Star Time #205: Future Shock
Holy primal scream, did we have a breakthrough this week. Having felt a bit stagnant with the Star Time template -- i.e., every playlist arranged in general chronological order -- I finally said, "Blast it. Just randomize this playlist, Google Docs." It did. The result is an episode I flat-out love, because it reminds me of those long hours spent listening to R&B oldies station and Star Time influence KACE in Los Angeles. This might be a thing for a while.
| Artist | Song | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | |||
| Bo Diddley | Wrecking My Love Life | 1967 | Chess |
| Holland-Dozier feat. Brian Holland | Slipping Away | 1973 | Invictus |
| The Anglos | Incense | 1965 | Brit |
| The Stylistics | Let's Put It All Together | 1974 | Avco |
| Urban Crisis | Sugar Man | 1975 | Glades |
| The Dramatics | Mary Don't Cha Wanna | 1971 | Volt |
| The Chelsea Banque | Together Tonight | 1969 | Red Fox |
| Set 2 | |||
| Albert Washington | You're Messing Up My Mind | 1976 | Preston |
| Sugar Billy | Too Much, Too Soon | 1975 | Fast Track |
| Little Ben & the Cheers | Baby, You're Mine | 1968 | Rush |
| The Spinners | We'll Have It Made | 1970 | V.I.P. |
| Candi Staton | Your Opening Night | 1974 | Warner Bros.l |
| Del Davis | Baby Don't Wake Me | 1971 | Bread |
| Billy Davis | It's All Over | 1968 | Hi |
| Ann Peebles | Solid Foundation | 1969 | Hi |
| Set 3 | |||
| Otis Redding | Hard to Handle | 1968 | Atco |
| Love Peace and Happiness | You Can't Cheat the Cheater | 1972 | RCA Victor |
| Leon Haywood | I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You | 1975 | 20th Century |
| Clarence Reid | Living Together is Keeping Us Apart | 1973 | Alston |
| The Flirtations | This Must Be the End of the Line | 1969 | Deram |
| The Originals | Keep Me | 1970 | Soul |
| Curtis Mayfield | Future Shock | 1973 | Curtom |
| Set 4/Outro | |||
| Yellow Sunshine | Don't Tell Me Later Girl | 1973 | Gamble |
| Little Rock Brotherhood | The People's Choice | 1969 | Ref-o-Ree |
| Little Gregory & the Concepts | Look and You'll See | 1970 | Lompri |
| O.C. Smith | Long Black Limousine | 1968 | Columbia |
| The 5th Dimension | Orange Air | 1968 | Liberty |
| The Charmels | Baby Come and Get It | 1967 | Volt |
| The Black On White Affair | A Bunch of Changes | 1970 | Topaz |
| Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson | Fell Together | 1975 | Arista |

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