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Baja Marimba Band - Baja Marimba Band (A&M 1964) Vinyl Spin of the Day.

Stan Kenton - Viva Kenton! (1960) Here's another of those Kenton Kovers that @Nickyboy likes so much, on a record by the band that @Zeeba Neighba just loves. :rolleyes: It's not often I can annoy two people with one post. :mrgreen:

The Ames Brothers - In The Evening By The Moonlight (Barber Shop Ballads) (Coral 10" 1953) And remember...

Various Artists - Donna Lombarda (2009) Google Translate tells me that these are "traditional songs and dances from the Appenine region" of Italy. They are performed beautifully on a variety of acoustic instruments. This hard-to-find collection appeared briefly on Barcode Records, a Polish...

Before Big Boy there was…

The Art Tatum - Roy Eldridge - Alvin Stoller - John Simmons Quartet (1955)

Ray Budzilek & His Cleveland All-Stars - Modne Polskie Piosenski (?) Vinyl Spin of the Day.

Marian Anderson - At Constitution Hall Washington, D.C. Farewell Recital (1965) :heart: Marian Anderson's career richly deserves a long post which I will do soon. She sang at JFK's inauguration in 1961. Four years later, she retired from performing. It is an inexplicable crime that this...

Art Blakey - 'S Make It (Limelight 1965) Vinyl Spin of the Day. Back when I did my Impulse! Records listening project, one of the things that impressed me the most was the high quality packaging. Each album was a gatefold with beautiful graphics that conveyed the impression of excellence...

Something for everyone! :worm:

For years I resisted these omnibus boxes but Mosaic Records got me hooked. The key for me is to approach them like a buffet: just because there's a lot of food doesn't mean you have to eat it all at once. I find that breaking a massive set like this one (12 discs! :oops:) into separate albums...

Stan Kenton - The Stage Door Swings (1959) Since Zeeba likes him so much.... :p

One of our local wineries has a special tasting menu this weekend: :nickyboy::drink:

Elvis Presley - 1961 Hawaii Benefit Concert (Golden Archives ROIO 1978) Vinyl Spin of the Day.

Various Artists - Country Girls Sing Country Songs (RCA Camden 1966) Vinyl Spin of the Day. During the LP era, every major label had a budget imprint, often sold in supermarkets and drug stores. Columbia recycled the dormant Harmony label from the days of 78's, Decca did likewise with...