One of this past weekend’s goodies was this collection of Roaring 20’s music from Mr. Enoch Light. This particular release doesn’t appear in Discogs yet, so I’ll need to do a bit of work this coming weekend before she can join her friends on the shelf. Anyway, the music isn’t bad, not much IS from Enoch Light, just not something I’d care to listen to every day. Too happy for my taste, but for $0.92, it was well worth the price of admission. Also, happy birthday to my lovely wife. 🙂
Category Archives: Misc
Weekend Haul
This weekend’s hand-picked selection of circular, groovy goodies. Not bad for a flat $24. Lots of Enoch Light and a bunch of 20’s / 30’s comps. Lighthearted listening for the prudent weekend.
Prudent Picnic
Having a prudent picnic at The Getty, and enjoying some Arthur Lyman on Pandora. Cheers to the simple things, kids.
Golden Hits
I’m almost certain this is how records are made, or at the very least, it’s how they should be made. In classic 1967 style, swingbeat tycoon Ace Cannon delivers a collection of ferocious hits on Hi Records’ Memphis Golden Hits. I Walk the Line, Raunchy, Wooly Bully, In the Midnight Hour, and Green Onions stand out, but overall, these 12 tracks are, most certainly, a worthy, loopy listen.
Question #24
Hypothetical question for you lovely spinners of analog entertainment. How many skips are acceptable on a $1 record? A handful? Two hands full? There is a certain, unmentioned understanding between the seller of the $1 record, and that of the potential buyer. But, what number is that unmentioned understanding? I counted three skips on this Banda del Arma de Aviacion, Madrid record. To me, that’s an acceptable amount for the price. Now, say El Toro here was listed for $5 and had the same amount of skips. Would THAT then be acceptable? I’d side with no, again going back to that “unmentioned understanding.” I have a lot of $1 records, and a lot of them skip, but to me, the blemishes are worth the ridiculously low price of discovering new entertainment.
Persuasive
Ladies and gentlemen, the complete set of Enoch Light’s Persuasive Percussion series (only on Command Records… or ABC Records after the buy out). Have a Spaced-out weekend, kids!
RIP MTM
A little late to the game here, but honestly, respect is never not on time. Rest in peace, Mary Tyler Moore.
Plastic Stacks
When I purged my 600+ compact disc collection (I shudder to think of maintaining that now), I kept a handful (a rather LARGE handful) of essentials, that, upon just recently, I’d forgotten completely about. Some of the survivors are obvious heroes, but others…
Hotel Room Essentials
When staying out of town for a hot second, we didn’t forget to bring our room essentials. Though the neighbors may not be happy, it’s 3rd floor Space Age Pop with an ocean view and in-room fireplace at this makeshift lounge. Don’t forget to tip your bartender.
Get Your MOTOR Runnin’
Man, I wish MOTOR would put out some new music. Maybe they have, and I’ve been under my umbrella of Space Age Pop for too long. Unlikely. MOTOR is definitely one of those bands you need to seek out in order to stay above the line of awareness. They’re not social media darlings, and they certainly don’t pop up on KCRW (they’re more likely to pop up on KXLU, though I’ve never heard them there). Anyway, man I wish MOTOR would put out some new music.
Tacocidal
Found this at the Cha Cha Lounge in Silver Lake and felt inclined to snap a photo.
All I want is some hot sauce, and she wouldn’t give it to me
All I wanted was hot sauce, just some hot sauce, and she wouldn’t give it to me
Just some hot sauce
RIAA’s Tech Data
Cleaned house (and my desktop) to discover this post-ready (Photoshopped) RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) Technical Data explanation guide. Circa: 1960-ish, the technical readout to this battle station, er, hi-fi record is sure to massage all your audiophile (nerdy) needs.
Concert Hall Society
Felt today was a good day to take a much needed step back… way back, and enjoy some of the floral decencies of Mr. Ludwig Van. Though its release date is unknown, this mid-century (assumed) Concert Hall Society series is really rather upstanding, and delivers the Beethoven fix with minimum conflict.
Harry
Casual Saturday listening. FINALLY finished up the “need to listen to” pile, so we were able to enjoy a few rounds of listener’s choice. Nilsson’s debut followed by Lagwagon seemed necessary. Cheers.
Enjoy…
A friendly reminder that Columbia Records (now owned by Sony Music Entertainment) would like for you to enjoy the world’s greatest catalog of high-fidelity records… superbly performed and recorded on Columbia 33 1/3 LP Records. Your favorite artists… your favorite music reproduced with matchless clarity and realism.
Enjoy Columbia Records, and have a great Friday doing it.
Happy 4th Birthday, Prudent Groove!
Well, four years ago today we dropped the needle on a cryptic and probing experiment called The Prudent Groove. This daily chore of unknown ends (and plagued beginnings) has forced us (me) to peer into the ceaseless collection with a slightly skewed and exotic perspective. (A perspective found primarily at the bottom of empty bourbon glasses and disorganized half-thoughts.) Evolution, in its lazy way, has certainly taken its form here at The Prudent Groove, but we are no closer to any conceivable goal than we were the day before we began, which, today, would be exactly four years and one day ago.
This process has been monumentally rewarding (on a personal level), and I’ve had the pleasure of interacting with patient, like-minded groove-hunters along the way (all who are much smarter, and more knowledgeable than me).
From the casual passersby to the daily squatters, thank you for allowing us to waste your time. Happy 4th birthday, Prudent Groove!
Special thanks to Old Man Hardwick for the photo art and early birthday wishes.
Fun with Space Age Pop
While playing cards and giving the hi-fi a solid workout (Enoch Light, Klaus Ogerman, Pérez Prado), we paused for a snack, another round of cocktails, and a quick photo. Cheers.
How to Ignore the Incoming Storm…
For the saddest (and most abhorrent) day in this nation’s modern day history, let’s drown our sorrows in, and (attempt to) ignore the incoming storm of racist ignorance with Bikinis and Bongos. Because, let’s face it… heavy, heavy drugs won’t be near enough to get us through the next 1461 days.
A Match Made in Punk Rock Heaven
Days like today are exponentially made worse by the troubling fact that LA’s best punk rock bar no longer exists. Oh, what I wouldn’t give for a Liquid Kitty and some Lawndale right about now. RIP Liquid Kitty.
Heart on a Sleeve, Soul on a Chest
Yes, even t-shirts need a day of rest… or a violent cleaning. To the Rocket from the Crypt and Kids in the Hall fans out there, happy Friday.
The Prudent Groove 