Butterboy: 2026

Sunday, October 25, 2026

Gerry Mulligan - Mosaic Select 21 [2006] (3 x CDs)

SUNDAY JAZZ

GERRY MULLIGAN

Gerry Mulligan - Mosaic Select 21 [2006] (3 x CDs)

Mosaic Select 21, released in 2006 as a three‑CD limited edition on Mosaic Records, gathers four projects recorded by Gerry Mulligan during an unusually productive stretch in late 1957 and 1958. The material was originally created for Pacific Jazz, a label that documented Mulligan’s work with care, issuing albums in multiple formats and preserving sessions that showed his range as a baritone saxophonist, arranger and bandleader. The box presents these recordings in fresh transfers, giving listeners a clear view of Mulligan’s melodic clarity and his ability to adapt to varied ensemble settings.

The first portion features Mulligan’s reunion with Chet Baker, recorded with Henry Grimes and Dave Bailey. Although the pair had a long history, these sessions avoid nostalgia, offering relaxed phrasing and a shared sense of balance. The quartet produced enough material for two albums, though only one appeared at the time, making the additional tracks valuable for collectors who follow catalogue histories.

The centrepiece of the set is The Gerry Mulligan Songbook, presented here in stereo. Bill Holman arranged six Mulligan compositions for a saxophone section that included Lee Konitz, Allen Eager, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims and Mulligan himself, supported by Freddie Green, Henry Grimes and Dave Bailey. Mulligan contributed an additional piece for the date, and the writing throughout is crisp, elegant and deeply musical, showing how his ideas could be expanded into larger textures without losing intimacy.

Another highlight is the collaboration with the Vinnie Burke String Quartet, an unusual ensemble of guitar, violin, cello and bass with Mulligan and Bailey. Eight selections were prepared for an album that never materialised, though four later surfaced on CD. The pizzicato textures create a light, open sound that suits Mulligan’s lyrical approach.

The final portion features Annie Ross Sings a Song of Mulligan, recorded with both the reunion quartet and Mulligan’s 1958 group with Art Farmer, Bill Crow and Bailey. Ross’s pitch accuracy and musical sensitivity make her an ideal partner in a cordless setting.

Mosaic Select 21 offers a detailed view of Mulligan’s craft, captured during a remarkably focused period of recording. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Gerry Mulligan - Reunion 4:07

02 Gerry Mulligan - When Your Lover Has Gone 5:09

03 Gerry Mulligan - Star Dust 4:44

04 Gerry Mulligan - My Heart Belongs to Daddy 4:13

05 Gerry Mulligan - Jersey Bounce 4:27

06 Gerry Mulligan - Surrey With The Fringe on Top 4:42

07 Gerry Mulligan - Ornithology 5:12

08 Gerry Mulligan - Trav'lin Light 3:42

09 Gerry Mulligan - People Will Say We're in Love 3:43

10 Gerry Mulligan - Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You 3:39

11 Gerry Mulligan - The Song is You 3:24

12 Gerry Mulligan - Festive Minor 4:11

13 Gerry Mulligan - I Got Rhythm 6:01

14 Gerry Mulligan - Trav'lin Light (Alt Take) 4:35

15 Gerry Mulligan - Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to Y ou (alt take) 3:33

16 Gerry Mulligan - All The Things You Are 6:47

CD2

01 Gerry Mulligan - Four and One Moore 4:24

02 Gerry Mulligan - Crazy Day 7:05

03 Gerry Mulligan - Turnstile 4:12

04 Gerry Mulligan - Sextet 4:19

05 Gerry Mulligan - Disc Jockey Jump (full version) 4:34

06 Gerry Mulligan - Venus De Milo 5:09

07 Gerry Mulligan - Revelation 5:01

08 Gerry Mulligan - Crazy Day (Mono take) 7:06

09 Gerry Mulligan - Turnstile (Mono take) 7:56

10 Gerry Mulligan - May-Reh 6:04

11 Gerry Mulligan - The Preacher 6:28

12 Gerry Mulligan - Good Bait 4:40

13 Gerry Mulligan - Bags' Groove 3:57

CD3

01 Gerry Mulligan - Lullaby in Rhythm 4:31

02 Gerry Mulligan - Body and Soul 4:24

03 Gerry Mulligan - Out of Nowhere 4:15

04 Gerry Mulligan - I'll Remember April 5:07

05 Gerry Mulligan - I Can't Get Started 5:02

06 Gerry Mulligan - I Feel Pretty 3:33

07 Gerry Mulligan - How About You? 2:50

08 Gerry Mulligan - I've Grown Accustomed to His Face 3:01

09 Gerry Mulligan - This Time The Dream's on Me 3:23

10 Gerry Mulligan - Let There Be Love 3:44

11 Gerry Mulligan - All of You 2:20

12 Gerry Mulligan - Give Me The Simple Life 3:35

13 Gerry Mulligan - This is Always 4:21

14 Gerry Mulligan - Between The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea 3:42

15 Gerry Mulligan - It Don't Mean A Thing If it Ain't Got That Swing 2:10

16 Gerry Mulligan - The Lady's in Love With You 2:25

17 Gerry Mulligan - My Old Flame 3:49

18 Gerry Mulligan - I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plans 2:25

19 Gerry Mulligan - You Turned The Tables on Me 3:25

20 Gerry Mulligan - This is Always (first version) 4:00

21 Gerry Mulligan - I've Grown Accustomed to His Face (first version) 3:04

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Music weaves itself into the fabric of our emotions, dances through the corridors of memory, and whispers to the soul of who we are. Sharing these stories deepens the connection, turning the experience into something timeless and profound.

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MY COMPILATION SERIES VOL. 262

MY COMPILATION SERIES

Where visitors provide their self-made compilation.

(Please note, I will not be re-uploading any of the "My Compilations" created. So, visitors need pick up what you want ASAP.)

I want to thank all for sending in your submissions and following the Guidelines and new format.

If you have a query on any compilation, leave a comment or contact the owner using the email link where provided.

I am pleased to be able to post the next MY COMPILATION series of submissions.

Here are NEW compilations to choose from or simply take them all...These compilations below, are all great listens and I encourage all to pick up these as you won't be disappointed.

Please thank the compilation owner if you like their work.

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MY COMPILATION SERIES VOL. 262

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#01

Title: VA - Ambient House (320 Kbps)

Created By: Pol Inate

Contact: https://polinatewtc.blogspot.com/

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#02

Title: VA - Get A Little Vol.205 - Alcohol Medicines (320 Kbps)

Created By: John Angelatos

Contact: johnangelatos@gmail.com

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#03

Title: VA - Berni's A-z Vol. 228 N (320 Kbps)

Created By: Berni

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#04

Title: VA - All time Brazilian Hits- Volume 11 (320 Kbps)

created By: Beto Pacheco & José Faria

Contact: betopacheco914@gmail.com or jfgomes@gmail.com

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#05

Title: VA - Let's have a drink (Var)

Created By: Shankly

Contact: shankly1956@outlook.com

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#06

Title: VA - S (Part 3/3) (320 Kbps)

Created By: Trevor Lear

Contact: trevorlear@zohomail.eu

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#07

Title: VA - NME Cassettes 17 (320 Kbps)

Created By: lemonflag

Contact: Not provided

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#08

Title: VA - Inside Kipepeo Publishing (The Global Music Archive) (320 Kbps)

Created By: Kipepeo Publishing

Contact: https://global-music-archive-sampler.blogspot.com/

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#09

Title: VA - Heavenly Hash (320 Kbps)

Created By: Burney Redding

Contact: BurneyRedding@Protonmail.com

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#10

Title: VA - In The Middle (320 Kbps)

Created By: Oniswa

Contact: Oniswa@proton.me

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#11

Title: VA - Tracks From Soundtracks Vol.45 Eclectic Selectic (320 Kbps)

Created By: MM

Contact: https://soundtrackheaven.blogspot.com/

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#12

Title: VA - Deutsch-Französische Freundschaft (VAR)

Created By: Hervé Guilleminot

Contact: herve.guilleminot@gmail.com

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TRACK LISTS Vol. 262

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#01

Ambient House

01 The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds

02 Global Communication - 1431

03 Leftfield - Melt (Remastered)

04 The Future Sound Of London - Papua New Guinea (Original 12' Version)

05 Aphex Twin - Xtal

06 808 State - Pacific State

07 Spacetime Continuum With Terence McKenna - Archaic Revival

08 Orbital - Belfast

09 Ultramarine - Hymn

I followed Brian Eno down the ambient rabbit hole back when Music For Airports came out, then kept following it through the EG and Obscure catalogs for years. When house producers started going that direction it felt like two things I already loved finding each other. When Ricki started talking about clouds I was done. That is probably why I ended up caring about this whole pick series and the rest of the house stuff at all.

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#02

VA - Get A Little Vol.205 - Alcohol Medicines (320 Kbps)

01 Buddy Guy - Whiskey, Beer & Wine

02 Luke Bryan - Cold Beer Drinker

03 Eddie Noack - Beer Drinkin' Blues

04 Frank Foster - Beer Drinkin' Buddies

05 Luke Combs - Beer Never Broke My Heart

06 Billy Valentine - Beer Drinking Baby

07 Tom Waits - Warm Beer And Cold Women

08 William Clarke – Drinkin’ Beer

09 Sticks McGhee - Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee

10 Lightnin' Hopkins - Wine Drinking Woman

11 Luther Allison - Cherry Red Wine

12 Taylor McCall - White Wine

13 Vernons - White Wine

14 UB40 - Red Red Wine

15 War - Spill the Wine

16 Hank Williams, Jr. - Whiskey Bent And Hell Bound

17 Willie Nelson - Whiskey River

18 Trampled By Turtles – Whiskey

19 D Man - Ain't Enough Whiskey

20 Amos Milburn & His Aladdin Chickenshackers- Bad, Bad Whiskey

21 Nazareth - Whiskey Drinkin' Woman

22 Asleep At The Wheel - Let Me Go Home Whiskey

23 Champion Jack Dupree - Wine, Whiskey And Gin Head Woman

24 Champion Jack Dupree - Snaps Drinking Woman

25 Charlie Parker Quintet - Swedish Schnapps

“For better digestion, I drink beer. In the case of appetite loss, I drink white wine.

In the case of low blood pressure, I drink red wine.

In the case of high blood pressure I drink scotch.

And when I have a cold, I drink schnapps”

When do you drink water?

“I’ve never been that sick!!”

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#03

VA - Berni's A-z Vol. 228 N (320 Kbps)

01 - The NadaCowboys - Where the Solomon River Flows

02 - Nate Currin - The Crying Wolf

03 - Nathan Belt & The Buckles - What You Do To Me

04 - Nathan Kalish - Roswell

05 - Nathan Seeckts - The Wildest Thing

06 - Nathan Evans Fox - Landlords Bill Lee Etc

07 - Neil Young - Amber Jean

08 - Neko Case - If I'm Gonna Sink (I Might As Well Go To The Bottom)

09 - The New Basement Tapes - Stranger

10 - New Riders of the Purple Sage - Truck Drivin' Man

11 - Nicholas Jamerson - Gettin' Better'

12 - Nick 13 - All Alone

13 - Nick Dittmeier - Wasting My Time

14 - Nick Cory Young - Simple See You Later

15 - Nick Lowe - I'm Coming Home

16 - Nick Shoulders - Turn On The Dark (Live AF Version) 192

17 - Nicki Bluhm - Cumberland Banks

18 - Nine Pound Hammer - Too Outlaw For Outlaw Country

19 - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - For All The Good It Me

20 - Noble Jacks - Lift Me From The Floor

21 - Nobody's Heroes - The Bottle

22 - Nolan Taylor - I Belong In Your Arms

23 - NRBQ - Get That Gasoline Blues (Unedited Single Version)

24 - The Number 9 Blacktops - Stereotypical Mid-Tempo Rockabilly Song (Acoustic)

25 - Neil Finn - Song of the Lonely Mountain

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#04

VA - All time Brazilian Hits- Volume 11 (320 Kbps)

01 - Espelhos d’Água - Patricia Marx

02 - Preciso Dizer Que Te Amo - Leo Jaime

03 - Soy Latino Americano - Zé Rodrix

04 - O Bem e o Mal - Danilo Caymmi

05 - O Que É o Amor - Selma Reis

06 - Um Sonho a Dois - Roberta Sá e Pedro Mariano

07 - Menina - Paulinho Nogueira

08 - Tá Chegando Fevereiro - Os Originais do Samba

09 - Coqueiro Verde - Erasmo Carlos

10 - Bom Dia, Boa Tarde, Boa Noite Amor - MPB4

11 - Quem Te Viu, Quem Te Vê - Nara Leão

12 - Carolina, Carol Bela - Toquinho

13 - Cavaleiro Andante - Abílio Manoel

14 - O Ganso - Ed Lincoln

15 - Adeus, Velho Vagabundo - Tony & Frankye

16 - Sonhos - Peninha

17 - Brincar de Viver - Maria Bethânia

18 - Canção da América (Unencounter) - 14 Bis

19 - Nega - Emilio Santiago

20 - Eu Amo Você - Tim Maia

21 - O Sol - Vitor Kley

22 - Ouvi Dizer - Melim

23 - Só Você - Vinicius Cantuária

24 - Quase Fui Lhe Procurar - Luiz Melodia

25 - Começo, Meio e Fim - Canção Nova

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#05

VA - Let's have a drink (Var)

1. Have a Drink on Me - AC/DC

2. Crackin' Cold Ones With the Boys - The Cadillac Three

3. Drink- Alestorm

4. Streams of Whiskey - The Pogues

5. Beer Beer - Korpiklaani

6. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer - John Lee Hooker

7. Seven Drunken Nights - The Dubliners

8. Kiss me, I'm Shitfaced - Dropkick Murphys

9. Too Drunk to Fuck - Dead Kennedys

10. Two More Bottles of Wine - Emmylou Harris

11. Bruce's Philosopher's Song - Monty Python's Flying Circus

12. Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down - Elvis Costello

13. Red Red Wine - UB40

14. Tonight the Heartache's On Me - Dixie Chicks

15. I Drink - Mary Gauthier

16. The Piano has Been Drinking (Not Me) - Tom Waits

17. That Don't Make it Junk - Leonard Cohen

18. Tequila Sunrise - The Eagles

19. Gin House Blues - Nina Simone

20. Sloe Gin - Joe Bonamassa

21. Deportee - Elvis Costello

22. What's Made Milwaukee Famous - Rod Stewart

23. Down Where the Drunkards Roll - Richard and Linda Thompson

24. Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down - Kris Kristofferson

25. I Won't Ever Go Drinking Again - Squeeze

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#06

VA - S (Part 3/3) (320 Kbps)

1. Benny Goodman And His Orchestra - Superman (1941.)

2. Miles Davis Quintet - Superman (1953.)

3. Wayne Shorter - Kryptonite (1969.)

4. Mike Clark - Clark Kent (2009.)

5. Stepps - Kryptonite (1976.)

6. Carla Bley - Death Of Superman - Dream Sequence #1 - Flying (2007.)

7. The Stoner - Silent Superman (2006.)

8. Yom & The Wonder Rabbis - Kaddish For Superman (2011.)

9. Ilmiliekki Quartet - O Superman (2019.)

10. Emilie-Claire Barlow - Sunshine Superman (2010.)

11. Charenee Wade - Ain't No Such Thing As Superman (2015.)

12. Jace K. Seavers - God And Superman (2006.)

13. Tom Mueller´s Hot BBQ - Superman (Featuring Geri Schuller) (2013.)

14. Roy Gaines - Superman (1976.)

15. Randy Waldman - Superman (Movie) (Featuring George Benson) (2018.)

The third and final part of the compilation — jazz songs inspired by Superman's imaginary world.

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#07

VA - NME Cassettes 17 (320 Kbps)

1 Mockingbird Charlie & Inez Foxx

2 Galbi Ofra Haza

3 A Gamble Either Way Dolly Parton

4 Dancing Mood Delroy Wilson

5 Good Mornin' Judge Wynonie Harris

6 Working On Your Case O'Jays

7 Midnight Girl-Sunset Town Sweethearts Of The Rodeo

8 Watusi Rodeo Guadalcanal Diary

9 Hog In A Minty Nitty Gritty

10 Nhongolo Hukwe Zawose

11 Holiday In Cambodia Dead Kennedys

12 I Look Alone Buzzcocks

13 People Are People (Different Mix) Depeche Mode

14 As Long As I Have You Garnett Mimms

15 Oh Lonesome You O'Kanes

16 Reason To Believe Beat Farmers

17 Searchin' For My Love Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces

18 Amazimuzimu Dilika

19 She Wants to Mambo Chanters

20 This Boy Can Wait Wedding Present

21 This Can't Be Love Dave Brubeck Quartet

22 Ready Willing & Able Jimmy Holiday and Clydie King

23 Silver City Joe Ely

24 Volver Los Lobos

25 Who's That Lady alt Isley Brothers

In the 1980s the New Musical Express gave free cassettes with a magazine. These are a sampling of those. I have left the album name and track numbers on.

1) Original. 3) Dearest Dolly RIP. 4) You got to move your feet! 5) One of the fathers of R&R. 18) My fav this week. 19) Hey! Life has surface noise. 21) Another instro got by me. 24 Mexican Blues. 25) My fav Isley is This Old Heart. This is a version of my second fav. A diverse bunch today, Enjoy. One more week left.

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#08

VA - Inside Kipepeo Publishing (The Global Music Archive) (320 Kbps)

Triumvirat - Illusions on a Double Dimple (23:23)

Alvarez - Pictures 5 (8:48)

Kojo Antwi - Babylon the Great Shall Fall (5:02)

Hugh Masekela - Coal Train (Stimela) (7:42)

Nairobi Horns Project - Kipepeo (4:43)

Batsumi - Lishonile (11:25)

Manu Dibango - Ma Marie (6:46)

Das Dritte Ohr - Rita Rita (7:42)

Rory Gallagher - Souped‐Up Ford (6:25)

Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train to Georgia (4:39)

Ravel - Boléro (15:33)

Orchestra Super Mazembe - Shauri Yako (9:26)

Anyone's Daughter - Adonis (24:13)

Deuter - Ecstasy (11:53)

Special EFX - Foggy Streets of London (3:39)

Duke Robillard - Love Sick (8:47)

Aaron Rimbui - Ndugu LL (8:11)

Koo Nimo - Old Man Plants A Coconut Tree (5:26)

Novalis - Im Brunnen der Erde/Flossenengel/Im Netz (14:58)

Little Feat - Six Feet of Snow (2:32)

Clearlight - Cosmic Crusaders/Rivers of Time/Return to the Source (15:24)

Down to the Bone - Staten Island Groove (9:03)

Greg Koch and Other Bad Men - Stormy Monday (9:21)

Della Reese - Choice Of Colors (3:06)

Helmut Brandt-Combo - Tag, Dieter (3:12)

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#09

VA - Heavenly Hash (320 Kbps)

01 - The Lewis Family - Are You Ready for Heaven

02 - Billie Holiday - Cheek to Cheek

03 - Frankie Ford - Whiskey Heaven

04 - Van Morrison - Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile)

05 - John Fogerty - Heaven's Just a Sin Away

06 - Donovan - Wear Your Love Like Heaven

07 - The Ozark Mountain Daredevils - If You Wanna Get to Heaven

08 - Paul Kelly And the Colored Girls - Last Train to Heaven

09 - Talking Heads – Heaven

10 - Traffic - Heaven Is in Your Mind

11 - Average White Band - If I Ever Lose This Heaven

12 - Joan Armatrading – Heaven

13 - John Prine - Your Flag Decal Won't Get You into Heaven Anymore

14 - Jerry Lee Lewis - You’re the Only Star in My Blue Heaven

15 - Pokey LaFarge - When Did You Leave Heaven

16 - Slim Gaillard - Blue Heaven

17 - Eddie Cochran - Three Steps to Heaven

18 - Dean Martin - Heaven Can Wait

19 - Nat 'King' Cole - Who Do You Know in Heaven

20 – The Stylistics - You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)

21 - Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven

22 - Ray Charles - That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)

23 - Silvertone Singers - What Are They Doing In Heaven Today

24 - Eric Clapton - Knockin' On Heavens Door

25 - Beatnix - Stairway to Heaven

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VA - In The Middle (320 Kbps)

01 Alabama 3 - The Middle Of The Road (3:32)

02 Buffy Sainte-Marie - Farm In The Middle Of Nowhere (2:43)

03 Bart Budwig - The Middle (3:29)

04 Cole Swindell - Middle of a Memory (3:46)

05 Dr Feelgood - She's In The Middle (2:43)

06 Emily Jane White - Hole in the middle (3:26)

07 Fiona Apple featuring Maude Maggart - I’m In The Middle Of A Riddle (2:38)

08 Gil Scott-Heron - The Middle Of Your Day (Alt Take 1) (4:41)

09 Hiss Golden Messenger - In the Middle of It (3:13)

10 The Infamous Stringdusters - Middlefork (3:51)

11 John Prine - Middleman (2:29)

12 Kacey Musgraves - Middle of Nowhere (2:36)

13 Lilly Wood & The Prick - Middle Of The Night (3:37)

14 Mt. Joy - In The Middle (feat. Gigi Perez) (2:59)

15 Mahalia Barnes + The Soul Mates featuring Joe Bonamassa - Game Is My Middle Name (5:29)

16 Neko Case - Middle Cyclone (3:05)

17 Ry Cooder - Smack Dab in the Middle (3:19)

18 Ron Sexsmith - Middle Of Love (3:04)

19 Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You (3:28)

20 Tower of Power - Don't Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream) (4:44)

21 theNEWDEAL - Back to the Middle (4:18)

22 Tracy McNeil & The GoodLife - Middle of the Night (3:47)

23 Trampled By Turtles - The Middle (4:28)

24 Wreckless Eric - Creepy People (In the Middle of the Night) (4:46)

25 Ygdrassil - In The Middle Of A Fortress (5:53)

26 Zoe Muth - Middle of Nowhere (4:18)

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VA - Tracks From Soundtracks Vol.45 Eclectic Selectic (320 Kbps)

1 Burn - The Cure (The Crow -Soundtrack)

2 What Goes On - The Velvet Underground (Control: Music From The Motion Picture)

3 Daddy, When Is Momma Coming Home - Big Jack Johnson (Deep Blues)

4 How About Some Credit? - Sensational (Crooked: The Score)

5 The Face Of Love - Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Dead Man Walking)

6 Polaroid Girl - Massive Attack (Danny The Dog: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

7 Beautiful - Moby (The Devil Wears Prada)

8 The Fall Of Troy - Tom Waits (Dead Man Walking)

9 Zen's Theme - Bill Laswell (Crooked: The Score)

10 Quality Of Mercy - Michelle Shocked (Dead Man Walking)

11 I Grieve - Peter Gabriel (City of Angels [Original Soundtrack])

12 Sleep - Azure Ray (The Devil Wears Prada)

13 Yae Yo - Spectre (Crooked: The Score)

14 Drive In Saturday - David Bowie (Control: Music From The Motion Picture)

15 Walk Away - Tom Waits (Dead Man Walking)

16 Dionysus - Jocelyn Pook (Gangs Of New York)

17 Heartbroken Man - Roosevelt "Booba" Barnes (Deep Blues)

18 Tres Tres Chic - Mocean Worker (The Devil Wears Prada)

19 Psychotropical Heatwave - Prince Charming (Crooked: The Score)

20 The Long Road - Eddie Vedder (Dead Man Walking)

21 2HB - Roxy Music (Control: Music From The Motion Picture)

22 It Can't Rain All The Time - Jane Siberry (The Crow -Soundtrack)

23 Brighter Sound - Betchadupa (Cut)

24 I Am Home - Massive Attack (Danny The Dog: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

25 Warszawa - David Bowie (Control: Music From The Motion Picture)

For this compilation rather than focus on a theme or genre, I have selected tracks that are very

strong in their composition, structure and production, and also fit in well in their respective

soundtracks. Genres are a mix of alternative, art-rock, electronica and world.

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#12

VA - Deutsch-Französische Freundschaft (VAR)

1 - Kraftwerk - Tour de France - 1983

2 - Mathématiques Modernes - Paris Tokyo - 1981

3 - Rheingold - Dreiklangs-Dimensionen - 1980

4 - Taxi Girl - Cherchez le garçon - 1980

5 - Andreas Dorau & Die Marinas - Fred vom Jupiter - 1981

6 - Deux - Paris-Orly - 1985

7 - Palais Schaumburg - Wir bauen eine neue Stadt - 1981

8 - Ruth - Polaroïd/Roman/Photo - 1985

9 - Grauzone - Eisbär - 1981

10 - Guerre Froide - Demain Berlin - 1981

11 - Malaria! - Kaltes Klares Wasser - 1982

12 - Kas Product - So Young But So Cold - 1982

13 - Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft - Der Mussolini - 1981

14 - Fehlfarben - Ein Jahr (Es geht voran) - 1980

15 - Trisomie 21 - La fête triste - 1984

16 - Der Plan - Da vorne steht ’ne Ampel - 1980

17 - Lescop - La forêt - 2012

18 - XMal Deutschland - Qual - 1983

19 - Stereo Total - Ta voix au téléphone - 2007

20 - Rue Oberkampf - Glycine - 2019

21 - Schwefelgelb - Der Sichere Weg - 2013

22 - Kompromat - Niemand - 2019

23 - Kompromat ft. Adèle Haenel - De mon âme à ton âme - 2019

24 - Stereo Total - Wir Tanzen im 4-Eck - 2001

25 - Guerre Froide - Mauve - 1981

Bonus - Stephan Eicher - Tu tournes mon cœur - 1985

This compilation is dedicated to our friend Wolfgang!

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Saturday, October 24, 2026

VA - MORE Possum Droppings CD07-10 (A Berni Special Presentation) (4 x CDS)

HONKY-TONK HUMOR, BARROOM WISDOM and WESTERN WEIRDNESS

VA - MORE Possum Droppings CD07-10 (A Berni Special Presentation) (4 x CDS)

MORE Possum Droppings, the second instalment in Berni’s wild, affectionate exploration of honky‑tonk humour and western oddball brilliance, arrives as a four‑disc continuation of the world he opened in the first six volumes. Presented as CDs 7 through 10 in Berni’s ongoing celebration of honky‑tonk humour, barroom wisdom and western weirdness, extends the spirit of the original six‑disc set with another generous sweep of mischief drawn from across the country landscape. These four discs gather novelty cuts, outlaw wit, soundtrack fragments, regional oddities and modern tongue‑in‑cheek country, each chosen for its ability to make listeners laugh, wince or nod in recognition. The selections come from LPs, CDs, radio comedy, film soundtracks and small‑label singles, preserving a corner of country music that rarely receives archival attention.

CD7 opens with the familiar charm of the Green Acres themes and moves quickly into a run of sharp humour from Asylum Street Spankers, The Beaumonts and Brennen Leigh. The tone shifts between wordplay, rural satire and outright chaos, with Jeremiah Perez, Rev. Billy C. Wirtz and Ted Shelton offering the kind of regional comedy that once lived on jukeboxes and late‑night radio. Weird Al’s truck‑driving parody ties the disc neatly to the novelty tradition.

CD8 blends pop‑culture references with modern country humour. Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett’s beachside shrug sits alongside Cledus T. Judd’s parody craft and the Dixie Chicks’ darkly comic storytelling. The Simpsons’ Canyonero commercials, Tyler Childers’ biting wit and Tom Paxton’s collaboration with John Prine give the disc a lively, unpredictable rhythm, while Webb Pierce and Zeb Turner anchor it with classic charm.

CD9 leans into cult favourites and character pieces. Dewey Cox’s soundtrack swagger, The Gourds’ legendary reinterpretation, Joe Diffie’s radio staple and Kinky Friedman’s dry humour sit comfortably beside newer voices like Dylan Earl, Kin Faux and Justin Clyde Williams. The mix of deep cuts, oddball singles and modern mischief creates a warm, late‑night jukebox feel.

CD10 closes the set with a cross‑generational sweep, from Austin Lounge Lizards’ satire and Bobby Bare’s gospel absurdity to Johnny Cash’s storytelling and Johnny Paycheck’s working‑man bite. The disc moves through barroom confessions, acoustic rambles and playful ensemble pieces, ending with k.d. lang’s brief curtain‑close.

MORE Possum Droppings is another affectionate, generous tribute to the funniest corners of western music.

PLEASE THANK BERNI FOR THE GREAT SET.

The first Volume, CDs 1-6 can be found here:

https://butterboycompilations.blogspot.com/2025/10/va-possum-droppings-berni-special.html

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Track lists

CD07

01 Green Acres - Opening Theme Song 1:05

02 Asylum Street Spankers - I Am My Own Grandpa 1:58

03 The Beaumonts - Change My Name 3:43

04 Brennen Leigh - Dumpster Diving 2:00

05 Chuck Mead - Daddy Worked The Pole 3:31

06 Dusty Cowshit - Pheasant Plucker 2:17

07 Granger Smith - The Country Boy Song 3:23

08 Hot Country Knights feat. Travis Tritt - Pick Her Up (Radio Edit) 2:48

09 Jeremiah Perez - I Thought I Farted But I Shit 1:40

10 Hee Haw - You Were Gone 0:35

11 Kaitlin Butts - Hunt You Down 3:24

12 Marti Brom with Cornell Hurd Band - Feudin' and Fightin' 2:40

13 National Lampoon Radio Hour - Turtle Woman 3:04

14 The New Duncan Imperials - If She Wasn't on Blocks 2:53

15 Wade Hayes - Remember The Alimony 2:45

16 Pinkard & Bowden - Drivin' My Wife Away 2:11

17 Rev. Billy C. Wirtz - Inbred 3:17

18 Ted Shelton and His Bryan County Boys - Lover Boy (I Broke Her Heart She Broke My Jaw) 2:14

19 Weird Al Yankovic - Truck Drivin' Song 2:26

20 Green Acres - Closing Theme Song 0:21

CD08

01 Andy Griffith Show - The Opening Theme Song 0:08

02 Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffett - It's Five O'clock Somewhere 3:51

03 Cledus T. Judd - Man of Constant Borrow 4:04

04 Dixie Chicks - Goodbye Earl 4:19

05 Dustin Christensen - Parked By The Lake 3:30

06 The Fools - Life Sucks, Then You Die 4:09

07 Hillbilly Hellcats - I Never Thought 2:45

08 Joe Fournier - I Drive A Wreck 2:57

09 Joel Timmons - East Nashville Cowboy 4:28

10 Alison Self - Snippet 0:06

11 Kaitlin Butts - Wild Juanita's Cactus Juice 2:53

12 Lasers Lasers Birmingham - Tractor Beam 2:29

13 Magnificent Seven - Tubular Cowbells 3:07

14 The Simpsons - Canyonero Commercial 1 (feat. Hank Williams Jr.) 0:43

15 Poor Man's Whiskey - Backwards Country Song 1:55

16 Poppa Bear Norton - Bought A Truck 4:33

17 Post Malone - M-E-X-I-C-O (feat. Billy Strings) 2:36

18 The Simpsons - Canyonero Commercial 2 (feat. Hank Williams Jr.) 0:43

19 Tom Paxton - Skeeters'll Gitcha (feat. John Prine) 2:23

20 Tyler Childers - Bitin' List 2:56

21 Webb Pierce - Good Lord Giveth, Uncle Sam Takes it Away 2:37

22 Zeb Turner - Chew Tobacco Rag 2:40

23 Jon Rauhouse - Cartoon Chicken 0:36

CD09

01 Audrey Auld - Bury Me at Walmart 2:31

02 The Beaumonts - I'm Sorry 2:22

03 Cledus T. Judd - Jackson (Alan That Is) 3:01

04 Dewey Cox - Walk Hard 2:49

05 Dylan Earl - Lawn Chair 2:49

06 The Gourds - Gin and Juice 6:23

07 Harlan T. Bobo - Mlle. Chatte 1:24

08 Joe Diffie - Pickup Man 3:36

09 Johnny Credit - Hello, I'm Johnny Credit 2:46

10 Jubal Lee Young - Hand-Painted Portuguese Punch Bowl 3:09

11 Scuzz Twittly's Place - Creeper Van Bonanza 1:16

12 Justin Clyde Williams - The Gummy Bear Song 3:41

13 Kenny Chesney - She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy 4:07

14 Kin Faux - Locked Up in Lubbock 3:14

15 Kinky Friedman - Ol' Ben Lucas 1:42

16 Norman Wade - Shut Up and Drink Your Beer 2:27

17 The Okee Dokee Brothers - Jackalope 2:59

18 Pinkard and Bowden - Mama She's Lazy 3:21

19 Paul Overstreet - Takes a Whole Lot of Liquor to Like Her 3:21

20 The Defibulators - Hee-Haw in Heaven 2:45

21 Roger Miller - Dang Me 1:51

CD10

01 Austin Lounge Lizards - Toast The Earth With ExxonMobil 1:56

02 Bobby Bare - Dropkick Me, Jesus 2:13

03 BR5-49 - Too Lazy to Work, Too Nervous to Steal 3:51

04 Cornell Hurd Band - The Genitalia of A Fool 3:31

05 Deana Carter - Did I Shave My Legs for This? 3:13

06 Deryl Dodd - New Tony Lamas 3:47

07 Devin Cooper - Country Cliché (Live Acoustic) 2:44

08 Diesel Doug & The Long Haul Truckers - I'd Like to Quit Drinkin' (But I Live Over A Bar) 2:51

09 The Doohickeys - I Don't Give A Damn About Football 2:41

10 Jimmy Martin - I Can't Quit Cigarettes 3:11

11 Bette Midler - Intermission 0:15

12 Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue 3:40

13 Johnny Paycheck - Take This Job and Shove It 2:36

14 Jubal Lee Young - Don't Be A Dickhead 3:11

15 Karen Jonas - Online Shopping 3:39

16 Keller Williams - Granny Woncha Smoke Some Marijuana 3:19

17 The New Main Street Singers - Potato's in The Paddy Wagon (From A Mighty Wind) 2:11

18 Phil Baugh - One Man Band 2:18

19 Robert Earl Keen - That Buckin' Song (Saddle Sore Mix) 3:51

20 Tommy Alverson - Una Mas Cerveza 5:46

21 k.d. lang - Conclusion 0:07

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Friday, October 23, 2026

VA - Bare‑Beautiful Universe (A Butterboy Compilation) (4 x CDs)

MINIMAL & BEAUTIFUL

VA - Bare‑Beautiful Universe (A Butterboy Compilation) (4 x CDs)

I hope you like Bare-Beautiful Universe, a four-disc journey into the spaces that music usually leaves untouched.

There are records that fill a room, and there are records that change the way a room feels. This collection belongs to the second kind. Its music is drawn towards restraint, intimacy and silence: voices that seem to arrive from the next room, guitars reduced to a few carefully chosen notes, pianos allowed to breathe between phrases, electronics that hover at the edge of hearing. Nothing here needs to shout for your attention.

Across four discs, the journey gradually turns inward.

CD1 - Falling Into Silence, begins with solitude. The world is still present, but increasingly distant, leaving the listener alone with a voice, a melody, a thought.

CD2 - Ghost-Tone Echoes, moves further away from the physical world. Drones, textures and slowly shifting sounds create a place where time seems to loosen and disappear.

CD3 - Bare-Soul Confessions, brings the human voice back to the centre. These are intimate songs, strange songs, vulnerable songs: music that feels less performed than revealed.

CD4 - Negative-Space Reveries, is where almost everything unnecessary has fallen away. What remains is fragile, skeletal and intensely human. A breath. A voice. A few notes. A memory suspended in silence.

That is the heart of Bare-Beautiful Universe.

This is not music designed to overwhelm you. It asks you to listen more closely. To notice the space between the notes, the hesitation in a voice, the sound that almost disappears before you have fully heard it.

Because silence is not the absence of music. Sometimes, it is where the music lives.

Bare-Beautiful Universe is a sanctuary built from those moments, four discs for quiet rooms, late nights, solitary journeys and the rare occasions when we are willing to stop filling the silence and simply listen.

The universe is vast. This one is deliberately small. And within it, there is more than enough to hear. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 James Blake - Wilhelms Scream 4:36 2011

02 Sampha - (No One Knows Me) Like the Piano 3:34 2017

03 Keaton Henson - You 4:42 2010

04 Sufjan Stevens - Blue Bucket of Gold 4:44 2015

05 Agnes Obel - Riverside 3:48 2010

06 Moses Sumney - Plastic 3:08 2017

07 Rhye - Open 3:37 2013

08 xx - Angels 2:49 2012

09 Arthur Russell - A Little Lost 3:18 1986

10 Julianna Barwick - Forever 5:30 2013

11 Nick Mulvey - Cucurucu 4:27 2014

12 James Vincent McMorrow - Red Dust 4:00 2013

13 SOHN - Artifice 3:18 2014

14 How to Dress Well - Suicide Dream 2 4:21 2010

15 Grouper - Living Room 2:22 2008

16 FKA Twigs - Cellophane 3:24 2019

17 Bing & Ruth - Starwood Choker 6:17 2014

18 Oliver Coates - Perfect Love 6:53 2016

19 serpentwithfeet - Bless Ur Heart 4:23 2018

20 Leif Vollebekk - Elegy 5:24 2017

CD2

01 Bing & Ruth - Broad Channel 5:56 2010

02 amiina - Seoul 7:01 2007

03 Colleen - I’ll Read You A Story 6:51 2007

04 Nils Frahm - Says 8:18 2013

05 A Winged Victory for The Sullen - Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears 4:25 2011

06 Tim Hecker - In the Air III 4:01 2006

07 Loscil - Endless Falls 7:55 2010

08 Hildur Guðnadóttir - Elevation 5:57 2009

09 Max Richter - Fragment 1:27 2015

10 Ólafur Arnalds - Near Light 3:24 2011

11 Harold Budd; Brian Eno - The Pearl 3:13 1984

12 Stars of the Lid - Requiem for Dying Mothers Part 2 7:37 2007

13 Eluvium - Radio Ballet 3:12 2007

14 Kyle Bobby Dunn - The Tributary (For Voices Lost) 10:37 2012

15 Ryuichi Sakamoto - solari 3:51 2004

16 Jóhann Jóhannsson - Odi Et Amo 6:25 2002

17 Helios - Halving The Compass 5:26 2004

18 Goldmund - Threnody 4:39 2005

19 Arovane - Seaside 3:36 2004

20 Hammock - I Could Hear the Water at the Edge of All Things 5:40 2010

CD3

01 Frank Ocean - Godspeed 2:58 2016

02 Arca - Piel 4:07 2017

03 Tirzah - Gladly 3:41 2018

04 Perfume Genius - Learning 2:43 2010

05 Julia Holter - Meyou 5:55 2024

06 Ichiko Aoba - Asleep Among Endives 5:06 2021

07 Arooj Aftab - Mohabbat 7:42 2021

08 Antony & The Johnsons - Hope There's Someone 4:22 2005

09 Elliott Smith - Between The Bars 2:22 1997

10 Florist - Shadow Bloom 3:40 2019

11 Broadcast - Tears in The Typing Pool 2:12 2005

12 the Microphones - I Want Wind to Blow 5:32 2001

13 Adrianne Lenker - Anything 3:22 2020

14 Marta Forsberg - Slowa (Not Saying a Word) 5:37 2025

15 Bernice - David 5:09 2017

16 Karen Dalton - Something on Your Mind 3:23 1971

17 Daudi Matsiko - Take Me Old 3:24 2015

18 Tujiko Noriko - I'm Not Dreaming, King 4:14 2009

19 Novo Amor - Anchor 4:17 2015

20 James Blake - Retrograde 3:43 2013

CD4

01 Phoebe Bridgers - Smoke Signals 5:24 2017

02 Julie Byrne - Sleepwalker 4:21 2017

03 Aldous Harding - Horizon 4:09 2017

04 Laura Marling - What He Wrote 4:07 2010

05 Bill Fay - The Healing Day 5:14 2012

06 Low - Words 5:50 2001

07 Nick Drake - Place to Be 2:41 1972

08 Iron & Wine - Upward Over The Mountain 5:55 2002

09 Alela Diane - The Rifle 2:43 2007

10 Hania Rani - Eden 4:55 2019

11 Low Roar - I'll Keep Coming 5:52 2014

12 Peter Broderick - And It's Alright (Nils Frahm Remix) 4:34 2019

13 Henrik Lindstrand - Dungen 2:16 2017

14 Tara Nome Doyle - Heathens 3:29 2020

15 SYML - Where’s My Love 3:22 2018

16 Birds of Passage - Without The World 3:47 2018

17 Horse Feathers - Helen 4:17 2008

18 Claire Cronin - Bloodless 5:33 2021

19 Lisa Hannigan - Barton 4:26 2016

20 Sophia Djebel Rose - Liberté 3:41 2022

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