Acker Bilk

Here we have some early recordings of Acker 1958/59...a great collection of tunes orchestrations and an occasional vocal....and whoever wrote the back sleeve notes certainly has a way with long words !! worth reading to see if you get it !!....and smile whilst you read !!

 
10. Dardenella

Matt Monro

We are now visiting "Chocoland" across the channel for some "Oldies/Goodies" from "Bob" so enjoy some "Nostalgia" from Belgium !!

11. Chatanooga Choo Choo

Joe Longthorne.

 When I first came across this L/P that was supplied to me at Xmas I was hoping that it would be a knockout one !. "Joe" is a great impressionist and funny with it to !!...he does a great job on all the tracks but nothing to me stands out as a "WoW" track.....saying that its still a good set of songs sung perfectly....The track "To All The Girls"seems to be a bit faulty in the pressing so it does skip and jump a bit couldn't see any scratch or marks on the track so that the assumption !!

1. When Your Old Wedding Ring Was New
2. Don't Laugh At Me
3. Hurt
4. Danny Boy
5. Just Loving You
6. You're My World
7. My Mothers Eyes

1. My Prayer
2. Answer Me
3. It's Only Make Believe
4. To All The Girls I've Loved Before
5. I'd Be A Legend In My Time
6. Love Is All
7. End Of The World 

8. My Prayer

Charlie Shavers & Maxine Sullivan

 We are keeping with the Jazz Idiom with this one with some fantastic trumpet playing and an occasional vocal by a great singer... I much appreciate it and I guess so do a lot of others in this great cosmos !!....This is a must download for anyone who likes "The Big Band Sound " !!
( The cosmos is the sum total of everything — pretty big. ...)

4. Story Of The Jazz Trumpet.

Nelson Eddy

Seems that I am still feeding my face with "Chocs" & Cakes !!!.....seems like soon I must take a swim across the pond to get me in shape again !!!...but for now this one and the one below are Begium Born !!!!...thanks Bob !!...with a real blast from the past !!!..circa 30's/40's..

1. Because

Rosemary Clooney

The year is now 1978 and we have another great singer paying homage to another great singer of the 30's & 40's...."Lady Day" !!...hence the title !!....Thanks Bob !!

      3. Mean To Me

The Seekers

We can now skip over a few decades 2 and 3 to be exact !! to the 60's/70's and find we have a great "Aussie" group  !  with some of their best well known songs !!

        5. The Carnival Is Over    

Boney M

Well now... love the first track on this L/P just the kind of track I would like to put on this blog as an intro !!! but don't know how to do that !!.....also have had a look on "Wikipedia" to find more about "Boney M"......Cripes! what a lot of info on there.....I knew that the "Front" people of this group there was only one singer that actually sang... the rest of then just "Mimed" (Lip Synced) and the founder and producer was the singer as well using all the technical gizmo's to get the "Boney M " sound !!!.....must have been a nightmare  on the so called "Live" performances....But the sound is great and I suppose that is really what is important !!

 1. Let It All Be Music

2. Gotta Go Home

3. Bye Bye Bluebird

4. Bahama Mama

5. Hold On I'm Coming

6. Two Of Us

7. Ribbons Of Blue

1. Oceans Of Fantasy

2. El Lute

3. No More Chain Gang

4. I'm Born Again

5. No Time To Lose

6. Calendar Song

      5. Hold on I'm Coming

Bill Haley

Some Rock 'n' Roll now before "Mr C" below starts his warbling !!. No Rock Around The Clock !!!...But as this is Vol 2 I guess it would be on Vol 1 !!!

      3. Choo Choo Ch'Boogie

Bing Crosby

A compilation of songs from Bing courtesy of Bob !!...sleeve pretty empty of info so did some detective work via internet and found that it is a "Italian" release from 1973 on the "Napoleon" record label !!..songs are mainly standards so if you like Bing's voice then you will be pleased with this one !!

1. I Can't Believe That Your In Love With me
2. Girl Of My Dreams
3. A Blue Serenade
4. Does Your Heart Beat For me
5. Among my Souvenir
6. S'posin'

1. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
2. I Surender dear
3. When You And I were Young
4. Ain't Misbehavin'
5. Mr Gallager And Mr Shean 
6. Basin Street Blues

      1. I Can't Believe That Your in Love With Me

Joanie Sommers

Here's a first for me !!....a change of pace tempo and style from the posts below !!...thanks John for mixing up the  MIX !!....great voice ! shades of "Eydie Gorme " !!!

      4. I Don't Want To Walk Without You

Joe Loss Band

Some more "Big Band Swing" from over the pond !! an English Swing band play tribute to all the USA bands of the 40's...Thanks John for this one and the one below !!

 
1. At The Woodchoppers Ball

Rita Reys

Another great session from MY voice of the year !!!....if you havn't yet heard her ! 
Your Missing Out !!

1. That Old Feeling
2. Over The Rainbow
3. My Funny Valentine
4. Moonlight In Vermont
5. Everything Happens To Me
6. Two Sleepy People

1. Here's That Rainy Day
2. Too Marvelous For Words
3.  Fly Me To The Moon
4. Where Or When
5. Poor Butterfly 
6. My Foolish Heart
7. Mr Wonderful

7. Here's That Rainy Day

Jose Feliciano

Ok now we are of across the channel to see what goodies Bob has got for us...Great Guitar playing and great verson of "Light My Fire" & "Malaguena" ..thanks Bob for this one and the ones below !!

1. Tu Imenso Amor
2. California Dreaming
3. Light my Fire
4. The Windmills Of Your Mind 
5. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying
6. Rain
7. Che Sara

1. No Dogs Allowed
2. El Jenite
3. Malaguena 
4. Sunny
5. The Sound Of Vienna
6. Ponte Cantar

      3. Light my Fire 

Harry James & Band

Ok now a bit swing band with "Harry James" sounds like a live recording no details on the back so it could be any year !!...at a guess late 60's/70's going by the Photo(Drawing) on the above cover !!

Ray Stevens

Another compilation of the very best of !!...and yes it does deliver !!....Glad that "Bridget The Midget " was included !!! politically correct or not it's a great track and come on !! it's only a song !!!

       1. Bridget The Midget