Welcome to The Tuna Melt Music Sharity Blog!

It is here that I post old records that I've ripped
to Mp3 format (and grouped in .ZIP files) via File Sharing Sites,
album cover scans and, sometimes,
somewhat coherent ramblings related to said shares.

Most of the items shared are rips of Out-of-Print
(or, at least, very difficult to acquire)
Vinyl Records from my own collection,
or Compilations ("Seasonal" or "Genre-Specific") made up of Mp3 files
either digitally collected or ripped from Compact Disk.

Come on in. Look around.
Scroll downward to find available links.
I hope you find something you like.

If you don't,
you can always come back later, as the variety
of what is made available should be pretty wide-ranging.


Saturday, November 24, 2007

Rotary Connection: Peace


Okay, Silly Earthlings! Who Stole My PEACE Pipe!?!

And I'm not talking about a sorry bit of Drug Paraphernalia. I'm talking about one of the many and very impressive and incredibly important tubes that pokes out of my very impressive and incredibly important helmet. It's the one pipe that helps me control my Madness. I mean... My Temper! It also helps me keep my Brain Gas inside my skull!

Damnit! My Very Impressive and Incredibly Important Martian Intelligence is going to seep out of my Freakin' Hat thanks to you people!

I should be quite angry and, out of retribution, not share with you this incredible recording. I'm not gonna do that, though.

It's called "Peace" and it's by Rotary Connection. It has everything you could ever need during the Holidays... Traditional Christmas Tunes, Loud Wailing Psychedelic Hippie Guitar, Sweet Smooth Soul and, even, Obvious Drug Reference Lyrics!

Rotary Connection: Peace

  1. Opening Round
  2. Silent Night
  3. Christmas Love
  4. Last Call for Peace
  5. Shopping Bag Menagerie
  6. Silent Night
  7. Christmas Child
  8. Peace at Least
  9. Santa's Little Helpers
  10. Sidewalk Santa
  11. If Peace Was All We Had
  12. Silent Night Chant
  13. Silence The Rotary Connection

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Various Artists: Christmas Guitars


Happy Holidays, Silly Earthlings!




I'm Back! The idiot Traitor Vic forgot to lock the door after I left in August and now I, Voldar, have returned to wreak Holiday Havok on The Tuna Melt!

I got here just in time for the Holiday Season! Yesterday was Thanksgiving here in the USA and that is, traditionally, the beginning of the season that encompasses Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Years. There aren't many people, of course, who celebrate all four of those, but it's a fairly good number of holidays in a relatively short time. I say that's a good reason to celebrate all by itself!

I have always avoided ripping from Cassette Tapes, but that is the only format that I had a copy of this on. Luckily, our pal Eddie Riff (over at Eddie's Riffs) was kind enough to supply a copy he ripped from his Compact Disc. Thanks, Eddie!

This one is called Christmas Guitars and it features performances by Larry Coryell, Al Anderson, Taj Majal, Adrian Belew, Terre Roche and a few others.


  1. White Christmas - The Guitar Ensemble
  2. Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella - Nancy Wilson
  3. The Christmas Song - Larry Coryell
  4. Rudoph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Al Anderson
  5. We Three Kings - Adrian Belew
  6. Christmas Passacaglia - David Tanenbaum
  7. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen - Taj Mahal
  8. Christmas Medley - Yomo Toro
  9. Joy to the World - Terre Roche
  10. Winter Wonderland - Al Kooper
  11. We Three Kings - Emily Remler
  12. Taqasim for the Magi - Geral Trimble
  13. Little Drummer Boy - Nina Gerber
  14. Wind Through the Olive Trees - Terry Garthwaite
  15. The Christmas Song - Michele Shocked
  16. I Saw Three Ships - John Renbourn
  17. What Child Is This? - Larry Coryell
  18. Break Forth, O Beauteous Heav'nly Light - Scott Johnson
  19. Have Yourself a Merry Little Chritmas - John Scofield
So Welcome to The Holiday Season! I hope the best for all of you. I hope your travels go well and that all of you and that all that you care for are well and happy.