Kay Starr - Chronological 1939 - 1968 Vol. 11

Vol. 11 zippy

Vol. 11 other

vintage animation

WB-LT-MM Chronological Vol. 106 (677-682) 1952
Vol. 106 zippa
Vol. 106 other

WB-LT-MM Chronological Vol. 107 (683-688) 1952
Vol. 107 zippy
Vol. 107 other

WB-LT-MM Chronological Vol. 108 (689-695) 1952
Vol. 108 zippy
Vol. 108 other

WB-LT-MM Chronological Vol. 109 (696-702) 1952
Vol. 109 zippy
Vol. 109 other

WB-LT-MM Chronological Vol. 110 (703-705) 1952
Vol. 110 zippy
Vol. 110 other

Kay Starr - Chronological 1939 - 1968 Vol. 10

Vol. 10 el zippo

Vol. 10 other

Lost TV comedy 12

Love Thy Neighbour was a popular British sitcom that aired 1972 to 1976. Three years after it ended, one of the main characters of the show arrived in Australia where 7 new episodes were produced. While the UK show has been commercially available for several years, I don't believe the seven Australian episodes have ever been. Of all the UK sitcoms that spun off into short-lived Australian versions, this one has the least to do with the original. The base of this is the tables are turned on Eddie Booth who is now a pommy fish-out-of-water in Oz. However, without his wife Joan and neighbor/coworker Bill Reynolds around to foil his schemes, it isn't much fun. Sort of like watching Alf Garnet solo.  

Love Thy Neighbour - Down Under (1979) 1-4

Love Thy Neighbour - Down Under (1979) 5-7

Kay Starr - Chronological 1939 - 1968 Vol. 9

Vol. 9 zip

Vol. 9 other

Kay Starr - Chronological 1939 - 1968 Vol. 8

Vol. 8 zzzzzip

Vol. 8 other

Lost TV comedy 11

Father, Dear Father was a UK sitcom that had a long run from Nov. 1968 to Feb. 1973. At the end a feature-length film was produced, something that was common for popular UK sitcoms in the early 70's. About 5 years later the two main stars of the show headed for Oz where it was revived for an additional 14 episodes in 1978. That time around, instead of doing battle with his two daughters, "Father" was caring for his pommy brother's daughters while he was away for an extended period. The complete UK series has been commercially available for about 10 years now. Apparently, the Australian series was issued on a pseudo-legal release at one time, but as with Doctor Down Under, it quickly disappeared from availability. I don't know if it's because the people speaking are actors, but it's interesting to hear the Australian accent of 40 years ago, which was much milder with little of the vowel-drawls you hear today.

Father, Dear Father - Down Under 1 - 7

Father, Dear Father - Down Under 8 - 14

Kay Starr - Chronological 1939 - 1968 Vol. 7

Vol. 7 zipp

Vol. 7 other

Kay Starr - Chronological 1939 - 1968 Vol. 6

Vol. 6 zippy

Vol. 6 other

vintage animation

WB-LT-MM Chronological Vol. 101 (642-648) 1950-1951
Vol. 101 zippee
Vol. 101 other

WB-LT-MM Chronological Vol. 102 (649-656) 1951
Vol. 102 zippee
Vol. 102 other

WB-LT-MM Chronological Vol. 103 (657-663) 1951
Vol. 103 zippeee
Vol. 103 other

WB-LT-MM Chronological Vol. 104 (664-670) 1951
Vol. 104 zipppee
Vol. 104 other

WB-LT-MM Chronological Vol. 105 (671-676) 1951-1952
Vol. 105 zziippeeee
Vol. 105 other

Lost TV comedy 10

The "Doctor" franchise was a popular series of British sitcoms beginning with Doctor in the House in the northern hemisphere summer of 1969. That was followed by Doctor at Large in 1971, Doctor in Charge in 1972, Doctor at Sea in 1974 and Doctor on the Go in 1975. By 10 April 1977 when the final episode of On The Go aired, it had run for 137 episodes over nearly eight years....plus a short Christmas special episode of Doctor In Charge in 1973. These shows have been commercially available for over ten years now. 
In 1978, about 18 months after the long running Doctor In-At-On shut down, two of its stars went to Australia to make a new series of 13 episodes to air in early 1979. This isn't the only time an ended British comedy was revived Down Under and I will be sharing others here. 
To the best of my knowledge, I don't believe Doctor Down Under ever received an official commercial release. At one time, and in very short supply, a very impressive looking DVD release did make an appearance but I think it was actually a bootleg and it soon disappeared from availability. Currently, on AmzAust, someone claims to have a new copy for sale for 1700 Australian dollars. I bet if someone attempted to purchase it they would receive a "sorry, no longer available" reply.

DDU 1-6 

DDU 7-13 

Kay Starr - Chronological 1939 - 1968 Vol. 5

Vol. 5 zippity doo dah

Vol. 5 no zip for you, comrade

Kay Starr - Chronological 1939 - 1968 Vol. 4

Vol. 4 zippy

Vol. 4 I'm restricted

Kay Starr - Chronological 1939-1968 Vol. 3

Vol. 3 zippy

Vol. 3 non-globalist suppression

Kay Starr - Chronological 1939 - 1968 Vol. 2

Vol. 2 zippy

Vol. 2 for those being watched by Big Brother 

Anita O'Day update

For those who grabbed my Anita O'Day collection, I've come across another V-Disc she did with the Gene Krupa Orchestra in 1945 that I somehow missed before. 

Anita O'Day update

Kay Starr - Chronological 1939 - 1968 Vol. 1

During the past decade I have picked this project up - and then put it back down - several times due to the frustration of trying to collate her 1940's recordings. There has never been a proper biography written on Kay, at least that I'm aware of. Nearly all the available material consists of just a few paragraphs seemingly copied and pasted from CD to CD. She must have been a somewhat private person. 
Kay recorded for some very small labels in the mid-40's and the masters were later bought and sold several times with the same recordings being issued on different labels over a period of nearly 10 years. And there were some other "issues" but this collection isn't about her why and wherefore's, just the end product.
I think I overcame some of the misinformation contained in some CD booklets and have organized the recordings chronologically as close as you're going to get.
And then there were all the gaps. I had to chase down original vinyl for some of her Capitol and RCA material as well as the older mid-40's small label stuff and post-Capitol recordings. I even broke one of my own rules (a $25 limit for singles) and spent 40 bucks getting one single from a European collector. 
Kay was near the bottom of the Capitol Records female vocalists totem pole and most the new good songs were given to the likes of Ella Mae Morse, Margaret Whiting, Martha Tilton, Jo Stafford, Betty Hutton, Peggy Lee, etc. Kay's friend, violinist Joe Venuti, suggested putting new spins on old songs no one else wanted to record and those became her bread-and-butter for several years.
Eventually this will be 30 years of Kay Starr, over 450 recordings. I just don't have the time and patience to tag it all at once. 
Kay Starr - great voice, wonderful singer.   

Kay Starr - Chronological 1939-1968 Vol. 1

If Zippy is a problem for you (I've read some socialist governments have denied access to zippy for their proletariat) you can also get it here for a few weeks:   
Kay Starr - Chronological 1939-1968 Vol. 1

   

vintage animation

WB-LT-MM Chronological Vol. 91 (576-582) 1948-1949
Vol. 91

WB-LT-MM Chronological Vol. 92 (583-588) 1949
Vol. 92

WB-LT-MM Chronological Vol. 93 (589-595) 1949
Vol. 93

WB-LT-MM Chronological Vol. 94 (596-602) 1949
Vol. 94

WB-LT-MM Chronological Vol. 95 (603-608) 1949
Vol. 95

WB-LT-MM Chronological Vol. 96 (609-616) 1949-1950
Vol. 96

WB-LT-MM Chronological Vol. 97 (617-622) 1950
Vol. 97

WB-LT-MM Chronological Vol. 98 (623-629) 1950
Vol. 98

WB-LT-MM Chronological Vol. 99 (630-636) 1950
Vol. 99

WB-LT-MM Chronological Vol. 100 (637-641) 1950
Vol. 100

Lost TV comedy 9

A Perfect State was a BBC comedy 7-episode serial back in 1997. Had a solid cast with Gwen Taylor (who is now 80 years of age - crikey!), Rudolph Walker, Alan David, Emma Amos, Danny Webb, Matthew Cottle, Trevor Cooper and even Clive Russell appeared in one episode. From the glorious freedom-loving days of terrestrial analog broadcasting and home video tape recorders.

A Perfect State