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: 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: “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
George Arlt was born in 1928 in Berlin. He was one of the most prominent German orchestra leaders of the fifties and sixties. Sleeve Notes: “You are listening to well-known melodies played by George Arlt and his augmented string orchestra“: … Continued
“Sounds Like” was a popular way of exploiting an artist’s name without actually having to pay them to record (another was “Non-Stop” as in “Non-Stop Bacharach“. The name alone in many cases was enough to separate money from the record … Continued
Label: Allegro ALL 748 1964 1960s Covers
Sleeve Notes: In this record of great film melodies you will find a selection that will recall memories of many notable films, all made within the last decade. That’s Entertainment, a tune that has become a show Dietz business Howard … Continued
Reader’s Digest is a publishing concern of global proportions. One of its sidelines was the compilation record box set of which this particular release was once a component. Bert Kaempfert’s records are some of the most obvious contenders for inclusion … Continued
The cover of this record features a photograph taken by ‘Lidbrooke’ whose style was in much favour in the early sixties. His photos featured on the cover of Tatler magazine and if you like this kind of thing you can … Continued
What do you think is the most popular instrument in popular music? The good people at Deacon Records think it’s the Hammond! Sleeve Notes: The most popular instrument in popular music the top hit titles of recent months! A superb … Continued