End of the decade

So Den has a great pre- Christmas jaunt down to the smoke...incorporating a visit to La Clique, Intoxica, the national gallery and to Frisky & Mannish's Christmas show at the Lyric on Shaftsbury Avenue. He'd been sniffy about this pair after seeing the below- par 'Wheels on the bus' go round number but was served up a nice big hunk of humble pie. This was one hell of show with too many highlights to poke a sticky stick at...so here is just one of 'em...

Frisky & Mannish- Beep!

So more rare tunes...I first heard this a few years back on Morrissey's 'Under the influence' CD. Not seen or located out in the field since...check out this great pop/ northern number on the tube...nice pre- bleach job snap to lap up for ya as well!

Diana Dors- So little time

So here's another clip from the future rat-packer Sammy Davis Jnr. He's a proper mini- me in this one coming over a little freakish in one of Den's 2009 faves 'You rascal you'.

Sammy Davis Jnr- You rascal you

So that's it for 2009- look out for more in the new year and get your tickets for Burly Q on January 30th at www.burlyq.co.uk. Happy New Year!

Nobody, not even the rain, has such small hands

So this week in Densville we got a debut for Woody Allen alongside the usual smattering of vinyl and a focus on another Scotch burlesque starlet!

Here's a new one that I recently discovered on what appears to be an all-Stax Christmas LP. Gee wizz it's Christmas don't really inspire you to think that this gal is gonna put any effort into this one...time to eat some festive humble pie!

Carla Thomas- Gee wizz it's Christmas

Another one for the dream list is this Decca/ Deram classic from the late 60's from Shape & Sizes (Who are they I hear you ask)...ain't got the foggiest! I just know I want it, need it!!!

Shape & Sizes- Rain on my face

This has always been one of Den's fave Woody Allen flicks (he can't believe he ain't blogged the dude before). In this scene Michael Caine attempts to bump into his messed-up sister-in-law so he can ball her instead of the equally-crazy wife back at the upper west side apartment...

Elliot chases Lee in Hannah & her sisters

So were onto the last of our Scotch Burly Q performers for Jan...Cat Aclysmic....You can't beat a combo of Johnny Kidd & itching powder folks! And boy! this girl has some serious ink. I do wanna shoot the dumb-ass shouting 'sexy' at the start...when has that ever been 'sexy'...

Itchin' powder routine Cat Aclysmic

Everything happens on time

DJ'ing frenzy at Casa Den-Aud this last week with Spin City in the bag Plan B & Burly Q are in the pending tray. I've got a few Xmas discoveries for you alongside the usual rag bag of reem swag hawled in by Den from dusty boxes in the last week...

Let's get things straight at the start: I love Joe Tex. You should hear 'Chicken crazy' which despite losing it's way at the end is soon to be blogged. There are oodles of others that I could dangle in front of your nose. Anyway, this guy wouldn't look out of place in a Carry on film with his approach to the fairer sex. He certainly ain't someone you'd want to spend Christmas with (Oh, the irony! Joe become a muslim in the late '70's!)...you can imagine him buying you a new set of pans and a hoover for Christmas to keep his crib clean for when the boys (Say, Leroy!) come over and vom on the carpet...

Joe Tex- I'll make every day Christmas for my woman

More lowest common denominator here with some border-line filth from 1951. I still don't know how to 'hucklebuck'...

Fluffy Hunter- Walk right in

And finally a might roar from those Geordies- The Animals. Den had his ears tuned to 'Chemistry' by those frightfully decked-out Girls Aloud gals...yup, it's a sample from this! It's on the flip of 'Don't let me be misunderstood'..

The Animals- Club a go-go

So Den gets a night in the house with eight french women. Yup, he'd seen it before (back in 2002!) when a number of knuckle-draggers down at the local megaplex shuffled out when a) they realised this film was in French! and b) the rest of them pissed orf when the singing started....A nice little Xmas film to get you in the festive mood.

8 Women trailer

This gal is soon to be seen at Burly Q and this one gives me the shiverin' fits...You're always welcome at Den's house if you can nipple tassle upside down! Anyone know what the song is by the way...?

Daiquiri Dusk- Twisted Gypsy