Above- Art for the cover of the collectible booklet and for the CD.

Destination Series: Goes to the sand-desert that is…. with all those rockin’ novelty songs.

****Warning some of this material and the music discussed may not be politically correct. And is a reflection of the era (late ‘50s-early ‘60s) that this sub-genre was being published and performed.

There is nothing like a novelty song to get you laughing or put a smile on your face and sometimes a little hip to your step. Jerry Reed, Rockin in Bagdad-(4) Jerry Reed — Rockin’ In Bagdad / Oh! Lonely Heart [1957, Capitol] — YouTube

Bear Family Records newest edition to the Destination Series goes to the desert and serves up some deep, deep camel dishes. Oh, I don’t mean dishes made from camels -no I am talking about those crazy camels and their talent for getting down in the dunes and making it at the oasis. Think on this- dishes can refer to the female persuasion, a meal or a song. So, I don’t know where your mind was wondering.

Above- Inner pages with short intro of what to expect on your journey. And the beginning of the facts and trivia that provides lots of trivia and facts about the songs and the artist (s).

Preview of what you are missing if you don’t take that trek over to “stall” right next to the snake charmer. I heard he cut back to — now he just works with grass snakes. Clip-(4) Various Artists — Destination Desert — 32 Oriental Rock ’n’ Roll…