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July 24, 2021
July 16, 2020
20,000 vinyl LPs 230: Goodbye, Columbus ~ The Association
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Goodbye, Columbus album front cover
photo of album cover by Styrous®
Goodbye, Columbus album back cover
photo by Styrous®
The Association
Goodbye, Columbus album back cover detail
detail photo of album cover by Styrous®
Goodbye, Columbus was covered by several artists: George Benson, Morty Lewis, Enoch Light and The CompanY, a Filipino vocal group still performing today. Barbara McNair covered the song, Love Has a Way, also from the film (links below).
Goodbye, Columbus album back cover detail
detail photo of album cover by Styrous®
Goodbye, Columbus album front cover detail
detail photo by Styrous®
Goodbye, Columbus album back cover film stills
detail photo of album cover by Styrous®
Goodbye, Columbus album back cover detail
detail photo by Styrous®
Goodbye, Columbus record label, side 1
photo by Styrous®
Goodbye, Columbus record label, side 2
photo by Styrous®
photo of album cover by Styrous®
Last month I wrote about an event that happened here in San Francisco and was also repeated in communities across the nation, the removal of the Christopher Columbus statue that stood in front of Coit Tower (link below). The article triggered a recollection of a soundtrack from the sixties film, Goodbye, Columbus.
Goodbye, Columbus is a 1969 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Richard Benjamin and Ali MacGraw, directed by Larry Peerce. The screenplay, by Arnold Schulman, won the Writers Guild of America Award. The film was essentially MacGraw's film debut, as she had previously had only a "bit part" in A Lovely Way to Die.
The story's title alludes to a phonograph record, Carmen Ohio (link below), played by the
brother of MacGraw's character, nostalgically recalling his athletic
career, with game announcer, at Ohio State (links to cast and plot below).
photo by Styrous®
The title song, written by Jim Yester of The Association and the Modern Folk Quartet, was performed by The Association (link below).
Goodbye, Columbus album back cover detail
detail photo of album cover by Styrous®
In addition to the title song, The Association sang Brenda's Theme, So Kind To Me; both are in the easy listening style (link below).
Goodbye, Columbus was covered by several artists: George Benson, Morty Lewis, Enoch Light and The CompanY, a Filipino vocal group still performing today. Barbara McNair covered the song, Love Has a Way, also from the film (links below).
detail photo of album cover by Styrous®
The plot is simple, Neil Klugman, portrayed by Richard Benjamin, falls in love with Brenda Patimkin played by Ali MacGraw,
the daughter of a well-to-do family who object to the union because
Neil is not of the "proper" class and their objection to premarital sex,
thus the motif, "Every father's daughter is a virgin."
detail photo by Styrous®
detail photo of album cover by Styrous®
The film was based on the 1959 novella, Goodbye, Columbus, by Phillip Roth. It was his first book and was published by Houghton Mifflin.
It was a series of short stories, my favorite being, You Can't Tell a Man by the Song He Sings, which recalls the events surrounding the meeting with a troublemaker in high school (link below).
detail photo by Styrous®
My copy of the soundtrack is a "promotional" version used by DJs for advertising the film or record album on radio broadcasting.
Goodbye, Columbus record label, side 1
photo by Styrous®
photo by Styrous®
Tracklist:
Side 1:
A1 – The Association (2) - Goodbye, Columbus (Vocal Version), written by Jim Yester - 2:21
A2 – Charles Fox - How Will I Know You? - 1:52
A3 – Charles Fox - Dartmouth? Dartmouth!! - 2:20
A4 – The Association (2) - Goodbye, Columbus (Instrumental), written by Jim Yester - 3:06
A5 – Charles Fox - Ron's Reverie - 3:06
A5a – Charles Fox - Across The Field, written by W. A. Dougherty*
A5b – Charles Fox - Carmen, Ohio, written by Fred A. Cornell
Side 2:
B1 – The Association (2) - It's Gotta Be Real, written by Larry Ramos, Jr.* - 2:14
B2 – Charles Fox - A Moment To Share - 2:28
B3 – Charles Fox - Love Has A Way - 2:06
B4 – Charles Fox - A Time For Love - 1:24
B5 – The Association (2)- So Kind To Me? (Brenda's Theme), written by Terry Kirkman - 4:01
Companies, etc.
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Mastered At – Customatrix
Credits:
Producer – John Boylan (tracks: A1, A4, B1, B5)
Score [Additional Scoring By] – Charles Fox (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B2 to B4) written by Charles Fox (tracks: A2, A3, B2 to B4)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A label matrix): S39481-RE1
Matrix / Runout (Side B label matrix): S39482-RE1
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched, exc. B and o, stamped): 39481 WS 1786 A RE-1-1D I B o T
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched, exc. last B and o, stamped): 39482 WS 1786 B RE-1-1D I B T I o
Pressing Plant ID (In dead wax, both sides): T
The Association (2) / Charles Fox – Music From The Sound Track Of The Paramount Motion Picture "Goodbye, Columbus"
Label: Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records – WS 1786
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1969
Genre: Rock, Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack, Pop Rock
Side 1:
A1 – The Association (2) - Goodbye, Columbus (Vocal Version), written by Jim Yester - 2:21
A2 – Charles Fox - How Will I Know You? - 1:52
A3 – Charles Fox - Dartmouth? Dartmouth!! - 2:20
A4 – The Association (2) - Goodbye, Columbus (Instrumental), written by Jim Yester - 3:06
A5 – Charles Fox - Ron's Reverie - 3:06
A5a – Charles Fox - Across The Field, written by W. A. Dougherty*
A5b – Charles Fox - Carmen, Ohio, written by Fred A. Cornell
Side 2:
B1 – The Association (2) - It's Gotta Be Real, written by Larry Ramos, Jr.* - 2:14
B2 – Charles Fox - A Moment To Share - 2:28
B3 – Charles Fox - Love Has A Way - 2:06
B4 – Charles Fox - A Time For Love - 1:24
B5 – The Association (2)- So Kind To Me? (Brenda's Theme), written by Terry Kirkman - 4:01
Companies, etc.
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Mastered At – Customatrix
Credits:
Producer – John Boylan (tracks: A1, A4, B1, B5)
Score [Additional Scoring By] – Charles Fox (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B2 to B4) written by Charles Fox (tracks: A2, A3, B2 to B4)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A label matrix): S39481-RE1
Matrix / Runout (Side B label matrix): S39482-RE1
Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched, exc. B and o, stamped): 39481 WS 1786 A RE-1-1D I B o T
Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched, exc. last B and o, stamped): 39482 WS 1786 B RE-1-1D I B T I o
Pressing Plant ID (In dead wax, both sides): T
The Association (2) / Charles Fox – Music From The Sound Track Of The Paramount Motion Picture "Goodbye, Columbus"
Label: Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records – WS 1786
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1969
Genre: Rock, Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack, Pop Rock
Viewfinder links:
Net links:
Phillip Roth ~ You Can't Tell a Man by the Song He Sings
YouTube links:
The Association ~
Goodbye, Columbus
So Kind to Me (Brenda's Theme)
George Benson ~ Goodbye, Columbus
Carmen Ohio
Goodbye, Columbus
So Kind to Me (Brenda's Theme)
George Benson ~ Goodbye, Columbus
Carmen Ohio
Barbara McNair ~ Love Has a Way
June 27, 2020
On TV 26: Goodbye, Columbus ~ from hero to villain
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Last week the iconic 2 ton statue of Christopher Columbus by sculptor Vittorio Colbertaldo was
removed from the pedestal where it has stood in front of Coit Tower at
the top of Telegraph Hill in San Francisco.
photos by Styrous®
When I was a kid I was absolutely positive, no question at all, it was a statue of my hero, Superman (link below).
Over
the years the statue had been vandalized many times but in the week
previous to its removal it had been defaced, no pun intended, three times.
According to protestors, it was doused in red paint, symbolizing spilt blood, as an act of protest against the glorification of a man responsible for ushering in an era of exploitation and slaughter of Indigenous peoples by European colonizers.
There was a flyer circulating on social media that encouraged people to march to Coit Tower to take it down and throw it into the bay, so, the city decided to remove it for the public's safety. It is one of many statues around the country to be removed or destroyed due to racial issues (links below).
According to protestors, it was doused in red paint, symbolizing spilt blood, as an act of protest against the glorification of a man responsible for ushering in an era of exploitation and slaughter of Indigenous peoples by European colonizers.
The restoration cost about $70,000.
There was a flyer circulating on social media that encouraged people to march to Coit Tower to take it down and throw it into the bay, so, the city decided to remove it for the public's safety. It is one of many statues around the country to be removed or destroyed due to racial issues (links below).
Goodbye, Columbus!
Viewfinder link:
Net links:
SF Chronicle ~ San Francisco knocks Columbus off his pedestal
SF Examiner ~ Columbus statue removed from Coit Tower site
SF Examiner ~ Columbus statue removed from Coit Tower site
YouTube links:
Associated Press ~ Columbus statue vandalized in San Francisco
BBC News ~ Confederate and Columbus statues toppled by US protesters
BBC News ~ Confederate and Columbus statues toppled by US protesters
CBS News ~ Christopher Columbus statue vandalized in San Francisco
Euronews ~ SF Columbus statue vandalised on namesake US holiday
Euronews ~ SF Columbus statue vandalised on namesake US holiday
KPIX ~ Coit Tower Columbus Statue Defaced During Italian Heritage Parade
NY Times ~ Reconsidering the Past, One Statue at a Time
Misc. news links ~ Columbus around the country
NY Times ~ Reconsidering the Past, One Statue at a Time
Misc. news links ~ Columbus around the country
Styrous® ~ Saturday, June 27, 2020
March 18, 2015
101 Reel-to-Reel Tapes 100: Love Story ~ soundtrack (or Love means never having to say . . . whatever!
In addition to my 20,000 Vinyl LP collection I'm selling, I have reel-to-reel, pre-recorded tapes for sale. If interested, contact me by email please, not by a comment.
I will have the Love Story ~ soundtrack, reel-to-reel tape, for sale on Amazon. I have others for sale on eBay now (see links below).
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I normally don't write a negative article; I can usually find something positive about the subject I've focused on. This is the exception.
reel-to-reel tape box cover
This has possibly got to be the schmaltziest film in cinematic history. And the music (by Francis Lai)! Oye vey! It almost drove me out of the theater.
Ali MacGraw was innocent and beautiful, and Ryan O'Neal was cute as a button but neither of them could bring life into the film for me.
Ali MacGraw was innocent and beautiful, and Ryan O'Neal was cute as a button but neither of them could bring life into the film for me.
reel-to-reel tape box cover back
Love Story is a 1970 romantic drama film written by Erich Segal, who also authored the best-selling novel of the same name. It was directed by Arthur Hiller and starred Ryan O'Neal, Ali MacGraw, John Marley, Ray Milland and Tommy Lee Jones in his film debut.
reel-to-reel tape box cover spine
"Love means never having to say you're sorry" is a line from the film which is corny but memorable; it has been referenced ever since. In 2005 it was voted #13 in the American Film Institute's list AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes. The band Sounds of Sunshine had a Top 40
hit in the United States with a song titled Love Means You Never Have
to Say You're Sorry in 1971. "Love means never having to say you're..."
is the opening sentence in the popular song Can't Help But Love You
by The Whispers, from their album named after the movie, issued in 1972 (links to the music on YouTube below).
reel-to-reel tape
A tragedy (too true), the film is considered one of the most romantic by the American Film Institute (#9 on the list) and one of the highest grossing films in U.S history. It was followed by a sequel, Oliver's Story (1978), starring O'Neal with Candice Bergen (never got over the original so I missed this one).
Oh, well, like Charlie the Tuna, "Sorry, Charlie, StarKist is not looking for tuna with good taste but tuna that tastes good. ."
- commercial tag line
reel-to-reel tape label detail
Cast:
- Ali MacGraw as Jennifer "Jenny" Cavalleri
- Ryan O'Neal as Oliver Barrett IV
- John Marley as Phil Cavalleri
- Ray Milland as Oliver Barrett III
- Russell Nype as Dean Thompson
- Katharine Balfour as Mrs. Barrett
- Sydney Walker as Dr. Shapely
- Robert Modica as Dr. Addison
- Walker Daniels as Ray Stratton
- Tommy Lee Jones as Hank Simpson
- John Merensky as Steve
- Andrew Duncan as Reverend Blaufelt
Paramount - 0091-6002
Internet music links:
Theme from Love Story on YouTube
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