Mitchell Torok--Tab Hunter--Charlie Kunz--Kay Starr--Ken Mackintosh--Alma Cogan

With one side missing and just one bio, maybe babe its holidy time and it's Hot in the Caribbean !

1. Caribbean......Mitchell Torok

2. Weep Away......Mitchel Torok

3. Young Love......Tab Hunter

4. Red Sails In The Sunset.....Tab Hunter

5. Piano Medley No D 20 (Part 1)......Charlie Kunz

6. Piano Medley No D 20 (Part 2)......Charlie Kunz

7. Oh Babe......Kay Starr

8. The Texas Song......Kay Starr

9. Six Five Blues......Ken Mackintosh & His Orchestra

10. Softly Softly.......Alma Cogan

11. Paper Kisses......Alma Cogan

Kenneth Victor Mackintosh (4 August 1919 – 22 November 2005) was an English saxophonist, composer and bandleader. He accompanied singers such as Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey and Matt Monro..After a period in the Army, he went to London, and joined various big bands, such as the Oscar Rabin Band. Following the Second World War, he formed his own orchestra, making appearances at the Astoria Ballroom, Nottingham. He brought his band to the Wimbledon Palais in London, touring extensively at home and abroad. He also had great singing strength with such well-versed vocalists as Kenny Bardell, Gordon Langhorn and The Mackpies. His orchestra was featured on BBC Radio almost every week in the 1950s and early 1960s. In 1955, he appeared in the BBC Light Programme's "festival of dance music" at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Mackintosh also wrote his own music, such as "The Creep" (written under the pseudonym Andy Burton, with Brian Fahey). He had three entries in the UK Singles Chart between 1954 and 1960, with "The Creep" being his highest placed hit record, reaching No. 10 in January 1954. Among his fans was the Queen Mother, for whom he played twice at Windsor Castle

          9. Six Five Blues

Tim..26 June 2024 at 09:51

Afraid this link is now lost. I am trying to collate all the Charlie Kunz records!! Thank you

Link is now active !....Second dip into the heavy brittle 78's of a bygone age !!

Barry Manilow.

 All the well known hits are on this L/P as well as some of Barry's Power Ballads....I always thought that he wrote all his own songs and recorded them...BUT looking at the information only about half of them on this L/P were written by him....Well you learn something new every day !!!..."Mandy" his first big hit was originally called "Brandy" and I did have the single of it...But I can't remember who it was by !!!...not got it now so I can't look !!!....Just got a flash I think it was also by a Barry.... Something !!!...BUT could be wrong....

 1. Mandy
2. New York City Rhythm
3. Looks Like We Made It
4. Can't Smile Without You
5. Ready To Take The Chance Again
6. Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again

1. Could It Be Magic 
2. Copacabana
3. Weekend In New England
4. It's A Miracle
5. All The Time
6. I Write The Songs

          12. I Write The Songs          

Demis Roussos.

 

Most of "Demis's" Hits are on this compilation so you fans of "Demis" enjoy this one courtesy of the "Guy" from Belgium !!

      12.  Say You Love Me

Tom Jones.

1966 time !!....Tom Jones at the beginning of his singing career...Sooooooooo let's have him do some standards !!...That seemed to be the norm for most of the popular singer's just starting out in the 60's !!!!....and Surprise ! Surprise ! most of them did a good job with them !!! Including this L/P !!....It shows the potential that Tom had !! and it is proven to this time 2023 !!! 57 years later !!!

1. Begin The Beguine 
2. You Came A Long Way From St Louis 
3. My Foolish Heart
4. Its Magic
5. Someday
6. Georgia On My Mind
7. Kansas City

1. Hello Young Lovers
2. A Taste of Honey
3. The Nearness Of You
4. When I fall In Love
5. If Ever I Would Leave You
6. My Prayer
7. That Old Black Magic 

          1. Begin The Beguine

Yazoo

Yazoo (known as Yaz in North America) were an English synth-pop duo from Basildon, Essex, consisting of former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke (keyboards) and Alison Moyet (vocals). The duo formed in late 1981 after Clarke responded to an advertisement Moyet placed in a British music magazine, although the pair had known each other since their school days.

Over the next 18 months the duo released two albums, Upstairs at Eric's and You and Me Both, which received critical acclaim for their production, particularly the blending of Clarke's synthesizer melodies with Moyet's blues- and soul-influenced vocals.

1. Nobody's Diary

2. Softly Over

3. Sweet Thing

4. Mr Blue

5. Good Times

1. Walk Away From Love

2. Ode To A Boy

3. Unmarked

4. Anyone

5. Happy People

6. And On

           6. Walk Away From Love

The Laurie Johnson Orchestra.

Roll Up!! Roll Up!! all you Big Band enthusiasts have a listen to this....It's great !!....I doubt if any of you out there will have heard of "The Laurie Johnson Orch"....in fact I don't think that it did exist as a working Orchestra I might be wrong but I think it was made up of session musicians and good English ones of the day....Laurie Johnson is a first class arranger doing film and tv scores...he has done arrangements for "Ted Heath's...Jack Parnell...Geraldo Bands...And Mantovani so you can see he has a good pedigree !!!Soooooo if you like a good Big band Jazz Sound give this one a listen....would have loved to hear it in "Stereo"...don't know whether it was recorded in "Stereo"..it was recorded in 3 sessions 6th 13th 27th of August 1957....if anyone has any more info about it would be great to hear about it !!......Oooops just checked up on "Google"and it seems that it was a working Orchestra they made two more L/P's as well as this one.....marvellous what you can find out when you "Google" somebody !!

1. Chinatown

2. I Lead A Charmed Life

3. I Cover The Waterfront

4. In A Little Spanish Town

5. Hallo

6. Surrey With The Fringe On The Top

1. Iroquois

2. Aunt Orsavella

3.The Things We Did Last Summer

4.Donkey Serenade

5. Olwins Dream

6. Operation Orchestra

       6. Surrey With The Fringe on The Top.

Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass

 

 A good selection of Mexican songs from as it say's "South Of The Border".....Herb Alpert at his best !!....Didn't have the covers..so had to get them from the net !!...thats why the back cover is not so good !!

 1. South Of The Border

2. The Girl From Ipanema

3. Hello Dolly

4. I've Grown accustomed To Her Face

5. Up Cherry Street

6. Mexican Shuffle

1. El Presidente

2. All My Loving

3. Angelito

4. Salud Amor Y Dinero

5. Numero Cinco

6. Adios Mi Corazon

          5. Up Cherry Street

Fairground Attraction

Eddi Reader has got a great voice and this is a great L/P well worth a listen to every track !!

Fairground Attraction are a London-based folk and soft rock band. They are best known for the 1988 hits "Perfect" and "Find My Love", both from their debut studio album, The First of a Million Kisses. The band won two Brit Awards in 1989, but broke up the following year to pursue solo careers. They reformed in 2024.

Fairground Attraction were formed in London in the mid 1980s, consisting of Mark Nevin, singer Eddi Reader, Simon Edwards and Roy Dodds. The sound they developed together blends elements of folk, jazz, country, and cajun styles.

In 1987, they were signed to RCA Records. Their first single, "Perfect", was an immediate success and reached number one on the UK Singles Chart..

The album The First of a Million Kisses followed in 1988, with all but one of its songs written by guitarist Nevin. It entered the UK Albums Chart at #3 and peaked at #2.

1. A Smile In A Whisper

2. Perfect

3. Moon On The Rain

4. Find My Love

5. Fairground Attraction

6. The Wind Knows My Name

1. Clare

2. Comedy Waltz

3. The Moon Is Mine

4. Station Street

5. Whispers

6. Allelujah

          4. Find My Love

Fairground Attraction - Perfect (Official Video), Full HD (Digitally Rem...

Caterina Valente.

This is the first of two that Caterina recorded on the "Pye" label in about 1975 when she was married to "Roy Budd" who she married in 1971 and divorced in 1980...This L/P was produced by "Roy Budd" and on "Side One" all the tracks but one were written by him....Its Caterina in a quiet laid back voice which shows just how a good singer she is....."Side Two" is completely different..she does duets with her brother "Silvio" on two tracks...Three tracks are taken from a live performance in "Germany"....unfortunately the recordings are not to good ( Sound Wise ) which is a pity because I like "live" recordings !!....And she does a very brave recording of "We've Only Just Begun"...no orchestra just her singing... like acapella...and does a great job....not many singers of today would be brave enough to do that!!!! IMHO !!!!!

1. My Little Friend
2. A Day Alone With You
3. Dying To Live
4. Who Knows The Answers
5. You've Got Me I've Got You
6. I'm Going Back

1. Mother Goosenova
2. Windmills of Your Mind
3. Dominique
4. Malaguena/The Breeze And I
5. We've Only Just Begun
6. Canto De Ossanha

          11. We've Only Just Begun

James Last Orchestra.

Now we have a so called craze from the 70's !! did people actually do continuous dancing ?? Soooo "James Last" had a go and this is the result !!

Eydie Gorme

 I believe that this is the first L/P on the English HMV label that Eydie recorded in 1957...a great selection of songs including one of the few songs that gives me goose bumps and makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up !!...I'm talking about "Guess Who I Saw Today"...Eydie's version is definitely the definitive version.....and take a listen to the vocal gymnastics at the end of"I'll Take Romance"!!! an A1 ace L/P !!!

1. I'll Take Romance
2. This Is No Laughing Matter
3. Fine And Dandy
4. Day by Day
5. The Gentleman is A Dope
6. Too Close For Comfort

1. Guess Who I Saw Today
2. Be Careful Its My Heart
3. Saturday Night
4. First Impression
5. How Long has This Been Going On
6 Gypsy In My Soul

          7. Guess Who I Saw Today

Boney M.

 Well now... love the first track on this L/P just the kind of track I would like to put on this blog as an intro !!! but don't know how to do that !!.....also have had a look on "Wikipedia" to find more about "Boney M"......Cripes! what a lot of info on there.....I knew that the "Front" people of this group there was only one singer that actually sang... the rest of then just "Mimed" (Lip Synced) and the founder and producer was the singer as well using all the technical gizmo's to get the "Boney M " sound !!!.....must have been a nightmare  on the so called "Live" performances....But the sound is great and I suppose that is really what is important !!

 1. Let It All Be Music
2. Gotta Go Home
3. Bye Bye Bluebird
4. Bahama Mama
5. Hold On I'm Coming
6. Two Of Us
7. Ribbons Of Blue

1. Oceans Of Fantasy
2. El Lute
3. No More Chain Gang
4. I'm Born Again
5. No Time To Lose
6. Calendar Song

           4. Bahama Mama         

John Cougar Mellencamp

John J. Mellencamp (born October 7, 1951), previously known as Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, and John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for his brand of heartland rock, which emphasizes traditional instrumentation. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008, followed by an induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2018.

          3. Shama Lama Ding Dong

The Tony Mansell Singers

This is a pleasant "Easy Listening" L/P...Not a patch on "The Ray Conniff Singers" or "The Mike Sammes Singers"...who IMHO are the best !!....Also didn't realise that Burt had written

"Guantalamera" as "Good Year For Young Love"...thought the melody was "Traditional"....But I reckon that it must have been included because of "Hal David's" Lyrics !

1. This Guys In Love With You

2. I Say A Little Prayer

3. Close To You

4. What made You Go

5. What The World needs Now

1. The Look Of Love

2. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head 

3. Good Year For Young Love

4. Trains And Boats And Planes

5. I'll Never Fall In Love Again

6. Do You Know The Way To San Jose 

          8. Good Year For Young Love

Natalie Cole

Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was the daughter of singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole. She rose to prominence in the mid-1970s, with the release of her debut album Inseparable (1975), along with the song "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)", and the album's title track. 

In 1989, she released her follow-up to Everlasting, Good to Be Back, which produced the number seven hit "Miss You Like Crazy", which became her biggest hit in the United Kingdom by reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart. 

1. Miss You Like Crazy

2. Urge To Merge

3. Good To Be Back

          2. Urge To Merge

Helen Merrill.

 This one I got in a junk shop for 50p...I was intrigued by the song selection and hadn't heard any songs by Helen Merrill...It is a "Mainstream Recording" and they usually release "Jazz" releases. I had heard of "Charlie Byrd" he is a Jazz guitarist...soooooo I thought that for 50p you cant go wrong....Yep It was worth every penny and more!!!....I suppose you could call it "Folksy Jazz"....I expected it to be a big band bash but was pleasantly surprised sooooooo all you out there have a listen and see what you think!!!

P.S. For any of you out there who might be hesitating in giving this one a listen too DO IT...
it's a great one and its becoming one of my favourite re-listening and re-playing L/P's...SO treat yourselves to a good ear bashing !!! Music Wise !!...of Course !!!

1. Quiet Nights
2. Careless Love
3. Scarlet Ribbons
4. The House Of The Rising Sun
5. I Left My Heart Behind
6. Cannetella

1. The River
2. Minha Rocca
3. Itsi No Komoriuta
4. Forbidden Games
5. John Anderson My Love

   

      4. The House Of The Rising Sun.

ABC.

I think I must have been asleep in the 80's ! this is also a first listen to this group (Duo) 

ABC is an English pop band that originated in Sheffield in 1980, evolving from the earlier ensemble Vice Versa. The band's classic formation featured Martin Fry as the lead vocalist, Mark White on guitar and keyboards, Stephen Singleton playing the saxophone, and David Palmer behind the drums.

The band had three top 10 hits during 1982: the singles "Poison Arrow", "The Look of Love"

After a hiatus, during which Fry was being treated for Hodgkin's lymphoma, he and White reconvened ABC as a duo, releasing the album Alphabet City in 1987. The album returned them to the UK Top 10 for the first time in five years, peaking at No. 7. The album also spawned "The Night You Murdered Love" (UK No. 31) and "King Without a Crown" (UK No. 44) as singles.

          1. King Without a Crown

Shirley Bassey.

Its amazing how time flies by !!...Its been 62 Years since "Our Shirl"recorded this L/P with the "Nelson Riddle Orch"seems like only yesterday we were being "Wowed" by "I Who Have Nothing" "Goldfinger" and the title Song of the L/P "What Now My Love"....Its "Shirley" in a quiet gentle mode and its great to hear all the standards sung with such perfection !!

1. Let's Face The Music And Dance
2. I Should Care
3. Let's Fall In Love
4. The Second Time Around
5. Imagination
6. All The Things You Are

1. I Get A Kick Out Of You
2. Everything I Have Is Yours
3. Spring Is Here
4. All Of Me
5. I Can't Get You Out Of My Mind
6. What Now My Love

          3. Lets Fall In Love

Max Collie Rhythm Aces

This must have been bought at a concert or maybe a music festival because as you can see it has been signed !!

John Maxwell "Max" Collie (born 21 February 1931 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian trombonist who plays Dixieland. He played with several different jazz band before forming his own group Max Collie's Rhythm Aces in February 1966. They released their first record in 1971 and in 1975 they won a world championship in traditional jazz against 14 North American jazz band.

When he visited England in 1963, he stayed overseas, becoming a member of the London City Stompers. In 1966, he became the group's leader and they were renamed Rhythm Aces. The group toured constantly during the late '60s and all throughout the 1970s and early '80s, often playing 250 concerts a year.

1. Kansas City Blues

2. The More I See You

3. Georgia On My Mind

4. Tipi-Tipi-Tin

5. St Louis Blues

1. The Peanut Vendor

2. Love Me Tender

3. Roll Em' Pete

4. Nobody's sweetheart Now

5. Darktown Strutters Ball

6. See See Rider

          6. The Peanut Vendor

The Card. (Show)

A while ago in fact a couple of years ago a friend of mine was getting rid of most of his L/P's making way for a collection of CD's....most of them were from Broadway and London shows I said I would have them hence the occasional ones from "Shows" some obscure and some well known....So here goes one "The Card"...Don't think it was a roaring success in the "West End" it only lasted for 130 Performances....but it's nice to hear Millicent Martin !!!

 1. Hallelujah....The Company

2. Nine Till Five....Jim Dale & Company

3. Lead Me....Millicent Martin

4. Universal White Kid Gloves....John Savident & Millicent Martin & Company

5. Nobody Thought Of It....Jim Dale & Company

6. Moving On....Millicent Martin

7. That Once A Year Feeling....Marti Webb & Company

8. Come Along And Join Us....Jim Dale & Company

1. That's The Way The Money Grow's....Jim Dale & Marti Webb & Alan Norburn

2. I Could Be The One....Marti Webb

3. The Card....The Company

4. Opposite Your Smile....Jim Dale & Marti Webb

5. Nothing Succeeds Like Success....Millicent Martin & Jim Dale &  Company

6. The Right Man....John Savident & Jim Dale & Millicent Martin & Company

7. Nobody Thought Of It....Marti Webb & Jim Dale

8. Finale....The Company

          11. Opposite Your Smile

Simon And Garfunkel.

 This is an early recording of S&G 1967 it includes hit from "The Graduate".All the songs were written by "Paul Simon" and he had a hand in the production of it...I think that this was the L/P that helped them on their rise to be one of the great duo's of that period...

1. Bookend Theme (Instrumental)
2. Save The Life Of My Child
3. America
4. Overs
5. Voices Of Old People
6. Old Friends

7. Bookend Theme

1. Fakin' It
2. Punky's Dilema
3. Mrs Robinson
4. Hazy Shade Of Winter
5. At The Zoo

       3. Mrs Robinson.