For Mom: Playlist for a Summer Gone By…

FROM THE CRATES OF THE VERY FIRST UNOFFICIAL DJ IN MY LIFE,
HERE’S SOME GOLD DUST:
Up, Up And Away_The5thDimensionUp, Up and Away – The 5th Dimension

Curacao_Cal TjaderCuracao – Cal Tjader
The Frog_ SergioMendes&Brasil'66The Frog – Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66
Come Together_TheBeatles_Abbey RoadCome Together – The Beatles
All Blues_Miles Davis_Kind of BlueAll Blues – Miles Davis
Come-è-lunga-lattesta_Leontyne-Price_ToscaCome è lunga l’attesta! (Tosca) – Leontyne Price
Scorpio_Dennis CoffeyScorpio – Dennis Coffey And The Detroit Guitar Band

Bacharach For The Ladies2Bacharach for the Ladies has special significance because I believe that hearing Mom do her best with “Alfie” may have been my first experience listening to a backing track without a Dionne or Dusty to sing along with.
The Good The Bad and The Ugly_Ennio MorriconeThe Good The Bad and the Ugly – Ennio Morricone
Stop In The Name of Love_The SupremesStop! In The Name of Love – The Supremes
CrimsonAndClover_Tommy James and the ShondellsCrimson & Clover – Tommy James & The Shondells
Groovin_The YoungRascalsGroovin – The Young Rascals
All Cried Out_Dusty SpringfieldAll Cried Out – Dusty Springfield
Walk On By_Dionne WarwickWalk On By – Dionne Warwick
Every Day A Little Death-A Little Night MusicEvery Day A Little Death – Patricia Elliott & Victoria Mallory – Stephen Sondheim

The Angel-Collage of Vinyl_Ray Charles_Hair_Purlie_Miriam Makeba and more

No blog post about vinyl would be complete without this advice from the back cover of Mom’s Lionel Hampton LP, “Wailin’ At The Trianon”
Columbia Records Needle Advice

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  • Liam Grant
    Posted at 11:59h, 02 September

    Angel
    So sorry to hear your mom passed. May she rest in peace.
    What a beautiful way to remember her.
    Some of the songs on your playlist I grew up with too. I look forward to discovering the others.
    Lots of love
    Liam

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