Nina's Choice...Nina Simone.

A great live performance which shows how good Nina was. With some great piano playing !

        3. Cotton Eyed Joe

South Of The Border...Caterina Valente.

A Valente L/P That I Missed  the First Time Around !

        1. La Malaguena

Billy Fury.

There are "oldies" galore in that "New York" record shop (Store)...good job I made a duplicate key !!

1. Maybe Tomorrow
2. Gonna Type A Letter
3. Margo
4. Don't Knock On My Door
5. Time Has Come

1. Collete
2. Baby How I Cried
3. Angel Face
4. The Last Kiss
5. Wondrous Place

      10. Wonderous Place

Oceans Of Fantasy...Boney M.

 Well now... love the first track on this L/P just the kind of track I would like to put on this blog as an intro !!! but don't know how to do that !!.....also have had a look on "Wikipedia" to find more about "Boney M"......Cripes! what a lot of info on there.....I knew that the "Front" people of this group there was only one singer that actually sang... the rest of then just "Mimed" (Lip Synced) and the founder and producer was the singer as well using all the technical gizmo's to get the "Boney M " sound !!!.....must have been a nightmare  on the so called "Live" performances....But the sound is great and I suppose that is really what is important !!

 1. Let It All Be Music
2. Gotta Go Home
3. Bye Bye Bluebird
4. Bahama Mama
5. Hold On I'm Coming
6. Two Of Us
7. Ribbons Of Blue

1. Oceans Of Fantasy
2. El Lute
3. No More Chain Gang
4. I'm Born Again
5. No Time To Lose
6. Calendar Song

           4. Bahama Mama         

Mark Wynter.

Mark Wynter (born Terence Sidney Lewis; 29 January 1943) is an English actor and former singer, who had four Top 20 singles in the 1960s, including "Venus in Blue Jeans" and "Go Away Little Girl". He enjoyed a lengthy career from 1960 to 1968 as a pop singer and teen idol, but developed later into an actor in film, musicals and plays.

1. Only You

2. Its Almost Tomorrow

3. Because Of You

4. Aladdins Lamp

5. i Can't Remember Her Name

6. To Love And Be Loved

1. The Boy Your Kissin'

2. Shy Girl

3. Don't Cry

4. I'm A Lucky Guy

5. Music To Midnight

6. In Summer

     5. I Can't Remember Her Name

Oh What A Woman !...Jerry Reed.

The Guitar man himself !!...and boy can he play !!!..and sing !!

Released in 1972 on the RCA Camden label, Oh What A Woman! is a 12-inch vinyl LP compilation (CAS-2585) featuring Jerry Reed's blend of country-pop and traditional country. The album is generally viewed as a budget-friendly compilation showcasing his earlier, more traditional sound rather than his later, funkier hits. 

The album contains a mix of material, often described as a mix of country-pop and traditional, "earnest" honky-tonk. It reflects the "countrypolitan" era, featuring string overdubs and backing choruses typical of that period.

1. Oh What a Woman

3. Roving Gambler

4. Woman Shy

5. Take A walk

1. Guitar Man

2. Sittin' On Top Of The World

3. I Feel For You

4. Today Is Mine

      1. Oh What A Woman 

Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald Decca Sessions (1934-1941).No 4.

More of a very young Ella !

1. I Want To Be Happy.....Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb

2. The Dipsy Doodle.....Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb

3. If Dreams Come True......Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb

4. Halleujah !......Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb

5. Midnite In A Mad House.....Chick Webb Band

6. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon.....Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb

7. It's My Turn Now.....Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb

8. It's Wonderful.....Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb

9. I Was Doing Alright.....Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb

10. A-Tisket A-Tasket......Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb

11. Heart Of Mine......Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb

12. I'm Just A Jitterbug.....Ella Fitgerald & Chick Webb

13. Azure......Chick Webb Band

14. This Time Its Real.....Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb

15. Oh What Do You Know About Love...Ella & Chick Webb

16. You Can't Be Mine & Someone Else's...Ella & Chick

17. We Can't Go On this  Way...Ella & Chick Webb

18. Spinnin' The Web......Chick Webb Band

19. Liza (All The Clouds Roll Away)....Chick Webb Band

20. I've Been Saving Myself For You....Ella & Chick

21. If You Only Knew......Ella Fitzgerald & Chic Webb

22. I Want To Be Happy(2)....Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb

23. You Cant Be Mine & Someone Else's(2). Ella & Chick

       12. I'm Just A Jitterbug

Dimension 3...Enoch Light & The Light Brigade.

Command Records and Enoch Light & The Light Brigade from 1964 paving the way for all the versions of Stereo !

     7. Adios

      8. Swamp Fire

Swing Something Simple 1. VA

 Here's the first compilation of Great Singers.. two and three to follow soon...

1. Play A Simple Melody......Bing Crosby & Gary Crosby

2. Hit The Road To Dreamland......Betty Hutton

3. The Man I Love......Ella Fitzgerald

4. Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree......Glen Miller & Orchestra

5. Sentimental Journey......Les Brown & His Orchestra with Doris Day

6. Fools Rush In......Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra

7. Straighten Up And Fly Right.......Nat King Cole

8. Baby Its Cold Outside......Johnny Mercer & Margaret Whiting

9. When You And I Were Young Maggie Blues......Bing Crosby

10. The Glow Worm......The Mills Brothers

11. Iv'e Got A Feeling Your Fooling......Doris Day

12. Begin The Beguine......Ella Fitzgerald

13. I Remember You......Harry James & His Orchestra

14. It's A Sin To Tell a Lie......Billie Holiday

15. How Deep Is The Ocean......Benny Goodman & Orchestra

16. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes......Artie Shaw And His Orchestra

17. One For My Baby And One More For The Road......Frank Sinatra

18. Over The Rainbow......Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

19. Sometimes I'm Happy......Doris Day

20. Stardust......Charlie Spivak & His Orchestra

21. Some Of These Days......The Mills Brothers

22. Down By The Riverside......Bing Crosby & Gary Crosby

23. Goody Goody......Benny Goodman & His Orchestra

24. That Old Black Magic......Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

25. Cheek To Cheek......Fred Astaire

          16. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Swing Something Simple 3..VA

Here is the last of this swingin' selection....the foot is firmly planted in the late 30's/40's with some great vintage recordings from the Swing era !!

1. Cruising Down The River......Russ Morgan & His Orchestra

2. I Know Why......Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

3. It's Only a Paper Moon......Nat King Cole

4. Five Minutes More...Carroll Gibbons & The Savoy Hotel Orch

5. Painting The Clouds With Sunshine......Jack Hilton

6. Heartaches.......Ted Weems & His Orchestra

7. Marie......Tommy Dorsey & Ahojack Lenard & Bunny Berigan

8. I Only Have Eyes For You......Scott Wood & His Orchestra

9. If I Loved You......Perry Como

10. Satin Doll......Ella Fitzgerald

11. Lets Get Away From It All......Frank Sinatra & Connie Haines

12. On a Slow Boat To China.....Kay Kyser & His Orchestra

13. Shoo Shoo Baby......The Andrew Sisters

14. Taking A Chance On Love......Benny Goodman

15. Skyliner......Charlie Barnet

16. American Patrol.....Glenn Miller

17. These Foolish Things......Benny Goodman

18. Swinging On A Star......Bing Crosby

19. Rum And Coca Cola......The Andrew Sisters

20. The Very Thought Of You.......Ray Noble & Al Bowly

21. We Three My Echo My Shadow And Me......The Ink Spots

22. Till The End Of Time......Perry Como

23. With A Song In My Heart......Doris Day

24. Stormy Weather......Lena Horne

25. As Time Goes By......Dooley Wilson

          7. Marie

           25. As Time Goes By

The Golden Hits Of Sandie Shaw.

Some L/P's now from "Bob"....The girl with the "Bare" Feet from the 60's singing some of her hits....Just seems like yesterday that "Sandie" was dangling on a string !!!....Phew!!! that was 49 years ago !!!...Sandie Shaw won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1967

So now we have an update on this post that was Posted in October 2016.....It is now being posted in 2026 !...So it's now 59 years....And this time we have the file in FLAC...from our friend in NZ, thanks John for this one and all the others .

       2. Long Live Love

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September Song...Artie Shaw & His Orchestra.

Another  one from "Belgium"....Its great to see that these are the original recordings on the back sleeve they give you the year which is good info for all the big band fans !!...also great to read the line up of instrumentalists as well !!

        2. My Blue Heaven

Strange Enchantment...Vic Damone.

 A cool interpretations of some exotic songs from the South Seas...with arrangements and Orchestra By "Billy May "...Definitely one for the "Smoochers"!!!!
Although the cover says "Mono" the actual tracks are in "Stereo" courtesy of "WRC"

1. Strange Enchantment
2. The Hawaiian Wedding Song
3. Shangri- La
4. Humming Waters
5. Poinciana
6. Flamingo

1. Beyond The Reef
2. You're Adorable
3. The Moon Of Manakoora
4. Bali Ha'i
5. Forevermore
6. Ebb Tide 

 

          7. Beyond The Reef

Greatest Hits.Vol 2...ABBA.

The curse of the old suitcase affects this one !!....its not to bad  not as bad as some others !!!.....Soooooo we have Vol 2 of the hits of ABBA !!!

8. Dancing Queen

Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra...Swinging Sounds Of Great Bands.

Still in the Big Band Swing mood so here's 20 tracks.. a tribute to some of the swinging sounds of the 40's big Swing bands in Stereo !!

Technically, this isn't the TRUE Casa Loma Orchestra. That unit formed in 1929 out of a Detroit band called the Orange Blossoms and was the first all-white professional swin band, paving the way six years later for Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, et al. They took their name from a hotel in Toronto where they played an extended gig and formed as a corporation with each member as a stockholder. Glen Gray was the bandstand leader and front man, but was never the true leader of the band and his name never appeared in front of the bands until years later on LPs. The band ceased to exist in 1942....The band heard here is a studio recording group that Glen Gray brought together for the stereo LP series. And even though they aren't the TRUE Casa Loma Orchestra, the musicians on here are topnotch and graduates from some of the great big bands of the period. They do a superior job covering the numbers presented here. The arrangements are strictly those of the famous versions: if you're familiar with the Glenn Miller version of "In the Mood," you'll recognize here pretty much note for note, only in wide spread stereo.

The tracks on this album are collected from recordings made in Capitol Studios in L..A., one of the great dynamic recording studios, between 1957 and 1964 and released under the name "Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra" on a series of popular LPs. The wide separation stereo sound and airy acoustics arouns the instruments sounds better than a lot of the more run-of-the-mill digital stereo recordings made today. Stereo was a point of pride back then!

                            (Info From A Review By Claude Avary)

         14. Jumping At The Woodside

1001 Songs.Part 2.VA

There is some great and unusual tracks on this definitive selection of songs and music !

1. This land Is Your Land......Woody Guthrie

2. Lili Marleen.......Marlene Dietrich

3. Get Your Kicks On Route 66......Nat King Cole Trio

4. Al Gurugu......La Nina De Los Peines

5. La Vie En Rose......Edith Piaf

6. La Mer......Charles Trenet

7. White Christmas......Bing Crosby

8. Good Rockin' Tonight......Roy Brown

9. Nature Boy.....Nat King Cole Trio

10. Saturday Night Fish Fry......Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five

11. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry......Hank Williams

12. Autumn Leaves......Jo Stafford

13. Summertime......Sarah Vaughan

14. Goodnight Irene......The Weavers

15. Mambo No 5 .......Perez Prado

16. Rocket 88.......Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats

17. Cry......Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads

18. How High The Moon......Les Paul & Mary Ford

19. London Is The Place For Me......Lord Kitchener

20. They Can't TakeThat Away From Me......Fred Astaire

21. Dust My Broom......Elmore James

22. Foi Deus......Amalia Rodrigues

23. Le Gorille.......Georges Brassens

24. Singing In The Rain......Gene Kelly

25. Just Walking In The Rain......The Prisonaires

           28. Get You Kicks On Route 66

           50. Just Walking In The Rain

Top Of The Pops Number 1...VA

We now have the first NO 1 release of the L/P series "Top Of The Pops"

Top of the Pops is the name of a series of records issued by Pickwick Records on their Hallmark label, which contain anonymous cover versions of recent and current hit singles. The recordings were intended to replicate the sound of the original hits as closely as possible. The albums were recorded by a studio group comprising session musicians and singers who remained uncredited, although they included Tina Charles and Elton John before they became famous in their own right.

          3. Can't Take My Eyes Off You

Artie Shaw & His Orchestra...Indian Love Call.

We now have a King of Swing !...all the recordings are from 1938 onwards.. and do I detect a vocal from Billie Holiday amongst the tracks ?...well worth an hour of listening !!

     17. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise

Music For Lovers Vol 1...VA

A nice blue cover to start this trio of compilation of songs and hits from the Capitol Stable !
     Ta Bob !!

      5. Freedom Come Freedom Go

Hollywood Party...Mrs Mills.

Change of pace and style and tempo now !!...one more from across the channel  a selection of songs from films that will get your feet a-tapping and maybe a whirl or two across the room !! That is if you have room of course !!!

          5. On The Good Ship Lolipop