Clea Bradford...Her Point Of View

A great set of standards sung great by a singer that should have had more success than she did....First track seems to be out of place with the rest of the songs !

Arguably one of the finest vocalists to go under everyone's radar. Hard to believe she released only 3 albums & 2 singles.

Her later albums included "Her Point of View," which combined her jazz stylings with soul arrangements by Richard Evans. Her composition from that album, "My Love's a Monster," was a regional R&B hit in the Midwest and had recently become a club favorite of British club DJs. 

1. My Loves A Monster

2. Spring Is Here

3. Summertime

4. The Thrill Is Gone

5. Bye Bye Blackbird

6. Think About That

1. I need Love

2. A Place In The Sun

3. What is this Thing Called Love

4. Anything Goes

5. Any Day Now

6. The View From up here

          3. Summertime

Great Big Bands..Duke Ellington--Benny Carter--Fletcher Henderson.

Its "Big Band Time " !!  now and three of the greats of the 1930's ! 1933 to be exact 

So swing away Duke / Benny & Fletcher !!.......Followed by a trip to Paris & a Waltz Quickstep and a Shuffle around the dance floor !!

          4. I've Got The World On A String

Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra...Evening In Paris

Euro Star or Plane or even a Dusty old Carpet and Whoosh !! we are in France's capital city sipping coffee at the sidewalks cafe's !!

         14. Can Can

Joe Loss & His Orchestra...In The Mood For Dancing.

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

12 Tops Today's Top Hits.

Here's a budget label from 1973 stating "Today's Top Hits"..WELL !! I think I must have been in the land of nod for 21 hours a day because I can only recognise 3 tracks !!...once again no credits for the singers...so I guess they might be session singers !!...doing a great Job !!
And of course For TODAY read YESTERDAY !!

1.  By Your Side
2.  Ghetto Child
3.  Top Of The World
4.  A Hard Rains Gonna Fall
5.  This Flight Tonight
6.  Knockin' On Heavens Door

1.  Let Me In
2. Photograph
3.  Wont Somebody Dance With Me
4.  Sorrow
5.  5.15
6. Showdown

         5.This Flight Tonight

Domingo Sings Caruso.

Not had a "Classical" sound for a while so here is a very young looking "Placido" doing the songs that are associated with "Caruso"....Thanks "Bob"

          8. La Donna e Mobile

Creedence Clearwater Revival...Cosmo's Factory.

Thanks Luc for this one and the short one below....Cheers....Luigi

1. Ramble Tamble

2. Before You Accuse Me

3. Travelin' Band

4. Ooby Dooby

5. Lookin' Out My Back Door

6. Run Through The Jungle

1. Up Around The Bend

2. My Baby Left Me

3.Who'll Stop The Rain

4. I Heard It Through The Grapevine

5. Long as I Can See The Light

         10. I Heard It Through The Grape Vine

Angelica Maria

This short one is a 45 rpm EP...courtesy Of Luc....Thanks !

         2. Toco A Tu Puerta

Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Song Book Vol 1.

 Another of Ella's Songbooks Vol 1....Vol 2 will arrive shortly !!.....This time the Orchestra is by "Paul Weston".....you do run out of things to say about Ella....even in the later years when her voice wasn't at it's best the "Magic" was still there....This Songbook is Ella definatly at her Peak !!

P.S. "It only seems  like yesterday" is a Quote that everybody at some point in their life has stated !! so here's me having a say !!...65 Years have shot by since "Ella" got behind the microphone in the recording studio and produced this "Gem".....sadly she is missed by the thousands of fans around the world !!!...RIP "Ella" !!!

1. Lets Face The Music And Dance
2. You're Laughing At Me
3. Let Yourself Go
4. You Can Have Him
5. Russian Lullaby
6. Puttin' On The Ritz
7. Get Thee Behind Me Satan
8. Alexander's Ragtime Band

1. Top Hat White Tie And Tails
2. How About Me
3. Cheek To Cheek
4. I Used To Be Colour Blind
5. Lazy
6. How Deep Is The Ocean
7. All By Myself
8. You Forgot To Remember

          10. How About Me 

Rock Machine...I Love You .VA

A few now from JohnF who resides on the other side of the world, NZ...Thanks John !

        6. Brandenburg Concerto No 3

The World Of Josh White.

I wonder if Barbara and Matilda and Molly and a Lass and a Gal are eating all those Apples Peaches and Cherries !!

         6. Barbara Allen

The Hits Of Ray Anthony.

Some Big Band Sounds Now....Thanks JohnF

        6. Thunderbird

Johnny Cash...Story Songs Of The Trains And Rivers.

Johnny Cash On The Move !

         7. Rock Island Line

Booker T & The M.G.s...Green Onions

Let's have a bit of "Funk & Soul"....

 Booker T. & the M.G.'s is an instrumental R&B/funk band that was influential in shaping the sound of Southern soul and Memphis soul.
 They also released instrumental records under their own name, of which the best known is the 1962 hit single "Green Onions". As originators of the unique Stax sound, the group was one of the most prolific, respected, and imitated of its era. By the mid-1960s, bands on both sides of the Atlantic were trying to sound like Booker T. & the M.G.'s.^[

          2. Rinky Dink

Jeannie C. Riley...Things Go Better With Love.

Country and Western Via NZ...Courtesy Of JohnF

         10. Thin Ribbon Of Smoke

The Electriying Aretha Franklin.

Next lot are from USA via "John" at the record shop and "Bob" from "Belguim" all great L/P's that I hope every one will enjoy...can't say too much about them because I will have only heard then as I record them ...so come on folks lets have some "Comments" be them "Good " Bad" or even "Indiference"...."Kudos" (Praise) to "John" & "Bob"

1. You Made Me Love You
2. I Told You So
3. Rock-a-Bye Your Baby
4. Nobody Like You
5. Exacly Like You
6. It So Heartbreakin'

1. Rough Lover
2. Blue Holiday
3. Just For You
4. That Lucky Old Sun
5. I Surreder Dear
6. Ac-Cent Tchu-Ate The Positive

          5. Exactly Like You

Kay Starr...Jazz Singer.

This is a great L/P with "Kay" at her peak orchestrations great so what you waiting for !! give it a download !!

          10. My Honey's Lovin' Arms