little Things (8) Sault - Miracles/Free {edit} (9) Haim - All That Ever Mattered (10) Chicano Batman -  Wounds [SIDE TWO] (1) X - I Gotta Fever (2) Hinds - Just Like Kids (3) Fiona Apple - I Want You To Love Me (4) Guided By Voices - Show of Hands (5) Phoebe Bridgers - Moon Song (6) Maita - Cant Blame A Kid (7) Lord Finesse - I Like It {Soul Synopsis Mix} *DeBarge* (8) Party Nails - Fuckboi (9) the Microphones - Microphones in 2020 {edit} (10) Beach Bunny - Cuffing Season (11) Rose City Band - Empty Bottles --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/llradio/message

Episode 12.5 : 2020 Year In Review Mixtape

What a year, right? 2020 proved to be the year the world broke, no question about that. However, great records were produced and must be analyzed, recognized, and celebrated. Exactly what were the top album releases in this year of despair? Jay and Deon each discuss their choices for top eleven (like Spinal Tap, they always take it to 11) albums of the yiz-ear in episode 12 of Lightnin’ Licks Radio, the annual Year In Review sonic sextravaganza. Music geeks UNITE…it’s another “best of” list to piss and moan about. Rock and rolla smoke a bowla. A supplemental episode (12.5) containing the complete all-vinyl* 2020 Year-In-Review mixtape is also available. RECORDED REMOTELY 01/01/2021 *well…it’s not ALL all-vinyl. There’s one specific choice cut sourced elsewhere. Deal with it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/llradio/message

Episode 12: 2020 Year In Review

PART TWO OF TWO Jay and Deon find themselves in another long distance podcasting scenario due to further pandemic-related restrictions. 2020 has certainly been a challenging year for music fanatics, especially for that rare breed of superfan that lives to attend concert events. To honor said legion of dedicated fans who have been kept from witnessing their favorite artists rock out on stage over the past several months, Jay and Deon discuss some of their all-time favorite rock show memories. As always, an all-vinyl mixtape is produced, each cut inspired by a specific concert memory. From Rush in '78 to rapping on the streets of Detroit twenty years later, the Lickers bring an eclectic slice of nostalgia pie to the sonic table in episode 11. Mmmmmm-mmmm. It's a long one, but brevity be damned...they've got stories to tell. It's so goddamned long in fact that the LLR pod platform couldn't handle it in one sitting. Therefore, PART 1 is the stories, leaving only the mixtape as PART 2. This holiday season, feel free to be indulgent and enjoy a very special two-helping offering of Lightnin' Licks Radio. It's guaranteed to fill you up, even if goes straight to your hips. ROCK SHOW MIXTAPE [SIDE A] (1) Far - Mother Mary (2) RUSH - A Farewell To Kings (3) Black Moon - Who Got Da Props? (4) The Hold Steady - I Hope This Thing Didn't Frighten You (5) Jerry Garcia - Love Scene [SIDE B] (1) U2 - Bullet The Blue Sky  (2) Phish - Waste (3) The Replacements - Unsatisfied (4) Camp Lo - Luchini (This Is It) (5) Guided By Voices - Touching RECORDED REMOTELY 11-28-2020 RELEASED 12-05-2020 COVER ART: BRYAN KONIECZKA For Geary. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/llradio/message

Episode 11 PART TWO: The Rock Show

PART ONE OF TWO Jay and Deon find themselves in another long distance podcasting scenario due to further pandemic-related restrictions. 2020 has certainly been a challenging year for music fanatics, especially for that rare breed of superfan that lives to attend concert events. To honor said legion of dedicated fans who have been kept from witnessing their favorite artists rock out on stage over the past several months, Jay and Deon discuss some of their all-time favorite rock show memories. As always, an all-vinyl mixtape is produced, each cut inspired by a specific concert memory. From Rush in '78 to rapping on the streets of Detroit twenty years later, the Lickers bring an eclectic slice of nostalgia pie to the sonic table in episode 11. Mmmmmm-mmmm. It's a long one, but brevity be damned...they've got stories to tell. It's so goddamned long in fact that the LLR pod platform couldn't handle it in one sitting. Therefore, PART 1 is the stories, leaving only the mixtape as PART 2. This holiday season, feel free to be indulgent and enjoy a very special two-helping offering of Lightnin' Licks Radio. It's guaranteed to fill you up, even if goes straight to your hips. ROCK SHOW MIXTAPE [SIDE A] (1) Far - Mother Mary (2) RUSH - A Farewell To Kings (3) Black Moon - Who Got Da Props? (4) The Hold Steady - I Hope This Thing Didn't Frighten You (5) Jerry Garcia - Love Scene [SIDE B] (1) U2 - Bullet The Blue Sky  (2) Phish - Waste (3) The Replacements - Unsatisfied (4) Camp Lo - Luchini (This Is It) (5) Guided By Voices - Touching RECORDED REMOTELY 11-28-2020 RELEASED 12-05-2020 COVER ART: BRYAN KONIECZKA For Geary. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/llradio/message

Episode 11 PART ONE: The Rock Show

Double-double-double-double digits, y’all! Episode 10 of LLR focuses on an audible grab bag of sonic obscurities. Lightnin’ Lickers Jay & Deon discuss some of their favorite vinyl records they have come across over the years that seem to be surprisingly rare, unknown, underappreciated or otherwise previously unheard of by many of their music-geek peers. A fun and loose mixtape is created containing ten choice cuts from these underrated dusty gems. Feel free to join the conversation on facebook or twitter and let the boys know of some of your favorite obscure albums, unexpected finds, bargain bin beauties or buried treasures. Let’s discover together. SONICA OBSCURA MIXTAPE [SIDE A] (1) Ned Doheny – Get It Up For Love (2) Hi Rhythm - Superstar (3) Rich Kids - Ghosts Of Princess In Towers (4) Mariam - So You Say You Lost Your Baby (5) The Glove – A Blues In Drag [SIDE B] (1) Caruso – She’s In Love With You (Monster Mix) (2) Ugly Duckling – Journey To Anywhere (3) Loz Netto – Ambush (4) White Animals – Dreamland/Don’t Care (5) Hasil Adkins – How Much I Love You --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/llradio/message

Episode 10: Sonica Obscura

Sonic soul brothers Jay and Deon realize it has been entirely too long between drinks, tunes, and banter. The original Lickers get back into the swing of things the only way they truly know how...gabbin' obsessively about their favorite vinyl jams. This month's theme is revealed to be cover songs. As the peanut butter whiskey and poor man's Bloody Marys are thrown back into their gullets, the dysfunctional duo discuss deep cuts that pay honorable homage to their original source material in this stupendously special episode niner of Lightnin' Licks Radio. Enjoy! Deep Covers all-vinyl mix SIDE A: (1) The Dickies - Paranoid [Black Sabbath] (2) The Black Keys - Act Nice And Gentle [The Kinks] (3) Lee Moses - California Dreamin' [The Mamas & The Papas] (4) George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Night Time [The Strangeloves] (5) Wanda Davis - Where Did You Sleep Last Night? [Leadbelly] (6) The Dirtbombs - Ode To A Black Man [Phil Lynott] SIDE B: (1) Gene Clark - Tears Of Rage [The Band] (2) Buddy Miles - Down By The River [Neil Young] (3) Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Born To Run [Bruce Springsteen] (4) The Tubes - My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains [Captain Beefhart] (5) The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Light My Fire [The Doors] (6) Jason And The Scorchers - Absolutely Sweet Marie [Bob Dylan] {end} RECORDED 09/19/2020 RELEASED 09/27/2020 COVER ART BY BRYAN KONIECZKA --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/llradio/message

Episode 9: Deep Covers

Lightnin' Licks Vinyl Preservation Society is a collective of record-collecting enthusiasts whose mission is to celebrate and examine our often unhealthy, obsessive, and intimate relationship we share with the physical media that is vinyl records. Lightnin' Licks is about more than just super-long mission statements, however. LLVPS members Jay and Deon share their opinions on the records that they love and the stories behind them. Each episode is a mix tape within a mix tape featuring sounds from your next favorite band just waiting to be discovered.

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