Cora Lee Day

Here's a forgotten singer who only made this L/P

Cora Lee Day (1914-1996) was virtually unknown when she recorded "My Crying Hour" in 1960, the only album in her brief singing career, before becoming an actress.

She bore a striking vocal resemblance to another legendary “Day,” the immortal “Lady Day” —Billie Holiday— but her voice still has that certain intangible quality that singles her out as a rare-find on the jazz scene and is sure to catch your ear. Under the direction of pianist Jimmy Jones and with a number of skillful arrangements, Cora Lee gained the drive and confidence to sing an engaging repertoire of fragile, moving songs in the manner that came most natural to her —soft and intimate.

1. My Crying Hour

2. When Your Lover Has Gone

3. Trouble Is A Man

4. The Very Thought Of You

5. I See A Million People

6. Ain't No Use

1. It Isn't Fair

2. You Taught Me How To Cry

3. Weeping Willow

4. Try I Little Tenderness

5. I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out Of My Life

6. The Masquerade is Over

          11. I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out Of My Life

Continental Juke Box No 1 (VA)

Some Unusual Tracks on this compilation !!

         7. Le Grisbi ( The Touch)

Happy Day's..The Oldies Gold Collection (VA)..No 4

Continuing with the remaster of some Golden Oldies of the 50's (Number 4)

1. That's The Chance you Take......Eddie Fisher 

2. To Live My Life With You......Lee Lawrence

3. Be Anything But Be mine......Eddy Howard

4. Hey Good Lookin'......Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine

5. Little Train-a-Chugin' in My Heart

6. Oh Happy Day......The Four Knights

7. Bye Bye Baby......Ray Antony & Orchestra

8. Calla Calla......Vic Damone

9. Hot Toddy......Ralph Flanagan & His Orchestra

10. The Candy Dancers Ball......Frankie Laine

11. Kiss Of Fire......Georgia Gibbs

12. Side By Side......Kay Starr

13. Slow Poke......Pee Wee King

14. Triplets......The Beverley. Sisters

15. Delicado.....Percy Faith & His Orchestra

16. Doggie In The Window......Patti Page

17. Lets have a party......Winifred Atwell

18. Unforgettable.....Not King Cole

19. Anywhere I Wander......Julius la Rosa

20. Gambella (The Gambling Lady)......Jo Stafford & Frankie Laine

        4. Hey Good Lookin'

         15. Delicado

The 5th Dimension

We have a new Kid on the Block!!...all the way across the "Pond" "New York" to be exact so here's  a couple and there are more to come !!....Thanks "John" !!!

The 5th Dimension - The Age Of Aquarius  (1969)

The Age of Aquarius is the fourth album by American pop group The 5th Dimension, released in 1969 

1. Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In
2. Blowing Away
3. Skinny Man
4. Wedding Bell Blues
5. Don't Ya Hear Me Callin' To Ya
6. The Hideaway
7. Workin' on a Groovy Thing
8. Let It Be Me
9. Sunshine Of Your Love
10. The Winds Of Heaven
11. Those Were The Days

12. Let The Sunshine In Reprise

               5. Don't Ya Hear Me Callin' To Ya  

Louis Armstrong

Here we have a double L/P of some of Louis Early Recordings 1926 - 1931 on Side One & Two

And on Side Three & Four from 1954-56...These recordings have been Electronically Re-Channelled for Stereo and sound great !!!

1. Muskrat Ramble                                 1. Mack The Knife

2. St James Infirmary Blues                  2. On The Sunny Side Of The Street

3. West End Blues                                   3. Royal Garden City Blues

4. Cornet Chop Suey                              4. All Of Me

5. Basin Street Blues                               5. Tiger Rag

6. Twelfth Street Rag                              6. St Louis Blues

7. I Can't Give You anything but Love  7. Ain't Misbehavin' 

8. Body And Soul                                      8. Black And Blue

9. Stardust                                                 9. Indiana

10 Just A Gigolo                                       10. Mahogany Hill Stomp

11. When Its Sleepy Time Down South

12. Chinatown My Chinatown

          11. When Its Sleepy Time Down South

The Electro-Sonic Orch Conducted By Dick Jacobs

Some great Stereo Sound.. if you have good speakers you will definitely hear the music separation !..and some different weird sounds !

Dick Jacobs (29 March 1918 – 20 May 1988) was an American musician, conductor, arranger, orchestrator, music director and an artists-and-repertoire director for several record labels (Coral, Decca, Brunswick and Springboard). He helped Jackie Wilson, Buddy Holly, Bobby Darin and others early in their careers in the late 1950s and early 1960s.He also dabbled in the possibilities of the newer technologies being introduced into the studio, and recorded the one album space age pop fans should look for, The Electro-Sonic Orchestra on Coral. One of the earliest popular recordings to use electronic instruments, The Electro-Sonic Orchestra went beyond the theremin and added the ondioline and modified tape playback effects to spice up a set of pop standards.

1. Volare

2. Cry

3. Hey There

4. Tammy

5 Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Dot Bikini

6. Sincerely

1. Mack The Knife

2. Fascination

3. I'm Sorry

4. Little Things Mean a Lot

5. Music Music Music

6. That's My Desire

          5. Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini

The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orch conducted By Carmen Dragon

Carmen Dragon (July 28, 1914 – March 28, 1984) was an American conductor, composer, and arranger who in addition to live performances and recording, worked in radio, film, and television. Dragon made a series of popular light classical albums for Capitol Records during the 1950s with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Some of these recordings have been reissued on compact disc.

1. Overture To Russlan And Ludmilla

2. The Volga Boatman

3. Dance Of The Buffoons

1. Kamennoi Ostrow

2. Melodie Opus 42 No 3

3. Meadowland

          6. Meadowland

Sara Montiel

Not much info about her singing career mostly about her films...If you like the sultry sound then you will like this one !!

María Antonia Abad Fernández  (10 March 1928 – 8 April 2013), known professionally as Sara Montiel, was a Spanish singer and actress.

Montiel was born in Campo de Criptana in the region of Castile–La Mancha in 1928. She worked in Europe, Latin America and United States. Her films The Last Torch Song and The Violet Seller netted the highest gross revenues ever recorded for films made in the Spanish-speaking movie industry during the 1950s/60s.She played the role of Antonia, the niece of Don Quixote, in the 1947 Spanish film version of Cervantes's novel.

           1. Besame Mucho

The Muskrats.

This one is from my Brother's collection that I acquired at Xmas....AND it's signed on the back by the 4 members of the band....Domenico or "Dom" for short is my Bro's name asked me if I thought it was worth anything and I replied "Could be but don't hold your breath"!!!!!...so if anybody is interested get in touch.....Also an earlier post by "Traffle"was also signed....same for that one get in touch !!!....Now back to the music !!!...can't say I have heard of these guy's but they do a great job of some well know CW songs...including the most laid back recording of "Proud Mary"that I have ever heard...Its a gentle and as the title says"Freaky"rock and roll venture !!...and a generous 14 tracks !!!

1. A Freaky Kind Of Country Rock And Roll Band
2. Silver Wings
3. A Dog Named Boo
4. Hello Trouble
5. Okie From Muskogie
6. Long Gone
7. Mean Streak 

1. Proud Mary
2. I Can't Stop Loving You
3. Pretty Girl Jane
4. Me And Bobby Magee
5. San Antone
6. Six Days On The Road
7. Gentle On My Mind

         1. Proud Mary

The Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ)

Concorde is an album by the Modern Jazz Quartet, recorded in New York on July 2, 1955, and first released that year as an LP, Prestige 7005, with liner notes by Ira Gitler. The album was reissued in 2008 as part of the Rudy Van Gelder Remasters collection.

The Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ) was a jazz combo established in 1952 that played music influenced by classical, cool jazz, blues and bebop. For most of its history the Quartet consisted of John Lewis (piano), Milt Jackson (vibraphone), Percy Heath (double bass), and Connie Kay (drums). The group grew out of the rhythm section of Dizzy Gillespie's big band from 1946 to 1948, which consisted of Lewis and Jackson along with bassist Ray Brown and drummer Kenny Clarke. They recorded as the Milt Jackson Quartet in 1951 and Brown left the group, being replaced on bass by Heath. During the early-to-mid-1950s they became the Modern Jazz Quartet, Lewis became the group's musical director, and they made several recordings with Prestige Records. This album is the first to feature drummer Connie Kay, who replaced Kenny Clarke in 1955. It is also the first Modern Jazz Quartet LP conceived from the beginning as a long playing record; previous MJQ recordings had been released as 78's, 10 inch 33's or reissues of these formats on a 12-inch LP. The liner notes acknowledge the additional playing time of the LP format by asking the listener to regard this album as a performance set "at one of America's leading jazz rooms".

1. Ralph's New Blues

2. All Of You

3. I'll Remember April

1. Gershwin Medley

    a. Soon

    b. For You For Me For Evermore

    c. Love Walked In

    d. Our Love Is Here To Stay

2. Softly As In a Morning Sunrise

3. Concorde

          3. I'll Remember April

Samantha Jones

Can't get enough of Sam !!. info on Wikipedia say's that she recorded 7 L/P's we now have 3 of them fingers crossed we may get them all eventually 

         

          6. My Way

The Hollies

A few more 12 inchers this time they are moving at 45 RPM !

1. He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother

2. Carrie

3. Air That I Breathe

The Hollies are an English rock and pop band formed in 1962. One of the leading British groups of the 1960s and into the mid-1970s, they are known for their distinctive three-part vocal harmony style. Singer Allan Clarke and rhythm guitarist/singer Graham Nash founded the band as a Merseybeat-type group in Manchester. 

3. Air That I Breathe

Black Box

You'll love this if you like horse racing !

1. Ride On Time (Massive Mix)

2. Ride On Time (Epsom Mix)

3. Ride On Time (Ascot Mix)

Black Box is an Italian house music group popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The group is currently made up of DJ Daniele Davoli, classically trained clarinet teacher Valerio Semplici, keyboardist and electronic musician Mirko Limoni, and vocalist Celestine Walcott-Gordon. French fashion model Katrin Quinol joined the act in 1989 and became the official face of Black Box, appearing on the cover of their single and album releases as well as in music videos, including the hit "Ride on Time", which was the highest-selling single of 1989 in the UK. The following year, it was revealed that Quinol was lip-syncing and had not performed on the recording. American singer Martha Wash performed the majority of the songs on the group's debut album, Dreamland, while being uncredited.

1. Ride On Time (Massive Mix)

Lionel Richie

Disco Mix From The 80's !

          1. Penny Lover

Kirsty MacColl

 Kirsty Anna MacColl (10 October 1959 – 18 December 2000) was an English singer and songwriter, daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl. She recorded several pop hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis". MacColl also sang on a number of recordings produced by her then-husband Steve Lillywhite, most notably "Fairytale of New York" by the Pogues. 

1. Innocence (The Guilt Mix)

2. No Victims (Guitar Heroes Mix)

3. Clubland

          1. Innocence

Jim Diamond.

 

Here's the Scottish guy with the distinctive voice performing some of his own songs...the arrangements and the backing band are first class....I still think that he should have been more well known than he was...Once again its a case of the more you hear this L/P the better it becomes....So anybody who wants to hear and get to know a new voice have a listen and tell me what you think.....And if you like him nip out to your local music shop and see if you can find his CD's or if you are lucky some of his L/P's

Unfortunately Jim Diamond died in his sleep on 8 October 2015

1. Desire
2. So Strong
3. Young Love Carry Me Away
4. My Weakness Is You
5. I Can't Stop

1. Maybe One Day
2. Hi Ho Silver
3. Judy's Not That Tough
4. You'll Go Crazy 

James Aaron Diamond (28 September 1951 – 8 October 2015) was a Scottish singer-songwriter, best known for his three top 5 hits: "I Won't Let You Down" (1982), as the lead singer of PhD; and his solo performances "I Should Have Known Better", a United Kingdom No. 1 in 1984, and "Hi Ho Silver", the theme song from Boon, which reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart in 1986.

         7. Hi Ho Silver

Frankie Valli.

 Frankie Valli once again solo with not a Season in sight !!....This L/P contains one of the best songs of the 70's..according to the "Gospel Of Luigi" !!!...of course it was a hit for Frankie and I'm talking About "My Eyes Adored You "!!!..Also on this one is a very extended version of "Swearing To God" it lasts for just over 10 mins there is some great trumpet playing going on that track....

1. I Got Love For You Ruby
2. Why
3. He Sure Blessed You
4. Waking Up To Love
5. I Can't Live A Dream

1. My Eyes Adored You
2. In My Eyes 
3. Swearin' To God

         6. My Eyes Adored You

I can´t believe that you're in love with me ANDREA MOTIS & JOAN CHAMORR...

What a great trumpet player and singer...and the video is great as well !

Deanna Durbin

Seems we are in Spring in the 40's as Track no 1 informs us!!.....Via the sweet tones of "Deanna Durbin"...a great slice of nostalgic !!!!

           6. The Turntable Song

Frankie Vaughan

 As it says in the inside of this double L/P.........

and I agree..BUT what a marathon task of listening to the whole thing all at once !!..
The singing and arrangments are ok and if you are a "Frankie" fan you will love it...I guess that it would be great as part of a "Play List" combined with other songs and artists !!
OK I wonder if I will be shot down in flames by "Frankies" fans !!!!!

            14. Dream Time