Fun for Some, Goodies for Others

You gotta admire someone with more chutzpah than me. I mean, this guy has some talent, but I'd never call ANY collection of my stuff "goodies," it would only invite disdain from my betters.

01. Squeeze Me Baby (2:44)

02. Don't It Feel Good (2:48)

03. I'm Missing Kissing You Tonight (3:54)

04. The Best Big Mistake (2:25)

05. The Cricket Song (2:24)

06. What's Good for the Goose (3:03)

07. Cool Wine, a Warm Woman (2:51)

08. Life Won't Always Be Ha Ha (2:56)

09. That's What I Need (3:19)

10. The Frog Song (2:36)

It's a 1991 cassette.

Woodies' Goodies 

And with this post we wind up this year's edition of APRIL FUN.  But never fear!  We'll see you right back here on Thursday for the commencement of this year's MUSICAL MONTH OF MAY, with a new comp every Monday and Thursday!

  

An Enchanting Spiral

This 1991 release is one of the first four or five CDs I ever bought.

01. Heaven on Earth (6:45)

02. Land of Oz (6:12)

03. Before Time (3:39)

04. Spirit Dancers (5:46)

05. Island Sweets (5:58)

06. Drifting Towards a Dream (3:19)

07. Dream Spiral (5:07)

08. Sunlight Returns (8:04)

Dream Spiral

It's really dreamy, in a good way.  See you on Monday for our big April Fun wrap-up.

  

She's Wild! She's Cool! She's a Spy! She's a Girl!

And she looks spiffy in go-go boots, especially the white-vinyl kind.

This 1966 album swings a bit in the same campy, wants-to-be-hep style as the show did.

01. Jerry Goldsmith - The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1:33)

02. Dave Grusin - Shall We Gather at the Boat Dock (2:14)

03. Dave Grusin - Out of the Frying Pan (2:07)

04. Dave Grusin - April (2:22)

05. Dave Grusin - Mother Muffin (2:07)

06. Teddy Randazzo - Movin' On (2:15)

07. Dave Grusin - The GirlfFrom U.N.C.L.E. (2:38)

08. Richard Shores - Sneaky Search (2:54)

09. Dave Grusin - Somewhere in Greece (2:07)

10. Teddy Randazzo - The Countess (2:58)

11. Richard Shores - Bomb Scare (2:23)

12. Dave Grusin - Follow the T.H.R.U.S.H. (2:26)

It's still rots o' fun.

The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. 

See you Thursday!
  

Salute to Cousin Frank

Actually, Frank was my cousin-in-law.

This is his 1990 release.

01. White Pontiac (6:09)

02. Mean to Me (4:41)

03. Slow Dancin' (6:14)

04. People (6:48)

05. Fly Me to the Moon (5:25)

06. Darn that Dream (5:47)

07. Soon It's Gonna Rain (5:09)

08. Persevere (5:22)

Frank passed in 2004.  Here's a photo of him at a 2001 family gathering.

Per-se-vere 

See you Monday.  Don't quit on me!

 

Don't Drop That Orb!

Until the orb shines again, have fun ridin' down memory lane with Brisco.

VA - Adventures of Brisco County OST

 

 

01 - Main Title - Randy Edelman

 

“No Man’s Land”

(Stephen Graziano)

02 - Brisco Rides

03 - Tumbling

04 - Battle Wagon Arrives

05 - Attack on the Town Pt  1

06 - Future vs Future

 

“Brisco in Jalisco”

(Stephen Graziano)

07 - Cheating at Cards

08 - Map Transition

09 - The Battle

10 - Ambush

11 - Finale

 

“Socrates’ Sister”

(Stephen Graziano)

12 - Chasing Randolph

13 - Science

14 - The Wagon

15 - Confrontation

 

“Riverboat”

(Velton Ray Bunch)

16 - The Hard Way

17 - Brisco Helps Wylie

18 - The Con

19 - The Boxing Match

 

“Pirates!”

(Stephen Graziano)

20 - Pirates of Nevada

21 - The Bravest Man

22 - Bar Fight

23 - Confrontation

24 - Finale

 

“Senior Spirit”

(Velton Ray Bunch)

25 - Bly Takes Jason

26 - Faith

27 - The Wrong Orb

 

 

“Brisco for the Defense”

(Stephen Graziano)

28 - Brisco

29 - Cattle Drive

30 - Finale

 

“Showdown”

(Velton Ray Bunch)

31 - Bar Fight

32 - Does This Work Ever End

33 - The Swimming Hole

34 - Showdown

 

“Crystal Hawks”

(Velton Ray Bunch)

35 - Brisco in the Rain

36 - Meet Crystal Hawks

37 - Street Chase

38 - Brisco’s Destiny

39 - Brisco vs Bly

 

40 - End Credits - Randy Edelman

County

See you Thursday, fellow Brisco-neers!

  

A Fun Trip to the Delta

This is a 1980 release I first purchased as an LP.

RAINBOW DELTA:

01. Frank Stella by Starlight (3:21)

02. Unacceptable Dance Styles (2:11)

03. Take the 5:10 to Dreamland (5:53)

04. La Grange Point Five (6:34)

DRACONIAN MEASURES:

05. Arrival Music (6:57)

06. Ravel Goes to Germany (3:50)

07. Hobbits Are Dancing (4:45)

08. Clouds / Blue Skies (3:40)

I have no information on whether the critters mentioned in the title of Track 7 are dancing because their feet are on fire.

Rainbow Delta

Hope you too enjoy!

  

Jade! Dr Zin! Mutants! What Else Could You Want?

Here is John Debney's 1993 score for the fun little made-for-TV Jonny's Golden Quest.

01. Jonny and His Mom / Main Theme (2:11)

02. Fond Memories of Mom (1:33)

03. Dr. Zin's Lair (3:44)

04. Jonny Couldn't Save His Mom (4:50)

05. Jonny Reflects (2:52)

06. Jonny and Hadji Escape in Brazil (2:29)

07. Ice Sailing in Japan (1:31)

08. Escape in Rome (2:14)

09. Discovering Dr. Zin's Lab (4:22)

10. Jonny Decides to Act (1:11)

11. Destruction of Dr. Zin (7:35)

12. Fond Farewells / End Title (3:04)

Jonny's Golden Quest

Tell Bandit to stop yipping, I'm trying to sleep here!  See you Thursday.

  

Grand Ragtime from an American Master

This is a 1973 album cadged from my mom.

01. On the Lamb (2:53)

02. Burnt Fingers (4:47)

03. Sleight of Hand (3:14)

04. Scott Joplin's Victory (7:45)

05. Ragtime Turtledove (3:59)

06. Behemoth Two-step (3:42)

07. Onion Skin Rag (2:32)

08. Queen of Sheba Slow Drag and Stomp (5:35)

09. Sleepwalker's Shuffle (3:56)

10. Nightmare Fantasy Rag - A Night on Rag Mountain (9:03)

11. Morning Reveries (4:14)

Albright fell into the ragtime business and helped popularize it in solo and group recordings.  Another of his releases is here.

Albright Plays Albright

You'll just eat it up!  My favorite is the staggering Track 10.  What's yours?

See you Monday for some more fun!

  

Prepare to Fall Under His Spell!

This 1981 album isn't really dronish or monotonous, but you may fall under its spell anyway.

01. Cycle Song (7:02)

02. Cycle One: Namaste (4:04)

03. Fly (9:13)

04. Ode (6:49)

05. Cycle Two: Trio (5:24)

06. Cycle Three: Quintet And Coda (7:45)

07. Jessica's Sunwheel (5:20)

Yes, it cycles, it pinwheels, you just try and not be fascinated.

Cycles -- David Darling 

By the way, welcome to this year's APRIL FUN at the Record Round-Up!  This month is just about stuff which tickles me in some way ... not that every other month ain;t got something up its tricky sleeve ...  See you back on Thursday, fellow fun seekers!