Sleeve Notes: This is Tijuana music – the noisy Mexican-American voices in the narrow streets, the confusion of colour and motion – captured in the sound of the Tijuana Brass. Tijuana is a spectacle, a garish border town . . . but … Continued
Sleeve Notes: In many ways a disturbing cover. What exactly are the women doing? Surely not a reaction to the three “tough-fisted” Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem? As the sleeve notes inform us, “Here they are, four tough-fisted, gentle-hearted Irish … Continued
Sleeve notes: CHANNEL20SOUND Channel 20 Sound, a new process which realises in superbly lifelike stereo all the potential splendour of each instrument, was specially developed in the Tokyo studios of E.M.I.’s associates, Toshiba Musical Industries. Recordings are made in a … Continued
“Here is your complete home discotheque on one long playing record.“Jo Ment was the show-biz name of Jochen Ment, a German musician who followed in the wake of the popular Bert Kaempfert and James Last albums of the sixties. This album … Continued
Sleeve Notes: The dramatic photo of Ray conducting was taken as he was working with the Singers at the recording sessions of this album. “The interpretations and performances of these contemporary songs by the Singers are certainly some of the … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Ray Conniff has developed a completely new and refreshing sound in the field of popular music. His sparkling rhythmic treatments, with a vocal chorus used as a section of the orchestra singing syllables rather than words, were one … Continued
Sleeve Notes: When Laurens Hammond introduced his first organ, he certainly did not foresee that this instrument would mean a revolution in the world of music. Now, over thirty years later, THE HAMMOND ORGAN has a unique reputation as being … Continued
“Percy Faith’s music requires that you participate in a deeply involving listening experience. And you will be very happy that you did.“ Sleeve Notes: In these days of pop-schlock and gimmicks, it is so refreshing to turn to a conductor-arranger … Continued
This album by Frank Chacksfield was issued in both mono and stereo versions as many albums were during the sixties. Which one you bought was determined by whether you wanted to pay a dollar or pound more for the stereo … Continued
You may be under the impression from this cover alone, should you be unfamiliar with Howard Blake’s career, that this is just another throwaway cheapie like many others from the 60s and 70s. However this album is but one small … Continued