Hudson Ford.

 Now here's one that hasn't seen the light of day in 30 years !!....I bought it for the Title track "Free Spirit" played it a couple of times then must have forgotten all about it !!....I have since "Googled" them and have some information that I didn't know...I always thought they were a US Duo but seems they are a UK rock band !!...great how you can now find out so much information about bands and singers that you could not do years ago......Some  tracks to me are very reminiscent of "The Beatles"....no doubt that some people might disagree with me !! please leave a comment if you do !!...BUT it was made in the 70's !!

1. Take A Little Word
2. Free Spirit
3. Mother Mild
4. I Don't Want To Be A Star

1. Silent Star
2. Such A Day
3. How Many Times
4. Floating In The Wind

          2. Free Spirit

James Taylor.

  I think that this L/P was about the first one from James Taylor in the early 70's....he certainly looks different these days still I reckon we all must do after 30 odd years !!....he has quite a few well known  backing singers on this one....Now who's heard of "Carol King" and "Carly Simon" not forgetting "Linda Ronstadt " !!! Don't all shout at once my speakers wont take it !!!.....Back to the record...most of the tracks James wrote himself and the last 6 tracks are all joined together...no gaps in the tracks !!!..soooooooo listen to a good chunk of 70's nostalgia music !!...Tracks 5/6/7/8/9/10 on side two are recorded as one track !!

 1. One Man Parade
2. Nobody But You
3. Chilli Dog
4. Fool For You
5. Instrumental 1
6. New Tune
7. Back On The Street Again
8. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight

1. Woh Don't You Know
2. One Morning In May
3. Instrumental 2
4. Someone
5. Hymn
6. Fanfare
7. Little David
8. Mescalito
9. Dance
10. Jig

           8 Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight

Randy Edelman.

 

There is a bit of a story that goes with this L/P....I was listening to the radio in the early 70's and heard a song called "The Woman On Your Arm"...I didn't catch the name of the singer so I had to resort to song title catalogue's in record shops to try and find it....these days you would google it and there it would be !!...but in the distant 70's you had to rely on record shops....but I drew a blank every shop I went too couldn't find it...I was disappointed because I thought it was a great song...I did try for a while but still had no luck so I more or less forgot about it.....THEN I was looking in a junk shop that sold second hand records and found this one....didnt take much notice of it it was in a box of about 100 not much was there but I did pick it up and look at the track list...it was just a fluke and lo and behold "The Woman On You Arm" was looking up at me !! I asked if the track could be played in the shop they did have a record player just to make sure it was the right song and "Bingo" it was..and it only cost 50p !!

The L/P is a great one all the songs are written by "Randy" and like "Don McLean" each song tells a story which is great not like some of the random lyrics of todays songs !!....another great track is "I Am A Dancer"......so after all my hype I hope everybody who downloads it enjoys it !!

 

1. Bluebird
2. Pistol Packin' Melody
3. I Am A Dancer
4. Where Did We Go Wrong
5. Stan The Pantsman

1. You Are The Sunlight I Am The Moon
2. The Woman On Your Arm
3. Isn't It A Shame
4. Everbody Wants To Call You Sweetheart
5. June Lullaby

 

 

         2. The Woman On Your Arm

Perry Como.

 Here's one that is not a compilation it was produced by "Chet Atkins" recorded in "Nashville Tennessee"in 1973 !!

1. And I Love You So
2. Killing Me Softly With Her Song
3. For The Good Times
4. Aubrey
5. Sing

1. I Want To Give
2. Tie A Yellow Ribbon
3. I Thought About You
4. It All Seems To Fall Into Line
5. I Believe In Music

          3. I Thought About You

The Lettermen.

  Here's a nice gentle sound from 1962 from 3 Guy's called "Jim Tony & Bob" !!..Its great to hear all the words of the songs and actualy understand what the song is about !!

 1. Let It Be Me
2. I Will Love You
3. Love Me Tender
4. Michael
5. Summer's Come And Gone
6. A Tree In The Meadow

1. Silly Boy
2. I Told the Stars
3. When you Wish Upon A Star
4. Lonely Little Girl
5. Unchained Melody
6. Again 

          6. Again

Don McLean.

 This is a Double L/P of Dons "Live" Concerts in England....recorded at "Manchester,Bristol and Oxford"....Some of the tracks I have recorded have two or three songs in them , that's when he does go from one song into another so no gaps..He is one of the few singers that sounds exactly as he does on his records hence all the cheers of his audience...all 27 tracks are good !!

 Side 1 & 2....Side 3 & 4

 Side 1
1. Magdalene Lane
2. Masters Of War
3. Wonderful Baby
4. Where Were You Baby
5. Empty Chairs
6. Geordie's Lost His Penker
7. Babylon

Side 2
1. And I Love You So
2. Mactavish Is Dead
3. Cripple Creek / Muleskinner Blues
4. Great Big Man
5. Bronco's Bills Lament
6. Happy Trails
7. Circus Song
8. Birthday Song
9. On The Amazon

Side 3
1. American Pie
2. Over The Waterfall / Arkansas Traveler
3. Homeless Brother
4. Castles In The Air
5. Three Flights Up

Side 4
1. Lovesick Blues
2. Winter has Me In Its Grip
3. The Legend Of Andrew McCrew
4. Vincent
5. Till Tomorrow

Julio Iglesias.

  This L/P has a great version of "Moonlight Lady"and the Duets with "Diana Ross" & "Willie Nelson" & "The Beach Boys"....There are some L/P's that you can play again and again...This is one of them and it never gets boring but gets better the more you play it....Even songs that are not well known are good!!



 1. All Of You....with Diana Ross
 2. Two Lovers
 3. Bambou Melody
 4. The Air That I Breathe....with The Beach Boys
 5. The Last Time

 1. Moonlight Lady
 2. When I Fall In Love
 3. Me Va Me Va
 4. If
 5. To All The Girls I've Loved Before....with Willie Nelson

          10. To All The Girls I've Loved Before

Artie Shaw

38 Tracks from a great Swing Band.....2 hours of Swing !!..And  some vocals by then up and coming big band singers that went on to become vocalists in their own right  !!......Thanks!.. Duke for this one 

Artie Shaw (born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky; May 23, 1910 – December 30, 2004) was an American clarinetist, composer, bandleader, actor and author of both fiction and non-fiction.

Widely regarded as "one of jazz's finest clarinetists", Shaw led one of the United States' most popular big bands in the late 1930s through the early 1940s. Though he had numerous hit records, he was perhaps best known for his 1938 recording of Cole Porter's "Begin the Beguine." 

1. Begin The Beguine

2. Non Stop Flight

3. It Had To Be You

4. Oh Lady Be Good

5. Indian Love Call

6. Dancing In The Dark

7. Georgia On My Mind

8. I Can't Believe That Your In Love With Me

9. April In Paris

10. A Room With A View

11. Temptation

12. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise

13. Back Bay Shuffle

14. Traffic Jam

15. What Is This Thing Called Love

16. Yesterday

17. Alone Together

18. Nightmare

19. Deep Purple......with Helen Forrest

20. Deep In A Dream.....with Helen Forrest

21. All The Things You Are.....with Helen Forrest

22. St James Infirmary Blues......with Hot Lips Page

23. Don't Take Your Love From Me......with Lena Horne

24. Your A Lucky Guy.....with Tony Pastor

25. Special Delivery Stomp......Artie Shaw's Gramercy Five

26. Summit Ridge Drive......Artie Shaw's Gramercy Five

27. Scuttlebutt.....Artie Shaw's Gramercy Five

28. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes.....Artie Shaw's Gramercy Five

29. Streamline.....Artie Shaw & Strings

30. Shoot The Likker To Me John Boy

31. Frenesi

32. Tabu

33. Stardust

34. Concerto For Clarinet

35. These Foolish Things

36. Take Your Shoes Of Baby......with Hot Lips Page

37. Blues In The Night.....with Hot Lips Page

38. Any Old Time.....with Billie Holiday

         31. Frenesi

          25. Special Delivery Stomp

Ray Conniff Singers.

 This Conniff L/P is slightly different from the others the sound is still "Conniff's" but he has paired the songs together to compliment each other and the songs go together !!

1. Autumn Leaves / Just Walking In The Rain
2. I Fall In Love To Easily / My Heart Stood Still
3. dancing On The Ceiling / Dancing In The Dark

1. I Wish I Didn't Love You So / Bewitched
2. Whatever Will Be Will Be / True Love
3. Chances Are / Its Not For Me To Say

1. Autumn Leaves

Music Makes The Movies.

 A very good compilation from the AM stable....nice to hear different versions of hit songs not by the original hit versions......surprise version of "Moon River" and "Talk To The Animals"
by "Herb Albert". you would not know it was "Herb Albert"if it was not in black and white !!!!

1. Come Saturday Morning...Liza Minnelli
2. What The World Needs Now...Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66
3. Windmills Of Your Mind...Julius Wechter & The Baja Marimba Band
4. That Night...The Sandpipers
5. Moon River...Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

1. Scarborough Fair / Canticle...Claudine Longet
2. The Sundance Kid...Burt Bacharach & Orchestera
3. Maybe Tomorrow...Quincy Jones
4. Libre (Born Free)...The Sandpipers
5. Talk To The Animals...Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

5. Moon River

Dave Brubeck Quartet

I was quite surprised when I heard this one !!..Its a great one !!...entirely unexpected listening experiance to me that is !!...Only having heard his "Take Five"... Well what can I say just have a download and listen !!....Thanks John for this one and the ones above and below !!!

 Although recorded in sessions in 1962 and 1965, this set of Richard Rodgers tunes by the Dave Brubeck Quartet has a strong unity about it due to the consistent performances of the veteran group. With altoist Paul Desmond and the pianist-leader contributing some fine solos (and bassist Eugene Wright and drummer Joe Morello excellent in support), The Rodgers songs are treated with respect and swing. This comparatively gentle version of "My Favorite Things" would never be mistaken for John Coltrane's.

7. The Circus On Parade