recordo obscura: the soundtrack of nobody's life

THE LAST GREMLIN STORY 5

2011-10-13T17:58:00.002-04:00

WARNER BROS. RECORDS
1984
33 1/3

SIDE A:

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Editor's note: you really don't expect me to research a motherf**@&@@ Gremlin's record do you?

TWO SIDES OF LEONARD NIMOY

2011-10-10T14:24:00.001-04:00

by Leonard Nimoy

DOT RECORDS
DLP 25835
1968
STEREO

SIDE A:

Highly Illogical 2:21
The Difference Between Us 2:15
Once I Smiled 2:07
Spock Thoughts 3:00
By Myself 2:15
Follow Your Star 2:29
Amphibious Assault 2:40

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SIDE B:

The Ballad Of Bilbo Baggins 2:18
Cotton Candy 2:34
Gentle On My Mind 2:46
Miranda 2:55
If I Were A Carpenter 2:45
Love Of The Common People 2:45

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Editor's note: I'm sure that this record has been posted elsewhere umpteen times but seeing as I don't look around much at record blogs unless they feature rather obscure stuff I have never heard it myself. Not even a snippet. So, after finding two Spock records at an estate sale I snatched them up and intend to beam them across yer galaxy. Having thus far listened to the first side I am quite impressed! Spock rocks!

HOLLYWOOD EXPOSE AN EVENING IN COPENHAGEN

2011-10-05T03:21:00.002-04:00

by Rae Bourbon

UTC RECORDS
UTC 9
1950s?

SIDE A:

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SIDE B:

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Editor's note: Rae Bourbon was a... ah- forget it, a cross-dressing dude from the 1950s needs no introduction! Song, smarmy poetry, faux forced infectious laughter and gossipy stories galore. That he-she put out multiple albums proves once more that vinyl was and is the king. If you'd like to read more about Bourbon check here and here.

PS...Bah- SHIT! I didn't even catch the fact that this isn't "Hollywood Expose" at all but rather "AN EVENING IN COPENHAGEN". That's what happens when you don't check the fucking label in your cross-dressing excitement! Oh well, it's a brilliant freak piece just the same.

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST / SPIDER'S DELIGHT

2011-10-03T12:47:00.001-04:00

by Jimmy "Spiderman" Allen with Dave Hill and Jimmy Hunter

CUE-2 RECORDS
11002
STEREO
1980

SIDE A:

Another One Bites The Dust

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SIDE B:

Spider's Delight

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Editor's note: with yesterday's come-from-behind victory over the Dallas Cowboys the Detroit Lions started the season 4-0 for the first time since 1980. It was during that frenzy of a winning streak that Jimmy "Spiderman" Allen recorded these songs and the town rocked with enthusiasm for a team mired in years of defeat. Shortly after this song was released they lost to the Atlanta Falcons 43-28. They won their next game against the Saints but only went 4-6 the rest of the way, missing the playoffs due to a tiebreaker with the Vikings. As a lifelong sufferer of NFL defeat at the hands of the Lions I figured that jinxing them is almost impossible at this point so here is the song. LIOOOOOOOOOONS!

SIX NONLECTURES: NONLECTURE 1

2011-10-01T23:15:00.023-04:00

by E.E. Cummings

CAEDMON RECORDS
TC 1186
1965

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Editor's note: say what you want about poetry but some of the classic poets of the 20th century were the best that the ages have seen. Cummings is one of them. He was a strange amalgamation of silly, sentimental and politically acerbic which is kind of the same framework for my own stupidity. It makes sense because he was one of my first influences and even though he was merely expressing his creative side, a downgrade from his true intellect, I truly am that stupid! Ah- well, such is life. I'd re-do just about everything but not the Cummings phase. You'll probably disagree with his merits as a literary force but that's your problem.

SPOOKY HALLOWEEN

2011-09-30T23:09:00.006-04:00

by The Wonderland Singers

WONDERLAND RECORDS
LP-293
STEREO
1974

SIDE A:

There Is a Haunted House In Town
Around The Block And Up The Street
Ghoul Days, Ghoul Days
We Are The Witches Three
Bats In The Belfry
As The Witched Go Flying Along
A Halloween Song
The Pumpkin Man
Halloween Is All Around

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SIDE B:

I've Been Working On My Costume
It's A Good Old Halloween
Halloween Friends
The Pumpkin On The VIne
Have A Happy Halloween
Twinkle, Twinkle, Candlelight
Trick Or Treat

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Editor's note: other than a short snippet of Halloween effects at the beginning of the first side this hardly qualifies as a Halloween record. Most, if not all of the tracks, are classic songs given new lyrics to fit the Halloween theme. Which isn't the worst idea but it's surely geared for 6 year olds and not so 35 year old beatnik from Paris who downloads 300 LPs a day on the internet. Seeing as this is the only new Hallo-record I could find this year in the dollar bins at the thrift stores I'm pretty disappointed in this one.

IS HEALTH THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM? QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

2011-09-29T11:25:00.003-04:00

by Dr. Ernie Panza, narrated by Jim Miller

T-TOWN RECORDS
31419/31420
33 1/3
1970s?

SIDE A:

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Editor's note: well now... I found this lucky surprise inside an LP entitled "The Golden Facts of Life --- And Health" by Reginald R. Gold, D. C., PH. C.. I don't know if I just put the 45 in there after buying them from a local Salvation Army or if it was in there and I somehow missed it when I perused the wax to verify its playability chances. Either way it's here and it's about chiropractic! I hope you enjoy this because the full length LP by Gold will be coming sooner than later. Of course I've said such things before and then disappeared for months on end. We'll see.

As for Panza himself: I think he is still with us but it could be his son or just another guy with the same name and profession. Not that it matters since nobody can take Panza away from us now!

STRIP ALONG WITH US

2011-09-28T01:23:00.002-04:00

STRAND RECORDS
SLS 1072
1962

SIDE A:

A PRETTY GIRL IS LIKE A MELODY
MISTY
SOPHISTICATED LADY
BLUES IN THE NIGHT
NIGHT TRAIN

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SIDE B:

HARLEM NOCTURNE
TEMPTATION
BASIN STREET BLUES
MY HEART BELONGS TOP DADDY
MOOD INDIGO

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Editor's note: I've never been to a strip joint and don't plan on going anytime soon either. Not that I have anything against dancing naked chicks but seeing as it's morally reprehensible to me to pay to see boobs I'll pass on the show. However, if you're up for getting naked and doing it for free I'll set up shop around yer dancing table any day. Just make sure there aren't other dudes hanging about because two guys hairy eyeballing the same gratis stripper is almost worse than paying a ho to bare her wares.

SELL YOURSELF RICH

2011-08-19T00:14:00.005-04:00

by G. Worthington Hipple

BUSINESSMEN'S RECORD CLUB
BRC 116
1962
MONO

SIDE A:

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Editor's note: why is it that every motivational speaker always plays himself off as both a brutal cutthroat and a soft fuzzy joke at the same time? I guess it goes to the heart of wearing the masks of both the businessman and a gentleman and separating them at appropriate times. Well, I'll give a little insight to the uninitiated: the whole separation of business from pleasure is just an excuse for a naturally born asshole to be what he is half the time while justifying it as a matter of principle. Listen, usually if you're an asshole at work you're an ingrate away from the occupation waiting to happen and you'll act this way often and people will hate you. I have a feeling that they already do. I know I do.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK

2011-07-18T00:58:00.033-04:00

by Steinski & Mass Media

4TH & B'WAY
BWAY-434
1986
45 RPM

SIDE A:

We'll Be Right Back Club Edit 5:17

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We'll Be Right Back Radio Edit 3:12

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SIDE B:

We'll Be Right Back Dub Version 6:16

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We'll Be Right Back Bonus Beats 3:33

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Editor's note: what? You don't know who Steinski is? I'm no expert on hip hop, trip hop, flip flop, etc., but what Steinski does is mash up soundbites with "beats". Generally they are sardonic but often serious musical compositions as well (aqs far as "beats" and hip-hop can be considered artist excellence). The guy is a Wall Street type who does this because he can and seeing as he's put out relatively few recordings over the years he's in no hurry to become a musical maestro. Then again, I guess he already is because the guy's name is gold in the dub club blub chub scene. I don't really know what I'm talking about but I do love Steinski and if you don't aslo then you're clearly a failure at life.

THE SIMPLEST THING IN THE WORLD

2011-07-17T00:56:00.000-04:00

written and read by Ayn Rand

NBI COMMUNICATIONS
LR 12
1950s?

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Editor's note: despite all of the prostrations from Generation Xbox I still like Ayn Rand. In fact I believe her novel Atlas Shrugged to be one of the greatest fiction books ever written. Sure, she wrote above her intellect and the Hugo imitations with long drawn-out descriptive passages choke the book at times, the concept, plot and story are quite brilliant. Yes, she turned a 40 year old hermit virgin stalker named John Galt into a hero rapist and saver of the world but the fact that nobody else had before or after is a testament to her greatness.

While this story doesn't quite carry the weight of her Shruggian opus this is an amusing story of self-conceit. Nonetheless, her Draculian accent highlights the pompous humor and makes it a sick collaboration between haughtiness and the sublime average.

THE HOLY BIBLE EXPOSES JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

2011-07-07T14:04:00.006-04:00

by Jack Van Impe

DIADEM RECORDS
DLP 313
1971

SIDE A:

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Editor's note: I'm not religious but I love me some Jack Van Impe! In fact, listening to classic preachers like him is preferable to me over music, news or sports talk. I suppose that my liking Dr. Jack has a little to do with his belief in the New World Order and that he preaches against its evil on a regular basis and has done so for many years. Yep, nothing like conspiracy and fables to grow a heart warm and cozy.

THE LION FOR REAL

2011-07-06T13:13:00.000-04:00

by Allen Ginsberg with various musicians

GREAT JONES RECORDS
GJ6004
1989
STEREO

SIDE A:

SCRIBBLE :48
COMPLAINT OF THE SKELETON TO TIME 3:01
XMAS GIFT 1:49
TO AUNT ROSE 3:31
THE LION FOR REAL 5:45
THE SHROUDED STRANGER 3:21
GREGORY CORSO'S STORY 2:15

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SIDE B:

CLEVELAND, THE FLATS 2:59
THE END 2:04
STANZAS WRITTEN AT NIGHT IN RADIO CITY 5:05
SUNSET 1:40
HUM BOM! 3:58
KRAL MAJALES 5T:08
GURU 3:30
ODE TO FAILUTE 2:45

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Editor's note: I always tout myself as being a spoken word record connoisseur and now I've opened up the vaults and will pour it deep into you. Ginsberg, as some of you may well know, was a beat poet and an innovator in opening up the medium from its stiff formalities. The only problem I have with that is that it allowed for every rhyming fool and big mouth with a microphone to call themselves a poet. Ginsberg was good at what he did but I wouldn't consider him one of the better poets by any means. That's not really saying much either considering what the art has become in the post modern age.

AIRMAN!! UNITED STATES AIR FORCE BASIC TRAINING IN SOUND

2011-06-23T14:09:00.000-04:00

narrated by John Hart

DOCUMENTARY RECORD CO.
V9399
1959
MONO

SIDE A:

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SIDE B:

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Editor's note: pretty self-explanatory as a behind the scenes look at the military training of the U. S. Air Force in the 1950s. Simple but interesting as most audio recordings from that era tend to be.

AN EVENING WITH THE NEW YORK HARP ENSEMBLE

2011-06-22T01:48:00.024-04:00

by various artists; performed by the New York Harp Ensemble: Barbara Pnewska, Eva Jaslar, Sandra Bitterman, Pattee Cohen; Aristid von Wurlzler, Director and Soloist

MUSICAL HERITAGE SOCIETY
MHS 3890
1950s
MONO

SIDE A:

Variations on a Theme of Corelli - Aristid Von Wurltzer
Granada-Serenada - Isaac Albeniz
Capriccio - Aristid Von Wurltzer
Zarabana from Partita II in C (Ciclo Pianistico) - Joaquin Turina
Intermezzo (from Hary Janos) by Zoltan Kodaly

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SIDE B:

Morceau de Concert for Four Harps, Op. 154 - Camille Saint-Saens
Prelude No. III, Op. 50 - Ahmed Adnan Saygun
Prelude No. II - George Gershwin
Roumanian Folk Daqnces - Bela Bartok

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Editor's note: I'll admit to playing this as background music simply because it's not original works and thus I didn't really pay attention. An odd thing to say as a blogger but that's how I feel about remakes unless they are exceptionally good or bad with a preference for the latter.

SOUTH BASS ISLAND BOUND

2011-06-21T11:36:00.010-04:00

by Michael Kelly Brewer

THE PUT-IN-BAY TRADING CO.
SBI-1
1983
STEREO

SIDE A:

South Bass Island Bound
Carry Me Back to the Island
South Bass Island Love Song
I Survived the South Bass Island Summer of '82
Lord, I Need a Drink

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SIDE B:

Don't Drink the Wine
Pride of Put-in-Bay
I Knew You/South Bass Island Love Song: Reprise
Roll On, Lake Erie, Roll On

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Editor's note: a folksy, made for tourists kind of album with expectant cliches and good feelings. I guess it makes sense since it's located in Ohio and nothing is more boring than being there.

ZODIAC

2011-06-21T02:07:00.000-04:00

by Blowfly

WEIRD WORLD RECORDS
WW-2023
1975
STEREO

SIDE A:

Intro.
Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Leo
Cancer
Sagittarius

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SIDE B:

Intro.
Virgo
Pisces
Libra
Capricorn
Scorpio
Aquarius

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Editor's note: it didn't take much foresight to see that this record would be as bad as its predecessors by Blowfly and that was the whole purpose of buying it. A raunchy and bawdy record with dated humor that is still better than anything being put out today. The sad part is that the internet is filled with copycat humorists rehashing old bits from classics such as this and trademarking it as their own. Which is why comedy is a such a dismal at nowadays.

SWITCHED ON BACH

2011-05-05T14:55:00.000-04:00

by Walter Carlos with Benjamin Folkman

COLUMBIA RECORDS
MS 7194
STEREO

SIDE A:

SINFONIA TO CANTATA NO. 29 3:20
AIR ON A G STRING 2:27
TWO PART-INVENTION IN F MAJOR :40
TWO PART-INVENTION IN B-FLAT MAJOR 1:30
TWO PART-INVENTION IN D MINOR :55
JESU, JOY OF MAN'S DESIRING 2:56
PRELUDE AND FUGUE NO. 7 IN E-FLAT MAJOR 7:07

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SIDE B:

PRELUDE AND FUGUE NO. 2 IN C MINOR 2:43
CHORALE PRELUDE "WACHET AUF" 3:37
BRANDENBURG CONCERTO NO.3 IN G MAJOR
First Movement 6:35
Second Movement 2:50
Third Movement 5:05

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Editor's note: of all the major composers Bach is one of the few who leaves me cold. I think it's the harpsichord works that turned me off the most as well as the frenetic piano pieces which I have come to accept a little more as my mind has deteriorated into bathos. Of course he was a musical genius but so, some will say, is Weird Fucking Al! It doesn't mean that I have to like it. This cartoonish take on the master though does my heart some good. Not enough to reverse the years of Dorito plaque build up but as the drunk and loonies say: take it day by day. If that doesn't soothe you then take some comfort in the Michigan sunshine and cloudwork refracted in the vinyl reproduction. Just ignore the blurry graininess of the photo and we'll both feel better about ourselves.

LET US UNITE

2011-05-02T14:44:00.000-04:00

by Louis Farrakhan

A.V.C. RECORDS
10903
1984
STEREO

SIDE A:

LET US UNITE 5:28

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LET US UNITE 3:48

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SIDE B:

BENEFIT OF UNITY 6:47

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BENEFIT OF UNITY 4:49

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Editor's note: since everybody is celebrating the faux death of one Muslim I might as well promulgate the fake love of another. A little calypso Allah for the soul. Anyway, seeing as we share a birthday (not the same year of course) I've always liked the guy because he says whatever he wants. I don't have to believe it to like his message. Also, seeing as I'm in the sharing mood I'll even separate the tracks for ye. Enjoy.

HOLIDAY IN MEXICO

2011-04-29T01:08:00.010-04:00

by Los Marimbas Caliente -- Mariachis del Oro --Orquestra Symphonetta del Mexico

VALIANT RECORDS
V-4940
STEREO
1960?

SIDE A:

LA NORTENA
CIELITO LINDA
LAS CHIAPANECAS
EL RELICARIO
JARABE TAPATIO
ADIOS MARQUITA LINDA

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SIDE B:

LA NEGRA
JESUITA
MACARENAS
LA CUCARACHA
LA GOLINDRINA
RESCAPETATE
LA RASPA

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Editor's note: despite the rather rough shape of this record -- both the gaping wide jacket and the shredded wax itself -- I'm happy that I bought this and recorded it. Not only because it has a good sound but the cover itself is a classic and you can never go wrong when toting around a big ass guitar and especially in pursuit of a handsome chica. A very festive romp through Mexican "folk songs" that sounds a little too polished and orchestrated for the tag given to it but plays rather nicely nonetheless. A clean copy would probably sound rather exceptional but I have a feeling that this was a Woolworth's bargain bin special and any sealed copy was last opened in the 70s and destroyed on a Fisher Price portable player with a needle like a shark's tooth.

SONGS OF EASTERN BIRDS

2011-04-28T14:29:00.000-04:00

by Donald J. Borror

DOVER RECORDS
22378-7
1970

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Editor's note: for such a recalcitrant as myself I certainly love the nature records. Well...the concept more than the actual chatter of these crazed sons a bitches who never STFU. Don't get me wrong, I love to hear birds chirp and sing as much as the next fuzzy bastard sitting in a rocking chair on his front porch but if you had to hear this record continuously for 24 hours straight you'd go insane. Of course, those things called freedom and common sense usually prevent such a happening. My brother, on the other hand, is a renown bird song hater and being one of those light sleeping, over-thinking, dime-trigger-temper apes that you hear about in the news, used to open his bedroom window in the morning if the birds pestered him with their wake up song and fired a few rounds of a pellet gun into the treetops. I advise to push pause on the media player if you are so inclined to do likewise.

JOHNNY PINEAPPLE & CO. FROM HAWAII

2011-04-26T15:48:00.001-04:00

PICKWICK RECORDS
DCF-1034
1965
STEREO

SIDE A:

PARADISE ISLE 3:25
HILO MARCH 2:14
MY HAWAIIAN KULA LA NI 3:34
NA KA PUEO 3:05
I HEAR HAWAII CALLING 3:33

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SIDE B:

PRETTY MERMAID OF THE SOUTHERN SEA 4:26
MAUI CHANT 3:38
ALOHA OE E KUU LEI 3:08
MY TANE 5:20

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Editor's note: as much as I hate repetition of uninteresting things, in the case of this record I think that I prefer it. While SIDE A has a strictly and distinctive Hawaiian sound to it, SIDE B veers off into a jazz-Aloha amalgamation that leaves me cold. In fact, almost freezing to death because neither style is to my liking but if I had to choose one I'd go with the exotic tropical island sound and the weird combination of the two just doesn't work for me on any level. Don't get me wrong because Johnny can play it's just that his bird doesn't perform well for me. Plus the excessive stereo heavy left speaker makes me want to rage. However, I do like the female singing on the last track.

A NEW LOOK AT OLD MASTERS

2011-04-24T12:53:00.002-04:00

by Professor Peter Fingesten

LISTENING LIBRARY RECORDS
PC 3372
1969

SIDE A:

da Vinci
Caravaggio

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SIDE B:

Goya
Van Gogh
Picasso

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Editor's note: in an ideal record world this is what I would listen to all the damned time! That's right, a guy smoking a pipe and wearing a smoking jacket talking about painters. How much more absurd can it get than that? Don't get me wrong I'm a great proponent of the arts I just don't buy into the pap about art being a value to culture, let alone culture being a value to life. People make a stink about sports figures maaking absurd amounts of money but when you think about it what's more ridiculous: a guy getting paid millions to hit a baseball or a dude starving to death in some stuffy attic painting pictures?! Then when the crazy picture maker dies some rich son of a bitch makes millions off it by selling it to richer people who have no concept of reality and pay $20 million to hang it on their castle wall. As I was saying, I love this record!

ROCK 'N ROLL MUSIC: DESIGNED FOR DANCING

2011-04-24T12:39:00.000-04:00

by Claude Cloud and His Orchestra

MGM RECORDS
E3466
1950s?
MONO

SIDE A:

CLOUDBURST
FLIP AND SKIP
THE BIG HORN
BAND-UP
HIGH WINDS
MOANIN'

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SIDE B:

CLOSE OUT
BEGINNER'S MAMBO
THE DOUBLE WHAMMY
AROUND THE HORN
THE BEAT
SHOULD I

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Editor's note: people tend to get upset that I post whole record sides instead of individual tracks and that's understandable since some of you not only want free music but sorted, explained and readily available tunes at your command. Guess what? Too bad! I record the records at 128 mps because it's easier on my hard drive memory to store, less likely to be pirated and designed for preview listening. Most of you are satisfied with that setup and I'm happy to have you around but for the ones who aren't and demand higher quality, repeatedly e-mail me asking for this and that, etc., you can basically suck it. Seriously, don't be a vampire.

Oh yeah...the record: designed for dancing in the 1950s! If you like that sort of thing. In general I tend to opt out of dancing because I'm not a chick! But if you feel close enough to your feminine side or are indeed a lady then dance away.

GOLDEN MEMORIES OF YOUR MARDI GRAS CRUISE

2011-04-01T15:19:00.002-04:00

compliments of Carnival Cruise Lines

SOUVENIR RECORDS
LLP-3001
33 1/3

SIDE A:

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Editor's note: thanks to the oil speculating terrorists on Wall Street I can no longer afford to buy records without having to give up other essentials. The extra $50 a month they steal from me goes a long way towards a happier life but oh well!

I love this record. If I had my choice I'd rather only post spoken word stuff but people get sick of the crap and good records of that sort are hard to find. This one is a mix of live recordings of spoken word and music plus some voice overs discussing the virtues of Carnival Cruises from the 1960s or 70s I'm guessing.

I've never understood the appeal of a cruise but then again I am prone to sever headaches any time I get on a large boat so that might have something to do with it. While most people get seasick from large boats (I have also) I get migraines. Debilitating all day ones that I can do nothing about. I remember going to Boblo Island back in middle school and both years I went I simply handed over my money and tickets to my friends and let them enjoy the day while I laid on a park bench! I think they at least fed and watered me but what a miserable fucking time that was!

MOODS FOR A STORMY NIGHT

2011-03-10T15:15:00.000-05:00

by The Mystic Moods Orchestra

BAINBRIDGE RECORDS
BT 6202
1972
STEREO

SIDE A:

THE LOOK OF LOVE 3;15
LOVE THEME FROM A RHAPSODY 3:03
FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD 4:34
MOONLIGHT 2:32
FRIENDLY PERSUASION (Thee I Love) 2:56

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SIDE B:

CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU 3:09
LIVE FOR LIFE 2:52
LOVE THEME FROM TRISTAN AND ISOLDE 6:00
A VERY PRECIOUS LOVE 2:47
THE GLORY OF LOE 2:51

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Editor's note: I was going to say "great record but... really ...2 sides?" then I reconsidered seeing as most of you people are truly insane and want more and more of everything until it's all gone. I'm no different, really, I just have a blog and my job is to make fun of people and then give you something so that it seems like I'm a great person who is only really looking out for you. Yeah right! Shut up already and listen to this schlock you greedy bastard.

THE HARP IN HI-FI

2011-03-10T14:16:00.000-05:00

with Bobby Maxwell at the harp

MERCURY RECORDS
MG 20138
1950s
MONO

SIDE A:

LIMEHOUSE BLUES
EBB TIDE
GALLOP
SHUFFLE OFF TO BUFFALO
HINDUSTAN
ROSE MARIE

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SIDE B:

CHINATOWN MY CHINATOWN
SHANGRI-LA
BUBBLE, BUBBLE, BUBBLE
ORCHIDS IN THE MOONLIGHT
PLINK, PLANK, PLUNK
CHING CHING A LING

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Editor's note: I always wanted to be a historian but then I remembered that I have a very focused and forgetting memory that only concentrates on what I believe in. And my first love, of course, was writing but I have zero discipline and even less interest in writing a book. My second was the female species but after striking out with as many as I can count and procuring a little clone daughter I am more or less cured of that animal (which is no indictment against the little cherub because I consider her an extension of myself and even though I'm useless (no fault of hers) I am still a vainglorious prick who loves himself very much [but not as much as her].) as well. Which brings me to records. I'll be honest...I love records but I don't LOVE them. I love the actual record itself but the music on them hardly interests me for the most part. I have the same fascination with liquor bottles though I can't be bothered with drinking the stuff. What I'm saying is that I have a discordant nature and clash with my own idealism. Which is merely a mask for saying that I actually enjoyed this piece of wax although I don't remember a damn thing about it because I recorded it three weeks ago. Do you know what the best part about that is? I don't even care.

YOU'RE IN MY ACT

2011-02-26T00:28:00.000-05:00

by Frankie Scott

ARCO RECORDS
LP-501-S
1974

SIDE A:

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Editor's note: I told you I didn't quit! Now I'm about caught up with my once a week quota or at least will be when I post the harp record I need to take pictures of. Frankie is a par for the course comedian for the time but he did get a little risque on this record with his use of the world queer and other euphemisms for the lifestyle. I was surprised but not shocked and though that most of his comedy was pretty good for being otherwise really clean.

DYNAMIC DENTON IN SOUND AND MUSIC

2011-02-25T00:13:00.002-05:00

with the Jodie Lyons Singers and Orchestra

NORSWORTHY-MERCER, INC.
JLP-100
1967

SIDE A:

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Editor's note: you thought that I quit again didn't you? Haha. Too bad! I'm back and you're going to listen to this worthless shit. This is about the city of Denton, Texas and it's wonderful value to the world. Yeah, right. There's also some corny songs about it that I don't recall a damned thing about but I like what the record represents and that's all this is about anyway, oddities and endities. And yes, there is only one working side on this disc.

PREDICTIONS

2011-02-07T20:27:00.000-05:00

by Salem Kirban

SALEM KIRBAN, INC.
B-100/20744
1972

SIDE A:

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SIDE B:

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Editor's note: please note that SIDE A is actually SIDE 2 and SIDE B is really SIDE 3 in the 2 record set of which I only have this one record. He doesn't really make too many predictions here but from what I remember not many of them came true then or now. Maybe they did and I just don't know or care. That sounds about right to me.

WHAT IN THE WORLD HAPPENED JANUARY 1977

2011-01-30T00:01:00.001-05:00

from the U.S. Navy

AUDIO PRODUCTIONS CO., INC.
1977

SIDE A:

January 1
January 2
January 3
January 4
January 5
January 6
January 7
January 8
January 9
January 10
January 11
January 12
January 13
January 14
January 15

SIDE B:

January 16
January 17
January 18
January 19
January 20
January 21
January 22
January 23
January 24
January 25
January 26
January 27
January 28
January 29
January 30
January 31

Editor's note: I meant to post this earlier in the month so that you could follow the daily history but obviously I don't care about you like that! Damn does this guy read fast as hell! A grimy voice as well that isn't befitting a history lesson. I like the idea but the setup is shite as each track is separated and has to be manually started. At least I learned that when you life the arm it automatically starts at the next track!

MARCH OF THE BUNNYKINS / JOGGLE

2011-01-29T00:44:00.002-05:00

by The Royal Doulton Band; conducted by Ted Gray

BANDLEADER RECORDS
BUN 100
1984

SIDE A:

MARCH OFTHE BUNNYKINS

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SIDE B:

JOGGLE

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Editor's note: I don't know if this is supposed to be a 45/33 RPM so I went with what I thought sounded right, 45. This is only the second record I've posted this year but oddly enough they both include bunnies! Odd that I didn't even try for that effect but maybe it's a sign of things to come. Let's hope not!

BUNNY GIRLS

2011-01-18T17:51:00.001-05:00

by Bunny Girls

OASIS RECORDS
OL 1552
STEREO
1975

SIDE A:

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SIDE B:

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Editor's note: well, this blog sure had an auspicious ending as a daily music blog didn't it? You can blame a bad bout of the flu for that as I had fluids coming out of every hole for a good 4 days and was sick enough to not be able to blog. The other two weeks was just sheer laziness. Anyhow, I'm back and most likely will only post a few records a week but that fits better with a normal hobby than the daily routine. I probably wouldn't have even come back if I hadn't gotten a few offers for records and sold one for a few hundred doll-hairs on eBay. I love records but can't afford the hobby even at thrift store prices.

As for this record: I couldn't resist picking it up even though I have no clue what it's going on about. However, you can never pass up a record by Korean chicks called Bunny Girls. Too bad the previous owner marked up the covers with a pen. Enjoy you heathens.

JOHN MURI AT THE DETROIT FOX THETATRE

2010-12-30T00:00:00.006-05:00

MURI-CORD RECORDS
S-2
1975
STEREO

SIDE A:

Prelude: Triumphal March "Aida" 1:40
La Danza 2:09
Medley of Pieces by Grieg 8:01
The Song Is You 3:27
Polly 2:43

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SIDE B:

Jumping Jack 2:56
Jesse Crawford Favorites 6:17
Selections from "Sayonara"
Finale: "The Sound of Music" 4:16

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Editor's note: the volume on this record is really low even for a live recording but the playing is great as expected from an organ grinding maestro. Plus it's in Detroit at a classic theatre. There a few great pictures included but they are too wide for the scanner and my webcam wouldn't do them justice so you'll have to wait until I finally get a new camera.

JOHNNY DESMOND SINGS FOR DANCING

2010-12-29T22:59:00.001-05:00

CRAFTSMEN RECORDS
C 8030
MONO

SIDE A:

ALL OF YOU
THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS
YOU'D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO
THIS CAN'T BE LOVE
THAT OLD DEVIL MOON
THERE'S A SMALL HOTEL

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SIDE B:

IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO
I CAN'T GET STARTED WITH YOU
MY HAPPY TIME
IT'S THE TALK OF THE TOWN
I GOT PLENTY O' NUTTIN'

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Editor's note: swing music ain't exactly my thing but the cover and the quality of the music more than make up for that. A good time piece made timeless by Johnny Desmond suave wave.

A VISIT WITH UNCLE AL AT HIS HAPPY FARM & CASTLE

2010-12-28T21:33:00.000-05:00

with Al Lewis

JUBILEE RECORDS
JGM 1120
1950s?

SIDE A:

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SIDE B:

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Editor's note: apparently this guy was a big local television celebrity in Cincinnati from the mid 1950s to the 80s. From what I can gather the show was so popular that it aired three original broadcasts a day. The host was tapped to air a nationwide version of the show but he couldn't get out of his contract and the concept was passed along and later developed into the Captain Kangaroo show with Bob Keeshan.

CHILDREN CELEBRATE: EUCHJARIST PRAYER II FOR MASSES WITH CHILDREN

2010-12-27T21:37:00.001-05:00

by Joe Dailey and the Children of St. Agatha Parish, Detroit

ARCHDIOCESE OF DETROIT
1976
33 1/3

SIDE A:

CHILDREN CELEBRATE

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SIDE B:

JOSHUA'S SONG

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Editor's note: I know how much Mr. Daad loves the religious stuff and hates the Christmas so here's a double-dose leftover from yesterday's Religious Sunday Record Day. I know a few people who went to this school which is in Detroit but not exactly the city as it's on the border of two suburban towns. Anyhow, those people didn't quite benefit from the curriculum and are particularly Satanic. Seriously.

WINTER'S COMING HOME: SONGS TO CELEBRATE WINTER AND CHRISTMAS

2010-12-26T17:18:00.000-05:00

by the Monks of Weston Priory

BENEDICTINE FOUNDATION OF VERMONT
XPL 1080
1975
STEREO

SIDE A:

Winter's Coming Home
Shepherds and Kings
Just As Lovely
Song of Creation
Wind, Where Are You Goin'
Song of Thanksgiving
As The Night Begins

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SIDE B:

God Will Be With Me
Psalm 96
Advent/Christmas Antiphon I with Psalm 24
Morning Softly Awakens
Gospel reading and A Light Has Shone
Litany and Prayer
A Child Is Born

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Editor's note: I've had enough of Christmas and luckily this is the last LP I'm posting this year.

MIDNIGHT MASS AT OLD ST. MARY'S CHRISTMAS 1971

2010-12-25T00:00:00.000-05:00

by Marc-Antoine Charpentier; with Rev. John E. Nader, C. S. Sp.

PRIVATE PRESS
PRSD-2192
1971
STEREO

SIDE A:

JOY TO THE WORLD
BEL BANBINO
ENGTRANCE SONG - DOMINUS CIXIT AD ME. CHANT
GREETING; AND CONFITEOR
MESSE DE MINUIT POUR NOEL: KYRIE
MESSE DE MINUIT POUR NOEL: GLORIA
OFFERTORY SONG - LAETENTUR CAELI
ALLELUIA! - VENITE GENTES

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SIDE B:

PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS - PREFACE; MESSE DE MINUIT POUR NOEL: SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS
MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION; DOXOLOGY AFTER THE EMBOLISM
MESSE DE MINUIT POUR NOEL: AGNUS DEI
COMMUNION SONG: IN SPLENDORIBUS CHANT
STILLE NACHT
BORN ON THIS DAY
ADESTE FIDELIS
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION; BLESSING; ITE, MISSA EST & DEO GRATIAS CHANT
FANFARE FOR CHRISTMAS DAY

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Editor's note: being that tonight the Christmas Mass will be read (I believe) in many places I figured that this would be the perfect time to post it here as well. I don't know what it is about liturgical services but they always remind me of Satanic rituals and are kind of creepy.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

2010-12-24T00:00:00.003-05:00

by Charles Dickens and starring Sir Laurence Olivier

THE E. F. MAC DONALD COMPANY
8110982X
1960s?

SIDE A:

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

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SIDE B:

SLEIGH RIDE
SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
WINTER WONDERLAND
I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS
JINGLE BELLS
RUDOLPH, THE RED-NOSED REINDEER
WINTER SONG
PARADE OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS
FROSTY THE SNOWMAN
WHITE CHRISTMAS
AULD LANG SYNE

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Editor's note: a great reading of the famous Dickens classic by Olivier. The supporting cast is excellent as well. The carols on the flip side are standard with a classical sound that beats anything that rancid Mariah Carey is putting out every Christmas!

SANTA CLAUS' CHRISTMAS PARTY (RECORDED LIVE)

2010-12-23T14:45:00.000-05:00

CLASSIC RECORDS
CCR 1936
1978
STEREO

SIDE A:

Jolly Ole St. Nicholas
Frosty The Snowman
Jingle Bells
Away In The Manger
Deck The Halls
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Night Before Christmas

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SIDE B:

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Up On The Rooftop
O Christmas Tree
Christmas Card Reading
12 Days Of Christmas
The Friendly Beast
A Visit From Santa
We Wish You A Merry Christmas

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Editor's note: what this appears to be is a voice over thing where songs from different Xmas albums are put on here with a narrative overlapping the songs to make it "live". Well, if you want chipmunks, hamsters, squirrels, dad and all the kids involved in your Christmas record than you've struck gold. A pretty good record despite the furry rodents.

CHRISTMAS SONGS FOR THE FAMILY

2010-12-22T23:01:00.000-05:00

featuring Dorothy Meadows and John Eastman

INTERNATIONAL AWARD RECORDS
AKX-8
1960s
STEREO

SIDE A:

JINGLE BELLS
CHRISTMAS IS FOR THE FAMILY
GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN
WHITE CHRISTMAS
THE FIRST NOEL
I HEARD THE BELLS ON CHRISTMAS DAY

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SIDE B:

AWAY IN A MANGER
MAY SANTA FILL OUR HEARTS
IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR
RUDOLPH, THE RE-NOSED REINDEER
SILENT NIGHT
HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING

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Editor's note: a standard Christmas record by an independent company with good singing, playing and that kitchy packaging which I love the best.

FAMILY CHRISTMAS ALBUM

2010-12-21T20:50:00.001-05:00

by Don Wharton

THIRD FIRKIN MUSIC CO.
TF-338
1984

SIDE A:

Unto Us a Child is Born 2:48
Christmas in July 4:19
O, Come All Ye Faithful 3:23
Some Children See Him 3:35
At Christmas Time 4:48

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SIDE B:

Eyewitness Account 5:57
Joy to the World 3:04
A King Born in Bethlehem 2:53
Silent Night 2:55
We Are the Reason 3:55

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Editor's note: I do not like this record but in the spirit of Christmas I'll refrain from bashing it.

THE STORY OF CHRISTMAS: THE NATIVITY

2010-12-20T21:53:00.001-05:00

narrated by John Scott and sung by Lanny Ross with choir and organ

WALDORF MUSIC HALL RECORDS
NH 33-145
MONO

SIDE A:

THE NATIVITY
AWAY IN A MANGER
WE THREE KINGS OF ORIENT ARE
SILENT NIGHT

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SIDE B:

GOD GIVE YE MERRY CHRISTMASTIDE
BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR
ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH
WE SAW THREE SHIPS
SHEPHERDS! SHAKE OFF YOUR DROWSY SLEEP

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SILENT NIGHT CHRISTMAS CAROLS

2010-12-19T00:00:00.000-05:00

with The Holiday Strings

DIPLOMAT RECORDS
SX 1717
STEREO

SIDE A:

O Come All Ye Faithful
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Deck the Halls

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SIDE B:

Joy to the World
The First Noel
Good King Wenceslas
O Holy Night
We Three Kings of Orient Are
Silent Night

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THE BELLS OF CHRISTMAS

2010-12-18T00:00:00.004-05:00

by Eddie Dunstedter at the Cathedral Organ with chimes and bells

CAPITOL RECORDS
T1264
1959
MONO

SIDE A:

THE FIRST NOEL
MARCH OF THE THREE KINGS
HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING
GREENSLEEVES
IT CAME UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEAR/O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM/AWAY IN A MANGER
GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN

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SIDE B:

CANTIQUE DE NOEL (O HOLY NIGHT)
WE THREE KINGS OF ORIENT ARE/BRING YOUR TORCHES
DECK THE HALLS/JOY TO THE WORLD
ADESTE FIDELIS
O TANNENBAUM
THECOVENTRY CAROL/VOM HIMMEL HOCH
SILENT NIGHT

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Editor's note: a grinding and glorious organ spectacular that sounds as much gothic as it does Christmas-y. My favorite record of the holiday year. Which isn't saying much because my Christmas finds this year have been fairly weak sounding from my end.

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GOD'S LOVE GIFT: A CHRISTMAS CANTATA

2010-12-17T00:00:00.001-05:00

by Harold DeCou

SINGCORD RECORDS
ZLP 919S
1974
STEREO

SIDE A:

God's Love Gift 2:06
The Prophecy 2:58
There's Room 3:33
God's Wondrous Gift of Love 2;27
Alleluia! Glory to God! 3:47

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SIDE B:

Lullaby 3:19
Wise Men 3:09
For God So Loved the World 4:26
Medley 5:05
God's Love Gift Finale 2:18

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Editor's note: it's about what you'd expect from a cantata by a normal composer.

CHRISTMAS MAGIC

2010-12-16T19:27:00.002-05:00

by Hugo Winterhaler and his Orchestra and Chorus

RCA CAMDEN RECORDS
CAL 449
1958
MONO

SIDE A:

White Christmas
Winter Wonderland
I'd Like To Hitch A Ride With Santa Clause
That Christmas Feeling
That's What I Want For Christmas
Carol Of The Bells

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SIDE B:

Christmas Island
Swingin' On A Star
Deck The Halls Wth Boughs Of Holly
Wassail Song
Away In The Manger/I Saw Three Ships
The Second Star On The Right

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Editor's note: falalalala I'm not listening any more! Make Christmas go away already! Just kidding. It's choral music and I'm getting kinda bored with it. Nice enough though for you good people infected with the Christmas cheer.

SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN (THE FUN SONGS OF CHRISTMAS)

2010-12-15T00:00:00.006-05:00

with The Do-Re-Mi Children's Choir

MCA RECORDS
MCA-15007
1973
STEREO

SIDE A:

MEDLEY: SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN/JINGLE BELLS 2:51
FROSTY THE SNOWMAN 2:10
A MARSHMALLOW WORLD 2:23
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS MY TWO FRONT TEETH 2:10
A HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS 2:03

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SIDE B:

RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER 2:20
LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! 2:06
I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS 2:14
HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS 2:24
LET'S ALL SING A SONG FOR CHRISTMAS 2:20

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Editor's note: the first song skips right at the beginning a few times but them's the breaks. Otherwise it's a strong album by a children's choir. Oh boy, eh?

HI-FI CHRISTMAS PARTY

2010-12-14T22:58:00.000-05:00

with Domenico Savino & His Orchestra

RCA CAMDEN RECORDS
CAL 392
1958
MONO

SIDE A:

White Christmas
Sleigh Ride
Winter Wonderland
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Jingle Bells
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)
O Little Town Of Bethlehem

SIDE B:

The First Noel
O Holy Night
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Es Ist Ein Ros' Entsprungen (Lo! How A Rose E'er Blooming)
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
Joy To The World
We Three Kings Of Orient Are
Silent Night

Editor's note: I don't actually have this record though I do have the sleeve! I bought it and stupidly didn't check the LP inside which turned out to be Christmas Magic by Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra and Chorus. Anyhow, I figured why waste either of them and borrowed the tracks from the Ernie (Not Bert) blog.

SILENT NIGHT B/W WE THREE KINGS, I SAW THREE SHIPS

2010-12-13T21:46:00.000-05:00

PETER PAN RECORDS
PP 1041

SIDE A:

SILENT NIGHT

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SIDE B:

WE THREE KINGS
I SAW THREE SHIPS

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Editor's note: I have no info on this record but the version of SILENT NIGHT sure sounds like one I posted on an LP last week but I'm too lazy to go back and see if they match.

CAN YOU IMAGINE THAT?: THE CHRISTMAS STORY IN SONG

2010-12-12T00:00:00.012-05:00

by Susan Corbett Pons

DAVIS SOUND RECORDS
RSR434
1970s?
STEREO

SIDE A:

I Have Something To Tell You
Oh Mary
The Babe In The Manger Means Love
Safe With Mary and Joseph and Jesus
Can You Imagine That?
Song Of The Three Wisemen (God Is More Humble Than I)

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SIDE B:

Come As You Are
He Was That Kind Of Boy
Knockin' At The Inn Of Your Heart
If Christ Had Not Come
Hush! It's Christmas Morning

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Editor's note: not the most rousing Christmas music but if you want the story of Christmas in song well here you have it.

CHRISTMAS GUITARS

2010-12-11T00:08:00.000-05:00

featuring Guitar Chimes and the Nashville Guitar Section

CLASSIC RECORDS
CCR 1931
1977
STEREO

SIDE A:

Jolly Old St. Nicholas
(Walking In A) Winter Wonderland
White Christmas
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Jingle Bells-Jingle Bell Rock (Medley)

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SIDE B:

Away In A Manger
What Child Is This - O Tannenbaum (Medley)
Angels We Have Heard On High
O Little Town Of Bethlehem -It Came Upon A Midnight Clear (Medley)
We Wish You A Merry Christmas

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Editor's note: a lite rockabilly guitar Xmas album with little fluff and lots of good licks.

FROST JR. HIGH SCHOOL WINTER CHORAL CONCERT 1973

2010-12-10T00:00:00.004-05:00

directed by Mr. Henry Nassko & Mrs. T. Moe

QCA RECORDS
30313
1973
STEREO

SIDE A:

Christmas Wish
Candyman
Sleigh Ride
O Come, O Come Emanuel
Hi-Ho The Holly
Winters Night Has Fled Away
Do You Hear What I hear?
Lo How A Rose E're Blooming
Israeli Lullaby
A Musical Christmas Carol
Roundelay Noel

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SIDE B:

Geus Bambino
Silver Bells
Adoramas Te
Jubilate Deo
Balualow
Pin A Star On A Twinkling Tree
T'was The Night Before Christmas

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Editor's note: a high school girlfriend of mine went to this school and so did my nephew so when I saw this record yesterday I figured I should pick it up. Of course if it didn't have such a cool cover I probably would have passed since high school chorus music is quite common at the thrift stores. The cover wins out this time.

THE PICKWICK PAPERS

2010-12-09T00:00:00.015-05:00

by Charles Dickens; readings by Sir Lewis Casson & Boris Karloff

CAEDMON RECORDS
TC 1121
1961

SIDE A:

MR. PICKWICK'S CHRISTMAS read by Sir Lewis Casson

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SIDE B:

THE STORY OF THE GOBLINS WHO STOLE A SEXTON read by Boris Karloff

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Editor's note: I believe that these two stories were the basis for Dickens' later work "A Christmas Carol" but I could be mistaken. I don't know if it's just the strong reading of Karloff on SIDE but SIDE A was pretty yawn-worthy. I'm always happy to find something from Caedmon Records and someday I'll own them all and you and the world!

I WANT TO GO TO SANTA CLAUS LAND

2010-12-08T00:00:00.003-05:00

by Bobby Helms

PRETTY WORLD RECORDS
PWA-001
1957s?

SIDE A:

JINGLE BELL ROCK 1:49
ANOTHER CHRISTMAS WITHOUT YOU 3:12
WINTER WONDERLAND 2:06
I SAW MAMA KISSING SANTA CLAUS 2:47
WHITE CHRISTMAS 2:56

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SIDE B:

SILVER BELLS 2:30
RUDOLPH, THE RED-NOSED REINDEER 2:14
JINGLE BELLS 2:09
HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS 1:50
I WANT TO GOTO SANTA CLAUS LAND 1:55

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Editor's note: I don't know if the eye patch is for show or was a result of an accident but in his early career photos it was missing. Apparently this dude was pretty big in the late 50s and though his star wound down in the 60s his version of "Jingle Bell Rock" was a hit for several years.

NOW THE LIGHT SHINES OUT

2010-12-07T00:03:00.017-05:00

with the St. Christopher Choir directed by Ronald T. Mysliwiec

SELF-PUBLISHED
RHR 190374
STEREO

SIDE A:

Shepherds Rejoice
Born In A Manger
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Dzisiaj w Bethlehem
He Is Born
Lo, How A Rose 'Er Blooming
Little Drummer Boy

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SIDE B:

I Believe/Ave Maria
Ring, Christmas Bells
Mary's Boy Child
Lulajze Jezuniu
O Bambino
Still, Still, Still
Unto Us Is Born A savior

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THE TWELVE GIFTS OF CHRISTMAS B/W MISTER SANTA

2010-12-06T00:00:00.004-05:00

by Dorothy Collins with Chorus and Orchestra Directed by Dick Jacobs

CORAL RECORDS
45-88844/45-88845

SIDE:

THE TWELVE GIFTS OF CHRISTMAS

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SIDE B:

MISTER SANTA

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Editor's note: very rough ride here but that's how it goes with unsleeved 45s sitting in boxes alongside other 45s at a second hand store near Detroit.

CHRISTMAS IN FRANCE

2010-12-05T00:00:00.009-05:00

by Les Petits Chanteurs de Versailles

CAPITOL RECORDS
SP-32217
1960s?

SIDE A:

DANS CETTE ETABLE 2:04
VIVE LE VENT 2:36
LES ANGES DANS NOS CAMPAGNES 4:36
VENEZ DIVIN MESSIE 3:40
LE NOEL DES PETITS SANTONS 3:11
NOEL--TROIS ANGES SONT VENUS 3:40

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SIDE B:

NOEL D'ADAM-MINUIT CHRETIENS 4:05
NOEL BLANC 3:08
NOEL NOUVELET 3:33
LES TROIS MAGES 2:15
IL EST NE LE DIVIN ENFANT 3:11
LA LEGENDE DE SAINT-NICOLAS 4:02

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Editor's note: I don't know...it's a record and you have ears so figure it out yourselves.

SCOOBY DOO AND FRIENDS EXCITING CHRISTMAS STORIES

2010-12-04T03:14:00.000-05:00

PETER PAN RECORDS
8214
1978

SIDE A:

MYSTERY OF THE MISSING SANTA

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SIDE B:

TROUBLE AT SANTA'S WORKSHOP

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Editor's note: how can you dislike a Scooby-Doo record which also features Christmas carols? Simple, you can't.

BLUES FOR BABY JESUS

2010-12-03T00:00:00.000-05:00

featuring the trumpet of Gary Mann

E & E INSURANCE CO.
EE-101
STEREO
1972

SIDE A:

Jingle Bells
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Alone At Christmas Time
Sleigh Bells
Blues For Baby Jesus

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SIDE B:

O Holy Night
Adeste Fidelis
The First Noel
Silent Night
Christmas Song

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Editor's note: I have to say that I am not a huge fan of Christmas music like some of you out there or Dixieland, Blues, etc., but this is one of the greatest albums I've posted on here. Like my daughter says about the "My Little Pony" theme song, "This is the perfect song!". And so are these.

FAMOUS CHRISTMAS CAROLS

2010-12-02T23:24:00.001-05:00

by Johnny Cole and The Robert Evans Chorus

YULETIDE SERIES
YS 211
1960s?
STEREO

SIDE A:

SILENT NIGHT
THE FIRST NOEL
O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL
AWAY IN THE MANGER
O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM
IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR

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SIDE B:

HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING
GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN
WE THREE KINGS
JOY TO THE WORLD
DECK THE HALLS
O HOLY NIGHT

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Editor's note: a solid "generic" record which doesn't have the same showroom appeal as the big singers of the time but it serves its purpose just as well. It's pretty hard to bungle Christmas music and this one sounds both professional and polished despite its pops and hisses.

WESTERN CHRISTMAS

2010-12-01T00:00:00.006-05:00

by Cactus Jim & The Wranglers

DIPLOMAT RECORDS
X 1017
1960s
MONO

SIDE A:

Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer
When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter
Fum Fum Fum
Wait For The Wagon (On Christmas Day)
I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
Cheyenne

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SIDE B:

A Merry Merry Christmas To You
Pride Of The Prairie Mary
The Night Before Christmas Song
San Antonio
Just As The Sun Went Down
Go Tell It On A Mountain

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Editor's note: read about it here.

HAVE YOURSELF A BIG "O" CHRISTMAS

2010-11-30T00:00:00.020-05:00

by R. Wayne Oldham

INDIGO SPECIAL PRODUCTS
ISP-0002
1983

SIDE A:

SILENT NIGHT 2:52
BLUE CHRISTMAS 3:04
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS 2:10
SILVER BELLS 2:10
WHITE CHRISTMAS 2:10

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SIDE B:

WINTER WONDERLAND 2:05
RUDOLPH, THE RED-NOSED REINDEER 2:30
SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN 2:35
HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS 4:30

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Editor's note: it's a mystery to me why this record is called what it is but with a pervy looking Santa on the cover I figured that the "O" meant orgasm and that this would be a naughty little record. Nope. It's a jazzy classical instrumental sit by the fireplace kind of record. For what that introduction is worth I like it just fine.

I think the article below explains the "O" sort of.

SLEIGH RIDE B/W WHEN SANTA CLAUS GETS YOUR LETTER

2010-11-29T23:02:00.001-05:00

by Captain Kangaroo & Mr. Greenjeans

GOLDEN RECORDS
FF560
45 RPM

SIDE A:

SLEIGH RIDE

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SIDE B:

WHEN SANTA CLAUS GETS YOUR LETTER

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Editor's note: scratchy as all hell but not much I can do about a thrift store find at the bottom of a box of other scratched up records. I like it just the same.

CHRISTMAS WITH THE CANADIAN BRASS

2010-11-28T00:02:00.005-05:00

and the Great Organ of St. Patrick's Cathedral with John Grady, organist

RCA RECORDS
ARL1-4132
1981
STEREO

SIDE A:

Jingle Bells (1:45)
O Come, All Ye Faithful/Joy to the World 2:44
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 2:30
O Holy NIght 2:55
O Little Town of Bethlehem/It Came Upon a Midnight Clear 3:07
The Holly and the Ivy 1:58
Silent Night 2:50
Angels We Have Heard on High 2:39

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SIDE B:

Good KIng Wenceslas 1:14
Coventry Carol 2:17
O Come, O Come, Emannuel/I Wonder As I Wander 2:29
What Child Is This? 2:36
The First Noel 2:41
Angels from the Realms of Glory/Away in a Manger/O Christmas Tree/Deck the Hall 5:06
Hallejulah Chorus 4:05

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Editor's note: not a favorite Christmas record of mine mainly because it's very typical of mainstream holiday music. Plus the second side sounds very classical

A RIVERSONG CHRISTMAS

2010-11-27T00:00:00.020-05:00

by Various Artists

RIVERSONG RECORDS
ZLP8507
1986

SIDE A:

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen by The Cathedral Quartet 1:49
Go Tell It On The Mountain by Henry & Hazel Slaughter 1:51
O Holy Night by Anthony Burger 3:19
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear 2:29
Truth Rings The Bells by The Hemphills 2:54

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SIDE B:

Born A King by Jeff Gibson 2:40
Angels We Have Heard On High by Grady Nutt 2:53
Joy To The World by Singing Americans 1:37
Silent Night by The Cathedral Quartet 2:30
Beautiful Star Of Bethlehem 2:58

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Editor's note: about what you'd expect from a Nashville made Christmas album: country musicians playing straight-up Xmas songs with little variation or improv. That's not a bad thing especially when it comes to Christmas standards.

CHRISTMAS CAROLS IN PERCUSSION

2010-11-26T00:00:00.025-05:00

with Patricia Wilde on Organ and Chimes

ACORN RECORDS
692
1960s
STEREO

SIDE A:

Adeste Fidelis
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
The First Noel
Angels We Have Heard On High
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
What Child Is This
Good King Wenceslaus
Rejoice Rejoice Believers
Christians Awake

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SIDE B:

White Christmas
Joy To The World
Oh Come Oh Come Emmanuel
Hark The Herald Angels Sing
Silent Night, Holy Night
Good Christian Men Rejoice
We Three Kings
Lo: How A Rose E'er Blooming
Away In The Manger
Jingle Bells

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Editor's note: I like the record well enough even though the sound is horrendous but I'm sure some of you who like to tinker with the reproduction aspect of sound can fix it on your end. I prefer to keep it as it is for the blog. Yeah, I know, one lump of coal under your music tree so far this year. Cheers!

THE BUCKEYE BEAT B/W THE WOLVERINE STOMP

2010-11-25T00:04:00.003-05:00

by The Buck-Nuts

CORONET RECORDS
6025
1973
STEREO

SIDE A:

THE BUCKEYE BEAT

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SIDE B:

THE WOLVERINE STOMP

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Editor's note: there's nothing more despised by Michigan football fans than a Buckeye. It's very apropos that a stupid nut is used to represent the most boring football program in the history of college football. More appropriate that the most boring football program perfectly suits one of the most humdrum states in America. Either way and despite Michigan and Ohio State being a heated rivalry, both programs are garbage now playing in a garbage conference, all records aside. Tomorrow starts the Christmas tunes.

BREL LIVES!

2010-11-24T00:00:00.038-05:00

from the Detroit Production of "Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris"

SYNCHRONICITY RECORDS
1306
STEREO
1974

SIDE A:

MARATHON 3:18
YOU'RE NOT ALONE 4:36
FANETTE 5:40
I LOVED 4:10
PORT OF AMSTERDAM 2:58

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SIDE B:

BRUSSELS 3:30
TIMID FRIEDA 3:45
MARIEKE 4:55
THE DOVE 8:46
NEXT 2:29

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Editor's note: normally I'm not a fan of musicals whatsoever but this is pretty good. Mainly because the songs are from the famous singer Jacques Brel and also due to the fact that singing is very competent and the songs are almost pop tunes rather than showtunes. Nothing's worse than showtunes! This is pretty enjoyable though.

IMPRESSIONS VOLUME 1 1983

2010-11-23T22:04:00.002-05:00

by June Lowe

JET-EYE RECORDS
JL-101
1983

SIDE A:

INTRODUCTION
ARIES
TAURUS
GEMINI
CANCER
LEO
VIRGO

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SIDE B:

LIBRA
SCORPIO
SAGITARIUS
CAPRICORN
AQUARIUS
PISCES
CLOSING

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Editor's note: the delivery of the information is sadly lacking and the constant "likes" are kind of embarrassing. That's not to say that her reading is not valid because of this but it sounds pretty unprofessional especially for somebody who was a radio personality. I'm guessing she tried to wing it to keep it genuine but obviously a final polished product needs a script. I still like the record though because it's a local independent effort and that's what I'm all about.

CIRCLE

2010-11-22T00:00:00.046-05:00

by Circle

FULL CIRCLE RECORDS
FC-001
1977
33 1/3

SIDE A:

Spindrift
Never Ending Circle

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SIDE B:

Blue Man Fantasy
Risin'

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Editor's note: you never know what you're going to find at a thrift store but seeing as this one came with a note to Bob (which is my name; well...the shortened version of Robert) I just assumed that it was waiting for me so I took it. Okay, I lie...I didn't actually find the note until just now but my inner-ear heard it and I picked it up in anticipation of my inner-eye catching up. Seeing as the original Bob and Norma (she was given special thanks) didn't feel the need to present this to the world I shall be the stand-in Bob who rejoices and thus the circle be continued. Pass it on hippies and we'll all live in peace, joy and schadenfroh.

DR. MURRAY BANKS TELLS MORE JEWISH STORIES

2010-11-21T00:00:00.012-05:00

MURMIL ASSOCIATES
MB-105
1960

SIDE A:

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SIDE B:

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Editor's note: this one came with the wrong sleeve (How To Live With Yourself...Or What To Do Until The Psychiatrist Comes) by the same author. Not that it matters because either way it fooled me into thinking that this was going to be a more serious talk and not a comedy album. Something in line with Don Lonie but it's not to be so instead for your weekly dose of religion you get an earful of bad jokes.

Enjoy because this will be the last Religious non-Christmas album of the year. Yeah, it's that time of the year and will start the day after Thanksgiving (for you non-natives that's next Friday).

LIVE IT UP

2010-11-20T21:27:00.002-05:00

with Hugh Borde and The Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band

ROOTS PRODUCTIONS
1980s
STEREO

SIDE A:

Live It Up 5:18
The Will 4:52
One Draw 4:37
Cyncopation 5:58

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SIDE B:

Rebecca 4:57
No One 4:09
Babylon Games 4:03
Motherland 8:39

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Editor's load: I believe that these guys are an Ypsilanti outfit which has been quite successful in their genre. Whether that translates to fame and fortune is beyond my call of judgment. They are very good at what they do but it's not something I would listen to other than for this blog. I might stand and watch a song or two at a festival but despite its richness and quality of sound the music just doesn't do much for me.

STETHOSCOPIC HEART RECORDINGS REVISED

2010-11-19T22:28:00.001-05:00

by George David Geckeler, M.D.

COLUMBIA RECORDS
CKL 4240/CKL 4976
1973

SIDE A:

ARRHYTHMIAS
ARRHYTHMIAS CON'T
SOUNDS
SOUNDS CON'T

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SIDE B:

MURMURS
MURMURS CON'T
MURMURS CON'T
MURMURS CONCLUSION
ILUSTRATIONS ONLY

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SIDE C:

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SIDE D:

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Editor's note: it's about hearts, folks.

MUSICAL GADGETS

2010-11-18T00:00:00.009-05:00

REPLICA RECORDS
FB-519
1950s
MONO

SIDE A:

Orchestral Regina
Hohner Harmonica
Street Piano
Mills' Violin

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SIDE B:

Operators Piano
Piano-Flute
Seeburg Electric Grand
Nelson-Wiggen Better Automatic
Marquette Piano

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Editor's note: I don't know quite when the Electric Organa starts playing on the first side since the titles don't seem to match up but that fucking instrument is bad-ass. It's like an early drum machine with whistles and bells. I don't know why none of the modern music makers haven't gotten a hold of this thing and made an album from it. The rest of the album is okay but the parts where the Organa are featured are sterling.

PIANO RED LIVE AT MUHLENBRINKS

2010-11-17T21:07:00.004-05:00

WARPED RECORDS
V-1508
1970s?
STEREO

SIDE A:

Let's Get It On 2:12
Right String, Baby But The Wrong Yo-Yo 1:59
Shake, Rattle and Roll 2:29
Boogie Time 2:40
It's A Sin To Tell A Lie 1:55
Corina, Corina 2:26

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SIDE B:

Please Don't talk About Me When I'm Gone 1:50
Do She Love Me 2:52
Rockin With Red 2:00
Pine Top Boogie/Red's Boogie 2:53
St Louis Blues 2:16
Right String, Baby But The Wrong Yo-Yo 1:55

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Editor's note: this guy was the original Dr. Feelgood and lauded by such musical luminaries as Bill Wyman, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, and Paul McCartney. Pete Ham of Badfinger even wrote a song in his honor but to be honest he's just another piano guy to me. He's ood but nothing others haven't done before and won't do again. I will say this for him though: he's the best black albino piano player I've ever heard.

THE POTERY OF CAROL LYNN PEARSON

2010-11-16T00:00:00.000-05:00

read by the author

TRILOGY ARTS RECORDS
TAR-1105
STEREO

SIDE A:

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SIDE B:

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Editor's note: this lady is no Ted Hughes and thank Gawd for that because that smug ass wears on you after a while. Although I laughed at a few points on this record I have to say that she is basically just as good as T. H. but doesn't try to cover it with an intellectual veneer. Maybe she could/couldn't but that doesn't matter because all poetry is emo and though she wasn't as emo as T. H. she also didn't send her life mates running to the oven for earthly release.

TRAVELLER'S KLINGENDE WAHLPARADE

2010-11-15T15:48:00.002-05:00

by Die Travellers

SABA RECORDS
SB 3058
1950s?

SIDE A:

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SIDE B:

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Editor's note: despite my love of Nietzsche, Brahms and Wagner there are a few things german which I loathe: namely the language itself and the Hofbrauhaus! I love good beer and in my estimation no good beer is served in a big house with a bunch of drunks! Let drinking be a solitary thing or at worst a social occasion with only close friends. Of course, any smart fellow has few social occasions and even less close friends. As for what this record is all about: sounds like Nazi propaganda that Himmler never got around to. Actually, I have no clue what's being said, sung or played.

YOUR STORY HOUR

2010-11-14T00:04:00.022-05:00

WORLD WIDE RECORDS
WW-226-158
1960s?

SIDE A:

JESUS OF NAZARETH

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SIDE B:

ORPHAN ARTHUR

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Editor's note: this is a pretty good record for a kid who has been time transported back to the 1950s. I kid, I kid! Nice stories for good people. I also could swear that the physician in the Jesus story is the actor Louis Edmonds who played Roger Collins on Dark Shadows. He sure sounds like him at the beginning of the scene he appears in but much less so at the end. It doesn't make sense that he would appear on this unless it was done in the 1950s before his career started to take off.

DETROIT STAR TAMBURITZANS

2010-11-13T00:00:00.001-05:00

conducted by Michael Marusich

MARJON INTERNATIONAL RECORDS
MJCS-42
STEREO
1979?

SIDE A:

Mariner's march
Romance for Balaliaka & Tambura
Dosla Jessen Jagodo (Combo)
Sremcica Kolo (Combo)
Romanian Dance

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SIDE B:

Salute to the Juniors march
Granada [Paso Doble] (Combo)
Digni Kaja (Combo)
Borino Kolo (Combo)
Kolo Kolo Medley

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Editor's note: you've gotta love the watercolor-esque cover of the Detroit skyline even if you don't like the music inside. Basically it's ethnic sounding classical music on the first side and more less ethnic sounding classical on the flip with a little of each interspersed between the two.

CHET BOGAN'S WOLVERINE JASS BAND

2010-11-12T00:00:00.036-05:00

featuring Dixiebelle

BICUSPID RECORDS
8063N6B
1978
STEREO

SIDE A:

COPENHAGEN
MESSIN' AROUND
TIN ROOF BLUES
BUTTER AND EGG MAN
WHEN THE SAINTS

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SIDE B:

EMMET COUNTY RAG
SEE YOUR MAMA
MOOCHE
OH DADDY
WOLVERINE BLUES

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Editor's note: at first I thought these guys were somehow affiliated with the Michigan Wolverines football team but now I don't think that's what the name implies at all. Nope, they're going by the state moniker and that's fine with me because during the Dick Rod era and even while the team is 6-3 it seems like a huge failure just the same. I won't muddle this post with sports talk but will say that this is pretty straight-forward Dixieland type jazz. The addition of Dixiebelle on vocals, especially during the rather scrumptious "Butter and Egg Man", really makes the music sing better than it does on its lonesome for those of us not so inclined toward the genre.

CAROUSEL MUSIC IN HI-FI

2010-11-11T00:00:00.005-05:00

with Johnny Duff at the Mighty Wurlitzer Pipe Organ

LIBERTY RECORDS
LRP 3053
1957
MONO

SIDE A:

FUN MEDLEY 2:32
VIENNESE MEDLEY 3:05
REPASZ BAND 2:23
SPANISH MEDLEY 2:47
COME TO THE FAIR 1:55
ITALIAN MEDLEY 2:21

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SIDE B:

DANCE OF THE WOODEN SHOES 1:53
SCOTTISH MEDLEY 2:56
UNDER THE DOUBLE EAGLE 2:07
IRISH MEDLEY 2:30
THUNDER AND BLAZES 2:00
WALTZ MEDLEY 2:35
SONNYBOY 1:43

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Editor's note: I got this one for the quite excellent cover and the Wurlitzer music is the bonus. This guy sure picked a wide variety of music styles and sounds and I guess that's good enough for me because frankly I wasn't even listening most of the time as I pecked away at the keyboard writing one of my other 134 blogs. Let me know how it turned out would ya?

JUDY CANOVA IN HI-FI

2010-11-10T15:09:00.000-05:00

arranged and conducted by Lew Raymond

TOPS RECORDS
L1613
1958
MONO

SIDE A:

JUST BECAUSE
WABASH BLUES
AIN'T GONNA GRIEVE MYLORD ANYMORE
GO TO SLEEPY LITTLE BABY
THE BUTCHER'S BOY
BLOW THE WHISTLE

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SIDE B:

WABASH CANNON BALL
IT'S ABOUT TIME
I DON'T KNOW WHY
TONS AND TONS OF LOVE
FOLLOW ME
I WAS WRONG

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Editor's note: sometimes cutesy, sometimes bluesy but mostly country and honey don't. You know the spiel. A girl just wants to have Funyuns, etc. and so forth. I actually like this album from the late movie starlet and radio personality although her voice is noticeably limited but good enough for the likes of us dregs of society. She kind of reminds me of a poor man's Patsy Cline and I mean down to the last dime poor. Anyway, you can listen to some of her radio shows here if you haven't had enough of this pig-tailed wonder already.

Also, this is one of the first records marred by my lack of a camera. Between stealing pics off of Google and having to scan and patchwork quilt these mofos they look horrid but that's how it will be until some windfall of extra cash or Secret Santa comes my way. I will get a camera from somewhere and then will re-do every one of these fucked-up ruinations of my blog! The Christmas records are coming up in about two weeks and I do have some good stuff, I think. You'll get what you get either way.

THE POETRY AND VOICE OF TED HUGHES

2010-11-09T21:23:00.000-05:00

CAEDMON RECORDS
TC 1535
1977
STEREO

SIDE A:

The Thought-Fox
The jaguar
Wind
Six Young Men
Mayday on Holderness
The Retired Colonel
View of a Pig
Sunstroke
Pike
An Otter
Hawk Roosting

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SIDE B:

Icecrust and Snowflake
Sheep
His Legs Ran About
Fragments from Lum's Remains
Bride and Groom

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Editor's note: by most accounts Mr. Hughes was a lady's man and while that's a noble hobby for a poet it doesn't quite mesh with the married life so well. Which is why two of his wives, Sylvia Plath most notably, stuck their heads in the oven and gassed themselves and committed suicide. Proving that she was rationally sane Plath spared her children the death wish she willed upon herself. Assia Wevill was not so kind. She took both her own life as well as her 4 year old daughter she had with Hughes. After these things you can understand such boorish behavior by the poet man but not before. They're all dead now so what's it matter anyway.

A BIRTHDAY FOR FRANCES

2010-11-08T00:00:00.006-05:00

by Russell Hoban; featuring Alice Playten w/ Arnold Lobel & Gloria Virgile

SCHOLASTIC RECORDS
0-590-08384-8
1972
33 1/3

SIDE A:

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SIDE B:

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Editor's note: I loved the Frances stories as a kid but I must say that I find this one very annoying as heard here. Alice Playten sounds like Bart Simpson and while I have no problem with him I kind of lost my appetite for him about 15 years ago. You probably have too.

CBS CHURCH OF THE AIR JANUARY 18, 1953

2010-11-07T20:10:00.000-05:00

with Rabbi Sidney Mossman

KFAB RECORDS
1953

SIDE A:

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SIDE B:

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Editor's note: I don't know if this is the complete presentation but it's all I have so using my power of Gawd I say it's over. Not exactly an original or inspiring talk by the good Rabbi but the spots of choral singing are pretty nice. The message of "this is an age of despair" seems to never get old and is re-used by every generation to make them believe that life used to be a good old time for all. In reality, all humans are terminally and mentally ill once they reach the concept of death in their mind's vocabulary. The thought of it is maddening to a younger person and many times it's enough to drive them batty and into hedonistic stupidity. Luckily old age zaps most of that spark out and only the truly shameless pursue the wine of youth long after the taste begins to turn a bit stale. Enjoy.

SVE JE U REDU

2010-11-06T23:44:00.000-04:00

by Drago Mlinarec

JUGOTON RECORDS
LSY-66057
1979
STEREO

SIDE A:

MORA DA SAM BIO MLAD 3:10
PRASNJAV PROSTOR 3:44
SVI SVE ZNAJU (ZASTO DA SE UZBUDIJJEM) 4:02
GLAS S BROJA514 913 5:52
PENZIONERI 4:50

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SIDE B:

NE BRINIDOKTORE (SVE JE U REDU) 4:40
CIRKUS 10:21
CESTA 6:13

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Editor's note: I don't know what the hell any of this is about but it sounds like a mellow Ian Anderson, the worst parts of Rod Stewart, some Billy Joel and lots of other bands. Make what you will of it but I'm filing it under "disappointment".

SIN

2010-11-05T23:08:00.000-04:00

by Poor Old Lu

ALARMA RECORDS
FLR9496
1994
STEREO

SIDE A:

complain
bones are breaking
my world falls down
slow
i am no good
thoughtless

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SIDE B:

hope for always
where were all of you
bliss is
cannon-fire orange
ring true
sickly
come to me
army guy (vinyl only cut)

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Editor's note: a lot of other excellent record blogs of my sort probably would never post something like this and thus that's why I am. It's a record that's obscure and though it was produced less than 15 years ago it's part of posterity just as much as Michael Strange or George Wright is. Plus it's a nice white vinyl pressing and anybody who can't see the value in that is a damned bigger fool than I am.

As for the blog: I made some decent money the past few days and am feeling better about the prospects of keeping this thing going even if I have to redo all the pictures at a later date when I get a new camera. I think people are here more for the music than the pictures anyhow, right? I have a little bit of a semi-perfectionist streak and hate delivering a post with shit pictures. All right, I'll shut up about the camera prospects and pictures.

THE TOUCH OF YOUR HANDS

2010-11-04T22:31:00.000-04:00

with George Wright at the Wonderful Wurlitzer Organ

PICKWICK RECORDS
SPC-3102
1970s?
STEREO

SIDE A:

OH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNIN' 2:40
THAT'S MY DESIRE 3:22
CARAVAN 3:34
WHERE OR WHEN 3:28
IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH ME 3:03

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SIDE B:

THE TOUCH OF YOUR HAND 4:08
THE ALLEY CAT 2:30
SO BEATS MY HEART FOR YOU 3:45
NO OTHER LOVE 3:15
ALOHA OE 2:28

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Editor's note: old big brown eye (me) is back with the warble wobble wurlizter goodness of yer old favorite George Wright. This guy could make the big piano sing and cry with the best of them and by that I mean not very many mofos could. Of course you probably expect some Xian Volk record that costs $573 on eBay but let me tell you that's not going to save your soul any better than this organ grinding jaunt through Wurly land will.

SONGS OF THE NATIONAL PARKS

2010-11-03T23:52:00.000-04:00

with Stan Jones and the Ranger Chorus

DISNEYLAND RECORDS
WDL-1005
1960s?

SIDE A:

OPENINGNARRATION
SONG OF THE TRAIL
ALONG THE YELLOWSTONE
THE DESERT

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SIDE B:

GRAND CANYON
SONS OF THE MOUNTAIN
WOODMAN'S PRAYER
RANGERS' HYMN
CLOSING NARRATION

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Editor's note: I hope this doesn't sound like a break-up letter but it sure feels like one! I think the end of the blog is near since I no longer have a camera and don't want it to look as third-rate as it did when I first started it. I can't afford to buy a camera and since nobody has bitten on the record buying offer we'll see what happens. Plus I'm getting a little tired of posting every day but I've been saying that for a while now. In a perfect world I wouldn't be having money issues and this stupid shit would continue on forever but I'm afraid it's not long for this world. Just saying.

CELEBRATION: 1982 WORLD CHAMPION ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

2010-11-02T00:00:00.008-04:00

BUSCH BEER
1982

SIDE A:

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SIDE B:

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Editor's note: I have a picture of this record on my other computer somewhere and the LP itself in amongst hundreds of other records and since I recorded way back at the beginning of the season I'm not about to backtrack. When I find both I will post the pictures. Until then all you get it this glory day record for the birds.

My guess is that this will be ill-timed as Cliff Lee probably will win the game tonight (if they are even playing; I haven't really been paying much attention since I don't particularly care who wins because I like both teams) and the series will continue. Either way it's getting posted this week.

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION / REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION 1956

2010-11-01T14:24:00.002-04:00

narrated by Walter Cronkite

WESTINGHOUSE
ZTV 25404/25405
1956

SIDE A:

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION AUGUST 13-18, 1956

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SIDE B:

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION AUGUST 20-23, 1956

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Editor's note: Liars. That's all. Quit voting or you'll justify this sort of prattle. Thanks.

As for biographical info (on the record, of course): I found this in Nashville on Saturday and after some scuffling around of it in a thrift store basket via my daughter's ever curious fingers I bring it to you in all of its scratchy glory from the suburbs of Detroit.

WATCH THEM DOGS

2010-10-31T00:01:00.000-04:00

a sermon by Rev. B. W. Smith, St. John Baptist Church, Buffalo, N.Y.

PASTOR RECORDS
PR 75000
1986

SIDE A:

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SIDE B:

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Editor's note: if all churches were this way and led by old crazy black dudes then more people would be religious. Not me. Unless there was a phonograph preacher with JPG eyes telling me to rawk on. Then I would be a devotee. Until then I'm just a simpleton heathen.