Spinning My Dad’s Vinyl

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

Volume 214: Badlands

How are we only on record five of this great seven record set? Because I continue to find gold in this box set filled with legendary songs about the old west.
Each record, or in this case each side of this collection had its own theme. Even with those guides, I might take a little poetic license when I name episodes like this. 
One side of this record is about things South Of The Border. The flip side mentions a thing or two about Legends And Sagas. Some you may know. Some have some pretty odd twists if you ask me.
So, get ready to hear plenty of "ahh aaahs" and stories about heroes and villains in what is technically Tumbling Tumbleweeds Record 5, Volume 214: Badlands.
More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it. 
Credits and copyrights
Various – Tumbling TumbleweedsLabel: Reader's Digest – RDA-229 / AFormat: 7 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation Box SetReleased: 1982Genre: Folk, World, & CountryStyle: Country
We will be listening to record 5, sides 1 and 2. We will hear 7 of the 12 tunes from this disk.
Eddy Arnold - The Ballad Of Jesse Jameswritten by Billy Gashade
Red Foley - Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyeswritten by Slim Willet
Merle Travis - John HenryUnknown, but One of the earliest written copies of this ballad, prepared by a W. T. Blankenship was published about 1900 or slightly earlier.
The Sons Of The Pioneers - A Gay Rancherowritten by Francia Luban, Abe Tuvim, Juan José Espinosa
The Sons Of The Pioneers - The Strawberry Roanwritten by Nat Vincent, Fred Howard, Curly Fletcher, J.E. Patterson
Tex Ritter - Billy The KidA traditional song
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)written by Jimmy Kennedy, Michael Carr
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.
#oldcountrymusic #cowboymusic #vinylcollecting #spinvinyl

Volume 213: Ray's Marvelous

We once again pull out the most popular orchestra leader in my dad’s collection. This is a follow-up album to a popular record my dad does not have. Both titles reference the Ira and George Gershwin tune S’Wonderful from the 1927 Broadway musical Funny Face.
Of course Conniff arranged all of these standards by using a chorus singing tones and not lyrics, which created his own recognizable style.
So, get ready to hear another in the great line of Space-Age composers performing music you heard on stage and screen in Volume 213: Ray's Marvelous. 
More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it. 
Credits and copyrights
Ray Conniff And His Orchestra – 'S MarvelousLabel: Columbia – CL 1074Format: Vinyl, LP, Repress, MonoReleased: 1958Genre: Jazz, PopStyle: Easy Listening, Space-Age
We'll hear 6 of the 12 songs on this record.
The Way You Look TonightWritten-By – Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern
They Can't Take That Away From MeWritten-By – The writing team of Ira and George Gershwin
I've Told Ev'ry Little StarWritten-By – the writing team of Oscar Hammerstein II and Jerome Kern
You Do Something To MeWritten-By – Cole Porter
Where Or WhenWritten-By – The writing team of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
As Time Goes ByWritten-By – Herman Hupfeld
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.
#rayconniff #easylistening #vinylcollecting #oldvinyl