Editor's note: a great cover with not so great music. Then again, maybe in the 1950s both the music and the photo were titillating. Either way it's music and somebody's ears are surely deep in search of this LP.
ROY MONTOYA -Guitar BOB RIVAS - Guitar BOB JOHNSON - Guitar ERNEST COCA - Guitar JULIAN PINO - Guitar MARY KAY JOHNSEN - Organ JOHN JOHNSEN - Guitar TOBY ARCHULETA - Guitar MEL MARTINEZ - Rhythm DICK DEVINE - Bass RAYMOND CHAVEZ - Rhythm
Manager: Rev. Daniel Farris 811 Sixth St. Las Vegas, New Mexico 87701
Sponsored by
LAS VEGAS-SAN MIGUEL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Las Vegas, New Mexico
Credits:
1) Recording by John Wagner Productions, Albuqueque, N. Mex. 2) Photos by Rex Studio, Las Vegas, N. Mex. 3) Front Cover by Max Salazar 4) Permissions has been granted by F.E.L. Publications, 1543 W. Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles, California 90015 for the song: Man of Mind
Copyright 1971 by GUITAR ENSEMBLE - 811 Sixth St. - Las Vegas, New Mexico 87701
SIDE A:
The You in You by Rob Rivas Close to Me by Ernest Coca & Mary Kay Johnsen Have Faith by Bob Rivas The Answer by Bob Rivas Man of Mind, Man of Soul by The Dameans
Let's Sing to the Lord by Bob Johnsen Lord Have Mercy by Bob Johnson The Our Father Holy, Holy, Holy by Bob Johnson This Is A Man by Bob Rivas Lamb of God The Call by Bob Rivas Don't Say Love by Bob Rivas
Editor's note: the first time I listened to this record I didn't quite hear the psychabilly Jesus move much inside me. This time not so much as well but it definitely has a hippy feel to the Christianity. Which is a good thing. Too many soulful crusaders and we'd merely have a glee club of heavenly harmonics. Here, we have some mournful, sinful young adults pontificating on Jesus when they don't even know who they are. Such are our travels.
INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS LPS 5001 Circa Late 1960s/early 70s STEREO
THE FOGGY RIVER BOYS offer you a distinctive and unique experience in the sound of gospel music.
Their feel and interpretation of the old Southern spirituals lets you experience the moving beat and rhythmic patterns of the camp meetings of yesterday.
The popular sound of today's gospel music is also mastered by these songsters making them favorites whenever they appear in concert, at churches, or all-night singings.
Captured on this album of gospel and spiritual songs are the years of practice and experience which promise you hours of enjoyment and inspiration as you listen to the sound of THE FOGGY RIVER BOYS.
Order from:
FOGGY RIVER BOYS P. O. Box 111 LaRussell, MO. 64848
Dale Sullens - Tenor Bob Hubbard - Lead John Shepherd - Baritone Denzel Koontz - Bass Piano: Bob Moskop Guitar: Wyan Sims
COMPATIBLE STEREO - This record is designed to play on either stereo or mono players and you should encounter no problems playing it on mono players manufactured since 1962; many are finding that it will also play on older mono players with or no tracking problems. If your record should skip be sure and check your needle and playing arm adjustment, as these are the usual causes of new records skipping or skating. Keep disc in cover when not in use and avoid handling playing surface.
SIDE A:
OLD SHIP OF ZION 2:30 ALL ABOARD 1:35 MY GOD CAN HEAR ME (Sullens) 3:49 LOW DOWN CHARIOT 2:10 STEAL AWAY 3:25 SWING DOWN CHARIOT 2:43
Editor's note: I guess I don't really know the difference between barber shop quartets and this but I guess it's the solo singing. Anyhow, this sounds like that and not what I think of as gospel music despite the lyrics. Really, I don't know what I'm talking about so don't get all persnickety with me mister. Just play the record, shem.
PS...I took about 20 pictures of the back cover before I realized that it is naturally crooked. Taking a cocked picture of it didn't compensate for this noticeable blemish.
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In Diplomat you will find all of the newest musical innovations, latest show tunes, classics and kiddy favorites, offering hours of enjoyment for everyone in the family. Look for Diplomat Records, your sign of good quality and outstanding value - wherever records are sold.
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True sound reproduction: This recording has been produced and manufactured under conditions guaranteed to bring you the finest possible recording quality. The recording and production techniques all follow standard RIAA specifications. This recording was made on an Ampex Tape Recorder Model 300-2 utilizing Altec, Telefunken and EV 667 microphones. The masters were cut on a fully automatic Scully Lathe employing variable pitch and depth, with Westrex-3-C Cutters employing the 45/45 system. Heads were driven by a modified Westrex Amplifier. The frequency range of this record is 30CPS to 15,000 CPS a range that affords a richness in tonal qualities paralleled only in the most expensive recordings.
Diplomat and Guest Star Records are manufactured under the most exacting specifications to bring you a record product offering utmost satisfaction and maximum listening pleasure.
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SIDE A:
Sister Adele Sure le pont d'Avignon (On the Bridge of Avignon) Il pleut, il pleut bergère (It's Raining Little Shepherd Girl) Savez-vous planter les choux? (Planting Beans) Il e'tait un bergère (Shepherd Maiden) Sainte Nuite (Silent Night)
Dominique (Dominic) Fais dodo, colas, mon p'tit frère (Baby Sleep) D'ou' viens-tu, bergère (Where are You Going Little Shepherd?) Amaryllis Au clair de la lune (Clear the Moon is Shining) Alouette, Gentile Alouette (Alouette, Pretty Alouette)
Editor's note: Suicide, lesbianism, tax evasion, birth control and barbituates...it's all here! No, not on the record but by the Singing Nun who sang it. Oh, Jeanine Deckers! Of all the personalities that I've seen on these obscure records she's the last person I would have thought had a tangled life. So mote it be!
This record was a hit. Despite its success her follow up records--one promoting the GOLDEN PILL (birth control), another a disco remake of the hit track Dominique and a major release motion picture about her The Singing Nun (she called it fiction)--were flops and she faded into obscurity. Unpaid taxes from this record (she argued that she donated most to her convent) put her into financial difficulties and lead to her suicide alongside her partner (wink wink: this is the lesbian part of the story) in 1985. Who would have thunked!
PS the sound quality on this one is shite. As if you didn't already realize that. The record looks mostly umblemished so it has to be in the grooves of this FINE RECORDS NEED NOT BE EXPENSIVE lp.
Compositions, arrangements, lead vocals, keyboard, drums & percussion, synthesizer/Doug Howell Background vocals/Bobbi Ludwick & Doug (except Love That Comes Too Late/Barbara Young & Doug Bas guitar/Hoppy Colvin Flute, alto flute/Kathy McKlatchey Acoustic 6-string, electric guitar/Dan Leonhardt Acoustic 12-string guitar/Dennis Kisko French horn/Steve Pike Cornet/Randy Merritt, John Larkin Trombone/Larry Daugherty, David Luurtzema Sing-alongers & cheerleaders on Life if Like a Melody/some very precious Ann Arbor brothers & sisters
Production & general inspiration/Michael Glenn Engineering/Michael Glenn, Doug Howell, Kim Flanery & Hoppy Colvin @ Morgan Sound Theatre, Ann Arbor Mastering/Bob Dennis, HDH Studios, Detroit Pressing/North American Music, Scranton Album jacket design/Michael Glenn & Doug Howell Photography/Michael Glenn & Barbara Young Photographic composition/Jack Wolak Typesetting/Glenda Harmon Jacket Fabrication/New Directions, Dearborn All selections copyrighted & published/Trinity Sound
Special thanks to all the friends who contributed joyfully a wealth of both talent and spiritual encouragement. This album is dedicated with love to my precious brother Bob Laurent. All glory to God. It is He Who is our life and song. He produced this album and somehow brought it to you. Maybe He wants to tell you something.
Copyright Trinity Sound Corporation, Box 3008, Melvindale, MI 48122, 1975 All songs Copyright Trinity Sound Corporation 1973, 1974, 1975
SIDE A:
Life is Like a Melody Brother It's a Pity I Wanna Spend Time With You Bluer Than It's Ever Been
Editor's note: Doug Howell might be the Jesuit Billy Joel or Bruce Hornsby but this is a professional package of not so glimmering songs. Happy, uplifting, polite and melodic to a fault. I guess I was hoping for something more melancholy, jigsawed and metallic even though "WILLIE" treads on being a coming out of the sexual closet ballad. Still, it's not enough. It kind of reminds one of the females in their lives who are entirely too friendly in social graces and then attack you in the car on the way home from the family reunion or Sunday social. I'm still expecting the stick in the eye any second here now. No, I really meant a stick, not Willie!
Editor's note: I don't know anything about this record and I think I want to keep it that way. It's a cool cover, some alternative jazz, hip looking cats from the seventies on the back of the album and a title becoming of the band's name. All right, that's a cop-out. Go ahead, you write their bio then, smart-ass.
The ballads of the plains, the folk songs of the back country and the work songs of the prairies all constitute a great American heritage--the musical folklore of the West. Here was a land of open spaces where men were few and lonesome. The songs of the West reflected this feeling, plus the unsuppressed gusto of the Saturday night "on the town." Like the towns, plains, rivers, and badlands; the songs of the West are rich in color, contrast and drama.
The songs selected here, by The Sons of The New Frontier, represent the finest of Western folklore. Some of these songs started over a hundred years ago, yet they are still popular today because they are songs of real people--songs that live and will continue to live as long as there are men to ride the range.
CORONET'S "TRUE STEREO" IS THE FINEST QUALITY STEREOPHONIC RECORD AVAILABLE
The sound on this CORONET STEREOPHONIC record is engineered to perfection and is the final product of years of research and development of stereophonic recording techniques. All original recordings are made with TELEFUNKEN Microphones on AMPEX 350-2 and 300-3 magnetic tape recorders affording a frequency response of from 20 to 20,000 cycles per second. Original master discs are cut with a modified WESTREX 3-c cutter on a SCULLY LATHE using a special amplification system.
All phases of recording, mastering, and quality control are under the supervision of Preston Ford, Chief Engineer for PREMIER ALBUMS INC. in cooperation with BELL-SOUND STUDIOS/NEW YORK. AUDIOTAPE Mastertape Type 2551 M is utilized throughout all phases of recording.
CORONET'S "TRUE STEREO" record is a result of using only the world's finest equipment and materials...AMPEX, TELEFUNKEN, WESTREX, SCULLY and AUDIOTAPE...a unique combination of world-reknowned manufacturers of quality resulting in an outstanding quality record..."TRUE STEREO" CORONET.
ALL CORONET recordings conform to the RIAA playback curve.
CORONET RECORDS A DIVISION OF PREMIER ALBUMS INC 356 WEST 40TH STREET, NEW YORK CITY
SIDE A:
BRAHMA BULL GOLDEN SLIPPERS BIG ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN COWPOKE SONG OF THE WAGON MASTER THE LAST ROUNDUP
Editor's note: what can I say...it's cowboy music. I still wish I could find that one record with that cowboy song that goes something like this: "I'm a rootin' tootin' high falutin' chain-smokin' P@##%-pokin' cowboy...son of a bitch." Any help with this pardners?
CORKY SIEGEL: harmonica, piano and vocal JIM SCHWALL: guitar, mandolin and vocal JACK DAWSON: bass RUSS CHADWICK: drums
PRODUCED BY SAMUEL CHARTERS
ALL COMPOSITIONS BY CORKY SIEGEL AND JIM SCHWALL; COPYRIGHT SCHWIEGEL MUSIC, BMI
This album is dedicated to Jos Davidson
VANGUARD RECORDING SOCIETY, INC., NEW YORK, N.Y. PRINTED IN U.S.A.
Recorded and processed at Vanguard's 23rd St. Studio, New York City
Design/Jules Halfant
SIDE A:
I'M A KING BEE (vocal, Corky) 5:29 SLOW BLUES IN A (vocal, Jim) 5:25 YOU DON'T LOVE ME (vocal, Jim) 2:44 I.S.P.I. BLUES --Illinois State Psychiatric Institution (vocal, Corky) 9:51
BRING IT WITH YOU WHEN YOU COME (vocal, Jim) 4:15 MY BABY THINKS I DON'T LOVE HER (vocal, Corky) 4:34 THAT'S WHY I TREAT MY BABY SO FINE (vocal, Corky) 11:18 I LIKED IT WHERE WE WALKED (vocal, Corky) 2:56
Editor's note: sometimes a record is an obscurity even when it's not. This is one of those. An obscure band they are not. Nor were/are they a commercial success. Critical acclaim: yes. Yet, 9 out of 10 of us have never heard of them or seen this record so here we are. A bit beat up but playable. Good blues-rock. Excellent cover. White boy blues titles.
The Robert Cobert Orchestra Featuring JONATHAN (Barnabas) FRID and DAVID (Quentin) SELBY
PHILIPS RECORDS PHS-600-314 1969 STEREO
"DARK SHADOWS", TV's first soap opera-horror show, went on air over the ABC-TV network in June, 1966. A Dan Curtis Production, the show is now the most popular daytime TV presentation, and commands an audience of almost 20,000,000 viewers.
The series is set in a small village in Collinsport, Maine, and evolves around the lives, loves and deaths of the Collins family. "Baranabas" is played by the noted Shakespearian actor, Jonathan Frid, and "Quentin" is played by the young actor from West Virginia, David Selby. The plots weave through different generations of the Collins family, with vampires, werewolves, warlocks, witches, phoenixes, gypsies, coffins, ghosts, secret rooms, and the world of the supernatural predominating.
The suspenseful background music, which has become as familiar to the viewers as some of the most popular songs of today, was composed, conducted and arranged by Robert Cobert, a Julliard graduate, who has scored more television shows than any other composer. His music encompasses the widest range of styles and sounds: electronic, rock, weird, dramatic, popular and classical. In the background music of "Dark Shadows", Cobert masterfully utilizes varied combinations of[sic] from two musicians to a full symphony orchestra in creating the many moods of the action at Collinwood.
ALL SELECTIONS IN THIS ALBUM PUBLISHED BY--GURNOR MUSIC CO. (BMI) Arranged & Conducted by: Robert Cobert ALBUM PRODUCED FOR CURTIS RECORDS INC. BY CHARLES R. GREAN (by arrangement with ABC Merchandising Inc.) Cover photos by ABC-TV and Gloria Stavers, other photos by ABC-TV and Holly Cobert Recording engineer: Hal Dreeben (Regent Sound Studios) Copyright 1969, Curtis Records, Inc.
SIDE A:
OPENING THEME: 1.DARK SHADOWS 2. COLLINWOOD (R. Cobert) 2:44 I'LL BE WITH YOU, ALWAYS* (R. Cobert-C.Grean) 2:22 JOSETTE'S THEME (R. Cobert) 1:19 A DARKNESS AT COLLINWOOD (R. Cobert) 3:25 MEDITATIONS* (R. Cobert-L. Grean) 2:29 NIGHT OF THE PENTAGRAM (R. Cobert) 2:42 WHEN I AM DEAD* (R. Cobert) 1:42 NO. 1 AT THE BLUE WHALE (R. Cobert) 2:22
SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT**--Quentin's Theme (R. Cobert-C. Grean) 2:06 THE SECRET ROOM (R. Cobert) 2:29 EPITAPH* (R. Cobert) 1:56 SEANCE (R. Cobert) 1:18 I, BARNABAS* (R. Cobert-C. Grean) 2:12 BACK AT THE BLUE WHALE (R. Cobert) 2:10 THE OLD HOUSE (R. Cobert) 2:21 1. EPILOGUE 2. DARK SHADOWS (R. Cobert) 1:56
*NARRATION BY: JONATHAN FRID **NARRATION BY: DAVID SELBY
Editor's note: greatness prevails here! I've always wanted to see this series but can't find it to rent and am way too cheap to buy it. This only intensifies my wanting. Great mood music, cheesy poetic monologues and a general spookiness of creaking bones, instruments and your fat black heart into melodramatic darkness. Bwahahahahaha.Apparently the show was so big that there were stuffed heads of the favorite characters! For only $2.99 you could have had yourself a collector's item that hopefully no human still owns!
Editor's note: a little tumescence for ye tongue, madame? Filthy, eh? You bet. So why then does an album with bawdy "rapp" songs start off with an 8:42 instrumental? It's a weird world my man and I won't even begin to guess the reasoning. Maybe it was to lessen the BLOW of what follows. Which in current terms of raunchiness is rather tame but for the times was a media pandora's box which wasn't to be opened. You have better things to consider anyhow. Like who Blowfly is and how he came to be. Let the Wikipedia people enlighten you on that. I'm just an archivist.
PS...sorry for the occasional skip and roughness but this record and especially the sleeve were threadbare, unkempt and raggedy. I salvaged it for THE PEOPLE. Yeah, who's kidding who...I'm just obsessed.
Editor's note: this is a pretty interesting record especially for 1984. You have to think that if they would have gotten some press as a new band in the 90s they might have been more successful. As is they have a unique minimalist sound with the vocals carrying much of the load though the prominently featured instrument of choice provides a carriage of rhythm. Sometimes it crashes and burns but sometimes it glides elegantly into frivolity and that's good enough for me. I must admit that when I first started listening I thought that the record was on the wrong speed! Shows my musical acumen. Ooooof!
PS...the backing vocals/groans on "Day Old Whale" are brilliant!
HEROES "When you win you're a hero and everybody wants to be your friend. But if you lose, you're just another loser. Remember it's only in the sight of man."
In 1984 I started out on a Vietnam Veterans March for school prayer. That march which was to go from Tennessee to Washington, D. C. has taken me a lot further than I ever planned. I discovered that the plight of the Vietnam Vets is universal and everybody needs the dignity of self that comes with the love of God. Heroes exist within themselves and their relationship to the Lord, regardless of their acknowledgement by their fellow man.
I believe as a country, America must get "Back to the Basics." First, the BIBLE as the foundation we must build upon. Second, the FLAG as a symbol that we are truly "One Nation Under God." Finally the PENNY with the inscription "In God We Trust" which bears witness to our forefathers faith in the providence and sovereignty of our Almighty God.
America! Millions have paid a price for our freedom. It's imperative that we preserve and defend our heritage.
Produced by JERRY MARCELLINO Associate Producer and Arranged by ERIC BIKALES Engineered by ERIC DI BERARDO and CRAIG HULL Executive Producer: KEN MARCELLINO Management: MARK FERJULIAN and KEN MARCELLINO FM MANAGEMENT
Distributed by Sparrow Distribution CHATSWORTH, CA 91311 IN CANADA, P.O. Box 6900 VANCOUVER, B.C. V6B 4B5
BRIGHT STAR RECORDS A Division of Kerygma
Copyright 1985 BRIGHT STAR RECORDS 6924 CANBY STREET, SUITE 120, RESEDA, CA 91335 ALSO AVAILABLE ON HIGH QUALITY CASSETTE. WARNING: ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. UNAUTHORIZED DUPLICATION IS A VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE LAWS. PRINTED IN U.S.A.
SIDE A:
KNOCKIN' AT YOUR DOOR IN GOD WE TRUST ALL ROADS LEAD TO YOU GALILEE
Editor's note: this guy is great! Not his music but him. The man went to war, came back and had a dream to be a modern rocking country balladeer and then procured a label to do it! Indeedy do he did it. You can (well, I did anyway!) hear some Neil Diamond, Lionel Ritchie and various mod poppers in here as well a 90s country-pop crossover in both feel and style. Kinda like The Fixx meets Bruce Hornsby and one of the plethora of country-pop singers tossed in. And to think that I thought I'd found a Vince McMahon WWF album from the 80s when I first saw it. Isn't that tribute enough to R. K. Fraser?!?!
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Gundella's "The Hour of the Witch" LP
The unspookiest witch of Detroit lore. This lady was a practicing witch, a schoolteacher, author and a lecturer during her lifetime. Hearing about this record is what caused me to bust out the old albums and start this blog up so actually hearing it would be an added bonus. If you'd like to contribute pictures and audio of this album or any others feel free to email me and I will post them.
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thanks to Dustin over at FM Dust I have a copy of this record and will post it around Halloween. Thanks DUSTIN! In the meantime listen to it here.
Isabel Baker's "I Like God's Style"
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