High Steppers

This album is a wild ride and for me a mixed bag.

01 - They Are Valiant - Boris Alexander- The Red Army Ensemble

02 - Under the Oak Tree - Boris Alexander- The Red Army Ensemble

03 - Procession of the Sardar, from Caucasian Sketches - Siegfried Landau- Music For Westchester Symphony Orchestra

04 - Credo - Sergei Horbenko- The Black Sea Cossacks

05 - Kalinka - Nicolai Tripolitoff- The Cossacks of the Volga

06 - Polovtsian Dances, from Prince Igor - Siegfried Köhler- Philharmonia Hungarica

07 - Meadowland - Boris Alexander- The Red Army Ensemble

08 - Song of the Volta Boatmen - Sergei Horbenko- The Black Sea Cossacks

09 - Cortege, from Mlada - Richard Kapp- Philharmonia Hungarica

10 - Nightingale Song - Boris Alexander- The Red Army Ensemble

11 - Legend of the 12 Robbers - Sergei Horbenko- The Black Sea Cossacks

12 - Nights of Moscow - Nicolai Tripolitoff- The Cossacks of the Volga

13 - Along the Volga - Sergei Horbenko- The Black Sea Cossacks

14 - Sabre Dance, from Gayenne - Sandor Rekai- Bregenz Festival Orchestra

This 1992 release is music only a Cossack could love?!? At least some of it—the tracks with overwhelmingly schmaltzy male chorus, sometimes overridden by fruity solo vocals.

Cossacks!

See you Monday.

  

More Tales from the Table Round

I don’t know if these selections are truly “medieval music” as the tray inlay proclaims, but the project is indeed enchanting, in a low-key sort of way. Though after awhile it becomes a lot of the same. I could do without the synth-voice reverbs I heard in Tracks 1 and 10.

01. La Magdalena (3:48)

02. Bransle De Poitou (1:28)

03. Pavane (1:40)

04. Pierre Attaignant Suite 1 (3:17)

05. Allons Faire Nos Barbes (2:15)

06. Allemande and Tanz (4:47)

07. Bransle Medley (4:27)

08. Five Villancicos (4:52)

09. Allemande (2:36)

10. Kurtzweilige Teutsche Lieder (4:53)

11. Pierre Attaignant Suite 2 (4:19)

12. Pierre Attaignant Suite 3 (4:35)

Songs of the Round Table

It’s my guess that the “Apollonia Orchestra” is either a bunch of studio musicians, or a guy with a talented synth.

See you Thursday, knights and knighties!

  

Hear the Legends

I probably bought this 1988 cassette at Starwinds in OKC.

It's pretty cool.

01. Avalon (3:19)

02. Ynis Gutrin (3:17)

03. Merlin the Magician (3:55)

04. Morgan le Fay (3:33)

05. Sacred Wells (3:46)

06. The Lady of the Lake (3:35)

07. Beltane Fire (3:12)

08. Vale of No Return (4:19)

09. Broceliande Forest (4:36)

10. Round Table (2:46)

11. The Crescent Moon (3:53)

12. King Arthur's Dream (2:59)

It's a great combo of lilting, dreamy, and cosmic.

Legends of Avalon

See you Monday, fellow legendeers!

   

Not for the High Strung

This is a 1999 cassette. And what a chore it was to dub for you, my friends!

Every track stopped abruptly.  There was studio noise at the beginning and end of the tracks.  I added some ending reverb and fadeout to every track.  As far as I can determine, this is the correct tracklist:

01. Alman (1:29)

02. Las Vacas (2:04)

03. Greensleeves (3:00)

04. Go from My Window (1:41)

05. Bianco Fiore (1:09)

06. Galliard (2:23)

07. Minuet (1:19)

08. Sarabande 1 (2:15)

09. Sarabande 2 (2:58)

10. Prelude in Dm (1:46)

11. Etude in Em (1:39)

12. Etude in C (1:06)

13. Etude in Am (2:38)

14. Etude in A (2:22)

15. Andantino (2:12)

16. Lagrima (1:42)

17. Waltz (2:02)

18. El Noy de la Mare (2:23)

19. Etude in Em (2:53)

20. The White Beach (3:11)

This release's track listing from his archived online catalog is incomplete and wrong.

Selections from Five Centuries 

For further info, try:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Christian_Hammer

or

https://web.archive.org/web/20031130005137/http://sircharleshammer.com/index.html

And that's it for today, campers! See you Thursday.

 

Out of the Twilight

This is my own assembly, from several sources, of the amazing score to this 1983 film.

01. The Midnight Special performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival (edit) 2:37

02. Twilight Zone Theme (Burgess Meredith voiceover) 0:40

TIME OUT

03. Nights Are Forever (performed by Jennifer Warnes) 3:36

04. Time Change - Questions - The Ledge 4:03

05. Anesthesia (performed by 213) 3:02

06. The KKK 2:34

07. Purple Haze (performed by Jimi Hendrix) 3:00

08. Yellow Star 1:21

KICK THE CAN

09. Harp and Love (performed by Dorothy Remsen) 1:27

10. Weekend Visit 1:32

11. Kick the Can 0:36

12. Night Games 1:54

13. Young Again - Take Me with You - A New Guest 10:09

IT’S A GOOD LIFE

14. I Remember - The House 2:30

15. Mouse Wreckers (Carl Stalling) 2:12

16. Bimbo's Initiation I (Sammy Timberg) 0:25

17. The Picture 0:34

18. Bimbo's Initiation II (Sammy Timberg) 0:30

19. The Sister 0:36

20. Cartoon Collage (Carl Stalling et al) 4:57

21. Cartoon Monster 3:06

22. That's All, Ethel 1:46

23. Cartoon Music 1:25

24. Teach Me - No More Tricks 3:54

NIGHTMARE AT 20,000 FEET

25. Cabin Fever - Nervous Pills 2:37

26. No Smoking 2:07

27. On the Wing 1:20

28. A Face in the Window 2:09

29. Hungry Monster - Engine Failure 1:36

30. Twilight Zone Theme - End Credits (Overture) (Marius Constant - Jerry Goldsmith) 5:55

I edited CCR's song to match the way it appears in the opening sequence, edited some versions with and without voiceovers, and also included a "Cartoon Collage" assembled by a wizard from the defunct Final Fantasy Shrine Forum.

Jerry Goldsmith was a great choice to score this film, since he'd worked on the original series.  it's a dadgum shame that the "Time Out" segment was scarred by death and scandal.

Twilight Zone - The Movie

Hope you enjoy some remimiscences of this fun experience.

  

See you Monday!

  

No "Sitar-zan" Jokes Please

Track 1 is recorded live, including coughing and applause. Track 2 – about halfway in, it starts sounding more and more like Chinese music!

01. Raga Malkauns (34:48)

02. Suite for Two Sitars and Indian Folk Ensemble, Part 1 (16:03)

03. Suite for Two Sitars and Indian Folk Ensemble, Part 2 (9:07)

04. Meditational Raga of Northern India (6:51)

Flute & Sitar Music of India

You decide how Indian it is!  See you Thursday.

  

A Guitar Serenade

I found this on a thrift-store sojourn.  Looks like it was burned and printed via a home set-up.  It’s charming and brief.

01. Mangore - Vals (4:17)

02. Berkeley - Sonatina (4:58)

03. Brouwer - Afro-Cuban Lullaby (3:03)

04. Zeromski - Ponteado (3:16)

05. Madureira - Romancario (2:24)

If you know anything about the artist, let me know.

Classical Guitar Selections

See you Monday.

  

Rated "X"-stasy

It may or may not make YOU feel ecstatic.

But certainly NOT static!

01. Wings of Love (7:18)

02. Ecstasy (11:54)

03. Night Rain (2:49)

04. Blue Waves Gold (3:33)

05. Back to a Planet (6:45)

06. Brazilian Love (6:41)

07. La Ilaha Il Allah (5:04)

Deuter - Ecstasy

It's a 1979 release which comes under the rubric "New Age" music.  Hope you feel a little somethin'!  See you Thursday.

  

Groovy Ghouls Ahoy!

This is a semi-mysterious compilation (by who knows?) of various wacky proto-rock and rockabilly-type numbers.

01 - I Don't Want to Leave the Congo - Norman “Arab” Sands

02 - The Blob - The Five Blobs

03 - Wild Girl - Orville Couch

04 - Snake Charmer - The Puddle Jumpers

05 - Screamin' Ball (at Dracula Hall) - The Duponts

06 - Fried Onions - Lord Rockingham's XI

07 - Suspicion - Los Pekenikes

08 - Pot Party - Burt Topper

09 - Sloppy Twist - Little Jr Cannaday

10 - Litle Girl of Mine - The Electras

11 - Chop Chop - Sandy Nelson

12 - Bucket 'o Blood - Big Boy Groves

13 - Dog Food - Wes Dakus

14 - The Evil Dope - Phil Phillips

15 - Chinese Maid - The Tennessee Drifters

16 - March Slav Boogie - Homer Denison Jr

17 - Lonely Teardrops - Little Dion

18 - Buzzsaw - The Turtles

19 - Day for Decision - Johnny Sea

I cleaned it up a bit, regularizing volume and the like.

Mello Jello for Groovy Ghouls

See you Monday!

  

Welcome to the American Mosaic

That's the title of this 2001 release.

01. Powell - Pretty Sally (2:36)

02. Powell - At the Foot of Yonders Mountain (3:01)

03. Hovahness - Sonata #3 - Prelude (1:11)

04. Hovahness - Sonata #3 - Cantando (3:02)

05. Hovahness - Sonata #3 - Dance (1:26)

06. Hovahness - Sonata #3 - Lullaby (1:50)

07. Hovahness - Sonata #3 - Andante Dolce (0:55)

08. Campbell - Nocturne, Op. 27/2 (10:41)

09. Stringfield - Pastorale Scene (3:59)

10. Stringfield - Chipmunks (3:21)

11. MacDowell - To a Wild Rose (1:49)

12. Kreuzer - Crushed Violets (3:14)

13. Broeders - Milonga (2:15)

14. Broeders - Romanza (2:42)

15. Tillery - Simple Things (3:30)

16. Maganini - Caprice Terpsichore (3:57)

17. Stern - Mosaico (3:36)

18. Spelman - Rondo (8:48)

19. Stringfield - Indian Serenade (3:32)

It’s classical, but not all the music is necessarily melodic.  You might find it challenging, or delightful.

An American Mosaic

Well, this is the end of the 2023 JULY SPOCKEBRATION.  Check back on Thursday for some more of our random record collection, not focused on America.

  

Oh, Irving!

I bought this 1989 release on cassette. Another buncha fun Amercanski musics.

01. Bing Crosby and Al Jolson - Alexander's Ragtime Band (2:59)

02. Linda Ronstadt and The Nelson Riddle Orchestra - What'll I Do (4:04)

03. Fred Astaire - Puttin' on the Ritz (2:10)

04. Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Cheek to Cheek (3:05)

05. The Mills Brothers - I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (3:13)

06. Teresa Brewer - All by Myself (4:33)

07. Ethel Merman - There's No Business Like Show Business (2:29)

08. The Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby, and Dick Haymes - Anything You Can Do (3:01)

09. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Home Again Blues (2:57)

10. Al Jolson - Easter Parade (2:54)

11. Bing Crosby - White Christmas (3:04)

12. Kate Smith - God Bless America (2:02)

Berlin 100

Ya can't get any more American than that last track!  See you Monday the 31st for the last of this year's JULY SPOCKEBRATION!

  

One Push of Many

This anthology is evidently the companion disc to some documentary program.

01 - Over There - Dick Powell with the American Four - 1942

02 - Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition - Kay Kyser and His Orchestra and the Glee Club - 1942

03 - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra - 1941

04 - Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke, the Modernaires - 1941

05 - Der Fuehrer's Face - Spike Jones and His City Slickers with Carl Grayson - 1942

06 - When the Lights Go on Again (All Over the World) - Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra - 1942

07 - GI Jive - Johnny Mercer with Paul Weston and His Orchestra - 1943

08 - What Did You Do in the Infantry - The Sportsmen - 1943

09 - He Wears a Pair of Silver Wings - Dinah Shore with Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra - 1942

10 - Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer - The Song Spinners - 1943

11 - Lili Marlene - Perry Como - 1944

12 - We'll Gather Lilacs - Gene Krupa and His Orchestra - 1946

13 - It's Been a Long, Long Time - Bing Crosby with Les Paul and His Trio - 1945

14 - Waitin' for the Train to Come In - Harry James and His Orchestra with Kitty Kallen - 1945

VA - D-Day 6-6-44

It's another stirring collection of mostly still-fun songs and performances. See you on Thursday!
  

Hi-Yahh, Mule!

It's a 1986 CD of Western-type music.

01 - Sounds of the West - fx

02 - William Tell Overture Finale - Rossini

03 - The Magnificent Seven - Bernstein

04 - The Furies - Waxman

05 - TV Western Themes - arr Palmer

06 - How the West Was Won - Newman

07 - Gunfight at the OK Corral - Tiomkin

08 - Pops Hoedown - Hayman

09 - Big Country - Moross

10 - High Noon - Tiomkin

11 - Coyote and Crackling Campfire - fx

12 - Western Medley - arr Palmer

13 - Silverado – Broughton

Exciting music, played about 5% too slow.  How the heck can the William Tell Overture be unexciting?  Well, it is here.  And Frankie Laine sounds as if he was told to emote.  Singing the songs “straight” would have been much more impressive.  And if they like Laine’s voice as much as I do, why didn’t they mic him well on “Gunfight at the OK Corral”?  Half of this song, you can’t hear the words!  And on the stark, beautiful “High Noon,” did they change keys so much to stay in Laine’s range?  They should’ve just pitched it lower!

It’s also a case of TOO MANY RESOURCES.  A session orchestra with one-quarter the players could have played this material with more pep.  There’s too “big” a sound.  And the penultimate track, the “Western Medley”?   Performed by some steroidal male chorus?  How monumentally unmoving!

This album is an overproduced mess, full of missed opportunities.  It leaves me baffled by its mix of tin-ear production and marvelous source music.

Round-Up

... No, this album is NOT the source of this blog's title.  See you Monday.

  

Wotta Bunch Falderol!

Silly behavior to entertain others ... ain't that the American way?

01. Buffalo Gals (3:10)

02. Johnny Grey (1:29)

03. Snake River / Quince Dillon (2:30)

04. It Can't Be Done (2:03)

05. You Ain't Talkin' to Me (2:30)

06. Spanish Waltz (4:05)

07. Irish Potatoes (2:16)

08. Booth Shot Lincoln (1:40)

09. Yes, Pappy, Yes (3:05)

10. Out of the Wilderness (2:08)

11. Beware (2:54)

12. Jessie's Polka (2:28)

13. Whoa Back Buck (1:40)

14. Stetson Hat (3:29)

15. Froggie Went a'Courtin' (2:27)

16. Home on the Range / Coleman's March (6:50)

And while you're listening to this fun 1996 cassette, some of our representatives will be meandering through the assembled crowd soliciting your kind donations!  

Free Show Tonight! 

See you Thursday!

  

Refined American Dreams

This 1992 release is beautifully performed. Hampson's voice is very refined and this seems like a pitch-perfect performance. Almost TOO refined.

01. Opening (0:25)

02. Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair (4:17)

03. Hard Times Come Again No More (5:13)

04. The Voice of Bygone Days (3:57)

05. Favorites Medley (3:52)

06. Open Thy Lattice, Love (2:44)

07. Beautiful Dreamer (3:54)

08. That's What's the Matter (3:19)

09. Old Home Medley (4:58)

10. Molly! Do You Love Me? (3:24)

11. Sweetly She Sleeps, My Alice Fair (3:29)

12. Comrades, Fill No Glass for Me (4:08)

13. Dancing on the River (4:27)

14. My Wife Is a Most Knowing Woman (3:49)

15. Gentle Annie (3:28)

16. Linger in Blissful Repose (3:08)

17. Ah! May the Red Rose Live Alway (5:19)

Be thankful for Stephen Foster and for those who can perform his songs with feeling.  I am!

American Dreamer: TheSongs Of Stephen Foster

See you Monday, my fellow dreamers!

  

An Alligator in Your Ear!

It's a two-disc set from a record company who wants to present stuff a little raw, a little direct ...

The Alligator Records 20th Anniversary Collection, Disc 1

01. Hound Dog Taylor - Give Me Back My Wig (3:36)

02. James Cotton - No Cuttin' Loose (3:23)

03. Albert Collins and Johnny Copeland - Black Cat Bone (4:59)

04. Professor Longhair - Big Chief (3:15)

05. Koko Taylor - That's Why I'm Crying (4:30)

06. Tinsley Ellis - Double Eyed Whammy (3:29)

07. Lucky Peterson - I'm Free (5:19)

08. A.C. Reed with Stevie Ray Vaughn - These Blues Is Killing Me (3:09)

09. Little Charlie and the Nightcats - Rain (5:19)

10. Kenny Neal - Look But Don't Touch (3:24)

11. Elvin Bishop - Fannie Mae (3:21)

12. Jimmy Johnson - Serves Me Right to Suffer (3:59)

13. The Siegal-Schwall Band - Leavin' (3:21)

14. Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - Born in Louisiana (3:52)

15. Charlie Musselwhite - Leaving Your Town (3:17)

16. Roy Buchanan - Drowning on Dry Land (6:23)

17. Detroit Junior - If I Hadn't Been High (4:03)

18. Big Walter Horton - Trouble in Mind (4:38)

The Alligator Records 20th Anniversary Collection, Disc 2 (73:06)

01. Albert Collins - Brick (4:37)

02. Katie Webster - Pussycat Moan (6:05)

03. Lil' Ed and the Blues Imperials - You Don't Exist Any More (4:05)

04. Carey Bell and Junior Wells - Second Hand Man (4:03)

05. Delbert McClinton - I've Got Dreams to Remember (4:33)

06. The Paladins - Going Down to Big Mary's (2:55)

07. Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows - 300 Pounds of Heavenly Joy (3:07)

08. Son Seals - Going Back Home (7:05)

09. Lonnie Mack - Strike Like Lightning (3:42)

10. Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women - The Middle Aged Blues Boogie (5:43)

11. Lonnie Brooks - Eyeballin' (3:36)

12. The Kinsey Report - Full Moon on Main Street (4:23)

13. Sonny Terry - Crow Jane (3:50)

14. Clifton Chenier - I'm the Zydeco Man (2:50)

15. Fenton Robinson - You Don't Know What Love Is (3:54)

16. Pinetop Perkins - Blues After Hours (5:02)

17. Johnny Winter - Boot Hill (3:35)

I’m gonna get crucified for saying this, but hearing several of these numbers in a row is just plain BORING.

Alligator

What do you think?

  

And a Bouncy World It Is!

It's another celebration of some of the music that shows America is great!

This is a fun 2-LP set from 1976.  The selections:

01. Woody Woodpecker Song (3:00)

02. On a Slow Boat to China (3:15)

03. Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition (2:31)

04. (I Got Spurs That) Jingle Jangle Jingle (3:16)

05. Who Wouldn't Love You (2:33)

06. There Goes That Song Again (2:20)

07. Horses Don't Bet on People (3:29)

08. Love on a Greyhound Bus (2:49)

09. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive (2:58)

10. (I've Grown So Lonesome) Thinking of You (2:48)

11. Pushin' Sand (2:40)

12. Ole Buttermilk Sky (2:54)

13. The Old Lamplighter (3:14)

14. If My Heart Had a Window (2:52)

15. Why Don't We Do This More Often (2:38)

16. As Long as I Live (3:06)

17. Managua Nicaragua (2:57)

18. Three Little Fishes (3:03)

19. Strip Polka (2:49)

20. (There'll Be Blue Birds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover (2:35)

It was originally a double LP.  These tracks *might* be "electronically re-recorded to simulate stereo."  It's an actual LP dub, but the LP images are from online because I was too lazy to scan and edit together.

The World of Kay Kyser

See you Monday!

Welcome to 2023's July Spockebration!

Yes, once again it's time for out annual presentation of music which celebrates a notable aspect of American history. Remember, our nation is the worst on Earth --- except for all the other ones.

In aspirations, dreams of equality, and declared goals of access and common respect, we can't be beat!  To the extent that we fall short of these lofty aspirations, it's up to YOU to do what you can in YOUR OWN LIFE to treat those around you with respect.  And DON'T disrespect your neighbor -- either by letting your cow run free, or playing loud music after dark, or stealing or defacing another's property.

SERMON OVER.  Now, on to the show!

An American Mosaic (65:25) by Debra Wendells Cross and Barbara Chapman

This is a boffo selection of all kinds of [frowning] "serious" American music from 2001.  But don't let that be the ONLY kind of American music you listen to.

01. Powell - Pretty Sally (2:36)

02. Powell - At the Foot of Yonders Mountain (3:01)

03. Hovahness - Sonata #3 - Prelude (1:11)

04. Hovahness - Sonata #3 - Cantando (3:02)

05. Hovahness - Sonata #3 - Dance (1:26)

06. Hovahness - Sonata #3 - Lullaby (1:50)

07. Hovahness - Sonata #3 - Andante Dolce (0:55)

08. Campbell - Nocturne, Op. 27/2 (10:41)

09. Stringfield - Pastorale Scene (3:59)

10. Stringfield - Chipmunks (3:21)

11. MacDowell - To a Wild Rose (1:49)

12. Kreuzer - Crushed Violets (3:14)

13. Broeders - Milonga (2:15)

14. Broeders - Romanza (2:42)

15. Tillery - Simple Things (3:30)

16. Maganini - Caprice Terpsichore (3:57)

17. Stern - Mosaico (3:36)

18. Spelman - Rondo (8:48)

19. Stringfield - Indian Serenade (3:32)

A 2001 release.  It’s classical, but it’s not necessarily melodic.

An American Mosaic

See you Thursday!
  

In Honor of Soonercon!

I bought this cassette at Skaggs Albertsons soon after the real Batman movie came out in 1989.  According to MusicBrainz, performers are Ernie Earnest, Jim Boling, and William Goldstein.

01. Batdance (6:53)

02. Batman (TV theme) (2:26)

03. Ghostbusters (3:59)

04. Ghostbusters II (3:10)

05. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (2:28)

06. Star Trek (TV Theme) (2:09)

07. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (4:11)

08. Superman the Movie (3:08)

09. I've Had the Time of My Life (5:52)

It's a heavy hunk of steamin' synth, baby!

We're going live one day early because tomorrow is the set-up for Soonercon, Oklahoma's premier pop-culture sensation!  I double-dog guarantee that if you come, you will see more Batmans than you saw in the new The Flash movie!

Gotham's Greatest

See you Monday, Bat-cats and Bat-kitties!

  

Can You Welcome Summer?

This 1969 album is full of sometimes dreamy, sometimes intense music.

01. Kôjô no Tsuki (Moon over the Ruined Castle) (3:42)

02. Chûgoku Chihô no Komori-uta (Lullaby from the Chûgoku Area) (2:06)

03. Aka Tombo (Red Dragonfly) (3:13)

04. Chinchin Chidori (3:14)

05. Nambu Ushi-oi Uta (Iwate Cow-herding Song) (5:02)

06. Defune (Setting Sail) (5:44)

07. Kono Michi (This Path) (3:46)

08. Hanayome Ningyô (Bridal Doll) (1:55)

09. Jôgashima no Ame (Rain Falls on Jôgashima) (5:25)

10. Hana (Blossoms) (3:42)

11. Sakura Sakura (7:07)

I first encountered it when parts were aired on an episode of Music from the Hearts of Space back in 1984.  Fell in love.  Had to possess the beloved.  And so on.

Japanese Melodies

Enoy the languid, urgent music of (one interpretation of) Japan.

 

It's an Adventure, They Promised!

This is from 1983. I probably bought it at TG&Y.

Just think! One track … 13 minutes … ALL of STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE! The mind boggles!

And it’s not a bad job at all. The Kirk voice is a good mimic. You gotta love it when he says, “There’s something ….. deadly out there.”

The fx for the transporter are pretty good. The Mr Scott voice’s accent IS NOT.

Ilia’s voice is close to Persis Khambatta—it might even be her. Speaking of accents, the voice for the female Vulcan Master is pretty good, though the English voice has a pretty strong Russianesque tone to it.

The bosun’s whistle heard as Spock boards the ship is true-to-Trek.

On page 12, thirty minutes or more of the movie’s very expensive visual effects are dispensed with, “Once through the mist, the crew was stunned by what they saw—an enormous ship.”

Remember that pesky light-beam probe on the bridge? “To Decker’s horror, the probe took control of Lt Ilia!” And that, as they say, is that—as far as the nine-year-olds need to know.

Remember, if you would like to hear it again, turn the tape over!

STTMP - Buena Vista

See you Monday!

Not Dancers in Nighties!

It's a 1998 release.

01. Sleep Sound Ida Morning/Cup of Tea (4:33)

02. Dick's Maggot (2:45)

03. Heartdance/Monahan's Jig (5:37)

04. The Crossing/Restoration/Snowdance (6:35)

05. Night Dancer (5:16)

06. Simple Gifts (3:35)

07. The Carousel (3:22)

08. Humors of Winter (3:11)

09. The Rights of Man (4:31)

10. The Winter In Me (2:44)

11. Marquis of Huntley (3:34)

12. Abbots Brobley Horn Dance (2:13)

13. Shooting Star Reel (2:39)

14. Cavan Girl/O'Carolan's Draught (5:37)

15. Awake/Oh the Wildwood (4:36)

16. Southwind/As the Sun Was Setting (5:44)

17. Pariah/Road To Lisdoonvarna (6:49)

It’s pretty and lively and dreamy, altogether a good time.  I guess it’s the parent in me that looks at the photos on the CD rear and wants to tell these artists, “You look like a couple of ditzy 14-year-olds!  Look like serious musicians!”

Night Dancer

Bye-bye until Thursday!

  

Into the Shadows

This is a 1990 release by Carole Koenig, a fine dulcimer player, who isn't necessarily served to her best in this album.

The selections are:

01. Lotus Land (4:43)

02. Three Distinguished Waltzes (excerpt) (1:25)

03. La Plus Que Lente (excerpt) (3:47)

04. Prelude #2 (3:24)

05. Descriptions Automatiques (excerpt) (1:55)

06. Crooked Dances (Cold Pieces/excerpt) (1:13)

07. Reverie (3:53)

08. Prelude #8: The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (2:27)

09. Gnossienne #5 (3:11)

10. Nocturne #4 (2:42)

11. Gymnopedie #1 (2:46)

12. Gymnopedie #2 (2:04)

13. The Mother Goose Suite: Dance of the Beautiful Lady in the Sleeping Forest (1:28)

14. The Mother Goose Suite: Little Tom Thumb (2:50)

15. The Mother Goose Suite: The Conversation Between Beauty and the Beast (2:40)

16. The Mother Goose Suite: The Fairy Garden (2:29)

Sadly, most of the classical selections require sustained tones, which a hammered dulcimer don’t got.  This requires the arrangements to depend on other instruments than the title instrument!  So we have a lot of harp and flute taking the weight.

Still, you may find it charming.

Carole Koenig - After Shadows

See you Monday.

  

You Can Feel it in Your Temples

Gail Laughton was a harpist of some note. He played for recording sessions and other stuff.

A track from this album, they say, was used in Blade Runner.  

01. The Hebrews 425 A.D. (2:09)

02. Japan 375 A.D. (3:02)

03. Pompeii 76 A.D. (2:14)

04. Greece 300 B.C. (1:57)

05. The Mayans 700 B.C. (2:03)

06. Crete 1400 B.C. (3:13)

07. Babylon 1500 B.C. (2:28)

08. Stonehenge 1600 B.C. (2:22)

09. Egypt 1700 B.C. (4:14)

10. Lemuria 16,000 B.C. (1:29)

11. Atlantis 21,000 B.C. (2:02)

You can read a little more about him here.

Harps of the Ancient Temples

This is cosmic unaccompanied harp, eerie and effective.  Don't forget to bring your consciousness back down to Earth to visit us Thursday!

  

The Sky Is Full of Bells!

This is a 1969 Nonesuch release, and it's intriguing and enchanting.

There are two tracks:

01. Sôkaku-Reibo (Depicting the Cranes in Their Nest) (12:57)

02. Kokû-Reibo (Bell Ringing in the Empty Sky) (15:08)

A Bell Ringing in the Empty Sky 

See you Monday!

You Are Now ... Hypnotized!

This fascinating bit of esoteric solo piano music isn't pop or bubble-gum melodies.  It's not dizzy and sometimes dissonant like the pianistic whirlwinds of Nancarrow.

But it's one of the trance-endental foundations of my musical experiences.

01. Part 1 (8:41)

02. Part 2 (7:57)

03. Part 3 (5:54)

04. Part 4 (4:30)

05. Part 5 (8:29)

06. Part 6 (3:18)

07. Part 7 (8:45)

08. Part 8 (4:34)

09. Part 9 (3:44)

10. Part 10 (5:57)

11. Part 11 (4:59)

12. Part 12 (4:35)

The Book Of Sounds

Now it can entrance you too!  See you Thursday!

  

Don't Tell Those One-Worlders

... But we got a lot of individual countries in this-here world!  Case in point:

It's a 1979 CD.  Its contents:

01. Austria (Land der Berge, Land am Strame) (1:33)

02. United Kingdom (God Save the Queen) (1:17)

03. Western Germany (Deutchland uber Alles) (1:37)

04. France (La Marseillaise) (1:42)

05. Italy (Inno di Mameli) (1:47)

06. Russia (Hymn of the Soviet Union) (2:20)

07. USA (The Star-Spangled Banner) (1:34)

08. Israel (Hatikvah) (1:15)

09. Belgium (La Brabanconne) (1:03)

10. Japan (Kimi Go Yo Wa) (1:00)

11. Norway (Ja vi Elsker dette Landet) (1:08)

12. Australia (Waltzing Matilda) (1:50)

13. Sweden (Due Gamia, du Fria) (1:16)

14. Spain (Marcha Real) (0:59)

15. Netherlands (Wilelmus van Nassouwe) (1:23)

16. Finland (Friedrich Pacius) (1:03)

17. Switzerland (Rufst du mein Vaterland) (1:17)

18. Denmark (Kong Kristian Stod ved hojen Mast) (1:14)

19. Turkey (Independence March) (1:19)

20. Canada (O Canada) (1:24)

21. Czechoslovakia (CSSR) (1:32)

22. Bulgaria (BLR) (1:12)

23. Hungary (MLR) (1:46)

24. East Germany (NDR) (1:17)

25. Poland (PLR) (0:46)

26. Roumania (RSR) (1:17)

27. Yugoslavia (SFRJ) (0:43)

28. Albania (1:15)

As you might infer, time has affected the accuracy of this presentation.  For example:  Track 20 gives "CSSR" as a denotation of Czechoslovakia.  I bet that stands for the "Czech Socialist Soviet Republic."

And since 1979, there's been a sort-of regime change in Olde Englande, so the noun in Track 2's  title is wrong ...

Have a listen.  I hope any overseas listeners will tell us their opinion of the performance of their own country's song.

National Anthems of the World 

How's that for a wild and weird bunch of nationalistic mortals!?!

  

Themes for a Quest!

Ready for some adventure?

It's a chronological one.  The first track is from a 1966 kids' record, Golden Cartoons in Song.  Track 2-54 are from a little-seen record called Incidental Themes From Jonny Quest And Other TV Animation.  The final tracks are more recent covers or variants from spinoffs.

01 - Theme from Jonny Quest - Golden Cartoons in Song - 1966

02 - Opening Theme with FX

03 - Opening Theme without FX

04 - Off to a Good Start

05 - Everything's Ducky

06 - Nothing Wrong Here

07 - Atonal Chase Cue

08 - Theme from Jonny Quest - The Swingtips - 2000

09 - Nostalgic-Reflective Cue

10 - Swimming with Dolphins

11 - Danger on the Way

12 - Danger at Our Doorstep

13 - Raymond Scott-esque Cue #1

14 - Raymond Scott-esque Cue #2

15 - Latin Nightmare Waltz

16 - Big City Blues #1

17 - Big City Blues #2

18 - Walking Bass - Brooding Organ

19 - Percussively Yours

20 - Theme from Jonny Quest - London Music Works, The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra - 2014

21 - Tympani Cue

22 - Tribal Frenzy

23 - Rolling Beat

24 - Woodwind - Brass Cue #1

25 - Woodwind - Brass Cue #2

26 - Middle Eastern Mood

27 - Atonal Danger Theme

28 - Hallucination - Nightmare Them

29 - Dark March #1

30 - Perilous Moment #1

31 - Latin Danger Cue

32 - Driving Dark March #1

33 - Jazz Waltz Nightmare Waltz

34 - Dark March #2

35 - Perilous Moment #2

36 - Perilous Moment #3

37 - Theme from Jonny Quest - Dorm40music - 2010

38 - Low Moaning Brass Danger Cue

39 - Stinging Strings

40 - Brass - Strings Danger Cue #2

41 - Cascading Danger Cue

42 - Galloping Danger Cue

43 - The Mummy Walks!

44 - Perilous Moment #4

45 - Driving Dark March #2

46 - Confident Victory March

47 - Stately Victory March

48 - Stately Wrap-Up March

49 - Buoyant Wrap-Up March

50 - Wrap Up Au-Go-Go

51 - Closing Theme without FX Take 1

52 - Closing Theme without FX Take 2

53 - Closing Theme without FX Take 3

54 - End Title with FX

55 - The New Adventures of Jonny Quest Opening with FX - Curtin arr Gary Lionelli - 1986

56 - Jonny's Golden Quest Opening Theme - Curtin arr John Debney - 1993

57 - Jonny's Golden Quest Closing Theme - Curtin arr John Debney - 1993

58 - Jonny Quest vs the Cyber Insects Theme - Curtin arr Thomas Chase - Steve Rucker - 1995

59 - The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Opening Theme - Curtin arr Gary Lionelli - 1996

60 - The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Closing Theme (short) - Curtin arr Gary Lionelli - 1996

61 - The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Closing Theme (long) - Curtin arr Gary Lionelli - 1996

62 - Theme from Jonny Quest - Reverend Horton Heat - 1995

63 - Jonny Quest Art Card

64 - Jonny Quest End Title no FX - Hoyt Curtin - 1964

https://www.filefactory.com/file/5r28zhm9mhia/MA-179.rar

Have fun campers!  That's the end of MUSICAL MONTH OF MAY 2023! See you Thursday for who-knows-what!