1960s

Featuring The Mike Sammes Singers, Cleo Laine, and George Chakiris of West Side Story fame. Label: Wing WL 1027 1961 1960s Covers

Sleeve Notes: “Magnificently produced, high fidelity records presenting the very finest in classics, show, popular, jazz music and vocals.” “Start your record collection with the records listed below – and many others to follow!” Label: Allegro ALL 765 1965 1960s … Continued

Sleeve Notes: “Magnificently produced, high fidelity records presenting the very finest in classics, show, popular, jazz music and vocals.” “Start your record collection with the records listed below – and many others to follow!” Label: Allegro ALL 733 1964 1960s … Continued

Sleeve Notes: It was in 1949 that the first successful American recordings by George Shearing reached a delighted public’s ears. The wonderful freshness of a new sound, the inventiveness and artistry with which Shearing played established him immediately as a … Continued

Sleeve Notes: “Magnificently produced, high fidelity records presenting the very finest in classics, show, popular, jazz music and vocals.” “Start your record collection with the records listed below – and many others to follow!” Label: Allegro Records ALL 734 1964 … Continued

Sleeve Notes: When André Previn was a little boy in Berlin, where his father was a lawyer and amateur pianist, he would sit under the piano at family musicales while his father and friends played for their own amusement. “I … Continued

Part of a 10 LP box set from 1961 courtesy of the Reader’s Digest/RCA. This one features The Hill Bowen Concert Orchestra. Other LPs in this collection included “Music For Relaxation”, “Latin Rhythms For Dancing”, and “Songs That Will Live … Continued

Sleeve Notes: It’s a far cry from the pioneer motion picture “theme” songs of Ramona, Diane and Jeannine (I Dream of Lilac Time) to Laura and Ruby. It’s an even further step to the excellent latter-day musical quality of cinematic … Continued