Scrap Your Fat

Many years ago I had a double-LP set of Abbott & Costello radio shows that I listened to until I knew every line, laugh, song, etc. One of those shows featured Connie Haines singing "Salt Water Cowboy" and it was apparently the public debut of the song. One day the LP grew legs and disappeared (along with the rest of my collection) so for years I kept an eye open for a replacement. However, later copies of the LP had the song cut out! Enter, the digital age. I thought I had ripped the correct disc to share that song, but apparently got the wrong one. Now I have to go through everything and make sure I still have the right one! Regardless, although several of the songs here are familiar, this set includes versions by other artists and is still worth a listen. Click on the cover image for a high-res scan. Enjoy +

Tracks

1. Rosie The Riveter - The Sportsman Quartet
2. I'm A Hillbilly Yankeee Doodle Boy - Texas Jim Lewis with the Hoosier Hot Shots
3. The Guns In The Sky - Glenn Miller
4. If It's Gonna Help Win The War - The Hoosier Hot Shots
5. The G.I. Jive - Johnny Mercer
6. Praise the Lord and Pass The Amunition - Jimmy Carrol, David Broekman and His Orchestra
7. Off We Go Into The Wild Blue Yonder - Glenn Miller
8. I'd Like To Give My Dog To Uncle Sam - Ozzie Waters
9. D-Day - Nat King Cole
10. Scrap Your Fat' - Mildred Bailey
11. Keep The Home Fires Burning - Charlie Barnet
12. A Rodeo Down in Tokyo - Ozzie Waters
13. There'll Be A Jubilee - The Andrews Sisters
14. I'm Getting Corns For My Country - Cass Daley
15. There Ain't No Wings on a Foxhole - Meredith Wilson
16. The Tommy Gun Boogie - Slim Rodgers
17. This Is The Army - John Conte
18. 4-F Ferdinand - Harry "The Hipster" Gibson
19. Hillbilly Soldier Joe - The Johnson Sisters
20. Comin' In On A Wing and a Prayer - Anita Ellis
21. Here Comes The British - Johnny Mercer
22. Smoke On The Water - Wesley Tuttle
23. The Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B - The Andrews Sisters.

I've Got A Hundred And Sixty Acres

As requested, here's the second disc from the set. I meant to do this with the post following the first disc but forgot. Click the labels for that. For me, the parody of the post title is worth the price of both discs. This includes some blowups and an alternate take or two. Scans of the booklet insides are included. Enjoy. +

Tracks

1. Weddin' Day
2. The Twelve Days Of Christmas
3. Here Comes Santa Claus
4. Quicksilver
5. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
6. Lock, Stock And Barrel
7. Ask Me No Questions (And I'll Tell You No Lies)
8. Life Is So Peculiar
9. High On The List
10. Poppa Santa Claus
11. Mele Kalikimaka
12. Black Ball Ferry Line
13. The Yodeling Ghost
14. Forsaking All Others
15. Sparrow In The Tree Top
16. I'll Si-Si Ya In Bahia
17. The Live Oak Tree
18. South Rampart Street Parade
19. Cool Water
20. Jingle Bells (blow-up)
21. Don't Fence Me In (blow-up)
22. The Three Caballeros (blow-up)
23. There's A Fella Waitin' In Poughkeepsie (alternate take)
24. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive (blow-up)
25. The Freedom Train (blow-up)
26. A Hundred And Sixty Acres (parody)

Pistol Packin' Mama

I recall reading something about how the Andrews Sisters were fighting with each other (not even on speaking terms) during some of these recordings, but I sure can't tell from listening to the great music. They and Bing put out some of the best sides. Today's offering is the first cd (of a 2 cd set) from their complete recordings together. +

Tracks

1-01 Ciribiribin
1-02 Yodelin' Jive
1-03 Pistol Packin' Mama
1-04 Vict'ry Polka
1-05 Jingle Bells
1-06 Santa Claus is Coming to Town
1-07 (There'll Be a) Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight
1-08 Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby)
1-09 Don't Fence Me In
1-10 The Three Caballeros
1-11 There's a Fella Waitin' in Poughkeepsie
1-12 Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive
1-13 Along the Navajo Trail
1-14 Good, Good, Good
1-15 Happy, Happy, Happy Wedding Day
1-16 Betsy
1-17 (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
1-18 South America, Take It Away
1-19 Anything You Can Do
1-20 There's No Business Like Show Business
1-21 Go West, Young Man!
1-22 Tallahassee
1-23 The Freedom Train
1-24 Apalachicola, FLA.
1-25 You Don't Have to Know the Language
1-26 A Hundred and Sixty Acres
1-27 At the Flying W