Spinning My Dad’s Vinyl

Volume 221: Every Twist You Take

This is going to be an extra fun episode. Many of the tunes have melodies you already know. Some tunes were created for this album.
The trumpet player leading the band was part of some great music history in the form of some famous big bands, including some history he claimed on his own.
So get ready to hear the last living member of the original Glenn Miller Orchestra in Volume 221: Every Twist You Take.
More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it. 
Credits and copyrights
Ray Anthony And His Bookends – The TwistLabel: Capitol Records – T 1668Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, MonoReleased: 1962Genre: Jazz, BluesStyle: Big Band, Rhythm & Blues, Twist
We will hear 9 of the 12 songs from this album.
The TwistWritten-By – Hank Ballard
Twistin' AliceWritten-By – Don Simpson, Ray Anthony
Twist Around MisterWritten-By – Don Simpson, Ray Anthony
Peter Gunn TwistWritten-By – Henry Mancini
Tequila With A TwistWritten-By – Chuck Rio
Twist And Rock Around The ClockWritten-By – Jimmy De Knight, Max C. Freedman
Mexican Hat TwistArranged By – Don Simpson, Ray Anthony
Bookend TwistWritten-By – Don Simpson, Ray Anthony
Bunny Hop TwistWritten-By – Leonard Auletti, Ray Anthony
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#rayanthony #twist #thetwist #musichistory #vinylrecordcollecting #vinylrecords 

Volume 220: Red Hot Pennies

Gee, imagine that! Another album featuring a trumpet player from my dad's collection. And a trumpet player we've heard from before.
This time, we get to hear some great ragtime.
This artist not only fronted his own band, but got his pedigree through some of the best big bands in history.
So, get ready to hear a musician who had a movie made about his life in Volume 220: Red Hot Pennies.
More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it. 
Credits and copyrights
Red Nichols And His Famous Pennies – Hot PenniesLabel: Capitol Records – T 775Format: Vinyl, LP, AlbumReleased: 1956Genre: JazzStyle: Ragtime
Recorded in Capitol Tower on September 7 and 10, 1956.
We will hear 6 of the 10 songs on this album.
Louisianawritten by Andy Razaf, J. C. Johnson, and Bob Schafer
Marchin' With The Saints (aka When the Saints Go Marching In)(Traditional)
Maple Leaf Ragwritten by Scott Joplin
Blues At Midnightwritten by Ivory Joe Hunter
Row, Row, Rowwritten by William Jerome, and Jimmy Monaco
Farewell Blueswritten by Elmer Schoebel, Leon Roppolo, and Paul Mares
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#rednichols #ragtime #dixielandjazz #musichistory #vinylrecordcollecting #vinylrecords 

Volume 219: Bite Sized Bach Record 1

There’s an old business saying that goes, how do you eat a whale? One bite at a time. 
In this episode we take several small bites and a couple of big ones from the incredible output of the composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
Ahhhh Bach.
And to continue that M*A*S*H connection right now in the opening, the scene goes, “Somehow... there's a mathematical precision about Bach, a complexity that adds up to actual simplicity. It goes beyond emotion.”
So get ready to hear some of the more popular of the more than one thousand composed pieces from this master in Volume 219: Bite Sized Bach Record 1.
More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it. 
Credits and copyrights
Johann Sebastian Bach - The Greatest Hits AlbumLabel: Columbia Masterworks – MG 31261Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, StereoReleased: 1972Genre: Electronic, ClassicalStyle: Baroque, Classical
We are listening to record one, sides one and two. We will hear 6 of the 8 tunes on this album.
Air On The G StringThe Marlboro Festival Orchestra conducted by Pablo Casals
Little Suite (From The Anna Magdalena Notebook)Arranged By – Thomas FrostThe Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor – Eugene Ormandy
A Mighty Fortress Is Our GodArranged By – Arthur HarrisThe Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor – Eugene Ormandy
Jesu, Joy Of Man's DesiringConductor – Zoltan RozsnyaiOrchestra – The Columbia Chamber Symphony
Final Movement From Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G MajorSynthesizer – Benjamin Folkman and Wendy Carlos
Toccata And Fugue In D MinorTranscription By – Eugene OrmandyThe Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor – Eugene Ormandy
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#bach #classicalmusic #musichistory #vinylrecordcollecting #vinylrecords

Volume 218: Rock and Roll Connie

Episode dedicated to Dino Baskovic (1974-2025)
This is the third of four records from Connie Francis that my dad has in his collection. She WAS the top charting female US artist of the late 1950s and early 1960s. 
Her popularity was due to her voice and being able to sing in multiple languages. And she was a hit maker during the early days of rock and roll.
So get ready to hear a star who was estimated to have sold more than 200 million records worldwide in Volume 218: Rock and Roll Connie.
More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it. 
Credits and copyrights
Connie Francis – Connie FrancisLabel: Metro Records – M-519Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, MonoReleased: 1964Genre: PopStyle: Vocal
We will hear 7 of the 10 tunes on this album.
Someone Else's BoyWritten-By – Athena Hosey and Hal Gordon
Too Many RulesWritten-By – Don Stirling and Harold Temkin
I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter (did I hear a little flash of an Elvis impersonation?)Written-By – Hank Hunter and Mark Barkan
We Have Something More (Than A Summer Love)Written-By – Jennie Lee Lambert and Mickey Gentile
It Happened Last NightWritten-By – Earl Wilson, Leonard Whitcup and Slugger Wilson
Two for the road with a double shot of Francis penned tunesPlenty Good Lovin'Written-By – Connie Francis
VacationWritten-By – Connie Francis, Gary Weston and Hank Hunter
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#conniefrancis #earlyrockandroll #musichistory #vinylrecordcollecting

Volume 217: Gerry and Chet

Here’s an album I thought was going to be unplayable when I saw the condition of the cover. I have no idea why the back and front are completely separated. And the bigger surprise is that my dad didn’t put it back together with his usual black electrical tape patchwork.
But I’m glad I didn’t overlook it because of the condition of the cover when I listened to the music it wasn’t covering very well. This was some great jazz that I didn’t mind listening to several times while I was deciding on the songs for this episode.
So get ready to hear a couple of musicians who were around for the birth of the cool in Volume 217: Gerry and Chet.
More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it. 
Credits and copyrights
Gerry Mulligan Quartet Featuring Chet Baker – Gerry Mulligan QuartetLabel: Pacific Jazz – PJ-1207Series: West Coast Artists Series – 1Format: Vinyl, LP, MonoReleased: 1955Genre: JazzStyle: Cool Jazz
We will hear 7 of the 12 songs on this album.
Frenesiwritten by Alberto Domínguez
Lullaby Of The Leaveswritten by Joe Young and Bernice Petkere
I'm Beginning To See The Lightwritten by Duke Ellington, Harry James, Johnny Hodges, and Don George
Jeruwritten by Gerry Mulligan
Cherrywritten by Don Redman and Ray Gilbert
Tea For Twowritten by Don Redman and Ray Gilbert
Makin' Whoopeewritten by Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#gerrymulligan #chetbaker #cooljazz

Volume 216: The Classical 216

Talk about your complete coincidences. The numbers 2-1-6 come up three times in regards to this episode. It’s the episode number. It’s the date this episode drops. The US version of dating things. And it’s the area code of where this music was performed and recorded. Yes, I bought a lottery ticket today.
Recordings of the Cleveland orchestra date back to 1928. Discogs dot com has them credited for well more than 800 either old 78 RPM records or 33 ⅓ Vinyl LPs.
So, get ready to hear this 1967 recording of virtuoso showpieces from a virtuoso orchestra in Volume 216: The Classical 216.
More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it. 
For more information about the show, the episode script and the video version, check out the show's website.
Credits and copyrights
The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell – One Hundred Men And A PerfectionistLabel: Columbia – SOG-5Series: The Sound Of GeniusFormat: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Sampler, StereoReleased: 1967 I believeGenre: ClassicalStyle: Classical, Romantic
We will hear 6 of the 9 pieces on this album.
Divertimento No. 2 In D Major, K. 131-Menuetto No. 2Composed By – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2-FarandoleComposed By – Georges Bizet
Symphony No. 4 In A Major, Op. 90, "Italian"-Saltarello PrestoComposed By – Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
"Die Meistersinger" PreludeComposed By – Richard Wagner
Concerto For Orchestra-Intermezzo InterrottoComposed By – Béla Bartók
Overture To "The Marriage Of Figaro," K.492Composed By – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#clevelandorchestra #classicalmusic #vinylcollecting 

Special Volume: Nat's Very Thoughtful Valentine

It's  special Valentine’s Day episode of Spinning My Dad’s Vinyl. 
That means, of course, my girlfriend Karen gets to join me as we once again grab some music from one of the most romantic voices ever recorded.
We featured this voice two years ago in our Valentines special and it’s the third of five Nat King Cole records in his dad’s collection. This was one of 30 albums Cole recorded for Capitol Records.
So, get ready to hear the smooth velvety voice that sold more than nine million records in Special Volume: Nat's Very Thoughtful Valentine.
More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it. 
Credits and copyrights
Nat King Cole, Gordon Jenkins And His Orchestra – The Very Thought Of YouLabel: Capitol Records – W-1084Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Scranton PressingReleased: Nov 1958Genre: Jazz, PopStyle: Easy Listening, Vocal
We will hear 6 of the 14 songs on this album
The Very Thought Of YouWritten-By – Ray Noble
ParadiseWritten-By – Gordon Clifford, Nacio Herb Brown
This Is All I AskWritten-By – Gordon Jenkins
Cherchez La Femme Written-By – Bob Marcus and Lorenzo Pack
I Found A Million Dollar Baby (In A Five And Ten Cent Store)Written-By – Billy Rose, Harry Warren, and Mort Dixon
The More I See YouWritten-By – Harry Warren, and Mack Gordon
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#natkingcole #valentinesday #vinylcollector 

Volume 215: Single-Sided 78s

Welcome to a 78 RPM Sunday!
As I was flipping through my dad’s shellac collection looking for patterns to create a few 78 RPM episodes for this season, I found these 7 disks. What they had in common was their one-sidedness.
Yup. In the early days of records, they only pressed one side. And I’ll talk about why in detail a little later.
What’s most important to remember is that every one of these disks was pressed more than 110 years ago.
So, get ready to hear songs that were recorded and released with no flip side in Volume 215: Single-Sided 78s.
Credits and copyrights
All 78 RPM Shellac Recordings are on the Victor Record Red Label
Alice, Where Art Thou - Evan Williams (recorded Camden, NJ, July 18, 1912.)Written By – Wellington Gurnsey and Joseph Ascher
A Dream - Evan Williams (recorded Camden, NJ, December 18, 1913, released in 1914)written by Charles B. Cory, J.C. Bartlett
Absent - Evan Williams ( recorded Camden, NJ, February 28, 1913. released in 1914)Catherine Young Glen and John W. MetcalfEventually became the flip side of A Dream in 1923
A Perfect Day - Evan Williams (recorded Camden, NJ, July 16, 1913)written by Carrie Jacobs-BondEventually became the flip side for Just A-Wearyin’ For You, a recording my dad did not have, but was recorded in 1911.
Good-Bye, Sweetheart, Good-Bye - Evan WilliamsPublished in 1868 by John L. Halton
Love is Mine - Enrico Caruso (1912)Composed By – Clarence G. GartnerLyrics By – Edward Teschemacher
O Sole Mio (Neapolitan Folk Song) - Emilio de Gogorza (Recorded 13 May 1909)
I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
#78RPMShellac #vinylcollecting #victorrecordredlabel