Power Pak Plus

I almost forgot I had this sampler album from Power Pak that features tracks from what's probably all the albums in the instrument-focused series I've been sharing with you. Going by the track listing here, I'm missing a handful of instruments. Going to have to dig those up somehow, though I've probably already got half of them somewhere in the archives, I just can't lay my hands on them. Looks like we need saxophone, banjos, steel guitars and harmonicas. So I guess I'm missing more instruments than I have. That's too bad. This collection also misleadingly advertises Bobby Helms and his big hit Jingle Bell Rock right there on the cover, but this is not the hit version and doesn't really rock very much at all. Poor guy recorded that song half a dozen or more times trying to relive the glory days for other labels over the years. I was working towards gathering them all up at one point, but it's a daunting task and I just wasn't up for it. I kept spotting new versions and I couldn't tell if it was something new or a reissue of something I already had. Gonna take a braver person than I to put that catalog project together. Anyhow, for the more discerning collectors out there, this is Christmas Album (Power Pak/Gusto PO-507, Stereo, 1974).

1. Bobby Helms-Jingle Bell Rock
2. Dee Mullins-Remember Bethlehem
3. Nashville Sax Featuring Jerry Tuttle-Here Comes Santa Claus
4. Nashville Banjos Featuring Vic Jordan-Little Drummer Boy
5. Nashville Vibes Featuring Don Tweedy-Silver Bells
6. Jeannie & Al-Winter Wonderland
7. Jimmy Griggs-White Christmas
8. Nashville Steel Guitars Featuring Jim Baker-Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem
9. Nashville Pianos Featuring Willie Rainsford-The Christmas Song
10. Little Roy Wiggins-Blue Christmas
11. Nashville Harmonica Featuring Randy Charles-Silent Night
12. Nashville Guitars Featuring Dale Sellers-Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

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