Merry Christmas!

This is just great...

Late-period Coltrane links

These are found links. From his post-Love Supreme free jazz period. Very challenging stuff. Kudos to black_man_land, Stefan from Paris and Wine, Women and Song for the links.

John Coltrane - Ascension [1965]

John Coltrane - Stellar Regions [1967]

John Coltrane - Interstellar Space [1967]

The King of Space Age Pop

Esquivel - Other Worlds Other Sounds [1958]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 90.9 MB
















1. Granada
2. Begin the Beguine
3. Night and Day
4. Poinciana
5. Playfully
6. Adios
7. That Old Black Magic
8. Nature Boy
9. Magic Is the Moonlight
10. Speak Low
11. Ballerina
12. It Had to Be You
13. I Only Have Eyes for You
14. Anna (El Negro Zumbon)
15. Frenesi

Esquivel - Music From A Sparkling Planet [1995, compilation]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 76.2 MB

















1. Cachita
2. Cherokee
3. Third Man Theme
4. La Bikina
5. You Belong To My Heart
6. La Paloma
7. Cachito
8. Granada
9. Question Mark (What Can You Do)
10. My Blue Heaven
11. All Of Me
12. Poinciana
13. Flower Girl Of Bordeaux
14. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

Frank Called These "Suicide Songs"

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Many fans agree that these two albums are the best representation of Sinatra's supreme interpretation for ballads. Both of these albums were arranged & scored by the inimitable Nelson Riddle, widely regarded as Sinatra's greatest collaborator (and a fellow New Jersey boy). In The Wee Small Hours was recorded shortly after Sinatra's divorce from Ava Gardner, and it was Nelson who remarked that "It took Ava to teach Frank how to sing a torch song."

Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely is hands-down the darkest, bleakest album Sinatra has ever recorded (despite the silly album cover). Of all the revered albums Sinatra recorded with Nelson Riddle, this is easily the best one, and cited by Sinatra as his own favorite. This album is very much like the man himself, you can talk constantly about it yet never define it.

Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours [1954]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 93.2 MB

















1. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
2. Mood Indigo
3. Glad To Be Unhappy
4. I Get Along Without You Very Well
5. Deep In A Dream
6. I See Your Face Before Me
7. Can't We Be Friends?
8. When Your Lover Has Gone
9. What Is This Thing Called Love
10. Last Night When We Were Young
11. I'll Be Around
12. Ill Wind
13. It Never Entered My Mind
14. Dancing On The Ceiling
15. I'll Never Be The Same
16. This Love Of Mine

Frank Sinatra - Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely [1958]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 113.8 MB
















1. Only The Lonely
2. Angel Eyes
3. What's New?
4. It's A Lonesome Old Town
5. Willow Weep For Me
6. Good-Bye
7. Blues In The Night
8. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry
9. Ebb Tide
10. Spring Is Here
11. Gone With The Wind
12. One For My Baby
13. Sleep Warm
14. Where Or When

McKinley Morganfield

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Muddy Waters - His Best: 1947 to 1955 [1997]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 117.8 MB
















1. I Can't Be Satisfied
2. I Feel Like Going Home
3. Train Fare Blues
4. Rollin' And Tumblin', Part 1
5. Rollin' Stone
6. Louisiana Blues
7. Long Distance Call
8. Honey Bee
9. She Moves Me
10. Still A Fool
11. Standing Around Crying
12. Baby Please Don't Go
13. I Want You To Love Me
14. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
15. I Just Want To Make Love To You
16. I'm Ready
17. Young Fashioned Ways
18. Mannish Boy
19. Sugar Sweet
20. Trouble No More

Muddy Waters - His Best: 1956 to 1964 [1997]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 117.7 MB
















1. All Aboard
2. Forty Days And Forty Nights
3. Just To Be With You
4. Don't Go No Farther
5. Diamonds At Your Feet
6. I Love The Life I Live, I Live The Life I Love
7. Rock Me
8. Got My Mojo Working
9. She's Nineteen Years Old
10. Close To You
11. Walkin' Thru The Park
12. She's Into Something
13. I Feel So Good
14. You Shook Me
15. You Need Love
16. My Love Strikes Like Lightning
17. My Home Is In The Delta
18. Good Morning, Little School Girl
19. The Same Thing
20. You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had

...A True Chicagoan

Blue Note Jazz

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers- A Night In Tunisia [1960]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 99.4 MB

















1. A Night In Tunisia
2. Sincerely Diana
3. Sincerely Diana (Alt. Take)
4. So Tired
5. Yama
6. Kozo's Waltz
7. When Your Lover Has Gone

Donald Byrd - A New Perspective [1963]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 83.7 MB
















1. Elijah
2. Beast Of Burden
3. Cristo Redentor
4. The Black Disciple
5. Chant

The Last Angry Man

George Carlin - Complaints & Grievances [2001]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 113.6 MB


















George Carlin - Life Is Worth Losing [2006]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 147.4 MB

Riled Up Riley

B.B. King - Live At The Regal [1964]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 71.2 MB
















1. Every Day I Have The Blues
2. Sweet Little Angel
3. It's My Own Fault
4. How Blue Can You Get?
5. Please Love Me
6. You Upset Me Baby
7. Worry, Worry
8. Woke Up This Mornin'
9. You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now
10. Help The Poor

B.B. King - Live In Cook County Jail [1971]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 79.7 MB
















1. Introductions
2. Every Day I Have The Blues
3. How Blue Can You Get?
4. Worry, Worry
5. Medley: 3 O'Clock Blues/Darlin' You Know I Love You
6. Sweet Sixteen
7. The Thrill Is Gone
8. Please Accept My Love

Martinis & Mistletoe!

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Various Artists - Ultra-Lounge Christmas Cocktails [1996]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 142.1 MB

















1. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer Mambo - Billy May
2. Winter Wonderland - Peggy Lee
3. Christmas Trumpets/We Wish You A Verry Merry Christmas - Ray Anthony
4. Christmas Is - Lou Rawls
5. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town/White Christmas - Jimmy McGriff
6. I'd Like You For Christmas - Julie London
7. Holiday On Skis - Al Caiola & Riz Ortolani
8. (Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With The Bag - Kay Starr
9. Jingle Bells/Jingle Bell Rock - Hollyridge Strings
10. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Dean Martin
11. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus/Jingle Bells - Eddie Dunstedter
12. Christmas Kisses - Ray Anthony
13. I'll Be Home For Christmas/Baby, It's Cold Outside - Jackie Gleason/Jack Marshall
14. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? - Nancy Wilson
15. Cha-Cha All The Way - Capitol Studio Orchestra
16. The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) - Nat King Cole
17. The Nutcracker Suite - Les Brown & His Band Of Renown
18. Ring Those Christmas Bells - Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians
19. Bonus Track - Christmas Cocktails
20. Bonus Track - Christmas Cocktails
21. Bonus Track - Christmas Cocktails

Various Artists - Ultra-Lounge Christmas Cocktails, Part Two [1997]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 128.6 MB
















1. Sleigh Ride/Jingle Bells - Caiola & Ortolani, Jimmy McGriff
2. Jingle All The Way - Lena Horne
3. Merry Christmas Baby - Lou Rawls
4. Warm December - Julie London
5. Let It Snow!/Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Eddie Dunstedter
6. The Merriest - June Christy
7. All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) - Nat King Cole Trio
8. The Christmas Waltz - Nancy Wilson
9. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm/Jing-A-Ling - Les Brown, Starlighters
10. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Jimmy McGriff
11. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Dean Martin
12. Snowfall/Snowfall Cha-Cha - George Shearing, Billy May
13. Jingle Bell Rock - Wayne Newton
14. Frosty The Snowman - Ventures
15. Christmas Island - Bob Atcher, Dinning Sisters
16. Exotic Night - Martin Denny
17. Happy Holiday - Peggy Lee
18. Sleigh Ride/Santa Claus' Party - Ferrante & Teicher, Les Baxter
19. Auld Lang Syne - Ultra-Lounge
20. What Is A Santa Claus? - Ultra-Lounge

Various Artists - Ultra-Lounge Christmas Cocktails, Part Three [2005]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 78.4 MB

















1. Baby It's Cold Outside - Carmen McRae
2. Frosty The Snowman - Bing Crosby
3. Santa Clause Is Comin' To Town - Lena Horne
4. Jingle Bells - Johnny Mercer
5. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Wayne Newton
6. That's What I Want For Christmas - Nancy Wilson
7. Winter Wonderland - Dean Martin
8. Do You Believe In Santa Claus? - Billy May
9. White Christmas - Peggy Lee
10. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer - Al Martino
11. A Marshmallow World - Ray Anthony
12. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Lou Rawls
13. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Julie London
14. Buon Natale (Means Merry Christmas To You) - Nat King Cole
15. Sorry To See You Go - June Christy

Hilarious Album Covers

Released long after he became Garth Vader, all you can say to yourself when you see this album cover is "Gay Fortune-telling Cowboy."


















I should feel guilty about this because she's a Christian singer, but given how attractive she is, I won't. They should of thought of a better title.



















Aw, to hell with individualism and personality! Let's sum up the musical tastes of an entire demographic with just 18 folk-pop songs! Besides, how can they produce an album as silly as this without a single tune by Melissa Etheridge or the Indigo Girls?


















This is just damn sad, but funny at the same time. Your reaction might be "Ha-ha-ha! Damn, that's messed up!"

This is too damn funny. Ladies, rid yourself of your fascination with Carmen Electra. Some of you should not be strippers!

The Man From Alton, Illinois

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Miles Davis with John Coltrane - Miles & Coltrane (LIVE) [1955-1958]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 95.4 MB


















1. A-Leu-Cha
2. Straight, No Chaser
3. Fran-Dance
4. Two Bass Hit
5. Bye Bye Blackbird
6. Little Melonae
7. Budo

Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight [1955]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 114.9 MB



















1. 'Round Midnight
2. Ah-Leu-Cha
3. All Of You
4. Bye Bye Blackbird
5. Tadd's Delight
6. Dear Old Stockholm
7. Two Bass Hit
8. Little Melonae
9. Budo
10. Sweet Sue, Just You

Miles Davis - Milestones [1958]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 139.4 MB



















1. Dr. Jackle
2. Sid's Ahead
3. Two Bass Hit
4. Milestones
5. Billy Boy
6. Straight, No Chaser
7. Two Bass Hit (Alternate Take)
8. Milestones (Alternate Take)
9. Straight, No Chaser (Alternate Take)

Baby Boomer Comedy

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Mike Nichols & Elaine May - An Evening with Mike Nichols & Elaine May [1960]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 62.9 KB


















1. Telephone
2. Adultery
3. Disc Jockey
4. Mother And Son

Woody Allen - Standup Comic [1964-1968]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 154.7 MB


















(Live at Eugene's, San Francisco, August, 1968)
1. The Vodka Ad
2. Vegas
3. Second Marriage
4. The Great Renaldo
5. Mechanical Objects
(Live at the Shadows, Washington D.C., April, 1965)
6. The Moose
7. Kidnapped
8. Unhappy Childhood
9. The Science Fiction Film
10. Eggs Benedict
11. Oral Contraception
12. European Trip
13. The Lost Generation
(Live at Mr. Kelly's, Chicago, March, 1964)
14. Private Life
15. Brooklyn
16. The Army
17. Pets
18. My Grandfather
19. My Marriage
20. Bullet In My Breast Pocket
21. N.Y.U.
22. A Love Story
23. The Police
24. Down South
25. Summing Up

Let's Get This Party Started!

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Lots and lots more Sinatra to come. Plenty of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, live Rat Pack concerts, old Chicago Blues, and entries from the Capitol Records Ultra-Lounge series on the way. Hope you keep coming back!!!

Frank Sinatra - A Swingin' Affair! [1957]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 96.9 MB
















1. Night And Day
2. I Wish I Were In Love Again
3. I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
4. I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans
5. Nice Work If You Can Get It
6. Stars Fell On Alabama
7. No One Ever Tells You
8. I Won't Dance
9. Lonesome Road
10. At Long Last Love
11. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
12. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
13. From This Moment On
14. If I Had You
15. Oh! Look At Me Now
16. The Lady Is A Tramp

Frank Sinatra - Come Swing With Me! [1961]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 87.3 MB
















1. Day By Day
2. Sentimental Journey
3. Almost Like Being In Love
4. Five Minutes More
5. American Beauty Rose
6. Yes Indeed!
7. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
8. Don't Take Your Love From Me
9. That Old Black Magic
10. Lover
11. Paper Doll
12. I've Heard That Song Before
13. I Love You
14. Why Should I Cry Over You
15. How Could You Do A Thing Like That To Me
16. River, Stay 'Way From My Door
17. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues


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Sophisticated Disco

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Barry White - All Time Greatest Hits [1994]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 148.1 MB



















1. Love's Theme
2. I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Baby
3. I've Got So Much To Give
4. Never, Never Gonna Give You Up
5. Honey Please, Can't Ya See
6. Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe
7. You're The First, The Last, My Everything
8. What Am I Gonna Do With You
9. I'll Do For You Anything You Want Me To
10. Let The Music Play
11. You See The Trouble With Me
12. Baby, We Better Try To Get It Together
13. Don't Make Me Wait Too Long
14. I'm Qualified To Satisfy You
15. It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me
16. Playing Your Game, Baby
17. Oh, What A Night For Dancing
18. Your Sweetness Is My Weakness
19. Just The Way You Are
20. Satin Soul

The Gap Band - The Best of the Gap Band [1994]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 157.8 MB

















1. Early In The Morning (12in version)
2. Shake
3. Outstanding (12in version)
4. Burn Rubber On Me (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)
5. Yearning For Your Love
6. Open Up Your Mind (Wide)
7. You Dropped A Bomb On Me
8. You Can Count On Me
9. I Don't Believe You Want To Get Up And Dance (Oops!)
10. Steppin' (Out)
11. Humpin'
12. The Boys Are Back In Town
13. Party Train

Run For Your Life! It's the 50 Worst Songs Ever!

Catch the Early Trane

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John Coltrane - Dakar [1957]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 74.1 MB
















1. Dakar (7:10)
2. Mary's Blues (6:48)
3. Route 4 (6:55)
4. Velvet Scene (4:54)
5. Witches Pit (6:43)
6. Catwalk (7:11)


John Coltrane - Bahia [1958]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 72.8 MB
















1. Bahia (6:17)
2. Goldsboro Express (4:45)
3. My Ideal (7:36)
4. I'm A Dreamer, Aren't We All? (7:03)
5. Something I Dreamed Last Night (10:49)

Kooky Christmas links!

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The Ray Conniff Singers - Christmas with Conniff

Nat King Cole - Christmas with Nat King Cole
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Doris Day - The Doris Day Christmas Album

Henry Mancini - A Merry Mancini Christmas Album

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Christmas Album

Bing Crosby - Merry Christmas

Elvis Presley - Christmas Peace (disc 1)

Elvis Presley - Christmas Peace (disc 2 - Gospel)

Perry Como - sings Merry Christmas
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The Beach Boys - Christmas with the Beach Boys
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Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr. - Christmas with the Rat Pack

Bossa Nova Sampler

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Various Artists - Ultra-Lounge, Vol 14: Bossa Novaville [1997]
(all tracks recorded between 1962-1967)
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 133.6 MB
















1. So Danco Samba (Jazz 'N' Samba) - Wanda De Sah
2. Meditation - Laurindo Almeida & The Bossa Nova All Stars
3. Little Bird/Little Boat - Bill Perkins
4. Samba De Orfeu - Ray Anthony
5. Amy's Theme - Martin Denny
6. Corcovado (Quiet Nights) - Cannonball Adderley & Sergio Mendes
7. The Look Of Love - Billy May & His Orchestra
8. One Note Samba/Recado Bossa Nova - Leroy Holmes
9. Triste - Howard Roberts
10. Misirlou - Laurindo Almeida & The Bossa Nova All Stars
11. Desafinado - Si Zentner
12. Exotique Bossa Nova/Quiet Village Bossa Nova - Martin Denny
13. Witchcraft - Joe Graves & The Diggers
14. Baia - Bill Perkins
15. Que Sabe Voce De Mim - Walter Wanderley
16. The Girl From Ipanema/Manha De Carnaval - Laurindo Almeida
17. Mas Que Nada - Rubin Mitchell
18. So Nice (Samba De Verao) - Wanda De Sah & Sergio Mendes
19. Fly Me To The Moon - Julie London

Next Stop Wonderland - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [1998]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 89.2 MB
















1. Batuacada - Bebel Gilberto/Vinicius Cantuaria
2. Mas Que Nada - Tamba Trio
3. Stay - Astrud Gilberto
4. Crossed Paths - Claudio Ragazzi/Arto Lindsay
5. Triste - Elis Regina
6. Os Grilos (Crickets Sing For Ana Maria) - Marcos Valle
7. One Note Samba/The Girl From Ipanema - Bebel Gilberto/Vinicius Cantuaria
8. The Therapist - Claudio Ragazzi/Arto Lindsay
9. Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) - Astrud Gilberto
10. The Suitors - Josh Zaentz/Sergio Brandao
11. Baia - Walter Wanderley
12. O Beijo (The Kiss) - Claudio Ragazzi
13. Aquarela Do Brasil - Toots Thielemans/Elis Regina
14. Desafinado - Antonio Carlos Jobim
15. The Finale - Claudio Ragazzi/Arto Lindsay/Bebel Gilberto
16. O Pato (The Duck) - Coleman Hawkins

R.I.P. Jack Palance

Divorce Sucks

Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks [1975]
Mp3, Stereo, 128 kbps, 47.9 MB

















1. Tangled Up In Blue
2. Simple Twist Of Fate
3. You're A Big Girl Now
4. Idiot Wind
5. You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
6. Meet Me In The Morning
7. Lily, Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts
8. If You See Her, Say Hello
9. Shelter From The Storm
10. Buckets Of Rain

Marvin Gaye - Here, My Dear [1978]
Mp3, Stereo, 128 kbps, 67.8 MB

















1. Here, My Dear
2. I Met A Little Girl
3. When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You
4. Anger
5. Is That Enough
6. Everybody Needs Love
7. Time To Get It Together
8. Sparrow
9. Anna's Song
10. When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You (Instrumental)
11. A Funky Space Reincarnation
12. You Can Leave, But It's Going To Cost You
13. Falling In Love Again
14. When Did You Stop Loving Me, When Did I Stop Loving You (Reprise)

Check Out The Top 10 Things We'll Miss About Bob Barker

Divorce might be tough, but this guy makes marriage sound good.

Soundtracks 1992

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Deep Cover - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [1992]
Mp3, Stereo, 128 kbps, 54 MB
















1. Deep Cover - Dr. Dre
2. Love Or Lust - Jewell
3. Down With My Nigga - Paradise
4. The Sex Is On - Po, Broke And Lonely?
5. The Way (Is In The House) - Calloway
6. The Minute You Fall In Love - 3rd Avenue
7. John And Betty's Theme - Michel Colombier
8. Mr. Loverman - Shabba Ranks/Chevelle Franklin
9. I See Ya Jay - Ragtime
10. Nickel Slick Nigga - Ko-Kane
11. Typical Relationship - Times 3
12. Digits - The Deele
13. The Sound Of One Hand Clapping - Calloway
14. Why You Frontin' On Me - Emmage

Juice - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [1992]
Mp3, Stereo, 128 kbps, 49.9 MB
















1. Uptown Anthem - Naughty By Nature
2. Juice (know The Ledge) - Erik B. & Rakim
3. Is It Good To You - Teddy Riley, Tammy Lucas
4. Sex, Money & Murder - MC Pooh
5. Nuff' Respect - Big Daddy Kane
6. So You Want To Be A Gangster - Too Short
7. It's Going Down - EPMD
8. Don't Be Afraid - Aaron Hall
9. He's Gamin' On Ya' - Salt N' Pepa
10. Shoot 'Em Up - Cypress Hill
11. Flipside - Juvenile Committee
12. What could Be Better Bitch - Son of Bazerk
13. Does Your Man Know About Me - Rahiem
14. People Get Ready (Remix) - N'Dea Davenport & The Brand New Heavies

What's the matter, Princess? Did ya get all your hopes up for nothing?

Comedy Train Wrecks

Andrew 'Dice' Clay's Brooklyn-meathead persona is an acquired taste. His act has always consisted of racist, sexist, homophobic and misogynistic taunts that were surely offensive to many, but ripe for the repression of the Reagan era. Anyone who truly finds Clay some kind of affront to society is taking things too seriously. I am not a great fan of Clay, but this album is an honest and interesting experiment.

The Day the Laughter Died was recorded before Clay achieved mass success. In 1989, Clay asked Rick Rubin from Def American Records to record him performing in a small New York City nightclub where he would try to perform "the worst show possible", which included insulting members of the audience and heckling patrons as they left the club. The Day the Laughter Died presents said show, completely uncut. Another detail to factor in is that Clay performed this show without any prepared material on hand, he made up his act as he went along (something he casually explains at the beginning of the first disc).

The material is standard 'Dice', lots of women-bashing and crude sex humor. No matter how poor the material goes over with the audience, Clay never loses his composure. This is an incredibly intimate evening of stand-up comedy, and a lot quieter than you would expect from Andrew 'Dice' Clay.

Of all the loose-cannon stand-up comedians, no one was more volcanic than the late Bill Hicks. This 1989 bootleg album I'm Sorry, Folks is probably the most volatile example of hearing a man completely come apart in public. Referred to as the "Bill-Loses-It" show, this bootleg consists of a standard Bill Hicks performance, until late in the show where a heckler repeatedly shouts "Freebird", leading Hicks to tear off a misanthropic tirade calling for the end of the world and asking God to wipe out humankind entirely. It culminates with the now-famous quote "Hilter had the right idea, he was just an underachiever!"

I'm not a big fan of Hicks either (he was more angry than funny), but both of these albums prove that some stand-up comedians approached their craft as more than mere entertainment, and didn't mind testing their own audiences.

Andrew 'Dice' Clay - The Day the Laughter Died [1990]
















Disc 1
Mp3, Stereo, 128 kbps, 46.7 MB

Disc 2
Mp3, Stereo, 128 kbps, 46.1 MB

Bill Hicks - I'm Sorry, Folks [1989]
Mp3, Stereo, 128 kbps, 48.2 MB

Hungry Man Laugh-In

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Various Artists - Music for TV Dinners
Mp3, Stereo, 128 kbps, 31.2 MB (zip file from Megaupload)











1. In The Limelight - David Lindup
2. Happy Go Lively - Laurie Johns
3. Hackney Carriage - King Palmer
4. Trafficscape - Eric Winstone
5. Workaday World - Jack Beaver
6. Curley Shirley - Otto Sieben
7. Bell Hop - John Shakespeare
8. Man About Town - Laurie Johnson
9. Holiday Playtime - King Palmer
10. Bargains Galore - Stuart Crombie & Dennis Berry
11. Speaking Guitar - Gerhard Narholz
12. Shopping Spree - Laurie Johnson
13. Stop Gap - Wilfred Burns
14. Toys For Boys - Boris Schoska
15. Gala Performance - Laurie Johnson
16. Sleepy Shores - Johnny Pearson

Various Artists - Music for TV Dinners: The '60s
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 73 MB (zip file from Megaupload)











1. Disc A Go Go - Syd Dale
2. Pop Promotion - Gerhard Narholz & Jurgen Jaenner
3. The Free Life - James Clarke
4. The Riviera Set - Syd Dale
5. Shopping Centre - Manfred Minnich
6. Piccadilly Night Ride - Alan Hawkshaw & Keith Mansfield
7. Party Shaker - Wolfgang Kaltenbach
8. Rio Magic - Neil Richardson
9. Beauty Parade - Syd Dale
10. Holiday Commercial - Alan Hawkshaw
11. Sporting Highlights - Keith Mansfield
12. Convenience Shopping - Alan Hawkshaw
13. Mexican Ding Dong - Syd Dale
14. Chase That Car - Laurie Johnson
15. Roses Today - Johnny Scott
16. Pop March - Johnny Pearson

Prince of Darkness: A trilogy

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Miles Davis - E.S.P. [1965]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 99.3 MB

















1. E.S.P.
2. Eighty-One
3. Little One
4. R.J.
5. Agitation
6. Iris
7. Mood

Miles Davis - Miles Smiles [1966]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 85.5 MB

















1. Orbits
2. Circle
3. Footprints
4. Dolores
5. Gingerbread Boy
6. Freedom Jazz Dance

Miles Davis - Sorcerer [1967]
Mp3, Stereo, 320 kbps, 107.9 MB

















1. Prince of Darkness
2. Pee Wee
3. Masqualero
4. The Sorcerer
5. Limbo
6. Vonetta
7. Nothing Like You
8. Masqualero [alt. take]
9. Limbo [alt. take]

The Greatest Entertainment Ever Made

H.G. Wells The War of the Worlds performed by the Mercury Theater on the Air
(originally broadcast October 30, 1938)
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From the CD booklet:

The original, uncut dramatization!

On the foggy fall evening of October 30, 1938, America went to war with Mars!

Adapted for radio by Howard Koch and starring Orson Welles, War of the Worlds was presented as a special Halloween thriller, or as Welles put it: "The Mercury Theater's own radio version of dressing up in a sheet and jumping out of a bush and saying 'boo!'" But for those who tuned in late, "normal" programming appeared to be interrupted with the startling news that there were "explosions occurring on the Planet Mars!" Reports followed stating that a "huge, flaming object" had fallen to Earth on a farm near Grover's Mill, New Jersey. More landings were soon reported and an anxious radio audience came to the frightening conclusion that Earth was the target of a full-scale invasion by aliens!

'...Some shape is rising out of the pit.
I can make out a small beam of light againt a mirror.
What's that...It's a jet of flames springing from that mirror and it's pointed right at the heads of the men.
It strikes them head-on! They're turning to flames!'

This is the program which terrified a nation. Thousands fled their homes in panic. In the town of Grover's Mill, the local water tower was pumped full of buckshot as frightened believers fired at what they thought was a giant Martian war machine. The true power of broadcast made itself known on this Halloween eve. And no one has forgotten the chilling fear and awesome force of this, radio's single most famous broadcast!"

Read the Wikipedia story here.

Scares of Yesterday

Lights Out (Old time radio program)
Produced & directed by Arch Oboler, originally aired on CBS.
Mp3, Stereo, 128 kbps, 50.6 MB (Megaupload)

Two episodes:
Track 1: "Knock on the Door" [26:31]
(originally broadcast December 15th, 1942)

from the CD booklet:
"Arch Oboler hosts this terrifying tale of Ella, a woman who marries a simpleton named Jay for his money and tries, in vain, to get rid of her overbearing mother-in-law with whom they both live. The trouble is that the mother-in-law won't go away -- not even when Ella decides to drown her! A story not for the faint of heart!"

Track 2: "Murder in the Script Department" [29:20]
(originally broadcast May 11th, 1943)

from the CD booklet:
Arch Oboler once again hosts a terrifying tale that warns: "If you are easily frightened by these Lights Out stories, turn off your radio...now." This interesting opus takes place in the script department at CBS where two typists named Bernice and Mary are preparing to mimeograph a Lights Out script. As they are about to start working, very strange things begin to happen!

After All, He Wrote "Moon River"

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Henry Mancini - The Days of Wine & Roses [3-CD Box Set, 1995]


















Disc 1 (Megaupload)
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1. Peter Gunn
2. Dreamsville
3. Slow & Easy
4. A Profound Gass
5. Walkin' Bass
6. My Manne Shelly
7. Blues For Mother's
8. Snowfall
9. Big Noise From Winnetka
10. Sing, Sing, Sing
11. Mr. Lucky
12. One Eyed Cat
13. Blue Satin
14. A Powdered Wig
15. High Time
16. The Second Time Around
17. Theme From 'The Great Imposter'
18. Rain Drops In Rio
19. Blue Mantilla
20. Moon River
21. Breakfast At Tiffany's
22. Holly
23. Experiment In Terror
24. Fluters' Ball
25. White On White

Disc 2 (Megaupload)
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1. Theme From 'Hatari'
2. Baby Elephant Walk
3. Just For Tonight (Vocal)
4. Days Of Wine And Roses (Vocal)
5. Too Little Time
6. Bachelor In Paradise
7. Charade (Vocal)
8. Latin Snowfall
9. The Pink Panther Theme
10. Royal Blue
11. It Had Better Be Tonight (Vocal)
12. Piano And Strings
13. Dear Heart (Vocal)
14. Soldier In The Rain
15. How Soon (Vocal)
16. A Shot In The Dark
17. Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars
18. Come To The Mardi Gras
19. The Sweetheart Tree (Vocal)
20. The Great Race March (A Patriotic Medley)
21. Moment To Moment
22. Something For Sophia
23. We've Loved Before (Yasmin's Theme) (Vocal)
24. The Swing March
25. In The Arms Of Love (Vocal)
26. Cherokee (Indian Love Song)
27. Autumn Nocturne

Disc 3 (Megaupload)
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1. The Shadow Of Your Smile
2. Blue Hawaii
3. Two For The Road (Vocal)
4. Something For Audrey
5. French Provincial
6. A Quiet Happening
7. I Like The Look (Vocal)
8. Wait Until Dark
9. Nothing To Lose (Vocal)
10. Love Theme From 'Romeo And Juliet'
11. Theme From 'The Molly Maguires'
12. As Time Goes By
13. Whistling Away The Dark
14. Loos Of Love
15. Theme From 'Love Story'
16. All His Children
17. Mystery Movie Theme
18. Theme From 'The Mancini Generation'
19. Theme From 'The Thief Who Came To Dinner'
20. Can't Get Started
21. Ludmilla's Theme
22. Oklahoma Crude
23. Send A Little Love My Way (Vocal)
24. Theme From 'The Girl From Petrovka'
25. Theme From 'The White Dawn'
26. Bumper's Theme
27. What's Happenning!!
28. Silver Streak