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Some days you just get lucky

24 Feb 00 - 01:39 AM (#183895)
Subject: Some days you just get lucky
From: Metchosin

Well to each his own. I struck it rich at the Sally Ann today. I managed to get the following 78RPMs:

The Prisoners Song and the Wreck of the Old 97 (in the DT) by Vernon Dalhart (ca. 1924)

Waiting for the Train (Jimmie Rodgers) and Slue-Foot Lue (Marvin) sung by Gene Autry

and "Down in De Canebrake" (ol Crumit is taking credit for writing this traditional song) and Song of the Prune sung by Frank Crumit (an excellent candidate for resurrection by a skiffle band)

Also the soundtrack from "Oh What A Lovely War" which includes these lovely pieces from WW1: Oh Its a Lovely War, Gassed Last Night, There's a Long Long Trail, Hush Here Comes a Wizzbang, They were Only Playing Leapfrog, I Wore a Tunic, Joe Soap's Army, When This Lousy War is Over, I Want to Go Home, The Bells of Hell and many others.

Anyone wanting to have the lyrics to any these let me know and I will start transcribing with those first and hopefully get to the others that aren't already on the DT as time permits.

24 Feb 00 - 01:41 AM (#183897)
Subject: RE: Some days you just get lucky
From: wysiwyg

!!!!!

24 Feb 00 - 01:42 AM (#183899)
Subject: RE: Some days you just get lucky
From: Bugsy

Good on you!

As we say in Aus, "You Jammy Bastard!"

Cheers

Bugsy

24 Feb 00 - 10:12 AM (#184003)
Subject: RE: Some days you just get lucky
From: Bert

All of 'em Metch, ALL of 'em;-)

24 Feb 00 - 12:05 PM (#184092)
Subject: RE: Some days you just get lucky
From: Rick Fielding

Congrats Met...I know the feeling when you strike it rich. Just wish we didn't have to wade through all those "Sergio Mendes and Brazil 66" albums!

Rick

24 Feb 00 - 12:15 PM (#184103)
Subject: RE: Some days you just get lucky
From: catspaw49

Are you still collecting ELO and Sex Pistols Rick?

Spaw

25 Feb 00 - 01:01 PM (#184748)
Subject: RE: Some days you just get lucky
From: Wesley S

The world War I songs sound interesting. Esp "Gassed Last Night" Now - what are you going to play those 78's on??

25 Feb 00 - 01:31 PM (#184782)
Subject: RE: Some days you just get lucky
From: Metchosin

Wesly, another wonderful Sally Ann find, of a few years back, a portable RCA Stereo record player with a Garrard turntable with all three speeds, that I can plug directly into our stereo system through the RCA's headphone jack. Sounds dreadful but I can get the lyrics and make tapes.

My husband has promised to disassemble the Garrard and mount it on the wall directly above our A R turntable, as our Amp has two turntable input jacks, which should improve the sound quality, but I am not holding my breath until this happens. Meanwhile, I struggle with my cobbled together system.

Now, when I finally figure out how to record and send MP3 files, I'll be able to share my treasures more fully.

25 Feb 00 - 01:34 PM (#184785)
Subject: RE: Some days you just get lucky
From: JedMarum

Bugsy ... and Jammy Bastard is a good thing, is it, in Australia?

25 Feb 00 - 01:43 PM (#184795)
Subject: RE: Some days you just get lucky
From: Liz the Squeak

Baby prunes look like their dad, but not wrinkled half so bad!!

I've been singing this for about 4 years now! So have a couple of other people on the singaround circuit in the UK, great song, and a great find!

LTS

25 Feb 00 - 01:50 PM (#184808)
Subject: RE: Some days you just get lucky
From: Metchosin

liam, I figured he was just telling me I had "balls" regarding my "getting lucky" intro, which some people consider a compliment and I didn't find offensive.