Albums and All That, Starting with the letter S as in Sierra, Part 13

Vinyl-O-Matic

Disney Chorus and Orchestra [00:20]
"Little April Shower"
Walter Disney's Story of Bambi
Disneyland ST 3903 1960
Plip plop plip. You may recall from the last episode we heard a track from Stay Awake. On that album, "Little April Shower" is performed by Natalie Merchant, Michael Stipe, and the Roches.

Thelonius Monk [03:35]
"Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea"
Straight No Chaser
Columbia CS 2651 1967
Monk takes a fine run at this standard originally recorded by Cab Calloway. Helped out here by Charlie Rouse on tenor sax, Larry Gales on bass, and Ben Riley on drums.

Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein [11:14]
"The Upside Down"
Stranger Things - Volume One (A Netflix Series)
Lakeshore Records 2016
Ah, the first season was pretty near perfect. Had to go with the iconic title track.

Frank Sinatra with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra [12:21]
"Call Me"
Strangers in the Night
Reprise Records FS 1017 1966
Oddly enough, Frank has not one but two (2!) Petula Clark covers on this album including this one. I much prefer the brassy sassy production of Petula's version.

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Less Art [16:22]
"Diana the Huntress"
Strangled Light
Gilead Media RELIC88 2017
Featuring members of Kowloon Walled City and Thrice.

Igor Stravinsky and the Columbia Symphony Orchestra [19:34]
"Firebird Ballet Suite (1945): Introduction - Prelude and Dance of the Firebird - Variations"
Stravinsky Conducts Firebird Suite/Petrushka Suite
Columbia Masterworks MS 7011 1967
This is the 1945 arrangement of The Firebird Suite.

Roxy Music [22:44]
"Over You"
Street Life - 20 Great Hits
EG EGTV 1 1986
A single orignally from Roxy Music's Flesh and Blood. Evidently recorded as a way to tes tout Phil Manzanera's recently constructed studio. Made it as high as number 80 on the Hot 100.

Death Valley Girls [26:07]
"Electric High"
Street Venom
Suicide Squeeze SSQ181 2021 (originally recorded and released in 2014)
Closing track to Death Valley Girl's debut studio album. Psych rock excellence.

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Salem 66 [31:08]
"Seven Steps Down" 1984
Great Plains [mm:ss]
"When Do You Say Hello" 1983
Strum and Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983-1987
Captured Tracks CT-302 2020
If you love jangle, you'll love Strum and Thrum. 28 tracks of jingle jangle goodness. An exceptional compilation that includes a 80 page booklet that dives into the scene.

Yo La Tengo [36:39]
"My Heart's Not In It"
Stuff Like That There
Matador OLE-1079-1 2015
It's hard to choose just once song from this album, but the opening track does a great job getting the listener in the mood for the album. It's a lovely rendition of the Gerry Goffin/Russ Titelman single recorded by Darlene McCrea.

New Order [39:25]
"Sub-Culture"
Sub-Culture
Factory fac 133 1985
A remix by John Robie of the band's third single from Low-life. The flip side is, of course, Dub-Culture.

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Ahmed Ben Ali [47:53]
"Subhana"
Subhana
Habibi Funk HABIBI022 2023
That's right... reggae by way of Libya. Evidently reggae arrived right around peak Bob Marley and the Wailers and it took off from there.

Barren Harvest [52:46]
"Claw and Feather"
Subtle Cruelties
Handmade Birds HB-071 2014
Some dark and lovely ambient folk metal from Portland featuring Jessica Way of Worm Ourobouros.

Nancy Sinatra [58:33]
"Sugar Town"
Sugar
Reprise Records RS-6239 1967
A Lee Hazlewood number (naturally) that he says is an allusion to LSD sugar cubes. Featuring Wrecking Crew members including the great Carol Kaye, Glen Campbell, and Hal Blaine.

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Music behind the DJ: "These Boots Were Made for Walking" by Les Brown and his Orchestra