Vinyl Voyage Radio

This week, I digitized some more vinyl.   Here are the latest editions to the Vinyl Voyage library: Elton John Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975) Barbara Streisand Memories (1981) Billy Joel Turnstiles (1976) Crosby, Stills and Nash Crosby, Stills and Nash (1969)  Sting The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985) Heart Dreamboat Annie (1976) 

When I was a kid, I used to check out record albums from the public library.  I was perusing the LP bins one day and came across  Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy .  At the time I was perhaps 10 years old and knew nothing about Elton John, other than the crazy outfits and sunglasses he wore.  I think my first introduction to Elton was via the sitcom,  One Day at a Time   (I had a slight crush on Valerie Bertinelli).    In one particular episode, the two Romano sisters, played by Bertinelli and Mackenzie Phillips, do a routine in a variety show dressed as Elton John and Kiki Dee singing "Don't Go Breaking My Heart."  That song I knew, as it was played ad nauseum on the radio at the time. Anyway, I checked out  Captain Fantastic  not because it was Elton John, but because the cover was so awesome.   Although I hadn't yet been exposed to  Hieronymus Bosch , the cover must have been influenced by the paintings ...

Join us this month on Cine/Spin for the motion picture soundtrack to Footloose .  This is a great album, released in 1984 and features some very  80s music.  Of course, the title by Kenny Loggins starts off the album.  Included is the classic ballad, "Almost Paradise."  Deniece Williams had a number one hit with "Let's Hear it For the Boy." This is the album that knocked Michael Jackson's Thriller out of the top spot, where it held on for a record 10 weeks.  Footloose remained there for just three weeks, but it would become the 7th highest grossing film of the year and launched Kevin Bacon into stardom. Cine/Spin can be heard on Vinyl Voyage Radio at the following times (central): Saturday, 8 pm Sunday, 1 pm Monday, 10 pm Wednesday, 10 am Friday, 7 pm

On this month's edition of Adventures in Vinyl , we are taking a time trip back to 1982 for K-Tel's .  This album featured Rick Springfield, Lindsey Buckingham, ABBA, George Benson, Air Supply...and many, many more. Perhaps not one of K-Tel's best, After Hours still has plenty going for it.  Over half of the songs appeared on the Billboard Year End Chart for 1982.  And, like all their albums in the 1980s, K-Tel went with quality over quantity.  This album has only 15 songs and very little editing.  These are mostly full versions, unlike those found on their compilations in the 70s when they tried to fit as many songs as possible on an LP. Adventures in Vinyl can be heard at the following times (central) Saturday, 12 pm Sunday, 4 pm Tuesday, 1 pm Wednesday, 2 am Thursday, 10 am