Hugh Masekela

Hugh Ramapolo Masekela (4 April 1939 – 23 January 2018) was a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer and composer who was described as "the father of South African jazz". Masekela was known for his jazz compositions and for writing well-known anti-apartheid songs such as "Soweto Blues" and "Bring Him Back Home". He also had a number-one US pop hit in 1968 with his version of "Grazing in the Grass".

          2. Zulu And The American      

Great Italian Love Songs.VA

A trip to Italy....before we go to France...SO  Let's keep it International !!!..The title says it all !!!

          5. Volare

Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians

Music For Dancing And Listening To

          3. Hawaiin War Chant

Francoise Hardy

The Yeh-Yeh girl sings in French which is no surprise as she comes from France. !..But this one comes all the way from New Zealand courtesy of John F....Cheers John for this happy sort of sing a- long songs !!

          6. IL Est Tout Pour Moi

Dusty Springfield.

This is Dusty at her best 13 classic tracks not a duff one on this L/P....Dusty at her peak !!
And a great standout track is (Drumroll) !!!!!...."I had A Talk With My Man"...Pure "Dusty" Magic !!!!

1. Won't Be Long
2. Oh No Not My Sweet Baby
3. Long After Tonight Is All Over
4. La Bamba
5. Who Can i Turn To
6. Doodlin'

1. If It Don't Work Out
2. That's How Heartaches Are Made
3. It Was Easier To Hurt Him
4. I've Been Wrong Before
5. I Can't Hear You
6. I Had A Talk To My Man
7. Packin' Up

           6. I Had A Talk With My Man

The Importance Of Being Ernest

 I should imagine that quite a number of people might be thinking at this point "What the hell is a couple of "Spoken" L/P's doing on a Music Blog" !!....Well now Hummmmmmmm let me think !!...No idea !! except "Variety is the spice of life"!!!!....AND there's not many places that you can listen to a "British Sir & Dame" squashed between "Dusty Springfield" & "The Hi-Lo's" !!!...Go on give it a download you might enjoy it !!!!!!...

You have of course on the cover of L/Ps No 1 "The Dame" and No 2 is of course "The Sir" !!!

This post is from April 2015...so here it is again but not in the same composition as before...I have managed to join all the sides into one file that lasts over 1 Hour 30 mins....so it will like a Podcast or a Radio play...as today we have loads of topical Talking Platforms and Podcasts that only involves talking and listening so if you are a Radio Play or Podcast enthusiast this could be a treat for you...Like a Blog Podcast !!..A reminder how we British used to talk in bygone days.... you won't hear an "Ee By Gum" or a 

"Ay Up Me Duck"  !!!.........So if you have a hour and a half to spare and do nothing.. put your feet up and listen !!

The Hi -Lo's.

 This group along with "The Four Freshman"made some great L/P's in the 50's/60's and here is one of them...there is no one nowday's that comes anywhere near for close harmonies !!!

1. Surry With The Fringe On Top
2. Birth Of The Blues
3. You Took Advantage Of Me
4. Summertime
5. Too Young For The Blues

1. Chinatown My Chinatown
2. Shadow Waltz
3. You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
4. long Ago and far Away
5. Clap Yo' Hands

      3. You Took Advantage Of Me.

Alan Price

We now have a couple of L/P's from John F , from NZ...that are great, both very different in style and content !!

1. Left Over People

2. Away Away

3. Between Today And Yesterday

4. In Times Like These

5. Under The Sun

6. Jarrow Song

1. City Lights

2. Look At My Face

3. Angel Eyes

4. You're Telling Me

5. Dream Of Delight

6. Between Today And Yesterday

Between Today and Yesterday is an autobiographical album released in 1974 by the English singer-songwriter Alan Price.

In its original LP format, Side One was titled "Yesterday" and Side Two was titled "Today." The "Yesterday" side featured six songs about the working class environment, in Northern England, in which Price was raised. Musically, these songs drew heavily from pre-rock styles, bringing to mind the music of the music hall and working class anthems. The "Today" side contained six songs about the more modern Price, performed in a more contemporary style.

         6. Jarrow Song

          10. Your Telling Me

Dory Previn

On My Way to Where was the first solo LP by Dory Previn, released in 1970.

1. Scared To Be Alone

2. I Ain't His Child

3. Esters First Communion

4. He Lives Alone

5. With My Daddy In The Attic

1. The Veterans Big Parade

2. Michael Michael

3. Beware Of Young Girls

4. Twenty Mile Zone

5. Mr Whisper

Dory Previn established herself from the late 1950s as a lyricist for movie songs in Hollywood, in the process being nominated for three Academy Awards. However, by 1970 her marriage to composer and conductor André Previn had disintegrated, following his affair with Mia Farrow and her own mental health problems. She retreated into a hospital, where, as therapy, she was encouraged to write songs of self-analysis. With producer Nik Venet, she recorded On My Way To Where for his Mediarts company, which was later taken over by United Artists.

         10. Mr Whisper

Cool Vocals & Instrumentals Number 3

Made this compilation a while ago...but forgot to post it..Number's 1 & 2 are on here somewhere..

         9. Summit Ridge Drive

         23. The Ballad Of Lucy Jordon

Jack Hylton & Orch--Ignace Jan Paderewski--Debroy Somers Band--The Harmony Ensemble

A wander down a long forgotten memory lane !

1. The Shepard Of The Hills......Jack Hylton & His Orchestra

2. Rhythm Is The Thing......Jack Hylton & His Orchestra

3. Sonata In C Sharp Minor......Ignace  Jan Paderewski

4. Minuet Op 14 No 1......Ignace Jan Paderewski

5. Savings Medley Part One......Debroy Somers Orchestra

6. Savings Medley Part Two......Debroy Somers Orchestra

7. The Church Bells Chiming......The Harmony Ensemble

8. By An Old Abbey Door......The Harmony Ensemble

Jack Hylton (born John Greenhalgh Hilton; 2 July 1892 – 29 January 1965) was an English pianist, composer, band leader and impresario.Hylton rose to prominence during the British dance band era, being referred as the "British King of Jazz" and "The Ambassador of British Dance Music" by the musical press.

Ignacy Jan Paderewski (Polish; 18 November 1860 – 29 June 1941) was a Polish pianist and composer who became a spokesman for Polish independence. In 1919, he was the new nation's Prime Minister and foreign minister during which he signed the Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I.

Debroy Somers (born William Henry Somers, 11 April 1890 in Dublin – 16 May 1952 in London) was a British twentieth-century big band bandleader.His ensemble, the Debroy Somers Band, was also known as the Midnight Minstrels.

         1. Shepard Of The Hills

The Rock Machine Turns You On..VA

Some Rock Now from 1968 !.....All the way From New Zealand !....Thanks John !

The Rock Machine Turns You On was the first bargain priced sampler album. It was released in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, The Netherlands, Germany and a number of other European countries in 1968 as part of an international marketing campaign by CBS, the Columbia label then active in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

Side 1

1. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight - Bob Dylan - from the LP John Wesley Harding'

2. Can't Be So Bad - Moby Grape - from the LP Wow.

3. Fresh Garbage - Spirit - from the LP Spirit.

4. I Won't Leave My Wooden Wife For You, Sugar - The United States of America -         from the LP The United States of America.

5. Time of the Season - The Zombies – from the LP Odessey and Oracle.

6. Turn on a Friend – The Peanut Butter Conspiracy – from the LP The Great     Conspiracy.

7. Sisters of Mercy – Leonard Cohen – from the LP The Songs of Leonard Cohen.

Side 2

1. My Days Are Numbered. Blood, Sweat and Tears – from the LP Child Is Father to     the Man.

2. Dolphins Smile – The Byrds – from the LP The Notorious Byrd Brothers.

3. Scarborough Fair / Canticle – Simon and Garfunkel – from the LP Parsley, Sage,   Rosemary and Thyme.

4. Statesboro Blues – Taj Mahal – from the LP Taj Mahal.

5. Killing Floor – The Electric Flag – from the LP A Long Time Comin'.

6. Nobody’s Got Any Money In The Summer – Roy Harper – from the LP Come Out   Fighting Ghengis Smith.

7. Come Away Melinda – Tim Rose – from the LP Tim Rose

8. Flames – Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera – from the LP Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera

          11. Statesboro Blues

          13. Nobody's Got Any Money In The Summer

Vic Damone

Some Very Early Recordings of Vic Damone !....with an extra 4 tracks !

1. Embraceable You

2. Somebody Loves Me

3. I'll See You In My Dreams

4. Blue Skies

5. When Day is Done

6. Lady Be Good

1. Among My Souvenirs

2. The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise

3. A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody

4. Remember

5. I've Got You Under My Skin

6. Time On My Hands

          6. Lady Be Good

The Clebanoff Strings

Before you go waltzing around that ballroom floor, grab a seat at the nearest Cinema and listen to some peacefull Film Music.....The playing list is not the same stated on the back !

         3. Moonglow & Theme From Picnic

Joe Loss & His Orchestra

Nothing to do with The Nolan's !!....just memories of whizzing around the ballroom floor !! Plus a bonus of "In The Mood"....

         9. After You've Gone

The Best Of Disney..VA

Before we all go all classical...lets remember the songs and memories, of when we were all young and naive and the world was a bit more peacefull !!

Channel your memories of yesteryear and your Child /Youngster and maybe Youth 

with some familiar songs of that era.....Ok there is no great dramatic numbers that the Disney of today have but just some gentle songs that reflects the time of that time !!

          1. When You Wish Upon A Star

          15. Whistle While You Work

Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 6 B Minor Op 74.."Pathetique"

A dip into the Classical Box...

1. 1st Movement..Adagio / Alegro Non Tropo

2. 2nd Movement..Alegro Con Grazia

3. 3rd Movement..Alegro Molta Vivace

4. 4th Movement..Adagio Lamenta

         3. 3rd Movement..Alegro Molto Vivace

Keely Smith.

Here's Keely Smith singing some of the hits that she has had with "Louis Prima"...But now by herself....I keep waiting for Louis's voice to butt in !!!

1. I've Got The World On a String
2. Medley......a. When Your Smiling
                       b. The Sheik Of Araby
3. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
4. The Birth Of The Blues
5. Oh Baby

1. That Old Black Magic
2. Medley......a. Just A Gigolo
                       b. I Ain't Got Nobody
3. Autumn Leaves
4. Buona Sera
5. Pennies From Heaven

          6. That Old Black Magic

Steve Race & Orchestra.

 This is a great L/P featuring some of Englands top musicians of the day..."Tubby Hayes" "Johnny Scott" & "Stan Roderick"...playing the TV Themes tunes like you've never heard them played before....Don't know about the "Dance" in the title its more of a "Jazz To The TV Themes"!!!!...../Great tracks of "Corrie" and "Z Cars"

1. Maigret
2. Coronation Street
3. Naked City
4. Startime
5. Z Cars
6. Man Of The World

1. Perry Mason
2. Here And Now
3. Willow Waltz
4. Route 66
5. Stranger On The Shore
6. Doctor Kildare

          2. Coronation Street