David Soul...320 Kbps

This is David Soul at his best..all songs are brilliant...he has 3 hits on this L/P and a couple of  outstanding ones "Nobody But A Fool Or A Preacher"and "By The Devil"

1. Silver Lady
2. Can't We Just Sit Down And Talk It Over
3. Tattler
4. I wish I Was
5. Rider
6. Going In With My Eyes Open

1. Playing To An Audience Of One
2. Tomorrows Child
3. By The Devil
4. Nobody But A Fool Or A Preacher 
5. Mary's Fancy
6. Don't Give Up On Us

4. Nobody But A Fool Or a Preacher.

Frank Sinatra...320 Kbps

The sub-title of this L/P is "Sings For Moderns".....so here is Sinatra singing some poular songs of the 60's with some "Oldies" thrown in for good measure !....Nelson Riddle at the helm so it still "Swings"!!!

1. Strangers In The Night
2. Summer Wind
3. All Or Nothing At All
4. Call me
5. You're Driving Me Crazy

1. On A Clear Day
2. My Baby Just Cares for Me
3. Downtown
4. Yes Sir That's My Baby 
5. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World

   3. Downtown.

Sammy Davis Jr...320 Kbps

 This is Sammy at his best...as you can see it is from 1958 a very good vintage year and like wine gets better !!!..they don't bottle things as good these days !!!....As it is a live recording there is no gaps in the tracks so it has been recorded as "Side One & Side Two"...

1. Somethings Gotta Give
2. And This Is My Beloved
3. Hey There
4. My Funny Valentine
5. It's Alright With Me 
6. But Not For Me

1. Ethel Baby
2. Too Close For Comfort
3. Ol' Man River
4. Chicago
5. How High The Moon (Tap Dance)
6. Impressions
    a Nature Boy
    b Because Of You

Al Martino...320 Kbps

Everyone who likes music from the 50's and 60's should be aware of "Frank Sinatra's" L/P 

"Songs For Swinging Lovers" which is just about the best Sinatra made....This one comes a close second to it !!!...having said that I don't think anyone will ever beat "SFSL"....I've always liked Al Martino and he has recorded some good "pop" singles at the start of his singing career in the 50's who could forget "Here In My Heart"which incidentally was the first No 1 record when the UK started there "Top Charts"...then there was "Rachael"..."Story Of Tina" Ect...best track on this L/P is "Summertime"....different !!

P.S. I've said it once before and I'll say it again the "Arrangement's & Orchestrations can make a hell of a difference in the making of a excellent L/P or CD.... and this Orchestra that is backing Al Martino is first class....must say I have never heard of "Stanley Applebaum

1. Baby Wont You Please Come Home

2. All Of Me

3. It Had To Be You

4. Why Do I Love You
5. Three Little Words
6. I've Got You Under My Skin
7. When Your Lover has Gone

1. All Or Nothing At All
2. Without A Word Of Warning
3. Makin' Whoopee
4. Sunday
5. That Old Feeling
6. Summertime

   6. Summertime.

Elton John....320 Kbps

Yah can't beat a good classic L/P and by jingo this is one !!....recorded in "France" round about 1973 and IMHO is the best Elton has done ! even surpassing his earlier work..every track is a Gud Un !!...This is a double L/P and my copy has the distinction of being all "Yellow Vinyl"!!!!



Side One                                                                     Side Two
1. Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding       1. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
2. Candle In The Wind                                            2. This Song Has No Title
3. Bennie And The Jets                                            3. Grey Seal
                                                                                   4. Jamaica Jerk-off
                                                                                   5. I've Seen That Movie Too
Side Three                                                            
1. Sweet Painted Lady                                            Side Four
2. The Ballad Of Danny Bailey                             1. Your Sister Cant Twist
3. Dirty Little Girl                                                  2. Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
4. All The Girls Love Alice                                    3. Roy Rogers
                                                                                 4. Social Disease
                                                                                 5. Harmony

     4. Jamaica Jerk Off.

David Gates....320 Kbps

All the songs on this L/P are written by David Gates and it's great to have a start, beginning, and an end to a song and also understand what it's about !!...One slight little niggle !! the songs are too short most of them only last for two minutes ! those that go over the two are only seconds longer....shame because they are all original and catchy tunes...The first track is great !!....

1. Can I Call You
2. Where Does The Love Go
3. 20th Century Man
4. She Was So Young
5. Silky

1. Falling In Love Again
2. Starship Ride
3. Chingo
4. Sweet Desire
5./ The Rainbow Song

   1. Can I Call You.

Jack Jones....320 Kbps

A rather subdued JJ selection of tracks including two of them with his then girlfriend "Susan George"....I think I miss the couple of upbeat tracks that usualy is there on the KAPP recordings !!!

1. Your A Lady
2. Little Girl
3. We Will
4. Maybe
5. I Know That One
6. We've Only Just Begun...with Susan George

1. I Won't Last A Day Without You
2. My Lonely Room
3. Simple Man
4. That's Enough For Me
5. That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be

     3. Simple Man.

Rare Bird...320 Kbps

This L/P hasn't seen the light of day for quite some time...Its one of those that I bought for the "Hit" track "Sympathy" which is incidently a great one then as with most of L/P's that has only one good track it has been forgotten !!...There is only one other track that to me is a stand out one and that is "I'm Thinking"....no doubt all the folks who are into rock bands will love it...It reminds me of the early recordings of "The Moody Blues"...saying all that it's ok...Soooooo give it a listen to the Title track is great !!

1. Sympathy
2. You Went Away
3. Nature's Fruit
4. Bird On A Wing
5. What You Want To Know

1. Beautiful Scarlet
2. Hammerhead
3. I'm Thinking
4. As You Mind Flies By

     3. I'm Thinking.

Elvis Presley...320 Kbps

Everybody who has a record collection must and needs to include at least one of "Elvis's" L/P's and here's one of them !!....Produced by Elvis himself it includes tracks from his "Tours" and recording's he made at "Graceland"in 1977 "

1. Unchained Melody
2. If You Love Me (Let Me Know)
3. Little Darlin'
4. He'll Have To Go
5. Let Me Be There

1. Way Down
2. Pledging My Love
3. Moody Blue
4. She Thinks I Still Care
5. It's Easy For You

     2. If You Love Me Let Me Know.

Jack Jones....320 Kbps

A good selection of contemporary songs of the time (1974) and not a "Standard Song" in sight !!

1. Here's To Love
2. Do Me Wrong But Do Me
3. It Didn't Come Easy
4. All Cried Out
5. Would You Say I Love You

6. Alone Too Long

1. Fools In Love
2. 'Till I Can't Take It Any More
3. I Never Had It So Good
4. That's What Friends Are for
5. Harbour

       5.Would You Say I Love You.

Ray Stevens....320 Kbps



If you are like me and like to hear different interpretations of standard songs then this might be the one for you to have a listen too... every track is so far from the original that you could be listening to a different song...The whole L/P has a Hill-Billy/Western slight feel to it but it is very cool...just imagine "Lady Of Spain" done as "Rock & Roll" and you might get some idea !!

P.S. This is a great L/P and well worth a download...you won't hear the like of this again.....Unless "Ray" decides  after 37 years to do a follow up L/P of popular songs done in  his way !!....just been on YouTube to see if there was any "Vids" of any of the tracks but there wasn't anything...BUT thought that the one below is worth a "Giggle" at !!!!!! 

1. Misty
2. Indian Love Call
3. Over The Rainbow
4. Oh Lonesome Me
5. Sunshine
6. Cow Cow Boogie

1. Young Love
2. Deep Purple
3. Mockingbird Hill
4. Take Care Of Business
5. Lady Of Spain

     5. Lady of Spain.

Ray Stevens - The Skies Just Ain't Friendly Anymore

Leo Sayer....320 Kbps

This is one of Leo's lesser known L/P's....all songs co-written by Leo and recorded in 1975...great track is "On the Old Dirt Road"....This L/P I think didn't get as much exposure as his other ones did...hence my coment on "Lesser Known L/P !!!...but it's a "Gun Un" !! and well worth a listen too !!!

1. Bedsitterland
2. Unlucky In Love
3. The Last Gig Of Johnny B Good
4.On The Old Dirt Road
5. I Will Not Stop Fighting

1. Moonlighting
2. Streets Of Your Town
3. The Kids Grown Up
4. Only Dreaming
5. Another Year

     4. On The Old Dirt Road.

Johnny Mathis..320 Kbps

Another great L/P from Johnny recorded early 70's.....I think that as he got older his voice and vocal style became more suited to the up tempo songs.....haven't heard him live for quite some time so I don't know if his voice has changed...will have to go onto "YouTube" and see what there is there...in the meantime have a listen its a good one !!
I think the reason its a good one is the choices of songs are good and the arrangements are first class...and he puts his own interpretations  on the songs in the "Mathis" Style.... not copying the originals which is great !!

I. Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me
2. We're All Alone

3. All The Things You Are
4. One
5. When I Need You
6. Sweet Surrender

1. The Most Beautiful Girl
2. Tomorrow
3. Evergreen
4. I Always Knew I Had It In Me
5. Don't Give Up On Us

     6. Sweet Surrender.

Tony Orlando And Dawn....320 Kbps

This one should bring a smile to your face and if you are down in the dumps it should get you dancing around the room!!

P.S download this one it will make you smile !!....and Boy! do we need it at the moment !!

1. Overture / Steppin' Out I'm Gonna Boogie Tonight
2. Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose
3. If It Wasn't For You Dear
4. Sweet Summer Days Of My Life

1. Who's In The Strawberry Patch With Sally
2. Daydream
3. Atlanta
4. Ukulele Man
5. You say The Sweetest Things
6. Reprise (Strawberry Patch)

     2. Daydream.

Frank Sinatra...320 Kbps

 Here's Sinatra Swingin' without "Nelson Riddle"

     1. Tangerine.

Buddy Greco....320 Kbps

Here's a live performance that is 100% spot on!!!!!....no need to say anything about it but
Just Listen !!!....


1. Like Young
2. Only Love Me
3. Misty
4. That's What I Thought You Said
5. Just In Time
6. I Laughed At Love

1. The Lady Is A Tramp
2. How About You
3. The More I See You
4. Something's Gotta Give
5. Cheek To Cheek

Sammy Davies & Carmen McRae

Okay !...the Bubble gum era is over !!...now we have two greats showing how it should be done !

1. Happy To make Your Acquaintance.
2. Tea For Two
3. They Didn't Believe Me
4. You're The Top
5. Cheek To Cheek
6. Baby It's Cold Outside

1. People Will Say Were In Love
2. There's A Small Hotel
3. A Fine Romance
4. The Things We Did last Summer
5. Two Sleepy People
6. Who Cares

     2. There's A Small Hotel.

Patience & Prudence

Some Catchy songs from the 50's !....typical of the Bubble Gum Era !

Patience Ann McIntyre (born August 15, 1942) and Prudence Ann McIntyre (born July 12, 1945), known professionally as Patience and Prudence, are two sisters who were a young vocal duo active from 1956 to 1964.

Their song "Gonna Get Along without Ya Now" reached #11 on the Billboard chart and #22 in the UK; its B-side, "The Money Tree," reached #73 in the U.S. They appeared on the Perry Como Show on television in September of that same year. They also released other singles such as "Little Wheel" and "All I Do Is Dream of You" but failed to reach the charts again.

1. Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now
2. Tonight You Belong To me
3. A Smile And a Ribbon
4. Dreamer's Bay
5. We Can't Sing Rhythm And Blues
6. You Tattletale

1. Very Nice In Bali Bali
2. The Money Tree
3. Witchcraft
4. Over Here
5. Tom Thumb's Tune
6. Golly Oh Gee

     5. Tom Thumb's Song

Enoch Light & The Light Brigade

Below we have some hissy and scratchy music here we are right up to date with some fantastic percussion that  the "Command" label are famous for...Sounds that bounce across the room !!

1. Hernandos Hideaway
2. Speak To Me Of Love- Cha Cha
3. Matilda
4. Good Night Sweetheart-Cha Cha
5. What Is This Thing Called Love
6. Lady is a Tramp

1. Speak Low
2. I've Got A Right To Sing The blues
3. Mack The Knife
4. Temptation
5. The Natives Are Restless Tonight
6. Foggy day Cha- Cha

     3. Matilda.

Louis Armstrong....320 Kbps



It seems incredible that Louis was nearly 60 (59) to be presise !....when he recorded this L/P....and it has his voice "Matured" so it say's on the back sleeve....but I would have thought that there would have been some difference in his younger vocals being as his voice is so unique and with that great trumpet playing...but no its as fresh as when he first started in 1917 !!....but perhaps not so wild !!....A very nice selection of standard songs sung as only Louis can !!!

1.When Your Lover Has Gone
2.You're The Top
3. You Turned The Tables On Me
4. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
5. Little Girl Blue

1. Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
2. We'll Be Together Again
3. I've Got The World On A String
4. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
5. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues

     2. We'll Be Together Again.

Georgie Fame....320 Kbps

This is some of Georgie's early recordings with "The Blue Flames" 1964/65/66...included in this compilation is also his Hit singles...It says on the back cover that his sound was "Rhythm and Blues"with a "Jazz" influence otherwise known as "Rockhouse"....Thats a new one on me !!
The Hammond Organ that features in quite a few of the tracks is played by Georgie....To me its all "Rock n' Roll "!!!

1. Yeh Yeh
2. Sunny
3. Point Of No Return
4. Like We Used To Be
5. Get On The Right Track Baby
6. Outrage
7. Let The Sunshine In

1. Getaway
2. Sitting In The Park

3. In The Meantime

4. Something

5. Do Re Mi

6. Sweet Thing

7. Li'l Darlin'

     8. Getaway.

Eagles...320 Kbps

 No need for any introduction to "The Eagles" just listen  !!!

 1. The Long Run
2. I Can't Tell You Why
3. In The City
4. The Disco Strangler
5. King Of Hollywood

1. Heartache Tonight
2.Those Shoes
3. Teenage Jail
4. The Greeks Don't Want No Freaks
5. The Sad Cafe

     6. Heartache Tonight