Cleveland Rocks, Or Not...

Here's a little something for all my friends up in and around Cleveland. When I was up there in October, I found time and money to visit one thrift store, a small Goodwill on the northern outskirts of Akron, I forget the name of the community. (For those who know the area, it's across the street from the giant smokestack to God, or whatever it's called. You know what I mean...) Anyhow, I walked out of there with a small stack of vinyl that I had to smuggle home on the plane. One of those records was this Christmas album. Sixteen high school choirs from in and around the metro Cleveland area singing their favorite carols. I didn't buy it so much for the music as I did for the connection to the area I was in, and the fact that I recognized the spot on the cover. It's a great night shot of local landmark Terminal Tower and Public Square, all decked out for the holidays. There's no date on this record, but I'm going to say late fifties based on the haircuts and clothes of the teachers pictured on the back side. The music is the usual stuff you'd expect from high school chorale groups. Very competent, but not very memorable. I wasn't able to find anyone I knew from Cleveland who actually went to any of these schools, so if you have some connection to any of them, please chime in, I'd love to hear from you. So here's a share for all you folks in Ohio (The rest of you can download it too, if you want, I suppose), Christmas In Cleveland (Delta Records Of Ohio, Processed and Pressed by Columbia XCTV-84680/1). Enjoy!