James Last

JAMES LAST Paintings (1979 Japanese-only 10-track LP - Mr Last entertains with renditions of Jean Michel Jarre's Equinoxe Part 5 & Frank Mills' Music Box Dancer alongside his own compositions.

James Last (German born Hans Last; 17 April 1929 – 9 June 2015), also known as Hansi, was a German composer and big band leader of the James Last Orchestra. Initially a jazz bassist (Last won the award for "best bassist" in Germany in each of the years 1950–1952, his trademark "happy music" made his numerous albums best-sellers in Germany and the United Kingdom, with 65 of his albums reaching the charts in the UK alone. His composition "Happy Heart" became an international success in interpretations by Andy Williams and Petula Clark.

1. Music Box Dancer

2. All Of a Sudden

3. Summertime

4. Children of Sanchez

5. Photographs

1. Paintings

2. Equinoxe Part 5

3. Fool

4. Gonna Make The First Time Last

5. Good Night Tokio

          7. Equinox Part 5

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 !!

James Last & Orchestra.

 This compilation seems to be tracks from some of his L/P's maybe the ones on the back cover...not "The Best Of" like the "Bert Kampfert"one....but a nice easy listening one !!

1. American Patrol
2. I Got You Babe
3. Delicado
4. Toreadors March From Carmen
5. April In Portugal

1. Greensleeves
2. Yesterday
3. Sail Along Siv'ry Moon
4. Adagio
5. La Bamba

          4. Toreadors March 

James Last Orchestra And Singers

This should jog the memory a bit... hits from all decades rolled into a continues non stop tracks...Not exactly a "Rave" but pleasant sing along value !!!

Side 1                                                                 Side Two

1. Rivers Of Babylon                                       1. Brown Girl In The Ring
2. Dancing In The City                                    2. One For You One For Me
3. Night Fever                                                  3. Save Your Kisses For Me
4. Boogie Oogie Oogie                                     4. Amazing Grace
5. If I Only Had Time                                     5. Yesterday
6. Sailing                                                          6. Love Is In The Air
7. Una Paloma Blanca                                    7. I'm On Fire
8. I Can't Give You Anything                        8. I Only Want To Be With You
9. Y Viva Espana                                            9. You Make Me Feel Brand New
10. Fernando                                                  10. I Write The Songs
11. Massachusetts                                          11. Yes Sir I Can Boogie
12. Your The One That I Want                    12. Money Money Money
13. Rasputin

Side Three                                                      Side Four

1. Black Is Black                                            1. Stayin' Alive
2. In Zaire                                                      2. Let Me Be The One
3. Kiss You All Over                                     3. Cecilia
4. Mull Of Kintyre                                        4. I've Gotta Get a Message To You
5. Lara's Theme                                            5. Strangers in The Night
6. Rock Bottom                                             6. Daddy Cool
7. I Love To Love                                         7. Summertime
8. Love Hurts                                                8. Jeans On
9. Belfast                                                        9. All By Myself
10. It's a Heartache                                      10. You're The First My Last My Everything
11. Substitute                                                11. Knowing Me Knowing You
12. Dancing Queen                                       12. Devil Woman
                                                                       13. Stuff Like That

James Last Orchestra.

 Here's "James Last" getting in on the "Non Stop Dancing" Records that was popular in the late 60's 70's....popular songs all strung together !!!

James Last & Orchestra.

This is a Double L/P and as per usual for a live recording.. recorded as Side 1-2-3-4.....selections from different countries doesn't say anywhere on the sleeve of the year but on the record label it's printed 1974 so at a guess it would either be 73 or 74....

Side 1.

1. Opening Music 
2. Evie
3. Easy Livin'
4. I Left My Heart In San Fransisco 
5. Face In A Crowd
6. Swing Low Sweet Chariot

Side 2.
1. Too Fat Polka
2. Wedding Song
3. Romance In F Major
4. Theme From Shaft
5. I Don't Know How To Love Him

Side 3. 
1. Also Sprach Zarathustra 
2. In Russia.
    a. Midnight in Moscow 
    b. Cossack Patrol
    c. Sabre Dance
3. Introduction
4. Vienna Praterleben

Side 4.
1. Live And Let Die (Vocal..Benny Bendorff )
2. Greensleeves
3. MacArthur Park
4. Medley
    a. Get Back
    b. Ob-La-De Ob-La-Da
    c. La Felicidad

 
 

James Last & Orchestra

James Last doing the "Sweet Beat" on some popular songs of the time this sis for the easy listening folks !!

1. I Got You Babe
2. Frag Den Abendwind
3. Baby Don't Go
4. You've Lost That lovin' Feeling
5. Eve Of Destruction
6. Teenage love

1. Mr Tambourine Man
2. Du Bist Nich Allein
3. For Somebody
4. Like A Rolling Stone
5. Du Bist Meine
6. Yesterday

  04 You've lost that Lovin'Feelin'.mp3

James Last & Orchestra

Another helping of "James Last"....to me this one seems to lack the "Oomph" that the Orchestra normally has !!!...maybe its all slow tunes and not a "Swing" in sight !!!

1. Lara's Theme
2. A Man And A Woman
3. Games That Lovers Play
4. This Is my Song
5. What Now My Love
6. Close Your Eyes

1. I Left My Heart in San Fransisco 
2. Flay Me To The Moon 
3. Now I Know
4. Never On A Sunday
5. Sandy's Theme
05. What Now My Love.mp3