TOM BRESH - Homemade Love LP 76 w Kicked Back LP 77 w Portrait LP 77 78 w youtube 7's & Live w The Hank Penny Show LP

Thanks to the requestor (show yourself in the comments please) for this key musician from the past.  The Hank Penny show is a fantastic cowboy variety show where he first appeared in a big way on vinyl.  His solo stuff beginning with the D.B Cooper (precedes this old hot topic on Coast To Coast AM radio) on a 1971 first single is still after the Hank Penny show album though not dated on Discogs.was mostly available on youtube as well as plenty of later clips when he spelled his name as Thom Bresh and even one I included of Cannonball Rag that he recorded with his father, Merle Travis.  These are some great songs to hear on vinyl and you will be pleased!

Tom Bresh:   https://bestfile.io/LPfdCg9O8p0bLaX/file

Hoping for atonement for my error last week on the Wild Cherry post as I thought I had redone the 'Livin' & Lovin' track as on the first rips I put on my "millenial must be perfect sound hat" hat and started chopping the pops down one by one into my myopic mess of a stitched together song.  I had went back as I mentioned on the post and did a straight record with no cuts and pop reduction function maxed out and it worked!  I also had two Discogs sellers send the wrong 'Show Me Your Badge" with the same song on each side as a promo release so last night I chose on the four sides that I had not ripped before with the solo pop cut out to make perfect.  Again, my deepest apologies and here are the tracks also a original post with complete file also including these new rips now.

Wild Cherry Livin' & Lovin':  https://bestfile.io/en/SndziJE7SSmXd91/file

Wild Cherry Show Me Your Badge:  https://bestfile.io/en/ffBi6E9lNpPgk36/file

GERALDO AHO - DANCE, DANCE, DANCE LP 58

 Lucked out on this Goodwill find for the short weekly dance theme as it sounds fantastic!  Also, turns out one of the remaining vinyl boxsets fits nicely into this theme so I may be able to stretch it out to 6 weeks total.  Enjoy!                          https://bestfile.io/kdbwnGnQhq1Qcwx/file

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF ANIMAL SOUNDS LP

 This weeks kids music post is pretty generic with no band names listed but some great old tunes like usual (albeit no one comments or wants to admit they listen to kids music...LOL) and last week in particular.  Have fun!                   https://bestfile.io/oyWbocCSSflIGfA/file

VA - MAGICAL WORLD OF MELODY 10LP 63

 Continuing on with the weekly vinyl boxset series we have yet another TEN record box which ties the record for most vinyl I know about in a box set.  However, I've been biting off a bit more than I can chew lately with little room for error but got a bit over my head on this one.  You see while labeling the songs yesterday on the work computer which just got new RAM added but still every time I highlight the song title and try to start to type it reverts back to all highlighted and erases the title I typed unless I zero it out and try to select the text again--eventually works--but had a stray instrumental track last night when I go home to convert the WAV to MP3 and only had a letter for the title so threw off the whole mess.  Also, my ripping computer which I keep offline and is way past it's prime but stores don't seem to sell PC's with sound cards anymore has developed a couple of 2 minute pauses when I use the media player but keeps it's place so far for ripping but can't really check each song while playing on the vinyl to figure it out as I look at groove spacing I guess some kind of chip stutter anyways made it hard to do the usual sorting out and so left as is.  Starting with the 'gay' french music by Offenbach, on record 10 then Chopin/Grieg/Strauss until Leroy Anderson when I can backtrack from a vocalist at some point I left with basic titles and no song titles.  It was all recorded in order so won't be hard for you(it's a do-it-yourself blog I've said many times in the past) except for that stray monkey wrench song 98=1 that I labeled and threw in randomly.  Will be glad to finish these Goodwill boxset finds with the rest being much smaller and easier.  I labelled 70% of it and will play in order except for track 98=1.

https://bestfile.io/en/1rgFbMIPYLMd6LX/file

Lake - st LP 77 w Lake II LP 78 w Paradise Island LP 79 w Ouch! LP 80 81

REPOST Request:  From Wiki:  Lake, or commonly referred to as The Lake in some countries, is a German-British rock music group that formed in 1973 in Hamburg, Germany. In 1975, they were joined by lead singer James Hopkins-Harrison, who gave them their signature sound for the remainder of their recording career.

Lake toured the US in the late 1970s as the opening act for various headline acts, including Lynyrd Skynyrd (all members passed on per recent news), Black Oak Arkansas, and Neil Young.

https://bestfile.io/en/eHc7dgPHSDMjgmL/file

OFF BROADWAY - ON LP 79 w Quick Turns LP 80 w Bad Indication boot/ demo's CD

REPOST Request:  Takes me back to fourth grade rollerskating rink days with bands like the Hawks, PEZBAND, the Kind, the Sweet or the Rollers, etc. but I got recommended this band by a collector at our local show who said their song, "Full Moon Turn My Head Around" is the perfect song in every way and indeed we have a few versions here to choose from.  AKA the Thumbs.

Per Discogs:  Off Broadway is an American rock band founded by Paul Darrow, Cliff Johnson, Paul McDermott, John Pazdan and Dan Santercola in 1977 in Oak Park, Illinois. After several line-up changes including the addition of songwriter/guitarist John Ivan and Robert Harding, the band's debut album ON was released by Atlantic Records in 1979. The album reached No. 101 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the single "Stay in Time", which reached No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 record charts. Off Broadway released a follow-up album, QUICK TURNS, on Atlantic Records in 1980 and continued touring for three years before breaking up in 1983. Along the way, they became colleagues with Cheap Trick.

The band is currently composed of original album performers John Ivan, Cliff Johnson, John Pazdan, Ken Harck, and Rob Harding. They are currently performing around Chicago in preparation of celebrating the 40th anniversary of their debut "ON".

https://bestfile.io/en/QFVuBM1CTJxsAKU/file

Johnny Guitar Watson - Ain't That A Bitch LP 76 w A Real Mother For Ya LP 77 w Funk Beyond The Call Of Duty LP 77 w Master Funk Watsonian Institute LP 78 w Love Jones LP 80 w That's What Time It Is LP 81 w Double CD

REPOST Request:  Of all the songs that Chilly Charles played on the KMOJ (Prince's intern station) regular "Back In The Days Of Soul" playlist on Sunday nights in college (for me), 'A Real Mother For Ya' in my estimate, was thee song that was played the most...hands down.  One of those songs that soothes the soul, talks the talk and hits the sore spots.  Per Discogs:  Real Name:  John Jacob Watson

Profile:Born: 3rd February 1935, Houston, Texas, USA.  Died: 17th May 1996, Yokohama, Japan.

Seminal electric blues & rhythm & blues guitarist of the mid-1950s, with hits like "Gangster Of Love". Performed with artists such as Little Richard and worked in synthesizer productions in the 1960s.

In later years his work was a source for sampling by artists such as Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg. He also worked on a number of recordings and projects with Frank Zappa, who cites Watson: "Watson's 1956 song, 'Three Hours Past Midnight' inspired me to become a guitarist."

Watson learned the rudiments of music on the piano as a child. He took up the guitar on the agreement with his preacher grandfather that he would not use it to 'play the blues'. His family moved to Los Angeles in the '50s and, as a teenager, he cut his teeth playing guitar, piano and singing in local LA 'jump bands'. Watson collapsed and died onstage of cardiac infarction whilst performing in Japan.

https://bestfile.io/en/FT4hN0maEDejRXD/file

BLODWYN PIG - Ahead Rings Out LP 69 w Getting To This LP 70 w Basement Tapes 1969-74 CD 00 w Live Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA 8-3-70 CD

REPOST Request:  Added the last two shown from other blogs.  Per Discogs: British blues–rock band founded in 1968 by Mick Abrahams after he left Jethro Tull. Influences are primarily jazz and blues. 

https://bestfile.io/en/yvhp4rrt4xwXWch/file

WILLIE DIXON - MOJO Workin' CD 98 w The Chess Box CD 88 w I Am The Blues CD 70

REPOST and ADD ON:  This famous blues man was to be my blues tape of the week feature this week but the tape was a little warpy so I got the tracks to the 1970 great album from youtube.  Per Discogs:  Real Name:  William James Dixon 

Profile:  American blues bassist, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer, born 1 July 1915 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA, died 29 January 1992 in Burbank, California, USA.  Inducted into The Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 1980.  Inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 (Early Influence).  Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2015.

Often miscredited for writing "Big Boss Man" instead of Luther Dixon because he played bass on the Jimmy Reed's recording.  Married to Marie Booker / Marie Dixon

https://bestfile.io/en/EAt65yrwGelzWYF/file

The Kings - Are Here LP 80 w Amazon Beach EP 81 w R.S.V.P. 12 EP 82 w And Here And More CD 05

REPOST Request:  Well added the bonus tracks from the CD that some other blog had posted long ago finally as this is a very old post.  Per Discogs:  Get yer rocks off to this old Canada band by 'Switchin' To Glide' per the hit.  Per Discogs:  Canadian 'one-hit wonder' band that gained national attention with their very first single, 'This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide'.

Originally known as WhistleKing in the 1970's,The Kings were formed in Vancouver, British Columbia and Oakville, Ontario, Canada.  Their first two albums were produced by Bob Ezrin on Elektra records before moving over to Capitol (Canada).  While they did see some minor chart action on later releases, it was nothing compared to their initial releases popularity.

Founding members:

David Diamond; lead vocals, bass Sonny Keyes; Keyboards, Vocals Max Styles; Drums

Mister Zero; guitar Peter Nunn; keyboards

https://bestfile.io/en/48mkEHnmamn958u/file

SEANOR & KOSS - st LP 72 w SAVAGE GRACE - The Complete S.G. 2CD 70 71

REPOST Request:  Per Discogs:  Real Name: Ronald Jerome Kossajda

Profile:  American guitarist, born in Detroit, Michigan, 1946; died October 16, 2004, age 58. Recorded with Wilson Pickett, Marv Johnson, and Hank Ballard. Played in the The Pacesetters, The Lazy Eggs, Savage Grace, and Seanor & Koss.

Real Name: John Seanor

Profile:  Keyboard player  In Groups:  Savage Grace 

S&K:  https://bestfile.io/en/ycrIyhoCpXp6Hzu/file

S.G.:  https://bestfile.io/en/yyFGhMhKcCKTG4I/file

Bread, Love & Dreams - DU Blogspot POST -cc

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  Finally made it through the 'A's' and number groups and now moving into the 'B's' in this series!  Helps me remember so many names this way.  Per Discogs:  Acid-folk trio from Edinburgh, Scotland led by Glaswegian David McNiven, joining in with Carolyn Davis on guitar and Angie Rew on flute and lead vocals.      https://bestfile.io/en/lY7Rr2kZXm0z7Vt/file

9.30 Fly - st CD 72 -cc

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  Per Discogs:  Profile:   English Progressive Rock band, early 1970s.

Members:

Barbara Wainwright, Gary Charman, Lyn Oakey, Michael Wainwright, Mike Clark

https://bestfile.io/en/MOm45V2BOVqyIk0/file

CHILLIWACK - st LP 70 w st 2LP 71 w All Over You LP 72 w Riding High CD 74 w Rockerbox LP 75 w Dreams, Dreams, Dreams CD 76 w Lights From The Valley LP 78 w Breakdown In Paradise CD 79 w Wanna Be A Star LP 81 w Opus X LP 82 w Look In Look Out LP 84 w There And Back LIVE CD 03 w The Classics - 7 64 w The Collectors - st CD 68 w Grass & Wild Strawberries CD 69

REPOST and ADD ON:  Well this old past had multiple downloads and really needed some tending to!  I added from our friend Kostas blog Urban Aspirines the Collector material from one of the albums already having the other album then looked up their even earlier band The Classics or also called the Canadian Classics but still missing some of the 7 inch songs on youtube.  Also added from youtube the missing albums from 74 and the later live album so enjoy!

https://bestfile.io/en/4qEoIInQVKrZ9EN/file

WILD CHERRY - You Can Be High (But Lay Low) 7 70 w Something Special On Your Mind 7 71 w Show Me Your Badge 7 72 w Get Down 7 72 w Voodoo Doll [Mono & Stereo] 7 75 w st LP 76 w Electrified Funk LP 77 w I Love My Music LP 78 w Only The Wild Survive LP 79

REPOST and ADD ON:  I know many will dig this post for Valentine's Day as it includes 12 songs from 7 inch singles from 1970-75 when they were a pure 70's Hard Rock band!!!!  Now most are not available on youtube hence the request so I got all from Discogs--some being the last copy and not in the best condition.  In fact, I redid the first 2 7 inch last night and left out most cuts to try to get better continuous sound.  One even had a skip where I had to do my usual 'Fonzie touch" by bumping the turntable to get past the skip.  Now it is hard to tell where that skip was located after trying it again.  I think their B-side "Livin' & Lovin'" is a great tune and there are many more, enjoy!

LINK REPOSTED 2-18-2025 (Livin' & Lovin' redone & Badge promo redone:

https://bestfile.io/en/oVK1s4szofyLrLL/file

JUST THE SONGS TO SAVE YOU TIME:  

Livin' Lovin':  https://bestfile.io/SndziJE7SSmXd91/file

Badge:  https://bestfile.io/ffBi6E9lNpPgk36/file

SLIM DUNLAP - The Old New Me CD 93 w Times Like This CD 96 w Thank You Dancers! Turf Club, St. Paul, MN 4-2-22 CD

REPOST and ADD ON:  Someone at my longtime Facebook group (they are planning future release for Slim) put up a copy for sale of the Thank You Dancer's epic live show CD I was lacking when I reposted my files December 2024 after he passed away.  In time for Valentine's Day as for some reason I think of him for this holiday and the color's match how's that?  What I wrote last time:  A tough loss to the music community last Wednesday when Slim in his early 70's pass away due to stroke complications.  There has been some lovely words left at our old facebook group about Slim.  I mentioned when I posted these before how one time Slim as we were talking before a show took me on a tour of the First Ave club basement (the one below 7th St. Entry) as he we drank some beers before his great show and he tuned his guitar as we discussed our local Radio K music scene and his second album hit "Hate This Town" which I told him I really liked.  Also, played with The Replacements --taking over for Bob Stinson, also CurtissA and Spooks.  We love you Slim...

https://bestfile.io/SLqg9teAHQX5RMS/file