The Mike Morton Sounds – Non Stop Hits Vol. 4
Label: RCA INTS 1421 1973 1970s Covers
Chartbusters Salute the Hits of Gilbert O’Sullivan
Sleeve Notes: The songwriter-singer has always played a strong role in the development of popular music, yet few individuals have gifted it with quite the imagination that Gilbert O’Sullivan brings to his work. His songs, performed on record with consistent … Continued
Rock Gently with Beethoven, Bach and Brahms
Sleeve Notes: The music of Beethoven, Bach and Brahms has been heard in many settings, but none surely more distinctive than on this album. Here such well known works as Beethoven’s ‘Song of Joy’, Bachs’ ‘Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring’, … Continued
The World of Easy Listening Vol. 2
Sleeve Notes: “THE WORLD OF EASY LISTENING” – how dull the world would be without the magic of music! Though we don’t always realise it with the pace of modern living music is often there in the background, calming our … Continued
Harry Stoneham – Hammond Hits the Continent
Harry Stoneham probably gained most fame from his theme tune for the UK’s chat show legend Michael Parkinson. Every week his theme opened the show but few ever got to hear the full version. You can now hear it below … Continued
Raymond Wallbank At The Organ – Relax & Listen
Raymond certainly knew how to relax. He simply sat, exuding man smells, on the pier at Blackpool and within minutes if not seconds scantily clad young women were drawn to him to like a bee to a flower. Look how … Continued
Parade of Pops
This edition from Windmill Records is typical of their repertoire in that it features no established artists. It is instead another collection of cover versions of songs of the day, no doubt hurriedly put together to grab the moment before … Continued
Royal Latin Orchestra – Golden Latin Brass
Sleeve Notes: Before the conquest of South America in the sixteenth century there were large highly developed civilizations where Brazil and Mexico now lie. Their customs and cultures were quite different from those of the Spanish who conquered them and … Continued
Magic Strings – Moonlight Party
Sleeve Notes: Since 1971, when Norman Candler presented his first “Magic Strings” LP, the young arranger and bandleader has been amongst the recognized and most popular representatives of a romantic and melodically emphasized style in contemporary pop and light music. … Continued
The Best of the Waikiki Beach Boys
Sleeve Notes: Another album by The Waikiki Beach Boys means a return once more to that get-away-from-it-all music. A return to the peace and splendour of those romantic islands in the Pacific. One wonders just how many times over the … Continued