Monday, August 3, 2026

JOHNNY NASH - I Can See Clearly Now LP 72 w The Quiet Hour LP 59

REPOST and ADD ON:  The Professor of Rock on youtube reminded me in his 1972 top ten about this song that was so much a part of my youth (in the rainy Midwest USA) almost like it has been running non stop in the back of my head since those school days growing up. Now, I might add briefly, a lot of those issues in the those days (like my Audacity volume levels I mentioned last week...LOL) at least health wise have been solved:  The Root Cause Protocol from Morely Robbins latest book 'Cure Your Fatigue" goes back and sees how we get energy from breathing--stuff buried away--and so with his Magnesium Advocacy Group on meta developed this simple cheap way to balance your minerals (like a tablespoon of bee pollen over your eggs or adrenal coctails to balance your sodium/potassium) and now every three months when I give blood & dump 254 mg of the rust iron (that was packed away in my cells that the RCP protocol pulls out each month due to fertilizer blocking copper in the soil so every one needs this!) I start to feel the pulled iron overload in my liver so I know it is time (best is every three months as only way to dump iron) to give one pint of whole blood and the feeling goes away!  My body is digging it and I can see clearly now!  This electron transport chain, cerruloplasm and Ray Peat's idea of ATP cellular energy units (we need 250 mg carbs per day of pure glucose burning and to keep fat from meals below 30% of calories) influenced my longtime internet free doctor Mercola on his 'Interview the Experts' free emails (you can get at his website mercolamarket.com) to write his "Cellular Energy' book and break down the good fats (Saturated Fat gets burned immediately as energy) and cut down the damaging fats PUFA/MUFA (mono and poly fats with the open bonds that stay 7 years in your body and gums up cellular metabolism) to 5 mg per day which is only possible by my quitting seed oils & most nuts (still take handful of Brazil nuts for Selenium each day).  The Italy study proved that Beef Tallow/Organic Ghee/Coconut oil are high in Saturated fats and only ones to use.  A study in Northern Italy where it is the norm used those three vs. Sicily/Southern Italy that use mainly olive oil high in MUFA fats were taken instead and showed much fatter people than the Northern butter takers.  I also have joined the DMSO revolution!  Hundreds of health uses but I tried it for dental infection by using 2 teaspoons or 3 one inch high dropper loads into peppermint tea in glass is best because they get it from pine trees and it is a super small molecule that will travel thru the body via sauce cup with 2 ounces coconut or carrier oil on skin or in tea swished in teeth then swallowed to help digestion as it straightens out proteins and fixes old areas within but yes must have clean mouth and skin before as it brings stuff though the skin and mouth. It is an alternative to antibiotics which kill yer old gut bacteria and like high PUFA diet allows bad types to take  over the gut.. I am finally getting my short chain butyrate back via Mercola’s gut book another NY Times best seller!  Anyways here is the limited Discogs:  

Real Name:  John Lester Nash, Jr.

Profile: American soul and reggae singer and songwriter, born on August 19, 1940 in Houston, Texas, USA; died October 6, 2020 at his home in Houston, Texas, USA.

Co-owned JAD Records with producer Arthur Jenkins, and businessman Danny Sims.

Married to Margaret Nash

https://bestfile.io/WdrFVPwzPYtV48u/file

NAPOLEAN XIV - They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha-Haaa! CD 66 w For God's Sake, Stop The Feces! tape 23 w The Second Coming CD 96


NOSTALGIC PSYCHEDELIC:  The youtube top 10 reel I saw had something like that title anyways maybe Novelty or Oddities as that is how this band is categorized.  I will feature one band from the list every week in August 2026 and already posted CCS a couple of weeks ago as I announced this theme.  Per Discogs:  Real Name: Jerrold Laurence Samuels

Profile:  US novelty act aka Jerry Samuels (May 3, 1938 - March 10, 2023), an American singer, songwriter and record producer.

https://bestfile.io/jRjzakJbsQAD125/file

THE OH YOU KIDS - WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL LP 63


This song was in the list I am featuring each week of August and since I can't find the reel from youtube I am calling it Nostalgic Psychedelic (thanks Richie Muster for commenting on that) and assuming it was this band who did the cover track though I've packed into it my other two immediate versions I have posted from The New Vaudeville Band and Baja Marimba Band for comparison.  I will admit I found this at Goodwill and the quality is not the best but will do for my original blogging purposes and that is to post vinyl that needs attention and if the listener likes it will buy it & set it aside & keep it out the landfills.  How else are you gonna get a wide variety to sample and lots of my posts didn't used to be on youtube and some never will.  Enjoy!  Oh yeah, this band name totally cracked me up when I saw it because it is what my old Italian grandmother used to say to my 7 siblings:  Oh! You Kids!  Honestly!!  As her expression of amazement at our antics and humor!!  Almost like we always drove her crazy no matter what we did...Ha-Haaa!!!! 

https://bestfile.io/oKl8mS8R36D6HMJ/file


VA - BEST OF THE WEST - MGM Soundtracks Presents Great Western Movie Themes CD 98.rar


 Loving this type of Western themes compilation as we have already covered extensively the Spaghetti Western variety in the past.  Here you have the 'Big' soundtracks with these movies:  The Big Country 1958 [Composer Jerome Moross], The Unforgiven 1960 [Composer Dimitri Tiomkin], The Wonderful Country 1959 [Composer Alex North], The Scalphunters 1968 [Composer Elmer Bernstein], The Return Of A Man Called Horse 1976 [Composer Laurence Rosenthal], The Hallelujah Trail 1965 [Composer Elmer Bernstein], Hour Of The Gun 1967 [Composer Jerry Goldsmith], Young Billy Young 1969 [Composer Shelly Manne], Hang 'Em High 1968 [Composer Dominic Frontiere], The Horse Soldiers 1959 [Composter David Buttolph] and Return Of The Magnificent Seven 1966 [Composer Elmer Bernstein].

https://bestfile.io/PiAmDQuipyHRMPW/file

RED RIDER - As Far As Siam LP 81 w Breaking Curfew LP 84 w TOM COCHRANE & RED RIDER - st LP 86

REPOST and ADD ON:  Well this is an ancient DU blog post I did because I was always a big fan of their big hit song "Lunatic Fringe" so I am missing much.  However, unwittingly I pulled out Tom's debut this week not knowing who he was only finding it at Goodwill one day long ago.  And he has a  few albums as well (plus his big hit "Life Is A Highway") as the missing Red Rider to explore so may revisit in the future....for now enjoy!  Per Discogs:  Red Rider was formed in Toronto in 1975 when Peter Boynton (keyboards, synthesizers, vocals), Ken Greer (guitars, keyboards, backing vocals), and Rob Baker (drums) joined up with Arvo Lepp (guitar) and Jon Checkowski (bass) .
Real Name:  Thomas William Cochrane
Profile:  Born in Lynn Lake, Manitoba 1953, Tom Cochrane joined the Canadian rock band Red Rider in 1978, initially as their lead singer and songwriter. Red Rider was known for its blend of rock with thoughtful lyrics, achieving significant success in Canada with hits like "Lunatic Fringe" and "Boy Inside the Man." By 1986, the band was renamed Tom Cochrane & Red Rider, reflecting Cochrane's central role. They released several albums, including some notable hits, but never achieved the same level of success in the United States. The group disbanded in 1990, after which Cochrane embarked on his solo career.
Solo Career Highlights: 1991 - "Life Is a Highway": Cochrane's solo career took off with this international hit from his album "Mad Mad World." This song became his signature tune, earning him widespread recognition beyond Canada and leading to diamond certification for the album in Canada (over a million copies sold).
Awards and Recognitions: Cochrane has won eight Juno Awards, is a member of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, and has received honors like the Order of Canada and the Order of Manitoba. He was also inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2009.
Humanitarian Work: Beyond music, Cochrane is known for his significant charitable efforts, including travels to Africa with World Vision, highlighting his commitment to social causes.
Later Years: Cochrane has continued to tour and perform, often with former Red Rider members, maintaining a strong presence in the Canadian music scene. His song "Life Is a Highway" saw a resurgence when covered by Rascal Flatts for the soundtrack of the movie "Cars" in 2006.

GURU GURU - UFO CD 70 - cc


COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  Last post of the G's for this series with below and a fine steering back into German Krautrock per the Discogs:  German Krautrock band formed in 1968 by former The Irene Schweizer Trio musicians Mani Neumeier (drums) and Uli Trepte (bass) as Guru Guru Groove in Heidelberg.

They started as a political and satirical Rock band and quickly had contacts with other contemporary bands as Amon Düül and Tangerine Dream. After they first only wanted to perform live, they recorded their debut album in 1970. Starting with the follow-up album in 1971, they had a cooperation with producer Conny Plank. In the time after, the line-up changed many times, but the band stayed active until the 2020's

https://bestfile.io/en/WUQuN6SbUqmSf7p/file

Glenn Branca - The Ascension CD 81 -cc


COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  Found this one recently on some meta psychedelic new group post that I didn't join but anyways read the Discogs:  Glenn Branca (October 6, 1948, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA - d. May 13th, 2018) was an American composer who studied performing arts at Emerson College in Boston. After graduation, he formed two bands - Theoretical Girls in 1977 with Jeffrey Lohn, and later, The Static.

In the eighties, his compositions for the Glenn Branca Ensemble included the several symphonies for which he was best known. Branca's compositions centered around multiple guitars - four or more, heavily amplified - augmented by a rock-based rhythm section of drums and bass. In later works, the composer began adding other instruments, including mallet guitar, keyboards, and occasionally a second drummer. Branca's minimalist compositions frequently required unusual guitar tunings.

https://bestfile.io/en/K1UBKOJsaWVOnyg/file

FERLIN HUSKY - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams LP 57 w Walkin' And A Hummin' LP 61 w The Hits Of... LP 78

REPOST and ADD ON:  A very cool suggestion from somebody at TZ blog for his debut album from 1957.  I had posted the other two from Goodwill and noted before a fine trucker song against d. driving.

Per Discogs:  Real Name: Ferlin Eugene Husky
Profile: American country music singer and member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Born 3 December, 1925 (Cantwell, MO, USA)
Died 17 March, 2011 (West Moreland, TN, USA).
Spent 5 years in the U.S. Merchant Marines during World War II. After discharge, worked clubs in Bakersfield. Recorded as "Terry Preston" in the early 1950's.
Acted in several movies. Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame (2010) and the Missouri Country Music Hall of Fame (2006).

THE SOUTHERN ENVOYS - Give The World A Smile LP 78


 This Jesus Music weekly pick sounds exquisite (my dad [r.i.p.] the old college debate coach and linguistic teacher at a University used that word in teaching as you should pronounce it "ETTE-skquizit") with the new standardized volume settings this week.  Good vocal variety.

https://bestfile.io/8Cqso8nU9TVIqVd/file

SHANI WALLIS - AS LONG AS HE NEEDS ME LP 69


 I enjoyed this vinyl and redid it from my Ortofon S-120 standard cart thru 9000+ rips to my back up for old loud vinyl or with skips STANTON basic cart which is 3 mV rating vs. 10 mV and really cleared up those loud groove wear areas.  She is a dynamo from U.K.  Per Discogs:  Real Name:  Shani Wallis

Profile:  English-American actress and singer.

Born April 14, 1933 in Tottenham, London, England, UK.

Wallis made her first stage appearance at the age of four, she later studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) on a scholarship. Wallis went on to play many leading roles in the West End, but she is best known for the role of Nancy in Carol Reed's 1968 film production of Lionel Bart's musical Oliver! which co-starred Ron Moody, Harry Secombe, Oliver Reed, Jack Wild and Mark Lester. Wallis has appeared with Liberace, Jack Benny, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.

Wallis is a naturalized citizen of the United States, where she has lived for some time. She married her agent/manager Bernie Rich on Friday 13 September 1968. Asked, "Why on that day?" she replied, "Everything good has happened to me on Friday 13th and Shani means 'lucky jewel'. The couple have one child, Rebecca, and two granddaughters. She is also the sister of jazz drummer Leon Roy.

Wallis is a patron of the theatre charity The Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America.

https://bestfile.io/5gjMfTQjIsSl13n/file

GORDON MacRAE & WALTER GROSS ORCH - st 10EP 53 w The Best Things In Life Are Free MPST LP 56

A couple old finds from Goodwill.  Per Discogs:  Real Name:  Albert Gordon MacRae
Profile:  American actor & singer.
Born March 12, 1921 in East Orange, New Jersey, USA.
Died January 24, 1986 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
Married to actress/author Sheila Macrae (1941-1967, divorce).
Best known for his appearances in musical films of the 1950s.

BEAUX ARTS TRIO - Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Piano Trios, Op. 49 & Op. 66 LP 67


 Onward and upward with the weekly classical post and this fine piano trio from France do not disappoint.

https://bestfile.io/U9izRDYIpL72G9Y/file

James Taylor - st CD 68 w Sweet Baby James CD 70 w Mud Slide Jim & The Blue Horizon CD 71 w One Man Dog CD 72 w Walking Man CD 74 w In The Pocket CD 76 w JT CD 77 w Flag CD 79 w Dad Loves His Work CD 81 w That's Why I'm Here CD 85 w Never Die Young CD 88 w New Moon Shine CD 91 w Hourglass CD 97 w October Road CD 02 w Covers + Other Covers CD 08 09 w Before This World CD 15 w The Original Flying Machine 1967 CD 70 w Demo w Joni Mitchell & Phil Ochs - Amchitka Green Peace Launch Live Benefit LP 70


 Not sure I got all the covers shown but the title says it all per usual posting.  Got all these from Twilight Zone comments section over weeks and did not add any I had.  Actually have two albums from Goodwill but not in good ripping condition so I will give them back to Goodwill as I do with non-keeper vinyl.  Got the epic live concert that launched the Greenpeace Organization as a vinyl rip from youtube where I separated the songs for it...along with Joni Mitchell & Phil Ochs it is a true classic!  Per Discogs:  Real Name: James Vernon Taylor

Profile:  American singer/songwriter and guitarist (born March 12, 1948 in Boston) inducted into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2000 (Performer). Brother of singers/songwriters Livingston Taylor, Kate Taylor, Hugh Taylor and rock singer Alex Taylor. Married Carly Simon from 1972 until their divorce in 1983 with whom he has two children who are also musicians; Sally Taylor and Benjamin Taylor. Married to Kathryn Walker from 1985 until their divorce in 1996.

https://bestfile.io/en/snWUU7lEUXR1jtn/file

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

VA - DOWN TOWN DISCO VOL. 1 2 3 LPs 79 80 81


 Well I was flabbergasted when I saw this weird bridge between disco and new wave with even rock bands participating in this one mix per album side series I fished out of Europe at a great deal though the second vendor on discogs had volumes 2 & 3 the volume three was just missing a cover so having both saved on shipping.  As I did with a Viacom comp featuring stoner-style-new r&b I left each album side as one mix and also as songs but was tricky using my freeware at work to find the cuts.  Here are the WoW! artists and the first that grabbed my eye/ear was Flash & The Pan! then Roger Daltry, Debbie Jacobs, Olympic Runners, Jim Capaldi, Edwin Starr, Eddie Grant, Isaac Hayes, Roxy Music, Elton John, Nuggets, Michelle Freeman, Yvonne Elliman, Al Hudson, M, Spyro Gyra, Bill Lovelady, Jona Lewie, Giorgio Moroder, Kurtis Blow (I saw him on TV news when breakdancing broke into culture with his first album my older sister had), Shakatak, Barclay James Harvest, Lipps Inc., Rufus & Chaka Khan (see The American Breed post below), James Brown, The Crusaders, The J. Last Band, Jimmy Ruffin, Benny Mardones, Con Funk Shun, Lenny Williams, Gap Band, Black Slate, Yarbrough & Peoples, Steve Cropper, Wilton Felder, Geraldine Hunt, Steely Dan and Jerome.  Crazy!

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

Cherry Vanilla - Bad Girl CD 78 w Venus D'vinyl LP 79 bw Man Parrish - 12 92 w youtube videos and interviews


REPOST Request:  Well, when AJ yelps for something I come running!  Turns out my later rip of the debut album is missing from my files so that tells me I didn't like the rip--either the vinyl was too damaged making my cuts change the song timing or I just forgot to save that week even though I have backup WAV folders and backup separate play-MP3 folders next to the WINRAR files.  BTW I just learned the best range for my Audacity (yes after  a year and a half experimenting--don't worry my 8000 rips on old PC with Hollywood media system on a Gateway have no issues) but sometimes I was hearing groove wear 'sections' that if repeated a lot meant I had my software line in volume too far right.  So now I try to get the analog green moving bar to range from -24 to -12 dB by having the slide lever in range of -30 to -44 dB.  This moves my preamp adjust very little from the middle knob position.  Sometimes though vinyl sound makes me move to when I started range of -20 to -8 dB which is where the Henry Gross rip last week was left at by accident so I will redo those three LP in time.  What I noticed can happen is too far right means louder software volume and though you can adjust the preamp knob as I always do to make the signal just touch the red zone to far can clip the analog wave making the sound crispy digital I guess.  It's really the louder 50's-60's vinyl that get clipped if not careful.  So yeah three volumes the preamp, software and computer speaker volume during play.  I think you will like this weeks offerings with the new settings and let me know like AJ did in the comment if you want a re-rip--at this time my ripped vinyl keepers are all packaged 2-3 records per plastic bag in no particular order in various bins in my apartment so someday I will have to organize alphabetically but not at this time.  Anyways I found great sounding CD rips on youtube and BTW I have been slipping videos into the 'cover' folders as little surprises but now will label that folder as 'cover & video) separate from the songs for convenience.  

Here is the short skinny (see videos and text within) from Discogs: Real Name:  Kathleen Dorritie

Profile:  American singer-songwriter, publicist and actress, born 16 October 1943 in Woodside, Queens, New York, USA.

https://bestfile.io/bwaGlJAKG2oWDH0/file

RAY PETERSON - MISSING YOU (Feat. His Greatest Hits) LP 70


 Well when E.W. suggests a platter--I jump!  And this is no exception to his fine searchable listings as I had just about to post a couple weeks ago and did the compilation with his big hit song 'Corinna, Corinna" which on this album has it backed with [bw] another great song Ya Ya.  Great songs throughout.  Per Discogs:  Real Name:  Ray T. Peterson

Profile: American rock n' roll singer born on April 23, 1935 in Denton, Texas, USA and died on January 25, 2005 in Smyrna, Tennessee, USA

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

Joshua Bell, Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields, Neville Marriner - Bruch Mendelssohn Violin Concertos LP 88


 A fine Goodwill pull for the weekly Classical Music post.  Lots about this on Discogs: Real Name:  Joshua David Bell

Profile:  American violinist, and conductor.

Born December 6, 1967 in Bloomington, Indiana, USA.

Profile: The Academy of St Martin in the Fields (= ASMF) was founded in 1959 by Sir Neville Marriner and a group of London's leading orchestral players. Originally formed as a small conductorless string group, it spearheaded the 1960’s Baroque revival, and recorded and performed a rapidly expanding range of repertoire.

In 1988, the orchestra dropped the hyphens from its full name: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields.

For chorus credits use Chorus Of St Martin In The Fields.

Real Name: Neville Marriner

Profile: British conductor, violinist, and professor (born April 15, 1924, Lincoln, England and died October 2, 2016).

He studied at the Royal College of Music, London and Conservatoire National Supérieur De Musique Et De Danse De Paris. While a student, he joined the London Symphony Orchestra (in 1941). He was briefly a music teacher at Eton College Chapel. In 1948, he became a professor of the Royal College of Music. In 1948 or 1949, he took up the position of second violinist of the Martin String Quartet, continuing to play with the quartet for 13 years. Founder of the Virtuoso String Trio. Marriner joined The Jacobean Ensemble in 1951. He played the violin in two London orchestras: the Philharmonia Orchestra (1952-?), and the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) as principal second violin (1954–69). In 1958, he founded The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (being its conductor and lead violin in early 1960s, before focusing to conducting), and his partnership with them is the most recorded of any orchestra and conductor. Marriner was the founder and first music director of The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, from 1969 to 1978. From 1979 to 1986, he was music director of the Minnesota Orchestra. He was principal conductor of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1986 to 1989.

Marriner was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1979. He was created a Knight Bachelor in 1985. In the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH). He was appointed an officer of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Father of Andrew Marriner and Susie Marriner Harries, both from his first marriage with cellist, and later antiquarian bookseller, Diana Carbutt. In 1957, he married Elizabeth Sims, later Lady Elizabeth Marriner.

https://bestfile.io/en/l1vJqfRy2BHeeQG/file

VA - Great Gospel Songs 2LP 75


 For the weekly Jesus Music selection we have a top shelf double album featuring many artists DU has posted in the past.  Such as:  The Blue Ridge Quartet, Roy Rogers & Dale Evans, Anita Bryant, The Inspirations, The Florida Boys, Burl Ives, The Ralph Carmichael Orchestra, The Old Fashioned Revival Hour Quartet, The Pat Boone Family, Ken Medema, Mary Jayne, Norma Zimmer & Jim Roberts, J.T. Adams, The Revivaltime Choir, Andrae Crouch, Ray Hildebrand, Willa Dorsey, Dave Boyer, Wayne Newton, The Happy Goodmans, Kurt Kaiser and The Amen Choir.

https://bestfile.io/GgQrr0ZraHnTBkR/file

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