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Happy birthday, Merv!
Well, actually, Merv Griffin's birthday was yesterday, but I didn't have this post quite ready last night--it needed a blog essay, is all. I almost got it to the blog on time, but... that'll happen....
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Sunday morning gospel: The Country Gentlemen--One Wide River to Cross (1971)
Excellent bluegrass gospel from the famous Country Gentlemen, who happened to show up for me in one of the local Goodwill store bins. Excellent musicians, all, but I nevertheless couldn't stand by and...
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Great Band Themes and Songs That Made Them Famous (Bravo! K 133)
If you ask me, this is a masterpiece of budget label deception. Even an experienced "junk" label thrifter like myself was fooled--almost--for a few moments. My first reaction was, "How did Pickwick...
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Back at the blog: Paul Whiteman and "Television Moon"!
I just revived all six of my Paul Whiteman posts from 2018 and 2019. They've been residing too long in the Zippyshare "File has expired" zone, and I lucked out and found the original zips on CD-R...
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Paul Whiteman is back! Part 7 (1920-1934)
So, by sheer luck, I found (in my piles and piles of CD-Rs) the disc containing my Paul Whiteman folders, all populated by mp3s exported from my MAGIX sound-editing program. A big relief--I was home...
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Paul Whiteman, Part 8 (1922-1945)--Ross Gorman and the Virginians, Ramona,...
We'll be hearing (eight times, no less!) from Paul Whiteman's more jazz oriented "satellite" band, the Virginians (led by Ross Gorman), and we have two terrific helpings of the amazing singer/pianist...
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The Blue Barons--Twist to the Great Blues Hits (Philips PHS 600-017; 1962)
A brief break from Paul Whiteman (who, far as I know, never did the twist). A thrift gift from Diane, this 1962 Philips LP has great stereo sound and top-notch studio musicianship. However, given...
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Paul Whiteman, Part 9--"Canadian Capers," Ramona, Billy Murray, more!...
You know, I think I ripped many of these as far back as 2017. (Talk about ancient history...) Anyway, two Virginians sides (1922; the group's line-up is listed here), two Columbias (1929), and one...
View ArticleMeanwhile, at my YouTube channel (Shellac City)
I've been posting a fair amount of material to my YouTube page--I suppose that has kept me from the blog. That, and several other current concerns. At any rate, I will try to (what's the word?)...
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Tubby Chess and His Candy Stripe Twisters Do "The Twist" (Grand Prix KS-187;...
Today's budget twist-ploitation offering is a surprisingly entertaining Grand Prix (Pickwick) LP by Tubby Chess and His Candy Stripe Twisters.Or, if you'd prefer, Tyler King and the Twisters; Robby...
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Sunday afternoon gospel: The Prophets Quartet--I Know (Queen City Album...
It would appear that I accidentally moved the LP while scanning the A side. Kind of a cool effect, actually. Meanwhile, I had to clone out some upper right hand discoloration that, while only mildly...
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Top Hits--Johnny Sullivan and His Orchestra (Parade SP-101; probably 1958),...
Top Hits, Parade SP-101. Or is it Top Tunes? Top hits, by any other name, are fake hits, and Parade (by the time this was issued--I'm guessing 1958) was SPC in disguise. We know this because of the...
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Shellac City 78s, Part 2--Arthur Pryor, Ted Lewis, Alfredo Brito, Wilbur...
Twenty-five 78 rips from my own collection, all made by me (with the help of VinylStudio and MAGIX), and all posted at my YouTube Channel, Shellac City. As the name suggests, the emphasis is on...
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Sunday morning gospel--The Singtime Trio: More About Jesus (Salem 1065; 1969)
(Don't forget to check out my previous posting of 25 78 rpm rips!)This morning (or afternoon, or whenever), some truly excellent gospel by the Singtime Trio of the Church of God in Oak Hill WV. Not a...
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Twist--Bobby Dunn With Les Cooper and His Twisters (Palace M-689)
What a front jacket! How best to describe it? A child's crayon scribblings? A movie poster for Attack of the Killer Silly String? An image from a failed 1960 private eye series?Pretty minimalist,...
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Hawaiian Favorites--Akoni Lani and His Islanders, Danny K. Stewart and His...
I couldn't resist this cover, for some reason. I wasn't expecting much in the music department, though--but how wrong I was. These tracks--by Akoni Lani and His Islanders and Danny K. Stewart and...
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Music for Monday (or on whichever day you're playing this): The Demensions,...
The Sheila Southern Burt Bacharach Songbook will be ready to go any time now--It's just that the LP needed a cleaning and some declicking, as it's not in the pristine condition that I falsely...
View ArticleA 2023 horror story: TCM's October schedule (an essay, no music)
So, what good is there to say about TCM's 2022 Halloween lineup? Well, not a great deal. And, judging from the comments on this page, I'm not alone in my disappointment.Instead of writing a long rant...
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Shellac City playlist: Halloween 2022
Happy Halloween! Hopefully, this link to my Halloween 2022 YouTube playlist will work: Shellac City Halloween 2022 playlist.These are all recent transfers/restorations (26 of them), and I think they...
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Sheila Southern--The Burt Bacharach Songbook (aka This Girls in Love With...
Sorry for the delay--I've been preoccupied with my new toy, my YouTube channel. I got to ripping tracks ahead of myself and decided that I need to take a breather. I had hoped to have this up, like,...
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