The Best Of The Kingston Trio.

We are now going all folksy and back on the other side of the world ..Just hitched a lift from below "The Enterprise" so in a flash we are in NZ !!

The Kingston Trio.

The Kingston Trio is an American folk and pop music group that helped launch the folk revival of the late 1950s to the late 1960s. The group started as a San Francisco Bay Area nightclub act with an original lineup of Dave Guard, Bob Shane, and Nick Reynolds. 

The Kingston Trio was one of the most prominent groups of the era's folk-pop boom, which they kick-started in 1958 with the release of the Trio's eponymous first album and its hit recording of "Tom Dooley", which became a number one hit and sold over three million copies as a single.

     6. Everglades.

Mr Spock's Music From Outer Space...Leonard Nimoy.

We are still with Luc !...and this is quite  a surprise !....so thanks once again Luc !

       1. Theme From Star Trek

        11. A Visit To A Sad Planet.

Julie London At The Americana.

The Husky And Smoky Voice of Julie London  "Live"

      10. I Love Paris.

The Other Side Of Gloria Lynne.

Another one from Luc... who I guess likes the girl singers ...Cos' there's another one

in the post above !!!...Thanks Luc !

      4. Something Is Wrong.

Della Reese "Live".

Now without that elusive DeLorean ! or that dusty Carpet we are now.. I think in Europe ?..Via some contributions from Luc (Correct me if I am wrong Luc) !!!

Della Reese Live is a live album by American singer, Della Reese. It was released in August 1966 by ABC–Paramount Records and was the fourth live LP in her career. Although cut at a recording studio, the album was cut in a live format where the ensemble of musicians and Reese gathered together in one room to perform, all completed in one take. The LP was met with favorable reviews and was Reese's final album to make the US Billboard 200 chart.

 Della Reese Live. Instead of being recorded at a venue, Della Reese Live was cut at Western Recorders, a studio located in Hollywood, California. Reese and her manager/producer, Lee Magid, gathered several jazz musicians together to make the record on a Tuesday evening. According to the liner notes, the concept was to make it sound like it was being performed at a house party. The players gathered together in one room with Reese without doing any second takes. The project featured notable jazz and blues musicians such as Ray Brown, Bill Doggett and Herb Ellis.

1. Gotta Travel On.

2. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good.

3. Girl Talk.

4. Ill Wind.

5. Driftin' Blues.

1. Good Morning Blues.

2. Who Can I Turn To

3. There will Never Be Another You.

4. Detour Ahead.

5. But Beautiful

       3. Girl Talk.

       4. Ill Wind.

Eydie Gorme's Greatest Hits.

I did buy most of Eydie Gorme's L/P's this one got away!!...so I thank Bob once again for it...Two of her really Great And I will say that again in Capital letters GREAT GREAT Tracks are on this namely "What Did I Have That I Don't Have" And "If He Walked into My Life"....Doesn't get any better than that !!!...check YouTube I think there is a video where she sings one of them...will have to check later and post it...If it's still there !!!

     1. If He Walked Into My Life 

Electric Music For The Mind & Body...Country Joe & The Fish.

Country Joe and the Fish was an American psychedelic rock band formed in Berkeley, California, in 1965. They were among the influential groups in the San Francisco music scene during the mid-to-late 1960s. Much of their music was written by founding members Country Joe McDonald and Barry "The Fish" Melton, with lyrics pointedly addressing issues of importance to the counterculture, such as anti-war protests, free love, and recreational drug use. Through a combination of psychedelia and electronic music, the band's sound was marked by innovative guitar melodies and distorted organ-driven instrumentals which were significant to the development of acid rock.

Their debut album, Electric Music for the Mind and Body, followed in 1967. It contained their only nationally charting single, "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine", and their most experimental arrangements.

1. Flying High.

2. Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine.

3. Death Sound Blues.

4. Happiness is a Porpoise Mouth.

5. Section 43.

1. Superbird.

2. Sad And Lonely Times.

3. Love.

4. Bass Strings.

5. The Masked Marauder.

6.Grace.

      2. Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine

George Jones & Gene Pitney In Nashville.

George Jones and Gene Pitney – Recorded in Nashville! is an album by American country music artist George Jones and rock and roll artist Gene Pitney. The album is also known as It's Country Time Again!

       9. I've Got A New Heartache

       

Bobby Vee Meets The Crickets.

Still got a few more gems from NZ and here is one from 1962 that will, I'm sure please quite a few people !!...so thanks John

Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets is a collaborative rock and roll album that brings singer Bobby Vee together with the Crickets. It was Vee's seventh album and The Crickets' second release following the departure and subsequent death of their front man, Buddy Holly. The album contains new versions of three songs written by or recorded by Holly—Peggy Sue, Bo Diddley, and Well...All Right—and a host of cover versions of 1950s rock'n'roll songs by artists like Little Richard and Chuck Berry.

       7. Sweet Little Sixteen

Nat King Cole Sings The Blues.

Now we have the "Blues" from Nat King Cole  

        12. Careless Love

Yesterday's Wine...Willie Nelson.

This one from John, once again, is something that I  would have thought that I would not be playing over and over and over again !!....so thanks  John for all the new sounds !....

Yesterday's Wine is the thirteenth studio album and a concept album by country singer Willie Nelson. Nelson had been recording for RCA Victor since the early 1960s, and had released no significant hit records. By 1970, his recordings had reached mid-chart positions. Nelson lost the money he made from his song-writing royalties by financing concert tours that were generally unsuccessful and unprofitable.

Considered one of country music's first concept albums, Yesterday's Wine is the story of the "Imperfect Man", from the moment he is born to the day of his death. RCA originally released the singles "Yesterday's Wine" and "Me and Paul". 

The album describes the life of a man, called "The Imperfect Man", from the beginning to the day of his death. The story begins with a dialog between two characters. The first asks the other "You do know why you're here?", and the second replies: "Yes, there's great confusion on earth, and the power that is has concluded the following: Perfect man has visited earth already and His voice was heard; The voice of imperfect man must now be made manifest; and I have been selected as the most likely candidate." This statement is followed by "Where's the Show" and "Let Me Be a Man". In the medley, Nelson depicts the birth of the character, who implores God to become a man. The song is followed by "In God's Eyes", depicting the character learning to act as a good Samaritan. In "Family Bible", the character describes his memories of and nostalgia for his childhood, the times with his family and the reading of the family Bible. "It's Not for Me to Understand" depicts the character praying, after watching a blind child listening to other children playing and finding himself unable to understand why God allowed that to happen. God replies to the Imperfect Man, "It's not for you to reason why, you too are blind without my eyes, so question not what I command". In the last stanza, the character now expresses his fear of the Lord and his reluctance to question the unfairness of the world again. The medley "These Are Difficult Times / Remember the Good Times", describes the character's bad times and his recovery by remembering the good times. "Summer of Roses" depicts the character falling in love and in the prime of his life. It is followed by the anticipation of the beginning of the end in "December Day", as the character announces "This looks like a December day. It looks like we've come to the end of the way". "Yesterday's Wine" finds the character drinking in a bar, talking to the regulars about his life, and reflecting on aging. In "Me and Paul", the Imperfect Man remembers the circumstances in which he lived with a friend in past times. The album ends with "Goin' Home", as the character watches his own funeral.

Yesterday's Wine failed to chart, and did not satisfy RCA's expectations discouraged by all of his failures, Nelson decided to take a hiatus from music. He later wrote in his autobiography, "I think it's one of my best albums, but Yesterday's Wine was regarded by RCA as way too spooky and far out to waste promotion money on.

        3. Yesterday's Wine.

        4. Me And Paul

Golden Bisquits...Three Dog Night.

This is a first for me !....I don't think that I was really up to date with the music of the Late 60's ...so here is what I found out from the net !

Three Dog Night is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1967, founded by vocalists Chuck Negron, Cory Wells, and Danny Hutton. This lineup was soon augmented by Jimmy Greenspoon (keyboards), Joe Schermie (bass guitar), Michael Allsup (guitar), and Floyd Sneed (drums). The band had 21 Billboard Hot 100 top 40 hits between 1969 and 1975, with three hitting number one. Three Dog Night recorded many songs written by outside songwriters, and they helped to introduce mainstream audiences to writers such as Harry Nilsson ("One"), Randy Newman ("Mama Told Me Not to Come"), Paul Williams ("An Old Fashioned Love Song"), Laura Nyro ("Eli's Comin')

1. One

2.Easy To Be Hard

3. Mama Told Me

4. Eli's Comin'

5. Your Song

1. One Man Band

2. Out In The Country

3. Nobody

4. Don't Make Promises

5. Try A Little Tenderness

       5. Try A Little Tenderness

The Best Of Peter Sellers.

Well now I recon we should have a visit to NZ via John with some very unusual posts !....this one is like something that I can't even say what category you could give it !!..could be a narrative L/P with music ...and I guess that you will have to listen to the whole of the L/P to perhaps appreciate it...Good luck !! it got me a bit baffled !!.....But as I have said before "Variety Is the spice of life " and that includes Music !!...we will be with John in NZ for quite some time with some very varied music...

1. The Trumpet Volunteer 

2. Auntie Rotter

3. All The Things You Are

4. We Need Money

1. I'm So Ashamed

2. Party Political Speech

3. Balham-Gateway To the South

4. Suddenly It's A Folk Song

      3. All The Things You Are.

Super Movie Themes Just A Little Bit Different...Love Unlimited Orchestra.

 

Released in 1979, this album showcases the Love Unlimited Orchestra's signature orchestral soul and disco sound, blending smooth strings, brass, and rhythm sections to reinterpret cinematic themes with a unique flair. The album contains 10 tracks and runs approximately 46 minutes and 46 seconds. 

The album is characterized by warm, smooth jazz and soul instrumentals, ideal for gentle, relaxing listening. Its arrangements highlight the orchestra's lush string sections, rhythmic grooves, and cinematic flair. 

1. Theme From Superman.

2. Theme From King Kong.

3. Night Fever.

4. Grease.

5. Intermission.

1. Theme From Shaft.

2. Theme From A Summer Place.

3. The Way We Were.

4. As Time Goes By.

5. People Of Tomorrow Are the Children Of Today.

The Love Unlimited Orchestra was formed by Barry White to support his female vocal group, Love Unlimited, and later his own recordings. Known for their 40-piece ensemble, the orchestra became a key contributor to the emergence of disco and orchestral soul in the 1970s.

      3. Night Fever.

1001 Songs Part 13.VA

We are the third of the way before The end !!.......And the Box !!

1. Ain't No Mountain High Enough......Diana Ross

2. Black Night......Deep Purple

3. War......Edwin Star

4. Young Gifted And Black......Bob & Marcia

5. Ball of the Confusion (that's What The World Is Today )......Temptations

6. Avec Le Temps......Leo Ferre

7. The Man Who Sold the World......David Bowie

8. Waiting On You All......George Harrison

9. Northern Sky......Nick Drake

10. Maybe I'm Amazed......Paul McCartney

11. Into The Mystic......Van Morrison

12. Get It Up (I Feel Like Being A ) Sex Machine.....James Brown

13. Ohio......Crosby, Stills, Nash

14. The Only Living Boy In New York......Simon & Garfunkel

15. In A Broken Dream......Python Lee Jackson

16. Oh Lonesome Me......Neil Young

17. 54-46 ( That's My Number)......Toots & Maytals

18. Working Class Hero......John Lennon

19. Box Of Rain......Grateful Dead

20. Life On Mars......David Bowie

21. Bang A Gong (Get It On)......T. Rex

22. Blackwater Side......Anne Briggs

23. I Don't Want To Talk About It......Crazy Horse

24. A Case of You......Joni Mitchell

25. Crayon Angels......Judee Sill

        11. Into The Mystic...Van Morrison.

        16. Oh Lonesome Me...Neil Young.

Smalltown Boy...Jimmy Somerville.

Wow we are now traveling forward in time to 1980's !!...with a 45 rpm EP on a 12 inch Disc...I guess that when the recordings were over 3 mins long they would not fit onto a regular 7 inch disc and of course the singer  and arrangements can let the music flow without the restriction of about 3 mins !!

1. Smalltown Boy

1. To Love Somebody
2. There's More To Love Than Boy Meets Girl

      1. To Love Somebody