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Friday, 22 December 2023
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some more grass for y'all..........enjoy!
** Bluegrass **
The Tony Rice Unit - Manzanita ( 1979 ) ( cd rip flac )
https://we.tl/t-cxbZeFnJf6
** Bluegrass **
Hot Rize - So Long Of A Journry ( 2002 ) ( cd rip flac )
https://we.tl/t-LghAXpYx3t
** Bluegrass **
The Bluegrass Album Band - Volume One ( 1981 ) ( cd rip flac )
https://we.tl/t-G7yPby8WzL
Sir Douglas Quintet –The Collection
« The Collector Series »
Castle Communication CCSCD 133 (France / U.K. 1986)
Doug Sham (guitar, vocals)
Augie Meyers (organ)
Alvin Crow (guitar, vocals)
Johnny Perez (drums)
Speedy Sparks (bass)
Shaun Sahm (additional guitars and vocals)
With
Frank Morin, Harvey Kagan, Jim Starlings, Rockt Morales, Leonidas Baety, Attwood Allen, Wayne Talbot, George Rains, Whitney “Hershey” Freeman, Bill Atwood, Terry Henry, Mel Martin, Frank Morin, Martin Ferrio
Selections from “The Best Of The Sir Douglas Quintet” (1980) and “Border Wave” (1981), both albums released on the Takoma label in Los Angeles
1. Mendocino (2:42)
2. And It Didn't Even Bring Me Down (2:30)
3. At The Crossroads (4:34)
4. Nuevo Laredo (2:43)
5. Wasted Days & Wasted Nights (3:39)
6. She's About A Mover (3:14)
7. Old Habits, Die Hard (3:30)
8. You're Gonna Miss Me (3:21)
9. Sheila Tequila (2:19)
10. Tonite, Tonite (2:30)
11. Border Wave (2:28)
12. Dynamite Woman (3:44)
13. Stoned Faces Don't Lie (4:40)
14. Texas Me (2:38)
15. Magic Illusion (2:50)
16. Song Of Everything (4:07)
17. You Never Get Too Big And... (3:43)
Fresh CD Rip - Artwork Included (front,back, booklet, CD)
https://workupload.com/file/tRKRKtxkp3B
The Groop – The Best & The Rest – 1965-1969
CBS # 463480 2 (Australia 1989)
Australian band, featuring Brian Cadd, not to be mistaken for the US band with the same name
---The Groop were an Australian folk, R&B and rock band formed in 1964 in Melbourne, Victoria and had their greatest chart success with their second line-up of Max Ross on bass, Richard Wright on drums and vocals, Don Mudie on lead guitar, Brian Cadd on keyboards and vocals, and Ronnie Charles on vocals. The Wesley Trio formed early in 1964 with Ross, Wright and Peter McKeddie on vocals; they were renamed The Groop at the end of the year.
The Groop's best known hit single "Woman You're Breaking Me" was released in 1967, the band won a trip to United Kingdom but had little success there. Cadd later admitted that their style of music would have suited the US rather than the UK. Other singles included "Ol' Hound Dog", "Best in Africa", "I'm Satisfied", "Sorry", "Seems More Important To Me" and "Such A Lovely Way".
When The Groop disbanded in 1969, Cadd and Mudie formed Axiom with Glenn Shorrock (later in Little River Band). Cadd was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame in 2007, for his work with The Groop, Axiom and as a solo artist.---
Brian Cadd was a member of the Flying Burrito Brothers from 1991 to 1993.
Thanks to the people at RH for tracks 1 and 2
Track 10 is Bob Dylan’s “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue”
1. Watch Your Step (2:02) (as The Jackson Kings)
2. Come On Now (1:45) (as The Jackson Kings)
3. Ol' Hound Dog (2:31)
4. The Best In Africa (2:36)
5. Empty Words (2:36)
6. Little Man (2:39)
7. Who Do You Love (2:16)
8. Sorry (2:03)
9. Mad Over You (2:51)
10. Baby Blue (3:32)
11. Woman You're Breaking Me (2:10)
12. Seems More Important to Me (2:49)
13. Annabelle Lee (2:31)
14. Thinkin' 'Bout The Things (2:22)
15. Happy With Love Like Yours (3:26)
16. Night Life (2:34)
17. Sally's Mine (3:34)
18. We Can Talk (3:06)
19. You Gotta Live Love (2:50)
20. Such A Lovely Way (3:22)
Artwork Included (front, back, booklet)
https://workupload.com/file/nEDJKg2Qtaw
Louis Philippe – Jackie Girl
Siesta Records Siesta 56 (France / Spain 1997)
Louis Philippe (real name Philippe Auclair): vocals, classical and acoustic guitars
Danny Manners: electric bass, double bass, piano, keyboards, backing vocals
David Longdon: backing vocals, slide and acoustic guitars, flute
Glen Fox: drums
Richie Thomas: percussion
Dave Gregory: lead guitar
Bertrand Burgalat: piano, philicorda
Mark Bassey, Phil Taylor: trombone
Chris Batchelor, Paul Jayasinha: trumpet
Pip Eastop, Martin Owen: French horn
Oren Marshall: tuba
Mike Williams: soprano saxophone
Mat Fox: dulcimer
Spike Williams: electric guitar
The Covent Garden String Ensemble, leader: Abigail Trundle (cello)
The album is dedicated to Philippe Auclair’s favourite singer Jackie DeShannon.
1. Sweet Dollar Bill (4:24)
2. She Means Everything To Me (4:26)
3. Jackie Girl (4:54)
4. Mr. Songbird (4:22)
5. Oiseau De Paradis (2:21)
6. Le Voyageur (4:35)
7. Deauville (6:02)
8. La Pointe Du Jour (3:11)
9. Anna Doesn't Live Here Anymore (3:22)
10. Il Ne Reste Plus Rien De L'Été (1:44)
11. Venus (3:16)
12. Teacher's Pet (3:13)
13. Every Day Gone By (4:58)
14. The Girl In The Attic (1:54)
Artwork Included (front, back, booklet, insert, CD)
https://krakenfiles.com/view/9kQNlYAP1v/file.html
Non-Billboard 1957.02, Cash Box Part 2
1. The Four Lads - The Eyes Of God (2:52)
2. The Four Lads - His Invisible Hand (2:49)
3. Earl Grant - Fever (3:12)
4. Earl Grant - Malaguena (2:39)
5. Roy Hamilton - The Aisle (2:21)
6. Roy Hamilton - That Old Feeling (2:46)
7. Richard Hayman Orchestra - Tammy (2:15)
8. Richard Hayman Orchestra - Calypso Girl (2:19)
9. Hugo & Luigi - Shenandoah Rose (2:07)
10. Hugo & Luigi - Rockabilly Party (2:30)
11. Julius La Rosa - Stashu Pandowski (2:06)
12. Julius La Rosa - Jeanette (2:44)
13. Joy Layne - After School (2:16)
14. Joy Layne - You Gave Me Wings To Fly (2:24)
15. Joe Leahy & His Orchestra - By The Bend Of The River (2:29)
16. Joe Leahy & His Orchestra - Two Minute Melody (1:48)
17. Frankie Lymon - My Girl (1:54)
18. Frankie Lymon - So Goes My Love (2:23)
19. The McGuire Sisters - Kid Stuff (2:33)
20. The McGuire Sisters - Without Him (2:55)
21. Lou Monte - Roman Guitar (Chitarra Romana) (2:48)
22. Lou Monte - Some Cloud Above (2:35)
23. Tony Perkins - When School Starts Again (2:42)
24. Tony Perkins - Rocket To The Moon (2:01)
25. The Poni-Tails - Your Wild Heart (2:31)
26. The Poni-Tails - Que La Bozena (2:26)
27. Teddy Randazzo - Next Stop Paradise (1:48)
28. Teddy Randazzo - How Could You Know (2:15)
29. Ann Reynolds - Wind In The Willow (2:46)
30. Ann Reynolds - Say I Can Count On You (2:30)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HCdqKPO6syc9H6A6eYWV4e1tGnOCMNTY/view?usp=sharing
pass: NBCB57
Was (Not Was)
Part 4 of 4
2008-Boo!
https://www.imagenetz.de/avofC
Crazy Water - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Feu0qgt33qU
01 - Semi-Interesting Week - Was (Not Was)
02 - It's A Miracle - Was (Not Was)
03 - Your Luck Won't Last - Was (Not Was)
04 - From The Head To The Heart - Was (Not Was)
05 - Big Black Hole - Was (Not Was)
06 - Needletooth - Was (Not Was)
07 - Forget Everything - Was (Not Was)
08 - Crazy Water - Was (Not Was)
09 - Mr. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore - Was (Not Was)
10 - Green Pills In The Dresser (Album Version) - Was (Not Was)
2010-Pick Of The Litter (1980 - 2010)
https://www.imagenetz.de/eH7BT
Spy In The House Of Love - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eDJdfcDNKw
01 - Wheel Me Out - Was (Not Was)
02 - Out Come The Freaks (7" Version) - Was (Not Was)
03 - Tell Me That I'm Dreaming - Was (Not Was)
04 - The Sky's Ablaze - Was (Not Was)
05 - Should I Wait - Sweet Pea Atkinson - Was (Not Was)
06 - Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like A Rubber Ball) - Was (Not Was)
07 - Walk The Dinosaur - Was (Not Was)
08 - Spy In The House Of Love (7" Version) - Was (Not Was)
09 - Dad I'm In Jail - Was (Not Was)
10 - Somewhere In America There's A Street Named After My Dad - Was (Not Was)
11 - Papa Was A Rolling Stone (Promo Single Edit) - Was (Not Was)
12 - I Feel Better Than James Brown - Was (Not Was)
13 - I Blew Up The United States - Was (Not Was)
14 - Semi-Interesting Week - Was (Not Was)
15 - From The Head To The Heart - Was (Not Was)
16 - Hello Operator.. I Mean Dad... I Mean Police... I Can't Even Remember Who I Am (Rehearsal Version) - Was (Not Was)
17 - Shake Your Head (Steve 'Silk' Hurley Remix) - Was (Not Was)
18 - Elvis' Rolls Royce - Was (Not Was)
19 - Zaz Turned Blue - Was (Not Was)
The Cambridge Buskers
The Cambridge Buskers were a duo of British musicians, whose career began in the late 1970s and were subsequently called The Classic Buskers. They performed classical music humorously using many instruments, costumes and props.
Michael Copley and David Adam Gillespie (Dag) Ingram met when they were students at Cambridge University. According to the liner notes of their first recording, their musical association began when they found themselves at Blackfriars station without enough money for the fare to get home. In an attempt to raise the money from passers-by, they played The Entertainer and Eine kleine Nachtmusik for a while, until they were asked to leave by a London Transport official.
Subsequently, they gained international success with their performances and many recordings, and performed in over 20 countries and in 15 languages until September 2016, when they disbanded after an incident in Shanghai. It is reported that at one point a Japanese comic strip was written about them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Buskers
Michael Copley also recorded a few "straight" classical LPs.
I had (I think) three Cambridge Buskers LPs back in the late 70s / early 80s. When they visited Australia in 1984(?), my wife and I took my parents to see them and a good time was had by all.
G.
The Cambridge Buskers Collection 1
https://www.imagenetz.de/jNZTU
Concert - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jEsK-uy64o
01 - Largo al factotum - Gioachino Rossini
02 - La donna è mobile - Guiseppi Verdi
03 - Gypsy Song - Georges Bizet
04 - Overture from Semiramide - Gioachino Rossini
05 - Dove sono i bel momenti - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
06 - Monostatos' Aria - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
07 - Happy Life Song - Kurt Weill
08 - Little Buttercup - Arthur Seymour Sullivan
09 - Una voce poca fa - Gioachino Rossini
10 - Ride of the Valkyries - Richard Wagner
11 - Act II Quartet from Rigoletto - Guiseppi Verdi
12 - Overture from The Italian Girl In Algiers - Gioachino Rossini
13 - Mandolin Serenade from Don Giovanni - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
14 - Sempre libera - Guiseppi Verdi
15 - Intermezzo from Cavaliera Rusticana - Pietro Mascagn
16 - Overture from Poet and Peasant - Franz von Suppé
17 - Non più andrai - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
18 - Can Can - Jacques Offenbach
19 - Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 - Johann Sebastian Bach
20 - Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 - Johann Sebastian Bach
21 - Brandenburg Concertos - Grand Finale - Medley - Johann Sebastian Bach
22 - Spring from The Four Seasons - Antonio Lucio Vivaldi
23 - Harp Concerto in B flat minor - George Frideric Handel
24 - Adagio - Tomaso Albinoni
25 - Water Music - Overture - George Frideric Handel
26 - Water Music - Air - George Frideric Handel
27 - Water Music - Menuet - George Frideric Handel
28 - Water Music - Finale - George Frideric Handel
29 - Sonata in D major K481 - Domenico Scarlatti
30 - Concerto in F major a due cori - George Frideric Handel
Starday (TX) 45rpm Vol. 2 1954 - 1955
Track List & other volumes go
https://anorakrockabilly45rpm.blogspot.com/2023/12/starday-tx-45rpm-vol-2.html
Download the tunes here
https://workupload.com/file/Sk4Bw3A8gZW
I love "Memory Motel"by the Rolling Stones. Yesterday I stumbled across an alternate version and did a remix with that and the original and I'm happy with the way it came out so I uploaded it to YouTube aqlong with a 3-D photo of the band. Check it out and let me know if you love it or hate it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzztq_kGMQg
Here's some more John Lee Hooker you might not have heard @320:
Live At Sugar Hill Vols 1 & 2
https://workupload.com/file/pcTMy6DaSMz
Live At Sugar Hill Volume 2
https://workupload.com/file/ySmbchAHDBb
It's confusing and I don't get it, but there is no overlap between the two albums.
The Rhythm Bombers - Leave You For Dust (Foot Tapping Records FT 161)
https://workupload.com/file/Dy7ddSN8ppk
The Rhythm Bombs - Better Be Ready (Naked Productions NP015)
https://workupload.com/file/vERsuJpxuPM
Rocket 88 - 1-2-3 Jump (Planet X Records PX 061369)
https://workupload.com/file/kPkQD3WEmZp
.44 pistol - Topic
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCML9KXK8KhZJ_OiIQ6lvmNw
"1st March 2014 saw Stafford-based lo-fi blues extravaganza .44 pistol release Live at the Vaults, fourteen tracks of relentless searing guitar, pounding drums and sweaty energy recorded at a packed show the previous September in Stafford’s Market Vaults. Following on from 2011’s Served Raw the record captures the spark of the band’s energetic live show."
"Described as ‘brilliant’ by Maverick Magazine & ‘kick-ass’ by bluesinthenorthwest.com, .44 Pistol consists of Pete Wearn (vocal, harmonica & slide guitar) Ash Jones (Lead & rhythm guitar) & Mick Askey (Drums). They do not have a bass player, nor do they feel they need one."
Thanks to azzulscollective.
Shake Your Moneymaker (Live)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haF1JTCnCyk&list=OLAK5uy_mFLAn8hCHG2CObnvbzz0nbuPqtS6muGr4&index=9
Got My Mojo Working (Live)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHsMO0Y4aWA&list=OLAK5uy_mFLAn8h
CHG2CObnvbzz0nbuPqtS6muGr4&index=15
Forty-Four Pistol (Live)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrw0apjyZ4c&list=OLAK5uy_mFLAn8hCHG2CObnvbzz0nbuPqtS6muGr4&index=12
L,O,U,D!
Smoking Blues - Pink Floyd (Full Album)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z98iKIJTLU
Youtube comment;-
"I bought this at my friend's record store about 20 years ago for $40. Worth every cent. 😁 This was recorded to be their first live album but got shelved for what would become Ummagumma. So glad this found its way to being released, officially or not. It was recorded November 21, 1970, not 1969, as the artwork says."
Download here
from
https://www.pharophassonora.com/
PINK FLOYD - Smoking Blues
https://mega.nz/file/nMBTHTSD#FJhdwKCJKsK6o8ow6txaauqYQppvKvC8ofQGZtKRFHs
Remastered (1995)
1-1 Astronomy Domine 10:26
1-2 Fast Old Sun 13:42
1-3 Atom Heart Mother 17:45
2-1 Cymbaline 11:34
2-2 Embryo 12:40
2-3 Just Another Twelve Bar 5:12
2-4 More Blues 9:16
Recorded At – Casino de Montreux
Montreux, Switzerland, November 21st, 1970.
Seanav, thanks for
'The Groop – The Best & The Rest – 1965-1969'
Their self-titled album was one of the first I ever bought.
Harder to get now, than hens teeth!
MAYTONES_Funny Man
melodians - pre-meditation
Melodians - Rivers Of Babylon
https://we.tl/t-rszay0Yv7S
Bucephalus
Fulfilling another request from the remote past (by sussurus or susurrus, circa late March this year).
Kewi’s [NL] - Kewi’s Komplete :
https://www.discogs.com/release/2791634-Kewis-Kewis-Komplete
CD compilation featuring Kewi University Of Swing and Kewi A Go Go Party respectively, two Dutch acts founded by Kees Maas and Willem Wisselink from the Enschede region, if I remember correctly. Now, you may guess where the “KeWi” monicker comes from.
Actually this set is not entirely ‘komplete’ because Kewi A Go Go Party had a little more material on vinyl between 1977 and 1980.
This CD however, does feature the following:
Kewi University Of Swing album - ‘Terracotta Me, Baby’ [1983] – CD tracks 1 to 10 and 12 to 14;
Kewi University Of Swing single B side - ‘Nurse’ [1983] - CD track 11 ;
Kewi A Go Go Party album - ‘Life Is Like A Penguin (Always Black & White)’ [1980] – CD track 15 to 27.
My rip here, including info and scans:
https://pixeldrain.com/u/quFfBgPM
P.S. If someone out there has the VA compilation ‘First Idiots’, I’d love to see it offered here someday.
https://www.discogs.com/release/1526988-Various-First-Idiots
Cheers,
HP
P.S. back soon with The Ardent Records Story 2CD
DISCO SOUL ..... well it's Christmas!
https://workupload.com/file/L7wymsNWqKp
1. Shalama – A Night To Remember
2. Sister Sledge – We Are Family
3. Leon Haywood – Don't Push It, Don't Force It
4. Candi Staton – Young Hearts Run Free
5. Womack & Womack – Teardrops
6. Odyssey – Going Back To My Roots
7. Ce Ce Peniston – Finally
8. Gladys Knight & The Pips – Taste Of Bitter Love
9. KC & The Sunshine Band – That's The Way I Like It
10. The Independents – Arise And Shine
11. The Drizabone Soul Family – New York City Nights
12. The Temptations – Law Of The Land
13. Leiff Garret – I Was Made For Dancing
14. Loleatta Holloway – We're Getting Stronger
15. Gloria Gaynor – Never Can Say Goodbye
16. Jimmy Bo Horne – Dance Across The Floor
17. The Trammps – Disco Inferno
18. Jimmie Cameron – Be Fair To Me
19. The Brothers Johnson – Stomp
20. Phyllis Hyman – You Know How To Love Me
21. Kool & The Gang – Celebrate
22. Genie Brown – I Can't Stop Talking
23. Jackie Moore – This Time Baby
24. Syreeta – Can't Shake Your Love
25. The O'Jays – I Love Music
26. The Ritchie Family – American Generation
27. The Supremes – I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do The Walking
28. Average White Band – Let's Go Round Again
29. The Soultains – I Heard It Through The Grapevine
30. The Moments – Nine Times
31. The Spinners – Working My Way Back To You / Forgive Me Girl
32. Chic – Good Times
33. The Peoples Choice – Do It Anyway You Wanna
34. Earth Wind & Fire – Boogie Wonderland
Edward Said:
The Lust-O-Rama - 1992 - 21 Lustful Songs
CDr Compilation, Unofficial Release @ 192
Norway’s premier garage revivalists, with the Norse godfather of modern garage, Arne Thelin.
https://www.discogs.com/release/892824-The-Lust-O-Rama-21-Lustful-Songs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GUYJlDpHBk
https://www.imagenetz.de/gBkwk
Lust-O-Rama - 1998 - Pure Lust
CD Compilation, @320
Awesome 28 track collection of singles and e.p's from this Norwegian garage rock band.
https://www.discogs.com/release/2220303-The-Lust-O-Rama-Pure-Lust
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1utSTIMLa88
https://www.imagenetz.de/fq6C8
I'm In The Mood For Love (Burlesque Classics)
1. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
2. Bobby Troup - Deed I Do
3. Carmen MacRae - Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)
4. Eartha Kitt - Je Cherche Un Homme (I Want A Man)
5. Etta James - Good Rockin' Daddy
6. Gina Lollobrigida - Pourquoi Ne Pas M'Aimer
7. Johnny 'Guitar' Watson & His Orchestra - Hot Little Mamma
8. Julie London - I'm In The Mood For Love
9. Monica Lewis - Do It Again
10. Varetta Dillard - So Many Ways (To Love You)
11. Little Willie John - Fever
12. Della Reese - Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend
13. Earl Bostic - Harlem Nocturne
14. Joe Clay - Sixteen Chicks
15. Billie Holiday - No Good Man
https://pixeldrain.com/u/sY2uDkid
I appreciate all the thanks on my first foray into posting territory!
..........................
BOB WiLLS & TOMMY DUNCAN - Together Again - 1960
https://pixeldrain.com/u/cvBJME9T
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BOB WILLS & TOMMY DUNCAN - Mr. Words & Mr. Music - 1961
https://pixeldrain.com/u/U9HcFnYi
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BOB WiLLS and HiS TEXAS PLAYBOYS - 26 More Rare Presto Label Recordings - 1949
https://pixeldrain.com/u/XRbeFTYn
Junne asked for this, earlier this week.
Various - Thank You Friends: The ARDENT Records story (2CD, BIG BEAT)
Discogs info :
https://www.discogs.com/release/3227790-Various-Thank-You-Friends-The-Ardent-Records-Story
Thanks should go to Sticky/All We Need Is Pop/popintotheblue for the original blogpost incl info/images, dated June 18, 2017:
https://popintotheblue.blogspot.com/2017/06/various-thank-you-friends-ardent.html
As the links over there are no longer valid, here is a new upload:
https://pixeldrain.com/u/KuLeArfJ
N.B. Disc One track 20 is tagged incorrectly as ‘Every Day As We Go Close {Original Mix)’ ; its correct title should read as follows:
'Every Day As We Grow Closer (Original Mix)'
Happy Holidays from Free Friday Films! So let's celebrate with the
STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL
Yes, you’ve probably heard of this thing: “the worst piece of television ever made,” disowned by George Lucas himself, an embarrassment only aired once. The Star Wars Holiday Special is universally hated by all… unless you actually alive as a kid in 1978- an innocent, true-blue fan of the Force, who only a year or so ago had gone through the life-altering experience of having your mind blown in a theater watching Darth Vader for the first time. For them, The Star Wars Holiday Special was truly special, something all these adult fanboys have forgotten after going through puberty and believing themselves to be mature, sophisticated geeks who know better.
But they don’t know better. They’ve forgotten the most basic fact, that the primary audience for Star Wars was and will always be kids; adults are welcome to watch along, but Star Wars was never for them. The Holiday Special is more than just a kitschy piece of vintage television meant to either be enjoyed ironically or avoided altogether. If you remember the 70’s (and clearly, more and more people don’t) you understand that the entire world of broadcast tv at the time was full of Tom Jones-style shmaltz. It was a time when the counter-culture was beginning to take over the mainstream, but, quite literally, only just beginning. The older, pre-boomer generation, whose tastes still dominated most of mass media (unlike today, where Youth rules supreme) were still Hollywood’s target audience, because it was their advertisers’ target audience. This explains the proliferation of variety shows and cornball Broadway-lite dance routines prime TV was full of. George Carlin and SNL were both thought of as edgy and underground; Monty Python was barely known in America unless you were a late-night PBS viewer. God-awful variety shows like The Brady Bunch Hour, Donnie and Marie, and The Sonny and Cher Show, on the other hand, were the norm. Even Carol Burnett and The Muppet Show– both parodies of the variety show format- were still compelled to insert sincere song-and-dance numbers in between the comedy sketches every episode- an unwritten rule you didn’t dare break, because that’s what the public wanted.
In this context, The Star Wars Holiday Special makes a hell of a lot of sense. And sure, it’s cheesy- but in such a bizarrely unique way, you have to give the producers credit. They really went for it, whether out of desperation to fill a 2 hour time slot, or because everyone was high on coke- it’s hard to tell. More importantly, though, is that the show worked- for its intended audience, that is. When I watched it with my daughter not too long ago, she cried when the Stormtrooper ransacked Lumpy’s bedroom; she completely empathised with his situation and felt the pain of having your private space violated while Big Brother searches for your missing dad. Laugh if you will, but she became a Lumpy fan right then and there, and enjoyed the entire 97 minute special, from the main narrative of Chewie getting back in time for Life Day, to some freakish trapeze artists to musical numbers by Bea Arthur and Jefferson Starship. Who all these celebs were meant nothing to her, but the magic of The Star Wars Holiday Special was still in full effect with this young Gen-Z’er. So watch this crazy thing, either for the first time or for the tenth- but watch it with a kid, and maybe they can explain it to you in a way that makes the Force flow strongly within you once again.
https://movieclub578540955.wordpress.com/2023/12/22/the-star-wars-holiday-special/comment-page-1/#comment-409
Searnav,
Thanks for Louis Philippe. He's underappreciated and not widely available in the US.
New Race "The First & The Last" (1987) @320
with members of Stooges/MC5/Radio Birdman
wetransfer good for seven days
https://we.tl/t-Az9v3i2Sh6
Thanks so much.
@Rick Saunders -
Continued Thanks!
-Anonymous John
Thanks for all posters, happy holidays for TZ!
Thanks Searnav for the Groop share , wonderful 60's band. Saw Ronnie Charles last year and his voice is still solid.
Really liked the album he did in England "Prestidigitation" with an orchestra and choir Greeat work
ATTN - cabledogg2 said...
some more grass for y'all..........enjoy!
Thanks!
Cheers,
Mike M
Does anyone have this Hillbilly Boogie set? I used to have it but I must have loaned it to someone...and you know how that goes.
Thanks!
-Rick
https://www.discogs.com/release/8133019-Various-Hillbilly-Boogie
Big thanks for 'DISCO SOUL'
HP - Thanks for the Kewi's Komplete!
@ RICK SAUNDERS
Hillbilly Boogie - Proper Boxset
The first three discs :
https://workupload.com/file/Axyj7gcRPKB
Saturday, the fourth one and complete artwork (60 pages booklet...)
Thank you, Uncle Gil! I'm excited to hear it again.
- Rick
@ la musica e vita said...
Many thanks for Pink Floyd's "Smoking Blues". Was not aware of it and those are some of my favorite pieces so this should be a great listen.
Brian
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