Saturday, December 06, 2025

Super Saturday Salvation 13

Lucky number thirteen! You probably didn't think the series could possibly go on this long, did you? Well, here we are, and the end is still a ways off. This next entry takes us to the end of the Seventies and features noted wine spokesperson Orson Welles. Sure he did a think or two else, like introducing a memorable episode of Moonlighting, and voicing The Brain for a number of years after his death, but I think we all remember those wine commercials. You'll really enjoy his instantly recognizable voice on Peace (Army Of Stars, The Salvation Army, Western Territory, Community Relations Department KM 4395, Stereo, 1979). Looks like we're back to two-channel stereo with this installment, I knew they couldn't keep going with the quad for too much longer. It was a noble experiment and they stuck with it for much longer than most, but it was a doomed format, like Betamax or Novell.

1. Orson Welles-Introduction
2. The Roger Wagner Chorale And Sinfonia Orchestra-Trumpet Voluntary
3. Orson Welles-The Christmas Story (Luke 2:1-7)
4. The Roger Wagner Chorale And Sinfonia Orchestra-O Little Town Of Bethlehem
5. Orson Welles-The Christmas Story (Luke 2:8-14)
6. The Roger Wagner Chorale And Sinfonia Orchestra-Christmas Day
7. Orson Welles-The Desiderata
8. Orson Welles-The 24th Psalm
9. The Roger Wagner Chorale And Sinfonia Orchestra, Soloist-Byron George Wright-These Things I Know (Londonderry Air)
10. Orson Welles-Psalm 8 And Psalm 100
11. The Roger Wagner Chorale And Sinfonia Orchestra-Ode To Joy
12. Orson Welles-The 23rd Psalm
13. The Roger Wagner Chorale And Sinfonia Orchestra-Peace In Our Time O Lord
14. Orson Welles-Isaiah 2:4
15. The Roger Wagner Chorale And Sinfonia Orchestra-Dona Nobis Pacem
16. Orson Welles-Philippians 4:8-9
17. The Roger Wagner Chorale And Sinfonia Orchestra-Let There Be Peace On Earth
18. Orson Welles-Closing

15 comments:

  1. Yeah, quad was a 70s thing.

    This is an impressive program!

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    1. Orson Wells had become a parody of himself at this point, but he's still impressive.

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    2. Ever since I was a kid and got introduced to OTR, I've always associated Orson Welles with War Of The Worlds and later, whatever that show he did (I believe) for the BBC, The Many Lives Of Harry Lime, or whatever it was called. Even though he had a smaller part in the former, I still associate him more with that show and am not a huge fan of the latter, but one of our stations back home, used to play it once a week, late at night, when I was a kid. As I told Buster earlier, haven't gotten any of these, yet, but still may do and am still commenting LOL. Thanks, love and praying for y'all.

      Romans 11:33-36 KJB

      Josh

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    3. Hi Josh - Welles played Harry Lime in the film "The Third Man," a favorite of mine. He was the driving force behind "War of the Worlds." He's best known in movie circles for "Citizen Kane," which once was considered the best film ever made (not by me).

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    4. Roger on that, thanks for the info. For some reason, maybe it's the British accent, I remember looking up Alexander Scorby (sp), one day, having heard him reading the King James Bible, for years. When I looked him up, I found out lots of other things he did and even watched a short clip of a movie he was in (can't remember what it was). Lemme tellya, it was strange to hear him in that part, whatever it was LOL. On Welles taking a major part in WOTW, reckon he did, now that I think of it, played a bigger on-stage role than I thought, been a while since I've heard the show. I believe it was a Campbell's Playhouse, the same show where Lionel Barimore (sp) played Scruge, to bring it back into Christmas LOL. Rambling, so, 'til next, love and praying for y'all.

      Romans 11:33-36 KJB

      Josh

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    5. I just remember him from an episode of Moonlighting he introduced not long before his death. And Cybil Shepherd talked about him a bit in her autobiography.

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    6. Alexander Scourby narrated a Christmas LP, "The Coming of Christ," which I have somewhere.

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    7. Oh, that's where I know the name. It's coming, I'm sharing it later this season. :)

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    8. Or maybe I already did...

      https://ernienotbert.blogspot.com/2023/11/a-sweeping-saga.html

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    9. Buster and Ernie, that he did. Yeah, Ernie, I got it when you shared it, And, Buster, I've got a lot of records, tapes, etc, somewhere, LOL, love and praying for y'all.

      Romans 11:33-36 KJB

      Josh

      Church Podcast: https://www.sermonaudio.com/pleasantviewky
      Personal Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/back-to-the-old-paths--4074743
      TIBPF Podcast: https://www.tibpf.sermon.netshould-a-mentioned it above.

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  2. Ernie, your output has been unbelievable in your 20th year of sharing- thank you for bringing this series all day!

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  3. Orson Welles will always be Lew Lord from the Muppet Movie to me!

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    1. Which was actually released the same year as this album. Maybe he was riding that wave.

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