VA - SATURDAY NIGHT POGO LP 78

 Was happy to hear this request over at TZ from an old commenter at this blog FiveGunsWest as I had not heard it and has some very cool early songs from well-known bands such as:  The Motels, The Droogs, VOM, The Dogs, Chainsaw, The Hebe Geebees, Backstage Pass, The Young Republicans, Daddy Maxfield, The Low Numbers Needles & Pins, The Winos and The Berlin Brats.  If levels too low I can redo.

https://bestfile.io/Wrlh6vzsmhizOc6/file

VA - KIDS mpst CD 95

HOMESTEAD HEROES SERIES:  Was rushed last week with all the organizing so had forgot some key releases including this old favorite CD that I thought I had posted in the past but no was the answer.  Great movie too that I had on tape way back when it came out due to me VHS dual deck dubber.  Now that may be harder to find but will say as my eyes age I took a quick picture of my CD shelves yesterday than scrolled down with zoom and found this good old CD for ya!  Artists include: Daniel Johnston, Deluxe Folk Implosion, Folk Implosion, Sebadoh, Lo-Down and Slint!

https://bestfile.io/pkufBXjn16RBCMO/file

OURAY - MOTOR DREAM LP 81

A cheap discog order adder I took a chance on.  Here is the Discogs:  Country rock group from the Chicago area. "Too Tall to Boogie" and "100 Years" got a fair amount of airplay on WXRT at the time.

https://bestfile.io/en/Y9hCBhbXjPCH2lL/file

 

VA - POLKA PARTY 7 ALBUMS: Bernie Witkowski & Joe Lazarz's Orchestra - Polka's Of Yesteryear LP w Chmielewski Bros. - Play Dancing Favorites LP w Jimmy Stuff AHO - Million Dollar Polkas 2LP 76 w Johnny Vadnal AHO - Carefree Polkas LP 59 w The Matys Bros. - Polka Party: Who Stole The Keeshka? LP 63 w The Six Fat Dutchmen - Dutch Treat Polkas LP w Walt Legawkes & His Polka Kings - Beer Garden Polkas tape 64

VA - POLKA PARTY 7 ALBUM POST:  Adding five new rips to two previous on the bottom two pictures so you get all the DU polka I will probably ever post even though it is early dance music.  There are some great songs within and you get full variety of styles and historic as well.  

7 ALBUM LINK:  https://bestfile.io/en/HBmXuGrPRl2Jlwd/file

I re-upped the only other modern polka I have from Brave Combo:  https://bestfile.io/en/x0RPozo2eiJYh9p/file

Per Discogs:  Real Name: Bernard Witkowski, New York City, clarinet, bandleader

(December 10, 1913 New York, NY - 1986 Hillside, NJ)

The son and nephew of clarinet players, Bernie also played the piano, accordion, organ, saxophone, and drums. From age 16, he performed on the radio as part of the Orzel Biały (White Eagle) Orchestra. In 1932, Witkowski, together with fellow Orzel Biały musician Edward Bebko, formed the Silver Bell Orchestra and a smaller ensemble, called Trzy Gałgany (Three Ragamuffins). Both ensembles performed on the radio and, from 1934, made numerous recordings for Victor's International Series and labels specialized on Polish or international ethnic music, such as Dana, Standard, Standard International, and his own label, Stella Records.

Joe Lazarz: Indian Orchard, Massachusetts  violin, bandleader

The Chmielewski Brothers Orchestra 

Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota, USA

Florian Chmielewski organized the original Chmielewski Brothers Polka Band in 1955 with brothers Leonard, Jerry, Chester and Donny, leading to the production of his first TV show, “Polish TV Party", on WDSM-TV.

The show eventually became “Chmielewski Funtime", and Florian produced more than 2,000 episodes that were televised on 42 stations nationwide. By the 1970s, the band included a fourth generation of the family — Florian’s children, Florian Jr., Jeff, Mark and Patty. By 2014, a SIXTH generation of family members hit the stage.

The group later created the label and issued their songs on "Chmielewski Records" (C Records).  Florian Chmielewski later became a Senator in the United States, and this was reflected with the issue of an album titled "Funtime, The Swinging Senator" (C Records).

Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra: The Catskills, New York

Members:  Al Noble, Al Piatkowski, Alan Greenberg, Ben Poole, Bill Pernice, Bob Souza, Bruce Kaplan, Carl Hoynoski, Dana Sylvander, Darlene Morrow, Dave Czohara, Dennis Coyman, Dennis Polisky, Don Winslow, Ed Bierstine, Ed Gloss, Ed Goldberg, Eric Parks, Frank Urbanovitch, Gary Olyer, Gene Bartkiewicz, Gerry Stavisky, Gordon Tedeschi, Jack Libera, Jeff Miller, Jimmy Sturr, Joe Magnuszewski, Joe Stellato, John Komrada, Johnny Karas, Keith Riddick, Keith Slattery, Kenny Harbus, LynnMarie, Mark Bernstein, Nick DeVito, Ray Barno, Richard Pavasaris, Skip Bierstine, Steve Swiader, Tom Martin, Verne Whitlock, Wally Czerniawski

Johnny Vadnal:  Legendary Cleveland polka musician that played Slovenian style polka.

The Matys Bros. :Polka quartet from Chester, PA comprised of brothers Walt, John, Gene and Emil Matys.

The Six Fat Dutchmen was a polka band formed around 1932 by Harold Loeffelmacher in New Ulm, Minnesota, U.S.A. The band was known mostly for playing the "Oom-pah" style of polka music that originated from Germany and the German-speaking areas of Czechoslovakia. They enjoyed a 14-year recording career with RCA Victor, during which they recorded 800 songs. After parting ways with RCA, the band recorded for Dot Records for ten years. In 1990, three years after the death of Harold Loeffelmacher, he and his Six Fat Dutchmen were inducted into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame.

Walter Legawiec & The Polka Kings   Members:

Al Chernet, Bob Creash, Dominic Cortese, Ed Stress, Everett Poniatowski, Gregg Raffa, Mack Shopnick, Melvin Tax, Mike Didyk, Stanley Krell, Stas Krell, Ted Tyle, Vinny Ocharsky, Wally Bialicki, Walter Legawiec

The Pop - Hit And Run Lover 7 76 w Down On The Boulevard 7 77 & 79 w st LP 77 w Go! LP 79 w Hearts And Knives EP 81 w Wait A Minute 7 81

REPOST:  FiveGunsWest had requested this band at TZ blog so I thought I would check the file he got and make mine better!  I left my vinyl copies and upgraded the first album I had downloaded before and turns out I had missed the last 7 from 81 so went fetch for it at youtube.  Enjoy!

https://bestfile.io/en/uopj1eWp35ArVl6/file

FGW also commented around and I noticed this SAVOY BROWN link was expired where he commented so posting it here:      https://bestfile.io/en/SBMP2ExaF3mBOHC/file

Toe Fat - st CD 70 w Two CD 70 w Live Capitol Theatre Port Chester, NY 5-12-70 CD

 I saw FiveGunsWest requested these so going to post them here too.  Per Discogs:  English ProgRock band, active from June 1969 to 1971, notable for including two future members of Uriah Heep.

https://bestfile.io/en/u4dRDAHnl9VYGGQ/file

VA - Permanent Wave LP 77 78 79 w VA - Revenge of Permanent Wave LP 83

REPOST Request:  Made over at TZ blog but we all know FiveGunsWest from his past comments so I thought I would repost for him here even though a couple weeks late.  What was written before:  This comp. has the absolute best version of the Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet that the Replacements covered long ago. Also features:  After The Fire, Kursaal Flyers, The Cortinas, New Hearts, Diodes, Masterswitch, The Vibrators and The Spikes who simply rule.

The second comp has:  New Musik, Mi-Sex (computer games anthem!), The Quick, The Photos, Susan Fassbender, Bruce Woolley And The Camera Club, T.V. Smith's Explorers, 20/20, Flash And The Pan and The Tourists!!!

https://bestfile.io/en/XHBifQaGVCObe4D/file

VA - Permanent Record LP 88

REPOST:  Thought I would repost so that there was no confusion with above compilations that were requested.  What I wrote last time:  Have never seen this movie but looks interesting and sure does have a great soundtrack:  Joe Strummer and the Latino Rockabilly, The Godfathers, Bodeans, J.D. Souther, The Stranglers and Lou Reed all have songs.

https://bestfile.io/en/4bZywJAbP5dkY9r/file

VA - JAZZ IN NEW YORK tape 88 - Miff Mole & His Nicksieland Band w Muggsy Spanier & His Ragtimers w Bobby Hackett AHO

 Another fine rarity from the Sammy Jazz tapes for the weekly cassette rip.  Here's the Discogs details:  Real Name: Irving Milfred Mole  Profile: American jazz trombonist and bandleader.born 11 March 1898 in Roosevelt, New York, USA  died 29 April 1961 in New York City, New York, USA

He played with many orchestras and artists including Gus Sharpe's Orchestra , The Original Memphis Five (1922), Ross Gorman, Roger Wolfe Kahn, Sam Lanin, Ray Miller, Red Nichols, Bix Beiderbecke, Tommy Dorsey, Paul Whiteman, among others, and was a leader of his own groups.

He composed e.g. "Slippin' Around", "There'll Come a Time (Wait and See)" with Wingy Manone, "Hangover" with Red Nichols, "Worryin' The Life Out Of Me" with Frank Signorelli and Bob Russell and "Miff's Blues"

Real Name:  Francis Joseph Julian Spanier

Profile:  American jazz cornetist, trumpeter and bandleader.  Nickname : "Muggsy".Born : November 09, 1906 in Chicago, Illinois.  Died : February 12, 1967 in Sausalito, California.

Real Name: Robert Leo Hackett  Profile: American jazz trumpeter and cornet player. He also played guitar, banjo and clarinet.  Born: 31 January 1915 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.  Died: 7 June 1976 in Chatham, Massachusetts, USA.

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

SHERRILL MILNES w JON SPONG - ABIDE WITH ME LP 76

 A double point score for me this week as this meets the Jesus Music category and also is from the FUNKMYROCK list which is the first one to radically differ on the list being operatic per Discogs:  Real Name:  Sherrill Eustace Milnes

Profile:  American operatic baritone, born 10 January 1935 in Downers Grove, Illinois, USA.

Jon Spong: Pianist, organist and composer, born Des Moines, Iowa 5 December 1933; died Iowa City, Iowa, 11 November 2006.  From 1964 to 1999 he was the primary concert accompanist for baritone Sherrill Milnes.

https://bestfile.io/tGJVfc3Q5gmRNW5/file

Fuzzy Duck - Fuzzy Duck CD 71 93 -cc

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  Per Discogs:   Fuzzy Duck was an English progressive rock group from London, formed in 1970. They released two singles and an album in 1971 and disbanded soon after.

https://bestfile.io/en/c3kMzmFPSvJRLHe/file

VA - HOMESTEAD RECORDS leftover grab bag: New Radiant Storm King - Rival Time w Nice Strong Arm - Cloud Machine EP 89 w Phantom Tollbooth - Demo early 80's w Sorry - The Way It Is CD 86 w The Clean - Sid's Pink Wiring System CD

HOMESTEAD HEROES SERIES:  O.K. hope you will pardon the mix of artists here but this was easy so I can go back to work.  Thanks to Hawksmort  and Nathan Nothin for helping get these files!! Per Discogs for the two artists not posted elsewhere:  Sorry was a post-punk/hardcore band active in Boston from about 1982 to 1986.

They were comprised of Jon Easley (vocals), David Kleiler (guitar), Chuck Hahn (bass), and Andrew Burstein (drums). Nate Bowditch played sax for the first few months and on the first record, 'Imaginary Friend'. Roger Miller of Mission of Burma made some appearances on their studio recordings as well, playing keyboards.

Sorry were inspired to start their own band by local groups like Vitamin and Boys Life. Their sound was influenced heavily by hardcore bands like Minor Threat and Black Flag as well as arty post-punkers like Mission of Burma, Gang of Four and Wire.

and the other band:  New Radiant Storm King was an indie rock band formed in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1990.

https://bestfile.io/Y8fGChSQe2mBKzC/file

Freddie Hubbard - Breaking Point CD 64 w First Light CD 71 -cc

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  Per Discogs:  Real Name:  Frederick Dewayne Hubbard

Profile:  American jazz trumpeter and bandleader

Born April 7, 1938 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. died December 29, 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA (aged 70)

He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post-bop styles from the early 1960s, though he also worked in jazz fusion in the 1970

https://bestfile.io/en/B8xluQ9xkyA5aut/file

MY DAD IS DEAD - ....And He's Not Gonna Take It Anymore CD 86 w Peace, Love & Murder CD 87 w Let's Skip The Details CD 88 w The Best Defense CD 88 w The Taller You Are, The Shorter You Get CD 89 w Shine EP 90 w 7 splits 91 w Chopping Down The Family Tree CD 91 w Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind CD 93 w Shine(r) CD 96 w For Riches, For Poorer CD 95 w Everyone Wants The Honey But Not The Sting CD 97 w The Engine Of Commerce CD 02 w A Divided House CD 05 w A New Clear Route CD 09 w Pow! 7 23 w John Peel 5-27-90

HOMESTEAD HEROES SERIES:  Well that makes three progenitor bands this week:  Math rock here, no wave and post punk below so you can compare and contrast.  I am a little miffed I didn't follow this band as they were right down my alley with all these others I did glom onto.  Per Discogs:  Bastro was post-punk band formed by guitarist/vocalist David Grubbs in 1987 while he was attending college at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. He was initially joined by bassist Dan Treado but the union was brief and Grubbs soon invited his childhood friend Clark Johnson to fill the role (Grubbs and Johnson had previously both been members of the band Squirrel Bait in their native Louisville, KY while in high school). The group's first EP, "Rode Hard and Put Up Wet" featured the duo accompanied by a drum machine. Later, drummer John McEntire joined the band. This line-up released two albums, "Diablo Guapo" and "Sing The Troubled Beast". Johnson left the group after the latter release to focus on law school and Grubbs and McEntire, who had relocated to Chicago, were joined by bassist Bundy K. Brown. Feeling limited by their format and dynamic, Grubbs put the Bastro name to rest and would re-group with Brown to write and perform the first Gastr Del Sol album (with contributions from McEntire) in 1993. Brown and McEntire would also co-found the post-rock group Tortoise.

https://bestfile.io/en/eMj2afSMkft0nky/file

STRANGE MEN IN SHEDS WITH SPANNERS LP 1980-1984 11

REPOST Request:  Per Discogs:  Late night improvisational sessions at Pete Shelley's house recorded in the early 1980s. An album was put together for release on Groovy Records but was never released at the time. The band name comes from Shelley's description of a gamelan orchestra.

https://bestfile.io/NMoZl3SC7iHKEPq/file