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!
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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!
