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365 Days #186 – Rosemary Bailey – Feel Like Making Love (mp3s)

186 MP3:
Rosemary Bailey - Feel Like Making Love (3:36)

Rosemary Bailey is a pipe organ virtuoso (click here for a photograph of a marquee billing her and jazz violinist Johnny Frigo) who has also recorded on the Hammond, and this is her surprisingly funky take on Eugene McDaniels' "Feel Like Makin' Love" (titled "Making" here), which was a huge hit for Roberta Flack in 1974.

- Contributed by: Beau Levitt

Images: Front, Label, Back

Media: LP
Album: Rosemary
Label: Rosemary
Catalog: RB-2000
Credits: Directed and arranged by Rosemary Bailey - Recorded at Sound Canada. Engineer: Brian Mitchell - Cover Photography: Clive Tipple - Percussion: Lorne Grossman - Violin: Lilian Nicholoff. A special thanks to ...

365 Days #185 – Jack Henry and Bill Neale – Portraits in Patriotism (mp3s)

185 MP3:
01. Jack Henry and Bill Neal - Liberty Bell (3:36)
02. Jack Henry - Caesar Rodney (2:44)
03. Jack Henry - Jeremiah O'Brien (2:46)
04. Jack Henry - Noah Webster (2:47)
05. Jack Henry and Bill Neal - Ted Williams (3:30)
06. Jack Henry and Bill Neal - John Buckley (3:33)
07. Jack Henry - Admiral David  Farragut (2:46)
08. Jack Henry - The 54th Massachusetts (2:52)
09. Jack Henry - How Women Got the Vote (2:48)
10. Jack Henry - Mary Anton (2:47)
11. Jack Henry - Colin Kelly (2:50)
12. Jack Henry - Matthew Henson (2:48)
13. Jack Henry and Bill Neal - The Original Astronauts (3:28)
14. ...

365 Days #184 – Thurl Ravenscroft Festival (mp3s)

184 MP3:
01. Thurl Ravenscroft and Roberta Lee - Wing Ding Ding (1:57)
02. Thurl Ravenscroft and Roberta Lee - You Wanna Talk About Texas (1:51)
03. The Sky Boys - Mad Baby Mad (2:46)
04. The Sky Boys - Never Doubt My Love (2:40)
05. Big John and the Buzzards - Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash (2:16)
06. Big John and the Buzzards - Oop Shoop (2:12)
07. Big John and the Buzzards - Mean Woman (2:47)
08. Big John and the Buzzards - Hey, Little Girl (2:49)
09. Thurl Ravenscroft - Oh, You Sweet One (2:15)
10. Thurl Ravenscroft - I Ain't Afraid (2:14)
11. The Elliott Brothers (Lloyd and Bill) ...

365 Days #183 – Factual Eyewitness Testimony Of: UFO Encounters (mp3s)

183 MP3:
UFO Encounters - Side 1 (23:06)
UFO Encounters - Side 2 (22:33)
UFO Encounters - Side 3 (21:50)
UFO Encounters - Side 4 (22:29)

I have had this 2LP set so long I can't recall how I got it, it may originally been made available through sc-fi mags but I'm not sure.

The listener is treated to a brief history of UFO sightings, what constitutes a UFO and close encounters as well as some great recordings of abductees under hypnosis! The inner gatefold is chock-full of photos and drawings of saucers, aliens and the witnesses. Why aren't there more investigations, WHY?!?!?

- Contributed by: Michel LeGrisbi

Images: Front Cover, UFO Encounters!, UFO Encounters!!, UFO Encounters!!!

Media: ...

365 Days #182 – The Showbiz XI – The Showbiz Soccer Song LP (mp3s)

182 MP3:
01. David Easter - Sing for Me Suzanne (3:55)
02. Denis Gilmore and Lee MacDonald - Why Did They Take Heaven (3:48)
03. Jess Conrad - Jesus The Messiah (4:17)
04. Jess Conrad and Tanya Tenola - Soccer Superstar (3:30)
05. Tony Selby - Canada (3:28)
06. Steve Bent - Country and Western Cowboy (3:29)
07. Robert Scott - Indian Brave (3:28)
08. Showbiz Soccer Team - John Wayne American (3:20)
09. Lesley Vickerage - The Story of Dorothy Stratten (3:42)
10. Jess Conrad - Black Stockings (3:55)
11. Showbiz Soccer Team - Showbiz Soccer Song (3:41)

The Showbiz XI were a charity celebrity football team set up in the 1950s and over ...

365 Days #181 – Chubby Checker Goes Disco! (mp3s)

181 "In a way, 'The Twist' really ruined my life. I was on my way to becoming a big nightclub performer, and 'The Twist' just wiped it out. It got so out of proportion. No one ever believes I have talent." –Chubby Checker

MP3:
A: The Rub (4:59)
B: Move It (4:42)

During my last used vinyl store run, I nearly killed myself going through every last 12" single they had in the racks. It was worth it, though, as I got some good stuff (like "Woodpeckers from Space" by Video Kids) including this Halloween-colored disco single by none other than Chubby Checker. I was slightly miffed at the $9 price tag... all I could think was, "Damn, this better be good. The E.T. Storybook ...

365 Days #180 – Who Am I? Part III – The Blind Kids (mp3s)

180 MP3:
1. The Blind Kids - Track 1 (3:41)
2. The Blind Kids - Track 2 (3:59)
3. The Blind Kids - Track 3 (41:25)
4. The Blind Kids - Track 4 (1:41)

I first heard these tracks in Austin, Texas, back in the early 1990s.  They were part of a series of recordings by some kids at the Texas School for the Blind and/or the Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center, recorded with the assistance of members of Texas bands Crust and Cherubs, and distributed to friends on cassette.  John Hawkins of Crust is the only person I am certain was involved, and all attempts to reach him have been futile.  I've known John for many years, but from what I gather ...

365 Days #179 – Moe Barbari – When The Eyes Cry (mp3s)

179 MP3:
01. I Can't Deny (4:54)
02. Mother (6:26)
03. Sacrifice (5:13)
04. Let Me Be Your Man (5:18)
05. On The Shoreline (3:34)
06. On The Darkside (3:37)
07. Walking Around (4:21)
08. Memories (3:40)
09. And The Love Dies (5:10)
10. To You With Love (4:31)

Not a whole lot is known about Moe Barbari. One day this demo CD arrived in the PO Box of Vinyl Communications Records, a punk/experimental label run by my friend Bob Barley. It became an immediate smash hit with at least several of us! "Let Me Be Your Man" is the standout track. Strained Iranian vocals and crappy Roland general midi synth arrangements. What's not to like? ...

365 Days #178 – The Bordens – Theme From Star Wars (mp3)

178 MP3:
The Bordens - Theme From Star Wars (2:45)

You haven't truly heard the theme from Star Wars until you've heard it performed by Dryden, Ontario's The Bordens, with father George Borden (accordion), mom Jeanette (Electrovox organ), sons Roger (saxophone and guitar) and Gary (drums), and nephew Bill Dombradi (guitar). According to the liner notes, The Bordens played in "various parts of the country", including Thunder Bay and Edmonton, and recorded this album at Century 21 in Winnipeg. The snippets of other songs they throw into the mix, including the "snake charmer song", are just gravy. Good Times, indeed.

- Contributed by: Beau Levitt

Images: Front, Label, Back

Media: LP
Album: Good Times
Catalog: JRGB-80
Credits: ...

365 Days #177 – Nights of Love in Lesbos (mp3s)

177 MP3:
Nights of Love in Lesbos - Part 1 (20:11)
Nights of Love in Lesbos - Part 2 (19:20)

Remember snooping through your parents' Anais Nin and Xaviera Hollander books to find your first vintage erotica? Well, this sounds nothing like those.

Described as "a frankly intimate description of a sensuous girl's lesbian desires" it's really just a verse from "Songs of Bilitis" by Pierre Louÿs. Although not a lesbian himself, the French poet from two centuries ago is regarded for his favorable depictions of women, especially his lesbiana.

The flaccid female vocal talent, credited only as "Ilona", narrates the Sapphic sounds with heavy breath and audible smile. A flute-y score plays throughout, accompanied lightly by piano and sometimes a tambourine shake at ...


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