Ted Heath

Some smooth Big Band sounds now from the great Ted Heath Band !

             

 Ted Heath With His Band Singers...Dickie Valentine...Dennis Lotis...Lita Roza

          4. Dats Love

The Stereo Sound Of Stage And Screen

A  selection of songs from the shows and films...to test just how good your Stereo equipment is !!

          5. Till There Was You

Lena Horne

Soul is a 1966 studio album by Lena Horne, arranged by Ray Ellis.  Soul was the third of four albums Lena Horne recorded for United Artists Records. Recorded between September 9th 1965 and March 11th 1966, and released in June 1966. 

Groovy Lena Horne from the 60s – an album that's a heck of a lot hipper and more swinging than most of her sets from a decade before! That unmistakable Horne style of singing is still very much in place here – but the backings are often tightly punctuated, with a gently soulful groove that definitely lives up to the title, and which serves up most of the tracks with a nice little sense of rhythm. Ray Ellis is working here with Lena on the backings – and his style is arguably a bit groovier than usual too, with more of the syncopations you might find in mid 60s Quincy Jones or Oliver Nelson. 

          9. The Old Mill Stream

Jo Ann Campbell

Jo Ann Campbell (born July 20, 1938 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American pop singer.

In 1956, Campbell decided to quit dancing and become a singer. She received her first recording contract with RKO-Point Records in New York and released her debut single "Where Ever You Go" / "I'm Coming Home Late Tonight" with them in 1956. It was unsuccessful and she then signed a recording contract with Eldorado Records after performing at Harlem's Apollo Theater. She wrote and released her second single, "Come On Baby" in 1957. Later that year she released "Wait a Minute", and appeared at the Brooklyn Paramount and on Dick Clark's American Bandstand show.

           9. Eddie My Love

The Rock A Teens

Here's a one hit Wonder !....a cross between Bill Haley & Elvis !! from the late 50's lots of Rockabilly fun on this one !!

The Rock-A-Teens were a short-lived American rockabilly group from Richmond, Virginia, active in the late 1950s, led by Vic Mizelle....The Rock-a-Teens were one-hit wonders whose lone hit record was "Woo Hoo", written by George Donald McGraw and backed with "Untrue", released on Roulette Records R 4192. The song hit No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The Rock-A-Teens formed in 1956 as Boo Walke & the Rockets while still in high school. After the initial success of "Woo-Hoo", they cut an album of the same name. Meanwhile Roulette Records issued a follow-up single of "Twangy" and "Doggone It Baby". Neither the album or follow-up single was successful. The group broke up shortly after and none of the members continued in the music business. ( Info Edited From Wikipedia )

1. Woo-Hoo

2. Doggone It baby

3. I'm Not Afraid

4. That's My Mama

5. Dance The Bop

6. The Story Of a Woman

1. Twangy

2. Janis Will Rock

3. Pagan

4. Lotta Boppin'

5. Oh my Nerves

6. I was Born To Rock

         1. Woo Hoo

         9. Pagan

Kiki Dee.

Kiki Dee is the only British Singer that has been signed by "Tamla Motown"..this 1970 L/P has her singing cover versions of Motown songs...and she does a darn good job of it....just listen to her version of "For Once In My Life"...I think that if it had been issued as a single it would have become a hit !!...this was a one and only session for the Motown label which is a pity because I think she could have done well working with the Motown Song Writers...

P.S. I think that this is one of Kiki's best L/P's

1. The Day Will Come Between Sunday And Monday
2. Johnny Raven
3. Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
4. Jimmy
5. I Can't Bring Back The Love I Feel For You
6. More Today Than Yesterday

1. Love Makes The World Go Round
2. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me
3. Love Is A Warm Kind Of Sorrow
4. For Once In My Life
5. My Whole World Ended
6. I Second That Emotion

          10. For Once In My LIfe

Das Grosse Wunschkonzert.

Here we have a treat for all the "German"visitors....This is the first time I have played and heard these L/P's...All the tracks except one I don't recognise but I should think that there will be many over the channel that will !!!!...Strange to hear "Happy Days Are Here Again"without "Barbra Streisand"!!!!

           11. Ay Ay Ay

The Caterina Valente Singers

With a dash of Ray Conniff & a pinch of the  Swingle's plus a bit of The Kirby Stone Four we have Caterina and four singers doing a great job on some standard songs...I wish she had done more L/P's with the singers...all the Info is on the back so sit back and enjoy some cool music and sounds !......If anybody has this in Stereo it would be great to get a download !.......Managed to get a download of the Stereo version so I've put them both on this RE-POST !!

1. Dominique

2. Dominique ( Stereo )
3. Desafinado

4. Desafinado ( Stereo )
5. I Want To Hold Your Hand

6. I Want To Hold Your Hand ( Stereo )
7. Moon River

8. Moon River ( Stereo )
9. Cuando Calienta El Sol

10. Cuando Calienta El Sol ( Stereo )
11. Swing Low Sweet Chariot

12. Swing Low Sweet Chariot ( Stereo )

13. Stardust

14. Stardust (Stereo)
15. Baubles Bangles And Beads

16. Baubles Bangles And Beads (Stereo)
17. Maria 

18. Maria (Stereo)

19. On The Sunny Side Of The Street

20. On The Sunny Side Of The Street (Stereo)
21. Cheerio

22. Cheerio (Stereo)
23. Midnight In Moscow

24. Midnight In Moscow (Stereo)

          1. Dominique

          1. Dominique (Stereo)

Barry White & The Love Unlimited Orch.

This L/P to me epitomises the sound and feel of the 70's Music and features one of the best Instrumental hit record of the 70's....I am of course talking about "Loves Theme" what an arrangement all those twanging sliding guitars definatly got the "Barry White" stamp on it and "The Love Unlimited Orch" sound you can tell who it is as soon as a track starts !!!

1. Barry's Theme
2. Rhapsody In White
3. Midnight And You
4. I feel love Coming On

1. Baby Blues
2. Don't Take it Away From Me
3. What A Groove
4. Love's Theme

          8. Love's Theme

Annie Ross

An early Annie Ross recorded in August 1956...Before she joined "Lamberts Hendricks & Ross

P.S. This is a great L/P sound wise !! being that it is 68 years old.....they made them in those days to last and last and last !!!

1. Gypsy In My Soul
2. I Love Paris
3. I Didn't Know About You
4. The Lady's In Love With You

1. 'Taint What You Do
2. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying
3. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
4. Don't Worry 'Bout Me

         4. The Lady's In Love With You

The 50 Guitars Of Tommy Garrett

Another one from the 50 Guitars Of TG....OR is there only 1 and a little man at the controls twisting the knobs and sliding the slides !!!...Guess we will never know unless the little man comes forward to tell us...OR maybe an avalanche of guitar players complaining !!

1. Baia

2. A Day In The Life Of A Fool (Manha De Carnaval)

3. Delicado

4. Lo Mucho Que Te

5. On The Old Spanish Trail

6. My Adobe Hacienda

1. The Moon was Yellow

2. How Insensitive

3. Mexican Standoff

4. Mi Casa Su casa

5. El Jaribe

6. Mexican Leather And Spanish Lace

          2. A Day In The Life Of A Fool ( Manha De Carnaval )

Collector's Choice..VA

We are now in the land of "Chocky's" (Belgium) at the moment rummaging through Bob's collection to see what comes up above and below post's...so thanks Bob for that!!....I will have to have a good listen to this one and see if i can tell which track is an original one and which are the re-recordings !!...make a comment and see if our minds are one !!..and we agree !!

           12. Chanson D' Amour

Fats Waller

You can't beat a bit of thumping piano and the distinctive voice of Mr FW !!..

         6. Sweet Sue

Quincy Jones---The Italian Job

I've just clicked my "Red" trainers !!...and Lo' and behold guess where I have ended up !!..

Yep !! browsing through Johns record store in New York !!! and this one caught my eye !

Great score by Quincy Jones that includes The hit song by Matt Monroe...and the incidental music to the film does not gets boring like some other Film Music soundtracks !!!....I would say it's one of the best Film Soundtracks I have heard !!.....(Non Musical) of course !!!

            4. Britannia & Mrs Bridger

The Beverley Sisters

The Beverley Sisters were a British female vocal and light entertainment trio, most popular during the 1950s and 1960s.

I was very surprised with this one !!....Didn't know the "Bev's could do "Standards" as good as they do in this one !!...Thanks "John" for the surprise !!

           12. I Thought Of You Last Night

The Ronettes

The Ronettes.were an American girl group from New York City. One of the most popular groups of the 1960s, consisted of lead singer Veronica Bennett (later known as Ronnie Spector), her older sister Estelle Bennett, and their cousin Nedra Talley. 

The girls had sung together since they were teenagers, then known as "The Darling Sisters". Signed first by Colpix Records in 1961, they moved to Phil Spector's Philles Records in March 1963 and changed their name to "The Ronettes". 

Among the Ronettes' most famous songs are "Be My Baby", "Baby, I Love You", "(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up", and "Walking in the Rain", all of which charted on the Billboard Hot 100.  ( Info Edited From Wikipedia )

The Ronettes began recording with Colpix Records in 1961 and recorded eleven songs for Colpix........And here they are !!

1. He Did It

2. Silhouettes

3. Good Girls

4. The Memory

5. You Bet I Would

6. I'm Gonna Quit While I'm Ahead

1. I'm On The Wagon

2. Recipe For Love

3. My Guiding Angel

4. I Want A Boy

5. What's So Sweet About Sixteen

          4. The Memory