Retro Hound http://www.retrohound.com Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:27:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.retrohound.com http://www.retrohound.com/wp-content/plugins/maxblogpress-favicon/icons/favicon.ico Retro Hound Voices from the Moon! http://www.retrohound.com/voices-from-the-moon/ http://www.retrohound.com/voices-from-the-moon/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:18:20 +0000 Robert Lindsey http://www.retrohound.com/?p=2351

Voices from the Moon, Philco and Ford. The Landing on the Moon by the Astronauts of Apollo 11, July 1969. Look at that flag! »»]]> VoicesFromTheMoon(1)
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Voices from the Moon, Philco and Ford. The Landing on the Moon by the Astronauts of Apollo 11, July 1969. Look at that flag! Is there any doubt who NASA and Philco-Ford wanted to win the space race?

This flexi-disc is the size of a 45, but played at 33 1/3 r.p.m. The record is like a piece of paper in it’s flexibility.

I should have posted this back in July during the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, but I’m not organized enough for that.

It looks like my grandparent’s old TV on the back. The TV we have is a USA-made 27-inch Philco that we bought in 1993 or 1994. Still works, why upgrade?

We are going to be gone on Spring Break next week, so I don’t know if there will any posts for a while. I’m going to my dad’s antique shop in Texas, so I may have some cool photos from there when I get back.

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Tennessee Ernie Ford, “Nearer The Cross” Capitol EAP2-1005, 1958. Part 2 of a 3 part album. Cardboard-cover picture-sleeve.

Mr. Ford was a very sincere and devout man. “All the masses of Atomic and Hydrogen Energy, Missiles and Satellites and Rockets are but a puff of wind when compared to the power of these prayerful lyrics.” Sounds kinda silly today to a lot of people, but this was his deep conviction. No ironic posing, no detached smirk, but a strong faith that there is more to this world than what we see. I respect that and I believe that.

Here are few others I like. “Wayfaring Stranger” is one of my all time favorites, especially the Maria McKee version, it knocks me out.

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]]> http://www.retrohound.com/tennessee-ernie-ford-nearer-the-cross-ep/feed/ 0 Robert Rheims Christmas Single that’s Red http://www.retrohound.com/robert-rheims-christmas-single-thats-red/ http://www.retrohound.com/robert-rheims-christmas-single-thats-red/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:53:16 +0000 Robert Lindsey http://www.retrohound.com/?p=2343 Robert Rheims “Merry Christmas Carols,” Organ and Chimes, no. 200 E. P. Made from red vinylite. Find a rip here. I’ve got a much later »»]]> RhiemsChristmas(1)
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Robert Rheims “Merry Christmas Carols,” Organ and Chimes, no. 200 E. P. Made from red vinylite. Find a rip here. I’ve got a much later album posted also.

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]]> http://www.retrohound.com/robert-rheims-christmas-single-thats-red/feed/ 0 Ray Charles on ABC Records with paper sleeve http://www.retrohound.com/ray-charles-on-abc-records-with-paper-sleeve/ http://www.retrohound.com/ray-charles-on-abc-records-with-paper-sleeve/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:18:25 +0000 Robert Lindsey http://www.retrohound.com/?p=2336 Ray Charles, “I Can’t Stop Loving You” ABC-Paramount 45-10330, 1962. When Ray Charles did Country Western music. Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Vol. »»]]> RayCharlesABC

Ray Charles, “I Can’t Stop Loving You” ABC-Paramount 45-10330, 1962. When Ray Charles did Country Western music. Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Vol. 1 & 2

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Pickwick Children’s Records. “Pinocchio” with “Aladdin and his Magic Lamp” Mr. Pickwick MP-10, and “Favorite Songs from Peter Pan” MP-6. Both have the same back. »»]]> PickwickChildrensEP (3)
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Pickwick Children’s Records. “Pinocchio” with “Aladdin and his Magic Lamp” Mr. Pickwick MP-10, and “Favorite Songs from Peter Pan” MP-6. Both have the same back. My guess for the date is early 1970s, but I could be off.

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Mel Blanc, “Daffy Duck’s Feathered Friend” Capitol 45-10777. Nothing fancy here, but it is Mel Blanc and Looney Tunes. I HAVE NOT CHECKED THESE OUT »»]]> MelBlanc

Mel Blanc, “Daffy Duck’s Feathered Friend” Capitol 45-10777. Nothing fancy here, but it is Mel Blanc and Looney Tunes. I HAVE NOT CHECKED THESE OUT SO DOWNLOAD WITH CAUTION! Find a sound clip halfway down the page at Golden Age Cartoons. Or here. Or here.

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]]> http://www.retrohound.com/mel-blanc-daffy-ducks-feathered-friend/feed/ 0 The Amazing Dinah Washington Radio Station Copy single http://www.retrohound.com/the-amazing-dinah-washington-radio-station-copy-single/ http://www.retrohound.com/the-amazing-dinah-washington-radio-station-copy-single/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:52:11 +0000 Robert Lindsey http://www.retrohound.com/?p=2323 Dinah Washington, “You’re a Sweetheart” b/w “It’s A Mean Old Man’s World” Arranged by Don Costa. Roulette R-4455 1962. She died in 1963. »»]]> DinahWashington
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Dinah Washington, “You’re a Sweetheart” b/w “It’s A Mean Old Man’s World” Arranged by Don Costa. Roulette R-4455 1962. She died in 1963. What an amazing voice she had. This single is a radio station copy. The Roulette paper sleeve carries ads for several “twist” records. Most interesting is The Most of the Twist with Count Basie, Maynard Ferguson, Pearl Baily, and Dale Hawkins. I don’t know who the Orchids, The Seven Blends, or Machito are. It’s a Mean Old Man’s World MP3 You’re A Sweetheart MP3

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Conway Twitty (Don’t you wish you had that name?), “C’est Ci Bon (It’s So Good)” b/w “Don’t You Dare Let Me Down” MGM K12969 1960 and “Sweet Sorrow” b/w “It’s Driving Me Wild” MGM K13034. 1960? Both sleeves have the same back. All three albums were released in 1959 or 1960.

Conway Twitty started out as rockabilly/rock n roll singer, but moved over to country-western music. Really a good move career-wise, as country singers tend to have much longer “life-spans” on the charts than rock artists. In rock you become a has-been, while in country you are revered as a classic. Though Twitty actually did a lot of pop songs for the country charts such as “Slow Hand” first done by the Pointer Sisters, “The Rose” by Bette Midler, “Heartache Tonight” by the Eagles, and “Three Times a Lady” by Earth Wind and Fire. I suppose that he was looking back to a time when Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and Eddie Arnold would all record the same song and chart with it.

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]]> http://www.retrohound.com/conway-twitty-singles-picture-sleeves/feed/ 0 The Carpenters – Please Mister Postman http://www.retrohound.com/the-carpenters-please-mister-postman/ http://www.retrohound.com/the-carpenters-please-mister-postman/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:28:12 +0000 Robert Lindsey http://www.retrohound.com/?p=2316 The Carpenters, “Please Mister Postman” A&M AM-1646, 1974. A #1 hit. My wife loves the Carpenters. No disk with this picture cover however. »»]]> Carpenters

The Carpenters, “Please Mister Postman” A&M AM-1646, 1974. A #1 hit. My wife loves the Carpenters. No disk with this picture cover however. Kinda clever cover, but “via ear mail” maybe not so clever as silly.

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]]> http://www.retrohound.com/the-carpenters-please-mister-postman/feed/ 0 Brenda Lee – Decca Paper Sleeve http://www.retrohound.com/brenda-lee-decca-paper-sleeve/ http://www.retrohound.com/brenda-lee-decca-paper-sleeve/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:34:01 +0000 Robert Lindsey http://www.retrohound.com/?p=2310 Brenda Lee, “Heart in Hand” b/w “It Started All Over Again” Decca 31407. 1962. I really like this cover. And of course, who doesn’t »»]]> BrendaLee (1)
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Brenda Lee, “Heart in Hand” b/w “It Started All Over Again” Decca 31407. 1962. I really like this cover. And of course, who doesn’t like Brenda Lee? She’s best known for “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” and “I’m Sorry” but she did so much more. She had more hits during the 1960s than anyone other than Elvis, The Beatles, Ray Charles and Connie Francis. Pretty impressive if you ask me, and of course, you did.

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