Whats on your turntable tonight?

Moussorgsky, "Night on Bald Mountain" & "Pictures at an Exhibition"; Chesky RC30 ("The Power of the Orchestra"); Rene Leibowitz conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Gerhardt/Wilkinson, Producer/Engineer, recorded in 1964 for RCA.

Best regards,
-- Al

The Marvelettes - "Return Of The Marvelettes" [Tamla LP '70] It was a short-lived return -- this is their swan song

Rudy Ray Moore/V.A. - "Dolemite" MP Sndtrk. [Generation International repro LP '75/?]

Dizzy Gillespie - "It's My Way" [Solid State LP '69] Actually, it's not, if Diz's way is bebop (or jazz period). A failed 'hip' commercial stab replete with strings and studio backing, but upon further listening, a few redundant pop-hits-of-the-day covers aside, I dig it anyway as really a pretty good joint of its type, taken on those terms...

Gregory Isaacs - "Soon Forward" [Virgin LP '79]

Prince Far I & The Arabs - "Cry Tuff Dub Encounter Chapter IV" [Trojan LP '81]

Game Theory - "The Big Shot Chronicles" [Rational/Enigma LP '86] The best thing about revisiting this, other than the towering hairstyles worn by the group, are the inserts touting stickers and tee-shirts as modeled by kids with yet more of that great 80's hair (and shades!) and advertising Enigma releases by this gob-smackingly improbable mix of acts: Poison, Agent Orange, Stryper, T.S.O.L., Allan Holdsworth, The Smithereens, and Peter Hammill; plus the Enigma Variations, featuring such old-time favorites as Channel 3, Green On Red, Redd Kross, Plasticland, The Pandoras, Rain Parade, The Effigies, Tex & The Horseheads, Jet Black Berries, Greg Sage (late of the above-mentioned Wipers), Leaving Trains, The Untouchables, 45 Grave, Get Smart, and so much more! Just enclose your check or money for $8.98 and send to Enigma Mailorder, El Segundo CA (please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery)

The Neanderthals - "In Space" [Munster LP '05] With Eddie Angel guitar, of Los Straitjackets fame

Harry James - Still Harry After All These Years LP

Lloyd Cole - "Broken Record". 180g vinyl on some obscure German label. Cole's newest release gets him back to his earlier roots. As usual, his songwriting is superb and the LP is a great recording to boot. For Lloyd Cole fans - highly recommended.

And now for s'more grooves that aren't micro or stereo! Spinning my way through stacks of mostly 60's soul 45's, that I'm slowly winnowing towards recording to a comp CD-R (or two)...

Eddie & Ernie - "Outcast"/"I'm Gonna Love You Always" [Eastern]
The Shar-mels - "Tell Me Why"/"I'd Love To Be Loved" [Palm]
Cash McCall - "S.O.S."/"I'm In Danger" [Checker]
The Jive Five - "You'll Fall In Love"/"Crying Like A Baby" [Musicor]
The Vontastics - "Never Let Your Love Grow Old"/"You Can Work It Out" [St. Lawrence]
The Caper Brothers - "I Ain't Gonna Write You"/"There Goes My Heart Again" [Roulette]
Yvonne Fair - "Baby, Baby, Baby"/"Just As Sure (As You Play, You Must Pay)" [Smash]
The Accents - "Better Watch Out Boy"/"Tell Me" [Challenge]
The Epsilons - "The Echo"/"Really Rockin'" [Stax]
James Carr - "Gonna Send You Back To Georgia"/"I'm A Fool For You" [Goldwax]
June Edwards - "Heaven Help Me (I'm Falling In Love With You)"/"My Man (My Sweet Man)" [South Camp]
The Elgins - "We're Gonna Have A Good Time"/"Here In Your Arms" [Congress]
Sharon Soul - "How Can I Get To You?"/"Don't Say Goodbye Love" [Wild Deuce]
Ocapellos - "Anytime"/"The Stars" [Checker]
Otis Clay - "Show Place"/"That's How It Is" [One-derful!]
Delores Lynn - "The Big Search Is On"/"Just Tell It Like It Is" [Junior]
The Flamingos - "Since My Baby Put Me Down"/"Brooklyn Boogaloo" [Philips]
The Dynamic Tints - "Rosemarie"/"Be My Lady" [Twinight]
Little Richard - "I Need Love"/"The Commandments Of Love" [Okeh]
Springers - "I Know Why" [Way Out promo]
Barbara Wilson - "Make Me Happy"/"On The Other Hand" [Aura]
Vernon Harrell & Little Gigi - "Baby Don'tcha Worry"/"All That's Good" [Decca]
Nella Dodds - "P's And Q's"/"Your Love Back" [Wand]
The Lovejoys - "Payin' (For The Wrong I've Done)"/"It's Mighty Nice" [Tiger]
Jackie Ross - "New Lover"/"Jerk And Twine" [Chess]
Linda Jones - "Hypnotized"/"I Can't Stop Lovin' My Baby" [Loma]
Charles Farren - "You Got Everything"/"Alone" [Limelight]
The DC Playboys - "Too Much"/"You Were All I Needed" [Arock]
Lorraine Ellison - "Don't Let It Go To Your Head"/"I Dig You Baby" [Mercury]
The Freeman Brothers - "Beautiful Brown Eyes"/"My Baby" [Soul]
Lee Holland - "Give Me Back My Heart"/"Let's Stay Together" [King promo]
The Dreams Band - "(They Call Me) Jesse James"/"Charge" [D.C. Sound Ltd.]
The Poets - "She Blew A Good Thing"/"Out To Lunch" [Symbol]
Betty & Rose - "That Twistin' Feeling"/"Doodle Doo Doo" [Press]
Jimmy Hughes - "You Might As Well Forget Him" [Fame promo]
Falcons - "(I'm A Fool) I Must Love You"/"Love, Love, Love" [Big Wheel]
The Incredibles - "Standing Here Crying"/"All Of A Sudden" [Tetragrammaton]
The Continental 4 - "I Don't Have You"/"The Way I Love You" [Jay-Walking]
Ollie & The Nightingales - "Girl, You Have My Heart Singing"/"I Got A Sure Thing" [Stax]
Kelly Brothers - "You're That Great Big Feeling"/"Falling In Love Again" [Sims]
Little Jerry Williams - "Baby, You're My Everything"/"Just What Do You Plan To Do About It" [Calla]
Bonnie & Lee - "I Need Ya (Gotta Have You For My Own)"/"The Way I Feel About You" [Fairmount]
The Ascots - "Miss Heartbreaker"/"This Old Heartache" [mir-A-don]
Sam & Bill - "I Feel Like Crying"/"I'll Try" [Decca]
Billy Hambric - "Talk To Me Baby"/"Human" [Fury]
Sam Hawkins - "Bad As They Come"/"Hold On Baby" [Blue Cat]
The Sensations - "Please Baby Please"/"Too Shy" [Way Out]
Billy Butler & The Four Enchanters - "Found True Love"/"Lady Love" [Okeh]
Roddy Joy - "Come Back Baby"/"Love Hit Me With A Wallop" [Red Bird]
Howard Tate - "Baby, I Love You"/"How Blue Can You Get" [Verve]
Sonny Warner - "Bell Bottom Blue Jeans"/"Been So Long" [Checker]
Rudy Lewis - "Baby I Dig Love"/"I've Loved You So Long" [Atlantic]
Irma And The Larks - "Without You Baby"/"Don't Cry" [Priority]
Willie West - "Hello Mama"/"Greatest Love" [Deesu]
Kenny Ballard - "It Sure Looks Good"/"I Wanna Love You" [Toy]
Freddy Scott And The Four Steps - "Same Ole Beat"/"Take A Rest" [Marlin]
Lavell Hardy - "Don't Lose Your Groove"/"Women Of The World" [Rojac]
Karen Small - "Boys Are Made To Love"/"Hey Love" [Venus]
Little Jewel - "I Want To"/"It Doesn't Matter" [Tay-Ster]
Jimmy Robins - "I Can't Please You"/"I Made It Over" [Jerhart]
Harold Burrage - "How You Fix Your Mouth (To Say What You Say)"/"Got To Find A Way" [M-Pac!]
The Gypsies - "Diamonds Rubies Gold And Fame"/"Jerk It" [Old Town]
Don Gardner - "There's Nothing I Want To Do (Unless It's With You)"/"Let's Party" [TNT]
The Volumes - "Gotta Give Her Love"/"I Can't Live Without You" [American Arts]
Marvin Smith - "Time Stopped"/"Have More Time" [Brunswick]
Spencer Wiggins - "Double Lovin'"/"I'd Rather Go Blind" [Fame]
Jimmy Dee - "Shanty Town"/"The Push" [Palm]
Jackey Beaver - "Jack-A-Rue"/"Silly Boy" [Checker promo]
Otis Leavill - "Let Her Love Me"/"When The Music Grooves" [Blue Rock]
Freddie Hughes - "I Gotta Keep My Bluff In"/"Natural Man" [Wand]
Danny White - "Taking Inventory"/"Cracked Up Over You" [Decca]
Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr - "You Can't Blame Me"/"Your Love Keeps Drawing Me Closer" [Capsoul]

'Nuff for tonight...