Shutting down

I'm fed up with the direction Google has been moving in over these last 6 months. Apparently they're going to be introducing a new layout for the blogs similar to what they've already done on YouTube (complete rubbish). I can't even get my animated banner to display on here anymore. Whatever. I haven't posted in over a year anyway. I just wanted to make the announcement that I'll be shutting this blog down in about one week. So if you wanted anything from here, get it now. Of course, most of these links are dead from them shutting down Megaupload. So what's the point? I may try this again sometime in the near future, but it certainly won't be with Blogger or anything affiliated with Google. Sorry guys. It was fun.

David Rose in Hi-FIddles (reuploaded)

UPDATE: I received a copyright violation notice and had to remove the link. Sorry.

Elevator Muzak

I know the term "elevator muzak" probably seems a bit derogatory. I had this idea for a compilation last year, but somewhere along the line I simply lost interest in it. I think that'll work to your advantage though, because rather than sorting through the hundreds of songs I had to choose from and only picking the ones I wanted to use, I've decided to just post ALL of them here. I'm calling this "Volume 1". There's 284 tracks in all. You can decide which ones you want to keep. I didn't bother numbering them, so they're listed in alphabetical order by default. There's really only one song on here that isn't library music ("A Man and a Woman" by The London Pops Orchestra), the rest are all from various libraries. Sorry for my laziness in keeping the blog up-to-date. Hopefully this will make up for it! I'll post Volume-2 of this monstrous collection within the coming months. Yes, there's more. A lot more.

• LISTEN TO SAMPLES:

• Titles A-D
• Titles E-L
• Titles M-R
• Titles S-T
• Titles U-Z

Keywords: Piero Piccioni, Johnny Hawksworth, Werner Tautz, Armando Sciascia, Robert Farnon, Albert Marlowe, Malcolm Lockyer, Piero Umiliani, Syd Dale, Heinz Kiessling, Harry Lubin, Jo Part, Jack Arel, Jean-Claude Petit, Dolf Van Der Linden, King Palmer, Kenny Graham, John Cacavas, Sam Fonteyn, Armando Trovaioli, Edward White, Cyril Watters, Anthony Mawer, Nino Nardini, E.A. Quelle, Dennis Berry, Walter Stott, Jack Beaver, Johnny Pearson, William Goldstein, Pete Thomas, Ray Davies, Trevor Duncan, George Chase, Laurie Johnson, Peter Moore, James Clarke, Ronald Binge

What's up

I haven't checked in here for almost a month and a half (I know, shame on me). Just thought I'd let y'all know that I haven't forgotten about you. The thing is, it takes time to rip vinyl and make compilations. And frankly my heart just hasn't been into it lately. I do however have thousands of songs on my computer. I don't know how anyone might feel about me just uploading a bunch of music (in no orderly fashion). I can guarantee there's quite a bit of stuff here that most of you don't already have. It'll be up to you to cull out whatever you don't want. But as far as me ripping any records or making new compilations, I'm done for now. If you like the idea of me uploading a shitload of library music from my computer, just let me know. I should be able to handle that! Until then, I'll talk to ya later.

Just a quick update.....

I know I'm constantly apologizing for the lack of activity here. I just thought I'd post a little update to tide you over. I promise to have a new rip posted within the next week or so. I got a Reg Tilsley record a few weeks ago, but haven't gotten around to ripping it yet. Actually, I haven't even listened to it yet! Hopefully you won't be disappointed. So until then....

• See "comments" for track listings

Industrial Achievement

Okay, so I probably don't post as often as I'd like to. But I do try to make up for it when I can. Here we have 69 tracks in all (SEE TRACK LISTINGS) As I've mentioned before, I never use music from other blogs to make these compilations. I try to make sure everything that's posted here is fresh and new to the blogosphere. If you do hear a song that's already available from another blog, let me know, and I'll have the owner of this website fired. ;) Artists on this compilation include: Anthony Mawer, Ivor Slaney, Keith Papworth, Wilfred Burns, King Palmer, Stuart Crombie, Simon Park (aka Simon Haseley), E.A. Quelle, Steve Race, Harold Geller, Stanley Myers, Budtree/Leader, Peter Reno, Peter Milray, Ivor Osborne, Johnny Hawksworth, Jack Trombey, Roger Renaud, Gert Wilden, Ronald Hanmer, Larry Ashmore, and more!...DOWNLOAD

Boosey & Hawkes SBH 3018 (1970)

Music by Sam Fonteyn. Click on the image to the left to see track listings. DOWNLOAD ALBUM

Enoch Light / Brian Fahey

Enoch Light & The Brass Menagerie (1969)

1- Blowin' in the Wind

2- I'm Gonna Make You Love Me

3- My Favorite Things

4- Wichita Lineman

5- The Fool on the Hill

6- I've Got to be Me

7- Touch Me

8- California Dreamin'

9- Both Sides Now

10- Happy Ever After

11- Put Your Head on my Shoulder

12- Soulful Strut

Brian Fahey & his Orchestra, "Stereo Explosion" (1971)

1- Pick Yourself Up

2- Hit the Road to Dreamland

3- Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me

4- Let's Fall in Love

5- It Could Happen to You

6- Hello Young Lovers

7- Let's Call The Whole Thing Off

8- My Resistance Is Low

9- Something's Gotta Give

10- Let's Do It, Let's Fall In Love

11- Hold Me

12- Trumpets In The Sun

CPM

Fans of the old Capital Hi-Q series will have plenty to rejoice over. For the last 9 months or so, the folks at Carlin Production Music (CPM) have been doing a phenomenal job of restoring and reissuing the music from this library with composers like William Loose, Emil Cadkin, Philip Green, and Jack Cookery. Granted, the songs have all been renamed. But at this point, I've almost come to accept it as part of the nature of the beast. And given the alternative (paying top dollar for scratched and worn out records....IF you can even find them!) I guess I can't complain. They're up to collection #5 right now and after hearing all of them, I can hardly wait to see what gets released next. Like all library music, you can't just walk into a store and buy this stuff. Then again how many people actually listen to this stuff anyways? Just the few of us. Thank God for the internet, heh? Anyhow, most of the music from those 5 collections (CPM-1, CPM-2, CPM-3, CPM-4, and CPM-5) are included here. A majority of the links (many of them are under 10 seconds long) were NOT included along with the 30 second versions of songs which are already on here. This would've been redundant after awhile. What you do get is 184 tracks. Enough for a long drive, or just a lazy Sunday afternoon at home. Here's a PDF of the track listings. Everything is tagged, but I didn't number them. So the songs will play in alphabetical order by default. I think you'll enjoy this one. DOWNLOAD: PART 1 / PART 2 SAMPLES: NOTE: The music contained herein is provided for "auditioning" purposes ONLY and may not be used for broadcast without proper licensing.

Intermission Impossible

Finally, some new music! Compilations released by Winchester Hospital Radio have had somewhat of a "cult" following over the years. These discs have a rather limited production run, so when they're gone, that's usually it. :( This long out-of-print album is one I'm sure you'll enjoy. Note: Other WHR compilations can be found on Cosmobells' site (you'll need 7-Zip to extract the Rar files). GET ALBUM HERE

Christian Mondstein/Jo Part

Sorry I've been so lax about adding new music to this site. There just never seems to be enough hours in the day. So here's a little something to tide y'all over until my next post. This is the first video I've actually made using Windows Movie Maker so I'm still learning. But it's basically just a slideshow with test cards and station idents (most people under 30 probably won't even remember what a test card is!). Anyhow, all 4 of these songs will be appearing on a couple of future compilations that are in the works. Hopefully this should give you something to look forward to.

• 1- Clique Chic (Christian Mondstein/Jo Part)
• 2- Ginger Snap (Christian Mondstein/Jo Part)
• 3- Creep Joint (Christian Mondstein/Jo Part)
• 4- Hillbilly Hayride (Jo Part)

Some library music info

This is just a little tidbit of information I recently uncovered. Carlin has a CD which contains many of the songs found on the Capitol production music compilation done by Schadenfreudian Therapy a few years ago. As some of you might remember there were no artists listed. Well, it seems the bulk of that music was actually done by Philip Green, William Loose, and Emil Cadkin. Here's a few of the songs from Carlin's disc. For legal reasons, I won't be posting the entire album here. However, if you feel you must tag every song from that Capitol compilation, you can find the artist/track info on PLAY . Look under "Carlin Online Series". Be forewarned, this will be a daunting task as they've renamed every single song. Eg; "Cool Evening" has been reissued as "Bouncing Dolly" and "Penthouse Cocktail" is now called "Reminiscing" I really hate it when they do that.

Tilsley Orchestral No. 4 (1969)

I got this record a few weeks ago and finally got around to ripping it over the weekend. See track listings HERE. Basically, I'm only missing Orchestral No. 3 and 5 now. Below is everything I have from Reg Tilsley's "Orchestral" series, including this latest addition! NOTE: Some of these songs are also found on "Reg Tilsley's Band Grooves of the 60's". But these LP's are the original source of that material. SAMPLES FROM EACH ALBUM:

• Tilsley Orchestral - Top TV Themes (Fontana Records) 1967
• Tilsley Orchestral No. 1 (1967)
• Tilsley Orchestral No. 2 (1967)
• Tilsley Orchestral No. 4 - The London Big Sound (1969)
• Tilsley Orchestral No. 6 - Heavy Gravy (1970)
• Tilsley Orchestral No. 7 - Soft Touch (1971)
• Tilsley Orchestral No. 8 - Theme and Variation (1971)
• Tilsley Orchestral No. 9 (1972)
• Tilsley Orchestral No. 10 (1972)

UPDATE: I don't know why track #10 isn't working on "Top TV Themes", so I reuploaded it HERE.

Music for TV Dinners (1997)

For anyone who started collecting library music in just the last decade or so, these are often the first 2 albums to enter their collection. For me, these ARE the 2 discs that started it all. Sure, I'd already had plenty of Percy Faith, Henry Mancini, 101 Strings, etc. in my collection by the mid-90's. And although it's in the same vein, it's not really library music. Released in 1997 from the now defunct Scamp Records (owned by Caroline), these 2 discs have been out-of-print for a number of years now and finding a copy, although not impossible, is getting harder to come by. Every track is straight from the archives of APM (Associated Production Music). So if you liked the music on Ren & Stimpy, you'll definitely enjoy this! See comments for track listings on the first album. DOWNLOAD LINKS: Music For TV Dinners - VOL. 1 and Music for TV Dinners - The '60's

The Longines Symphonette Society - Oye Como Va

SEE COMMENTS FOR TRACK LISTINGS. DOWNLOAD ALBUM: HERE

Walter Scharf, 1957-58

Today we feature the music of New York native, Walter Scharf. You can see from the liner notes that Mr. Scharf already had quite a resume at this point in his musical career (and this was waaay before his more well-known television/film scores of the 1960's-70's). He also arranged for singer, Helen Morgan (the lady featured in the Jimmy Durante video from my last post) On a related note, I uploaded an original episode of the Phil Harris & Alice Faye show which you can hear below (see samples). This radio show was heard by millions of Americans every Sunday night and helped make Walter Scharf somewhat of a household name by the late 1940's-early 50's. I bought the mp3 discs of this show off eBay a few years ago (yes, I collect old radio shows too) but I see someone else is now offering them for free HERE. Maybe I should've waited....grrr. Anyhow, not to stray too far off topic here, the only album NOT ripped by myself is "My Favorite Places". The other 2 records are from my own personal collection. In my opinion, "Passion" is the best sounding of the bunch. This LP is in near-mint condition. Hear samples from each album at the bottom of this post. Click on the pics to read liner notes.Dreams by the Dozen (1957) JLP-1033 - TRACKS: 1-Jean, 2-Debbie, 3-Rita, 4-Mary, 5-Joan, 6-Vickie, 7-Katherine, 8-Toni, 9-Virginia, 10-Patricia, 11-Beck, 12-Alice DOWNLOAD LINK My Favorite Places (1958) SDJLP-1050 - TRACKS: 1-Las Vegas, 2-Palm Springs, 3-The Cannes Festival, 4-Boulder Dam, 5-Bermuda, 6-Acapulco, 7-Saville, 8-California Redwoods, 9-Jamaica, 10-Lake Lacerne - DOWNLOAD LINKPassion (1958) JLP-1079 - 1-Tango of Love, 2-Love with Maracas, 3-Moonlight Tango, 4-Fantastic Rhumba, 5-Tango of Hope, 6-Trumpetina, 7-Tango of Desire, 8-Congo Flute, 9-Tango of Fire, 10-Sub Rhumba, 11-Tango of Emotions, 12-Mardi Gras Samba - DOWNLOAD LINK SAMPLES:

Roadhouse Nights

I don't usually post stuff like this, but what the heck. Jimmy Durante has been one of my all time favorite comedians for years. I just got Roadhouse Nights (1929) on DVD a few days ago and thought I'd post a clip on YouTube (don't worry, it's public domain). This movie is special not only because it was Durante's first film, but it's the only film that features the comedic teamwork of "Clayton, Jackson & Durante" (Lou Clayton, Eddie Jackson and Jimmy Durante). BACKGROUND: New York, late 1923, during the days of prohibition, Jimmy Durante opened a night club. The Club Durant on 58th Street near Broadway only lasted two years, but it made Durante a star. One of the most popular speakeasies, it featured a good band, comics, dancing girls, and always a scattering of celebrities in the crowd. It also brought together Jimmy with Eddie Jackson and another song-and-dance-man, Lou Clayton. The team of Clayton, Jackson, & Durante, known as "The Three Sawdust Bums", became the sensation of New York in the mid-1920s. "I doubt if a greater combination ever lived," said Broadway chronicler Damon Runyon. When the Club Durant was padlocked by the Feds in 1925, the team took off for even greener pastures, performing their loud, corny songs and comedy at The Dover, The Parody, and finally, The Palace Theater. "We was collosial!" Jimmy recalled. In the late 1920s, the team toured in vaudeville, to the distress of his home-loving wife, Jeanne Durante. By this time, much of Jimmy Durante’s stage persona was formed. His fracturing of the English language ("It’s a catastrostrophe!"), his asides to the audience ("Surrounded by assassins!", "Everybody wants ta get into th’ act!", and his signature "hotcha-cha!").

Requests

The lounge has been getting quite few visits lately. I figured I'd take this opportunity to try and find 3 albums I've been looking for since 2005. I have every album from Reg Tilsley's "Tilsley Orchestral" series except: No. 3 "Strings and Things" (DWLP 3099), No. 4 (DWLP 3118) and No. 5 (DWLP 3124). Every so often I'll check online or on Soulseek. But there doesn't seem to be anything new uploaded from the Tilsley Orchestral series other than the De Wolfe stuff I shared on Paul Durango's old library emporium site a few years ago. If anyone has Tilsley Orchestral numbers 3, 4, or 5 could you please email me? I'll gladly pay for a CD-R copy! More music will be posted here this coming weekend. Until then....

V/A - Spending Spree

It's been awhile since my last compilation, but here's the latest. Don't ask me why the theme almost always has something to do with shopping. I guess it's because when I was a kid, supermarkets (and department stores) were one of those few places where everything seemed to be perfect. Cheerful pastel colors (remember salmon and seafoam?), linoleum floors, lots of chrome and of course, the ever-present muzak playing over the PA. Although the 1950's was actually before my time, that atmosphere continued well into the late 80's. Our local First National never even remodeled until they closed the doors for good in 1988. Fast forward 20+ years....and it's a whole new world out there. Some people have welcomed the change, many don't. Do you really think when an elderly couple enters a restaurant, they want to be bombarded by loud music and TV's in every room? (TV's also blaring so they can be heard over the music!) I don't think so. I went into a restaurant last week where it was so loud I couldn't even hear myself talk (seriously!).What ever happened to just going there TO EAT? I'm old fashioned I guess. Of course, my discontentment with the present day runs sooo much deeper than that, but who wants to get depressed. So here's another tribute to the past. ;) TRACK LISTINGS - - DOWNLOAD SPENDING SPREE

Latino Beano

This isn't one of my own compilations. All the info is included with the download. Get album HERE