Happy New Year for 2023 !!!

 Thank you all the Guys and Gals that have made comments on this Blog during the last year....hope everybody had a good pleasant Xmas and everyone have a Great 2023.....Cheers....Espo /Luigi

Ralph Dollimore & His Orchestra

Soooooooo we might have a battle of the "Stereo's" !! "Studio 2 Stereo" here and what we have below !!....this one is a more gentle one featuring the piano ! not a Brash Brass in earshot !!....but both are enjoyable.. this one for a relaxing lie down ! and the one below have a jig around the room !!

1. Reflections
2. The Fool On The Hill
3. Here's That Rainy Day
4. A man And A Woman
5. Kulta's Lullaby 
6. One Day Soon

1. Shades of Blue
2. Love Is Blue
3. You And I
4. Someone to Watch Over Me
5. Waltz For Debbie
6. Sophia

 
2. Love Is Blue

Ted Heath And His Music

Will Mr Ted Heath step up to the front and sort out all the musicians that seem to be on top of one another on the above cover !!...so we can hear some classic Swing Tunes in glorious "Phase Four Stereo"....And he does !!!...Hope nobody thinks of  this Ted Heath as the politician !!...different person !!

1. Opus 1
2. Skyliner
3. A String Of Pearls
4. South Rampart Street Parade
5. Long John Silver
6. Intermission Riff

1. Jumping At The Woodside
2. Oh Lady be Good
3. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
4. Jersey Bounce
5. Harlem Nocturne
6. Apple Honey

1. Jumping At The Woodside

Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie

Two greats having a ball !!...from the first track where Ella does her great "Scat" peformance to the last track   Pure Magic !!!....I'm going to struggle to make up my mind what track to feature !..everyone is a classic her voice is at its peak !!

1. Honeysuckle Rose
2. Deed I Do 
3. Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
4.  Them There Eyes
5. Dream A Little Dream Of Me
6. Tea For Two

1. Satin Doll
2. I'm Begining To See The Light 
3.  Shiny Stockings
4. My Last Affair
5. Ain't Misbehavin'
6. On The Sunny Side Of The Strret

  4. Them There Eyes

Adam Wade

This singer is new to me...although his voice and style is his own you can hear the influences of Johnny Mathis and Nat King Cole... its a smooth and tasty set of standards from 1961 !!...so if you like Johnny & Nat you will enjoy this one !

 Adam Wade (born Patrick Henry Wade, March 17, 1935) is an American singer, drummer and television actor.  He had his first major hit with a song called "Ruby" in early 1960, a cover of the hit movie song of 1953.  He released the following albums in the United Kingdom: 1961 Adam and Evening, HMV CLP 1451, Adam Wade One Is A Lonely Number, mono Columbia 33SX1501, stereo Columbia SCX3474, both 1962. He also released an EP in 1960, And Then Came Adam, HMV 7EG 8620.

1. Sleepy Time Gal
2. We Kiss In a Shadow
3. Polka Dots And Moonbeams
4. Gloria's Theme
5. Guess I'll Have To Hang my Tears out To Dry 
6. Canadian Sunset

1. My Reverie
2. I Have Dreamed
3. I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night
4. For You
5. Dreamy
6. The Party Over

4. For You

Labi Siffre

Not had any Labi so now is the time to put that right...This L/P includes his hits !
Its great to hear songs once again that make sense and tell a story !

1. Saved
2. Cannock Chase
3. Fool Me a Goodnight
4. It Must be Love
5. Gimme Some More
6. Blue Lady

1. Love Oh Love Oh Love
2. Crying Laughing Loving Lying
3. Hotel Room Song
4. My Song
5. Till Forever
6. Come On Michael 

 
4. It Must Be Love

Petula Clark.

 There is not much info on the back cover of this L/P in fact there's "Nowt"...so I assume from the title that it was recorded in "Memphis" and I think that you can tell....not a sign of the "Hatch & Trent" sound....and its a good photo of Petula !!....give it a listen and see what you think !!
P.S I think that this L/P is one of Petula's best clear diction and singing.....BUT it's not as good as her CD "Blue Lady" "The Nashville Sessions"recorded in 1976 for ABC records but was not released owing to "Creative Differences"...It was released in 1995 by "Varese Sarabande"....If You are a Petula fan it's worth making the effort to find it...It's a Good One !!

 1. I Wanna See Morning With Him
2. Nothing's As Good as It Used To Be
3. Goodnight Sweet Dreams
4. Right On
5. Neon Rainbow
6. It Doesn't Matter To Me

1. How We Gonna Live To Be A Hundred
2. When The World Was Round
3. That Old Time Feeling
4. That's What Life's All About
5. People Get Ready

6. It Doesn't Matter To Me

Liza Minnelli.

 This is Liza in the 70's 1973 to be exact so I recon that she made this after her Film "Cabaret"I think I'm safe saying that looking at the hair style !....It's a typical 70's style music with songs of the day and she does a good job on all of them...best tracks for me is "I'd Love You To Want Me"...and "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" !!

 1. I Believe In Music
2. Use Me
3. I'd love You To Want Me
4. Oh Babe What Would You Say
5. You're So Vain
6. Where Is The Love

1. The Singer
2. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
3. Dancing In The Moonlight
4. You Are The Sunshine Of My life
5. Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me

 

3. I'd Love You To Want Me

Frank Sinatra.

 This L/P is much better than "The Swingin' Brass" one....Sinatra's voice seems to blend in better with the arrangements and the "Stereo" is much better....and the selection of songs seem to fit better.....That's my opinion any way...but I guess some one out in cyber space will disagree....It would be a dull world if everybody had the same opinion !!!

 1. Falling In Love With Love
2. The Curse Of An Aching Heart
3. Don't Cry Joe
4. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
5. Love Walked In
6. Granada

1. I Never Knew
2. Don't Be That Way
3. Moonlight on The Ganges
4. It's A Wonderful World
5. Have You Met Miss Jones
6. You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You 

6. Granada

Clodagh Rodgers.

 Now here's a singer that should have been more successful than she was...from 1973 a good solid performance  of songs from the 70's...its a pity that she never had more hits than she did....maybe it was down to managment and the A&R people of her record company !!

 1. Carolina Days
2. Ease Your Pain
3. Lean on Me
4. Children Of My Mind
5. All Kinds Of People
6. Day By Day

1. You Are My Music
2. Betcha By Golly Wow
3. What In The World
4. Together We'll Make It
5. That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be
6. One Day

6. Day By Day