8 Top Hits 1956

Black Denim Trousers

8 Top Hits
Waldorf Music Hall Records
1956

10 inch 33 RPM on Waldorf which was apparently a label started by Enoch Light in 1953 or 1954. Records from Waldorf were sold exclusively at Woolworths. See: Waldorf Discography

Black Denim Trousers, an early biker song, is the odd-man-out tune amongst this mood set.

The Wild Angels

Midnight Rider

Music From The Soundtrack Of The Motion Picture

The Wild Angels

American International Presents 

Peter Fonda & Diane Ladd

And Members Of The Hell's Angels Of Venice, California

Arranged and Conducted by Mike Curb

Produced by Mike Curb for Sidewalk Productions

Recorded at American Recording Studio

Music Editing: Eddie Norton

Music Supervision: G.P. IV Productions

Lyric to the title song "The Wild Angels Ride Tonight" by Harley Hatcher

Tower Records DT 5043
1966

In his capacity as Artists and Repertoire director, the opulently gifted twenty-year-old Mike Curb has produced hit record by the Walker Bros., the Hondells, the Paris Sisters, Timmy Yuro and others. Mike scored the delightful "Skaterdater," an Academy Awards nominee and top prize winner at the Cannes Film Festival this year in the short subjects classification. The exciting new group, The Arrows, featuring Davie Allan on lead guitar, also performed in "Skaterdater."

Theme From "The Wild Angels" - Vocal: The Visitors featuring Barbara

The Chase - Instrumental: Davie Allan and The Arrows

Lonely In The Chapel - Vocal: The Hands Of Time

Bongo Party - Instrumental: Davie Allan and The Arrows

Blue's Theme - Instrumental: Davie Allan and The Arrows

Theme From "The Wild Angels" - Instrumental: Davie Allan and The Arrows

Midnight Rider - Vocal: The Hands Of Time

Rockin' Angel - Instrumental: Davie Allan and The Arrows

The Lonely Rider - Instrumental: Davie Allan and The Arrows

The Unknown Rider - Instrumental: Davie Allan and The Arrows

The Wild Angels Ballad (Dirge) - Instrumental: Davie Allan and The Arrows

Organ Stop Pizza & Wurlitzer

Organ Stop Pizza
Wurlitzer Theater Pipe Organ
Presents Ron Rhode
Swartwout Productions SPS 5886-42
197?

Yes, you are looking at an autographed copy of Organ Stop Pizza. Terrific cover of Rhodes (not a stunt double) fearlessly perched on top of a step ladder in front of the Organ Stop Pizza

Organ Stop Pizza is an actual operating pizza parlor located in Mesa, Arizona.  They still engage excellent organ artists to entertain guests.

Never in my life would I have guessed this record, found in an antique store, would amount to more than  an oddball event lost to history. Now I know that some good things in life persist and feature a salad bar!

Check out their website here: Organ Stop Pizza

MacArthur Park - Living Marimbas

Lullaby From "Rosemary's Baby"

MacArthur Park And Other Favorites
Living Marimbas Plus Strings
Arranged and Conducted by Leo Addeo
RCA Camden 1968
CAS-2283

Groovy photo of a tough biker and biker chick. What does this photo have to do with the contents of the album? Nothing as far as I can tell.

Richard Hayman - Only Memories

Only Memories

Only Memories

Richard Hayman and His Orchestra

Wacker Series
Mercury MG 20428 (SR 60100)
1959

Alone At Last

If I Spent A Lifetime

Night Love

Prancing

Live Just For Tonight

Only Memories

Out Of Space And Time

Come To My Arms

When I Recall

You Look Good To Me

The Frustrated Clown

The Miracle At Christmas

Have A Very Merry Christmas

The Miracle At Christmas
Bill Walters Sings Ruth Lyons Christmas Songs
Jewel Records JRC 86044

This is a great local lounge styled album.

Ruth Lyons was a local fixture on TV here in Cincinnati (hosting a variety show). She and her "gang" also produced a number of Christmas LPs. According to the notes, Walters was a cast member of Lyon's 50/50 Club for 20 years.

According to the notes, the cover illustration is inspired by the "title tune of the album", The Miracle At Christmas. Not actually a song, but a poem. The drawing was done by "another warm and sensitive person and good friend", Phil Ohlms. It was meant to capture "that very special meaning of Christmas".

Miss Teal Joy

Misirlou

Ted Steel Presents
Miss Teal Joy
AAMCO Records ALPS-75

This is a curious project by a very talented vocalist who, on a number of tracks, sounds a touch like Billie Holiday. Songs are sung in various languages and Joy takes a different more traditional approach on a number of tracks.  The overall results are enjoyable.

Joy seems to have vanished. And I can't find the date that this LP was released. I did noted that this same jacket art is to be found with a different label printed in the upper right corner.

Apparently Joy made two albums.

The Young Sound '70

Venus

The Young Sound '70
Out Of Sight Hits For The Now People
Somerset SF-34400

Somerset had no idea what the 1970  "Young Sound" actually sounded like. Maybe they did, but did not have the money to spend to compile the actual hits of the period. The set is a mess. A few tunes seem to be the originals while others are not, including the lame lead track (sample above, originally recorded by The Shocking Blue in 1969).

Other songs... sound like early 60s or even 50s stock stuff, tracks that they found who knows where. They also threw in a song titled Model "T" which is a novelty instrumental as well as a gospel number that someone rearranged to be "hip".

From the back cover: A program for young people of some of the top hits of today. You can dance, sing or listen to this great album.

All New Fun Children's Songs

The Fairies Sing

All New Fun Children's Songs
Blue Duck Records 1981

Chicken Fat 1982 Aerobic Dance Party

Chicken Fat
Irwin's Aerobic Dance Party
Peter Pan 1982
BR536

This album is a totally whacked.

When you first look at the cover you think "Walt Disney", right? Wrong... these characters are complete rip offs of the well known brands. And if you listen to the record, "The Cookie Gobbler" is a rip off of The Cookie Monster (Sesame Street).

I can't believe Peter Pan took the infringement risk when they released this LP.

Corky Shanye

Rapsody

In The Mood For A Song
Corky Shayne
Salem Records 1956

A rare(ish) record found in a Wallicks Music City Demo Jacket. As far as I can tell Corky made just one record and a fine one it is. What a smooth voice!

Wonder what happened to her?

Puff The Magic Dragon - The Play-Doh People

The Inch Worm

Puff The Magic Dragon
Compliments Of The Play-Doh People
Rainbow Crafts, Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio
Pickwick International
1970

This is a nice compilation album with well thought out cover art. However, Pickwick offers us no artist credits.

Mood Music Encores Of New York

Side B

Mood Music
Kurt Maier, Pianist With Rhythm
Encores Of New York
Allegro Elite 4102

195?

Budget label Allegro always seemed to produce nice jackets designs.

Interestingly, there is several inches of blank record leftover on each side of this 10 inch 33 RMP disc. Normally, this might indicate a reissue (from another record project). But I don't think that is the case with this project.

Little is to found online about Maier. Apparently he made a few "Encores" records for Allegro although I can't find mention of this particular record.

Nino Tempo's Rock 'N Roll Beach Party

Turkey Gobbler

Nino Tempo's Rock 'N Roll Beach Party
Liberty Records LRP 3023
1956

The Happy Hamsters Go Ghostbustin'

Carol Anne's Theme

The Happy Hamsters Go Ghostbustin'
Oddyssey Productions
Audiofidelity 1984

I actually like The Happy Hamsters better then those other singing rodents. I can understand the actors after the engineers have processed their voices through the pitch filter. And they tell funnier jokes.

Teaching Children Mathematics Through Games, Rhythms And Stunts

Find A Friend

Classroom Records
Teaching Children Mathematics
Through Games, Rhythms And Stunts
Kimbo Educational LP 5000

A complicated way to find a friend...