Early Morning Onwards...Barclay James Harvest.

Barclay James Harvest are an English progressive rock band which, following a split in 1998, now exist as two successor bands. They were founded in Oldham in September 1966 by bassist/vocalist Les Holroyd (born 1948), guitarist/vocalist John Lees (born 1947), drummer/percussionist Mel Pritchard (1948–2004), and keyboardist/vocalist Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme (1947–2010).

1. Early Morning.

2. Poor Wages.

3. Brother Thrush.

4. Mr Sunshine.

5. Taking Some time On.

6. Mother Dear.

1. Mockingbird.

2. Song With No Meaning.

3. I'm Over You.

4. Child Of Man.

5. After the Day.

        3. Brother Thrush

Ring Ring...ABBA.

'Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid' is what ABBA called themselves from 1972 to 1973, before the 'ABBA' name was invented. During this time the future members of ABBA were still unsure whether the collaboration would be their main musical act or whether it would be worth pursuing as a quartet in general - or if each member would continue their successful solo careers in Sweden - or in the case of Björn and Benny, a duo.

      8. Me And Bobby and Bobby's Brother.

The KOLN Concert...Keith Jarrett.

The Köln Concert is considered the greatest piano recording in history ..

Wow !!!...What a performance !!...over 60 mins of genuine "Improvised Piano playing"!!...This is definitely  100% my favourite  Concert L/P Of piano music...

If you also like Piano Concert's then give this one a listen too...You Wont be disappointed !!

Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945) is an American pianist and composer. Jarrett started his career with Art Blakey and later moved on to play with Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis. Since the early 1970s, he has also been a group leader and solo performer in jazz, jazz fusion, and classical music. His improvisations draw from the traditions of jazz and other genres, including Western classical music, gospel, blues, and ethnic folk music.

His album The Köln Concert, released in 1975, is the best-selling piano recording in history. In 2008, he was inducted into the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame in the magazine's 73rd Annual Readers' Poll.

In 2003, Jarrett received the Polar Music Prize and was the first recipient to be recognized with the prizes for both contemporary and classical music. In 2004, he received the Léonie Sonning Music Prize.

The Köln Concert is considered the greatest piano recording in history because it captures a once‑in‑a‑lifetime improvisation, played on a terrible piano, under exhausting conditions, yet resulting in pure magic — emotionally overwhelming, sonically unique, and historically unmatched.

It’s 100% improvised — and yet perfectly structured

Unlike classical recordings, this wasn’t composed.

Unlike jazz recordings, this wasn’t based on standards.

Jarrett invented:

The Themes..The Harmonies..The Climaxes..The Transitions..The Emotional Arc

In Real Time.

And somehow it feels like a complete, intentional masterpiece.

The venue gave Jarrett the wrong piano — a small rehearsal instrument.

It had:

Weak bass

No power in the upper registers

Sticking keys

Uneven tone

Jarrett couldn’t play normally.

He had to:

Avoid certain notes.

Use rolling left‑hand patterns to compensate for the missing Bass.

Lean into gospel‑like harmonies because the piano couldn’t sustain classical voicings..This forced limitation created the signature sound of the concert — warm, hypnotic, rhythmic, and unlike any other Jarrett performance.

Everything went wrong !

Everything should have failed !

Yet the result is perfect.

That contradiction is why musicians call it “the greatest piano recording in history.”

Music From Big Pink...The Band.

The Band (sometimes stylized as the Band or the band) were a Canadian-American rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario. It consisted of Rick Danko (bass guitar, guitar, vocals, fiddle), Garth Hudson (organ, keyboards, accordion, saxophone), Richard Manuel (piano, drums, vocals), and Robbie Robertson (guitar, piano, percussion), all Canadian, and Levon Helm (drums, vocals, mandolin, guitar, bass guitar), an American. The Band's music combined elements of Americana, folk, rock, R&B, jazz and country, which influenced artists including George Harrison, Elton John, the Grateful Dead, Eric Clapton and Wilco.

Between 1958 and 1963, the group were known as the Hawks and were the backing band for the rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins, based in Toronto, Ontario. In the mid-1960s, they gained recognition for backing Bob Dylan on his 1966 concert tour as Dylan's first electric band. After leaving Dylan and changing their name to "The Band", they released their 1968 debut album, Music from Big Pink. 

THE BAND.

      5. The Weight.

Kinda Kinks...

Kinda Kinks is the second studio album by the English rock band the Kinks. It was released on 5 March 1965 in the United Kingdom by Pye Records. The original United States release, issued by Reprise Records on 11 August 1965, omits three tracks and substitutes the singles "Set Me Free" and "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy". 

The album was recorded immediately after the return of the group from an Asian tour, and was completed and released within two weeks. Consequently, the production was rushed and, according to Ray Davies, the band was not completely satisfied with the final cuts. Due to record company pressure, however, no time was available to fix certain flaws present in the mix. Ray Davies has expressed his dissatisfaction towards the production not being up to par. Commenting on this, he said: "A bit more care should have been taken with it. I think (producer) Shel Talmy went too far in trying to keep in the rough edges. Some of the double tracking on that is appalling. It had better songs on it than the first album, but it wasn't executed in the right way. It was just far too rushed."

      4. Naggin' Woman.

A Lady Loves...Marion Ryan.

 Back to the 50's with this songbird !

Marion Ryan (4 February 1931 – 15 January 1999) was a popular British singer in the 1950s.She was once called "the Marilyn Monroe of popular song", Marion Ryan was a pop singer of the 1950s in the early years of British Independent Television. Her song "Love Me Forever" peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart in 1958. She was the regular singer in the popular musical quiz Spot the Tune on Granada Television for seven years from 1956, with a total of 209 half-hour programmes......With the reference to MM the sound bite can only be !!!

1. A Lady Loves

2. I'll Take Romance

3. I'm Beginning To See The Light

4. Hit The Road To Dreamland

5. This Can't Be Love

6. My Heart Belongs To Daddy

1. Doing What Comes Naturally

2. Over The Rainbow

3. Isn't This A Lovely Day

4. There Will Never Be Another You

5. It Might As Well Be Spring

6. Heat Wave

      6. Heat Wave !!!

Class Of 68...Floyd Cramer.

Floyd Cramer (October 27, 1933 – December 31, 1997) was an American pianist who became famous for his use of melodic "whole-step" attacks. He was inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His signature playing style was a cornerstone of the pop-oriented "Nashville sound" of the 1950s and 1960s. Cramer's "slip-note" or "bent-note" style, in which a passing note slides almost instantly into or away from a chordal note, influenced a generation of pianists.
In 1961, Cramer had a hit with "On the Rebound", which went to number 4, and number 1 on the UK Singles Chart. ("On the Rebound" was featured during the opening credits of the 2009 Oscar-nominated film An Education, which was set in England in 1961.) Also in 1961, Cramer had a hit with "San Antonio Rose". 

"Magna Cum Laude" (With Great Distinction)

      4. Going Out Of My Head/Can't Take My Eyes Off You.

My Only Fascination...Demis Roussos.

Here is a singer that  has a voice that don't seem to match his looks !....But It's a good voice !

1. My Only Fascination.

2. White Sails.

3. Marlene.

4. Say You Love Me.

5. Smile.

6. Someday Somewhere.

1. Lovely Lady Of  Acadia.

2. Shadows.

3. Reverie

4. We Pretend

5. Let It Be Be.

      4. Say You Love Me

Love Makes A Woman...Barbara Acklin.

Barbara Jean Acklin (February 28, 1943 – November 27, 1998) was an American soul singer and songwriter, who was most successful in the 1960s and 1970s. Her biggest hit as a singer was "Love Makes a Woman" (1968). As a songwriter, she is best known for co-writing the multi-million-selling "Have You Seen Her" (1971) with Eugene Record, lead singer of the Chi-Lites.

1. What The World needs Now Is Love.

2. The Look Of Love.

3. The Old Matchmaker.

4. Come And See Me Baby.

5. Iv'e Got You Baby.

6. Love Makes A Woman

1. Please Sunrise Please.

2. Your Sweet Loving.

3. Yes I See The Love I Missed.

4. To Sir With Love.

5. Be By My Side.

        5. Be By My Side.

Genesis...Brian Auger & Julie Driscoll

Brian Auger and the Trinity was a British band led by keyboardist Brian Auger. His duet with Julie Driscoll, the Bob Dylan/Rick Danko–penned "This Wheel's on Fire", was a number 5 hit on the 1968 UK Singles Chart.

With Driscoll and the band Trinity, he went on to record a cover version of David Ackles' "Road to Cairo" and Bob Dylan's "This Wheel's on Fire", which appeared on Dylan Covered. The latter track was a number 5 pop hit in the UK. In 1969 Auger, Driscoll, and Trinity performed in the United States on the NBC special 33⅓ Revolutions Per Monkee. Auger and Driscoll stopped performing together after the 1969 album Streetnoise, but reunited for the 1978 album Encore.

       5. Bumpin' On Sunset.

Exotic Music...Andre Kostelanetz & His Orchestra.

We will start this session with some nice mood music !!! this one and the ones below was bought to you by "John" in the Record store in New York"...thanks John !!!

        1. Flamingo

Ted Heath And His Music...Swings In Stereo

One of Britain's great Big Band Sound from the 50's and I was there !!! what with "Lita Roza" "Dickie Valentine" & "Dennis Lotis" it was a teenagers dream just to be there and listen !!...also loads of memories having a pint or so with some of the Band in "The Marquis Of Wellington" and even buying "Lita Roza" a coffee in the now defunct "Banners" Coffee Bar !! This of course was in "Leicester" !!!

        10. Wrap your Trouble In Dreams

We'd Like To Teach The World To Sing...The New Seekers.

A trip now to the early 70's and a gulp of "Coca Cola" to quench your thirst !!...Typical style of songs from the 70's Including of course the "Cola" song !!

 The group was formed after the disbanding of the successful 1960s Australian group the Seekers. Keith Potger, a member of the Seekers, put together the New Seekers in 1969, 

       1. The Nickel Song

In Concert...The Airmen Of Note

 Some Big Band sounds now !!

The Airmen of Note is the premier jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force and part of the United States Air Force Band. Created in 1950 to carry on the tradition of Major Glenn Miller's Army Air Corps dance band, the "Note" is a touring big band that has attracted 18 professional jazz musicians from across the United States.The band has presented jazz performances to audiences throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia and produces broadcasts and recordings , with one release reaching number two on the JazzWeek jazz album chart. In 1954 the Airmen of Note played Miller's band in the movie The Glenn Miller Story.

1. Johnny One Note

2. Free Again

3. West Side Story

4. Madison Avenue Suite

1. Them There Eyes

2. When I Look Into Your Eyes

3. Glenn Miller Medley

4. Straight Up And Down.

        

       3. Glenn Miller Medley.

HitKit.....Sam Cooke

Vintage tracks now from Sam Cooke... Hit Kit is a greatest-hits compilation by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. The package of previously released singles was assembled, according to Cashbox, for "quick commercial consumption.

         3. Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha.