Bath Time with Heavy Friends! Grab your towel and epsom salts and soothe your body and mind while we commemorate Jean Paul Marat...and, later, the birthdays of free jazz genius Albert Ayler, guitar innovator Roger McGuinn, and Frida Kahlo...
| Heavy, Heavy, Heavy Geraldo Pino and the Heartbeats - Afro Rock - Kona 02009 |
| commemorating the death of Jean Paul Marat, murdered in his tub on this date in 1793 at the hands of Charlotte Corday - with songs reflective of epsom salts, scrubbing brushes, and washcloths, items more appropriate to the bath than a knife through the clavicle. |
| Bath Time Orbital - Blue Album - ACP 02004 |
| Fitter Stokes Takes a Bath Hatfield and the North - The Rotters' Club - Virgin 01975 |
| Bath of Stars Art Bears - Winter Songs - Arcades 01979 |
| Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space - Sony 02010 (RE) |
| Bath Salt LL Cool J - Authentic - SLG 02013 |
| Bath Bjork - Drawing Restraing 9 - One Little Indian 02005 |
| Heroin Bath Orbital - Pusher ST - Silva Screen 02012 |
| If I Didn't Love You Squeeze - Argy Bargy - A&M 01980 |
| Love Bath Smokey Robinson - Time Flies When You're Having Fun - Time Life 02009 |
| Aux Armes et Caetera Serge Gainsbourg - Aux Armes et Caetera - 4 Men With Beards 02009 (RE) |
| Politicians in My Eyes Death - For the Whole World To See - Drag City 02009 |
| turning from the death of free press innovator Marat to the birthday of free jazz innovator Albert Ayler, born on this date in 1936. |
| Vibrations Albert Ayler (with Gary Peacock, Don Cherry, Sunny Murray) - Vibrations - Arista 01975 |
| Bells Albert Ayler - Bells - ESP 01965 |
| One for All Roy Harper - Folkjokeopus - Science Friction 01969 |
| Spirits Albert Ayler - The Hilverson Session - Osmosis 01964 |
| and the birthday of guitar innovator Roger McGuinn, born on this date in 1942 (just like Harrison Ford) |
| Artificial Energy Byrds - Notorious Byrd Brothers - Columbia 01968 |
| Draft Morning Byrds - Notorious Byrd Brothers - Columbia 01968 |
| I am a Pilgrim Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo - Columbia 01968 |
| Chimes of Freedom Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man - Columbia 01965 |
| Eight Miles High Roxy Music - Flesh and Blood - EG 01980 |
| and finally, the anniversary of the death of Frida Kahlo on this date in 1954, staunch communist, and feminist Mexican icon. |
| Frida Ina May Wool - Crack it Open - Original Cast Records 02004 |
| Frida The Suitcases - Everyday Vacation - self released 02012 |
| La Bruja Los Vega and Salma Hayek - Frida ST - Universal 02002 |
| Burn it Blue Lila Downs and Caetano Veloso - Frida ST - Universal 02002 |
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