Ray Stevens - Shriners Convention

I am not sure how I acquired this record, being a 1980 issue it was a bit outside my timeframe, it may have been in one of the job lots that I regularly brought, my copy is a "Knights Of Colombia" copy, this record did not have a UK release.

 Ray Stevens - Shriner's Convention (Original) (youtube.com)

Ray Stevens - Shriner's Convention (Knights Of Columbus Version) (youtube.com)

Peter Janes - Emperors And Armies

This is another record that was played by Brian Matthews on Sounds Of The Sixties, I was working overtime when it was played, the work I was in for had some waiting time of between 5 and 25 minutes for the work to process to move to the next stage, and within 5 minuets I had found a copy and brought it, from memory the cost was under £5 the down side it was in the USA.

This was also an early post on the blog at the time I was using Magix (version 3 though it may have been version 2) in those days Magix used the headphone plug  of  a stereo system, later I would use Audacity and then transfer to Magix, as Magix did not at that time support loading via USB ports, later I got an ION USB deck and used that for a number of years, I eventually changed over to Stanton ST80 decks and used an optical digital interface, the problem with the Stanton Decks if you had the power chord too close to the out put cables you would get Transformer Hum, I did intend to get some chokes for the power cables but never got round to it, I also have a Thorens record deck that was used mainly for 78's as the Ion deck did not support 78's.

 Peter Janes - Emperors & Armies (youtube.com)

Bullring - Birmingham Brass Band

 

This record was featured on the blog in its early days, I am not sure if was ever reloaded after the demise of  DivShare, quite a few tracks were never reinstated. I was playing a Carter Lewis CD - My World Fell Down, I noted that it had a demo track of Birmingham Brass Band, the Carter Lewis version is a demo and was never released as a single.    

This week saw another visit to Epsom Hospital with another infection, this time I was in and out within the hour and I have a referral to St Hellier Hospital in Carshalton, Transport For London have started running a bus from Epsom to St. Hellier Hospital, an oddity Epsom is in Zone six for busses but not for trains.               

(20) THE BULLRING - BIRMINGHAM BRASS BAND - YouTube

Saucepanlids - Tiny Little People

Just when you think it's safe, a record like this is released, this 1983 record was released twice the first was on the "Big Top Records" then on the "CBS" label, thankfully both records disappeared without trace.

The Saucepan Lids - Tiny Little People.wmv (youtube.com)

Car Parking at Sainsbury's Kiln Lane Epsom

I always have to do some shopping on a Wednesday, the car park was not busy, someone managed to take up four spaces, how would they have coped if the car park was busy, a number of years ago in one of the Croydon car parks someone had parked their car in the same way taking up four spaces, there the car had a parking ticket for not parking in a designated parking space.

Emily - I've Fallen In Love With Alvin, Polly Puppet - Puppeteer

 

I have no details about this 1960 American release. The A" side is not on You Tube however the instrumental  "B" side Hoppin' With Emily is, the "B" side is performed by the Champs.

A 1961 American release again another record I have no information about, I brought both this and the Emily record out of pure curiosity as I had nether heard of either artists or the songs.

This like the Emily record has an Instrumental "B" side, Both sides of this record were posted on You Tube in January 2023 alas the caption says the Video is no longer available as the account has been terminated, that sounds familiar!. 

Continuity Problem

Last night I was watching a repeat of "Call The Midwife" in one scene some one asks for Sandie Shaw - Puppet On A String, they put a Decca Tri Centre on the record player and Sandie Shaw - Puppet On A String starts playing, I thought Sandie Shaw was on the PYE label, If I recall the actor had a Ted Heath record in her hand just before the request. 

After I posted the original post, I recalled that countries like South Africa, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) & Zambia continued producing records with Tri-Centres well into the late 1960's under licence from Decca who were the major record producer in the three countries, I would buy these when I saw them as curios. The scans are from 45Cat.