MA-102 - Sixties Shock Sessions

Welcome to SPOOKY SPOCK-TOBER!
       

            For the beginning of this wonderfully creepy time of year, it’s a new music comp.  here are the bloody ingredients for this monstrous mash:

01 - Halloween - Ron Haydock and the Boppers   1961  (2:49)
02 - Suffocate - Ralph Smedley   1962  (2:04)
03 - The Cave (Parts 1 & 2) - Gary “Spider” Webb   1961  (4:43)
04 - Dracula - Desmond Dekker   1964  (2:52)
05 - Serpents & Spiders - Jimmy Friis & the Valiants   1964  (2:52)
06 - The Booga Man - The Poindexter Brothers   1965  (2:44)
07 - The Invasion Is Coming - The Invasion   1967  (1:45)
08 - Frankenstein - King Horror   1969  (2:12)
09 - Haunted House - Joey Tedeschi and the Idols   1966  (2:19)
10 - Dracula Cha Cha - Los Dandies   1960  (3:00)
11 - Dorothy, My Monster - The Champions   1961  (2:04)
12 - The Monster Miss - Miss L L Louise Lewis   1962  (1:38)
13 - Haunted Castle - The Kingsmen   1963  (2:47)
14 - The Birds - The Motivations   1963  (2:12)
15 - Spider Walk - The Sabres   1965  (2:29)
16 - Two Souls - The Grim Reapers   1966  (2:54)
17 - The Friendly Undertaker - ‘Fingers’ Lee   1965  (2:48)
18 - Gary Ghoul Boy - Teddy and Darrel   1966  (2:25)
19 - I Ain't Superstitious - Howlin' Wolf   1961  (2:50)
20 - There Was a Fungus Among Us - Hugh Barrett & the Victors   1961  (2:01)
21 - People from Another World - Jive Five   1961  (2:26)
22 - Wolf Gal - Skipper Ryle   1962  (2:18)
23 - Why Do I Love You - Bela la Goldenstein   1962  (2:09)
24 - Transylvania Mist - Donnie and the Del Chords   1963  (2:28)
25 - The Addams Family Theme (long) - Vic Mizzy   1964  (1:22)
26 - Go Go Gorilla - The Shandells   1965  (2:53)
27 - Igor's Cellar - The Detergents   1965  (3:02)
28 - Horror Asparagus Stories - The Driving Stupid   1966  (2:34)
29 - Sleepy Hollow - The Last Word   1966  (2:50)
30 - In My Grave - The Reactions   1968  (2:46)
31 - The Maddest Story Ever Told (from Spider Baby) - Lon Chaney, Jr   1967  (2:19)

Yes, it’s a disgusting, wild, and woolly ride from now until the Thirty-First!

https://www.filefactory.com/file/3lzq9gt8wtrm/MA-102.rar

Come back every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for new posts on the Super Blog.  And visit every Monday and Thursday at the Record Round-Up for new posts of Halloween audio shenanigans!

Welcome to my world!

Bill and Brenda Sutton: Owling at the Moon

This appears to be a 1994 release.

01. All Souls Night (3:41)
02. Clearing the Path (3:12)
03. Caretakers (5:01)
04. Un Chanson Sans Amour (2:43)
05. This Turn of the Wheel (2:18)
06. Dogtown (6:19)
07. We're Only in It for the Money (3:03)
08. Wallflower (3:04)
09. Mind, Hands, and Heart (5:39)
10. Terrific Centrifugal Still (3:40)
11. Lily Lady (3:27)
12. Shooting Star (4:16)
Owling
And now it may be yours.

We're taking a month off.  See you back here, bright and squirrelly, on October 1st for the beginning of ...

SPOOKY  SPOCK-TOBER

 

I've Never Kippled

It's a 1993 cassette, with word by Rudyard Kipling.
01. A General Summary (2:09)
02. "A Servant When He Reigneth" (2:43)
03. The First Chantey (4:04)
04. "Helen All Alone" (2:37)
05. The Disciple (2:44)
06. Jobson's Amen (4:04)
07. The Roman Centurion's Song (5:24)
08. The Female of the Species (4:17)
09. The Portent (3:03)
10. Song of the Men's Side (2:46)
11. Our Fathers of Old (4:30)
12. Harp Song of the Dane Women (4:04)
13. In the Neolithic Age (2:55)
14. Recessional (2:50)

Fish stories

There's an old joke:
Q:  Do you enjoy Kipling?
A:  I don't know; I've never Kippled.

See you on Monday, fellow kipplers!
 

Bill Sutton - Shake the Dust Off

It looks like he's a space cowboy (apologies to the Steve Miller Band).
01. I Saw My World Go Down (5:45)
02. Beer Bed (4:53)
03. Cobra (3:05)
04. Starline Gamblin' Man (2:59)
05. Vanished (3:13)
06. So Far Away (2:33)
07. The Electron Waltz (2:15)
08. The Game (3:00)
09. Dust on My Feet (4:45)
10. To Be Announced (2:55)
11. Shake the Dust Off (5:01)
12. Heros (5:23)
13. Solitary (3:19)

It's a dusty trail ...

See you on Thursday.
 

Meg Davis - Dream of Light Horses

This is a 1984 cassette.  Its contents:

01. Lady Amber (3:48)
02. Suit of Grey Wind / A Song for Leonard Cohen (5:59)
03. A Monster's Lullaby (2:55)
04. Greensleeves (5:20)
05. All Through the Night (3:36)
06. My Life to Live Over (3:18)
07. My Winter Rose (4:49)
08. The Ravens (4:36)
09. Christmas at Sea (5:02)
10. Rolling Down to Old Maui (3:47)

Light Horses Not Lighthouses

See you on Monday for another one, like it or not.
 

"Plus ça Change," by Kathy Mar

It's a 1988 tape.

01. Drink Up the River (4:51)
02. Grendel (3:44)
03. Saddest (3:41)
04. Crystal Singer (5:12)
05. I Am Lord (2:11)
06. No Heroes (3:02)
07. Shai Hulud (4:22)
08. Ivory Rose (4:40)
09. Velveteen (3:35)
10. World Inside the Crystal (3:38)
11. Little Green Eyes (4:56)
12. Spoon (3:07)

Plus ça Change

See you back here on Thursday for another batch o' filk.
 

Julia Ecklar - Horse-Tamer's Daughter

For some reason I originally read this title as Horse-FARMER'S Daughter.

01. The Female of the Species (3:50)
02. The Bait (2:56)
03. The Temper of Revenge (4:25)
04. A Walk Through the Night Side (2:44)
05. A Rose for Emily (5:02)
06. Laughter from the Loch (3:21)
07. Threes (4:07)
08. Fellowship Going South (2:58)
09. Black Widows in the Privy (0:56)
10. Signy Mallory (2:30)
11. Miracle Worker (5:02)
12. Golden Eyes (3:46)
13. The Oath (3:57)
14. The Horse-Tamer's Daughter (13:42)

The Horse-Farmer Tamed.

I hope somebody likes it.  You could always let me know!

See you on Monday with more filkishness.
 

Welcome to That's All, Filks!

Thanks to an anonymous friend who wanted to get rid of them, I received almost a dozen cassettes of filk music.

This stuff does nothing for me, but it's pretty fun for some folks, so I thought I'd share.
01. Relativity Paradox Calypso (2:44)
02. Body Shop Blues (2:11)
03. Galactic Personals (3:48)
04. Motel of the Mysteries (Much Later) (3:55)
05. Moose and Squirrel (2:51)
06. Monorail to Atchland (3:24)
07. Small Designs (3:56)
08. The War-of-the-Worlds Top-40 Radio Musical of 1963 1 - Cylinders (2:18)
09. The War-of-the-Worlds Top-40 Radio Musical of 1963 2 - Heat Ray (2:14)
10. Talkin' Building Q Blues (3:37)
11. Alphabet Soup Blues (2:38)
12. Alpha-Male Star Pilot (4:06)
13. Whistling in the Dark (2:52)
14. Lightsailor (5:00)

PARADOX

See you back on Thursday -- and all this month of August -- for more from this dubious treasure trove!

Pagin' Paganini!

If you like ol' Nicolo, you may like this.

01. Sonata I- Introduction - Allegro (5:04)
02. Sonata I- Rondoncino (3:21)
03. Sonata II - Adagio (3:55)
04. Sonata II - Rondoncino (4:14)
05. Sonata III - Introduction - Larghetto (6:17)
06. Sonata IV - Adagio (3:25)
07. Sonata IV - Rondo (6:40)
08. Sonata V - Allegro (7:17)
09. Sonata V - Andantino (Variations) (5:06)
10. Sonata VI - Larghetto (4:51)
11. Sonata VI - Rondo (5:42)

Centone di Sonate

Come on back next Monday, ya hear?

Makin' Connections

This here's a 1990 cassette of electro-chanical music by various artists.
01 - Back Home - Karunesh -   (4:43)
02 - Bonjour Nico - Kamal -   (5:26)
03 - Fantasy in Blue - Karunesh -   (4:25)
04 - Morning Breeze - Anugama -   (3:18)
05 - Indian Spring - Sangit Om -   (5:01)
06 - Monsoon over Babaluma - Kamal -   (2:39)
07 - Into the Light - Karunesh -   (8:56)
08 - Wu Wei - Karunesh -   (5:34)
09 - Galadriel - Karunesh -   (6:12)
10 - Sky's Beyond - Karunesh -   (9:18)

Make a connection!

  See you on Thursday!
 

Nimble Fingered Gentleman

This 1996 album is lots-o-fun.

01. All of a Twist (3:07)
02. The Jazz Master (3:10)
03. Loose Elbows (2:56)
04. Sleepy Piano (4:43)
05. Punch (2:03)
06. Marigold (3:15)
07. Robots (2:28)
08. Honky-Tonk (3:15)
09. Harmonica Dance (3:34)
10. Cricket Dance (1:56)
11. Mignonette (4:03)
12. Autumn Crocus (3:30)
13. Ace of Clubs (2:32)
14. Ace of Diamonds (1:04)
15. Ace of Hearts (3:17)
16. Ace of Spades (3:33)
17. Nimble Fingered Gentleman (3:48)
18. Shallow Waters (3:06)
19. Railroad Rhythm (3:11)
20. The Harp of the Winds (3:26)
21. Wedding of an Ant (1:58)
22. Praying Mantis (2:55)
23. Beetle in the Bottle (1:13)
24. Trapeze (2:07)

Don't trip over your own fingers.

See you on Monday!
 

Is It the Word?

Here's a smattering of music from way over on the other side of the pond, in a 1988 release.

01. Roy Henley - Greek Dance (3:32)
02. Roy Henley - Mykonos (3:20)
03. Victor Cavini - Isle of Greece (2:02)
04. Roy Henley - Blue Tsiftely (2:54)
05. Horst Lubitz - Girl from Crete (3:20)
06. Victor Cavini - Mykonos Farewell (1:35)
07. Roy Henley - Sirtaki Hasapico (2:09)
08. Victor Cavini - Dance of Piraeus (3:06)
09. Roy Henley - Evening to Alimono (3:10)
10. Victor Cavini - Song of Bouzouki (2:02)
11. Roland Kovac - Ferien auf Rhodos (1:49)
12. Roy Henley - Mykonos II (3:19)
13. Victor Cavini - Taverne Mikis (1:18)

Voyage to Greece, baby!

See you on Thursday, my friends!

Don't Blame Me if You Drool

 

Here we have some New-Agey stuff which is insulting to the term.  It combines lovely nature sounds with some of the most dreary and uninteresting "music" that it makes the nature sounds boring!
01. Field of Dreams (6:55)
02. As Days Drift By (5:31)
03. Big, White, Puffy (6:40)
04. Dreaming the Dream (4:47)
05. Inside Looking Out (5:16)
06. Cloud Dreams (4:10)
07. Childplay (5:33)
08. Skychaser (5:37)
09. A Special Place (4:18)

Day Dreams

But you may decide for yourself!  Don't blame me if you wake up having lost an hour of your life to no avail.

See you on Monday, perhaps with something more interesting!?!
 

Superman Music Source Uncovered!

Here’s the final update on the Adventures of Superman music I have scored (get it?) over the years.  While rummaging through the dankest corners of the Fortress of Markitude, I came across the original paperwork from “Vintage Soundtrak,” the source of my compilations of AoS music.

First off, here are those two comps:

https://www.filefactory.com/file/57krm23qnpwa/MA-52.rar

01. Mysterioso (2:13)
02. Wax Museum (1:32)
03. Build to Sting (0:18)
04. Frantic Rhythm (1:53)
05. Violin Scream (1:19)
06. The Getaway (0:57)
07. Fight (3:13)
08. Jump the Fence! (1:19)
09. Queasy (1:34)
10. Deserted Village (1:33)
11. Rip Through Fear (1:03)
12. Face at the Window (1:44)
13. Eerie Oboe (1:22)
14. Flute to Finale (0:53)
15. Night of Terror (2:29)
16. Sad Romance (1:20)
17. Monkey Mystery (1:18)
18. Airport (0:37)
19. Slow Carousel (0:46)
20. Radio Waltz (1:43)
21. Tango (2:09)
22. Silsby Pastorale (1:43)
23. Life and Death (2:28)
24. Romantic Interlude (1:54)
25. Blue Melody (1:41)
26. World of Tomorrow (3:10)
27. Menace (1:34)
28. City Desk (1:21)
29. Sword of Damocles (2:56)
30. Cat Burglar (1:28)
31. Atlantic Rollers (2:09)
32. Solemn Moment (1:31)
33. Sea Power (1:35)
34. Scotland Yard (2:59)
35. Prelude to Crime (0:24)
36. Crime Doesn't Pay (2:47)
37. Changing Moods I (3:01)
38. Changing Moods II (2:48)
39. Humorous In & Out (0:34)
40. Chameleon Moods (2:40)
41. Free for All (1:35)
42. Hope Abandoned (2:47)
43. Arctic Wastes (2:25)

(2021 UPDATED LINK)
MA-55 - Adventures of Superman - More Library Recordings

01. Eerie Night - F G Charrosin (3:10)
02.  Tragedy - Unknown Artist (1:26)
03. Lost in a Fog - Ronald Hanmer (1:25)
04. Dismal Swamp - King Palmer (1:37)
05. Mists - Unknown Artist (1:18)
06. The Tell-Tale Heart - Jack Foulds (2:48)
07. The Ghost Walks - F G Charrosin (1:41)
08. Stealthy Footsteps - F G Charrosin (1:49)
09. Confusion - F G Charrosin (1:17)
10. Rebellion & General Havoc - Edward Carmer (1:34)
11. Disorder - Edward Carmer (1:20)
12. Desert Caravan - Granville Bantock (3:02)
13. Storm at Sea - Unknown Artist (2:52)
14. Tenebrae - Unknown Artist (3:05)
15. Condemned - Unknown Artist (3:02)
16. Dramatique - Unknown Artist (1:03)
17. Tumult & Commotion - Miklós Rózsa (1:20)
18. Mechanical Monster - Unknown Artist (1:50)
19. Danger Ahead - Unknown Artist (1:45)
20. Men of Steel - Miklós Rózsa (1:39)
21. Informal Interview - Ronald Hanmer (2:38)
22. Bits and Pieces - Ronald Hanmer (0:58)
23. Just Whimsical - Ronald Hanmer (1:40)
24. Way Out East - Ronald Hanmer (2:59)
25. Dagger in the Dark - Ronald Hanmer (3:06)
26. Magic Necklace Cue - Modest Mussorgsky (2:00)
27. Seven Souvenirs Cue - Modest Mussorgsky (1:44)
28. Catacombs - With the Dead in a Dead Language - Modest Mussorgsky (3:58)

It was in late 1991 or 1992 that I ordered a couple of cassettes of music from Vintage Soundtrak.  One of those tapes was out of stock, so they sent me another.

Here is the order form they enclosed:



Note that you could order WITH or WITHOUT Dolby processing!

And they enclosed a very informative note on how they dubbed the music.

Following are the summary pages of their offerings.  Full of nifty info!

Boy, I wish I could go back in time and order all of those puppies!

Well, that’s about it, Super-Fans!  Tune in again for more excitement ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­on Thursday!

Dolphin Smirks?

I've always thought that dolphins are laughing at me.  But Steve Kindler and Teja Bell assure us that they're really smiling ...

01. Windsurfer (4:16)

02. Kaimana (5:07)

THE DOLPHIN SUITE:
03. Introduction (1:17)
04. Dolphin Smiles (3:57)
05. The Dolphin's Dream / Dolphin Play (7:31)

06. Leeward Sail (6:36)
07. Sounding (7:59)
08. The Farthest Shore (7:23)

Dolphin Smiles

See you on Monday, friends!

The Roaring Twenties - The Bee's Knees!

DISC ONE:
01. Whispering - Paul Whiteman & His Ambassador Orchestra (3:20)
02. Palesteena - Frank Crumit (3:06)
03. Dardanella - Ben Selvin's Novelty Orchestra (3:19)
04. Kitten on the Keys - Zez Confrey (3:40)
05. Wabash Blues - Isham Jones (2:58)
06. Ain't We Got Fun - Van & Schenck (2:59)
07. The Sheik of Araby - Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians (3:09)
08. Barney Google - Billy Jones & Ernest Hare (3:28)
09. Charleston - Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra (2:49)
10. Old King Tut - Sophie Tucker (3:04)
11. It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo' - Wendell Hall (3:21)
12. Yes! We Have No Bananas - Billy Jones (2:54)
13. The Okeh Laughing Record - Okeh (2:55)
14. Fascinating Rhythm - Green Brothers Novelty Orchestra (4:11)
15. The Prisoner's Song - Green Brothers Novelty Orchestra (3:13)
16. Does the Spearmint Lose Its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight - Billy Jones & Ernest Hare (2:45)
17. Who - George Olsen (3:19)
18. Ukulele Lady - Vaughn deLeath (3:24)
19. Don't Bring Lulu - Billy Murray (2:46)
20. I'll See You in My Dreams - Cliff Edwards (3:04)
21. Black Bottom - Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders (3:13)

DISC TWO:
01. Bye Bye Blackbird - George Olsen (3:08)
02. Poor Papa - Jack Smith (2:40)
03. Someone to Watch Over Me - George Gershwin (3:12)
04. The Blue Room - The Revelers (3:21)
05. At Sundown - Harry Reser's Clicquot Club Eskimos (3:17)
06. My Blue Heaven - Gene Austin (3:35)
07. Good News - Victor Arden & Phil Ohman (4:11)
08. Charmaine - Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians (3:07)
09. Goodbye Broadway, Hello Montréal - Waring's Pennsylvanians (2:55)
10. Sonny Boy - Al Jolson (3:19)
11. Chloe - Paul Whiteman & His Concert Orchestra (4:38)
12. Get Out and Get Under the Moon - Helen Kane (3:31)
13. Ramona - Gene Austin (2:57)
14. Makin' Whoopee - Eddie Cantor (3:16)
15. Love Me or Leave Me - Ruth Etting (3:23)
16. Ol' Man River - Paul Whiteman (3:15)
17. Laugh! Clown, Laugh! - Waring's Pennsylvanians (3:42)
18. Send for Our Free Booklet - Harry Reser's Six Jumping Jacks (3:09)
19. Tiptoe Through the Tulips - Nick Lucas (2:50)
20. Button up Your Overcoat - Helen Kane (2:56)
21. I'm a Dreamer (Aren't We All) - The High Hatters (2:53)

It’s all served up in one fat file, so it may take a but to download.

THE ROARING TWENTIES

See you on Thursday, mates!
 

MA-150 - National Anthems

Happy Independence Day to all and sundry!

As somebody said on a talk show earlier this week, “This nation was founded by imperfect men and based on an ideal of liberty.”  I’ll agree with that.  Our country is not perfect, but its ideals of equal opportunity, personal choice, and self-determination are second to none.

Heck, you don’t even have to be an American to get that!  Vide Tracks 22 or 26, both by Britishers.

01 - The Star-Spangled Banner - Reuben Guevara - 1978  (3:45)

02 - Long Long Ago - Merry-Go-Round Records - 1959  (2:45)
03 - There's a Service Flag Flying at Our House - Sterling Trio - 1918  (3:09)
04 - On the 4th of July - James Taylor - 2002  (3:24)
05 - America, Communicate with Me - Ray Stevens - 1970  (3:12)
06 - American Flag on the Moon - Brad Paisley - 2014  (3:49)
07 - Yankee Doodle Blues - Billy Murray & Ed Smalle - 1922  (2:56)
08 - Dixie & The Bonnie Blue Flag - Classical Brass - 1991  (2:25)
09 - Where the Stars and Stripes and Eagle Fly - Aaron Tippin - 2001  (3:44)
10 - Because All Men Are Brothers - Peter, Paul and Mary - 1965  (2:09)
11 - Only in America - Jay and the Americans - 1963  (2:01)
12 - National Emblem March - Tommy Dorsey - 1943  (3:00)
13 - Cool Water - Sons of the Pioneers - 1959  (2:08)
14 - America - Waylon Jennings - 1984  (3:24)
15 - Brother, Can You Spare a Dime - Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees - 1931  (3:39)
16 - The Immigrant (dedicated to John Lennon) - Neil Sedaka - 1975  (3:46)
17 - We Must Be Vigilant (American Patrol) - Hour of Charm All-Girl Orchestra - 1942  (2:51)
18 - Bugle Call Blues - Jack Pettis and His Pets - 1929  (2:42)
19 - It's America - Rodney Atkins - 2009  (3:29)
20 - Barnum and Bailey's Favorite - United States Army Band - 2012  (2:26)
21 - America Is My Home, Part 1 - James Brown - 1968  (3:20)
22 - Melting Pot - Blue Mink - 1969  (3:47)
23 - Alexander's Ragtime Band - Joe “Fingers” Carr - 1956  (2:07)
24 - Home on the Range - Gene Autry - 1947  2:37)
25 - Battle Cry of Freedom - John Williams and Chicago Symphony Orchestra - 2012  (2:14)
26 - Country Dances - The Swingle Singers - 1991  (3:30)

Here’s hopin’ you can draw a little celebration, inspiration, and even good ol’ American silliness from your heart as you listen.

https://www.filefactory.com/file/fmy0lv77lya/MA-150.rar

... And I’ll see you back here on Monday!
     

Rex Allen: The Last of the Singing Cowboys

Here's a cassette of fun, gussied-up Americana.

01. Arkansas Traveler (2:02)

02. Out Where the West Winds Blow (2:35)
03. Way Out West Is Calling (1:55)
04. The Girl I Left Behind (1:48)
05. Headin' for the Open Range (1:46)
06. Mexicali Rose (3:55)
07. Riding Down to Mexico (1:43)
08. My Dear Old Arizona Home (1:45)
09. I'll Never Change (2:24)
10. A Cowboy's Story (1:58)
11. I’m Gonna Marry Me a Cowboy (Bonnie Linder, vocal) (1:47)
12. Raggin' On (2:00)
13. Tyin' Knots in the Devil's Tail (2:18)
14. Bad Brahma Bull (2:25)
15. Little Puncher (2:24)
16. Dreamy Montana Moon (2:24)
17. Rocky Mountain Home (2:29)
18. Dude Ranch Polka (1:50)
19. A Human Coyote Stole My Girl (2:12)
20. Memories of the Range (2:37)
21. Riding on Across the Prairie (1:56)
22. I Won't Need My Six Gun in Heaven (2:55)

Yippee-ti-yi-o!

See you on Thursday the Fourth for a new compilation of music celebrating the vision of America!