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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Chattanooga Choo Choo - The Lackawanna And Erie Express Band

By The Time I Get To Phoenix
Chattanooga Choo Choo
The Lackawanna And Erie Express Band
Arranged and Conducted by Bob Armstrong
RCA Camden CAS-2227
1968

The art department could have used a little help creating a more exciting cover. I almost left this one in the discount bin...

This is not a train sound effects record, a country album or even a swing album. The vibe is blend of big band, easy listening, jazz/lounge and light pop (very "60s").

It's hard to choose any one track for sample... but I enjoyed the lounge cover of By The Time I Get To Phoenix.

Chattanooga Choo Choo
Detroit City
On The Atchison, Topeka And The Santa Fe
I Say A Little Prayer
Down By The Riverside
You Came A Long Way From St. Louis
By The Time I Get To Phoenix
The North Tonawanda Chowder And Marching Society
Okolona River Bottom Band
Lappland

4 comments:

  1. Great record. I have this.

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  2. Train sounds records are highly collectible today. Two groups wan them, people into building speakers for demo material, and train buffs or as they are now,'foamers'.

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  3. Found my copy years ago in a thrift shop. I absolutely adore "North Tonawanda Chowder and Marching Society," and I'm a little surprised that no other bands seem to have recorded it.

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    1. I'm still having no luck finding any further info on the band, but I did find this on YouTube. Same label, same era, same arranger...same sound?

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZopsTitgJs4

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