Some of you may remember the Saturday morning animated cartoon series The Harlem Globetrotters as I surely do.   (1970-1972 on CBS)   Hanna-Barbera meets Meadowlark Lemon and “Curley” Reese and the high-flyin’, high-fivin’, slam-dunkin’est squad ever to cross 125th street!   And don’t forget their fictional bus driver and manager Granny, and Dribbles, their dog mascot.   Josie and the Pussycats, Hanna-Barbera’s other 1970 series, premiered 30 minutes earlier on the same day and network.  

This soundtrack album, The Globetrotters, was produced by Jeff Barry and released in 1970 by Kirshner Records.   It includes tunes heard in episodes of the series (during the basketball game sequences). Don Kirschener served as music supervisor for both the series and the record. Globetrotter frontman Meadowlark Lemon was the only member of the team to be actually involved with the project, adding occasional background vocals to some tracks.   Among those actors also providing voices for the series are Scatman Crothers, Stu gilliam and Eddie (“Rochester”) Anderson.

Check out the cartoon series here!

(48 votes, average: 3.42 out of 5)

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“Hear How To Play Better Baseball”   Listen to the fine points of America’s national game taught by Ralph Houk, Manager of the New York Yankees!   Carlton Records “Hear How” Series   (It’s game two of the World Series – 7th inning and the Yanks lead 3-1)

(29 votes, average: 2.10 out of 5)

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Hula Hoop by Ruth Adam on Belter Records (Spain)

(47 votes, average: 3.77 out of 5)

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Dois Bicudos “Os Dois Velhinhos”

(41 votes, average: 3.27 out of 5)

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Sports Records proudly presents “The Heritage of the Cleveland Indians”.     Keeping the Tribe alive!   A greatest hits package featuring the great Bob Feller.

(40 votes, average: 2.75 out of 5)

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Billo’s Caracas Boys “El Yo Yo”

(39 votes, average: 2.90 out of 5)

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“The Cheeky Chappy!”   Max Miller

(76 votes, average: 4.13 out of 5)

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“Loaded”   A 1945 Savoy Records jazz session date with West Coasters Vido Musso, Kai Winding, Eddie Safranski, Boots Mussulli, Stan Getz, Shorty Rogers and Shelly Manne.

(50 votes, average: 3.40 out of 5)

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4 Asses.   (Me, Dave, Ken and Angelo.)   Ken never did have a good poker face.   Here we do our best not to acknowledge his “tell.”

(29 votes, average: 3.52 out of 5)

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“The World Series”   A sermon by Reverend Roy E. Easley.   Check out Jesus’ team!

(At this moment the Phillies are up 2 games to 1 and have a 2 to 0 lead in the bottom of the 3rd inning with bases loaded!)

(29 votes, average: 2.07 out of 5)

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