Tuesday, December 21, 2010

It's Christmas Time/Happy New Year To You!


It's Christmas Time/Happy New Year to You! by The Qualities, Satur(n) Records, 1956(?)

This is a rare and messed up vocal/doo-wop record produced by Sun Ra and Alton Abraham. Sun Ra plays harmonium. Vocalists are unidentified.

I tried to transfer it, but my efforts failed. However, you can listen to the a-side here.
Happy Holidays to all. I'm going to try to take a break from posting until the new year.

6 comments:

  1. That's my all-time favorite Christmas song.
    Thanks for all the great material this year. You incessantly invigorate my tumblr thing (credit always provided, of course).
    Happy [this time of year]!

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  2. incredible! i didn't realize that this version by yo la tengo was a cover: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b8dT_OpHuQ

    merry christmas!

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  3. Man! Everybody wants to record a "standard" don't they? I think I heard Der Bingle sing this once. GREAT. Thanks!

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  4. happy holidays! this song rocks!

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  5. Hi Matthew, Paul, Jim and Ben,
    Thanks for your comments.
    The b-side is great too. Turns out, both sides are on the compilation Sun Ra: The Singles (Evidence, 1996).
    Have a great holiday.
    Michael

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