Jumping from one obsession to another ...
I got more Christmas CDs over the past couple weeks. I'm right at 400 now. ... I know, I know.
I got 2 (used) for $1 each at a place called Half Price Books. One is a Christmas version of the Time-Life worship series, Songs 4 Worship, and the other was Gospel artist Yolanda Adams' album.
The best deals were at the still-closing Sam Goody stores. They have some Christmas CDs for 35 cents each ... yes, 35 cents. I dived into a big bin of Christmas music looking for anything good. I got 6:
Ramsey Lewis Trio, The Sounds of Christmas. A great jazz album.
Various Artists, Jingle Bell Swing. I had some already, but still enjoy listening to Louis Prima, Duke Ellington, Tony Bennett and the like. Even has Art Carney reading "'Twas The Night Before Christmas"!
Miracle on 34th Street soundtrack, from the remake. Pretty good, only a couple songs I didn't already have.
Various Artists, The Best of Christmas Guitar. Chet Atkins, Jose Feliciano and a third guy I'm not familiar with.
Teddy Pendergrass, This Christmas. Features a Kwanzaa song and a REALLY bad version of John Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)".
The Whispers, Christmas Moments. An old R&B group (by old, I mean from the 70s!). Suprisingly good!
I love bargains.
-Zube.
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Beatles 1975
1975
March
The Beatles decide to record a whole album together, but Paul and John battle over its direction. Paul wants a concept album, this time about a massive rock and roll show, his way of trying to get the band to join him on tour. John, inspired by Ringo’s ONLY YOU, wants to do a rock and roll covers album. After weeks, they compromise. Paul gets a one-sided concept album (essentially a solo side), and the others do rock covers for the other side. George re-records a song on his DARK HORSE album, BYE BYE LOVE.
May
Beatles release
ROCK SHOW
VENUS AND MARS (1:16)
ROCK SHOW (5:32)
LOVE IN SONG (3:05)
CALL ME BACK AGAIN (4:59)
LETTING GO (4:36)
LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN SAID (3:59)
CROSSROADS THEME (1:09)
BE-BOP-A-LULA (2:37)
STAND BY ME (3:30)
BYE BYE LOVE (4:08)
ONLY YOU (3:27)
YOU CAN’T CATCH ME (4:32)
SLIPPIN’ AND SLIDIN’ (2:16)
(45:06 running time)
ROCK SHOW peaks at No. 2
SINGLES:
ROCK SHOW b/w BYE BYE LOVE
LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN SAID b/w LOVE IN SONG
STAND BY ME b/w ONLY YOU
ROCK SHOW peaks at No. 2.
LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN SAID goes to No. 1.
STAND BY ME peaks at No. 10.
After the release of ROCK SHOW, John announces he’s quitting the record business to tend his new son, Sean. The Beatles have essentially broken up.
Paul, with Wings, begins a worldwide tour called ROCK SHOW, singing Beatles songs and a few new solo songs.
-Zube.
March
The Beatles decide to record a whole album together, but Paul and John battle over its direction. Paul wants a concept album, this time about a massive rock and roll show, his way of trying to get the band to join him on tour. John, inspired by Ringo’s ONLY YOU, wants to do a rock and roll covers album. After weeks, they compromise. Paul gets a one-sided concept album (essentially a solo side), and the others do rock covers for the other side. George re-records a song on his DARK HORSE album, BYE BYE LOVE.
May
Beatles release
ROCK SHOW
VENUS AND MARS (1:16)
ROCK SHOW (5:32)
LOVE IN SONG (3:05)
CALL ME BACK AGAIN (4:59)
LETTING GO (4:36)
LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN SAID (3:59)
CROSSROADS THEME (1:09)
BE-BOP-A-LULA (2:37)
STAND BY ME (3:30)
BYE BYE LOVE (4:08)
ONLY YOU (3:27)
YOU CAN’T CATCH ME (4:32)
SLIPPIN’ AND SLIDIN’ (2:16)
(45:06 running time)
ROCK SHOW peaks at No. 2
SINGLES:
ROCK SHOW b/w BYE BYE LOVE
LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN SAID b/w LOVE IN SONG
STAND BY ME b/w ONLY YOU
ROCK SHOW peaks at No. 2.
LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN SAID goes to No. 1.
STAND BY ME peaks at No. 10.
After the release of ROCK SHOW, John announces he’s quitting the record business to tend his new son, Sean. The Beatles have essentially broken up.
Paul, with Wings, begins a worldwide tour called ROCK SHOW, singing Beatles songs and a few new solo songs.
-Zube.
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