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

Summer Party...Mrs Mills

Some jolly piano music now so sing- a- long if you have the inclination !!...or if you live in the upside down place (Aussie) get out in the sunshine and have what it say's on the cover !!!!

1. In The Good Old Summer Time
2. Tip Toe Thru The Tulips
3. You Are My Sunshine
4. Roses Of Picardy
5. April Showers
6. Isle Of Capri
7. Down At The Old Bull And Bush

1. Cruising Down The River
2. Blue Skies
3. Indian Summer
4. Shine On Harvest Moon
5. I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside 
6. Out Of Town
7. Lets All Sing Like The Birdies Sing

    12. I Do Like to Be Beside The Seaside

20 Smash Disco Hits ...Soundtrack The Bitch.

Two thoughts about this L/P !!..I wonder how many people just bought it because "Our Joanie" was on the cover !!..and are the marketing people at it again !...it ages since I saw the film so can't say for definite that all the tracks were featured in the film...Title says 20 Smash Disco Hits INCLUDING the Original Soundtrack .."Olympic Runners" The Bitch !!....I'm Sure I Would have remembered one of my fav tracks "The Lone Ranger" if that was featured so my thought is should the title be "20 Smash Disco Hits Featured In The Film The Bitch"..or as I said at the beginning Marketing people collected a bunch of Disco tracks put Joan Collins on the front and Bingo loads of sales !!!........saying all that as a compilation its a good selection and if you like disco music then you'll like it !!...Marketing Rant Over !!

     13. The Lone Ranger / Standing In The Shadow Of Love

Artie Shaw And His Orchestra...Moonglow.

Its February 2026 we turn back the years till about 1956 when the world was moving at a slower pace and the dance craze was moving at a pace equal to 2026 FAST !!!

 

1. Frenesi

2. Stardust

3. Moonglow

4. Oh Lady Be Good

5. All The Things You are

6. Temptation

1. Serenade To A Savage

2. Traffic Jam

3. Begin The Beguine

4. Indian Love Call

5. Nightmare

6. Dancing In the Dark

2. Traffic Jam

The Four Tops Story...1964-72.

A trio of L/P's from the Tamla Motown Stable should get you toes a-tapping !! and maybe a sing-a-long !! 

     21. Its All In The Game

Motown Chartbusters Volume 8...VA.

Volume 8 Chartbuster Series are Go !!....And more classic "Tamla" tracks to come !

      3. Law Of The Land

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles...Greatest Hits.

All the way from Motown 16 Classic tracks !   

     

    9. I Second That Emotion

The Four Tops...Main Street People.

The Four Tops in 1973 !!..away from Motown !

1. Main Street People

2. I Just Can't Get You Out Of My Mind

3. It Wont Be The First Time

4. Sweet Understanding Love

5. Am I My Brothers Keeper

6. Are You Man Enough

1. Whenever There's Blue

2. Too Little To Late

3. Peace Of Mind

4. One Woman Man

5. Main Street People

     6. Are You Man Enough

1001 Songs. Part 12...VA

I think that now we may be in the late 60's .....some of the tracks

are now getting longer !....than the usual 3 mins that was the norm for the 50's 

1. The Real Thing......Russell Morris

2. Sister Morphine.....Marianne Faithfull

3. Okie From Muskogee.....Merle Haggard

4. Heartbreaker......Led Zeppelin

5. Is That All There Is......Peggy Lee

6. Sweetness......Yes

7. Suspicious Minds......Elvis Presley

8. Suite Judy Blue Eyes......Crosby Stills & Nash

9. Pinball Wizard......The Who

10. Je T'aime Moi Non Plus....Serge Gainsboug & Jane Birkin

11. Is It Because I'm Black......Syl Johnson

12. I Want To Take You Higher.......Sly And The Family Stone

13. The Court Of The Crimson King.....King Crimson

14. Whole Lot Of Love......Led Zeppelin

15. I Wanna Be Your Dog......Stooges

16. Kick Out The Jams......MC5

17. I Want You Back.....Jackson Five

18. The Thrill Is Gone.....B.B.King

19. Up Around The Band......Creedence Clearwater Revival

20. Layla......Duane Allman

21. War Pigs......Black Sabbath

22. When The Revolution Comes......Last Poets

23. Band Of Gold......Freda Payne

24. Love The One Your With......Stephen Stills

25. Fire And Rain......James Taylor

      4. Heartbreaker

         9. Pinball Wizard

Artie Shaw & His Orchestra...Both Feet In The Groove.

Big Band swing now from 1956 for the Big Band swing Cats !

1. On foot In The Groove

2. Rockin' Chair

3. Jungle Drums

4. Solid Sam

5. Just Kiddin' Around

6. Octoroon

1. Prosschai (Goodbye Goodbye)

2. What Is This Thing Called Love

3. Lady Day

4. Little Jazz

5. Comin' On

6. One Night Stand

         3. Jungle Drums

Artie Shaw & His Orchestra...Dance To

 Although the title says Dance ! it a good listen too... as well some great clarinet playing by Artie and the music swings !!

1. I Get A Kick Out Of You

2. Love Walked In

3. I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles

4. Crumbum

5. Foggy Foggy Dew

6. Love Is The Sweetest Thing

1. Where Or When

2. The Continental

3. So Easy

4. The Shekomeko Shuffle

5. I'll Remember April

6. Your Mine You

          5. Foggy Foggy Dew

Les Reed & His Orchestra...Man Of Action.

Les Reed Orchestra having a go at the classics.....Thanks Marco from Brazil who supplied this download....Cheers.....

1. Man Of Action

2. Also Sprach Zarathustra

3. Romeo And Juliet

4. Habanera

5. The Eighteenth Variation

6. Swan Lake

1. Lest We Forget

2. Sleighride

3. New World Symphony

4. Samson And Delilah

5. Second Movement Of The 5th Symphony

6. Nocturne In E Flat

         5. The Eighteenth Variation

          12. Nocturne In E Flat

The Sandpipers...Softly As I Leave You.

We have a mixture of Live performance and Studio recordings in this selection of tracks from the 70's 

     2. Bon Soir Dame.

Beat With Soul...The Spencer Davis Group.

The Spencer Davis Group was a British blues and R&B influenced rock band that was formed in 1963 in Birmingham after Spencer Davis, a guitarist from Swansea, Wales encountered vocalist and organist Steve Winwood (then 14) and his bass playing brother Muff Winwood performing at a Birmingham pub, the Golden Eagle, as the Muff Woody Jazz Band. He recruited them and Pete York on drums to form the Rhythm and Blues Quartette, which performed regularly in the city.....Their best known songs As The Spencer Davis Group include the UK No. 1 hits "Keep On Running" and "Somebody Help Me" and the UK and US Top 10 hits "Gimme Some Lovin'" and "I'm a Man".

1. Look Away

2. Please Do Something

3. Keep On Running

4. Strong Love

5. Georgia on My Mind

6. Sittin' On Thinkin'

1. My Babe

2. This Hammer

3. Dimples

4. Midnight Train

5. Every Little Bit Hurts

6. I'm Blue

7. I Can't Stand It

    11. Every Little Bit Hurts

Julie London...Whatever Julie Wants.

Whatever Julie Wants is an LP album by Julie London, released by Liberty Records under catalogue number LRP-3192 as a monophonic recording and catalogue number LST-7192 in stereo in 1961.

For the cover photograph of this release, Julie London had herself photographed in furs, jewels, and $750,000 in U.S. bills. A team of armed police officers were also present on the set.

     3. Hard Hearted Hannah.