stinky from main street...

one last find from sunday's flea market... an 8" record of some serious amateurs, probably from a record booth of some sort (i'm not sure if carlee art recording in santa monica was a manufacturer of recordable discs, or a place where you could make your own recordings).

i have to say that my luck with these kind of discs has been extremely disappointing, but this one more than makes up for a long streak of misses. it's from christmas eve, i'm guessing early 1940's; and features a small group of sailors goofing off, making jokes, and singing songs as though they've been nipping at the hard stuff.

click here to listen.