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 # : GARBAGE44
Subtitle: Guy With The Voodoo - 16 super weird novelties from the voodoo cookbook
the voodoo cookbook with mummies, spiders, robots, devils, and everything else that is taboo to modern society...
(Decca 9-28924 from 195.)
Fletcher at the piano and all three of them singing. This is early 50s stuff, but in real 40s style. Great witty lyrics! �I�m a fool for beans� is the title of the flip.
2. me and my mummy - bobby "boris" pickett
(Metromedia BMB0-0089 from 1973)
The b-side is �It�s not the same without you�, a duet with Joan Payne, but this is a super silly horror doowop ballad by Mister Monster Mash himself.
3. robot man - jamie horton
(Tabou ART500 from 1960)
She�s got a lovely voice, like a young Wanda Jackson and it was covered by Connie Francis. The original label was Joy and both releases have got �We�re through wh�re finished� as flipside.
4. devil made me say that - danny james
(Southern Sound BT100 from 1972
A Louisiana based label and that southern influence is present on this release, just like on the A-side �Your gravy train�. Groovy backing band also. Danny�s not really singing but who cares.
5. spider in my stew - buster benton
(Jewel J842 from 1974)
Blues in 1974? Yes, that�s possible; just listen to this horror tune by Buster Benton who has been listening very carefully to Screamin� Jay Hawkins �Alligator wine�.
6. ticklish mambo - rene touzet
(Gene Norman Presents V45-487)
(a-side= �Besame mucho) Do you like being tickled? The girl in the intro does! Rene Touzet�s combo were experts in uptempo mambo style performances. And this is one of his most enjoyable. My guess is that it�s been recorded around 1960.
7. sun arise - rolf harris
(Epic 5-9567 from 1963)
Harris wrote this song in 1963. I must have heard it(not in 1963 of course!) because when it reappeared during the intro of Alien Sex Fiends� �Ignore the machine� in the early 80s, I knew there was a song like that. 40 years after its first release in 1963 I found it! It�s the b-side of �Someone�s pinched my winkles�.
8. the clouds - the spacemen
(Alton A254 from 1959)
1959 was thee year for instrumental releases. In that same year The Spacemen also released 45s for Felsted and Jubilee and later also for Jameco and Markey. In the mid-60s they recorded a few albums for Roulette.
9. the lonely jet pilot - the spacemen
(Alton A254 from 1959)
The best side of this 45 is this one. It�s got an eerie sound produced by a harmonica player who thought he was breaking the sound barrier in his jet. The guitar solo and the piano at the back are the other players in this weird recording.
10. the superbad's theme - mr. superbad & the mighty super power band
(Supreme S5008 from 1975)
The A-side is �Mr Superbad�, the vocal side. It�s seventies boogaloo by a band I�ve never heard of before. And it could�ve been ripped of a third rate detective movie.
11. spasms - little willie john
(Parlophone 45R-4432 from 1958)
Here�s mister sex himself; his original version of Fever is one of the sexiest songs ever! Too bad that this utterly cool song wasn�t a hit; maybe it was too hot for American radio stations. Maybe that�s why the record company decided to release it as a b-side. �Mmmmmmhhh, you�re giving me spasms, baby!�
12. christ is born � black nativity
(Stateside HSE2003 from 196. / in US: Vee Jay
Other tracks on this Ep are �Rise up Sheppard and follow�, �Sweet little Jesus boy� and �My way�s cloudy�. Haha, even Christian rock gets its place on my gooooood taste compilations. Just imagine you�re in church on Christmas Eve and while everyone is dancing and singing along you�re trying not to stand up and join the party.
13. dance with your parno � Hamilton bohannon
(Brunswick 640043 from 1975)
First I thought the title was �Dance with your pornO�. I was wrong (been watching too many movies maybe?) This flip of �Foot stompin� music� never got the airplay it deserved.
14. last night - les barons
(Cid 545.502 from 1963
Yes, this is the Mar-Keys chart topper by a probably French band. I think this version is better than the original.
15. dinner with drac - lee kristofferson
(Thrust RUFF1 from 1977)
The B-side is �Night of the werewolf� which can be found on another great compilation filled with horror novelty tunes. So why wasn�t this great cover version selected for that compilation as well? It�s fantastic! Just listen to the guitar licks and Lee�s dark voice. Ok, I agree; it can never equal the mayhem of Zacherley�s recording or the amazing Fuzztones reprise from the mid-90s.
16. tabou - panchito conchez
(Musico 132 from
�Tabou�, one of the best exotic compositions ever! Here it is as the flip to �La cucaracha�. This version has got a different sound and is not just a copy of the Arthur Lyman recording. I�ve got no idea when this was released. Turn out the lights and lay back in your hammock while sipping a blue zombie cocktail. And this invitation to paradise is the perfect appetizer for the next volume �Bongos in pastel�.
