12" On The 12th-Part 4
Bringing up the rear of my short series of 12" singles today is a fairly rare record for the blog. It's a rap record, not the sort of thing I share every day. But hopefully you'll get a kick out of it....
View ArticleAudiographed Part 6
In the interest of sharing a little bit of everything with you this evening, here's an album featuring the Christmas saxophone. I don't think we've ever featured the sax around here before, so this...
View ArticleArc Reactor 1
I feel like I've been lacking in good solid themes for a bit, but I've got a pretty good one for today. All the records I've got here in the pile are on the Arc label, a budget outfit from Canada. They...
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Next up on our tour of the Arc label out of Canada is this LP credited to a Perry Roberts. I have a sneaking suspicion in the back of my mind that Perry Roberts is to Canada as Johnny Kay is to...
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(Warning: Anonymous Content!) OK, onto part three of our trip through Canada via their leading music label, Arc. OK, Arc is probably not the leading label of Canada, but we're going to pretend it is...
View ArticleHave A Joyous Christmas!
I've got a little something different for you here, something I'm hoping you'll enjoy. I love to try and collect all the records in a series almost as much as I love Christmas music, so show me a...
View ArticleArc Reactor 4
This may be the most exciting new share from the Arc label I have for you today. Who doesn't love a little Tijuana Brass sound mixed in with their Christmas music? Everyone does! Or doesn't! Wait, what...
View ArticleArc Reactor 5
Time for another remaster from the Arc label, and this is a good one. I remember being very excited about this one when I found a copy and shared it back in 2010. I don't think I knew at the time that...
View ArticleNot Arc
Whoops, I seem to have run out of releases on the Arc label before I ran out of day. I had one more for you but it turns out I already shared it when I gave you all those Chipmunk ripoffs the other...
View ArticleBogging Down
What day is this? Thursday? Still more than a week until Christmas. This season is really flying by, I need to get my act together and post some shares for ya'll. This next artist was a big Christian...
View ArticleThat Seventies Show
Continuing on with a loose theme of Gospel singers for the day, this next LP comes from a church in Georgia that was excited about the turbulent 60's drawing to a close and all the wonderful new things...
View ArticleWhat's A Gospelodium?
I was pretty excited when I came across a copy of this record in the stacks this year. I think it was something that I bought on my Christmas trip to NYC a few years ago based on the price sticker, but...
View ArticleTrombone Christmas
We've had Christmas music played with just about every instrument you can imagine around here, but I suspect this is the first one with a trombone as the lead. That's right, a trombone. This appears to...
View ArticleThe Latest Batch
I wanted to catch y'all up on some of the Christmas cards I've been getting from fans of the blog. Thanks so much for taking the time to send these. I know you didn't have too, so you had to go at...
View ArticleJust For You
Another fine selection of gospel artists here for you, all doing their level best to bring you their greatest Christmas songs. Well, actually, that's not true. There are a few songs here that don't...
View ArticleMissed Some
I think I missed a few cards. Don't want to leave anyone out, so thanks a million for these!!
View ArticleHam For Dinner
The last entry in our religious Christmas collection today is from a church located in our nations capitol Washington, DC. It was released in honor of their 100 year anniversary in 1965. I just checked...
View ArticleChristmas Near Home
By far, this is the record from closest to my house that I've ever shared. We drive by this church every time we go downtown for Thai food. Never been inside, but it's a big hulking affair, looks about...
View ArticleTall, Tall Hawtree
You know I can't get enough of these local Christian Christmas albums, so here's another one for you early morning listening. I'm sure I was drawn to this one by the vivid red cover and the fancy...
View ArticleWillys (Not Jeep)
This one is from really far away but I'm glad it made it's way to me so I can share it with you. And I found myself enjoying it when it popped up in my Christmas playlist. This record came all the way...
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