A quite unnecessary version of Isaac Hayes’ Theme From Shaft. A quick listen will immediately have you yearning to hear the definitive original. The saving grace is the cover of course. Fitting in well with our eighties collection of covers. … Continued
Sleeve Notes: Had Marietta Piccolomini been available to sing the part of Cordelia, it is quite possible that the opera Verdi composed in 1857 for the San Carlo in Naples would have been King Lear. In that case, what eventually … Continued
Sleeve Notes: “0 who can . . . wallow naked in December snow By thinking on fantastic summer’s heat?” (Shakespeare: King Richard II) It may not be possible to feel warm in a British winter by merely thinking of some … Continued
Sleeve Notes: In the spring of 1870, when Verdi received through the post from the French librettist Camille Du Locle the synopsis of an opera plot that was to become Aida, he was in his 57th year. The days when … Continued
Sleeve Notes: There can be few sounds more evocative of a place than the music of Hawaii. The soft, undulating melodies conjure up an image of the sun, the blue sea and the golden beaches. During his lifetime Felix Mendelssohn … Continued
Mohammed Al-Bakker’s album covers rarely disappointed. See another – Music Of The African Arab Vol. 3. Label: Audio Fidelity AFLP 1922 1960 1960s Covers
A budget album packing a bossa nova punch. If you like the idea of smoooooth jazzy bossa nova sounds then listen to this album through the YouTube video below – you’ll be warmly rewarded! Sleeve Notes: ‘If music be the … Continued
Sleeve Notes: This is our vintage collection of Soul. Featuring PIC and BILL, THE CHANTS, UNA VALLI & THE FLAMES brought together to provide you with a great selection of soul favourites. Label: Page One Records POS 605 1971 1970s … Continued
Sleeve Notes: HOLLYWOOD, a land of fabulous success stories, can point to none more fabulous than that of Andre Previn. Young in years, a preponderance of experience has gained him recognition as one of America’s outstanding concert pianists, an established … Continued
Sleeve Notes: New York born And Stordahl is one of the most distinguished musical personalities in motion pictures, television and radio. Primarily self-taught, Mr. Stordahl went from Staten Island’s Port Richmond High School to a famous resort, where he joined … Continued