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1. A Question for our New Zealand Readers

   I have a question for our New Zealand readers. I have a few records in my collection that were manufactured in New Zealand (the most recent was the single Chick A Boom) The question I have is in regards to the music publishing part (I have seen a number of records which have a K/A designation) annother example...

2. an (almost complete) Labels Gallery – Mushroom Records

   As promised, I am posting today the (almost complete) label gallery for Australia's Mushroom Records. The reason the gallery is almost complete is because I do not have the companies first label (around 1972) The first label I do have, was used by Mushroom from the mid 1970's until 1979 by the early 1980's the logo was changed...

3. Coming in July (it’s tentative at the moment)

   We are getting close to the end of the month, so today I'm posting a (proposed) coming soon, so this may change by the time July comes around next week.   VINTAGE GOON SHOW CLASSICS LP ARTWORK Over the next month (and August) I will be posting the cover art for all eleven "Goon Show Classics" LPs that...

4. Missing blanks – Festival’s 45s from 1986 until late 1991

   I have been in the process over the long weekend of putting together Festival's 45's listing (K 8000-K 9999, K1-K1050ish, K 10001-K11050)  in the Vinyl Vault, but I have sort of run into a dead end I am not sure of the labels Festival distributed from the start of the new series from around 1986 until the final...

5. Updates

   Just letting everyone know that I have made an update to the Festival Records Gallery, with two new label designs (including the earliest label). this can be found on this post. Meanwhile, while I have finished my Spike Jones trilogy that was released by RCA in Germany, I have another unusual pressing of Spike's recordings. Eagle eyed fans...

6. The Knightsbridge Strings Go Latin

   An EP from the Top Rank Catalogue:    Title: The Knightsbridge Strings - Go Latin  Category: Easy Listening  Label: Top Rank (through Festival Records)  catalogue Number TRX 4505  Released: 16/2/61 (again, taken from a preview copy)     Side 1:  Siboney  Frenesi  Side 2:  Amor  Perfidia   A Festival EP of Latino tunes performed by the Knightsbridge Strings.  As I mentioned on the earlier post Wings of Song, all Top Rank releases were...

7. Wings of Song – Philip Green and his orchestra

   This LP is for the birds ;)       LP Title: Wings of Song   Performed by Philip Green and his Orchestra   Category: Easy Listening   Label: Top Rank through Festival Records   Catalogue Number: STRL 326T (Stereo) and TRL 8565 (mono)   Originally released by Jaro Records, Catalogue number 8002   Australian Release Date: 16/2/1961    Side 1:   The Woodpecker Song Poor Butterfly La Paloma Flamingo Cry of the Wild Goose When the Swallows Come Back...

8. Magic Monkey – Godiego

   for this LP, we go back to the early part of the 1980's for a show which first aired in Japan in 1979, and has become a cult classic.     LP: Magic Monkey (soundtrack to the ABC TV series "Monkey" performed by Godiego)  Category: Childrens/Soundtrack  Label: ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Records distributed by Festival  Catalogue Number: L 38256  Originally released as YX-5004-AX...

9. Festival Records Part 2 – The Subsidiaries and other labels Festival distributed

   Because the original post was getting a bit large, I have now split the original Festival Records gallery into two parts, this part contains all the subsidiary labels and smaller labels distributed by the company  This first  was for Interfusion.  The first label was used in the 1960's and into the early 1970s, while the second...

10. Festival Records

    Today, I'm posting the second label gallery for this month, and it's Festival records label gallery (this post will be updated regularly as I find new labels) I have LP's and singles of Festival until about 1985 (when the company changed it's logo. I don't know if they released records with their new logo after 1985...

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1. Chick-A-Boom (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It) by Daddy Dewdrop

     Yep, I'm posting a hit song that originally was from "The Groovie Goolies"    Single Title: Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)/John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith  Performed by Dick (Daddy Dewdrop) Monda  Label: $tateside label of EMI records (Yep, the dollar sign was part of the Stateside logo)  Catalogue Numbers OSS 9495 (Australia) and MSS 2312 (New Zealand) (originally released on...

2. Galaxy presents the Best of Abba Songs

   Here is a collection of Abba songs performed by a cover group. LP Title: Galaxy Presents The Best of Abba Songs Label: EMS (Wonder Disc) Catalogue Number: DA 7138 Category: Rock Disc 1, Side 1 S.O.S. Dance While the Music Still Goes On Honey, Honey He Is Your Brother Fernando Waterloo Disc 1, Side 2 Ring, Ring I Do, I Do, I Do Mamma Mia Hasta Manana Rock Me I've Been Waiting for You Record 2, Side 1 Arrival Why...

3. Bette Davis Eyes from “Chipmunk Rock”

   A single from left field   Hot on the success of the revival of The Chipmunks, Ross Bagdasarian Jr., had Simon, Theodore and Alvin sing a collection of major Rock hits.  In this case, it was Carly Simon's Bette Davis Eyes and Heartbreaker (I do not know who was the original performer.  E-mail me to help me identify...

4. Beatle Barkers

   Here now, is the LP that was inspired by the Virgin Records release, Baa-Baa Black Sheep   Record Title: Beatle Barkers "Performed" by the Woofers and Tweeters Ensemble Label: Telmak Teleproducts Category: Rock/What the...? Catalogue Number TMAK 091 Entered the LP Charts: 9/5/83, Highest Position: 37, Weeks in Chart: 6 Produced and Arranged by Roy Nicholson Engineered by John Pal (I don't make up these...