thriftcrawler 07/16/05

07/16/05

7 LPs, 1 CD, 1 cassette, 3 NES games, 4 Genesis games, and a TERROR BAT

Alright, let's just skip the formalities and get right down to it. We've got a lot to cover. All LPs were one dollar a piece at Bridgehouse on Jefferson Highway. All NES games were two dollars at Red White & Blue. All Genesis games were one dollar at RW&B. The CD and cassette were one dollar each at Bridgehouse. TERROR BAT was 2 dollars at RW&B.

01. Roy Ayers - You Send Me (Polydor - 1978)
Soul/funk treading dangerously close to disco territory in a few spots. Ayers is one of the progenitors of acid jazz and is among the more heavily-sampled artists in hip-hop.

02. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - The Birthday Party (Sugar Hill - 1981)
"But, Chris! That looks like Newcleus' Jam On Revenge cover!" There there, gentle reader. I couldn't find the vinyl to go along with this excellent album cover (featuring art by Marvel Comics' Bob Camp,) so I stuck The Birthday Party (which I couldn't find the album cover to) in it. It's kinda gay. Wish I had the Newcleus instead.

03. Beausoleil - The Spirit of Cajun Music (Swallow - 1977)
The first American-release album from south Louisiana's own Beausoleil. Awesome traditional Cajun music featuring none other than Sherie's uncle Bessyl on accordion, fiddle and acoustic guitar. Just great, great stuff... and it still has the booklet!

04. The Firesign Theatre - How Can You Be In Two Places at Once When You're Not Anywhere at All (CBS - 1969)
I'm not good enough with words to fully describe the weirdness of this album, so hopefully this snippet I've shamelessly stolen from the allmusic guide will do the trick: "...Firesign Theatre singlehandedly dragged the comedy album into the psychedelic era. Creating densely layered montages of improvisational routines, overheard dialogue, media manipulation, commercial parodies and sound effects, the four-man troupe devised a hallucinatory brand of surrealist comic performance and Joycean satire laced with puns, metaphors and obscure literary allusions which redefined the very concept of recorded comedy." Yep, that about sums it up.

05. Weather Report - Mysterious Traveller (Columbia - 1974)
More fusion madness, sans Jaco. I chose this album to cover up with the TERROR BAT box because the cover art is intensely boring.

06. NAB Test Record (RCA Custom - 1964)

"Recorded in Accordance with the NAB Recording and Reproducing Standard, March, 1964." NAB = National Association of Broadcasters. This here is a test tone record designed for studio engineers to check and adjust the levels on their equipment. Even though it's basically about 40 minutes of annoying, high-pitched noise, I've always (inexplicably) wanted an old test tone record, and this one is in insanely good shape.

07. Hot Blood - Disco Dracula (Dynamo - 1977)
Another disco novelty album. This one is vaguely monster-themed, with songs such as "Baby Frankie Stein", "Even Vampires Fall in Love", "Soul Dracula", and "Terror on the Dance Floor". Also includes "Sex Me", which is only monstrous in terms of the horror it inflicts upon your ears.

08. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)
Best Mario game ever! With box/instructions/etc! Huzzah!

09. Silent Service (NES)
Boring submarine game! With box/instructions/etc! Excelsior!

10. The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants (NES)
Decent game from back when Bart was the big draw for the Simpsons! With box/instructions/etc! Hai Keeba!

11. James Pond 3 (Sega Genesis)
See, it's like James Bond, but you're a fish. Get it? Sigh. This gets pretty good reviews...

12. Bubba 'n Stix (Sega Genesis)
I dunno, some kinda side-scrolling action/strategy thing here? Gamefaqs didn't have much information, and I'm not curious enough about it to wade through 6000 cheat code sites on Google to find a simple description of the game. And so I ask you, dear reader: what's up with Bubba 'n Stix? Let me know.

13. Rocket Knight Adventures (Sega Genesis)
I remember seeing this in stores back in the day, but I've never played it. Apparently it's a Sonic-esque platformer, and it gets universally fantastic reviews. I'll have to check it out soon...

14. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Sega Genesis)
It's hard to go wrong with a Sonic game.

15. Big Music Little Musicians (Retro - 1994)
"Compositions and Improvisations by Oakland Elementary School Children." As you can imagine, a lot of this is pure audio irritant, but some of it is strangely listenable if you're in the right mood. The best stuff on this disc sounds like horror film music.

16. Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene (Polydor - 1976)
Debut album from influential electronic music artist Jarre. I sound like a BMG Music Club blurb. Nevertheless, this is a good album.

17. TERROR BAT!
If you knew TERROR BAT like I do, you'd realize that his fearsome name is only a misguided attempt by a soulless corporation to inspire Halloween sales, when in reality he's a gentle soul who enjoys cooking, the Arts, sunsets and horseback riding. Here's a picture of TERROR BAT relaxing at home on my wall:



"Love me! XOXOX -TERROR BAT <3"

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01.	Roy Ayers - You Send Me (Polydor - 1978) Soul/funk treading dangerously close to disco territory in a few spots. Ayers is one of the progenitors of acid jazz and is among the more heavily-sampled artists in hip-hop.
02.	Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - The Birthday Party (Sugar Hill - 1981) "But, Chris! That looks like Newcleus' Jam On Revenge cover!" There there, gentle reader. I couldn't find the vinyl to go along with this excellent album cover (featuring art by Marvel Comics' Bob Camp,) so I stuck The Birthday Party (which I couldn't find the album cover to) in it. It's kinda gay. Wish I had the Newcleus instead.
03.	Beausoleil - The Spirit of Cajun Music (Swallow - 1977) The first American-release album from south Louisiana's own Beausoleil. Awesome traditional Cajun music featuring none other than Sherie's uncle Bessyl on accordion, fiddle and acoustic guitar. Just great, great stuff... and it still has the booklet!
04.	The Firesign Theatre - How Can You Be In Two Places at Once When You're Not Anywhere at All (CBS - 1969) I'm not good enough with words to fully describe the weirdness of this album, so hopefully this snippet I've shamelessly stolen from the allmusic guide will do the trick: "...Firesign Theatre singlehandedly dragged the comedy album into the psychedelic era. Creating densely layered montages of improvisational routines, overheard dialogue, media manipulation, commercial parodies and sound effects, the four-man troupe devised a hallucinatory brand of surrealist comic performance and Joycean satire laced with puns, metaphors and obscure literary allusions which redefined the very concept of recorded comedy." Yep, that about sums it up.
05.	Weather Report - Mysterious Traveller (Columbia - 1974) More fusion madness, sans Jaco. I chose this album to cover up with the TERROR BAT box because the cover art is intensely boring.
06.	NAB Test Record (RCA Custom - 1964) "Recorded in Accordance with the NAB Recording and Reproducing Standard, March, 1964." NAB = National Association of Broadcasters. This here is a test tone record designed for studio engineers to check and adjust the levels on their equipment. Even though it's basically about 40 minutes of annoying, high-pitched noise, I've always (inexplicably) wanted an old test tone record, and this one is in insanely good shape.
07.	Hot Blood - Disco Dracula (Dynamo - 1977) Another disco novelty album. This one is vaguely monster-themed, with songs such as "Baby Frankie Stein", "Even Vampires Fall in Love", "Soul Dracula", and "Terror on the Dance Floor". Also includes "Sex Me", which is only monstrous in terms of the horror it inflicts upon your ears.
08.	Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES) Best Mario game ever! With box/instructions/etc! Huzzah!
09.	Silent Service (NES) Boring submarine game! With box/instructions/etc! Excelsior!
10.	The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants (NES) Decent game from back when Bart was the big draw for the Simpsons! With box/instructions/etc! Hai Keeba!
11.	James Pond 3 (Sega Genesis) See, it's like James Bond, but you're a fish. Get it? Sigh. This gets pretty good reviews...
12.	Bubba 'n Stix (Sega Genesis) I dunno, some kinda side-scrolling action/strategy thing here? Gamefaqs didn't have much information, and I'm not curious enough about it to wade through 6000 cheat code sites on Google to find a simple description of the game. And so I ask you, dear reader: what's up with Bubba 'n Stix? Let me know.
13.	Rocket Knight Adventures (Sega Genesis) I remember seeing this in stores back in the day, but I've never played it. Apparently it's a Sonic-esque platformer, and it gets universally fantastic reviews. I'll have to check it out soon...
14.	Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Sega Genesis) It's hard to go wrong with a Sonic game.
15.	Big Music Little Musicians (Retro - 1994) "Compositions and Improvisations by Oakland Elementary School Children." As you can imagine, a lot of this is pure audio irritant, but some of it is strangely listenable if you're in the right mood. The best stuff on this disc sounds like horror film music.
16.	Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene (Polydor - 1976) Debut album from influential electronic music artist Jarre. I sound like a BMG Music Club blurb. Nevertheless, this is a good album.
17.	TERROR BAT! If you knew TERROR BAT like I do, you'd realize that his fearsome name is only a misguided attempt by a soulless corporation to inspire Halloween sales, when in reality he's a gentle soul who enjoys cooking, the Arts, sunsets and horseback riding. Here's a picture of TERROR BAT relaxing at home on my wall: "Love me! XOXOX -TERROR BAT <3"