THE JOY OF NONSENSE--AND OTHER SERIOUS MATTERS!

High time for another of these-here podcasts! The wild and wacky contrast with the more-or-less serious in this blend of fab sides from our ever-growing collection-slash-hoard. Many new-to-you tunes in this 64 minutes of fun, fact and frenzy! An unconscious theme in this episode is RCA-Victor's love of signing unknown performers and groups, putting out one record on 'em and abandoning them.
    There's a high percentage of off-beat sides herein, with the popcorn sound a constant and unusual vocal performances the norm. Guitar twangin' and piano poundin' galore on a series of solid senders well worth an hour (and change) of your precious time!

    The menu:

01  Flamingos/Shilly Dilly

    Checker 846/Sep 1956

02 Tam Duffill/Cooly Dooly

    Groove 58-0004/Jul 1962

03 Beltones/Oof Goof

    Hull 45-H-721/Jan 1957

04 Al Elias/Now, Baby, Now

    RCA Victor 47-7219/Apr 1958

05 Ronnie Love/Chills and Fever

    Dot 45-16144/Sep 1960

06 Sammy Ward/Don't Take It Away

    Tamla 54049/Oct 1961

07 Carrie Grant & The Grandeurs/There'll Come A Time

    New Art NA 1003/Dec 1962

08 Top Notes/Always Late (Why Lead Me On)

    Atlantic 45-2115/Aug 1961

09 Bobbi & The Beaus/Losing Game

    Unart UR 2009/Feb 1959

10 Vibraharps/Nosey Neighbors

    Atco 45-6134/Feb 1959

INSTRO-MENTAL RESPITE:

11 Link Wray & The Wraymen/Slinky

    Epic 5-9343/Oct 1959

12 Legends/Late Train

    Ermine E-41/Oct 1962

TWO SIDES, ONE PERFORMER:

13 David Hill/Wild Child

    RCA Victor 47-7181/Feb 1958

14 Billy The Kid/Apron Strings

    Kapp K-261X/Feb 1959

15 Brenda Lee/Heart In Hand

    Decca 31407/Jun 1962

16 Irma Thomas/It's Starting To Get To Me Now

    Imperial 66120/Jul 1965

WHAT IN THE---?!?

17 The Wild Bees - The "Bugs" Bower Group/Bamboozled

    RCA Victor 47-7275/Jun 1958

WHY WASN'T THIS ON A 45?

18 Del Shannon/His Latest Flame

    from LP Runaway with Del Shannon/Big Top 12-1303 [rel. 11/1961]

19 Valiants/Walkin' Girl

    Keen 3-4007/Mar 1958

20 Five Discs/I Remember

    issued three times without success;

    Rust 5027/Jan 1961

21 Cadillacs/Gloria

    Josie 45-765/Jun 1954

22 Billy Boss & The Boss Tones/Jones

    Guyden 2080/Mar 1963

Here's your entree to the melee:

We'll see you in two week with a Mini-Pod© and then finish up our eighth season a month from now! Be there...and don't neglect our daily posts on this here blog: a single a day forever and ever!