Peter Cottontail

I had a request to re-up this share I did back in 2010. Get it while you can.

Peter Cottontail

Christmas In July

Baby, it's hot outside! So, let's cool you down with a little Christmas.

A lot of my old download links are dead. I used to use Rapidshare, but they suck and deleted most (if not all) of my links. I'm not sure which old shares are active or not. Someone requested that I re-share this one and I just happened to have it handy on Mediafire. So, here it is --

A Merry Geoffrey Christmas

For a whole bunch more Christmas in July downloads, check out the blog Ernie (Not Bert).
Also check out the Christmas TV History blog for Sci-Fi Christmas in July, where they are reviewing old Christmas episodes of science fiction tv shows.

Easter's On It's Way...

I've been having some issues with my computer for awhile. I can't upload or download music. Some day I'll have it looked at to see what the problem is. In the mean time, you can download my two previous Easter shares.

Peter Cottontail - Peter Pan Orchestra & Players

Easter Mix 2008

American Society For the Occult Sciences

Here's an odd record I found at a thrift store this past summer. It's from 1973 and is called American Society For the Occult Sciences. It's a spoken word record and each side is one long track --

Side A - How to Develop Your ESP
Side B - The Facts About Witchcraft

A Google search didn't turn up much info about this record. But, during the recording the narrator mentions a couple of books he wrote. The Handbook of Parapsychology and The New Pagans. After another Google search, I found out that these two books were written by Hans Holzer in 1972. My guess is that he's the narrator of this album. The record came in a plain white album jacket.

Click the link below to download --

American Society For the Occult Sciences

An American Idea (Disc 1007)

I had hoped to share all of these An American Idea albums by July 4th. Well, that ain't gonna happen. I've had over six months to rip these records and I didn't do it. I suck.

Anyhoo, here's Disc 1007. It features air dates January 12, 1976 to February 7, 1976.

Click here to read the history of these records and to download Disc 1006.

Track Listing

Cut/Air Date/Program Title

1. 1/12 Mae West
2. 1/13 Harry Houdini
3. 1/14 Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
4. 1/15 Charlie Chaplin
5. 1/16 Lily Langtry
6. 1/17 Humphrey Bogart
7. 1/19 Robert E. Lee
8. 1/20 Presidential Inaugurations
9. 1/21 George Washington Carver
10. 1/22 The First American Novel
11. 1/23 The Golden Spike
12. 1/24 Haym Solomon
13. 1/26 Basketball
14. 1/27 Skiing in USA
15. 1/28 Pinkerton
16. 1/29 Ralph Bunche
17. 1/30 Bourbon
18. 1/31 Carry Nation
19. 2/2 Groundhog Day
20. 2/3 The Four Chaplains
21. 2/4 George Eastman
22. 2/5 Samuel F.B. Morse
23. 2/6 Clara Barton
24. 2/7 Molly Pitcher

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An American Idea (Disc 1006)

I originally shared this over at FaLaLaLaLa.com at Christmastime. I hope to have the other ones done by July 4th. I'm still not real good at scanning covers, so this photo comes from an eBay auction.

In 1975 Susquehanna Stations produced (I believe) seven two-record sets called An American Idea. They were provided to radio stations to play a track almost every day from July 1975 until July 1976 in celebration of the Bicentennial. I found five of the seven sets at a local thrift store. My share today is Disc 1006 which features air dates December 15, 1975 to January 10, 1976. They're not all Christmas related, but I thought I would share the whole record.

From inside the jacket --

"AN AMERICAN IDEA" is the unique and dynamic series of radio vignettes developed by The Susquehanna Stations in conjunction with our nation's Bicentennial observance, and heard on America's greatest radio stations.

More than three years of development lie behind the painstakingly-researched and expertly-produced vignettes, approximately one minute in length, heard by thousands of loyal listeners, six days weekly, through the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1976!

This compelling program series deals with the broad scope of American history, realizing that America is the product of hundreds of years' effort by millions of people...not just the creation of a few well-known men of the late 18th Century; and highlights a variety of people, places and events which contributed to America's greatness.

Cut/Air Date/Program Title

1. 12/15 Harlem Globetrotters
2. 12/16 Boston Tea Party
3. 12/17 Christmas Cards
4. 12/18 Christmas Tree
5. 12/19 Mistletoe
6. 12/20 Christmas Music
7. 12/22 Hawaiian Christmas
8. 12/23 Yes, Virginia
9. 12/24 Santa Claus
10. 12/25 Valley Forge
11. 12/26 Colonial Toys
12. 12/27 Monopoly
13. 12/29 Vending Machines
14. 12/30 Great Blizzards
15. 12/31 Times Square
16. 1/1 Bicentennial Year
17. 1/2 Liberty Bell
18. 1/3 Thomas Paine
19. 1/5 Fort Sumter
20. 1/6 Civil War Songs
21. 1/7 Barbara Frietchie
22. 1/8 Antietam
23. 1/9 Matthew Brady
24. 1/10 Appomattox

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A Merry Geoffrey Christmas

I got an early Christmas present from my wife. It's a Crosley Radio CR6001A Archiver USB Turntable. I can now rip old records to my computer and share them at my blog. Hurray! Here's my first share --

This is an album from 1975 called A Merry Geoffrey Christmas (WLP-302, Wonderland Records). It features four stories starring Toys "R" Us mascot Geoffrey Giraffe & his family.

I cleaned it up a little, but you can still here some "pops and clicks". Hopefully I'll get better at this as time goes on. Since I don't have a record size scanner, I had to scan the album cover in four parts and then piece it together. Unfortunately some of the scans came out darker than others and you can see where they connect :(

From the back of the album --

MEET GEOFFREY GIRAFFE & FAMILY

Geoffrey is an amateur inventor who works in a toy shop; he is a loving father and husband. Baby Gee, cute and perky, is always around to cheer daddy on. Gigi, a good wife and mother, is always there when needed. And, oh boy! is she ever needed by her adventurous family.

Geoffrey and his family live in a charming old lighthouse with ceilings just the right height for giraffes.

Side 1
1. Geoffrey's Christmas Tree
2. Geoffrey and His Christmas Snow Machine

Side 2
1. Geoffrey's Christmas Dream
2. 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (According to Geoffrey)

Script and Lyrics by: Sid Wayne
Music and Production by: Ralph Stein
With the Jeff Wayne Orchestra & Chorus

Featuring:
Tom Cipolla as Geoffrey
Laine Roberts as Gigi
Pat Lordier as Baby Gee
Jim Dukas as Snowkenstein and others
Sid (Thumbs) Wayne as Santa Claus and others
Associate Producer: Sy Ziv

GEOFFREY'S CHRISTMAS TREE, will let you share in the trials and tribulations of how "not" to get something for nothing.
There's thrills and chills (no pun intended) galore as GEOFFREY AND HIS SNOW MACHINE, crank out "Snowkenstein", the snow monster.
GEOFFREY'S CHRISTMAS DREAM, takes you on an exciting trip into outer space as Geoffrey the Astronaut blasts off to save Santa Claus and Christmas from being lost to the world forever.
'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS (According to Geoffrey), will charm and delight the listener with it's un-orthodox use of sound effects.

With the brilliant production and music of composer Ralph Stein to compliment the songs, and the professionalism of the first rate cast of characters, we honestly feel A MERRY GEOFFREY CHRISTMAS will be among your collector's items for your children's children to hear and enjoy.

Sid Wayne...who is one of America's top songwriters (having written everything from Elvis Presley to IT'S IMPOSSIBLE for Perry Como) adds a new dimension to his long list of credits with the writing of the script and lyrics for this long to be treasured and played throughout the year production of A MERRY GEOFFREY CHRISTMAS. A father of 2 girls and a boy himself, Sid knows how a parent's patience can be tried hearing the same innocuous stories and songs played over and over again. He feels Kids today, (of all ages) are too sophisticated to sit still for the "namby-pamby" records of years gone by..and we heartily agree.

Click the link below to download (link updated 7-7-12) --

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