This New age Ain't an Improvement!

DUBBED FROM AN LP – some surface noise.


01. Aria; Variations 1-15 (26:49)
02. Variations 16-20; Aria da capo (25:49)
Yes, it’s impressive, but it comes across as a stunt performance. Synth voices performing notes faster than a human voice could perform it, for instance. Great music which is ill served by the show-offish arrangement.

Decide for yourself!  New Age Bach

See you back here on Monday, for the beginning of ...

SPOOKY SPOCK-TOBER!

Can't you feel the chills already?!?!
  

It Ain't Broke Yet!

... But it sure is purty.  

01. Holy, Holy, Holy / Redeemed (4:53)
02. Morning Has Broken (3:49)
03. Shall We Gather at the River / I'm Bound for the Promised Land (3:10)
04. I Will Arise (2:01)
05. I'll Fly Away (1:50)
06. Softly and Tenderly (3:05)
07. How Great Thou Art (2:57)
08. Almost Persuaded / Amazing Grace / Sweet Hour of Prayer (5:09)
09. Old Time Religion / Where the Soul Never Dies / Will the Circle Be Unbroken / The Unclouded Day / Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus (4:29)
10. Whispering Hope (3:45) 

11. It Is Well with My Soul (2:46)

Russell Cook - Morning Has Broken

As you can imagine, this 1988 album is kinda countrified.  But you might like it anyway, as I did.  Check back on Thursday for more what-have-you!

  

Rite Springs Eternal

I bought this 1971 LP long ago (aftermarket) and I'm thrilled and moved.

01. Pavane (7:43)

02. Rite of Spring (9:04)

03. Syrinx (3:35)

04. Brandenburg Concerto No 3, First Movement (6:01)

05. Brandenburg Concerto No 3, Second Movement (4:28)

The only nitpicky thing I noticed was that the "second" movement of the Brandenburg is both the brief seguing 2nd movement of the original and the 3rd, run together.  No prob!

Hubert Laws - The Rite of Spring

Hope you're charmed too.  See you on Monday!

  

Get Him Off That Guitar Before He Hurts Himself!

Or before these arrangements drive me mad.  MAD, I tell you!

Although you can't fault the guy for liking the Tahoma font, by the end you'll agree with me.  These are disgusting Easy Listening arrangements!

01. Love Is Here to Stay (3:29)

02. They Can't Take That Away from Me (4:23)

03. A Foggy Day (5:16)

04. How Long Has This Been Going On? (3:53)

05. They All Laughed (3:22)

06. But Not for Me (3:52)

07. Love Walked In (3:40)

08. Embraceable You (4:42)

09. Soon (4:12)

10. Who Cares (3:34)

11. It Ain't Necessarily So (4:54)

12. I Got Rhythm (3:39)

Jack Jezzro Strikes Out!

See you on Thursday!

  

But Who's Counting?

It's a 1992 cassette.  Regarding the titular "twenty hymns," somebody can't count!  Even if you count track 14 as two "folk hymns," we're still one shy of 20!  This group is cheesy and smarmy and too Lawrence-Welkish for my taste, but I hear some peoples' musical tastes are different than mine.

01. My Jesus, I Love Thee (3:00)

02. Seek and Ye Shall Find (1:38)

03. How Firm a Foundation (2:42)

04. Like a River Glorious (2:12)

05. In the Cross (1:53)

06. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (2:03)

07. Swing Low (1:21)

08. Amazing Grace (1:29)

09. We Shall All Be Reunited (2:34)

10. Wayfaring Stranger (2:51)

11. Day by Day (3:33)

12. Were You There (3:29)

13. In Christ There Is No East or West (0:59)

14. Softly and Tenderly / Just as I Am (2:38)

15. Oh, How I Love Jesus (1:04)

16. What a Friend We Have in Jesus (2:15)

17. In the Garden (2:14)

18. In the Sweet By and By (2:55)

20 American Folk Hymns

See you Monday.

  

The Jewel-Paula Records Story

It's a fascinating two-disc set which contains a lot of songs I hadn't heard before.

DISC ONE:

01. Southern Country Boy - The Carter Brothers (3:09)

02. Booze in the Bottle - The Carter Brothers (3:25)

03. My Back Scratcher - Frank Frost (2:32)

04. Nothing Takes the Place of You - Toussaint McCall (3:27)

05. Bad Bad Whiskey - Peppermint Harris (2:17)

06. Rough Dried Woman, Pt. 1 - Big Mac (2:49)

07. Back Door Friend - Lightnin' Hopkins (3:59)

08. Standing on the Threshold - Little Joe Blue (2:44)

09. It's Too Late - Ted Taylor (2:58)

10. Night Time Is the Right Time - Joe Turner (3:02)

11. Mr. Charlie, Pts. 1 & 2 - Lightnin' Hopkins (4:55)

12. Sleeper - Lowell Fulsom (3:08)

13. Born with the Blues - Memphis Slim (3:27)

14. Brown Skin Woman - Sunnyland Slim (2:59)

15. Little School Girl - Lightnin' Hopkins (4:50)

16. Trouble Blues - Charles Brown (2:36)

17. My Daddy Was a Preacher Man - Lightnin'  Hopkins (4:04)

18. Death in the Family - Lightnin'  Hopkins (4:59)

19. Roll and Tumble - John Lee Hooker (5:03)

20. Safety Pin Blues - Roosevelt Sykes (3:10)

21. New Orleans Jump - Roosevelt Sykes (3:10)

DISC TWO:

01. Something Strange Is Goin' on In My House - Ted Taylor (2:53)

02. Everybody Knows About My Good Thing, Part 1 - Little Johnny Taylor (3:19)

03. How's Your Love Life Baby - Ted Taylor (3:12)

04. Quiet! Do Not Disturb - Bobby Patterson (2:04)

05. It's My Fault Darling - Little Johnny Taylor (2:53)

06. Dreaming's Out of Season - The Montclairs (3:16)

07. How Do You Spell Love - Bobby Patterson (2:24)

08. Open House at My House, Part 1 - Little Johnny Taylor (2:43)

09. She Don't Have to See You (To See Through You) - Bobby Patterson (3:27)

10. Bowlegged Woman /  Knock-Kneed Man - Bobby Rush (2:29)

11. Right On Jody - Bobby Patterson (3:09)

12. Walking the Floor - Little Johnny Taylor & Ted Taylor (2:23)

13. Hard Attack - Cash McCall (3:54)

14. Homewrecker - Fontella Bass (3:30)

15. Love Me Baby - Cash McCall (3:05)

16. I Can't See Myself as a One Woman Man - Little Johnny Taylor (3:42)

17. Dip My Dipper (Alternate Mix) - Cicero Blake (3:31)

18. Mississippi Rollin' Stone - Ike & Tina Turner (3:11)

19. Spider in My Stew - Buster Benton (3:34)

20. Jimmie - Artie "Blues Boy" White (4:02)

21. Good Woman Go Bad - Barbara Carr (4:28)

22. Cold Woman - Ernie Johnson (4:25)

It's one fat file.

See you on Thursday!

  

Happy STAR TREK Day … from Spock and Me!

 As you’ve probably heard, September 8 is a big hoop-de-doo day.  On September 8, 1966, Star Trek premiered.  Along with Jonny Quest, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and The Adventures of Superman, it was a big influence on my growing up—if you allege that ever happened.

In July, 1980, family member Spock chose to investigate the concept of Sleep Learning.  After all, if it worked for Edgar Cayce, why not for the world’s best dog?  So he went to dreamland with his head cradled on some LPs in our inventory.

Directly under his schnozzola is the two-LP soundtrack for The Empire Strikes Back.  And to the left of that is a Peter Pan Star Trek story record.

You can see that Star Trek has passed down to many generations of the family. See you Monday.

  

Maybe Your Favorites, But I Don't Want to Crowd You

It's from 2003, and that's about all I know. Performed well enough, but not full-bloodedly. Maybe these were recorded after a night being tapped by the Count.

01. Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez excerpt (3:57)
02. Bach: Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996 - Bourrée (3:01)
03. Beethoven: Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise" (4:24)
04. Strauss Jr: Waltz in C (4:31)
05. Tarrego: Recuerdos de Alhambra (8:11)
06. Albéniz: Malagueña (8:47)
07. Schubert: Ständchen, D 957/4 (3:53)
08. De Narváez: Diferencias Del S XVI (4:20)
09. Pernambuco: Sons da Carrilloess (2:18)
10. Greensleeves (4:13)
11. Spanish Ballad (2:25)

Classical Guitar Favorites

See you on Thursday, fellow Favorites!
 

Don't Step in the Terpsichore!

 These are dances by Michael Praetorius, who is interesting because he was an ancestor of Henry Frankenstein's mentor.

01. Passameze - Gaillarde (3:36)

02. La Bourree (1:56)

03. Bransle de la Torche (1:58)

04. Branles simples - Bransles gays - Bransles doubles (4:27)

05. Bransles de Villages (4:02)

06. Philou (2:58)

07. Ballet des sorciers - Ballet des Princesses - Ballet - Ballet des Princesses (3:19)

08. Ballet - Ballet des Baccanales - Ballet des Matelotz - Ballet des coqs (3:20)

09. Bransle de la Torche (1:20)

10. Pavane de Spaigne - Spagnoletta (5:47)

11. Passameze pour les cornetz (1:47)

12. Courante M.M. Wuestrow - Courante - Courrant de Bataglia (5:21)

13. La Sarabande (1:43)

14. Volte du Tambour - Volte - Volte - Volte (5:01)

15. Volte - Volte - Volte - Volte (3:51)

Dances from Terpsichore

I think you'll disagree with Minnie, who said, "There ain't no such name!"

  

See you Monday.