Get Punked -- Halloween Style!

Welcome to SPOOKY SPOCK-TOBER 2023!

                          

Yes, it’s a bunch of silly, scary, goofy, flesh-crawling songs from the Halloween side of the 1980s!  Maybe when you’re done listening, you’ll have conquered all your monsters (Track 2).  Track 4 is an instrumental misnamed after the leading character of Escape from New York.  Track 10 is a fairly sad cash-in attempt.  Would you rather be a teenage werewolf, or his bride (Tracks 17 and 18)?  Track 20 is a silly parody of Cher’s “Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves.”  Track 21 is a paranoid rumination on a certain unlucky number.  Track 23 is from the fun 1985 TV movie The Midnight Hour, including such luminaries as Shari Belafonte, LeVar Burton, and Macaulay Culkin’s first role as an uncredited trick-or-treater.  But I saved the best track of all for last, by the minimalist geniuses the Jr Chemists.  Enjoy!

01 - Spring Heeled Jack - Paul Roland   1989   (2:52)

02 - Monsters - Ella Mental   1986   (3:34)

03 - My Mummy - Smart Alec   1980   (3:59)

04 - Snake Pliskin - Annabel Lamb   1983   (2:16)

05 - Kiss of Death - The Warlocks   1987   (4:04)

06 - Invasion of the Gamma Men - Shake   1980   (3:44)

07 - Imagination - Idiot Dancers   1981   (2:55)

08 - Fred Cadaver - Strong Silent Types   1982   (1:54)

09 - Nightmare (Fear of Sleep) - Violent Marriage   1982   (2:57)

10 - Whatever Happened To Eddie - Eddie & the Monsters (Butch Patrick)   1983   (1:51)

11 - Spit Upon Your Grave - Blood and Roses   1985   (4:14)

12 - I Was a Teenage Zombie - The Fleshtones   1987   (2:17)

13 - Ghosties - Red Harvest   1989   (2:47)

14 - Haunted - Marine Boy   1982   (4:04)

15 - Godzilla Approaches Tokyo - Knightclub   1984   (2:55)

16 - The Brain That Wouldn't Fry - Crawling Walls   1985   (4:08)

17 - (I Was a) Teenage Werewolf - The Flirts   1983   (4:28)

18 - Teenage Werewolf's Bride - Bad Karma Beckons   1986   (2:36)

19 - Tango with the Dead - Gollywobblers from Hell!   1985   (4:18)

20 - Monsters - Martyr Complex   1981   (3:24)

21 - Thirteen - Dogma Probe   1982   (4:27)

22 - Synthetic Flesh - The Househunters   1987   (3:20)

23 - Get Dead - Shari Belafonte   1985   (2:58)

24 - Monster Island - Jr CHemists   1981   (1:28)

https://www.filefactory.com/file/3l56674gpbzi/MA-113.rar

See you on Thursday!

  

We Love You Illya!

"We Love You Illya!"

It was a silly song from the Sixties, but it reflects part of David McCallum's life.  We mourn his passing, for he intrigued, charmed, and fascinated us on The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and NCIS, among others.

This 1965 album is a classic.

01. Jerry Goldsmith - Theme from The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1:59)

02. Jerry Goldsmith - Meet Mr Solo (2:25)

03. Morton Stevens - A Martini Built for Two (2:23)

04. Morton Stevens - Wild Bike (2:28)

05. Walter Scharf - Solo on a Raft (1:49)

06. Lalo Schifrin - Fiddlesticks (2:10)

07. Lalo Schifrin - The Man from THRUSH (2:06)

08. Lalo Schifrin - Illya (2:06)

09. Jerry Goldsmith - The Invaders (2:26)

10. Walter Scharf - Solo's Samba (2:23)

11. Morton Stevens - Bye, Bye Jill (2:07)

12. Walter Scharf - Watch Out! (2:32)

Music from The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

See you Monday, October 2, for the commencement of SPOOKY SPOCK-TOBER.  It's a date!

  

Spiked This One

A 1990 release from the EEC—the European Economic Community. Some of the selections have some surface noise, making me infer that the sources include radio-transcription discs.

01. Cocktails for Two (3:00)

02. Chloe (3:14)

03. I’m in the Mood for Love (3:01)

04. Riders in the Sky (3:18)

05. None but the Lonely Heart (3:18)

06. The Bubble Gum Song (3:18)

07. You Always Hurt the One You Love (2:55)

08. That Old Black Magic (2:27)

09. Yes, We Have No Bananas (3:18)

10. Laura (3:01)

11. Love in Bloom (3:28)

12. My Old Flame (3:34)

13. Old Time Medley: Somebody Stole My Gal / Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue / Nobody’s Sweetheart Now (2:20)

Spike Jones & His City Slickers

See you on Thursday!

  

Nice Harp Noodling

I guess that's a misleading title for this post, because this music isn't aimless or meandering, which I construe "noodling" to mean.

01. Parita (4:11)

02. Canaris (Gigue) (1:23)

03. Le Rappel des Oiseaux (4:29)

04. L'Hymen Pastoral "The Country Wedding" (5:51)

05. A Choice Collection of Lessons: Suite No. 1 in G Major, Z. 660 (Arr. for Harp) (3:53)

06. My Thousand Times Beloved - Pastheen Fionn (3:05)

07. My Lady Greensleeves (1:57)

08. Minuet and Toccata (6:32)

09. Suite (8:46)

10. Chaconne and 13 Variations (7:29)

11. Y Vrwynen Las (2:13)

The Baroque Harp

I think you'll agree that this 1986 release is charming in every way.  See you Monday!

  

Classic Songs, Ho-Hum Arrangements

This is a 2009 two-disc set from some outfit called Discovery House.

Disc 1

01.  Join All the Glorious Names (3:42)

02.  To God Be the Glory (3:35)

03.  All the Way My Savior Leads Me (3:59)

04.  Give to Our God Immortal Praise (3:48)

05.  Draw Me Nearer (3:29)

06.  He Hideth My Soul (4:58)

07.  Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness (3:09)

08.  Like a River Glorious (4:22)

09.  Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending (3:59)

10.  Jesus Shall Reign (4:10)

11.  Near the Cross (3:31)

12.  O for a Thousand Tongues (3:30)

13.  O Savior, Precious Savior (4:40)

14.  Take My Life and Let It Be (4:09)

15.  Rejoice, the Lord Is King! (3:24)

16.  Tell Me the Story of Jesus (3:40)

17. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (5:06)

18.  And Can It Be? (5:21)

Disc 2

01.  We're Marching to Zion (3:59)

02.  Lord, Speak to Me (3:23)

03.  Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed_ (3:38)

04.  Jesus, Lover of My Soul (4:15)

05.  My Savior First of All (4:46)

06. The  Lord Jehovah Reigns (3:59)

07. Give Me Jesus (3:24)

08.  Love Divine (3:56)

09. I Sing the Mighty Power of God (2:39)

10.  Arise, My Soul, Arise (3:40)

11.  Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove (4:22)

12.  Golden Harps Are Sounding (4:03)

13.  Redeemed (3:40)

14.  I Want a Principle Within (3:40)

15.  O God, Our Help in Ages Past (3:31)

16.  Soldiers of Christ, Arise (3:52)

17.  Thy Life Was Given For Me (4:00)

18.  Who Is on the Lord's Side? (3:40)

19. Praise Him! Praise Him! (2:50)

Classic Songs

It's all in one big file.  See if you agree with me that it's kinda dreary -- does somebody really like this ultra-processed stuff?

See you on Thursday.

 

Banished to the Royal Echo Chamber!

This 1998 release is lots of fun. But it seems the vocalist was in an echo chamber. Come to think of it, there’s a lot of reverb all over. Why? These people play and sing great. Why muddy things up with echoes? I think it’s deplorable.

01. The King's Delight (1:30)

02. All in a Garden Green (2:28)

03. Gathering Peascods (0:48)

04. Blew-cap for Me (3:51)

05. Fortune My Foe (7:39)

06. Browning (4:46)

07. Jog On (2:11)

08. Courante - Packington's Pound (1:22)

09. Daphne (4:44)

10. Huntsuppe (2:34)

11. The Lovely Northerne Lasse (7:40)

12. Tantz (1:30)

13. O Nachbar Roland (6:05)

14. Dulcina (1:04)

15. As att Noone Dulcina Rested (6:35)

16. Grimstock (1:16)

17. Robin Is to the Greenwood Gone (0:56)

18. Ricercar - Bonny Sweet Robin (3:31)

19. A Light Hearts a Jewell (2:45)

20. Child Grove (1:50)

21. Easter Thursday (1:35)

22. The Beggar Boy (1:20)

23. Mr. Isaac's Maggot (1:29)

24. The Little Barley-Corne (3:33)

The King's Delight

What do you think of the sitch? Are you delighted? See you Monday!

  

Call Me a Ding-a-Ling!

This album is so inscrutable, you can't even trust the track listings!  I defy you to decide where each purported track ends and the next commences, using only the timings given on the CD rear!

00:00 Time Ice 

03:09 Blue Sheep 

06:02 Track Of The Yeti 

10:05 Cliffs Of Crystal, Cliffs Of Ice 

13:06 Snowblind 

18:19 Blackwind 

19:57 Altitude 27,000 

25:16 Through The Ice 

26:21 Herald Of Sh'ang Sh'ung 

28:18 In The Valley Of Sh'ang Sh'ung 

31:03 Transmigration I 

35:29 Serenade 

43:17 Transmigration II 

49:21 Gates Of Sh'ang Sh'ung

However, you may find its reverberations intriguing.

The Bells of Shang Shung

See you Thursday!

  

It's a Creepy Movie

This 2002 movie is creepy. The 1975 book by John Keel was updated and given a storyline which pretty much works.

Two discs of moodiness.

DISC 1:

   1. Half Light (single) - Low with Tom and Andy 4:23

   2. Wake Up #37 - King Black Acid 5:37

   3. Haunted - King Black Acid 5:03

   4. One and Only - King Black Acid 1:59

   5. Collage - Glen Branca 1:05 

   6. Great Spaces - King Black Acid 5:19

   7. Rolling Under  - King Black Acid 5:26

   8. Half Life - King Black Acid 4:13

   9. Soul Systems Burn - King Black Acid 5:35

 10. Half Light (tail credit) - Low With Tomandandy 6:46 

DISC 2:

  1. Movement 1: Composed of 12 Members - Retrace - A New Home - MRI - Welcome To Point Pleasant  8:05 

   2. Movement 2: Point Pleasant - Seeing Strange Things - It's A Voice And It's Saying, Do Not Be Afraid - He's Wrong - Denver 9  7:32 

   3. Movement 3: I Had A Dream Like That - Not From Human Vocal Chords -Zone Of Fear - Ring Ring - Leek - Leek Wouldn't See Me  9:53 

   4. Movement 4: All At Once, I Understand, Everything - Do You Know That Woman? - The Tape Reveals - We Are Not Allowed To Know  7:36 

   5. Movement 5: It's How I Ended Up Here - Airport - I Have To Go  4:25 

   6. Movement 6: We Have Dinner At 6, and We Open Presents at 8 - 12:00 Call  3:51 

   7. Movement 7: The Bridge  8:21 

   8. Movement 8: Mirror Drone - John's Theme - Cellos

Wake Up, Number 37

All in one RAR file.  It's a great atmospheric evocation of a deliciously creepy experience.  You oughta see this movie!

See you Monday. 

  

Don't Get Seasick

In the Timeless Motion!  It's a 1982 cassette.

01. Pachelbel Kanon (extended version) (22:43)

02. Timeless Motion (4:40)

03. Lullaby (10:25)

You'll either be charmed by the 20+-minute elongation of Pachelbel's "Canon," or bored out of your mind.  But out of your mind is exactly where you're supposed to go!

Kobialka - Timeless Motion 

See you Thursday.