It May Be Gleeful for You

It wasn't for me, particularly. Cheesy but not necessarily fun. It’s dreary. I’m puzzled by the apparent popularity of such drowsy fare.

DISC ONE:

01. Melancholy Serenade (3:16)

02. The Best Is Yet to Come (3:20)

03. I Can't Get Started (3:28)

04. When Your Lover Has Gone (2:26)

05. Out of Nowhere (2:33)

06. But Beautiful (3:14)

07. I'm in the Mood for Love (3:31)

08. From Russia with Love (2:55)

09. Mystery Street (2:41)

10. If I Should Lose You / Tenderly (5:14)

11. If He Walked into My Life (3:53)

12. Ruby (3:24)

13. Glamour (2:32)

14. Days of Wine and Roses (3:26)

15. Misty (2:54)

16. You and the Night and the Music (4:26)

17. Moonglow (2:36)

18. Mad About the Boy (3:21)

19. For all We Know (2:34)

20. Lover Man / Smile (6:37)

DISC TWO:

01. Melancholy Serenade / Yesterdays (4:24)

02. That Certain Party (2:07)

03. The Moonlight (3:09)

04. Midnight Sun (3:41)

05. Laura (3:28)

06. A Taste of Honey (3:42)

07. Brazil / I Love Paris / 'Allo, 'Allo, 'Allo (7:08)

08. The Last Dance (3:19)

09. Darn That Dream (2:41)

10. You Oughta Be in Pictures (2:35)

11. But Not for Me (2:04)

12. The Shadow of Your Smile (2:39)

13. Willow Weep for Me (2:33)

14. It All Depends on You (3:12)

15. Lawrence of Arabia [Remastered] (2:51)

16. A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody (3:20)

17. Deep Purple / Blue Velvet (5:55)

18. That's All (2:35)

19. The Girl from Ipanema (2:56)

20. Moon River (3:01)

You may feel it's the cat's pajamas!  It's all in one big file.

The Romantic Moods of Jackie Gleason

See you on Monday to commence this year's SPOCKY CHRISTMAS!!!

  

Thought I'd Share a New Comp

 I got such a backlog of comps I haven't yet shared with you ...

Do you ever get a sizzle of fun hearing some songs?  That's what I'm inflicting on you guys again.  And if you lived through the era so winningly illustrated by our cover image, then you've got a range of experience to make younger folks blush in shame!

01 - 20th Century - Minor Detail   1983  (3:00)

02 - Breath to Breath - Defectors   1984  (2:55)

03 - ...On the Telephone - Ania   1984  (4:17)

04 - Chains and Polymers - Bound & Gagged   1980  (4:03)

05 - Tough Guys Don't Dance - Kongress   1981  (3:19)

06 - Technology (album version) - The Group   1983  (5:26)

07 - Don't Close Your Eyes to Me - Modern English   1985  (4:16)

08 - Synthesizer Man - Invisible Zoo   1983  (3:15)

09 - Out of Control - Animotion   1986  (3:29)

10 - The Amazon Archer - The Vyllies   1987  (3:35)

11 - Independence Day - The Comsat Angels   1980  (3:50)

12 - Metaphor - People in Stores   1981  (2:00)

13 - Masquerade - Berlin   1982  (4:03)

14 - The House Is Burning (But There's No One Home) - Vivabeat   1983  (4:13)

15 - Black on White - One to One   1985  (4:28)

16 - Singing in the 80's - The Monitors   1980  (3:17)

17 - Metropolitan Life - BB Gabor   1980  (2:42)

18 - Signals - Shöx Lumania   1981  (3:02)

19 - Nothing New - The Happy Cadavers   1982  (2:21)

20 - Unfamiliar Room - Testcard F   1983  (2:46)

21 - Indecision - Martha and the Muffins - 1980  (4:46)

22 - Pee Wee Private Eye - Captain Crunch and Let's Do Lunch   1989  (2:38)

                  
Just take a listen!

MA-122 - It Was Encoded in the 1980s

Now, let me know what we'll be singing in the 80s?  See you Thursday!

    

You Make Me Mellow ...

And no Elton John in sight!

A fun 1988 compilation which was one of my first Compact Disc purchases.  At a pawn shop, natch.

01. Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl (3:09)

02. The Hollies - Carrie Ann (2:58)

03. Stone Poneys - A Different Drum (2:38)

04. The Lovin' Spoonful - Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind (2:00)

05. Association - Never My Love (3:12)

06. Joe Cocker - With a Little Help from My Friends (4:41)

07. The Mamas and the Papas - California Dreamin' (2:41)

08. The Rascals - A Beautiful Morning (2:35)

09. Oliver - Good Morning, Starshine (3:38)

10. The Turtles - She'd Rather Be with Me (2:17)

11. Arlo Guthrie - Coming into Los Angeles (3:07)

12. The Fifth Dimension - Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) (4:48)

Mellow Sixties

See you Monday.  Be thankful!

  

Get Buzzed

                              
It's a 1982 New Agey classic of the hypnotic sort.

Deuter - Cicada (46:31)

01. From Here to Here (3:15)

02. Light (9:05)

03. Cicada (6:37)

04. Sun on My Face (4:05)

05. From Here to Here (reprise) (3:31)

06. Sky Beyond Clouds (5:25)

07. Haiku (3:39)

08. Alchemy (7:37)

09. Between Two Breaths (3:18)

Cicada

See you Thursday, fellow buzzers!

  

Your Mission ...

This two-disc set is an aggregation of two LPs from the original series, and music from the 1988-90 revival.

Mission: Impossible

Disc 1 (54:52)

 Music from Mission: Impossible (1967)

(Lalo Schifrin)

01. Mission: Impossible (0:49)

02. Jim on the Move (3:15)

03. Operation Charm (2:55)

04. The Sniper (3:20)

05. Rollin Hand (2:52)

06. The Plot (2:27)

07. Wide Willy (2:04)

08. Cinnamon (Jack Urbont and Bruce Geller( (2:36)

09. Barney Does It All (2:30)

10. Danger (2:42)

11. Mission: Accomplished (2:42)

 

More Mission: Impossible (1968)

(Lalo Schifrin)

12. Mission Blues (2:48)

13. Self-Destruct (2:37)

14. Affair in Madrid (2:34)

15. Midnight Courier (3:28)

16. The Chelsea Memorandum (Shorty Rogers) (3:04)

17. More Mission (2:48)

18. Intrigue (2:33)

19. Danube Incident (1:55)

20. Foul Play (Richard Hazard) (2:29)

21. The Getaway (2:22)

 

 

Mission: Impossible

Disc 2 (56:27)

 

Mission: Impossible Then and Now (1992)

(Lalo Schifrin)

01. Mission: Impossible Main Title  (aired version) (0:49)

02. The Contender, Part 1: The Plot (0:52)

03. The Contender, Part 1: Ready (3:13)

04. The Contender, Part 1: Rollin (0:45)

05. The Contender, Part 1: Time (0:47)

06. The Contender, Part 1: Sleeping Phelps (1:11)

07. Submarine: More Plot (2:40)

08. Submarine: Mission: Impossible Theme (1:10)

09. The Killer: Bower Hotel (1:57)

10. The Killer: Checkout Time (2:47)

11. The Killer: The Trick (2:16)

12. Takeover: Signal Light (0:43)

13. Takeover: Kate Thomas (1:29)

14. Underground: Tape Machine (3:18)

15. Underground: Good Job (0:49)

16. Underground: End Title  (aired version) (0:30)

 

 Mission: Impossible ’88

 17. Mission: Impossible ’88 Main Title (1:04)

 

(John E Davis)

18. The Plague: Tricky Ears (0:39)

19. The Plague:  This Is the Chase (2:41)

20. The Bayou: Croc Bait (1:47)

21. The Bayou: Not Worth It (3:38)

22. The Cattle King: Nice Boat (0:59)

23. The Cattle King: Bait the Hook (1:43)

24. The Cattle King: Hot Time (0:47)

25. The Cattle King: I Guess It Is (1:17)

26. The Cattle King: Freak Time (1:36)

27. The Cattle King: Whacko Time (1:41)

28. Deadly Harvest: Melt Down (2:00)

29. Deadly Harvest: Framed (2:06)

30. Church Bells in Bogota: Coffee (1:17)

31. Church Bells in Bogota: Ring Around the Finger (1:19)

32. Mission: Impossible ’88 End Credit (Lalo Schifrin) (0:35)

33. Lalo Schifrin and the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra - Mission: Impossible Theme  (concert version) (Lalo Schifrin) (6:05)

The last track on Disc Two is the weakest! The “concert” track is pretty lame when compared to the professionalism of the TV soundtracks.

Mission: Impossible

It's all in one file.  See ya Monday!

  

Another Liminal Selection

This 1984 cassette tiptoes up to the edge.

Get it?

01. Threshold (2:42)

02. Premonition (6:48)

03. Pulsar (4:42)

04. Kyoto 1999 (7:08)

05. In the Beginning (2:51)

06. Interplay (3:05)

07. Chrysalis (2:52)

08. Starfire (7:08)

09. Blue Nile (4:45)

Threshold

You'll find this bit of New Age noodling satisfactory, or your starfire back!

See you on Thursday!

  

Is the Water Holy?

This is at least OK.  It's a 1992 cassette.

01. Old Time Religion (2:30)

02. How Great Thou Art (2:51)

03. The Uncloudy Day (2:44)

04. Precious Memories (2:57)

05. Amazing Grace (3:17)

06. Swing Low Sweet Chariot (2:35)

07. I'll Fly Away (2:08)

08. The Old Country Church (2:48)

09. What a Friend We Have in Jesus (3:09)

10. Jesus Loves Me (2:53)

11. Sweet Hour of Prayer (2:56)

12. In the Sweet Bye and Bye (2:12)

It's from the ole reliable Intersound label.

Hymns from the Bayou

See you Monday!

  

He Worked His Fingers to the Bare

It's a 2008 release.  The tracks:

01. Living in the Country (2:49)

02. Miss Rowan Davies (2:57)

03. Goodbye Liza Jane (2:07)

04. I Will (2:43)

05. Fortune (1:21)

06. Polly Swallow (3:09)

07. The Minstrel Boy (2:09)

08. The Yellow Rose of Texas (1:31)

09. Pine Apple Rag (3:59)

10. Over the Rainbow (2:05)

11. Planxty John Irwin (3:40)

12. Barlow Knife (1:47)

13. Oh, What a Beautiful Morning (1:45)

14. Planxty George Brabazon (2nd Air) (3:01)

15. The Red Haired Boy (2:00)

16. America the Beautiful (1:34)

17. The Modest and Pleasant Eileen O'Farrell (3:00)

18. St. Anne's Reel (3:49)

19. Planxty Fanny Power (3:45)

20. Marching Through Georgia (1:57)

21. Nelly Bly (1:52)

22. Coleman's March (1:58)

23. Blind Mary (3:32)

24. Maria (2:10)

The sound on some tracks seems tinny or trebly.  Perhaps Miller used different instruments, therefore different sounds?

Adam Miller - Bare Fingers

For me, this sound gets over-familiar very fast.  The 60 minutes of listening time took about three subjective hours.  Perhaps it’ll seem like ten minutes to you?

See you Thursday!

  

Step Back from the Edge!

It's a 1994 release by the superb New-Agey-type harpist.

01. Timeless Ways (6:17)

02. Inspiration (6:35)

03. With Me Now (4:38)

04. The End Is the Beginning (6:38)

05. Prelude to Love (4:36)

06. Simple and Sweet (8:22)

07. Forever (11:18)

The Edge Of Forever

See you on Monday!