Popcorn Mania 8: Work It Out!

And the corn keeps a-poppin'! I think this one is more rare than the others. About the sub-title... I noticed a theme amongst half (or more) of the tracks. I enjoy play-on-words/phrases (polysemous or ambiguous, whichever word you prefer) and there you have it. 20 popcorn favorites from the sixties. And before I forget - my two big favs are The Untouchables' "Lovely Dee," and Timi Yuro's "What's a Matter Baby." The latter isn't rare but the former is because... I haven't heard it before! I LOVE IT! Enjoy!

Popcorn Mania 7: Double Dippin' Sixties

20 more rare sixties (1960-66) tracks by 10 artists, hence the name of compilation. Favorite? I'll go with the first track - Sonny Knight's "Saving My Love." Enjoy!

Music Power! 1974 [U.S. Edition]

 22 Original Hits, 22 Original Stars

And now the US version. Not one repeated track between the two editions. There are a few repeat artists, but still a bonus regardless. And speaking of a bonus, also included the lengthy album version of Barry White's "I've Got So Much to Give." 22 23 tracks in all. Enjoy!

Music Power! 1974 [Canadian Edition]

22 Original Hits, 22 Original Stars

Remember K-Tel records? I do believe this was my first K-Tel album purchase, waaaay back in '74. I don't think I played it all that often, compared to the other K-Tels I owned.

Many of the tracks are remastered and as usual, normalization (does not decode/re-encode original file whatsoever) ergo eliminated brickwalled audio output. Enjoy!

Note: Love Unlimited Orchestra's "Love Theme" is the album version, not the single. It's a half-minute longer. The longer the better.

Awesome Downtime 18: Summers

And awesome it is. Soulwanderer's "Laughter" is a big, BIG fav. Blue Wednesday's "Birds Eye View," Future Loop Foundation's "Live at the Apollo," møndberg's "You Sparkled Like Silver," and Vanilla's "Remember" are a few others. AND, this mix includes one of my ultimate favorite songs of all time: Lemon Jelly's "Closer." It's usually in my top 5. Some days it's number one. Enjoy!

Popcorn Mania 6: Cool Breeze! 1960-1966

More rare popcorn tracks. Well, I don't know how rare but I've never heard them on the radio before. My big fav is Pat Clayton's "I Said No." I love it when she growls her voice. Other favs include Baby Washington's "Run My Heart," Big Maybelle's "Cold Cold Heart," and Debbie Dovale's "I'm My Own Doctor." They're all good. Enjoy!

Note: While listening to the tracks, I noticed Jericho Brown's "Bluebird" may not be considered popcorn. I still kept it in, and placed as the last track.