{"id":7372,"date":"2026-02-18T02:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/?p=7372"},"modified":"2026-02-18T02:11:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:11:52","slug":"a-couple-of-obscure-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/falseducks.com\/theblahg\/?p=7372","title":{"rendered":"TWO OBSCURE RECORDS"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"New<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Well, we’re past the half-way mark of February 2026 and I was a little stalled about what to post for this new blahg.\u00a0 I had an idea but I had to stop being lazy and get around to doing some essential work.\u00a0 No, still nothing on my “Delbert Robinson” story.\u00a0 That’s more than a stall, that’s just complete and utter lack of interest to finish that story.\u00a0 Instead, like last month’s post,\u00a0WARMING MUSIC FOR A COLD JANUARY<\/a>, I’m going to go back the music.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 Last month, Jeanette and I went back to Peterborough, Ontario to do some shopping.\u00a0 We were there in November of last year and there was a brand new Salvation Army Thrift Store but unfortunately it wasn’t going to open up until the end of November and we were three weeks early.\u00a0 We finally got back to the store.\u00a0 Before I talk about that, I want to mention the other reason we went back to Peterborough.\u00a0 For Christmas, I had bought my friend Bryan, 3 of the 4 Schitt’s Creek Funko Pops from the first series.\u00a0 Bryan is not a fan of Funkos but he always said he wished he had bought these.\u00a0 Here’s what they look like:\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, I could not find #975, the David Rose Funko Pop.\u00a0 When I was in Peterborough, I stopped by a store by the name of Fly By Nite (I know, with a name like that you’d think no one should shop there).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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They had all of the above pops except Moira Rose.\u00a0 This was of course, the day after the great Catherine O’Hara passed away who played Moira on the show.\u00a0 I hope some collector picked it up in honour of her. I manged to pick up the David Rose figure for a decent price and Bryan was glad to have it.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Also, while I was in Peterborough, I stopped by a collectible shop called “Things From Mom’s Basement.”\u00a0 The store is very crowed and almost like a fire hazard.\u00a0 Check out the photo below of outside the shop and another photo below that of the inside.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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While I was there, I found a Rat Fink Funko Pop.\u00a0 I wasn’t looking for it and I didn’t even know it existed but I had to have it once I saw it:\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Did I have room for it?\u00a0 Well, I had recently put these shelves up by my desk:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Notice that I put up Rat Fink on the top shelf.\u00a0 I’ve also decided to collect the Funko Pop releases of characters from the animated show, “Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends”<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I currently have the flocked Eduardo and Mac:\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I’ve ordered a Bloo and will pick up the regular Eduardo.\u00a0 I decided to collect them because there’s another wave coming out:\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I guess I’m going to have to add another shelf or two. I have also added to my Funko Sodas recently.\u00a0 I showed them all off in the UNPACKING THE 2026 FALSE DUCKS NEW YEAR\u2019S DAY VIDEO RAMBLE<\/a> blahg but have added a couple of new ones.\u00a0 A few weekends ago, I picked up two Frodo Baggins Sodas.\u00a0 Here they are alongside the two Bilbo Baggins Sodas my daughter Emily got me before Christmas:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Frodo with the hood and the scary looking Bilbo are the chase variants.\u00a0 For a while, I only had the regular Plastic Man Soda release but I found a retailer with a few and I was finally able to get the chase version.\u00a0 The chase is the one with the twisted arms:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0Okay, so back to stopping at the new Salvation Army Thrift Store.\u00a0 It was pretty much a bust.\u00a0 It looked nice in the window before the grand opening but I found that most of the stock were now clothes.\u00a0 Of course, I always have to check their record bins.\u00a0 That’s where this blahg gets interesting.\u00a0 I picked up two records.\u00a0 Here’s a shot of the covers: <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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I’ll start with the Ray Herbeck LP.\u00a0 The only website with substantial information about Ray Herbeck was from another blog:\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/fromthevaults-boppinbob.blogspot.com\/2015\/11\/ray-herbeck-born-27-november-1910.html<\/a>.\u00a0 Here’s what was posted:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ray Herbeck (b. 27 November 1910, Los Angeles, California, USA, d. 17 January 1989, Phoenix, Arizona, USA) was an American band leader and alto saxophonist. With their theme song, \u2018Romance\u2019, Herbeck\u2019s was one of the most commercially<\/em>
\norientated orchestras of the day.<\/em><\/h4>\n

Formed in Los Angeles, California, USA, in 1935, the Ray Herbeck Orchestra soon relocated to Chicago to pursue the lucrative Midwest one-nighter circuit. was one Having previously worked with Leighton Noble, Herbeck recruited musicians George Van, Whitney Boyd, George Winslow, Benny Stabler, Bob McReynolds, Jay Stanley, James Baker, Jim Hefit, Bunny Rang, Art Skolnick, Louis Math, Tom Clark, Al Ciola, Chi Chi Crozza, Bob Hartzell and Leo Benson, alongside vocalists Betty Benson, Hal Munbar, Kirby Brooks, Ray Olson, Lorraine Benson, Roy Cordell and Irene Wilson.<\/em><\/h4>\n

Herbeck later married his vocalist Lorraine Benson (b. 19 April 1920, Pocatello, Idaho, USA, d. 10 August 1996, San Dimas, California, USA). With a supporting tag of \u2018Ray Herbeck And His Music With Romance\u2019, they offered a steady stream of sentimental numbers cultivated to the specific requirements of slow dancing, including songs such as \u2018Time Stood Still\u2019.<\/em><\/h4>\n

The 40s saw the band take engagements at famous hotels such as the Peabody, New Yorker, Muehlbach and Brown Palace, and there were few major ballrooms who did not book the band during their<\/em>
\nextensive tours. <\/em>
\nOver his career, Ray and his various bands recorded over 200 sides for Vocalion Records, Columbia Records and OKeh Records among many others, further exposure arrived during World War II with Herbeck\u2019s band making over 300 USO camp show appearances to entertain the forces. They also appeared several times on Coca Cola\u2019s Spotlight Bands radio show during this time.<\/em>
\nAfter the war Herbeck returned to California to play a year\u2019s residency at the Riverside Hotel in Reno, then two years at the Last Frontier in Las Vegas. But by the early 50s he had given up music to concentrate on real estate businesses in California and Phoenix. He passed away at age 79 on January 17, 1989.<\/em><\/h4>\n

Both Ray and his vocalist\/wife – Lorraine Benson – are buried in the Veteran’s Admin. Cemetary in Phoenix, AZ, USA. His son, Ray Jr., still has the original “book” and has produced a “Live” CD with the 1943 band including his mother Lorraine Benson singing. (Info mainly AMG)<\/em><\/h4>\n

Here’s a shot of the back of the the Ray Herbeck LP:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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If you click on the image, you can see a larger version.\u00a0 It’s interesting to note that all of these tracks come from live remotes between 1947 and 1948.\u00a0 I’ve uploaded all of the tracks to YouTube and I’ll post them below and try to note the date and venue for these live tracks.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The first track is “Romance” from the Trianon Ballroom in Chicago on November 24, 1947:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n