Jane Fonda's Workout Record

Another old one has been dusted off; we have Jane Fonda with her legs stuck up in the air, inviting us to exert ourselves. This comes as a double LP, with one record for beginners and another for advanced masochists, eager to justify the money they've spent. It seems to have done her some good though; she's in her mid 80s now!

It wasn't all plain sailing for Jane however. Just after she was born, her father Henry Fonda was given the news that Jane's heart was underdeveloped and drastic action was needed. The doctors said that they needed to give her a bacterial infection, to create an abscess. Shocked, Henry asked for an explanation. In response, the doctors said 'an abscess makes the heart grow, Fonda'.

Jane Fonda's Workout Record - Beginners 256kbps CBR

Jane Fonda's Workout Record - Advanced 256kbps CBR

The World Of Jeeves And Wooster

What ho! This one makes for a jolly old shindig; a selection of music from the renowned 30s throwback, 'Jeeves and Wooster' starring Fry and Laurie. Here are some more recent recordings of music from the time, interspersed with dialogue provided by the same fellows.

You could do a lot worse than to search up a bit of 'Jeeves and Wooster' to watch, for it really is a treat. Generally it's posh twits getting into scrapes, with amusing twists leading to happy resolutions; much like every book Wodehouse wrote. That's not to denigrate the great man of course, for his mastery of the English language has no match; his work is truly exceptional.

The World Of Jeeves And Wooster 320kbps CBR

Eastside Connection - Birthday Medley

Another re-up; this one marks a special day for me, as it's exactly ten years since I left a job I truly hated. I'm sure we've all had that feeling of walking out of places for the last time - or were we floating?

Anyway, we can certainly celebrate the birthdays of many well-known people. What about Alfred Hitchcock? He was an Essex boy don't you know. Or Rod Hull perhaps? Janet Yellen's birthday is today as well. I'm sure she could enjoy a lot of cake; never mind the resulting inflation.

But this one's dedicated to William Caxton who was born in 1422, maybe. He invented printing and is 600ish today! Nice one Bill. I hope you like disco.

As you can see, my copy is of a particularly garish nature. I'm not sure if some puke got invloved when the record was pressed, but it seems likely.

 

Eastside Connection - Birthday Medley 256kbps CBR

Nick Nicholas - Honky Tonk Piano Party

When your piano goes out of tune you have the option of asking a piano tuner to fix it, but this can cost a bit much if you're not selling many records. Surely it's better just to call it a 'honky tonk' piano and be done with it.

Nick Nicholas chose the second option and caused a sensation with his 'Honky Tonk Piano Party'. Even now, sellers on Discogs are asking a whopping 37p for this fine album which roughly equals the price of a Mars Bar. If you get it as part of a multipack.

He plinks and plonks his way through many standards which were popular in the early 1970s including the classic and much covered 'Winchester Cathedral', Cliff Richard's 'Congratulations' and a particularly jaunty version of 'Puppet on a String'.

So if you're looking for something to help you work, rest and play, then you could do worse than just getting that multipack of Mars Bars.

Nick Nicholas - Honky Tonk Piano Party 260kbps VBR

Auf Wiedersehen Pet

Wayay bonny lad!

Another reup from years back and this one's the soundtrack from one of the best TV series ever made; it's reet canny laik. 'Auf Wiedersehen Pet' is the story of a group of builders moving to Dusseldorf, Germany in search of work and the scrapes they get in to along the weir.

The soundtrack features a lot of incidental and background music from the series as well as Joe Fagin's memorable theme tunes which ran at the start and end of each shore. I cannae g'enough man!

 

Auf Wiedersehen Pet 256kbps CBR

Try the first episode. If the Geordie accent is hard to understand, you'll be happy to find a Scoucer and a Brummy also in the cast, so don't worry.

The automatic subtitles generated by Youtube will help to clear things up I'm sure (no they won't).

I once showed a clip of this show to a Hungarian friend and he said 'don't tell me you can actually understand this'.. we'll I had some practice watching this fine series as a kid. If you think of English as your first language, you may need to think again!

Ray Conniff - The Ray Conniff Hi-Fi Companion

Here's a treat - if you prefer vocalisations (da da das and oo oo be-dos) instead of lyrics, then this one's for you. 

Back in 1960 Hi-Fis were obviously feeling a bit lonely as nobody could fit into the room in which they were installed, so Ray Conniff took pity and brought out 'Hi-Fi Companion' which features selected tracks from albums he'd done up to that time. He chose to omit tracks from albums he'd not yet done, but we'll forgive him for that as this is a corker.

Batchelors of 1960 soon found that this was the perfect accompaniment to drinking and smoking far too much, but with the veneer of class which this music provides, the resulting enlarged liver and emphysema were deemed worthwhile.

I found it difficult to find a copy of sufficient quality, so this particular upload was pieced together using CD quality tracks from those aforementioned albums so that you too can drink and smoke to excess whilst you pretend to be Don Draper.

Ray Conniff - The Ray Conniff Hi-Fi Companion 260kbps VBR

Geoff Love And His Orchestra - Your Top TV Themes

Who's TV themes are these? Oh they're mine.. or maybe they're yours. I'm not sure. Maybe whoever reads the writing on the cover can lay claim to this masterpiece.

It's very generous of Geoff Love to award these themes to us, just for going to Age Concern and paying 99p. Or was it 26 shillings and elevenpence? It was obviously a confusing time when decimalisation came in as that would equal £1.34 and 1/2p (ish) so I got a bargain there. Up yours Age Concern! You've been done!

Anyway, feel free to sample the world of mostly UK TV themes circa 1972 as provided by Mr Love. Sid James is prominent on the cover due to the presence of sitcom 'Bless this House' which was pretty diabolical from the bits I've seen. 'Crossroads' is here and again it was terrible but the closing credits were fun to watch.

All are fairly loyal versions and were made to quell the civil unrest that the TV theme hysteria of that year caused. Looting was widespread and so these records were strategically placed among the broken glass and overturned Capris. Eventually the public was back to its usual docile self and all that could be heard were the soft sounds of the theme from 'Match of the Day' emanating from unrepaired windows.

Geoff Love And His Orchestra - Your Top TV Themes 260kbps VBR