Donatello's (Barry Gordon) golden oldies!

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Roll over Turtle Tunes, these are some real golden gems here! (Is anybody pissed that '80s music is called oldies nowadays? Back when the original TMNT was on the air, the '50s, '60s, and early '70s were oldies). I am an avid record collector, and perhaps as a tie-in to TMNT stuff, he voiced one of the turtles for most episodes in the classic series, so you can expand your collection perhaps by seeking 45 RPM records, and I have a couple of his. I currently have two of his records: Nuttin For Christmas (1955), b/w "Santa Claus Looks a Lot Like Daddy", and "You Can't Lie To A Liar" b/w "You Can't See The Trees" (1962).

eBay is a good place to check for this stuff, as selling this with Donatello stuff can help persuade buyers to think "That's Donatello's voice! I'll take it!" Most records aren't that expensive due to lack of demand, though some of these records are rare. It's a great opportunity to hear "Donnie" when he was young!

BARRY GORDON's 45 RPM RECORD DISCOGRAPHY
Nuttin' For Christmas/Santa Claus Looks Like Daddy- MGM 12092 (1955)
Rock Around Mother Goose/Seven- MGM 12166 (1956)
I Can't Whistle/The Milkman's Polka- MGM 12222 (1956)
How Do We Look To The Monkeys/Ten Years To Go- MGM 12276 (1956)
Zoomba, The Santa Claus From Mars/I Like Christmas (I Like It, I Like It)- MGM 12367 (1956) A Picture Sleeve of this record also exists.
Rock Little Chillun/That Pretty Little Girl Next Door- MGM 12373 (1956)
The Thief/Yes, We Have No Banana's- MGM 12468 (1957)
Katy/They- Era 1084 (1958
Bluebird Song/Rabbit Habit- Era 1092 (1959)
Sad Little Girl/She's Got Soul- Mercury 71878 (1961)
You Can't Lie To A Liar/You Can't See The Trees- Cadence 1431 (1962)
Go Back Little Tear/Susan- United Artists 730 (1964)
True Love Can Never Die/The Two Of Them- United Artists 795 (1964)
Sealed With A Kiss/Talk, Talk, Talk- United Artists 876 (1965)
Let Me Try/The World Is Mine- United Artists 950 (1965)
Yes Sir, That's My Baby/True Love Can Never Die- United Artists 50019 (1966)
Angelica/Take Off The Veil- Dunhill 4110 (1967)
Days of Pearly Spencer/Ramshackle Guy- Note that there are two variations for this release, one with ABC and Dunhill and one with the Dunhill only (scarcer)- Dunhill 4126 (1968
The Girl I Left Behind/A House Built On A Stand- ABC Dunhill 4141 (1968
You Can't Love a Child Like A Woman/Take Off The Veil- ABC Dunhill 4188 (1969)

There you have it, 20 different 45 RPM releases by the great Barry Gordon! It is a bit shocking though that many of these are over 50 years old and are considered "Grandfather's Music" by today's youth. But it's definately TMNT related and a good way to hear his young voice develop, considering his speaking voice isn't too far off of Donnie's!