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Hello, Dolly, Milord, C’Est Magnifique, In A Little Spanish Town, Benita, Wheels. Sole, Sole, Sole. Ich Möcht’ So Gern Mit Dir Nach Hause Geh’n, Goody-Goody, True Love, Moon River, Letkiss, Norskejenka, America, If I Had A Hammer, Lucky Lips, Du, Du, Du, Blue Moon, Makin’ Whoopee, Cavaquinho, Cumana, Sambarita, Melancolía (Melancholie), La Mamma, Red Roses For A Blue Lady, Bye, Bye Blackbird, Auf Wiederseh’n Bei Dir
Label: Polydor 237 470
SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT, LONG, LONG AGO, NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE I’VE SEEN CAMPTOWN RACES, DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE, CARRY ME BACK TO OLD VIRGINNY, LONDONDERRY AIR, GUANTANAMERA, GREENSLEEVES, WHEN THE SAINTS COME MARCHIN’ IN
BIG JIM H IS THE PARTY MASTER OF SWINGIN’ HAMMOND. HERE IS A PROGRAMME OF WELL-KNOWN MELODIES FROM BLUES TO POP STANDARDS-ALL DONE UP IN THAT SPECIAL KEYBOARD STYLE OF BIG JIM H.
RECORDED IN A REVOLUTIONARY STEREO MULTI-TRACK TECHNIQUE THE SOUND IS AS BIG AS A HOUSE – EVEN YOURS.
Label: Stereo Gold Award MER 378
I Want To Be Happy, And I Love You So, Day By Day, Theme From ‘Love Story’, Cabaret, Manolet, You You You, Love Theme From ‘The Godfather’, Laia Ladaia, If, Everything’s Coming Up Roses, El Bravo
Label: Studio2stereo TWOX 1006
The Hiltonaires Orchestra and the Tony Mansell Singers bring back the music—and the magic—of Christmas: carols, popular songs, traditional melodies, without which the festive season wouldn’t be complete. These are the tunes we forget all year .. . until they remind us, joyfully, that Christmas is here again!
Label: Reader’s Digest RDS 7001
TOP OF THE POPS SOUNDS WHILE THEY ARE HOT ON THE B.B.C. CHARTS, THE HIT SOUNDS THAT ARE SELLING MILLIONS. LOOK FOR AN EXCITING NEW ALBUM OF UP-TO-DATE HITS EACH MONTH. BUILD THE MOST EXCITING COLLECTION OF POP TUNES IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD.
Label: Stereo Gold Award MER 110
En la Costa Malagueña, Bere-Bere- Gitano, Niña Lucero, Azabache, Zángano de Veléz, Bamberas
Málaga Reina Calé, Las Hoces, Malagueñas, Salero, Susy se llama mi Perra, Malagueñas de Chacón
Label: Granada 210-G-534
Photo Portada: Roberto
Klaus Wunderlich was a German “easy listening organist”, as described by Wikipedia. His organ of choice of course being the Hammond Organ. Quite why this organ spawned so many great covers is a mystery – you can see a few of them here – but it did and as a result we have a legacy of beauty for our enjoyment. Klaus has his own website, though he is sadly deceased, and you can view it there in all its 2007 glory. If you’d like to sample some of this album’s sounds head over to this Klaus Wunderlich YouTube recording – I wonder if like me you’ll be transported to a wet and cold English seaside pier, the entertainment for the bored pensioners being served up by the shrill sounds of a Hammond or similar organ!
Label: Telefunken SLE 14 723-P
River Kwai Marsch, Cecilia, Gartenzwerg-Marsch, Von Den Blauen Bergen Kommen Wir, Bonanza, Geisterreiter, Über Den Wellen, Fahr Mich In Die Ferne, Cielito Lindo, Wenn Die Elisabeth, Yes Sir, That’s My Baby, Tchiou, Tchiou, Baila La Bamba, Cerneval Brasil, Herz-Schmerz-Polka, Pennsylvania Polka, Liechtensteiner Polka, Rusticanella, Perpetuum Mobile, Donkey-Serenade, Anuschka, Blau Blüht Der Enzian, Mein Vater War Ein Wandersmann, Der Mann Am Klavier, Wer Soll Das Bezahlen, Tiroler Holzhackerbuam, Geh’ Alte, Schau Mi Net So Teppert An, Schnaps, Das War Sein Letztes Wort
Label: Telefunken SLE 14 693-P
On this album standards such as ‘Elizabethan Serenade’, ‘Edelweiss’ and ‘Somewhere My Love’ are given a brand-new, refreshing treatment by the internationally famous Gunter Kallmann choir. Kallmann himself is a very dedicated and talented musician, playing, among other things, the piano and trumpet. He, in fact, became a vocalist by chance – or to be more exact, it was forced upon him: the soloist with the band was ill, and up stepped Gunter Kallmann to begin a brand-new career. Now listen to the result! The world-famous Gunter Kallmann choir.
Eddie Bourne
Label: Contour Records 2870 353
Front Cover Photograph: Christopher Hopper
Sleeve Design: Jack Levy
Featuring:
Malaguena, Havah Nagilah, Zorba The Greek (Theme), Polish Folk Song-Medley, A Taste Of Soul, Meadowland, Manhattan Rhapsody, Hawiian Magic, Blue Danube, Guatanamera
Label: Alshire International S-5299
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