Ronco Records was a hugely successful label in the seventies and eighties churning out compilations with regularity. Originally a company that sold cheap household gadgets such as those you might see on late night TV after regular programming has ended, … Continued
Sleeve Notes: We have always admired Della Reese’s singing and were enormously pleased when the opportunity came fur as to bring her to RCA. We began her RCA history with a single recording, Don’t You Know, that underlined her warm, … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Really, you know, a Joe Loss album is sufficient unto itself – and these notes appended to it are superfluous! For is not his name one of the best known and most firmly established in the whole vast … Continued
Sleeve Notes: As Frank Sinatra used to sing: “it’s so nice to go travelling”… and this 16-track selection gives you the opportunity to do just that, without leaving the comfort of your armchair! Here, 13 top orchestras from Britain, the … Continued
If you were wondering why the track “Banks of the Ohio” doesn’t list the writer it’s because the writers are unknown. This song – sometimes known as ‘On the Banks of the Ohio’, is what can properly be described as … Continued
Harry Stoneham probably gained most fame from his theme tune for the UK’s chat show legend Michael Parkinson. Every week his theme opened the show but few ever got to hear the full version. You can now hear it below … Continued
Raymond certainly knew how to relax. He simply sat, exuding man smells, on the pier at Blackpool and within minutes if not seconds scantily clad young women were drawn to him to like a bee to a flower. Look how … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Through a succession of wonderful albums, Nancy Wilson has established herself as one of the finest singers of our day. So it has become natural that when good new songs come along, or old favorites become newly popular, … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Actually the only person competent enough to write these program notes for Eartha Kitt would appear to he Mr. Roget – he of Roget’s Thesaurus – or perhaps Mr. Noah Webster. But even having all the words in … Continued
Sleeve Notes: “Say it with a beautiful song,” sing Irving Berlin’s charming lyrics for the title tune of Ray Conniff’s latest, and that is precisely what America’s Number One dance arranger does. More-over, he does it with a Latin beat, … Continued