BARRY WHITE - All-Time Greatest Hits CD 94 w Greatest Hits LP 75 w Greatest Hits - Vol. 2 ("Made For TV" promotion) LP 77 w I've Got So Much To Give LP 73 w Stone Gon' LP 73 w Can't Get Enough LP 74 w Just Another Way To Say I Love You LP 75 w Is This Whatcha Wont LP 76 w Let The Music Play LP 76 w Barry White Sings For Someone You Love LP 77 w Barry White The Man LP 78 w I Love To Sing The Songs I Sing LP 79 w Disco EP 79 w The Message Is Love LP 79 w Sheet Music LP 80 w Beware! LP 81 w The Right Night & Barry White LP 87 w Glodean White - Barry & Glodean LP 81

 This all gathered randomly in the wild over 20+ years of collecting.  Will have part 2 of this post next week with all the Love Unlimited Orchestra vinyl including the split movie soundtrack with them (other half with cool street tunes by Barry).  Had three copies of the classic everyone must have heard the first greatest hits vinyl that I remember first hearing on the way to our annual weekend-before-father's day river rapids canoe weekend at Flambeau River in WI that some had been doing annually for over 40 years while carpooling with some local MN friends the driver popped it in to make those miles roll by!  Just in time to play these songs on my little MP3 player with a cool speaker on it to play time to time in our trade show booth (tomorrow is my day) over in Orlando.  So glad Milton took a turn away from Tamps so the show could go on!  Whatever, whatever...  Yes, he too has a very cool record titled 'Beware' like my favorite tune by Al Green and favorite EP by Misfits.

Per Discogs:  Real Name:  Barrence Eugene Carter

Profile:   American musician, composer, and producer born on September 12, 1944, in Galveston, Texas, died on July 4, 2003, in Los Angeles, California. He began his career as a pianist and played on Jesse Belvin's R&B hit "Goodnight My Love". At the age of 11, White made several recordings under his own name as "Barry Lee" and as a member of The Upfronts, The Atlanties, and The Majestics.

Although White had some success as a solo artist, he found greater success as a background figure and manager of other artists, including Felice Taylor and Viola Wills. In 1969, he founded Love Unlimited, a female vocal trio consisting of Diane Taylor, Glodean James (his future wife), and her sister Linda. He also founded the Love Unlimited Orchestra, a 40-piece ensemble to accompany himself and the vocal trio, providing music direction, composition, and arrangement.

At the beginning of the new millennium, White's health began to deteriorate, and he died on July 4, 2003, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 58 from kidney failure.

https://bestfile.io/jtCeWX4YG9NxNld/file

WALT DISNEY'S MICKEY MOUSE CLUB - MOUSEKEDANCES & OTHER FAV LP 74

This Goodwill find from a stack of kids music was in mint condition even having a bonus extra cover.  Really enjoy these Disneyland records and hoping you do to!  Yeah, had to move to Florida 11 years ago (for a job at friend's company) to have access to this kind of vinyl in the wild!

https://bestfile.io/tFDQXjbpEjUfYX6/file

GLEN GRAY AND THE CASA LOMA ORCHESTRA - THEMES OF THE GREAT BANDS LP 63

 If you think this new big band mini-theme is boring old gentrified classical music you have another think coming with some of these wild copycat tunes.  A great second entry into the weekly theme began last week.                          https://bestfile.io/9MIWSGFIrZHZFzs/file

ENOCH LIGHT AND THE CHARLESTON CITY ALL-STARS - SING A SONG, WITH THE ORIGI. ROARING '20's LP 60

 O.K. our third week of the smaller mini-theme of sing-a-long records (or close-enough words to that effect on the cover).  Per Discogs:  Real Name: Enoch Henry Light

Profile:  American classical violinist, bandleader, producer and recording engineer.

Father of Julie Klages, grandfather of Jon Klages.

Born: August 18, 1907 in Canton, Ohio, USA

Died: July 31, 1978 in New York City, New York, USA

He led his own dance band from the 1920s to the 1940s which toured Europe in 1928-1929 (and made recordings in Paris). Light was head of Waldorf Music Hall in Harrison, New Jersey. Waldorf was a budget record label exclusively sold in Woolworth stores from 1954 to 1959. Light's business partners in this venture were Casper Pinsker and Dick Davemos. As A&R chief and vice-president of Grand Award Records, he founded Command Records in 1959. Light's name was prominent on many albums both as musician and producer. He released myriad albums in various genres of music under a variety of names during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Light recorded several successful big band albums with his earlier established band in the Command days Enoch Light And The Light Brigade, using the original scores, keeping the arrangements as close to the original as possible. He retired from music entirely in 1974 and died four years later. He is credited with being one of the first musicians to go to extreme lengths to create high-quality recordings that took full advantage of the technical capabilities of home audio equipment of the late 1950s and early 1960s, particularly stereo effects that bounced the sounds between the right and left channels.

The Charleston City All-Stars         Members:

Bobby Byrne, Charlie Margulis, Ezelle Watson, George Barnes, Jack Lesberg, Milt Yaner, Nick Perito, Paul Ricci, Terry Snyder

https://bestfile.io/5h4ARBXIXpmc0Rm/file

ELMER BERNSTEIN - HAWAII OMPS LP 66

Last Hawaiian post for now with this epic movie soundtrack.  Per Discogs: American Academy Award-winning composer and conductor.

Father of Peter Bernstein(with his 2nd wife) and Emilie A. Bernstein (with his 3rd wife).

In a career that spanned over five decades, he composed over 150 original film scores and scores for nearly 80 television productions.

His Hollywood works include The Ten Commandments (1956), The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963), Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967, Academy Award), Animal House (1978), The Blues Brothers (1980), Trading Places (1984) and Ghostbusters (1984).

Not related to Leonard Bernstein, though they were friends.

Born 4 April 1922 in New York City, New York, USA

Died 18 August 2004 in Ojai, California, USA.

https://bestfile.io/4jIg61MlT75Yq5H/file

JERRY BYRD AHO - ON THE SHORES OF WAIKIKI LP 57

 Sadly this is the last of the tropical music morphed into Hawaiian music mini-theme that I forgot to post last week so added to the Hawaii movie soundtrack above but that is not the tropical sound as much as this one is as it has movie orchestration.

https://bestfile.io/61rPBiL9jCY39aE/file

Blue Epitaph - Ode w Junction 32 CD 74 75 - cc

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  This band plays experimental prog folk rock.  Alias Magus with members listed on Discogs as Jim Gordon and Peter Howells.  Enjoy!

https://bestfile.io/dygwttfUFuphIyR/file

Algy Lord Gray - Bertie CD 72 -cc

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  Per Discogs:  Real Name:  Alan Gray

Profile:  In the early seventies Algy and pals decided to musically "get it together in the country" and went to Wales where they stumbled upon the gorgeous abandoned mansion Plas Llecha.

They moved in and began recording, living in primitive but beautiful surroundings - and remained in Wales forever. Bertie was hand made each with unique covers, and a copy was sent to a baffled John Peel who wrote back to the band and later gave them a live Peel Session slot. Bertie is a specific form of naturally eccentric brilliance, drawing on an anarchic british tradition that encompasses James Joyce, The Goons, Hawkwind and Monty Python.

Undercurrents of genius later transformed into actual genius with their next band The Great Crash. From 1971 - 1974 they developed a beautiful melodic Art Rock and recorded 30 tracks in the mansion, Piano led and sometimes reminiscent of Elton Johns best early compositions, with a dash of 10cc, and a Deja Vu vibe.

The insular circumstances of their lifestyle and spacious digs seem to have allowed their musical spirits to flourish. An exec at Parlophone got wind of their music and signed them up, but, as with their Peel session, they just couldnt work in the sterile studio conditions, and the sessions ended in disaster as the band fled back to their beloved Welsh Idyll.

Unbeknownst to themselves and the world at large, the Great Crash sessions from Plas Llecha, are pure gold dust, and represent rhe great Lost Classic of British Rock. A missing piece in the tapestry of British music. Their 1972-1973 unissued double LP ' Deadfire Echoes' is scheduled for a Jan 2022 release on Seelie Court.

Plas Llecha became an internationally famous Recording Studio where Oasis and The Verve recorded their major albums,

https://bestfile.io/MovshNFmfgc9OGR/file

X-Ray Spex - DU Blogspot Megapost

REPOST Request:  Yes two requests at same time tells me I have been somewhat negligent in my duties here at the blog with keeping this band firmly in the public eye!  Well just short of a Gb here of other members submissions or other blogs in our blogsphere community had upped these long ago while they were still playing.  Still out of power after Milton here but other side of the street now has it and I'm further inland at work now charging my phone after a great day of bicycling in the sun clearing pathways for others, etc.  just feeling lucky and blessed.  My one vinyl contribution sounded a little low so I included another 320 kb/sec CD rip with bonus tracks that really sounded enhanced to my ears.  Of course me loving that 1978 vinyl from Goodwill knowing it was beat up somewhat didn't detract me from thinking it sounded good at high volume perhaps missing some of the glazed over frequencies.

https://bestfile.io/en/eEE2bfYIMkSQwta/file

DON COSTA'S FREE LOADERS - MUSIC TO BREAK A SUB-LEASE LP 58

Well since this one really in my mind's eye defines the new mini-theme here of Sing-A-Long, I had to feature it this week as main post.  These songs are a lotta fun!  

https://bestfile.io/en/kp2VfmpccvzEgs5/file

BTW I missed posting the Hawaiian selection of the week though I had it so next week will be double post and also happens to be the last of that mini-theme.

MANDRILL - st CD 71 w Is LP 72 w Composite Truth LP 72 w Just Outside Of Town CD 73 w Mandrilland 2LP 74 w Beast From The East LP 75 w Solid LP 75 w We Are One LP 77 w New Worlds LP 78 w Energize LP 82 w Back In Town Boxset CD 2LP 20

 REPOST and ADD ON:  This post to commemorate both Lou Wilson past death and the recent death of Claude "Coffee" Cave from the band.  I added their 50th Anniversary Boxset with all the book pictures and having lost their first self-titled vinyl and fourth vinyl "Just Outside Of Town" both of which I played quite a bit back in the late 80's when I first heard the band and got the other vinyl posted.  Here is  what the band's official site I follow said:  With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved brother and bandmate, Claude “Coffee” Cave, who left us after over 50 years of sharing his soul with the world through his music. As the heartbeat of our sound, his incredible talent on the keys brought Mandrill’s music to life in ways that words cannot describe. From the streets of Brooklyn to stages across the globe, his melodies carried the spirit of funk, the rhythm of cultures, and the message of unity to everyone who listened.

More than just a keyboardist, Coffee was a light in our lives, a constant source of love, laughter, and inspiration. He embodied everything we stood for—bringing people together, creating joy, and reminding us all that music can break barriers and heal hearts. No matter where we went, his music spoke a universal language of Love.

We are deeply grateful for every moment we shared with him, and for the countless lives he touched through his artistry. Though our lives will feel emptier without him, his spirit will forever live on in our music and in the hearts of everyone who danced and dreamed along with us.

Rest in power, Coffee. Your legacy will forever play on, with your light carried on in every note.

P.S. I've got the 1973 compilation of various artists on Polydor called "Soul!" featuring Claude that I will rip and post once I receive it.  A Brooklyn legend.

https://bestfile.io/en/crgLEu9UeLkwbcz/file

THE KINGSMEN - ROCK 'N' ROLL tape 85 w STAND UP AT OPRYLAND USA tape 86

O.K. made a slight error combining an old Jesus Music post with this new garage band legend rip.  Love the Kingsmen garage cover tunes here.

https://bestfile.io/oEESJM0YkU4b9CU/file

VA - THE ORIGINAL BIG BANDS THEME SONGS LP

 Starting a new mini-theme this week with Big Band vinyl I have amassed from Goodwill over the years.  This one is a great debut for the theme featuring:  Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Les Brown, Ray Anthony, Kay Kayser, Harry James, Freddy Martin, Clyde McCoy, Glen Gray and Guy Lombardo.

https://bestfile.io/1cOhY3a8h4sU6iU/file