Man Cannot Live on "Quiet Village" Alone…

As it seems that it may take a bit of time to collect enough "new" tracks to complete the next volume of "Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village", I thought this would be an opportunity to share a couple of other collections that suggest that I might not be that weird after all. Or, at least, that there are others just as weird out there!

Klauhütte Bangzeit 200, also known as KB Zed or shortened as KBZ 200, was a team headed up by Canadian pianist, visual and sound artist Gordon 'El Gordo' Monahan. Beginning in 1991, Monahan began a series of 12- to 18-Hour Long Performance Art Presentations during which the three most popular and exemplary pieces of the Exotica Catalog were repeated, in the same order, either as live performances by different artists or groups, or by playing old vinyl records of each of them.

The songs in question were "Quiet Village" (Les Baxter),
"Tabu / Taboo" (Margarita Lecuona) and "Caravan" (Juan Tizol & Duke Ellington).

The performance events were referred to as "Irritainment in Sound".

A limited edition of 50 video tapes was released, in 1996, titled "Another Taboo Caravan Into Quiet Village - The KBZ 200 in Munich", of a performance in featuring Monahan, Alex Hacke, Bastiaan Maris, Eric Mingus, GenKen, Gordon W, Jim Sharpe, John Henry Nyenhuis, Larry Seven, Laura Kikauka, Maria Zastra, Mediamorph, Michael Evans, Roland Wolf, Sir Spinner Fine Vinyl, Stiletto Studios & tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE. I've never seen it. You've never seen it. We'll never see it.

Also in 1996, the first of two Compact Discs were released consisting of existing versions, from Various Artists, of the Three Exotica Masterpieces. This was followed by a second collection in 1998.

 

 

 

The Exotic Trilogy, Vol. 1 - MediaFire

 

The Exotic Trilogy, Vol. 1 - Mega

 

01. The Surfmen - Quiet Village
02. Robin Richmond - Taboo
03. Irv Cottler - Caravan
04. Len Stevens & His Orchestra - Quiet Village
05. The Aliis - Taboo
06. Sir Julian - Caravan
07. The Ensemble Of Seven - Quiet Village
08. The South Sea Serenaders - Taboo
09. Buddy Merrill - Caravan
10. Eddie Baxter - Quiet Village
11. The Flying Guitar - Taboo
12. Jack Anderson - Caravan
13. Vinnie Bell - Quiet Village
14. Tarragano & His Orchestra - Taboo
15. Billy Vaughn - Caravan
16. The Exotic Guitars - Quiet Village
17. Terry Snyder - Taboo
18. Dick Hyman - Caravan
19. The Clebanoff Strings - Quiet Village
20. Winifred Atwell - Taboo
21. Eddie Layton - Caravan

 

 

The Exotic Trilogy, Vol. 2 - MediaFire

The Exotic Trilogy, Vol. 2 - Mega

 

01. Ted Auletta - Quiet Village
02. Douglas Gamley - Tabu
03. The Three Suns - Caravan
04. The 50 Guitars of Tommy Garrett - Quiet Village
05. Billy May - Tabu
06. Living Guitars - Caravan
07. Bill Justis - Quiet Village
08. Hal Schutz - Tabu
09. Marty Gold - Caravan
10. The Aliis - Quiet Village
11. The Ensemble of Seven - Tabu
12. Enoch Light - Caravan
13. Ferrante & Teicher - Quiet Village
14. Geri Galian - Tabu
15. Lloyd Burry - Caravan
16. Hawaiian Brass - Quiet Village
17. Orizaba - Tabu
18. Hal Mooney - Caravan
19. Al Bollington - Quiet Village
20. Al Hirt - Tabu
21. George Wright - Caravan

 

Hope you're all having a wonderful Spring!

More soon!

Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village, Vol. 8: More!!! More!!! MORE!!!

Alrighty, then! I am pleased, ladies and gentlemen,
to present the latest batch of the ever-growing collection of different versions of
The Greatest Example of Exotica Goodness of All-Time: Les Baxter's "Quiet Village"

This collection contains a couple of groovy "Remix" versions,
some Nice Reinterpretations and the Impressively Long Live Recording,
made in 1984 and released in 1990, by Blues Guitar Legends Danny Gatton and Tom Principato.

 

 Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village, Vol. 8 - MediaFire

Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village, Vol. 8 - Mega

 

01. Quiet Village - Prime Time
02. Quiet Village (Les Baxter Rhythm Generator Lounge Club Re-Remix) - Rhythm Generator
03. Quiet Village (Justin Robertson Revtone Remix) - Martin Denny
04. Quiet Village - Transhumanity
05. Quiet Village - Les Allumeurs Variables
06. Quiet Village - Rick Merino
07. Quiet Village - Scott Gillham
08. Quiet Village - Danny Gatton & Tom Principato
09. Quiet Village - Ron Maass w/ Dave Gower
10. Quiet Village - The Patojos
11. Quiet Village - O'Lyn Callahan
12. Quiet Village - サザン・エキゾティックス
13. Quiet Village - Bobby Black
14. Quiet Village - Barry Hall
15. Quiet Village - Nick Viscuso
16. Quiet Village '92 Mix - Melon

 

I hope you all find it entertaining and enjoyable.

I'll get to work on Volume 9 soon!

Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village, Vol. 7: Even More of an On-Going, Hopefully "Not Too Tiresome" Series of Tropical Tremendousness

 

Holy Creepers!!!

You mean… There's MORE!?!

Okay… I kinda realize that I said there was more (more like MORE!!!) in the last post.

Still…

Yep!

Here it is.

Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village, Vol. 7 - MediaFire

Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village, Vol. 7 - Mega

 

01. Quiet Village - Giorgio Cuscito

 02. Quiet Village - Jungle Island Experience
03. Quiet Village - Dominic Cangelosi
04. Quiet Village on Fire Cracker - 畏れながら奏で奉ります (Goufzo Music Mobile Suit)
05. Quiet Village - Christopher-Joel Carter, IV
06. Quiet Village - Edward Alstrom
07. Quiet Village - Tempsion
08. Quiet Village - Salsa ‘78 Orchestra
09. Quiet Village - Nathan Aweau
10. Quiet Village - The Apogees
11. Quiet Village - Dick Contino
12. Quiet Village - Brian King
13. Quiet Village - Tim Laskey
14. Quiet Village - VibeXotica
15. Quiet Village - Music Music Music
16. Quiet Village - Fritz O'Hara

17. Quiet Village - Johnny Sharp

18. Quiet Village - Uncle Kiki

19. Quiet Village - Adele Urbiztondo

20. Quiet Village - Martin Denny w/ Jimmy Buffet

 

 

As always, there is, at some point, More to Come!
Please Enjoy! Stay Warm! Quit Yer Bitchin'!

Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village, Vol. 6: The Temporarily Last, and Yet Not Least, of a Coninuing Series of Exotic Excitementations

And so… We suddenly come to the end of the list of what I, so far, have been able to gather in addition to the original collections by Xtabay.

It is, in no way, the end of what I've collected so far. I'm doing my best, however, to divide the volumes in this compilation series into sets that will fit onto a CD. That way, you can listen to them, one at a time, in your automobile without having to mess with any of that New-Fangled USB Thumb-Drive crap, or a Satellite Radio Station, or anything owned by Alphabet, or Meta, or any other of the corporations who wish only to replace their Human Customers with Artificially Intelligent Idiot Boxes who, when responding to Price Hikes, simply Print More Money!!!

It's true. I am attempting to SAVE THE WORLD FROM ITSELF!!!

Like that's gonna happen, right?

I'll add the next collection as soon as I'm able to fill it in.

Chicks and Dudes, Boys and Girls, Guys and Dames, Here It Is…
The Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village, Vol. 6!!!

Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village, Vol. 6 - MediaFire

Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village, Vol. 6 - Mega

 

01. Quiet Village - Robert Walter

 02. Quiet Village - The Quiet Villagers
03. Quiet Village - Martini Kings
04. Quiet Village - Friendly Science Orchestra
05. Quiet Village - hackedepicciotto
06. Quiet Village - The Ukeladies
07. Quiet Village - Brett Barnes
08. Quiet Village (DubVersion) - Water Melon Group
09. My Quiet Village - Perizomata
10. Quiet Village - Bo Axelzon & His Exotic Orchestra
11. Martin Denny's Quiet Village - NickToda
12. Quiet Village - Capitão Fausto & Orquestra Filarmonia das Beiras
13. Quiet Village ALL STAR JAM! -
The Thurston Howlies w/ SHAG, Sven Kirsten & Matteo "Hukilau" Brown
14. Unquiet Village - Nukegara w/ Michio "Shambi" Ishida & The World Records All Stars
15. Warm Ups — Quiet Village - Bonnie Prudden
16. Watersongh - Virk Astroblab

 

There is, at some point, More to Come!
Please enjoy what we've got so far!

Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village, Vol. 5: Continuing Additions to an Incredibly Silent, Somewhat Metropolitan Assumption

Okay Already… If you've made it this far I figure you must be in it for the long haul.

That being said… The collection of preexisting materials and data so arranged to form a new original work under the law of copyright continues!

Ladies and Gentlemen, I Present… The Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village, Vol. 5!!!

Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village, Vol. 5 - MediaFire

 

Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village, Vol. 5 - Mega

 

01. Quiet Village - The Exotic Guitars
02. Quiet Village - Donny Diaz
03. Quiet Village - L'Ensemble Instrumental Des Iles
04. Quiet Village - Don Telling's Island Mysteries
05. Quiet Village - The Beachcomber Trio
06. Quiet Village - Jungle Partners
07. Quiet Village - George Wright
08. Quiet Village - Jon Hall
09. My Quiet Village - Mavis Rivers
10. Quiet Village - The Tampicos
11. Quiet Village - Blue Pau
12. Quiet Village - Martinas & His Music
13. Quiet Village - Francis Bay & His Orchestra
14. Quiet Village - George Cates & His Orchestra
15. Quiet Village - Tiki Paradise
16. Quiet Village - The MidCenturions
17. Quiet Village - The Tiki Torches
18. Quiet Village - Thomas Zunk

19. Quiet Village (Piano Lounge Mix) - Uptown Piano Man

 

Please Enjoy! And…
Once Enjoyed,  Enjoy Again and Again!!!

Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village, Vol. 4:Ongoing Iterations of an Original Upload Conglomeration

WHAT!?! Still Here?!?

Alrighty, then! Nice to see so many in search of even more quiet villages. Be aware, I'm not promising directions to QUIETER Villages. I can only direct you to Quiet Villages to which you, perhaps, have not been previously directed.

More Quiet Villages, as Opposed to Villages that are More Quiet.

If you like Villages that are Quiet, continue to follow the path down which I lead.

If you HATE (or ARE OTHERWISE INTOLERANT of) VILLAGE SOUNDS, get yerself some Friggin' Earplugs! And Download This Marvelous Collection!

Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village, Vol. 4 - MediaFire

Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village, Vol. 4 -Mega

 

01. Quiet Village - The Waitiki 7
02. Quiet Village - Jerry Sun
03. Quiet Village - The Five Glow Tones
04. Quiet Village - The Longines Symphonette
05. Quiet Village - Project: Pimento
06. Quiet Village - Odell Brown & The Organ-Izers
07. Quiet Village - Five-Eaux
08. Quiet Village - George LaSalle Orchestra
09. Quiet Village - Electrospinner
10. Quiet Village - Water Melon Group
11. Quiet Village - Jimmy Virani
12. Quiet Village - Len Stevens & His Orchestra
13. Quiet Village - The Manakooras
14. Quiet Village '67 - Theophile & Bernard
15. Quiet Village - Fisherman
16. Quiet Village - Martini Kings
17. Quiet Village - Living Percussion
18. Quiet Village - Frank Barclay & His Paradise Orchestra & Chorus

 

Might There Be More!?! I Mean… How Could There Be?!?

    Oh, Well… I Guess We'll Find Out!

Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village, Vol. 3:Beginnings of a New Post Bonanza

Okay… As interesting as all of the items that Xtabay collected were, like 18 years ago, he was limited by the technology with which he was dealing at the time. Of course, the technology he was dealing with was so advanced that he thought he was in a sort-of Digital Technology Wonderland! My, how time flies…

After listening to the Xtabay Compilations for nearly two decades, and being made aware of other existing as well as a few NEW versions of Quiet Village, I decided to see if I could put another collection of different renditions, by different artists, of The Tiki Theme Song together.

Boy Howdy, was I in for a SHOCK!?! This is the first batch of those covers that I was able to gather together. I warn you… THERE ARE OTHERS!!!

 Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village, Vol. 3 - MediaFire

Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village, Vol. 3 - Mega

 

01. Quiet Village - Deryn Trainer
02. Quiet Village - 101 Strings
03. Quiet Village - Willie Restum
04. Quiet Village - El Chicano
05. Quiet Village - Billy Joe Winghead
06. Quiet Village - Don Cunningham Quartet
07. Quiet Village - The Tikigraphs
08. Quiet Village Cha Cha - Modesto Durán y su Charanga Kings
09. Quiet Village - Hiroshi Okazaki & His Star Gazers feat. Kayoko Ishu
10. Quiet Village - Lee Hazlewood's Woodchucks
11. Quiet Village - Danny Gatton
12. Quiet Village - Wynton Kelly
13. My Quiet Village - Darla Hood
14. Quiet Village - Cocktail Inn
15. Quiet Village - The Tiki Collective
16. Quiet Village - Dulzaides Quinteto y Orquesta
17. Quiet Village - The Ritchie Family
18. Quiet Village - The Ukadelics
19. Quiet Village - Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers

 

Hopin' Ya Diggit! Like I sed… More to Come!

Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village, Vol. 2:A Continuing Repost Extravaganza

This, Volume 2 of the Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village compilation set collected by Xtabay, is the continuation of what was begun with the original batch.

A whole bunch of good Quiet Village recordings, by a whole bunch of good bands including a United States Military Steel Drum Ensemble, a legendary Blues Guitarist, and a Couple of Tards.

Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village, Vol. 2 - MediaFire

Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village, Vol. 2 - Mega

01. Quiet Village - 10th Naval District Steelband
02. Quiet Village - Al Bollington
03. Quiet Village - The Astronauts
04. Quiet Village - Bill Justis
05. Quiet Village - Danny Gatton
06. Quiet Village - Earl Grant
07. Quiet Village - The Ensemble of Seven
08. Quiet Village - Ferrante & Teicher
09. Quiet Village - Longines Symphonette Society
10. Quiet Village - Johnny Gibbs & His Orchestra
11. Quiet Village - Jonathan Knight
12. Quiet Village - Leo Addeo & His Orchestra
13. Quiet Village - My Skinny Wonderland
14. Quiet Village - Don Hicks & Friends
15. Quiet Village - Ray Lindsay
16. Quiet Village - The Aliis
17. Quiet Village - Vinnie Bell
18. Quiet Village - Whitey Theador
19. Quiet Village - H.B. Barmun & His Orchestra
20. Quiet Village - The Tards
21. Quiet Village -The Ventures

 

Please to Enjoy! More Even After!

Quiet Village: A Repost Extravaganza

Way back in the first decade of the 21st Century there was this Blog, operated by a fella from Australia who refered to himself as Xtabay, called "Xtabay's World". It started out on blognow.com.au (a site that ceased to exist at some point during Xtabay's operation) and end up on blogger.com (There are still a few Dead Links to it over there in the SideBar on the right side of this page). It was ASTOUNDING!!!

Xtabay specialized in posting Vintage Exotica (which is the vast majority of Exotica that existed at the time), Lounge and Space Age Pop, but he would occasionally sneak in some Jazz, Rock, Punk or whatever else he felt appropriate.

He put together several Compilations of Single Songs as recorded in different styles, in different genres and/or by different artists over the years he was in operation.

The best of these, imho, was "Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village". He put together two collections of "The Exotica/Tiki National Anthem" (at a size which was common at the time, each able to be burned onto a Compact Disk).

This collection was posted at Xtabay's World in, I'm pretty sure, 2006. It contains 21 different recordings of "Quiet Village" including the original, by Les Baxter, and others by Martin Denny, Henry Mancini, Lalo Schifrin, Pete Rugolo, Don Tiare The Surfmen, and Others.

 

Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village - MediaFire

Exotic Sounds of Quiet Village - Mega

01. Quiet Village - Arthur Lyman
02. Quiet Village - The Clebanoff Strings
03. Quiet Village - Don Tiare & His Orchestra Exotique
04. Quiet Village - Eddie Baxter
05. Quiet Village - El Coco
06. Quiet Village - Frankie Carle
07. Quiet Village - Henry Mancini
08. Quiet Village - John Evans / Chaino & His African Drums
09. Quiet Village - Lalo Schifrin
10. Quiet Village (Duophonic [Artificial Stereo] Version) - Les Baxter
11. Quiet Village (Mono Version) - Les Baxter
12. Quiet Village Bossa Nova - Martin Denny
13. Quiet Village (Mono Version) - Martin Denny
14. Quiet Village (Moog Version) - Martin Denny
15. Quiet Village - Martin Denny
16. Quiet Village (Cha Cha Cha) - Pete Rugolo
17. Quiet Village - The Royal Tees
18. Quiet Village - The Surfmen
19. Quiet Village - Ted Auletta
20. Quiet Village - Tommy Garrett
21. Quiet Village -Webley Edwards

 

Please to Enjoy! More to Come!

Another Year… Another Crappy Christmas Compilation!

Hey, Y'all!!!

Hope you've had a great year and that everything is going beautifully. I've had a pretty good one myself and find that I'm still healthy, employed and very happily married, so I must be doing something right, eh?

Here's the 2017 Christmas Mix!

Sorry it's so late. I fussed and worried over it far too much and for far too long this year, but can say I'm pretty happy with what we've got here.

I can always try again next year!

Hope some of you find a few things to enjoy about it.

Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Happy Kwanzaa! Happy New Year!

 The 2017 Box of Joy

01. Carol of the Guitars - The Spongetones
02. Everyday Is Christmas - Swag
03. Winter Wonderland - Becky Barksdale
04. Run Rudolph, Run - Cheap Trick
05. Christmas for Everyone - Halford
06. Saint Nick's Last Kick - The Hasselhoff Experiment
07. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - The Butties
08. Santa's Moon Party - Crying Day Care Choir
09. An Awful Christmas and a Lousy New Year - Swamp Dogg
10. Nun Gimmel Heh Shin - The LeeVees
11. See You in December - The Minus 5
12. Rock 'n' Roll Christmas - The Connection
13. All I Want to Do Is Shag for Christmas - The BellRays
14. Holiday Heroes - Alan Merrill
15. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Eban Schletter
16. Do You Hear What I Hear? - The Anita Kerr Singers
17. Christmas Hell - Wild Billy Childish & The Musicians of the British Empire
18. Christmastime in Painsville - Deadbeat Poets
19. Takin' Care of Christmas - Randy Bachman
20. Papai Noël Voltou - Os Carburadores
21. Island of Misfit Toys / Little Drummer Boy - Neutrino
22. Mystic Snowman - Lez Zeppelin

Holy Cow!!! Christmas of 2016 Already!?!

Boy Howdy! I'm feeling older every day! There's a good reason for that, too.

The best thing about time flying, though (other than the fact that we're having so much fun) is that Christmas comes back around so quickly!

And so… The 2016 Christmas Mix is Upon Us.

Hope you dig it!

Don't care if you don't!

Merry Christmas!

The 2016 Traitor Vic Holiday Mix

01. 'Twas the Night Before Christmas - Tim Gill & The Tim Gill All Stars
02. Joyful Noise - The Empty Hearts
03. Come On People (Have a Merry Christmas) - The '60s Invasion
04. Swell Noël / Good King Wenceslas - Wonderlux
05. Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin' - Bill Murray & George Clooney
06. Jingle Bell - Ehsaas
07. ¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe! - The Killers w/ Wild Light & Mariachi El Bronx
08. Ka Po La'ela'e Ka Hikina Mai - Amy Hānaialiʻi
09. Carol of the Bells - The Melvins
10. We Three Kings - Kurt Elling
11. Jingle Bells - Samuele Pagliarani
12. A Very Brent Amaker Christmas - Brent Amaker & The Rodeo
13. Bethlehem Bound - The Grandsons
14. (I Wish You Could Be More Like) Santa Claus - The Waistcoats
15. Christmas All the Time - Green Pajamas
16. Santa's Drunk - Fathead
17. Punch Bowl Full of Joy - Sonny Columbus & His Del Fuegos
18. Crazy AceMas - Crazy Aces
19. Double-O Santa - Seks Bomba
20. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Penny & Sparrow
21. Richard Hung His Sock - Angry Snowmans

Wow! It's like Deja Vu All Over Again!

I posted this last year, but it expired so quickly on the Zippy one that I assumed no one cared at all. I was probably right.

Still… I thought I'd give it another shot.

Git it if you want it. Don't if you don't. It's a Free Country. It's a Free Download.

The 2015 Traitor Vic Holiday Mix

01. Christmas Is Coming  - Payola$

02. Blue Suede Santa - Hillbilly Casino
03. Mama's Twistin' with Santa - 45 RPM
04. Little Drummer Boy (Funky Drummer) - The Strange Echo

05. Deck the Halls - Little Jimmy Thomas

06. Yes, Virginia - Scott Miller

07. Honky Tonk Christmas - 5 Chinese Brothers

08. Pabst Blue Christmas - Mikey Chuck Rivers

09. Xmas in the Jailhouse - Ox

10. Waffle House Hanukkah - Dan Bern

11. Chanukah's Da Bomb - Chutzpah

12. Christmakwanzakah - Dan Band

13. Feliz Navidad - Little V Mills

14. Skank 'til Christmas - The Selecter

15. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen - The Neon Ambience
16. Darlin' (Christmas Is Coming) - Over the Rhine

17. Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer - The Harry Bells

18. Christmas Tipsy - honeyhoney

19. All I Got for Christmas Was Drunk - Better Off Dead

20. Here Come the Christmas Zombies - Area 25

21. (You'll Never Be) Alone on Christmas Day - Mike Love
22. Santa Isn't Real - Bandrew

23. All I Got for Xmas Was a Bike - Quiet Marauder

24. Disco Christmas in Hamster Land - Parry Gripp

25. Secret Santa - The Barbary Coasters

26. Angels in the Snow - Mike Plume Band

С Новым Годом (& С Рождеством Христовым, слишком)Re-Uploaded

And Here It Is!!!

The 2014 WTF Xmas Mix!

Dig It! Or Don't.

I think it's a bit toned down in comparison to prior posts. I also think it holds up well, however, with repeated listenings.

Merry Christmas, Everybody!

С Новым Годом (& С Рождеством Христовым, слишком)

1. Gloria - AR Music
2. What Child Is This? - Sleepy Sun
3. Francincense - The Prog World Orchestra
4. The Little Drummer Boy - Brave Combo
5. Angels We Have Heard on High - Bad Religion
6. Winter Wonderland - Abney Park
7. Bleak Mid-Winter - Erasure
8. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Kate Rusby
9. Just Me and These Ponies (For Christmas This Year) - Corb Lund
10. Everything Is Cool - John Prine
11. Do You Hear What I Hear? - William Beckett
12. Christmas Must Be Tonight - Hall & Oates
13. We Wish You a Merry Christmas - The Wave Benders
14. Linus and Lucy - The Brantley Family Band
15. Flat Screens - Danielle Ate the Sandwich
16. Santa Stole My Girlfriend - The Maine
17. Because It’s Christmastime - Parry Gripp
18. Peanut Brittle Brigade March - USAF Airmen of Note
19. Merry Christmas - The Automatics
20. Santa Claws Is Coming 2 Town - Bandrew
21. Reggie the Christmas Hamster - Parry Gripp
22. Wandele in de snie - Beppie Kraft
23. We Wish You a Merry Christmas - The Kickin’ Kazoos
24. 赤鼻のトナカイ - Yuki Uchida

The 2013 Christmas MixRe-Uploaded

Oh My God!!! He's Gone and Done It Again!!!

Oh My God!!! It's Christmas!!!
 
1. Colder with Snow - Radio Spot
2. Why Don't We Jingle in the Road? - The Kendal Mintcake
3. I Want a Monkey for Christmas - The Barbary Coasters
4. Get Your X-mas On! - Higgins
5. Funky Christmas - Otis Zee & The Sambuka Band
6. Ice Ice Snow - Cheekyboy (Vanilla Ice vs Martina McBride)
7. Christmas Time - Far Too Jones
8. O Come, All Ye Faithful - Jeffrey Foskett
9. We Three Kings - We Shot the Moon
10. Do You Hear What I Hear? - Steve Stevens
11. Rock This Christmas Down - Lita Ford & Cherie Currie
12. Snowball - Jimmy Fallon
13. We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Jingle Punx
14. Mrs. Claus' Kimono - Drive-By Truckers
15. Merry Christmas Kiss My Ass - Chevy Chase
16. Christmas All Summer Long - Deer Tick
17. Snow Day - Bleu
18. When the Elf Comes to Town - The Roundheads
19. I Believe In the Virgin Megastore - Cassetteboy
20. Christmas Time Is Here - Starflyer 59
21. Christmas Waltz [Awayteam Remix] - Nancy Wilson
22. Fruitcake - The Superions
23. Facebook Friend for Christmas - Randy Franklin
24. Give Me a Second Chance for Christmas - Mike Viola & Candy Butchers
25. Christmas Time Is Here Again! - Helix
26. Holidaze (S'Cuze Me, I've Got Gifts to Buy) - Bob Rivers
27. Let's Hear It for the Fat Man - Quicksilver
28. Richard Cheese's Birthday Song for Jesus - Richard Cheese
29. Santa's Gonna Kick Your Ass - The Arrogant Worms
30. Santa Claus, the Original Hippie - Homer & Jethro

Finally... Just Plain Christmas!!! Not Extra-Crispy.Re-Uploaded

Not My Rip!

I've promised, several times I think, that if I ever found this record I'd post it. Well… Guess What!?!

I found this out on Usenet. I don't even remember which Newsgroup it was posted in. It's a very decent rip and I was happy to add it to my Christmas Collection.

 Have an Original Recipe Christmas! 
 
Allow me to apologize for not being any more active on the blog for the last couple of years. I assume that most of you are aware that there was a Great Upheaval a while back in which many of the blogs that posted Out-of-Print materials, including a good number which were operated by people who I consider friends, were taken down or destroyed by various means.

I've got to admit that watching my friends' hard work being destroyed was disturbing.
Several posts here at The Tuna Melt were also targeted.
After going to the trouble of ripping an album to Mp3, cleaning the pops and scratches,
organizing the files and tagging them correctly, compressing them into a single archive file,
uploading that file to a file sharing site, and composing a blog post in which to
share it with the world, to have that work struck down comes as a real slap in the face.

Very much of the joy of operating The Tuna Melt,
and of sharing my interests with the world, has been compromised.

Most of the links in the posts on this blog are dead by now and I'm not certain that I want to spend the time and effort to bring them back to life. The suggestion has been made that it might be best if no mention of an Artist or Album Title be made in a post (in order to avoid being identified by automated "Search Bots", so I'm not going to mention this album in this post, or post its tracklist. These precautions may be over the top, but I think most of you will be able to figure out what the album is and what's on it from looking at the picture, eh?

The Tuna Melt has survived other situations like this one in the past.
If I can find a way to begin to enjoy doing it again I may be back someday.

To any of you who have enjoyed anything that you've
found here in the past I offer my thanks for helping me to spread a little joy.

Thanks for visiting and Happy Holidays!

Stars (of Bethlehem) on 45!

WARNING! This post is Just Plain Weird! And a bit Profane! And downright Sacrilegious!

I'll admit… My own personal collection of Christmas records is pretty extensive and, as such, includes some pretty bizarre items. These 45 rpm records, though, are from the collection of a friend who specializes in this sort of thing. Ranging from 1953 to 2002, I chose these records because I needed to rip copies for myself and then decided I'd share them with the rest of you.

The set includes the following:

Christmas Dragnet (Parts 1 & 2) by Stan Freberg - released in 1953 (and again in 1954 as "Yulenet"), this comedic piece was composed & performed by Stan Freberg and Daws Butler. The music is by Walter Schumann and the Orchestra is conducted by Nathan Scott. It was included, as one track, on Dr. Demento's "Greatest Christmas Novelty CD of All Time" in 1989.

Rock and Roll Christmas b/w New Year's Eve Party by George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Side A is a really rockin' blast of Holiday Merriment. The little heard Side B is one lame blues tune, boy howdy.

Bizarre Christmas Incident b/w Lonely Christmas Eve by Ben Folds - This single was pieced together using two previously released songs in 2003.

The Little Drummer Boy b/w Blue Christmas by Miracle Legion - Side A was featured on Rhino's "New Wave Christmas - Just Can't Get Enough" in 1996. Side B is nice, but includes a rather long verbal Holiday Greeting and introduction of the band, which is probably why it hasn't been released since this single came out in 1985. That's all I know about this band. You can read more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_Legion if you want to.

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree b/w Blue Christmas by Dora Hall - Dora was, perhaps, the Ultimate Vanity Artist. Her husband, Leo Hulseman, was the founder of the Solo Cup Company and had so much money that he, apparently, didn't know what to do with it and, so, paid to produce as many records as Dora felt the need and/or desire to record (at least 17 lps and a list of 45 rpm singles about a mile long). None of these records was ever sold. They were distributed freely to anyone unlucky enough to buy a pack of plastic cups when there was a stack of them nearby. Anyone who ever responded by using the "Enroll Me As A Member of the Dora Hall Fan Club" coupon that often appeared on her single's picture sleeves were automatically sent future releases by mail.

White Christmas by '63 Mönröe - A Glam Punk band from London Ontario. Side B is a Monophonic version of the same song (for airplay on Monophonic AM Radio stations) so I didn't bother including it here.

Fuck Christmas b/w (Beep) Christmas by Fear - The Ultimate Punk Rock Christmas Tune! The "Unclean" version on Side A is backed by a "Clean" version for Radio Airplay that has not been re-released to my knowledge.

White Christmas b/w Blue Christmas by Atomic 61 - Noise Punk band from Portland. This Screams!

Various Artists: Christmas Stars on 45 (Various 45rpm Singles)

1. Stan Freberg w/ Daws Butler & Orchestra - Christmas Dragnet Part 1
2. Stan Freberg w/ Daws Butler & Orchestra - Christmas Dragnet Part 2
3. George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Rock and Roll Christmas
4. George Thorogood & The Destroyers - New Year's Eve Party
5. Ben Folds - Bizarre Christmas Incident
6. Ben Folds - Lonely Christmas Eve
7. Miracle Legion - The Little Drummer Boy
8. Miracle Legion - Blue Christmas
9. Dora Hall - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
10. Dora Hall - Blue Christmas
11. '63 Mönröe - White Christmas
12. Fear - Fuck Christmas
13. Fear - (Beep) Christmas
14. Atomic 61 - White Christmas
15. Atomic 61 - Blue Christmas

Make sure your MP3 Player is set to play at 45rpm for best results!

Various Artists: Winter Warnerland

'Tis the Season to Promote Your Stuff!

That, apparently, is what Warner Bros. Records was thinkin' back in the 80s. I posted a 1987 compilation of Warner Bros. artists performing Christmas related materials, called "Yulesville!", when I was here back in July of last year. Now, in response to a request, I'm postin' this one from 1988. It, like the other, features both music and spoken word "Holiday Greeting" messages.

Note that this is a rip from the Compact Disc, which contains more tracks than the vinyl pressing. Silly Earthling Traitor Vic only posts old vinyl records here but I, being from Mars, am not constrained by such trivial concerns. Bah! As there are 37 tracks here (@ 320kbps), I've split the post into two pieces.

Various Artists: Winter Warnerland Pt. 1
&Various Artists: Winter Warnerland Pt.2

1. God Rest the House - Jeff Lorber
2. Winter Wonderland - Good Question
3. Cold Chillin' Christmas - Cold Chillin' Juice Crew
4. FM Dial - Warner Bros. Promo
5. Holiday ID - Nelson Wilbury
6. Maybe This Could Be the Christmas - Gardner Cole
7. Holiday ID - James Ingram
8. Holiday ID (English) - Apollonia
9. Holiday ID (Spanish) - Apollonia
10. Once in a Blue Moon Rising - PM
11. I'm Coming Home - Secret Weapon
12. Fais Do Do - Daniel Lanois
13. What Child Is This? - Mark O'Connor
14. Silver Bells - Jim Horn
15. Christmas Medley - Pee Wee Herman
16. Christmas Without You - Tommy Page
17. Santa's Harley - Warner Bros. Promo
18. Holiday ID - ZZ Top
19. Holiday ID / Christmas Song - Bulletboys
20. Santa Claus Is Getting Down - Jesse Ed Davis
21. Rudolph the Manic Reindeer - Los Lobos
22. Deck the Halls - R.E.M.
23. Angels We Have Heard on High / Gloria - Hugo Largo
24. Holiday ID - Lou Reed
25. Blue Christmas - Danielle Dax
26. Santa Claus - Throwing Muses
27. Holiday ID - Ofra Haza
28. 2000 Years of Love - 54.40
29. I Believe in Father Christmas - Honeymoon Suite
30. Ways to Save Money at Christmas - Julie Brown
31. Holiday ID - Peter Cetera
32. Silent Night - Peter Cetera
33. Holiday ID - Randy Travis
34. How Do I Wrap My Heart Up for Christmas - Randy Travis
35. Don't Drink and Drive, Duh - Pee Wee Herman
36. Pee Wee Willbury ID - Pee Wee Herman
37. Santa's Jet - Warner Bros. Promo

Various Artists: Christmas at KFC

We Wish You a Merry Christmas!
You want that in Original Recipe, or Extra Crispy?

Many of you silly earthlings are unaware that Christmas, being a Christian Holiday, is celebrated madly in Japan! It is not a National Holiday (nor should it be in a nation that is 84-96% Budhist/Shintoist) and, so, is not a "day off from work". The Japanese do, however, celebrate the purely secular aspects of the day (meaning… They Shop Like Crazy and Spend Lots of Money).

Shopping Malls and Shopping Districts spend loads of ¥en on elaborate and beautiful displays. Shiny, sparkly lights shine and sparkle all over the place. And one American Corporation, in particular, has utilized the holiday as a marketing tool for years. Many Japanese are convinced that the typical American Christmas Dinner is provided by… Kentucky Fried Chicken!?!

Yep. That's Right. They begin weeks ahead of the actual day, placing orders for "Christmas Barrels". They also spend huge piles of cash on "Christmas Cakes" (sponge cakes, frosted with whipped cream and decorated, usually, with strawberries).

The KFC connection is, primarily, a result of the intense marketing campaigns of the old KFC Corporation and, now, Yum Brands. Most of the KFCs in Japan have near-lifesize statues of Colonel Sanders standing out in front of them and, around Christmas, they all get dressed in Santa Claus outfits.

I mention this only because I wish to point out that Kentucky Fried Chicken has been a huge promoter of Christmas for several decades now, as is evidenced by this post. Allow me, please, to present two fabulous Classic Christmas Recordings from 1966 and 1968 (respectively)…

Various Artists: Christmas Eve with Colonel Sanders

1. White Christmas - Jim Reeves
   
2. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen - The Anita Kerr Singers
   
3. Silver Bells - Floyd Cramer
   
4. Medley: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / Good King Wenceslas -
   Hugo & Luigi with Their Children's Chorus
   
5. O Come, All Ye Faithful - Chet Atkins
   
6. Santa Claus is Comin' to Town - Skeeter Davis
   
7. Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Hank Locklin
   
8. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day - Chet Atkins
   
9. The Little Drummer Boy - The Norman Luboff Choir
   
10. A Christmas Festival (Medley) - Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops
    

Various Artists: Christmas Day with Colonel Sanders

1. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day - Ed Ames
   
2. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town - The Norman Luboff Choir
   
3. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear - Morton Gould and His Orchestra
   
4. Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Al Hirt
   
5. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen - Chet Atkins
   
6. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) -
   Henry Mancini and His Orchestra
   
7. White Christmas - Lana Cantrell
   
8. Medley: Away in a Manger / I Saw Three Ships -
   Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra and Chorus
   
9. I'll Be Home for Christmas - Floyd Cramer
10. Medley: Wassail Song / Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly - The Robert Shaw Chorale
    
11. Parade of the Wooden Soldiers - Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops
12. Silent Night - Jim Reeves
    

Various Artists: Badger A-Go-Go

Dat Tooner Melt Got Good Toons, Aina Hey?

If you ever sipped cold water from a bubbler and wished it was PBR, this is one record you're gonna want! It's a compilation featuring bands representing the Milwaukee New Music Scene of the late 80s and early 90s such as Die Kreuzen, E-I-E-I-O, Plasticland and Couch Flambeau.

Liner notes on the back cover read: "15 of the Greatest Sounds. Here's the lp that had to happen. The swingin' sounds of the Badger State that have made it Nationally.

Without a doubt, this lp is a collector's item… representing Contemporary Sounds, R&B, Psychedelic, Rock & Roll, Calypso, Folk Rock, and the Mod Sound.

Not only is this a great lp for listening and dancing… It's a party in itself."

So… Grab yourself a twelver of Pabsts, and few links of Goose Liver Sausage and a wheel of Medium Sharp Cheddar and Get Ready to Get Down!

Various Artists: Badger A-Go-Go

1. Danelectro - Liquid Pink
2. I'm Gonna Emphasize - Plasticland
3. Downer Street - Squares
4. The American Way - Dummy Club
5. K.I.D. - Boy Dirt Car
6. Can't Sit Down - Paul Cebar & The Milwaukeeans
7. Seasons of Wither - Die Kreuzen
8. Helvetica - Couch Flambeau
9. Grievance in F#m - The Blowtorch
10. Mrs. Wilson - Cherry Cake
11. Stop at the Left…Look to the Right - F/i
12. Play with Pain - Appliances-SFB
13. Blood on the Saddle - Brian Ritchie & The Ghostly Trio
14. Gonna Get Gone - E-I-E-I-O
15. My Mother Still Likes Me - Voot Warnings

Various Artists: Hawaiian Paradise

A Cure for the Common Coldness

Okay... Reader's Digest Box Sets have a bad reputation these days. There are several sites (all of which I respect greatly) that go to great lengths to convince potential buyers to Beware the Reader's Digest Label.

In a related entry, the Space Age Pop Music site has this to say about them: "Usually, however distinguished the performers may be, the stylistic effect of the Reader's Digest cachet is deadening. These renditions are almost always performed in a humorously straight-forward manner, avoiding any unusual orchestrations, dramatic attacks, jarring shifts in volume, rhythm, or tone, and individual interpretations. When the box promises a bunch of organ music for people who like organ music, that's what it delivers. A bunch of organ music played essentially anonymously by performers who might as be anonymous for what little personality they are allowed to sneak through."

You can read the entire post here: http://www.spaceagepop.com/rc003.htm

That being said... For the most part the Reader's Digest Sets are deserving of just such trivialization. This particular collection, however, stands out from most of the others in my opinion.

For one thing (and it's an Important one) It's HAWAIIAN MUSIC, for Pete's sake. The music on these records spans the Hapa Haole Spectrum, from passable Exotica to Orchestral Easy Listening. As it was released in 1970 it contains a fair amount of NOW Sound content as well as the more traditional Strings and Percussion. While there is not one single note of Hawaiian Folk or Slack Key Guitar on these five discs, there is an impressive range of musical styles (from Exotica to Easy Listening and NOW Sound Instrumental and Choral arrangements) which possess a tremendous dynamic range and a decent amount of fairly risky originality (check out the included recording of "Bali Ha'i", by Don Kalana & The Tahitians w/ Chorus, which is probably the most upbeat and bouncy rendition of the song that I've ever heard).

In other words... This is one Great Set of Discs!

And, now that it's February, we're probably all suffering from a bit of Cabin Fever (unless, of course, we're in the Southern Hemisphere, in which case we're all runnin' around 'bout butt naked and eatin' ice cream and settling down in the evenings with the Air Conditioners hummin'... You're Time Will Come!!!) and the best cure I've ever found for Dismal Winter Weather is a Tall Cool Rum Drink and Tropical Tunes!

So put on your Aloha Shirts and Muu Muus, mix up a tall cool Zombie or Missionary's Downfall, flip open your copy of "The Book of Tiki" or "Leis, Luaus and Alohas" and give these discs a spin!

Welcome to Hawaiian Paradise!!!

Various Artists: Hawaiian Paradise, Disc 1

1. Hawaiian Paradise - Louie King & His South Sea Islanders
2. Forevermore - Kalua Beach Boys w/ Chorus
3. The Far Lands - Kalua Beach Boys
4. Sing Me a Song of the Islands - Kalua Beach Boys
5. Sail Along, Silv'ry Moon - Louis Nunley & Kalua Beach Boys
6. Flamingo - Kalua Beach Boys
7. Hawaii Calls - Kalua Beach Boys
8. Hawaiian War Chant - Louis King & His South Sea Islanders
9. The Hawaiian Love Call - Kalua Beach Boys w/ Chorus
10. I'll See You in Hawaii - Kalua Beach Boys
11. I Want to Learn to Speak Hawaiian - Don Kalana & The Tahitians
12. Underneath the Blue Hawaiian Skies - Kalua Beach Boys

Various Artists: Hawaiian Paradise, Disc 2

1. Maori Brown Eyes - Kalua Beach Boys
2. Love Letters in the Sand - Louie King & His South Sea Islanders
3. Love Song of Kalua - Kalua Beach Boys w/ Chorus
4. Sea and Surf - Kalua Beach Boys
5. Hawaiian Surf - Kalua Beach Boys
6. Sand and Sea - Jack Kai & His Hawaiian Paradise Orchestra
7. Good Night, Aloha - Kalua Beach Boys
8. Always in My Heart - Don Kalana & The Tahitians
9. Our Love and Aloha - Kalua Beach Boys
10. You Are Beautiful - Louis Nunley & Kalua Beach Boys
11. Hello, Aloha! — How Are You? - Kalua Beach Boys
12. King's Serenade - Don Kalana & The Tahitians

Various Artists: Hawaiian Paradise, Disc 3

1. Lani (Heaven in Hawaii) - Kalua Beach Boys
2. Paradise Island - Jack Kai & His Hawaiian Paradise Orchestra
3. Bali Ha'i - Don Kalana & The Tahitians w/ Chorus
4. Hawaiian Sunset - Hanuani Lei & The Serenaders
5. An Island Calls to You - Kalua Beach Boys
6. My Isle of Golden Dreams - Louie King & His South Sea Islanders
7. Trade Winds - Jack Kai & His Hawaiian Paradise Orchestra
8. Tropic Trade Winds - Jack Kai & His Hawaiian Paradise Orchestra
9. Waikiki - Kalua Beach Boys
10. Here (In This Enchanted Place) - Don Kalana & The Tahitians w/ Chorus
11. Indian Summer - Kalua Beach Boys
12. White Silver Sands - Louie King & His South Sea Islanders

Various Artists: Hawaiian Paradise, Disc 4

1. Hawaii - Kalua Beach Boys
2. Hawaiian Christmas Song - Kalua Beach Boys
3. Hukilau Song - Don Kalana & The Tahitians w/ Chorus
4. There's No Place Like Hawaii - Kalua Beach Boys
5. My Hawaiian Souvenirs - Hanuani Lei & The Serenaders
6. My Hawaiian Song of Love - Kalua Beach Boys
7. Farewell (For Just a While) - Don Kalana & The Tahitians w/ Chorus
8. I Will Remember You - Kalua Beach Boys
9. Across the Sea - Louie King & His South Sea Islanders
10. For You a Lei - Kalua Beach Boys
11. Silver Moon - Hanuani Lei & The Serenaders
12. I'll Weave a Lei of Stars for You - Hanuani Lei & The Serenaders

Various Artists: Hawaiian Paradise, Disc 5

1. Hawaiian Dreams - Kalua Beach Boys
2. Sweet Someone - Hanuani Lei & The Serenaders
3. Ka-Lu-A - Hanuani Lei & The Serenaders
4. One Paddle, Two Paddle - Don Kalana & The Tahitians w/ Chorus
5. Let Me Hear You Whisper - Kalua Beach Boys
6. Honolulu Eyes - Don Kalana & The Tahitians
7. Hawaiian Memories - Kalua Beach Boys
8. Magic Is the Moonlight - Kalua Beach Boys
9. You'll Never Go Home - Don Kalana & The Tahitians
10. On Treasure Island - Kalua Beach Boys w/ Chorus
11. I've Found a Little Grass Skirt - Don Kalana & The Tahitians
12. Beyond the Rainbow - Kalua Beach Boys