Spike Jones and his City Slickers

A description of my collection and reference for you
This list is not sorted in any special way!Times are always minutes:seconds!

 
 Title, producer and I.D. Songs & play time
Comments/Link to Sleeve contents
SPIKE JONES & his City Slickers
Starlite (EEC) - CDS 51061 
(1990)
1. Cocktails for two (2:57)
2. Chloe (3:12)
3. I'm in the mood for love (2:59)
4. Riders in the sky (3:15)
5. None but the lonely heart (3:16)
6. The bubble gum song (3:15)
7. You can always hurt the one you love (2:52)
8. That old black magic (2:25)
9. Yes, we have no bananas (3:15)
10. Laura (2:58)
11. Love in bloom (3:24)
12. My old flame (3:31)
13. Old time medley:
- Someone stole my gal (0:37)
- Five foot two, eyes of blue (0:36)
- Nobody's sweetheart now (1:05)
Total play time: 39:56. 
Good sound quality, studio recordings. 
No text inside the sleeve. 
CD-cover
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Spike Jones is murdering the classics
RCA/BMG (USA) - 3235-2-R
(1988, originally 1971)
1. William Tell overture (3:14)
2. Rhapsody from Hunger(y) (3:12)
3. Pal-Yat-Chee (3:20)
4. Liebestraum (3:10)
5. The Blue Danube (2:51)
6. The Jones Laughing record 
(Introducing "The Flight of the Bumble Bee") (2:46)
7. Nutcracker Suite (6:59)
8. Dance of the hours (3:27)
9. None but the lonely heart (3:13)
10. Morpheus (2:43)
11. ILL BARKIO (IL BACIO) (3:27)
12. Carmen (12:43)
Total play time: 52:03. 
Good sound quality, studio recordings. 
No text inside the sleeve. 
CD cover
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Riot Squad
Harlequin (UK) - HQCD 01
(1989, originally 1942-1944)
1. By the beautiful sea
2. Liebestraum
3. City Slicker Polka
4. Down by the O-Hi-O
5. Water Lou
6. Hi Ho My Lady
7. Horsey keep your tail up
8. The Sheik of Araby
9. Oh! by Jingo
10. Red Wing
11. Der Fuehrer's face
12. Never hit your grandma with a shovel
13. You're a Sap, Mr. Jap
14. Pack up your troubles in your old kitbag
15. Down in Jungle Town
16. Cheatin' on the Sandman
17. I know a story
18. John Scotter Trot
19. The sailor with the navy blue eyes
20. I wanna go back to West Virginia
21. Come Josephine in my flying machine
22. St-St-St-Stella
No song play times on cover. 
Total play time: 57:51. 
Good sound quality, studio recordings. 
 Sleeve contents
CD cover
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The Masters: Spike Jones
Eagle (UK) - EAB CD 040
(1997)
1. I went to your wedding
2. Baby Buggy Boogie
3. Hot Lips
4. Lula had a baby
5. Clink, Clink, Another Drink
6. Dragnet Theme
7. A serenade to a jerk
8. Knock, Knock, Who's there?
9. Ghost Riders in the Sky
10. I'm in the mood for love
11. Secret Love
12. My heart went Boom Boom
13. I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus
14. All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth
15. Ya wanna buy a bunny?
16. Tennessee Waltz
17. Winter
18. Chinese Mule Train
19. William Tell overture
20. Captain of the Spaceship
No song play times on cover. 
Total play time: 56:11. 
Some songs are good sound quality, some are less and there are a fewthat are really bad sampled. Fortunately you find these on otheralbums! 
 Sleeve contents
CD cover
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The Best of Spike Jones
RCA/BMG (USA) - RCA 07863 - 53748-2
(1992, originally 1967)
1. Cocktails for two (2:57)
2. William Tell Overture (3:16)
3. Chloe (3:12)
4. My old flame (3:32)
5. The glow worm (3:09)
6. None but the lonely heart (3:17)
7. Laura (2:58)
8. The man on the flying trapeze
(3:04)
9. You always hurt the one you love (2:52)
10. Der Fuehrer's face (2:38)
11. Dance of the hours (3:32)
12. Hawaiian war chant (2:35)
Total play time: 37:41. 
Good sound quality, studio recordings. 
No text inside the sleeve. 
CD cover
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Spike Jones - Corn's A-Poppin'
Harlequin (UK) - HQ CD 30
(1994)
1. Introduction and dial search
2. Blues my naughty sweetie gives to me
3. The Blue Danube
4. Alec Templeton's impromptu medley
5. Wicked wascal wabbits
6. By the beautiful sea
7. The Darktown Slickers' Minstrel Show
8. I dream of Brownie
9. My old flame
10. Peter Lorre's Horror Show
11. When the midnight choo-choo leaves for Alabama
12. I kiss your hand, madame
13. Please don't talk about me when I'm gone
14. Beg your pardon
15. Xmas medley:
- Let it snow
- June in January
- Winter Wonderland
16. Happy New Year!
17. When Yuba play the Rhumba on the Tuba
No song play times on cover. 
Total play time: 57:47. 
Good sound quality, adapted from radio transmissions by AFN, Munich,Bavaria. Very nice album! 
 Sleeve contents
CD cover
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The Bluebirds - Spike Jones and his City Slickers
(Hiccups that will live forever
Harlequin (UK) - HQ CD 100
(1998)
01. Red Wing
02. Barstool Cowboy from Old Barstow
03. Behind those swinging doors
04. The covered wagon rolled right along
05. The wild wild women
06. Clink, clink, another drink.
07. Beautiful Eggs
08. Pack up your troubles
09. Siam
10. Little Bo-Peep has lost her Jeep
11. Come Josephine in my flying machine
12. Pass the biscuits, Mirandy
13. Hotcha Cornia
14. Der Fuehrer's Face
15. Oh! by Jingo
16. The Sheik of Araby
17. I wanna go back to West Virginia
18. Behind those swinging doors (take 2)
19. Come Josephine in my flying machine (take 3)
20. Der Fuehrer's Face (Birdless take)
21. Clink, clink, another drink
22. Hi Neighbour
23. Gonna stomp them City Slickers down
24. That Big Palooka who plays the Bazooka
25. You can't say "No" to a soldier
26. Hawaiian war chant
No song play times on cover. 
Total play time: 68:29. 
Good sound quality, alternative takes! 
 Sleeve contents
CD cover
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Spike Jones and his City Slickers - The Radio Years Vol. 1
Rhino - R2 71156
(year unknown)
"Spotlight Revue" with guest star Boris Karloff was originally broadcast on April 9, 1949.
"The Spike Jones Show" with guest star Peter Lorre was originally broadcast on December 10, 1948.
No song play times on cover.
Total play time: 55:43
Very nice album!

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Spike Jones and his City Slickers - The Radio Years Vol. 2
Rhino - R2 71157
(year unknown)
"Spotlight Revue" with guest star Lassie was originally broadcast on May 28, 1949.
"The Spike Jones Show" with guest star Frank Sinatra was originally broadcast on October 1, 1948.
No song play times on cover.
Total play time: 55:53
Very nice album!

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Spike Jones & his City Slickers - Radio Days (Radio City)
Remember - RMB 75017
(1990)
01. Farandole (3:08)
02. Yes, Sir That's My Baby (3:05)
03. Minka (2:57)
04. San Antonio Rose (2:20)
05. Tchaikovsky Medley (3:22)
06. Love in Bloom (3:15)
07. Minnie the Moocher (1:36)
08. Somebody Stole My Gal / Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue / Nobody's Sweetheart Now (2:18)
09. The Flight of The Bumble Bee (2:22)
10. Mimi (2:34)
11. Smile / Let A Smile Be Your Umbrella / 'Till We Meet Again / When You're Smiling (2:14)
12. Dark Moon (1:53)
13. That's A Plenty (1:42)
14. Barney Google (2:35)
15. Potia and The Hollywood Wolf (6:20)
16. In A Persian Market (6:24)
17. Hotcha Ciornia (Dark Eyes) (2:09)
18. William Tell Overture (3:22)
19. Chloe (3:54)
20. Big Band Medley:
      Auld Lang Syne / Ciribiribin / Me and My Shadow / When My Baby Smiles At Me / Bubbles In The Wine / My Shawl / Tico Tico (4:39)
21. Tiger Rag (1:40)
Total play time: 63:52
Good album!

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Spike Jones & his City Slickers - Greatest Hits
The Entertainers (Promo Sound AG) - CD 247
(1996)
Soon! Total play time: 70:16
More soon!
Spiked! - The music of Spike Jones
Catalyst - LC 0316 (09026 61982 2)
(1994)
Soon! Very good album!
Total play time: 72:26
More soon!
The Wacky World of Spike Jones
Pair records (ESX entertainment) - PDC-2-1216 
(1996)
Soon! Nice album, if you can't get hold of any other one.
Note: it seems this album has been released in 1988 too...
More soon!
Louder And Funnier
Harlequin - HQCD02
(1990)
Soon! Quite nice, but everything on it is also on some others.
The Spike Jones Anthology
Rhino - R2 71574 DRC2 1112
(1994)
[ISBN 1-56826-356-2]
2 CD's soon! Very nice collection!
Strictly for Music Lovers
Proper - Properbox 5
(1999)
4 CD's soon! This is a must-have for every Spike Fan! Very nice collection of songs, very good quality, nice price... :)
 Click here to find out more on this album (at the Proper Records site) 


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