More 45s ripped from my Stanton T.92 turntable

Another group of 45s underwent the Stanton T.92 treatment, and you'll be hearing the results. Quick word about that turntable--in spite of its designation as a USB table, going directly from turntable to USB port is optional. I choose not to do so, myself, since I have a pre-amp and amplifier, and a nice sound card in my computer. Therefore, I use the phono output. However, there's a built-in sound card and pre-amp in the T.92, and a digital line output. And USB cable, of course.

I love Georgie Shaw's version of Chuck Willis' I Can Tell, even if he doesn't go for a very bluesy sound--his version has a lot of feeling, and that's good enough for me. The flip, Banjo Woogie, is a fun novelty that's as silly as its title. Covers of the Marcels' hit version of Blue Moon tend to sound very close to the original, and this no-artists-credited take is no exception. From the low-budget Song Hits label (associated with the magazine). Pianist and organist Jackie Lee is not the more famous Jackie Lee of R&B fame, but I like his stuff, anyway. The swinging, Mysterians-style organ on Isle of Capri Boogie is one of my all-time favorite sounds from vinyl--I even got my long-gone Korg Poly-800 synth to sound like it by revising one of the patches.

Carl Story's killer bluegrass single Mocking Banjo was the record that inspired Dueling Banjos-- read the story here. Story's record, in turn, was a remake of Arthur Smith and Den Reno's 1955 Feudin' Banjos. I wonder if the song was a country/bluegrass standard all along? The Sunrays were Murry Wilson's answer to the Beach Boys--or intended competition for, anyway. Murry was going to teach son Brian a lesson, apparently. Don't hold that against the group, though--they did some very nice stuff.



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PLAYLIST

I CAN TELL (Chuck Willis)--Georgie Shaw, w. Don Costa Orch. and Chorus, 1955.
BANJO WOOGIE--Same.
DANCE WITH ME (D. Wright)--Dale Wright w. Lew Douglas Orch. and Cho., 1958.
BLUE MOON (Rodgers-Hart)--Song Hits 14 (No artists credited)
ISLE OF CAPRI BOOGIE--Jackie Lee.
WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT YOU--Ray Stevens, 1960.
MY HEART CRIES FOR YOU--Ray Stevens, 1960.
CHATTERBOX--Jackie Lee and His Orch., 1954.
DARDANELLA--Same.
THE ROCKIN' MOCKIN' BIRD--Eddy Arnold, 1956.
THE BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS--Tony Bennett, Marty Manning Orch., 1950.
HOW 'YA GONNA KEEP 'EM DOWN ON THE FARM--Joe "Fingers" Carr, Pee Wee Hunt.
CLAP HANDS (HERE COMES CHARLIE)--Same.
MOCKING BANJO--Carl Story and His Rambling Mountaineers, 1957.
STILL (Bill Anderson)--The Sunrays, 1966. (Produced by Murry Wilson & Don Ralke)
WHEN YOU'RE NOT HERE (Rick Henn)--Same.

























Lee

Happy Birthday to me! Happy Birthday to me....

Happy Birthday to Leee-eeeee.

Happy Birthday to me!

(And many more....)


Fifty-two. And I don't feel a day over 51.5.


















Elvis wishes Daddy a happy fifty-second.


Lee

45s ripped from my new Stanton T.92 turntable

Wow--the resolution on that image makes the vinyl look damaged, which it isn't. Time for a new camera? Anyway... here are sixteen 45 rpm rips from my new Stanton turntable, and I'm very happy with them. I put on a bunch of my favorite 45s, along with some new acquisitions like Ferrante and Teicher's Prairie Blues and Single Saddle, Mitch Miller's Sabrina (from the 1954 Billy Wilder movie), and a fairly lousy cover version of Jailhouse Rock from the Tops label.

Garrett Strong's Money sounds particular up-front and boomy (boomy?) , and Del Wood's Down Yonder (credited to "Traditional," but actually written by L. Wolfe Gilbert in 1921) sounds tinkly, i.e. just right. The two Spiral Staircase tracks are from a stereo Columbia 45 of 1969--I had a copy of this as a kid, but I believe it was in mono. The Staircase is best known for More Today Than Yesterday. The Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band features Charles Wright, and once upon a time I had a Watts/Wright LP, a slew of 45s, and I should have kept them all. I didn't.

Story of my collection. Oh, and there's Tommy Dorsey's 1954 Bell label version of Marie (vocal: Gordon Polk), which is in my all-time Top Ten.

Hope you enjoy. I didn't have to do much to these tracks beyond some de-clicking--otherwise, everything tracked as you hear it. Since a lot of people get squeamish about vertical tracking force (VTF) issues, I'll refrain from noting that I went about one gram past the recommended max. (I like that needle-in-the-groove sound.) But you'll never hear me own up to it.

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PLAYLIST

DRIVE IN--Richard Hayman and His Orch., 1953.
MONEY (THAT'S WHAT I WANT)--Barrett Strong, 1959.
DOWN YONDER (L. Wolfe Gilbert)--Del Wood, 1951.
ZERO HOUR--Peggy King, w. Frank De Vol Orch., 1957.
JAILHOUSE ROCK--Dusty Glass
PRAIRIE BLUES (F&T)--Ferrante and Teicher, 1959.
SIDE SADDLE--Ferrante and Teicher, 1959.
SABRINA--Mitch Miller and His Orch. and Chorus, 1954.
ALABAMA JUBILEE--Ferko String Orch., Dir. by William Connors, 1956.
SING A LITTLE MELODY--Same.
I'D MUCH RATHER BE WITH THE GIRLS (Richard-Oldham)--Donna Lynn, 1965.
THE DESPERATE HOURS (Stone-Bacharach)--Eileen Rodgers/Ray Conniff, 1955.
MARIE (Berlin)--Tommy Dorsey Orch. feat. Jimmy Dorsey; Vocal: Gordon Polk, 1954.
DO YOUR THING--Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band, Charles Wright, 1969.
JUDAS TO THE LOVE WE KNEW--Spiral Staircase, Feat. Pat Upton, 1969.
SHE'S READY--Spiral Staircase, Feat. Pat Upton, 1969.

























Lee

Here, in a nutshell...

...is the update issue. I'm not alone, by any stretch.

This explains it better than I could. Same dang update, same utter failure to install. And it's killed any number of MAGIX burn attempts to date. Unfortunately, shutting off the auto-update hasn't worked for me--so, I have it set to alert me when updates are ready.

The PC gets all panicked when I turn off the auto-update feature. Anyway, here's the story:

The Update from Hell


Lee

Sunday night gospel--The Parsons Family

Lively, joyous, and delightful gospel music from Canton, Ohio's Parsons Family (from left to right: standing, Webbie, Dennis, and Evelyn Parsons. Seated, Roberta and Billy Parsons. Standing on far right, Allen Gentry, pianist). The liner notes were written by Gladys and John Calhoun of the Pentecostal Church of God of America in Canton. They reveal that a previous album was made, and I hope to come across it at some point. I'll need to hit the thrifts more often....

Sorry for the late post. Actually, it's my PC (or, possibly, Windows XP) that should be doing the apologizing....

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PLAYLIST

I'LL SOON BE GONE
TOURING THAT CITY
ONE DAY I WILL
HE'S COMING AGAIN
DON'T CALL THE ROLL
JESUS WILL OUTSHINE THEM ALL
THE EASTERN GATE
WHEN I WAKE UP TO SLEEP NO MORE
HE PILOTS MY SHIP
WHEN I REACH THAT CITY
I WAS THE MAN THAT CRUCIFIED THE LORD
I'M SAVED BY LOVE DEVINE (sic)

Lee