The Pasadina Roof Orchestra

A few now from across the pond courtesy of John starting with some music of the 20's complete with cigarette holder and a Martini Glass !!....Cheers John !!

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          12. Yes Sir Thats My Baby

Top Of The Pops Number 1

We now have the first NO 1 release of the L/P series "Top Of The Pops"

Top of the Pops is the name of a series of records issued by Pickwick Records on their Hallmark label, which contain anonymous cover versions of recent and current hit singles. The recordings were intended to replicate the sound of the original hits as closely as possible. The albums were recorded by a studio group comprising session musicians and singers who remained uncredited, although they included Tina Charles and Elton John before they became famous in their own right.

          3. Can't Take My Eyes Off You

Nina Simone

A great selection of first class Nina Simone tracks including some her most popular ones...great to hear the mixture of a Xmas song built into the melody of "Little Girl Blue"...If you have not heard it it's fantastic !!...and most of the tracks also feature her on the piano which is another bonus !!....Its a great L/P from her early days !!

1. Mood Indigo

2. Don't Smoke In Bed

3. He Needs Me

4. Little Girl Blue

5. Love Me or leave Me

6. My Baby Just Cares For Me

1. Good Bait

2. Plain Gold Ring

3. You'll Never Walk Alone

4. I Loves You Porgy

5. Central Park Blues

          6. My Baby Just Cares For Me

Frank Sinatra

I have posted this one before but my copy was in Black & White "Mono"and here we have it in glorious "Stereo" !!

On the "Mono" version which is a USA release track 6 first side is different **

1. Come Fly With Me

2. Around The World

3. Isle of Capri

4. Moonlight in Vermont

5. Autumn In New York

6. French Foreign Legion.............6. On The Road To Mandalay** (MONO)

1. Lets get Away From it All

2. April In Paris

3. London by Night

4. Brazil

5. Blue Hawaii

6. Its Nice To Go Traveling 

          3. Isle Of Capri

Billie Poole

It seems like Billie only made two L/p's and here is one of them....

Lucille "Billie" Poole (21 March 1929 in Edwardsville, Illinois - 21 May 2005) was an American jazz and blues singer.

Billie Poole moved to California with her family in 1943, where she founded choirs. She had performances with them in numerous concerts around San Francisco. In 1954 she went to France and acted in the German/French movie "The heroes are tired/Les héros sont fatigués". Besides she sang spirituals and Jazz. In 1959 she made recordings with Art Simmons, supported by Clark Terry, Elek Bacsik, Michel Gaudry and Kenny Clarke.

In 1962 her first album Sermonette for Riverside was published. She sang with pianist Jimmy Jones and orchestra. Her second album Confessin' the Blues (1963) featured Junior Mance, Kenny Burrell, Bob Cranshaw and Mickey Roker)....( Info Edited From Wikipedia )

1. Drown In My Own Tears

2. Lazy Afternoon

3. Sometimes I'm Happy

4. Rocks in My Bed

5. A Sunday kind Of Love

1. This Can't Be Love

2. Sermonette

3. Young Woman Blues

4. I Could Have Danced All Night

5. He's My Guy

           4. Rocks In My Bed

Doris Day

Love Me or Leave Me is a 1955 biographical romantic musical drama film that tells the life story of Ruth Etting, a singer who rose from dancer to movie star. It stars Doris Day as Etting, James Cagney as gangster Martin "Moe the Gimp" Snyder, her first husband and manager, and Cameron Mitchell as pianist/arranger Johnny Alderman, her second husband. It was written by Daniel Fuchs and Isobel Lennart and directed by Charles Vidor.

1. Overture

2. It All Depends on You

3. You Made Me Love You

4. Stay On The Right Side Sister

5. Everybody Loves My Baby

6. Sam The Accordion Man

1. Shaking The Blues Away

2. What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry

3. I'll Never Stop Loving You

4. Never Look Back

5. At Sundown

6. Love Me Or Leave Me

7. Finale

          11. At Sundown

Ted Heath

Some smooth Big Band sounds now from the great Ted Heath Band !

             

 Ted Heath With His Band Singers...Dickie Valentine...Dennis Lotis...Lita Roza

          4. Dats Love

The Stereo Sound Of Stage And Screen

A  selection of songs from the shows and films...to test just how good your Stereo equipment is !!

          5. Till There Was You

Lena Horne

Soul is a 1966 studio album by Lena Horne, arranged by Ray Ellis.  Soul was the third of four albums Lena Horne recorded for United Artists Records. Recorded between September 9th 1965 and March 11th 1966, and released in June 1966. 

Groovy Lena Horne from the 60s – an album that's a heck of a lot hipper and more swinging than most of her sets from a decade before! That unmistakable Horne style of singing is still very much in place here – but the backings are often tightly punctuated, with a gently soulful groove that definitely lives up to the title, and which serves up most of the tracks with a nice little sense of rhythm. Ray Ellis is working here with Lena on the backings – and his style is arguably a bit groovier than usual too, with more of the syncopations you might find in mid 60s Quincy Jones or Oliver Nelson. 

          9. The Old Mill Stream

Jo Ann Campbell

Jo Ann Campbell (born July 20, 1938 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American pop singer.

In 1956, Campbell decided to quit dancing and become a singer. She received her first recording contract with RKO-Point Records in New York and released her debut single "Where Ever You Go" / "I'm Coming Home Late Tonight" with them in 1956. It was unsuccessful and she then signed a recording contract with Eldorado Records after performing at Harlem's Apollo Theater. She wrote and released her second single, "Come On Baby" in 1957. Later that year she released "Wait a Minute", and appeared at the Brooklyn Paramount and on Dick Clark's American Bandstand show.

           9. Eddie My Love

The Rock A Teens

Here's a one hit Wonder !....a cross between Bill Haley & Elvis !! from the late 50's lots of Rockabilly fun on this one !!

The Rock-A-Teens were a short-lived American rockabilly group from Richmond, Virginia, active in the late 1950s, led by Vic Mizelle....The Rock-a-Teens were one-hit wonders whose lone hit record was "Woo Hoo", written by George Donald McGraw and backed with "Untrue", released on Roulette Records R 4192. The song hit No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The Rock-A-Teens formed in 1956 as Boo Walke & the Rockets while still in high school. After the initial success of "Woo-Hoo", they cut an album of the same name. Meanwhile Roulette Records issued a follow-up single of "Twangy" and "Doggone It Baby". Neither the album or follow-up single was successful. The group broke up shortly after and none of the members continued in the music business. ( Info Edited From Wikipedia )

1. Woo-Hoo

2. Doggone It baby

3. I'm Not Afraid

4. That's My Mama

5. Dance The Bop

6. The Story Of a Woman

1. Twangy

2. Janis Will Rock

3. Pagan

4. Lotta Boppin'

5. Oh my Nerves

6. I was Born To Rock

         1. Woo Hoo

         9. Pagan

Kiki Dee.

Kiki Dee is the only British Singer that has been signed by "Tamla Motown"..this 1970 L/P has her singing cover versions of Motown songs...and she does a darn good job of it....just listen to her version of "For Once In My Life"...I think that if it had been issued as a single it would have become a hit !!...this was a one and only session for the Motown label which is a pity because I think she could have done well working with the Motown Song Writers...

P.S. I think that this is one of Kiki's best L/P's

1. The Day Will Come Between Sunday And Monday
2. Johnny Raven
3. Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
4. Jimmy
5. I Can't Bring Back The Love I Feel For You
6. More Today Than Yesterday

1. Love Makes The World Go Round
2. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
3. Love Is A Warm Kind Of Sorrow
4. For Once In My Life
5. My Whole World Ended
6. I Second That Emotion

          10. For Once In My LIfe

Das Grosse Wunschkonzert.

Here we have a treat for all the "German"visitors....This is the first time I have played and heard these L/P's...All the tracks except one I don't recognise but I should think that there will be many over the channel that will !!!!...Strange to hear "Happy Days Are Here Again"without "Barbra Streisand"!!!!

           11. Ay Ay Ay

The Caterina Valente Singers

With a dash of Ray Conniff & a pinch of the  Swingle's plus a bit of The Kirby Stone Four we have Caterina and four singers doing a great job on some standard songs...I wish she had done more L/P's with the singers...all the Info is on the back so sit back and enjoy some cool music and sounds !......If anybody has this in Stereo it would be great to get a download !.......Managed to get a download of the Stereo version so I've put them both on this RE-POST !!

1. Dominique

2. Dominique ( Stereo )
3. Desafinado

4. Desafinado ( Stereo )
5. I Want To Hold Your Hand

6. I Want To Hold Your Hand ( Stereo )
7. Moon River

8. Moon River ( Stereo )
9. Cuando Calienta El Sol

10. Cuando Calienta El Sol ( Stereo )
11. Swing Low Sweet Chariot

12. Swing Low Sweet Chariot ( Stereo )

13. Stardust

14. Stardust (Stereo)
15. Baubles Bangles And Beads

16. Baubles Bangles And Beads (Stereo)
17. Maria 

18. Maria (Stereo)

19. On The Sunny Side Of The Street

20. On The Sunny Side Of The Street (Stereo)
21. Cheerio

22. Cheerio (Stereo)
23. Midnight In Moscow

24. Midnight In Moscow (Stereo)

          1. Dominique

          1. Dominique (Stereo)

Barry White & The Love Unlimited Orch.

This L/P to me epitomises the sound and feel of the 70's Music and features one of the best Instrumental hit record of the 70's....I am of course talking about "Loves Theme" what an arrangement all those twanging sliding guitars definatly got the "Barry White" stamp on it and "The Love Unlimited Orch" sound you can tell who it is as soon as a track starts !!!

1. Barry's Theme
2. Rhapsody In White
3. Midnight And You
4. I feel love Coming On

1. Baby Blues
2. Don't Take it Away From Me
3. What A Groove
4. Love's Theme

          8. Love's Theme