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Our beloved Spock is featured in the header photo, taken in 1979. These are some of my LPs, themed compilations, and the like.

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Thursday, February 25, 2021

No Duo-vers!

This is interesting Romantic-type music.

01. Duo 1 - Allegro molto (5:59)
02. Duo 1 - Rondo. Allegretto (5:53)
03. Duo 2 - Allegro moderato (8:41)
04. Duo 2 - Presto (5:45)
05. Duo 3 - Allegro molto con espressione (6:27)
06. Duo 3 - Rondo (4:18)
07. Duo 4 - Adagio (3:51)
08. Duo 4 - Allegro (7:11)
09. Duo 5 - Allegro molto (6:22)
10. Duo 5 - Grazioso con Variazioni (4:14)
11. Duo 6 - Allegro maestoso (10:08)
12. Duo 6 - Rondo. Grazioso (3:41)


See you Monday!
  

Monday, February 22, 2021

Landowska Plays Bach

I bought one LP of this set in the early 1980s, assembled here for you from varying ources. That's why there are a few record ticks -- but no skips.

01. Partita 1 in B-flat - Prelude (1:54)
02. Partita 1 in B-flat - Allemande (1:25)
03. Partita 1 in B-flat - Courante (1:55)
04. Partita 1 in B-flat - Sarabande (3:22)
05. Partita 1 in B-flat - Menuets 1 and 2 (2:58)
06. Partita 1 in B-flat - Gigue (1:19)
07. Fantasia in C Minor (3:23)
08. French Suite 6 - Allemande (1:41)
09. French Suite 6 - Courante (0:53)
10. French Suite 6 - Sarabande (1:48)
11. French Suite 6 - Gavotte (0:41)
12. French Suite 6 - Polonaise (0:47)
13. French Suite 6 - Menuet (0:48)
14. French Suite 6 - Bourée (0:49)
15. French Suite 6 - Gigue (1:20)
16. Little Prelude - in C (1:47)
17. Little Prelude - in C Minor (0:55)
18. Little Prelude - in D Minor (1:48)
19. Little Prelude - in D (2:02)
20. Little Prelude - in E (0:49)
21. Little Prelude - in E Minor (1:52)
22. Little Prelude - in C (0:59)
23. Little Prelude - in C (0:39)
24. Little Prelude - in C Minor (0:57)
25. Fughetta in C Minor (1:42)
26. English Suite 2 - Prelude (4:16)
27. English Suite 2 - Allemande (2:37)
28. English Suite 2 - Courante (1:34)
29. English Suite 2 - Sarabande (4:12)
30. English Suite 2 - Bourees I and II (2:39)
31. English Suite 2 - Gigue (1:23)
32. English Suite 3 - Gavotte (3:13)
33. English Suite 5 - Passapieds (3:06)
34. WTC Book 1 Prelude and Fugue in C Minor (4:05) 
35. Toccata in D (12:37)

It's a lot of fun!


See you on Thursday!
  

Thursday, February 18, 2021

Don’t Get Your Hopes Up!

The cover photo shows a guy dressed like Bach, with a Gibson electric guitar.  SURPRISE!  Ain’t no guitar-playing on this thing!

But on the bright side, I got my head cleaned!  (There's gotta be a dirty joke in there somewhere!)

You may like harmonica stylings, but there's no accounting, as they say.

01 - Berceuse - Gabriel Fauré -  (3:51)
02 - Divertimento No 2 - W A Mozart -  (11:50)
03 - Clair de Lune - Claude Debussy -  (4:17)
04 - Sonata in G Minor - J S Bach -  (12:12)
05 - Romanian Folk Dances - Béla Bartók -  (6:12)
06 - Because - Lennon-McCartney -  (2:53)


See you on Monday!
  

Monday, February 15, 2021

I've Got a Loverly Bunch of Madrigals

This 1974 cassette is so much fun!  Somewhere around the time of release, PBS carried a program which featured many of these songs being sung in similar arrangements.  Whether that show featured the King's Singers, I couldn't tell ya.  But I bet you enjoy this!

01 - Now is the month of maying - Thomas Morley - 1595   (1:50)

02 - Four arms, two necks, one wreathing - Thomas Weelkes - 1608   (1:56)

03 - Hark all ye lovely saints above - Thomas Weelkes - 1598   (2:55)

04 - Since Robin Hood - Thomas Weelkes - 1608   (1:05)

05 - Though Philomena lost her love - Thomas Morley - 1602   (0:55)

06 - O wretched man - John Wilbye - 1609   (3:35)

07 - Weep, o mine eyes - John Bennet - 1599   (2:18)

08 - The nightingale, the organ of delight - Thomas Weelkes - 1608   (1:01)

09 - Come, sirrah Jack, ho! - Thomas Weelkes - 1608   (1:55)

10 - Cruel, behold my heavy ending - John Wilbye - 1598   (2:53)

11 - Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone - John Farmer - 1599   (1:15)

12 - L'ultimo di di Maggio - Sebastiano Festa - 1526   (1:28)

13 - Mentre il cucolo - Guiseppe Ciamo - 1584   (1:19)

13 - Un cavalier di Spagna - Pietro da Hosta - 1526   (1:11)

14 - Vessozi augelli - Giaches de Wert - 1586   (2:15)

15 - Valle, che de lamenti miei - Giaches de Wert - 1588   (6:26)

17 - Chi la gagliarda - Giovan da Nola - 1541   (2:46)

18 - Chi chi li chi - anonymous - 1555   (2:12)

19 - Contrappunto bestiale alla mente - Adriano Banchieri - 1608   (1:02)

20 - Mascherata de Cacciatori - Giovanni Gastoldi - 1591   (1:57)

21 - Matona mia cara - Orlando di Lasso - 1581   (2:37)

Madrigal Collection

See you on Thursday with more things you may love!  Happy Valentine's to all!
  




Thursday, February 11, 2021

Oom-Paw-Paw!

Well, a "Riesen-Wiesen" is a big meadow.  And despite the unfortunate connotation in English, "Stimmungshits" means "mood hits."  These are the tracks:
01. Oktoberfest-Song la-la-lei-Jo (2:43)
02. Häng dich ein (3:31)
03. Wochenend-freude (3:02)
04. Schneewalzer (2:51)
05. Ententanz (Dance little bird) (2:15)
06. Stimmungs-Medley (5:08)
07. Schützenliesel (2:45)
08. Oa Maß is koa Maß (2:38)
09. Kirmes Melodie (2:52)
10. Lieder für all uns're Freunde (2:33)
11. Stimmungs-Medley (5:26)
12. Fürstenfeld (4:03)


See you on Monday!
   

Monday, February 8, 2021

Real Country Lovin'!

It's a 1992 cassette by a good ol' country boy with a lot of miles on him.

01. Real Country Love (2:45)
02. Do Right Daddy (3:40)
03. A Funny Thing Happened (3:30)
04. I've Got to Pull Myself Together (2:40)
05. What's the Matter with the Moon (3:26)
06. I'll Go Out of My Head (2:41)
07. Next to Mine (3:19)
08. The Valentine Song (3:05)
09. These Favors We Ask (3:49)
10. Primetime (3:45)
11. Olivia (2:44)
12. Her Last Lonely Days (4:15)

Real Country

See you on Thursday with another hot batch of love!
  

Thursday, February 4, 2021

Competent Action

It's a 1995 CD. Perhaps surprisingly for such a blatant cash-in, this is competently arranged and competently performed -- just draggy when the music should be punchy.

01. Raiders of the Lost Ark / Indiana Jones Suite (5:57)
02. ET Suite (11:38)
03. Superman Suite (12:18)
04. Star Wars / The Empire Strikes Back / Return of the Jedi (26:40)


See you on Monday, fellow actioneers!
  

Monday, February 1, 2021

MA-159 - Illicit Appetites!

Yes, it's another music compilation which demonstrates that the course of true love many involve neither love nor truth.

01 - Midget - VTKMS - 1979  (2:24)

02 - Android Love - Ozzie - 1977  (3:42)

03 - I'm in Love with a Cat - Anti-Band - 1983  (1:54)

04 - Dig It Up - Hoodoo Gurus - 1984  (3:35)

05 - I Like Motorcycles - Vermilion & the Aces - 1979  (2:49)

06 - In the Slot - The Adaptors - 1979  (2:33)

07 - Don't Forget Me Tommy - The Freeze - 1981  (3:45)

08 - Computer Love - Western Hysteria - 1980  (3:31)

09 - Suburban Incest (Harry's Song) - Die Hausfrauen - 1981  (4:00)

10 - Love Makes You Crazy - Mike Batt - 1982  (3:35)

11 - Magazine Sex - Max Load - 1979  (2:27)

12 - I Saw My Baby in the Meat Section - The Happy Cadavers - 1982  (2:29)

13 - Stephanie - Brian and the Nightmares - 1986  (2:41)

14 - (I'm into) Necrophilia - The Amazing Space Frogs - 1979  (2:55)

15 - Robot Love - The Valves - 1977  (3:03)

16 - See the Children - The Cure - 1977  (3:10)

17 - If Boys Got Pregnant - The Orchids - 1979  (2:02)

18 - Laboratory Baby - Los Reactors - 1981  (1:06)

19 - Your Manikin Hand - Gluons - 1983  (3:45)

20 - Corpse Grinder - The Meteors - 1987  (2:56)

21 - The Best Big Mistake - Woody Patty - 1991  (2:25)

22 - My Girlfriend Is a Rock - Nervebreakers - 1978  (3:27)

23 - Chinese Dragon - Jezebel - 1982  (2:19)

24 - I Danced All Night with a Hamster Until I Trod on It - Jerry Jamrag & the Afterbirths - 1977  (1:38)

25 - Mary's in a Coma - The New Avengers - 1981  (3:37)

26 - Mars Bars - The Undertones - 1979  (2:07)

27 - I Hate You - Zoom - 1978  (2:01)

28 - Puke It Up - Zombina & the Skeletones - 2008  (2:38

The original art is from DC's Young Love #85.

CORRECTED 2022 LINK!!! MA-159 - Illicit Appetites!

So, fans of infatuation, tell me what you think.

See you on Thursday!