JIMMY HALL - Touch You LP 80 w Cadillac Tracks LP 82

 This one for GABE...a BIG THANKS for making me aware of these two albums from the Wet Willie singer and indeed they deserve to be heard fresh from vinyl.  Thanks to D and Jon for sending in rips to help but as Gabe mentioned those were speeded up copies others have been circulating on the web for ages.  I think my rip went well but do leave feedback as they are "keepers" for me and I can try again since the vinyl is between mint and VG+.   Some great song lyrics and singin' for sure!!!

https://bestfile.io/en/g0omM6bQM0kR35z/file

MARGIE ADAM - WE SHALL GO FORTH! LP 82

 A Goodwill find from years ago with a little groove wear but was curious and enjoyed it.  Per Discogs:  Margie Adam is a singer-songwriter-pianist whose commitment to peace and justice shines powerfully through her songs, her performance, and her life-long involvement in progressive issues.

Born in Lompoc, CA in 1947, Margie was raised by a newspaper publisher and piano teacher in a household pulsing with politics and culture. She began playing the piano as soon as she could climb up on the piano bench. Her performance career was launched in 1973 at an open mic session at Kate Millett's legendary Sacramento Women's Music Festival.

rom early celebrity as a feminist singer-songwriter, she developed the unique interplay of piano and voice, lyric and melody, of spirit and talk that is the unique theatre of Margie Adam. A composer as well as a songwriter, she introduced a special brand of pop-jazz solo piano music to audiences and helped establish women's music as a political and cultural force.

https://bestfile.io/en/cpdRf8Q8B0YzTXR/file

VA - A Sampler MCA cassette Promo 91 feat. Bang Tango w Law And Order - Anything But The Critics Choice 7 EP 81 w Voivod - To The Death Demo CD 84 w Angel Rat Demo CD 90 w CD's 86 88

 As you can see this week, I've been having fun with my newly replaced dual tape deck.  This is a one sided sampler with some good variety and the only stuff I could find of Bang Tango.  I added the Law and Order 7 inch and what I had for Voivod which was scarce as you will see if you add blogspot to some album names they have quite extensive regular releases since the days they visited at First Ave club from Canada where I saw them open for some one or another.  They played a lot there.  I was going to megapost their stuff but it was the day that there were IT issues on the internet last week.   Saved me some work.

https://bestfile.io/en/mWQEI0AN8cLmCEN/file

BILLY CRYSTAL - MAHVELOUS! tape 85

 For this week's comedy post, we have a classic with a couple of killer comedy songs by Billy.  The other bits flow nicely to make a great album from the Goodwill to my ears.  Cheers!

https://bestfile.io/en/VtnU1s66FIEa23P/file

THE WONDERLAND PLAYERS, SINGERS & ORCH. - MAIRZY DOATS & OTHER TICKLE TWISTING TUNES FOR TINY TOTS LP 74

 You know you wanted that title track!  Another great vinyl that seems to be more adult folk tunes for our weekly kids music post here enjoy!

https://bestfile.io/en/QV4DgmAlvTPxX49/file

VA - STEEL DRUMS: BERT REYES - The Steel Drum King At Work tape w BILL BRASS & HIS ROYALTONES - Steel Band Jamboree LP w Doug Walker - Steel Drum Grooves #5 CD 02 w VA - Brute Force Steel Bands Of Antigua, B.W.I. LP 55

I also had a tape I bought during a Princess Cruise Ship port stop but couldn't find it.  These aren't really on Discogs mostly so thought I would lump them together for this weeks tropical post, Enjoy!  

https://bestfile.io/en/32mELNn8H1Hxg4c/file

Rob Stoner - Patriotic Duty LP 80

REPOST Request:  Per Discogs:  Real Name: Rob Rothstein

Profile:

Singer, songwriter, bandleader, but best known for his work as session musician, he sings and plays guitar, bass and piano on many recordings.

He also toured with Bob Dylan as his bandleader and as opening act on the Rolling Thunder Revue and with Robert Gordon and Link Wray.

https://bestfile.io/FuPumCxERwLyMvV/file

KAREN YOUNG - Hot Shot LP 78

REPOST Request:  Quite extensive info on her now at Discogs:  American singer from Philadelphia, PA (March 23, 1951-January 26, 1991); best known for her hit "Hot Shot". Well-known for her ability to scat-sing and deliver vocals with ferocious energy, Young was also a gifted pianist and songwriter.

Karen Young grew up in a Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania rowhouse. Before becoming an overnight international recording star with "Hot Shot," she recorded jingles and background vocals for Philadelphia-based production companies. She died unexpectedly of a bleeding ulcer.

The song "Hot Shot" peaked at #67 on Billboard Magazine's Hot 100 in 1978, after enjoying two weeks at #1 on that magazine's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, thus qualifying Young as a bona-fide one-hit wonder. "Hot Shot" was written, produced and arranged by Philadelphians Andy Kahn and Kurt Borusiewicz. Walter "Kandor" Kahn was executive producer. An LP also entitled "Hot Shot" followed the hit single, both released by West End Records of NYC. "Hot Shot" was featured in the 1990 movie "Reversal of Fortune." The song was later used as a sample in Daft Punk's song "Indo Silver Club" on their album Homework. "Hot Shot" re-mixes by Andy Kahn, MaxRoxx Music, DJ Ralphi Rosario, DJ Wayne G and DJ Paul Goodyear were released in 2007. That remix entitled "Hot Shot - The Karen Young Reheat" held the #7 position for two weeks on Billboard Magazine's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart achieving five weeks on that chart's Top Ten.

"Rendezvous With Me" a song written by Andy Kahn for Karen Young and recorded by the artist in 1979 was intended as the follow-up to "Hot Shot" but was never finished. Discovered in Kahn's tape vault, it was finally released in 2008 utilizing Karen's vocal performance and Kahn's original horn arrangement tracks in the form of new mixes by the MaxRoxx Team, DJ Paul Goodyear and DJ Zathan Radix.

In the early 1970s Young performed with the group Sandd, featuring Philadelphia musicians Frank Gilckin lead guitar, George Emertz rhythm guitar, Frank Ferraro bass and Dennis Westman drums.

https://bestfile.io/8IhEWE9upyrlijd/file

Beggars Opera - Waters Of Change LP 71 - cc

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  Prog rock band from Glasgow started in 1969.  Members: Alan Park, Colin Fairley, Gordon Neville, Gordon Sellar, Linnie Paterson, Marshall Erskine, Martin Griffiths, Raymond Wilson, Ricky Gardiner, The Ricky Gardiner Band, Virginia Scott.

https://bestfile.io/cOARJ2goCgnWkP2/file

Afton - First Day of Summer CD 77 - cc

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  Someone had posted this one.  They are Southern/ Country Rock on Lark Records.       Not much more info.                     https://bestfile.io/WcBABe4XyYkYh3z/file

Room - Pre-Flight CD 70 - cc

TOP 100 RARE LIST:  Per Discogs:  Room was formed in Blandford (actually Blandford Forum), Dorset near the southern coast in UK in 1968. They played a bluesy, twin guitar and brass driven, progressive rock with female vocals (Jane Kavern) in regional concert halls, particularly in nearby Bournemouth, until they got a contract with Decca sub-label Deram and released their only, badly promoted album, Pre-Flight, in 1970 and toured nationally. It's been sold for as high as $3,500.

https://bestfile.io/en/6SPqt365jxOk3pD/file

VA - BANG ZOOM #2 1983 w #3 1983 w #5 1983 cassette fanzine NYC

REPOST and ADD ON:  O.K. found the #3 and #5 to add to my ancient post of #2.  Tried to post all the bands referenced below this post with title 'Bang Zoom Post Reference Bands" so you can explore further.  A couple were massive like the Replacements and Gun Club so will have to work towards those later for posting.  The No.3 tape right above had some squealing noise zones but I tried a couple times and managed to get a clear rip except for the Gun Club live set near the middle so going to try to fix that later as I know I can take out that sound somehow with rewinding and song search.  Bands featured:  Blasters, Orkum Riffs, The Idantics, DK, Meat Puppets, Romeo Void, Kraut, Dream Syndicate, R.E.M., Soviet Sex, WHO KILLED SOCIETY, Big Black, Crib Death, SWANS, Rank And File, Gun Club, The Replacements, Bag People, Circle Jerks, Lord John, Violent Femmes, George Brigman & Split, Velvet Monkeys, The Proletariat, Wednesday Week, Rain Parade (had just reposted them recently search above), Ghost Train, Lyres (check Urban Aspirines blog on below right links), No Trend, The Cramps, Blood On The Saddle, Salem 66, Plastic Device, Leaving Trains and Minutemen.

https://bestfile.io/en/VOzvM4TiTgplI3x/file

P.S. At the start of one tape the announcer mentions his sidekick 'Stinky" wonder if any relation to the one we know and love over at Jonderblog!??!?

ROMEO VOID - Never Say Never EP 81 w Itsacondition LP 81 w Instincts LP 84

BANG ZOOM POST REFERENCE BANDS:  This is the oldest post I dug up and looks like I missed a few later albums which I will leave up as a reminder to find them later and add on also remember posting a Debora Iyall.  Per Discogs:  Romeo Void was an American rock band from California, formed in 1979. The band was started at the San Francisco Art Institute by vocalist Debora Iyall and bassist Frank Zincavage. They are best known for the songs "Never Say Never" and "A Girl in Trouble (Is a Temporary Thing)"; the latter became a Top 40 pop single.

https://bestfile.io/h8JjA4neo1m4uNw/file

R.E.M. - 1983 Pre-Murmur Studio w File Under Kudzu CD w Cassette Set

BANG ZOOM POST REFERENCE BANDS:  This was all I could scare up for this weeks theme post but as they say in the interview about Murmur kind of downer stuff so I had passed by back then.  Needs labels on the studio stuff so will work on that.

https://bestfile.io/en/0aVuQnlVpIc2oVl/file

The Violent Femmes - st LP 83 w st CD 83 w Children Of The Revolution 12 EP 86 w VIVA WISCONSIN CD 98 99

BANG ZOOM POST REFERENCE BANDS:  What I wrote before:  Found these at Goodwill and snatched 'em up as the first is an all time classic album!!  I remember in high school going to one of my sisters parties, her good friend was talking about how strange and wonderful the album was and like nothing he had ever heard before so was completely in awe over it!

https://bestfile.io/en/1ZU3BmYvmoeexCT/file

The Dream Syndicate - The Days Of Wine And Roses LP 82 w st EP 82 w Medicine Show LP 83

BANG ZOOM POST REFERENCE BANDS:  Per Discogs:  Los Angeles four piece, formed in 1981 by Steve Wynn and Kendra Smith, along with Karl Precoda and Dennis Duck.

https://bestfile.io/en/54GecYGvlFGLbaY/file

Velvet Monkeys - Colors 7 85 w Future LP 83

BANG ZOOM POST REFERENCE BANDS:  They were formed in 1980 great American band!

https://bestfile.io/Nnso2tkvsXNxWVL/file

VA - Bona Fide Records Presents The Train To Disaster! LP 83

BANG ZOOM POST REFERENCE BANDS:  What I wrote last time:  Thought I would finally pull this great compilation out as it has Wendy Wild singing with the Mad Violets and I never knew she was in the band PULSELLAMA (posted them as part of female new wave bands from NY Times article last year.  Well my old friends at 'Dangerous Minds' posted an article a couple weeks ago about the band finding an old French radio broadcast frrom 1983 so I just got it last week and ripped it but not going to post it here obviously because it is so new.  Anyways this features:  The Lone Ketamine Millipede, Billy Synth and the Turnups, Ben Wah, The Beatnik Files, The Slickee Boys, The Velvet Monkeys, The Dootz, The Left, George Brigman And Split, Yard Trauma, Ronnie Urini and the Last Poets, The Mad Violets and Donavan's Brain.  Excellent tunes!!

https://bestfile.io/en/45uRE7fYCnlKdXe/file