Thomas Jefferson Kaye – American Lovers (1974) Dusty Springfield on backing vocals. This is a great record, unknown and unheralded, but it features two Becker/Fagen compositions.
Bill Cosby – Hybish Shybish (excerpt) (1971)
David Cross – Exiles (1997) John Wetton on vocals on this pretty good rerecording of the King Crimson song. This and the other David Cross song later in this show are a million times more interesting than the stuff he was allowed to do on the King Crimson albums he played on. Don’t kid yourselves. Fripp had his hands in everyone’s parts. So to speak.
Doc Pomus – (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame (Demo) (1961?) Vocals by Mort Shuman
Gil Scott Heron – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (1971)
Thomas Jefferson Kaye – Jones (1974) Richie Furay and Tim Schmit on backing vocals, Walter Becker on bass.
The Laurie Bowers Singers – Sir Duke (1977)
The Laurie Bowers Singers – The Way I Want To Touch You (1976)
Diamond Head – Proud To Be Your Slave (1975). Becker/Fagen wrote this song for a short-lived group that released two singles total. Pretty slick!
Syd Barrett – Gigolo Aunt (1970) Whatever he was, he was a true original, and the world was better for him being in it. Pink Floyd was at that time about as directionless as Syd was. The older I get, the more I realize that Piper At The Gates of Dawn was one of two, maybe three masterpieces that the band created. Most bands never even get one.
The Laurie Bowers Singers – Rock With You (1980) Kind of a Canadian James Last Singers. Throw in a little Les Humphries Singers. Do it.
David Cross – Tonk (1997) Fripp on typically disjoined lead guitar. But I like this album. Better than Wetton’s solo records. Peter Hammill on heavy metal vocals, the one thing I think this song doesn’t need.
Tom Waits – What’s He Building? (1999)
William S Burroughs – Spare Ass Annie (1993)
Denny Green – The Great Escape (1976)
Harold Budd – Juno (1978)
Godley and Creme – Random Brain Waves/I Pity Inanimate Objects (1979) “Eggheads in a huddle…” God, I love this record. I wish they had kept taking chances like this. It’s not their best album (L (1978) is), but damn, that must have been potent weed. The Paul McCartney completists out there might want to pick this record up for his almost inaudible vocal contribution to “Get Well Soon”.
Serge Gainsbourg/Jane Birkin – Goodbye, Emmanuel (1977)
Jo Banks and the Soul Train – Earth People, We Will Be Sad For You (1979)
Project 122 featuring Charlie Green – Bus Stop (Electric Slide) (1990)
Syl Johnson – Dresses Too Short (1969)
Café Créme – Discomania Medley (1978)