Bobby Vee Meets The Crickets.

Still got a few more gems from NZ and here is one from 1962 that will, I'm sure please quite a few people !!...so thanks John

Bobby Vee Meets the Crickets is a collaborative rock and roll album that brings singer Bobby Vee together with the Crickets. It was Vee's seventh album and The Crickets' second release following the departure and subsequent death of their front man, Buddy Holly. The album contains new versions of three songs written by or recorded by Holly—Peggy Sue, Bo Diddley, and Well...All Right—and a host of cover versions of 1950s rock'n'roll songs by artists like Little Richard and Chuck Berry.

       7. Sweet Little Sixteen

Nat King Cole Sings The Blues.

Now we have the "Blues" from Nat King Cole  

        12. Careless Love

Yesterday's Wine...Willie Nelson.

This one from John, once again, is something that I  would have thought that I would not be playing over and over and over again !!....so thanks  John for all the new sounds !....

Yesterday's Wine is the thirteenth studio album and a concept album by country singer Willie Nelson. Nelson had been recording for RCA Victor since the early 1960s, and had released no significant hit records. By 1970, his recordings had reached mid-chart positions. Nelson lost the money he made from his song-writing royalties by financing concert tours that were generally unsuccessful and unprofitable.

Considered one of country music's first concept albums, Yesterday's Wine is the story of the "Imperfect Man", from the moment he is born to the day of his death. RCA originally released the singles "Yesterday's Wine" and "Me and Paul". 

The album describes the life of a man, called "The Imperfect Man", from the beginning to the day of his death. The story begins with a dialog between two characters. The first asks the other "You do know why you're here?", and the second replies: "Yes, there's great confusion on earth, and the power that is has concluded the following: Perfect man has visited earth already and His voice was heard; The voice of imperfect man must now be made manifest; and I have been selected as the most likely candidate." This statement is followed by "Where's the Show" and "Let Me Be a Man". In the medley, Nelson depicts the birth of the character, who implores God to become a man. The song is followed by "In God's Eyes", depicting the character learning to act as a good Samaritan. In "Family Bible", the character describes his memories of and nostalgia for his childhood, the times with his family and the reading of the family Bible. "It's Not for Me to Understand" depicts the character praying, after watching a blind child listening to other children playing and finding himself unable to understand why God allowed that to happen. God replies to the Imperfect Man, "It's not for you to reason why, you too are blind without my eyes, so question not what I command". In the last stanza, the character now expresses his fear of the Lord and his reluctance to question the unfairness of the world again. The medley "These Are Difficult Times / Remember the Good Times", describes the character's bad times and his recovery by remembering the good times. "Summer of Roses" depicts the character falling in love and in the prime of his life. It is followed by the anticipation of the beginning of the end in "December Day", as the character announces "This looks like a December day. It looks like we've come to the end of the way". "Yesterday's Wine" finds the character drinking in a bar, talking to the regulars about his life, and reflecting on aging. In "Me and Paul", the Imperfect Man remembers the circumstances in which he lived with a friend in past times. The album ends with "Goin' Home", as the character watches his own funeral.

Yesterday's Wine failed to chart, and did not satisfy RCA's expectations discouraged by all of his failures, Nelson decided to take a hiatus from music. He later wrote in his autobiography, "I think it's one of my best albums, but Yesterday's Wine was regarded by RCA as way too spooky and far out to waste promotion money on.

        3. Yesterday's Wine.

        4. Me And Paul

Golden Bisquits...Three Dog Night.

This is a first for me !....I don't think that I was really up to date with the music of the Late 60's ...so here is what I found out from the net !

Three Dog Night is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1967, founded by vocalists Chuck Negron, Cory Wells, and Danny Hutton. This lineup was soon augmented by Jimmy Greenspoon (keyboards), Joe Schermie (bass guitar), Michael Allsup (guitar), and Floyd Sneed (drums). The band had 21 Billboard Hot 100 top 40 hits between 1969 and 1975, with three hitting number one. Three Dog Night recorded many songs written by outside songwriters, and they helped to introduce mainstream audiences to writers such as Harry Nilsson ("One"), Randy Newman ("Mama Told Me Not to Come"), Paul Williams ("An Old Fashioned Love Song"), Laura Nyro ("Eli's Comin')

1. One

2.Easy To Be Hard

3. Mama Told Me

4. Eli's Comin'

5. Your Song

1. One Man Band

2. Out In The Country

3. Nobody

4. Don't Make Promises

5. Try A Little Tenderness

       5. Try A Little Tenderness

The Best Of Peter Sellers.

Well now I recon we should have a visit to NZ via John with some very unusual posts !....this one is like something that I can't even say what category you could give it !!..could be a narrative L/P with music ...and I guess that you will have to listen to the whole of the L/P to perhaps appreciate it...Good luck !! it got me a bit baffled !!.....But as I have said before "Variety Is the spice of life " and that includes Music !!...we will be with John in NZ for quite some time with some very varied music...

1. The Trumpet Volunteer 

2. Auntie Rotter

3. All The Things You Are

4. We Need Money

1. I'm So Ashamed

2. Party Political Speech

3. Balham-Gateway To the South

4. Suddenly It's A Folk Song

      3. All The Things You Are.

Super Movie Themes Just A Little Bit Different...Love Unlimited Orchestra.

 

Released in 1979, this album showcases the Love Unlimited Orchestra's signature orchestral soul and disco sound, blending smooth strings, brass, and rhythm sections to reinterpret cinematic themes with a unique flair. The album contains 10 tracks and runs approximately 46 minutes and 46 seconds. 

The album is characterized by warm, smooth jazz and soul instrumentals, ideal for gentle, relaxing listening. Its arrangements highlight the orchestra's lush string sections, rhythmic grooves, and cinematic flair. 

1. Theme From Superman.

2. Theme From King Kong.

3. Night Fever.

4. Grease.

5. Intermission.

1. Theme From Shaft.

2. Theme From A Summer Place.

3. The Way We Were.

4. As Time Goes By.

5. People Of Tomorrow Are the Children Of Today.

The Love Unlimited Orchestra was formed by Barry White to support his female vocal group, Love Unlimited, and later his own recordings. Known for their 40-piece ensemble, the orchestra became a key contributor to the emergence of disco and orchestral soul in the 1970s.

      3. Night Fever.

1001 Songs Part 13.VA

We are the third of the way before The end !!.......And the Box !!

1. Ain't No Mountain High Enough......Diana Ross

2. Black Night......Deep Purple

3. War......Edwin Star

4. Young Gifted And Black......Bob & Marcia

5. Ball of the Confusion (that's What The World Is Today )......Temptations

6. Avec Le Temps......Leo Ferre

7. The Man Who Sold the World......David Bowie

8. Waiting On You All......George Harrison

9. Northern Sky......Nick Drake

10. Maybe I'm Amazed......Paul McCartney

11. Into The Mystic......Van Morrison

12. Get It Up (I Feel Like Being A ) Sex Machine.....James Brown

13. Ohio......Crosby, Stills, Nash

14. The Only Living Boy In New York......Simon & Garfunkel

15. In A Broken Dream......Python Lee Jackson

16. Oh Lonesome Me......Neil Young

17. 54-46 ( That's My Number)......Toots & Maytals

18. Working Class Hero......John Lennon

19. Box Of Rain......Grateful Dead

20. Life On Mars......David Bowie

21. Bang A Gong (Get It On)......T. Rex

22. Blackwater Side......Anne Briggs

23. I Don't Want To Talk About It......Crazy Horse

24. A Case of You......Joni Mitchell

25. Crayon Angels......Judee Sill

        11. Into The Mystic...Van Morrison.

        16. Oh Lonesome Me...Neil Young.

Smalltown Boy...Jimmy Somerville.

Wow we are now traveling forward in time to 1980's !!...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

      1. To Love Somebody

Diana Ross

No need for a "Google"search for this singer !!!.."Diana" minus the other two !!..just a couple of songs that I recognise...But the voice is great !!

We now have 3 Re-posts from 2016.....all great singers !!....hearing this again I did say minus the other two !!.in the comment above ! BUT are they still there but not credited !!

    3. All I Need To Get By.

I'm Coming Home...Johnny Mathis.

 Of all of the Johnny Mathis L/p's that are out there this in my opinion is one of his best...typically 70's sounds sung by Johnny at his peak !

1. I'm Coming Home
2. I'd Rather Be Here With You
3. Foolish
4. I'm Stone In Love With You
5. And I Think That's What I'll Do

1. Life Is A Song Worth Singing
2. A Baby's Born 
3. Sweet Child
4. Stop Look And Listen To Your Heart
5. I Just Wanted To Be Me

      1. Life Is A Song Worth Living

Seventh Son...Georgie Fame.

 I always thought that "Georgie Fame" could do better than his "Pop" songs...and here is an L/P that just proves that...just a bit of inside information that I have read somewhere...on the first side of this album second track "Blossom" is dedicated to singer songwriter
 "Blossom Dearie" she wrote and recorded a song called "Sweet Georgie Fame" on one of her albums so he has reciprocated with one about her...Ain't that sweet !!...love the track "Vino Tequila" Hic Hic !! Side Two is better than Side One

      5. Vino Tequila

A Camp Of Pleasure...The Berkeley Scottish Players.

A Camp of Pleasure – Ancient & Modern Music  ( The Berkeley Scottish Players formed in 1973-74 and first performed in public in October 1975 with a seminal performance at the San Francisco Branch Weekend in Burlingame. . In 1976 the band became the first American band to record and LP album. Now, 25 years later, this historic album is still influencing dancers and musicians, and most of the greater family of the Berkeley Scottish Players, though widely dispersed, can still be spotted playing a Scottish tune upon occasion.

If you want more info then go to....(https://rscds-sf.org/about/)

The music on the recording is lively but in strict tempo, and the band brings a 

wealth of instruments & talent into play. The basic band consists of 3 

fiddles, flute, piano, guitar and bass. There are also individual solos 

using the viola, the hammered dulcimer & banjo from the American musical 

tradition, and the Hardanger fiddle from Norway. It is the unique way in 

which the musicians present their solo voices & luscious harmonies that is most pleasing. The haunting solos by the viola in the Red House are 

among the best solos, making the Red House one of the best 

recordings ever of a Reel......and this L/P has some of the best-ever-recorded music for modern Scottish Country Dancing.....

(Edited Comment by Ken Mc Farland at..(strathspey@strathspey.org)

       4. The Merry Reapers

       2. The Red House

Burt Bacharach's Greatest Hits.

I have often wondered why the record company's in different Countries  seem to always change the track listing's and  have different covers for the same L/P's/Album's !...any ideas anyone !....This one is a NZ release....I always try to post the covers what are in the file that I receive  unless they look to dark or light !

If they don't look right then I go to the Covers sites to see what's there....And I do come across the same L/P's but as I said with different covers and tracks !

I agree with John...and here's what he say's about the L/P / Album...

Burt Bacharach Great Hits from 1971. I bought a copy of this many years ago, thinking it was the "original artists" performing the songs. When I realised it wasn't, I got rid of it. I found another copy recently and actually listened to it and noted it was a good album!

      4. South American Getaway

I Did It...Barbara Acklin.

Definitely having a run of singers that I have not heard of !...this one is courtesy of Luc.. so once again i'm off to see what  Wiki ! has to say !!

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. I Did It

2. I Can't Do My Thing

3. The Spinning Wheel

4. After You

5. To Sir With Love

1. I'm Living With A Memory

2. Make The man Love You

3. He's Just A Little Guy

4. More Ways Than One

5. The Look Of Love

      1. I'm Living With a Memory

Southern Nights...Allen Toussaint.

Another singer that I know nothing about....So "Wikipedia" has come to the rescue and this is what they say !

Allen Richard Toussaint (January 14, 1938 – November 10, 2015) was an American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer. He was an influential figure in New Orleans rhythm and blues from the 1950s to the end of the century, described as "one of popular music's great backroom figures." Many musicians recorded Toussaint's compositions. He was a producer for hundreds of recordings: the best known are "Right Place, Wrong Time", by longtime friend Dr. John, and "Lady Marmalade" by Labelle.

      In 1973 Toussaint created the Sea-Saint recording studio in the Gentilly section of eastern New Orleans. Toussaint began recording under his own name, contributing vocals as well as piano. His solo career peaked in the mid-1970s with the albums From a Whisper to a Scream and Southern Nights.....

Two years later, Glen Campbell covered Toussaint's "Southern Nights" and carried the song to number one on the pop, country, and adult contemporary charts.

      6. Southern Nights.

Ferrante & Teicher.....Play The Hit Themes

Some very grand piano playing and a great  symphonic orchestra enhances  the sound !

    Ferrante & Teicher were a duo of American pianists known for their clever arrangements of familiar classical pieces, movie soundtracks, and show tunes, as well as their signature style of florid, intricate, and fast-paced piano playing performances.

The duo also experimented with prepared pianos, adding paper, sticks, rubber, wood blocks, metal bars, chains, glass, mallets, and other found objects to piano string beds. In this way they were able to produce a variety of bizarre sounds that sometimes resembled percussion instruments and at other times resulted in special effects that sounded as if they were electronically synthesized.

      

      2. Diamonds Are Forever

Greatest Hits...Marvin Gaye.

Another Greatest Hits compilation from 1964 through to 1982...

      4. How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You