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We now pull out the final disk of this six record box set filled with memories of radio days past. Back in the days before television when you had to imagine what was being described. To the days of live happenings. Expected and extremely unexpected.
This last LP features many news recordings that were captured as they happened from 1920 through the early 1940s.
So get ready to hear history as it unfolded live to countless listeners around the globe during a time of financial turmoil and approaching world war in Volume 230: Golden Memories of Radio Record 6.
For more information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it.
Credits and copyrights
Jack Benny – Golden Memories Of RadioLabel: Longines Symphonette Society – noneFormat: 6 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono, Maroon Labels Box SetReleased: 1969Genre: Non-MusicStyle: Radioplay
We will hear 12 tracks from this album
KDKA Election Returns/Pres. Coolidge Presents Charles Lindberg To Congress (The music world then honored him by naming a dance after Lindy. Check out episode ??? for details on that dance.)
Eddie Cantor On 1929 Crash/Billy Sunday On Prohibition
FDR Is Inaugurated (include some of the most famous words in presidential speech history)
The King George V Funeral/Edward VIII Abdicates/King George VI Coronation
In this segment we will hear from four leaders of three countries from the late 1930s and early 40s. The lead up and declaration of war: Hitler, Chamberlain, FDR, ChurchillHitler Declares War On Poland/Chamberlain Announces War/FDR "America Hates War"/Winston Churchill "Give Us The Tools"
The Hindenburg DisasterI do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#radiohistory #oldtimeradio #musicalmemories #musichistory #vinylcollecting #vinylrecords #fyp
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It’s a 78 RPM Sunday. These episodes should probably more appropriately be labelled spinning my dad’s dad’s shellac.
In the old days of records coming on 10” disks with one song per side, it made collections rather large. So in order to organize them, record stores would sell large books that you can put several records in. The same you would do with photos. They came with a generic front cover and several sleeves to slip the disks into. My dad has a couple of these albums.
I decided to pull out the ten record set inside a, now cream colored, album. But I only have time for ten songs.
So get ready to hear the first five records in a personalized collection of 78 RPM disks in Volume 229: White Album Front Half.
Credits and copyrights
Harry James And His Orchestra – I Can't Begin To Tell You / Waitin' For The Train To Come InLabel: Columbia – 36867Format: Shellac, 10", 78 RPMReleased: Oct 22, 1945Genre: Jazz, Pop, Stage & ScreenStyle: Big Band, Swing, Vocal
Recorded in New York, NY, August 20, 1945.
I Can't Begin To Tell YouVocals [Vocal Chorus] – Ruth HaagWritten-By – James Monaco and Mack Gordon
Waitin' For The Train To Come InVocals [Vocal Chorus] – Kitty KallenWritten-By – Martin Block and Sunny Skylar
Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra – A Sunday Kind of Love / SonataLabel: Columbia – 37219Format: Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Bridgeport PressingReleased: Jan 1947Genre: Jazz, PopStyle: Big Band
Recorded New York, NY, November,11 1946.
A Sunday Kind of LoveVocals [Vocal Chorus] – Fran WarrenWritten-By – Anita Leonard, Barbara Belle, Louis Prima and Stan Rhodes
SonataVocals [Vocal Chorus] – Buddy HughesWritten-By – Alex Alstone, Ervin Drake, and Jimmy Shirl
Dinah Shore / Dinah Shore With Spade Cooley And His Orchestra – Anniversary Song / Heartaches, Sadness And TearsLabel: Columbia – 37234Format: Shellac, 10", 78 RPMReleased: Feb 1947Genre: Pop, Folk, World, & CountryStyle: Vocal, Country, Swing
Dinah Shore– Anniversary SongWritten By – Al Jolson and Saul Chaplinfrom a theme by – Ion Ivanovici
Dinah Shore With Spade Cooley And His Orchestra– Heartaches, Sadness And TearsWritten-By – Ella May Evans and Spade Cooley
Frank Sinatra – People Will Say We're In Love / Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'Label: Columbia – 36682Format: Shellac, 10", 78 RPMReleased: Sep 1943Genre: PopStyle: Ballad, Vocal
Written-By – Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers for the Broadway musical Oklahoma
Frankie Yankovic And His Yanks – Oh Marie / On The BeachLabel: Columbia – 12376-FFormat: Shellac, 10", 78 RPMReleased: Oct 1948Genre: Folk, World, & CountryStyle: Folk
Written-By – Frank Yankovic
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#78RPM #oldmusic #musichistory #musicalmemories #vinylcollecting #vinylrecords #fyp
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Happy mothers day. This one’s for my mother who we lost ten years ago this month.
As we go through this large record collection, I can tell which records my mom might have picked out. This is one of them.
It’s a self-titled debut album from a singer who already had a hit single and a starring role in a popular TV show. He was just a bit of a heartthrob.
So get ready to hear a singer and actor who gave up that life to save lives in Volume 228: A Bobby Happy Mothers Day.
More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it.
Credits and copyrights
Bobby Sherman – Bobby ShermanLabel: Metromedia Records – MD 1014Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, StereoReleased: 1969Genre: Pop
We'll hear 6 of the 11 songs on this album.
Little WomanWritten-By – Danny Janssen
Rainy Day ThoughtWritten-By – Danny Janssen, Gary Young, Myrna Janssen, and Wally Keske
This Guy's In Love With YouWritten-By – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
BluechipWritten-By – Paul MacNeil
TimeWritten-By – Bobby Sherman
SeattleWritten-By – Ernie Sheldon, Hugo Montenegro, and Jack Keller
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#bobbysherman #mothersday #musicalmemories #musichistory #vinylcollecting #vinylrecords #fyp
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We now pull out the third record from this seven disk box set. A record that features a relatively unknown work AND probably one of the most famous works in music history. Talk about a dichotomy. This is music from the immortal Ludwig Van Beethoven. His symphonies live on in performances to this very day. Plus I decided to play three movements from each symphony. I thought this joint needed some classing up. So, settle in and get ready to hear the man who is said to have set music free in Volume 227: Beethoven's 4th & 5th. For more information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it. Here is the promised Leonard Bernstein video. Credits and copyrights Beethoven, René Leibowitz, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Beecham Choral Society – The Nine Symphonies Of BeethovenLudwig van BeethovenLabel: Reader's Digest – RD 4-6Format: 7 x Vinyl, LP Box SetReleased: 1966Genre: ClassicalStyle: Romantic, Choral This is record 3 of a 6 record set. We will hear two movements from the 4th Symphony and three from the 5th. Symphony No. 4 In B-Flat Major, Op. 60First Movement - Adagio; Allegro VivaceSecond Movement - AdagioFourth Movement - Allegro Ma Non Troppo Symphony No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67First Movement - Allegro Con BrioThird Movement - AllegroFourth Movement - Allegro I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain. #beethoven #beethovensfifth #musicalmemories #musichistory #vinylcollecting #vinylrecords #fyp
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Here’s a trumpet player we’ve heard from before. He was a favorite of my dad’s. He’s also a favorite of mine. He’s loud and powerful. He plays at just below a blatting level, but keeps in control with some of the most intricate music.
He performed at halftime of the first Super Bowl and owned his own New Orleans jazz club.
So get ready to hear a musician who could shift gears to play many styles of music, even being critiqued for that skill, in Volume 226: Hirt's Dixieland Horn.
More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it.
Credits and copyrights
Al Hirt – The Best Of Dixieland JazzLabel: Longines Symphonette Society – LWCP 1, Longines Symphonette Society – LWS 332Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, PromoReleased: 1968Genre: JazzStyle: Dixieland
We'll hear 6 of the 10 songs on this album.
Darktown Strutters BallWritten by Shelton Brooks
Stumblin'Written by Zez Confrey
Wang Wang BluesWritten by Henry Busse
I Can't Get Started With YouWritten by Vernon Duke
Just A Closer Walk With TheeTraditional
ChicagoWritten by Fred Fisher
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#alhirt #dixielandmusic #trumpetsrule #musichistory #vinylrecordcollecting #vinylrecords
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We’re going to have a little extra fun with this episode. In fact, you might say I have high hopes for it.
One of my dad’s, and my, favorite artists is Willie Nelson. One of my favorite holidays is the day this episode drops, and I’m not talking about Easter.
Some of the most favorite songs-to-record in music history are on this album. So famous, just the songs you’ll hear have been recorded more than 63 hundred times. That’s what you call standards.
And the voice who sings them? A classic!
We definitely need to take a toke of Indica for this one as we get mellow.
So get ready to bake a mixture of melancholy and marijuana with one of the most recognizable voices in history singing some of history’s most recognizable vocals in Volume 225: The Standard Stoner.
More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it.
Credits and copyrights
Willie Nelson – StardustLabel: Columbia – JC 35305Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Terre HauteReleased: 1978Genre: Rock, Blues, PopStyle: Country Blues
Georgia On My MindWritten-By – Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell in 1930A song record 1125 times
All Of MeWritten-By – Gerald Marks and Seymore Simons in 1931Recorded 953 times
Blue Skies Written-By – Irving Berlin in 1926Recorded 637 times
Unchained MelodyWritten-By – Alex North and Hy Zaret in 1955Recorded 708 times
On The Sunny Side Of The StreetWritten-By – Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh in 1930Recorded 814 times
Moonlight In VermontWritten-By – John Blackburn and Karl Suessdorf in 1944Recorded 545 times
Don't Get Around Much AnymoreWritten-By – Bob Russell and Duke Ellington in 1940Recorded 611 times
Someone To Watch Over MeWritten-By – George and Ira Gershwin in 1926Recorded 928 times
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#willienelson #standards #stoners #stonerholiday #420 #musicalmemories #musichistory #vinylcollecting #vinylrecords
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We haven’t reached into the great Franklin Mint section of my dad’s collection for a while. Most of the episodes featuring the Greatest Jazz Recordings of All Time often get blocked by YouTube.
But I’ve really grown attached to this specific box set lately. It’s filled with some great and legendary jazz singers.
So get ready to hear a variety of voices with various styles in Volume 224: Big Band Bards Record 2.
More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it.
Credits and copyrights
Various – The Jazz SingersLabel: The Franklin Mint Record Society – JAZZ2Series: Institute Of Jazz Studies Official Archive Collection, The Greatest Jazz Recordings Of All TimeFormat: 4 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Red Vinyl Box SetReleased: 1982Genre: Jazz
We will hear 7 of the 12 songs on this record.
George Thomas With McKinney's Cotton Pickers - Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?Written by Charles Warfield, Clarence WilliamsRecorded July 28, 1930Released on Victor
Al Hibbler With Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - I'm Just A Lucky So And So Written by Duke Ellington, Mack DavidRecorded November 26, 1945Released on Victor
Bing Crosby And The Mills Brothers - My Honey's Lovin' ArmsWritten by Joseph Meyer, Herman RubyRecorded Januray 26, 1933Released on Brunswick Records
Johnny Hartman With The John Coltrane Quartet - Dedicated To YouWritten by Sammy Cahn, Hy Zaret, Saul ChaplinRecorded Maarch 7, 1963Released on Impulse Records
Ray Charles - It Had To Be YouWritten by Gus Kahn, Isham JonesRecorded June 23, 1959Released on Atlantic
Cab Calloway And His Orchestra - I Ain't Got NobodyWritten by Spencer Williams, Roger GrahamRecorded July 2, 1935Released on Brunswick Records
Metronome All Stars Featuring Billy Eckstine - How High The Moon Written by Morgan Lewis, Nancy HamiltonRecorded July 9, 1953Released on MGM Records
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#jazzmusic #earlyjazz #musicalmemories #musichistory #vinylcollecting #vinylrecords #fyp
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We now pull out yet another one of the seven Henry Mancini albums my dad had. He’s one of my favorites too.
This one is a follow up to Mancini Plays The Great Academy Award Songs, the album you heard in Volume 43: Mancini and the Oscar Winners.
There’s just something about his music. You just recognize the sound right away.
So get ready to hear music from a composer arranger who had his hands on the scores for more than 100 big screen films in Volume 223: Mancini Movie Magic.
More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it.
Credits and copyrights
Henry Mancini – 12 Great Oscar Winners Volume 2Label: RCA Victor – PRM-175Format: Vinyl, LP, MonoReleased: 1965Genre: Stage & Screen
Arranged By – Mr. ManciniChorus – The Chorus Of Henry ManciniOrchestra – The Orchestra Of Henry ManciniPrepared Expressly For B.F. Goodrich
We will hear 7 of the 12 songs on this album.
Call Me IrresponsibleWritten By – Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen
High HopesWritten By – Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen
Never On SundayWritten By Manos HadjidakisThe lyrics to the English version of the song were written by Billy Towne
Thanks For The Memorysong composed by Ralph Rainger with lyrics by Leo RobinOver The RainbowWritten By – Yip Harburg and Harlold Arlen
In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The EveningWritten By – Harold Carmichael and Johnny Mercer
Swingin' On A StarWritten By – Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#henrymancini #oscarwinningmusic #musicalmemories #musichistory #vinylcollecting #vinylrecords
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I attended the Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass concert at the Goodyear Theater in Akron, Ohio.
Yes, Herb is still touring at 89 years old. Yes, I was excited to see him again.
Obviously, I can’t can’t record the show. That’s why I’m going to do something the FM radio stations did when I was younger. After a show, they would play the entire set list in order. Sit tight. This will be a long episode.
So get ready to hear one of the most influential artists in music recording, art, and philanthropy in Volume 222: A TJB Concert Rewind.
Promised link for Lani Hall bio.
Credits and copyrights
The Lonely Bull (El solo toro)Written-By – Sol LakeThe Lonely Bull (El solo toro) 1962
Work SongWritten-By – Nat Adderley and Oscar Brown, Jr.SRO 1967
Memories of MadridWritten-By – Sol LakeWhat Now My Love 1966
Whipped CreamWritten-By – Naomi NevillevWhipped Cream and Other Delights 1965
Spanish FleaWritten-By – Julius Wechter!!Going Places!! 1965
A BandaWritten-By – Chico Baurque De HollandaHerb Alpert's Ninth 1967
LadyfingersWritten-By – Toots ThielemansWhipped Cream and Other Delights 1965
Lollipops and RosesWritten-By – Tony VelonaWhipped Cream and Other Delights 1965
Bittersweet SambaWritten-By – Sol LakeWhipped Cream and Other Delights 1965
Mexican ShuffleWritten-By – Sol LakeSouth Of The Border 1964
TangerineWritten-By – Johnny Mercer, and Victor ShertinzerWhipped Cream and Other Delights 1965
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You(The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra cover)Written-By – George Bassman!!Going Places!! 1965
Love Potion No. 9 (The Clovers cover)Written-By the writing team of Jerry Leiber and Mike StollerWhipped Cream and Other Delights 1965
This Guy’s in Love With YouVocals – Herb AlpertWritten-By – Burt Bacharach and Hal DavidThe Beat Of The Brass 1968
Tim Dom Dom(with Lani Hall)Written by Brito Clodoaldo and Luiz Joao MelloHerb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 1966
One Note SambaSergio Mendes and Brasil '66(with Lani Hall)Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 1966
The Fool on the Hill(The Beatles cover) (with Lani Hall)Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66Fool on the Hill 1968
Mas que nadawritten by Jorge Ben Jor(Jorge Ben Jor cover) (with Lani Hall)Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 1966
RiseWritten-By – Andy Armer, Randy Badazz Alpert (Herb's nephew)Rise 1979 Solo
A Taste of Honey - TJBWritten-By – Bobby Scott, and Ric Marlow (Scott Cover)Whipped Cream and Other Delights
A Taste of Honey - SoloMidnight Sun 1992
Zorba the GreekWritten-By – Mikis Theodorakis!!Going Places!! 1965
SmileWritten-By – Charles Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, and John TurnerMidnight Sun 1992
What Now My Love(Gilbert Bécaud cover)Written-By – Carl Sigman, Gilbert BécaudWhat Now My Love 1966
A Banda (Reprise)(with band intros)
Tijuana TaxiWritten-By – Ervan Coleman!!Going Places!! 1965
On The Sunny Side of the Streetwritten by Dorothy Fields, and Jimmy McHughSunny Side Of The Street 2022
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#herbalpert #herbalpertandthetijuanabrass #musicalmemories #musichistory #vinylcollecting #vinylrecords #fyp
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This is going to be an extra fun episode. Many of the tunes have melodies you already know. Some tunes were created for this album.
The trumpet player leading the band was part of some great music history in the form of some famous big bands, including some history he claimed on his own.
So get ready to hear the last living member of the original Glenn Miller Orchestra in Volume 221: Every Twist You Take.
More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it.
Credits and copyrights
Ray Anthony And His Bookends – The TwistLabel: Capitol Records – T 1668Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, MonoReleased: 1962Genre: Jazz, BluesStyle: Big Band, Rhythm & Blues, Twist
We will hear 9 of the 12 songs from this album.
The TwistWritten-By – Hank Ballard
Twistin' AliceWritten-By – Don Simpson, Ray Anthony
Twist Around MisterWritten-By – Don Simpson, Ray Anthony
Peter Gunn TwistWritten-By – Henry Mancini
Tequila With A TwistWritten-By – Chuck Rio
Twist And Rock Around The ClockWritten-By – Jimmy De Knight, Max C. Freedman
Mexican Hat TwistArranged By – Don Simpson, Ray Anthony
Bookend TwistWritten-By – Don Simpson, Ray Anthony
Bunny Hop TwistWritten-By – Leonard Auletti, Ray Anthony
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#rayanthony #twist #thetwist #musichistory #vinylrecordcollecting #vinylrecords
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Gee, imagine that! Another album featuring a trumpet player from my dad's collection. And a trumpet player we've heard from before.
This time, we get to hear some great ragtime.
This artist not only fronted his own band, but got his pedigree through some of the best big bands in history.
So, get ready to hear a musician who had a movie made about his life in Volume 220: Red Hot Pennies.
More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it.
Credits and copyrights
Red Nichols And His Famous Pennies – Hot PenniesLabel: Capitol Records – T 775Format: Vinyl, LP, AlbumReleased: 1956Genre: JazzStyle: Ragtime
Recorded in Capitol Tower on September 7 and 10, 1956.
We will hear 6 of the 10 songs on this album.
Louisianawritten by Andy Razaf, J. C. Johnson, and Bob Schafer
Marchin' With The Saints (aka When the Saints Go Marching In)(Traditional)
Maple Leaf Ragwritten by Scott Joplin
Blues At Midnightwritten by Ivory Joe Hunter
Row, Row, Rowwritten by William Jerome, and Jimmy Monaco
Farewell Blueswritten by Elmer Schoebel, Leon Roppolo, and Paul Mares
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#rednichols #ragtime #dixielandjazz #musichistory #vinylrecordcollecting #vinylrecords
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There’s an old business saying that goes, how do you eat a whale? One bite at a time.
In this episode we take several small bites and a couple of big ones from the incredible output of the composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
Ahhhh Bach.
And to continue that M*A*S*H connection right now in the opening, the scene goes, “Somehow... there's a mathematical precision about Bach, a complexity that adds up to actual simplicity. It goes beyond emotion.”
So get ready to hear some of the more popular of the more than one thousand composed pieces from this master in Volume 219: Bite Sized Bach Record 1.
More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it.
Credits and copyrights
Johann Sebastian Bach - The Greatest Hits AlbumLabel: Columbia Masterworks – MG 31261Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, StereoReleased: 1972Genre: Electronic, ClassicalStyle: Baroque, Classical
We are listening to record one, sides one and two. We will hear 6 of the 8 tunes on this album.
Air On The G StringThe Marlboro Festival Orchestra conducted by Pablo Casals
Little Suite (From The Anna Magdalena Notebook)Arranged By – Thomas FrostThe Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor – Eugene Ormandy
A Mighty Fortress Is Our GodArranged By – Arthur HarrisThe Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor – Eugene Ormandy
Jesu, Joy Of Man's DesiringConductor – Zoltan RozsnyaiOrchestra – The Columbia Chamber Symphony
Final Movement From Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G MajorSynthesizer – Benjamin Folkman and Wendy Carlos
Toccata And Fugue In D MinorTranscription By – Eugene OrmandyThe Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor – Eugene Ormandy
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#bach #classicalmusic #musichistory #vinylrecordcollecting #vinylrecords
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Episode dedicated to Dino Baskovic (1974-2025)
This is the third of four records from Connie Francis that my dad has in his collection. She WAS the top charting female US artist of the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Her popularity was due to her voice and being able to sing in multiple languages. And she was a hit maker during the early days of rock and roll.
So get ready to hear a star who was estimated to have sold more than 200 million records worldwide in Volume 218: Rock and Roll Connie.
More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it.
Credits and copyrights
Connie Francis – Connie FrancisLabel: Metro Records – M-519Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, MonoReleased: 1964Genre: PopStyle: Vocal
We will hear 7 of the 10 tunes on this album.
Someone Else's BoyWritten-By – Athena Hosey and Hal Gordon
Too Many RulesWritten-By – Don Stirling and Harold Temkin
I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter (did I hear a little flash of an Elvis impersonation?)Written-By – Hank Hunter and Mark Barkan
We Have Something More (Than A Summer Love)Written-By – Jennie Lee Lambert and Mickey Gentile
It Happened Last NightWritten-By – Earl Wilson, Leonard Whitcup and Slugger Wilson
Two for the road with a double shot of Francis penned tunesPlenty Good Lovin'Written-By – Connie Francis
VacationWritten-By – Connie Francis, Gary Weston and Hank Hunter
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#conniefrancis #earlyrockandroll #musichistory #vinylrecordcollecting
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Here’s an album I thought was going to be unplayable when I saw the condition of the cover. I have no idea why the back and front are completely separated. And the bigger surprise is that my dad didn’t put it back together with his usual black electrical tape patchwork.
But I’m glad I didn’t overlook it because of the condition of the cover when I listened to the music it wasn’t covering very well. This was some great jazz that I didn’t mind listening to several times while I was deciding on the songs for this episode.
So get ready to hear a couple of musicians who were around for the birth of the cool in Volume 217: Gerry and Chet.
More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it.
Credits and copyrights
Gerry Mulligan Quartet Featuring Chet Baker – Gerry Mulligan QuartetLabel: Pacific Jazz – PJ-1207Series: West Coast Artists Series – 1Format: Vinyl, LP, MonoReleased: 1955Genre: JazzStyle: Cool Jazz
We will hear 7 of the 12 songs on this album.
Frenesiwritten by Alberto Domínguez
Lullaby Of The Leaveswritten by Joe Young and Bernice Petkere
I'm Beginning To See The Lightwritten by Duke Ellington, Harry James, Johnny Hodges, and Don George
Jeruwritten by Gerry Mulligan
Cherrywritten by Don Redman and Ray Gilbert
Tea For Twowritten by Don Redman and Ray Gilbert
Makin' Whoopeewritten by Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#gerrymulligan #chetbaker #cooljazz
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Talk about your complete coincidences. The numbers 2-1-6 come up three times in regards to this episode. It’s the episode number. It’s the date this episode drops. The US version of dating things. And it’s the area code of where this music was performed and recorded. Yes, I bought a lottery ticket today.
Recordings of the Cleveland orchestra date back to 1928. Discogs dot com has them credited for well more than 800 either old 78 RPM records or 33 ⅓ Vinyl LPs.
So, get ready to hear this 1967 recording of virtuoso showpieces from a virtuoso orchestra in Volume 216: The Classical 216.
More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it.
For more information about the show, the episode script and the video version, check out the show's website.
Credits and copyrights
The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell – One Hundred Men And A PerfectionistLabel: Columbia – SOG-5Series: The Sound Of GeniusFormat: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Sampler, StereoReleased: 1967 I believeGenre: ClassicalStyle: Classical, Romantic
We will hear 6 of the 9 pieces on this album.
Divertimento No. 2 In D Major, K. 131-Menuetto No. 2Composed By – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2-FarandoleComposed By – Georges Bizet
Symphony No. 4 In A Major, Op. 90, "Italian"-Saltarello PrestoComposed By – Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
"Die Meistersinger" PreludeComposed By – Richard Wagner
Concerto For Orchestra-Intermezzo InterrottoComposed By – Béla Bartók
Overture To "The Marriage Of Figaro," K.492Composed By – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#clevelandorchestra #classicalmusic #vinylcollecting
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It's special Valentine’s Day episode of Spinning My Dad’s Vinyl.
That means, of course, my girlfriend Karen gets to join me as we once again grab some music from one of the most romantic voices ever recorded.
We featured this voice two years ago in our Valentines special and it’s the third of five Nat King Cole records in his dad’s collection. This was one of 30 albums Cole recorded for Capitol Records.
So, get ready to hear the smooth velvety voice that sold more than nine million records in Special Volume: Nat's Very Thoughtful Valentine.
More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it.
Credits and copyrights
Nat King Cole, Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra – The Very Thought Of YouLabel: Capitol Records – W-1084Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Scranton PressingReleased: Nov 1958Genre: Jazz, PopStyle: Easy Listening, Vocal
We will hear 6 of the 14 songs on this album
The Very Thought Of YouWritten-By – Ray Noble
ParadiseWritten-By – Gordon Clifford, Nacio Herb Brown
This Is All I AskWritten-By – Gordon Jenkins
Cherchez La Femme Written-By – Bob Marcus and Lorenzo Pack
I Found A Million Dollar Baby (In A Five And Ten Cent Store)Written-By – Billy Rose, Harry Warren, and Mort Dixon
The More I See YouWritten-By – Harry Warren, and Mack Gordon
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#natkingcole #valentinesday #vinylcollector
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Welcome to a 78 RPM Sunday!
As I was flipping through my dad’s shellac collection looking for patterns to create a few 78 RPM episodes for this season, I found these 7 disks. What they had in common was their one-sidedness.
Yup. In the early days of records, they only pressed one side. And I’ll talk about why in detail a little later.
What’s most important to remember is that every one of these disks was pressed more than 110 years ago.
So, get ready to hear songs that were recorded and released with no flip side in Volume 215: Single-Sided 78s.
Credits and copyrights
All 78 RPM Shellac Recordings are on the Victor Record Red Label
Alice, Where Art Thou - Evan Williams (recorded Camden, NJ, July 18, 1912.)Written By – Wellington Gurnsey and Joseph Ascher
A Dream - Evan Williams (recorded Camden, NJ, December 18, 1913, released in 1914)written by Charles B. Cory, J.C. Bartlett
Absent - Evan Williams ( recorded Camden, NJ, February 28, 1913. released in 1914)Catherine Young Glen and John W. MetcalfEventually became the flip side of A Dream in 1923
A Perfect Day - Evan Williams (recorded Camden, NJ, July 16, 1913)written by Carrie Jacobs-BondEventually became the flip side for Just A-Wearyin’ For You, a recording my dad did not have, but was recorded in 1911.
Good-Bye, Sweetheart, Good-Bye - Evan WilliamsPublished in 1868 by John L. Halton
Love is Mine - Enrico Caruso (1912)Composed By – Clarence G. GartnerLyrics By – Edward Teschemacher
O Sole Mio (Neapolitan Folk Song) - Emilio de Gogorza (Recorded 13 May 1909)
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#78RPMShellac #vinylcollecting #victorrecordredlabel
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How are we only on record five of this great seven record set? Because I continue to find gold in this box set filled with legendary songs about the old west.
Each record, or in this case each side of this collection had its own theme. Even with those guides, I might take a little poetic license when I name episodes like this.
One side of this record is about things South Of The Border. The flip side mentions a thing or two about Legends And Sagas. Some you may know. Some have some pretty odd twists if you ask me.
So, get ready to hear plenty of "ahh aaahs" and stories about heroes and villains in what is technically Tumbling Tumbleweeds Record 5, Volume 214: Badlands.
More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it.
Credits and copyrights
Various – Tumbling TumbleweedsLabel: Reader's Digest – RDA-229 / AFormat: 7 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation Box SetReleased: 1982Genre: Folk, World, & CountryStyle: Country
We will be listening to record 5, sides 1 and 2. We will hear 7 of the 12 tunes from this disk.
Eddy Arnold - The Ballad Of Jesse Jameswritten by Billy Gashade
Red Foley - Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyeswritten by Slim Willet
Merle Travis - John HenryUnknown, but One of the earliest written copies of this ballad, prepared by a W. T. Blankenship was published about 1900 or slightly earlier.
The Sons Of The Pioneers - A Gay Rancherowritten by Francia Luban, Abe Tuvim, Juan José Espinosa
The Sons Of The Pioneers - The Strawberry Roanwritten by Nat Vincent, Fred Howard, Curly Fletcher, J.E. Patterson
Tex Ritter - Billy The KidA traditional song
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)written by Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Carr
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#oldcountrymusic #cowboymusic #vinylcollecting #spinvinyl
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We once again pull out the most popular orchestra leader in my dad’s collection. This is a follow-up album to a popular record my dad does not have. Both titles reference the Ira and George Gershwin tune S’Wonderful from the 1927 Broadway musical Funny Face.
Of course Conniff arranged all of these standards by using a chorus singing tones and not lyrics, which created his own recognizable style.
So, get ready to hear another in the great line of Space-Age composers performing music you heard on stage and screen in Volume 213: Ray's Marvelous.
More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it.
Credits and copyrights
Ray Conniff And His Orchestra – 'S MarvelousLabel: Columbia – CL 1074Format: Vinyl, LP, Repress, MonoReleased: 1958Genre: Jazz, PopStyle: Easy Listening, Space-Age
We'll hear 6 of the 12 songs on this record.
The Way You Look TonightWritten-By – Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern
They Can't Take That Away From MeWritten-By – The writing team of Ira and George Gershwin
I've Told Ev'ry Little StarWritten-By – the writing team of Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern
You Do Something To MeWritten-By – Cole Porter
Where Or WhenWritten-By – The writing team of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
As Time Goes ByWritten-By – Herman Hupfeld
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#rayconniff #easylistening #vinylcollecting #oldvinyl
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Congratulations to the Ohio State Buckeye football team for winning their ninth national championship.
If you grew up in Ohio, especially in the 1960s and 70s, you were probably an OSU fan no matter where you ended up going to college in the state. My parents certainly were and they instilled the love of Buckeye football on us as well.
During the early 1970s, the Bucks’ offense featured a back who is still the only two-time winner of the Heisman Trophy, given to the country’s best player each year. Archie Griffin.
But we’re here to listen to one of those albums that my dad collected over the years more for what’s on it than to really listen to it. In fact it doesn’t look like he did much playing of this one at all.
This record recaps in great detail the 1974 season which ended in a Rose Bowl loss to USC for the national championship. You are going to hear some very familiar names if you are an older college football fan.
And I’m going to do something different. I’m going to play the whole album with only one interruption at the end of side one. Each side is 45 minutes long.
So get ready to hear Ohio football history through the voice of Marv Homan to celebrate the 2024 NCAA Football Championship in this Special Volume: History of a Champion; O-H-I-O
For more information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it. https://www.discogs.com/release/6751440-Marv-Homan-Great-Moments-In-Ohio-State-Football-A-Tribute-To-Woody-Hayes
Credits and copyrights
Marv Homan – Great Moments In Ohio State Football - A Tribute To Woody HayesLabel: Fleetwood Records – FMS 1009Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation, StereoReleased: 1975Genre: Non-MusicStyle: Spoken Word
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
- Se mer
