Sleeve Notes: The contemporary music of today is undergoing the most radical and exciting change I have witnessed in the entire twenty-five years I have been associated with the recording industry. The harmonic structures, melodic lines and rhythmic backgrounds used … Continued
Sleeve Notes: This album, needs very few words of explanation. To millions it’s another superb package of mood music to add to a record collection that probably includes several, if not all, of Jackie’s previous albums. Label: Capitol SW 1689Cover … Continued
These days we look upon the “Black and White Minstrels” as a ludicrous and overtly racist form of entertainment. It’s hard to believe it commanded huge viewer ratings during the sixties when it was prime time programming in the UK. … Continued
Sleeve Notes: ROSE OF ENGLAND (“CREST OF THE WAVE”) LOVE IS MY REASON (“PERCHANCE TO DREAM”) TAKE YOUR GIRL (“KING’S RHAPSODY”) LEAP YEAR WALTZ WALTZ OF MY HEART (“THE DANCING YEARS”) WE’LL GATHER LILACS (“PERCHANCE TO DREAM”) FOLD YOUR WINGS … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Mozart’s opera “The Marriage of Figaro” provided its composer with one of the greatest triumphs of his short lifetime; this event took place about six months after the world premiere in Vienna on the 1st May 1786, when … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Among the many bestselling albums of music by Jackie Gleason, few have been more enduringly popular than “Velvet Brass” on Capitol. That collection of familiar melodies played by twin sections of trumpets and trombones was a smashing success … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Cuddle Up A Little Closer, I’m In The Mood For Love, Two Sleepy People, All Of Me, Snuggled On Your Shoulder, Cuddled In Your Arms, I’ll String Along With You, So Beats My Heart For You, It’s Magic, … Continued
Sleeve Notes: The contemporary music of today is undergoing the most radical and exciting change I have witnessed in the entire twenty-five years I have been associated with the recording industry. Label: CBS 63247 1968 1960s Covers
Sleeve Notes: It’s very much an international hit parade these days, with songs from nearly every country in the world at times, all fighting hard to win those coveted places high up in the top twenty. Label: CBS SBGG 63159 … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Ludmila Dvořáková, the eminent Czechoslovak soprano, was born in 1923 in Kolin. Since childhood she was learning to play the piano and the violin and between 1942-1949 studied solo singing at the Prague Conservatory. After graduation she became … Continued