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Labels Gallery – EMI’s Columbia Records

Posted by Bruce on August 1, 2010 in Labels with No Comments

Today, I am posting a gallery of labels for the EMI Columbia Records label

For the history of Columbia in Australia, see my post on the history of Columbia here

the first label here was seen on EMI Columbia releases throughout the 1940′s and early 1950′s

Next is the LP label as it appeared in the early days of microgroove records:

The next two are 45s from the same era, the first is an EP and the other a standard single.

Next up is the Columbia label that was used in the 1960′s (in fact the same design was used for all of EMI’s labels in the 1960′s (see also my Parlophone gallery)

finally, here’s the Columbia label for the early 1970′s. The only labels I don’t have are for EMI Columbia’s 1960′s labels (for an example in another label, look at the single Chick A Boom, and also the labels gallery for Parlophone (the word “Parlophone” is in yellow text, is the one I’m looking for, but in the Columbia label. Thanks.)

EMI Columbia label gallery coming in August

Posted by Bruce on July 26, 2010 in Announcements with No Comments

As it’s a bit too late to include this month (due to other commitments, as well as starting to compile the images now), my next labels gallery will be coming in August

Just as it says on the label, I will be posting a gallery of Columbia Records labels that EMI used from the 1940′s to the early 1970′s

Below, I have a sampler.

Also coming in August will be part 2 of the “Goon Show Classics” cover art (in this case, volumes 7 to 11)

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

Posted by Bruce on July 5, 2010 in Misc, Rock with No Comments

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 the Sunflower Label: catalogue Number 105)

Category: Pop/Misc

Entered the Australian singles Chart 31/5/71, Highest Position: 10, weeks in chart: 19

Produced by Dick Monda and Don Scarotta for Quantum Productions

Side 1

Chick-A-Boom (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It)

Side 2

John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith

This was the chart-topping single from Filmation’s Groovie Goolies.

This was the second big hit that the studio’s song composers and producers had (the first one was the Archies chart topper “Sugar Sugar” (under the direction of Don Kirshner)

This song (Chick-A-Boom (Don’t Ya Jus’ Love It)) was under the direction of Goolies song producer Dick Monda (who appeared under the moniker “Daddy Dewdrop”)

It would be Filmation’s final chart topping hit. Executive Producers Norm Prescott and Lou Scheimer would try again with the Paramount Records release “Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids” (of which I profiled last year here.)

Songs for the Children

Posted by Bruce on July 1, 2010 in Childrens with No Comments

Today, I have a compilation of songs featuring Mel Blanc, The Story Book Singers and – Charlie Drake?

LP Title: Songs for the Children

Category: Children

Label: Axis Records (EMI)

Catalogue Number: AXIS 6313

Side 1

My Boomerang Won’t Come Back – Charlie Drake
I Tawt I Taw A Puddy Tat (incorrectly titled as I Taut I Taw A Puddy Cat) – Mel Blanc (incorrectly billed on record as “The Original Tweedy Pie”)
I’m Glad That I’m Bugs Bunny – Mel Blanc (billed on record as “The Original Bugs Bunny”)
Thomas O’Malley Cat – Ronnie Hilton
The Aristocats – Ronnie Hilton
Old McDonald Had A Farm – The Story Book Singers
Froggy Went A Court-in - The Story Book Singers

Side 2

Please Mr. Custer - Charlie Drake
My Grandfather’s Clock – The Story Book Singers
Old King Cole – The Story Book Singers
Winnie The Pooh – Kenneth Connor and Cheryl Kennedy
Teddy Bears Picnic – Jim Dale
Puff (The Magic Dragon) – The Mike Sammes Singers
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf – The Mike Sammes Singers

A collection of childrens favourites, however, I’m a bit doubtful about the two songs by British comedian Charlie Drake.

And if you are wondering, yep, it is the same Kenneth Connor (better known to American audiences as Monsieur Alfonse on the classic BBC comedy series “‘Allo ‘Allo”)

Cigareets, Whusky and other Hillbilly “Masterpieces” – by Red Ingle and his Natural Seven

Posted by Bruce on June 28, 2010 in Comedy with 2 Comments

The final LP cover this month is from a former member of Spike Jones’ band.

LP Title: Cigareets, Whusky and other Hillbilly “Masterpieces”

Performed by Red Ingle and his Natural Seven (Featuring Jo Stafford)

Label: Axis

Catalogue Number: AX 701339 (in conjunction with Capitol Records)

Category: Country/Comedy

Side 1

Cigareets, Whusky and Wild Wild Women (Vocals: Red Ingle and the Might and Main Street Choral Society)
Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) (Vocals: Jo Stafford as Cinderella G. Stump, and Red Ingle)
Pagan Ninny’s Keep ‘Er Goin’ Stomp (Violinist: Niccolo Piu Noodnik)
Git Up Off’n The Floor Hannah (Vocals: The Mad Madrigal Singers)
Serutan Yob (Based on “Nature Boy”) (The Unnatural Seven. Vocals: Jo Stafford as Karen Tedder and Enrohtwah)
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons (Seventy Mental Reasons) (Vocals: Jo Stafford as Buttermilk Tussie)
The Prisoner of Love’s Song (Based on “Prisoner of Love”) (Vocals: Jo Stafford as Cinderella G. Stump)

Side 2

She’ll Be Comin’ Round The Mountain (Vocals: Red Ingle)
You Can’t Be Fit As A Fiddle (Vocals: Red Ingle)
Moe Zart’s Turkey Trot (Frank “The Terrible Turk” Leithner at the Town-House Piano)
Two Dollar Pistol (Vocals: Red Ingle and Jo Stafford as Karen Tedder, assisted by the Hoot’n Holler Harmoneers)
(You Came Along From Out of) Nowhere (Vocals: Red Ingle)
“A” You’re A Dopey Gal (based on “A” You’re Adorable) (Vocals: Red Ingle and Jo Stafford as Karen Tedder)
Chew Tabacco Rag (Vocals: Stuyvesant Skonch)

A collection of some of the zaniest hillbilly songs performed by Red Ingle (assited by Jo Stafford under the various aliases such as Cinderella G. Stump)

While I was going through the early Australian releases of Capitol, the only track by the Natural Seven that appeared on 78 was “Chew Tabacco Rag” (I’d be interested to find out whether any of his earlier releases appeared on 78 here in Australia. Probably likely not under the Capitol label)

Record Labels Gallery – EMI’s Parlophone label

Posted by Bruce on June 3, 2010 in Labels with No Comments

The first post of what will become a very busy month (with the 12 discs coming in 10 days), but to start things off, I am posting a labels gallery for EMI’s comedy and (occasional pop) label Parlophone.

The labels in todays gallery date back to the 1940s, and the first one comes from the earliest 78′s released on this label

we go into the 1950′s now, and the first of these was the Parlophone 45 label from this period, while the second was used for their LP’s until around 1964

Onwards now into the 1960′s, the first label is their 45 from the mid 60′s, while the later label was used on Parlophone’s LPs until the late 60′s

finally into the 1970′s. The following label also appeared in black in some of EMI’s 1970′s re-releases of earlier material

Major Labels galleries coming in June

Posted by Bruce on May 26, 2010 in Announcements with No Comments

It’s that time of the month again…

Coming in June, I am posting two major label galleries. One will be for EMI’s Parlophone label which (will be from the 1940′s until the mid 1970s)

The second gallery will be for CBS records in Australia (and it’s ancestor the Australian Record Company)

these will be coming soon.

Sesame Street Fever – Starring Robin Gibb and the Sesame Street Muppets

Posted by Bruce on April 2, 2010 in Childrens with No Comments

As promised late last month, here is the original Sesame Street Disco LP

LP Title: Sesame Street Fever

Category: Childrens

Label: Sesame Street Records

Distributed in Australia by EMI Australia.

Catalogue Number: EME 1034 (originally released as CTW 79005)

Executive Producer: Joe Raposo

Co-Produced and Engineered by Michael DeLugg

Mixed and Edited by Michael DeLugg and Joe Raposo

Conceived by Arthur Shimkin and Joe Raposo

from an idea by Norman Stiles

Musical Direction: Joe Raposo

Arranged and Conducted by David Horowitz, Leon Pendarvis, Dick Lieb and Joe Raposo

Artwork Concept authorized by Stigwood Group, Ltd. Original Soundtrack of “Saturday Night Fever” available on RSO Records and Tapes

The Muppet Cast:

Jim Henson as Ernie

Frank Oz as Grover, Cookie Monster and Bert

Jerry Nelson as The Count and Marty

Carroll Spinney as Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch

the voices of “the Girls” Martha Stewart, Ullanda McCullough and Yvonne Lewis

Guest star: Robin Gibb (Robin Gibb appears courtesy of his children – Melissa and Spencer Gibb and through the courtesy of RSO records and the Robert Stigwood Organisation)

Special Thanks to Jay Levy and Peter Shukat

Recorded and Mixed at CBS Studios and Media Sound Studios, New York, N.Y. Disco Mixing Consultant Roy Thode

Art Direction: Robert Pierce

Cover Photography: Neil Selkirk

Muppet Disco Attire: Callista Hendrickson and Sherry Arnott

The Band:

Drums: Richard Cooke

Bass: Herb Bushler

Guitars: Jack Caveri, Jeff Laydon and Cliff Morris

Keyboards: David Horowitz and Pat Rebillot

Conga: Jimmy Maelen

Percussion: George Devons

Trumpet: Joe Shepley

Trombone: Alan Raph

Reeds: Lou Marini

Baritone Sax: Dave Tofani

Strings: David Gershman, Harold Kohon, Joe Malin, Gene Orloff, Matt Raimondi and Gerald Tarack

Cello: Jesse Levy and Kermit Moore

Side 1

Sesame Street Fever – Robin Gibb, The Count, Grover, Ernie and Cookie Monster

Doin’ The Pigeon – Bert and the Girls

Rubber Duckie – Ernie and his Rubber Duckie

Side 2

Trash – Robin Gibb

C Is For Cookie – Cookie Monster and the Girls

Has Anybody Seen My Dog? – Marty and Grover

A complete volume of disco versions of “Doin’ the Pigeon”, “Rubber Duckie” and a few orignals performed by the Sesame Street Muppet performers, aided by Robin Gibb

this LP was followed up in 1979 with the LP “Sesame Disco!” (see my earlier post for details)

On a technical note: This was the final LP released for Sesame Street Records by EMI (EMI had previously handled the Sesame Street catalogue through EMI’s budget label Axis records).

Basil Brush (1970)

Posted by Bruce on March 27, 2010 in Childrens with No Comments

Long before he was “the Fox on the Box…”

LP Title: Basil Brush

Category: Childrens

Label: Axis (Distributed throughout Australia and New Zealand by EMI)

Catalogue: AXIS 6124 (originally released on EMI U.K.’s Starlight Series: SRS 5051)

Credits

Produced by Bob Barrett

Musical Director: Bert Hayes

Recording Engineer: Richard Lush

Cover Notes and Material written by George Martin (Would that be Sir George Martin, producer of the Beatles records?)

Side 1:

Basil the Bard

Swinging Fox

Practice Session

How’d You Like To Go To A Basil Brush Show? (adapted from “How Ya Gonna Keep ‘Em Down on The Farm”)

Froggie Folk Song

The Tale of Basil Brush

Basil’s Bicycle Song

I’m Shy

Basil De Farmer

Side 2

Whenever the Circus Comes To Town

Baby Bear Sitting (the Story of “The Three Bears”)

Baby Bear Lullaby

Basil’s first LP, filled with songs and a new twist on side 2 to a famous fairy story (with Basil telling the story to a baby bruin.)

On side 1 of the LP, Basil is joined by George Martin (identified on the recording as “Mr. George”. I’m wonderinng if this is Sir George Martin? It’s a question that I have been pondering for years. Please let me know if you know the answer.