VA- The Secret Policeman’s Ball

Here is a record I that again I thought I bought at Vinyl Edge. Nope. Bought at Half Price. But I think I bought this during the 50% closing sale at the Half Pirce in Rice Village. So I think I paid $5 for this. This 1979 charity record for which Amnesty Internatinal hopefully received something.

You would think I would post one of the Pete Townsend numbers, which are basically Pete and an acoustic guitar. Nope. Goin with the Neill Innes number and being “Spontaneous”. On the cover, this looked like a perfect Saturday Record but somewhat got shafted on this. (Editors note: Neil does not have two ll’s in his name).

Spontaneous

Pete Seeger-Children’s Concert at Town Hall

Here is a record I bought for $2. I thought I bought this at Vinyl edge, but clearly I bought this at Half Price. I bought this Harmony reissue of the 1963 record of folk here Pete Seeger signing to kids mainly for the kitsch value. Yep, doing it for the kitsch. If we don’t do it for the kitsch, who will?

I was really endured by this album and thought a lot of the songs were charming. but none so much as “Here’s to Chesire, Here’s to Cheese”. Here’s to Burl Ives blacklisting me. To the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Ding Dang Dong go the wedding bells.

Here’s to Chesire, Here’s to Cheese

VA-The Best Of Today’s Country Hits

Here is a record I bought for $3 although more than likely I got a 20% discount on it. From RCA/ Victor/ DynaGroove , whatever. 1968 was the year.

Oh yeah, I forgot it was effn gatefold week,

So I went to play this and found that there waw only one record in this cover, instead of the two records the cover promised ( missing side 2 and 3) , Also, all the songs I wanted to hear were on the omitted record. All together now. Wah-wah…. That being said, still decent enough . Here is Liz Anderson with ” Ode to Billie Joe”. Strange, huh?

Ode to Billie Joe

Dick Hyman- Moog- The Electric Eclectics of Dick Hyman

Here is one I bought just recently for $10. That is a lot. Why did i spend that music when all I had to go on was the credibility of the artist and the dumb ass story I am going to relay in the next paragraph. Moog….. Moog I say. Moog….

It seems some girl I knew back in 1993 had a father who was really into Moog. Like really into Moog. That scary into Moog. Sacred yet? You really should be, He really liked Moog……..Moog……… Moog… Mooooooooooooooooooog….

But no more scare tactics and back into this 1968 record from Command. It is definitely out there, Speaking of out there. the ” Topless Dancers of Corfu” definitely put it all out there. So here we are with this as a sample. The song really captures the spirit of them hard working whatevers of Corfu as opposed to other planets, constellations, galaxies, universes, or what ever Corfu is. Moog. Moog, You thought I was done with this right? No. Moog. Moog. Moog moog moog.

Topless Dancers Of Corfu

Werner Muller and his Orchestra- Percussion in the Sky

Here is a record bought only recently for $6. Quite pricey but by now, I would expect that from either Werner Muller, Phase 4 Stereo from London Records, or the Venn diagram that is both. This came out in 1962.

Dying this week of massive gatefolds. So much pasting. Luckily I have fast hotel internet.

Here is a somewhat hokey version of “Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes”.

Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes

Winchester-Western – The Sound Of Safari

Here is a record a got pre-covid for $1. When I bought it, i thought it would be quite interesting and exotic to post on this blog. Then, once purchased, I actually thought about having to listen to it and that is why it sat for a while. From ….. you not what I could tell you the year but why? Would it matter if it was from 1958 or 1962? Especially if you think as time as infinite. See, made you think.

Well sometime in the universe, this existed and it really was not too unbearable to listen. Lengthy but interesting interview on the front. Some actual music on the back. I thought it would have been more an advert for Winchester-Winston but no. Also, it is not Winchester-Winston, it is Winchester-Western. Had a hard time reading the title.

For a sample, here are two interview excerpts and a musical piece. I think it all speaks for itself, so I am not.

one segment

The Other segment
Musical Segment

Genesis – …And Then There Were Three…

Yes. After this, I am back out on the streets of Amsterdam on a Sunday night, Going to keep this as brief as I can without giving up the thing I love about writing this blog, which is writing this blog, at least then writing this blog with fast internet. Here is a record from 1978 and Charisma Records. Do you need a minute to figure it out. If so, please pause for a minute, If not, then this is the first record from Genesis following the departure of Peter Hackett, thus making the quartet a trio. Still don’t get it? Well start at the beginning and read again until you do. must a draw you a picture of it?

Oh drat. I wrote this blog and then realized it had an inside fold out. Next week is goign to be bad for foldouts. Aye, I dread next week already, Which will most likely be tomorrow when I write this,

You get the sense of the direction the band was heading with this record , although Duke is somewhat known as the transitional album. The Half Price Books in Sugarland had three copies of that album for sale back in 2018ish so if you can travel both space and time and need that album, there you go. Regardless, you know I want to get out of here, So here is “Ballad of Bog”.

Ballad of Bog

Ray Price- She Still Wears My Ring

Trying to finish up this week’s posts as I am on vacation and can leave my room as soon as this is done. I suppose I could leave when ever but I made a commitment so here we go. And here we go with this which I paid $2 back in 2018. I think at the time, I would buy anything with Ray Price’s name. Even this somewhat modern day record of 1968 from Columbia Records.

Somewhat strange record from Price as it deviates from country in places that would be more noticeable had this not been a country record. But still a good record all in all. Here is “Walking on New Grass”. Yass. Got to walk on that new grass when you can. Can you tell that this is possibly country? Neither can I.

Walking on New Grass

Bobby Rydell- Sings The Hits of 1963

Here is a record I bought for $1. from Cameo Records from what I am just guessing is somewhere close to 1963. Could be 1964. Not 1965 though, and definitely not 1962. I probably bought this for the track list. I probably posted it now because Bye Bye, Birdie has been playing on my basic cable. I did I admit to still having basic cable? Why yes. But anyway, I think I’ll be a rinky dink drummer and drum up some copy for this record.

Actually, pretty decent. I recorded a good chunk of it for sample consideration. And for that consideration, I am going to be lazy and post both ” Our Day Will Come” and “Ruby Baby”.

Our Day Will Come

Ruby Baby

Eugene Ormandy/ The Philadelphia Orchestra- The Gay Parisienne/ Les Sylphides

There is no use beating around the bush. I bought this for the cover. Yes, even in this day and age. It was the cover which cemented this purchase of $4. Even despite the fact I posed a similar record of both pieces some years ago. I was on the fence about posting the link. but awe why not. Here it is. This is an odd paring or really is it. The work of two classical composers summarized for ballet.

This is somewhat super embarrassing on my part, but I chose the exact same songs from the last time I posted this combo, which is lined above. Did you not get that? Why? Why I say? Regardless, I was going to put more the emphasis on Chopin this go around then Offenbach. Well, here they are. And before you accuse me of lack of originality, I must say that both versions of this song are quite good and at the very least more better than the first ones I posted. Did that last sentence make your back shiver? Well good.

Chopin Piece
Of course it is the piece with Can Can in it