It's About Time - The Peter Pan Orchestra and Chorus

Here's an interesting children's record talking about all aspects of time. It starts simply talking about the minute hand and the hour hand of the clock, then getting into days of the week and months of the year. By the time it's all said and done, they even get into Greenwich Mean Time and the International Date Line! Pretty heady stuff for a kid's record, don't you think?

Here's the track list:

1. About Time
2. The Clock: The Minute Hand Song
3. The Hour Hand Song
4. Every Hour Has Sixty Minutes in It
5. The Big Hand Is Up
6. The Minute Hand March
7. You Tell the Time When You Hear the Chime
8. A Clock Has Hands
9. The Days of the Week
10. (When) You Were Born
11. The Months of the Year
12. It Rotates on Its Axis
13. Spin Around the Sun
14. The Hemispheres
15. Half a World Away
16. From Pole to Pole
17. It Is Later East of Greenwich
18. The International Date Line
19. About Time Reprise

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The Pickwick Children's Chorus Sing "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" and Other Fun Songs of Today

In comparison with the previous album posted here, here's some kids that just sound like they're having fun singing their lungs out! It's kind of a strange album cover though. Why is there one boy in the front driving and nine girls in the back? And why do I feel like the girl at the bottom left with the cat's eye glasses is staring into my soul? Anyhow, hope you enjoy this fun album!

Here's the track list:

1. The Alley Cat Dance


2. The Unicorn


3. Dear World


4. Happy Birthday to Me


5. Just One of Those Songs


6. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang


7. Happiness Is


8. Yellow Submarine


9. Puff the Magic Dragon


10. What's More American

Click here or here to download!

OGF Zodiac for June 8 - Aug. 8: Censor the Bluenose

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Well, it looks like most of you with summer birthdays are stuck under the sign of Censor the Bluenose (at least according to Prof. Otis G. Firefly)!

Sing Children Sing - The New York City Opera Children's Chorus

As you might expect, this being the New York City Opera Children's Chorus, you're not going to get any crazy renditions of songs here (although it is sort of odd to hear songs like "Go Tell Aunt Rhody" sung so reverently). Enjoy!

Here's the track list:

1. Uncle Sam's Farm
2. Go Tell Aunt Rhody
3. Meshivotzi No-otz (Good Little Baby)
4. Ol' Dan Tucker
5. Shenandoah
6. The Singing School
7. Wayfaring Stranger
8. The Blue Tail Fly
9. La Truya (The Group)
10. Gentle Annie
11. Great Grandad
12. The Farmer Is the Man
13. The Erie Canal
14. Simple Gifts
15. Stars Shining By and By

Click here or here to download!

OGF Zodiac for June 6 - June 7: Bewarius the Junkyard Dog

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The Prof. Otis G. Firefly Zodiac continues with Bewarius the Junkyard Dog. Not too many of you will fall under this sign, considering it only lasts for two days!

OGF Wisdom for June

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Sorry this is late. I forgot to put it in the scheduled posts. Here's your Prof. Otis G. Firefly wisdom for June. Enjoy!

Woody Woodpecker

There is a little bit of overlap from this album, but unlike that one, this one does use the voice of Woody Woodpecker from that time, Grace Stafford (who also happened to be producer Walter Lantz's wife). This one throws in a slightly different mix of characters than the other one. There's still Woody of course, as well as Andy Panda (Yes, his song is actually called "The Andy Pandy Polka") and Chilly Willy (who they gave a goofy voice for his song), but there's also Inspector Willoughby, the Bearies, and Space Mouse. The only place I ever remembered seeing Space Mouse is on a domino set I had when I was a kid. It was one of those that used pictures instead of dots, and he was one of the pictures.

Anyway, there's lots of fun stuff here, and I hope you like it!

Here's the track list:

1. Woody Woodpecker Theme
2. Wackity Woody
3. Cartoon Showtime
4. Popcorn Song
5. Hawaiiuh
6. Trudging Along
7. Willoughby March
8. Woody Woodpecker March
9. My Little Brown Uke
10. Woody Woodpecker Waltz
11. Andy Pandy Polka
12. Chilly Willy the Penguin
13. It's the Bearies
14. The Hill Bearies
15. Space Mouse Cadet

Click here or here to download!

Jose Jimenez Talks to Teenagers of All Ages

I know a number of high schoolers will be graduating this weekend, so here's a special album for you, performed by Bill Dana's alter-ego, Jose Jimenez, in front of a live studio audience. If afraid to tell you guys that I think this is pretty funny and risk a repeat of the Paul Lynde debacle we had earlier. I do particularly enjoy "The Etiquette Expert" because it sounds like a fun ad-libbed Q&A with young audience members. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this and Congratulations Graduates!

Here's the track list:

1. The Cheerleader
2. The Vocational Guidance Counselor
3. The Etiquette Expert
4. The Baseball Star
5. Teenage Problems
6. The History Lesson - Christopher Columbus
7. The Marriage Counselor
8. Another History Lesson - George Washington
9. My Alma Mater

Click here or here to download!

Patriotic Songs - Howard Chitjian and the Concert Band of Los Angeles

For Memorial Day (at least in the U.S.) I figured I'd throw in an album of patriotic music. Some of these I remember from school, some I don't. Regardless, please try to remember that Memorial Day is more than just a day off from work and a chance to catch sales. Thanks!

Here's the track list:

1. The Caisson Song


2. Marines' Hymn


3. The Stars and Stripes Forever


4. When Johnny Comes Marching Home


5. Yankee Doodle


6. Battle Hymn of the Republic


7. America


8. America the Beautiful


9. You're a Grand Old Flag


10. This Is My Country


11. God Bless America


12. Columbia the Gem of the Ocean


13. The Star Spangled Banner


14. There Are Many Flags in Many Lands


15. An American


16. This Land Is Your Land


17. Flag Song

Click here or here to download!

Cleveland Smith: Bounty Hunter

In honor of the new Indiana Jones movie here's a parody of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" starring Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi made back in 1981!





If you'd like to read a more fleshed out script for this, go here. It's pretty silly, but I had to admit that I got a few good laughs out of it!

It's Cool in the Furnace II - The Adventure Continues

I wanted to put the original "It's Cool in the Furnace" up here, but it looks to be available here as part of a 35th anniversary re-release (and is recommended as probably one of the better Christian musicals for kids), so instead here's the little known sequel. It really has nothing to do with the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, but it does continue the story after that with Daniel, culminating in his adventure in the lion's den. This has got some pretty catchy tunes in it as well, and I hope you like it!

UPDATE: I've been told that the re-release of "It's Cool in the Furnace" was actually a different production, so I've made the original available here! (and thanks Mr. Anonymous for correcting me about Daniel. That's what I get for blogging in a hurry!)

Here's the track list:

1. We're Having a Party


2. Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin


3. Yes Indeed


4. God All the Way


5. That's Never Gonna Work


6. Sing a Prayer


7. A Very Bad Mistake


8. A Very Bad Mistake (Reprise)


9. Shut My Mouth


10. The Lord's Day

Click here or here to download!

Captain Kangaroo Tells Just So Stories

Here's a few of Kipling's Just So stories told by that great storyteller himself, Captain Kangaroo! (I guess that explains the last story on this list.) Enjoy!

Here's the track list:

1. How the Elephant Got His Trunk
2. How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin
3. How the Camel Got His Hump
4. How the Kangaroo Got His Legs

Click here or here to download!

Old MacDonald Had a Farm - The Merry Players

Here's another album of kid's songs performed by "The Merry Players". I haven't heard of them myself, but a number of the songs (especially ones on the second half of the record) sound like some of the same singers used on the "Songs to Tickle Your Funny Bone" album. I think it would have been a blast to be part of some roving band of studio singers that specialized in doing children's records. As many albums as there were, I think you'd be set for life (or at least as long as your voice held out)! Anyway, hope you like this one!

Here's the track list:

1. Farm Friends
2. Old MacDonald Had a Farm
3. The Farmer in the Dell
4. The Turkey in the Straw
5. Old Joe Clark
6. Goober Peas
7. Let's Grow Things
8. Six Ducks
9. The Sow Took the Measles
10. Animal Song
11. Boll Weevil
12. Barnyard Chorus Medley

Click here or here to download!

In the Navy - Irwin the Disco Duck and the Wibble Wabble Singers and Orchestra

Here's another entry in the "Irwin the Disco Duck" oeuvre. I'm not quite sure which one this was though, but it's another fun Irwin production with another great George Peed cover. However, points are lost for Irwin losing his semi-unintelligible Donald Duck voice and for him plugging another one of his albums at the end of this one. Anyway, hope you like this!

Here's the track list:

1. In the Navy
2. Macho Man
3. Y.M.C.A.
4. Music Box Dancer
5. Last Dance
6. Knock on Wood
7. Le Freak
8. Instant Replay
9. I Love the Night Life
10. Goodnight Tonight

Click here or here to download!

The Elephant Who Forgot - Arnold Stang & the Rocking Horse Players

These are some fun animal stories narrated by the unmistakeable voice of Arnold Stang. (If you don't recognize the name, you'll certainly recognize his voice!) I thought it odd that that fact isn't advertised on the record cover itself. It is mentioned on the record's label though. Part of me wonders if these were originally meant to be collected together (although the last story does reference the first one). The reason I say that is because Stang uses his standard voice for every single story. He's got others (He was the voice of Top Cat after all), but there's no variation on the characters here. I think it's still pretty neat, and I hope you do too!

Here's the track list:

1. Harry the Horse
2. Percy the Polite Seal
3. The Elephant Who Forgot
4. The Hippy Hippo
5. The Clock That Went Tock Tick
6. Schloimy the Subway Train
7. Beezy the Sneezy Bee

Click here or here to download!

Danny Kaye Tells Six Stories from Faraway Places

(Sorry, I didn't realize my scheduled posts ran out!)

Here's Danny Kaye telling some fun stories, some of them in silly accents. Enjoy!

Here's the track list:

1. The Farmer of Babbia (Ethiopia)
   
2. The Big Oven (Russia)
   
3. Master of All Masters (Scotland)
   
4. The Most Remarkable Cat (Vietnam)
   
5. Nail Broth (Sweden)
   
6. The Tale of the Name of the Tree (Bantu)
   

Click here or here to download!

And if you'd like a CD of Danny Kaye telling stories from Grimm's Fairy Tales and Hans Christian Andersen, you can get that from Amazon.com here!

I Believe: Songs of Devotion - Peter Pan Orchestra & Chorus

Here's an album of great devotional and inspirational songs suitable for kids, like I Believe, He's Got the Whole World in His Hands, Faith of Our Fathers, The Great Pretender, Climb Every... wait a minute..."The Great Pretender"???? Yeah, it's the one you're thinking, but I'm not really sure what a song about pretending to do well by "pretending that you're still around" has to do with devotional songs. Is he supposed to be talking about God? That's not really sending a good message to kids, is it?

One other thing. The cover (and the record label itself) mentions two songs that are not on the actual record: Rock of Ages and The End. Rock of Ages I know, but which The End are they talking about? The only one I know is the Beatles one ("And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make."), but this came out way before that did. Even so, it would be a better Song of Devotion than The Great Pretender! Anyway, hope you enjoy this!

Here's the track list:

1. I Believe
2. The Bible Tells Me So
3. Little Child
4. The Great Pretender
5. Climb Every Mountain
6. Open Up Your Heart and Let the Sunshine In
7. Because
8. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
9. Deck of Cards
10. Faith of Our Fathers

Click here or here to download!

Talkin' Smokey

Remember back when CB radios were the big craze? Well, this record from 1975 was trying to cash in on the fad. I don't know, to me this guy doesn't sound like your typical CB trucker guy at all. He just sounds like a guy singing in a studio with a bunch of back-up singers. It's still fun to hear though. Hope you like it!

Here's the track list:

1. Hey Uncle Charlie


2. Just Gotta Have That C.B. Radio


3. Lover Man


4. Talkin' Smokey


5. Old Collins Airfield


6. Smokey Joe


7. Who Could Ask for Anything More


8. Handle Song

Click here or here to download!

Iron Man Theme

Let's hope the new Iron Man movie can find a spot for this...



UPDATE: I saw "Iron Man" Saturday night, and not only did they do a great job with it, but they actually DID include short instrumental bits from this theme in the movie! I heard it once in the casino and I think shortly thereafter when Stark was romping around in bed with a woman. I think my favorite instance of it was hearing it as Rhodie's ringtone for Tony Stark! (I was actually joking around. I didn't figure they really did it!)

Thanks to dlevy for confirming that my ears weren't playing tricks on me!

OGF Wisdom for May!

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I hope you guys are enjoying these quasi-educational tidbits from the good Professor Otis G. Firefly. I would like to know if anybody tries the self-expression suggestions (although I wouldn't recommend the one for this month)!

Let's Subtract

These are drills to help you learn how to subtract, but I think the makers of this album took the word "drill" way too seriously. This teaches subtraction tables with a lady singing over the same four bars of music over and over and OVER except for a small bit at the beginning and the end of each side. I see this being used less for learning subtraction and more for torturing roommates or coercing information from enemy spies. I will not be held responsible as to how you use it!

Here's the track list (such as it is):

1. Instruction and Participation: Ones
2. Twos
3. Threes
4. Fours
5. Fives
6. Sixes
7. Sevens
8. Eights
9. Nines
10. Practice and Testing: Ones
11. Twos
12. Threes
13. Fours
14. Fives
15. Sixes
16. Sevens
17. Eights
18. Nines

Click here or here to download!

Romper Room Birthday Party

Now this is the Romper Room stuff that I remember better, combined with another one of those Birthday Party themed albums that were all over the place. I don't know about you, but those are some pretty scary looking kids on the cover! The songs aren't really split up, so this is just split into Side 1 and Side 2. The zip file also includes the back cover, which had lyrics for some of the songs. Enjoy, and Happy Birthday wherever you are!

Click here or here to download!

Paul Lynde: Recently Released

I remember Paul Lynde most from Hollywood Squares (the original one) and his role as Uncle Arthur on Bewitched. He was also in one of those Frankie and Annette Beach Party movies. I knew he did quite a bit on Broadway as well. What I didn't know about him was that he did stand-up too! (At least I guess you'd call this stand-up--he does little character bits in front of an audience.) Anyway, it's some pretty funny stuff, and I hope you like it too!

Here's the track list:

1. The Trip of the Month


2. The Family Just Across the Moat


3. A Few Odd Odes


4. The Monster Stalks


5. Phlegm Falls Drama Club


6. Let's Be Frank

Click here or here to download!

Let's Play School - The Rocking Horse Players and Orchestra

This album is supposedly by the Rocking Horse Players and Orchestra ,but it's really one of those albums that you know they patched together from other albums from other times (possibly even other decades). That lady sure hit the high notes on the Star-Spangled Banner though. If I played that as a kid it probably would have made my dog's ears explode!

According to the back cover "The Rocking Horse Players and Orchestra have written and produced hundreds of happy records for young folks to provide them with hours and hours of 'fun-a-plenty'". Hope you have "fun-a-plenty" with this one!

Here's the track list:

1. The Little Red Schoolhouse


2. The Counting Song


3. The Alphabet Song


4. The Good Habit Song


5. Frere Jacques


6. The Pledge of Allegiance


7. The Star Spangled Banner


8. Round and Round the Village


9. All Around the Mulberry Bush


10. Did You Ever See a Lassie?


11. The Farmer in the Dell


12. Old MacDonald Had a Farm


13. Here We Go Looby-Loo


14. She'll Be Coming Around the Mountain


15. Pop Goes the Weasel

Click here or here to download!

Father Guido Sarducci - Live at St. Douglas Convent

I've been looking for this one for a while, and finally found it last weekend. With the Pope making a trip to the U.S., I figured this would be worth bumping ahead in the currently scheduled albums. There's some great bits on here (I especially like the Five Minute University since I'm taking classes right now). Enjoy!

Click here or here to download!

Smurfs Party Side

Here's another great Smurfs album from Jon. More fun songs about little blue guys. I'm not exactly sure what album this is because I haven't found this combination of songs on any one album. If any of you can figure out which album this is for sure (and verify the song title on #11) I'd appreciate it!

NOTE: This file is a .rar file, so you need a program like WinRAR to unzip it.

Here's the track list:

1. Gargamel and the Smurfs
2. Purple Peter From Mars
3. The Hiccup Smurf
4. Smurfette
5. Smurf Party
6. Lullaby
7. The Smurf School (some skips)
8. A Picnic
9. Mr. Pigeon
10. Lazy's Song
11. Smurf the Day (?)
12. Laughing Smurfs

Click here or here to download!

The Wizard of Oz and Other Favorite Children's Stories - The Rocking Horse Orchestra and Chorus

This has probably one of the shortest versions of "The Wizard of Oz" that I've ever encountered (besides this one). I seem to remember a couple of these songs from another album I had (and lost) when I was a kid that was much newer than this one, especially the King Midas and Aladdin ones. This has got some fun stories and catchy tunes on it, so I hope you like it!

Here's the track list:

1. The Wizard of Oz
2. Rumpelstiltskin
3. Aladdin
4. The Further Adventures of Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
5. King Midas
6. The Adventures of Simple Simon

Click here or here to download!

The Mister Rogers Music Mix! (fixed)

Wow, there's so many Mister Rogers songs here that I could only make one upload link for it! (CORRECTION: I've split the file into two parts, so I think it'll work better.) You won't be hurting for a dose of Mr. R. after downloading this file, brought to us again by John, one of my great readers. Thanks John!

Here's the track list:

1. Everybody's Fancy
2. Exercise Your Eyes
3. Find a Star (CBC) (John Readron)
4. Goldilocks and the Three Bears
5. I Like to Take My Time
6. I Like to Take My Time (alternate version)
7. I Need You
8. I'd Like to Be Just Like Mom and Dad
9. I'm Proud of You
10. I'm Still Myself Inside
11. I'm Taking Care of You
12. It's a Lonely Kind of Thing
13. It's Such a Good Feeling
14. It's You I Like
15. It's You I Like (faded sound)
16. Let's Think of Something to Do
17. Perfect Day Song (1968)
18. Scary Mad Wishes (Joe Negri)
19. Scary Mad Wishes 1
20. There Are Many Ways to Say I Love You
21. This Is Just the Day
22. Tomorrow Song (CBC)
23. Tree, Tree, Tree
24. Tree, Tree, Tree (faded sound)
25. Welcome Song
26. What Do You Do
27. When the Baby Comes to Your House
28. Who Made the Rainbow
29. Who Shall I Be Today
30. Won't You Be My Neighbor
31. You Are My Friend
32. You Are You (faded sound)
33. You're Growing
34. You're Growing (1967)
35. You've Got to Do It (1969)
    

Click here or here for the first part,

and click here or here for the second part!

Happy (Late) St. Patrick's Day!!!

I wish I would have found this last month. As it is, it's still too good to pass up.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you...

The Leprechaun Brothers!

OGF Zodiac for April 5 - June 5: Eerie the Monster!

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Here's your Otis G. Firefly zodiac for Apr. 5-Jun. 5: Eerie the Monster. As a kid this probably would have been my favorite one to get, but alas, I was born in December under the sign of...well, you'll see!

The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

Here's a neat album featuring the original cast of the Rin Tin Tin television show dramatizing a number of stories. That Rinty is one sharp dog, isn't he?

Here's the track list:

1. Poisoned Water


2. The Gun Runner


3. Rinty Breaks Through
   


4. The Deserter

Click here or here to download!

I hope everybody enjoyed Way Out Junk New Album Week (pts 1 and 2)! I'm going to try to settle into a 2-3 album per week rhythm for a while. We'll see how it goes!

Namu the Killer Whale and Other Ballads of Adventure - Tom Glazer

The first song from this album is supposed to be from a movie called "Namu the Killer Whale". I don't remember that movie myself, but it's a pretty nifty cover. The other songs are your typical folk songs filled with violence and death and Davy Crockett sung quite nicely by Tom Glazer. Enjoy!

Here's the track list:

1. The Ballad of Namu the Killer Whale (Live and Let Live)


2. The Froggie Song


3. Henry Martin


4. Brennan


5. The Golden Vanity


6. The Keeper


7. The Rifle


8. The Greenland Whale


9. The Ballad of Davy Crockett


10. The Sinking of the Titanic


11. Blow Ye Winds


12. The High Barbaree

Click here or here to download!

Children's Favorites in Song and Verse

This is another one of those albums that has a bunch of classic children's songs that you might remember. It's a pretty cool cover too! Enjoy!

Here's the track list:

1. The Little Nut Tree


2. The Farmer in the Dell


3. Looby Loo


4. A Tisket A Tasket


5. London Bridge


6. 'Round the Mulberry Bush

Click here or here to download!

Flash Gordon

Even though this album came out in 1979, it really doesn't tie in much with the movie. It still has some pretty cool stories though. I don't think these are from the radio show; I think they were recorded especially for this album. Hope you like it!


Here's the track list:

1. The Hairy Giants


2. In Search of the Glacier Monster


3. Fight to the Death

Click here or here to download!

Josephine the Short-Necked Giraffe - Mister Rogers

Here's a fun story told by Mister Rogers and a bunch of singers and other voices, and brought to us by John, another one of our great WOJ readers. Thanks again, John!

NOTE: This is a .rar file, so you need a program like WinRAR to unzip it.

Click here or here or here to download!

Professor Crow and His Animal Show - The Golden Singers & Orchestra

This is an odd little album of fun animal songs. It sounds like one of those albums that people growing up with it would have fond memories of. I just got it recently myself, but I still enjoy it. Hope you do too!

Here's the track list:

1. Professor Crow and His Animal Show



2. The Elephant's Ear for Music



3. The Musical Rooster



4. The Buzzing Fly



5. The Obliging Frog



6. The Hissing Snake



7. The Talented Bear



8. The Hootin' Owl



9. The Laughing Hyena



10. The Donkey Serenade



11. The Moosical Cow



12. The Silver Tongued Parrot



13. The Silent Giraffe



14. The Cuckoo Bird



15. The Limited Pig



16. Oh Deer!



17. The Tin Can Alley King (Goat)



18. The Heavyhanded Ox



19. The Lucky Beetle



20. The Young Coyote



21. The King of the Jungaliers



22. The Barking Dog



23. The Operatic Nightingale



24. The Howling Wolf



25. Professor Crow Reprise
    

Click here or here to download!

OGF Wisdom for April

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For those of you who came late to the dance, these are from this book. More wit and wisdom from Prof. Otis G. Firefly for the month of April. Brought to you (hopefully) on time thanks to Blogger's scheduling posts function!

Don't worry, this isn't counting towards New Album Week 2: Electric Boogaloo. Consider this a bonus!

Father Abraham in Smurfland

(Hopefully I'll find a picture of the cover. If not, you might have to search for it yourself.)

This comes to us from faithful reader Jon. This was another one of those albums that I toyed with buying on eBay, but never got the chance. It's strange hearing a regular voice mixed with the Smurfs, but it's different!

Hey, if I have a Smurf album today, can I call today Blue Monday?

NOTE: This file is a .rar file, so you need a program like WinRAR to unzip it.

Here's the track list:

1. The Smurf Song


2. Smurfing Beer


3. In the Mood


4. Why


5. Pinocchio in Smurfland


6. Christmas in Smurfland


7. Dippety Day


8. Smurfing Tango


9. Hey Ba-Ba-Re-Bop


10. Do Smurfs Cry


11. The Magic Flute Smurf

Click here or here to download!

My Son, the Hun

I think this would certainly qualify as Way Out Junk. After all, how often do you hear a prep school musical about Attila the Hun??

All I know about this album is what's on the front cover that you see here (the back cover is totally blank) and the record label. The label inside says "Performed by Fordham Preparatory School and the Mt. St. Ursula Academy" It says "Director Records" on the top and "Manufactured by RCA Victor Custom Record Department" on the bottom and is copyrighted 1966. I'm guessing this might have been some sort of souvenir for the cast members of the show. I don't know who they are because there are no other names listed here. I'm figuring these kids are middle school/high school age. I did find that Fordham is an all-boys school and Mt. St. Ursula is an all-girls school. Maybe they got together each year to do a show, I don't know.

How is this? Well, considering the supposed ages of the people involved it is a mixed bag as you might guess. They tend to do better on the faster songs than on the ballads. I do like a couple of songs and performances on here though. "Do What You Want" is a fun little patter song that must have been a pain to memorize. I also like "I Go Where the Action Is". There's also some contemporary (for 1966) references thrown in as well. If you know any more about this (or if you might have been IN this!), please share your insights with the rest of us. Until then, enjoy!

Here's the track list:

1. Prologue to Act One


2. My Son the Hun


3. Cheers for Attila


4. Battle Hymn of the Huns


5. Ban the Bow


6. No Man


7. Do What You Want


8. Call Wizard


9. Here's Your Rainy Day


10. Prologue to Act Two


11. Where Am I Going


12. Long Before Now


13. I Go Where the Action Is


14. You Turn Me Off


15. Hallelujah Hallelu

Click here or here to download!

Well, "Way Out Junk New Album Week" now ends its broadcast day. I hope you guys all enjoyed it.

But wait. What's this? It looks like I've got so much of a backlog (forward log?) now that "Way Out Junk New Album Week" is being HELD OVER for a second big week!!! How do you like them apples, kids?

Ol' Brown Ears Is Back - Rowlf the Dog

This was one of those albums that I had wanted for quite a while. I had heard songs from it, but never owned it. I was finally able to snag one and thought I'd pass it along to you. This was released in 1993 but was recorded a few years before that because it's Jim Henson voicing Rowlf. This album contains a number of songs that were previously performed on "The Muppet Show"; some originally by Rowlf and some by others. It's a fun variety of songs and, as always, I hope you like it!



Here's the track list:

1. Lydia the Tattooed Lady


2. Eight Little Notes


3. I Never Harmed an Onion


4. Halfway Down the Stairs


5. Memory Lane


6. Cottleston Pie


7. Bein' Green


8. Carbon Paper


9. Garden Song


10. New York State of Mind


11. When


12. You and I and George


13. Wishing Song


14. Old Dog Trey
    

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Little Marcy Visits Smokey Bear

Here's an odd combination of Christian ventroquism and conservation! Little Marcy has a picnic with Smokey Bear and all their friends in the forest. And just so you don't forget which side Marcy's bread is buttered on* near the end of the album Marcy peeks into Smokey's window and sees him praying before he goes to bed. Anyway, this is a fun (if unusual) story, and I hope you like it!


(* Boy, I really massacred that figure of speech, didn't I??)


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Best of Friends - The Smurfs

Here's some fun songs from our little blue friends the Smurfs, brought to you by Jon, one of our great blog readers. Thanks Jon!

Here's the track list:

1. Smurfing Around the World
2. Smurf Square Dance
3. Smurfin' Summertime
4. Dance Like the Reggae Smurf
5. Smurf Rodeo
6. Let's Play Another One
7. Follow My Leader
8. The Best Friend of All
9. Believe
10. If You Come to Smurfing Land
11. Here's a Smurf, There's a Smurf
12. Sleep Until the Brand New Day

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NOTE: Dave at Children's Records and More has both front and back cover scans and the lyrics sheet for this over here. Find them there and look at all the other cool stuff he has, and tell him I sent you!

Annie: Original Children's Soundtrack and Story

This one comes to us courtesy of Big Bird Fan at Way Cool Music . It's one of those story records that uses audio clips from the movie tied together with narration so, unlike the other Annie records I've featured here, this one has the original movie cast. He's got some great stuff at his site too, so give him a visit and tell him Tony at Way Out Junk sent you!

Click here or here to download!

BONUS: Big Bird Fan also included a plethora of episodes of the Little Orphan Annie radio show (and this file as well) and you can get those here!

A Place of Our Own - Mister Rogers

Way Out Junk Free Album Week continues with a great Mister Rogers album brought to us by John, another one of my wonderful WOJ readers. This is in honor of what would have been Fred Rogers' 80th birthday. Thanks John! (I'll have another humongous Mister Rogers contribution from John coming soon.) You can find another Mister Rogers album called "Let's Be Together Today" over here from Big Bird Fan at Way Cool Music. And speaking of him, we'll have a contribution from him tomorrow!

NOTE: This is a .rar file, so you may need a program like WinRAR to unzip it.

Here's the track list:

1. A Place of My Own
2. It's Such a Good Feeling
3. You Are Pretty
4. A Lonely Kind of Thing
5. Wishes Don't Make Things Come True
6. You Will Not Go
7. A Handy Lady and a Handy Man
8. I Did Too
9. Look and Listen
10. Hello There
11. Propel, Propel, Propel Your Craft
12. Many Ways to Say "I Love You"
13. I Need You

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My First Record

This seemed like the ideal album to start my New Album Week. This has a bunch of songs that were supposed to have been featured on Romper Room and Ding Dong School. I never saw Ding Dong School (I think that was a little before my time), but I vaguely remember Romper Room. I only song I recognized from that was the Do-Bee Song, but you might know some of the others from that as well. There's a couple of classical instrumentals on here as well. I know that wouldn't have done much for me (it's not peppy enough), but it might have floated your boat. Anyway, hope you like it, and let's hope that New Album Week goes off without a hitch!


Here's the track list:

1. Ding Dong School


2. London Bridge


3. Will You Come and Play With Me


4. Clapping and Stamping


5. See Me Jump


6. Tippy-Tip Toe


7. Hop Up Hop Down


8. Scuffy the Tugboat


9. Polly Wolly Doodle


10. Children's Marching Song


11. Swiss Dance


12. Mr. Shortsleeves


13. The Do-Bee Song


14. Dance of the Swans


15. Tawny Scrawny Lion


16. Did You Ever See a Lassie


17. Marching to My Drum


18. Halls of Montezuma


19. To a Wild Rose


20. Hansel and Gretel


21. Brahms' Lullaby

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OGF Zodiac for March 18 - April 4: Itchi the Chigger

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Here's the next in the Prof. Otis G. Firefly Zodiac: Itchi the Chigger! Note: the joke about 1994 is funnier if you realize this book came out in 1974. Therefore, please reread the sentence substituting the year 2028. See? That's MUCH better!

Don't forget: WOJ New Album week begins Monday March 24th. One new album every day this week, as long as Blogger's scheduling posts function works. In fact, a few people may have accidentally gotten a couple of albums early (like my 44 Bloglines subscribers). I accidentally hit Publish instead of Save. I took them back off a couple minutes later. Don't worry though. Everyone will see them soon. And for those of you who may have seen them early, don't tell everybody else. It's more fun that way. Thanks!

EXCITING NEWS!!! (as in "WRITING IN ALL CAPS" EXCITING!!)

Hey Gang! Believe it or not, I'm still around. I've been working on getting stuff together, when I saw that Blogger is now offering the option of Scheduling Posts. That means I can make a blog entry for July 4th now and schedule it to not appear before then.

So I got to thinking. What would be a good way to see if scheduling posts on Blogger really works? This is what I came up with. Starting Monday March 24th I will have a new album post to this blog every day this week! The nice thing about this is that I can work on and post a lot of stuff at once and spread it out to appear over a longer period of time. Can I keep up this frantic pace? Are you kidding? But I can guarantee (if the Scheduled Posts function works on Blogger) that there will be one new album each day from March 24th through March 30th. I've even got enough to go 2-3 albums a week for the next couple of weeks after that. This is my way of saying Thank You to all of you who have stuck around with me through some lean times on the blog. (And thanks to faithful readers John, Jon, and Bob for contributing albums that you'll be seeing soon!)

So phone the kids and wake the neighbors (or the other way around if that works better for you)...

WAY OUT JUNK NEW ALBUM WEEK STARTS MONDAY MARCH 24TH!!

OGF Wisdom for March

And here's your Prof. Otis G. Firefly wisdom for March!

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Yeah, I know these may be a poor substitute for all the records I was putting on before, but I wanted to have SOMETHING on here to make up for school taking up most of my free time. I've got one album almost ready to put up here, so I'll try to get it on here by the weekend. (And if all goes well, I may even get a second album on here by then too!)

Thank you all (or at least all of you that are left) for your patience!

OGF Zodiac for Feb. 30 - Mar. 17: Chunkus the Jar of Peanut Butter

Here's your next sign in the Otis G. Firefly zodiac: Chunkus!

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The Amazing Adventures of Little Batman

What if you filmed the Batman TV show with a cast of little kids?

If you did it well, it would look a little something like this....



Here's Part 2 where the action really starts picking up, including a tribute to a famous scene from the Batman movie:



And Part 3 with a special guest appearance!



Hope you liked it! WAH WAH WAH!!!

More TV Storytime with Tom and Jerry

Here are six stories of Tom and Jerry as narrated by Bret Morrison. It's a bit odd to put together a record of two cartoon characters who don't even talk, but it's still a neat old record (even if they do throw in a squeaky voice every so often). One thing I like about this one is the record cover. What's up with Tom's eyes? It looks like he's been hypnotized or something. I also love that TV the kids are using in the photograph. This record's not dated, but going by that TV it looks like this was done in the late 50s or early 60s. Anybody got an idea on this?


Here's the track list:

1. Tom and Jerry and the Fire Engine
2. Tom and Jerry and the Rocketship to the Moon
3. Tom and Jerry in the Wild West
4. Tom and Jerry Down on the Farm
5. Tom and Jerry Meet Santa Claus
6. Tom and Jerry Find Aladdin's Lamp

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OGF Wisdom for February

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT- - PLEASE READ BEFORE DOWNLOADING!!

Hey Gang!

I didn't mean for that to sound so ominous, but I just wanted to get your attention. I'm in the process of reorganizing and changing up some of my links. This will mean that some of the links will give you an error message when you attempt to download them. I know it's happening; you don't have to tell me about it. If that happens to you, try one of the other links on that entry. If, however, NONE of the links work for a specific entry, please do let me know that so I can get it fixed. You can either email me at the address in my profile or simply leave me a message here. It'll probably take me a while to get to them all, but I will do the best I can. Also I don't want my messing with old links to take time I could spend putting new albums up here for you.

Thanks for reading this. I hope it alleviates any problems that might come up.

Tony
Way Out Junkmeister

The Unicorn - The Peter Pan Pop Singers and Orchestra

This one’s a bit odd. (I know that’s a shock coming from me!) It was made in the U.S., but I don’t think it was made FOR the U.S. I mean, it’s got a number of hits from around 1968-69, but then it has stuff like “Waltzing Matilda” and “Molly Malone”. Were these songs all popular around the same time somewhere? Another fun thing is that the Peter Pan Pop Singers tend to sing all the songs in a sort of pop/march tempo. It’s works OK for some of the songs, but on others (like "The Mighty Quinn") it sounds a bit off.

Finally, I’d like to point out the very nice cover on this album. It’s not signed, but I know that George Peed did a number of Peter Pan’s album covers. I think it might be him, but I don’t know for sure. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this one!

Here’s the track list:

1. The Unicorn

2. Half a Sixpence

3. Molly Malone

4. 76 Trombones

5. Up Up and Away

6. Simon Says

7. Waltzing Matilda

8. Green Tambourine

9. The Mighty Quinn

10. Tip Toe Thru the Tulips

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OGF Zodiac for Jan. 15 - Feb. 29: Splices the Square Knot

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Here's the next in the Otis G. Firefly Zodiac. Enjoy!

How Much Is That Doggie in the Window and More Songs About Your Favorite Dogs

This album is different from my other "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window" album. This one has a lot of fun songs each about a different breed of dog "mostly written by Cy Coben" (which I assume means he wrote all the songs on this album except for "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window"). I had a reader looking for this album under a different title. I need to go through my email and see if I can find him. If you're that person, let me know!

Anyway, hope you like this!!

Here's the track list:

1. How Much Is That Doggie in the Window
2. Overture and Introduction
3. Chihuahua (Cha Cha Cha)
4. Great Dane
5. Cocker Spaniel
6. The Terriers
7. German Shepherd
8. I'm a Dachshund
9. The Hunting Dog (Retriever, Setter, Springer)
10. St. Bernard
11. Just Plain Dog
12. Pekinese
13. Dalmatian
14. Boxer
15. Collie
16. Les Poodles
17. Boston Bull (Now How Come There Is No Dog Day?)
18. Take a Bow-Wow-Wow

UPDATE: This album is now available (under the title "Dog Songs") in mp3 format from Amazon.com! You can get it here.

OGF Zodiac for January 1-January 14: Boarus the Warthog

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Sorry I got this information to you late, Boaruses, especially considering when it says your lucky part of the year is!

Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy this!

To read more about Prof. Firefly, read my original entry about the book here.

OGF Wisdom for January

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Here's the first entry about January. I probably won't say much about these. Not because I don't like them, but because I don't think I can compete! Enjoy!

To learn more about Prof. Firefly, see my original entry here.

Otis G. Firefly's Phantasmagoric Almanac and Calendar

I was one of those kids who read a lot when I was in school, mostly comic books and silly stuff. One of the things I enjoyed the most was ordering books from the Scholastic Book Club. I'd always get the latest Dynamite magazine (and later Bananas magazine) and whatever other interesting stuff struck my fancy. This unusual book became one of my favorites. I was doing some cleaning and came across it again, so I thought I'd share some of it with you. Prof. Firefly has his own crazy zodiac and information and words of wisdom about each month. I'll put this info up (more or less) when it comes up during the year. This may help you understand where some of my bizarre sense of humor comes from! Look for the first entry shortly!