Sunday Aug 01, 2021
Volume 31: Pictures at an Exhibition
Spinning My Dad’s Vinyl
Extensive and Eclectic and we hear them as is with skips, scratches, and pops. Being a radio and mobile DJ for a decade and a half, I collected several hundred albums. I had nothing on my dad who owned more than 500 (33 1/3) LPs and over 100 78 RPMs at the time of his death in December 2019. I had no idea he had so many. We found them spread all over the house when we prepared for the estate sale. I went through every one and categorized them on an app called Discogs. I thought so many were unique, I decided to start a podcast called Spinning My Dad’s Vinyl. Each episode will feature an album. I’ll tell stories about the family listening to these albums and I’ll give other info about the album and the time it was released.
Listen on:
Episodes
Episodes
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
The title of this collection is a little deceiving. Yes, you will hear Bing Crosby singing, but you will hear several selections of the Longines Symphonette without him singing. I don’t have a problem with that, so let’s listen to some beautiful music and a beautiful voice in Volume 30: Bing's Loved Songs Part 1
The Longines Symphonette – Bing Crosby's Treasury - The Songs I LoveLabel: Longines Symphonette Society – noneFormat: 6 × Vinyl, LP, Stereo Box SetReleased: 1966Genre: Jazz, Pop, Stage & ScreenStyle: Vocal, Swing, Musical, Big Band, Easy Listening
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive written by Harold Arlen and the lyrics by Johnny Mercer in 1944What'll I Do Written-By – Irving Berlin 1923Cheek to Cheek Written-By – Irving Berlin 1935Joobalai Lyrics By – Leo Robin 1938 Music By – Ralph RaingerMarie Irving Berlin in 1924One for My Baby written by Harold Arlen and the lyrics by Johnny Mercer for the movie musical The Sky's the Limit, 1943
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Sunday Jul 18, 2021
Sunday Jul 18, 2021
We are once again featuring a non-music record from my dad’s collection. In fact, this is the second dive into this collection of six records. My previous life in radio made me really appreciate the history we are hearing on this collection. AND I get to share a couple of my own radio stories in this episode. So get ready to heat up some old tubes on Volume 29: Golden Memories of Radio Part 2
Jack Benny – Golden Memories Of RadioLabel: Longines Symphonette SocietyFormat: 6 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono, Box SetReleased: 1969Genre: Non-MusicStyle: Radioplay
We are listening to record two, which is side 2 and 11.
Excerpts from:Jack Benny and Frank Knight’s narrationThe Romance Of Helen TrentJust Plain BillBabe Ruth And Lou Gehrig On Their Radio ShowBabe Ruth's Final MessageLou Gehrig Says "Goodbye""Ma" Perkins Last BroadcastMary Noble, Back Stage Wifeclassic live on-air blundersMary Margaret McBride With Mr. & Mrs. Alben BarkleyCommercials: Interwoven Socks, Chesterfield Smoke Dreams, Pepsi-Cola, Rinso, Lava, Crisco, The Longines-Wittnauer Watch Company
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Sunday Jul 11, 2021
Sunday Jul 11, 2021
It was a movie for the ages. Cinematic history in how it was filmed and how many extras were required. The 1959 epic had the largest budget, over $15 million, as well as the largest sets built, of any film produced at the time. And the score was just as large. So get ready for big music from the big screen in Volume 28: Ben Hur.
Miklos Rozsa – Ben-HurLabel: MGM Records – SIEI, MGM Records – 1E1Format: Box Set, Deluxe Edition Vinyl, LP, StereoReleased: 1959Genre: Stage & ScreenStyle: Soundtrack, Score
PreludeLove Theme of Ben HurThe Rowing of the Galley SlavesNaval BattleVictory ParadeThe Miracle And Finale
Sunday Jul 04, 2021
Sunday Jul 04, 2021
It’s the independence day episode. So what better way to honor America than with the best damn band in the land. Get ready for some high stepping, fast marching and fancy formations in Volume 27: Buckeyes, Brass and Independence
Learn more about The Frank and Pauline Vaccariello Memorial Scholarship here. https://frankvaccariello.com/scholarship/
Credits and Copyrights:
The Ohio State University Marching Band – Stars, Stripes 'n BrassLabel: FSR – FSRS 1294Format: Vinyl, LP, AlbumReleased: 1974Genre: Brass & MilitaryStyle: Marches
The Stars And Stripes Forever Written by John Phillip SousaYankee Doodle TraditionalOverture To 1776 music and lyrics by Sherman EdwardsSemper Sousa Arranged by Frank SeymourLe Régiment de Sambre et Meuse & Battle Cry by Robert Planquette and Paul CezanoBuckeye Battle Cry Written by Frank CrumitBig Ten Medley Arranged by Richard HeineHang On Sloopy Written by Wes Farrell and Burt BurnsChimes And Carmen Ohio Written by Freddy Cornell
Sunday Jun 27, 2021
Sunday Jun 27, 2021
While I am familiar with this band leader’s music, I was not familiar with the main piece of music on this record. It’s not really his style. So we’ll hear the story of why Perez Prado wrote it and we’ll listen to all three movements in Volume 26: Voodoo Suite
#jazz #jazzmusic #perezprado #shortyrogers #mambo #kingofmambo #oldvinyl #oldmusic #skipsscratchesandpops #spinningmydadsvinyl #spinvinyl #spinoldvinyl #giveitaspin
Perez Prado, featuring Shorty Rogers – Voodoo Suite Plus Six All-Time GreatsLabel: RCA Victor – LPM-1101Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, MonoReleased: 1955Genre: Jazz, LatinStyle: Latin Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Cha-Cha, Mambo
I Can’t get startedcomposed in 1938 by Vernon Duke
Voodoo SuiteComposed in 1954 by Perez Prado
In the MoodComposed by saxophonist Joe Garland in 1938
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Sunday Jun 20, 2021
Sunday Jun 20, 2021
If you haven’t noticed, my dad’s vinyl collection is filled with Dixieland jazz musicians. But there aren’t many musicians who were as famous as this artist born in New Orleans, stayed there for most of their career and died there. So, let’s lick that licorice stick down in the Big Easy for Volume 25: Pete Fountain a High Society Fathers Day
#petefountain #dixieland #dixielandjazz #jazz #jazzmusic #neworleans #oldvinyl #oldmusic #skipsscratchesandpops #spinningmydadsvinyl #spinvinyl #spinoldvinyl #giveitaspin
Pete Fountain – High SocietyLabel: Pickwick – SPC-3201Format: Vinyl, LP, StereoReleased: 1956Genre: JazzStyle: Dixieland
Recording Date: June 10, 1956 - June 12, 1956 in New Orleans, LA
High Society Written in 1901 by Porter SteeleThat's A Plenty 1914 ragtime piano composition by Lew Pollack. Lyrics by Ray GilbertThe World Is Waiting For The Sunrise 1919 composed by Ernest Seitz Up A Lazy River 1930 Hoagy CarmichaelMahogany Hall Stomp 1929 Spencer WilliamsFarewell Blues1922 jazz standard written by Paul Mares, Leon Roppolo and Elmer Schoebel ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.
Sunday Jun 13, 2021
Sunday Jun 13, 2021
We’re going to do something a little different in this episode
I’m not only interested in the music itself, but I’ve always loved the more technical side of recordings as well. What equipment was used to record and play back music has always fascinated me. And I really dig the history of recording that is included inside the gatefold of this album that RCA Victor put out. Yes...we will learn a little about the dog that stares into the old phonograph that you see on RCA Victor records.
So get ready to hear some great music while we learn about the technology that recorded it and played it back in Volume 24: Music America Loves Part 1
My experience and research only goes so far.See corrections to recording dates below provided by collector @eblackadder3:
Various – 60 Years Of "Music America Loves Best"Label: RCA Victor Red Seal – LM-6074Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation, GatefoldReleased:1959Genre: Jazz, Pop, Classical, Folk, World, & CountryStyle: Vocal, Opera, Romantic, Swing, Instrumental
Enrico CarusoVesti La Giubba (From "Pagliacci")Composed by Ruggero LeoncavalloRecorded February 1, 1904117 years ago(The Caruso recording of "Vesti la Giubba" heard here was his second version for Victor, recorded on March 17, 1907. And the version on this album is the "re-recorded" version , with an electrically recorded orchestral accompaniment overdubbed onto the original orchestra in 1932.)
Paul Whiteman and his Ambassador Orchestra WhisperingWritten by Vincent RoseRecorded on August 23, 1920
Sergei RachmaninoffPrelude In C-Sharp MinorSergei RakhmaninovRecorded April 23, 1919(The Rachmaninoff prelude is the electrical version recorded April 4, 1928; the acoustical recording was made October 14, 1921 (not in 1919).)
Mario Lanza Be My Lovelyrics by Sammy Cahn and music by Nicholas BrodszkyRecorded in 1950
Arturo Toscanini, NBC Symphony Orchestra "Lohengrin" Prelude, Act IIIComposed by Richard WagnerRecorded in 1954(1951)
The Ames Brothers The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lanewritten by Sid Tepper and Roy C. BennettRecorded on September 8, 1954
Perez Prado Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom WhiteComposed by Louis GuglielmiRecorded in 1950(1955)
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Sunday Jun 06, 2021
Sunday Jun 06, 2021
To commemorate what would have been my parents’ 62nd anniversary, we’ll pull out a record filled with the type of Italian music you would hear in a festive restaurant.
This episode drops on June 6. My parents’ wedding anniversary. Even though Italian was not spoken around the house, there was still very much an Italian vibe within the family. When you're 100% Italian, it’s hard for there not to be.
So let’s celebrate what would have been 62 years of marriage for my parents with Volume 23: Anniversary Special for the Cafe Italiano
#cafeitaliano #accordionmusic #italianmusic #joebasile #anniversaryspecial #oldvinyl #oldmusic #skipsscratchesandpops #spinningmydadsvinyl #spinvinyl #spinoldvinyl #giveitaspin
Jo Basile, Accordion And Orchestra ; Aldo Conti, Tenor* & Chorus* – Cafe ItalianoLabel: Audio Fidelity – AFLP 1893Format: Vinyl, LPCountry: USReleased: 1958Genre: Jazz, Folk, World, & CountryStyle: Folk
Miguel written by Marino Marini, Ramón Cabrera
Guaglione Kid written by Nisa, Giuseppe Fanciulli
Scapricciatiello written by Ferdinando Albano, Pacifico Vento
Sophia written by Nino Oliviero, Enrico Caputo, Franco Mele
Maruzzella written by Åke Gerhard, Renato Carosone, Enzo Bonagura
Pizza Pizza
O Ciucciariello written by Nino Oliviero, Roberto Murolo
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Former DJ Trying His Hand at a Podcast
Although I’m currently working in public relations and marketing, I spent 16 years in radio broadcasting. Some of that as a news and sports reporter, but mostly as a disk jockey.
My first two years in radio were spent learning from giants in the business at the nation’s number one nostalgia station, WBBG in Cleveland. That station is now long off the air.
From 1982 to 1984 I worked with and for my father’s favorite 1950s DJ Bill Randle, who helped put Elvis Presley on the musical map north of the Mason Dixon line. My dad was so excited when I told him I would be the intern writing his newscasts. Even after I took a full time position at the station, I relished the opportunities to have conversations with Bill about the radio business. He once told me a great Elvis story as I drove him to the bus station for one of his weekend trips.
I also can’t forget the influences of other on air legends like Carl Reece and Ted Alexander who now has his own internet show of oldies.
This collection isn’t made up of just a bunch of albums I found in my dad’s house after he died. I listened to these albums. Mostly at Sunday dinners. But I wore a few of these out on my own turntable. So I know this collection and I think you’re going to enjoy some of the unique selections.
My dad and I had very similar taste in a lot of music. I also have over 400 albums in my personal collection. Even after his death I found some of my albums in his collection and visa versa.
I consider myself a bit of an amateur music historian. I’ve always loved music that came way before I was born, although I’m still partial to Led Zeppelin.
Additionally, extra understanding and appreciation of much of what you will hear in my dad’s collection came from a great upper level class I had in college: The History of Jazz.
I do know one thing. It will be fun to get behind a microphone again and share some great recordings.