The Yobs & Guy Lombardo ~ Auld Lang Syne & New Year's Eve

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Auld Lang Syne has been recorded a gazillion times by many artists ranging from the traditional version by Guy Lombardo to a punk rock version in 1980 by the English group The Boys who recorded it under the name, The Yobs (link below). They start the song out pretty straight but it's like they just can't get it right until the fourth try and by then it is pretty raucous, with chimes, even!!!           

 

 The Yobs ~ Auld Lang Syne

vinyl LP album back cover detail 

art work by Khartomb

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Have a raucous New Year!

     

     

     

     

     

     

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20,000 vinyl LPs 263: Guy Lombardo ~ Auld Lang Syne & New Year's Eve in 2020

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Guy Lombardo ~ New Year's Eve 

vinyl LP front cover detail 

cover photo photographer unknown

detail photo of album cover by Styrous®

 

Auld Lang Syne has been recorded a gazillion times by many artists ranging from this traditional version by Guy Lombardo to a punk rock version in 1980 by the English group The Boys who recorded it under the name, The Yobs (link below). They start the song out pretty straight but it's like they just can't get it right until the fourth try and by then it is pretty raucous, with chimes, even!!!    

    

 

Guy Lombardo ~ New Year's Eve 

vinyl LP front cover

cover photo photographer unknown

photo of album cover by Styrous®

 

 

 

In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve (also known as Old Year's Day or Saint Sylvester's Day in many countries), the last day of the year, is on 31 December. In many countries, New Year's Eve is celebrated at evening parties, where many people dance, eat, drink, and watch or light fireworks. Some Christians attend a watchnight service. The celebrations generally go on past midnight into New Year's Day, 1 January.       

 

 

Guy Lombardo ~ New Year's Eve 

vinyl LP back cover

photo of album cover by Styrous®

 

 

 The Line Islands (part of Kiribati) and Tonga, are examples of the first places to welcome the New Year, while Baker Island (an uninhabited atoll part of the United States Minor Outlying Islands) and American Samoa are among the last.         

 

Music associated with New Year's Eve comes in both classical and popular genres, and there are Christmas songs that focus on the arrival of a new year during the Christmas and holiday season (link below), such as the afore mentioned Auld Lang Syne which was written by Scottish poet and lyricist, Robert Burns.      

 

 

 

 

Guy Lombardo ~ New Year's Eve 

vinyl LP back cover details

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Guy Lombardo ~ New Year's Eve 

vinyl LP back cover detail

detail photo of album cover by Styrous® 

 

Guy Lombardo ~ New Year's Eve 

vinyl LP record, side 1

photos by Styrous® 

Guy Lombardo ~ New Year's Eve 

vinyl LP record, side 2

photos by Styrous® 

 

Tracklist:

Side 1:
 
A1 - The Music Goes 'Round And Around,Vocals – Kenny Gardner (2). written by Edward Farley, Michael Riley (3), Red Hodgson - 2:05

A2 - Bye Bye Blues, Vocals – Lombardo Trio. written by Bert Lown, Chauncey Gray, Dave Bennett*, Fred F. Hamm* - 2:10
 
Medley
Vocals – Kenny Gardner (2 - (3:00)
A3a = Shine On Harvest Moon. written by Nora Bayes, Jack Norworth

A3b - My Gal Sal. written by Paul Dresser

A3c - Seems Like Old Times. written by Carmen Lombardo, John Jacob Loeb

A4 - Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out The Barrel). written by Jaromir Vejvoda*, Lew Brown, W. A. Timm* - 2:12

Medley
Vocals – Lombardo Trio - (2:09)
A5a - The Band Played On. written by John F. Palmer*, Charles B. Ward*

A5b - Meet Me In St. Louis, Louis. written by Kerry Mills, Andrew B. Sterling*

A6 - Auld Lang Syne (Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot). written by Robert Burns (4) - 2:30

Side 2:
 
B1 - Happy Days Are Here Again. written by Jack Yellen, Milton Ager - 2:11

B2 - When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You), Vocals – Lombardo Trio. written by Joe Goodwin, Larry Shay, Mark Fisher (3) - 1:50

Medley - (2:30)
B3a - I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You). written by Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk

B3b - It's Been A Long Long Time. written by Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn

B3c - That Old Gang Of Mine. written by Ray Henderson, Billy Rose, Mort Dixon

B4 - Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home
Vocals – Lombardo Quintet*. written by Hughie Cannon - 2:11

B5 - I Want A Girl (Just Like The Girl Who Married Dear Old Dad)
Vocals – Lombardo Quartet*. written by Harry Von Tilzer, William Dillon - 2:02

Medley
Vocals – Lombardo Quartet*. written by Maurie Hartmann*, Milt Gabler - (1:48)
B6a - (Lift Your Glass) Sing Until The Cows Come Home

B6b - Hail, Hail The Gang's All Here

B6c - Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight

B7 - Show Me The Way To Go Home, Vocals – Kenny Gardner (2), Lombardo Trio. written by Irving King - 2:06

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    •    Copyright (c) – MCA Records, Inc.
    •    Manufactured By – MCA Records, Inc.

Notes:

©1973 MCA Records, Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers 

    •    Matrix / Runout (Side 1, Printed): 7-8210
    •    Matrix / Runout (Side 1, Etched): MG-7-8210-W1
    •    Matrix / Runout (Side 2, Printed): 7-8211
    •    Matrix / Runout (Side 2, Etched): 21
    •    Matrix / Runout (Side 2, Stamped): 7 8211 7

 

Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians ‎– New Year's Eve
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA-15000
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: US
Released: 1973
Genre: Pop
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Good bye 2020, Welcome 2021!

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

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20,000 vinyl LPs 262: The Monkees ~ Head & Davy Jones

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The Monkees ~ Head

mylar coated vinyl LP front cover detail 

detail photo by Styrous®

 

 

I am not the slightest bit ashamed to admit I completely LOVED the created for TV music group, the Monkees. The line-up of the Monkees was the American actor/musicians Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork and Davy Jones. Of the four of the guys, Jones was my favorite, maybe because we were the same height, 5' 4" and I could relate to him, but I think it was more than that; he was very talented.    

 

 

 The Monkees ~ Head

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David Thomas Jones, was born on December 30, 1945 at 20 Leamington Street, Openshaw, Manchester, England. The Monkees recorded the soundtrack for the film Head, and it was released on a vinyl LP on December 1, 1968, through Colgems, it was the band's sixth album. So, the album and his birth are fodder for the holiday season.             

 

This album could very well have been under the category I call, “Just the cover, ma’am” (link below), but there is SO much more to the album and the film I couldn't limit it just to the cover.        

The film is whacky but so much fun to watch and there are parts that are brilliant! It is the black and white film Hard Day's Night by the Beatles on acid and steroids in totally over-saturated, 60's psychedelia colors. And the story line, well, that takes a bit of explaining, which I won't do. But the cast is mind-blowing (link below)!      

Head reveals the distaste The Monkees had for the music business and in fact it marked the demise of the group. The reviews of the film as well as the Monkees website echo that result (links below). In spite of that, and the funky effects (notice the wire on Dolenz in the shot below), it's a blast!     

The Monkees ~ Head

 film still

 

In one part of the film, the boys wear really cool white jumpsuits with two brass zippers from neck to feet on the front.     

 

 

The Monkees ~ Head

 film still

 

 

I found one just like the one they wore only in black with brass zippers. I have had it for decades and used it one Halloween when I dressed up as a "Dead Race Car Driver".     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

black "Monkees" style jumpsuit

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Styrous® as "Dead Race Car Driver" 

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Jones sings and dances to Daddy's Song, (my favorite cut on the album) written by Harry Nilsson, it is a wonderfully exuberant and bouncy tune and what every father should be able to tell his son. Jones is cute as a button and his partner, Toni Basil, is gorgeous (link below)!         

 

 

Davy Jones & Toni Basil

 The Monkees ~ Head 

film still

 

 

Almost surreal, the costumes are totally black and white and there are no special effects only superb editing! The scene is spectacular! At the opening, he is wearing the white jumpsuit then cuts to him wearing a white tuxedo.  

 

 

Davy Jones

The Monkees ~ Head

 film still

 

 

Jones performed Daddy's Song in the The Monkees 45th Anniversary Tour in 2011. There's a video on YouTube of it in Liverpool, England, he was 66 and he did a great job of it (links below)!      

The Monkees 45th Annicersary Tour poster

Head the movie

 

The Monkees ~ Head

movie poster 

The artists that appeared in the film is astonishing! In addition to the member of the group, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Davy Jones, Peter Tork, it included Leon Russell, Ry Cooder, Neil Young, Carole King, Frank Zappa, Stephen Stills and dozens of other musicians with Jack Nitzsche and Russ Titelman on production.     

 

And the actors involved is just as amazing (link below)! They include Teri Garr, David Manners and Bela Lugosi both from Dracula, Logan Ramsey, Timothy Carey, Victor Mature (The Big Victor), Carol Doda (Silicone Sally), Annette Funicello, Sonny Liston and professional American football middle linebacker, Ray Nitschke.    

 

 

 

The Monkees ~ Head

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As if that wasn't enough the film was written and produced by Bob Rafelson and Jack Nicholson, who also was the vinyl LP album coordinator, and it was directed by Bob Rafelson who also directed the 1970 film Five Easy Pieces,             

 

The Monkees ~ Head

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detail photo by Styrous®

David Manners was terrific as the pseudo-heavy and totally out of his head to the point of weird, even for his typecasting. Carol Doda of Condor Club fame makes an appearance as Sally Silicone. How appropirate is that?!      

        

There is a great documentary as well as a very good review of the film and selections from the film on YouTube (links below).         

 

Now about the album cover. 

 

The original issue of the record (Colgems #COSO-5008) featured a front cover with a surface of aluminized PET film, meant to reflect the listener's "head" (face) back at them. While the cover was innovative for its time, manufacturing was problematic. (Micky Dolenz recalled years later that the cover was ruining the printing presses at RCA.) A March 1985 LP reissue from Rhino Records (RNLP-145) was less problematic by using foil paper instead, the result being less reflective than the original. The Rhino CD reissue from 1994 (R2-71795) has a grey cover that is not reflective at all.  

          

 The Monkees ~ Head

mylar coated vinyl LP front cover 

photo by Styrous®

 

After the death of his mother from emphysema when he was 14 years old, Jones rejected acting in favour of a career as a jockey, commencing an apprenticeship with Newmarket trainer Basil Foster. He dropped out of secondary school to begin his career in that field. Even though Foster believed Jones would be successful as a jockey, he encouraged Jone to take a role as the Artful Dodger in a production of Oliver! in London's West End.          

On 9 February 1964, Jones appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show with Georgia Brown who was playing Nancy in the Broadway production of Oliver!. This was the same episode of the show in which the Beatles made their first appearance. Jones said of that night, "I watched the Beatles from the side of the stage, I saw the girls going crazy, and I said to myself, this is it, I want a piece of that." He would later be considered a teen idol.    

 

From 1966 to 1970, Jones was a member of The Monkees, a pop-rock group formed expressly for the television show of the same name.                

         

He had a guest star role in a hallmark episode of The Brady Bunch television show and later was in the parody film, The Brady Bunch Movie. He was also in Love, American Style and My Two Dads.   

 

 The Monkees ~ Head

vinyl LP back cover 

photo by Styrous®

    

 

On the morning of 29 February 2012, Jones went to tend to his 14 horses at a farm in Indiantown, Florida. After riding one of his favourite horses around the track, he complained of chest pains and difficulty breathing, and was rushed to Martin Memorial South Hospital in Stuart, Florida, where he was pronounced dead of a severe heart attack resulting from arteriosclerosis.        

 

On 7 March, a private funeral service was held at Holy Cross Catholic parish in Indiantown. To avoid drawing attention to the grieving family, the three surviving Monkees did not attend.         

           

On 12 March, a private memorial service was held in Jones's home town of Openshaw, Manchester, England, at Lees Street Congregational Church, where Jones performed as a child in church plays.     

The news of Jones's death triggered a surge of Internet traffic, causing sales of the Monkees' music to increase dramatically.           

Guitarist Michael Nesmith stated that Jones's "spirit and soul live well in my heart, among all the lovely people, who remember with me the good times, and the healing times, that were created for so many, including us. I have fond memories. I wish him safe travels." In an 8 March 2012 interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Nesmith commented, "For me, David was the Monkees. They were his band. We were his side men." 

Bassist Peter Tork said, "Adios to the Manchester Cowboy", and speaking to CNN, drummer/singer Micky Dolenz said, "He was the brother I never had and this leaves a gigantic hole in my heart." Dolenz claimed that he knew that something bad was about to happen and said "Can't believe it.. Still in shock.. had bad dreams all night long." Dolenz was gratified by the public affection expressed for both Jones and the Monkees in the wake of his bandmate's death. "He was a very well-known and well-loved character and person. There are a lot of people who are grieving pretty hard. The Monkees obviously had a following, and so did (Jones) on his own. So I'm not surprised, but I was flattered and honored to be considered one of his friends and a cohort in Monkee business."            

 

 

The Monkees ~ Head

vinyl LP back cover detail

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The Monkees ~ Head

vinyl LP record lables, side 1 &2

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Tracklist:

Side 1:

A1 – No Artist     Opening Ceremony - 1:19
A2 – The Monkees - Porpoise Song (Theme From "Head”), written by Goffin And King - 2:56
A3 – The Monkees - Ditty Diego - War Chant - 1:27
A4 – The Monkees - Circle Sky, written by Nesmith* - 2:32
A5 – No Artist     Supplicio - 0:49
A6 – The Monkees - Can You Dig It, written by Tork* - 3:19
A7 – No Artist - Gravy - 0:05

Side 2:

B1 – No Artist - Superstitious - 0:06
B2 – The Monkees - As We Go Along, written by King*, Stern* - 3:53
B3 – No Artist - Dandruff? - 0:40
B4 – The Monkees - Daddy's Song, written by Nilsson* - 2:39
B5 – No Artist - Poll - 1:12
B6 – The Monkees - Long Title: Do I Have To Do This All Over Again, written by Tork* - 2:37
B7 – No Artist - Swami - Plus Strings, Arranged By [Strings] – Ken Thorne - 5:18

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Credits:

    Composed By [Incidental Music], Conductor [Incidental Music] – Ken Thorne
    Producer – Jerry Goffin* (tracks: A2), The Monkees (tracks: A1, A3-B7)

Notes:
Original soundtrack recording with Mylar cover, which acts as a mirror for the purchaser to see their own head.

Track A2, is the short version without the extra minute of drum and drone.
(The extended version can be found on the single release "Porpoise Song")

An Original Soundtrack Recording

Some copies have "NOT FOR SALE PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY" pressed onto foil sleeve and are considered the same as releases without.

 
Barcode and Other Identifiers

    Matrix / Runout (Runout stamp side A): WZRS--5389-5S
    Matrix / Runout (Runout etching side A): ARG
    Matrix / Runout (Runout stamp side B): WZRS--5390-5S
    Matrix / Runout (Runout etching side B): AIB

 

The Monkees ‎– Head
Label: Colgems ‎– COSO-5008
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mylar Foil Sleeve
Country: US
Released: 1968
Genre: Rock, Stage & Screen
Style: Psychedelic Rock, Pop Rock   

       

       

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Carol Doda         

Micky Dolenz          

Annette Funicello       

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Victor Mature       

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Jack Nicholson         

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Leon Russell         

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Frank Zappa        

        

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Head ~         

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Angel Fire ~ Monkees 45th Anniversary Tour review     

Billboard ~ The Monkees Without Davy Jones?   

The Guardian ~ The Monkees' Head: 'Our fans couldn't even see it'   

Monkees Live Almanac ~ 45th Anniversary Tour      

NPR ~ The Monkees Tried To Cut Their Strings With Head        

        

        

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The Monkees ~ Head         

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        Head (complete album)      

        As We Go Along        

        Can You Dig It?        

        Circle Sky        

        Daddy's Song        

        Do I Have To Do This All Over Again?   

        Porpoise Song             

        Swami - Plus Strings with Ken Thorne   

        

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        Head (complete film) (1 hr., 25 min.)  

        Head (trailer)  

        Daddy's Song (dance sequence)     

        Daddy's Song (live Liverpool)     

        Do I Have To Do This All Over Again?   

        Porpoise Song               

Head review (8 mins., 34 secs.)      

From The Monkees To Head documentary (28 mins., 36 secs.)   

Monkees ~ Live 12th May, 2011 Liverpool Arena 2011 (1 hr., 14 mins.)   

        

         

 

"There's an audience for everything." 

                         ~ Davy Jones 

 

        

        

        

       

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