New Records

Irene 'Granny' Ryan - No Time At All

 

The second single from Irene Ryan, taken from the show 'Pippin', on March 10th 1973 Irene Ryan collapsed on stage during a performance with an apparent stroke, she was diagnosed with incurable brain cancer and died 26th April 1973. 

Irene Ryan is not an artist you would not associate with Motown, they had the musical rights to the show, other performers I have come across on unusual labels were Bing Crosby and Lena Zabaroni (not together) on Stax, if I recall issued in Vietnam.

Irene Granny Ryan - No Time At All 1973

Granny (Irene Ryan) - Granny's Mini Skirt

 

Granny played byIrene Ryan from the TV show Bevely Hillbillies released this record in 1968, this record has been mentioned as one of the worst records of all time!

Granny's Mini-Skirt by Irene Ryan

Squareabouts - Phrase Craze

 

Much to my suprise this record is on YouTube, the Squareabouts released 8 records in the USA, this was the 4th release and the only one with a German release.

The Squareabouts - Phrase Craze

Dave Dee, Beaky, Mitch & Titch - Mrs Thursday

 

Released 1968, the 'B'side of  'Last Night In Soho' apart from the title has no connection with the Kathleen Harrison record of two years earlier. 

mrs thursday - YouTube

Kathleen Harrison - Mrs. Thursday

Kathleen Harrison  23 February 1892 – 7 December,  1995 an English actress who appeared in many films and TV programs such as The Huggets, Mrs Dilber in the 1951 version of Scrooge and the 1966-67 TV series Mrs Thursday where a cleaner inherits a 10 million pound fortune and a controlling interest in a major company.

The theme music to the 1966 TV series Mrs Thursday was released as a single. 

Kathleen Harrison - Mrs Thursday / Call Round Any Old Tme (1966)

I had a visit to Epsom during the week and for a change I visited the Charity shops I brought about 20+ records.

Here are a few of the records.

I have no idea about this record, I suspect it is a German release, with dance instructions included.

Peter Cook & Dudley Moore a 1965 EP, this was at the back of the box.

Kenneth McKeller a 1966 release, songs for the Eurovision Song Contest. The UK finished 9th with the song, A Man Without Love.

Nat King Cole singing in Spanish no release date on this record.

Unusal for this Armrican record it has the year of release on the label, this record was not part of the recent purchases, it was part of a batch of about 100 I got last year, Iam picking up another batch early in Feburary.

Musketeer Gripweed & The Third Troop - How I Won The War

 

I was outbid on this 1967 release more than once, I then discovered the track is on a LP, as luck would have it, I found a copy of the LP on eBay listed at £1, I put my bid in and much to my surprise I won the LP at my initial bid, the LP has been re-issued as a CD however this track is missing from the CD as they did not have the rights to use it.

In the film John Lennon plays the character of Musketeer Gripweed, he does not appear on the record, the record was possibly released to cash in on John Lennon's fame.

How I Won The War - United Artists : UP 1196 DJ (45s)