No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Gram Parsons.

The service was impersonal and cold; it seemed the priest knew nothing about Clarence. His friends questioned whether Clarence would have even wanted a religious burial. The mood at the graveside was somber and confused. The musicians stood by the grave, packed shoulder to shoulder, looking at one another. No one thought Clarence was being given a proper send-off, but no one knew how to respond.

Suddenly, Gram opened his mouth and began to sing “Farther Along”…

The moment crystallized why Gram Parsons is a legendary figure and should be. Grief-stricken, irritated by the priest, heartbroken over Clarence White’s death, and loaded on pills, liquor, and likely heroin, Gram remained the one person at the grave who knew how to illuminate that precious moment. When all around him were paralyzed—and when all were likely far more competent in day-to-day problem-solving than Gram—Gram alone understood what the soul of the moment required. He understood the poetry necessary to deal with the pain. With his own profound connection to grief and loss, Gram understood how to grant the assembled throng catharsis, and Clarence White release.

— David N. Meyer, Twenty Thousand Roads.

Here’s last Saturday’s episode of No Condition Is Permanent, far livelier than the service described above, no less dissolute and so much the better for being so. Hear for yourself! Just click… right… down… there…

 

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 235 of No Condition Is Permanent:

THE FIRST SET

Eddie Kendricks — “Let Me Run Into Your Lonely Heart” — Keep On Truckin’: The Motown Solo Albums, Vol. 1

Super Wings — “Someone Will Show Me The Way” — My Love Is For You

The Jesters — “Arab” — The Surf Creature

Sharhabil Ahmed — “El Bambi” — The King Of Sudanese Jazz

The Fleshtones — “Comin’ In Dead” — Blast Off

Dennis Alcapone — “It Must Come” — Guns Don’t Argue: The Anthology ’70-77

Joey Pastrana And His Orchestra — “My Shingaling” — Broasted Or Fried: Latin Breakbeats, Basslines & Boogaloo

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Magics — “Zombie Walk” — Murder On Your Ears

THE SECOND SET

Roxy Music — “Trash” — Manifesto

Livy Ekemezie — “Friday Night” — Friday Night

Vic Pitts And The Cheaters — “Loose Boodie (Unreleased Version)” — The Lost Tapes

Đàn Bầu Việtnam — “Chinese Song” — Hồ #1 Roady Music From Viêtnam

Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant — “Cotton Pickin’” — Stratosphere Boogie: The Flaming Guitars of Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant

Joe Cuba — “Sock It To Me” — We Got Latin Soul

The Cramps — “Domino” — File Under Sacred Music: Early Singles 1978-81

Dönüşüm — “Osman Pehlivan” — Saz Beat Vol. 3: Turkish Rock, Funk, And Psychedelic Music Of The 1960s And 1970s

The Isley Brothers — “Tell Me It’s Just A Rumour Baby” — This Is Northern Soul! The Motown Sound, Vol. 1

Oriental Funk — “Come Together” — Thai Beat A Go Go Vol. 3: Groovy 60’s Sounds from the Land of Smile!

THE THIRD SET

Dave Hamilton — “The Deacons” — Dave Hamilton’s Detroit Funk

Grupo Los Caneyes — “Oye Oyea” — Revolucion! Original Cuban Funk Grooves 1967-1978

The Soulettes — “It’s Alright” — Basement Beehive: The Girl Group Underground

Los Orientales De Paramonga — “Lobos Al Escape” — Cumbías Chichadélicas (Peruvian Psychedelic Chicha)

Andre Williams & His Orchestra — “Soul Groove” — Rib Tips & Pig Snoots: Rare & Unreleased Au-Go-Go Soul 1965-1971

Les Gypsies De Petion-Ville — “Passe Le Temps” — Patience

The Enchanters — “Native Love” — Jungle Jive

Ngalle Jojo — “Ngigna Loko” — Africa Airways Six (Mile High Funk 1974-1981)

Freedom Five — “To Save My Soul” — Last of the Garage Punk Unknowns Vol. 2

THE FINAL SET

Pamelo Mounk’a — “Amour De Nombakele” — Pamelo Mounk’a

Suicide — “Keep Your Dreams” — Suicide

The Prophets — “South West Block” — King Tubby’s Prophecies Of Dub

The Velvet Underground — “Temptation Inside Your Heart” — Peel Slowly And See

Ali Hassan Kuban — “Daiman (Always Again)” — Real Nubian: Cairo Wedding Classics

Gram Parsons — “Las Vegas” — Grievous Angel

  LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Ennio Morricone — “Punto e basta” — Ad Ogni Costo (Grand Slam) OST