VA - RONCO FUNNY BONE FAVORITES LP 78

 Just going to list the artists and say HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!   To get 5 incredible compilations for HALLOWEEN 2026 you MUST CLICK THIS LINK and go to JONKY Blogspot to get them here:  https://jonderblog.blogspot.com/search?q=halloween+2026  This post here at DU includes:  C. Carpenter & Debbie Reynolds, Hollywood Argyles, Coasters, Cadets, Phil Harris, Reunion, Ray Stevens, Larry Verne, Rick Dees, John Zachdill (John Zacherle see extra post below), Shirley Ellis, Buzz Clifford, Clovers, The Olympics, Little Jimmy Dickens and Coasters.  Enjoy! (was in mint condition from Goodwill!!!)

https://bestfile.io/en/lhAOekhQUyP80M0/file

VA - ALL STAR SPECTACULAR LP 59

 Looked Halloweenish to me with the cover having all those faces!  Features:  Tony Martin With Henri Rene AHO, Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians, Eddie Fisher With Hugo Winterhalter OAC, Count Basie AHO, Artie Shaw AHO, Perez Prado AHO, The Three Suns (first listen to them for me and I have a good half foot stack by this band so stay tuned!), Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York Boston Pops, Mario Lanza, Jeanette MacDonald with RCA Victor Orchestra and Ezio Pinza With Symphonic Orchestra.  Enjoy!

https://bestfile.io/mcjjKcD0GTEIXoi/file

ROWAN & MARTIN - R & W's LAUGH-IN LP 68

 Well, I have been covering some old TV so this one jumped into my back pack from Goodwill on a trip last week on my pedal bike--taking home 50 some rekkids!  I was a wee youth when our family of ten might have watched this but I do remember.  Per Discogs:  Dan Rowan & Dick Martin  Profile:

Rowan & Martin were an American comedy duo consisting of Dan Rowan and Dick Martin. Together they hosted Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (often simply referred to as Laugh-In) which was an American sketch comedy television program that ran for 140 episodes from January 22, 1968, to March 12, 1973, on the NBC television network.

Dan Rowan (born July 22, 1922, Beggs, Oklahoma, USA – died September 22, 1987, Englewood, Florida, USA) was an American comedian.

Dick Martin (born January 30, 1922, Battle Creek, Michigan, USA – died May 24, 2008, Santa Monica, California, USA) was an American comedian and director.

https://bestfile.io/c7sc77KLsAuJumW/file

ROBERT Q. LEWIS w HANK SYLVERN - THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF FAIRY TALES LP 58

 A leftover from the kids music theme from last year.  Per Discogs:  Real Name:  Robert Lewis Goldberg

Profile:  American radio and television personality, game show host and actor.

Born April 25, 1920 in Manhattan, New York, USA.

Died December 11, 1991 in New York, New York, USA.

Lewis hosted his on TV show The Robert Q. Lewis Show (1954-56).

Lewis began his career as a child actor and singer on the NBC Radio version of The Horn & Hardadt Children's Hour.

Real Name:  Henry Sylvern

Profile: American organist and composer, born 26 March 1908 in Brooklyn, New York, USA, died 4 July 1964.

https://bestfile.io/Mc7EviMPofDbVMu/file

TONI ARDEN - BESAME! LP 59

Could have been an entry perhaps to the Lady Flash series I'm doing so perhaps consider it as such.  Per Discogs:  Real Name: Antoinette Ardizzone

Born: February 15, 1924, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

Died: May 29, 2012, Lake Worth, Florida, USA.

Arden became a big band singer in the 1940s, singing with Al Trace, Joe Reichman, Ray Bloch and Shep Fields. She started recording as a soloist in 1946 for the minor National Records company, and signed her first solo recording contract with a major record label, Columbia Records, in 1949. In the mid-1950s she moved to Decca Records.

https://bestfile.io/cB9oWExgNwXp4iG/file

PIETRO DERO - COCKTAILS AFTER DARK LP 68

 As I mentioned below in the post, I pulled out some jazz that looked cool for Halloween.  Not much out there on this guy.

https://bestfile.io/en/EcXZFtEnMn3JuGD/file

BUDDY MORROW AHO - NIGHT TRAIN LP 59

 Pulled out some recent finds in jazz that seemed fitting for Halloween!  Per Discogs:  

Real Name:  Muni Zudekoff

Profile:  American jazz trombonist and bandleader.

Born February 8, 1919 in New Haven, Connecticut.

Died September 27, 2010 (91 years of age) in Ormond Beach, Florida.

Morrow won a scholarship to Juilliard School in New York City but left before graduation to play professionally.

Morrow played with Tommy Dorsey (1938), Paul Whiteman (1939), Tony Pastor (1940), Bob Crosby, Billy Butterfield, and Red McKenzie. In 1951 he formed his own band which got its first huge and lasting hit in 1952 with "Night Train" (written by Jimmy Forrest) of which one million copies were sold. He charted six times between 1951 and 1956 with his orchestra on the U.S. and U.K. charts. His top charted song was "Rose, Rose, I Love You", which hit #8 in 1951. "Night Train" followed it and hit #27 the same year in the U.S. and #14 in the U.K. Three other releases landed in the top 20 in the U.S.

He became a bandleader in 1945 covering for Jimmy Dorsey. He formed the Buddy Morrow Orchestra in 1947 until 1968 and worked with Skitch Henderson and Doc Severinsen on the "Tonight Show" band in the 1960s when the show was based in New York City.

He conducted the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra for over 30 years and was the director of The Glenn Miller Orchestra after its hey-day. In the early 1970s, he formed a jazz quartet that played in the Las Vegas and Los Angeles areas. He was still performing on stage three days before he died.

https://bestfile.io/en/PVkmjaCEUuo0ZOK/file

MR. AL SINGS - COLORS & SHAPES tape w bonus unmarked Goodwill tape [side 1 only] for Halloween!

The Sweet Country cover cassette held an unlabeled general tape as shown with 'unfinished' on the side two (when the tape broke so no big loss!) after I had ripped the side one as a Halloween ploy I planned not knowing what was on it till I ripped it---thought that was cool to do for Halloween.  Almost worked but hey side 2 was "unfinished" anyway when I found it at Goodwill store long ago.  Make a nice cover that's for sure with Dreams...  Anyhoo the full color & shapes cassette is a winner with theme songs for each color and shape!  Enjoy!

https://bestfile.io/aNEwhmoOipSCUOQ/file

GEORGE LIBERACE AHO - A MUSICAL JOURNEY WITH LP 54

 This weekly classical selection looked old, dark and potentially scary for Halloween and what the heck he is Liberace's older brother (making his brother potentially less scary...LOL).  Per Discogs: American bandleader, violinist, arranger, songwriter, and TV performer in the 1940s-1960s.

Born July 31, 1911 Menasha, Wisconsin Died October 16, 1983 (aged 72) Las Vegas, Nevada. He was the elder brother of the more famous Liberace.

He appeared regularly on his brother's syndicated television show in the 1950s as violin accompanist and orchestral arranger. He was a very versatile performer as a bandleader, with each album covering a different genre of music from Latin to teenage to dance to Hawaiian to Strauss Waltzes.

In 1979, he retired from conducting and performing the violin onstage and devoted most of his time to managing the Liberace Museum in Las Vegas.

https://bestfile.io/en/d61VMkJ8ADBNbri/file

LOWELL LUNDSTROM & THE LITTLE LUNDSTROMS - I'M HAPPY LP 83

 Thought this would work for Halloween since it had a family on it with fun kid songs.  It is quite extraordinary some of the tunes as you will see...get me primed for Thanksgiving in Minneapolis!  Per Discogs:    

American gospel guitarist, vocalist, evangelist, and songwriter.

Born November 28, 1939 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA in 1939; Died July 20, 2012 (72 years old). Married to singer Connie Lundstrom.

His family moved to South Dakota when he was 6 years old.

In 1996, the Lundstroms founded The Celebration Church and The Lowell Lundstrom Ministries in Minneapolis.

https://bestfile.io/MulZYIUVJGwpDbc/file

LOWELL GEORGE - Thanks, I'll Eat It Here LP 79

REPOST Request:  Thanks to Josef (Austria) for suggesting this post though I had it up already.  Per Discogs:  Real Name:  Lowell Thomas George

Born: 13th April 1945, Died: 29th June 1979.

American guitarist, songwriter & singer.

In 1966/67, performed in The Factory and The Standells.

Featured with the GTO's and a member of Frank Zappa's early line-ups.

Founder of Little Feat.  Father of Inara George

https://bestfile.io/en/2Dq8x5fAaDk908W/file

Jack Intveld - I'll Sing Of Life CD 78 -cc

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  No info out there on him so if you know please do us a small kindness and leave what you know about him.  Kind regards.

https://bestfile.io/en/tPa1ibxpRhaBS36/file

Rachel Sweet - Fool Around LP w Protect The Innocent LP

REPOST Request:  Here's one for Malaspina wanting her earlier releases.  You will remember her from the Akron compilation as she got signed to Stiff.  Per Discogs:  American former teen singer from Akron, Ohio; born July 28, 1962. In her recording career she was active from 1974-1990. She was 15 when she recorded the hit single 'B-A-B-Y'.

https://bestfile.io/en/TMEnvM1IDcJV3ow/file

Hallow's Eve - Tales Of Terror CD 85 w Death And Insanity CD 86

 Well, since I am borrowing from the blogsphere on some Halloween posts, I saw these two files while looking for something else, so might as well include the blog that got me into blogging and helped me find this DU blog:  Punknotprofit which is now defunct.  Per Discogs:  American power/thrash/speed metal band from Atlanta, Georgia; formed in 1983.

No longer active (period of activity: 1983-1993, 2004-2013).

https://bestfile.io/MmYDCdJTLkhAQQV/file

THREE HALLOWEEN COMPILATIONS: VA - Halloween Songs That Tickle Your Funny Bone CD w VA - Horrow Show A Koko-Mojo Halloween CD w VA - Songs For The Witching Season - A Punk Rock Tribute CD

REPOST and ADD ON:  DU blog had posted the top photo before via Brian Guy so I am just reposting it and adding a couple of cool compilations:  one from James over at Jonky blogspot and one from Jonder that he had posted in comments somewhere mayber TZ blog which expands on our MOJO posts this year as we rounded up stuff from that cool music zine with posts.  You can see the first compilation artists are easy to list:  Blanks 77, The Boils, Showcase Showdown and Patriot.  The next comp from James wasn't really labeled so I left as is while the last Mojo comp has trax from:  The Emily Freeman Combo, Betty Lavett, The Del Vikings, Louis Armstrong, The Emersons, John Zacherle (more from him above in a comp by RONCO), The Tip Tops, Bobby Garrett, Bent Forcep & The Patients, Big Boy Groves, The Bees, Faye Adams, Lightnin Hopkins, Johnny Thunder, Georgia White, Billy Ward And His Dominoes, Bob Wagner, Tony And The Monstrosities, Bob McFadden And Dor, Mr. Undertaker, Gatemouth Moore, The Calvanes, John Lee Hooker, Leonard Johnson, The Moroccos, The Elites, Edwin And Alvin and Luke Jones.  Enjoy!

https://bestfile.io/en/7MfBaY4khnVFj5l/file

SISTER DOUBLE HAPPINESS - st LP 88 w Heart and Mind LP 91 wThe Soap Opera Saga 4th Episode Promo Tape 91 w Uncut CD 93 w Horsey Water CD 94 w 7 90 w 7 92 w Live Club Lingerie L.A. 1-13-1990

REPOST Request & ADD ON:  Well after all these years of just having the bottom three photos above, Josef(Austria) nicely suggested this band again and so I added the top 5 photos on fetch from youtube.  R.I.P. Gary Floyd, a good friend on meta over the years, showcasing his very cool paintings and generally being a nice guy to us fans.  Here is a short history from Discogs:  Alternative blues rock band that existed from 1986 until 1995, formed in San Francisco, CA, United States.

Its core members were Gary Floyd and Lynn Perko, who were in the seminal punk rock band The Dicks, and Ben Cohen of the Pop-O-Pies.

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

Also, going to share a couple compilations I re-upped on request from AJ's blog:

VA - BANG ZOOM! comp.'s:  https://bestfile.io/en/E0hXpiiIKbIh6ZC/file

VA - BOMP! COMP.'s:  https://bestfile.io/en/8nrC8Jjkvn9zzbb/file

THE DICKS - Recorded Live At Raul's Club split w/BIG BOYS CD 80 w 7 80 w Kill From The Heart CD 83 w These People CD 85 w Peace? 7 84 w Hog 7 06 w Ten Inches CD 06 w The Dicks 1980-1986 CD w Live 4-16-80 Austin, TX Sway Zine

 I don't think we've posted the mighty DICKS before as I didn't check, but here we go finally for me since having the first split since high school as a bonified classic in my collection.  This was prompted by Josef (Austria) suggestion for Gary Floyd's later band Sister Double Happiness right above.  Per Discogs:  American punk rock band formed in Austin, Texas in 1980, moving to San Francisco in 1983, and breaking up in 1986, reuniting occasionally until 2016.

The original line-up included Gary Floyd (vocals), Glen Taylor, (guitar), Buxf Parrot (bass), and Pat Deason (drums). The band was known for their confrontational stage presence (Floyd was an open homosexual who frequently appeared in drag on stage and had no qualms about getting in the face of close-minded audience members) and raucous music. In 1983, the band relocated to San Francisco, California. However, Taylor, Parrot, and Deason soon decided to return to Austin. Floyd carried on with the Dicks' name, recruiting new members Lynn Perko (drums), Sebastian Fuchs (bass), and Tim Carroll (guitar). This line-up released one LP before calling it quits in 1986. Floyd and Perko went on to form Sister Double Happiness.

The original Austin lineup reunited occasionally over the following years, until the death of guitarist Glen Taylor in 1997. In 2004, Floyd, Parrot, and Deason reunited again to perform shows around Austin, joined variously by guitarists Mark Kenyon, Brian McGee, and Davy Jones. Their final show was October 31, 2016.

Gary Floyd died on May 2, 2024.

https://bestfile.io/en/hJya9sCooM3Ow1d/file

BILLY JOE SHAVER - Old Five And Dimers Like Me CD 73 w When I Get My Wings LP 76 w Waylon Jennings - Honky Tonk Heroes CD 73

Looks like the forgot to add the covers for the 1976 album.  At any rate this is a suggestion from Josef (Austria) for the country rock greats he has been janitoring for upload at this blog!  I added the Waylon album with that was an early album he did trying to find his unique sound where Billy wrote about all of the songs--I also added it to the Waylon megapost I did before with link right below.  Per Discogs: American singer songwriter, guitarist, and actor. Father of Eddy Shaver.

Born August 16, 1939 in Corsicana, Texas, USA.

Died October 28, 2020 in Waco, Texas, USA.

https://bestfile.io/en/JXifQ2IeCGLPz5V/file 

Waylon Jennings MEGAPOST REPOST:  https://bestfile.io/en/AURFQieASldB5Im/file

SHEILA E. - The Glamourous Life LP 84 w Romance 1600 CD 85 w st CD 87 w Sex Cymbal CD 91 w SHEA double post - SHEENA EASTON - st LP 80/Take My Time CD 81 w You Could Have Been With Me LP 81 w Madness, Money And Music LP 82 w Best Kept Secret LP 83 w A Private Heaven LP 84

Since I just bought my tickets last Friday to return to MN for Thanksgiving and thus will miss the weekly LADY FLASH SERIES post, I am combining these folders into one download (also since my free shareware software I like for BESTFILES are not taking twice as long at 26 seconds or something. I had the first vinyl release from both of these 80's hit music makers and wanted to make sure no mix ups ha ha.  Here are the Discogs skinny and video:  Real Name: Sheila Cecilia Escovedo

Profile: American singer, songwriter, actress, percussionist, and drummer. Born: 12 December 1957 in Oakland, California, USA. Daughter of Pete Escovedo, sister of Juan Escovedo and Peter Michael Escovedo, niece of Thomas Escovedo aka Coke Escovedo, Alejandro Escovedo, Mario Escovedo and Javier Escovedo (all brothers of her father).

Please only use this artist name if credited as such on the release. If credited as Sheila Escovedo (or variation of) then use: Sheila Escovedo.

Real Name: Sheena Shirley Orr

Profile: Scottish singer born on April 27, 1959 in Bellshill.

LINK:  https://bestfile.io/en/hDb3Ju2YSVEZvAv/file

JIM ED BROWN - BARROOMS AND POP-A-TOPS LP 73

 Well this one sure is fun with the old pop-a-tops sounds from gosh when I was 5 years old I do remember in 1973 the switcheroo we went through before they finally settled on the current can design.  An old school country rock guy and per Discogs:  Jim Ed Brown (born April 1, 1934, Sparkman, Arkansas, USA - died June, 12, 2015, Franklin Tennessee, USA) was an American country singer-songwriter who came to fame as a member of the 1950's vocal group The Browns, where he was the band's lead male vocalist. In 1965, when the group was still together, he embarked on a solo career that would eventually eclipse the success of The Browns. Jim Ed Brown had his greatest success in the late 1970's, when he regularly performed duets with Helen Cornelius.  Kick back and Enjoy!

https://bestfile.io/hkzJcvwX3ovIzoS/file