Caterina Valente

Another tatty and well used cover which means "Yes" another one that's been played tens of hundreds times since it was bought in the 50's !! and its my second favourite L/P of all time...the arrangements are first class "A driving big band sound by "Sy Oliver & Orch" and of course "Caterina" in fine voice...of all the Caterina Valente L/Ps I have these "Polydor" Recordings are some of the best that she has done.
P.S. This is also a great L/P so all those who enjoyed "A Toast To The Girls" will definitely love this one as well

1. Poinciana
2. Take Me In Your Arms
3. Moonlight In Vermont
4. In The Still Of The Night
5. Out Of Nowhere
6. Someday Sweetheart

1. Flamingo
2. I'm In The Market For You
3. Alone Together
4. Nocturne For The Blues
5. Where Or When
6. When You Walked Out

     1. Flamingo

The Karl Ehrlich Band

Not been to a Beer festival for years and this lot seems to be enjoying themselves... quite a few of well known tunes and some that you can join in even if you don't know them... it's that infectious!!... 

The Sandpipers

The Sandpipers were an American easy listening trio who carved a niche in 1960s folk rock with their vocals and innovative arrangements of international ballads and pop standards. They are best remembered for their cover version of "Guantanamera", which became a transatlantic Top 10 hit in 1966, and their Top 20 hit "Come Saturday Morning" from the soundtrack of the film The Sterile Cuckoo in 1970.

    6. He's Got The Whole World In His Hands

Bert Kaempfert & Orchestra.

 Getting back to some easy listening now...a pleasant compilation of tracks from a great orchestra....In this very cold and snowy weather that we have now got in England nice to relax by a nice fire and let the music flow over you !!!

1. Wonderland By Night
2. As I Love You
3. The Aim Of My Desires
4. Stay With Me
5. Tammy
6. Lullaby For Lovers

1. Drifting And Dreaming
2. La Vie En Rose
3. Happiness Never Comes To Late
4. On The Alamo
5. Dreaming The Blues
6. The Song Is Yours Alone 

          8. La Vie En Rose

Rosemary Clooney

Here's Rosemary doing a good job with some swingin' tunes.

1. For You

2. Always Together

3. You OL' Son Of A Gun

4. I Wonder

5. Always Be In Love

6. Grieving For You

1. With You And Me

2. Looking For A Boy

3. With The Night

4. Love Eyes

5. Sorry For Myself

6. Keep It Simple

          3. You Ol' Son Of A Gun 

Petula Clark

As with most of the "Live" L/P's there are no gaps in between the tracks so this has been recorded as "Side One & Side Two"....As usual not much info on the back of the sleeve but it was "Petula's" 1972 performance...and a good one at that !!!....she recieved a CBE in 1998 ....maybe soon she will become a "Dame" 

 

Caterina Valente

I think that this is a compilation of Caterina's singles....even tho' some of the titles are in English they are sung in French And German...Ah the wonders of the English Marketing Crew!!!!

1. Fever

2. I'm In Love

3. Bimbombey

4. Passion Flower

5. En Ukraine

6. Forever New

1. Eh Oh

2. Blue Train

3. Non e Cosi

4. Swingin' Sheperd Blues

5. Je n'avais Pas Compris

6. Ciao Ciao Bambina

          3. Bimbombey

Pal Joey--Film

Sorry for all the scratches snaps crackles and pops on this L/P..Its one of a few I lent out years ago and they were returned like it...even the covers were ripped had to get the above from "google" but couldn't find the back....That was a lesson I learned not to lend out L/P's !!

It is of course the soundtrack from the film complete with all the orchestration tracks

Sinatra sings on 6 tracks Kim Novac on 2 and Rita Hayworth on 2....Its a good memory of a classic film !!

P.S. Did find the back but not a very good one !!

          7. Zip

Les Elgart

Some well known songs / tunes with a Twist !!

Lester Elliott Elgart (August 3, 1917 – July 29, 1995, Dallas, Texas) was an American swing jazz bandleader and trumpeter.

American swing band leader, formerly lead trumpet player for the orchestras of Bunny Berigan, Charlie Spivak and Hal McIntyre. In 1945, Les formed his own organisation in Brooklyn, New York, in tandem with his alto saxophonist-playing brother Larry Elgart. The band, its theme song being "Sophisticated Swing", featured superior arrangements by Bill Finegan and a young Nelson Riddle. It enjoyed a measure of popular success -- until the Musician's Union recording strike and personal rivalry between the brothers caused a break-up. Les and Larry went their separate ways, but neither managed to succeed on their own. They re-formed in 1953, with breezy new arrangements by Charles Albertine and an emphasis on ensemble sound, rather than solos. This melodic approach proved popular and album sales (recording contract with Columbia) boomed. The Les Elgart Orchestra performed at many top venues.

1. Hawaiian War Chant

2. Boogie Woogie

3. You Came A Long Way From St Louis

4. Frenesi

5. The Roof

6. Bandstand

1. Turkey in The Straw

2. St Louis blues

3. Was That The Human Thing To Do

4. One mint Julip

5. Sabre Twist

6. In The Mood

          1. Hawaiian War Chant

Doris Day

 DD is definitely not a forgotten singer !!...Like Ella she will be missed !!...so here is a sample of her dreamy voice !

1. What Every Girl Should Know

2. Mood Indigo

3. When Your Smiling

4. A Fellow Needs A Girl

5. My Kinda Love

6. What's The Use Of Wondering

1. Something Wonderful

2. A Hundred Years From Today

3. You Can't Have Everything

4. Not Only Should You Love Him

5. What Does A Woman Do

6. The Everlasting Arms

         5. My Kinda Love

Memories 15 Golden Hits.

A couple of tracks on this one are a bit jumpy and scratchy but its great to hear these "oldies" once again !!!

1. Lets Twist Again....Chubby Checker
2. Yakety Yak.....The Coasters
3. The Little White Cloud That Cried.....Johnnie Ray
4. Poison Ivy......The Coasters
5. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine.....Jimmy Rodgers
6. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes......The Platters
7. Sh-Boom......The Crew Cuts
8. Standing On The Corner.....The Four Lads

1. Cry.....Johnnie Ray 
2. Charlie Brown.....The Coasters
3. Honeycomb......Jimmy Rodgers
4. Just Walking In The Rain......Johnnie Ray
5. Three Coins in The Fountain.......The Four Aces
6. My Prayer......The Platters
7. Tom Dooley.....The Kingston Trio

          7. Sh-Boom

Charlie Rich.

I don't know much about CW singers so I will leave all the comments open for everybody to have a say !!!

         2. If You Wouldn't Be My Lady

Shirley Bassey.

Here's some of Shirley's recordings from the early 60's....I thought that I had heard most of her recordings at some point in time....But no... a great recording of "In Other Words" which I had not heard before and it preludes what a great singer she was to become !!

1. In Other Words
2. The Song Is You
3. Above All Others
4. I've Never Been In Love Before
5. Far Away
6. Tonight

1. No Regrets
2. You Can Have Him
3. Seesaw Of Dreams
4. Goodbye Lover Hello Friend 
5. Strange How Love Can Be
6. Just One Of Those Things

           1. In Other Words

Vassilis Roditis

             4. Come Dance The Syrtaki

The Golden Age Of The Hollywood Stars.

Here's a strange different and wonderful double L/P....full of Dialogue & songs from 50 films from 1926 till 1949 made by Warner Bros....I guess it wont be everybodys cup of tea but its a great nostalgic romp of yesteryear....Its a pity that there are no gaps in the tracks so I had to record them as Side 1-4...and you will have to check the playing list to get what films the track is from....nothing I could do about that the tracks are too close together to separate them.....The L/P sleeve has a 12 page booklet inside that is full of pictures and information on the films featured... very difficult to scan otherwise I would have tried to scan some pages....be interested to have some comments from people who decide to give it go and a listen......

Side One                                                         Side Two                              Side Three
                                                                                                                    

                                                         

      Side Four                                                                                                          

I hope everybody who downloads this unusual L/P enjoys it as much as I do.....Takes a little bit of sorting out because of the lack of tracks definition but keep with it and you should enjoy the experience !!!..The size of the file is 270MB....so it might take a while to download but bear with it ..it will be worth it !!!..

Petula Clark

Here's Pet at the very start of her singing career....songs from Films she made with the Huggets

I believe are the first few tracks, so they are not too good sound wise...but enjoyable if your a fan of Petula Clark !!

 This anthology of her complete early singles is a detailed analysis of her Polygon recordings made between 1949 and 1955, which were also released on Esquire in Australia and Melodi in Denmark. By 1956 she would be recording for Nixa, and this would lead to her Pye, Vogue, and Warner Brothers recordings of the late '50s and early to middle '60s. Petula Clark was a ubiquitous teenaged movie star during the 1940s and early '50s, sometimes working with young Julie Andrews. Indeed, on some of these records Petula sounds a lot like Julie, or (dare one say it?) Mary Poppins. That's because the material is predominately light, happy-go-lucky innocent pop.

On this first post of 28 tracks which cover all of her original Polygon 78s lovingly re-mastered for the first time in one collection. In addition there are rare sides from Columbia and Decca, as well as rare overseas releases. From child star to her heyday and still performing today, six decades later! Petula Clark is a true icon of the music business.

1. DOODLE-OODLE-DAY

2. IT'S NOT FOR THE WANT OF TRYING

3. HOUSE IN THE SKY

4. PUT YOUR SHOES ON, LUCY

5. I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU

6. CLANCY LOWERED THE BOOM

7. TWO LIPS (The "Kiss" Song)

8. YOU GO TO MY HEAD

9. OUT OF A CLEAR BLUE SKY

10. MUSIC, MUSIC, MUSIC

11. BLOSSOMS ON THE BOUGH

12. SILVER DOLLAR

13. TALKY, TALKY, TALKY

14. FLY AWAY PETER, FLY AWAY PAUL

15. WHO SPILT THE COFFEE ON THE CARPET

16. YOU ARE MY TRUE LOVE

17. YOU'RE THE SWEETEST IN THE LAND

18. BELOVED, BE FAITHFUL

19. TENNESSEE WALTZ

20. SLEEPY EYES

21. TEASIN'

22. BLACK-NOTE SERENADE

23. MAY KWAY (Rose, Rose, I Love you)

24. CLICKETY CLACK

25. MARIANDL

26. BROKEN HEART

27. THAT'S HOW A LOVE SONG IS BORN

28. COLD, COLD HEART

There is another 33 tracks to come later !!

          8 You Go To My Head

          28. Cold Cold Heart

Super Bad.

We have another compilation sorry its a bit scratchy so I hope it doesn't spoil your enjoyment too much.....Can't control these borrowed L/P's !!!

          12. Move On Up