It is the Spring of 1974, Disco is still up and coming, and you hear these tunes at your shopping mall as you pick out a pair of funky fresh bell-bottom pants. If you don't remember those days because you had yet to make your entrance into the world, or even one or both of your parents, fear not, this album has you covered.
Saturday Nite Date Dean Lester and His Hollywood Recording Orchestra Cover Photography: J. H. Maddocks Art Direction & Production: Sheldon Marks & Florette Bihari Crown Records HI-FI CLP 5039
Tracklist:
Sweet And Lovely I May Be Wrong Penthouse Serenade The Continental Ramona When Shadows Fall Autumn Leaves Too Marvelous Mean To Me The Night Is Young Ciribiribin Tenderly
For Your Enjoyment! I couldn't figure out where these tracks were available online until I uploaded this video, and Content-ID did its thing. They are online under an obscure generic artist attribution, "Big Band All Stars" under the album title "When Shadows Fall." Pretty much, virtually all recordings found on Crown releases can be found online by those that supposedly own the rights to them- the trick is figuring out under what title and artist attribution they have decided to use.
To my followers, I am sorry for the ads I put on the blog, besides the one on the bottom for my genealogy research business- did you know I became an ICAPGen credentialed Accredited Genealogist this Spring? Someone has to have a burning genealogy problem which they want a professional to take a crack at around these parts. If you know anyone in need of a professional genealogist, would you do me a favor and ask them to consider hiring me? I will give anyone who refers me to someone who orders a project a $100 credit towards their next project with me- just make sure to mention this blog by name in any initial contacts with me through my business website: www.myfamilygen.com
Anyway, I was only earning just over a penny a month, so I figured that ruining the user experience for a very slow buck (i.e., penny) just wasn't worth it.
Thank you for your patience and understanding, both for the ads and the shameless self-promotion of my genealogy business.
A1 In The Mood A2 Londonderry Air A3 Moonlight Serenade A4 Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair A5 Volga Boatman B1 I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo B2 Habanera B3 Chattanooga Choo Choo B4 Anitra's Dance B5 Battle Hymn Of The Republic
If you only had the information written on the original jacket and record labels for this album release on Crown Record, you would have never known that this album was already online under the artist attribution of "The Stripped Jackets"! Since I bothered to record it and upload it- you might as well enjoy it!
Tracklist
A1 Beautiful Dreamer
A2 Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
A3 Oh Susanna
A4 Massa's In De Cold Cold Ground
A5 Gentle Annie
B1 Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair
B2 Old Black Joe
B3 Camptown Racer
B4 My Old Kentucky Home
B5 Old Folks At Home
Credits
Art Direction – Sheldon Marks
Crown Records was the doing of the infamous (depending on who you talk to) Bihari brothers. These men made a living exploiting musicians for their cheap vinyl record empire- which started out as a semi-reputable R&B label through Modern Records. However, even then, their practices of listing themselves as song co-writers when they copyrighted their artist's music before releasing their records foreshadowed the sketchy behavior they engaged in to make a quick buck. By keeping as much of the record sales revenue to themselves, they made a living at the expense of the artists their records featured.
Between 1957-1972 Crown records turned out around 740 unique album releases, the vast majority of which are already online by those claiming ownership rights of the material. The label issued records of every popular music genre by obscure no-names and older material of more prominent name artists. The odds of one finding a Crown Record at your nearest thrift store is pretty decent; they made them deep and sold them cheap after all.
It is the Spring of 1974, Disco is still up and coming, and you hear these tunes at your shopping mall as you pick out a pair of funky fresh bell-bottom pants. If you don't remember those days because you had yet to make your entrance into the world, or even one or both of your parents, fear not, this album has you covered.
