Two Batches of Favorites

Right here we have an example of updating something -- all earlier posts (before January 1, 2015) of my music compilations have bad links, due to the dread "file-host shuffle."

The "45s & Favorites" bunch comprises both songs I bought as 45s during a long involvement with pop music's fringes; or songs I wish I'd bought.  A few of the songs are dubs from my own 45rpm records, while most are more recent rips from CDs or online sources I've tracked down.

If I could simply have all of these playing as background for a week, what a happy week it would be!  I like to load my 25-CD player with 'em and hit '"RANDOM."

1   Buy the World a Coke       The New Seekers

1970

2       Amazing Grace      Judy Collins 

3   House at Pooh Corner    Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

4 Anticipation Carly Simon

1971

5 Levon Elton John

6 Long Ago and Far Away James Taylor

7 Brown Sugar    The Rolling Stones

8 Legend in Your Own Time Carly Simon

9 Joy to the World - single version Three Dog Night

10 What the World Needs Now + Abraham Martin and John Tom Clay

11 Roundabout Yes

1972

12 Cover of The Rolling Stone     Dr. Hook

13 Back When My Hair Was Short - original version Gunhill Road

14 Woman Is the Nigger of the World John Lennon Plastic Ono Band

15 All The Young Dudes Mott The Hoople

16 Give Ireland Back to the Irish Wings

17 Sisters O Sisters Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band

18 Little Woman Love     Wings

19 I Saw The Light Todd Rundgren

20 Little Bit of Sunshine The New Seekers 1971

 MA-12 - 45s & Favorites, Disc 1 UDPATED 2021 LINK

01. Revolution - The Beatles - Beatles Remixers (VM) (3:24)

02. Hair - The Cowsills (3:29)    1969

03. I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City - Harry Nilsson (2:45)   1971

04. Boogie - John Hartford (1:39)   1971

05. Fearless - Pink Floyd (6:04)   1971

06. I Woke Up in Love This Morning - The Partridge Family (2:40)   1971

07. Let Your Love Go - Bread (2:25)   1971

08. An American Trilogy - Mickey Newbury (4:55)   1972

09. The Weight (live) - The Band (5:16)   1972

10. Games People Play (LP Version) - The Spinners (4:40)   1975

11. Yesterday's Music - Blood, Sweat & Tears (4:12)    1975

12. Up Against the Wall Redneck Mother (live) - Jerry Jeff Walker (4:14)    1977

13. Baby Hold On - Eddie Money (3:34)    1978

14. Is She Really Going Out With Him - Joe Jackson (3:35)    1978

15. Straight On - Heart (5:14)      1978

16. Love Hurts - Suzi Quatro (2:44)     1978

17. I'm Alive - ELO (3:32)    1980

18. Don't Stand So Close to Me - The Police (3:59)    1980

19. You Gotta Problem - Toni Basil (4:28)   1982

20. Cherry Bomb - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts (2:35)    1984

21. Where's the Beef? - Coyote McCloud & Clara Peller (3:12)    1984

 

            Track 1 is a version of the Beatles’ “Revolution,” mixed from several sources, courtesy of “VM” of the Beatles Remixers Group.  In the notes for  BRG’s Tuned to a Natural E 4, he writes, “The promo shoo-be-doo-wah version of “Revolution” has always been my favorite performance of the song, if for no other reason than hearing Paul and George harmonize on it.  I also fell in love with George’s guitar part from LOVE.  Tempo adjusting the promo version by a small amount created the perfect sync.”

MA-74 - 45s & Favorites, Disc 12  UDPATED 2021 LINK 

 Hope your brain and toes start tappin'!

See you Monday.

Memory Lane -- UFO Article from 1978 STARLOG

This brief article from the March, 1978 issue of Starlog treats with the ongoing plethora of flying saucer movies.

It covers a lot of ground in its two pages.

Of course, the glaring difference between movie saucers and sightings in real life is that (generally) in with the fictional kind you get some kind of explanation, even if a dumb one.

Oh, the aliens want our women? our water? our gold? our crystals?

If only they wanted our politicians!

By the way, James Oberg is a well-known space journalist and historian.

See you Thursday