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Wednesday, 27 August 2025

14 Favourite Hits of The Seekers.

Judith Durham was the iconic lead singer of The Seekers, known for her powerful voice and significant contributions to the Australian music scene.

1. I'll Never Find Another You
2. We Shall Not Be Moved
3. A World Of Our Own
4. Georgy Girl
5. Morningtown Ride
6. Turn Turn Turn
7. Come the Day

1. The Carnival Is Over
2. Don't Think Twice It;s All Right
3. Walk With Me
4. Island of Dreams
5. When The Good Apples Fall
6. The Times They Are a Changing
7. Red Rubber Ball
           8. The Carnival Is Over

Tuesday, 26 August 2025

London Festival Brass Ensemble...Sound Of Baroque Brass,

Here's Some great different Brass Sounds !

          1. Cantos XX1

Nillsson...Pandemonium Shadow Show.

Pandemonium Yehhhhh.....Typical Harry Nillsson !

          8. There Will Never Be

The Best Of Kiri Te Kanawa.

14 Classic tracks by Dame Kiri !

          6. One Fine Day

The Tillman Franks Singers...The Hank Williams Story.

A tribute to Hank Williams...Sung straight no gimicks so if you like your country music then this could be the one for you !!
Tillman Ben Franks, Sr. (September 29, 1920 – October 26, 2006), was an American bassist and songwriter and the manager for a number of country music artists.
A veteran bassist and songwriter who appeared on the first-ever broadcast of radio's famed Louisiana Hayride, Tillman Franks nevertheless enjoyed his greatest influence on country music as a manager and producer, helping the careers of acts including Webb Pierce, Johnny Horton, and David Houston.
Franks played bass behind singer and former Louisiana governor Jimmie Davis, and led his own Tillman Franks Singers. 

1. Your Cheating Heart
2. Hey Good Looking
3. I Saw The Light
4. Cold Cold Heart
5. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

1. I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You
2. Jambalaya
3. There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight
4. Long Gone Lonesome Blues
5. Kawliga
          7. Jambalaya

Terry Snyder & His All Stars...Persuasive Percussion.

Some great Stereo Now !!
Persuasive Percussion was an LP album performed by Terry Snyder and the All Stars and released in 1959 by Command Records (run by Enoch Light). The packaging includes the first use of the gatefold cover which, upon being unfolded, lists information about each selection. The liner notes state that the album may be used to test audio equipment, due to the stereo placement of sounds independently in either the left or right channel (something common today, but extremely innovative in 1959). The album cover artwork, by Josef Albers, is minimalistic in style, consisting of an arrangement of dots. The album was the first volume in a series of Persuasive Percussion releases. 
In August 1960, Persuasive Percussion was No. 1 on The Billboard's Stereo Action Album chart.

1. I'm In the mood For Love
2. Whatever Lola Wants
3. Misirlou
4. I Surrender Dear
5. Orchids In The Moonlight
6. I Love Paris

1. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
2. Tabu
3. The Breeze And I
4. Aloha Oe
5. Japanese Sandman
6. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
         6. I Love Paris

The Golden Age Of Hollywood Musicals..VA

Not only do we have songs from the M.G.M musicals  but also from the rest of the Hollywood studios and as it says on the cover digitally remastered so on some tracks you do get some extra sounds that you didn't get on the original releases....its a great retro treat !!

1. Singin' In The Rain......Gene Kelly
2. There's No Business Like Show Business.....Betty Hutton, Howard Keel.
3. 'S Wonderful.....Gene Kelly & Georges Guetary
4. That's Entertainment.....Fred Astaire, Jack Buchanan.Annette Fabray,Oscar Levant
5. Stranger In Paradise......Anne Blythe & Vic Damone
6. Easter Parade......Judy Garland & Fred Astaire
7. Lullaby Of Broadway......Winifred Shaw & Dick Powell
8. Get Happy......Judy Garland
9. Night And Day......Fred Astaire
10. True Love......Bing Crosby & Grace Kelly
11. Honeysuckle Rose......Lena Horne with Benny Carter
12. Milkman' Keep Those Bottles Quiet......Nancy Walker & Tommy Dorsey
13. Baby Its Cold Outside......Esther Willians & Ricardo Montalban
14. For Me And My Gal......Gene Kelly & Judy Garland
15. Puttin' On The Ritz......Clark Gable & Co
16. Hallelujah.....Tony Martin, Vic Damone, Kay Armen, Ann Miller. Debbie Reynolds
17. Bless Your Beautiful Hide.....Howard Keel
18. Takin' A Chance On Love.....Ethel Waters & Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
19. As Time Goes By.....Dooley Wilson & Elliot Carpenter
20. Lara's Theme (Main Title)......The MGM Studio Orchestra
21. Over The Rainbow......Judy Garland
22. Its A Most Unusual Day.....Jane Powell
23. Wunderbar..... Kathryn Grayson & Howard Keel
24. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man......Ava Gardner
25. Going Hollywood......Bing Crosby
26. The Trolley Song.....Judy Garland & The MGM Studio Chorus
27. Gigi......Louis Jourdan
28. I Got Rhythm......Judy Garland & Micky Rooney & Co
29. Aba Daba Honeymoon......Debbie Reynolds & Carleton Carpenter 
30. The Lady Is A Tramp......Lena Horne
31. The Best Things In Life Are Free......June Allyson & Peter Lawson
32. Cheek To Cheek.....Fred Astaire
33. A Kiss To Build A Dream On......Louis Armstrong
34. Put Em' In A Box......Doris Day & The Page Cavanaugh Trio
35. If Swing Goes I Go To......Fred Astaire
36. Almost Like Being In Love.....Gene Kelly
37. Let's Face The Music And Dance......Fred Astaire
38. Be A Clown......Gene Kelly & Judy Garland
39. Embraceable You......Connie Francis
41. On The Atchison Topeka And The Santa Fe......Judy Garland & Co
42. One For My Baby And One More For The Road......Fred Astaire

          1. Singin' In The Rain

Monday, 25 August 2025

Judy Garland..Classic Duets 2.

Here's No 2 of the Duets of Judy Garland.

Judy on the radio !...Judy from soundtracks !....Judy on 78's....All re-mastered fantastically not a hiss or scratch or fades heard... could have been recorded yesterday!!...BUT all tracks are from 1936 to 1943 !!

1. Its A Great Day For the Irish...with Douglas McPhall...(Little Nelly Kelly)...1940
2. We Must Have Music...with Tony Martin...(Ziegfield Girl)...1940
3. Laugh? I Thought I'd Split My Sides...Charles Winninger...(Ziegfield Girl)...1941
4. Ballin' The Jack...with Gene Kelly...(For Me And My Gal)...1942
5. For Me And My Gal...with Gene Kelly...(For Me And My Gal)...1942
6. For Me And My Gal...with Gene Kelly...(Decca 78rpm)...1942
7. When You Wore A Tulip And I Wore A Red Rose..with Gene Kelly.(Decca 78rpm).
8. All Through The Day...Gene Kelly...(Hollywood Bowl Rehearsal)...1946
9. Be A Clown...with Gene Kelly...(The Pirate)...1947
10. (Howdy Neighbor) Happy Harvest...with Gene Kelly...(Summer Stock)...1950
11. All For You...with Gene Kelly...(Summer Stock)...1950
12. You Wonderful You...with Gene Kelly...(Summer Stock)...1950
13. Where Do We Go From Here...with The King's Men...(for Me And My Gal)...1950
14. Bidin' My Time...with The King's Men...(Girl Crazy)...1943
15. Play That Barbershop Chord...The King's Men.(In The Good Old Summertime)
16. Every Little Movement Has A Meaning...with Mary Kent...Presenting Lily Mars.
17. There'll Always Be An England...with Charles Thomas...(Radio)...1943
18. People Will Say We're In Love...with Bing Crosby...(Radio)...1943
19. People Will Say We're In Love...with Bing Crosby...(Radio)...1944
20. You Tell Me Your Dream...with Bing Crosby...(Radio)
21. Something To Remember You By...with Bing Crosby...(Radio)...1944
22. The Way You Look Tonight...with Bing Crosby...(Radio)...1944
23. Medley...with Bing Crosby...(Radio)...1944
24. You've Got Me Where You Want Me...with Bing Crosby...(Decca 78rpm)
25. Mine...with Bing Crosby...(Decca 78rpm)
26. Connecticut...with Bing Crosby...(Decca 78rpm)
27. Yah-Ta-Ta-Yah-Ta-Ta (Talk Talk Talk)...with Bing Crosby...(Decca 78rpm)
          7. When You Wore A Tulip

Sunday, 24 August 2025

Tiny Irvin...You don't Know What Love Is.

Here we have a lady singer that I have not heard of and unfortunately this seems to be the only studio L/P (Album) that she has recorded...which is a pity I would have liked to hear more of her  there is some great Piano playing from Carl Arter and this is a A1 set of songs !....So here is some Info about this Fab singer !!

Tiny Irvin is a native Pittsburgh who is a quiet, private person, who loves people and always tries to be happy. Tiny has sung with Sammy Davis, Jr., Carmen McRae, Dean Martin, Sarah Vaughn, Dizzy Gillespie and Betty Bebop Carter.
Tiny had impeccable tone and phrasing, with a lot of blues feeling and swing. She was a great scat singer too. Fans of Ella Fitzgerald, Betty Carter, Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughn will hear their influences in Tiny's singing, but she was no copyist, she had a distinctive style of her own. 
Since the mid 1960s Tiny has worked regularly with Carl Arter, who has been her bandleader, arranger, and mentor.
With pianist Carl Arter, Tiny has been the star attraction at Eileen's Zebra Room in Pittsburgh for five years on weekends.
Tiny made her only recording,  accompanied by the Carl Arter Trio, for Earwig Music Company in 1982. She retired from singing in the late 1980s. 

1. You Don't Know What Love is
2. Watch What Happens
3. My One And Only Love
4. Moanin'

1. Skylark
2. I'll Remember April
3. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
4. You've Changed
5. Satin Doll
         1. You Don't Know What Love Is

Sarah Vaughan's Golden Hits.

Another great singer that needs no introduction !!

1. Misty
2. Broken Hearted Melody
3. Make Yourself Comfortable
4. Autumn In New York
5. Moonlight In Vermont
6. How Important Can it Be

1. Smooth Operator
2. Whatever Lola Wants
3. Lullaby of Birdland
4. Eternally
5. Poor Butterfly
6. Close To You
          7. Smooth Operator

Friday, 22 August 2025

Clea Bradford...Her Point Of View

A great set of standards sung great by a singer that should have had more success than she did....First track seems to be out of place with the rest of the songs !

Arguably one of the finest vocalists to go under everyone's radar. Hard to believe she released only 3 albums & 2 singles.
Her later albums included "Her Point of View," which combined her jazz stylings with soul arrangements by Richard Evans. Her composition from that album, "My Love's a Monster," was a regional R&B hit in the Midwest and had recently become a club favorite of British club DJs. 

1. My Loves A Monster
2. Spring Is Here
3. Summertime
4. The Thrill Is Gone
5. Bye Bye Blackbird
6. Think About That

1. I need Love
2. A Place In The Sun
3. What is this Thing Called Love
4. Anything Goes
5. Any Day Now
6. The View From up here

          3. Summertime

Great Big Bands..Duke Ellington--Benny Carter--Fletcher Henderson.

Its "Big Band Time " !!  now and three of the greats of the 1930's ! 1933 to be exact 
So swing away Duke / Benny & Fletcher !!.......Followed by a trip to Paris & a Waltz Quickstep and a Shuffle around the dance floor !!
          4. I've Got The World On A String

Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra...Evening In Paris

Euro Star or Plane or even a Dusty old Carpet and Whoosh !! we are in France's capital city sipping coffee at the sidewalks cafe's !!
         14. Can Can

Joe Loss & His Orchestra...In The Mood For Dancing.

Nothing to do with The Nolan's !!....just memories of whizzing around the ballroom floor !! Plus a bonus of "In The Mood"....
          9 After You've Gone

Monday, 18 August 2025

12 Tops Today's Top Hits.

Here's a budget label from 1973 stating "Today's Top Hits"..WELL !! I think I must have been in the land of nod for 21 hours a day because I can only recognise 3 tracks !!...once again no credits for the singers...so I guess they might be session singers !!...doing a great Job !!
And of course For TODAY read YESTERDAY !!


1.  By Your Side
2.  Ghetto Child
3.  Top Of The World
4.  A Hard Rains Gonna Fall
5.  This Flight Tonight
6.  Knockin' On Heavens Door

1.  Let Me In
2. Photograph
3.  Wont Somebody Dance With Me
4.  Sorrow
5.  5.15
6. Showdown

         5.This Flight Tonight

Domingo Sings Caruso.

Not had a "Classical" sound for a while so here is a very young looking "Placido" doing the songs that are associated with "Caruso"....Thanks "Bob"
          8. La Donna e Mobile

Sunday, 17 August 2025

Creedence Clearwater Revival...Cosmo's Factory.

Thanks Luc for this one and the short one below....Cheers....Luigi

1. Ramble Tamble
2. Before You Accuse Me
3. Travelin' Band
4. Ooby Dooby
5. Lookin' Out My Back Door
6. Run Through The Jungle

1. Up Around The Bend
2. My Baby Left Me
3.Who'll Stop The Rain
4. I Heard It Through The Grapevine
5. Long as I Can See The Light
         10. I Heard It Through The Grape Vine

Angelica Maria

This short one is a 45 rpm EP...courtesy Of Luc....Thanks !

         2. Toco A Tu Puerta