Sleeve Notes: When at first the grooves of a brand new Polydor LP began to swing more than before, when super actual hit titles could at first be heard with quite a hew instrumentation, there for the first time a … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Russ Morgan’s style has remained durably successful for many years, even during the lean days of the band business. The explanation, Russ feels, is that “my orchestra is what might be called a ‘middle of the road’ unit. … Continued
Russ Conway’s story is somewhat more tragic than the sleeve notes convey. Of course the sleeve notes are not the place to describe his propensity for bad luck and they were written long before his fall into alcoholism and depression. … Continued
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
A rare front cover from James Last. One that doesn’t feature his Teutonic, rugged good looks. James liked to see himself on his covers and who could blame him, he was after all the master of easy listening recordings, selling … Continued
Sleeve Notes: What is THAT LATIN FEELING? It’s a magic country of the heart… an exhilarating slate of mind. And your passport to that happy state is the pulsating music of Bert Kaempfert and his orchestra. THAT LATIN FEELING is … Continued
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
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
Sleeve Notes: The name of George Melachrino will always be associated with rich, melodious instrumental music, and the titles on this L.P. ably demonstrate Melachrino’s easy-going style. Melachrino was born in London in 1909 of Greek parentage, and he showed … Continued