A Christmas Yuleblog

When I found this album (minus the disc) at a local thrift store, I noticed there was only three songs that would qualify as Christmas. Plus it was banjo. After enduring the Power Pak Christmas banjo album I shared previously, I needed some GOOD Christmas banjo. There is nothing short of a Chicago Cub loss that's more frustrating than searching a vinyl bin and finding a great album jacket that's empty. I spent nearly a full day looking at every homeless 33 1/3 but I didn't find it. eBay to the rescue again! I listened to the three tracks and couldn't believe my ears! Only one of the tracks had banjo - the other two were a conglomerate of orchestra and organ! Excuse me... but it says "BANJO" on the cover! Somewhere out in this world is a proper Christmas banjo album and I do intend to find it one day... Selections from "The Banjo Barons - Play Music For Happy Times" Happy listening... Capt

Here are three Christmas albums released on the Power Pak label (a subsidiary of Gusto Records) from the mid-1970s. Lee Hartsfeld at Music You (Possibly) Won't Hear Anyplace Else shared out several tracks last year and I did the same for the 2007 Yuleblog Sampler. Startling facts about these albums: 1.) All three albums have the EXACT same lineup of songs from beginning to end! 2.) All three albums have the EXACT musical backgrounds but feature the instrument listed on the cover 3.) All three albums have nearly the EXACT same back cover! Duhhh... it's a budget label! Of course they're gonna cut this on the cheap! It's real, it's good... but it's not real good. Vic Jordan - Christmas Banjo Don Charles & Jim Baker - Nashville Harmonica At Christmas Jim Baker - A Steel Guitar Christmas Happy listening... Capt