And here we are, ten volumes later... 20 rare ditties from '56 to '65. My favs are Jane Baker's "Boom-De-De-Boom," Little Jerry Williams' "Let's Do the Wobble," and Lillian Vines' "I Dreamed About My Baby Last Night." imo, all these tracks (not the artists) are rare. I know I've heard "Dangerous Lips" before, but not by The Drivers (their version on this set). Enjoy!
Back to the smoky, sexy, groovin' library of lounge. Otto Sieben's "Soft Popsound" is probably my favorite in the mix. Rovi's (aka Piero Umiliani) "Atmosphere" is another goodie. And another in Alan Moorhouse's "Heavy Bopper." As usual, they're all good. 16 tracks from '68 to '87. Enjoy!
Another volume of popcorn for all you fanatics. Favorites? I'll go with Jo Ann Campbell's "A Kookie Little Paradise," The Drew-Vels' "It's My Time" (probably my #1 on this mix), and Dolly Lyon's "Palm of Your Hand." They're all good. Enjoy!
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!
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!
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!
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.
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!
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.
A couple of big, big favs in Future Loop Foundation's "A Very English Summer" and Bachelors of Science's "Can't Let Go." Others include Softy's "Fallen Leaves" and Ashra's "Oasis." A lot of good stuff. Enjoy!
Another super installment of Popcorn. When naming comps, I often tend to use track titles or variations. I couldn't pass up on Ray Smith's "Turn on the Moonlight." What a great title. Lots of goodies amongst the twenty tracks. Favs? Eartha Kitt's "A Lady Loves," The Sherwood's "Monkey See, Monkey Do," and Teddy Randazzo's "Cherie." That's just three. They're all good. Enjoy!
Out of the 20 tracks, I'd say 15 of 'em are rare as rocking horse poop. Big favs in Johnny Lytle's "The Loop" and Alder Ray's unreleased track, "I Don't Need but One Man." Wes Dakus' "Sour Biscuits" and Bobby Rydell's "Sway" are a couple of more goodies. They're all good. Enjoy!
Another excellent mix (aren't they all?). About the first track, DJ Yves' "Sailing (Michael Scott ext. mix)" - it's not the Chris Cross dude, although I've seen it tagged on various sites. I know amateur (& pro) remixers alter the vocals and such, but I did track down a possible name of the singer. But, it's the internet, so I didn't bother noting it and just kept the track tagged to the mixer (DJ Yves). On the original remix, the tune begins with the percussion. For this mix, I added the original tune's orchestra intro, the stretches, The Office quips, repeats, flanging, and all other effects (all of 26 seconds), then segued into the original remix. And, it's still a big fav.
Blue Wednesday's "Don't Let Go" is a big, BIG fav, along with Stuffed Tomato's "The Stone Skipper." Also, The Player Piano's "Sudden Left" and In Love with a Ghost's "Happy When You're Not Here" a couple more favs. Jack McDuff's soul-jazzed "Middle Class Folk Song" is another biggie. They're all good. Enjoy!
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!
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!
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)
A big fav in this 20-track mix is Smokey Jam's "Lady Vampire." Plenty of unsung gems in this collection including Ronnie Cook & The Gaylads' "The Goo Goo Muck," The Pastel Six's "The Strange Ghost," The Charts' "Ooba-Gooba," The Diamonds' "Batman, Wolfman, Frankenstein or Dracula" and Count Lorry and The Biters' "Frankenstein Stomp" to name a few Enjoy!
