Mid-Century Sounds: Deep Cuts From the Desert

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Mid-Century Sounds: Deep Cuts From the Desert
Compilation album by
Various Artists
ReleasedJune 16, 2017
Recorded1957-1973
StudioAudio Recorders of Arizona
GenrePop, Rock, R&B/Soul, Funk, Country, Jazz
LabelFervor Records
ProducerDavid Hilker, Jeff Freundlich, Marmoset

Mid-Century Sounds: Deep Cuts From The Desert is a two volume compilation album (Vinyl, LP) released in 2017 by independent record label Fervor Records in collaboration with Marmoset.[1] Several songs on this LP charted in Billboard Magazine including "Plaything" by Ted Newman in 1957 and "Cookin" by the Al Casey Combo in 1962. Since the album's release, multiple songs have been featured in popular TV shows and films including Lionsgate Films The Glass Castle, the Netflix Original Series Orange is the New Black, and short film, Made Back East, released December 2020.

Background and production[edit]

Mid-Century Sounds: Deep Cuts From the Desert profiles the career of the late music entrepreneur Floyd Ramsey (March 22, 1926 – April 16, 2008)[2] The album features songs from the Phoenix, Arizona music scene from 1957 to 1973. During this time, Ramsey was instrumental in launching the careers of artists including Sanford Clark, Duane Eddy, Lee Hazlewood, Waylon Jennings, Wayne Newton, and Donna Fargo.[3] Sanford Clark, Waylon Jennings, and a young Wayne Newton are featured on the album.[4][5]

All songs on this compilation have direct ties to one of Floyd Ramsey's many music enterprises.[6] He was the owner of Audio Recorders of Arizona in Phoenix, Arizona where most of the songs were recorded. He was the founder of several record labels including Liberty Bell Records,[7] REV Records, Ramco Records,[8] and ARA Records and he later acquired MCI Records, a label which had released many singles recorded at his studio. Most of the songs on this album were originally released by one of these record labels.[citation needed] Ramsey also owned publishing on most songs through his companies Renda Music,[9] BMI, and Desert Palms Music,[10] BMI. Floyd Ramsey was inducted into the Arizona Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame in 2005 for his many accomplishments.[11][12]

TV, film, and advertising[edit]

Song Title Artist Mid Century Sounds Program Type Network/Source Episode Air Date
"Never With Your Heart" Ralph Smith w/ Bob Taylor's Western Aces Vol. 1 na na na na na
"How Many Times" Patti LaSalle Vol. 1 na na na na na
"I Got the Blues" Glen Morris Vol. 1 Cold in July Film Independent na 2014
"Night Creatures" The Gigolo's Vol. 1 Staten Island Summer Film Paramount Pictures na na
Work For It Advertising Amazon na 2017
"Two Time Loser" Joe Montgomery Vol. 1 Being Human TV SyFy 110 3/21/11
12 Monkeys TV SyFy 212 7/11/16
The Astronaut Wives Club TV ABC 105 7/16/15
The Glass Castle Film Lionsgate na 2017
"You'll Never Wear a Halo" Nick Landers Vol. 1 na na na na na
"She Is My Dream" The Tads Vol. 1 The Playboy Club TV NBC 105
Parks and Recreation TV NBC 510
Scorpion TV CBS 318 2/27/17
Orange is the New Black SVOD Netflix 504 6/9/17
Orange is the New Black SVOD Netflix 505 6/9/17
American Gods TV Starz 107 6/11/17
Killjoys TV SyFy 308 8/18/17
Vegas TV CBS Pilot
"Do It Twist" Ritchie Hart and His Hartbeats Vol. 1 DSquared Ad SS18 Video na 2017
"Four in the Morning" Dave Moore Vol. 1 The Astronaut Wives Club TV ABC Studios 104 7/9/15
The Meddler Film Sony Classics na 2015
Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce TV Bravo 205 12/29/15
"Drifting Heart" Roosevelt Nettles Vol. 1 Saving Hope TV NBC 218 2/17/14
The Wannabe Film Independent na 2015
"A Better Man Than Me" Gary Trexler Vol. 1 The Birder Film Independent na 2013
The Astronaut Wives Club TV ABC 110
"Old Enough to Have a Broken Heart" Judy Lunn Vol. 1 The Pretty One Film Provenance Pictures, Schorr Pictures na 2013
"Start at the Bottom" The Newton Brothers Vol. 1 Arthur (2011 film) Film Warner Bros. na 2011
The Dudesons in America TV MTV2 112
Preacher TV AMC 103 6/19/16
"Cookin'" Al Casey Combo Vol. 1 30 for 30 TV ESPN na
12 Monkeys TV SyFy 210 6/20/16
Stranger Things SVOD Netflix 203 10/27/17
"Plaything" Ted Newman Vol. 1 Wynonna Earp TV SyFy 205 2017
"Once Upon a Time" Sanford Clark Vol. 2 na na na na na
"My World" Waylon Jennings Vol. 2 The Glass Castle Film Lionsgate na 2017
The Player TV NBC 108 11/12/15
Justified TV FX 407 2/19/13
Criminal Minds TV CBS 923 5/7/14
NCIS TV CBS 1419 3/28/17
"I'm Glad I Knew You" P-Nut Butter Vol. 2 The Astronaut Wives Club TV ABC 108 8/6/15
"What's Happening" Phil & The Frantics Vol. 2 na na na na na
"Boo Hoo" Donnie Owens Vol. 2 na na na na na
"One More Time" Tommy Strange Vol. 2 Monte Carlo Film 20th Century Fox na 2011
A Single Shot Film Unified Pictures, Media House Capital, A Single Shot Production na 2013
Parenthood TV NBC 311 11/29/11
Good Behavior TV TNT 206 11/19/17
"So Goes My Dream" Nadine Jansen Vol. 2 I'm Dying Up Here TV Showtime 106 6/16/17
Life in Pieces TV CBS 203 11/10/16
Workin' Moms TV CBC 201 1/9/18
"Happy Just to Be Alive" Christopher Blue Vol. 2 Hot in Cleveland TV TV Land
Autopsy of Jane Doe Film Independent na 2016
Cathouse: The Series TV HBO 402 12/1/11
The Mick TV FOX 111 2/21/17
An American Girl Story- Ivy and Julie: 1976 A Happy Balance Film Amazon na 2017
Ashby Film Independent na 2015
Vacation Film Warner Bros. na 2015
American Express Ad American Express 2016
"Too Good to Be True" Lon Rogers & The Soulblenders Vol. 2 Murder in the First TV TNT 309 8/28/16
Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce TV Bravo 203 12/15/15
Supernatural TV The CW 1311 1/24/18
"Get Up" The Harvey Truitt & Jack Miller Project Vol. 2 na na na na na
"One Afternoon" Motion Vol. 2 Pike's Peak Ad Pike's Peak na 2018
"Blending Soul" The Soul Blenders Vol. 2 Grounded Film Independent na 2013
Sirens TV USA Pilot
The Listener TV CTV 207 4/1/11
Grudge Match Film Warner Bros. na 2013
The L.A. Complex TV The CW 210
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia TV FXX 1209 3/1/17
The Wannabe Film Independent na 2015
The Guest Book TV TBS 03 8/10/17
NBA 2K18 Handshakes Campaign Ad NBA na 9/8/17
The Deuce TV HBO 103 9/24/17
Good Girls' Revolt SVOD Amazon 106 10/28/16
Ex-Girlfriends Film Independent na 2012
A Futile and Stupid Gesture Film Netflix na 1/26/18
"Ain't No Time for Stoppin'" Fat City Vol. 2 12 Monkeys TV SyFy 206 5/23/16
"Loaded Back" Michael Liggins & The Supersouls Vol. 2 Levi's Skateboarding Oakland Ad Levi's na 2015
The Deuce TV HBO 102 9/17/17
Kusama: Infinity Film Independent na 1/21/18

Advertising[edit]

The 1968 recording "Blending Soul" by the Soul Blenders (Side D) was featured as the "Ad of the Day" on September 11, 2017, in Adweek Magazine.[13][14]

Track listing[edit]

Side A (1957–59)

  1. “Never With Your Heart” — Ralph Smith w/ Bob Taylor's Western Aces
  2. “I Got the Blues” — Glen Morris
  3. “Two Time Loser” — Joe Montgomery
  4. “She is My Dream” — The Tads
  5. “Four in the Morning” — Dave Moore
  6. “A Better Man Than Me” — Gary Trexler
  7. “Start at the Bottom” — The Newton Brothers
  8. “Plaything” — Ted Newman[15]

Side B (1960–64)

  1. “How Many Times” — Patti Lasalle
  2. “Night Creatures” — The Gigolo's
  3. “You’ll Never Wear a Halo” — Nick Landers
  4. “Do It Twist” — Ritchie Hart and His Hartbeats
  5. “Drifting Heart” — Roosevelt Nettles
  6. “Old Enough to Have a Broken Heart” — Judy Lunn
  7. “Cookin” — Al Casey Combo

Side C (1964–67)

  1. “My World” — Waylon Jennings
  2. “I’m Glad I Knew You” — P-Nut Butter
  3. “What’s Happening” — Phil & The Frantics
  4. “Boo Hoo” — Donnie Owens
  5. “One More Time” — Tommy Strange
  6. “Once Upon a Time” — Sanford Clark
  7. “So Goes My Dream” — Nadine Jansen

Side D (1968–73)

  1. “Happy Just to Be Alive” — Christopher Blue
  2. “Too Good To Be True” — Lon Rogers & The Soul Blenders
  3. “Get Up” — The Harvey Truitt & Jack Miller Project
  4. “One Afternoon” — Motion
  5. "The Soul Blenders” — Blending Soul
  6. “Ain’t No Time for Stopping’” — Fat City
  7. “Loaded Back” — Michael Liggins & The Supersouls

Production[edit]

  • Mastering - Telegraph Mastering by Adam Gonsalves
  • Design - Always with Honor
  • Manufacturing - Cascade Record Pressing
  • Executive Producers - David Hilker, Jeff Freundlich
  • Co-Producer / Collaborator - Marmoset

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Aquarium Drunkard  » Mid-Century Sounds :: Deep Cuts from the Desert". Aquariumdrunkard.com. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Floyd M. Ramsey's Obituary on The Arizona Republic". The Arizona Republic.
  3. ^ "Book: The Phoenix Sound - Arizona PBS". Azpbs.org.
  4. ^ "Graded on a Curve: Mid-Century Sounds: Deep Cuts from the Desert". Thevinyldistrict.com. 6 July 2017.
  5. ^ Ricciutti, Steve. "Various Artists - Mid-Century Sounds, Deep Cuts From The Desert - Albums - Reviews". Soundblab.com.
  6. ^ "Mid-Century Sounds: Deep Cuts from the Desert - Reviews". Imposemagazine.com. 10 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Liberty Bell Records (3)". Discogs.
  8. ^ "Ramco". Discogs.
  9. ^ "Renda Music, Inc". Discogs.
  10. ^ "Desert Palms Publ. Co". Discogs.
  11. ^ "AMEHOF - FLOYD RAMSEY". Azmusichalloffame.org.
  12. ^ "Floyd Ramsey". Discogs.
  13. ^ "NBA 2K's New Star-Studded Ad Goes Beyond the Court and Deep Into the Neighborhood". Adweek.com.
  14. ^ NBA 2K (11 September 2017). "NBA 2K18 - "Handshakes" TV Spot". YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ "Ted Newman Record Label Shots". Colorradio.com.
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