David Bubar - David Bubar Speaks to You

David Bubar - David Bubar Speaks to You

David Bubar was a Southern Baptist minister. Not only that, he was "a Christian clairvoyant" who is claimed to have "a gift of clairvoyance from God." Bubar founded the Spiritual Outreach Society (S.O.S.) based in Memphis, Tennessee (USA). The S.O.S. was later renamed First Century Church.

There is not any information available online about any of Bubar's LP releases or his discography. I am only aware of him releasing this album and another one called Psychic Sitting. I found a copy of the other album being sold on some online second-hand record merchant. Bubar speaks to you on this album saying you have some sort of special spiritual abilities. Bubar does not talk about psychic powers on this album though he seems to be hinting at the possibility of people possessing psychic powers. This is mostly David Bubar the Southern Baptist minister talking to you.

Back then, David Bubar has been gaining a reputation for his supposed psychic abilities as well as a spiritual advisor. The liner notes say that:

An advisor to governors, a counselor to clergymen, a personal guide to entertainment luminaries, an inspiration to space research engineers, a university lecturer, the personal friend of professionals, college students and common folk in trouble across the nation, David Noble Bubar's phone is ringing night and day.

The liner notes quote a prominent person speaking highly of David Bubar:

Charles Moeller, president of Ohio Decorative Products Corp., and Edgerton Metal Products Corporation, auto and home appliance accessories manufacturing firms, said, "We have been very fortunate since I met David ... you don't just break into the auto industry as fast and as good as we have. He seems to 'see' things." David Bubar is a member of the board of directors for Moeller, serving without pay.

David Bubar supposedly saw something or rather "got vibrations of an impending explosion." An article in Time magazine published on May 5, 1975 reported that Charles Moeller was indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring to blow up the Sponge Rubber Products factory in Shelton, Connecticut, United States. Ohio Decorative Products Corp. was the parent company of Sponge Rubber Products.

The article further reports:

According to the indictment, Moeller paid $50,000 in company funds to David Bubar, 47, a trim, wavy-haired Baptist minister and self-proclaimed clairvoyant from Memphis who purports to have foreseen a variety of specific deaths, illnesses and other disasters. Bubar met Moeller about ten years ago, became his spiritual guru and ultimately a director of Ohio Decorative Products. He supposedly served Sponge Rubber Products as a water-purification consultant, annoying various managers by poking around the main Shelton plant unescorted and as he pleased. But the plant, so far as anyone knew, had no water problems.

Two weeks before the bombing, according to his brother John, a minister in Cheshire, Conn., Bubar "got vibrations" of an impending explosion. The Government contends that the psychic preacher indulged in a bit of self-fulfilling prophecy: Bubar allegedly paid out part of Moeller's money to Peter Betres, 54, a Butler, Pa., hotelkeeper who in turn paid off a gallery of other suspects. Thus recruited, the arson team bought dynamite, detonating material and 24 drumfuls of gasoline. Then they gathered at the plant on the day of the crime, together with Bubar, who arranged to let them in. They proceeded to blow up the factory.

Moeller was aquitted while Bubar wound up in prison. When Bubar was given a long prison sentence, the S.O.S./First Century Church did not last long.

Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. You Have a Spiritual Gift {15:23}

Side 2

1. The Divine Element Within You {14:51}

Brother Al - Brother Al's Health and Happiness Sermons

Brother Al - Brother Al's Health and Happiness Sermons

*special thanks to KL from NYC for this one

KL says that Brother Al is the "usual used car salesman" which he is. Brother Al says that one will achieve health and happiness by reading The Bible and embracing the text contained within. Brother Al also says to write him to his Fresno, California (USA) address quite a lot. I wonder if he read every letter and answered back. Each side includes one gospel song on each side of the LP which are intermissions between the sermons. The songs should appeal to gospel fans.

The United Faith Foundation still has an address in Fresno, California at the present. The first link retrieved when I typed "united faith foundation" and "fresno" in everyone's favorite search engine is a map on Google Maps to the organization's location. Surprisingly, the United Faith Foundation does not have a website which is unbelievable in the year 2010 and free or cheap hosting by Geocities and Tripod are available along with a bunch of social media websites. It's not on Facebook. It doesn't have a blog. Not even a page on that eyesore known as MySpace. Does the United Faith Foundation know anything about the Internet? I bring this up because I want to know if Brother Al is still alive and to find out what it's up to today. I suppose that it would prefer you still write to them at their Fresno, California address instead of e-mailing them.

Here's their address if you want health and happiness or to find out if Brother Al is still alive:

1921 East Belmont Avenue
Fresno, CA 93761

Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. Sermon {6:48}

2. Hymn {2:15}

3. Sermon {12:46}

Side 2

1. Sermon {8:30}

2. Hymn {3:32}

3. Sermon {8:39}

Dollond and Aitchison - Congratulations, You've Got the Job!

Dollond and Aitchison - Congratulations, You've Got the Job!

*special thanks to jay strange for this gem

Sometime back in the 1970s, if you were hired to be a receptionist at Dollond and Aitchison, a UK (United Kingdom) chain specializing in eye glasses and eye tests, you were given this record to listen to as your orientation to working for this company. A male narrator is your guide throughout this record which may or may not be interesting since you were most likely a young female if you had the job of receptionist back then. This narrator explains how customer service is done in the company and a little bit about the company's background. Several work situations are played out depicting examples of what not to do and how to correctly handle the situation.

I was told by jay that companies in the UK often made orientation records although most of them were 7 inches and very few 12-inch records were produced by companies. This is one of those 12-inch records. These records were made apparently before everybody could afford the technology to produce orientation videos which is the norm now.

The founding of Dollond and Aitchison dates all the way back to 1750(!) as a company founded by Peter Dollond as Dollond & Co. In 1927, Dollond & Co. merged with Aitchison & Co. which was founded by James Aitchison in 1889. In 2009, Boots Opticians merged with Dollond and Aitchison which Boots bought a controlling share in D&A. D&A/Boots are one of the four big companies that have around a 70% share in the eyeglasses and contact lenses market in the UK.

If it's cool to have vinyl now at least according to the hipsters, it would be cool if some enterprise produced an orientation to working on vinyl. That would send a message that the company is cool meaning the cool kids want to work there and/or buy its products and services. If I owned a company, that's what I would do. Forget the orientation video on DVD and VHS. Since I have been wearing glasses since childhood, of course, I would choose to own an optical company. (Now you can tell how this record resonates with me.) I know something about the glasses market and I am a customer of optical stores so I know the mindset of the customer base. Anyway, I think I need all the help I can get attracting the cool kids (to increase market share) since I am uncool and unhip. I bet this record once stodgy years ago is now cool.

Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. Congratulations, You've Got the Job! {13:44}

Side 2

1. Congratulations, You've Got the Job! continued {13:13}

Gertrude Behanna - God Isn't Dead

Gertrude Behanna - God Isn't Dead

released on LP

In the area where I live, a copy of this recording can often be found in thrift stores. I almost see as many copies of this as Barbara Streisand, Mantovani, or those Firestone Christmas albums (all guaranteed to make one's thrift store browsing experiences depressing). The copies of God Isn't Dead are usually beat-up or worn. I wasn't sure if I really wanted this anyway.

Earlier in the year at the annual library sale, I spotted a copy in very good condition and finally gave in. I bought a copy. The cover was in very good condition, however the condition of the LP itself was only in good condition.

Gertrude Behanna was among the small percentage of humans in the world who was wealthy because she was fortunate to be born to wealthy parents. That does not mean she was happy throughout her life of glamour, not having to do any actual work, and having a near unlimited amount of money to spend. She lived a life of misery. She was an alcoholic and drug addict who had three marriages that were disastrous. Something tells me her misery was mostly caused by Gertrude herself although her family situation was not exactly wonderful. At one point in her life, Gertrude was not feeling well physically and mentally. Her physician recommended that Gertrude seek psychiatric help. Instead, Gertrude decided to seek out Jesus.

Apparently, it worked out for her according to the liner notes: At age 53 she discovered that God was not dead ... that through the miracle of Christ's divine love and power ... drugs, liquor and despair itself could be conquered. Her health regained, she has spent the past 15 years touring the country, telling her story, giving hope and encouragement to thousands in all walks of life.

Gertrude wrote an autobiography, The Late Liz, that was supposedly a best-seller plus she recorded this record of confessions and testimony.

Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. God Isn't Dead {29:18}

Side 2

1. God Isn't Dead continued {29:33}

Henry Blythe - Stop Smoking

Henry Blythe - Stop Smoking

*special thanks to jay strange for this

Yes, this is another "stop smoking" or "quit smoking" album. If the other ones didn't work, perhaps this one will. Henry Blythe is a hypnotist whose method is to, of course, hypnotize you into a state where you're supposed to be suggestive to Henry's words stating that you will quit smoking. (I couldn't find anything on Henry Blythe, BTW.) Henry uses a (metaphorical) tool called a hypnotic sponge to cleanse your thoughts of desires of wanting to smoke filthy cigarettes. Will the hypnotic sponge cure you smokers? At near the end of Side 1 "Stop Smoking", Henry brings the listeners out of their hypnotic state. Henry claps but it is inaudible. However, he raises his voice when counting to five and goes into a more frantic pace which I suppose he seems to try to make up for the inaudible clap. Not sure if people came out of their hypnotic states though. ;) Side 2 "How to Relax" is I am sure self-explanatory.

What makes this album better is that Henry wants you to show his picture while you are playing his record. The liner notes explain:

Place the portrait of Henry Blythe on the front of this sleeve on a table or mantle shelf and sit in an easy relaxed position facing the portrait whilst the record is being played.
Choose a room for this Hypnotic Treatment where you are not likely to be Disturbed. Follow Henry Blythe's spoken instructions very intently and BELIEVE that he is actually in the room with you, that it is not merely a photographic face and a recorded voice - but that he is in the room with you in SPIRIT - a BLYTHE spirit.
You will be astonished at the results.
Play this record EVERY day for FOUR days and treat very seriously this genuine effort to STOP YOU SMOKING.

I think that is an awesome idea. Why don't more people tell their listeners or readers to place their picture while listening or reading? I am printing out copies of Henry's portrait. I want to hang it on my wall. I can have the spirit of Henry with me most of the time. I may even print out a small copy of Henry's portrait to carry around in my wallet so I can have Henry with me all the time. If you didn't know Henry was a hypnotist, one could guess that he is a distinguished gentleman. He looks like he could be a Nobel-prize winning scientist or an acclaimed author of some brilliant novel or some sort of intellectual. You can put a picture of him on your wall and impress people by telling them what I said in the last sentence. They'll be impressed and yet no one will really know. I think Henry was aspiring to be idolized and maybe now he'll get his wish.


This post includes bonus material. The track is a collaboration between jay strange and The Bevis Frond (calling themselves The Bizaardvarks) named "The Hypnotic Sponge". It is a psych/stoner piece sampling Henry Blythe. Great stuff! "The Hypnotic Sponge" is from the compilation Woronzoid released in 1989 on vinyl.

Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. Stop Smoking {10:33}

Side 2

1. How to Relax {9:42}

Bonus Track

1. The Bizaardvarks - The Hypnotic Sponge {8:40}

Bill Gove - Time: Its New Dimensions

Bill Gove - Time: Its New Dimensions

*special thanks to KL from NYC for this one

I've posted records by salesmen before. I have no doubt you already know that if you're a loyal visitor to this blog and paying attention or if you're a newbie and possess ESP powers. However, in over two years of this blog's existence, nothing by America's #1 salesman has ever been posted until today. That's right. I have the record by America's #1 salesman ready for you to listen to. I bet you that you woke up earlier in the day never guessing that you are about to listen to America's #1 salesman later in the day. Lucky you. It's almost as good as waking up on yet another ordinary day only to find out you won the lottery later in the day.

On this record is a recording of a speech given by the #1 salesman in America. From the title and cover, one would think that he talks about time which would be really cool especially if he talked about time travel and its possible effects on creating several alternate realities or something like that. That is not so. I think this record is about selling although it's sometimes hard to tell as he keeps cracking jokes.

A glance at the liner notes reveal what Bill Gove really means by the dimensions of time is:

We can't control the clock - but we can (if we want to) control the DIMENSIONS OF TIME: HABIT-ENERGY-ATTITUDE-and COMMUNICATIONS. Time is not a separate entity - it is merely an extension of habit - energy - attitude - and communications.

Um okay. If America's #1 salesman says so then so it is.


Tracklisting:

Side A

1. Time: Its New Dimensions {21:33}

Side B

1. Time: Its New Dimensions continued {22:40}

A. A. Allen - Did God Call the Apostle Paul to Preach the Gospel to the Black Man?

A. A. Allen - Did God Call the Apostle Paul to Preach the Gospel to the Black Man?

*special thanks to jay strange for sharing this one too

What is little known is that A. A. Allen was one of the few preachers who welcomed both black and white people into his sermons during the time of segregation in America (separate schools, bathrooms, water fountains, etc. for black and white people) when even the churches were segregated as most preachers back then did not encourage integration. As crazy as A. A. Allen was, A. A. Allen was an advocate of equality although Allen was most focused on winning souls rather than marching in the streets.

Allen brought black and white people in the same tent when some prejudiced white people did not even want to worship in the same room as black people or get baptized in the same fountain as black people. Allen's message is integration on this album. His message is based on his claim that God told his apostle Paul to preach to black people. So what Allen is implying is that God may have only talked to white people and God has not talked to any black people. If skin color does not really matter to God, why was God not calling upon any black people to preach the gospel?

The liner notes from the cover say: A. A. Allen is no doubt the first evangelist on a great national or international scale to preach integration to huge crowds in the north and the south to both the black and the white and to be successful in integrating multitudes in worship in his huge tent and auditorium campaigns. Allen declares, with God and in his campaigns there are no social or racial barriers. The Allen campaigns are for all people of all churches. Possibly, Allen's campaigns and his preaching have done more to make all people "one" than any other single effort in the nation or world. In Allen's campaigns, thousands sing, shout, worship God and are all baptized together in the huge Baptistry.

More notes:

The song "Every Man Has Got to Be Born Again" appears on side 2. Song written by Richard Littlejohn. Song performed by Gene Martin, Richard Littlejohn, Judy Blocksom, and Trinity Faith Tabernacle Choir (Toledo, Ohio, USA).

Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. Did God Call the Apostle Paul to Preach the Gospel to the Black Man? {18:27}

Side 2

1. Did God Call the Apostle Paul to Preach the Gospel to the Black Man? continued {19:09}

A. A. Allen - God is a Killer

A. A. Allen - God is a Killer

*special thanks to jay strange for providing this LP, you can visit him at ART INTO DUST or his numerous other blogs

I am not a big Ten Commandments guy. I do not think they should be posted on taxpayer funded public buildings or public property. I certainly do not agree with all of them. There is one commandment I do endorse and that is the one that says "You shall not murder."

So it was God who wrote the Ten Commandments, so does God not have to obey his own commandments? Does God have a right to take life as he pleases? Preacher A. A. Allen depicts God's acts of murder. Allen does not sound like he has a problem with God disobeying one of his own commandments. Allen seems to delight in scaring his own audience in telling them God will kill then send em to hell if they do not want to be saved. Allen seems to delight even more in God's murderous exploits. That's the impression I get anyway.

The liner notes from the LP tell who is A. A. Allen so I'll post a few tidbits from those liner notes:

* He is one of ten most influential ministers in the world today.

* He is the author of more than fifty books, covering every phase of faith - Christian living - healing - demonology.

* News headline of The Atlanta Constitution, dated May 5, 1969, "The Hottest Faith Healer in America Since Oral Roberts Went and Joined the Methodist Church."

* According to TIME Magazine in an article dated March 7, 1969, this evangelist is probably the best known so-called "Faith Healer" in the nation today.

[nice to know the mainstream media in 1969 was keeping up with faith healers. I wonder if The Atlanta Constitution or TIME Magazine had a hottest 20 faith healers list.]

* He is a man who fasted and prayed until he met God, and received power and authority over all sickness and to cast out devils. A recognized authority on demon oppression and possession. He is said to have cast out more demons than any other minister in the world today.

* Many times, thousands answer a single altar call following Rev. Allen's preaching. It has been safely estimated that in the extremely close schedule (almost nightly) more sinners are genuinely born again in his services than in any other campaigns in the world.

* A. A. Allen is Founder and President of Miracle Valley Bible College in Miracle Valley, Arizona, and of Miracle Revival Bible College in the Philippines.

* He is one of the few preachers to ever leave organized denomination and continue to be successful in an international ministry as an independent or undenominational minister, exposing the sins of denomination.

* He is no doubt the first evangelist on a national and international scale to preach integration to mixed multitudes in both North and South, and be successful in integrating the races in worship under his huge gospel tent. It has been declared by leaders that the Allen Campaigns and his preaching have done more to make all people "one" than any other single effort in the nation or world. Believers worship, sing, shout together, and all new converts are baptized in the huge baptistry under the tent.

[another Allen LP preaching about integration coming shortly]

Those credentials do sound impressive. Unfortunately, on June 11, 1970 in San Francisco, California (USA), Allen died from liver failure caused by alcoholism.

Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. God is a Killer {18:13}

Side 2

1. God is a Killer {18:15}

The Electric Moog Orchestra - Music from Close Encounters of the Third Kind

The Electric Moog Orchestra - Music from Close Encounters of the Third Kind

LP released in 1977

Apparently I am continuing the outer space theme started with an LP by a salesman who claimed to own outer space and including two cover albums of sci-fi soundtracks. This is another album of nicely done renditions of a John Williams soundtrack with Moogs. Like the Star Wars album, this record is kitschy, but a joy to listen to. Before I forget, I should point out that the last tracks on each side of the record are actually originals by The Electric Moog Orchestra. I was thrilled to find a copy of this record in some flea market sometime after I found the Star Wars album although the cover is worn.


Tracklisting:

Side A

1. Main Title and Mountain Visions {2:52}

2. Nocturnal Pursuit {2:28}

3. The Abduction of Barry {4:30}

4. The Arrival of Sky Harbor {4:25}

5. Galactic Force {2:24}

Side B

1. The Conversation {2:21}

2. The Appearance of The Visitors {4:43}

3. Resolution and End Title {6:42}

4. Space Symphony {2:31}

The Electric Moog Orchestra - Music from Star Wars

The Electric Moog Orchestra - Music from Star Wars

LP released in 1977

A couple of years ago, I posted this LP for a different online project. Now I thought that this would be a good place for a repost of this.

This one's a cash-in record, but a fun one with Moogs being used to play the soundtrack music of Star Wars. I think I enjoy this more than the original John Williams brass-oriented soundtrack. I was thrilled to find a copy of this record in a local thrift store as (I'm sure some of you already know) I like to collect moog/vintage synth records no matter how cheesy they are. The liner notes on the back mention that "we think you will find this album a stunning breakthrough in electronic music." I don't think so. But this album is an interesting retro kitsch artifact where the music is at least competently performed and a lot of fun to listen to.


Tracklisting:

Side A

1. Star Wars Main Title {3:57}

2. Princess Leia's Theme {3:41}

3. Imperial Attack {4:12}

Side B

1. Ben's Death and Tie Fighter Attack {4:21}

2. Cantina Band {2:23}

3. The Throne Room and End Title {4:22}

James T. Mangan - How to Sell the Prospect by Selling Yourself

James T. Mangan - How to Sell the Prospect by Selling Yourself

LP released in 1962

James T. Mangan was President of Mangan & Mangan, "a Chicago firm offering sales counseling, public relations, designed advertising, and creative advertising ideas", when this record was put out by the Businessmen's Record Club. No doubt Businessmen's Record Club LPs were common in the offices of corporate America back in the day. Anyway on this LP, Mangan has a 3-part formula which he explains:

1. How to sell yourself to the prospect
2. How to sell your product or service
3. How to sell the firm you represent

So before you can sell vacuum cleaners, swampland, or any other crap that people don't really want, you have to be able to sell yourself. You have to have self-confidence and it would help to have a network of contacts to establish your reputation. Hopefully your reputation will be a good one. I'm wondering how successful this formula was for Mangan's own company. I went to my online best pal to find out how the company is doing today. My online best pal did not turn up anything about the company. That should tell you something. Then I asked my online best pal to find out anything about Mangan. You can click on this link to see what was turned up. I was like, wow.

I'm sure that being owner of outer space would enable one to sell oneself. If a salesman (I mean salesperson) owned outer space, I would consider buying something from the salesperson.

Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. How to Sell the Prospect by Selling Yourself {15:40}

Side 2

1. How to Sell the Prospect by Selling Yourself continued {16:31}

Bob Harrington - The Second Coming of Christ

Bob Harrington - The Second Coming of Christ

A lot of people say that Christ is coming back soon. Their claim tends to be dismissed by yours truly. It's not like they have much evidence or any evidence that he is coming back to our world. Maybe some people have insider connections with the other side who may know if and when Mr. Christ is coming and when the plan gets underway to liberate the good people from this world headed for mayhem and chaos. I haven't seen any rumors or revelations from those in the know being reported in the mainstream media including TMZ, Fox News, and the National Enquirer. I'm really not losing any sleep over the possibility of being left behind.

Then I come across this. If even the Chaplain of Bourbon Street says that the savior is returning to Earth and The Rapture is about to occur, then I urge you to better start taking things more seriously. Perhaps Christ will shut down all the strip clubs and porno theaters for Mr. Harrington. I hope that there is an apostle on staff who is an IT or computer expert to advise Christ on current technology so he can shut down the millions of Internet porno sites too. Technology has vastly expanded over the past 2000 years, ya know. He will need to be caught up quickly and have basic computer and Internet skills if he is going to take over the world. At least he should know that the Internet is not just a series of tubes. Hopefully, even with all the porno sites gone, Christ will be in favor of net neutrality.


Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. The Second Coming of Christ {21:11}

Side 2

1. The Second Coming of Christ {21:07}

10th Naval District Steel Band - Pandemonia

10th Naval District Steel Band - Pandemonia

Recorded at Headquarters of the Caribbean Sea Frontier, U. S. Naval Station, San Juan, Puerto Rico

I picked this one up from the recent library sale a couple of months ago. So far, I have been disappointed with the few steel band records I bought previously. However, this album is by far the best one of the bunch that I've picked up and heard. Whereas the other steel band records I bought tried too hard to cater to tourists resulting in the music being watered down, the 10th Naval District Steel Band (a band made up of members of the U.S. Navy) sounds more authentic. It is quite pleasurable to listen to. A few of the tracks are original compositions by the band's director, Charles Roeper. That tells you that these people really care about this music.

The liner notes provide some background: One of the newest and most exciting musical forms to appear on the Hi-Fi scene in some time, the Steel Band is a native product of the West Indies. The drums - fashioned by cutting down ordinary oil drums, tempering them, and marking out 'notes' on the drum head with a steel punch - are played in xylophonic style with rubber-ended sticks.
The smallest of the drums, decorated in Caribbean hues of pink, black, orange and green, are called ping pongs. There are also tune booms or cellos, guitar pans, bongos, and basses. To round out the ensemble, there are maracas (chit chats), scratch sticks, and a cutter (the brake drum from a Model T Ford). The assorted drums cover a range of four octaves, and, from this unusual conglomeration of odds and ends, the steel band elicits a haunting and delightfully melodic sound ... a sound that has already captivated the Caribbean area; its popularity promising to spread throughout the world.
The 10th Naval District Steel Band - under the direction of Chief Musician Charles A. Roeper - is made up of 14 sailors from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Rear Admiral D. V. (Dan) Gallery, who formed the band, got his first taste of steel band music at a carnival in Trinidad. "It just got inside of me and shook me up", he said. The Admiral was so impressed, in fact, that he ordered a set of the unusual instruments and carted them back to headquarters in San Juan. The sailors in the band, who learned to play the drums in their spare time, took to them with immediate enthusiasm.



Tracklisting:

Side One

1. Steampipe Rhumba {3:17}

2. Merengue Universal {2:01}

3. Arrivederci Roma {3:09}

4. Over the Waves {2:19}

5. The Happy Wanderer {2:37}

6. Marianne {2:45}

Side Two

1. Lisbon Antigua {2:48}

2. Swab Handle Blues {2:48}

3. Moonia {2:36}

4. Trinidad Blue Basin {1:52}

5. Cindy, Oh Cindy {3:11}

6. Hawse Pipe Limbo {1:55}

Institute of Research & Development - Stop Smoking Forever

Institute of Research & Development - Stop Smoking Forever

cassette released in 1989

This tape is supposed to be helpful in helping smokers kick the habit. Some guy at the beginning emphasizes that the decision is up to the smoker, but there are stories from about 8 former smokers about how they got into the habit and their attempts to quit. There are findings from medical research and psychological tips. There are also reports of the then growing non-smoker movement not wanting to no longer tolerate smokers.

I'm all for quitting smoking, but the production of this tape seems a bit shady. It sounds like there are the same three or four people giving the testimonies of several people. I'm convinced that the people on this tape are actors. They seem to sound like the "testimonials" given by actors in infomercials for various useless crappy products. But hey, whatever helps. It's notable that there is not any info about this Institute of Research & Development operating from Nashville, Tennessee (United States). I wonder if it's still around despite the organization trying to save costs by not paying too many people (assuming that the actors and others involved in production were paid). Overall, the impression is given that this Institute was attempting to cash in on folks desperately trying to kick the habit. However, there is still some interesting material on this tape. And the cover is kinda cool.

Tracklisting:

Side A

1. Stop Smoking Forever {40:10}

Side B

1. Stop Smoking Forever {39:38}

Narciso Busquets and Antonio Gonzalez - La Santa Misa

Narciso Busquets and Antonio Gonzalez - La Santa Misa

*special thanks for KL from NYC for sharing this one

Narciso Busquets and Antonio Gonzalez are credited as the voices.

This LP may or may not be fitting with this weekend's Easter holiday. The title of this LP is The Holy Mass. It is entirely in Spanish and since I goofed off too much during Spanish class in high school, I can hardly tell what is being said. If I had known I would be listening to this record years after high school, I definitely would have paid more attention and made a greater effort in class rather than doing stupid stuff that teenagers (at least in America) usually do. I did find a free translation website to translate the liner notes. Having it done for free means that the translation will be rough. I have included the rough translation in the file.

It is supposed to be an LP explaining a religious ritual, I think. KL told me that he thinks it varies from unsettling to downright creepy and it's perfect for someone's Halloween mix tape. This LP is mixed with loads of reverb and includes chanting, hushed narration, bells, and a parlor organ. I think this LP sounds suitable at either Easter or Halloween. By the way, happy Easter to all.

Tracklisting:  (link will be back soon)

Side One

1. Introduction {0:48}

2. Part I {14:32}

Side Two

1. Part II {15:49}

Changes Coming to Blog

I am going in a new direction in my life. This blog will reflect the change in my life that I need. It just occurred to me that my life is sad. All I do really is shop in thrift stores and other places that sell used junk. No I don't just wonder in these places. What I do is look for old records and tapes. Not just any old records and tapes. They are records and tapes that no one has probably heard of and no one probably wants, from records consisting entirely of car noises to off-the-wall atonal 20th century chamber music. Usually I just grab whatever junk is there even if they're beat to hell since they're dirt cheap and I'll have money left over to buy food and car insurance. What's even sadder is that I post these things on a blog such as this one. I cannot believe where my life has gone. I don't think I even have a life. Good lord, did you see my post yesterday? It's a tape of some woman repeating phrases over and over and they're really intended for people to play to their pet parrots. I buy stuff like that, digitize this stuff then post this stuff. I can't believe it.

I should make an attempt to be a part of the mainstream. From now on, I will quit looking for moldy old recordings. Besides, if they were any good, they would be out on CD and fully stocked at Wal Mart or Target and remastered so I don't have to hear those ugly clicks and pops that vinyl records make. Apparently most of them aren't any good which is why they just sit in junk shops and collect dust. Anyway there is so much good new music out there that I don't need to bother with old stuff especially weird old stuff that no one even listened to back in the day. From now on, I'm watching American Idol. It's amazing that there is so much talent in the world. I'm liking listening to the young people on the show sing and perform. I even like the way some of them look. It's great that there is no one over 30 performing as pop stars tend to be washed up at 30 anyway, right. I like the Logan's Run rule. Sure there is some British guy on the show that can be overly critical at times, but I know his heart is in the right place. He believes in good music. Millions of people believe in good music as they're tuned in every week. After the show is over, everyone is talking about it even the mainstream news media. So I am now joining the masses. Hopefully I can find some new friends since it shouldn't be too hard to find other people who enjoy American Idol. I'm watching with anticipation to see who will be the next American Idol.

I am resetting my stations on my radio to the top-40 stations along with some classic rock and country stations. Have to have a little variety and those genres are also good. I'm especially enjoying country music. I mean the new kind not that sad whiny genuinely moving cry-in-your-beer stuff. I like me some Toby Keith, Kenny Chesney and Taylor Swift. Toby Keith is now one of my favorite artists. I'm trying to sell my crap (i.e. weird records and tapes) in order to have money to buy all of Toby Keith's CDs as well as all of Kenny Chesney's and Taylor Swift's CDs and all of the CDs by everyone who won American Idol such as David Cook and Ruben Studdard. Then I'll look next to buying CDs from whoever is popular. I am also watching popular TV shows such as Gray's Anatomy, Desparate Housewives, and Survivor. I'm watching every reality show on the air because they're great and all about real life. That's why they get high ratings. I am also planning on reading popular books. Wait, hardly anyone reads. Never mind. I guess I don't need books now.

Now that I am listening to mainstream pop music and watching the TV shows that everyone else watches, I am able to be a part of mainstream life. I want to shop at stores that sell new stuff and consume. I want the newest car and all that stuff that's on the commercials. I want to fit in. I want to make money, have a big house, live in the newest gated subdivision, and make friends with other people like me preferablly the ones that are successful in life of course.



Speaking of successful people, I am now a devoted reader of The Pioneer Woman. It may sound odd at first that I am a man who reads a blog everyday aimed at women especially mothers. It's not really that aspect that draws me to The Pioneer Woman although her tales with her children (or "punks" as she refers to them) are delightful. I just like reading about her wonderful life and checking out her delicious recipes and viewing her lovely produced photographs. The Pioneer Woman has a blog that is widely read by millions all over the world. Her posts receive an average of approximately 500 comments while I am lucky to get a comment at all on my small insignificant obscure blog. Yes, I am a fan of The Pioneer Woman because she is a hugely successful blogger plus she is so amazingly talented in so many areas (such as cooking, photography, and home schooling). Meanwhile all I do is post recordings of old crap created by other people. She has also published a cookbook. She is definitely not posting parrot training or elk hunting cassettes.

Her blog has won many real awards. Her blog won Weblog of the Year at the Weblog Awards. Not only that, her blog also won in two other categories: Best Photography and Best-Designed Weblog. Wait there's more. The Pioneer Woman was also named one of the best 25 blogs by Time magazine. It's on the same list as other popular blogs such as The Huffington Post, BoingBoing, Lifehacker, and others although The Pioneer Woman is superior to all of them.

Not only does The Pioneer Woman has the greatest blog of all time, she has a great life story. She was raised in the slums of some country club golf course in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, which the town is inhabited by wealthy oil barons and home of the annual Mozart Festival by the way. Then she moved to Los Angeles, California and got a degree at the University of Southern California, a private school. Then she lived a life of being a fashionable spoiled city girl just like on that show Sex and the City. Then she met some cowboy from you guessed it, Oklahoma. She fell in love with this cowboy whom she named Marlboro Man. She married him and moved to his ranch back in Oklahoma. Now she is roughing it on the ranch with Marlboro Man who happens to be in one of the richest families in the area and is probably amazingly handsome and rugged in a suave way. The Pioneer Woman's depictions of her life on the luxurious estate on the ranch are riveting. Now the news has come that Reece Witherspoon is going to play her in a movie based on her life. Wow! I do not dare to think who would play me in a movie.

I am just a smalltime blogger who is now another devoted follower of The Pioneer Woman. Did I mention that she is the greatest blogger ever? Anyway, I plan on writing blog posts on things people care about such as anecdotes from my life, American Idol, recipes, tips on success, tips on how to use Photoshop to make pictures look professionally done, celebrity and pop culture news along with posting pictures of celebrities and cats. That's what's coming on this blog from now on. I strive to be a successful blogger like The Pioneer Woman and go on national TV, publish real books, win awards for blogging, and make lots of money. Yes, I strive for success. That should be my focus and ambition. That is all for today. If memory serves, there is a holiday today although I can't quite recall which one it is.

The Complete Parakeet Trainer

The Complete Parakeet Trainer

cassette released in 1985

This is another post with something that you can teach your bird to talk only this one is specifically for parakeets or parrots. Basically, your pet bird should be comfortable first then all background (i.e. distracting noise) should not be present in order for your pet bird to concentrate on you and the lessons you're teaching it such as the ones on this tape. Also, no other birds should be present, just you. According to the liner notes, parrots are sociable animals where they are more interested in each other's company than in anything else.

I've always wanted to have my own pet bird particularly my own pet parrot. Cats and dogs are okay, but parrots are really cool. However, I have no pets because no pets are allowed in the apartment building where I live. Anyway, parrots can talk. I guess that it takes time to train them to talk. You can't do that with cats and dogs. So whenever I get the opportunity to get a mortgage so I can own a house or find another apartment that allows pets, I'm getting a parrot. And I have the materials I need to engage in a some sort of conversation with my parrot. If that doesn't work out, at least I can pretend to be a pirate.

Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. Hello Budgie {3:27}

2. Come On Over Here {3:32}

3. Give Me Some Love {3:39}

4. How About a Kiss {3:40}

5. Such a Pretty Bird {3:43}

Side 2

1. Hey Baby, What's Up {3:38}

2. How About a Cracker {3:31}

3. You're Pretty Cute {3:32}

4. Here Kitty, Kitty - Meow! {3:35}

5. Ha, Ha That's Funny {3:35}

Warren Mintz - Plateau Phase of the Male Sexual Cycle

Warren Mintz - Plateau Phase of the Male Sexual Cycle

This particular recording is from a blank cassette which has been dubbed from another recording. I was unable to find a photograph of Mr. Mintz so I used the illustration above as it best gives the idea of what the listener is in for.

There does not seem to be much info about Warren Mintz or this recording. One of my good friends who goes by the name of Google turned up some info about a Warren Mintz who was a professor at Hofstra University. There is not any conclusive evidence that this is the same Warren Mintz who speaks on this recording although it appears likely that it is him.

As the recording's title says, Mintz explains this stage of the male sexual cycle. During the lecture, Mintz reads an excerpt from the literary classic, Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence and tells his stories of his time spent picking apples at an apple orchard in Washington (United States). They do illustrate what he is talking about. You'll have to listen to find out how. Not only will you learn something from this tape, there is definitely plenty of material for sampling here.

If anyone knows more about Warren Mintz, especially if the Hofstra professor is the same Warren Mintz who is on this tape, please write in the comments.

Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. Plateau Phase of the Male Sexual Cycle {22:26}

Side 2

1. Plateau Phase of the Male Sexual Cycle cont. {21:00}

Charley Drew - An Evening with Charley Drew, His Piano, and His Party Songs

Charley Drew - An Evening with Charley Drew, His Piano and His Party Songs

*special thanks to KL from NYC for this treat

Charley Drew - vocals, piano, lyrics

Apparently, there's not much info about Charley Drew out there. KL mentioned that there are no liner notes on this album or any other information. The back cover is blank. We do know that he was the resident piano player/entertainer at the Taft Hotel in New York City in the 1940s.

This 10" record is a collection of racy double-entendre songs meant to be played at parties. These are the type of entertaining and humorous songs that are hardly being performed anymore. I wish I had more information about Charley. Meanwhile, enjoy these tunes and hopefully we may start a revival of cleverly-worded double-entendre songs being played at parties. If swing music could be revived which took place a decade ago, why not this music.

Tracklisting:

Side A

1. Blushing Bride {3:11}

2. Bell Bottom Trousers {2:21}

3. The Girls I've Lost & Lost {2:27}

4. Robert the Roue from Reading, PA {2:23}

Side B

1. Gracie is Socially Secure {3:14}

2. Lousy Louisa {3:09}

3. They Didn't Give the Bride Away {3:09}

4. Fleet's in Today {2:16}

Willard Cantelon - The New World Money System

Willard Cantelon - The New World Money System

A couple of years ago, I posted an LP by Willard Cantelon where he spoke about the evils of LSD. On this LP, Mr. Cantelon warns us about the supposedly impending "new world money system." According to Cantelon, there is a plot by groups of powerful wealthy individuals to introduce not only a one-world government, but a single currency to be used everywhere in the world. No doubt life would be easier for a one-world government to have only one currency. No pesky exchange rates to worry about.

So how does Cantelon know about the one-world conspiracy? It's in the Bible. More specifically, it's in the Book of Revelations. The Bible predicted sinister groups such as the IMF, the World Bank, and the UN will take over the world and the Anti-Christ may or may not be running the show. Thank goodness Cantelon knows how to derive what the Bible is saying as lots of people including myself never would have figured out the meaning in the text. Not only did Cantelon consult the Bible, he also attended important monetary conventions and talked to some financial experts and leaders.

Cantelon answers the following questions that are posed on the back cover:

1) Why will a New World Money System definitely be introduced?

2) When will this New System be established?

3) What will be the fate of our present currencies?

4) What will be the nature of the New System?

5) How can one prepare NOW to avoid the great losses and dangers ahead?

6) How can one read future developments?


Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. The New World Money System {20:10}

Side 2

1. The New World Money System continued {23:17}

Sir Christopher Scott - More Switched on Bacharach

Sir Christopher Scott - More Switched on Bacharach

LP released in 1973

Words and music by Burt Bacharach and Hal David

Arranged and conducted by Dave Mullaney
Production co-ordinator: Harry Meyerson

I stumbled onto a copy of this at one of my favorite local antique stores. When I saw the title, I wasn't even aware there was a "Switched on Bacharach" album much less a "More Switched on Bacharach" album until the time I laid both my eyes and hands on a copy. Unfortunately, the original Switched on Bacharach was nowhere to be found onsite. But that is okay for now, I can make due with this one. This is an album of Burt Bacharach and Hal David tunes played with a Moog. (question: If Hal David was Bacharach's partner and seemed to have done much of the work writing the songs, how come isn't this called More Switched on Bacharach and David?) The music is mainly Moog with human wordless vocals, drums, and guitars making brief appearances. The music is performed capably by someone named Sir Christopher Scott who I suppose fancies himself as knighted or maybe he did get knighted for playing cheesy Moog music. How cool would that be if that really happened?

The liner notes say this about the first Bacharach album: Last time out, Sir Chris switched on his equipment and Bacharach's melodies, and the result was one of the brightest albums of popular music to land on the scene in many a moon. A full program of Bacharach sparkled and crackled with wit and musical surprises in that album.

As for this album: Sir Christopher digs into his plugged-in bag for some electro-brilliance on some of the great Mr. B's finest hits. ... What he does is magic, but it's always music. And you just want to let the listening to it go on and on and on.

I'll be darned if this guy is not already knighted in real life.


Tracklisting:

Side One

1. Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head {2:42}

2. Wishin' and Hopin' {3:05}

3. (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me {3:30}

4. (They Long to Be) Close to You {3:24}

5. Everybody's Out of Town {2:50}

Side Two

1. Paper Mache {3:09}

2. A Message to Michael {2:38}

3. I'll Never Fall in Love Again {2:59}

4. Reach Out for Me {2:44}

5. Promises, Promises {1:56}

6. Trains and Boats and Planes {2:55}

Rutgers Glee Club - 100 Years of Football

Rutgers Glee Club - 100 Years of Football

*special thanks once again to KL from NYC for this gem

KL said that his cover was too ugly or worn out to include so I have chosen the group photo of Rutgers Glee Club to use as the "cover".

This LP was released in 1969 to celebrate the centennial of college football. Rutgers and Princeton are reported to have played the first official tackle football game among institutions of higher education on November 8, 1869 which apparently is why Rutgers is celebrating 100 years of football.

The Rutgers Glee Club is renowned worldwide and yes even better, it has its own page on Wikipedia so you know Rutgers Glee Club is big time if it's on Wikipedia. Rutgers Glee Club was founded in 1872, 3 years after it played the first college football game. It is the 8th oldest glee club in America.
Rutgers Glee Club's repertoire mostly consisted of songs that celebrated school spirit. All of side 2 of this LP has those songs. The first side has renditions of other schools' songs for some reason along with some drinking songs. At the time when this LP was recorded and released, F. Austin "Soup" Walter was the director of Rutgers Glee Club. "Soup" made Rutgers Glee Club a glee club powerhouse and he directed it for 52 years. I have not found out how he got his nickname. I did find a website about Soup that is informative except for the story of his nickname. The drinking songs are a blast and I enjoy those the most. Steven M. Wolf says in the liner notes that "the music embodies the competitive energy and spirit of a sport that, perhaps stronger than ever, celebrates its one hundredth birthday." Who am I to argue?

Rutgers Glee Club is still active in the present. Like this blog, Rutgers Glee Club displays excellence except that it has displayed excellence a lot longer than this blog. Please enjoy this piece of lighthearted entertainment celebrating the school spirit and the top activity of collegiate life.

Tracklisting:  (link will be back soon)

Side 1

ALMA MATERS

1. Old Nassau [Princeton] {0:42}

2. San Souci [Columbia] {1:19}

3. High Above Cayugas Waters [Cornell] {1:43}

4. Navy Blue and Gold [Navy] {1:23}

5. Army Blue [Army] {1:40}

DRINKING SONGS

6. Gaudeamus Igitur {1:24}
Old German Melody

7. Landlord, Fill the Flowing Bowl {1:44}
Traditional Drinking Song

8. Eastern Drinking Song {2:06}
F. Mendelssohn

9. Drinking Song from "The Student Prince" {1:30}
S. Romberg

10. Down Among the Dead Men {1:34}
English Student Song

11. I Know a Tavern from the "Peasant Cantata" {1:56}
J. S. Bach

Side 2

SONGS OF RUTGERS

1. A Rutgers Toast {1:45}

2. Hail Mother {1:52}

3. Loyal Sons {2:33}

4. Down Where the Raritan Flows {2:31}

5. The Old Queens Bell {1:59}

6. The Rutgers History Lesson {2:24}

7. We Sing Thy Praise, Old Rutgers {2:47}

8. A Hymn to Queens {2:30}

9. On the Banks of the Old Raritan {1:38}

10. Vive Les Rutgers' Sons {0:34}

Hunter Lott - Front-Line Interviewing and the Firing Session

Hunter Lott - Front-Line Interviewing and the Firing Session

cassette released in 1988

I found my copy of this cassette at one of my favorite local thrift stores. I guess it's good to know that managers, executives, company bigwigs, and "$100k talent" donate their castoffs to thrift stores too. No offense intended, but I wonder if any thrift store shoppers would actually be able to use this tape much less want to buy it except for weirdos like me who scour for this kind of stuff to post on blogs like this.

Hunter Lott is a human resources consultant who is "one of America's foremost experts on hiring and firing". Hunter Lott is a champion of "the rights of management" helping out the big guy. He is presently still helping companies hire the right people for the job and not getting sued firing the people who the companies thought were right for the job.

This tape is for bosses and "human resource professionals" who are taught on side 1 on how to conduct interviews so "potential superstars" can be identified. Hunter Lott explains on side 2 how to fire people without getting an appearance in a courtroom. Anyone who is a wage slave, an underling, someone on one of the lowest rungs of the ladder, anyone who is a member of the lower classes, or any worker on the bottom of the employee hierarchy/food chain can listen to this tape to learn how management thinks on hiring and firing or how management should think on hiring and firing. Also if your name is Don, you should start to worry about your job. Just sayin'.

This tape does come with a disclaimer:

NOTE: This cassette is intended to offer general information about laws, regulations and procedures which you can use to your benefit when dealing with these important labor matters. If you have any questions about any specific hiring and firing situation, contact a qualified labor attorney for assistance.

Ya got that. There's lots of useful info on this tape. Get that sampler ready (you know who you are). ;)

Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. Front-Line Interviewing {18:01}

Side 2

1. The Firing Session {14:32}

Al Gilbert - Stepping Tones Tap Dancing Aid #344

Al Gilbert - Stepping Tones Tap Dancing Aid #344

*special thanks to KL from NYC for sharing this

KL says:

The guy sounds like one of those 1940s sportscasters who broadcast from the race track/boxing ring, and the music could have been created for Sally the Stripper's Tap Dance Strip-O-Rama (the tempo seems a bit fast for tap dancing while twirling the tassels, but a lot of those strippers were pretty agile), however Al Gilbert's obituary in Dance Magazine (September 2003) is pretty impressive.

Some highlights:

- his codified syllabi for tap and jazz made a major impact on the way these forms were taught internationally.

- wrote Al Gilbert's Tap Dictionary: Encyclopedia of Tap Terminology and Related Information

- Oklahoma City University presented him with the Living Treasure in American Dance Award. He was a member of their Executive Advisory Board and taught annually at their campus.

- He was honored by many dance organizations for his tireless efforts to improve the teaching of American dance. He tried to make dancing "fun".

- His many videos and dance notes are available at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center.

Personally, I enjoy the music more than the tap dancing instructions. Maybe it has something to do with the music being associated with strippers. Come to think of it, the music would be really good for tap dancing strippers. Tap dancing strippers. That sounds interesting ... Umm, to get back on track, Al Gilbert is an important figure in the world of dance and the fine arts as the man's obituary makes clear. This 7" record is actually for advanced tap dancers which may explain why the tempos are really fast. I don't think that most of you are tap dancers which you're asking why would I be interested in listening to this. This record is fun for a listen to Gilbert's rapid fire instructions and I think I've already given you a reason to listen to the music.

Tracklisting:

Side A

1. Music, Taps, & Vocal Instruction (Slower Tempo) {3:30}

2. Music & Taps (Faster Tempo) {2:51}

Side B

1. Music Only [+ bass] {2:51}