Now it's time to give these weird sounds the credit they deserved.
It's amazing; just LOOK WHAT I HAVE FOUND in thrift stores, second hand markets and sometimes even IN THE TRASH CAN.
Thanks to CD I was able to save these unusual tunes on 45 rpm 7" records. It's obvious that these 45s have been played a lot, so surface noice is almost obligatory. No hi-tek cd quality, but just back to the times where no one had ever heard of digital recording studios.
All the songs on these compilations are from the original 45 rpm records released prior to 1980 when CD took over the world of warm vinyl sounds. I've tried to exclude any song that's been compiled before, but as I don't own each and every compilation album ever made, there might be some songs that you already own on another compilation album. Look, listen and enjoy...
LABEL: In The Trash Can Records
CAT # : GARBAGE43
Subtitle: Continental Pop - 16 non-English gems from the old continent
Whether it's in German, in Dutch, in Spanish or Italian, there's something special about songs sung not in English. Be it cha cha cha, surf, calypso, beat or soul, each one of these songs has got something extraordinary, that special continental twitch... More of this on vol 28
(RCA 45.322 from 195.)
Maybe the best B-side Cugat ever recorded, certainly the healthiest! No, it�s not a German song, it�s an instrumental containing a few words namely Gesundheit, Amigo and Chachacha. And for the rest it�s the kind of latin music maestro Xavier has been producing his entire career: brilliant cha cha cha. Oh, it ends with the words �God bless you, my darling�. The A-side�s called �Billy�s cha cha�.
2. eri mia - aldo pagani
(Microwatt MC211 from 195?)
It�s a flexi 45 with one track only. Wow, what a great speedy cha cha cha tune this is AND it�s sung in Italian. Who was Aldo Pagani? I don�t know.
3. pezzettini di bikini - marino marini e il suo quartetto
(Durium EPA3245 from 1960)
Your guess was right : this is the Italian version of �Itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polkadot bikini�. I�m a big fan of Marini who should have gotten more credit outside of Italy. And it�s much better than the Brian Hyland original hit version.
4. la cucaracha surf - mariela
(Barclay 600001 from 196.)
Another version of �La cucaracha�, and again a great cha cha cha tune, this time in Spanish (of course) but also in French. The flipside is so wonderful that I had to include it on this volume as well.
5. mustapha - corry brokken
(Philips 318 375 PF from 196.)
A certain Van Hemert is responsible for the Dutch translation of this Bob Azzam classic. I like this even more than the original version because it sounds more exotic when sung by a girl.
6. finir� - i satellite di ricky gianco
(Jaguar 45JG70036 from 196.)
An Italian translation of the Yardbirds� classic �For your love�. The a-side is �Questa sera�, a translation of �Genie with the light brown lamp�. The Italian word for Jaguar is Il Giaguaro and this is the name of one the best Italian �zines and record label, run by Roman deejay Alessandro Casella. I�ve never asked him whether he was influenced by that record label.
7. zingarella � marino marini e il suo quartetto
(Durium epA3014 from 195.)
This must�ve been recorded around 1957 and for me this song sounded so familiar that maybe I�ve heard it one day in an Italian movie or maybe in an Italian ristorante. Wanna hear some more Marino Marini tunes? Just listen to vol 28, vol 50 and vol 54.
8. la notte � troppo longo - wess & the airedales
(Durium CNA9328 from 1971)
It�s the Italian version of �Blame it on the Pony Express� and it means �The night is too long� (I think). Okay, this poppy soul tune may not be the very best release by Wess (his best was �Crazy� and also one 45 that I have reserved for you on vol 57. The B-side�s called �Peccato!�
9. urlo rock - bruno & his brunos
(Pop Music PO45S238 from 19..)
This flip of �Funiculi funicula� is simply great instrumental rock �n� roll from Italy. I�ve got no idea which year this was recorded, but my guess is around 1960. Who was Bruno? And his Brunos? Does anyone know?
10. cocoanut woman - aldo pagani
(Microwatt MC206 from 195.)
Mr. Belafonte, listen to this: this is the way it should have been played: wild, lewd, sexy. And this Pagani release is also on a flexi 45. Two minutes of cheesy cha-cha-cha from Italy, but sung in some kind of English.
11. l'uomo doro - caterina caselli
(Compagna Generale Del Disco N9612 from 1966)
(b-side = Perdono) Translated into French by Ely Tchenko (see vol 24). Great Italian beat pop by a lady who also recorded a fantastic version of �Baby please don�t go� as �Sono qui con voi� on the compilation �Ultra chicks vol 6�. On another volume of that essential ye-ye series she�s also featured with �Sole spento�.
12. bamba surf - mariela
(Barclay 600001 from 196.)
Both sides were written by Leo Misir. But it should be �arranged by� because this is a cover as well. Splendid uptempo Spanish version.
13. puppe mit dem goldnen haar - peggy march
(Decca D29055 from 196.)
Sitar, strings and a sweet girl singing about �Dolls with golden hair�. In Germany Little Peggy was a big star, but outside of Germany nobody seems to remember her. �Die Maschen der M�nner� is the flip (or �The Masks of men�) On vol 28 I�ve put another track �Spar dir deine Dollar�.
14. chow chow cha cha - ricardo sanchez
(Parade LDP5022 from 19..)
I couldn�t find any information about Ricardo Sanchez nor this release from around 1960. It�s an EP with 2 other Sanchez compositions and 1 cover version of Norman Maine�s �Allo Brigitte�.
15. der mann im mond - gus backus
(Polydor 885856-7 from 1961)
From the Constantin movie �Im Schwarzen R�ssl� and supposedly a hit in Germany. It�s so incredibly bad that it�s super kitsch and thus perfect for this series. Just listen to the space rocket�s launch at the end of the song.
16. astor-cha-cha � the combo latino
(Margarete Astor from1958)
Promo release from a Dutch campaign by the Bibeb company to promote Astor products. Actually for almost four minutes you can listen to theatre actress Kitty Janssen. She�s on the sleeve of this flexi promo 7�. Then, after a few echoing �Astor Astor Astor�, The Combo Latino is playing the �Astor-cha-cha� which lasts for another three minutes. And that means the end of volume 43.
