axel stordahl - melodies d'orient (1960)

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melodies d'orient aka jasmine and jade (first released in the usa on dot records) is axel stordahl's eastern exotica outting and a wonderful one it is. i'm of course a complete sucker for all things middle eastern or japanese so much of the mood here is right up my alley. unlike axel's mediterranean holiday, this one is decidedly exotica with just a moment or two of jazz breaking through. it's a fabulous lp. thanks mr. stordahl.

the ugly sound at the start of track 12 is record surface damage unfortunately. just keep a wooden spoon handy and then bite on it, don't worry, it's all over quickly :). decided against the hiss remover cause i don't like the trade-off in detail loss. i'm happy to provide raw audio on request. this is a mono version. happy listening.

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01 - moonlight on the ganges

02 - baubles, bangles and beads

03 - the moon over manakoora

04 - japanese sandman

05 - neiani

06 - caravan

07 - jasmine and jade

08 - bali ha'i

09 - on a little street in singapore

10 - flamingo

11 - pagan love song

12 - lotus land

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MODE disques MDD 9389

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ray mcvay and his orchestra - showcase (1969)

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i first heard ray mcvay on 'inflight entertainment' way back when, and that crisp super stylish arrangement and orchestration was unforgettable. on this release he does not disappoint: the tracks are all excellent, apart from the drab opener 'gentle on my ming.' (though in retrospect it does have a redeeming shuffle beat) skip that one and move onto the real ray mcvay. modern, crisp and stylish - that's how i relate to this set.

'mexican scavenger' (a great track, though oddly named) and 'lonely mexican' are both ray originals.

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01 - gentle on my mind

02 - light my fire

03 - galveston

04 - time is tight

05 - mexican scavenger

06 - mission impossible

07 - aquarius

08 - this girl's in love with you

09 - my way

10 - oh happy day

11 - lonely mexican

12 - department s

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Mercury LPS 16502

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the robert james orchestra - take a break (1972)

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this studio 2 stereo release is a collection of themes from tv commercials covering everything from coca-cola to cadbury's, and it includes some vocal tracks, but is mostly instrumental. the cadbury's milk chocolate track (track 11) is an absolute killer number - should've been grabbed for a compilation by now. all-in-all an exciting and varied excursion into the early seventies world of tv happy happy land.

who knew that shredded wheat could be as romantic as track ten? I could fall in love over a bowl of it...

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01 - cadbury drinking chocolate - come into the warm

02 - martini - the right one

03 - nimble - i can't let maggie go

04 - sunsilk - the girl with the sun in her hair

05 - esso blue - smoke gets in your eyes

06 - coca-cola - i'd like to teach the world to sing

07 - hamlet - air on a g string

08 - rolo - camp

09 - texaco - morning of my life

10 - shredded wheat - two men in my life

11 - cadbury's dairy milk - isn't it nice to know

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STUDIO 2 STEREO TWO 382

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simon park - venus fly trap (1975)

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this second moog orchestral outing by simon park really hits the mark. he seems to have found a place of ease where the electronics, orchestra and slide guitar contrast and blend beautifully. i am totally besotted over this album :). as in deeply in love.

'lay lady lay' is playing right now (and it's awesome) but all the tracks are killer - park wrote 'venus fly trap,' 'soul sarabande,' '5.56 boogie' and 'tides.' 'oh, you pretty things' is a bowie cover and interestingly enough 'remember when' is written by webb...is that fellow label mate roger webb?

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01 - venus fly trap

02 - i can't stand the rain

03 - this town ain't big enough for both of us

04 - soul sarabande

05 - 5.56 boogie

06 - tides

07 - lay lady lay

08 - oh, you pretty things

09 - remember when

10 - (there's) always something there to remind me
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EMI Records EMC 3085

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lalo schifrin - the cincinnati kid ost (1965)

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another great record from the box that went missing - this one, a fabulous soundtrack by one of my alltime favourite jazz composers lalo schifrin. he is so brilliant. 'new orleans procession' reminds me of radiohead's 'life in a glass house,' and after a starting with a wonderfully lazy, floundering march it drops into a classic schifrin piano bossa nova and back into march again. there's even this crazy redneck track called 'the cock fight' that has these crazy orchestral breaks dubbed over a frenetic banjo action track. i just love it! and the ray charles vocal theme is great. i keep thinking he must be high, and does he feel like the cincinnati kid? definitely one of my favourite soundtracks.

the record has some surface noise throughout so ocd soundfolk beware.

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01 - the cincinnati kid (vocal version)

02 - so many times

03 - new orleans procession

04 - shooter

05 - the man

06 - the cock fight

07 - the cincinnati kid (instrumental version)

08 - melba

09 - dialogue in the rain

10 - the chase

11 - all packed

12 - the game

13 - at the farm

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MGM RECORDS E-4313

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larry robbins sportstudio band - conroy library BMLP 093 (1972)

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i'm not a big library record fan, but many years ago my friends and i stumbled on a cache of kpm, bosworth, and some other assorted library lps at the top of long street in cape town. most of those i shed along the way, but i held onto the special ones, the ones that i had bonded with. so this one popped up a fortnight ago in that long lost box of records and i saw a request for it at the library fanatics site, so i thought what the heck. it is an excellent record with lots of killer stuff. the whole of side b was written by n. candler. they always tell you what type of beat a track is i.e. 'shuffle beat' or 'pop beat' or 'happy can can.' the crazy moog workout at the end of side b is apparently 'free form.' :)

i always LOVE the titles on library records - side a is excellent. i mean, 'fight in the night,' 'are you fit' and my personal porno-esque favourite, 'hard training.'

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01 - sport fanfares

02 - tour d'europe

03 - fight in the night

04 - are you fit

05 - hard training

06 - race crew

07 - monocle race

08 - expansion

09 - colloquium

10 - are you free

11 - kontrast

12 - mystery

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CONROY RECORDED MUSIC LIBRARY BMLP 093

download larry_robbins_sportstudio_band_BMLP_093.rar

martin böttcher - portrait in musik 2 (1974)

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this double lp of martin böttcher material is all written by him for tv and film - it is a marvellous compilation on telefunken records. the production is all lush and seventies, and the quality of the tracks is excellent (give or take a couple of library tracks.) it moves from crime jazz, to romance, to valium library bossas, to mind-bendingly brilliant tracks - try track 2-02, a nostalgic number with background whispering vocal (just my sound.)

for this lp i just had to include the inner gatefold pages. the first is a collage of the tv and film from which the material comes and the second includes a photo of martin wind surfing (it is a portrait after all :).)

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record one:

1-01 - tausender-melodie

1-02 - einsam

1-03 - lilli's melody

1-04 - todesmelodie

1-05 - judy

1-06 - kriminalmuseum

1-07 - sonderdezernat k i

1-08 - kara ben nemsi effendi

1-09 - wenn du da bist

1-10 - salute sardegna

1-11 - liebesthema

1-12 - easy going

record two:

2-01 - happy teddy

2-02 - stranger's serenade

2-03 - fiesta in belo horizonte

2-04 - marianne's melody

2-05 - examination

2-06 - ski for you

2-07 - blue moon and love letters

2-08 - ich schlafe mit meinem morder

2-09 - willi's walk

2-10 - segeln

2-11 - one, two, three

2-12 - der reigen (la ronde)

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TELEFUNKEN TS 3244/1-2

download martin_bottcher_portrait_in_musik_2_lp1.rar

download martin_bottcher_portrait_in_musik_2_lp2.rar

george barnes - guitars galore (1961)

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this one's for oracle and the gang collecting the PPS releases here ->
portal-of-groove-pps.
i found it in the box of records i misplaced in a cupboard at my parents house about ten years back, which suddenly resurfaced last week to my surprise and joy. george barnes is apparently a country jazz guitarist (go figure?) but all i can say is this lp is infectuous foot-tapping hip-shaking material. i just gotta boogy, even while i sit here in my chair in front of my pc i'm just bouncing. besides all the galorious guitars, there's lots of cool vibraphone and xylophone (both which i love) played by eddie costa, clark terry on trumpet and fluegelhorn, berni leighton on piano, jack lesberg on string bass, hank d'amico on clarinet and al cohn on sax. phew.

for those interested, pictures of george on the back cover depict him in a smart black suit with his beautiful guitars, smiling, talking, and there's and ashtray nearby because it was the early sixties :)..

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01 - singing in the rain

02 - have you met miss jones

03 - jeepers creepers

04 - runnin' wild

05 - indiana (back home again in indiana)

06 - guitars galore

07 - liza (all the clouds'll roll away)

08 - sugar (that sugar baby of mine)

09 - waitin' at the end of the road

10 - too marvelous for words

11 - should i?

12 - pickin' plenty

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Mercury PPS 6020-5

download george_barnes_guitars_galore.rar

simon park - something in the air (1974)

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this recording is something else... it's going to be very difficult to describe it, but i'll give it a try, and i must start by saying that it is an incredible feat. simon park, the guy behind the van der valk 'eye level' them tune, recorded this at the emi studios on abbey road and central hall at westminster, and the palette of sound includes a full orchestra, guitars / steel guitar, harp, keyboards, moog, the westminster organ, and a choir. i was so bewildered by the funk orchestral opus that resulted when i first heard it, that i was disappointed, having hoped for a simpler orchestral followup to the 'eye level' lp. but the truth is this is simon park at his best. the orchestration is incredible - a studio2stereo sound but funked up along the lines of mandingo with moog all over the place. the only issue some listeners may face is dealing with the westminster organ in the composition of one or two tracks. after a couple of listens i learnt to love it. it's all part of the crazy creation of mr. park.

my favourite tracks include the killer covers of 'i am the walrus' and 'honky tonk women' and the park original 'sunbird.' for those who like this and want more moog plus orchestra and have not tried mandingo, go for it!

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01 - funeral for a friend

02 - he's misstra know it all

03 - i am the walrus

04 - cowboy

05 - 7.48 stomp

06 - something in the air

07 - palamino

08 - the first time i ever saw your face

09 - sunbird

10 - honky tonk women

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EMI EMC 3059

download simon_park_something_in_the_air.rar

the paul mauriat orchestra - stereo spectacular (1973)

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my parents were recently clearing out their house in preparation for a move and found a box of records which, as it turns out, belongs to me. i remember every now and then looking for something and not finding it exclaiming to myself "i'm missing records!!" well, they finally made their way home to pappa, and it was so much fun going through the box finding all the long lost items i had forgotton about. anyway, the cover of this mauriat album is ruined because of a friend of mine who smokes too much weed and has no respect for others' property. i was briefly tempted to post his email here and ask you all kindly to send him hate-mail, but alas, i'll continue to carry my lingering resentment instead ;). the lp is a compilation of fantastic tracks!! killer stuff, with the theme being rhythm and bluesy danceable numbers. it's a great record. ok, apart from 'a banda' which is so dull i could cry - whoever suggested that for this company of songs should be shot.

some of the tracks are on other lps already on this blog, but i highly recommend this one as a piece in itself and for the material not covered elsewhere.

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01 - black is black

02 - freedom

03 - taka taka ta

04 - reach out (i'll be there)

05 - i say a little prayer

06 - etude in the form of rhythm and blues

07 - lady madonna

08 - puppet on a string

09 - soley soley

10 - freedom come, freedom go

11 - a banda

12 - winchester cathedral

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PHILIPS SAMPLER 6830 143

download paul_mauriat_stereo_spectacular.rar

raymond lefevre - raymond lefevre and his orchestra (1967)

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on first listen i was thinking, out of my three french orchestral heroes (monsieur mauriat, pourcel and lefevre) it was paul mauriat who found the most distinctive and exciting sound in the mid to late sixties. and that is true. lefevre really only comes into his own at the turn of the decade in my opinion, when things got dark, expansive and dramatic. but having relistened to this lp whilst cleaning it i must say i totally underestimated it. the use of guitar, female vocals and piano are unmistakably lefevre. and i feel him in the arrangement of the strings. i'm particularly fond of 'nous ne sortirons qu'au printemps' which makes me feel tres nostalgique.

this lp is a mono pressing, recorded by riviera but released on a london label called 'major minor records.' the music, a real pleasure for me.

stereo version now available at easy listening world.

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01 - a whiter shade of pale

02 - ame caline

03 - think of summer (pense a l'ete)

04 - release me

05 - notre roman

06 - puppet on a string

07 - l'important c'est la rose

08 - nous ne sortirons qu'au printemps

09 - quand on revient

10 - groovin'

11 - adios amor

12 - les gens du nord

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MAJOR MINOR RECORDS MMLP4

download raymond_lefevre_1967.rar

frank barcley and harry arnold - girls of my dreams (1961)

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ok i confess, i bought this one for novelty sake! on the flip side the previous owner had circled his favourite tracks in pecil...'emaline,' 'charmaine,' jeannine.' it was all too playfully sordid to resist :). the music itself is surprisingly pleasant - frank barcley plays light tinkling jazz piano over the soothing evening arrangements of harry arnold and orchestra. definitely one for the coctail lounge or late night romancing.

i see it was first released on metronome in 1960, and then my copy on ATCO released it in 1961 (very cheap looking logo - a division of atlantic.)

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01 - laura

02 - ramona

03 - dolores

04 - louise

05 - emaline

06 - charmaine

07 - mona lisa

08 - maria elena

09 - linda

10 - jeannine

11 - cecilia

12 - nancy

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ATCO 33-127

download barcley_and_arnold_girls_of_my_dreams.rar

werner muller - primavera! (1965)

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this bizarre german werner muller release has 14 tracks a side, with no breaks in between tracks - and yet it is not re-recorded medleys... these are the original tracks, so it's more of a set really: i guess for dancing, maybe for restaurants or evening parties. some of the transitions are a little sudden, but there are some that are even mixed transitions i.e. the two tracks over lap for a short while. finding the track divisions was a real challenge, so feel free to tell me how i got it wrong, cause i'm sure i did :). how about that cover? he looks a little dodgy, like maybe he's stalking her, or surprised her on her afternoon walk.

happy dancing / eating / loving to this set of werner muller beauties.

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01 - serenade in the night

02 - autumn serenade

03 - petite fleur

04 - springtime

05 - tennessee waltz

06 - moonlight and shadows

07 - rokudan

08 - i'll string along with you

09 - memories of you

10 - red dragonfly

11 - calcutta

12 - my blue heaven

13 - stardust

14 - sakura-sakura

15 - sunrise serenade

16 - carry me back to old virginny

17 - sunset

18 - armen's theme

19 - deep purple

20 - flowers

21 - mexicali rose

22 - twilight time

23 - orchids in the moonlight

24 - tea for you

25 - give my regards to broadway

26 - some of these days

27 - akinoirokusa

28 - malguena

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Polydor 237 659

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pete rugolo - 10 saxophones and 2 basses (1961)

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i would probably not have posted this if not for a request - this one's for oracle and the fantastic job being done to collect all the PPS releases here ->
portal-of-groove-pps.
truth is the sax is my least favourite instrument, and a quick overview listen of this when i first found it for $1 gave me a strong glen miller wartime feel, which for me is a total turnoff. however...having spent some time with it now during the ripping process (and i must add the sound was a little tricky: side b was a little dull and then some) i must confess i actually dig this :). the lineup of session musos is absolutely stellar: shelly manne, howard roberts, red mitchell, jimmy rowles...even a bud shank appearance or two. the track selection is indeed older swing jazz: ellington, stan kenton, dorsey, and some other famous standards. listening to the artful textures of the saxes (that much feared weapon often in the hands of those who wish to do bland oozing evil) i have realized that stan getz is not the only human being who can play the saxophone without being offensive. refreshing arrangements as you might imagine with so many saxes and basses and piano :). there are also two rugolo originals including the weird and wonderful bass only closing track, "2 funky basses."

track 1 and 10 have issues but that's on the pressing, not in the treatment. i think you'll find it acceptable - i do and i'm a quality freak in case you haven't gathered that yet :) happy listening. thanks for the PPS momentum oracle. check the site out - it's a whole world of perfect presence sound.

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01 - skyliner

02 - sophisticated lady

03 - how high the moon

04 - saxophobia

05 - holiday for strings

06 - reed rapture

07 - sometimes i'm happy

08 - contrasts

09 - four brothers and early autumn

10 - come back to sorrento

11 - guy meets freddie meets billy

12 - 2 funky basses

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PPS 6023-8

download pete_rugolo_10_saxes_and_2_basses.rar

chaquito and the quedo brass - latin witchcraft (1967)

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packaged as "latin sounds for the small hours," the first lp is chaquito's "latin witchcraft" and the second is alan haven with tony crombie doing "quiet latin nights." i find the latter to be bland and analgesic - the steady hum of an organ is seldom put to good use in my opinion, but i will post this companion lp shortly. the chaquito lp is kick-ass, as always. john gregory and co. are on fire and if it's alan haven's sole purpose to put us to sleep, it's only cause chaquito got us so excited :).

has anyone got latin witchcraft as a solo fontana release? buenas noches mis amigos!

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01 - witchcraft

02 - brazil

03 - around the world

04 - tequila

05 - string of pearls

06 - frenesi

07 - birth of the blues

08 - marie

09 - yolanda

10 - body and soul

11 - song of india

12 - chaquito rides again

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fontana 886 442 1Y

download chaquito_latin_witchcraft.rar

les brown and his band of renown - a sign of the times (1966)

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this fantastic lp comes to us from KL in NYC and i have been loving it! it swings but it's not traditional swing - there's a mod beat sound to it that's infectuous and hip. several of the tracks have a Jobim credit which adds that loungy latin feel. the orchestration is tight and excellently arranged.

this album should be re-released in its entirety. it's that good. thanks KL! great job on the sound.

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01 - call me

02 - meditacao

03 - tigertail

04 - i wish you love

05 - corcovado (quiet nights of quiet stars)

06 - reza

07 - strangers in the night

08 - a sign of the times

09 - o barquinho (little boat)

10 - my love

11 - insensatez (how insensitive)

12 - it's not unusual

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Decca DL 74768

download les_brown_a_sign_of_the_times.rar

pete rugolo and all that brass - study in stereo (1961)

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pete rugolo is a man who knows how to swing, and it's big brass on this installment of the mercury "super stereo sound" series. lots of action and beat, and cool arrangements of some standards and redone in killer brass overdrive.

a special item for swing fans and those who like the quincy jones early sixties big band adventures. sound is left untreated (to preserve brass) but is in great shape. thanks to litlgrey for saving me from community humiliation :) with my rugelo (say isn't that a herb?,) and to KL for spotting my "it's big bras on this installment..." is it? happy listening.

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01 - four brothers

02 - ten trumpets have i

03 - come back to sorrento

04 - marie

05 - whispering

06 - intermission riff

07 - love is just around the corner

08 - saxophobia

09 - moonglow

10 - chiribiribin

11 - sky liner

12 - carnival of venice

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Mercury SML30005

download pete_rugelo_study_in_stereo.rar

jack parnell - braziliana (1977)

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hello friends :). this lp is out there already but for those who don't know it this is jack parnell, the guy who produced that ultra cool impressive version of lalo schifrin's 'enter the dragon' (and to improve the original is no mean feat by anyone's standards)... well this fantastic album from '77 is high seventies latin glamour with a twist of intrigue and plenty of style for those hot samba nights we all long for from time to time ;).

there are also some bossa vocals on this lp, so be warned all ye vocal-phobic instrumental purists...

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01 - tristeza

02 - one note samba

03 - wave

04 - caravan

05 - quiet nights

06 - viramundo

07 - the girl from ipanema

08 - deixa isso pra la

09 - warm breeze

10 - carnival

11 - aquas de marco

12 - brazil

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MFP 50327

download jack_parnell_braziliana.rar

frederick fennel - conducts cole porter (1961)

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this sparkling release from a man i've never heard of before in a series i've found to be hit-and-miss (but what wonderful covers the f:35d have!) is an absolute gem. there's not a dud track in the bunch. cole porter is for me always wonderful subject matter - i'm going to repeat myself here by bringing up mr. baxter. it's those flutes, harps and drama. like cole porter on the istanbul train at times. maybe it's just me. the rest leans towards 50s percussive orchestra arrangements with piano and all manner of paletted sound.

in any event, please let me know if the marracas and wild orchestrations do it for you like they do it for me :). oh yeah, when i slipped this lp out for the first time, i found its plastic sleeve still sealed - i had to tear the perforated line to get it out...aah.

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01 - blow gabriel blow

02 - so in love

03 - it's all right with me

04 - ridin' high

05 - in the still of the nightue

06 - begin the beguine

07 - night and day

08 - my heart belongs to daddy

09 - anything goes

10 - i've got you under my skin

11 - it's delovely

12 - you'd be so nice to come home to

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Mercury PPS-6024

download frederick_fennel_conducts_cole_porter.rar

roger bourdin - slightly french (196x)

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roger bourdin is a flutist, and i suppose that's the common thread here - that, and the cool, laid-back vibe of french pop tunes set to lush (what i think is) early sixties orchestral sounds that include harp, organ, pizzicato strings and something called a bass flute? i love the sound. it's fresh, and that flute/organ combo is one i really enjoy. 'c'est si bon' is a fantastic vocal track ready for a compilation. lots of double bass.

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01 - la vie en rose

02 - la mer

03 - un jour tu verras

04 - nuages

05 - c'est si bon

06 - parlez-moi d'amour

07 - sous les ponts de paris

08 - pigalle

09 - ca c'est paris

10 - sous le ciel de paris

11 - avril a paris

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Capitol ST 2211

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alan moorhouse - and the bond street brigade (1972)

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who would've thought a march band could be this hip? certainly not i... we actually had to march in my youth like the afrikaner youth league ready to grow up into proud brave fascists. how dull. there are a couple of misses on the lp - notably the opening tracks on each side, but the majority of killer tracks more than compensate. "funky fever" is from a re-release compilation like easy project but the exact one eludes me right now. all-in-all this lp rocks and should not be missed.

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01 - the liberty bell

02 - hang 'em high

03 - tea for two

04 - tweedle dee tweedle dum

05 - a whiter shade of pale

06 - funky fever

07 - radetzky march

08 - i did what i did for maria

09 - blues in the night

10 - chirpy chirpy, cheep cheep

11 - drum diddley

12 - yellow river

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MFP STEREO 5268

download alan_moorhouse_and_his_bond_street_brigade.rar

david rose - the very thought of you (1974)

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for those of you who enjoyed the david rose "portrait" post, this is his follow up lp for polydor. on first listen it's not as dark as its predecessor, and for me that's a pity, but it's still a lush and quality recording, with some interesting 70s funk excursions breaking the pervasive mood of warmth and nostalgia that marks this rose release.

"when you're with me," a rose original, is an upbeat modern man-about-town classic and my instant favourite. there's a scratch on the first track that the software cleanup tempered. it's a rare polydor release, so i posted it anyway.

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01 - when i fall in love

02 - ain't misbehavin'

03 - when you're with me

04 - the very thought of you

05 - tony's theme

06 - ev'ry time we say goodbye

07 - smoke gets in your eyes

08 - embraceable you

09 - kings road

10 - how high the moon

11 - misty

12 - i've got a crush on you

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Polydor 2383 258 SUPER

download david_rose_the_very_thought_of_you.rar

john cacavas - moonstruck (1960)

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when i googled john cacavas i did not find much, but this lp is one fine gem. my first impressions were of exotica along the lines of les baxter, but a little tamer and more ambient. it has something in common with mancini's "the versatile mancini" in that it works wonderfully as a complete album of relaxation. the cover text reads "bewitching night-music for voices & violins" and this is indeed a very accurate description. throughout the twelve tracks all themed in the moon and stars there are strings with wordless wailing female vocals - haunting and intoxicating.

a great one for late night listening.

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01 - moonlight becomes you

02 - the night has a thousand eyes

03 - moonstruck

04 - all through the night

05 - when you wish upon a star

06 - moonlight serenade

07 - nuit d'amour

08 - the night is young and you're so beautiful

09 - touch o' the moon

10 - stars fell on alabama

11 - the other side of the moon

12 - moon madness

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Dot DLP 3269

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raymond lefevre - you don't have to say you love me (1967)

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warning: sound quality not great.
this one comes to us from my buddy KL from NYC who found it for 99c in a bargain bin and has given it some extended wd-40 treatment. it's not in perfect nick, but 60s lefevre is a rare commodity so i asked him to please send it via the wire for posting.

thanks KL!

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01 - you don't have to say you love me

02 - i love

03 - yesterday

04 - love is all around

05 - palmares des chansons

06 - la passionnata

07 - spanish eyes

08 - a little rain is necessary

09 - la boheme

10 - stars of the way

11 - tears come

12 - l'amerique

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KAPP KS-3510

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chaquito - plays themes from tv thrillers (1972)

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this is my favourite tv themes lp hands down, and as such i just had to post it when this copy made its way to my collection. i'm sure it's out there already (i purposefully didn't check ;),) but i post it as a celebration of the sheer genius behind some of the finest arrangements i have ever heard. i stumbled across these tracks way back in 1997 in a bargain bin on the east rand and seeing "john gregory and his orchestra" and "mission: impossible" with some very cheesy 90s cover of some dynamite i opened the cover and saw that the dates ranged from sixties to mid-seventies. i didn't know who john gregory was but the tracks instantly blew me away.

here then finally, is the one record from which almost all the tracks were lifted. they are all brilliant. john gregory is the master.

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01 - hawaii 5-0

02 - the name of the game

03 - it takes a thief

04 - a man called ironside

05 - mission impossible

06 - softly softly

07 - the troubleshooters

08 - i spy

09 - mannix

10 - the untouchables

11 - callan

12 - f.b.i.

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PHILIPS 6308087

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