Another example of the “covers” budget albums so prolific during the seventies and early eighties. The sound was inevitably disappointing if you had a clear and fixed memory of how the actual records sounded. Or do you disagree? Let us … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Since 1971, when Norman Candler presented his first “Magic Strings” LP, the young arranger and bandleader has been amongst the recognized and most popular representatives of a romantic and melodically emphasized style in contemporary pop and light music. … Continued
Sleeve Notes: A surname like Love is ideal when it comes to selecting interesting and relevant album titles. Hence we have already enjoyed MFP LPs called – Big Love Movie Themes (MFP5221) with a neat double meaning, and “Love With … Continued
Sleeve Notes: “Say it with a beautiful song,” sing Irving Berlin’s charming lyrics for the title tune of Ray Conniff’s album, and that is precisely what America’s Number One arranger does. Moreover, he does it with a Latin beat, just … Continued
This is a 7″ E.P. from 1964 for the Bollywood film of the same name. The singers are sisters Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle, the first of which was once listed in the Guinness Book Of Records for having recorded … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Another album by The Waikiki Beach Boys means a return once more to that get-away-from-it-all music. A return to the peace and splendour of those romantic islands in the Pacific. One wonders just how many times over the … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Ray Conniff was the name that used to provide the musical backing for people like Johnny Mathis, Guy Mitchell, Johnny Ray and Frankie Laine. With these names he scored million selling records and achieved a unique place as … Continued
Sleeve Notes: If you have never before heard Alan Moorhouse and his Bond Street Brigade then you have really been missing something! Most of the tunes on this album are very well known, but it\’s unlikely that you have ever … Continued
Sleeve Notes: The legendary jazzman, Sidney Bechet, wrote “Petite Fleur” around 1952, when he was living in Paris, and just nine years later Chris Barber saw his version of the song become a hit in Britain and America. Barber, who … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Music hath charms…” so the saying goes, and the particular magic engendered by symphonic strings has long been a source of fascination for the compositorial fraternity. Bach, Mozart, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky – indeed almost all great men of music … Continued