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.

Wild Thing...VA.

This double LP vinyl record titled "Wild Thing" is a must-have for fans of garage and psychedelic rock. Featuring various artists and released in 1980 by Warner Bros., this 33 RPM record is sure to satisfy your musical cravings. Get ready to rock out to some classic tunes with this one-of-a-kind record.

       4. Shakin' All Over

       22. Nobody But Me

Harry Belafonte...Calypso.

11. Calypso Tracks courtesy of JohnF...

     5. Dolly Dawn

Burl Ives....Greatest Hits.

14. A Little Bitty Tear.....45.single A Side

15. Shanghaied.....45.single B Side

16. Funny Way Of Laughing.....45.Single A Side

17. Mother Wouldn't Do That.....45.Single B Side.

All the way from NZ is this one from JohnF plus 2 45's

    15. Shanghaied

Marvin Gaye...What's Going On

The next two posts tracks are joined together with no gap in between them hence the word "segueing " as the info from 

Wikipedia says below !

Not a typical Marvin Gaye sound that you are used too...Whats Going On !! is an apt title for this one !! a Concept L/P.

What's Going On is the eleventh studio album by the American soul singer Marvin Gaye. It was released on May 21, 1971, by the Motown Records subsidiary label Tamla. Recorded between 1970 and 1971 in sessions at Hitsville U.S.A., Golden World, United Sound Studios in Detroit, and at The Sound Factory in West Hollywood, California, it was Gaye's first album to credit him as producer and to credit Motown's in-house session musicians, known as the Funk Brothers.

What's Going On is a concept album with most of its songs segueing into the next and has been categorized as a song cycle. The narrative established by the songs is told from the point of view of a Vietnam veteran returning to his home country to witness hatred, suffering, and injustice. Gaye's introspective lyrics explore themes of drug abuse, poverty, and the Vietnam War. 

     1. What's Going On

Takin' You There...VA.

Takin' you there with some Trax from Stax selection of L/p's and maybe singles !

recorded as Side One & Side Two tracks are merged into one another !!

Bryan Ferry...Lets Stick Together.

Bryan Ferry (born 26 September 1945) is an English singer and musician. He became known as the frontman of the band Roxy Music and also launched a solo career.

Bryan Ferry's third solo release in 1976, his first following the disbanding of Roxy Music earlier that year. Unlike Ferry’s two previous solo recordings, Let’s Stick Together was not a dedicated album project, instead being made up of material released as singles, B-sides and an EP. Lovingly remastered from the original tapes by Frank Arkwright at Abbey Road Studios. London. 

      9. You Go To My Head

Sky 2..

Some music now from a Super ! Supergroup !...5 first class musicians from Classic music and Rock...This is a Double L/P and some of the tracks are long !!

1. Hota

2. Dance Of The Little Faries

3. Sahara

1. Fifo

2. Adagio

3. Scherzo

4. Watching The Aeroplanes

1. Tuba Smarties

2. Ballet--Volta

3. Gavotte & Variations

4. Andante

5. Tristans Magic Garden

6. El Cielo

1. Vivaldi

2. Scipio

3. Toccata

Sky were an English–Australian instrumental rock group that specialised in combining a variety of musical styles, most prominently rock, classical and jazz. The group's original and best-known line-up featured two Australians - classical guitarist John Williams and electric guitarist Kevin Peek - alongside three Britons - bass player Herbie Flowers, drummer/percussionist Tristan Fry and keyboard player Francis Monkman.

In 1980, Sky recorded and released their second album, Sky 2. This was a double album that built upon its predecessor's success, becoming the tenth highest selling album in Britain that year. The album included Monkman's side-long rock suite "FIFO", a piece inspired by computer information processing techniques ("First In, First Out"). It also featured four classical pieces including three established chamber music pieces (played entirely straight) and the band's souped-up electric treatment of Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor". 

Other tracks on Sky 2 included a Williams conflation of Spanish folk tunes, a Fry-penned tuned percussion piece, a cover of Curved Air's "Vivaldi", Peek's Arabic-influenced "Sahara", the psychedelic faux-Spanish folk dance "Hotta", plus several cheerful Flowers compositions including his tuba showcase "Tuba Smarties" and the longer-form "Scipio". 

2. Dance Of The Little Faries

Rubber Soul...The Beatles.

1965 the Beatles are still riding high when this was released !!

      

      9. Girl

Charo & The Salsoul Orchestra.

Thanks Luc for this One...First time I have heard of Charo !

So get that Glitter Ball back on the ceiling and get them Disco Moves ! once again !!

María Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza, professionally known by her stage name Charo, is a Spanish-born actress, singer, comedian, and flamenco guitarist who rose to international prominence in the 1960s on American television, as well as starring in several films.

As a musician, Charo has performed and recorded in various styles for five decades. She released a series of disco recordings in the 1970s with Salsoul Records, most notably Dance a Little Bit Closer (1977). In 1995, her flamenco album Guitar Passion (1994) was awarded Female Pop Album of the Year at the Billboard International Latin Music Conference, and was named Best Female Latin Pop Album by Billboard Magazine. 

She is known for her uninhibited and exuberant manner, high energy levels, vague age, heavy Spanish accent, and catchphrase "cuchi-cuchi". She frequently pokes fun at herself, while also pointing out the potential judgment of others, through her accent.

In an interview, Charo has said, "Around the world I am known as a great musician. But in America, I am known as the cuchi-cuchi girl. That's okay, because cuchi-cuchi has taken me all the way to the bank."

      7. Cuchi-Chuchi

This Is Soul...VA.

Here's a good compilation of Soul Tracks for all you "Soulers" out there !!

      11. Warm & Tender Love

Percussion Around The World...International All Stars.

Stereo Alert !!...Phase 4 !!...PLAY IT LOUD ! to get the best effects (If you've got speakers ) !!

1. The Poor People Of Paris

2. Frenesi

3. The Third Man Theme

4. Calcutta

5. La Montana

6. The Children's Marching Song

1. Volare

2. April In Portugal

3. Never On A Sunday

4. Japanese Sandman

5. Cielito Lindo

6. Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart

The mysteriously titled "International Pop All Stars" were a group of Belgian studio musicians assembled specifically to record for Decca, and were led by Belgian arranger-composer-conductor Harry Frekin. Recorded in Decca's Brussel studios, the album from the very early days of Decca's 'Phase 4' display just what a top-notch band they were, with the emphasis of course on percussion.

    2. Frenesi

Dinah Washington...Dinah Discovered.

10 great tracks from "Queen" Dinah !!.

1. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing

2. An Affair To Remember

3. Cabin In The Sky

4. Pagan Love Song

5. Blue Skies

1. Three Coins In The Fountain

2. Stormy Weather

3. Love Letters

4. On Green Dolphin Street

5. Six Bridges To Cross

      

      2. An Affair To Remember

Evolution Of A Band...Glenn Miller & His Band.

These are tracks recorded between 1935 To 1938 when the Glenn Miller band was just starting out the "miller sound " is not quite there yet...but it's great to hear the "Evolution " as the title says  

       

     8. Humoresque

Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra...Casa Loma In Hi-Fi.

It seems that we are still in the Swing Mood !

The Casa Loma Orchestra was an American dance band active from 1929 to 1963. Until the rapid multiplication in the number of swing bands from 1935 on, the Casa Loma Orchestra was one of the top North American dance bands. With the decline of the big band business following the end of World War II, it disbanded in 1947. However, from 1957 to 1963, it re-emerged as a recording session band in Hollywood, made up of top-flight studio musicians under the direction of its most notable leader of the past, Glen Gray. The reconstituted band made a limited number appearances live and on television and recorded fifteen LP albums for Capitol Records.

1. No Name Jive

2. Memories of You

3. White Jazz

4. I Cried For You

5. Come And Get it

6. Sunrise Serenade

7. Maniac's Ball

1. Casa Loma Stomp

2. Just An Old Manuscript

3. Sleepy Time Gal

4. Dance Of The Lame Duck

5. For You

6. Black Jazz

7. Smoke Rings

      

1. Casa Loma Stomp

6. Black Jazz