Robert Goulet-Summer Sounds

I bought this record with the high hopes of possibly continuing my blog work into the summer, hence the title. However, I have come to the end of my rope with this and we are wrapping up this blog by month’s end. $4 I paid for this. 1965 . Columbia Records.

Robert Goulet has been a favorite of this site. As is the song I am going to post, which I have used to welcome and bid adieu to Summer. Here is the great standard, ” Summertime”. Good record as well.

Summertime

Tom Jones- Help Yourself

We are winding this blog down with less frills than usual. Kind of funny how much steam I lost this month and that I picked the right time to end this. Well, let’s get it done with this 1968 from London/ Parot and Tom Jones. I paid $5 for this.

Yep, that is how no-frills we are going. Here is ” I Promise” . Overall, good record.

I Promise

Judy Collins- Judith

I feel somewhat like Columbus discovering already land when I state that I discovered Judy Collins doing this blog. None the less, I am leaving this blog richer now that I know here music. From 1975 and Elektra Records, we have this, which I paid $1 for, probably for the tracklist.

I imagine this had to be a pretty big album for Collins, mainly because of the inclusion of “Send In The Clowns”. A quick check of Wikipedia confirms this. It went Gold in 1975 and would be certified Platinum in 1996. It was her biggest selling record at time of release.

Very good album, but if you read yesterday’s post, you had to know I would be going with “City of New Orleans” which somewhat reflects where I am at these days.

City Of New Orleans

Anne Murray- Love Song

Here is another $1 from what looks like was a good year for $1 records, 2015. Capitol Records, 1974. I probably bought it for the subject and the price. Been a busy February, at lest the beginning of it when I started writing these posts. Saw to opera’s ( Marriage of Figaro ( which was good) and Werther ( which technically good as well, the subject matter was depressing and I felt cheated that the main character’s suicide was off stage), Chicago at the Hobby Center ( I kicked myself for not getting a better seat all show), and Cambodian Rock Band at the Alley which was the best of all four.

Good album. Peaked at # 24 on the Pop charts and won a Grammy from Best Female Country Vocal Performance ( for the title track). Lot of good stuff on here including a good version of “Just One Look”, as well as a Beatles cover ” You Won’t See Me”. However, as this is March and traditionally in March, I try to focus on country and Irish music, I thought it more fitting to post “Another Pot O’ Tea” for a sample.

Another Pot O’ Tea

Herb Alpert and Tijuana Brass- Herb Alpert’s Ninth

Welcome to what is now officially the last month of the blog. Funny thing happened to me this month. I got totally burned out on doing this. Funny how that worked out. Right as I was planning on shutting this down, i lost massive interest in the blog, so I am planning on finish up March and then letting this exist for another year or so but I do not foresee any new posts after that. As much as I wanted to end on 10 years, 8 years is still not too shabby. Regardless, here is this record I bought for $1 back in 2015. Could have had a 20% discount on it. Can not remember. More than likely, I bought it for the subject matter and I might not have scanned the track list too carefully.

From 1967 and A&M, in a statement of overt obviousness, this would have been the Brass’s ninth album. Pretty decent. A lot of good tracks on here. As always, and in one of my more cliche expressions, I could have gone many directions on the sample. I guess that is how things work in general.. Thery are many paths and directions to anything. Well, given this, you know I was going to go with the Carmen medley.

Carmen

Enoch Light Presents- Guitar Underground/ 7 Great Guitars with the NOW Sound

Here is a 1966 record from blog favorite Enoch Light and Project 3 Records. This is the first Enoch Light album I think I bought that focuses on guitar. It seems to be a common theme this week, but I bought this for $4 last trip to Half Price. Which seems like November or December.

I think I was expecting more Lightification on this but overall, pretty decent record. Here is “Georgy Girl” and “Strangers in the Night”.

Georgy Girl
Strangers in the Night

Quincy Jones- Big Band Bossa Nova

Here is a rather well known album I bought recently for $6 which was still on the cheap end. From Mercury Records in 1962, we have this from Quincy Jones.

This record tackles the merging bossa nova sound that was sweeping the US at the time. With such numbers as “One Note Samba”, “Desafinado”, and “Black Orpheus”, quite the audio joy to listen to. The opening track, “Soul Bossa Nova” augmented by Roland Kirk’s flute work, was used as the opening for the Canadian television show, Definition. It would be another Canadian, who grew up watching the show, that would go on to use the theme song.

Great little album. I recorded it all the way thru. I wanted to use my favorite song, “The Street Where You Live”, but alas, it skipped. So instead, here is “Boogie Bossa Nova”.

Boogie Bossa Nova

Rickie Lee Jones- ST

I bought this self titled debut album from singer/songwriter Rickie Lee Jones back in 2015 for $1 as it was a steal. I also thought this could be Saturday material but as I have much Saturday-level material and not that many Saturday’s left, here it is on a Friday.

This 1979 Warner Brother’s release won Jones ( Chicago , IL 1954) a Best New Artist Grammy. Jones, who is still active today, deservers more than this little blurb but things being what they are, that is all we are getting. Perhaps Google can make up for my short comings.

I liked this album and am unsure what took so long to post. Here is “Danny’s All Star Joint”.

Danny’s All STar Joint

Games That Lovers Play- James Last Band

Here is another record I am pulling from the estate of Al Pallister. Either that or I got it from a photographer buddy of mine. Really can not remember. Maybe that is why it is time to hang this thing up. This is a German Polydor release from 1967. If I was more aware and knew that this would be my 2,500th post, perhaps I would have picked a more interesting album.

Trying to finish up this week today so we are running thru this record, in the same style as when I listened to it. It was an alright record. Not sure why I expected more from it. It somewhat delivered on its promise as it is. Regardless, here is “Now I Know”.

Now I Know