I was listening to Nick Garrie's "Little Bird" and Shy Limbs' "Trick or Two" and thought why not another comp of rare sixties gems. 20 tracks in all, from bands The Sound Sandwich, The Myddle Class, The Four O'Clock Balloon, The Nova Local, etc. Enjoy!
If I don't have another comp by the end of the year - A HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
NOTE: The file has the wrong cat# on the cover. The corrected cover is displayed for this post.
It's a Downtime Christmas Special! I absolutely love this mix. What are my favorites? The biggest standouts are Vic's remix of "Winter Wonderland," nPc's lo-fi remix of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," and Monte La Rue's "I Saw Santa Kissing Mommy (A Time for Lovin')." The bass riff/runs in the latter are similar or possibly sampled from the replay background music in Pilotwings 64, the video game. Regardless, I absolutely, positively LOVE IT! Enough of the chit-chat... Enjoy!
A continuation from volume 2, but this time all tracks are from the '50s. Standards, traditional & swingin' pop, and as usual, all unsung gems. Enjoy!
... for all you cool cat swingers...
I really like this one. I spent quite a bit of time on it too. I wouldn't say the tracks are rare, but the majority are rarely heard on the radio, from all what I've listened to over the years.
Big favs are Baja Marimba Band's "A Partridge in a Pear Tree (The Twelve Days of Christmas)," Percy Faith's "Christmas Is" (one of my all-time Christmas favs), The Hollywood Pops Orchestra's "Caroling, Caroling," Burt Bacharach's "The Bell That Couldn't Jingle" (the same deal as Percy Faith), and The Hollyridge Strings' "Santa's Got a Brand New Bag." They are all good. All sixties space age pop, easy listening, etc. Enjoy!
'50s & '60s rockin' Christmas! The third in the series. 20 tracks of rock 'n' roll, rockabilly, etc, from 1955 to 68. As usual, all unsung tracks and most are rare, when it comes to radio airplay. You're asking for my top three? Hmm, I'll go with track Pam Norton's It's Snowing and It's Christmas Time, Saturday's Children's Deck Five (love it!), and Bobbie & Boobie's Cool, Cool, Xmas. Enjoy!
Continuing with the series. This one is all early standards, traditional & swingin' pop, from mid-40s to late-50s. And as usual, all unsung gems. Enjoy!
Christmas Mix 2022! I love Christmas music. All the tunes are the crème de la crème. The best of the best.
Volume 1 - more modern rock, indie pop, a couple of funky instrumentals, etc. The first track (Ulysses' (I Wish You A) Merry Christmas) includes an old Christmas ad. A simple edit. The last track (Combustible Edison's Sleigh Ride) is an old edit. It's more of a prototype. I was experimenting with various quips of Cousin Eddie from the hilarious Christmas Vacation film. It's unfinished but after several listens, I decided to leave it alone, warts and all including the drastic ending cut that wasn't deliberate. Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra's "Away in a Manger" is a big fav. Lisa Mychols' "Ringing Bells on Christmas Day" and Amerigo Gazaway's "Lil' Funky Drummer Boy" too. 20 tracks in all. Enjoy!
The title is a bit of a misnomer. They are not necessarily 'forgotten' but simply a concise way in saying, "Great tunes from great albums but not as talked or played enough among the peers, radio, blah blah blah..."
Close to 80 minutes worth. Check out Sperrmüll's "No Freak Out," Quatermass' "Gemini," and Lady Lake's "Fading Trees," They're all good. Enjoy!
80 minutes worth! Most are from the 70s, with a couple or three 60s, one 90s, and commences with a remix. Now let me tell you about Big Jay Bush & The House Rockers' "Funky Horns," the last track - it blew my mind when first heard many years back. Unfortunately, it was a rough recording. Apparently, that rough recording is the actual recording. Regardless, it smokes ass. The tempo's so fast yet still funks & grooves. A big, BIG fav.
Lots of favs including The Rimshots' "Soultrain Part 1," Abraham and the Casanovas' "Kangaroo II," Harold Alexander's "Down Home" and Corduroy's "Long Cool & Bubbly" just to name a few. They're all good. Enjoy!
Continuing on... the well known tracks. 20 tracks in all. Too many favs to list but if I had to name three, hmmm, Ernie K-Doe's "Mother-In-Law," Dion's "Ruby Baby," and Millie Small's "My Boy Lollipop." They're all good. Enjoy!
What's going on here... more downtime!?! Why not! Big favs in Lemon Jelly's "Nice Weather for Ducks," Weathertunes' "The Sunny Side of Life," and Fila Brazillia's "XII." Also Breezewax's "Mother's Earth" and Nightmares on Wax's "You Wish." They're all good. Enjoy!
The first half of the title was not inspired by noisy bodily functions. It's a title I've floated around for the longest time. While working away on the comp, I kept thinking back to an old memory from over 40 years ago, to partially base the comp's theme. She was beautiful, sexy, and absolutely fun to be with, albeit our relation was very short lived. One evening, we got together with a few friends and while listening to Alex Harvey Band's "Snake Bite," she got up and did this dance, similar to Selma Hayek's scenes in From Dusk to Dawn (a film released years later). Actually, she had a similar body to Selma's. Let that sink in your daydreaming minds, 😋. Her dance was so mesmerizing & engaging. Well anyway...
Lots of favs including Rodger Collins' "She's Looking Good." Also, The Herb Johnson Settlement's "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow," Sun Dragon's "Seventeen," Billy Davis' "Stanky (Get Funky)" and Small Faces' "What'Cha Gonna Do About It." All tunes from 1965 to '78. Enjoy!
btw, I included "Snake Bite" (the last track)
I worked on this comp shortly after the first one. As like the previous mix, this one should all be rare aka to the best of my knowledge. The Dooley Sisters, Danny Valentino, The McGuire Sisters, Titus Turner, Susan Rafey, Joanne Engel, Lenny Welch, Johnny & The Hurricanes, and many others. 20 tracks in all. Enjoy!
Note: Track 4 Baby Washington's "Hey Lonely" is sometimes listed as "Hey Lonely One." I prefer this order (precedence) when establishing track, artist, and album titles: back cover>front cover>spine>label
As requested, popcorn music. For this first comp, I went with rare tracks. Marilyn Brown's "Walk on the Wild Side" would probably be my fav. 20 tracks in all by artists Evie Sands, Dean Barlow, Azie Mortimer, Jay Abbott, Barry Darvell, Les Baxter, James Booker, Kenny Lynch, and more. Enjoy!
20 More Spooky Tracks! This will probably be the last Halloween comp for this year. I like this comp. I kept it more straightforward and not as eclectic as the others. All tracks from 1955 to '66. My favorites? Hmm, Charles Sheffield's "It's Your Voodoo Working" would be one. Frank Comstock's "On the Dark Side of the Moon" would be another. And Bobby 'Boris' Pickett's "Graveyard Shift" would round out my top three. Enjoy, and have a Happy Halloween!
Note: Track #18 is often credited to the writer (Milton DeLugg)
NOTE: Revised Edition! Shouldn't the year on the cover be 2022? Yes and no. It's an old mix that I've revised a couple of times, finalized in 2021. For 2022, I set the tracks as one complete mix ala DJ mode. You can name it whatever you like.
By request, an all separated tracks file. You still have the choice for the original all-in-one-file mix or both (keep in mind, the updated version does not include the various sound effects from the original mix). Enjoy!
And another one yet for all you Halloween lovers. There's a few rare film score/tracks included, notably Amedeo Tommasi's "Titoli finali" - it's a bit freaky. As for my fav, probably Gene "Bowlegs" Miller's "Frankenstein Walk." 20 tracks including Kay Bell and The Spacemen's "Scream Along with the Monster," The Invasion's "The Invasion Is Coming," Peggy Lee's "Bewitched" and Gary 'Spider' Webb's "The Cave (Part I)." Enjoy them all!
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Help!!! 20 Spooky Kooky Tracks! I like this one better than the previous two. Several rare tunes including A Pair of Kings' "The Monster," The Creeps' "The Whip," and The Poindexter Bros.' "The Booga Man." 20 tracks in all. Enjoy!
More Halloween tunes for all you good freaks 😁 Lots of rare (or maybe not so rare) tracks including Putney Dandridge's "The Skeleton in the Closet," The Bootmen's "Black Widow," The Run-A-Ways' "Night Creature," Sonny Day's "Creature from Outer Space" and The London Studio Group's "Sinister Stranger" to name just a few. Enjoy!
NOTE: Revised Edition! The original file had a missing track (Les Elgart and His Orchestra's "Voo Doo Drums"). Also, you are not seeing things. There are two tracks with the same name and band (well, one of the titles has a definite article) = The Voodoos' "Voodoo Walk." I'm still unsure if the same band or not (different year of release for each track). I like both tracks, especially the slower more creepy one. Anyway...
It Was He Who Farted! 20 Frightening Oldies from the '50s & '60s!
It's that time of year once again. With this spooky compilation, I'm familiar with a few tracks while the rest are as rare as rocking horse poop. Favs? Along with aforementioned (under "NOTE"), Electro-Tones' "Ghost Train" for one. Carole Bennett's "Haunted Lover" would be another. And George Morgan's "Tennessee Hillbilly Ghost" another fav. Enjoy you trick and treaters!
Continuing with popsicle farts. Lots of favs in this mix. My favorites? Hmm, Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers' 1968's "Does Your Mama Know About Me" is a big fav. Thomas Chong (yep, Cheech & Chong fame) was not only a member, but also the co-writer. The Doobie Brothers' "Neal's Fandango" is another big fav. The Lemon Dips' "Unpack Your Bags" another big fav. And, Canada's own Stonebolt with one of their best ballads, "I Will Still Love You." That tune sure takes me back.
It's a great set of tracks. Enjoy!
16 unsung gems. Jefferson Lee, Spring Fever, Three Dog Night, Irish Coffee, and several other artists. Gary & Dave's "Could You Ever Love Me Again" received a lot of Canadian AM (radio) airplay throughout the years. The Stars' "Auntie Annie's Place" is aka "Annie's Place." Enjoy!
The second in the series (Part I Here). Another collection of could've, would've, and should've been hits. Aerosmith's "Combination" (one of the best tracks off 'Rocks'), Joe Walsh's "Birdcall Morning" (favorite track off 'Barnstorm'), Alice Cooper's "Public Animal #9" and Sweet's "Restless" just to name a few. All great tracks. Enjoy!
A collection of could've, would've, and should've been hits. Favorites? Boston's "Hitch a Ride." It's still my favorite by the band. Blue Öyster Cult's "The Great Sun Jester" is another biggie. Druid's "Razor Truth" is sooo good. And Canada's own Prism with "Mirror Man" is another worthy track. They're all good. Enjoy!
Continuing from the first one (You Tickle Me Baby! 20 Tracks of Awesome Oldies 1951-1964), 22 tracks this time. A big, big fav in Maresca's "It's Their World." Also The Mello-Harps' "Gumma Gumma," Ernie K-Doe's "Te-Ta-Te-Ta-Ta" and Round Robin's "Kick That Little Foot Sally Ann." They're all good. Enjoy!
I didn't plan on making this a series, and yet here we are with volume 10. Big favs in Sleepless' "Ponder," Coldbrew's "Birds Out to Play," Ashra's "Mistral" and Emelie Christiansson's "Sunday Song." They're all good. Enjoy!
Note: Revised Edition
The mix is broken down into four parts: 1) It's full throttle from the get go, and it doesn't let up... 2) You're just cruisin' now, top down feelin' the breeze... 3) You're headin' back now, winding down, settlin' into the comfortable stage... 4) and you're home and relaxed. And what a rush!
Once again, all favs and lots of unsung gems. Sunbirds, Dhidalah, Faraquet, Solar Corona, Trion, Tenebre, Rare Bird, etc. Enjoy!
NOTE: Revised Edition!
Back to Basics... the majority of tracks are groovin' lounge, library, soundtrack, etc., with an emphasis on melody-licious! 20 tracks in all. Many favs including P. Willsher & T. Kelly's "Moon Gliding," Barry Stoller's "Stylus," Brian Bennett's "Daytrip," and Piero Umiliani's "Il tuo volto." They're all good. Enjoy!
So many favorites including Lemon Jelly's "Oats," Five Seasons' "Colours" and Japancakes' lengthy yet awesome "Elephants." Also a few 70s laidback tracks including Focus' "Tropic Bird" and Monk Montgomery's "Reality." Enjoy!
NOTE: Revised Edition!
A simple theme with this one. My favs? The American Breed's "Train on a One-Track Mind", 49th Parallel's "She Says," Small Faces' with "Shake," and The Cortinas' "Too Much in Love." I really love the latter. They're all good. Enjoy!
This may be my favorite (yet) from the drive baby series. A bit of covers, remixes, mashups, extended edits, samples galore, etc. Lemon Jelly's "Nice Weather for Ducks (Fishplant remix)" is my favorite fan-mix of the track. Cherokee's "End of Summer (feat. Goto)" is probably my biggest fav of the mix. Stardust's "Music Sounds Better with You" is the extended version. Roni Size's "Western" and Kinobe's "The Biological Break" are a couple more favs. Lots of goodies. Enjoy!
20 super-awesome unsung oldies. Wynonie Harris' "All She Wants to Do Is Rock," Skeets McDonald's "You Oughta See Grandma Rock," Diana Decker's "Rock-A-Boogie Baby," Roy Milton's "You Got Me Reeling and Rocking" and Piney Brown's "How About Rocking with Me" just to name a few. Enjoy!
More awesome covers in the drive series. Big favs in Badlands' "Fire and Rain," The Five Stairsteps' "Dear Prudence," Van Atta High's "Afternoon Delight" and Wee Willie Walker's "Ticket to Ride." And, during my youth when I needed a shot of adrenalin, I'd listen to the intro of Frijid Pink's "House of the Rising Sun." 16 tracks in all. Enjoy!
20 (mostly) deep cuts from the oldies canon. Too many favorites. Several doo-wops including The Cardinals' "Come Back My Love," The Keynotes' "Bye Bye Baby," and The Solitaires' "What Did She Say." And then there's Young Jessie's "Hit, Git and Split," a big fav, and so is Laurie London's "She Sells Sea Shells." They're all good. Enjoy!
Good 'ol rockin' rock hard seventies. A few non-album cuts, and lots of deep tracks. And a quick note regarding the last track: Sweet's "Fox on the Run" is the original UK album version, as opposed to the more known radio-friendly North American cut (synth intro and the echo-laden verse of, "I (I-I-I-I-I-I-I...) don't wanna know your name..."
Too many favs to list. Heavy Metal Kids' "Squalliday Inn" is a big, big BIG fav. Grand Funk Railroad's "Black Licorice" has to be one of their best unsung tracks. The Headboys' "The Shape of Things to Come" is another big fav. Cargo's "Finding Out" is wait for it, another big big BIG fav. I'm more impressed by the percussionist than the actual tune lol. All great tunes. Enjoy!
Note: Revised Edition!
16 tracks (1966-70) full of super & sunshine pop! Sun Dragon's "Peacock Dress" is a big, big fav of mine. Street Corner Society's "Summer Days, Summer Nights" is another fav. Saturday morning stars the Groovie Goolies with my fav "We Go So Good Together." The Bugaloos, another from Saturday morning, with "It's New to You." 49th Parallel's "She Says" is another fav. They're all good. Enjoy!
Cruisin' along with awesome cover tunes. Big favs in Stampeders' version of Ray Charles' "Hit the Road Jack," Local H's take on Concrete Blonde's "Joey," the Ataris' awesome take on Henley's "The Boys of Summer" and Warrant's "Tie Your Mother Down." Also Savoy Brown's "Tell Mama" and the Five Stairsteps' "Getting Better." I enjoy the whole mix. I hope you do too. Enjoy!
16 super awesome slow dancin' tracks, from 1966-72. All favs, but my super favs are both renditions of "(Let's Take A) Holiday" by The Honeys, and Dick & Dee Dee. The latter is titled "The Escape Suite," but still the same tune. The Sands of Time's "Where Did We Go Wrong" is a big, big fav. The New Lime's take on Ritchie Valens' "Donna" is a worthy cover. Strawberry Children's "Love Years Coming" is another big fav. White Plains' "I Can't Stop" is another. They're all good. Enjoy!
16 more tracks for the road. Max Webster's "On the Road" is undoubtedly my favorite in the mix. Gordon Lightfoot's "Carefree Highway" is a well known track and still a goodie. Albatross do a great cover of "Tobacco Road." Cry of Love's "Highway Jones" and The Pharaohs' "Freedom Road" are a couple of more favs. They're all good. Enjoy!
20 tracks in all, from '65 to '69. The Sheffields, Karen Verros, The Projection Company, The Sleepless Knights, Izzy Pound, John Hatton & The Devotions, and many more. Enjoy!
NOTE: Revised Edition!
16 short 'n' sweet garage rock tracks from '66. Favs? "Uh-Uh-Uh" by Canadian Squires. Written by Robbie Robertson (The Band). The Canadian Squires was an alias of Levon and The Hawks (pre-The Band). The Fifth Order's "Walkin' Away" is another fav. State of Mind's "Move" would be another one right up there, along with The Young Enterprise's "Think I'm Gonna Make It." They're all good. Enjoy!
NOTE: Track 3 (Canadian Squires - Uh-Uh-Uh) is from '65. Track 14 (The Split Ends - Rich with Nothin') may have been released in '67.
Continuing on with the summer beats, this time all instrumentals with a few shouts here and there. All 60s tracks sans the last track (The Bar-Kays' "Memphis Sunrise") from 72. My favs? Well, that's easy. The Young Disciples Co.'s "Bang Bang Bang." Wow, what a great track. Soooo good. The Roulettes' "Jackpot" is another fav. The 4 Instants' "All About My Girl" and Johnny Jenkins' "Bashful Guitar" are a couple of others. There's plenty of organ in the mix too. 16 tracks, and all good. Enjoy!
I can't wait for the summer to arrive. Our winters overstay their welcome. I do love the bliss of the four seasons but winter I tell ya, it just lingers on like bad body odor. Anyway, I've had this idea and title for the next series for about a year now. And what better time to get those hot, burning radiated rays ready for the beach, or the backyard (I'm all for the latter) for summer compilations!
The majority of the 16 tracks I associate with the summer, or a summery spring day. As for the others - they got a beat, and a good beat for the beach. Big favorites in Steve Forbert's "Romeo's Tune." That tune takes me back to the jukebox at an old video/arcade shop once upon many, many years ago. Bill Amesbury's "Virginia (Touch Me Like You Do)" is another goodie. I've always loved First Class' "Beach Baby" and this time, the full album version. Dean Parrish's "Watch Out!" is another fav. They're all good. Enjoy!
NOTE: Revised Edition!
Prologue: I was going to write a song and dance about the selection process but decided to just let the music do the talking. Of course, a personal anecdote would be pleasing, imo. As a matter of fact, I should be gnawing away on my left foot because quips/narratives are one of the important requisites I search for in blogs, et al. And yet, why don't I do the same?!? I don't have an excuse. Perhaps there are only a few of us that still long for a personal exemplum to widen our scope of notions to the timbres from the music. I don't know. And here I am writing a song and dance... lol.
In this series (RGFRGP), not all will be garage-rockers. Big favs you've asked? The Tiffany Shade's "Would You Take My Mind Out for a Walk" for one. The Candymen's "Movies in My Mind" is another big fav. Eyes of Blue's "Supermarket Full of Cans" and the Societie's "Breaking Down" are a couple of more. They're all good. Enjoy!
NOTE: Revised Edition!
I haven't heard several of the tracks since, well, the nineties! Many great tunes amongst the sixteen tracks. It's good to hear them once again.
The Gravelberrys "Wonder Where You Are Tonight" - from Toronto (Canada) lead by Paul Myers, older brother to Mike Myers (actor). Awesome tune with a play on lyrics similar to Paul Westerberg. Cornershop's "Wog" - when I first played this to my kids, they thought the backing vocalists were singing "Osh Kosh." They got the idea from a poster we have of a couple of kids wearing Osh Kosh boots. I really have no idea what those two words they're singing (a few lyric sites were no help either), and so I continue hearing Osh Kosh. LOVE that memory.
I Mother Earth's "Gargantua" is probably my fav from the band. Local H's "Bound for the Floor" - excellent rocker. They're all good. Enjoy!
Note: Revised Edition!
You gotta love Motorik-driven tunes. And what is Motorik you ask? A good to-the-point explanation from the www... The motorik beat is a distinctive rhythmic pattern characterized by a steady, propulsive pulse and a strict adherence to a consistent tempo.
10 tracks. An hour's worth. My fav is probably Trigona's "Von Graf." Dhidalah's "Neuer Typ" is another fav. Krautwerk's "VI" is another worthy addition. Carpet's "We'll Start by Helping Kids Cross the Road" is a great track to kick-off the set. All tracks are more modern but still retain the classic motorik touch. Enjoy!
Note: I rearranged tracks 2 thru 6 from the original mix. I like it better this way.
A hodge-podge of sorts. A lot of familiar tracks and nary on the rare side, save the extended version of the Dream Academy's "Life in a Northern Town." A couple of fifties tracks: Louis Prima's "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" and Charles Mingus' "East Coasting." A couple sixties: Piero Piccioni's "North Pole Penguin" and Jimmy McGriff's "South Wes." A few eighties as well including the Doobie Brothers' "South Bay Strut." 16 tracks in all. Good stuff. Enjoy!
NOTE: Revised Edition!
So many awesome oldies. Plenty of rare stuff too. My favs? All 20 of 'em, but if I had to choose just three... The Deep River Boys' Shake, Rattle and Roll, Charlie Gore & Louis Innis' (You Ain't Nothin' but a Female) Hound Dog, and Mabel Scott's Boogie Woogie Choo Choo Train. They're all good. Enjoy!
I listen to downtime (chillhop, lofi, downtempo, etc) almost daily. I find relaxing music in all kinds of genres, and not just something you'd only hear in a spa. I have nothing against the latter (I listen to it myself), but I want the comps to be more eclectic. As previously mentioned, I find relaxing music in many genres including certain drum and bass tracks (I label them as melodic or smooth dnb).
Big favs in this collection are Keeno's "Hold Ya," Weathertunes' "Passion," Empty Spools' "Always the Best Way to Learn," Fausto Trusso Sfrazzetto's "Nascere," and probably my top fav - Nine Inch Nails' "13 Ghosts II." Yes, that NIN band but no worries, it's not an industrial or noisy track. I first heard the track in one of my all-time favorite films, 2014's "The Raid 2" aka Serbuan maut 2: Berandal.
16 tracks in all. Enjoy!
