2006-07-28 - 7:47 p.m.

I forgot to report that when I was on vacation a few weeks ago, I hit the mother lode of Command Records LPs up at Dynamite Records in Northampton. I also found a few RCA Stereo Action LPs and a Mercury Perfect Presence LP.

To wit:

Command:
Persuasive Percussion, RS 800 SD
The Million Dollar Sound of The World's Most Precious Violins, RS 802 SD
Persuasive Percussion vol. 2 RS 808 SD
Provocative Percussion vol. 2 RS 810 SD
Dick Hyman - Provocative Piano RS 811 SD
Bongos/Flutes/Guitars RS 33-812 ACK NOT STEREO!
Pertinent Percussion Cha Cha's RS 814 SD
Persuasive Percussion Vol. 3 RS 817 SD
Reeds and Percussion RS 820 SD
Far Away Places RS 822 SD
Provocative Percussion Vol. 4 RS 834 SD
Enoch Light and His Orchestra at Carnegie Hall Play Irving Berlin RS 840 SD
Tony Mottola and His Orchestra - Spanish Guitar RS 841 SD
Lew Davies and HO - Delicado RS 846 SD
Lew Davies and HO - A Cheerful Earful RS 861 SD (still with cellophane and original price sticker of $4.79
Enoch Light - Command Performances RS 868 SD
The Discotheque Dance Album RS 33-892 ACK NOT STEREO!
Doc Severinsen - The Great Arrival RS 927 SD
The Corporation - A "Sound" Contemporary Musical Investment RS 929 SD

Project 3:
Guitar Underground - 7 Great Guitars with the NOW sound - PR5015SD

Mercury Perfect Presence Sound Series:
Viva Cugat! PPPS 6003 - MINT condition - looks brand new

RCA Living Stereo:
Dick Schory's Percussion Pops Orchestra - SUPERCUSSION LSP 2613

RCA Stereo Action
Stereo Action Unlimited! LSA 2489
Bernie Green and HO - FUTURA LSA 2736 (what pop music might sound like in 1970)

London Phase 4:
Roger Laredo and HO - Italy SP 44014

Other:
Ray Conniff, Memories Are Made Of This

YAYE! and SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!1

I've converted the Persuasive Percussions and the Provocative Percussions to CD. Man, 45 years later and they still sound amazing, especially on my Grados.