Strictly for Music Lovers [Box set]

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The genius of Spike Jones--as a songwriter, bandleader, and musician--is often overshadowed by his comedic schtick. But make no mistake, Jones was a musician and a damn fine one at that, whether on a set of drums, singing into a mic, or with a car horn. This bargain-priced, four-CD set from the U.K. label Proper, goes a long way toward setting Jones's record straight. In the 1930s and '40s, while American dance and jazz orchestras were just finding their mature footing and popularity, Jones was there to sabotage their efforts with great playing, parody tunes ("I Dream of Brownie with the Light Blue Jeans," "I'm Forever Blowing Bubble Gum"), and, oh yes, gunfire. As novelty artists go, Jones was one of the best. He hired great musicians for his Cityslickers, he wrote memorable songs, and he was a snappy dresser, too. This set features more of the musician than you'll ever need, but its supercheap price, nice liner notes, and great music (that still sounds hilarious after all these years) make it a steal. --Jason Verlinde

Product Description
Budget-priced four disc box set featuring 95 tracks by the comic genius, including nine #1 million-selling hits, 'Der Fuerher's Face', 'Cocktails For Two', 'Glow Worm', 'All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)', 'Clink Clink Another Drink', 'Sheik Of Araby', 'Oh By Jingo', 'Holiday For Strings' and 'William Tell'. Also includes a fully illustrated 24 page booklet. Each CD comes in a separate standard jewel case & together they come packaged within a thick, full color slipcase box. 1999 release.

Strictly for Music Lovers,Spike Jones,Proper Box UK,Box Sets (Audio Only),Comedy,Musical Comedy,Novelty,Pop,Satire,Spoken / Comedy / Radio Shows,Spoken Word Comedy

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Very happy with this package!
Spike Jones
A great set for beginner and established fan alike!!
Not For City Slicker Beginners
Good, But Still Missing a Few Gems

Strictly for Music Lovers
Spike Jones
Manufacturer: Proper UK Boxed Sets
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Contemporary Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Broadway & Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Box Sets | Stores | Music

Comedy & Spoken Word | Box Sets | Stores | Music

General | Pop | Box Sets | Stores | Music

General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music

Comedy & Spoken Word | Miscellaneous | Indie Music | Stores | Music
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ASIN: B00003ZKVH
Release Date: 1999-06-18

Tracks:

Barstool Cowboy From Old Barstow
Behind Those Swinging Doors
Red Wing
The Covered Wagon Rolled Right Along
Clink, Clink, Another Drink
Little Bo-Peep Has Lost Her Jeep
Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag
Three Little Words
When Buddah Smiles
You're A Sap Mister Jap
Never Hit Your Grandma With A Shovel
Horsey, Keep Your Tail Up
Camptown Races
John Scotter Trot
Love For Sale
Moanin' Low
Cheatin' On The Sandman
Come Josephine In My Flying Machine
The Sailor With The Navy Blue Eyes
Der Fuehrer's Face
Hotcha Cornia (Hotcha Chornya-Russian Folk Songs)
I Wanna Go Back To West Virginia
Water Lou (Drip, Drip, Drip)

Tracks:

The Sheik Of Araby
Oh! By Jingo
I'm Going To Write Home
Hi Ho My Lady
I Know A Story
St-St-St-Stella
Hotcha Cornia (Hotcha Chornya-Russian Folk Songs)
Down In Jungle Town
As Time Goes By
People Will Say We're In Love
G.I. Haircut
It Never Rains In Sunny California
Wang Wang Blues
My Little Girl
The Sound Effects Man
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
The Vamp
He Broke My Heart In Three Places
Besame Mucho
I'm Goin' Back To Where I Came From
There's A Fly On My Music
Row, Row, Row
I Wanna A Gal Just Like The Gal That Married Dear Old Dad
Jingle Bells

Tracks:

Cocktails For Two
And The Great Big Saw Came Nearer And Nearer
Red Grow The Roses
Jamboree Jones
Whittle Out A Whistle
Casey Jones
At Last I'm In First Wtih You
Down By The O-Hi-O
Holiday For Strings
Cocktails For Two
Leave The Dishes In The Sink, Ma
Serenade To A Jerk
Drip, Drip, Drip (Sloppy Lagoon)
Chloe
The Blue Danube
Black Bottom
Toot Toot Tootsie, Goodbye
MacNamara's Band
Siam
Liebestraume
You'll Always Hurt The One You Love
That Old Black Magic
Mother Goose Medley
Hawaiian War Chant

Tracks:

Old McDonald Had A Farm
I Dream Of Brownie The Light Blue Jeans
The Glow Worm
Laura
Jones Polka
The Jones Laughing Record
William Tell Overture
My Pretty Girl
Rhapsody From Hunger (Y)
I'm In The Mood For Love
When Yuba Plays The Rhumba On The Tuba
(I'm Forever) Blowing Bubble Gum
Love In Bloom
The Man On The Flying Trapeze
Popcorn Sack
Our Hour (The Puppy Love Song)
My Old Flame
People Are Funnier Than Anybody
By The Beautiful Sea
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
I Kiss Your Hand Madame
All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)
Ill Barkio (Il Bacio)
None But The Lonely Heart (A Soaperetta)

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The genius of Spike Jones--as a songwriter, bandleader, and musician--is often overshadowed by his comedic schtick. But make no mistake, Jones was a musician and a damn fine one at that, whether on a set of drums, singing into a mic, or with a car horn. This bargain-priced, four-CD set from the U.K. label Proper, goes a long way toward setting Jones's record straight. In the 1930s and '40s, while American dance and jazz orchestras were just finding their mature footing and popularity, Jones was there to sabotage their efforts with great playing, parody tunes ("I Dream of Brownie with the Light Blue Jeans," "I'm Forever Blowing Bubble Gum"), and, oh yes, gunfire. As novelty artists go, Jones was one of the best. He hired great musicians for his Cityslickers, he wrote memorable songs, and he was a snappy dresser, too. This set features more of the musician than you'll ever need, but its supercheap price, nice liner notes, and great music (that still sounds hilarious after all these years) make it a steal. --Jason Verlinde

Album Description

Budget-priced four disc box set featuring 95 tracks by the comic genius, including nine #1 million-selling hits, 'Der Fuerher's Face', 'Cocktails For Two', 'Glow Worm', 'All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)', 'Clink Clink Another Drink', 'Sheik Of Araby', 'Oh By Jingo', 'Holiday For Strings' and 'William Tell'. Also includes a fully illustrated 24 page booklet. Each CD comes in a separate standard jewel case & together they come packaged within a thick, full color slipcase box. 1999 release.

Album Details

A Special Four CD Set of Recording from the Original Master of Humorous Records. His Hilarious Trailblazing Recordings Are Studied and Revered by Most of Today's Modern Humorists and Are Regular features of the Dr. Demento Show.

Customer Reviews:

Very happy with this package!.......2007-01-23

I just bought this 4 cd set couldn't be happier.Quality is wounderful.

Spike Jones.......2007-01-20

This set had many more songs than I had collected before. The quality of the recordings was excellent.

A great set for beginner and established fan alike!!.......2006-11-26

This wonderful 4 disc set of Spike Jones material running from 1941 to 1947 is a set to be cherished by long time fans and a fantastic starter set for those trying to find out what Spike was all about.For 95 songs, four discs,a 23 page booklet and at a price like this you'd be foolish to pass up this bargoon!!
The set features alot of his major material from his RCA catalogue with the rest made up from his transciptions,various live performances and V discs.Some rare,some not heard often,some heard quite frequently over the years but all a delight to the ears.
Keep in mind that none of this material is direct from the major labels who own the masters but are derived from 78s culled from private collections.There are more than a few cuts that are of inferior quality and/or have had some annoying reverb added to the remixing but overall the sound is quite acceptable and generally satisfying.I recently reviewed another Jones CD by the name of "Fonk" put out by another similar company as this one(Proper Records) called Harlequin Records(another indie company),both coincidentally produced in England.To make a long story short I would take this CD set,sound wise, over that poorly and unevenly mastered one.And "Fonk"(one CD) is not that terribly less in price than this (four CD) set.
One other minor criticism I should mention is that while each CD comes in its own protective cardboard sleeve I have had a devil of a time(every time) taking a CD out to be played.They seem to get stuck in the sleeve easily and I've had to learn how to carefully cajole them out without scratching the playing surface.If this should happen to you just keep practising you'll soon find out what works best for you.But indeed a minor annoyance.
So if you're a Spike Jones fan like myself and legions of others what are you waiting for......Feetlebaum ??? Get out there and get this bargain priced set and enjoy every last loving "crash","fonk" and car horn honk that Spike and his zany but talented troupe have to offer up in this must get set.

Not For City Slicker Beginners.......2006-07-28

If you are going to introduce Spike and the Slickers to somebody, pick one of the other "Best of" compilations that contain the final released versions of their hits! The reason for this is simple: those versions are the tight, finely tuned performances that made us fans. I consider this CD set an historical archive rather than a "best of collection". Although you'll hear many of the old favorites, they are "pre-release" (my terminology) versions: looser and not as, well, "good" as the final versions. For long time fans, like me, it is interesting to hear these recordings. But if you are brand new to Spike you will not get the true impression of just how great these guys were. Buy a plain old "best of" CD first, memorize it, treasure it, love it, then get this set. Incidently, this CD collection proves that not everything Spike did deserved presvervation, especially some of his "straight recordings". That was too harsh...I am glad I heard those numbers, but I am now trying to forget I heard them. 'Bye now.

Good, But Still Missing a Few Gems.......2006-01-29

The Spike Jones box CD set is good but doesn't quite hit home for me. The CD "Spiked" has a more concentrated selection of the typical Spike Jones songs you would want to hear. I was disappointed in the fact the song "Pal-Yat-Che" was ommitted from this set. There are songs selected for this CD that are outdated and do not fit todays culture but where fine during WWII. There where other, more forgetible songs they did leave on this CD that I can't even remember as I write this. Spike Jones also butchered the entire Nutcracker Suit and it was ommitted from this collection. The biographic book that comes with the box set is very well written though.

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Strictly for Music Lovers, Vol. 3
Spike Jones
Manufacturer: Proper
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Tracks:

Cocktails For Two
And The Great Big Saw Came Nearer And Nearer
Red Grow The Roses
Jamboree Jones
Whittle Out A Whistle
Casey Jones
At Last I'm In First Wtih You
Down By The O-Hi-O
Holiday For Strings
Cocktails For Two
Leave The Dishes In The Sink, Ma
Serenade To A Jerk
Drip, Drip, Drip (Sloppy Lagoon)
Chloe
The Blue Danube
Black Bottom
Toot Toot Tootsie, Goodbye
MacNamara's Band
Siam
Liebestraume
You'll Always Hurt The One You Love
That Old Black Magic
Mother Goose Medley
Hawaiian War Chant

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Strictly for Music Lovers, Vol. 1
Spike Jones
Manufacturer: Proper
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Tracks:

Barstool Cowboy from Old Barstow
Behind Those Swinging Doors
Red Wing
Covered Wagon Rolled Right Along
Clink, Clink, Another Drink
Little Bo-Peep Has Lost Her Jeep
Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag (And Smile, Smile, Smile)
Three Little Words
When Buddah Smiles
You're a Sap Mister Jap
Never Hit Your Grandma With a Shovel
Horsey, Keep Your Tail Up
Camptown Races
John Scotter Trot
Love for Sale
Moanin' Low
Cheatin' on the Sandman
Come Josephine in My Flying Machine
Sailor With the Navy Blue Eyes
Der Fuehrer's Face
Hotcha Cornia (Hotcha Chornya- Russian Folk Songs)
I Wanna Go Back to West Virginia
Water Lou (Drip, Drip, Drip)

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Strictly for Music Lovers, Vol. 2
Spike Jones
Manufacturer: Proper
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Tracks:

The Sheik Of Araby
Oh! By Jingo
I'm Going To Write Home
Hi Ho My Lady
I Know A Story
St-St-St-Stella
Hotcha Cornia (Hotcha Chornya-Russian Folk Songs)
Down In Jungle Town
As Time Goes By
People Will Say We're In Love
G.I. Haircut
It Never Rains In Sunny California
Wang Wang Blues
My Little Girl
The Sound Effects Man
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
The Vamp
He Broke My Heart In Three Places
Besame Mucho
I'm Goin' Back To Where I Came From
There's A Fly On My Music
Row, Row, Row
I Wanna A Gal Just Like The Gal That Married Dear Old Dad
Jingle Bells

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Strictly for Music Lovers
Spike Jones
Manufacturer: Wave Imports
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00006A81M
Release Date: 2000-05-16

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Great Compilation of Lovers Rock
Have you ever been in love?

Reggae Greats: Strictly for Lovers
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Mango
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Dance Hall | Reggae | International | Styles | Music

General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music

Rocksteady | Reggae | International | Styles | Music

1970s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music

1980s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music

Tracks:

Dim The Lights - Winston Reedy
Roots Rockin' - Aswad
Have You Ever Been In Love - Dennis Brown
Wide Awake In A Dream - Barry Biggs
Love & Devotion - Jimmy Riley
Show & Tell - Ken Boothe
Key To The World - Ruddy Thomas
Some Guys Have All The Luck - Junior Tucker
Rocky Music - Struggle
Go Away Dream - Tamlins
Get In Touch With Me - One Blood
Rent A Car - Dean Fraser

Customer Reviews:

Great Compilation of Lovers Rock.......2001-09-15

Before Dancehall and beside Rastafarian, Lovers Rock was the more popular reggae music in Jamaica during the 70s and 80s. Certainly its elements are seen in Dancehall today. Popular artist like Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, and Beres Hammond had much more compositions dealing with relationships, love, and everyday events which appealed to the commom man in Jamaica; contrary to popular belief, not everyone there is a Rastafarian and wears dreadlocks. Lovers Rock borrowed heavily from 60s and 70s American soul & R&B music and simply adapted the melodies to the trademark reggae rhythmn.

This compilation was something that someone else picked up and I began loving it after listening to it on a road trip. Now, I swear by this CD for anyone who is not familiar with this style. Every artist's song fits well on this CD; even Aswad who are traditionally Rastafarian in their lyrics and music approach had a couple of love-stylie songs in their body of work. "Wide Awake In a Dream" and "Key to the World" are beautiful adaptations of American R&B and are both favorites of mine. The Tamlins are, in my opinion, the most underrated Lovers Rock group of them all and their song, "Go Away Dream" reminds me of the Temptations or even the Delfonics.
Yes, there is more to reggae than meets the ear. This CD proves that.

Have you ever been in love?.......2001-05-29

While the album quality is uneven, the tunes, "Dim the Lights", "Roots Rockin'", "Have you Ever Been In Love", and "Love and Devotion" are all very good, if you like smooth, over produced, reggae, which I do.