Howdy Folks! Welcome to The UnEarthed In The Atomic Attic album blog! Here you will find a wide variety of unusual Space Age Vinyl finds that feature good quality cover scans, jacket notes and audio samples for you to enjoy. I'm here to have fun and hope you will share in my process of discovery!
Spanish Onions
Les McCann
Recorded "Live" At An After Hours Concert At The Esquire Theater, Los Angeles, Calif.
Producer: Richard Bock
Art Direction & Cover Photo: Woody Woodward
Backliner Notes: Eddie Rio
Audio: Richard Bock
Pacific Jazz PJ-10097
Les McCann - Piano
Victor Gaskin - Bass
Paul Humphrey - Drums
El Soulo
Lavande
Spanish Onions
Git Them Grits
I Am In Love
Arabella
Maxie's Farewell
Reminiscing With Richard Hayman And His Orchestra
Mercury Records MG 20113
1956
From Billboard - March 3, 1956: Another well-produced package of mood music. Dick Hayman's harmonica, coupled with the lush effect of the strings, makes for a pleasant musical melange. "Flamingo," (I think the reviewer meant to type Flirtango?) "Celeste," "Off Shore," "Summertime," "Blue Tango" and others are included. Healthy sales prospects.
Flirtango
Celeste
Tambourine
Off Shore
On Stage
Blue Tango
Gobelues
Misty
Similau
Summertime
Easy
Carol
The George Shearing Quintet
The World Record Club Limited
Parkbridge House - Little Green - Richmond - Surrey
T466
Personnel: Shearing, piano; Emil Richards, vibes; Jean "Toot" Thielmans, guitar; Al McKibbon, bass; Percy Brice, drums; Armando Peraza, bongos and conga drums
From the back cover: I first heard George Shearing at a Melody Maker concert in 1938 when, as a member of Claude Hampton's blind band, he took a number of solos. It would be nice to say that I at once recognized his worth but honesty compels me to admit that his playing made no impression upon me on that occasion, probably because I had come to listen to the star attraction the Quintet of the Hot Club of France featuring the now legendary Django Reinhardt. A year later I became aware of Shearing as the result of four titles he recorded for English Decca, and of which featured Feather on piano. During the next few years Shearing continued to record quite regularly, playing in a style that was widely eclectic and showing influences as diverse as Earl Hines, Fats Waller, Teddy Wilson and the boogie pianists. He seemed a very competent and pleasant performer but not one of any marked individuality and it was not until the mid-forties, under the influence of the emerging bop idiom, that he developed the style for which he has since become famous.
Shearing, who has been blind from birth, studied music at a school for the sightless in London and turned to jazz after listening to records by the late Fats Waller. In 1937 he was heard by Leonard Feather and Feather was to have an important role to play in his life, particularly as he made the arrangements of Shearing to emigrate to the U.S.A. late in 1947. Prior to his final departure from Britain Shearing had worked with Claude Bampton's band, with the Ambrose Orchestra for two years, as an accordionist with Frank Weir and as a soloist. He achieved the rather unique distinction of being voted top British pianist in Melody Maker polls for seven years in succession. In December 1946 he made an initial trip to the U.S.A. which lasted for three months and while there made on record date. After he emigrated he first played as a soloist, then with a small group, but in February 1949 he recorded with a quintet for the American Discovery label that had been selected for him by Leonard Feather and decided to maintain this on a permanent basis. The original members, apart from Shearing, were Marjorie Hyams (vibraharp), Chuck Wayne (guitar), John Levy (string bass) and Denzil Best (drums) and this has been the basic instrumentation that Shearing has retained down to the present day. A further recording session, this time for MGM, took place nine days after the Discovery date, and one title, "September In The Rain", became a great hit. From that time later for Capitol, and has achieved a popular success very rare for a jazz musician.
Whether by accident or design Shearing hit upon a unique formula with his quintet recordings, the immediate recognizable trademarks being the blending of vibes and guitar and Shearing's own locked-hands style.
In 1954 Shearing added a conga drummer to his group and from time to time he has worked with a larger band, even appearing as a guest soloist with symphony orchestras, but inevitable he has been forced to retain the original quintet formula. – Albert McCarthy
From Rags To Richards
Guilty
Pawn Ticket
Friendly Persuasion
Easy
It Might As Well Be Spring
Senor Blues
If Splittin'
A Tune For Humming
The Late, Late Show
Sigh No More
Let's Dance The Cha-Cha-Cha
Ruben Leon And His Orchestra
Recommended For Dancing / By Dale Dance Studios
TOPS Mayfair 963S & Hi Fi Tops L1693
For a budget label product this is a fine small combo Latin set featuring four well crafted extended play medleys, two per side.
The reverse jacket on my copy features a black overprint at the bottom meant to obscure a bit of original copy. TOPS was going to press the entire issue on yellow vinyl but decided, at some point, to do part of the pressing on a black disc, but continue to use up the remaining stock of original jackets.
Here is the original copy: TOPS "GOLDEN SOUND" pure gold vinyl stereophonic records are the finest recordings and the greatest value available in the record world today. All original TOPS STEREOPHONIC recordings are recorded on dual track magnetic Ampex tape recorders operating at fifteen inches per second. The tapes are then carefully mastered by a Westrex 45 x 45 feedback cutter and heated stylus on a Scully variable pitch lathe to insure the very finest high quality reproduction in transfering the ultimate in sound from the tape to the vinyl. A frequency response is produced of 20 to 20,000 cycles per second. This system is universally acclaimed by recording engineers as the best in stereophonic record production. TOPS has selected pure golden vinyl for its record production as this is the purest recording material and offers vibrant sound in its truest form. Division of Precision Radiation Instruments, Inc. Made and Printed in U.S.A.
A1 Canto Karabali Cha Cha, Lunita Nueva Cha Cha, Candice Cha Cha, Ombo Cha Cha, Salud, Dinero Y Amor Cha Cha, Piel Canela Cha Cha
A2 Mama Inez Cha Cha, Negra Consentida Cha Cha, En Vano Te Espero Cha Cha, Cuando Yo Bailo Asi Cha Cha, Tru-Cu-Tu Cha Cha, Amor Y Mas Amor Cha Cha, El Suenito Cha Cha, Batiri Cha Cha
B1 Manhattan Cha Cha, Yo Te Lo Dije Cha Cha, Rico Rica Cha Cha, Amapola Cha Cha, Senor Juan Cha Cha, Cha Cha No. 5, Pan Con Queso Cha Cha, Teresa Cha Cha
B2 Take Your Time Cha Cha, Cha Cha Chando, El Limpiabotas Cha Cha, TV Cha Cha, Ella, Ella Cha Cha, Cuba Cha Cha, La Santiaguera Cha Cha, Acere Cha Cha
Sexy Piano
Peter Romano
Arrangements: J. Dufourny
Studio 33
A Product Of Intercontinental Records N. V. - Baarn, Holland
10 005
1969
Little Brown Jug
Tiritomba
John Brown's Body
Clementine
Cossack Patrol
Good Night Ladies
The House Of The Rising Sun
Greensleeves
Mexican Hat Dance
Corina Corina
Gloryland
Hava Hagila
Ferrante And Teicher Play Light Classics
Cover by Viceroy
Opera Glasses and Roses by Lesser – Camera Clix
ABC-Paramount
ABCS-313
1960
From the back cover: Long famed for the ultimate in unusual piano sounds, the two pianists have gained a wide reputation via records, television and personal appearances for their individualized piano stylings. Using the basic 88-key piano as a starting point, Arthur Ferrante and Louis Teicher have become masters at producing unexpected sounds by adding devices of their own inventions, such as rubber wedges, wads of paper, bits of wood, metal bars and various other gadgets. Their three previous albums for ABC-Paramount ("Heavenly Sounds In Hi-Fi", ABC-221; "Ferrante And Teicher With Percussion", ABC-248; "Blast Off!", ABC-285) have each presented these extraordinary musical interpretations. At the insistence of friends, critics and fans, Ferrante and Teicher have here recorded an album of beautiful music, standing strictly on its own melodic merit without gimmicks and without gadgets. – Rick Ward
From Billboard - February 1, 1960: Eschewing their usual gadgets and sound gimmicks, the duo piano team here exhibits their ability to interpret some lovely semi-classic themes in a tasteful, listenable manner. Tunes include "Malaguena," "Pavanne," "Ave Maria," "Polonaise," etc. Find mood music for adult programming.
Malaguena
Nocturne
Hungarian Dance
Minuet
Paraphrase On Vienna Life
Stars And Stripes
Waltz In A Flat
Prelude In C Sharp
Ave Maria
Polonaise
Sascha Burland & Don Elliott With
The Nutty Squirrels
Arranged and Conducted by Billy Mure
Produced by Creed Taylor
Engineered by Brooks Arthur and Dave Lukas
MGM E-4272
1964
I Should Have Known Better
GTO
Everybody Knows
Do Wah Diddy Diddy
Needles & Pins
Can't Buy My Love
Wishin' & Hopin'
A Hard Day's Night
A World Without Love
Bread & Butter
Oh, Pretty Woman
Single Jells
Herb Jeffries
Harmony
A Product Of Columbia Records
HL 7048
1957
Pagan Love Song
Just For Old Times
It's Easy To Remember
If I Should Lose You
Bewildered
The Four Winds And The Seven Seas
Dancing With You
There Goes My Heart
Love Me Long – Hold Me Close – Kiss Me Warm And Tender
Our Love Story
Page 4
Patti Page
A Collection Of Her Most Famous Songs
Mercury Records MG 20101
1957
From the back cover: Such a girl, of course, is Patti Page, who stands out among the turbulence like a beacon light. Patti, just s so many others have, won immediate fame with one recording. Her "Tennessee Waltz" on Mercury in 1951 was, perhaps, the biggest song hit since the war. Unlike so many others, however, Patti's record was neither the pinnacle of her career nor the end. It was a beginning.
From Billboard - September 2, 1957: The fourth LP in Patti Page's "Page" series should be another steady seller for the thrush and, as always, a big favorite with deejays. The photogenic lark gives the cover considerable display value, while her creamy vocal talents are heard to fine advantage on such nostalgic standards as "Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe," "There Will Never Be Another You" and her old hit single "I Went To Your Wedding."
I Went To Your Wedding
My Restless Lover
You Too Can Be A Dreamer
Near To You
Let Me Go, Lover
You Belong To Me
Mister And Mississippi
Lonely Days
There Will Never Be Another You
I Walked Alone Last Night
You're The Answer To My Prayer
Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe
