Spock’s Record Round-Up

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Too Smooth! Really.

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This 1993 cassette's contents are so smooth it might make you puke. 01. Light on the Mountain (5:38) 02. Owyhee Slack-Key (2:42) 03. Bit...
Monday, January 25, 2021

Do You Love THESE Folks?

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It's a 1990 cassette.  Half the tracks are by the glorious "Zamfir & Friends," and they're thin gruel compared to the ...
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Thursday, January 21, 2021

The Honky-Tonker in the Del

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It's a 1961 LP.  The performances are very competent but very pasteurized.  These are like Lawrence-Welk-show versions of exciting music...
Monday, January 18, 2021

How Long Can You Tread Water?

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It's a cassette from 1987. 1. Continuum (7:26) 2. Lucid Dreams (8:46) 3. Astral Flight (9:42) 4. Secret Entrance (4:09) 5. The Chariot (...
Thursday, January 14, 2021

Now They Can Be YOUR Favorites, Too!

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... if your threshold is VERY low. This is singularly unimpressive when you consider that this came out several years after Don Dorsey’s Bac...
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Monday, January 11, 2021

Take to the Seas!

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I like some of Steve Kindler's stuff, but this 1990 release is not enough “New Age,” and way too much masturbatory “smooth jazz.”   01. ...
Thursday, January 7, 2021

Dancing in the Light

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It's a sassy little bit of folderol mostly played on one of them there dulcimerized thingies. 01. Ramble to Cashel (3:43) 02. Carolan...
Monday, January 4, 2021

Have a Peaceful New Year!

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You could call it easy listening, or "new age," or just cheesy. But I find it an overall charming diversion. 01. Butterfly Suite ...
Thursday, December 31, 2020

The Full-Throated Warbler

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This sounds like your (very earnest) Aunt Tessie backed by the church choir. The Discogs listing 01. Jingle Bells (1:38) 02. Silent Night (3...
Monday, December 28, 2020

Not a Good Sled

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But for listening yourself into a thankful Christmastide, A Harp for Christmas is just the ticket! It's a 1985 cassette. 01. Angels We...
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Thursday, December 24, 2020

You Sleigh Me!

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01. Jingle Bells (3:50) 02. Little St. Nick (3:44) 03. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow (3:36) 04. Frosty the Snowman (3:09) 05. Good K...
Monday, December 21, 2020

Christmas in Cheeseland

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This is a 1987 cassette.  Those can't be the Chipmunks ... must be adenoidal elves ...  other vocals, by suspiciously modulated voices, ...
Thursday, December 17, 2020

Joseph Martin - A Christmas Tapestry

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It's OK in a mulling-it-over type of way. 01. In the Bleak Midwinter (5:33) 02. The Holly and the Ivy (2:55) 03. Canon de Noël (5:04) 04...
Monday, December 14, 2020

A Mantovani Christmas

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Only you can decide if it's saccharine or *just right*. 01. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (0:56) 02. Canticle Noël (2:04) 03. Greensleeves...
Thursday, December 10, 2020

The Lord Alps Those ...

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This 1991 cassette is titled Christmas in the Alps , so you'll have to indulge my punny attempt at humor in the post's title. 01....
Monday, December 7, 2020

A Genuine Houserockin' Christmas -- corrected link

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It's a fun and not necessarily decorous salute to the festive side of Christmas. 01. Koko Taylor - Have You Heard the News? (4:44) 02. C...
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Thursday, December 3, 2020

New Hope from DJ's Choice

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It's a sort-of "Greatest Bits" version of The Messiah .  Don't ask me about "DJ's Choice," the record label...
Monday, November 30, 2020

Welcome to Spocky Christmas! (a day early)

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Yes, friends, it's that time of year when I share a lot of Christmas music.  Most is competently performed.  Some of it may even not b...
Thursday, November 26, 2020

It's a BRG White Album Bonus Disc!

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With so many cooks in the kitchen, they kept the pot simmering. The contents: 01 - Back in the USSR - The Beatles Ferbeat 02 - Ob-La-Di, Ob...
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Monday, November 23, 2020

The BRG's White Album Remix

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Yep, they done did it. BRG White Album, disc 1 01 - Back in the USSR - The Beatles SB - 2007 02 - Dear Prudence - The Beatles VM - 2007 ...
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Thursday, November 19, 2020

BRG - Beatles Anthology, Volume 10

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Summing up the 10-volume anthology remixes from the Beatles Remixers Group, we have the following selections: 01 - Come Together - The Beatl...
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Monday, November 16, 2020

BRG - Beatles Anthology, Volume 09

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  01 - Get George Back - The Beatles BD 02 - Dig a Pony - The Beatles Silver Hammer 03 - For You Blue - The Beatles Veech 04 - The Long a...
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Thursday, November 12, 2020

BRG - Beatles Anthology, Volume 08

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Yes, more divine madness from the Beatles Remixers Group. The tracks: 01 - Hey Jude - The Beatles TOUP 02 - Revolution - The Beatles Pixel...
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Monday, November 9, 2020

BRG - Beatles Anthology, Volume 07

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Yes, from the Beatles Remixers Group, it's a remix of every Beatles track, including some unreleased in their original form! The track...
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Thursday, November 5, 2020

BRG - Beatles Anthology, Volume 06

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The tracks remixed here comprise the Magical Mystery Tour and Yellow Submarine records. 01 - Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles Yellow ...
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Monday, November 2, 2020

BRG - Beatles Anthology, Volume 05

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Yes, we'll fill November with more Beatles remixes.  First is the Beatles Remixers Group's ANTHOLOGY 5, part of their series which r...
Saturday, October 31, 2020

Happy Halloween! Return of the Living Dead (Trioxin Edition)

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It's the soundtrack, interspersed with dialogue excerpts.  Brrrr! 01 - Nothing For You - TSOL -   (2:24) 02 - “They Don't Leak” ...
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