Ten Inch Suns 2
1. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer
2. Here Comes Santa Claus
3. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
4. O, Holy Night (Cantique De Noël)
5. O, Little Town Of Bethlehem
6. The First Noël
7. Merry Christmas Polka
8. Frosty The Snow Man
MEGA
Sunday, December 23, 2018
1. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer
2. Here Comes Santa Claus
3. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
4. O, Holy Night (Cantique De Noël)
5. O, Little Town Of Bethlehem
6. The First Noël
7. Merry Christmas Polka
8. Frosty The Snow Man
MEGA
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And here it is!
ReplyDeleteNice to revisit the classics sometimes. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ernie! These are the 10" inches that I've yet to find out by me...hopefully one of these years! I personally prefer this earlier material to the bonkers-in-a-good-way Ding Dong lp.
ReplyDeleteIf the request line is open, is the Gene Lowell Chorus "Caroling Caroling" album on your list to re-post? I don't see it streaming anywhere.
Thank you much!
ReplyDeleteThis is the classic early sound of the group before they really went all out and made great LP's with arrangers like Sid Ramin, Marty Gold, and Charles Albertine. This is probably the best version of "Merry Christmas Polka" that I have ever heard. By the time they got to Ding Dong Dandy Christmas (my favorite Suns Christmas LP), they were able to take a lot of the basic sound that are on display on such cuts as "Frosty The Snowman" and take it to the next level thanks to Charles Albertine's great arrangements and George Barnes' guitar solos. Morty Nevins has got some great Accordion solos on this, while cousin Artie Dunn' solos range from playful to reverential. As a HUGE Three Suns fan since childhood, it is a real treat to listen to this record. Despite your comments, your transfers actually sound pretty good. From left to right, Morty Nevins (accordion), Al Nevins (guitar, producer, and much later, the "Al" in Aldon Music with Don Kirshner, and organist and cousin Artie Dunn. Thanks for serving up some Three Suns yule cheer!
ReplyDeleteThey recorded a pretty large amount of Christmas music in their time, and it's all worth a listen. There was even a big of Jingle Bell Rock thrown into their last LP, just for good measure. :)
DeleteI will have to check to see if some of these cuts are the same versions as the ones on the RCA Camden album. Either way, this one is going on my own personal most wanted Christmas album want list.
ReplyDeleteI believe the versions all all unique across the two albums, even if some titles are duplicated.
DeleteI played some of my copy of the RCA Camden Sounds Of Christmas album last night and discovered that the versions on that record are totally different from the ones that are featured on the two 10'' albums posted here. The arrangements feature a larger orchestra, done around the time that Al Nevins did a Suns with String Orchestra combination called Soft and Sweet that Collectables put out in 1999.
ReplyDeleteThe only time I know of that they recycled earlier Christmas music was when they put their Sleigh Ride single from 1950 on the back of Uncle Mistletoe in 1951.
DeleteThe album Soft and Sweet first came out in 1955 but was reissued on CD in 1999--my apologies for not adding that to my previous post.
ReplyDeleteThey were really churning out the music throughout the 50's,, much to the delight of Mamie Eisenhower. :)
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