Curt Chambers - Popular Standards (No 2) on the Organ

Cheese alert!

Yes, I bet you too think this is pretty cheesy to listen to.

01. Alley Cat (2:19)

02. Misty (2:52)
03. Moon River (3:16)
04. Elvira (2:22)
05. Lazy River (3:19)
06. Yours (3:14)
07. I Left My Heart in San Francisco (3:24)
08. Edelweiss (3:44)
09. It Had to Be You (1:58)
10. Till There Was You (3:39)
11. It's Been a Long, Long Time (3:09)
12. In the Mood (2:46)
You can let me know.


Popular Standards (No 2) on the Organ
See you on Thursday, April 2, when we'll begin a month-long orgy of Beatles remixes!

Repost: HANSON: Symphonies 1 - 2 - Lament for Beowulf

My introduction to American composer Howard Hanson came from the 1979 film Alien.  An excerpt from Hanson's Second Symphony, "Romantic," was heard at the end as Ripley fries the aforementioned critter's butt.

You may hear the recording used in the film at my post for May 5, 2016.

This music is melodic yet (to me) contains "modernistic" clashes of dissonance.  The Lament for Beowulf proves that great minds think alike.

Symphony No. 1, Op. 22 - “Nordic”
1) I. Andante solenne - Allegro con forza
2) II. Andante teneramente, con semplicita
3) III. Allegro con fuoco

4) Lament for Beowulf - Op. 25

Symphony No. 2, Op. 30 - “Romantic”
5) I. Adagio - Allegro moderato
6) II. Andante con tenerezza
7) III. Allegro con brio

Hanson

I think you'll be fascinated too.

See you on Monday.

  

Home Music Collection

All I can tell you is that this cassette is Korean in origin.

01 - Cuckoo Waltz - Emanuel Jonasson  (2:37)

02 - Blacksmith in the Wood - Theodor Michaelis  (3:37)

03 - A Military Review of Cupids - Fidele Rivelli  (2:57)

04 - Csikos Post - Hermann Necke  (1:30)

05 - The Waltzing Cat - Leroy Anderson  (2:36)

06 - Amaryllis - Henry Ghys  (2:38)

07 - The Flight of the Bumblebee - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov  (1:30)

08 - March of the Toys - Victor Herbert  (3:56)

09 - The Mill in the Forest - Richard Eilenberg  (3:58)

10 - Entrance of the Little Fauns - Gabriel Pierne  (1:38)

11 - The Swan - Camille Saint-Saëns  (2:48)

12 - The Whistler and His Dog - Arthur Pryor  (2:28)

13 - The Dancing Doll - Pordini  (2:22)

14 - The Syncopated Clock - Leroy Anderson  (2:22)

15 - A Jolly Sleigh-Party - Léon Jessel  (3:20)

16 - Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson  (2:50)

Home Music Collection

Now you know as much as I do! (or you will after downloading and viewing the scans)

See you on Thursday.

  

Rubber Sounds

Here's an early set of remixes from the good ol' Beatles Remixers Group.  As the subtitle implies, these aren't necessarily combinations, they're artifacts of boosting or suppressing information in the songs.  Lots of OOPsing -- that's an acronym for "Out-of-phase stereo."  With a stereo set you can rewire your speaker connections to hear a track "missing" the other stereo channel.

The present offering:
01 - Drive My Car
02 - Norwegian Wood
03 - You Won't See Me
04 - Nowhere Man
05 - Think For Yourself
06 - The Word
07 - Michelle
08 - What Goes On
09 - Girl
10 - I'm Looking Through You
11 - In My Life
12 - Wait
13 - If I Needed Someone
14 - Run For Your Life
15 - Norwegian Wood
16 - I'm Looking Through You
17 - Girl
18 - Think For Yourself
19 - The Word
20 - Drive My Car
21 - If I Needed Someone
22 - Michelle
23 - In My Life
24 - Nowhere Man

Rubber Sounds

See you on Monday!
 

For Saint Paddy's Day!

This is a 1991 cassette which hearkens back to Oulde Eire.  But to me it sounds sort of Italianish.

01. Catch Me If You Can / Musheen Durkin (2:23)
02. Pat Murphy’s Meadow / Green Glens of Antrim / Shores of Americkay (3:04)
03. Isle of Inisfree (2:54)
04. Judge’s Jig / Lark in the Morning (2:38)
05. Blacksmith / Galway Ray / Danny Boy (4:17)
06. Mountains of Mourne (3:15)
07. Star of Munster / Bird in the Tree (2:23)
08. Flight of Earls (3:03)
09. Galway Shawl / Wild Colonial Boy / Forty Shades of Green (3:20)
10. Cliffs of Dooneen (2:48)
11. Noreen Bawn / Rose of Mooncoin / Slieve Na Mban (3:22)
12. Boulavogue (3:15)
13. Homes of Donegal / Black Velvet Band / When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (2:48)
14. Mason’s Apron / Maid of Athlone (4:06)

You decide!
Musical Memories of Ireland

See you on Thursday, mates!

Roses in the Mist

Sort of New-Agey, sort of medieval.
01. Deluded Love (9:09)
02. For the Roses (6:32)
03. Rosa Mystica (4:45)
04. Longing (5:54)
05. La Rosa Enflorece (7:34)
06. The Gartan Mother's Lullaby (6:46)
07. Mana Vu (9:25)
To me it's kind of draggy.  Not my favorite, but you may like it.
Rosey-Eared

See you Monday, campers!

Come with Me Now to the Thrilling Bat-Days of 1966!

Now, I'm not promising that this album is thrilling ...

01. Batman (Theme) (2:00)

02. Pow! Zop! Wham! (2:17)
03. Fruggin' the Riddle (3:09)
04. Monkey with the Penguin (3:13)
05. Take That - You Fiend! (2:36)
06. Batman Chase (3:16)
07. In My Merry Batmobile (2:45)
08. Zonk! Wap! Yeoww! (1:50)
09. Robin's Nest (2:12)
10. Give 'em Zap, Old Chap (1:56)

It may interest you to know that this little ol' thang was released on several different budget labels.  One of those is included in the file.

The Batman Theme

... And dig that genericized cover art, baby!

See you Thursday.

A Hunk of Burning Nothing

Sadly, this album is a case of uninspiring New Age music.  At least for me, I was unmoved by the reverential meanderings.  You may feel different.

01. More than Words (4:16)

02. Free Spirit (5:36)

03. Moon Dust (5:28)

04. Sedona Suite (12:23)

05. Sonata in G Minor (8:04)

06. Earthscapes (7:54)

07. Inner Peace (7:21)

08. Suite Memories (4:27)

Sedona Suite

See you on Monday!

  

Super Hero Music

This cassette came out to cash in on the 1989 Batman movie.  Who knows how much of a licensing fee was paid for Track 1 (if any).

01 - Batman Theme - The Marketts  (2:24)

02 - James Bond Theme   (2:41)
03 - Knight Rider  (2:39)
04 - The Lone Ranger (William Tell Overture)  (3:04)
05 - The Incredible Hulk  (4:16)
06 - Ghostbusters  (3:59)
07 - The A Team  (2:46)
08 - Star Trek  (2:30)
09 - The Green Hornet (Flight of the Bumblebee)  (1:26)
10 - Superman The Movie   (5:13)
Super Hero Music

See you on Thursday!