Show #12: Forgotten Gems, Part 1

This week, Rhythm Planet revisits some rare sides from years past. As a longtime KCRW deejay, I can tell you that you’re always swamped with new releases, trying to audition them, often hurriedly, and then cull the best from the bunch. You rarely have time to go back to savor earlier releases that have been relegated to the shelves.

With that in mind, let’s dust off some great earlier songs. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. Next week, I’ll share some more earlier songs I’ve pulled out.

Rhythm Planet Playlist: 7/12/13

1. Lhasa / Anywhere on This Road / The Living Road / Audiogram

2. Abbey Lincoln / Lonely House / Abbey Is Blue / Riverside

3. Urban Species / Listen (12″ Mix) / Talkin Loud

4. Master Margherita / Bugnite / The Marginal Rules / Blue Hour Sour

5. Marianne Faithful / Penthouse Serenade / Strange Weather / Island Records

6. Beck / Mexico / Rare on Air, Vol 1 / Mammoth

7. Lovindeer / Man Shortage 12” / Weed Beat

8. Everything but the Girl / Oxford Street / Idlewild / Sire

9. Zbigniew Preisner / Good Morning Melody / 10 Easy Pieces for Piano / EMI Classics

10. Nina Simone / Nina Simone / Under the Lowest / Nina Simone at Town Hall / Collectables

11. Radka Toneff Dobrogosz / Nature Boy / Fairytales / Odin

12. James Taylor / Secret o’ Life / Rare on Air, Vol 3 / Mammoth