Maureen Tomson

Only found a couple of lines on the Internet about this singer..... and the info on the back sleeve is not very informative....I wonder what happened to her ??...any info would be cool...A great voice and some great tracks here !!

New York-based singer born in Scotland on August 13, 1943. Moved to America with her family in 1953. Had a regular spot on the radio and television broadcasts of Horn & Hardart's Children Hour. Began playing night clubs in 1960. Recorded for Coral and Audio Fidelity.

1. My Man

2. What'll I Do

3. Meditation

4. The House of The Rising Sun

5. I'll Never Smile Again

6. It Never Entered my Mind

1. The Thrill is Gone

2. When Sunny Gets Blue

3. Funny World

4. Who Can I Turn To

5. I Can't Get Started

6. When I Fall In Love

          6. It Never Entered My Mind

Rosemary Clooney

 

Some great 50's nostalgic songs by definatly not a forgotten singer !!....Grrrrreat !!

Rosemary Clooney (May 23, 1928 – June 29, 2002) was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song "Come On-a My House", which was followed by other pop numbers such as "Botch-a-Me", "Mambo Italiano", "Tenderly", "Half as Much", "Hey There" and "This Ole House". She also had success as a jazz vocalist. Clooney's career languished in the 1960s, partly due to problems related to depression and drug addiction, but revived in 1977, when her White Christmas co-star Bing Crosby asked her to appear with him at a show marking his 50th anniversary in show business. She continued recording until her death in 2002.

Rosemary Clooney With Bing Crosby

Rosemary Clooney And Ella Fitzgerald

          1. We'll Be Together Again

Syd Dale

Not a very impressive front cover for an L/P....But the music makes up for that !!

Relax to the Mood and Library Music of The Syd Dale Orchestra !!

Syd Dale (20 May 1924 – 15 August 1994) was an English self-taught composer and arranger of funk, easy listening and library music. His music played an important role on TV, radio and advertising media of the 1960s and 1970s and is still used.

In 1971, he founded the Amphonic Music company and record label for the express purpose of recording and producing his compositions and supplying production music to the TV, film and radio business.

1. London Life

2. Chelsea Dawn

3. Soho Stripper

4. City By Night

5. Sherlock Homes

6. Skyline West One

1. Portobello Market

2. Turn Again Whittington

3. Cockney Sparrow

4. Lovers in The Park

5. Who'll Buy My Violets

6. Prince Regent

          3. Soho Stripper

Mantovani

The Sweeping Strings Of Mantovani with some well known Continental  Compositions !

Annunzio Paolo Mantovani (15 November 1905 – 29 March 1980), known anonymously as Mantovani, was an Anglo-Italian conductor, composer and light orchestra-styled entertainer with a cascading strings musical signature. The book British Hit Singles & Albums states that he was "Britain's most successful album act before the Beatles...the first act to sell over one million stereo albums and have six albums simultaneously in the US Top 30 in 1959".

1. For The First Time ( Come Prima )

2. La Vie En Rose

3. Under Paris Skies

4. O Mein Papa

5. April In Portugal

6. Arrivederci Roma

1. Amema e Core

2. Beyond The Sea

3. I Only Know I Love You

4. Autumn Leaves

5. Answer Me

6. Poppa Piccolino

          1. For The First Time (Come Prima)

Bob Fleming

 

Some Cool Saxophone Playing For Listening And Relaxing !!

Bob Fleming is a pseudonym for Moacyr Silva (1940 – 2002), a really great brazilian saxophone player, who recorded many, many records for the brazilian market. Most of his albums were released under his real name, but this is a “Bob Fleming” production.

1. Manhattan

2. I Get A Kick Out Of You

3. Over The Rainbow

4. Who

5. I Wont Cry Anymore

6. An Affair to Remember

1. Cheek To Cheek

2. Stormy Weather

3. Love Letters In The Sand

4. My Funny Valentine

5. Because of You

6. Almost Paradise

          1. Manhattan

3. Over The Rainbow

Werner Muller

Fancy a dance in the old fashioned way !!....even grandma in her apron is giving it a go ! the Foxtrot and Rumba are being dusted off in this selection of music !

All the way from 1958 !

           9. La Cucaracha

The Everly Brothers.

We now have some of the Everly Bros tracks including a couple of their Top Hits and a surprising and bizarre recording of "Temptation" way way way far out !!

1. That's Old Fashioned
2. How Can I Meet Her
3. Crying In The Rain 
4. I'm Not Angry
5. Don't Blame Me
6. Ebony Eyes

1. Cathy's Clown
2. Walk Right Back
3. Lucille
4. So Sad
5. Muskrat
6. Temptation

             12. Temptation

ABBA

The curse of the old suitcase affects this one !!....its not to bad  not as bad as some others !!!.....Soooooo we have Vol 2 of the hits of ABBA !!!

8. Dancing Queen

Bee Gees

 Here's a selection of tracks over 2 L/P's...The BG's in their Disco moods....

1. Jive Talkin'

2. Night Fever

3. Tragedy

4. You Should Be Dancing

5. Stayin' Alive

1. How Deep Is Your Love

2. Love So Right

3. Too Much Heaven

4. Our Love Don't Throw It all Away

5. Fanny

1. If I Can't Have You

2. You Stepped Into my Life

3. Love Me

4. More Than a Woman

5. Rest Your Love On Me

1. Nights On Broadway

2. Spirits having Flown

3. Love You Inside And Out

4. Winds Of Change

5. Children Of The World

          2. Night Fever

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 !!

By Ralph2108 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, 

          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