Wonder how this would fly today...

Sally[berry] Field[s] Forever!

 

Fun (and, let's face it, silly) album featuring Sally singing songs from the show.

Here are the liner notes, as borrowed from the Stax o' Wax blog:

Sally Field is many things, including a typical American girl and a marvelous young actress; but she never, in her wildest dreams, thought that she would become a singer. Strangely enough, for many years Sally has had a secret longing to "...sing in a musical, either a movie or on Broadway." And seeing that Julie Andrews is Sally's personal "idol," it's not a bit surprising that she aspired to become a singer. Usually the dream and the reality are millions of miles apart. But, after listening to this album, I'm sure you'll agree, Sally's off to a flying start.

Gloria Stavers, Editor of 16 Magazine

And here's the opening of the show, for your viewing pleasure. More info on Sally herself here.

Taco Swell

 Ah, Taco. What an interesting, retro-music-loving guy. We know him mostly for his hit cover of "Puttin' on the Ritz", but he continued to be much more successful in Germany, where he has resided for quite some time. He and Hasselhoff have that market locked up. Heh. ;) More info on him here.

See his biggest hit, "Puttin' on the Ritz" (uncensored version) here:

Double the Heintje, double the...something

 

 

 Well, this kid was quite the sensation! I've seen quite a few of his records around. A friend of mine grew up listening to him, too. (though possibly not by choice, from the way he says it) The Los Angeles Times once called him "the hottest property in Europe"! :o Not my kind of music, necessarily, but I am very impressed by him! :) Here's some more info.

Here's a link to his first hit, "Mama". And a link to an English hit, "I'm Your Little Boy" (what a powerful voice!).

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Well, ONE chartbuster, anyway...

 Here are the tracks on it:

1. Ghostbusters (Extended Version)

2. I Still Can't Get Over Loving You

3. Jamie

4. Woman Out of Control

5. The Other Woman

6. A Woman Needs Love

7. I've Been Diggin You

8. Invasion

9. Christmas Time is Here

The first track seems familiar... ;)

Here's the video for "A Woman Needs Love", just for fun. More info on Ray here.

Tiny rant, big score

So, the local Sally Ann threw away hundreds of records to make room in there...then doubled the price of the remaining ones. Huh?! You don't move merchandise that way, you silly thrift store! :p

At least they're still the cheapest vinyl around. They were 25¢ each, but are now 50¢ each or 3 for $1.00.

My best haul there was around 55 albums for $5.00. Some HUGE private collection came in (2,000+, I would say), including a lot of stuff that was used at a radio station and they just wanted to get rid of stuff. I showed up late and they were like 'ehh, whatever. Five bucks.' Got a few for free when I saw more outside, too.

Update, Dec. 9, 2017: Yeah, they've been $1 each for a while now, so I'm way choosier than I used to be. :/ The thrift store down the street still charges 5 for $1, but their selection is usually smaller and annoyingly displayed. Still, awesome pricing!

Is it really him?

THE Tim Curry?

 Why, yes, it is!

 Apparently, this was Tim's second album. "The LP was more rock-oriented than Read My Lips and mostly featured original songs rather than cover versions. The record included Curry's only US charting songs: "I Do the Rock" and "Paradise Garage".

Here are links to videos for "I Do the Rock" and "Paradise Garage"

Not my thing, but I'm sure it's someone's! ;)