Collective Conscious Society [C.C.S.] - st CD 70 w st LP 72-cc w 7's 71-74 w The Best Band In The Land CD 73 13

Well, announcing I am starting a one album per week series for the month of August and this is one extra from that (had the other stuff listed), so posting now and letting you all know.  I had seen a youtube reel with ten bands who were maybe novelty psychedelic missing the link currently but had the other five posted in the past.  The second album was listed and their cover song 'Black Dog' by Led Zeppelin--the first group I got all their vinyl from the RCA record club in junior high.  They have a few covers within so maybe I could group then into the Nightair band I just posted for the holiday as it had many very cool cover songs.  Here is the Discogs:  

Real Name:  Collective Consciousness Society

Profile:  CCS, were a British group formed by bluesman Alexis Korner and Danish vocalist Peter Thorup. The band itself also consisted of different studio casts who would be around, but also included Tony Carr (drums), Herbie Flowers (bass), Harold Beckett (trumpet), Harold McNair (woodwind), and Henry Lowther (trumpet), among others. This wasn’t all, as they were going for a unique sound to rival the top Rock acts of the day. So they would grab the creme de la creme of jazz studio musicians of the time which also included Kenny Wheeler, Les Condon and trombonist Don Lusher, mixed in with Ronnie Ross on baritone, Danny Moss on tenor, and Ray Warleigh on flute. The entire line up would always be subject to change throughout the band’s history, depending on personnel availability at recordings.

https://bestfile.io/en/oTBkGxiPSdm5r0R/file

Gotham City - The Unknown CD 84 -cc

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  Good to hear some metal now and again and these guys from Sweden like the last post this week AVSKUM right below.  Per Discogs:  Gotham City were a 1980's Swedish heavy metal band. They debuted in 1982 with a self-titled, self-financed 7-inch. The following year they released the Black Writs 12" EP. Early 1984 saw the release of their sole LP, The Unknown, pressed by the local label Fingerprint Records. Due to a lack of support, they split up in 1987. Enjoy!

https://bestfile.io/en/iCcWdC88d8uHgjx/file

The Gordons - st CD 81 w Vol. 2 CD 84 -cc

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  Per Discogs:  The Gordons formed in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1980 and were comprised of Alister Parker (Guitar/Vocals), John Halvorsen (Bass) and Brent McLachlan (Drums). With a sound both edgy post-Punk and semi-industrial, they toured and recorded throughout 1980, and in December released their first single "Future Shock". In late 1981, they recorded their first album The Gordons, which was voted album of 1981 in music magazine Ripitup, and subsequently split up. In late 1983, though, they re-emerged with Alister Parker replaced by new singer/guitarist Vince Pinker, and released their second album "Volume Two" in 1984. From late 1984 to 1986, the original line-up of The Gordons reformed and began recording material, which they later refused to release.

During this late period, John Halvorsen joined the Skeptics, while in 1986, Alister Parker formed a new band initially called Nelsh Bailter Space. Halvorsen joined the now truncated Bailter Space in 1987, and in 1989, the original Gordons lineup was reunited when Brent McLachlan also joined the band.

In 2013 The Gordons' debut was named a New Zealand Classic album at the annual Taite Awards.

https://bestfile.io/en/aj3QnGguXNMXwL7/file

PONCHO SANCHEZ - SONANDO LP 83

 This is a nice latin groove.  Here is per Discogs:  Real Name: Ildefonso Sánchez

Profile:  Mexican-American conguero (conga player), latin-jazz band leader and salsa singer. Born on October 30, 1951.

https://bestfile.io/fc6SEa1YJCHvY8D/file

LEE HAZELWOOD - POET, FOOL OR BUM LP 73

 Catching the spirit over at the great Jonky blogspot with their perfect music posts week after week for any music lover, here is their post that got me to rip this (sorry thought I had more but good start!):  https://jonderblog.blogspot.com/2026/07/hazlewoodizm-incurable-lee.html

Per Discogs:  Real Name:  Barton Lee Hazlewood

Profile:  American singer, songwriter, actor and producer, born 9 July, 1929 in Mannford, Oklahoma, USA, died August 4, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

He is best known for his work with Nancy Sinatra in the Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood duo.

https://bestfile.io/en/HT9QnZiyOloAnuS/file

BONNIE LOU - RAINING DOWN HAPPINESS LP 72

 Very happy with this Goodwill find!  Real Name:  Mary Joan Kath Okum

Profile:  American singer, yodeler, guitarist, banjo player, and television host.

Born: October 27, 1924 Towanda, Illinois, USA.  Died: December 8, 2015 Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

She is considered a musical pioneer, recognized as one of the first female rock and roll singers. She is also one of the first artists to gain crossover success from country music to rock and roll. She was a regular musical performer on popular shows in the 1960s and 1970s and is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

She was interested in music already as a child and initially learned violin before taking up the guitar at the age of eleven. In 1939, at age 15, Kath had her first radio appearances under her given name and also soon played public appearances. In 1945, Kath transferred from KMBC to WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it was there that she took the stage name "Bonnie Lou".

When TV became more popular than radio, she made the transition and starred in the TV edition of the Midwestern Hayride until its ending in the 1970s. She also became part of various other TV programs of the station, including "The Paul Dixon Show". After Paul Dixon's death in 1974, she semi-retired from TV and music business, only performing occasionally.

https://bestfile.io/en/zCgvuCa9sTstAua/file

GEORGE TORTORELLI - MEDICINE WIND tape 83

 Nice for the weekly cassette rip, he is a flutist, percussionist, recording engineer and songwriter.

https://bestfile.io/en/4ZwUxLrrHLpa8W2/file

THE ROBERT SHAW CHORALE - Sweet & Low & Schubert Songs For Male Chorus LP 54

 This is a pretty cool Goodwill record to meet the weekly classical music being a chorale group.  Here is info from Discogs:  Chorus group from New York City founded by Robert Shaw in 1948.

The Chorale ceased operations permanently in 1965.

Real Name: Robert Lawson Shaw

Profile: American conductor.

Brother of Hollace Shaw.

Founder in 1948 of The Robert Shaw Chorale.

Music director and conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra from 1967 to 1988,

of which he founded the choral division in 1970.

Made several choral arrangements with Alice Parker.

Born: April 30, 1916 in Red Bluff, California

Died: January 25, 1999 in New Haven, Connecticut

A chorale is a stately, hymn-like musical composition featuring a straightforward, four-part vocal harmony. Historically, the term refers to the congregational hymns of the German Protestant (Lutheran) church, but it can also be used as a noun to describe a choir, chorus, or choral society itself. Key Characteristics:  The Melody: Typically simple, memorable, and easy for a congregation to sing along with Four-Part Harmony: Usually voiced with sopranos carrying the main melody, supported by altos, tenors, and basses. Historical Roots: Originated during the early Protestant Reformation in the 16th century, heavily utilized and perfected by composers like J.S. Bach.

https://bestfile.io/nMhpy45YtDwvVZQ/file

THE REBELS QUARTET - WHEN I STAND WITH GOD LP 60

 This is part two of the Jesus music post from last week because the covers were both rust-colored and looked similar and also both are on the Skylite label and you'll see The Statesmen (other rust-colored cover from last week) even listed on this center label as:  Blackwood Statesmen Enterprises so same label.  Tampa Bay band.

https://bestfile.io/4IaEwlNj4bwYFMR/file

PEGGY LEE - NORMA DELORIS EGSTROM FROM JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA LP 72 w PEGGY LEE w JACK JONES - THEN AND NOW LP w PEGGY LEE - Is That All There Is? LP 69 w Bewitching--Lee! LP 62 w The Sounds of the Seventies LP 71 w Songs From Pete Kelly's Blues LP 55 w Millennium Collection CD 02 w Homemade comp CD added w Jack Marshall's Music - Latin Ala Lee! LP 60

REPOST and ADD ON:  Well, I was totally groovin' on the post above with Poncho and then pulled out the vinyl that I am adding--Latin Ala Lee! to keep my groove going!  That is the only adder here in this post.  What I wrote last time:  Added the unlabeled homemade CD from Goodwill shown below--maybe someone wants to figure out the songs and post in comments.  They used her big hit for an old Enjoli Perfume commercial as shown on youtube now that I remember growing up to.  Dave Cavanaugh produced the song as President of Capitol Records and have posted his stuff.  

Per Discogs:  Real Name:  Norma Deloris Egstrom

Profile:  American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer and actress.

Born May 26, 1920 in Jamestown, North Dakota, USA.

Died January 21, 2002 in Bel Air, California, USA.

She was married four times, including to songwriter/bandleader Dave Barbour (1943 -1951) (divorced).

She won an Academy Award nomination for her role as the hard-drinking singer in the jazz saga, Pete Kelly's Blues (1955) and composed songs for the 1955 Walt Disney animated classic Lady and the Tramp (1955). Musically, she is probably best known for the song "Fever", which charted in the U.S. (#8) and the U.K. (#5) in 1958 and is considered a classic. She had songs that ranked higher but this has become synonymous with her as a singer. Her top charting song was "Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)", which came in 1948, the song hitting #1. "Golden Earrings" hit #2 in 1948, as did "Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)" hit #2 in 1959. Overall as a solo artist she charted forty-five times between 1945 and 1992. She also charted with duets with Mel Torme and with Bing Crosby and three times while singing with Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra in 1952.

As a songwriter, she charted twelve times, with the aforementioned " Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)" #1 song penned by her and her husband at that time, Dave Barbour. They wrote an additional seven charted songs together.

https://bestfile.io/en/DgBSnfhzm4m2BYT/file

FERRANTE AND TEICHER - You Aaked For It LP w Midnight Cowboy LP w The Look Of Love LP w The World's Greatest Themes LP w The Music Lovers LP 71 w 10th Anniversary Of Golden Piano Hits 2LP w 30th Anniversary On Stage 2LP 83 w Star Wars LP 78 w The Greatest Love Songs Of All tape 90

 

REPOST and ADD ON:  Added the last two shown with the 30th Anniversary a double album.  Per Discogs:  American piano duo known for their arrangements of popular songs, classical music, soundtracks and musical pieces. Formed by Arthur Ferrante (New York City, Sept 7, 1921 - † Sept 19, 2009) & Louis Teicher (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Aug 24, 1924 - † Highlands, North Carolina, Aug 3, 2008). The duo recorded 150 albums, won 22 Gold and Platinum records, selling 90 million records, performed 5,200 concerts before retiring in 1989.  Since the request was for their Star Wars theme, I got into the spirit and added to their file a few more related songs from other posts.  Enjoy!

A great article about this band:  https://dangerousminds.net/comments/ferrante_teicher_forgotten_gods_of_easy_listening_music

https://bestfile.io/en/dFi6dlvWVCQVxnN/file

LEE RITENOUR - The Captain's Journey LP 78 w Rio LP 79 w Feel The Night LP 79 w RIT/2 LP 82 w Banded Together LP 84 w COLLECTION CD 91 and w DAVE GRUSIN - Harlequin LP 85 w Sugar Loaf Express featuring L.R. - st CD 77

REPOST and ADD ON:  Added the top two pictures and the one on the bottom to previous post.  What with the Brazilian Samba main post last week of Charlie Byrd, this is a good follow up per Discogs:  Real Name: Lee Mack Ritenour

Profile: American guitarist and composer (* 11 January 1952 in Los Angeles, California).

With over 30 charting "contemporary jazz" hits since 1976, Ritenour has been busy, contributing to over 3000 sessions of jazz, rock and Brazilian music. At the age of 16, while providing guitar at his first session with The Mamas & The Papas, he was nicknamed "Captain Fingers" due to his dexterity.  Father of Wesley Ritenour

https://bestfile.io/en/qwROZZTXGnGGmD0/file

As bonus, I also reposted this compilation with Lee on it:

VA - Happy Anniversary Charlie Brown CD 89:  https://bestfile.io/en/d31c5EebXgo5mTU/file

AVSKUM - Live @ The Blitz 6.4.85 Oslo tape w Re-Crucified By The System CD 94 05 w Crime & Punishment CD 98 w From Vision To Nightmare EP 98 w In The Spirit Of Mass Destruction CD 00 w Split 10 inch with Reality Crisis 00 w Punkista CD 03 w Uppror Underifran CD 08 w 7 09 w En Annan Värld Är Möjlig CD 23 w Demo 82 w Unreleased EP 85

REPOST Request and ADD ON:  Nice choice for this D-Beat innovator band so I filled in the gaps from earlier post from Mark Underground & Kuken who sent in the original files.  Founded in 1982.

https://bestfile.io/en/q8bRpC4371sKyOo/file