Show 17: Charge of the Light Brigade

Last Friday (August 18) marked the 101st anniversary of the birth of legendary stereo and quadraphonic recording pioneer Enoch Light.

Light’s Command label albums (along with a few Audio Fidelity label records, like Harry Breuer’s Per-cus-sive Vaudeville) were among my first samplings of space-age pop, way back in the mid- to late-60s, when they were in heavy rotation on my dad’s hi-fi.

So a couple of the Command albums – which were billed either to Enoch Light and the Light Brigade, The Command All-Stars, or Terry Synder and the All Stars, but were all produced and overseen by Light – are what I’m featuring on this show...


Song 1 : : Miami Beach Rhumba
Artist : : Terry Snyder and the All-Stars
Album : : Persuasive Percussion Volume 2

One of the writers of this song, Irving Fields – also known for his Bagels and Bongos album from 1959 – is still around and going strong at 91 years of age. As a matter of fact, he was in town for a performance this past weekend (see article here).

I still think a portion of this song was ripped off as part of the theme to the classic Canadian sitcom King of Kensington (or you could just say that the two songs share the same bridge).

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Song 2 : : Blue is the Night
Artist : : Terry Snyder and the All-Stars
Album : : Persuasive Percussion Volume 2

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Song 3 : : Tabu
Artist : : Terry Snyder and the All-Stars
Album : : Persuasive Percussion

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Song 4 : : Aloha Oe
Artist : : Terry Snyder and the All-Stars
Album : : Persuasive Percussion