The Very Best Of Roger Whittaker.

A New Zealand release of roger's that features his whistle tracks ...

        14. Swaggy (Whistling Swagman)

Hear My Song...Joseph Locke.

Don't know much about "Joseph" so here's what they say about him on "Wikipedia"

 Josef Locke (23 March 1917 – 15 October 1999) was the stage name of Joseph McLaughlin, an Irish tenor. He was successful in the United Kingdom and Ireland in the 1940s and 1950s.

Known as The Singing Bobby, he became a local celebrity before starting to work the UK variety circuit, where he played 19 seasons in the northern English seaside resort of Blackpool. The renowned Irish tenor John McCormack (1884–1945) advised him that his voice was better suited to a lighter repertoire than the operatic one he had in mind, and urged him to find an agent—thus he found the noted impresario Jack Hylton (1892–1965) who booked him, but couldn't fit his full name on the bill, thus Joseph McLaughlin became Josef Locke.
He made his first radio broadcast in 1949, and subsequently appeared on TV programmes such as Rooftop Rendezvous, Top of the Town, All-star Bill and The Frankie Howerd Show. He was signed to the Columbia label in 1947, and his first releases were the two Italian songs "Santa Lucia" and "Come Back to Sorrento".

Now comes a strange and "Spooky" bit !!!
To my knowledge I have no recollection of buying or hearing his records when I was a teenager  I do recall knowing the name and are familiar with his recording of "Hear My Song"...and I doubt that I would have bought any of his records in the past...BUT !!..nearly all of the Irish tracks that is 13-24.... I knew most of the words !!....Now that was a surprise to me and for the life of me I can't fathom out how I knew them !!!!.."Creepy Hey Wot" !!!
This is typical of the style of singers and music that was popular in the 40's early 50's I wonder how he would have been received today !!! (Vocal Wise)

          1. Hear My Song Violetta

Volare...VA

This is an unusual one hope you like the song because there are 21 versions of it !! it is one of my favourite songs so I thought i would share it !!!....the versions are very varied and some might seem strange but it worth a download just to hear all the differences !!

There is a bit of an "Advert" between tracks 8-9 so don't get worried when the Gal starts talking about an MP3 file programme its okay its no problem !!!

       3. Volare......Caterina Valente.

       18. Volare......59. Lovers

Lonnie Donegan

Back from over the pond now !!..and fancy a "Golden Oldie" featuring some long gone "Skiffle"....listening to it now seems to be made up with "CW" style "Blues" Style....Its a good retrospect L/P and one of the best that I have heard of "Lonnie's !!...more "Blues" than "Skiffle"!!!

        9. Dead Or Alive

In My Quiet Room...Harry Belafonte.

Just thought I'd catch that carpet back to "New York" record store via "John" and see what I can find !!!...Not had a "Belafonte" L/P so this one is a pleasant set of songs not well known but I guess it's one of those that the more you hear it the better it becomes....Great tracks are"Summertime Love" & "Try To Remember"...well worth a download just for those tracks !!

         9. Summertime Love

At Home With Lynn...Lynn Anderson.

Country & Western now with "Lynn Anderson"..still we are in the land of "Cowboy's"!! so its okay to indulge in the music of the "West"!!...Tunes are catchy..best one is "That's A No No" I gonna listen to this one more !!

Also this was first posted in September 2016....10 years ago !!

      5. That's A No No

Smalltown Boy...Jimmy Somerville & Bronski Beat.

Wow we are now traveling forward in time to 1991 !!...with a 45 rpm EP on a 12 inch Disc...I guess that when the recordings were over 3 mins long they would not fit onto a regular 7 inch disc and of course the singer  and arrangements can let the music flow without the restriction of about 3 mins !!

1. Smalltown Boy

1. To Love Somebody

2. There's More To Love Than Boy Meets Girl

In 1983, Somerville co-founded the synth-pop group Bronski Beat, which had several hits in the British charts. Their biggest hit was "Smalltown Boy", which peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. In the music video Somerville plays the song's titular character, who leaves his hostile hometown for the friendlier city, reflecting Somerville's own experiences when he moved to London.

     1. To Love Somebody

The Innocents...Erasure.

We are moving forward in time to the 80's with this one and maybe a few more... contributions from some other friends !!...so my comments will be a bit scarce..so folks have a go and feel free to make a comment about this and other L/P's.

Erasure... are an English synth-pop duo formed in London in 1985, consisting of lead vocalist and songwriter Andy Bell and songwriter, producer and keyboardist Vince Clarke, the latter previously a co-founder of the band Depeche Mode and synth-pop duo Yazoo. From their fourth single, "Sometimes" (1986), Erasure established themselves on the UK Singles Chart, becoming one of the most successful acts of the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. From 1986 to 2007, the pair achieved 24 consecutive top 40 entries in the UK singles chart. By 2009, 34 of their 37 chart-eligible singles and EPs had made the UK top 40, including 17 climbing into the top 10. At the 1989 Brit Awards, Erasure won the Brit Award for Best British Group.

        7. Yahoo.

Electronically Tested...Mungo Jerry.

Mungo Jerry (formerly known as Mungo Jerry Blues Band) are a British Folk, folk rock, blues, rock, and country music band formed by Ray Dorset in Ashford, Middlesex, in 1970. Experiencing their greatest success in the early 1970s, with a changing line-up always fronted by Dorset, the group's biggest hit was "In the Summertime", which sold 8–16 million copies worldwide. They had nine charting singles in the UK, including two number ones, five top-20 hits in South Africa, and four in the Top 100 in Canada.

Including The Great Hit In The Summertime !

1. She Rowed

2. I Just Wanna Make love To You

3. In The Summertime

4. Somebody Stole My Wife

1. Baby Jump

2. Follow Me Down

3. Memoirs Of a Stockbroker

4. You Better Leave That Whiskey Alone

5. Coming Back To You

       2. I Just Wanna Make Love to You

Rhapsody In Blue...Liberace.

Although the title is Rhapsody In Blue it is only an excerpt and the rest is made up of light classical pieces which most of you should be familiar with !!... memory's of the 1950's 

         4. Chopsticks.

The Great Years...Frankie Laine

Some early recordings of Frankie's From The 50's

        5. That's My Desire

Songs Of Kristofferson...Kris Kristofferson.

Kristoffer Kristofferson (June 22, 1936 – September 28, 2024) was an American musician, songwriter, and actor. He was a pioneering figure in the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, moving away from the polished Nashville sound and toward a more raw, introspective style. Some of his most famous songs include "Me and Bobby McGee" (1970), "For the Good Times" (1968), "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" (1969), and "Help Me Make It Through the Night" (1970), which were also recorded by and became hits for other artists.

      5. For The Good Times

New York Revue Orchestra & Singers...Gigi.

This is not from the soundtrack of the Film....

Something different from NZ once again...Thanks John !

       3. The Parisians

The Best Of ABBA

A great Nostalgic Cover of ABBA !.....and of course all their Early Hits !

       6. Nina Pretty Ballerina

Frost And Fire...The Watersons.

Another one from John in NZ that I have never heard of !....be great to hear what the fans of English Folk & Ritual & Magic songs think of this one !

The Watersons were an English folk group from Hull, Yorkshire. They performed mainly traditional songs with little or no accompaniment. Their distinctive sound came from their closely woven harmonies. They have been called the "most famous family in English folk music".

Their style is a unique blend of originality and tradition. The Watersons never learned to read music. They began by singing hunting songs, hymns and carols with their grandmother, ones that she probably sang with her parents. One family member would sing the melody, and the rest would join in, choosing a harmony note if the melody was out of their range.

Their first album was Frost and Fire 1965, followed by The Watersons and A Yorkshire Garland in 1966. The Watersons split up in 1968. 

      7. Hal- An- Tow

Songs From The Western Screen...Tex Ritter.

I wonder if the first track on this L/P could be the Origin of the "Yee Ha"...that we always seem to think about shouting when a CW track get's played ?

Woodward Maurice "Tex" Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was an American country music singer and actor. In 1936, Ritter moved to Los Angeles. His motion picture debut was in Song of the Gringo (1936) for Grand National Pictures. He went on to appear in 70 movies as an actor, and 76 on movie soundtracks. He attracted special attention in 1952 for his rendition of "The Ballad of High Noon" over the opening credits of the celebrated film High Noon, and later sang it at that year's Academy Awards ceremony, where it won Best Original Song.

Ritter's recording career was his most successful period. He was the first artist signed with the newly formed Capitol Records in 1942.

Ritter became one of the founding members of the Country Music Association in Nashville, Tennessee, and spearheaded the effort to build the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum into which he was inducted in 1964.

       1. The Bandit.