Compact 33 versions of A&M albums

[TallPaulInKy]

Recently on eBay someone was selling the following Compact 33 album.
Baja Marimba Band Rides Again [Brasilia/Dear Heart/Red Roses For A Blue Lady/Juarez/More/Guacamole]
LABEL: A&M SP 409 [Compact Stereo 33]

I remember these well as they were loaded in jukeboxes and I think a single 45 cost about 10cents to play (one song) whereas you could select one side of an album and hear 3 songs for 25 cents. The mini-albums were made in a 7 inch size, and the hard card covers were miniture reproductions of the original album jacket. Lots of jukebox companies liked to stock these mini Lps in their boxes because they were in stereo and most singles were mono even in the mid to late 60s when most of the juke boxes were stereo.

I wonder if any of the A&M Corner readers are collectors of these mini LPs (which usually don't show up on artist discographies) and if you have any comments as to how many (and what albums) were issued in this format by A&M.

This would be considered a specialized field of collecting like A&M reissues on Pickwick.

Thanks!

 

[Harry]

I hadn't remembered that these existed until checking into the A&M Corner back in 1997 when the subject came up. Since then, I've seen a few of these on eBay, and managed to acquire one from the TJB - ...SOUNDS LIKE... and one from Tamba 4 - WE AND THE SEA.

Both came with the little title strips for the jukebox use, but were pretty well-worn. The two I have seem to be made of the polystyrene material - odd, considering that real vinyl would have held up better, I think.

Harry

 

[Rudy]

I wonder if any of the A&M Corner readers are collectors of these mini LPs (which usually don't show up on artist discographies) and if you have any comments as to how many (and what albums) were issued in this format by A&M.

I'd be willing to post a list of these permanently if anyone has titles and catalog numbers in this thread. I'll make it a "feature" or a "gallery" entry and, of course, would welcome any scans of the covers of these. I don't have any myself, but have wanted to pick any up if I saw them.

I have a 45 EP of the Peter Gunn soundtrack which is cool. It comes in a mini version of the full-size LP, and has four good tracks on it. RCA put quite a few of these out also, but to compensate for the increased time, the grooves are closer together and there is not as much bass on these as you'd find on a standard 45.

 

[Harry]

There were a several Carpenters issues that Chris-an-ordinary-fool posted a while back when his used record dealer found them for him. He may have posted the covers, too.

Harry

 

[Rudy]

Cool. I think Steve has some of the TJBs too. I've never come across one in my travels yet, but I know they are out there.

 

[Dave]

I always thought these were "early versions of the extended-play"...

I have a '7" 33 RPM' with six songs from Vikki Carr's Spanish Album (Canta En Español)


Dave

 

[Harry]

There's one on eBay currently for Burt Bacharach. Here's the picture:

Harry

 

[jfiedler17]

There were a several Carpenters issues that Chris-an-ordinary-fool posted a while back when his used record dealer found them for him. He may have posted the covers, too.

If memory serves me right, I think I read somewhere that "Close to You," "Carpenters" (the tan album), "Now and Then," and "The Singles 1969-1973" all exist as mini-LPs.

Which seemed odd at first, since that was a relatively recent time to have still been making 7" EPs (which were primarily a '50s and '60s phenomenon), but then I remembered that Warner Bros. also made 7" EPs well into the early '70s as well. (I've actually run into quite a few of those while record-hunting, though I've yet to come across an A&M one.)

Really makes me wonder what other A&M releases also exist on mini-LP!

Jeff F.

 

[Captain Bacardi]

I see the TJB versions of these mini-LPs all the time at record shows. Unfortunately, most vendors want way too much for them, and I don't have that much disposable income.


Capt. Bacardi
...not cheap, just thrifty online...

 

[LPJim]

I picked up a bunch of these in an Alabama record store some years ago. The records were very worn but played OK. Here's some I found:

403 TJB VOLUME TWO -- with cardboard sleeve
435 Sandpipers MISTY ROSES
437 B'66 LOOK AROUND -- "
438 We Five MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY
303 Herbie Mann GLORY OF LOVE
306 Wes Montgomery DOWN HERE ON THE GROUND
Franklin Ajaye I'M A COMEDIAN SERIOUSLY

6 songs (3 per side) on each. The others were in 45-size paper sleeves.

JB

 

[Steve Sidoruk]

I've sent Neil my listing of A&M Jukebox LLPs. He will get it posted shortly.

 

[Steve Sidoruk]

A&M STEREO JUKEBOX EP'S (7" - 33 1/3 RPM)

Number Yr Matrix # LLP# Artist Title
SP401 62 SP401/402 ALPERT, HERB & THE TJB THE LONELY BULL
SP403 63 SP405/406 ALPERT, HERB & THE TJB VOLUME 2
SP404 64 SP407/408 BAJA MARIMBA BAND BAJA MARIMBA BAND
SP408 64 SP415/416 (tan) ALPERT, HERB & THE TJB SOUTH OF THE BORDER
SP408 64 SP415/416 (white) ALPERT, HERB & THE TJB SOUTH OF THE BORDER - PROMO
SP409 64 SP417/418 BAJA MARIMBA BAND BAJA MARIMBA BAND RIDES AGAIN
SP410 65 SP419/420 (tan) ALPERT, HERB & THE TJB WHIPPED CREAM & OTHER DELIGHTS
SP410 65 SP419/420 (white) ALPERT, HERB & THE TJB WHIPPED CREAM & OTHER DELIGHTS
SP411 65 SP421/422 WE FIVE YOU WERE ON MY MIND
SP412 65 SP423/424 ALPERT, HERB & THE TJB !!GOING PLACES!!
SP413 65 SP425/426 BAJA MARIMBA BAND FOR ANIMALS ONLY
SP414 66 SP427/428 ALPERT, HERB & THE TJB WHAT NOW MY LOVE
SP419 66 SP437/438 ALPERT, HERB & THE TJB S.R.O.
SP424 67 SP447/448 ALPERT, HERB & THE TJB SOUNDS LIKE...
SP434 67 SP467/468 ALPERT, HERB & THE TJB HERB ALPERT'S NINTH
SP435 67 SP469/470 SANDPIPERS MISTY ROSES
SP436 67 SP471/472 BAJA MARIMBA BAND FOWL PLAY
SP437 67 SP473/474 MENDES, SERGIO & BRASIL '66 LOOK AROUND
SP438 67 SP475/476 WE FIVE MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY
SP446 68 SP491/492 ALPERT, HERB & THE TJB THE BEAT OF THE BRASS
SP303 SP305/306 MANN, HERBIE GLORY OF LOVE
SP304 SP307/308 TAMBA 4 WE AND THE SEA
SP4188LLP 69 493/494 LLP#124 BACHARACH, BURT MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF
SP4271LLP 70 495/496 LLP#125 CARPENTERS CLOSE TO YOU
SP4247LLP 70 497/498 LLP#126 MOMTGOMERY, WES GREATEST HITS
LLP3502 71 503/504 LLP#151 CARPENTERS CARPENTERS
LLP4313 71 SP525/526 LLP#163 STEVENS, CAT TEASER AND THE FIRECAT
LLP4302 71 SP503/504 LLP#166 MICHAELS, LEE FIFTH
LLP3001 LLP001/002 LLP#204 MONTGOMERY, WES A DAY IN THE LIFE
LLP4245 70 LLP245/246 LLP#205 ALPERT, HERB & THE TJB GREATEST HITS
LLP3519 73 LLP519/520 LLP#222 CARPENTERS NOW & THEN
LLP3527 73 LLP527/528 LLP#239 BACHARACH, BURT LIVING TOGETHER
LLP3601 73 CARPENTERS THE SINGLES 1969 - 1973
LLP3041 73 LLP041/042 LLP#243 JONES, QUINCY YOU GOT IT BAD GIRL
LLP4391 73 LLP391/392 LLP# ? STEVENS, CAT FOREIGNER

(LLP # ASSIGNED BY LITTLE LP'S UNLIMITED, DANBURY, CT AND NORTHFIELD, IL.)

 

[Harry]

Does anyone have the track listing for 419, Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass SRO? I'm just compiling some playlists and want to know the tracks on this jukebox EP. Don't see one on Discogs or eBay at the moment.

 

[bob knack]

I have the For Animals Only one somewhere around here. And there's a Claudine Longet too. The one with Falling in Love Again.

 

[Harry]

I own a Tamba 4 WE AND THE SEA, a Carpenters CLOSE TO YOU, and a TjB SOUNDS LIKE.

I can find most of the track lists on Discogs, but S.R.O. seems to be among the missing.

 

[Rudy]

I can find most of the track lists on Discogs, but S.R.O. seems to be among the missing.

With no info, probably never released?

 

[Harry]

Steve listed it above back in 2005, so it probably exists.