tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522024505631502105.post4305828704889066957..comments2024-03-27T03:26:36.247-07:00Comments on the sphinx: Wacky Winners, Vol. 1 (Peter Pan Records, c.1975)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522024505631502105.post-61632976380266416252017-11-10T09:17:41.494-08:002017-11-10T09:17:41.494-08:00Thank you for the high praise! I appreciate it ver...Thank you for the high praise! I appreciate it very much. It always improves my day to hear from people who are enjoying this blog.Sampoerna Quatrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17506560297078377249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522024505631502105.post-49276000658686368142017-11-08T16:47:25.813-08:002017-11-08T16:47:25.813-08:00I have not read something so funny, and of great w...I have not read something so funny, and of great writing quality in so long. This is the BEST! I honestly think this could EASILY be converted into a SNL skit where they review "old favorites". It's funny because it's true.<br /><br />My brother and I had this album as kids, and once again, this is a quality write up! Thank you so much for the laughs!DJ9091https://www.blogger.com/profile/09612336663337155040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522024505631502105.post-22718725260695486902017-02-05T12:24:46.177-08:002017-02-05T12:24:46.177-08:00It wouldn't surprise me if Peter Pan wanted in...It wouldn't surprise me if Peter Pan wanted in on that lucritive discount/drug store market that was quite huge in the 70's thanks to K-Tel's efforts.Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522024505631502105.post-19634941411372458932017-02-04T20:39:43.159-08:002017-02-04T20:39:43.159-08:00OK, I'm reading Super Dictionary Part 13 and y...<br />OK, I'm reading Super Dictionary Part 13 and you mention that "toot" is late 1970s slang for cocaine. Then if "puff" is a reference to marijuana (everybody knows that's what "Puff the Magic Dragon" was <i>really</i> about, right?). This adds a whole other dimension to the name "Puff 'n' Toot Singers", eh? <br /><br />endwarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522024505631502105.post-84479452853568826532017-02-04T20:05:29.337-08:002017-02-04T20:05:29.337-08:00I'd say over half this album duplicates the K-...I'd say over half this album duplicates the K-Tel smash Goofy Greats -- the exceptions are "sink the Bismark", "Lavender Blue", and "Wringle Wrangle" <br />Check out the track list:<br />https://www.discogs.com/Various-Goofy-Greats/release/1607696<br />or the TV ad:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyiLOPnENfE<br /><br />I'm assuming Peter Pan was trying to pick up on the Goofy Greats thing. <br /><br />endwarAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522024505631502105.post-39850599995822311032016-07-11T12:28:24.527-07:002016-07-11T12:28:24.527-07:00No, it's all interesting!
Oh thank you!
I n...<i>No, it's all interesting!</i><br /><br />Oh thank you!<br /><br /><br /><i>I never even considered "Alley Oop" was the original track!</i><br /><br />Having listen to it constantly, it was pretty spot-on. Some of those other tracks could be previously released material Peter Pan had going back a couple decades as well given the age some recordings appear. This could be more an odds 'n ends release if any.<br /><br /><i>I remember those Compose discs. I remember buying one at K-Mart and realizing some songs were remakes!</i><br /><br />Yeah, there were plenty of these types in the 80's and 90's that usually claimed to be the Original Artists, yet the recordings ranged from newer renditions to actually using the originals but they end up sounding inferior to what you could probably have heard from a more legit source (MCA, WB, RCA, etc.). There were quite a lot of these outfits with names like Golden Circle, Classic Sounds Ltd., or Post Records.<br /><br /><i>This may go without saying, but is there a connection, on some level, between Peter Pan/Power Records and K-Tel?</i><br /><br />I'm sure there isn't, since Peter Pan was based out of New Jersey while K-Tel originated up in Winnipeg, and they both pretty much catered to different markets (K-Tel of course with their "As Seen on TV" products), aside from the cheaply-pressed LP's of recent pop hits sold at stores everywhere. Of course Peter Pan's parent company would get into selling videos in the 90's like that Regis Philbin workout tape.Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522024505631502105.post-58740522398135274272016-07-11T07:34:48.955-07:002016-07-11T07:34:48.955-07:00No, it's all interesting! I never even conside...No, it's all interesting! I never even considered "Alley Oop" was the original track! <br />I remember those Compose discs. I remember buying one at K-Mart and realizing some songs were remakes!<br /><br />This may go without saying, but is there a connection, on some level, between Peter Pan/Power Records and K-Tel?Sampoerna Quatrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17506560297078377249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522024505631502105.post-41652374623871036772016-07-11T02:13:35.084-07:002016-07-11T02:13:35.084-07:00While listening to this monstrosity mix, even thou...While listening to this monstrosity mix, even though they claim "The Puff and Toot Chorus" sang these tunes, I can tell "Alley-Oop" is it's original recording by The Hollywood Argyles. Here's this link for comparison...<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KqQRcKq14c<br /><br />I guess Peter Pan Industries didn't bother to credit whatever music company they might've licensed that track from.<br /><br />Years later, they would release budget CD's under the "Compose" label of a lot of oldies music including "Alley-Oop" I would buy for my first CD player!<br />http://www.allmusic.com/album/70-ounces-of-gold-golden-hits-vol-2-mw0000262132<br />https://www.amazon.com/70-Pure-Gold-Various-Artists/dp/B000003LCN<br /><br />Sorta wonder if Wringle Wrangle was a last-minute edition if they couldn't find a copy of Mule Skinner Blues to use for the effort, of course the way the cover was designed, I suppose that was done first before they could secure the tracks necessary for this. Even if they did use Mule Skinner Blues, I wonder what the odds are it would've been the same arrangement as Alley Oop? Merely license a track from another company without mentioning any of it on the cover/label? At the time, that tune (best performed by The Fendermen) was owned by K-Tel International. You can even check out the tune (even Alley-Oop) right on their site!<br />http://www.ktel.com/dominion_search.php<br /><br />There, I completely bored you with this info!Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4522024505631502105.post-77017945109200146152016-07-11T01:29:30.674-07:002016-07-11T01:29:30.674-07:00Thanks, I'll have a fun time being bored out o...Thanks, I'll have a fun time being bored out of my mind listening to this!<br /><br />That blue creature reminds me of one of the Freakies from Freakies cereal<br /><br />That "Snoopy" looks more like a polar bear to me!Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.com