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.

Sunday, June 26, 2022

My Song & My Tears

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Today, we have a song-poem singer that I've only featured once before, and in that case, only one side of a 45. Her name is Nancy Sherma...
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Sunday, June 19, 2022

That Was Quite a Conversation!

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(A side note right off the bat. I know this label says "Hallmark", but the company primarily used the spelling "Halmark"...
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Saturday, June 11, 2022

Sammy Rocks Again!

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Two Sammy Marshall songs and two cut-ups! What more could you ask for?!?!?! It's Rockin' Sammy Time! Although Sammy Marshall's c...
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Friday, June 03, 2022

Clean Living, with Gary Roberts

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You have my solid vow, oh song-poem fans, that any time I come to be in possession of a Gary Roberts record, I will share it with you. His v...
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Saturday, May 28, 2022

My Favorite New Song-Poem Purchase This Year

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Hey, there, Hi there, Ho there, you're as welcome as can be! Let's get right to it:  If you've read this site (and my posts at W...
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Saturday, May 21, 2022

It Happened to Norm

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Howdy,  I'm going to do something I've mostly avoided doing today, and I'll get to that in a moment, but first, I want to thank ...
Saturday, May 14, 2022

The Earnestness and Directness of Early Cinema Records

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Howdy! First up, I'd like to refer back to last week's post . For those who saw it before my friend Stu did, it's worth a look i...
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Friday, May 06, 2022

The Shortest Halmark Release Ever?

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 Hello, everybody, hello! Before I get started with today's items, I wanted to share that I have again been invited to be part of a podc...
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Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Stood Up AND Standing Tall

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Today, we return to the waning days of one of my favorite labels, Tin Pan Alley. At this point, they were about at the end of their series o...
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Friday, April 15, 2022

Vilma Records

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 Howdy,  Before we get to today's offering, I wanted to call attention to something written by frequent commenter Sammy Reed, in respons...
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Friday, April 08, 2022

Maybe There Is No Fantasy

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Today, as promised, I'm going back to back with Rodd Keith posts, since I hadn't shared any of his material in several months, prior...
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Wednesday, March 30, 2022

The Return of Rodd

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 Howdy, folks,  For the first time, I have no updates, having completed that project, except for two lengthy tribute posts, last time around...
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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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