Vintage Vinyl Revival

The other morning I received a phone call from Verne Langdon himself, requesting that I remove his music from this site. Apparently he did not appreciate the free publicity. I believe his words were, “I don’t need your help.” I should have known better, I mean, show of hands, who hasn’t heard of Verne Langdon?

Verne’s ego aside, this album is pretty cool. Too bad you can’t hear it.

An album like this is enough to scare a body into dancing anything from the “Twist” . . . “Watusi” . . . “Hully Gully” . . . “Swim” . . . “Frug” . . . “Surf” . . . “Monkey” . . . “Dog” . . . “Lindy” and even the lowly fox trot. AND without losing a DEAD beat. . . .

Ray Stevens is celebrating 50 years in the music biz. This album was one of his first, which was followed by a slew of records, hits, and ridiculousness. The joker is still producing too!

Probably one of the more free-form and experimental of the vinyl-only sessions I had in the days of FM, this was a live spontaneous mix, utilizing and layering up to a total of four turntables at any given time – plus a wee echo pedal on occasion.

I was pretty excited to come across this little tune-tote, especially considering it still has what must be the collection of the original owner. The name & address sticker of one Sheryl Johnson plastered on each of the records clued me in. I like to imagine a teenage Sheryl showing off her tune-tote to her friends, or sitting by herself listening to “Johnny Angel” and longing after her latest crush.

“Come, share this exciting intimacy from the very beginning. Enter into a world of perpetual delight, enriched by a joyous and fulfilling sex life…”

A grimy mix of rockin’ monster melodies, las vegas grind style.

From the recent live session at the Palace Billiards DJ Lounge, I remixed the original recording into two sets, which have a little better flow and unity. I’m not quite in the mood for the heart-break sounds that make up remix #2, so enjoy this more upbeat set for now.