Dave's Record Collection Collection, Part 1: 1983

January 10, 1983
1. Leonard Nimoy: "Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy": "Highly Illogical"
2 . Summit Jr. Music Department 1965 Annual Spring Concert: "Walk Don't Run"
3. Christmas on the Ponderosa: "Hark the Herald Angels Sing"
4. Osteoporosis: The Most Prevalent Bone Disease, with William C. Kuzell, M.D.
5. Sebastian Cabot: "It Ain't Me, Babe"
February 8, 1983
1. British Cast Album of "Love Story"
2. The Thing with Two Heads soundtrack
3. Jack Palance: "Palance" - "Goodbye Lucy"
4. Robert Mitchum Sings Calypso - "Coconut Water"
5. General Commercial Jingles: "Car & Truck Rental Song"
6. The New Christy Minstrels on Tour in Motortown - "Stop in the Name of Love"
7. Sebastian Speaks
8. Battle of the bands with applause meter: New York Mets vs. Chubby Checker: "Never on Sunday"
March 16, 1983
1. The New World of Leonard Nimoy
2. Hugh O'Brian TV's Wyatt Earp Sings
3. General Commercial Jingles
4. Shaggy Dog
5. Adlai Stevenson
6. Bongo Drum Instruction
7. Larry Storch Reads Philip Roth's "Epstein"
8. Battle of the bands: Telly Savales vs. Leonard Nimoy: "I Walk the LIne"
April 19, 1983
1. The Eddie Albert Album
2. How to Buy Meat
3. Lorne Greene: "Young at Heart"
4. Mike Douglas: "What is a Square"
5. Sandy Becker Calls Bingo
6. Battle of the bands: Joey Bishop vs. Buddy Ebson: "Your Cheatin' Heart"
June 21, 1983
1. Romantic Reflections by Jack Webb: "Try a Little Tenderness"
2. Parakeet Training Record
3. Lawrence Welk: "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright"
4. Eddie Albert: "Blowin' in the Wind"
5. Battle of the bands: Allen Ludden vs. Richard Chamberlain: "I Hadn't Anyone Till You"
August 30, 1983
(from "Leftover Comedy Pieces")
1. Merv Griffin: "Charleston"
2. Leonard Nimoy: "If I Had a Hammer"
December 5, 1983
1. Wink Martindale
2. Trombones Unlimited: "Norweigan Wood"
3. 101 Strings Orchestra: "Good Vibrations"
4. Telly Savales: "A Song for You"
5. Commercial Recording Corporation: "Steakhouse"
December 27, 1983 (taped December 13)
(From "Comedy Leftovers")
1 - Oscillation of the Heart: "Summation Gallup"
2 - Leonard Nimoy: "The Ballad of Bill Bo Baggins"

[@geoffreyosgood2817]

I'm going to pick up some of these right after I stop by the rope store and the step ladder store ......

[@H-OhmStudios]

Again, I must profusely thank you for your tireless effort to track these down, painstakingly compile and then share them with all of us. You will have a special place in weird culture collector/compiler heaven. These segments are perhaps single handedly responsible for my own thrift store crate digging obsession when I was a teenager.

[@og_steiney]

Those Nimoy Records go for tens of dollars in 2019

[@jimmyguitar2933]

I was the kid messing up the guitar solo at the big concert, preserved for all time on vinyl.

[@dontrockwobble]

I could listen to Leonard Nimoy all night. And for a moment, I thought we were going to. (no idea he had such a deep catalog!)

[@valmarsiglia]

Thanks so much for posting these! What a trip down memory lane. I was class of '87 in high school, and watched Letterman religiously. This show has shaped my sense of humor every bit as much Monty Python, SNL, and SCTV.

[@PatTheBatmanFan]

+Don Giller - There was one of these segments I will never forget. I was about 18 and had just come back home from hanging with my buddies... and getting rather stoned. I turned on the TV to Dave (A record collection segment! Sweet!) and went to the fridge for a cold drink. I poured a glass of the iced tea my Mom had made earlier and sat down on the couch, happy, high, and ready to enjoy some Dave. Just as I was thinking how awesome and delicious my glass of iced tea was, Dave started playing a vintage record from the "American Iced Tea Council" or something like that. It was a silly little 1950's "Let's All Go To The Lobby" type of jingle with lyrics along the line of "Why don't you have iced tea more often... doesn't it sound just right?" I froze mid-swallow and realized: *"Holy shit. Dave can read my thoughts."* Thanks for posting these. Brings back a lot of memories. And paranoid thoughts!

[@dongiller]

Great story, great memory. Thanks. :)

[@PatTheBatmanFan]

+Don Giller - Holy crap! I just saw you posted the iced tea jingle! And the Arnold Schwarzenegger Workout! "Poor Maria Shriver, she must hear that 3 or 4 times a week." I remember that one all these years later too. God bless you sir. This is absolutely my new favorite KZbin channel.

[@satocks]

Every time anyone mentions iced tea, I think "Iced tea… I've been hyp-mo-tized!" I've been looking for it on KZbin for years! Which one of the record collection videos is it on?

[@ernestolombardo5811]

Saw some of these when they were first aired live, thirty years later it's amazing how well the type of comedy holds up, and also watching this so many years later feels like being wrapped in a comfy blanket. What a great show this was.

[@antoniod]

I drove everybody crazy singing the "Car Truck Rental Song".

[@B-and-O-Operator-Fairmont]

The "Car and Truck" rental song STILL runs through my mind anytime I pass an "Enterprise" location. I don't know if that is a good or bad thing.

[@puffnstuff4004]

Thanks for uploading all these Letterman clips. That was my favorite TV show during the 80s.

[@rondy702]

puffnstuff4004 I didn't think we would ever see them!

[@nickyd.4695]

The Mets doing Never on Sunday was my wedding song!!!!

[@mikekrause3671]

man.....back in the 60s and 70s (when it looks like most of these records came from) they let any tv star get a record out!

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Don't wait for the translation, Mr. Ambassador ...

[@mslitchick]

These remain timeless.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

And at many garage sales!

[@leonardstilwell1894]

Don Giller ... you magnificent (and probably handsome) man, you! Old-timey Letterman clips are my fave! Thanks for all your hard work!

[@jeffw1267]

Mitchum singing calypso music is kind of charming.

[@billbillings913]

Thanks for these Record Collection posts. To put them in compilation form is genius; it's fascinating to view these sequentially and see how the bit evolves over time. Much Appreciated!

[@FromTheRoomOfLittleEase]

Leonard Nimoy has exactly two sides, just like myself. Right and left. Fascinating.

[@arratik]

My favorite segment from both of his shows!!! THANK YOU!

[@AUTOPSY666]

Thanks for compiling these, great fun.

[@jewelzb1402]

I miss Dave and what is real humor.

[@scottclark7592]

The golden throats series by rhino had several of these. I collected quite a few of the Lps here. One fave I havent seen yet is all the jim nabors covers of stevie wonder songs.

[@ronfowlermusic]

I remember that Car and Truck Rental Song. I think he used it several times on the show.

[@BenevolentInstigator]

Thank you for compiling all these clips. I miss Letterman and love watching your collections.💖

[@dongiller]

Thanks!

[@rondy702]

Thanks for putting these on KZbin! I checked every 3 or four months to see if anybody had them! It's good to see this again, I remember it well!

[@angrysumoxxx]

Man, this segment was so great. It's still great.

[@adinocc2042]

YES! The record collection! Enjoy!

[@orbyfan]

I had that bingo album, which came with cards and markers. Dave doesn't mention that it had three different grooves, which resulted in different numbers being called with each play of the record.

[@karlhungus5554]

Don, you're a credit to humanity! Thank you for these fantastic uploads!

[@bjc12566]

Don, i said once and I'll say it again , thank you so much for these clips. You made my year!!!!!

[@dongiller]

And I'll say it again: You're very kind, Brian. Thanks!

[@JiM-SWEET-art]

I luv that Leonard Nimoy album.

[@jsizemo]

I bet the vintage LPs are probably worth something

[@ryanmadden9467]

Letterman is a national treasure...and so are you Don Giller.

[@clurnmonster7505]

Don - thank you for this... great memories!

[@mikekrause3671]

i loved this segment . thanks for uploading!!

[@deannilvalli6579]

Leonard Nimoy kills it!

[@MrBigcityal]

Thank you Don for your videos!

[@skippy3860]

R.I.P. Herman Wouk (The Winds of War).

[@dovegrey1]

Aah, I was hoping to hear "Steakhouse"!

[@deanrane1961]

I just saw Bathtubs over Broadway, and I must say that I now see some of records in a whole new light.

[@dongiller]

Check the end credits. :)

[@deanrane1961]

DON "THE DONZ" GILLER! Very cool man.

[@victorbasta7359]

I was 20 when this aired. Used to hurry home from work and watch Dave when he was on at 12:30

[@NxDoyle]

I saw Dr Kuzell at the Livid Festival in 1994 with Frank Black and The Beastie Boys. Off the chain.

[@exerciserelax8719]

That sounds amazing!

[@wackyworldnews]

wow!1 i love your uploads!!! this is david letterman heavan. did dave forgive johnny carson for stealing his truck?? that was one of the best things to ever happen on television !

[@katjoe1974]

I have got to get a copy of that general commercial jingles album

[@ladypodtron]

These are so much fun!

[@jessecoffey4737]

7:37: Actually, that's not the British cast album of LOVE STORY, rather, it is the British release of the Soundtrack LP. The soundtrack was released on Paramount Records, at the time distributed by EMI. And God only knows what EMI was thinking when it wrote what it did on the front.

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

Is this a joke? Did you use to write for the show or something? No one cares.

[@jessecoffey4737]

No, I never wrote for Letterman's show. Just thought I'd like people to be aware of the mistake and the correction thereof.

[@bobdavis4848]

You can't speak for everyone. I am glad for the clarifications.

[@angrysumoxxx]

I enjoy classifications. Thanks.

[@JoeyP322]

Still better than 99% of crap that’s out there today

[@fartkerson]

LOL -- I have that Lorne Greene Album. The Ballad of Ringo is pretty good to be honest. It's on yt. If you like that type of thing it's worth a listen. Bitter sweet ending. I discovered it in an old record collection of my grandfathers and listened to it for laughs, but ended up really digging it.

[@brianmiller1077]

Fun Fact - "Ringo" hit number 1 in the US, in fact it was # for 6 weeks on the Easy Listening chart.

[@fartkerson]

​@@brianmiller1077 Never knew that. I just listened to it one day for kicks and ended up truly loving it. Another great album is Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs by Marty Robbins. The song Big Iron sort of reminds me of Ringo, though I think the ballad of Ringo has a lot more depth to it lyrically.

[@brianmiller1077]

@@fartkerson My dad was a farm kid in the 60's and he said the beat of "Ringo" was good to milk cows to.

[@fartkerson]

@@brianmiller1077 That's hilarious!

[@FlockOfHawks]

Another great compliation by The Donz ! 0:00 Jan 10 7:10 Feb 8 13:50 Mar 16 20:20 Apr 19 28:23 Jun 21 34:00 Aug 30 36:10 Dec 5 42:20 Dec 27 btw : Telly SavalAs & Bilbo Baggins

[@gersonkphone]

They left out the "best" part of Nimoy's Proud Mary - "Big wheel keep on toinin', Proud Mary keep on boinin'"

[@scifiwriter98]

Thanks for all your hard work, Don. Love your channel. Do you have the Japanese version of Late Night? It was the one with a Japanese host imitating Dave and Paul supplying the music with a boombox.

[@H-OhmStudios]

21:50 How to Buy Meat. I have that record!

[@OMGWTFLOLSMH]

Doesn't everybody? It's right in between my Fleetwood Mac Rumours album and Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon.

[@robertdavis4192]

Oh my god, this is hilarious

[@crispywan]

Music inspired by The Thing With Two Heads

[@dariawells7438]

Does that rental car song exist anywhere online? I'd love to hear the whole thing.

[@brent4723]

I came here for the car and truck rental jingle. Tomorrow I'll check out another video compilation featuring the Turner Twins being pelted with rocks and garbage. Ah, Late Night memories...

[@Frankincensedjb123]

I want to know where they found these gems.

[@dongiller]

The early ones were actually in both Dave's and various writers' home collections. Soon after, most of the rest came from hunts through used record stores in the city.

[@gianca60]

I'll save Robert Mitchum record.

[@rickmcneal1041]

I submitted the record at 40:30, the CRC record with the song Steak House. Contrary to what Dave says, it is not the same record that included the car and truck rental song but rather another record from the same set.

[@dongiller]

Thanks for the info!

[@jsngallery]

i wonder where fallon got the idea for the "do not play" bit be does? hmm

[@lulugurl6547]

that was funny as hell. 🤣 thanks!

[@antoniod]

The song Robert Clary sings is by Charles Trenet and was one of Trenet's most famous songs.

[@jean-sebastienbarbeau180]

Don, on the video description, at December 5, 1983, you are missing Robert Clary singing Fleur bleue. It should be Number 3.

[@dongiller]

Thanks. Turns out I also missed a couple complete segments.

[@cyborgmetropolis7652]

“Hello, I'm Leonard Nimoy. The following tale of alien encounters is true. By true I mean false. It's all lies. But they're entertaining lies and in the end, isn't that the truth? The answer is no.”

[@jprz13]

I remember the old video store here in Houston audio video plus I asked the owner if I could buy some Late night,he said there wasn’t any,that was 40 years ago

[@shatnershairpiece]

Video not available on my iPad.

[@dongiller]

Really? I can view it and all other of my uploads on my iPad.

[@shatnershairpiece]

Don Giller All the other record collection videos work. What is weird is that I copied the KZbin link into my Documents app and downloaded it directly to my iPad as a file. I’m still able to watch it that way, but it won’t play live, even through different browsers or the KZbin app itself.

[@dongiller]

Very odd. Not a clue what's wrong, but I'm sorry you have problems with this video.

[@blaskode]

Long Live the King!

[@arricammarques1955]

Leonard Nemoy: His albums, are classic cheese!

[@bobdavis4848]

Nimoy.

[@littleone1353]

Cheeeeezzzze.

[@skooter6235]

Dave was such an original, I wish World Wide Pants would somehow stream the entire run

[@dongiller]

They only own Dave’s 1980 morning show and 1993-2015’s Late Show. They don’t own 1982-93’s Late Night. And streaming would have to eliminate all - and I mean _all_ of the music, as securing the rights would be prohibitively expensive. So it won’t happen, unfortunately.

[@skooter6235]

I remember watching reruns of Late night on the E channel in the early 90’s, but I hadn’t thought of the musical acts, and Dave always had great musical taste.

[@monty4336]

That Leonard Nimoy track sounded super fly. Is it available on CD?

[@dongiller]

Have you searched for it?

[@jarmyvicious]

What about, "Where There's a Whip, There is a Way" or "If I had a Hammer (and I had a Bell)".... Leonard Nimoy was a prolific singer....

[@preesi1403]

Who funded these? How did they get approval by the record companies to make these?

[@AUTOPSY666]

Some are definitely PSA (public service announcement) for radio stations.

[@akbarlebowitz8151]

"From New York, Hellhole of the Americas. It's Late Night With David Letterman."

[@tertommy]

Used to get cool LP's from thrift stores, alas, no more.

[@MrSean03839]

There should be a music hall of fame for this kind of stuff and Nimoy should be the first inducted!!! Shatner would give Nimoy a run for his money though!!

[@jimmyguitar2933]

At about 44:20 Dave says, "The best win man's out ."

[@jsilence418]

Dave looks like he's wearing a hockey helmet .

[@bozsongz3652]

No wonder Hugh O'Brian had such a sheepish expression on his record cover. Dave at his best.

[@djdon60]

SegoviA-not, EV; 'right there, on the LP's cover, Mr. Donahue. Would you care for a complimentary hot towel?

[@stebstebanesier6205]

Looks like Sebastian could be related to Dave's dog Sully.

[@KBTime]

On the June 21 show, he mentions someone who has a movie review show on Manhattan Cable channel D... who is it? The guests listed (Al Braverman, Albert Hague, Cynthia Heimel) don't fit Dave's description of "a young man."

[@dongiller]

That was 14-year-old Gregg Goldstein. The other guests on that show were Albert Hague, which you listed, and Franken & Davis. Cynthia Heimel never appeared on Late Night.

[@KBTime]

Wait, are you saying an online guest database has mistakes in it? I am shocked ;) Thank you for answering and keep up the great posts, TheDonz

[@spuzzlightyeartoo]

For some odd reason, this doesn't play on my mobile device.

[@dongiller]

spuzzlightyeartoo Hmm -- not sure what the problem is. I checked, and it's playing ok on my iPad.

[@spuzzlightyeartoo]

yeah, so from everything else is playing except for this video. I'm watching it in the pooter though, so all is not lost 😀

[@dongiller]

spuzzlightyeartoo Sounds about right.

[@redstateson2]

Any chance we can see The HoneyMelmans?

[@dongiller]

Sure -- give me a few; today I'm putting together a compilation of all of Dave's calls to his mom. Will take some time.

[@redstateson2]

Of course. Thanks Don. (Not to be greedy, but there's a parody of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE with a great Andy Breckman joke in it.)

[@dongiller]

This is now up, too -- kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWOtmJygrdKEhK8

[@dongiller]

Dennis -- I didn't make the connection until someone told me -- You're the _Mr. Mike_ guy. I even have the book. An honor. :)

[@redstateson2]

I am. I also knew several Letterman writers back in the day, hence my requests, for which, thanks. You're helping to fill in the blanks.

[@blueridgepics]

What song is the Paul Schaffer Band playing at 13:44?

[@dongiller]

"Bernadette" by the Four Tops (1967). Here's the original version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6G5fmNmmtSinqs Shaffer; Paul Shaffer. :)

[@davidbrandel1311]

Telly Savalas sounded like a decent singer.

[@1958Shemp]

NIMOY!!!!!!!!!!

[@MerkinMuffly]

Every Thanksgiving I argue with my uncle of who the better singer was, Nimoy or Shatner. Sadly uncle Skeeter passed away of covid after going to a Trump rally.

[@scifiwriter98]

Who remembers the Lesbian Seagull song?

[@clancykobane9102]

wouldnt the cartwrights neighbors be like 40 miles away

[@katiezee2]

I guess people actually bought those Leonard Nimoy albums (why ?) because he kept making more of them...

[@tekarts]

Dave's not here.

[@wannabe4668]

They actually made a video of that song. It is rediculously embarrasing

[@dongiller]

Which song? There are many in this collection.

[@crashburn3292]

Wear sunscreen.

[@HankGrill]

So much of '60s music like that was just straight garbage. It all sounded like the singer was singing over an entirely different song.