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.

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Two Very Different Sides of Phil Celia

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Phil Celia was one of the good ones. Playing back the songs of his which I've posted here (and to WFMU) is one way of compiling a son...
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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Song Poems For the Cotillion

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Today we have a single on the Preview label by Suzie Smith, who was also heard a few times in the duo "Suzie and Rodd", and a...
Friday, January 18, 2019

"I'll Be Her Man-Daddy"

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For today's post, let's stumble our way back to circa 1962, and the early days in the career of the man known most often as Sammy...
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Tuesday, January 08, 2019

Gettin' Cozy with Bobby Barton

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  I've got a really nice pair of songs and performances for the first post of the new year, on a label which is new to me, and...
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Monday, December 31, 2018

Two Heaping Mouthfuls from Rodd Keith

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HOWDY!!! First off, HAPPY NEW YEAR, everyone. It is my hope, in the new year, to re-connect the songs lost in the divshare meltdown of ...
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Tuesday, December 25, 2018

When a Baby is Born

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First of all, let me wish all of you a happy Christmas, and/or joyful whatever else you're having. I appreciate every visitor and every ...
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Monday, December 17, 2018

A Double Shot of Tin Pan Alley

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I know it's been a nearly unprecedented 17 days since I last posted here, and to make up for it, I'm going to offer up a two-fer, ...
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Friday, November 30, 2018

Gospel Norm

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Time seems to be fleeting again, and I really want to get another set of song-poems out there before the month ends in three hours or so....
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Friday, November 23, 2018

Rollin' Down & Setting the Pace

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Greeting and salutations, and for those who celebrated it, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving yesterday. I have a double play for you ...
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Saturday, November 10, 2018

Pretension Overload!

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It comes as no surprise that the basic scam of the song-poem company would draw into it's net some people whose writing was a bi...
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Wednesday, October 31, 2018

SCARY BAD!!!

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What better day than a day dedicated to all things scary to offer up a new find on one of the most consistently, frighteningly awful...
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Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Peppy, Short and Sweet

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 Man, I have genuinely lost track of time. I had no idea I hadn't posted in over two weeks. I need to get back into a rhythm.   ...
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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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