All Singing – All Talking – All Rocking
2-LP, 1973, Gatefold

Celebrating Warner Film division’s 50th anniversary, the title, All Singing – All Talking – All Rocking, paraphrases the company’s advertising slogan from the dawn of the “talkies” – which was then wowing audiences weaned on the silent movies of the early 1900s. The audio dialog excerpts that dot this set’s track list come from two, 3LP sets WB released to celebrate their history in the movies (50 Years Of Film and 50 Years Of Film Music), helping compiler Barry Hansen to spice up this otherwise non-themed Loss Leader in typical Dr. Demento-styled fashion. Interesting musical inclusions in this 1973 two-fer include: Three Man Army, featuring drummer Tony Newman (Jeff Beck Group), Adrian Gurvitz (Baker-Gurvitz Army) and brother Paul (B-GA & Gun); Back Door, with rocker-about-town Colin Hodgkinson (produced by Felix Pappalardi); the re-formed Sopwith Camel; obscure DiscReet recording artist, Kathy Dalton (DiscReet was Frank Zappa’s new label, who also returns with The Mothers’ “The Slime”); the mysteriously cultish M. Frog (recording under his given name, Labat); Ex-Byrds drummer Gene Parsons (getting his bluegrass on) and Bedlam, featuring Cozy Powell (Jeff Beck Group) & Dave Ball (Procol Harum). Not to mention a few of the label’s favored regulars, like Jethro Tull and Tim Buckley alongside the rising tide of new stylists, like The Allman Brothers and The Marshall Tucker Band. (http://www.willardswormholes.com/archives/28425)

Part of Warner Brothers "Loss Leaders" series that were only available through mail.

The Warner/Reprise Loss Leaders were a series of promotional sampler compilation albums released by Warner Bros. Records throughout the 1970s. Each album (usually a 2-record set) contained a wide variety of tracks by artists under contract to Warner Bros. and its subsidiary labels (primarily Reprise Records); often these were singles, B-sides, non-hit album tracks, or otherwise obscure material, all designed to arouse interest in the artists' regular albums. Also found on some were humorous, bizarre interstitial audio material—clips from old records and movies, short skits, found sound, etc.--and most albums featured clever, humorous cover art and liner notes. Most of the '70s albums were compiled and annotated by Barry Hansen, aka Dr. Demento.

Die Serie in der Übersicht:

#01 1969 PRO331 – THE 1969 WARNER/REPRISE SONGBOOK
#02 1969 PRO336 – THE 1969 WARNER/REPRISE RECORD SHOW
#03 1969 PRO351 – OCTOBER 10, 1969 (1LP)
#04 1970 PRO358 – THE BIG BALL
#05 1970 PRO359 – SCHLAGERS!
#06 1970 PRO368 – ZAPPÉD (1LP) (Two Versions)
#07 1970 PRO423 – LOONEY TUNES AND MERRIE MELODIES (3LP)
#08 1971 PRO443 – NON-DAIRY CREAMER (1LP)
#09 1971 PRO474 – HOT PLATTERS
#10 1971 PRO486 – TOGETHER (1LP)
#11 1972 PRO512 – THE WHOLE BURBANK CATALOG
#12 1972 PRO525 – MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
#13 1972 PRO529 – BURBANK
#14 1972 PRO540 – THE DAYS OF WINE AND VINYL
#15 1973 PRO569 – APPETIZERS
#16 1973 PRO573 – ALL SINGING – ALL TALKING – ALL ROCKING
#17 1974 PRO583 – HARD GOODS
#18 1974 PRO588 – PEACHES
#19 1974 PRO591 – DEEP EAR
#20 1975 PRO596 – THE FORCE
#21 1975 PRO604 – ALL MEAT
#22 1975 PRO605 – PEACHES VOL. 2
#23 1975 PRO608 – I DIDN’T KNOW THEY STILL MADE RECORDS LIKE THIS
#24 1975 PRO610 – THE WORKS
#25 1976 PRO630 – SUPERGROUP
#26 1976 PRO645 – THE PEOPLE’S RECORD
#27 1977 PRO660 – COOK BOOK
#28 1977 PRO691 – LIMO
#29 1978 PRO-A-726 – COLLECTUS INTERRUPTUS
#30 1979 PRO-A-773 – PUMPING VINYL
#31 1979 PRO-A-794 – A LA CARTE
#32 1979 PRO-A-796 – MONSTERS
#33 1980 PRO-A-828 – ECLIPSE
#34 1980 PRO-A-850 – MUSIC WITH 58 MUSICIANS, VOLUME ONE
#35 1980 PRO-A-857 – TROUBLEMAKERS