365 Days #187 - Virginia Belmont's Famous Singing & Talking Birds (mp3s)

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July 06, 2007

365 Days #187 - Virginia Belmont's Famous Singing & Talking Birds (mp3s)

MP3:
01. Introduction (1:17)
02. On Wings Of Song (Canary Chorus) (8:02)
03. Billie - Dick - Duke (Canary Solos) (3:31)
04. Precious (Parakeet) (3:02)
05. William Tell Overture (Canary Sextet) (3:52)
06. Advice On Pets / Bambi Talking Parrot (4:52)
07. Traumeri - Royal Quartet (Billie-King-Duke-Prince) (4:22)
08. Different Song Birds (4:30)
09. T.V. Mynah Bird (4:38)
10. Finale - Ave Maria (3:30)

- Contributed by: B.C. Sterrett (The Lost Media Archive)

Images: Front Cover, Back Cover, Side A, Side B, Press Insert #1, Press Insert #2, Press Insert #3

Media: LP
Album: Famous Singing & Talking Birds
Label: Virginia Belmont Enterprises Inc.
Catalog: VB-713

Posted by 365 on July 06, 2007 at 12:30 AM in 365 Days Project, MP3s, Music | Permalink

Comments

I actually visited Virginia's bird store once. I don't remember if I already had the LP at that point or if I bought it in her shop. Perhaps I heard someone else's copy and went to the store to get one of my own. It was located under Rockefeller Center in that bizarre underground plaza. She literally had a bird store in the subway. Imagine spending 8 or 10 hours a day in he subway listening to frikkin birds chirping out "butchy butchy butchy butchy bung bung bung bung" all goddam day. It's no wonder she was crazy! Not only did she never see the sun or breathe fresh air but the birds had to suffer the same fate. It's enough to make anybody sing "butchy butchy butchy butchy bung bung bung bung"!

Posted by: Dancin' Dave | July 06, 2007 at 10:08 AM

What a kick-ass album cover.

Posted by: Joe | July 06, 2007 at 10:57 AM

I love this record! Whenever my ex-wife and I used to screw up we would go "I'm just...no...good."

Posted by: andy | July 06, 2007 at 12:24 PM

A brief listen to "william tell overture" actually sounds like it's Morning Mood from Pier Gynt Suite by Grieg...

Buzzy

Posted by: Buzzy | July 06, 2007 at 01:05 PM

Record Brother posted this album on his website a couple of years ago. He also posted a couple of odd self-produced singles by Virginia. One was 'Strangers in the Night' of course with the birds. the other I cant recall. thanks

RecordBrother

Posted by: Tony | July 06, 2007 at 03:04 PM