The Wonderful and the Obscure

A look at some of the more remarkable items found during 40 years of collecting all manner of recordings. For information on saving these files, see the top box on the right.

Monday, June 15, 2026

Uggy Pugs I Have Done

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I wonder if Phil Celia came to Tin Pan Alley thinking of himself as a serious vocalist, capable of great singing and hoping to be given wond...
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Saturday, May 30, 2026

My First Rodd

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Just under 30 years ago, in the fall of 1996, I got my first taste of song-poems when I bought the MSR Madness Volume 2 CD, "The Makers...
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Monday, May 25, 2026

He Does it ALL For You, But Apparently Only Once

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  Nearly three years ago, I shared my choice for Sammy Marshall's Greatest Hits, each of which are is one one side of the same 45. That ...
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Thursday, May 14, 2026

Disco Norris

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I'm here today to continue the unique saga of Norridge Mayhams, better known (when known at all) as Norris the Troubadour. If you follow...
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Thursday, April 30, 2026

He's Just a Lonely Dairy Boy

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Today, I just have another record on the Air label, and it's just by Jeff Reynolds, who was just one of the stalwarts with Lee Hudson, w...
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Friday, April 24, 2026

The Bass Player... Yes, THAT Bass Player.... from Tin Pan Alley... is BACK!!!!

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If I have a chance to pick up a Tin Pan Alley single from the late 1950's through the 1960's, I'm going to go for it, if the pri...
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Saturday, April 11, 2026

Something Quite a Bit Different From Preview Records

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Okay, well I couldn't pass up a chance to buy a Preview single showing this label, even without hearing it:  Well, it turns out that, al...
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Wednesday, April 01, 2026

I Thought YOU Were Buck!

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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 blo...
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Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Cara, Sammy and Marilyn

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It's time for another Air EP, featuring a trio of Cara Stewart/Lee Hudson productions and one item from Globe headliner Sammy Marshall. ...
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Thursday, March 12, 2026

Mary Jo and Ted "Millionaire" Kennedy

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Today's record is called "The Spoiled Millionaire" and it's by the great Gene Marshall. I'm sure that when I got this ...
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Saturday, February 28, 2026

This Record Goes Round and Round

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It's been a bit of a crazy month, and I've only just barely gotten two posts out, for the first time since last June. And I'm st...
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Saturday, February 14, 2026

A Very Noval Valentine's Day

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It's Valentine's Day! There is no better way to celebrate such a day than with a dull and dreary sounding small combo, led by an uni...
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Bob Purse
Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States
I'm the father of two amazing young adults, married to the most wonderful woman in the world, and I work in the mental health field. I play several instruments and record my own music. I'm a long time record collector, hoarder of unusual, rare or unique recorded sound, musical, spoken word or other, and am glad to have found this outlet to share some of my favorite parts of it with others.
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