UNUSUAL IMPORT/FOREIGN RECORDS!   ALL 7-INCH
Frank Merrill/SATURDAY NIGHT RECORDS 
848 Dodge Avenue, #PMB-112
Evanston IL   60202
fmerr4illjr@4gmail.com (REMOVE both of the 4’s)
THIS DOCUMENT is designated as:  7bb—foreign
This section will never again appear on a paper list, as I’m depleted of these now.
YOU SHOULD HAVE FUN HERE, if you enjoy exploring World Music.  Many unusual kinds of music in here, some from rather unexpected places in the world!  For many years I was getting “from, as many countries as possible, records representing those localities.”  USUALLY, one record per country.  Occasionally I would also add a record from an “unexpected” lower locality, such as Bermuda.  Some of these are deeply indigenous records.   THIS IS IN TWO SECTIONS.  Second  
section is “Hot 100” Billboard hits, covered in non-English languages.  These are USUALLY, but not always, original artist.
IMPORTANT:  PLEASE ALWAYS REMEMBER TO PUT YOUR ADDRESS ON YOUR ORDER.  Not doing so can be dangerous, because I can NEVER assume that your address didn’t change since your prior order.

SECTION ONE:  ONE, OR SOMETIMES TWO OR THREE, RECORDS “FOR EACH COUNTRY…
ALBANIA:  [EP various artists, #AS-018, vg_+ Pic Cover]  UCI, KAFTALLI, TRËNDELINË, TASH SA DITË MOT  
	various types of songs from apparently early or middle 1960s era, some fun stuff…    m-  12
ANTIGUA  [British West Indian Airways EP]  BRUTE FORCE STEEL BAND OF ANTIGUA brute force samba/mambo jambo  vg+ 5  mf Inst’s
AUSTRIA  [vision of Austria EP]  vision of Austria/vision de l’Austriche   m-  5   midt classical instrumental  WISNER STUDIO ENSEMBLE
BARBADOS  [trex 254]  THE ESCORTS  sylvia’s mother/dawn    vg  5   mf calypsos, A-side cover Dr. Hook
BELIZE  ces 5177]  THE HARMONETTES  Abel’s march/tribute to the baymen   vg+  4   midt marches, instru./vocal, 1975
BERMUDA  [bermuda 175, RED WAX]  SIDNEY BEAN TRIO  island gal Audrey/Bermuda   vg  5   midt calypsos
BOLIVIA  [philips 58001, vg+ PS  woc-a]  LOS CABALLEROS DEL FOLKLORE  flor de sama/solo tu +2  vg+  sol-b  6  midt to fast, 1970 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS  [hammer n’ nails 1953]  TIM DUFFY  in the coming years/I’ve seen her smile  m-  6   midt/slow
BULGARIA  [balkanton 3271]  SLAV COMMITTEE IN BULGARIA  vg+  5  both sides narration, music – can’t “do” Cyrillic here…
[CANAL ZONE??/PANAMA]  [disdo, S. A. no #] THE CHIVA BUS BLUEGRASS BAND digging the panama canal (ONE SIDED) vg+ 6 mf folk
CAYMAN ISLANDS  [barefoot 7707, m- PS]  THE BAREFOOT MAN  North Sound ferry/the jogger’s song   m-  6  pretty cool novelties
CHILE  [rca victor EP  5]  GINETTE EN VINA  esta demas/quisiera +4     m-  5    slow to midtempo, 50s or 60s
CIOLOMBIA  fania 6149015—WILLIE COLON  guajira ven/el dia del suerte     m-  7   mf cumbias
CONGO  [surboum  AJ  1]  (KALE) et L’AFRICAN JAZZ  independence cha cha/na wely boboto   m-  18   cool midt/mf group rumbas
COSTA RICA  cbs 5832—JAVIER SOLIS  y todavia te quiero/una limosna    vg  wol-a   5   ms/midt  “bolero”
CUBA  odeon 10001—FERNANDO ALBUERNE ORQ. COSMOPOLITA  espinita/una menos  vg+  5  pop, mf with group/ms, pre-Castro
CZECHOSLOVAKIA  opus 90 43 0021—N. BLAHAVA et. al – neveeris, uveris/studnicka   vg  4   midt/slow, with orchestra
DOMINICA  god 001—RAINDROPS & TEARS  spouge rock ‘n’ roll/sweetest thing  vg+ sol-a  wol-b  7   mf/midt female vocals, with group
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  parea no #]  LOS HIJOS DEL REY  tatico Hernandez/coma va a ser  vg  wol-a  5   merengues, early 60s?
EAST GERMANY  [amiga 5e 56 187, with m- PS!]  THE OTHER ONES  holiday/stay with me/all the love/stranger   m-  10
ECUADOR  orion 20011—[artist not shown]  himno nacional de Ecuador/himno al 9 de octubre  vg  4  march Instr., National Anthem/
ETHIOPIA  [philips 178, m- PS, soc & small rip one side]  TEFERA KASSA &ORCH. ETHIOPIA  lemin tefashi/kenu ken yitilal  m-  33
	great and rare LOCAL – TRADITIONAL, midt/mf   1973
ETHIOPIA  [ar log 01]  ROC GWERIN CYMRAEG  dwylo dros y mor/dewch ynghyd  m-  5   midt pop-rocks, 1985
FINLAND  his master’s voice 332—JORMAS  please, don’t go/days, nights  m-  8  IN ENGLISH, slow with R&B hints/midt, 70s?
FRANCE [NEW CALEDONIA!!]  [pan 1020, vg+ gatefold PS]  YVAN  Carnaval a Noumea  (vocal/instr.)  m-  wol-a, b    14  midfast versions
FRANCE [TAHITI]  [sylvain Tahiti 101, m- PS]  MOOREA AIMEO  otea moorea/tamari a fetia/ute +3   m-  15  midt to mf indigenous
GHANA  osom 5001—C. KOFI MANN & ALL STARS BAND  araba lucy/me awere kyekyer   vg+  10  mf local-indigenous, 70s
GUATEMALA  dila 1076—MARIO VIDES  viviras pensando es alguien mas/solo te recuredo…m-  wol-a  5   midt/ms solo, 1970s
GUINEA  [republique de guinea  ministere de l’information…]alpha yaya/tabara/keme bourema/khanounteya mou gnomma  vg+ 20
	first three cuts are done on the KORA, a very interesting stringed instrument found only in West Africa.  Marvelous!
HAITI  [riviera hotel EP] “souvenir d’Haiti” “meringue”  LEE DICKENS “Haiti cheri”/GUY DUROSIER “to do” +4  vg+ 6  talk +various singing
INDIA  odeon EP #EMOE 3—PT. RAVI SHANKAR et. al.  (sitar, sarode, table) 2 cuts, but titles in Hindi… vg- (due to low volume)  4
IRAN  [#2031, otherwise label unreadable to me:  FARSI, with m- PS “education corps exhibition”]  traditional woman (kid?) +Inst. vg+ 7
IRELAND  target 17472 (optional centre removed)—JOHNNY McEVOY  nora/tarry flynn   vg+  5   ms/midt
ISRAEL  [hed-arzi MN-1, vg PS due to age only]  ARIEH LAVI  (can’t read Hebrew:  slow to midt male vocals)  m-  sol-a   5
KENYA  [capitol music store 111]  WILIAMU OSALE  twangojea shirikisho/jacobo …  vg-  wol-a, b  5   midt/uf unknown genre, strings
LATVIA (S. S. R.)  [melodiya 05671, vg+ PS]  RAIMONDS PAULS  viena tante teica/resna minna +3  m-  5   slow to midt vocals 70s
LEBANON  parlophone VDL 479—NAJAT ESSAGHIRA  “fakkar ya habibi”  (parts 1, 2???)  m-  6   midt/slow female Arabic
NETHERLANDS  ANTILLES  c.a.m. 003—CARMELO HEYER  tu sombra/magaly   m-  wol-b  5   slow/ms male ballads
NICARAGUA  ondina 2—EL MARIACHI PARLA de OCCIDENTE  viva leon…jodido/corridor a Masaya  vg  5  fast male/mf group, LOCAL
NIGERIA  nigerphone 234—STEVEN AMECHI & HIS RHYTHM SKIES  onye la eli nkwu/wetin mama de do   vg  tol-a  7
	research on this shows:  midfast Highlife, Ibo/Pidgin sides  (thank you internet, lol)
NORWAY  triola 422—PER ASPLIN  hei ha na er det igjen/vil du vaere med sa beng pa  m-  5   male, midt/ms
PAKISTAN  columbia 5114—NOOR JEHAN/NASHAD (etc.)  ham rahe ppiyase ke +3   vg   5  female traditional midt to mf
PANAMA  grecha 164—SILVIA DE GRASSE  papelito blanco/compadre pancho   vg  wol-a  6  interesting female midt, organ-percussion
PERU  virrey 2137—LOS ROMANCEROS CRIOLLOS  limeña/Miraflores   vg  5   midfast group, local-style music from lowlands
PORTUGAL  [columbia EP, 2096, m- Pic Cover, AUTOGRAPHED back]  CARLOS RAMOS  canto o fado +3  m-  7  ms to midt folk pop 60s
ROMANIA  electrecord EP 232—SARINA DAN, etc.  a nigendi/lomir ale zingen a zemerl +2   m-  5   slow to midtempo
SOUTH KOREA  ep no number, m- PS]  “THE LOVED FOLK SONGS OF KOREA” toraji/the moon/boat song/abirang   vg+  7
SYRIA  nazmy 056—(can’t read, the rest is in Arabic)   m-  7mostly chanting, some instrumentation, authentic/local
SWITZERLAND  top disc 40026—FREDY PULVER FAMILY  a de lutschine/es geith obei +2  vg  4  midt traditional Instr’s
TAIWAN  [four seas no #]  “THE SOUNDS OF TAIWAN”  16 cuts:  beautiful island, Chinese parade, lion dancer, etc.   vg   4
THAILAND  [suntraporn 045]  (artist, songs written in Thai, can’t read)   vg+  6   midt/slow, female traditional  (looks 1960s)
TURKEY  aras 175—OYUN HAVASI  tamir heena/azize   m-  13   mf local instrumentals
TURKEY  grafson 74—ZEKI MUREN  dotmadim sana/ne zaman gelecksin    vg+  sol-b   6    slow male traditional, 60s or late 50s?
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES  [PICTURE DISC]  “Welcome to the United Arab Emirates” (English)/great fast fem. traditional  m-  15
	also, is stored in fully-open title sleeve.   Has “cutout stencil” on back.  Anticipated to be displayed as a photo…pretty cool
UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC  sono cairo 7011848—(ARTIST, TITLES ALL IN ARABIC)  vg+  6  male midt Arabic traditional
	[mirtouche 357 055, m- PS]  KARIM SHUKRY  take me back to Cairo/be gentle… m-  6  midt, in ENGLISH! Middle Eastern style
SHETLAND ISLES  thule 200—ST. NINIANS ISLE  Shetland reel/Shetland waltz/gay gordons +1  vg+  6  midt to fast traditional Instr’s
U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS  carib 1111—DICK LEE and the BIG SOUND—blessing in disguise/ain’t going back home     vg+ 4    slow/ms pop
URUGUAY  philips 434400—LOS ORIENTALES  amanecer/tu sonrisa/carreteando/el zorzal   vg+  5  slow to midt male with group
VENEZUELA  polydor 3 003—THE TWINKLE STARS  Jerusalem/gongo te   vg  5   flip lively mf group, regional style
VIET NAM  [ORANGE WAX  [viet nam 3410, cool label, vg+ PS, seams unglued] HUANG-OANH +3 OTHER ARTISTS  vg+  7  cool regional
ZAIRE  ng’oma 002—THE M. B. C. BAND AND THE CHICHIRI QUEENS  angwazi kawiri kawiri/inu achimwene  G  4   fast/mf indigenous
ZAMBIA  [label?  zmps 031]  LIOPOPO BAND  ??? (not specified)/ndichadzoka sondo rinowuya  vg   wol-a, b  10  fast/mf INDIGENOUS
ZIMBABWE  shungu 355—THE OCEAN CITY BAND  ishi/ndezve meso   vg+  10   fast/mf traditional-indigenous

PART TWO:  U. S. A. BILLBOARD HITS, IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES (most, but not all, by ORIGINAL ARTIST):
ABBA  atlantic 3630—chiquita (Spanish version)   m-  5
	[MEXICO rca 5410, m- PS] gracias por la musica/dame! dame! dame!  (thank you for the music/gimme! gimme! gimme!  m- 5
PAUL ANKA  [CANADA  rca victor 57-3299]  ogni giorno   [“love me warm and tender” in ITALIAN]   vg   4
JOSEF BARRIOS (JOE BARRY)  jin 150—je suis bet pour t’aimer  (I’m a fool to care)   vg+   5
TONI BASIL  [chrysalis 2665, m- PS]  Mickey (Spanish version)   m-  5
RALF BENDIX  abc-paramount 10340—babysittin’ boogie  m-  6  ORIGINAL version, in GERMAN (Buzz Clifford was a COVER!!) 
BISTROCK  [CANADA  vogue 1250-1161]  l’ecole du rock ‘n’ roll   m-  5   good, same-paced redo “SULTANS OF SWING” IN FRENCH
BLONDIE  [MEXICO chrysalis  07, m- foldover PS] llamame (version Español)     “CALL ME”    m-  8
PAT BOONE  [GERMANY london 20 702] komm zu mir, wenn du cinsam bist/baby, oh baby  vg  4  Love letters…sand/don’t forbid me
DAVID BOWIE  [ITALY philips 704 208]  ragazzo solo, ragazza sola   m-  21    “SPACE ODDITY” IN ITALIAN, original 1970 release
GLEN CAMPBELL  cap latino 6886—temple de aceero (True Grit)   m-  6  in Spanish, truly unusual USA label
THE CAPTAIN & TENNILLE  a&m 1715—por amor viviremos   m-   5   LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER – SPANISH
CARLOS CARR & JUAN CARR  tico 521dj—mi tamborin    m-  11   “Green Tambourine” in Spanish.  THINK the same backing track!!
CHICAGO  columbia 45467dj—questions 67 and 68 (JAPANESE VERSION)/English version   3:25   m-  12
PETULA CLARK  [CANADA trans-canada Italiana 816]  ciao ciao [DOWNTOWN in Italian]/invece no.  m-  coh   9
	[FRANCE  disques-vogue 1278]  viens avec moi   [I KNOW A PLACE – French]   vg   4
NAT “KING” COLE  capitol PRO 678/679—acertate mas/come closer to me   m-  5   SPANISH/ENGLISH versions
TERI DeSARIO with K.C.  casablanca 2253dj—yes, I’m ready (Listos Para Amar)  mono/stereo  m-  7   IN SPANISH
FREDDY FENDER  [MEXICO abc dot 30281]  dias y noches perdidos   m-  5   WASTED DAYS & WASTED NIGHTS/SPANISH
MARTHE FLEURANT  [CANADA vedettes 3070]  rock around the clock (LE TEMPS DU ROCK)     m-  5
LESLEY GORE  mercury 72245dj—je ne sais plus/je n’ose pas   m-  17   YOU DON’T OWN ME/RUN BOBBY RUN in French
EYDIE GORME  gala 9001—la plegaria de mi amor   m-  4  TONIGHT I’LL SAY A PRAYER/SPANISH, oddball u. s. label
LORNE GREENE  [CANADA rca victor international 57 5623]  ringo (EN FRANCAIS)   m-  5
BILL HAYES  cadence 1422—die ballade von Davy Crockett   vg+  4    IN GERMAN
HOT  big tree 16090dj—angel en tus brazos   mono/stereo   m-  wol-a, b    4    ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS/SPANISH
TOMMY JAMES  [millennium 11787, vg+ PS]  no hay dos sin tres   m-  7    THREE TIMES IN LOVE/SPANISH
TEX LECOR  [CANADA gamma 1669]  lucille   m-  4    the Kenny Rogers hit in FRENCH
L. T. D.  a&m 2346—shine on (Spanish version)   mono/stereo   m-  6
BARRY MANILOW  [MEXICO  arista 8168]  copacabana (version en español)   m-  6
ADA MARIA  flamingo 5001—historia de una viuda/xocquitumi   vg+  10  HARPER VALLEY PTA/SPANISH, flip Lat.-popcorn Instru.
PETEER, PAUL AND MARY  [CANADA warner bros. 5738, M- PS]  tu n’aurais jamais du m’aimer (FOR LOVIN’ ME)  m-  7
WILSON PICKETT  [ITALY  atlantic  03097, ,m- PS]  amo te/un’ avventura     m-  14  a-side I’M IN LOVE/ITALIAN
GENE PITNEY  [ITALY musicor 6014]  saro forte      I’M GONNA BE STRONG/ITALIAN      m-  7
	[CANADA columbia MU 4 1150]  me voy para el campo     m-  wol-a, b  8   LAST CHANCE TO TURN AROUND/SPANISH (huh?)
THE POLICE  [a&m 25000,  m- PS, soc-a]  de do do do, de da da da [JAPANESE/SPANISH versions]  m-  18
POLO  [USA  peerless 9041]  el duelo   vg+  5   EL PASO/SPANISH
SMOKEY ROBINSON  tamla 54325dj—aqui con tigo/”being with you/aqui con tigo”   m-  7  Spanish version of #54321
LINDA RONSTADT  asylum 45464dj—lago azul    mono/stereo  m-  5   BLUE BAYOU/SPANISH
GINETTE SAGE & DONALD LAUTREC  [CANADA apex francais 13287]   hey, paula/friends moi…vg+  5  IN FRENCH, flip good midt teener
BRENDA K. STARR  mca 17525dj—yo creo en ti (I STILL BELIEVE)    stereo/stereo  m-  #ol (one side)  4  SPANISH, country chart hit
CONWAY TWITTY  mca 60180dj—hello darlin’ (russian/English versions)     m-  5
[UNREADABLE ARTIST]  [JAPAN, Toshiba 5041]  running bear    m-  7    sol-a   6   SUNG IN JAPANESE
ANDY WILLIAMS  columbia 45533dj—(where do I begin) love story (SPANISH VERSION)     m-  4
THE YOUNG RASCALS  atlantic 2428dj—groovin’ (ITALIAN VERSION/SPANISH VERSION)    m-  10