Comments on: Retro Shopping Volume 2 – Shopping Spree

By: Awoell

Awoell — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:11:00 +0000

I love this site! I just got all of the compilations. My favorite is the shopping one. I really want this album. Please tell me someone has it that can give it to me!

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 23:19:00 +0000

Hi! Retro Shopping vol 1 was awesome, too sad I can’t get vol. 2… I hope Kim has found a new link ; ) Good job for the excellent compilations!!

By: Steve Carras

Steve Carras — Fri, 09 May 2008 05:49:00 +0000

And thanks to Bryan lord..that track 17 is EXACTLY the Bluestone-Cadkin/Calrin cue I refer to!:-)

By: Steve Carras

Steve Carras — Fri, 09 May 2008 05:47:00 +0000

I downloaded it over three months ago, “Music for Childrfens Activities” is discussed on Malls of America as a Seely-Loose Peirce from Capitl — specifically it is by Hal Bluestone and Emil Cadkin for Capitol. A Light Activity was by Goerdie Hormel, also from Capitol/Seely. Phil Green, Spencer Moore, Ed Lund, Jack Shaindlin, Roger Roger,jack Meakin, David Meakin, Jack Cookerly, and Bill Loose contributed.:-)

By: Kim

Kim — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 06:06:00 +0000

Hello! I was wondering where else I can download it? It seems that your links are dead… =( Please let me know! I LOVED Volume 1!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:15:00 +0000

Many thanks from Seattle. You have a well-tuned ear for exactly what I like. I have the two TV Dinners collections and the entire Ultra Lounge series and have wished for more. Your compilations make a superb supplement.

Kevin

By: Bryan Lord

Bryan Lord — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:43:00 +0000

Great selection. Thanks Chris! By the way, track #17 is “Housewives Choice” by Harry Bluestone & Emil Cadkin (from the Carlin library).
Bryan

By: Reza

Reza — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 14:01:00 +0000

Hi just want to thank you for your two retro shopping comps absolutely fantastic !!!!!

If I could recommend this in a similar vein from my friend fauxteurs blog , I’m sure you’ll love it :)

http://perimetric.blogspot.com/2006/10/various-artists-joys-of-modern-living.html

By: Chris Sobieniak

Chris Sobieniak — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 03:28:00 +0000

The final track says it most! Only a shame I couldn’t be there when it was like that in my parents’ generation.

This reminds me of the “Westgate Villiage Shopping Center” in town that has currently been gutted and replaced by a couple lousy buildings with no real variety besides the addition of a Costco.
http://www.westgatetoledo.com/index.html
(the pic on the top right is what it used to look last year)

By: Lee

Lee — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:07:00 +0000

I feel like the music would sound even better if I were driving a 62-66 Thunderbird to the Yacht Club at the Salton Sea. This music absolutely changes the year a person is in. Of course I was only 5 in 1966 and the Yacht Club was cool. Now I’m 46 and the Salton Sea is an ecological disaster. Chris, you have an absolute knack not only to impress when you post a compilation but to make it one that people keep listening to. I can honestly say I have never grown tired of any of your compilations.

http://TelstarLounge.blogspot.com

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:48:00 +0000

Thank you Miss Googie! Can I come with you on your next trip to Palm Springs? :D

By: MissGoogie

MissGoogie — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 05:33:00 +0000

Wonderful wonderful compilations. I can’t wait to listen to them on my next trip to Palm Springs. Thank you very much Chris for this artful selection

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:17:00 +0000

Oh! Simply lovely :)

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 15:38:00 +0000

Thank you all for your comments! I might upload the jingles separately sometime. The idea of the bonus track was to make some kind of college that sounded like it was recorded in a mall, with the reverb, delay and lo-fi quality.

Thank you baikinange for your tip, I will definitely check out that Captiol record, I have something similar in my archive, but for entertaining guests.

By: baikinange

baikinange — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:50:00 +0000

Maybe your readers would like my collection of 1960s Capitol Production music I posted on my blog a while back. They are recordings made for radio & TV stations to use as music beds in commercials and TV show opens.

http://baikinange.blogspot.com/2007/06/drive-in-movies.html

By: Shantanu Kulkarny

Shantanu Kulkarny — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:57:00 +0000

Hey again,

A few days ago I saw this movie of Morecambe & Wise the comedians, The Riviera Touch and the music is by Ron Goodwin..

By: Shantanu Kulkarny

Shantanu Kulkarny — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:51:00 +0000

Hi Chris,

This is an awesome blog and i'm devouring your compilations! this is excellent! I'm a huge fan of instrumentals..have a lot of old LPs from my dad's collection like Frank Pourcel, Mantovani, etc. and I absolutely adore it.

keep it coming! :)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:50:00 +0000

Thanks for sharing another great assortment of beautiful background music! I especially enjoyed track #25, “Attention All Shoppers”. I would very much enjoy being able to download some of these types of commercials sometime, if you ever decide to upload them individually (without the reverb effects). These really take me back to when I was a kid in the 60′s!….Tom

By: CBlack

CBlack — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 18:33:00 +0000

This collection fits well with the aesthetic of your blog. I’ve always loved this kind of music, especially when accompanied by images of swiftly moving cars, sunny afternoons, swaying palms, and modern architecture.
Thanks very much.

By: Lasse

Lasse — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 21:37:00 +0000

Hej Chris!

Jaha, så har du gjort det igen. Jolly good work. Den passade så perfekt in bland de andra plattorna du har gjort och som pryder sin plats i min "hembränningshylla", svårt or om är är lite dragen ha ha. Tack ska du ha.

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