I Thought YOU Were Buck!

Sorry about that post title - it's an inside joke that I couldn't resist which will make sense to only one person who reads this blog. But it does sort of reference at least the title of today's feature, which is: 

I JUST bought this record and could not wait to send it. It's a later-era Film City release from just after Rod (Rodd Keith) Rogers' string of releases ended. My best pal Stu (the recipient of this post's joke title) has somehow determined that the 3000 series of Film City releases are from 1966, and I have no reason to doubt him. Since that's right around when Rodd Keith appeared on Preview, it all makes sense. 

Anyway, we have Rodd's primary replacement here, Frank Perry, singing a song called "Buck Fever". And a most entertaining number it is, too, set to a bouncy backing with a shuffling drum setting and a fun story in the lyric. And there is a reference to a geoduck, which I'm guessing is the only time that bizarre creature was ever mentioned in a song-poem. But the best thing may be the sound effects - yes, SOUND EFFECTS - Spike Jones styled sound effects, yet - that punctuate the track. This was money well spent!

Download: Frank Perry and the Swinging Strings - Buck Fever

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On Buck Fever, Frank Perry got to work with the immortal "Swinging Strings". On the flip side,  "Will the Dreams I've Been Dreaming (Mean Nothing)", he is accompanied by the Film City Orchestra, sounding very much like the Swinging Strings. I wonder why. 

But while "Buck Fever" seems to pass by in but a moment, and I wish it had gone on longer, "Will the Dreams...", despite being only 22 seconds longer, seems to go on for about three days. I simply cannot stir up any enthusiasm for this record at all. Blech. 

Download: Frank Perry and the Film City Orchestra - Will the Dreams I've Been Dreaming (Mean Nothing)

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