IS ELVIS ALIVE – The Elvis Tape
Book from 1988 featuring a cassette recording of someone who sounds a lot like Elvis to the author trying to sell you her book about… Read More »IS ELVIS ALIVE – The Elvis Tape
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Ronco Presents Star Trackin’ ’76!, Meco Empire Strikes Back, &c.
Despite the space theme, the Ronco compilation is not very space-y. Photo by Tristan.
Jan & Dean Meet Batman
“Surf City” and “Dead Man’s Curve” are classics, but I was unaware that Jan & Dean made a Batman-themed comedy/music album. The album is a… Read More »Jan & Dean Meet Batman
More of Tom Lehrer
Just a note, if you haven’t heard, but Lehrer has relinquished his copyright to his music, and (for the time being) is offering his complete… Read More »More of Tom Lehrer
Zip-A-Dee Doo Dah 45 from Cricket Records
Fresh on the news that the “Zip-A-Dee Doo Dah” lyric has been axed from a Disneyland parade (as well as the retrofitting of Splash Mountain… Read More »Zip-A-Dee Doo Dah 45 from Cricket Records
A Chuck Dent Experience
Chuck Dent opened his surf shop in Huntington Beach in the 60’s. He passed on, but the store is still there. I dig this riff… Read More »A Chuck Dent Experience
I Faw Down an’ Go Boom!
This is a phrase I associate with Tweety Bird in “A Gruesome Twosome” from 1945. Not self-applied, of course, but in reference to those “poor… Read More »I Faw Down an’ Go Boom!
Thriller Double Take – Alfonzo LP
Glancing through the picture, I knew exactly what this was… and then I didn’t. Alfonzo’s self-titled album came out around the same time as Thriller,… Read More »Thriller Double Take – Alfonzo LP
Battle of the Blues – Howlin’ Wolf vs Muddy Waters
Photo by True Legacy.
Wall of Sound
Allegedly 10,000 CDs at this sale (and not a few LPs).Photo by South Hills.