The Beatles...Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.

There's no need to make any comment about this L/P it talks for itself.....one of the most iconic record sleeves going !! recorded as Side 1 and Side 2...once again very little gaps between tracks !

1. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band
2. A Little Help From My Friends
3. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
4. Getting Better
5. Fixing A Hole
6. She's Leaving Home
7. Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite

1. Within You Without You
2. When I'm Sixty Four
3. Lovely Rita
4. Good Morning Good Morning
5. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band (Reprise)
6. A Day In The Life

NTWICM...The Christmas Album...VA

8 Days till Santa starts on his long journey up and down all the chimney's!....So here is a couple of festive contribution's all the way from New Zealand from JohnF...

        9. Blue Christmas

        14. Little Saint Nick

Phil Spector's Christmas Album...VA

More Iconic songs of Christmas complete with the Phil Spector's "Wall Of Sound "

1. White Christmas......Darlene Love

2. Frosty The Snowman......The Ronettes

3. The Bells Of St Marys.....Bob.B.Sox & The Blue Jeans

4. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town......The Crystals

5. Sleigh Ride.......The Ronettes

6. Marshmallow World.......Darlene Love

1. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus......The Ronettes

2. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer......The Crystals

3. Winter Wonderland......Darlene Love

4. Parade Of The Wooden Soldiers......The Crystals

5. Christmas (Baby Come Home)......Darlene Love

6. Here Comes Santa Claus......Bob.B.Sox & The Blue Jeans

7. Silent Night......Phil Spector & Artists

Phil Spector's Christmas Album.. is a multi-artist studio album of Christmas songs, produced by Phil Spector, originally released by Philles in November 1963. Spector treated a series of mostly secular Christmas standards to his Wall of Sound production style, and the selections feature the vocal performances of Spector's regular artists during this period. One month after its release, the album peaked at number 13 on Billboard magazine's special, year-end, weekly Christmas Albums sales chart.

        5. Sleigh Ride

Tango & Beatles...VA

We are moving up from the Jazz & Big Band age and going Electronic ! ....2012 to be exact !

A very unusual versions of the Beatles Songs 

Tango & Beatles is a very unique album. It is the fusion of the music of Buenos Aires and the cream of the repertoire of the Fab Four. In Tango & Beatles we find innovative versions, full of seduction, that combine the freshness of the original songs with the melancholy of Buenos Aires. 

1. Michelle - Tango Tripping Project Feat. Ituana

2. Dear Prudence - Le Griser Feat. Dew

3. Come Together - Meloscience Corp

4. Oh! Darling - Corcovado Frequency

5. Something - Eve St. Jones

6. Girl - DJ Style Feat. KSS

7. Strawberry Fields Forever - Quadra & Benjamin

8. Eleanor Rigby - Supertangox Feat. Ituana

9. Free As a Bird - Bossatango Lounge Club

10. Don't Let Me Down - Freedom Dub Feat. Eduardo

11. I Want You (She's So Heavy) - Scubba Feat. Mandy Jones

12. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Bossardo & Ecko

    8. Eleanor Rigby

Compulsion To Swing...Henri Rene & His Orchestra.

Henri René (born Harold Manfred Kirchstein; December 29, 1906 – April 25, 1993), was an American musician who had an international career in the recording industry as a producer, composer, conductor and arranger.

In the mid 1950s, he issued several successful LPs which Allmusic has called "forerunners of the space-age pop aesthetic" among the albums were Music for Bachelors, Music for the Weaker Sex, Compulsion to Swing and Riot in Rhythm. Rene composed music themes and scores for several popular television series. After this René worked in production for RCA Victor, with Harry Belafonte, Perry Como, the Ames Brothers and Eartha Kitt among others. He left RCA Victor in 1959 to work freelance for the rest of his active career.

1. The Blue Room

2. Cry Me A River

3. Baubles Bangles And Beads

4. Compulsion To Swing

5. It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

6. Just A Gigolo

1. S'wonderful

2. Nature Boy

3. The Hot Canary

4. Blues Chartreuse

5. The Surrey With The Fringe On Top

6. Don't Cry Joe

    11. The Surrey With The Fringe On The Top

Double 7...Winifred Atwell.

One of the greats on the piano is next playing Rag's and Boogie's.......Winnie is one of the most accomplished pianists that we had, she is sorely missed !!....just listen that's how a piano should be played !!

1. Twelfth Street Rag

2. Johnson Rag

3. Steamboat Rag

4. Temptation Rag

5. Russian Rag

6. Maple Leaf Rag

7. Dynamic Rag

1. Bumble Boogie

2. Hamps Boogie Woogie

3. Yancy Special

4. Dobs Boogie

5. Boogie In The Groove

6. Vine Street Boogie

7. Jimmy Dorsey's Boogie

Una Winifred Atwell (27 February or 27 April 1910 or 1914] – 28 February 1983) was a Trinidadian pianist who enjoyed great popularity in Britain and Australia from the 1950s with a series of boogie-woogie and ragtime hits, selling over 20 million records. She was the first black person to have a number-one hit in the UK Singles Chart and is still the only female instrumentalist to do so.

      14. Jimmy Dorsey's Boogie

The Wizard Of OZ...Film Soundtrack.

This soundtrack not only contains the songs but also a lot of the dialogue this version seems to be from 1973 (I think)....so if you are a WizOz Garland fan then this could be a good download for you !!.......it does last for 42 mins

1. Over The Rainbow / Ding Dong The With Is Dead / Were Of To See The Wizard..Ect

2. If I Were The King Of The Forest

3. Dorothy's Adventure In Oz

4. Were Of To See The Wizard / The Merry Of Land Of Oz

    plus loads of dialogue

Sexy Girls.Singing...VA.

No !!...Luigi's not gone Porno !......but just look at the surprises on this CD vocalwise that is !!

at least 10 Film Stars & One Dame !

        9. I'm Gonna File My Claim

             15. Moon River

That Sound Of Renown...Les Brown & His Band.

Lester Raymond Brown (March 14, 1912 – January 4, 2001) was an American jazz musician who led the big band Les Brown and His Band of Renown for nearly seven decades from 1938 to 2000.

In 1942, Brown and his band concluded work on an RKO picture, Sweet and Hot; played at the Palladium Ballroom, Hollywood. A few years later, in 1945, this band brought Doris Day into prominence with their recording of "Sentimental Journey". The song's release coincided with the end of World War II in Europe and became an unofficial homecoming theme for many veterans. The band had nine other number-one hit songs, including "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm".

1. I've Got My Love To Keep me Warm

2. New Mexican Hat Dance

3. I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles

4. Bernies Tune

5. Highlights Of Gershwin's American In Paris

1. Its Alright With Me

2. Somethings Gotta Give

3. The Gal From Joe's

4. Lullaby In Rhythm

5. Nutcracker Suite Op 71.

Les Brown with Doris Day

       10. Nutcracker Suite Op 71.

Nothing Without You...Mel Torme & Cleo Laine.

Great tracks from two superb singers scatting and improvising as only they can !!

The two tune medley is definatley something to shout about !!

Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth DBE (born Clementine Dinah Bullock; 28 October 1927) is an English jazz and pop singer and an actress, known for her scat singing and for her vocal range. Though her natural range is that of a contralto, she is able to produce a G above high C, giving her an overall compass of well over three octaves. Laine is the only female performer to have received Grammy nominations in the jazz, popular and classical music categories. She is the widow of jazz composer and musician Sir John Dankworth.

Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed "The Velvet Fog", was an American musician, singer, composer, arranger, drummer, actor, and author. He composed the music for "The Christmas Song" ("Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire") and co-wrote the lyrics with Bob Wells.From 1942 to 1943, he was a member of a band led by Chico Marx of the Marx Brothers.  In 1943, Tormé made his movie debut in Frank Sinatra's first film, the musical Higher and Higher. His appearance in the 1947 film musical Good News made him a teen idol.

In 1944, he formed the vocal quintet Mel Tormé and His Mel-Tones, modeled on Frank Sinatra and The Pied Pipers. The Mel-Tones, which included Les Baxter and Ginny O'Connor, had several hits fronting Artie Shaw's band and on their own, including Cole Porter's "What Is This Thing Called Love?" The Mel-Tones were among the first jazz-influenced vocal groups, blazing a path later followed by The Hi-Lo's, The Four Freshmen, and The Manhattan

      8. Birdsong

         13. I Don't Think I'll Fall In Love Today

Cecile...Cecile Mclorin Salvant.

Another great singer that I have not heard before....from  the present era... 21st century

Cécile McLorin Salvant (born August 28, 1989) is an American jazz vocalist. She was the winner of the first prize in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition in 2010, releasing her first album, Cécile.

This work is an acoustic jazz with a piano trio of French jazz musicians, clarinet and tenor, and jazz guitar. Her songs are included in a little retro and spring-perfect little performance, and it is a very good work that takes up standards such as Cole Porter and Irvin Berlin, and the repertoire of Ella, Billie Holiday and Bessie Smith. A 21st century female singer who strongly feels the influence of the great jazz singers of yesteryear.

1. Exactly Like You

2. Moody's Mood For Love

3. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm

4. i Got It Bad And That Ain't Good

5. Social Call

6. Detour Ahead

7. No Regrets

8. Frosty Morning Blues

9. Easy To Love

10. I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone

11. Anything Goes

12. After You've Gone

She enjoys popularity in Europe and in the United States, performing in clubs, concert halls, and festivals accompanied by renowned musicians. Salvant has performed at jazz venues and festivals including Ronnie Scott's, the Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island, and the Village Vanguard.

In 2010, Salvant released her first self-titled album, Cécile & the Jean-François Bonnel Paris Quintet. Soon thereafter, at the age of 21, she went on to win the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition for vocalists. Her first-prize win included a recording contract with the label Mack Avenue Records, with whom she released her next two albums. 

      12. After You've Gone

Songs Before Dawn...Maysa.

A singer that is new to me from Brazil with a great soulful voice full of emotion!..defiantly one to get to know !......Not to be confused with Maysa Leak  American Jazz singer and a member of the British Band "Incognito"

Maysa Sings Songs Before Dawn is the ninth studio album by Brazilian singer Maysa, released and produced in 1961 in the United States, while Maysa toured the country. In the same year it was also released in other Latin American countries, but the order of the songs changed and their titles were translated into Spanish. In Argentina and Uruguay the album was called Maysa and in Peru, Maysa Matarazzo. The album was never released in Brazil, making its existence a myth.

1. You Better Go Now

2. Something To Remember You By

3. The End Of A Love Affair

4. A Noite Do Meu Bern

5. If I Forget You

6. Ne Me Quitte Pas

1.When Your Lover Has Gone

2. Mean To Me

3. The Man That Got Away

4. Autumn Leaves

5. I'm A Fool To Want You

6. La Baca

Maysa Figueira Monjardim (June 6, 1936, São Paulo, Brazil – January 22, 1977, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), better known as Maysa Matarazzo or simply Maysa, a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and actress. She had great success in the 1950s and 1960s, known especially for her pessimistic, hopeless, melancholic and dramatic lyrics and interpretations, She is also associated with bossa nova music, but is widely known as a torch song (fossa) interpreter,

being one of the precursors of the genre samba-canção,

In the late 1950s she formed a successful bossa nova group and also did television work relying on her magnificent pair of gorgeous green eyes.

She is known for Law of Desire (1987), O Camelô da Rua Larga (1958) and Esse Rio Que Eu Amo (1962). She was married to André Matarazzo. 

She died in a car crash in 1977, on the Rio-Niterói bridge, which connects the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Niterói over the Guanabara Bay.

      1. You Better Go Now

          6. Ne Me Quitte Par

On The Swingin' Side...Vic Damone.

 A swingin' Vic Damone away from his MGM musical roles !

On the Swingin' Side is an unadulterated up-tempo delight that deserves to be rediscovered. The charts are bright, Vic Damone is relaxed but never dull, and the mood finds a nice balance between romance and spirited humor....... ( Review By Nick Dedina Of AllMusic)

1. Falling In Love With Love

2. Its Alright With Me

3. When My Sugar Walks Down The Street

4. Cry Me A River

5. Home

6. Swingin' Down The Lane

1. I Cried For You

2. Speak Low

3. It's A Wonderful World

4. Girl Of My Dreams

5. Deep Purple

6. Toot Toot Tootsie

       3. When My Sugar Walks Down The Street

After Hours With Miss D...Dinah Washington.

If you like Dinah then this is a treat... one of the best recording's of hers !!....including a extra  long version of Blue Skies as the last track

After Hours with Miss "D" is a 1954 studio album by Dinah Washington. 

One of her earliest Jazz session would be June 1954 sessions featuring Paul Quinichette, followed by some Blues/Popular sessions. Then in the middle 1954, she tried another great jazzy session. Among all recorded tracks, A-1 “Blue Skies” may be the best track - her emotional singing is awesome as always, while his backing musicians plays a good amount of solos which are also attractive. 

1. Blue Skies

2. Bye Bye Blues

3. Am I Blue

4. Our Love Is Here To Stay

5. A Foggy Day

1. I Let a Song Go Out Of my Heart

2. Pennies from Heaven

3. Love For Sale

4. Blue Skies

Dinah Washington (born Ruth Lee Jones; August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) was an American singer and pianist, who has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the 1950s songs". Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performed and recorded in a wide variety of styles including blues, R&B, and traditional pop music, and gave herself the title of "Queen of the Blues". She was a 1986 inductee of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.She made her recording debut for the Keynote label that December with "Evil Gal Blues", written by Leonard Feather and backed by Hampton and musicians from his band,  Both that record and its follow-up, "Salty Papa Blues", made the Billboard "Harlem Hit Parade" in 1944. In December 1945 she made a series of twelve recordings for Apollo Records.

     4. Blue Skies

Easy To Remember...Tony Mansells Coffee Set.

An easy listening L/P in the style of Ray Conniff & The Mike Sammes Singers. Not very much info on the net about these singers but they definitely do a great job...no photo's as well so front and back L/P  will have to do !

       5. Poinciana

Caterina Valente...A Date With Caterina Valente.

A very early Caterina on the Polydor Label with some of her hits from the 50's....this selection is the first of Caterina's 78rpm records that I had....Only "The Breeze And I" have survived !

1. My Lonely Lover

2. Fiesta Cubana

3. This Must Be Wrong

4. The Way You Love Me

1. Temptation

2. If Hearts Could Talk

3. The Breeze And I

4. Malaguena

Caterina Valente (born 14 January 1931) is a French-Italian multilingual singer, guitarist, dancer, and actress. Valente is a polyglot; she speaks six languages, and sings in eleven. While she is best known as a European performer, Valente also spent part of her career in the United States, where she performed alongside Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Perry Como, and Ella Fitzgerald, among others.

      2. If Hearts Could Talk

Alison Moyet... Alf.

I think Alison has a great individual voice and love her version of "All Cried Out".....In fact I would say that it is the "Definitive" version of that song !!....the rest of the songs on this L/P comes under what I think is that the more you hear them the better they become !!


1. Love Resurrection
2. Honey For The Bees
3. For You Only
4. Invisible
5. Steal Me Blind

1. All Cried Out
2. Money Mile
3. Twisting The Knife
4. Where Hides Sleep

    1. All Cried Out

Motion In Percussion...The Hollywood Pops Orchestra.

If you have a good stereo system then this is a great sound.

1. Malaguena

2. Sabre Dance

3. Old Soft Shoe

4. Bats In The Belfry

5. Ghost Riders In The Sky

6. Voodoo Moon

1. Roller Coaster

2. Dizzy Fingers

3. Caravan

4. Flight Of the Bumble Bee

5. Beguine For Bongos

6. Ski Run

       2. Sabre Dance

Kiki Dee...Cage The Songbird.

Pauline Matthews (born 6 March 1947), better known by her stage name Kiki Dee, is an English singer. Known for her blue-eyed soul vocals, she was the first female singer from the UK to sign with Motown's Tamla Records.

Dee is best known for her 1973 hit "Amoureuse", her 1974 hit "I've Got the Music in Me" and "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", her 1976 duet with Elton John, which went to number 1 on both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Her 1981 single "Star" became the theme song for the talent show Opportunity Knocks when it was revived by the BBC in 1987. In 1993, she performed another duet with John for his Duets album, a cover version of Cole Porter's "True Love", which reached number 2 in the UK. During her career, she has released 40 singles, three EPs and 12 albums.

Cage The Song Bird was recorded in 1975 and intended as the follow-up

to 1974s I've Got The Music In Me but was never commercially released until 2008. The reasons were never clear but perhaps Rocket , management and maybe Kiki herself were a little unsure of the end result.

"Cage the Songbird" was a tribute to legendary French songstress Edith Piaf, and a year or so later was covered by Kiki Dee on an unreleased Rocket album, which finally was issued in 2008. 

       8. Rock 'N' Roll Me Baby