It Says So Right on the Label

This album is from 1966, part of the era during which TV shows actually HAD themes.  And, these themes are so amazing, they were covered dozens of times!

01. King Kong (2:26)

02. It's About Time (2:14)

03. Alice Is Coming to Tea (3:03)

04. Theme from "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1:45)

05. Batman (3:00)

06. Tarzan (3:06)

07. Flipper (2:17)

08. The Mystery Theme (3:16)

09. Clarence the Cross-Eyed Lion (2:23)

10. Green Hornet Theme (2:09)

Pretty competent, more so than I expected considering the plethora of cash-in albums around this date.  All vocals are OK.

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“Batman” is kinda disappointing because of the slow tempo.  “Tarzan” has several inserts of the Tarzan yell.  The “Special Mystery Theme” is just the Lone Ranger Overture.  The singer of “Clarence” does a pretty good Roger Miller imitation.  Sadly, the last track has folks chanting “Green Hornet” a la “Batman.”

See you Thursday, Bat-Fans!

  

It's the Time for Gory Musical Glory!

 To wrap up the glories of Halloween, let's go out with a *blorp* and a *squish*, wiht a new Halloween comp!

The photos were taken Halloween 1963 at the White House with JFK and kids -- Track 19 is a reference to "Something to Tide You Over" in 1982's Creepshow.  The performers of Track 23 are no relation to the TV show, except in name.

 01 - Somebody's Watching Thriller (Michael Jackson vs Rockwell) - DJ Schmolli - 2019  (3:49)

02 - Just Another Halloween - The Mutts - 1985  (2:14)

03 - Irving - Johnny Brandon and Irving - 1958  (2:35)

04 - Sneakyville - Secession - 1987  (3:42)

05 - Grim Reaper - The Twelfth Night - 1965 (1:54)

06 - Love in the Cemetery - Lord Kitchener - 1962  (3:28)

07 - Living in a Coffin - Lost Cherrees - 1984  (1:43)

08 - The Raven - Jackie Brooks - 1956  (2:51)

09 - Frankenstein Again - The Lurkers - 1985  (3:59)

10 - Dis-Gorilla (Part 1) - Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots - 1977  (2:57)

11 - The Omen - Shattered Faith - 1983  (2:09)

12 - Minnie the Moocher at the Morgue - Smiley Burnette - 1935  (3:02)

13 - Munsters Theme (live) - The Deadbeats - 1978  (1:51)

14 - Teach Me How to Rock and Roll - The Creepies - 1975  (3:11)

15 - The Robot Walk - Tony Alamo - 1964  (2:44)

16 - The Lakeview Man - The Rainmakers - 1987  (3:00)

17 - 30 Foot Bride - The Tinglers - 1959  (2:07)

18 - Witchcraft Love - Richard Starr - 1964  (2:16)

19 - Deep Black Sea - Left for Dead - 2006  (2:54)

20 - Polka Dotted Poliwampus - Clint Miller - 1958  (2:10)

21 - Flesh to Flesh - Lamont - 1988  (3:50)

22 - Split Personality - Ronn Cummins - 1964  (3:15)

23 - King Kong - Groovie Ghoulies - 1989  (2:10)

24 - Halloween 9 - Stevo In Yr Stereo - 2024  (9:13)

The biggest excitement is saved for last!  Track 24 is by my old friend and fellow Mazeppite, Stevo In Yr Stereo, who concocted this truly ghoulish (yet lighthearted) mashup.  Find tons of delightful musical bemusements at siysradio.com.

 See you round the graveyard, kiddies!

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Have a Shock! on Me

It's a 1958 album of musical portraits of jumpy, creepy situations.

01. Heartbeat (3:30)

02. The Crank (2:23)

03. Gloomy Sunday (3:17)

04. The Secret (2:19)

05. Jungle Fever (1:58)

06. The Long Walk (2:58)

07. Haunted House (3:04)

08. Spellbound (2:51)

09. In Bedlam (2:05)

10. Time Runs Out (2:43)

11. High on a Windy Hill (3:02)

12. It's So Peaceful in the Country (2:45)

We saw this advertised all the time in the back pages of Famous Monsters, didn't we?

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Semi-Mysterious Compact Disc

This 1991 release is courtesy of "Jo-Ann Stores."

It's one track, almost sixty minutes.

Like many, it has excerpts from Disney’s Thrilling Chilling Sounds of the Haunted House -- also includes some from Hallmark’s 1989 Spooky Sounds.

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Semi-Familiar Sounds

This little selection is from "NOW Entertainment."

It's one track and about 70 minutes.  It's fair to middling.  If you make it all the way through, you'll even encounter some FX from the venerable Disney Thrilling Sounds from the Haunted House.  Now THAT'S a stretch!

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No Ghoul Like an Old Ghoul?

This is from the Scar Stuff blog, circa 2001.

My only problem with such comps is the background sound FX track.  It lessens the fun of the scary music.

01 - At the Munsters - The Munsters

02 - Graveyard - Leroy Bowman 

03 - She's Fallen in Love with a Monster Man - Screaming Lord Sutch 

04 - The Graveyard Shift - The Ghouls 

05 - The Ghost and Mr. Chicken - The Tiki Tones 

06 - Return of the Fly - Misfits 

07 - Midnight Monsters Hop - Jack and Jim 

08 - The Monster Swim - Bobby (Boris) Pickett and the Crypt Kickers 

09 - I Was a Teenage Werewolf - The Cramps 

10 - The Spook Walks - Spooks 

11 - She's My Witch - Kip Tyler 

12 - Graveyard Rock - Tarantula Ghoul and Her Gravediggers 

13 - The Mummy's Bracelet - Lee Ross 

14 - The Night of the Vampire - Roky Erickson 

15 - The Surf Monster - Gene Moss 

16 - Wicked Annabella - The Kinks 

17 - Jinetes En El Cielo - Los Babys 

18 - The Skeleton Dance - Cark Stalling 

19 - Halloween Spooks - Lambert, Hendricks and Ross 

20 - Clinkerated Chimes - Pat Bone 

21 - Frankenstein Conquers the World - Daniel Johnston and Jad Fair 

22 - Trick Or Treat - David, Hoffman and Livington 

23 - Halloween Theme - Main Title - John Carpenter 

24 - The Haunted House - New Mayfair Dance Orchestra 

25 - Release the Bats - The Birthday Party 

26 - I'm a Mummy - The Fall 

27 - Graveyard Music - F. Xavier Atencio and Buddy Baker 

28 - Happy Halloween - John Zacherle 

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Son of a Rhino?

It's a 1995 release.

01. Julie's Nightmare (4:30)

02. The Phantom Ghost Ship (4:38)

03. Seance With the Gypsy Woman (11:58)

04. Dimension X...Paranormal Audio Activity (6:25)

05. Sorry, Everyone Is Tied up... (0:15)

06. We Don't Accept Calls from the Living... (0:18)

07. You Want to Speak to Who? (0:16)

08. We're Out Grave Robbing... (0:13)

09. This Is Count Dracula (0:15)

10. Dying to Hear from You... (0:14)

11. Dr. Frankenstein Is Busy (0:24)

12. Hello, You Rang? (0:06)

13. Down in the Dungeon (0:12)

14. No One Alive (0:14)

15. My Ghoul Friend (0:14)

16. If We Escape (0:14)

17. Bubble, Bubble (0:20)

18. We Went to Dracula's (0:12)

19. Greetings, This Is Igor (0:19)

20. I'm Out Digging up Guests (0:15)

21. Igor, You Fool! (0:06)

22. Off With Your Head (0:05)

23. It's Alive! (0:05)

24. Oh, Goody, a Dead Brain (0:07)

25. Wolf Howl (0:07)

26. Gotcha! (0:06)

27. Unacceptable Human Specimen (0:06)

28. Only a Fool (0:06)

29. A Full Moon (0:06)

30. Scream (0:07)

31. I'll Self-Destruct... (0:07)

32. Melt-Down Time! (0:08)

33. Sorry...Short Circuit (0:06)

34. Whirling Dream Funnel (1:24)

35. Scared Little Girl (0:23)

36. Scary Nursery Rhymes (1:09)

37. Evil Laughs (1:10)

38. Scary Harmonica (0:52)

39. The Pirates Talk (1:05)

40. The Pirates Ship "The Ghost Ship" (1:44)

41. The Pirates Play "The Ghost Ship" (1:27)

42. Ocean Sounds (1:25)

43. The Storm (1:44)

44. Wind Chimes & Finger Cymbals (0:20)

45. Moving Objects (0:09)

46. Moans & Screams (0:29)

47. Wind & Flutes (1:21)

48. Paranormal Audio Activities 1-10 (7:20)

Here we gotcher silly vignettes, a bunch of supposedly scary answering-machine messages, sound effects, and other padding.

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Cute Gene, Real Cute

That's what YOU will think too!

From the height of the Sixties monster craze, we got a fun (though EXTREMELY silly) treatment of some familiar songs and a few originals.

01. I Want to Bite Your Hand (2:25)

02. Drac the Knife (2:43)

03. King Kong Stomp (1:36)

04. Monster Hootenanny (2:14)

05. Ghoul Days (2:15)

06. Frankenstein (1:50)

07. The New Frankenstein & Johnny Song (3:00)

08. Monster Goose Rhymes (2:31)

09. Surf Monster (1:49)

10. Monster Bossa Nova (2:10)

11. Carry Me Back to Transylvania (2:35)

12. Little Black Bag (2:03)

Also included are some "monster cards" by the genius artist Jack Davis!

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Brothers and Sisters, Have You Been BOPPED!!?!?

If not, here's your chance!  This is a two-disc set I acquired from who-knows-when.

Disc 1:

01. Frankie Stein - Lullaby Of Ghost Land (2:43)

02. Frankie Stein - The Ghostman Rings Twice (2:50)

03. Frankie Stein - In A Groovy Grave (2:36)

04. The Tomkos - The Spook (3:03)

05. The Creeps - The Whip (2:10)

06. Rex Garvin - Strange Happenings (2:28)

07. George Barnes - Spooky (2:41)

08. Bob Mc Fadden - The Shriek Of Agony (The Sheik Of Araby) (2:23)

09. Bobby 'Boris' Pickett - Graveyard Shift (2:15)

10. The Munsters - Down In The Basement (2:40)

11. Zacherley - Dinner With Drac (3:17)

12. The Deadly Ones - Raunchy (1:57)

13. Dinah Shore - The Scene Of The Crime (2:29)

14. Steve King - Satan Is Her Name (2:34)

15. The Kac-Ties - Mister Were-Wolf (2:19)

16. Ken Nordine - Strollin' Spooks (2:13)

17. Henry Mancini - Experiment In Terror (3:02)

18. Joe Dodo & The Groovers - Groovy (2:35)

19. Johnny Eager - The Howl (2:19)

20. The Zanies - Russian Roulette (2:12)

21. Bobby 'Boris' Pickett - The Monster Swim (2:24)

22. Lorry & The Biters - Frankenstein Stomp (2:02)

Disc 2:

01. Jerry Wald - The Creeper (2:43)

02. Frankie Stein - What Kind Of Goul Am I (3:31)

03. Googie Rene - The Chiller (3:10)

04. Curtis & The Creepers - The Thing (3:01)

05. Zed Fuller - Doomsday (2:51)

06. Ted Cassidy - The Lurch (2:12)

07. The Crystals - Vamipre (2:40)

08. Tony & The Monstosities - Igor's Lament (2:39)

09. The Upperclassmen - Cha-Cha With The Zombies (2:39)

10. The Cadillacs - The Boogie Man (1:50)

11. The Poets - Dead (2:09)

12. Murray Schaff - Tombstone N°9 (2:50)

13. Count Down & The Moonsters - Hindu On A Honda (2:39)

14. The Zanies - The Mad Scientist (2:00)

15. The Five Blobs - The Blob (2:48)

16. Ronnie Cook - The Goo Goo Muck (2:37)

17. The Deadly Ones - Monster Surfing Time (2:17)

18. Frankie Stein - Mummy's Little Monster (2:18)

19. Bob McFadden - Frankie And Igor At A Rock'n'roll Party (2:40)

20. The Munsters - Munster Creep (2:50)

21. John Zacherly - Weird Watusi (2:33)

22. Johnn (Boris) Jones - Surfer Smash (2:07)

23. Ziggy Gee - Igor's Chant (Pt. 1) (2:04)

24. Ray Stevens - Laughing Over My Grave (2:39)

25. Don Hinson & The Rigamorticians - Monster Jerk (2:00)

26. Bobby 'Boris' Pickett - Monster Mash Party (2:58)

27. Bobby 'Boris' Pickett - Monster Mash (3:18)

28. Bob McFadden - Outro (1:19)

If you're new to the game, some of these might thrill you.  They might even horrify you.  But only YOU dare decide!

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Can't Scare 'Em All

A 1998 release which proves you can't take a plug seriously sometimes.

This is 72 minutes of what the creator, BCI, promises:  "The most chilling music ever! Over 20 songs to set the mood for a scary beat. Listen along with the ghosts to their music. Spice up your scary stories with this music in the background for a more frightful experience. Make your friends scream by scaring them to the beats of this CD. Listen to them everywhere to have the Halloween spirit in you."

But this is a lie, a lie I tell you!  The actual contents are:

01. Track  1 (1:15)

02. Track  2 (30:58)

03. Track  3 (3:25)

04. Track  4 (2:37)

05. Track  5 (17:51)

06. Track  6 (1:55)

07. Track  7 (5:16)

08. Track  8 (5:10)

09. Track  9 (3:44)

... That's nine tracks, not 20.  And, as one Amazon reviewer says, "This cd does not have classic songs on it, nor is it for kids like it states on the cover, it is just a bunch of scary noises and wind blowing and stuff, some of the tracks sound very scary, NOT party music, maybe haunted house music and that is it, my daughter was very disappointed."

Let me know if YOU'RE scared!

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Welcome to October with MA-199 - Scare Parts!

Yes, the creepiest, mostest bestest time of year is finally upon us, ghouls and ghoulettes!

We've got all kinds o' fun in store, both on the Super Blog and the Record Round-Up.  Exhibit One:  A new music comp!

01 - Adventures of Frank N Stein - Al Casey and the Bats - 1958  (2:04)

02 - Werewolf - Harla Horror - 2005  (4:21)

03 - The Monster Hop - Jimmy Dee and the Meteors - 1962  (2:04)

04 - Billy the Monster - The Deviants - 1969  (3:26)

05 - Zombie - Vital Disorders - 1984  (4:19)

06 - Creature - Tijuana Panthers - 2009  (2:59)

07 - The Rat's Revenge (Parts 1 and 2) - The Rats - 1965  (5:38)

08 - King Kong - Orlie and the Saints - 1962  (3:00)

09 - The Beetles Will Getcha - Carl Lertzman and the Bo-Weevels - 1964  (1:45)

10 - Humanoids from the Deep - The Witch Trials - 1981  (6:52)

11 - Vampire - Jesse Martinez and Famous Flames - 1958  (3:14)

12 - Zombie Creeping Flesh - Peter and the Test Tube Babies - 1983  (4:06)

13 - Monsterman - DEVO - 2014  (2:09)

14 - Little Black Things - Sheldon Allman - 1963  (2:02)

15 - Johnny Frankenstein - Tony Carr and the Riff Riders - 1967  (2:19)

16 - A Dragon in the House - Lew Morris - 1967  (2:40)

17 - Bigfoot Song - Buddy Knox - 1986  (5:03)

18 - Purple Gorilla - The Vyllies - 1984  (3:31)

19 - The Thing - Bill Buchanan - 1958  (2:20)

20 - Revolution 31 - Mark  Alfred - markssuperblog.blogspot.com - 2024  (8:22)

Besides the other wonders herein, I am thrilled to offer my own Frankensteinian audio assembly as the last track.  Assembled from about 35 different sources, “Revolution 31” is my Halloween answer to the Beatles’ “Revolution 9” (on their White Album).

A chart of all its ingredients is included, too.

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Your humble lab assistant hopes you look kindly upon his offering!

See you on Thursday!

  

Hungry for These Dances!

It's a fun 1978 release.

01. Ötödik Tancz (2:04)

02. Duch Pane swu Swatuny (3:38)

03. U naseho Barty - Erdelyi Hajdutanc - Chodila, chodila (4:26)

04. Pro Clarinis XXIII et XXII (1:02)

05. Chorea hungarica - Chorea Tancz (1:47)

06. Pargamasca - Corant - Sarabanda - Coranta - Gagliarda (6:56)

07. Tantz - Chorea Tantz - Ritka (2:47)

08. O Gloriosa Domina (2:19)

09. Alia chorea No. 8 - Lopatkowany tanecz - Proportio - Alia chorea - Alia hungarica (8:25)

10. Pro Clarinis III et XI (1:00)

11. Lapozskas tancz - Tancz - Apor Lazar tancza (2:37)

12. Olach tancz (1st part) - Alia chorea - Alia polonica - Nerada robyla - Olach tancz (7:12)

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It’s lots of fun and features all kinds of reedy, harpsichordy, tromboonish, and other exotic sounds.

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World Famous Mostly

This is a 1988 two-disc set with a lot of spiffy music.

Fryderyk Chopin - Chopin - World Famous Piano Music V3,  disc 1 (48:06)

(1988)

01. Waltz No. 10 in B minor, Op. 69 No. 2 (3:29)

02. Waltz No. 11 in G-flat major, Op. 70 No. 1 (2:25)

03. Waltz No. 9 in A-flat major, Op. 69 No. 1 (4:17)

04. Waltz No. 14 in E minor, Op. posthum. (2:49)

05. Waltz No. 5 in A-flat major, Op. 42 (4:03)

06. Waltz No. 12 in F minor, Op. 70 No. 2 (2:30)

07. Waltz No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 18 (5:13)

08. Waltz No. 7 in C-sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 (3:29)

09. Waltz No. 6 in D-flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 (1:54)

10. Waltz No. 3 in A minor, Op. 34 No. 2 (5:15)

11. Waltz No. 4 in F major, Op. 34 No. 3 (2:07)

12. Waltz No. 8 in A-flat major, Op. 64 No. 3 (2:44)

13. Waltz No. 13 in D-flat major, Op. 70 No. 3 (3:02)

14. Waltz No. 2 in A-flat major, Op. 34 No. 1 (4:51)

Fryderyk Chopin - Chopin - World Famous Piano Music V3,  disc 2 (50:39)

01. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21: I. Maestoso (14:08)

02. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21: II. Larghetto (9:18)

03. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21: III. Allegro vivace (8:21)

04. Sonate in B-flat minor, Op. 35: Funeral March: Lento (8:22)

05. Etude in E major, Op. 10 No. 3: Lento ma non troppo (4:02)

06. Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53: Maestoso (6:28)

All this goodness, in one big file!

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What Dreams These Be

It’s a 1997 release, found in Dave’s thrift store.  As you might imagine from the “style” of the guys on the cover, and the time period of release, this music sounds like an emulation of the background songs on WB/CW teen dramas.

01. World Party (6:00)

02. Roses (3:11)

03. Jade (3:16)

04. Under Tow (4:09)

05. Box Of Nerves (5:06)

06. Bury Me Low (5:27)

07. Regga Song (5:49)

08. The Spread (3:36)

09. Mission Control (5:33)

But SOMEBODY likes it, right?

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A WATCHMEN Projex

This compilation is from a 2009 blog post from the J. Projex.

DISC ONE:

1. MTV Theme "The Man on the Moon" - Jonathan Elias & John Petersen

2. Unforgettable - Nat King Cole

3. The Times They are A-Changin' - Bob Dylan

4. 99 Luftballons - Nena

5. The Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel

6. Ride of the Valkyries - Budapest Symphony Orchestra

7. Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin

8. I'm Your Boogie Man - K.C. & the Sunshine Band

9. You're My Thrill - Billie Holiday

10. Protest - Philip Glass

11. Something She Has to Do - Philip Glass

12. Pruit Igoe & Prophecies - Philip Glass

13. Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Studio group

14. Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen

15. Clyde - Waylon Jennings

16. All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix

17. The Outer Limits Theme - Dominic Frontiere

18. Desolation Row - My Chemical Romance

19. First We Take Manhattan - Leonard Cohen

DISC TWO:

Trailer & Bonus Music:

1. Pirate Jenny [Tales of the Black Freighter] - Nina Simone

2. The Beginning is the End is the Beginning [Trailer 1] - The Smashing Pumpkins

3. Take A Bow [Trailer 2] - Muse

4. Dionysus [TV Spot] - Jocelyn Pook

5. Angel [Online Character Profiles] - Massive Attack

6. 99 Red Balloons (English Version) - Nena

7. Pruit Igoe (Original LP Version) - Philip Glass

8. Prophecies (Original LP Version) - Philip Glass

9. Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Original) - Tears For Fears

10. All Along the Watchtower (Original) - Bob Dylan

11. Desolation Row (Original) - Bob Dylan

I regularized the volume, created disc art, and formatted titles and metadata.

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Have You Been Remixed?

Well, Larry Norman has!

01. If the Bombs Fall (3:37)

02. I Wish We’d All Been Ready (4:14)

03. Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music (2:44)

04. Fly, Fly, Fly (4:07)

05. Sweet Song of Salvation (3:45)

06. Why Don’t You Look into Jesus (3:04)

07. I Am a Servant (3:55)

08. U.F.O. (Be Afraid Mix) (4:41)

09. One Way (2:16)

10. God Part Three (3:45)

This 1996 release is plenty o' fun.

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Wanna Be the Best?

Well, on this 1996 release, at least you can LISTEN to the best, according to somebody else's opinion.

01. John Tesh - April Song (5:35)

02. Paul Winter - Bright Angel (2:39)

03. Raphael - Silence (3:44)

04. Jonn Serrie - Ixlandia (5:16)

05. Patrick O'Hearn - Upon the Wings of Night (3:35)

06. Tangerine Dream - Melrose (5:48)

07. Suzanne Ciani - Simple Song (3:19)

08. Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra - Bombay Night of Dreams (4:20)

09. Bill Moore - Shadowgraph (4:17)

10. Steven Halpern - Cyber Space (3:11)

11. Robert Bonfiglio - Riverside (4:27)

12. Lorie Line - The Harvest (3:41)

13. Hilary Stagg - Simple and Sweet (8:21)

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A 1996 release.  While some of the artists produced some of the best “New Age” music, it cannot be said that this album contains it.

            Some of the stuff is pretty dreamy, though.   

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Get Down from There Before You Hurt Yourself!

I mean, if you fell off one of the Andes Mountains, wouldn't it be a long way down?

01. 500 Años (2:53)

02. Vuela Vuela (3:06)

03. Sueños (3:48)

04. Enpedrado (4:06)

05. Taquirari Triste (3:41)

06. Mutaco (3:50)

07. Lagunerito (3:00)

08. Tenpestad (5:08)

09. Negra Guitarrita (2:59)

10. Canela en Flor (3:09)

11. Rosita (3:32)

12. Golondrina (3:29)

My date of 1999 for this release is a guess going by other titles on this label.  A little of this goes a long way.  It ain’t irritatin’, it’s just monotonous.

See how you feel!

Music from the Andes Vol 1 

See you on Thursday, fellow hikers!

  

Fluting Along

It's a 1985 release.

01. Sh'Daymatee = My Field (3:43)

02. Veahaya Ketz Shatul = Like a Rooted Tree (2:13)

03. Ez Ve Kevesse = The Ram and the Ewe (1:49)

04. Polka Tcherkesse (Simple) (1:49)

05. Polka Tcherkesse (Double) (1:56)

06. Leorch Chiyouher = In the Warmth of Your Smile (3:38)

07. Banot Alena (2:56)

08. Zemer Atick (3:21)

09. Kalou Raglayim = Les Us Dance Joyfully (2:06)

10. Roeh Veroah = The Shepherd and the Shepherdess (2:24)

11. Debka Ouria = Dance of the Hero (2:56)

12. Ma Naavou = How Beautiful They Are (2:56)

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I was intrigued to observe that plenty of these selections do not sound like stereotypical “Jewish” music, all minor keys or dreary cadences.  Some of these sound like snake-charmer dances, others like sailors’ hornpipes, or …. ?

Although I would have liked ’em a lot better without the wolf whistles and catcalls!

You decide!  See you on Monday.

PS -- LESS THAN A MONTH UNTIL SPOOKY SPOCK-TOBER!

  

Live from the Barber Shop

This 1997 release is some semi-All-American fun.  Not that it's SEMI fun, but I assume all nationalities can sing barbershop.

01 - Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody - Marquis

02 - I Found a Million-Dollar Baby (In a Five-and-10-Cent Store) - Marquis

03 - Indiana-When I Get Home to Indiana - Yesteryear

04 - Beautiful Dreamer - Nightlife

05 - Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone-Coney Island Baby - Backbeat

06 - For Me and My Gal - Common Ground

07 - I Got Rhythm - Fred

08 - Brown Eyes, Why Are You Blue - Echo Lane

09 - Stars Fell on Alabama - Nightlife

10 - Fit as a Fiddle - Fred

11 - Love Me and the World Is Mine - Bank Street

12 - When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam' - Special Feature

13 - Toot, Toot, Tootsie - Great Stage Robbery

14 - Lida Rose - Seattle Sound

15 - You're Nobody Until Somebody Loves You - Excalibur

16 - Let The Rest of the World Go By - Yesteryear

17 - Over the Rainbow (Parody) – Rumors

THIS LINK GOOD FOR THREE DAYS.

PERMANENT LINK.

And before you ask ... No, I have not encountered a "Disc One" or "Disc Two."  See you Thursday!

  

Cold Highlights

This 1995 release contains Lowry\s own transcriptions.

01. Overture (3:51)

02. Comfort Ye My People (3:11)

03. Every Valley Shall be Exalted (4:09)

04. And the Glory of the Lord (3:12)

05. O Thou that Tellest Good Tidings to Zion (4:37)

06. For Unto Us a Child Is Born (4:25)

07. Pastoral Symphony (3:08)

08. Glory to God (2:06)

09. He Shall Feed His Flock (5:26)

10. Hallelujah (4:12)

THIS LINK GOOD FOR THREE DAYS.

PERMANENT LINK.

See what you think.  The performance is super-competent, but it seems somehow bloodless to me.  How might you provide emotion through guitar strings?

  

See you Monday.

  

Are We Not Live?

This here is a bootleg that's got a lot of fun presentations of DEVO songs.

01. Opening Theme (1:43)

02. Going Under (3:31)

03. Through Being Cool (3:08)

04. Jerkin' Back 'n' Forth (3:05)

05. Soft Things (3:03)

06. Pity You (2:36)

07. Girl U Want (2:57)

08. Planet Earth (2:34)

09. Whip It (2:44)

10. Race of Doom (3:47)

11. Set Change Countdown (1:21)

12. Super Thing (4:04)

13. Uncontrollable Urge (3:25)

14. Mongoloid (3:37)

15. Jocko Homo (5:05)

16. Smart Patrol + Mr. DNA (7:07)

17. Gut Feeling (3:08)

18. Gates of Steel (3:49)

19. Beautiful World (8:00)

20. Working in a Coalmine (3:21)

THIS LINK GOOD FOR THREE DAYS.

PERMANENT LINK.

If you\re through being cool, I'll see you on Thursday!

Tasty Scrapings with MA-173

Have fun with this hotch-potch of songs from the 1980s!

01 - Roach Motel - Bound & Gagged - 1980  (3:16)

02 - Livin' in the 80s - Zero Boys - 1980  (2:18)

03 - Looking Sidewise - The Young Professionals - 1981  (3:56)

04 - Cold as the Rain - The Signals - 1984  (3:03)

05 - Napalm Springs - Vivabeat - 1982  (4:30)

06 - Advertising Girl - Phil 'n' the Blanks - 1981  (2:33)

07 - Boyfriends/Girlfriends - The Silencers - 1981  (2:06)

08 - Body Buildings - Transport - 1982  (3:51)

09 - Garden of Sin - Eyes of God - 1985  (4:26)

10 - Dream of Sand - Smog - 1986  (3:08)

11 - Hate the Girl - Marine Girls - 1981  (1:30)

12 - Trendies Everywhere - The Finishing Touch - 1981  (1:55)

13 - Sometimes Memories Return - Primary Colours - 1985  (3:29)

14 - Unable - Suburban Lawns - 1981   (1:24)

15 - The New Age Elite Corps - Home Service - 1980  (2:51)

16 - The Twin - Tru Fax and the Insomniacs - 1982  (2:51)

17 - Disposable Girl - Young Moderns - 1981  (1:41)

18 - Sunshine Anytime - These Are Houseplants - 1987  (4:03)

19 - Don't Reduce My Heart (to Beating Meat) - Bikini Atoll - 1981   (2:49)

20 - There's Something in the Air - Susan Rhee and the Orientals - 1983  (4:33)

21 - Cool World - Karla Devito - 1981  (2:57)

22 - Is There Life After Breakfast? - Los Microwaves - 1981   (3:42)

23 - Run with You Tonight - Defectors - 1984  (3:33)

24 - Born to Be Sold - Transvision Vamp - 1989  (3:44)

25 - I Can't Find You - Prodigy - 1985  (3:18)

THIS LINK GOOD FOR THREE DAYS.

PERMANENT LINK.

These may have been left on the cutting-room floor of pop-music history.  But they’re definitely NOT the bottom of the barrel!

See you Monday!