Saturday, January 06, 2024

Tijuanabee Two

For the second installment of today's series of Tijuanabee records, I'm giving you two different releases of the same music. You can download whichever one or both, up to you. Some people always want the version they had when they were kids, and I guess I can understand that. First up is a remaster of something I first shared back in 2006 for a short time. This is The Mexicali Brass-Christmas With The Mexicali Brass (Crown CST-10, Stereo, 1964). Lots of people like this one just for the cover, and who can blame them. Hard to find a good one, they've all been snapped up by folks who like to hang 'em on the wall. Lots of ring wear on my copy. Probably could have done a better Photoshop job but I got lazy.

1. Jingle Bells
2. Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem
3. The First Noel
4. Hark The Herald Angels Sing
5. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
6. White Christmas
7. Oh Come All Ye Faithful
8. Deck The Halls
9. Joy To The World
10. Silent Night

MEGA

But if that cover up top isn't the one you had, how about the one above? Not quite as attractive, but I assure you it's the same music inside the grooves. This one is The Brass Band (AKA The Mexicali Brass)-Jingle Bells (Custom CSX 5010, Stereo). Again, same music as the record up top, so don't download it twice if you don't want it in your library twice. And I think I had two more covers for this iteration, both with the Mexicali Brass name on it, I'll drop those in at the bottom just for reference. No one can say they didn't get a lot of mileage out of this music.

1. Jingle Bells
2. O Little Child Of Bethlehem
3. The First Noel
4. Hark The Herald Angels Sing
5. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
6. White Christmas
7. O Come All Ye Faithful
8. Deck The Halls
9. Joy To The World
10. Silent Night

MEGA


9 comments:

  1. RE: Mexicali Brass

    Lots of people like it for the cover, you say. So much so that the cover was reused/stolen on an alternative rock Christmas compilation in 1995, which compiled two 10" vinyl LPs of that era.

    https://www.discogs.com/release/3220560-Various-Happy-Birthday-Baby-Jesus-Volumes-1-2

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    1. Happy birthday, baby Jesus from the Humpers and the Shitbirds? Oh my.

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    2. Yeah, I thought about mentioning that one, but didn't. The other 10" version featured a ripped off Patti Page cover, IIRC.

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  2. I think the first cover is much more in the Herb Alpert/Tijuana Brass spirit

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    1. Well, yes. But some retailers may not have loved it. Same ones that didn't like the Tijuana Brass whipped cream cover.

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  3. Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house we go, accompanied by mariachi music.

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  4. Hard to pass this one up with that first cover -- thanks for all these upgrades! I'm a big fan of these Tijuanabees

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