Various Artists – Werner Tautz – Time for Music (2002)

I did not know him before, thw composer Werner Tautz (* Dezember 9 1922 in Leipzig/Germany, – † 19. Mai 2014 in Tutzing/Germany).

There are few German composers who can boast an high international regard in the world of Dance Band and Light Music. One such man is Werner Tautz, who on 9th December 2002 celebrates his 80th Birthday. He is one of the very few who has managed to write for all the Radio Dance Orchestras of Germany, thereby adding many musical gems to the repertoire and archives of these Broadcasting organisations. (taken fromthe original linernotes)

And he not only composed extensively, but also founded a record company.

BRILLANT-MUSIK was established in 1964 by the composers Werner Tautz and Heinz Kiessling, and the publisher Hans Gerig. The business specialised in the production and distribution of instrumental light music (Easy Listening, Mood Music, String Orchestras, Big Bands, and Combos) for use in radio, television, film, advertising and on video. The catalogue also contains popular Austrian “Volksmusik” as well as jazz and serious music of Czech origin. Since 1989 a selection from the catalogue has been made available on bliss records though not exclusively. Foreign partner companies publish parts of the catalogue on their labels, and vice versa BRILLIANT-MUSIK and bliss records also represent foreign products in Germany.

Werner Tautz celebrated his 80th birthday last December, and this great collection of 25 of his compositions is a worthy tribute. Many readers of the magazine of the Robert Farnon Society  will already be familiar with Werner’s tuneful melodies through earlier Bliss Records releases, and they will be aware of his talent for composing bright and tuneful works that are so easy on the ear. This time the emphasis is more on dance and swing music, and once again Werner demonstrates that he is a master of this as well. The music simply bounces along happily from track to track, with some great big band sounds from various German radio orchestras that may well come as a pleasant surprise to collectors who think that the Americans (and perhaps a few British outfits) had a monopoly in this area. Not so! The likes of Kurt Edelhagen, Delle Haensche, Alfred Hause, Horst Jankowski, Erwin Lehn, Werner Müller and even Britain’s Reg Owen, all have a ball playing Werner’s great tunes. The recordings date from 1956 to 1977, and they seem to come from all the top radio stations in Germany. The booklet notes are in German and English, and I have no hesitation in saying that this new CD is going to give a lot of pleasure to folks who enjoy tuneful big band music from a few decades ago. (David Ades (Robert Farnon Society)

Tracks no. 6, 11, 16 & 19 are off-air domestic radio recordings due to the fact that the original master no longer exists. They have been remastered for optimum quality

Personnel:
Das Tanzorchester des SFB
Das Tanzorchester des HR
Das Orchester Cornelis op den Zieken (Radio Bremen)
Das Tanzorchester des SWF
Das Orchester Kurt Edelhagen (SWF)
Das WDR-Tanzorchester
Das Kölner Tanz- und Unterhaltungsorchester
Das RIAS-Tanzorchester
Das Tanzorchester des SR
Das Tanzorchester des SDR
Das Orchester Eddie Sauter (SWF)
Das Tanzorchester des NDR
Das Tanz- und Unterhaltungsorchester des NDR
Studio-Orchester, Hamburg
Das Münchner Rundfunk-Tanzorchester
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Freddy L’Host (clarinet on 09.)
Horst Jankowski (piano on 16., 19.)
Paul Kuhn (piano on 08.)
Klaus Marmulla (saxophone on 24.)
Kai Rautenberg (piano on 23.)
Helmut Reinhardt (saxophone on 06.)
Dieter Reith (piano on 05.)

Tracklist:

01. Das Tanzorchester des SFB (William Greihs): Big Bang (1966) 2.15
02. Das Tanzorchester des SFB (Roland Kovac): The Better Idea (Billy’s Trumpet) (1961) 2.50
03. Das Tanzorchester des HR (Heinz Schönberger): On The Road South (1972) 2.53
04. Das Orchester Cornelis op den Zieken (Radio Bremen):  Your Tenderness (1976) 4.31
05. Das Tanzorchester des SWF (Rolf-Hans Müller): Al Pari (1964) 2.36
06. Das Orchester Kurt Edelhagen (SWF): Penguin’s Walk (1956) 3.06
07. Das WDR-Tanzorchester (Werner Müller): Piccadilly Walk (1973) 2.54
08. Das Kölner Tanz- und Unterhaltungsorchester (Adalbert Luczkowsky: Portrait Of A Dream (1961) 3.52
09. Das RIAS-Tanzorchester (Günter Maier): Janine (1966) 2.21
10. Das Tanzorchester des SFB (Jerry Van Rooyen): Black Velvet (1966) 2.35
11. Das RIAS-Tanzorchester (Werner Müller): Tokyo Tea Time (Swinging Geishas) (1962) 2.06
12. Das Tanzorchester des SR (Manfred Minnich): Like Golden Dust (Aquamarin) (1961) 4.02
13. Das Tanzorchester des HR (Reg Owen): Window Shopping (Schaufensterbummel) (1963) 2.19
14. Das Tanzorchester des SR (Eberhard Pokorny): Drummer’s Holiday (1967) 2.22
15. Das Tanzorchester des HR (Willy Berking): Dinner Date (Du sagtest) (1959) 2.33
16. Das Tanzorchester des SDR (Erwin Lehn): Please Get Me Right (1957) 2.53
17. Das Orchester Eddie Sauter (SWF): Vanishing Shadows (1958) 3,41
18. Das Tanzorchester des NDR (Franz Thon): Collier (1962) 2.57
19. Das Tanzorchester des SDR (Erwin Lehn): Why Not (1960) 2.52
20. Das Tanz- und Unterhaltungsorchester des NDR (Alfred Hause): Sign Of Memory (Nur ein Souvenir) (1970) 3.38
21. Das Tanzorchester des SFB (Paul Kuhn): Music Is Never Wrong (1977) 3.15
22. Studio-Orchester, Hamburg (Rolf Kühn): La Belle (1967) 3.20
23.Das RIAS-Tanzorchester (Helmuth Brandenburg): Remember Rio (1970) 4.58
24. Das RIAS-Tanzorchester (Horst Jankowski): Yes I Am (1975) 3.54
25. Das Münchner Rundfunk-Tanzorchester (Delle Haensch): The Party Goes On (Party am Riz) 2.19

Music: Werner Tautz:
04. under the pseudonym Frank Nienburg
15. under the pseudonym Franz Rüger
21. under the pseudonym Jo Part

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Dusty Springfield – The Ultimate Collection (1988)

Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O’Brien OBE (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was an English singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano sound, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, pop and dramatic ballads, with French chanson, country, and jazz also in her repertoire. During her 1960s peak, she ranked among the most successful British female performers on both sides of the Atlantic. Her image – marked by a peroxide blonde bouffant/beehive hairstyle, heavy makeup (thick black eyeliner and eye shadow) and evening gowns, as well as stylised, gestural performances – made her an icon of the Swinging Sixties.

Born in West Hampstead in London into a family that enjoyed music, Springfield learned to sing at home. In 1958, she joined her first professional group, The Lana Sisters. Two years later, with her brother Tom Springfield and Tim Feild, Springfield formed the folk-pop vocal trio The Springfields. Two of their five 1961–63 Top 40 UK hits – “Island of Dreams” and “Say I Won’t Be There” – reached no. 5 in the charts, both in the spring of 1963. In 1962 they also hit big in the United States with their cover of “Silver Threads and Golden Needles”.

Springfield’s solo career began in late 1963 with the upbeat pop record “I Only Want to Be with You” — a UK no. 4 hit, and the first of her six transatlantic Top 40 hits in the 1960s, along with “Stay Awhile” (1964), “All I See Is You” (1966), “I’ll Try Anything” (1967) and the two releases now considered her signature songs: “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me” (1966 UK no. 1/US no. 4) and “Son of a Preacher Man” (1968/69 UK no. 9/US no. 10). The latter features on the 1968 pop and soul album Dusty in Memphis, one of Springfield’s defining works. In March 2020, the US Library of Congress added it to the National Recording Registry, which preserves audio recordings considered to be “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant”.

Between 1964 and 1969, Springfield hit big in her native Britain with several singles which in America either failed to chart or were not released, among them “I Just Don’t Know What to Do with Myself” (the biggest of her many Bacharach/David covers), “In the Middle of Nowhere”, “Some of Your Lovin'”, “Goin’ Back” and “I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten”. Conversely, she charted in the US (but not in the UK) with hits including “Wishin’ and Hopin’ ”, “The Look of Love” and “The Windmills of Your Mind”.

From 1971 to 1986, Springfield failed to register a hit from five album releases (aside from a minor 1979 UK chart appearance), but her 1987 collaboration with UK synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys, “What Have I Done to Deserve This?”, took her back to the top of the charts, reaching no. 2 on both the UK singles chart and Billboard’s Hot 100. The collaboration also yielded two 1989 UK Top 20 hits: “Nothing Has Been Proved” and “In Private”. In 1990, Springfield charted with “Reputation” – the last of 25 Top 40 UK hits in which she features.

A fixture on British television, Springfield presented many episodes of the hip 1963–66 British TV music series Ready Steady Go! and, between 1966 and 69, hosted her own series on the BBC and ITV. In 1966, Springfield topped the popularity polls, including Melody Maker’s Best International Vocalist, and was the first UK singer to top the New Musical Express readers’ poll for Female Singer. She is a member of both the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the UK Music Hall of Fame. International polls have lauded Springfield as one of the finest female popular singers of all time.

n January 1994, while recording her penultimate album, A Very Fine Love, in Nashville, Tennessee, Springfield began feeling ill. When she returned to England a few months later, her physicians diagnosed her with breast cancer. She received months of chemotherapy and radiation treatment, and the cancer was found to be in remission. In 1995, in apparent good health, Springfield set about promoting the album, which was released that year. By mid-1996, the cancer had returned, and despite vigorous treatments, she died in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, on 2 March 1999, a month before her 60th birthday.

Green Plaque at the entrance of Ealing Fields School, Ealing, London,
which Springfield, as Mary O’Brien, attended:

Springfield’s funeral service was attended by hundreds of fans and people from the music business, including Elvis Costello, Lulu and Pet Shop Boys. It was a Catholic funeral, which took place at the church of St Mary the Virgin in Henley-on-Thames, where Springfield had lived during her last years. A marker dedicated to her memory was placed in the church graveyard. In accordance with Springfield’s wishes, she was cremated and some of her ashes were buried at Henley, while the rest were scattered by her brother, Tom Springfield, at the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland. (wikipedia)

And here´s a nice compilation album:

Dusty Springfield recorded so much good material that it’s hard to summarize her very best recordings in the space of a 24-track collection. Nevertheless, Philips/Phonogram does a good job of squeezing several of her biggest songs.

Enjoy it !

Personnel:
Dusty Springfield (vocals)
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many, many studio musicans

Tracklist:
01. I Only Want To Be With You (Raymonde/Hawker) 2.35
02. Stay Awhile (Raymonde/Hawker) 1.57
03. I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself(Bacharach/David) 3.05
04. Wishin’ And Hopin’ (Bacharach/David) 2.56
05. Losing You (Westlake/T.Springfield) 3.01
06. Give Me Time (Atmo/Melfa/Callender) 3.05
07. 24 Hours From Tulsa (Bacharach/David) 3.05
08. If You Go Away (Brel/McKuen) 3.50
09. Just One Smile (Newman) 2.43
10. Son Of A Preacher Man (Hurley/Wilkins) 2.29
11. All I See Is You (Weisman/Westlake) 3.22
12. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me (Donaggio/Napier-Bell/Wickham) 2.50
13. I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten (Westlake) 3.11
14. Some Of Your Lovin’ (Goffin/King) 3.03
15. In The Middle Of Nowhere (Verdi/Kaye) 2.51
16. Little By Little (Verdi/Kaye/Gin) 2.24
17. How Can I Be Sure? (Brigati/Cavaliere) 2.47
18. The Look Of Love (Bacharach/David) 3.31
19. My Colouring Book (Kander/Ebb) 3.01
20. A Brand New Me (Butler/Gamble/Bell) 2.26
21. I’ll Try Anything (Barkan/Millrose) 2.29
22. Anyone Who Had A Heart (Bacharach/David) 3.11
23. Am I The Same Girl? (Record/Saunders) 3.01
24. Goin’ Back (Goffin/King) 3.32

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The vinyl edition, called “Dusty – The Silver Collection:

Roy Orbinson – Golden Days (The Collection Of 20 All-Time Greats)

Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician known for his impassioned singing style, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. His music was described by critics as operatic, earning him the nicknames “The Caruso of Rock” and “The Big O.” Many of Orbison’s songs conveyed vulnerability at a time when most male rock-and-roll performers chose to project machismo. He performed while standing motionless and wearing black clothes to match his dyed black hair and dark sunglasses.

Born in Texas, Orbison began singing in a rockabilly and country-and-western band as a teenager. He was signed by Sam Phillips of Sun Records in 1956, but enjoyed his greatest success with Monument Records. From 1960 to 1966, 22 of Orbison’s singles reached the Billboard Top 40. He wrote or co-wrote almost all of his own Top 10 hits, including “Only the Lonely” (1960), “Running Scared” (1961), “Crying” (1961), “In Dreams” (1963), and “Oh, Pretty Woman” (1964).

After the mid-1960s, Orbison suffered a number of personal tragedies and his career faltered. He experienced a resurgence in popularity in the 1980s following the success of several cover versions of his songs. In 1988, he co-founded the Traveling Wilburys (a rock supergroup) with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Jeff Lynne. Orbison died of a heart attack in December 1988 at age 52. One month later, his song “You Got It” (1989) was released as a solo single, becoming his first hit to reach the US and UK Top 10 in nearly 25 years.

Orbison’s honors include inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987, the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1989, and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2014. He received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and five other Grammy Awards. Rolling Stone placed him at number 37 on its list of the “Greatest Artists of All Time” and number 13 on its list of the “100 Greatest Singers of All Time”. In 2002, Billboard magazine listed him at number 74 on its list of the Top 600 recording artists. (wikipedia)

And here´s a nice compilation with some of his best songs.

A add my favourite Roy Orbinson song “I Got It”.

Personnel:
Roy Orbinson (vocals, guitar)
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many, many studio musicians

Tracklist:
01. Oh Pretty Woman (Dees/Orbison) 2.57
02. Running Scared (Melson/Orbison) 2.10
03. Falling (Orbison) 2.22
04. Love Hurts (Bryant) 2.27
05. Mean Woman Blues (de Metrius) 2.25
06. I Can’t Stop Loving You (Gibson) 2.49
07. The Crowd (Melson/Orbison) 2.22
08. Blue Bayou (Melson/Orbison) 2.30
09. Borne On The Wind (Dees/Orbison) 2.52
10. Lana (Melson/Orbison) 2.52
11. Only The Lonely (Melson/Orbison) 2.30
12. It’s Over (Dees/Orbison) 2.49
13. Crying (Melson/Orbison) 2.47
14. Pretty Paper (Nelson) 2.44
15. All I Have To Do Is Dream (Bryant) 2.24
16. Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) (Walker) 2.34
17. Blue Angel (Melson/Orbison) 2.43
18. Working For The Man (Orbison) 2.27
19. Candy Man (Ross/Neil) 2.46
20. In Dreams (Orbison) 2.51
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21. You Got It (Lynne/Orbison/Petty) 3.31

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More from Roy Orbinson:

VA – Shapes & Sounds – Volume 1 – Orange & Red Beams From The BBC Archives, 1967-1969 (2006)

`Shapes And Sounds’ offers seventeen performances taped in BBC studios between 1967 and 1969 for radio shows such as `Top Gear’ and Saturday Club’, as well as some of the weekly Radio 1 programmes. This release, on both LP and CD, features six bands, all of whom will be familiar to collectors of psychedelia and pop of the period, some of which are lauded as being amongst the most rated groups of their time. For many pride of place will go to Kaleidoscope, as `Shapes And Sounds’ features two tracks that are missing from the BBC’s Transcription Service archive.

Thanks to the recent discovery of a transcription disc, Top Sounds are privileged to offer a choice version of the band’s most contagious single `Jenny Artichoke’, as well as a stupendous rendition of the `Faintly Blowing’ cut `Music’. Also thought lost and making their debut on record and CD are three splendid tracks by Tomorrow featuring Keith West, sourced from two editions of `Top Gear’ in October 1967 and February 1968. Included are excellent renditions of `Blow Up’,`Colonel Brown’ and `Real Life Permanent Dream’. `Shapes And Sounds’ also offers the four remaining Timebox session tracks from the Beeb archives, which include an admirable slice of blue eyed soul in their cover of the Young Rascals’ `A Girl Like You’, which the band never recorded outside of the BBC. The Montanas’ selections feature a superior rendering of `A Step In The Right Direction’ , as well as some cracking Moby Grape covers and a Kenny Lynch / Mort Schuman penned `You’re Never Gonna Get My Lovin’. Of all these numbers from their repertoire, only `A Step In The Right Direction’ ever appeared on a single.

Gentle Influence impress with their BBC only cover of Curtis Mayfield’s `You’ve Been Cheatin’, as well as a very good version of their last single `Always Be A Part Of My Living’. The Spectrum offer a fuzz guitar spiked performance of `Headin’ For A heatwave’ which is more virile and much more atmospheric than the 45 version, and they enthusiastically rip through a Beeb only take of the Artwoods favourite `I Take What I Want’.

The sound quality is absolutely superb throughout, with nearly every track sourced from original BBC Transcription records and though few of the tracks on the collection needed much enhancement at all, all have been professionally restored and mastered. The presentation is immaculate and the CD has a twenty four page booklet packed with illustrations, band histories and listings of all their known BBC sessions. All the selections on this release were specially recorded for the BBC during the late 1960s and in many cases are better than the familiar released versions, and appear here on CD and vinyl for the first time. All copies are hand numbered and `Shapes And Sounds’ is a legitimate limited edition release, licensed from the BBC with the blessing / co-operation of no less than nineteen band members. (press release)

An excellent choice of BBC recordings from a high quality league of psychedelic groups that delivered original material deserving more recognition. The sleeve is packed with press cuttings, discographies and biographies of all groups featured. The album starts off with Kaleidoscope represented with 2 tracks that were omitted from their BBC compilation Please listen to the pictures (CD or 2-LP). These are the single A side Jenny Artichoke, but of course in a different live version, and a fantastic early live version of Music, that later was released in a studio version on Faintly blowing. Other artists featured are Tomorrow with Keith West.

Spectrum, The Montanas, Timebox and Gentle Influence. I bought records by most of those “obscure” artists way back then, and the music has mostly stood the test of time. (by Knut Skyberg)

The Top Sounds label was set up by veteran British psych journalist Nigel Lees. After the release of its first compilation of super-rare British psych, Alphabeat, it concentrated on the groundbreaking Shapes and Sounds series. Taking its cue from Circle Records’ like-minded Action and Kaleidoscope releases, Shapes and Sounds compile largely unknown BBC session recordings from both cult favorites and forgotten British groups of the late 60s. Due to airtime and musicians union rules, many bands were required to record songs in BBC studios for inclusion on transcription discs that could then be either retransmitted or sent to other radio outlets around the world. Auntie Beeb had a nasty habit of wiping many of these discs clean for re-use but those that weren’t have shown up as the various “BBC Sessions” releases of the Beatles, David Bowie, etc. In their defense, the BBC also recorded a lot of bands that had only small or no hits to their names at the time such as Kaleidoscope, Gentle Influence, and the Spectrum, included in the first volume here.

Orange and Red Beams includes 3 highly regarded psych darlings, Kaleidoscope, Timebox, and Tomorrow. Some rerecorded singles such as “Jenny Artichoke” and “Beggin'” don’t differ too dramatically from the originals, though they are still welcome inclusions. Other rerecorded tracks, however, differ wildly and are far superior in this incarnation, such as Timebox’s “Yellow Van” (finally free of those faux-soul bleating trumpets) and an absolutely stunning version of the uncharacteristic Kaleidoscope freakout “Music”.

The lesser known bands also acquit themselves splendidly, with Gentle Influence’s rousing take on the Impressions’ “You’ve Been Cheatin'” and Spectrum’s “Headin’ for a Heatwave”.

The main draw of any BBC sessions, however, are the otherwise unrecorded songs. Here the Montanas, of all things, shine with 2 storming Moby Grape covers to go with their even more heavily phased smash through hidden gem “Step in the Right Direction”. Tomorrow perform the unreleased In Crowd track “Blow Up” which was supposed to be the title track to the film of the same name.

The sound quality is excellent throughout, with the exception of “Blow Up” which is an off-air recording. Both CD and vinyl releases are notable for their exquisite attention to detail. There are precious few archival releases that are presented this lovingly, with tons of color pictures and copious liner notes (in the smallest font possible). Anyone who is a fan of the aforementioned bands should try to snap this up immediately. Only 1000 hand-numbered copies of each. (by Magic Hands)

Tracklist:
01. Kaleidoscope: Jenny Artichoke (Daltrey/Pumer) 2.38
02. Gentle Influence: You’ve Been Cheatin’ (Mayfield) 2.22
03. The Montanas: Hey Grandma (Miller/Stevenson) 2.20
04. Timebox: Beggin’ (Farina/Gaudio) 2.51
05. The Spectrum: Headin’ For A Heatwave (Roberts/Kinsella) 2.40
06. Tomorrow (featuring Keith West): Colonel Brown (Hopkins/Burgess) 2.53
07. Timebox: Stay There (Patto/Halsall) 3.04
08. The Montanas: A Step In The Right Direction (Trent/Hatch) 3.18
09. Tomorrow (featuring Keith West): Blow Up (Hopkins) 2.05
10. Timebox: A Girl Like You (Cavaliere/Brigati) 3.05
11. The Montanas: You’re Never Going To Get My Lovin’ (Lynch/Shuman) 2,38
12. Tomorrow (featuring Keith West): Real Life Permanent Dream (Hopkins) 2.36
13. Kaleidoscope: Music (Daltrey/Pumer) 3.22
14. The Montanas: Omaha (Spence) 2.27
15. The Spectrum: I Take What I Want (Hayes/Porter/Hodges) 2.27
16. Timebox: Yellow Van (Patto/Halsall) 2.41
17. Gentle Influence: Always Be A Part Of My Living (Fletcher/Flett) 3.18

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Various Artists – 25 Hits Of The Sixties – Volume Two – Disc 1 (late 80´s)

Compilations of UK hits from the “roaring sixties” have been very popular for a long time … and that’s a good thing … because the “roaring sixties” were a very important phase in the history of popular music.

They can be used to get an overview of this decade.

But these are not the original recordings of the time, but cheap re-recordings with unknown studio musicians !

Unfortunately, this happens again and again … just to rake in a little money again.
So: Attention please !

This article only serves to show how the music industry wants to cheat us.

I have three more CDs from this series … I will present them here in the course of the next weeks … before I throw them all away.

But: So I have at least discovered some artists I didn’t know before, such as Vanity Fare and Polly Brown.

Listen to the original … they are so much better !

Personnel:
Many, many unknown studio musicians

Tracklist:
01. The Troggs: Wild Thing (Taylor) 2.42
02. The Fortunes: Here It Comes Again (Reed/Mason) 2.57
03. The Tremeloes: Suddenly You Love Me (Pace/Callander/Panzeri/Pilat) 3.09
04. P.J. Proby: Somewhere (Bernstein/Sondheim) 3.08
05. The Zombies: She’s Not There (Argent) 2.24
06. The Nashville Teens: Tobacco Road (Loudermilk) 2.42
07. Christie: Yellow River (Christie) 2.48
08. Polly Brown: That Same Old Feeling (MacLeod/MacAulay) 2.59
09. The Searchers: Sugar & Spice (Nightingale) 2.10
10. Marmalade: Ob La Di Ob Li Da (Lennon/McCartney) 3.14
11. Mary Hopkin: Those Were The Days (Fomin/Raskin) 4.58
12. Tornados: Telstar (Meek) 3.03
13. The Foundations: Baby Now That I’ve Found You (MacAulay/MacLeod) 3.08
14. Herman’s Hermits: There’s A Kind Of Hush (Reed/Stephens) 2.35
15. The Searchers: Don’t Throw Your Love Away (Jackson/Wisner) 2.13
16. Dave Berry: The Crying Game (Stephens) 2.40
17. Wayne Fontana: A Groovey Kind Of Love (Sager/Wine) 1.59
18. Billy J. Kramer: Do You Want To Know A Secret (Lennon/McCartny) 2.04
19. Brian Poole: Twist And Shout (Russell/Medley) 2.12
20. Gerry & The Pacemakers: How Do You Do It (Murray) 1.54
21. Petula Clark: Downtown (Hatch) 3.49
22. The Fortunes: Storm In A Tea Cup (Rubin/Roker) 3.25
23. Vanity Fare: Hitchin A Ride (Murray/Callander) 2.56
24. Crispian St. Peters: You Were On My Mind (Fricker/Nicolson) 2.45
25. Acker Bilk: Stranger On the Shore (Bilk) 2.48

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More from this fucking edition:

Ella Fitzgerald – The Essential Ella (1991)

Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the “First Lady of Song”, “Queen of Jazz”, and “Lady Ella”. She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, intonation, and a “horn-like” improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing.

After a tumultuous adolescence, Fitzgerald found stability in musical success with the Chick Webb Orchestra, performing across the country but most often associated with the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem. Her rendition of the nursery rhyme “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” helped boost both her and Webb to national fame. After taking over the band when Webb died, Fitzgerald left it behind in 1942 to start her solo career. Her manager was Moe Gale, co-founder of the Savoy, until she turned the rest of her career over to Norman Granz, who founded Verve Records to produce new records by Fitzgerald. With Verve she recorded some of her more widely noted works, particularly her interpretations of the Great American Songbook.

While Fitzgerald appeared in movies and as a guest on popular television shows in the second half of the twentieth century, her musical collaborations with Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and The Ink Spots were some of her most notable acts outside of her solo career. These partnerships produced some of her best-known songs such as “Dream a Little Dream of Me”, “Cheek to Cheek”, “Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall”, and “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)”. In 1993, after a career of nearly 60 years, she gave her last public performance. Three years later, she died at the age of 79 after years of declining health. Her accolades included 14 Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Arts, the NAACP’s inaugural President’s Award, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.(wikipedia)

And here´s another official compüilation from Verve Records, a rare release from Australia.

Recognized worldwide as “The First Lady of Song,” Ella Fitzgerald is arguably the finest female jazz vocalist of all time. Blessed with a highly resonant voice, wide range, and near-perfect elocution, Fitzgerald also possessed a deft sense of swing, and with her brilliant scat technique, could hold her own against any of her instrumental contemporaries. She came to initial popularity as a member of drummer Chick Webb’s band in the 1930s, scoring a hit with a “A-Tisket, A-Tasket,” before ascending to wide acclaim in the 1940s with Jazz at the Philharmonic and Dizzy Gillespie’s Big Band, and issuing landmark performances like “Flying Home” and “How High the Moon.”

Working with producer/manager Norman Granz, she gained even more acclaim with her series of albums on Verve, recording definitive versions of the music of the Great American Songbook composers, including 1956’s Sings the Cole Porter Songbook. Over her 50-year career, she earned 13 Grammy Awards, sold over 40 million albums, and picked up numerous accolades including a National Medal of Arts and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. A hugely important cultural figure, Fitzgerald made an immeasurable impact on the development of jazz and popular music, and remains a touchstone for fans and artists decades after her passing. (by Matt Collar)

Another chance to discover “The First Lady of Song” !

Personnel:
Ella Fitzgerald (vocals)
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The Buddy Bregman Orchestra (on 01,, 02, 06, 14. – 16)
Billy May And His Orchestra (on 03. – 05. 08., 17., 20. + 21.)
Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra (on 07., 13. + 19.)
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Max Bennett (bass on 10.)
Ray Brown (bass on 10.)
Herb Ellis (guitar on 10.)
Jim Hall (guitar on 09. 11. + 12.)
Gus Johnson (drums on 09., 11., 12. + 22.)
“Philly” Joe Jones (drums on 10.)
Lou Levy (piano on 09. + 12.)
Wilfred Middlebrooks (bass on 09., 11. + 22.)
Oscar Peterson (piano on 10.)
Paul Smith (piano on 11. + 22.)

Tracklist:
01. The Lady Is A Tramp (Rodgers/Hart) (1956) 3.24
02. Manhattan (Rodgers/Hart) (1956) 2.51
03. The Very Thought Of You (Noble) (1962) 2.46
04. From This Moment On (Porter) (1956) 3.20
05. A Foggy Day (G.Gershwin/I.Geshwin) (1959) 3.33
06. With A Song In My Heart (Rodgers/Hart) (1959) 2.46
07. Cheek To Cheek (Berlin) 1958) 3.48
08. I’ve Got A Crush On You (G.Gershwin/I.Geshwin) (1959) 3.30
09. A-Tisket A-Tasket (live) (Fitzgerald /Feldman) (1951) 1.55
10. These Foolish Things (Strachey/Link/Marvell) (1957) 3.49
11. Mack The Knife (live) (Weill/Brecht/Blitzstein) (1960) 5.06
12. Caravan (live) (Ellington/Tizol/Mills) (1958) 2.44
13. I Can’t Get Started (Duke/Gershwin) (1962) 3.33
14. I’ve Got You Under My Skin (Porter) (1956) 2.45
15. Night And Day (Porter) (1956) 3.05
16. Everytime Time We Say Goodbye (Porter) (1956) 3.34
17. It’s Only A Paper Moon (Arlen/Harburg/Rose) (1960) 3.35
18. I Get A Kick Out Of You (Porter) (1956) 4.05
19. I Got Rhythm (G.Gershwin/I.Gershwin) (1959) 3.07
20.  My Funny Valentine (Rodgers/Hart) (1956) 3.53
21. That Old Black Magic (Arlen/Mercer) (1961) 4.11
22. Misty (live) (Gamer/Burke) (1960) 2.42

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Manfred Mann – Soul Of Mann (1967)

Manfred Sepse Lubowitz (born 21 October 1940), known professionally as Manfred Mann, is a South African–English keyboardist, arranger, singer and songwriter. He is best known as a founding member and eponym of the bands Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann Chapter Three and Manfred Mann’s Earth Band.

Manfred Mann were an English rock band, formed in London and active between 1962 and 1969. The group were named after their keyboardist Manfred Mann, who later led the successful 1970s group Manfred Mann’s Earth Band. The band had two different lead vocalists, Paul Jones from 1962 to 1966 and Mike d’Abo from 1966 to 1969.

Prominent in the Swinging London scene of the 1960s, the group regularly appeared in the UK Singles Chart. Three of their most successful singles, “Do Wah Diddy Diddy”, “Pretty Flamingo”, and “Mighty Quinn”, topped the UK charts. The band’s 1964 hit “5-4-3-2-1” was the theme tune for the ITV pop music show Ready Steady Go!. They were also the first southern-England-based group to top the US Billboard Hot 100 during the British Invasion.

The Mann–Hugg Blues Brothers were formed in London by keyboard player Manfred Mann and drummer/vibes/piano player Mike Hugg, who formed a house band in Clacton-on-Sea that also featured Graham Bond. Bringing a shared love of Jazz to the British Blues boom then sweeping London’s clubs, the band was completed by Mike Vickers on guitar, alto saxophone and flute, bassist Dave Richmond and Paul Jones as lead vocalist and harmonicist. By this time they had changed their name to Manfred Mann & the Manfreds. Gigging throughout late 1962 and early 1963, they soon attracted attention for their distinctive sound.

After changing their name to Manfred Mann at the behest of their label’s producer John Burgess, the group signed with His Master’s Voice in March 1963 and began their recorded output that July with the slow, blues instrumental single “Why Should We Not?”, which they performed on their first appearance on television on a New Year’s Eve show. It failed to chart, as did its follow-up (with vocals), “Cock-a-Hoop”. The overdubbed instrumental soloing on woodwinds, vibes, harmonica and second keyboard lent considerable weight to the group’s sound, and demonstrated the jazz-inspired technical prowess in which they took pride.

In 1964, the group were asked to provide a new theme tune for the ITV pop music television programme Ready Steady Go! They responded with “5-4-3-2-1” which, with the help of weekly television exposure, rose to No. 5 in the UK Singles Chart. Shortly after “5-4-3-2-1” was recorded, Richmond left the band, though he would record with them occasionally later. He was replaced by Jones’ friend Tom McGuinness—the first of many changes. After a further self-penned hit, “Hubble Bubble (Toil And Trouble)”, the band struck gold with “Do Wah Diddy Diddy”, a cover version of the Exciters’ No. 78 Hot 100 hit earlier that year. The track reached the top of the UK, Canadian, and US charts.

With the success of “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” the sound of the group’s singles moved away from the jazzy, blues-based music of their early years to a pop hybrid that continued to make hit singles from cover material. They hit No. 3 in the UK with another girl-group cover, “Sha La La”[3] (originally by the Shirelles), which also reached No. 12 in the US and Canada, and followed it with the sentimental “Come Tomorrow” (originally by Marie Knight) but both were of a noticeably lighter texture than their earliest output. Meanwhile, “B” sides and four-song EPs showcased original material and instrumental solos. The group also returned to jazz and R&B themes on their albums: their first, 1964’s The Five Faces of Manfred Mann, included standards such as “Smokestack Lightning” while the second and last with this line-up, Mann Made, offered several self-composed instrumentals and a version of “Stormy Monday Blues” alongside novelties and pop ballads. With a cover of Maxine Brown’s “Oh No Not My Baby” began a phase of new depth and sophistication in the arrangements of their singles. The group began its string of successes with Bob Dylan songs with a track on the best-selling EP The One in the Middle, “With God on Our Side”, next reaching No. 2 in the UK with “If You Gotta Go, Go Now”. The EP’s title track reached the British top ten singles, the last self-written song (by Jones) and the band’s last R’n’B workout to do so. The run climaxed with a second UK No. 1 single, “Pretty Flamingo”, produced by John Burgess.

The group had managed an initial jazz/rhythm-and-blues fusion, and then had taken chart music in their stride—but could not hope to cope with Paul Jones’ projected solo career as singer and actor, and with Mike Vickers’ orchestral and instrumental ambitions. Jones intended to go solo once a replacement could be found, but stayed with the band for another year, during which Vickers left. McGuinness moved to guitar, his original instrument, contributing the distinctive National Steel Guitar to “If You Gotta Go, Go Now” and “Pretty Flamingo”, and was replaced on bass by Jack Bruce, who had been playing for the Graham Bond Organisation for some time before a recent brief stint with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers. In his brief tenure before leaving to form Cream, Bruce played on “Pretty Flamingo” and on the EP Instrumental Asylum (for which he and wind instrumentalists Henry Lowther and Lyn Dobson were included in the sleeve photo of the group), which began the group’s experiments with instrumental versions of chart songs. Bruce was replaced by Klaus Voormann. The band changed record companies just afterward, although EMI quickly released an EP of earlier unissued 1963–66 era songs titled As Was (a play on the title of their then new 1966 album, As Is), a hits compilation; Mann Made Hits (1966), an instrumental compilation LP that included one unissued instrumental track; Soul of Mann (1967); and, most controversially, used session players to complete the unfinished track “You Gave Me Somebody To Love” (c/w ‘Poison Ivy”—both sung by Paul Jones) which made No. 36 in the UK singles chart, upsetting the group—hence McGuinness’s wry comment “Manfreds disown new single” on the sleeve of their next studio album for their new record label. (wikipedia)

Soul of Mann is a 1967 compilation album of mostly instrumental recordings by Manfred Mann, released by HMV Records shortly after the company dropped the group from its roster. It was not well publicised and did not sell strongly.

The album brought together:

Both sides of the group’s debut single, “Why Should We Not” and “Brother Jack” (1963)
“Sack O’ Woe” (Cannonball Adderley) and “Mr.Anello”, released on the group’s first album The Five Faces of Manfred Mann (1964)
“Bare Hugg”, “The Abominable Snowmann” and “L.S.D.”, from the group’s second album Mann Made (1965)
“Still I’m Sad” (Samwell-Smith), “My Generation” (Townshend), “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (Jagger-Richards) and “I Got You Babe” (Bono) from the 1966 EP Instrumental Asylum, with Jack Bruce, Henry Lowther and Lyn Dobson
“Spirit Feel” (Milt Jackson), previously released on the compilation Mann Made Hits, and two previously unreleased recordings, “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” and “Tengo Tango”.

CD releases contain extra tracks, mostly with vocals and from the group’s series of HMV EPs. (wikipedia)

5.0 out of 5 stars Great instrumentals
Reviewed in Germany 🇩🇪 on 3 December 2016
If you have problems identifying the jazz influence in Manfred Mann’s works, this compilation is for you. With the exception of one track, everything here is instrumental. Manfred shows that he is a great arranger with sometimes really bizarre versions of then current hits like “My Generation” or “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” – the latter with a brute version of the famous guitar riff and some crazy jazzy breaks. “Still I’m Sad” with layered melodies and “I Got You Babe” changed beyond recognition are not bad either. These four songs were also available on the EP “Instrumental Asylum”, which is a fitting attribute. Only “Why Should We Not”, a rather gloomy melody, comes from Manfred himself. Except for Paul Jones (who can only be heard here from time to time with his blues harp), the other band members have also contributed one track each.

“The Abominable Snowman” was written by Mike Vickers, who not only plays the guitar but also the saxophone very well. On Mike Hugg’s “Bare Hugg” (another pun) he plays the flute, while drummer Hugg enchants on the vibraphone. In addition, with Milt Jackson’s “Spirit Feel” and the two Cannonball Adderley numbers “Tengo, Tango” and “Sack O’ Woe”, there are three real jazz tracks that hardly sound like a British R&B band from the early sixties. None of the songs exceed the four-minute limit, which means that much here is fast, lively and entertaining (no hour-long solos!). Somewhat superfluous, however, are perhaps the two traditionals “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemenn” and “Brother Jack” (aka “Brother Jacob” aka “Frère Jacques”). And what the sung “LSD” is doing here, I don’t understand at all.

The whole album is in mono; apart from that, the versions of “Snowmann”, “Bare Hugg”, “Spirit Feel”, “LSD” and “Sack O’ Woe” are no different from the versions on “Five Faces”, “Mann Made” and “Mann Made Hits” respectively. However, “Mr Anello” is a longer version with intro and different guitar solo compared to the Five Faces version. (by Perfectionist)

In other words; excellent early Jazz-Rock from Britain !

And … “Brother Jack” is a is a French children’s song (“Frère Jacques”) from the 18th century.

Personnel:
Mike Hugg (drums, vibraphone)
Manfred Mann (keboards)
Tom McGuinness (guitar, bass)
Mike Vickers (guitar, saxophone, flute)
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horn section:
Henry Lowther – Lyn Dobson
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Jack Bruce bass and arrangment  on 02., 07., 09. + 12.)

 The re-issue on See For Miles Records (1985):

Tracklist:
01. The Abominable Snowman (Vickers) 2.48
02. I Got You Babe (Bono) 2.2
03. Bare Hugg (Hugg) 3.53
04. Spirit Feel (Jackson) 2.42
05. Why Should We Not (take 5) (Mann) 2.24
06. L.S.D. (McGuinness) 3.51
07. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (Jagger/Richards)
08. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Traditional) 1.57
09. My Generation (Townshend) 2.28
10. Mr. Anello (version 2) (Mann/Hugg/Vickers/Jones/McGuinness) 2.19
11. Still I’m Sad (McCarty/Samwell-Smith) 2.43
12. Tengo Tango (Adderley) – 3:34- Bass- Jack Bruce
13. Brother Jack (Mann) 2.29
14. Sack O’ Woe (Adderley) 2.16

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Julie London – The Best Of Julie London (1992)

Julie London (née Peck; September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years. A torch singer noted for her sultry, languid contralto vocals, London recorded over thirty albums of pop and jazz standards between 1955 and 1969. Her recording of “Cry Me a River”, a track she introduced on her debut album, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001. In addition to her musical notice, London was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1974 for her portrayal of nurse Dixie McCall in the television series Emergency!.

Born in Santa Rosa, California, to vaudevillian parents, London was discovered while working as an elevator operator in downtown Los Angeles, and she began her career as an actress. London’s 35-year acting career began in film in 1944, and included roles as the female lead in numerous westerns, co-starring with Rock Hudson in The Fat Man (1951), with Robert Taylor and John Cassavetes in Saddle the Wind (1958), with Gary Cooper in Man of the West (1958) and with Robert Mitchum in The Wonderful Country (1959).

In the mid-1950s, she signed a recording contract with Liberty Records, marking the beginning of her professional musical career. She released her final studio album in 1969, but achieved continuing success playing the female starring role of nurse Dixie McCall in the television series Emergency! (1972–1979), in which she acted with her husband Bobby Troup. The show was produced by her ex-husband Jack Webb.

London was a chain smoker from the age of 16 and at times smoked in excess of three packs of cigarettes per day. She suffered a stroke in 1995 and remained in poor health for the following five years. In late 1999, she was diagnosed with lung cancer but forwent treatment due to her weakened physical state. On October 17, 2000, London was rushed from her home to the Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center after choking and struggling to breathe. She died in the hospital in the early morning hours of October 18 of what was later determined to be cardiac arrest; she was 74.

London was cremated and buried next to Troup in the Courts of Remembrance Columbarium of Providence at Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles.[62] Her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (for recording) is at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. (wikipedia)

And here´s a nice compilation:

Julie London´s ravishing beauty and warm, sultry voice made her a singing and acting sensation during the 1950´and 1960´s. Her 1955 recording of Cry Me A River, with its simple, intimate accompaniment of guitar and bass is widely regarded as the definitive interpretation. This album presents this all time classic, along with nineteen more of her most popular recorings (takefrom the linernotes)

Personnel:
Julie London (vocals)
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many, many studio musicians

Tracklist:
01. Come On-A My House (Bagdasarian/Saroyan) 2.39
02. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning (Mann/Hilliard) 2.51
03. Slightly Out Of Tune (Desafinado) (Jobim/Mendonca/Hendricks/Cavanaugh) 2.08
04. I Loves You Porgy (G.Gershwin/Heyward/I,Gershwin) 2.43
05. Hot Toddy (Flanagan/Hendler) 1.52
06. Cry Me River (Hamilton) 3.01
07. More (Theme From “Mondo Cane”) (Newell/Ortolani/Olivero) 2.48
08. Our Day Will Come (Hilliard/Garson) 2.25
09. A Taste Of Honey (Marlow/Scott) 3.23
10. My Heart Belongs To Daddy (Porter) 2.49
11. Love Letters (Young/Heyman) 2.54
12. Midnight Sun (Hampton/Burke/Mercer) 2.31
13. Must Be Catchin’ (Stanley) 2.10
14. Black Coffee (Webster/Burke) 3.00
15. Daddy (Troup) 2.16
16. Blue Moon (Roders/Hart) 2.35
17. Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home (Warfields/Williams) 2.16
18. Sway (Gimbel/Ruiz) 2.38
19. Never On Sunday (Towne/Hadjidakis) 2.25
20. Fascination (Manning/Marchetti) 1.57

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Tom Jones – The Tom Jones Collection (1998)

Tom Jones is one of the most popular vocalists to emerge from the British Invasion. From the mid-’60s on, Jones has sung nearly every form of popular music — from pop, rock, show tunes, and country to dance, techno, and more — while his vocal style, a full-throated, robust baritone with little regard for nuance or subtlety, remained a swaggering constant. Mid-’60s songs like “It’s Not Unusual” and “What’s New Pussycat” registered on the charts, as did inimitable readings of country classics such as “Green, Green Grass of Home” later in the decade.

As his career rolled along, Jones became a favorite in Las Vegas, had a hit with an Art of Noise-produced cover of Prince’s “Kiss” in 1988, and released albums that ranged from the slick dance-pop of 1994’s The Lead and How to Swing It to 2010’s Praise & Blame, a collection of covers that paved the way for a string of releases that found Jones digging into the modern American Songbook. His taste for exploration led him to cover songs by relatively obscure artists like Billy Joe Shaver and the Milk Carton Kids, while 2021’s Surrounded by Time showed the influence of Radiohead. No matter the style or song, Jones’ powerful, one-of-a-kind voice is instantly recognizable and his passion for performing has never dimmed. (by Stephen Thomas Erlewine)

And here´s a low budget edition with many of his hits …. on the second CD we hear Tom Jones.

Not really necessary, but Tom Jones was of course an important part of the British music history !

Personnel:
Tom Jones (vocls)
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many, many studio musicians

Tracklist:

CD 1 (studio reordings):
01. Green Green Grass Of Home (Putman) (1966) 2.25
02. Delilah (Reed/Mason) 2.39
03. Whats New Pussycat (Bacharach/David) 2.16
04. She´s A Lady (Anka) 3.38
05. Please Release Me (Williams/Miller/Harris/Yount) 2.21
06. Bridge Over Troubled Water (Simon) 3.04
07. All By Myself (Carmen/Rachmaninov) 2.41
08. Too Much Too Little Too Late (Kipner/Vallins) 3.06
09. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (Greenfield/Sedaka) 2.03
10. We Don’t Talk Anymore (Tarney) 2.41
11. Let It Be (Lennon/McCartney) 2.57
12. You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling (Weil/Mann/Spector) 3.11
13. I Write The Songs (Johnston) 2.58
14. Endless Love (with Dionne Warwick) (Richie) 2.40
15. The Most Beatiful Girl In The World (Sherrill/Bourke/Wilson/Welty) 2.42
16. Let Your Love Flow (Williams) 2.48
17. For Once In My Life (Miller/Murden) 2.02
18. She Believes In Me (Gibb) 3.58
19. You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me (Wickham/Napier-Bell/Donaggio/Pallavicini) 2.42
20. Do You Think I´m Sexy (Stewart/Appice/Hitchings) 2.32

CD 2 (live recordings):
01. Hot Legs (with Tina Turner) (Stewart) 2.37
02. Listen To The Music (Johnston) 2.35
03. I Can’t Stop Loving You (Bickerton/Waddington) 3.17
04. Nine To Five (Parton) 2.04
05. Starting Over (Lennon) 1.52
06. Lady Madonna (Lennon/McCartney) 2.35
07. You Win Again (B.Gibb/R.Gibb/M. Gibb) 2.38
08. Rock’n’Roll Music (Berry) 3.22
09. Try A Little Tenderness (Campbell/Connelly/Woods) 2.32
10. I Can See Clearly Now (Nash) 2.14
11. Save The Last Dance For Me (Pomus/Shuman) 2.19
12. Spanish Harlem (Leiber/Spector) 2.23
13. On Broadway (B.Gibb/R.Gibb/M. Gibb) 2.20
14. Sexy Eyes (Waters/Mather/Stegall) 2.39
15. Got To Get You Into My Life (Lennon/McCartney) 2.26
16. Lay Down Sally (Clapton/Levy/Terry) 1.56
17. Such A Night (Chase) 2.16
18. As Time Goes By (Hupfeld) 3.06
19. Fever (Davenport/Cooley) 2.32
20. My Way (live) (Anka/Revaux/François/Thibault) 3.47

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Various Artists – La France Et Les Beatles (Volume 1) (2006)

The success of the Beatles in the Sixties was truly incredible.

And all over the world, lesser-known groups tried to copy their hits, including in France.

And here is Volume 1 of a 6-part edition with Beatles songs sung in French.

I will now present another issue of this edition every week on this blog … if I don’t forget.

Voila … here´s Volume 1: the most artists was completley unknown to me …

So, enjoy all these rarities rom the Sixties !

And … “Il pleure dans mon cœur (Hey Jude)” is an extraordinary version !

Tracklist:
01.I Trovatori: Tu perds ton temps (Please Please Me) (Lennon/McCartney/Cour) 1.50
02. Lynn: Tu changeras d’avis (Bad To Me) (Lennon/McCartney/Jil & Jan) 2.02
03. Jimmy Frey: Elle t’aime (She Loves You) (Lennon/McCartney/Saka) 2.12
04. Richard Anthony: Toi l’ami (All My Loving) (Lennon/McCartney/Hortis) 2.07
05. Les Lionceaux: Mais ne viens plus (Don’t Bother Me) (Harrison//Nencidi) 2.31
06. Jean-Claude Berthon: Je te veux toute à moi (I Wanna Be Your Man) (Lennon/ McCartney/Barouh) 2.28
07. Les Fizz: Si tu fais ça (You Can’t Do That) (Lennon/McCartney/Gerald) 2.40
08. Olivier Despax: Et je l’aime (And I Love Her) (Lennon/McCartney/Simille) 2.40
09. Les Kelton: Oui je reviens (When I Get Home) (Lennon/McCartney/Roblin) 1.59
10. Akim: Hummm ! Qu’elle est belle (I Feel Fine) (Lennon/McCartney/Plait) 2.22
11. François Fabrice: Les garçons sont fous (Think For Yourself) (Harrison/Gerlad) 2.21
12. Dominique: Michelle (Lennon/McCartney/Sam) 2.33
13. Les Blue Notes: Rêve (Girl) (Lennon/McCartney/X…) 2.48
14. Danielle Denin: Je lis dans tes yeux (I’m Looking Through You) (Lennon/McCartney/ Plait) 2.28
15. Erick Saint-Laurent: Eleanor Rigby (Lennon/McCartney/Saka) 2.04
16. Monique Leyrac: Dis-moi (Here, There & Everywhere) (Lennon/McCartney/Simille) 2.24
17. Jean-Marie & Raoul: Le Sous-marin vert (Yellow Submarine) (Lennon/McCartney/ Broussolle) 2.45
18. Dominique Walter: Penny Lane (Lennon/McCartney/Saka) 2.52
19. Marcel Amont: Dans 45 ans (When I’m 64) (Lennon/McCartney/Pecarrère) 2.48
20. Szabo: Il pleure dans mon cœur (Hey Jude) (Lennon/McCartney/Verlaine) 4.13
21. Gerard St. Paul: Bang bang Maxwell (Maxwell’s Silver Hammer) (Lennon/McCartney/ Simille/Delancry) 3.25

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