Sleeve Notes: Anneliese Rothenberger, who endeared herself to thousands who watched Eric Robinson’s BBC TV programme “Music for You”, has in a very few years established herself as an international artiste with a wide repertoire ranging from operetta to Richard … Continued
Sleeve Notes: If you start throwing around statistics, Billy Vaughn really comes out on top. In addition to his several million-seller albums, one of them ‘Sail Along Silv’ry Moon,’ has by now gone over the three million mark. He’s got … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Latin American rhythms constitute one topic on which every-one in the world of ballroom is agreed. They are unrivalled for colour, vivacity and cultivating a universal urge to move one’s limbs in tempo. Sydney Thompson, a leading name … Continued
Sleeve Notes: The name of Hollywood has been associated with films for many years past and most of America\’s great films have been made there. Although the motion picture industry has now spread far beyond the confines of Hollywood itself, … Continued
45rpm single from Sicilian legend Tony Cucchiara. Se Vuoi Andare Vai (“If you want to leave, then leave”) was a bit hit in the summer of 1966 with a very attractive cover. “Un disco per l’estate” – A record for … Continued
Label: SAGA XID 5279 1966 1960s Covers
Sleeve Notes: I’d like to tell you a little about how Dave’s MY FAVOURITE THINGS came to be. In the course of his career, Dave has recorded many Rodgers tunes – several of the songs in this album, in fact, … Continued
Sleeve Notes: The first time I met Norman Newell he was selling sheet music in a music publisher’s store in Charing Cross Road. Our first conversation was related to my asking him to run out and get me a packet … Continued
Sleeeve Notes: The sound of Manuel and his Music of the Mountains – a distinctive blend of lyrical romanticism and exotic Latin-American rhythms – first captivated British record buyers via a hit single in the shape of The Honeymoon Song. … 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