Welcome to the 100th World Worst Records post.
I wanted to give you all something a bit special for this centennial posting, so I’ve compiled a CD’s worth of song poems – 28 in total – just for you. There have been a number of song poem compilations issued over the years, but none of the 28 songs included here have, to the best of my knowledge, appeared on any of these collections – although a few have appeared in this blog over the last four years.
Now, 28 terrible records would probably be a bit much, so this compilation mixes the truly terrible with some of my all-time favourites. In other words, not every track in this collection deserves the epithet ‘world’s worst’, but I thought you’d rather a cross-section of song-poems than almost eighty minutes of brain-deadening awfulness.
The collection, which I've named Hoopy Hey Hey (if you listen to the track Tipsy Ippsy you'll see why) features some of the titans of the song-poem world: Rodd Keith, Dick Kent, Cara Stewart, Ralph Lowe, Bob Storm, Sammy Marshall and Gene Marshall among them. The full tracklisting is as follows:
Happy Inside of Me – The Rave Ons (From one of the many Columbine The Now Sounds of Today albums)
Who’s Going to Kiss You – Lance (Tin Pan Alley 45)
My Wife Ain’t Lazy – The Downtowners (Rodd Keith) (Preview 45)
Jenny Beloved – Dick Kent (MSR 45)
Fly With Me My darling on a Rocket to The Moon – Gene Marshall (Preview 45)
Oh, Oh, Baby – The Downtowners (Rodd Keith on lead vocals) (Preview 45)
Just Remember I Love You – Dick Kent (Songuild 45)
It was God’s Love – Dick Lee and the Singing Strings (Action 45)
Space Gyronpacer – Lisa Donovan (From a different Columbine The Now Sounds Of Today collection)
Tipsy Ippsy – Sonny Marcell (aka Sammy Marshall) (Frank Lyle Buck 45)
Life – artist uncredited (probably Mary Kimmell) (Halmark 45)
Peacepipe or Tomahawk – Sammy Marshall (aka Sonny Marcell) (Sigmar 45)
Jubilee (In The USA) – John Fluker (Columbine EP)
Three Little Children – Carolyn Boyle (Nu-Sound 45)
I Saw Jim Reeves Up There – The Country Swingers (Blu-J 45)
Bringin’ Back the Twistin’ – Buddy Raye (aka Dick Kent) (from one of the many Sunrise Records Hollywood Sessions albums)
Marinella – Larry London (Jody 45)
I’ll Ask God to Save You Some Wings – Mike Thomas (Tin Pan Alley 45)
What Time Does the Last Moon Leave? – Cara Stewart with the Lee Hudson Orchestra (Advance 45)
I’m the Cat – Ralph Lowe (Columbine 45)
Too Many Tigers – Rodd Keith (Preview 45)
The Barbershop – Singin’ Jack Curran (Dolly-O 45)
Better Than Gold – Sue Romm (Columbine EP)
Pan Handling (A Big City Man) – Bob Storm (Halmark EP)
An Ode to Our Lady – artist uncredited (probably Jack and Mary Kimmell) (Halmark EP)
Phoney Tony – Debbi Davis (MSR 45)
The Gipsy in my Soul – Rodd Keith (MSR 45)
Foolish Heart – The Rave Ons (From the same Columbine The Now Sounds of Today album as the opening track)
Download them (it's a big file, mind, almost 100Mb), cut them to CD, print of the little insert I’ve knocked together for you too and enjoy.
DOWNLOAD ZIP FILE HERE
I wanted to give you all something a bit special for this centennial posting, so I’ve compiled a CD’s worth of song poems – 28 in total – just for you. There have been a number of song poem compilations issued over the years, but none of the 28 songs included here have, to the best of my knowledge, appeared on any of these collections – although a few have appeared in this blog over the last four years.
Now, 28 terrible records would probably be a bit much, so this compilation mixes the truly terrible with some of my all-time favourites. In other words, not every track in this collection deserves the epithet ‘world’s worst’, but I thought you’d rather a cross-section of song-poems than almost eighty minutes of brain-deadening awfulness.
The collection, which I've named Hoopy Hey Hey (if you listen to the track Tipsy Ippsy you'll see why) features some of the titans of the song-poem world: Rodd Keith, Dick Kent, Cara Stewart, Ralph Lowe, Bob Storm, Sammy Marshall and Gene Marshall among them. The full tracklisting is as follows:
Happy Inside of Me – The Rave Ons (From one of the many Columbine The Now Sounds of Today albums)
Who’s Going to Kiss You – Lance (Tin Pan Alley 45)
My Wife Ain’t Lazy – The Downtowners (Rodd Keith) (Preview 45)
Jenny Beloved – Dick Kent (MSR 45)
Fly With Me My darling on a Rocket to The Moon – Gene Marshall (Preview 45)
Oh, Oh, Baby – The Downtowners (Rodd Keith on lead vocals) (Preview 45)
Just Remember I Love You – Dick Kent (Songuild 45)
It was God’s Love – Dick Lee and the Singing Strings (Action 45)
Space Gyronpacer – Lisa Donovan (From a different Columbine The Now Sounds Of Today collection)
Tipsy Ippsy – Sonny Marcell (aka Sammy Marshall) (Frank Lyle Buck 45)
Life – artist uncredited (probably Mary Kimmell) (Halmark 45)
Peacepipe or Tomahawk – Sammy Marshall (aka Sonny Marcell) (Sigmar 45)
Jubilee (In The USA) – John Fluker (Columbine EP)
Three Little Children – Carolyn Boyle (Nu-Sound 45)
I Saw Jim Reeves Up There – The Country Swingers (Blu-J 45)
Bringin’ Back the Twistin’ – Buddy Raye (aka Dick Kent) (from one of the many Sunrise Records Hollywood Sessions albums)
Marinella – Larry London (Jody 45)
I’ll Ask God to Save You Some Wings – Mike Thomas (Tin Pan Alley 45)
What Time Does the Last Moon Leave? – Cara Stewart with the Lee Hudson Orchestra (Advance 45)
I’m the Cat – Ralph Lowe (Columbine 45)
Too Many Tigers – Rodd Keith (Preview 45)
The Barbershop – Singin’ Jack Curran (Dolly-O 45)
Better Than Gold – Sue Romm (Columbine EP)
Pan Handling (A Big City Man) – Bob Storm (Halmark EP)
An Ode to Our Lady – artist uncredited (probably Jack and Mary Kimmell) (Halmark EP)
Phoney Tony – Debbi Davis (MSR 45)
The Gipsy in my Soul – Rodd Keith (MSR 45)
Foolish Heart – The Rave Ons (From the same Columbine The Now Sounds of Today album as the opening track)
Download them (it's a big file, mind, almost 100Mb), cut them to CD, print of the little insert I’ve knocked together for you too and enjoy.
DOWNLOAD ZIP FILE HERE
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ReplyDeleteIt's too much--I can't take it! ;)
I don't believe it!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe Rave-On's "Happy Inside of Me" (should have been the 'A' side and "Foolish Heart (could have been the 'B' side) would have made a great 45 single! I feel better already just thinking about that possibility!
"Happy Inside of Me" indeed!
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ReplyDeleteYou are the only person I know of who can truly appreciate the link. It is a strange brew of Middle Eastern cheese pop and Western music that the Arabic site owner thinks is cool.
I especially like the deadlinked wallpaper, but wait and see how amazingly bad it can get. Download some of the songs.
Damn! I think I've missed this one. If you have the time for a re-up?
ReplyDelete"Tipsy Ippsy" is the one I'm looking for
ReplyDelete(added this second comment because I did'nt see the "notify me check box".......)
Hi Bob: email me at dwbullock@sky.com and I'll send you the MP3
DeleteHi,
ReplyDeleteI have a few of the Columbine albums, happy to share..
Any chance of a re-up of this one? I was particularly interested in the "Rave-Ons" tracks, I heard "Mellow Sweet Sixteen" and was surprised at how the girl cannot take the lyric sertiously, and conversely how up-to-date it sounds.
God, I've been to this web site so many times, never knew this was here!
Regards,
Mark
Hi Mark. Check back tomorrow: the compilation should be back up by then. If you have any stuff to share drop me an email at dwbullock (at) sky.com - I'd really appreciate it!
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