Sleeve Notes: Ravel’s Bolero was commissioned by the dancer Ida Rubenstein, and was originally presented by her in Paris during 1928. In its original form it was a dance pantomime with a Spanish setting, and Ida Rubenstein, portraying an attractive … Continued
Sleeve Notes: It’s been some time since a singer/songwriter emerged in Britain to reach the pinnacle of his profession and continually have smash hits. This has now been resolved by the appearance of a young Northern lad who has captured … Continued
Sleeve Notes: “Romance in Hawaii” is a more than appropriate title for an album that concentrates on conjuring up just the right mood for relaxation and romance. To do so it uses the soft and delicate songs of the islands … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Judge for yourself – Everything looks better in colour! Until 1967. Television viewing was colourless. We were entertained in a world of black, white and grey: But that’s changed now. More and more people are starting to enjoy … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Music from the unforgettable 50’s. That’s 20 years ago, and yet musically it can seem like yesterday, for memories are evoked so easily with a melody.An album that contains 12 such nostalgic themes as these is a treasure-chest … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Sweet singing by The Session Singers on this album, which is dedicated to The Carpenters and features twelve of the songs they have made famous. Karen and Richard Carpenter are probably the most popular vocal group today: the … Continued
Why would someone choose to buy Abba hits performed by anyone but Abba? I don’t know but I’m guessing there were probably sufficient numbers of record buying people for whom the cheaper price of this budget offering more than offset … Continued
The various artists include Mantovani, Cyril Stapleton, Frank Chacksfield and Roland Shaw. Stalwarts of the easy listening, middle of the road music scene. Label: Decca MOR 26 Cover photography: Syndication International 1979 1970s Covers
A record issued by The Sun newspaper which at its peak regularly sold over 4,000,000 copies per day. Sleeve Notes: Switched on people are switching to the Sun. Whatever your taste in pops, The Sun is the paper that keeps … Continued
That’s Bert Kaempfert on the back cover in all his magisterial fineness, running the show, producing, arranging, making the teas. Like all pragmatists Bert thought better of pasting a large image of himself on the front cover. He knew the … Continued