Pee-Wee Is Back LIVE!

If you live in or by LA, get your tickets here. I hope this goes on tour. Hey Pee-Wee! Come to Minneapolis!

A Great Image For Elvis Week

Can't Stay Away

I have got so many new and cool records lately that I just have to start sharing them again. I going to try and aim for September. Probably just one or two albums a month so don't get too excited. Thanks for checking back.

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Merry Christmas, Happy New Year & Happy Valentines Day

Hey everyone. Any and all links that are still working for downloads, won't be working much longer. The host is moving his servers and they will be going bye-bye. I really don't have the time to keep this blog going (as if you hadn't noticed). It has been GREAT. I will be posting here again someday. I know I'll get the bug to starting posting albums again sometime. If you do see something here you really have to have, drop me a line and I'll get it for you. Signing off. Brainwerk has left the building.

July: Conquer The Video Craze

Those crazy kids and their arcades... What's next? Video games in the home? Listen up on eight tracks giving you tips to beat your favorite games including; Donkey Kong, Ms. Pac-Man, Defender and Tempest. This is pretty funny actually. Especially the narrator trying to explain the Pac-Man path to complete the stage. Great sound bytes. Enjoy.

CONQUER THE VIDEO CRAZE

June: Grasshopper On Wax

Hey everyone! Keeping up with my break-neck pace of one album a month seems to have gotten away from me. In the next few days I'll be posting my June and July record rips. Up first is the soundtrack from Kung Fu. This is one of my favorite albums covers of all. Simple yet powerful. The flute on the record gets a little old. The highlights are definitely the David Carradine soundbytes.

JIM HELMS :: KUNG FU SOUNDTRACK

May: Ann-Margret Sings Some Disco

Everybody put out a disco album so why not Ann-Margret? Dolly did it. Telly did it. Even Kiss put out I Was Made For Loving You with a disco beat. Here is Ann-Margret's self titled 5 track album from 1980. Pretty much the tail end of the disco era. I hope you enjoy it.


ANN-MARGRET :: ANN-MARGRET

Happy Birthday Miss Ann-Margret

Don't ya just want to give her a big hug? I'm trying to get a hold of my brothers Ann-Margret disco album. It's a beauty.























BTW: New album uploads soon. Check back in 3 days.

APRIL - Ted Knight: Hi Guys

I'm really sorry this took so long my friends. This one was promised way back in August...

Here is some classic Ted Knight at his hammiest (Is that a word?). This record is set in his Mary Tyler Moore era, and I have to admit that I'm more of a Caddyshack/Too Close For Comfort kind of guy... Ted Knight is the master of the nervous laugh and played the uptight/smug roll as good as anyone else in the business. Enjoy.

TED KNIGHT: HI GUYS

Spring Has Sprung

Hi guys. Anyone still check back here? Probably not. I didn't plan on it, but ended up taking the winter off. Life has been busy and things change. I no longer have the time to post multiple albums every week like I have done in years past. Starting April 1st I'm going to throw up one of my favorite albums on the first of the month. I hope you enjoy them.

Keep rockin!
Brainwerk

Happy Birth King

Merry Christmas To All

Merry Christmas everyone! Another season and come and gone. Where does the time go. There were more albums to post but I just couldn't find the time this year. I didn't even get time to surf around and see what everyone else posted. I'm going to take this week off of posting and see if I can grabs some albums others have posted. Make sure you check back next Christmas (and throughout the year) for more gems. I'll hit it hard next Christmas. I'll have the Ted Knight album up right after the new year. I promise.

Good Old Country Christmas

If you are ever in the Twin Cities at Christmas time, you must check out Trailer Trash's Trashy Little X-Mas show. They are a blast. Before kids I'd go see these guys every Wednesday night. Now I just see them when I can, and it's not enough. Here is two clips from their kids Christmas show recorded last weekend.

All I Want For Christmas

I was in the process of ripping this album in when I gave up. There was just too much dust damage on the records. It was from The Great One, Jackie Gleason. It was 20 Instrumentals called All I Want For Christmas. Still one of the all time best covers...

Pure Christmas Swank!

Listen up holiday loungers. Dim the lights, mix a drink, light the fire and grab that special someone. Here are the original swingers - Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme and a classic Christmas record called That Holiday Feeling! No swanky Christmas music collection is complete without it.

STEVE LAWRENCE & EYDIE GORME :: THAT HOLIDAY FEELING!

Happy Holidays From Pee-Wee

Just received my annual e-mail from Pee-Wee's Playhouse. Let's celebrate by listening to The Del Rubio Triplets.

THE DEL RUBIO TRIPLETS :: WINTER WONDERLAND

Star Wars Christmas Special In 5 Minutes

Scooby-Doo's Christmas Stories

Two riveting stories starring Scooby-Doo and the gang. These are great. I've always been a Scooby-Doo fan and these stories have the real voice actors as the cartoons. Enjoy!




HANNA-BARBERA :: EXCITING CHRISTMAS STORIES WITH SCOOBY-DOO AND FRIENDS

Winter Warnerland Radio Station Promo

As I explained yesterday, I bought this radio station promo record last weekend. It is a double album. Many people/bands that I don't know, but many are well known. The stand-outs are Pee-Wee Herman, George Harrison (as Nelson Wilbury) & REM.
Think 1988 when you listen to the music. Here is the track listing.

ALBUM1
JEFF LORBER :: GOD REST THE HOUSE"
GOOD QUESTION :: WINTER WONDERLAND
COLD CHILLIN' JUICE CREW :: COLD CHILLIN' CHRISTMAS
TRAVELING WILBURYS (NELSON WILBURY) :: HOLIDAY I.D.
GARDNER COLE :: MAYBE THIS COULD BE CHRISTMAS
JAMES INGRAM :: HOLIDAY I.D.
APOLLONIA :: HOLIDAY I.D.
APOLLONIA :: HOLIDAY I.D. (SPANISH)
PM :: ONCE IN A BLUE MOON RISING
SECRET WEAPON :: I'M COMING HOME
DANIEL LANOIS :: FAIS DO DO
MARK O'CONNOR :: WHAT CHILD IS THIS
JIM HORN :: SILVER BELLS
PEE-WEE HERMAN :: CHRISTAMS MEDLEY
TOMMY PAGE :: CHRISTMAS WITHOUT YOU

ALBUM 2
ZZ TOP "CHRISTMAS I.D.
BULLETBOYS :: HOLIDAY I.D.
JESSE ED DAVIS :: SANTA CLAUS IS GETTING DOWN
LOS LOBOS :: RUDOLPH THE MANIAC REINDEER
REM :: DECK THE HALLS
HUGO LARGO :: ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH/GLORIA
LOU REED :: HOLIDAY I.D.
DANIELLE DAX :: BLUE CHRISTMAS
THROWING MUSES :: SANTA
OFRA HAZA :: HOLIDAY I.D.
54 40 :: 2000 YEARS OF LOVE
HONEYMOON SUITE :: I BELIEVE IN FATHER CHRISTMAS
JULIE BROWN :: WAYS TO SAVE MONEY AT CHRISTMAS
PETER CETERA :: HOLIDAY I.D.
PETER CETERA :: SILENT NIGHT
RANDY TRAVIS :: HOLIDAY I.D.
RANDY TRAVIS :: HOW DO I WRAP MY HEART UP FOR CHRISTMAS
PEE-WEE HERMAN :: DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE, DUH
PEE-WEE HERMAN :: PEE-WEE WILBURY I.D.

WINTER WARNERLAND :: ALBUM 1

WINTER WARNERLAND :: ALBUM 2

More Pee-Wee Christmas!!!!

Hey everyone. I was at a record show this weekend. I was really hoping to find some dusty old hard to find Christmas records to post for you all. I didn't find much but I didn't find this. It is a record from Warner Brothers that I'm guessing was sent only to radio stations. It has some great songs and some holiday greetings on it. A lot of unknowns, but also had Pee-Wee! I knew these existed, but I never knew where they were from. They are great. I only wish they were longer. I posted some clips from Pee-Wee's Christmas Special last year.

PEE-WEE HERMAN :: CHRISTMAS MEDLEY & DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE, DUH!

I'll post the rest of the album in a bit. I was just too excited and had to post these. Other mentionable songs by REM, Los Lobos, Throwing Muses and holiday greetings from Lou Reed, Julie Brown, ZZ Top and Nelson Wilbury (George Harrison).

Let's Not Forget

More Christmas Disco

Here is another album to file next to Yuletide Disco. It's called Christmas Disco Party. Maybe I'm blind, but I can't find the name of the artist on this. I realize they hire studio musicians for these, but they usually at least slap a band name on them. My favorite song is All I Want For Christmas Is A Disco Beat. Some songs are real stinkers though.

CHRISTMAS DISCO PARTY

Partial Album Reposts :: The Golddiggers, Giant Korean Kid, Fred Waring & The Border Brass

These are only partial album posts...

Reposting Christmas With Hank Snow

Here is another request. Christmas with Hank Snow. Click on album cover and follow link. There is a deluxe Hank Snow Christmas CD out that I want to get. Not sure of the tracks because Amazon did not include them on their site. Anyone have details on this? Recommendations?

Surgeon General Thinks Santa Is A Bad Role Model

“It is really important that the people who kids look up to as role models are in good shape, eating well and getting exercise. It is absolutely critical,” acting U.S. Surgeon General Rear Adm. Steven K. Galson said in an interview after a presentation on obesity at the Boston Children’s Museum. Read story here.

The Complete Jim Nabors :: Christmas In Hawaii

I have to say I'm suprised that so many people asked me to post this entire album. It is the 1981 soundtrack to a Christmas special with Jim Nabors, Carol Burnett, The Brothers Cazimero & The Honolulu Boy Choir. I had posted a few songs last year, but here is the whole thing.


JIM NABORS :: CHRISTMAS IN HAWAII WITH JIM NABORS

Line Material Christmas Reposts

Here are 4 Line Material reposts. I posted two of these last year but I think they were mislabeled... The songs are: The Kinds of Christmas, Let's Trim The Christmas Tree, Santa's Factoree, The Sounds of Christmas. These are great! Not the best quality, but very enjoyable. Super-kitsch!

LINE MATERIAL :: THE KINDS OF CHRISTMAS, LET'S TRIM THE CHRISTMAS TREE, SANTA'S FACTOREE, THE SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS

Cary Grant, Danny Kaye & Liberace reposts

Cary Grant :: Christmas Lullaby

Danny Kaye :: Deck the Halls & Jingle Bells

Liberace :: Twas the Night Before Christmas

MECO :: Christmas In The Stars

Hey everyone. Here is a post for the very few people out there that don't have MECO's Christmas In The Stars. It is a rip from the long out of print CD. Vocals include C-3PO, R2-D2, Chewie and a young Jon Bon Jovi. I don't have a scanner here at home so I had to find an image online. This was imported with iTunes so it probably only play on that. Sorry. Some good songs, some bad. But it is Original Trilogy Star Wars and that is a plus.

MECO :: CHRISTMAS IN THE STARS

Great Dino Clip :: White Christmas

The Caroleers On CD

People ask me (and I read on boards) about finding the Caroleers on CD. I've always figured finding these songs in CD format was futile. Maybe I'm the last to learn this, but I've found some. There are two CDs out by Peter Pan called Christmas Classics and Christmas Past. I only own Christmas Classics and I can verify that some songs are indeed the same as songs on the two Caroleer albums that I've posted. "A Ride On Santa's Sleigh," "Christmas Mountain," "Ho! Ho! It's Christmas," "The Little Elf," "Momma Santa's Surprise," and "Santa Clause Is Coming To Town" are the same versions. "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer" and "When Santa Gets Your Letter" are a different versions. But all songs ooze of the Christmas cheeze that we all love.

More Christmas Toy Favorites

The Mr. Microphone post has me thinking. I'm going to look for commercials of my favorite Christmas gifts. Remember these?

More Reposts :: The Three Suns & Yultide Disco

I believe this was it for entire albums. The rest of the mp3s I posted last year were partial albums. I'll start posting them next. I am going to try to rip in at least 4 new Christmas albums this weekend so check back Monday for new posts. Click on album cover for link.

Caroleers Reposts

Click on album covers to follow link.

Christmas With The Three Stooges

Sadly recorded WAY past their prime. This Christmas with The Three Stooges is Curly-less and even Shemp-less. The Three Stooges usually make me laugh-out-loud. This unfortunately was recorded with little enthusiasm. That being said, it's still fun to have. Don't let me discourage you from download it.

THE THREE STOOGES :: CHRISTMAS WITH THE THREE STOOGES

Pssst... Famous Munsters Download Links Are Fixed

I've fixed the download links for Famous Munsters Of Songland. Please drop me a line if there are any other links you want fixed. I'm commited to fixing any links to songs people want (at least through the holidays)... Go here

More Reposts :: Captain Kangaroo, Power Records, Rankin/Bass

Click on the album cover to bring you to the download page. Trying to get to the requests first everyone. Thanks for the emails.

The Muppets :: Twelve Days Of Christmas

Christmas Past

This commercial was on all the time when I was a kid. Funny how time can turn something that drove you crazy into something that makes you feel good.

Six Million Dollar Man Saves Christmas

Alright. Let's kick this off here. My first rip of the Christmas season is Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man with Elves' Revolt. Once I figured out that Steve sounds like George W. Bush, I couldn't stop laughing.




SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN :: ELVES' REVOLT

U2 :: It's Christmas, Baby Please Come Home

Let The Reposting Begin :: Lenny Dee, Peggy Lee, Hanna Barbera, Drunk Santa

I'm going to start at the beginning and repost the Christmas albums from last season. Here we go. Click on the album cover to link. I don't have time to check other sites and see if albums have been posted yet. I'm just going to post stuff I think you guys will like. Merry Christmas.

Check The Cool Wax Christmas Mix Still Available

Here is Volume 2 of Check The Cool Wax from last year. It was posted a day or two before Christmas so it really didn't get out there. It contains the best songs from my posts last year. Check it out if you want to. Get it here.

It's Christmas! Time For Music

Hey everyone - Merry Christmas! I will be reposting all of my Christmas music from last year. I'll try and get around to it in the next couple of days. I have a couple of new albums to throw up too.

I'm sure you've noticed that I haven't been around much lately. Life has just been too busy lately with work and family. I've really been bad at returning emails too. Sorry. If there is a broken link and you would like something reposted, send me a note and I'll try and get it back up. I'll also get The Munsters Mix back up.

Since my servers went down last Christmas with all of the traffic, I'll be using one-click hosting again. It seems any service I use, has a problem sooner or later. Please leave a comment about a hosting site that you have had the best results with, or even ones that are to avoid. When I find a good one, I'll get the music up. I just don't want to post over and over and over. Thanks for your help.