1001 Songs.Part 2.VA

There is some great and unusual tracks on this definitive selection of songs and music !

1. This land Is Your Land......Woody Guthrie

2. Lili Marleen.......Marlene Dietrich

3. Get Your Kicks On Route 66......Nat King Cole Trio

4. Al Gurugu......La Nina De Los Peines

5. La Vie En Rose......Edith Piaf

6. La Mer......Charles Trenet

7. White Christmas......Bing Crosby

8. Good Rockin' Tonight......Roy Brown

9. Nature Boy.....Nat King Cole Trio

10. Saturday Night Fish Fry......Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five

11. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry......Hank Williams

12. Autumn Leaves......Jo Stafford

13. Summertime......Sarah Vaughan

14. Goodnight Irene......The Weavers

15. Mambo No 5 .......Perez Prado

16. Rocket 88.......Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats

17. Cry......Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads

18. How High The Moon......Les Paul & Mary Ford

19. London Is The Place For Me......Lord Kitchener

20. They Can't TakeThat Away From Me......Fred Astaire

21. Dust My Broom......Elmore James

22. Foi Deus......Amalia Rodrigues

23. Le Gorille.......Georges Brassens

24. Singing In The Rain......Gene Kelly

25. Just Walking In The Rain......The Prisonaires

           28. Get You Kicks On Route 66

           50. Just Walking In The Rain

Eydie Gorme

This is a great L/P as usual every track is a good one...I don't think that Eydie Gorme has ever made a bad record...The first track (Red Robin) is a knockout its different won't spoil it you will have to have a listen to find out how different !!

1. When The Red Red Robin

2. Who's Sorry Now

3. Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye

4. My Man

5. Singin' In The Rain

6. Chicago

1. I Wanna Be Loved By You

2. My Buddy

3. Tip Toe Through The Tulips

4. Lets Do It

5. Button Up Your Overcoat

6. Back In Your Own Back Yard

          5. Singin' In The Rain

Blasts From The Past..Vol 6..VA

Its the Vintage Bird Back again with some memories !

1. Independent Man.......Roberta Flack

2. And The Feelings Good......Roberta Flack

3. Any One Can Fall In Love......Anita Dobson

4. Any One Can Fall In Love.....The Simon May Orchestra

5. Mejor......Los Brincos

6. I Try To Find......Los Brincos

7. First Cut Is The Deepest......Rod Stewart

8. I Don't Want To Talk About It......Rod Stewart

9. Strip......Adam Ant

10. Yours Yours Yours.......Adam Ant

11. Can't Buy Me Love.......The Beatles

12. You Can't Do That......The Beatles

13. Without You......Nilsson

14. Gotta Get Up......Nilsson

15. Were Is The Love We Used To Know......Delegation

16. Back Door Love......Delegation

17. Who Loves You......Four Seasons

18. Who Loves You (Disco Version).....Four Seasons

19. Too Late To Turn Back Now......Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose

20. Lift Your Love Higher......Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose

21. You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet.......Bachman Turner Overdrive

22. Free Wheelin'.......Bachman Turner Overdrive

        10. Yours Yours Yours......Adam Ant

         13. Without You......Nilsson

Les Reed & His Orchestra

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

Franck Pourcel & Orchestra

"The First Step" by courtesy of Marco From Brazil...Thanks Marco for this one and the one above...Cheers...

 

           11. Sunny Blue

Mantovani & Rawicz & Landauer

This Mantovani L/P has the addition of two Piano's " Rawicz & Landauer"

Rawicz and Landauer were an immensely popular piano duo team that performed from 1932 to 1970. They were initially based in Vienna, Austria, but moved to the United Kingdom in the early part of their career. They were known for their arrangements of popular classics.Marjan (or Maryan) Rawicz (1898 – 30 January 1970) was Polish. He studied in Poland, and in Vienna under Richard Robert, and also studied law at the University of Kraków, playing the piano at seaside resorts in his holidays to make ends meet.Walter Landauer (4 September 1910 – 4 August 1983) was born in Vienna. He studied at the Vienna Music Academy and under Emil von Sauer.

          4. The Legend Of The Glass Mountain

Jane Powell

This is the original sleeve of the L/P...a bit battered and torn but it has been a favourite and played for the last 69 years...(Released 1956 Bought I956)

 There is a distinct difference in the sound of the Vinyl to the C.D....I just love the sound of the scratches and bumps...woooah pure sound not manufactured and messed about like the latest recorded sounds.

I Do Have the CD...So if anybody wants to hear a comparison leave a comment below and I will Post the CD ...

P.S. This is still one of my favourites and I never get tired of listening to it...hence the new recording and re-post....Every one should be a friend to "Janey" and treat yourself to a treat "Musically" of course !!!!

1. My Baby Just Cares For Me

2. For Every Man There's A Woman 

3. Imagination

4. Hooray For Love

5. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good

6. Every Time

1. Comes Love

2. Let's Face The Music

3. In Love In Vain

4. How Come You Do Me Like You Do

5. Can't We Be Friends

6. The Things We Did Last Summer

The CD Cover

            1. My Baby Just Cares for Me

            1 My Baby Just Cares For Me (CD Version)

ABBA

 A change of pace now back to the 80's with the "Super Group"....must admit that I have not took much notice of them over the years...still I should think everybody has heard of them !!!
And I did enjoy this one !!...."The Piper" is a great track they did manage to get a feeling of the "Bagpipes" which was cool !!!...And there is of course according to many experts on "ABBA" the track "The Winner Takes It All" that is supposed to be their best song that they have written !!....Musically Wise !!

It seems we have three extra tracks on this version !!!..supplied by Bob !! thanks for the extra's Bob !!...cheers...

1. Super Trooper
2. The Winner Takes It all 
3.  On And On And On
4. Andante Andante
5. Me And I

1. Happy New Year
2. Our Last Summer
3. The Piper
4. Lay All Your Love On Me
5. The Way Old Friends Do
6. Elaine
7. Andante Andante (Spanish Version)
8. Felicidad

          8.The Piper

Jane Froman.

 Susan Hayward doing a brilliant mime job to Jane Froman's Song's....The "Film" or "Movie" as you over the pond would say, is a good one

1. Opening Production
2. Its A Good Day
3. Tea For Two
4. Blue Moon
5. That Old Feeling
6. Embraceable You

1. Get Happy
2. I'll Walk Alone
3. They're Either To Young Or To Old
4. I'm Thru With Love
5.An American Medley
6. With A Song In My Heart

          4. Blue Moon 

Cy Grant.

 This L/P does do exactly what is says on the sleeve !!... A Cool set of folks songs with a "Jazzy" feel to them well worth a download even if you have never heard of the singer !!

 1. Where Have All The Flowers Gone
2. Red Rosy Bush
3. Barbara Allen
4. Nobody Knows You When Your Down And Out
5. Melanie
6. She Moved Through The Fair

1. O Pato
2. Yellow Bird
3. Blowing In The Wind
4. Every Night When The Sun Goes In
5. Work Song
6. Carnival

           2. Yellow Bird

Werner Muller

 Another great instrumental from Werner Muller with great Stereo !

1. South Of The Border

2. I Love Paris

3. American Patrol

4. A Foggy Day

5. Brazil

6. Vaya Con Dios

1. Arrivederci Roma

2. April In Portugal

3. Espana

4. Sayonara

5. Calcutta

6. Istanbul

          3. American Patrol

The Swingle Singers

It’s good to have this “Live 1982 in New York” it helps bridge the gap between the original Swingles and the later ones from the 1990s onwards. Ward Swingle was still a member of the group (he retired in 1984, although he retained the position of musical adviser and sometimes arranger) and on the cover photo he is starting to look, well, maybe not like the grand pop’ of the rest (and the rest look like they’ve just come out of adolescence), but certainly as their dad. But it certainly isn’t something you hear, although, playing by ear (specific credits are not given), it isn’t Swingle who takes the solo part the long solo part in Stevenson’s Romance and the shorter one in Shakespeare’s song (tracks 4 & 5). Gallant of him to have let the spotlight to the youngsters.

   14. Country Dances

   13. Flight Of The Bumble Bee

Chris Barber & Band.

Some great recordings on this L/P from across the pond !! classic "Trad Jazz" with "Lonnie Donegan".....Its cool to have all these different  L/P's !!!

             1. Bobby Shaftoe

             2. Rock Island Line

Frankie Laine

I guess that these are some early recordings of Frankie's...You could think that this was a religious set of songs by the cover..but it's not !!
And a fantastic recording of "Born To Be With You " !!

          2. Born To Be With You

The Melachrino Strings & Orchestra

 

You wouldn't be alone if you thought that you were in among the strings and violins of "Mantovani" but you ain't !!....so hear what "Charmaine" sounds like !

          8. Charmaine

It's Trad Dad

Okay now we have a compilation from the film.....I think I did see it in the distant past !!..not sure maybe it will be on TV I'll watch it if it does !..nice to hear the oldies again !!

 3. Rainbows

Brenda Lee

Starting in 1956 some very early Brenda's recording's pity that it only goes up to 1966...her voice defiantly changes through the years see my other post of hers !!....Even in the 10 years that this L/P covers you can hear the difference !!!..and of course the type of songs do make the difference from 1961 on they are less frantic !!...so the sound bite is the 1956 one to give you a taste!!

          1. Jambalaya

Ray Ellington--Valerie Masters--Barbara Virgil--The Mike Sammes Singers

A "Music For Pleasure" release now  from 1963..and it does exactly what it say's on the tin !! (Reference to A TV Ad) !!. it does give pleasure !...BUT I think that the writer of the notes on the back sleeve sells this release short !....Okay the music is about the music of "Jerome Kern" but he makes no mention of the content of the L/P ..only five lines at the bottom of the notes and the rest does tend to ramble on a bit !!!....I thought that the purpose of L/P liner notes is to review and inform everybody about the content be it good or bad !!

Saying all that I suppose I'd better make a comment about it !!

All the "Music For Pleasure" series are exactly that !!..and this one is no exception we have Three fine singers..shades of "Sammy Davies"....the great "Mike Sammes Singers" and a great orchestra...so have a download and make you own mind up....

Great version of "They Didn't Believe Me" well worth the download just for that !!

1. Ol' Man River....Ray Ellington & The Mike Sammes Singers

2. I Won't Dance....Ray Ellington & Valerie Masters

3. The Last Time I Saw Paris....Valerie Masters

4. Who....Ray Ellington

5. She Didn't Say Yes....The Mike Sammes Singers

6. The Folks Who Live On The Hill....Ray Ellington

1. The Way You look Tonight....Ray Ellington

2. Till The Clouds Rolls By....Barbara Virgil

3. A Fine Romance....Ray Ellington & Valerie Masters

4. Look For The Silver Lining.....Barbara Virgil & The Mike Sammes Singers

5. They Didn't Believe Me.....Valerie Masters

6. The Song is You....Ray Ellington & The Mike Sammes Singers

          11. They Didn't Believe Me

Bing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney

This was the first "Stereo" L/P that I bought and being thats it's about 60 years old it still sounds good...not many "Pops & Crackles"...Singers are good too!!!

1. Fancy Meeting You Here

2. On A Slow Boat To China

3. I Can't Get Started

4. Hindustan

5. It Happened In Monterey

6. You Came A Long Way From St Louis

7. Love Wont Let You Get Away

 

1. How About You

2. Brazil

3. Isle of Capri

4. Say Si Si

5. Calcutta

4. Hindustan

          2. On A Slow Boat To China