Wednesday 27 May 2015

PATTI PAGE HITS ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW 26TH MAY 2015.

PATTI PAGE THE MERCURY YEARS VOLUME 2...POLYGRAM RECORDS

Tracks played....
The doggie in the window / Changing partners / Cross over the bridge / Steam Heat /
What a dream / Alleghenny moon / A poor man's roses / Old cape cod / Left, right out of
your heart / The boys night out.

Most of Patti Page's hit records from the Mercury years of the fifties and a few from the
sixties. 20 tracks of nostalgic pop.   Patti is an excellant singer and brings mature vocals to
even the most insignificant songs....there are a few here,however an enjoyable run through
expertly reproduced nostalgic memories. Worth it just for the outstanding "Old Cape Cod"****.

PLAYLIST.

You brought a new kind of love to me...Frank Sinatra...SONGS FOR SWINGIN' LOVERS.*****
Wonderful Tonight...Michael Buble...CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE.*****.
Angels...Robbie Williams...SINGLE ****.
Soul Bossa Nova.....Quincy Jones.....THE BEST OF....***.
Misty....Ray Stevens......PLAYLIST.***.
Leva La Vida Loca....Ricky Martin.....THE BEST OF....***.
For once in my life...Stevie Wonder......THE BEST OF....****.
Goodbye to yesterday...Elina Born, Stag Rasta / Chain of lights...Anita Simoncini, Michele
Perniola.....EUROVISION CONTEST VIENNA 2015.****.
One Day....Matt Munro...DOWNLOAD.****.
Give me back that old familiar feeling....Glen Campbell....TWENTY GOLDEN GREATS.****.
If you go....Peggy Lee....IF YOU GO.*****.
All about the base....Meghan Trainor...DOWNLOAD.****.
Only with you....Roy Orbison....THE ORIGINAL SINGLES COLLECTION(2CDS)****.
Get away.....Georgie Fame.....PLAYLIST.***.
Semi-detached surburban Mr James...Manfred Mann....PLAYLIST.***.
Sisters....Bette Midler . Linda Ronstadt.......SINGS THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY SONGBOOK.****.
Magic is the moonlight.....Dean Martin.....DINO LATINO****.
Almost there...Andy Williams.....DEAR HEART.****.
Delaware...Perry Como....THE ESSENTIAL 60'S SINGLES COLLECTION.****.
I'll see you in my dreams...Joe Brown.....SINGLE.***.
Quiet nights of quiet stars....Andrea Bocelli, Nelly Furtardo.....PASSIONE.****.

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Thursday 21 May 2015

SINATRA SWINGS ON REPRISE ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW. MAY19TH 2015.

THE COMPLETE REPRISE RECORDINGS.....REPRISE.
tracks played....

You and the night and the music / Don't be that way / Granada / Everybody's twisting .
Love is just around the corner / Goody goody / I left my heart in San Francisco.
My kind of girl / Witchcraft.

Cherry picking from the swinging albums released by Reprise from 1960 onwards. The only
exception was the unreleased " I left my heart in San Francisco" which didn't fare well
against Tony Bennett's version. I liked it.
THE COMPLETE REPRISE COLLECTION is a twenty Cd album which costs a lot I admit
but you do get EVERYTHING ! *****. More swinging tracks from Sinatra later in the year.

PLAYLIST

Early in the morning....Vanity Fayre....DOWNLOAD.***.
Let it be me...Johnny Mathis.....MATHIS IN NASHVILLE.*****.
Bless you....Tony Orlando....PLAYLIST.***.
Bouquet of roses.....Vic Damone.....COUNTRY LOVE SONGS.****.
No regrets....Walker brothers.....DOWNLOAD.***.
Wonderwall....Mike Flowers Pop.....PLAYLIST.***.
A night like this....Caro Emerald.....DELETED SCENES FROM THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR.***.
Apache.....The shadows.......THE BEST OF...****.
Georgy girl....The Seekers.....THE BEST OF....***.
Once I loved.....Perry Como.....LIGHTLY LATIN.*****.
Long live love.....Sandie Shaw....PLAYLIST.***.
Backtrack....Rebecca Fergason ......PLAYLIST.***.
In the still of the night....Jo Stafford.....THE ULTIMATE CAPITOL COLLECTION.****.
Who's got the action.....Dean Martin.....FOREVER COOL.****.
Maybe I know....Lesley Gore.....THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION.***.
I'm in love.....Alexander Rybak.....NO BOUNDARIES.****
Let me be the one......Carpenters.....40 / 40*****.
Together again.....Al Martino...THINK I'LL SOMEWHERE AND CRY MYSELF TO SLEEP.***.
Lovesick Blues....Floyd Cramer....THE ESSENTIAL....****.
Just one of those things....Nat King Cole....THE ONE AND ONLY.****.
Am I losing you.....Jim Reeves....GREATEST HITS.****.
Lady in waiting.....Don McLean....THE VERY BEST OF....****

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Wednesday 13 May 2015

THE MGM VAULTS ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW MAY12TH 2015

LOVESICK BLUES.gems from THE MGM VAULTS...One day music/Now now music Ltd.

Tracks played....
The purple people eater....Sheb Wooley / I apologise...Billy Eckstine / Handy man...Jimmy Jones .
Let's try again...Clyde McPhatter / Biology...Danny Valentino / Mona Lisa...Conway Twitty.
I really don't want to know....Tommy Edwards /  These foolish things..The Five Satins...
Summer love...Joni James.

75 tracks released from The MGM label from the mid fifties to the mid sixties. They vary
greatly in accomplishment. Some are good ( mainly the Instrementel  and Connie Francis
tracks) some are old fashioned and some are poor. Nostalgia followers only.***.

PLAYLIST

Take a letter Maria....R.B.Greaves....HARD TO FIND 45'S 5.***.
Caprice....Doris Day....HER LIFE IN MUSIC(3CDS)*****.
Surprisin'...Joan Regan...THE BEST OF...***.
Michael row the boat ashore.....PLAYLIST.**.
Angie baby....Helen Reddy.....THE BEST OF....****.
Here comes summer...Jerry Keller...PLAYLIST.****.
Wavin Flag....K'Naan......PLAYLIST.***.
Johnny remember me....John Leyton......THE BEST OF...***.
Dreamin'....Johnny Burnette....THE BEST OF...****.
A certain smile...Johnny Mathis....GREATEST HITS.****.
Nine million Bycycles....Katie Melua....SINGLE.****.
That's the way I like it...KCSunshine band......PLAYLIST.***.
Ruby,don't take your love to town....Kenny Rogers....SINGLE.****
Dear future husband....Meghan Trainor...DOWNLOAD.***.
I get ideas.....Jane Morgan......JANE IN SPAIN.****.
Spanish Lady......Val Doonican....THE VAL DOONICAN SONGBOOK.****.
Canto Della Terra...Andrea Bocelli....VIVERE.*****.
First taste of love.....Ben E King....DANCE WITH ME(2CDS)****.
By the time I get to Pheonix...George Shearing....THE ULTIMATE....*****.
Can't think straight....Peggy Lee,Gilbert O Sullivan....DOWNLOAD.****.
She's funny that way....Frank Sinatra....NICE'N EASY.*****.
All the things you are....Nino Tempo and April Stevens....DEEP PURPLE.***.
People who are born in May....Julie London.....CALENDAR GIRL.*****.
Isn't this a lovely day....Peter Skellern.....SENTIMENTALLY YOURS.****.
The sweetest sounds....Connie Francis....CONNIE & CLYDE.****.

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Thursday 7 May 2015

1960 ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW 5TH MAY 2015

1960 BRITISH HIT PARADE....ACROBAT LICENSING LTD. (4 CDS)

tracks played....
Robot man...Connie Francis / You'll never know what you're missing...Emile Ford.
Sing like an angel...Jerry Lordan / Please don't tease...Cliff Richard / Itsy bitsy teenie
weenie yellow polka dot bikini....Brian Hyland / Look for a star...Gary Mills / Because they're young
...Duane Eddy / Mais Oui....King brothers / Only the lonely....Roy Orbison / Theme from the
Apartment...Ferranti & Teicher / Poetry in motion...Johnny Tillotson.

Reasonably well recorded 4CD set although some chosen tracks are not exactly rememerable.
There's a lot of fill on this set, but then, It wasn't particularly an historic year for music. The
Presley tracks and the Sinatra tracks are the ones that stand out.***.

PLAYLIST

One thing I should have done...John Karayiannis. / Chain of lights....Anita Simoncini, Michele perniola......EUROVISION 2015 ****.
Sway...Michael Buble....MICHAEL BUBLE.*****.
The Boy from Ipanema...Peggy Lee.....DOWNLOAD.****.
Can't help falling in love...Elvis Presley....HISTORY.*****.
Fields of gold.....Eva Cassidy...SINGLE.*****.
I only have eyes for you.....Flamingos.....PLAYLIST.***.
Dear hearts and gentle people...Perry Como....COMO SWINGS.****.
Kiss me goodbye.....Petula Clark....THE CLASSIC COLLECTION(3CDS)****.
Backstage.....Gene Pitney......THE BEST OF...***.
You're 16, you're beautiful and you're mine....Johnny Burnette..THE BEST OF...***.
Running bear...Johnny Preston...PLAYLIST.***.
Old devil moon....Josh Groban...STAGES.*****
If I were a carpenter...Bobby Darin...THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF....****.
Water can't quench the fire of love....Helen O Connell... A LONG LAST LOOK.***.
Sing sing sing...Teresa Brewer...THE BEST OF...***.
Right now....Leon Jackson.....RIGHT NOW.****.
London by night...Frank Sinatra....COME FLY WITH ME.*****.
Asia Minor....Kokomo......HARD TO FIND INSTRUMENTALS 2***.
Music and memories...Patty Page....THE COMPLETE COLUMBIA SINGLES.****
Wives and lovers.....Jack Jones....JACK JONES.*****.
When you really love someone...Agnetha Faltscog......AGNETHA.***.

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