Sweet Rush

A decent Guinness tax-scam record featuring two different bands, or so I've read. Incidentally, for all of those of you out there requesting re-ups, please make a contribution either by clicking on DONATE or by filling in something from my wish list. Thanks!

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Morty Lewis

With great thanks to Edfray, here's a snazzy, jazzy little record from the Design label. Password for this is: notveryprettymusic

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Pat Boone

Pat Boone, you say? Well, this one features songs by Fred Neil, John Stewart and Tim Buckley and was produced by Jerry Yester and Zal Yanovsky of the Lovin' Spoonful.

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The Nirvana Sitar & String Group

A little something to feed your head.

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Mercy

The quality of mercy is not strained
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath
It is twice blest
It blesseth him that gives and him that takes

Features the hit single "Snow Day."

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This Is Buddah!

Yet another Buddah comp.

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Lou Rawls

A deliciously hard-to-find record by Mr. Silk and Soul.

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Buddah's Pop Explosion

More Buddah goodness.

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Dan Terry

And now for something completely different, here are some well performed tracks in a big band style.

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Follow Me

By request, here's a re-up the surf soundtrack, "Follow Me," which features songs by Dino, Desi and Billy as well as lush orchestral passages from composer Stu Phillips.

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Elkin Fowler

Elkin "Bubba" Fowler was involved with the Avant-Garde, a psychedelic pop group he formed with Chuck Woolery, who went on to host the dating show "The Love Connection." The Avante-Garde had chart success with the 1968 hit "Naturally Stoned." In 1969, Fowler teamed up with Bob Dylan's producer Bob Johnston for "… And Then Came Bubba," an album of rock, blues, folk and orchestrated pop that, thanks to Johnston’s production, comes off sounding like Dylan on several of the tracks. The Dylan connection was further evident in Fowler's involvement as a back-up musician on subsequent records by Dylan and Leonard Cohen.

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Crashing

He was saving his best lines for last
Just like money in the bank
He stood before us in his Sunday best
And said, I have you to thank
We took pictures
Of the people taking pictures
And posted them on the internet
And we believed like we always believed
But mostly we were all wet

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Farquarhr

From Allmusic: Farquahr were mainstays on the Boston and New Haven folk scene in the 1960s and '70s; blending humor with music, they cut an album for Verve in 1968 as the Fabulous Farquahr, and shortened the name to Farquahr when they recorded their second (and last) album for Elektra in 1970.

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The Doors Songbook

A solid 21 minutes of the Doors as filtered through Mike Curb's exploito machine.

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American Berserk

I've spent the better part of a year remixing and remastering my entire catalog. Now's your chance to catch up. Here, then, is the whole shebang (so far).

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Younger Than Today

When I look back on my 60 years
It all seems like a blur
It all seems like it was here and now it's gone
And when I think about all the stuff I've done
And the stuff I've yet to do
I can't believe that my time ain't that long

Cover boy: Larry Kusnitt, whereabouts unknown
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Tony Romeo

Super-rare unreleased record from Tony Romeo, the dude who penned "I Think I Love You."

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Snow

Psych-lite record with male/female vocals, engineered by Roy Halee.

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Los Feliz

Consider time
It comes and goes
And you're left wondering just where it went
You're its slave
You're its prisoner
It leaves you in forever torment

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Tomorrow

To the lonely and invincible of the earth
To endure and then endure
Tomorrow and tomorrow
Dear God

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Low Down

I can laugh and I can cry
I can ask myself why, why, why
I can live a life that's as real as it gets
Pick myself up when I'm blown to bits
I can be good as good as can be
But will that be better
Better for me

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Beautiful People

There goes the past Receding and not always redeemable And here comes the future Waiting to churn us up
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Pisano & Ruff

A groovy set of bossa-inspired tunes from guitarist John Pisano and French horn player Willie Ruff, and produced by Herb Alpert.

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Ghosting

I am not here
And you are not there
Nobody is anywhere, anywhere
I thought that I knew you
A humble boast
I thought that I knew you
But you're a ghost

Cover girl: Susan Gil, whereabouts unknown
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Wolves

I stand accused
Of a wrong I did not do
And I sound nervous in my deposition
You see, innocence's a trick of paperwork
Whereas guilt is the human condition
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Brazilian Carnival

Yet another A&M/Mayfair comp, this one with a Brazilian accent.

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The Bells

Rare record from Canuck band.

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Western Daylight

That summer by the lake
There was a boat house and a pier
We sat around a fire
Told some stories and drank some beer
One day you swam too far
We didn't hear you scream
I still wonder if it was real
Or something from a dream

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Eastern Standard

I scream at you but you don't hear
You flash an evil grin
"I am Henry the Eighth," you say
"And you're my Anne Boleyn"
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20 Golden Greats

Rare comp collecting songs from A&M/Mayfair.

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Something Strange

Never fit in here
Never fit in there
No matter how I tried
I never fit in anywhere
Did what I could
To accomodate
But all of my efforts were in vain
And that's how it always will remain
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Jimmie Haskell

Completely bonkers record from the recently departed Jimmie Haskell. Features Joe Walsh on a few cuts.

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Trouble

Poor old Fred
He passed so young
No more pearls
Will fall from his tongue
Woe is him
But more woe is me
I gotta a big ol' hole
Where my heart used to be

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Westphalia

Tout est pour le mieux dans le meilleur des mondes possibles.

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Gordon Staples

Groovy set of tunes conducted by Detroit Symphony concertmaster, who also provided the strings on many Motown records.

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Harpo's Blues

This girl of mine
Has blue-y blue eyes
She pulls at my heart
Each time she cries
I never knew
I wouldn’t have guessed
She holds my hand
And I feel blessed

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The Friendship RIng

The past is filled with peculiar ghosts
It’s best to let them all go
'Cause when you start to really stir things up
You find out stuff that you don’t want to know
Like how much you don’t matter
Or how much your ex got fatter
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Memphis Soul Band

Also known as Memphis Black.

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Wild Blue Yonder

Putting out the last of the garbage
Sam says, "I'll see you next year"
I'm about to say I won't be back
But Sam went to get a beer
And I'm left here to ponder
Over the wild blue yonder
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The Young Lovers

Yet another Pickwick/33 record. Would anyone have "The Carpenters Song Book" by the Young Lovers?

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Remember Me

So I am a peephole
Into a windowless room
Where the sweat on the tiles
Is the only perfume
On the desk is a diary
And next to it a vase
The rose draws blood
And it drips on the lace
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The Young Lovers

A fresh vinyl rip of yet another Pickwick/33 knock-off. BTW, Ol' Mondo appreciates those select few of you who take the time to comment ... but I know there are literally thousands who download from this site without leaving so much as a word. It'd be nice to know what you think. And if you have an album you'd like to share that fits with what I am doing here, please do. Put it this way: without your active involvement there's really no point in me continuing with this, capice?

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From Eliot With Love

Our conversation moves in circles
And so do the hands of the clock
We sound like we are saying something
But it's all only idle talk
Mel says love is spiritual
But some of us disagree
Some get a kick out of being kicked
Every beater needs a beatee
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Honky Tonk Freeway

Obscure country soundtrack featuring Beverly D'Angelo. Anyone remember this one?

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Armistice Day

What would it take to end
All this fighting
What could we do to stop
All the war
It's been going on
Since the very first caveman
Since he figured out
What a club was for

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Scary Guy at the End of the Hall

I got a dream in me
That nothing can quite kill
You may try to squash me
I know that's where you get your thrill
And I am gonna get myself up
And shake off these cliches
And I will see myself clear
Living in better days
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Lonnie Knight

Mid-'70s folky singer/songwriter for your Sunday morning pleasure.

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Far Country

I see justice
Just out of view
Yeah, I see justice
Don't have much to do
But I got no worries
Why give a toss
I'm already long gone from here
And I don't feel a loss

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Jim Weatherly

This one goes out to Monkeeboy. Thanks for your contribution.

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Stockholm Syndrome

Out of left field
There came a sudden wind
Blew down our well-built fences
While the devil grinned
We were aghast
The end was here at last

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