And one novelty record.
I had time to kill today while my friend was at an appointment so I hit the nearest segunda, Hope Thrift. The kitchen items and appliance sections were a total bust, but in the diagonal corner of the store were a smattering of LPs. It appeared that someone dumped about a dozen early-to-mid '60s movie soundtracks and other curiosities. I picked up Ferrante & Tiecher's "Golden Piano Hits" which includes the theme from "Exodus" and "Autumn Leaves," both of which contain this duo's trademark tumbling piano effects, an audio hallmark from the 1962 vintage -- wait for it -- Wards Airline multiplex stereo console (French Provincial style -- blecch!) in our living room when I was a kid. There are some duds (some here likely feel they all are and yes, they're so bad they're good) but overall, I'm happy with the purchase for a campy cocktail vibe. I couldn't find a date on the album cover but I doubt this was produced any later than 1965.
Next I came across a sound effects LP that has some hilarious cuts. The big disappointments were the sounds of a 707 and a DC-8 taking off. It would have been so much better if they were landing instead (like the beginning of "Back in the USSR, which now makes me imagine how delightfully horrendous a F&T cover of that would sound). The surprise sound effect was a ringing telephone. I swear it's the same sound NBC used for a ringing telephone on almost every prime time show in the '60s and '70s that didn't involve a live audience. Dialing a black Western Electric model 500 (trust me, that's what it was) and reaching both a busy and a ringing signal were quite nostalgic. The album label is "Realistic" so you know where it had to come from. Date on the cover is 1971.
Last and best is the stupendous stereophonic stylings of Enoch Light on his "Command Performances" album from 1964. Light was famous for showcasing the auditory wonder of stereo sound, and his bombastic arrangements were akin to movie soundtracks. I can't believe how good Light and his orchestra made my little 1962 JVC Delmonico stereo hi-fi sound. I can only imagine how great this album would sound on a kick-ass component system with proper distance between speakers.
All three LPs are in great shape, have their sleeves, and were well cared for. I'm attaching pictures, which I anticipate will post in every which orientation other than right side up. I hope that if you can view them full size and crane your necks, titles of the cuts on each album will be legible. Light's album opens up to reveal detailed notes about the arrangement of each number, but I figure that would be TMI so didn't take pix of that.
I had time to kill today while my friend was at an appointment so I hit the nearest segunda, Hope Thrift. The kitchen items and appliance sections were a total bust, but in the diagonal corner of the store were a smattering of LPs. It appeared that someone dumped about a dozen early-to-mid '60s movie soundtracks and other curiosities. I picked up Ferrante & Tiecher's "Golden Piano Hits" which includes the theme from "Exodus" and "Autumn Leaves," both of which contain this duo's trademark tumbling piano effects, an audio hallmark from the 1962 vintage -- wait for it -- Wards Airline multiplex stereo console (French Provincial style -- blecch!) in our living room when I was a kid. There are some duds (some here likely feel they all are and yes, they're so bad they're good) but overall, I'm happy with the purchase for a campy cocktail vibe. I couldn't find a date on the album cover but I doubt this was produced any later than 1965.
Next I came across a sound effects LP that has some hilarious cuts. The big disappointments were the sounds of a 707 and a DC-8 taking off. It would have been so much better if they were landing instead (like the beginning of "Back in the USSR, which now makes me imagine how delightfully horrendous a F&T cover of that would sound). The surprise sound effect was a ringing telephone. I swear it's the same sound NBC used for a ringing telephone on almost every prime time show in the '60s and '70s that didn't involve a live audience. Dialing a black Western Electric model 500 (trust me, that's what it was) and reaching both a busy and a ringing signal were quite nostalgic. The album label is "Realistic" so you know where it had to come from. Date on the cover is 1971.
Last and best is the stupendous stereophonic stylings of Enoch Light on his "Command Performances" album from 1964. Light was famous for showcasing the auditory wonder of stereo sound, and his bombastic arrangements were akin to movie soundtracks. I can't believe how good Light and his orchestra made my little 1962 JVC Delmonico stereo hi-fi sound. I can only imagine how great this album would sound on a kick-ass component system with proper distance between speakers.
All three LPs are in great shape, have their sleeves, and were well cared for. I'm attaching pictures, which I anticipate will post in every which orientation other than right side up. I hope that if you can view them full size and crane your necks, titles of the cuts on each album will be legible. Light's album opens up to reveal detailed notes about the arrangement of each number, but I figure that would be TMI so didn't take pix of that.
