One minute to midnight and time to share the last ten inch record of the day. I saved this one for last because it came to me without a cover and I hate to post things that aren't complete. But it's got a great song that I previously only had on a 78. Which I guess is also also ten inches in diameter, but it's just not really the same thing. All of the tracks on this collection appear to have previously only come out on 78 RPM records and as far as I know, this is they're only appearance on vinyl. Not that the sound is much better here. Like I said, this came to me without a cover so it did not live an easy life. And it sounds a bit like it was mastered from some of those old 78s to begin with. Budget labels do strange things sometimes. Anyhow, there are some good songs here, and one great one. Give it a listen and see if you can guess which one I love.
Mark Warnow And His Orchestra-Dick Todd, Lanny Ross, Danny O'Neil, Varsity Caroleers-
Songs For Christmas (Royale 10" 33 RPM LP 41, Mono 1952). Not all of those vocalists appear on all songs, that's just the way there were mentioned on the label. If you dig up copies of all those old 78s, you can probably figure out who sang on what. I'm not even sure Mark Warnow is the orchestra leader on all these, but that's what the label says. Enjoy!
1. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
2. Good King Wenceslas; Tannenbaum; Deck The Hall
3. The First Noel; Away In The Manger
4. The Winter Song
5. All Around The Xmas Tree
6. Happy Little Songs: Skip To My Lou; Polly Wolly Doodle; Arkansas Traveler; Jingle Bells
7. Here Comes Santa Claus
8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
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As I've said it before... Ernie, you never cease to amaze me... 12 posts in one day :)
ReplyDeleteI suspect I might have a hard time passing one of those "Prove you are not a robot" tests... :)
DeleteGreat one! And now I have a mission to find you a copy with a cover :)
ReplyDeleteThey're pretty few and far between. Good luck!
DeleteHey Ernie, a couple of tracks stood out for me. My guess for your big one - is it "The Winter Song?" That's probably my fav from just one listen. The other stood out track was the "Happy Little Songs" melody. I found it quite similar to the golden age/rubber hose animation scores from long ago.
ReplyDeleteAll good stuff, but not my fave. :)
DeleteMy guess is you really like All Around the Xmas Tree....
ReplyDeleteThe arrangement on Rudolph is quite fun too, with the horn stabs.
Yep, that Xmas Tree is a long-time favorite of mine. I remember when someone joined the 'Fa and asked about that track. Took us a while to track it down but I was excited about it when we finally ID'd it for her. I have the picture sleeve for the 78 somewhere around here.
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