Spock’s Record Round-Up

Monday, March 30, 2020

Curt Chambers - Popular Standards (No 2) on the Organ

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Cheese alert! Yes, I bet you too think this is pretty cheesy to listen to. 01. Alley Cat (2:19) 02. Misty (2:52) 03. Moon River (3:...
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Thursday, March 26, 2020

Repost: HANSON: Symphonies 1 - 2 - Lament for Beowulf

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My introduction to   American composer Howard Hanson came from the 1979 film Alien .  An excerpt from Hanson's Second Symphony, ...
Monday, March 23, 2020

Home Music Collection

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All I can tell you is that this cassette is Korean in origin. 01 - Cuckoo Waltz - Emanuel Jonasson   (2:37) 02 - Blacksmith in the...
Thursday, March 19, 2020

Rubber Sounds

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Here's an early set of remixes from the  good ol' Beatles Remixers Group.   As the subtitle implies, these aren't necessarily ...
Monday, March 16, 2020

For Saint Paddy's Day!

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This is a 1991 cassette which hearkens back to Oulde Eire.  But to me it sounds sort of Italianish. 01. Catch Me If You Can / Musheen Du...
Thursday, March 12, 2020

Roses in the Mist

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Sort of New-Agey, sort of medieval. 01. Deluded Love (9:09) 02. For the Roses (6:32) 03. Rosa Mystica (4:45) 04. Longing (5:54) 05. L...
Monday, March 9, 2020

Come with Me Now to the Thrilling Bat-Days of 1966!

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Now, I'm not promising that this album is thrilling ... 01. Batman (Theme) (2:00) 02. Pow! Zop! Wham! (2:17) 03. Fruggin' th...
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Thursday, March 5, 2020

A Hunk of Burning Nothing

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Sadly, this album is a case of uninspiring New Age music.  At least for me, I was unmoved by the reverential meanderings.  You may feel d...
Monday, March 2, 2020

Super Hero Music

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This cassette came out to cash in on the 1989 Batman movie.  Who knows how much of a licensing fee was paid for Track 1 (if any). 01 ...
Thursday, February 27, 2020

A Campaign for Love!

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This is a charming 1970 EP of public-service spots.  The same tracks are on each side.  They are: 01. Love Like a Kid Again (full) (1:01)...
Monday, February 24, 2020

Sincere But Disappointing

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I really looked forward to this one after finding it in the thrift store.  Unfortunately, this seems to be a "student recording"...
Thursday, February 20, 2020

Write Me a Czech!

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Or, you might say, "accordian to Nemetz" -- har-har. 01. Old Czech Music (2:56) 02. Under One Roof (3:10) 03. When I Sing (3...
Monday, February 17, 2020

Very Upright "Queens in Harmony"

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This is a cassette of ladies singing barbershop music.  I recently discovered that if you googlize the term "Queens in Harmony,"...
Thursday, February 13, 2020

The New Messiah

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This 1972 album is fun and funky, active and alive. And as you may guess by the sticker, it was probably a record-label promo copy give...
Monday, February 10, 2020

More Songs of Love: Smoky Mountain Hymns

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It's a bunch of hymns with most of the parts played by a guy na med  Jack Jezioro. 01. I'll Fly Away (2:58) 02. Old Time R...
Thursday, February 6, 2020

Treasury of Hymns

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It's an expanded version of the 1981 LP .  It's solo piano music. 01. This Is My Father's World (2:40) 02. Just As I Am (...
Monday, February 3, 2020

MA-139 - Forbidden Desires

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Yes, it's another bizarre salute to Valentine's Day, full of songs in which the course of true love ne'er do run true … mainly...
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Thursday, January 30, 2020

Max Reger Is a-Ragin'

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I knew Max Reger wrote some intriguing, sometimes fractured-sounding modern music, but I didn't know about his variations on other guy...
Monday, January 27, 2020

It's a Forest Rain!

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It's a 1993 cassette of New Age music interspersed with nature-type sounds, all wrapped up in clever track titles. 01. Thunder Intr...
Thursday, January 23, 2020

Scotty Howard - Oklahoma Sweetheart

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https://www.music-savers.com/hall-of-fame ... reports that Scotty Howard inducted into 2008 class of America's Old Time Country Musi...
Monday, January 20, 2020

Star Wars (& Other Space Themes)

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… Or, as another part of the label says, "Other Space Disco Themes"! It's  a 1978 album which you may or may not find ...
Thursday, January 16, 2020

Polish Song Favorites

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"All Polish Vocals!"  Oh boy! This is a cassette release of a 1953 album by a lady whose last name predates Star Trek: The N...
Monday, January 13, 2020

They're Super! They're Duper! They're Hits ... Somewhere

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You decide how "chiller" this music is.  The "presenter" of this music was a bigtime mojo in India until he crossed th...
Thursday, January 9, 2020

Allemande Left -- But Don't Step on Bernie's Toes

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Exactly what is a "Glad Rag band," anyway?  Perhaps you can tell me after listening to these whoop-dingers ... 01. Daisy Ma...
Monday, January 6, 2020

Some Fine Dulcimer-izing

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From 1988, 01. Holy, Holy, Holy / Redeemed (4:53) 02. Morning Has Broken (3:49) 03. Shall We Gather at the River / I'm Bound for ...
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