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TEN BESTs LISTS

Jotted down ages ago and forgotten. I could revise, but am reluctant.

SINGLES

Willie Alexander, “Kerouac”

Herb Alpert, “This Guy’s in Love With You”

The Archies, “Sugar Sugar”

Blur, “Tender”

Hot Chocolate, “Everyone’s a Winner”

L.L. Cool J, “Go Cut Creator Go”

The Monkees, “(I’m Not Your) Stepping Stone”

Lou Reed, “Walk on the Wild Side”

? and the Mysterians, “96 Tears”

Sex Pistols, “God Save the Queen”

ALBUMS

Robert Ashley, Private Parts

The Beatles, Meet the Beatles

Hoagy Carmichael, Hoagy Sings Carmichael

Cheap Trick, In Color

Faust, Faust So Far

Fleshtones, Up-Front

Pastels, Sittin’ Pretty

Various Artists, Live at the Rat

The Waitresses, Wasn’t Tomorrow Wonderful?

LIVE SHOWS

Bow Wow Wow, Bradford Hotel Ballroom, Boston.

Cheap Trick, Paradise, Boston 1978

The Clash, first American tour, Harvard Square Movie Theater, 1979 (with Bo Diddley and The Rentals).

Ray Davies, Toad’s Place, Oct. 22, 1995.

Deadguy, The Tune Inn, New Year’s Eve 1996?

Devo, Duty Now for the Future tour, Orpheum, Boston, 1980

Fleshtones, Orpheum Theatre Boston 1980 (opening for the Police)

Mark Mulcahy, any of a series of shows he did in 1997 during which he recovered from the break-up of Miracle Legion, learned to play guitar, and wrote and rewrote the songs which appeared on his debut solo album Fathering. Venues included Rudy’s, BAR and Koffee? in New Haven.

Pastels, CMJ Festival (on the same bill as Elliot Smith) 1995

Ramones, Orpheum Theatre Boston 1979 (with David Johansen and Willie Alexander with The Neighborhoods).