OST- Day of Anger

I paid top dollar for this ( $10 to be specific) . But I like Spaghetti Western soundtracks and I thought it would be an excellent choice for this month which is the 7th anniversary of this blog. Lee Van Cleef on the cover helped cement this purchase. I think the composer’s name also reminded me of Brad Pitt in Inglorious Basterds.

But all joking aside, RIz Ortolani (1926-2014 , the composer of this soundtrack from RCA based on the 1967 film, is not stranger to this blog. His best known composition,”Ti Guardeo Nel Cuore” , better known as “More” has adorned this blog from the beginning.

Decent enough album.. Here is the title track.

Day Of Anger

VA- The NEW SOund of the Stars

Finally I am not only learning but applying learned knowledge, putting an easy compilation on the blog for the last post of the month, a time when I am just trying to get this finished up.  This was $5.  Released by Dynagroove in 1963, this compilation features some of the great artists of the era as well as frequent blog guests such as Pete Nero, Jim Reeves, Sam Cooke, Al Hirt, Chet Atkins, and Floyd Cramer among others.  For the sample, however, I am going with another blog favorite artist and song, The folk group The Limelighters with “Drill Ye Tarriers Drill”. I guess it shoudl be noted that there was no Dynagroove story inside as advertised.  Rather, the record cover was from ABC/ Paramount.

Might be the quickest post yet.  Satisfactory.  See you next month.

Andy Williams- The Andy Williams Christmas Album

DSCN3600Happy Christmas everybody.  This was a dollar.  I almost overlooked this and did not play it this month.  That would be a shame.  This was probably the best overall Christmas record I posted. Nelson Muntz would be happy.

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There are a lot of swinging numbers on this.  For samples, I went with “Jingle Bells and “The Little Drummer Boy”.

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Well this is the last of the Christmas records for better or for worse.  Not looking forward to having to write posts again.  I will be glad to listen to different records again as opposed to all Christmas ones.

 

Ike and Tina Turner- Star Collection

DSCN2504Hey.  Another week gone.  This was $5.00.  It is a German record of Ike and Tina Turner playing live on what I guess was marketed as the “Star Collection” by Midi Records, a product of WEA Music, Gmbh.ikeandtinainside

There is nothing funny about domestic abuse and Ike was a pretty bad human being in that regard.  I grew up knowing Tina Turner as a solo star, so I am amazed there was even some question as to if she would be famous after leaving Ike.  After the biopic “What’s Love Got To Do With It?”, Tim Meadows did a mean Ike impersonation which I thought was funny at the time but now that I am older, I have pulled back a little on it.

 

Link to Tim Meadow’s doing Ike

 

Anyway, this is a pretty decent album cheaply put together.  Highlights include “I Can’t Stop Loving You”, “Tight Pants”, “Good Times”, and “You Are My Sunshine”.  Very horn heavy.  I thought I would hear more of Ike’s guitar but no.  This album is mostly Tina, which is good.DSCN2505

Because I have been playing a lot of crap this week, I decided to go with two songs of this album, “Tell the Truth” and “Finger Poppin”.  I thought these two tracks were good.  They are all Tina.  It goes back to what I said earlier:  why would anyone doubt she could stand on her own?  She is standing on her own on these tracks.ike__tina_turner_231172_dia14

Satisfactory record.  Enjoy your Saturday.