Sleeve Notes: Served by the orchestra of Edmundo Ros, Ted Heath, Harry James, Frank Chacksfield, Stanley Black, Werner Müller, the London Festival Orchestra, the Roland Shaw Orchestra, Band Of The Grenadier Guards, the Ivor Raymonde Singers and the soloists Harry … Continued
Cover versions in the “sound-alike” genre of hits from 1969 including: Blackberry Way, Wichita Lineman, Monsieur Dupont, If Paradise Is Half As Nice, First Of May, Dancing In The Street, Where Do You Go To (My Lovely), Surround Yourself With … Continued
Label: RCA International INTS 1048 1969 1960s Covers
Label: Ariola H056/4 1969 1960s Covers
Label: Polydor 184 309 1969 1960s Covers
Sleeve Notes: Ron Goodwin And His Orchestra – The Gypsy FiddlerHelmut Zacharias And His Orchestra – Light My FireValentino Aranjuez – Mon AmourVocals – Mike Sammes SingersRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – Spitfire PreludeMr. Acker Bilk – Basin Street BluesBravo Brasso … Continued
Sleeve notes: Although it is now almost twenty-five years since Glenn Miller lost his life, it is true to say that even today his music has a great hold over the public, for despite the tremendous change in the music … Continued
Sleeve Notes: This, Ray’s first HALLMARK album, is a historic occasion. Not only is it a delightful potpourri of the best of Conniff, but it is also a collection of the several “sounds” which are truly Conniff. The result is … Continued
Sleeve Notes: For many years people have been asking when the big bands will make a return to the music scene and nearly always adding … ‘and what would Glenn Miller sound like if he were playing today’s hit tunes’. … Continued
“Sounds Like” was a popular way of exploiting an artist’s name without actually having to pay them to record (another was “Non-Stop” as in “Non-Stop Bacharach“. The name alone in many cases was enough to separate money from the record … Continued