Uploaded April 2013 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
"Happy Is A Boy Named Me" - Track 11 of 13 from 'Songs For A Lazy Afternoon,' 1956.
These tracks were recorded from the original vinyl, and converted to mp3 for your listening pleasure. This is Rod's second ever LP, following 'Lonely Summer' from 1955. These albums are very rare, so I thought I'd share them with you.
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"Happy Is A Boy Named Me" - Track 11 of 13 from 'Songs For A Lazy Afternoon,' 1956.
These tracks were recorded from the original vinyl, and converted to mp3 for your listening pleasure. This is Rod's second ever LP, following 'Lonely Summer' from 1955. These albums are very rare, so I thought I'd share them with you.
"Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."
![[Bonus/18] Rod McKuen - Spring On The River [Lonely Summer rec. 1955]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8dC1FJRE1tk/mqdefault.jpg "[Bonus/18] Rod McKuen - Spring On The River [Lonely Summer rec. 1955]
Bonus Track from Rod McKuens early album Lonely Summer, included on the 2001 CD, A Safe Place to Land.
The track on the CD says this song was recorded 3/31/1958. Your guess is as good as mine. The timeline of this albums date of recording and release is a bit confusing.")
![[7/14] ダンス・パーティー | 石坂浩二 | 海 | The Days of the Dancing/Dance Party | Kôji Ishizaka | The Sea](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9EKjdoT2HbU/mqdefault.jpg "[7/14] ダンス・パーティー | 石坂浩二 | 海 | The Days of the Dancing/Dance Party | Kôji Ishizaka | The Sea
Track 7 of 14. This is the Japanese translation of the English album The Sea by the San Sebastian Strings (Composed by Anita Kerr, Written by Rod McKuen).
Written in Japanese by Tokiko Iwatani. Narrated by Koji Ishizaka.")
![[2/18] Rod McKuen - Silver Ring [Lonely Summer rec. 1955]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9hHOQm5m52w/mqdefault.jpg "[2/18] Rod McKuen - Silver Ring [Lonely Summer rec. 1955]
Track 2 of 18 from Rod McKuens early album Lonely Summer.
It was recorded in 1955. There is dispute over what year it was released. In Rods own words:
1953...was the year I entered the United States Army. I received my discharge in early 1955 and later that year came to Hollywood where I recorded “Lonely Summer.” It was released the same year.
According to Barry Alfonso, author of Voice of the Warm:
According to Rod, his first LP was Lonely Summer, recorded before Lazy Afternoon...It may have remained in the can for a year or two several sources give early 1958 as its release date.
Billboard reports the albums release date as Spring 58.")
