The First Walpurgis Night!

Here's a great bit of musical magic from Mendelssohn.

Die Erste Walpurgisnacht 

01. Overture (8:44)

02. May Is in Full Bloom (3:57)

03. Could You Be So Rash, So Daring? (1:56)

04. Whoever Fears to Sacrifice (1:37)

05. Divide Your Forces, Gallant Men (1:40)

06. Stupid Christians and Priest (0:28)

07. Come with Prongs and Pitchforks (5:57)

08. It's Come So Far That Now by Night (2:47)

09. Help, O Help Me, Comrade (1:02)

10. The Flame Is Purified by Smoke (2:08)

A Midsummer's Night Dream 

11. Overture (12:25)

12. Scherzo (5:01)

13. Fairies’ March (1:24)

14. Spotted Snakes (4:10)

15. Intermezzo (3:31)

16. Nocturne (5:33)

17. Wedding March (4:43)

18. Fanfare (0:28)

19. Funeral March (1:19)

20. Dance of the Clowns (1:45)

21. Finale, In the Fire (4:49)

You can look up the text for Die Erste Walpurgisnacht.  It's a very sarcastic presentation of credulous so-called Christians encountering some gentle nature worshippers and deciding that these weirdos are embodiments of Satan himself!

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I hope you are more tolerant of other peoples' religious beliefs.  See you on Monday for the beginning of a MAXI MUSICAL MONTH OF MAY!

  

Anything's Possible in the Fourth World

It's a fascinating 1980 release.

01. Chemistry (6:54)

02. Delta Rain Dream (3:29)

03. Griot (Over Contagious Magic) (4:02)

04. Ba-benzele (6:17)

05. Rising Thermal 14 Deg 16 Min N 32 Deg 28 Min E (3:09)

06. Charm (Over Burundi Cloud) (21:30)

It's electronics laid over indigenous-sounding source music.  You too may be enchanted.

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See you Thursday for the last installment of this year's APRIL FUN!

  

Write It Yourself!

This is an assemblage from several sources of some great tunes from this master.

01 - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter

02 - Ain't Misbehavin'

03 - Your Feet's Too Big

04 - Got a Bran' New Suit

05 -  Handful of Keys

06 - I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby (and My Baby's Crazy About Me) 

07 - Honeysuckle Rose

08 - All That Meat and No Potatoes

09 - Spring Cleaning (Getting Ready for Love)

10 - Keepin' Out of Mischief Now

11 - Ring Dem Bells

12 - Tea for Two

13 - African Ripples

14 - I Ain't Got Nobody (and Nobody Cares for Me)

15 - You're Not the Only Oyster in the Stew

16 - Medley (NBC On-Air Recording)

17 - Smashing Thirds

18 - The Joint Is Jumpin'

19 - S'posin'

20 - Carolina Shout

21 - Cash for Your Trash

22 - The Sheik of Araby

23 - Viper's Drag

24 - (Do You Intend to Put An End to) a Sweet Beginning Like This

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And after you listen, you may write me a letter of thanks too.  See you Monday!

  

So Sweet ...

Yup, who said the Rutles were ONLY a legend that would last a lunchtime?

01. Intro + We've Arrived (3:12)

02. Now She's Left You (1:47)

03. Number One (2:41)

04. Love Life (2:17)

05. Radio Spot + Interview (1:09)

06. Goose-Step Mama (2:35)

07. It's Looking Good (1:57)

08. I Must Be in Love (2:17)

09. Baby Let Me Be (2:08)

10. Radio Spot (0:36)

11. Good Times Roll (3:09)

12. Let's Be Natural (2:25)

13.  Get Up and Go (3:29)

14. Old Blues Man Interview (1:19)

15. Blue Suede Schubert (2:20)

16. Between Us (2:30)

17. Piggy in the Middle (2:47)

18. Living In Hope (2:38)

Supposedly these are rehearsal tracks.  Whatever, you'll have fun!

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See you Thursday, fellow Rutleans!

  

MAD About the Disco

... And why SHOULDN'T you be?

01 - Disco Suicide - Phyliss, Karl & Angela Harris

02 - Sorry, No Words - Steve Leeds 

03 - This Time, This Night - Karl, Phyliss & Angela Harris 

04 - Barely Alive - Steve Leeds, Phyliss & Angela Harris 

05 - The Disco Clap - Karl, Phyllis & Angela Harris 

06 - It's a Gas (Disco Version) - Alfred E Neuman 

This was originally a flexi included in the magazine.  It's pretty fun.

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See ya Monday, fellow madlings!

  

Romance Times Two!

That is, we got two discs of music here.

Rodrigo & Latin Romances, disc 1 (61:40)

01. Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez - 1. Allegro Con Spirito (6:04)

02. Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez - 2. Adagio (11:40)

03. Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez - 3. Allegro Gentile (5:41)

04. Rodrigo: Fantasía Para Un Gentilhombre - 1. Villano Y Ricercare (5:02)

05. Rodrigo: Fantasía Para Un Gentilhombre - 2. Españoleta Y Fanfare De La Caballeria De Nápoles (5:24)

06. Rodrigo: Fantasía Para Un Gentilhombre - 3. Fanfare De La Caballería De Nápoles (5:14)

07. Rodrigo: Fantasía Para Un Gentilhombre - 4. Danza De Las Hachas (2:02)

08. Rodrigo: Fantasía Para Un Gentilhombre - 5. Canario (5:03)

09. Schwantner: From Afar...A Fantasy For Guitar & Orchestra (15:31)

Rodrigo & Latin Romances, disc 2 (60:04)

01. Sainz De La Maza (R): Zapateado (2:20)

02. Rodrigo: Invocation Et Danse, Hommage  Manuel De Falla (7:08)

03. Barrios Mangoré: La Catedral - 1. Andante Religioso (2:00)

04. Barrios Mangoré: La Catedral - 2. Allegro Solemne (3:28)

05. Diaz/Abreu (P): Quejas (Lament) (2:49)

06. Jobim: Estrada Do Sol (Road to the Sun) (2:36)

07. Tárrega: Capricho Arabe (5:21)

08. Brouwer: El Decamerón Negro - 1. La Arpa De Guerrero (3:51)

09. Brouwer: El Decamerón Negro - 2. La Huída De Los Amantes Por El Valle De Los Ecos (4:03)

10. Brouwer: El Decamerón Negro - 3. Balada De La Doncella Enamorada (5:18)

11. Villa-Lobos/Barbosa-Lima: Sentimental Melody from "Forests of the Amazon" (4:06)

12. Villa-Lobos: 12 Etudes - Etude #8 (3:17)

13. Segovia/Albéniz: Mallorca, Op. 202 (7:10)

14. Segovia/Albéniz: Asturias (6:34)

Yes, before you ask, the paper parts of the packaging went swimming somewhere.  But all was dry when I bought it.  And the music is alive, I tell you, ALIVE!

It’s a 2005 release.  This issue is a combination of two separately released discs, all of it comprising fine performances of nifty music.  Disc 1 contains works for guitar plus orchestra, Discs 2 is works for solo guitar.  I like Disc 1 better, what’s your preference?

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See you Thursday.  have fun!
  

This Album Title Is a LIE! -- corrected link

Spike Jones and his partners didn't "murder" music, they LIBERATED it!

01. That Old Black Magic (2:32)

02. Charlestono-Mio (3:13)

03. Riders in the Sky (3:27)

04. Morpheus (3:03)

05. By the Beautiful Sea (3:14)

06. Oh! By Jingo (3:01)

07. Little Bo Peep Has Lost Her Jeep (2:24)

08. The Blue Danube (2:55)

09. The Great Big Saw Came Nearer and Nearer (2:46)

10. Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue (2:00)

11. Jones Polka (2:43)

12. I Wuv A Wabbit (2:50)

13. My Cornet (3:15)

14. Gesundheit Polka (3:08)

15. Winter (2:03)

16. Sante (3:20)

17. I Kiss Your Hand, Madame (3:39)

18. Tennessee Waltz (2:54)

19. Fiddle Faddle (3:25)

20. Alto, Baritone and Bass (3:11)

21. Nyet! (2:54)

22. Carmen (4:17)

Thanks to Richard D for prompting me to fix the link!

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A 1994 release.  The surface noise audible once in a while is because many selections are radio transcriptions—that is, recorded onto discs which were shipped to radio stations and played over the air.

See you Monday!

  

A Secret Agent Phile, Too

This here's a 1984 cassette.

01 - Octopussy - Neil Norman

02 - I Spy - Billy Strange

03 - Reilly, Ace of Spies - The Olympic Orchestra

04 - Casino Royale - Billy Strange

05 - Ipcress File (A Man Alone) - Billy Strange

06 - Thunderball - Billy Strange

07 - The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Billy Strange

08 - The Prisoner - Neil Norman

09 - The James Bond Theme - Billy Strange

10 - Our Man Flint - Billy Strange

11 - Moonraker - Neil Norman

12 - The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - Billy Strange

13 - Run Spy Run - Billy Strange

14 - Get Smart - Billy Strange

15 - You Only Live Twice - Billy Strange

16 - 007 - Billy Strange

17 - Goldfinger - Billy Strange

18 - The Rockford Flies - Billy Strange

If you can get into the mindset of the Eighties, when things like this release were pretty exciting to come across, you too can be semi-thrilled.

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See you Thursday, fellow spy nuts!

  

The Link Disappeared Too

 I re-post just for Fanny Blancmange  ...

01. Disappearing Into You (8:49)

02. In Paradiso (5:07)

03. Resurrection (8:10)

04. In Paradiso (3:17)

05. Primitive Silence (2:10)

06. Serpent (8:43)

07. I Say Rock and Roll Prayers to a Dancing God (7:00)

08. Spirit Guides (7:02)

09. [silence] (3:40)

Raphael, known for his cosmic thoughts and pretensions, provides more fine noodling in this 1988 release.  A bit solipsistic, but that’s what happens when you’re on the road to self-disappearance?

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It's a GOOD Middle!

I first heard this album in the mid-Seventies.

Tolkien at least heard these songs.

01 - The Adventures of Tom Bombadil - JRR Tolkien (6:54)

02 - The Mewlips - JRR Tolkien (1:27)

03 - The Hoard - JRR Tolkien (3:36)

04 - Perry-the-Winkle - JRR Tolkien (4:28)

05 - The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon - JRR Tolkien (3:43)

06 - The Sea-Bell - JRR Tolkien (5:19)

07 - A Elbereth Gilthoniel - JRR Tolkien (0:16)

08 - The Road Goes Ever On - William Elvin (1:03)

09 - Upon the Hearth the Fire Is Red - William Elvin (1:37)

10 - In the willow-Meads of Tasarinan - William Elvin (2:36)

11 - In Western Lands - William Elvin (1:38)

12 - Namárië - William Elvin (2:04)

13 - I Sit Beside the Fire - Refrain A Elbereth Gilthoniel - William Elvin (2:44)

14 - Errantry - William Elvin (4:44)

For me, they sound a little antique.  Perhaps hobbits are fuddy-duddies who are charmed.  But it's still fun to hear once-subversive stuff like LOTR being treated seriously.

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See you Monday, fellow frolickers!