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This time we go a bit country with famous movie themes...

First side of our first pick is Tex Ritter's well known theme from High Noon, but Olavi does an interesting version of it too...
Olavi Virta: Mua älä hylkää / Lättähattulaulu
http://www.mediafire.com/?eeynzyytzwn

And second pick has the vocal group Metro-Tytöt doing Johnny Guitar:
Metro-Tytöt: Surujen kitara / Olavi Virta: Kolme kitaraa
http://www.mediafire.com/?ntmmhnfzi24

DAF - Die kleinen und die bösen

More German eccentrics, DAF would be going to influence electric music to come with their later releases but I am nevertheless fond of this wonky punky album...

http://www.mediafire.com/?2olgiqkrmzj

Klaus Nomi - Simple Man

The other album of the delightful German eccentric.

http://www.mediafire.com/?zyyykdmytmo

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And more of these...

Auringon lapset is a good candidate for my favorite Georg Malmsten song (and that is saying a lot), even though I have never heard his own version of it...but at least A. Aimo and Jari Sillanpää have done fine versions of it, and then there is this version...

Tapio Rautavaara: Auringon lapset / Menen enkä meinaa
http://www.mediafire.com/?z0monmmmymo

And the other one is by Matti Louhivuori, one side a classic and the other a fine song too.

Matti Louhivuori: Kulkurin iltatähti / Kievarin Kirsti
http://www.mediafire.com/?gtz2qmntwmm

Faust - Faust IV

Faust is one of the more challenging krautrock groups, when they are good they are really good but far too easily they also trip to non-listenable...
This is probably their poppiest album.

http://www.mediafire.com/?lldyjemj3zy

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A double feature of Henry Theel, who besides his contributions to tango did do a fair share of other music genres too...

Syyspihlajan alla was of course a major hit, though I have trouble not hearing this with the post war parody lyrics (starting "Punertaa housut Marjatan...")
Syyspihlajan alla / Lähtiessä
http://www.mediafire.com/?y2ldyyzztmd

Real Brazilians might have trouble recognizing the following as samba, but anyway...and the other side is a fine song too.
On sambaa tanssi tää / Soutuvenheellä Kiinaan
http://www.mediafire.com/?mwlymvaekmt

Gene Autry - 16 Country Classics

I do find this cowboy side of country music appealing, here's a comp from one of the major artists.

Sorry, no pic. And no Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer either.

http://www.mediafire.com/?tjjdyq3ldyi

Musica Dispersa - Musica Dispersa

Famous Catalan hippie-folk-prog album from early 70s, one-off from this group though Jaume Sisa went to have an extensive solo career afterwards...

http://www.mediafire.com/?dqhmgzdzk3m

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I mentioned "rillumarei" in the previous singles post, here is another singer of the same...and as Säkkijärven polkka has so far been the most downloaded single from here, on the other side there is a sung version of the same.

Jorma Ikävalko: Rumarellumarillumarei / Säkkijärven polkka
http://www.mediafire.com/?ygzymmzkynw

And then a bit more vocal groups, here's a couple of evergreens.

Metro-tytöt: Kielon jäähyväiset / Tosca
http://www.mediafire.com/?wywynqx3kit

Kari Peitsamo - Levylaulaja

Eccentric DIY pop from highly productive artist...somehow this has got a bit less attention than his other works. But is still great.
http://www.mediafire.com/?hmydojtjtmy

Yma Sumac - Voice of Xtabay

The Peruvian princess with 5-octave voice (and somewhat tacky decorations).
Later I might put in also Mambo and Jivaro albums which are great too.

http://www.mediafire.com/?jvzf1dui1ym

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...and on the singles side, we make an excursion to Rillumarei, popular music scene in 50s which came as a backlash to the accusations from the "serious art music" side that popular music was unsophisticated and low-brow...resulting to a number of artists happily embracing vulgarity and performing humorous polkas and whatnots with accordion, often mocking "culture" and "art"...

First one is one of the main performers of the scene:
Reino Helismaa: Sorsanmetsästys / Pojanpojan lättähattu
http://www.mediafire.com/?32tzykyo4to

The other one is more marginal, more of a one-hit wonder:
Veikko Sato: Linjuripolkka / Rengasmatkalla

http://www.mediafire.com/?yqkinnziwkz

Topi Sorsakoski - Yksinäisyys

Topi has done his best to be Olavi Virta of the 80s and 90s, you be the judge if he succeeds.

http://www.mediafire.com/?ejtzbwdmyya

Arja Saijonmaa - La Cumparsita

This round, two modern tango albums, the first one by Arja Saijonmaa:

http://www.mediafire.com/?z52yjdzm4mz

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Two older jazzy numbers!

The first one was discussed on Tahtipuikko blog in an article discussing versions of a Cole Porter classic "Night and Day". I did a bit of snooping around to get that Olavi Virta version and here it is:

Olavi Virta: Päivin öin / Oi tyttösein
http://www.mediafire.com/?qkoj2yynoil

The second single is from Reino Armio, a singer popular in 30s and early 40s who has been mostly forgotten nowadays...and even in 40s ended up quitting his work with Sointu recording company because he considered he was getting only B-grade material and all the good stuff was going to Eugen Malmsten and A. Aimo. He was right in that of course, but still a shame because he was a good performer.

Reino Armio: Sateenraskaat pilvet / Swingiä maisteri
http://www.mediafire.com/?d4ammamnom3

Louis Prima - The Wildest

The hit album of the fun jazz singer and band leader Louis Prima. Yes, it opens with the "Just a Gigolo/Ain't Got Nobody"

http://www.mediafire.com/?11vmmyny2yw

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...and to end our Independence Day special, let's put in a socialist living in USA and a man with suspiciously Russian name singing an international tango (and supported by an orchestra with history in political right wing...)

Hiski Salomaa: Vapauden kaiho / Elisan valssi
http://www.mediafire.com/?qz2noyzmmml

Jucca Fedosow: Plegaria / Viljo Immonen: Kotimaani tähdet
http://www.mediafire.com/?ki03jyjwzxy

VA - Russia Bombs Finland

Not really the regular fare of this blog, but deserves its place is this compilation of numerous Finnish hardcore punk greats.

http://www.mediafire.com/?2nk1cnjkwto

Erkki Rankaviita & Pinnin pojat

Celebrating the Finnish Independence Day, let's have a variety of records...first one is pretty much my favorite Finnish folk music album, where skilled performers play with wonky humour and just enough experimentation to neither lose focus nor do just that same old same old.

http://www.mediafire.com/?ydoitddxw0y

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This time we have two versions of classic Katupoikien laulu, both made in 1942.

First, and the better one, is a feverish performance by Birgit Kronström (I am especially fond of the way she pronounces "pollarin"), sided by Tauno Palo.
Birgit Kronström - Katupoikien laulu / Tauno Palo - On syömmein lemmensairas
http://www.mediafire.com/?zrmetydy20q

The second one is by young Olavi Virta, whose performance is not quite there yet...and I'm not really sure what to make of the sudden improvisation bit by the band. But anyway...
Olavi Virta - Katupoikien laulu / Seitsemän tuntia onnehen
http://www.mediafire.com/?t4mymyyiqmm