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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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Monday, June 28, 2021

All Filked Out!

You tell me if things stayed the same.

The selections are:

01. Songbird (4:30)
02. Nobody's Moggy Now (2:00)
03. Television Lovers (3:17)
04. Marching in the Streets (3:48)
05. Vapor Angels (6:08)
06. Circle Song (4:43)
07. Call Him Lord (4:05)
08. Mr Right (4:36)
09. Between Grass Shores (3:36)
10. Sea Cradle (7:06) 
11. Heartwarming (4:08)


And now I can truthfully say, "no more filk here, move along."

See you on Thursday.
  

Thursday, June 24, 2021

A Fun Dream Movie

I bought the 1985 LP long ago.

01. Victory Theme (7:01)
02. Beyond the North Wind (3:16)
03. Morning (3:52)
04. Traveling (4:44)
05. Shadows (4:04)
06. Reflections of a Detective, 3:00 AM (5:19)
07. La Vida (The Life) (5:49)
08. Oriental Rain (2:54)
09. Rememberance (5:25)
10. Springtime (5:21)

Sure, it's moody and maybe not challenging or aggressive.  But it's fun and expressive of varying moods, and I like it.

Themes in Search of a Movie

See you Monday.  Until then, enjoy the movies in your imagination!
  

Monday, June 21, 2021

Circling the Drain ... err, Grain

 

It's another one of those filky cassette-type gizmos.


01. This Island Earth (3:44)
02. Captain Jack and the Mermaid (5:10)
03. Discovery (3:25)
04. SF Fan Fiction Blues (2:23)
05. Drink to the Health of the Dorsai / Green Hills of Harmony (4:30)
06. Circles in the Grain (4:12)
07. Drink Up the River (4:22)
08. Queen of the May (3:47)
09. Au Rythme du Courrant (3:25)
10. Small Rebellions (5:22)
11. Reach (4:10)
12. Psych 101 (3:20)
13. Lady (3:22)
14. From a Distance (5:07)

Grainy Circles

On to the next thing, on Thursday.

 

Thursday, June 17, 2021

Two Genii Intersect

 It's a 1976 cassette.

01. Kreisler - Caprice viennois, Op 2 (3:53)
02. Kreisler - Andantino in the Style of Martini (3:38)
03. Kreisler - Allegretto in the Style of Boccherini (3:15)
04. Kreisler - La Gitana (Arabo-Spanish Gypsy Song) (3:10)
05. Dvorák arr Kreisler - Slavonic Dance No 3 in G (5:28)
06. Kreisler - Chanson Louis XIII and Pavane in the Style of Couperin (4:05)
07. Kreisler - Schön Rosmarin (1:52)
08. Kreisler - Liebesfreud (3:23)
09. Falla arr Kreisler - Spanish Dance No 1 from "La Vide breve" (3:30)
10. Kreisler - Liebeslied (3:32)
11. Kreisler - Recitativo and Scherzo capriccio, Op 6 (4:16)
12. Albéniz arr Kreisler - Tango (2:39)
13. Kreisler - Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven (2:52)
14. Kreisler - Tambourin chinois, Op 3 (3:51)

Itzhak Perlman Plays Fritz Kreisler  

See you Monday, fellow string-scratchers!

  

Monday, June 14, 2021

You Bring the Cat!

Yep, another filk cassette.

01. Swing the Cat (4:36)
02. The Little Black Kiss (6:29)
03. The Asgard II (3:41)
04. Fast Away the Lions Run (4:28)
05. From Beyond (4:18)
06. Behold the Green Gryphon (3:44)
07. Waiting for You (4:15)
08. Fields of Fire (6:42)
09. Polly Oliver's Problem (4:27)
10. Turner of Time (3:30)

Swing it!

Somebody likes this stuff, yes?

See you Thursday. 

  
 

Thursday, June 10, 2021

Flyin' Solo!

 

This 1992 cassette is competent but not very exciting.

01. Beethoven - Ode to Joy (2:22)
02. Traditional - Auld Lang Syne (3:00)
03. Foster - Stephen Foster Medley (4:26)
04. Pachelbel - Canon in D (3:45)
05. Traditional - Londonderry Air (3:29)
06. Traditional - The Blue Bells of Scotland (3:52)
07. Traditional - There Is a Fountain (3:05)
08. Bach - Minuet in G (2:42)
09. Brahms - Cradle Song (3:34)


See you on Monday!  Until then, fly with a buddy, it's safer.
  

Monday, June 7, 2021

I Hear the Dragons Singing

 This is a 1984 cassette, for all you Pern fans.

Ya got scans of the tape and the insert, and a lot of warbling which frankly I wasn't interested in at all.  But you might like it!

Dragonsongs

Don't forget to be dragon yourself back on Thursday to see what else I've dug up!

  


Thursday, June 3, 2021

Absolution for Thinking Dirty

Yes, on the cover of this fun sampler is a metal ball bearing in front of a snowy landscape.  That's what I see, and I'm sticking to it!

01. Raphael - River Seeks the Deep (8:58)
02. Giles Reaves - Aurora (6:35)
03. Bill Douglas - Earth Prayer (5:00)
04. Robert Rich - Sagrada Familia (4:20)
05. Mychael Danna - Deirdre of the Sorrows (4:55)
06. Robert Rich - Minaret / Mosaic (14:28)
07. Tim Story - Beguiled (4:45)
08. Steve Roach & Robert Rich - SoMA (12:24) 
09. Paul Avgerinos - Father and Son (7:47)

You may not be surprised that this music appeared in episodes of the venerable and magical Music from the Hearts of Space  radio show.  This sampler is enjoyable!


See you Monday!