No Need to Be Beastly Anymore!

It's a 1995 release of some nifty WWII-era songs.

01. Helen Forrest, Harry James and His Orchestra - I Don't to Walk Without You, Baby (2:55)

02. Kay Kyser - Praise the Lord & Pass the Ammunition (2:34)

03. Jo Stafford - There Are Such Things (3:01)

04. Rod McKuen - I Fall in Love Too Easily (3:08)

05. Vera Lynn - The White Cliffs of Dover (3:04)

06. Soviet Army Chorus & Drum Corps - Katyuska, Towards the Unknown March (2:21)

07. Lena Horne - You Don't Have to Know the Language (2:57)

08. The Andrews Sisters - Pennsylvania Polka (2:49)

09. Elton Britt - There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere (2:44)

10. Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians - The Marine's Hymn (2:33)

11. Noel Coward - Don't Let's Be Beastly to the Germans (3:13)

12. Ambrose & Anne Shelton - Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer (2:49)

13. Paul Weston & His Orchestra, Jo Stafford - I'll Be Seeing You (3:32)

14. The Soviet Army Big Band - The Allies March (1:45)

After hundreds of hours adoring songs of the big-band era, I had honestly never before heard Tracks Seven or Eleven.  Of course, like all normal types, I would have been glad to go on not hearing Rod McKuen’s breathy, weepy exhalations.

Tracks Six and Fourteen, songs by our OTHER allies in WWII, are interesting too.

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It's All Rigged, I Tell Ya!

This 1988 release is fun and peppy.

01. Blow Ye Winds (1:15)

02. Away Rio (2:20)

03. Heave Away Me Johnnys (1:56)

04. Maid of Amsterdam (A' Rovin') (1:24)

05. Shenandoah (2:13)

06. Staten Island Hornpipe (1:44)

07. Boston Harbor (1:06)

08. Black-Eyed Susan (3:03)

09. Blow the Man Down (1:39)

10. Steamboat (1:12)

11. Bold Riley (2:08)

12. Sailor's Hymn (Eternal Father) (1:38)

13. Strike the Bell (1:31)

14. Bound for South Australia / New York Girls (2:32)

15. Rollin' Down to Old Maui (2:41)

16. I'm Bound Away / Lord Franklin (4:08)

17. Off to Sea Once More (1:43)

18. Ripples of Music (1:31)

19. Leaving of Liverpool (2:12)

20. Spanish Ladies / Admiral Benbow (1:38)

21. Baltimore Clipper (4:30)

22. The Water Is Wide / Skye Boat Song (2:31)

23. Under the Bridge (3:36)

Make sure to mail in the customer survey, too.

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Howdy, Little Missy

This 1958 record was recorded with a little hanky-panky in mind, judging by the cover photo.  But that don't mean it ain't fun fer the young uns.

01. When Payday Rolls Around (2:19)

02. Ridin' Down the Canyon (2:16)

03. Pistol Packin' Mama (2:12)

04. Cool Water (2:59)

05. Tumbling Tumbleweeds (3:06)

06. Deep in the Heart of Texas (1:54)

07. Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle (2:32)

08. Home on the Range (2:32)

09. Beside the Rio Grande (1:49)

10. A Cowboy Has to Sing (1:49)

11. Red River Valley (1:47)

12. El Rancho Grande (2:11)

You may find it corny, but this little filly has some spirit!

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Yup, you'll hear a few surface ticks here and there, because this is a real-gosh record.

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Even Though the White Cliffs Aren't in the USA ...

... these songs from the WWII era are still vital to the American experience!

A few years ago I shared one tape of the cassette release.  I later came across the whole anthology.

The White Cliffs Of Dover, disc 1:

01 - Now Is the Hour - Bing Crosby

02 - It Had to Be You - Dick Haymes and Helen Forrest

03 - I Can't Begin to Tell You - Harry James and His Orchestra with Betty Grable

04 - Always - Deanna Durbin

05 - Love Letters - Dick Haymes with Victor Young and His Orchestra

06 - Sleepy Lagoon - Harry James and His Orchestra

07 - Auf Wiedersehn, Sweetheart - Vera Lynn

08 - I'll Be Seeing You - Jo Stafford

09 - Sleepy Time Gal - Harry James and His Orchestra

10 - As Time Goes By - Dooley Wilson

11 - Embraceable You - Jimmy Dorsey

12 - By the Light of the Silv'ry Moon - Ray Noble and His Orchestra with Snooky Lanson and the Boys

13 - The Gypsy - The Ink Spots

14 - Seems Like Old Times - Guy Lombardo

15 - Give Me Five Minutes More - Tex Beneke with The Miller Orchestra

16 - My Devotion - Vaughn Monroe and His Orcestra

17 - Serenade in Blue - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with Ray Eberle and the Modernaires

18 - Deep Purple - Larry Clinton and His Orchestra with Bea Wain

19 - That Old Feeling - Shep Fields and His Ripping Rhythm Orchestra with Bob Goday

20 - You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To - Dinah Shore

21 - That Old Black Magic - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with Skip Nelson and the Modernaires

The White Cliffs Of Dover, disc 2:

01 - Dancing in the Dark - Artie Shaw and His Orchestra02 - Miss You - Dinah Shore with Orchestra

03 - Marie - Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra with Jack Leonard

04 - I Think of You - Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra

05 - My Buddy - Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye with Tommy Ryan

06 - Lili Marlene - Perry Como

07 - Something to Remember You By - Dinah Shore with Orchestra

08 - To Each His Own - Eddy Howard and His Orchestra

09 - My Prayer - The Ink Spots

10 - Peg o' My Heart - Harmonicats

11 - Maria Elena - Jimmy Dorsey

12 - Mam'selle - Art Lund

13 - Mexicali Rose - Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra

14 - La Vie En Rose - Édith Piaf

15 - I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire - The Ink Spots

16 - Where Or When - Guy Lombardo

17 - Linda - Buddy Clark with Ray Noble's Orchestra

18 - Moonlight Becomes You - Bing Crosby

19 - Harbor Lights - Frances Langford with Sam Koki and His Islanders

20 - We'll Meet Again - Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians

21 - (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs Of Dover - Kay Kyser and His Orchestra with Harry Babbitt

ALL IN ONE FILE!

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Hit That Trail!

This 2018 release contains fun performances of  Western-themed tunes.

01. The Wild and the Lonely (4:33)

02. Remember the Alamo (2:07)

03. Moving Slowly (2:35)

04. The Same Ole Range (3:27)

05. The Alpine Cowboy (2:01)

06. I'm My Own Grandpa (2:34)

07. 16 Tons (2:41)

08. A Cowboy Has to Sing (2:41)

09. The Possum Song (2:10)

10. I'm an Old Cowhand (2:43)

11. Texas Plains (2:36)

12. The Yellow Rose of Texas (2:37)

13. The Strawberry Roan (3:45)

14. Old Matt Palmers Farm (4:41)

15. Around the Old Chuckwagon (2:34)

16. The Devil Went Down to Georgia (3:28)

Track 9 is a cute rearrangement of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.”  Yum!  Track 11 is a rearrangement of “I Want to Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart.”

The rest?  Discover for yourself.

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Alive in the USA

These are live recordings, and they're fun.

01. Theme & Intro/Ciribiribin (1:13)

02. Easy Ridin’ (2:55)

03. Maybe (3:11)

04. My Greatest Mistake (3:23)

05. That’s for Me (2:46)

06. Song of the Islands (3:29)

07. The Moon Won’t Talk (3:18)

08. You Think of Everything (3:17)

09. The Nearness of You (2:42)

10. Swanee River (2:32)

11. It Wouldn’t Be Love (3:23)

12. Fools Rush In (3:09)

13. Blueberry Hill (3:02)

14. Sharp as a Tack (1:29)

15. I’m Nobody’s Baby (2:50)

16. A Million Dreams Ago (3:14)

17. One Look at You (2:44)

18. It All Comes Back to Me Now (3:02)

19. Georgia on My Mind (4:23)

20. Braggin’ (3:12)

21. Intermezzo (2:52)

22. For Want of a Star (3:35)

23. Beyond the Moon (2:54)

24. Frenesi (3:03)

25. Cross Country Jump/Theme & Sign-Off (4:48)

You can hear crowd noises in places -- I assume these are radio broadcasts.

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What a wonderful part of our national heritage!  See you Thursday.

  

Snapshots of America

Welcome to this year's July SPOCKebtration!

Our first feature is a 1991 release from Intersound.

01. Summit Brass - Fanfare for the Common Man (3:10)

02. Sergiu Comissiona: Houston Symphony Orchestra - God Bless America (2:09)

03. Sergiu Comissiona: Houston Symphony Orchestra - America the Beautiful (3:28)

04. Sergiu Comissiona: Houston Symphony Orchestra - National Emblem March (3:59)

05. Lalo Schifrin & The San Diego Symphony - The Great Escape March (2:15)

06. Lalo Schifrin & The San Diego Symphony - Patton (2:43)

07. Sergiu Comissiona: Houston Symphony Orchestra - George M. Cohan Medley (6:38)

08. Sergiu Comissiona: Houston Symphony Orchestra - American Salute (4:16)

09. Sergiu Comissiona: Houston Symphony Orchestra - Victory at Sea Suite (13:30)

10. Sergiu Comissiona: Houston Symphony Orchestra - Seventy-Six Trombones (1:52)

11. Lalo Schifrin & The San Diego Symphony - Armed Forces Medley (3:30)

12. Lalo Schifrin & The San Diego Symphony - Washington Post March (2:38)

13. Lalo Schifrin & The San Diego Symphony - Stars and Stripes Forever (3:41)

14. Kate Smith - God Bless America (2:42)

It's only coincidental that I'm sharing this CD so soon after the passing of the lamented Schifrin.  He did some socko, boffo stuff!

But regarding this release, this is sadly uninspiring.  Somehow it’s competent without being electrifying.  This stuff should give you chills, not a “so what?”.

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What do YOU think?  We'll have something a bit peppier on Monday.  See you then!