The State I'm In

... Mental state, that is.  That's what these three comps are about.

MA-115 - Crazy, Man!

01 - Captain Howdy - Simon Stokes   1974  (3:15)

02 - Far Side of Crazy - Wall of Voodoo   1985  (4:00)

03 - I Go Psycho! - Zombina and the Skeletones   2008  (1:16)

04 - Half Life - King Black Acid   2002  (4:15)

05 - I´m Mental - Blind Date   1983  (3:55)

06 - Psycho Surgery - The Conservatives   1983  (2:57)

07 - I'm a Nut - Leroy Pullins   1966  (2:28)

08 - The Eye of Madness - The Visitor   1981  (3:32)

09 - I'm Paranoid - Bad Checks   1982  (2:54)

10 - Little Man in My Head - Dead Milkmen   1990  (3:48)

11 - Psycho - The Nozems   1991  (2:38)

12 - Hallucinations - Baker Knight and the Knightmares   1967  (2:53)

13 - Frontal Lobotomy - The Degrads   1983  (2:54)

14 - Madhouse - The Professionals   1981  (3:16)

15 - Psycho - The Sonics   1965  (2:15)

16 - I Wanna Come Back (from the World of LSD) - The Fee-Fi-Four Plus Two   1967  (2:17)

17 - Man in the Box - V2   1978  (4:10)

18 - Madman - Cuddy Toys   1980  (3:08)

19 - They Won't Let My Girlfriend Talk to Me - Jimmy and the Boys   1981  (3:14)

20 - Worm in My Brain - The Weather Prophets   1988  (3:43)

21 - Lobotomy - The Sharks   1979  (2:54)

22 - The Rubber Room - Porter Wagoner   1971  (2:40)

23 - The Paranoids Are Coming - Geza X and the Mommymen   1982  (3:12)

24 - Call Me Crazy - FroSTed   1995  (3:55)

25 - Don't Make Me Move - PIC   1985  (3:20)

MA-137 - Flip City

01 - All in My Mind - Ohm and the Secret Sources ? - 1984   (4:40)

02 - Problem Child - Slugs - 1981   (2:57)

03 - They’re Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Haaa! - Napoleon XIV (Jerry Samuels) - 1966   (2:10)

04 - I’m Happy They Took You Away, Ha-Haaa! - Josephine XV (Bryna Raeburn) - 1966   (2:10)

05 - I’m Normal - The Emperor (Bob Hudson) - 1966   (2:14)

06 - They're Coming to Get Me Again, Ha Haaaa! - Napoleon XIV (Jerry Samuels) - 1988   (2:36)

07 - (Feeling Like a) Little God - Helicopter - 1981   (3:25)

08 - Sociopath - Ampop - 2002   (4:01)

09 - I'm Weird - The Wolffe Gang - 1981    (4:19)

10 - Paranoimia - Art of Noise - 1986   (3:15)

11 - Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues - The Kinks - 1971   (3:31)

12 - Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment - Ramones - 1977   (1:42)

13 - Anxiety Reaction - Images in Vogue - 1982   (4:02)

14 - Mother - The Police - 1983    (3:05)

15 - Identity Loss - Active Ingredients - 1980   (2:01)

16 - Twisted - Joni Mitchell - 1974   (2:29)

17 - Absolutely Bill's Mood - They Might Be Giants - 1987   (2:36)

18 - My Inner Voices - Two of Us - 1988   (3:51)

19 - Screaming Nutter - The Candy Ranch - 1989   (3:18)

20 - Your Mother Is a Sociopath - Truckstop Honeymoon - 2011   (2:22)

21 - The Ripper - Bully Boy - 1985   (3:50)

22 - I Lost My Mind - Eye Do It - 1984   (3:20)

23 - Institutionalized - Suicidal Tendencies - 1983   (3:49)

24 - Cracked Mirror - Moev - 1981   (5:57)

MA-162 - plum coocoo

01 - Who Am I? Where Am I? - Outrageous - 1979  (2:19)

02 - The Dog Said Yeah - The Ones - 1980  (2:27)

03 - I'd Rather Have a Bottle in Front of Me (Than a Frontal Lobotomy) - Randy Hanzlick - 1980  (3:01)

04 - Amnesia - Inner Landscapes - 1983  (4:05)

05 - Wreckage of Your Mind - Dead Neighbours - 1985  (4:44)

06 - My Mind Wanders - Toys - 1979  (2:44)

07 - Shok Treetments - The Low Numbers - 1976  (2:53)

08 - Paranoia Perception - The Dadistics - 1979  (3:42)

09 - Insomnia - Primal Danse - 1982  (5:00)

10 - Psycho-Analyst - Johnny Dole and the Scabs - 1977  (1:44)

11 - Invisible People - Touch - 1983  (3:30)

12 - Too Bad You're Crazy (from the movie April Fool's Day) - Jerry Whitman - 1986  (2:52)

13 - Monster Hospital - Metric - 2006  (3:30)

14 - Echoes - Prayer Before Birth - 1982  (3:23)

15 - I Love Your Neurosis - The Nervebreakers - 1979  (3:10)

16 - There's Someone Following Me - Eddie & Sunshine - 1983  (3:57)

17 - No More Hot Dogs - Hasil Adkins - 1956  (2:06)

18 - Paranoia - The Freeze - 1979  (3:04)

19 - Confidentially Renee - The Clocks - 1980  (2:14)

20 - Being Watched - The Puget Sound - 1986  (2:27)

21 - Running in Mazes - Zoom Lens - 1980  (4:59)

22 - CIA (They Found Me Out) - Pure Chance - 1984  (2:18)

23 - Looking at You - Slice - 1982  (2:26)

24 - Pretend You're Not Crazy - Phobia - 1979  (2:58)

25 - The Dark Side of Your Brain - Bruce Joyner & the Plantations - 1986  (3:29)

Hope you can escape the straitjacket in time to come back Wednesday for some songs from the 1980s!

  

Givin' You Some Space

Herewith are three of my comps of music about space, aliens, and all that "out there" jazz.

MA-14 - A Saucerful of Songs: Space-Age Pop Music corrected link

1 Two Little Men in a Flying Saucer Joe Loss & His Orchestra 1949 

2 Rollicking Man From Mars Scotty MacGregor 1955

3 The Fang Nervous Norvus 1956

4 The Little Blue Man Betty Johnson 1958

5 The Little Space Girl Jesse Lee Turner 1958

6 Flying Saucers Rock 'n' Roll Love Brothers 1958

7 Martian Love Song Pete Seeger 1958

8 Santa Claus Meets The Purple People Eater Sheb Wooley 1958

9 Take us To Your President Conried-Pearce 1959

10 I'm The Little Space Girl's Father Jesse Lee Turner 1959

11 We Get Messages Jimmie Haskell 1959

12 Flying Saucers The Mell-o-Tones 1960

13 The Fall of the Planet Earth The Moonbillies 1960

14 The Screemin' Meemies From Planet X Merv Griffin 1961

15 Fireball XL5 Theme Don Spencer 1962

16 That Martian Jubilee Rodd Keith 1964

17 Cockeyed Ballad Mollie Thompson 1966

18 Beautiful Zelda Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band 1968

19 Space Odyssey The Byrds 1968

20 The Moon Bug Delsu and the Smarts 1969

21 Spaceman Harry Nilsson 1972

22 UFO Larry Norman 1972

23 Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft Langley Schools Music Project 1977

24 Ain't No UFO Gonna Catch My Diesel Joe Dolce 1981 

25 Flying Saucer Brave Combo 1995

26 Music Man from Mars Rodd Keith 1996

27 Alien Abduction Background 2000

28 Let Me Fly Your UFO Frank Smith 2005

29 Spaceman The Killers 2008

MA-19 - Records from Regulus

1 Man from Mars Ferrante and Teicher 1955

2 Those Funny Little Saucers in the Sky Dr Danny Hart of the Church of Soul-Truth 1958

3 Take Me to Your Leader Cha Cha Cha Sam Space and the Cadettes 1958

4 What Do You Hear from the Red Planet Conried-Pearce   1959

5 The Girl from the Fourth Dimension Sheldon Allman     1960

6 Space Mice Walter Brennan    1960

7 Sky Men Geoff Goddard      1963

8 Hootenanny on Mars Randy Starr and the Merry Martians 1964

9 You Came from Outer Space The Kirby Stone Four 1964

10 Mr Spaceman The Byrds 1966

11 The Invaders Are Here Mike Adkins   1967

12 Urban Spaceman Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band 1968

13 Space Oddity    David Bowie     1969

14 It Came Out of the Sky Creedence Clearwater Revival 1970

15 Space Buggy    Asleep At The Wheel 1973

16 I've Seen the Saucers Elton John 1974

17 Flying Saucer Attack The Rezillos    1977

18 The Flying Saucer Man and the Truck Driver Red Simpson 1979

19 Thing from Another World Marlin Wallace    1981

20 Rocket Ship Kathy McCarty   1988

21 I Saw Elvis in a U.F.O. Ray Stevens   1989

22 Humans From Earth T-Bone Burnett 1991

23 Background   Background   2000

24 I Want an Alien for Christmas Fountains of Wayne 2005

25 Heck, I'd Go Maria Muldaur     2006

26 Flying Saucer U F O  with  Dee Dee Bridgewater 2006

MA-21 - Music from an Inner Planet

1 - Introduction Howard Menger

2 - Space Girl Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger 1952

3 - UFO (The Answer to the Flying Saucer) Syd Lawrence 1956

4 - Martian Love Call (A Hand Jive) 1958

5 - Space Girl The Earth Boys 1958

6 - Flying Saucer Conried-Pearce 1959

7 - Take Me to Your Ladder (I'll See Your Leader Later) Buddy Clinton 1960

8 - Robot Man Jamie Horton 1960

9 - My Little Martian Floyd Robinson 1961

10 - Telstar Bobby Rydell 1962

11 - Magic Star Kenny Hollywood 1962

12 - ( Help Me ) Telstar The Gee Sisters 1962

13 - Eight Foot Two, Solid Blue Allan Sherman 1963

14 - Magic Star Margie Singleton 1963

15 - We're Going UFOing Jimmy Durante 1964

16 - The Invaders TV Theme 1967

17 - UFO TV Theme 1970

18 - Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space TV Theme 1972

19 - A Spaceman Came Travelling Chris de Burgh 1976

20 - Arriving UFO Yes 1978

21 - Flying Saucers Nina Hagen 1984

22 - Teenagers from Outer Space The Meteors 1986

23 - Amazons from Outer Space Batmobile 1989

24 - Wishing on Telstar Susanna Hoffs 1991

25 - Spaceman Babylon Zoo 1995

26 - Rednecks from Outer Space FAQ 2004

27 - Your Neighborhood Spaceman Mike Patton & Jel & Odd Nosdam 2006

28 - She Came from Outer Space Bang! Bang! 2007

If you make it back to Earth orbit by Monday, I'll see ya then.  Till then, ta!

 

Songs That Spackled the Seventies

 Yup, here are three anthologies of music from the 1970s. No, they're not easy to categorize in many other ways.

MA-127 - Seethin' Seventies

01 - Oh Bondage Up Yours - X-Ray Spex - 1977   (2:40)

02 - Mourning Star - Zones - 1979   (4:27)

03 - On Reflection - Penetration - 1979   (2:06)

04 - I Don't Want to Go Bald - The Moderates - 1979   (3:54)

05 - Hanging on the Telephone - Blondie - 1978   (2:27)

06 - Itchy Bugs - The Tracers - 1979   (3:22)

07 - Sincerely Yours - Sleepy Hollow - 1972   (3:00)

08 - New York! - The Rentals - 1979   (2:58)

09 - Robot - Plastics - 1979   (3:42)

10 - Down Among the Dead Men - Flash and the Pan - 1978   (3:24)

11 - Skeletons - The Sound - 1979   (3:27)

12 - Talking Loud - Suspects - 1979   (2:21)

13 - Too Much Pride - Fine Art - 1978   (2:49)

14 - White Mice - Mo-Dettes - 1979   (3:38)

15 - Do Anything You Wanna Do - Eddie and the Hot Rods - 1977   (4:02)

16 - B Movie - Janis and the Bumble Bees - 1979   (2:49)

17 - You - Au Pairs - 1979   (2:51)

18 - Friday's Angels - Generation X - 1979   (3:11)

19 - Dancing with Myself - Fingerprintz - 1979   (3:02)

20 - Judy's Gone Down - James Vane - 1979   (3:18)

21 - Laugh and Walk Away - The Shirts - 1979   (3:05)

22 - Jerk Teens Jerk - Zilch - 1979   (3:52)

23 - The Punk - Cherry Vanilla - 1977   (2:42)

24 - Where's the New Wave - The Cybermen - 1978   (2:18)

25 - Mind Your Own Business - Delta 5 - 1979   (3:12)

MA-156 - Seventies Strut

01 - Do the Boob - The Real Kids - 1977  (2:17)

02 - Don't Talk to Me - The Eyes - 1978  (1:31)

03 - Popgun - Mary Monday and the Bitches - 1977  (1:20)

04 - Empty - SST - 1978  (2:00)

05 - Death to Disco - Notsensibles - 1979  (3:16)

06 - (I Wanna) Burnout - The Korps - 1978  (2:09)

07 - Amateur Surgeon - The Vores - 1978  (2:19)

08 - Money Talks - Penetration - 1978  (1:41)

09 - Nobody Knows - Destroy All Monsters - 1979  (3:25)

10 - IRT - Snatch - 1977  (2:05)

11 - You're So Strange - The Zippers - 1977  (2:46)

12 - Aerosol Burns - Essential Logic - 1978  (1:59)

13 - Ambivalence and Spark Plugs - Immune Systems - 1979  (2:54)

14 - Stimulation - Penetrators - 1979  (2:35)

15 - Eddie and Sheena - Electric Chairs - 1978  (4:26)

16 - Action Time Vision - Alternative TV - 1978  (2:31)

17 - I Wanna Play with Guns - Needles and Pins - 1977  (3:00)

18 - All Queued Up - Deaf School - 1978  (3:02)

19 - Counting (demo) - The Motels - 1978  (4:41)

20 - I Can't Do Anything - X-Ray Spex - 1978  (2:56)

21 - Disco's Dead - The Bags - 1979  (2:12)

22 - Happy Song (live) - The Eyes - 1978  (2:37)

23 - Exhibition - Pneumania - 1979  (2:53)

24 - I'm Talking to You - The Maps - 1979  (3:02)

25 - I Woke Up Dreaming - Teenage Jesus & the Jerks - 1978  (3:05)

26 - CN Tower - The Poles - 1977  (2:52)

27 - I'm Alive - 999 - 1977  (2:28)

28 - Don't Misbehave in the New Age - Animals and Men - 1979  (2:04)

29 - Animal Instincts (live) - Model Citizens - 1979  (2:22)

30 - Strange Boy - Blitz - 1978  (3:02)

MA-229 - Living in the 70s

01 - Flashback - The 5th Dimension - 1973  (3:39)

02 - You (Friendly Side) - Kleenex - 1979  (3:17)

03 - Touch Me - Yoko Ono - 1970  (4:37)

04 - Someone to Lay Down Beside Me - Karla Bonoff - 1977  (4:01)

05 - Zombie - Eddie Mooney and the Grave - 1979  (2:23)

06 - Oh, Babe, What Would You Say - Hurricane Smith - 1972  (3:17)

07 - Hi-De-Ho - Blood Sweat & Tears - 1970  (4:23)

08 - Exhibition - Pneumania - 1979  (2:53)

09 - Beyond the Fields We Know - Mary Hopkin - 1977  (2:46)

10 - Don't Talk to Me - Eyes - 1978  (1:31)

11 - I Am Yours - Derek and the Dominos - 1970  (3:34)

12 - My Friends - The Dark - 1979  (2:33)

13 - I'm Coming Home - Stories - 1972  (2:37)

14 - Basketball Jones - Cheech & Chong - 1973  (4:04)

15 - I Hate School - Suicide Squad - 1979  (1:55)

16 - Sunshine in My Rainy Day Mind - Polly Niles - 1970  (2:12)

17 - Reach for It - Ebony Rhythm Funk Campaign - 1973  (2:50)

18 - Let's Be Natural - The Rutles - 1978  (3:21)

19 - Hollywood - The Runaways - 1977  (2:51)

20 - My Boyfriend - Suburban Lawns - 1979  (1:40)

21 - Lovely Day - Bill Withers - 1977  (4:06)

22 - Are You Ready - Pacific Gas & Electric - 1970  (5:46)

23 - Living in the 70s - Skyhooks - 1974  (3:41)

Come back on Monday for some comps that may have you doubting your own sanity!

  

It's the Maxi Musical Month of May 2026!

Yup, due to my previous file host castrating itself, all my comps (and all files) are migrating to Drime. All this month, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, we'll spotlight some comps from earlier years, which some of you kind readers might not have encountered.

Today the topic is spies.

MA-01 - The Themes from U.N.C.L.E.

1 First Season Main Title revised Original television score 0:55

2 First Season End Title Original television score 1:14

3 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme Roland Shaw and His Orchestra 2:36

4 “The Deadly Decoy Affair” Main Title Original television score 1:13

5 The Man from Thrush Lalo Schifrin 2:55

6 Roulette Rhumba Lalo Schifrin 2:06

7 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme Dick Hyman 2:29

8 To Trap a Spy -  Meet Mr. Solo-End Title Original film score 1:54

9 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Other TV Themes 1:43

10 Illya The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Other TV Themes 2:30

11 Night People The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Other TV Themes 2:37

12 Second Season Main Title (arr Lalo Schifrin) Original television score 0:36

13 Second Season End Title (arr Lalo Schifrin) Original television score 0:48

14 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme New Original TV Themes 3:09

15 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme Hugo Montenegro 1:59

16 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme Al Caiola 2:00

17 One of Our Spies Is Missing Main Title Original film score 3:07

18 Third Season Main Title (arr Gerald Fried) Original television score 0:30

19 Third Season End Title (arr Gerald Fried) Original television score 0:38

20 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme Teddy Randazzo 1:33

21 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme The Challengers 1:38

22 One Spy Too Many  Main Title Original film score 2:49

23 “The Candidate’s Wife Affair” Main Title Original television score 0:28

24 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme The Jazz All-Stars 2:07

25 The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. Main Title Original television score 0:33

26 The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. End Title Original television score 0:39

27 The Spy in the Green Hat Main Title Original film score 2:08

28 “The Five Daughters Affair” Main Title Original television score 0:41

29 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme Billy Strange 2:28

30 Fourth Season Main Title Original television score 0:31

31 Fourth Season End Title Original television score 0:36

32 The Karate Killers Main Title Original film score 0:29

33 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme Swingin' Themes for Secret Agents 2:21

34 The Helicopter Spies Main Title Original film score 2:02

35 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme The Man from UNCLE Cult TV Classics 2:41

36 Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. Main Title Original film score 1:17

37 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme Man or Astro-Man? 1:31

38 Love Ya Illya Alma Cogan 2:27

39 Man from Uncle Moskow 3:30

MA-53 - More Themes from U.N.C.L.E.

01. TV Classic Themes 25th Anniversary - The Men from U.N.C.L.E. Speak (0:17)

02. Jerry Goldsmith & Studio Orchestra - The U.N.C.L.E. Theme from "Solo" (1:19)

03. Brian Fahey Orchestra - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:40)

04. Television's Greatest Hits (Tee Vee Toons) - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (1:24)

05. Cult TV Themes (Hallmark Collection) - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:38)

06. Jerry Goldsmith & Studio Orchestra - Meet Mr Solo (Nat-King-Cole Style) from "Solo" (3:06)

07. The Film Studio Orchestra - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:10)

08. The Revengers - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:08)

09. The Clee-Shays - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (1:54)

10. David Lloyd & His London Orchestra - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:05)

11. Hugo Montenegro - Meet Mr Solo (2:24)

12. Newton Wayland & Houston Symphony - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (1:18)

13. Groove Machine - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:33)

14. The Montague Orchestra - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:45)

15. The Revengers - Meet Mr Solo (2:13)

16. Ulterior Motive Orchestra - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:05)

17. Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:41)

18. Dick Dia - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:10)

19. Tilsley Orchestra - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:24)

20. The Agents - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (3:13)

21. The Reg Guest Syndicate - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (1:46)

22. Jerry Goldsmith & Studio Orchestra - Meet Mr Solo (Samba Style) from "Solo" (2:06)

23. Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (1:18)

24. Parris Mitchell Strings with Brass - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:32)

25. Wade Denning & The Port Washingtons - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (1:46)

26. Ray Martin & His Orchestra - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:36)

27. American TV Dramas - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:05)

28. The Kaos Killers - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:51)

29. The Gallants - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (1:57)

30. Daniel Caine - Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:45)

31. The Revengers - The Man from THRUSH (2:44)

32. Jerry Goldsmith & Philharmonia - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (1:16)

33. Jerry Goldsmith & Studio Orchestra - Meet Mr Solo and End Credits from "Solo" (2:23)

34. Original TV Soundtrack - U.N.C.L.E. Pen sound (0:14)

35. Original TV Soundtrack - U.N.C.L.E. HQ alarm (0:16)

MA-66 - Spy Craze

01. Special Agent - The Eagles (2:20)

02. The Spy - The Original Checkmates (1:59)

03. Agent Double-O-Soul - Edwin Starr (2:45)

04. Would You Believe - George Kent (2:34)

05. 007 - Stan Kenton (2:26)

06. 99 - Barbara Feldon (2:50)

07. Max - Barbara Feldon (2:23)

08. I Spy for the FBI - Jamo Thomas (2:34)

09. The Last of the Secret Agents - Nancy Sinatra (2:46)

10. L'agent Secret - Petula Clark (2:14)

11. Secret Agents - The Olympics (2:26)

12. The Silencers - Vikki Carr (2:59)

13. Come Spy with Me - Smokey Robinson (2:58)

14. Undercover Man - The Edgar Winter Group (3:50)

15. Secret Agent Man - DEVO (3:36)

16. Love Secret Agent - Lew Kirton (4:19)

17. I Spy - The Dooleys (3:08)

18. Spies in the Night - The Manhattan Transfer (4:03)

19. Goodbye, Mr. Bond - Blotto (5:43)

20. Spy vs Spy - Toto Coelo (3:26)

21. Secret Agent - Robin Gibbs (4:54)

22. Hombre Secreto (Secret Agent Man) - The Plugz (1:48)

23. Get Smart - The Kaos Killers (0:58)

24. Secret Agent - Letters to Cleo (2:54)

25. My Baby Loves the Secret Agent - The Detroit Cobras (2:00)

26. Undercover Agent - The Caroloregians (2:43)

27. I Wish I Was a Spy - Peter Bjorn & John (1:51)

Of course, each comes with liner notes with info about each track.

Tell all your friends, it's a MAXI Musical Month of May on both the Record Round-Up and the super Blog!

  

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!

DRIME LINK.

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.

DRIME LINK.

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

DRIME LINK.

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!

DRIME LINK.

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.

DRIME LINK.

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?

DRIME LINK.

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!

DRIME LINK CORRECTED

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.

FILEFACTORY LINK.

DRIME LINK.

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?

NEW 2026 FILEFACTORY LINK.

NEW 2026 DRIME LINK.

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.

FILEFACTORY LINK.

DRIME LINK.

See you Monday, fellow frolickers!

  

Erin Go Synth!

An all-natural 2000 release.  I mean, synthesizers are natural, right?  The laws of nature allow their existence!

01. Geordie (3:03)

02. Ar Erinn Ni Neosfaninn (3:11)

03. Danny Boy (Londonderry Aire) (3:00)

04. Greensleeves (4:08)

05. The Coulin (4:00)

06. Brian Borus March (3:50)

07. Bauch Na Carraige Baine (3:11)

08. Charles Magee (3:27)

09. Hough O'Donnell (2:29)

10. Old Black Jack (3:34)

11. She Moved Through the Fair (3:39)

12. Join This Parade (3:02)

13. Lord Inchquin (3:05)

14. Blind Mary (3:36)

15. Ned of the Hill (3:43)

16. My Darling Spalpeen (2:43)

I think this is all synth generated.  But it’s still bemusing or fun or a little weepy here and there.  Sure it’s cashing in on followers of Auld Eire.  But’s it’s OK.

There’s something hinky about Track 7.  It’s labeled “Bauch Na Carraige Baine,” but it’s really Bach’s “Prelude in C Major” from The Well-Tempered Clavier.  You can look up the name of the track online and what you hear as “Bauch Na Carraige Baine” AIN’T what you hear in Track 7.

FILEFACTORY LINK.

DRIME LINK.

See you Thursday with a bit o' April Fun!

  

Gotta Ramble!

It's a 2007 release.

01. Studentmarch (2:33)

02. The Glendy Burk (1:20)

03. Rosie (2:29)

04. Hornpipes (3:16)

05. Gangar (1:00)

06. Rolling Home (2:46)

07. Little Rabbit (1:27)

08. The Whole Crwth (1:08)

09. Bridalmarch (2:06)

10. Busker's Lament (2:24)

11. P'tit Mamou Two Step (2:23)

12. Rambling Sailor (1:52)

13. Nyckleharpa Tunes (2:50)

14. Camptown Races (1:37)

15. Auto-Ferry Medley (2:56)

16. Waterbound (2:57)

17. Truncles (2:27)

18. Springar (1:15)

19. Humours of Annagasson (4:13)

20. Kind Friends and Companions (2:39)

FILEFACTORY LINK.

DRIME LINK.

Some are fun like the instrumental “P'tit Mamou Two Step.”  But others are depressing.  Boy, that “Busker’s Lament” is boring.  This album is so frustrating because the vocals weigh it down.

See you Monday for the final entry in this year's SPOCK'S OUTTA COUNTRY CORK!

  

Terpsi-WHAT?

It's a 1994 release.

01. Espie McNabb (4:51)

02. Long Pond Reel (4:52)

03. Set of Strathspeys (3:18)

04. Ellie's Jig (4:49)

05. Seann Truibhas Willichan (8:20)

06. West's Hornpiipe (2:30)

07. Waltz for Mary Kay (2:51)

08. The Shuttle Bus (4:48)

09. Sleepy Maggie (4:42)

10. Birks of Invermay (8:21)

11. Light and Airy (4:49)

12. Reel of the Royal Scots (4:56)

13. Rosewood Waltz (4:14)

FILEFACTORY LINK.

DRIME LINK.

Aye, and it’s a fun romp fer shure!  And look at the packaging—I would’ve sworn this was a Musical Heritage Society release!  See you Thursday.

A Two-fer Trip to Them Thar Isles

I ain't never been to them Scot nor Irelandish lands, though much of my fambly done come from thar long ago.

Here we got a two-disc set from 2000.

DISC 1:

Jeff Victor - Lifescapes, Scottish Moors (53:49)

01. The Ghost Piper of an Allt Mor (2:34)

02. The Mermaid's Tears (5:07)

03. Farewell to the Lasses of Mon Tays (2:29)

04. The Widow of Loch Lemond (6:15)

05. The Rowan Tree Trilogy (6:48)

06. Tir-nan-Og (The Land pf Eternal Youth) (7:16)

07. 7th Child of the 7th Child (7:26)

08. Dance of the Dumfrieshire Dwarves (3:41)

09. The Fisherman's Sorrow/The Battle Cry of Killecrankie (9:56)

10. Epilogue: Farewell (2:16)

DISC 2:

Jeff Victor - Emerald Isle (58:37)

01. The Emerald Isles (8:08)

02. She Wove a Cloak of Many Yarns (5:44)

03. The Jolly Beggar (3:26)

04. Fair, Brown and Trembling (6:59)

05. Yellow Lilly (5:37)

06. Keester McGee's Favorite Drinking Song (3:20)

07. The Rose of Tralee/Danny Boy (8:30)

08. The Enchanted Valley/Farewell to Ireland (5:35)

09. Spike Island Lasses (3:41)

10. Amanda's Wedding (7:38)

This is as stereotypical as you might imagine.  That understood, most is just dandy.  However, I must draw the line.  BAGPIPES ARE ATROCIOUS.  Hearing a bagpipe for any amount of time longer than ten seconds should be considered torture under the Geneva Convention.

The bagpipes are confined to disc 1.  Nowhere near as egregious, yet still irritating, are the pennywhistle-type stylings heard in some of disc 2’s offerings.

But track 6 of disc 2, the so-called “Keester McGee's Favorite Drinking Song,” is offensive in concept as well has ham-handed in execution.

You’ve been warned!  If you wish to proceed anyway, a little of this aural atmospherics may go a long way.

FILEFACTORY LINK.

DRIME LINK.

See you Monday.

  

Do Dead Men Sing?

Listen, to find out!

01. High Barbary (2:13)

02. Gathering Peasecods (2:18)

03. The Jovial Broome Man (1:55)

04. Newcastle (2:24)

05. Al Die Willen Als Kaperen Varen (0:40)

06. Bravade (1:48)

07. The Fourteenth of February (1:47)

08. Jenny Pluck Pears (2:42)

09. Captain Ward and the Rainbow (1:40)

10. Haul on the Bowline (0:48)

11. La Matelotte/The Female Sailor (2:09)

12. The Downfall of Piracy (3:28)

13. Cuckolds All Awry (1:13)

14. Jonas and the Devil (2:54)

15. Epping Forest (1:57)

16. Flying Cloud (4:09)

17. Lord Mayo (2:25)

18. Down Among the Dead Men (1:58)

On this 2018 release, some tracks are performed acapella, and that’s a dang shame.  In fact, this fun ride would be funner if we had a more polished singer.  The guest singer on Track 9 is welcome.

Some are vocals plus fiddle, some are fiddle only, with a couple of guest instruments.

FILEFACTORY LINK.

DRIME LINK.

See you Thursday!

  

Stereotypical, If I’m Not Mystiquen!

It's a 2001 release.

01. Skibbereen (3:52)

02. Cliffs of Doneen (4:59)

03. Planxty Lady Wrixon (4:23)

04. The Lamentation of Owen Roe O'Neill (4:12)

05. Planxty George Brabazon (4:40)

06. The Foggy Dew (6:06)

07. The Banks of Claudy (4:19)

08. Angel of Monmouth (4:17)

09. Highland Dance (3:46)

10. Spancil Hill (4:03)

11. Buachaill on Eirne (4:44)

12. Faire Mehli (4:34)

TRY THIS LINK WITH DRIME.

Dear friends, since FileFactory is having conniption fits, I'm lookin' fer a new filehost.  I'd love to hear if this link works OK for you.

See ya Monday!

  

Sniffing the Flowers

It's a 1997 release.

01. Wildwood Flower (2:45)

02. The Water Is Wide (2:32)

03. Swanee River (3:40)

04. Hard Times Come Again No More (2:29)

05. Red Wing (2:46)

06. The Ash Grove (2:05)

07. Danny Boy (2:41)

08. My Old Kentucky Home (3:03)

09. Bonny Eloise (2:41)

10. Simple Gifts (2:47)

11. Scarborough Fair (2:42)

12. Gentle Annie (3:39)

13. Lorena (2:31)

14. Red River Valley (1:43)

THIS LINK GOOD FOR SEVEN DAYS.

FILEFACTORY LINK.

It’s perfectly OK stuff, ranging from older things to things you might have heard on Sixties AM radio.  See you Thursday.

  

Shamrocks and Spurs

It's a 1996 release.

01. The Trail to Mexico / In the Tap Room / The Banshee (3:23)

02. Shenandoah (3:30)

03. Little Joe, the Wrangler (2:11)

04. The Lily of the West (4:23)

05. Garry Owen / Custer Died a-Runnin' / Off 'til Monday (3:39)

06. Lady in Green (3:49)

07. The Colorado Trail (2:44)

08. I'd Like to Be in Texas When They Round Up in the Spring / The Maid Behind the Bar (3:32)

09. Tempting the Salmon to Come to the Fly (3:47)

10. Down by the Brazos (4:21)

11. Goodby, Old Paint / Leavin' Cheyenne / The Strawberry Roan / Whoopie Ti Yi Yo / Git Along, Little Dogies (5:00)

12. The Girl I Left Behind Me (2:59)

13. Annie Laurie (4:29)

CORRECTED WeTransfer LINK GOOD FOR SEVEN DAYS!

FILEFACTORY LINK.

I must say this is pretty fun, even if the songs have silly lyrics.

See you Monday!

  

Who Celt It Dealt It!

Welcome to this month's SPOCK'S OUTTA COUNTY CORK, featuring folk music (or semi-related to folk music) from anywhere on the dang planet.

Here we have a1993 cassette from Brentwood Music.

01. Pride of the Parrish (2:50)

02. Ellacombe (2:29)

03. Bunessan (3:20)

04. All Things Bright and Beautiful (2:25)

05. The Merry Quaker (3:04)

06. Slane (3:06)

07. Aberystwyth (2:15)

08. Let All Things Now Liviing (2:23)

09. St Patrick's Day (3:00)

10. The King of Love My Shepherd Is (2:46)

11. Amazing Grace (3:35)

It’s a very charming instrumental nod to Celtic or neo-Celtic musical styles.  Sometimes too clinically correct?  But I daresay you’ll like it.

THIS LINK GOOD FOR SEVEN DAYS.

FILEFACTORY LINK.

See you Thursday!