Featuring Micheal Sammes Singers who, in addition to their illustrious career singing smoothly during the sixties and beyond, are perhaps less famous for lending their mellifluous tones to the backing vocals on The Beatles’ “Goodnight” track from the “White Album”. … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Few works in the entire literature of orchestral music can match Scheherazade for brilliance, appeal or vividness of instrumental coloring. But then, few composers have possessed the wizardry to orchestrate music as did Rimsky-Korsakov. And until now, it … Continued
Featuring those classic Italian tunes: Volare Mama Scapricciatiello Torero Chella ‘Lla Guaglione Come Prima Souvenir D’Italie Arrivederci Roma Ciao Capri Label: Allegro Records ALL 853 1967 1960s Covers
Label: Decca ND 431 1969 1960s Covers
Sleeve Notes: No single team in Decca Records’ “phase 4” Stereo Line works harder at making records than does the “Aldrich Group” which, of course, includes the Pianist-Arranger-Conductor, Mr. Aldrich; Producers Hugh Mendl and Mark White; and Engineer Arthur “Butch” … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Theme From “Zorba The Greek”, Dulcinea, A Taste Of Honey, Yesterday, A Lover’s Concerto, Lara’s Theme From “Dr, Zhivago”, The Sound Of Music, Ebb Tide, The Laura Lou, More, This Is My Prayer, I’ll Remember You Label: London … Continued
Sleeve Notes: I think it true to say that everyone associated with the world of show business, and particularly with the recording industry, was delighted when the Mike Sammes Singers scored a chart success with the haunting “Somewhere My Love’ … Continued
My Cherie Amour, Aquarius, Midnight Cowboy, Classical Gas, Quentin’s Theme, Wichita Lineman, Baby I Love You, The Windmills Of Your Mind, Theme From In The Dark, Love Me Tonight, Theme From Romeo And Juliet, Good Morning Starshine Label: Decca Phase … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Paul Mauriat is an original, a young master, filling his musical masterpieces with a kaleidoscope of amazing sound variety. It is one thing to take an evergreen and shape it into a slick modern arrangement. But it is … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Notes by JOHN MILDER It is no novelty to be told that such and such generally acknowledged musical masterpiece failed miserably to please the audience at its first performance. However, not all these initial failures resulted from the … Continued