This week’s Treasure Ivan features three story records, with musical interludes to boot!
Leave the Dishes in the Sink, Ma
Spike Jones and his City Slickers
Howdjadoo
Woody Guthrie
First up, a wild party hosted by Frank Luther on “The Birthday Party Record.” This 78 rpm disk features lines like, “Boys kiss the girls, Girls kiss the boys,” and my favorite, “Walk like a duck.”
The Birthday Party Record
Frank Luther
Also heard is “Billy Rings the Bell,” a story record about toddlers being included in a performance of symphonic music.
Billy Rings the Bell
Billy Rings the Bell
Music by Richard Mohaupt, Story by Delmar Molarsky
Dance Around
Woody Guthrie
Golden Slumbers
Jennifer Warnes & Jackson Browne
Last but not least, a 1946 recording of “Rip Van Winkle” as told by Lionel Barrymore — you youngsters know him as Drew Barrymore’s great-uncle.
Rip Van Winkle
Lionel Barrymore
Rip Van Winkle
Rip Van Winkle
The Nutmegs