Fiesta Flamenca

February 2, 2010 in Flamenco | 1 comment

Fiesta Flamenca

Federal regulations state that every LP record collection must have a Flamenco album. Well, they should anyway. I’ve been keeping my eye out for a high-quality Flamenco album for the site, but have not had much luck until now. You see, Federal regulations also state that certified Flamenco records must have at least one Flamenco dance performed ON the actual record itself.

Despite all that, I finally have one to present to you all. The performances here are top notch, and the record itself is in great shape. This is on the Montilla label, recorded in Spain and manufactured in NYC. If you listen to one Flamenco album this year, make it Fiesta Flamenca.

Have a listen to A La Feria de Grana:

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Flamenca.zip (49MB)

Side One:
Bulerias
Alegrias
A La Feria De Grana
Sevillanas
Soleares
Aires De Huelva

Side Two:
Tango Gitano
Fandango
Ecos Gitanos
Ritmo De Soleares
Fandango De Huelva
Fiesta En Utrera

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Merry Christmas from Thrift Store DJ

December 20, 2009 in Christmas | 1 comment

Merry Christmas everyone. Thanks for all the kind comments this year. I’ve got lots of great stuff lined up for 2010, so hang around. In the meantime, pay a visit to some of my favorite blogs that feature Christmas music:

Music You (Possibly) Won’t Hear Anyplace Else

Bongobells

Jul Igen

And while you are here, why not add some “Jingo Jango” to your Christmas festivities? See you next year!

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Morales – Latin Dance Party

November 10, 2009 in Latin | 4 comments

“Music is a necessity, but it is important that the music cover all categories so that whatever your company may be, you will have the ’sound’ to make them happy, as well as yourself…Listen…and have the music fill your home with pleasure.” And so we are introduced to another in the International Award Series via Freeport, Long Island. Here we bring you Noro Morales, a great collection of tunes and a wonderful cover. May it bring you pleasure.

Give a listen to Norin-Noron:

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Morales.zip (35MB)

Side One:
Who’s Sorry Now – Cha Cha
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love – Cha Cha
Dark Eyes – Pachanga
For Me and My Gal – Cha Cha
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You – Cha Cha

Side Two:
Home – Cha Cha
The Children’s Merengue
Norin-Noron – Mambo
Rainbow Bolero
Mississippi Mambo

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Trio Calaveras – Una Noche en el Jorongo del Hotel Maria Isabel de Mexico

September 29, 2009 in Latin | 1 comment

These gentlemen are the real deal — a “trio romantico” who appeared in over a dozen Mexican films in the 40s. This release captures them live at the “El Jorongo” bar, which the back cover assures us is “a wonderful place that is a must for every tourist that visits Mexico City because of it’s gay atmosphere.” If you’ve ever been to the El Jorongo bar, please leave a comment and let us know what it was/is like.

Every once and a while, you take a chance and find a real gem in the bins, and this is one of those gems. The first track unfortunately has a couple of skips, but the rest of the tracks are fine and there is relatively little surface noise, which is a miracle considering this came from the floor of a Goodwill in rural Ohio. The back cover is also signed by the trio, which is very cool, but a bit odd, taking into account the whole rural Ohio thing.

Check out El Soldado de Levita:

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Calaveras.zip (51MB)

Side One:
Flor Silvestre
Amaneci en tus Brazos
La Malaguena
Sin Sangre en las Venas
El Coyote

Side Two:
Gota a Gota
El Soldado de Levita
Novia Envidiada
La Llorona
No Me Vuelvas a Ver
Besame Morenita

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Don Johnson – King of Organ with a Beat Vol. 3

September 20, 2009 in Exotica, General Fruitiness, Lounge | 6 comments

I think this is perhaps one of the strangest album covers ever — not sure what the bikini-clad dancer Dali painting is doing on a cover with the self-proclaimed “King of Organ” complete with crown and robe, but here we are, and I like it here! The music is top-notch with snappy arrangements of some standards of the day, pretty lively stuff.

Have a listen to Brazil:

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KingOfOrgan.zip (37MB)

Side One
Sweet Georgia Brown
Tea for Two (Cha-Cha)
Moonglow and Theme (from “Picnic”)
Josephine
Jalousie (Tango)
Bye Bye Blues

Side Two
Five Foot Two Eyes of Blue
Brazil
The Breeze and I
Happy Organ
The Shiek of Araby
Mighty Low

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2nd Anniversary Box Set Bash

August 16, 2009 in General Fruitiness | 9 comments

This one has been weeks in the making folks. To celebrate the two year anniversary of Thrift Store DJ this month, I give you … a complete box set! You know, normally when you run across box sets at the thrift store, they are usually missing records, or maybe they have some other records mixed in. And 95% of the time, they are of the Reader’s Digest variety. But recently I stumbled on this complete box set, and it’s one I’ve never actually seen before. The Latin Brass album was an early post on the site, so I figured this would be a great candidate for an anniversary post. There is something for everyone here, exotica, jazz, classical, honky-tonk piano. If you like the Command label records, these should be right up your alley as they are clearly aimed at that crowd. The records are split up below, so feel free to take what you want or grab it all. In-line samples also included (except for the classical album).

Complete Track Listing

BigBand.zip (41MB)

Peanut Vendor

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BrassBand.zip (46MB)

Liberty Bell

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Classics.zip (40MB)

Exotic.zip (45MB)

Mambo Italiano

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HonkyTonk.zip (37MB)

Turkish Honky Tonk

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Jazz.zip (44MB)

Old Devil Moon

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Latin Brass (59MB)

Patricia

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Passionate.zip (42MB)

Brazil

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Potent.zip (42MB)

Glow Worm

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SizzlingStrings.zip (43MB)

Solea Canastera Soleares

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The Big Beat is Here – The Marterie Men

August 5, 2009 in Lounge | 4 comments

I fell in love with this record cover the moment I laid eyes on it. Nothing says 1969 like inflatable furniture — a trend that died before it’s time. This is a quintessential easy listening/lounge record.  Ralph Marterie was a big band leader with a long career, and this release sees him put a contemporary, late 60s, somewhat “Esquivelian”  spin on some old favorites.  The back cover states, “THE BIG BEAT … the famous sound of the Big Bands is played in hit style by one of the Big Band leaders of all time, Ralph Marterie. He makes you want to dance with his swinging and rocking rhythms.”

Check out “Don’t Be That Way”:

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BigBeat.zip 36MB

Side One
When the Saints go Marching in
Little Brown Jug
Lullaby of Birdland
Marie
Jersey Bounce

Side Two:
Don’t be that Way
Tuxedo Junction
Opus One
Boogie Woogie
Woodchopper’s Ball

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Korla Pandit – Trance Dance

July 17, 2009 in Exotica, Video | 1 comment

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Korla Pandit – Song of India

July 16, 2009 in Exotica, Video | No comments

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Thrift Store DJ YouTube Channel

July 16, 2009 in Video | 1 comment

I’m not sure how the new flash video player is working out. Although they mostly work for me, I notice that the time slider doesn’t function. I’m also seeing a lot of failed requests for the player in the logs. So with that in mind, I decided now would be a good time to unveil the ThriftStoreDJ YouTube Channel. Look for some more Korla, as well as other artists you may like in the Thrift Store DJ style. You can access the new channel at: http://www.youtube.com/ThriftStoreDJ.

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