COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW FEATURING JOHNNY MATHIS. AUGUST 30TH 2016

THE VERY BEST OF JOHNNY MATHIS...COLUMBIA SONY MUSIC.

Tracks played....
Someone / Wild is the wind / No love ( but your love ) / The story of our love / Wasn't the summer short / Starbright / I.m coming home.

A distinguished line-up of all of Mathis's hits plus some beautifully sung ballads make this album
a must if you appreciate the warm tones of this seasoned performer.  I have to admit that ballad after
ballad becomes a little too much and a little variance in tempos would have helped this collection
a lot. Nonetheless it's great value and great singing.****

PLAYLIST

My world is empty without you...Jose Feliciano....BEST OF THE BEST.****
Kojak Colombo ...Nilsson.....THE BEST OF....****.
Take five....Chet Atkins.....GUITAR MAN.***.
Golden Brown...The Stranglers.......PLAYLIST.***.
Fields of gold....Sting....THE BEST OF....****.
We can work it out....Stevie Wonder......DOWNLOAD.****.
Always...Stan Getz......PLAYLIST.***.
On and on.....Peter Grant.....TRADITIONAL.****.
Sh-boom.....Overtones.....GOOD OL' FASHIONED LOVE.****
The nearness of you.....Jo Stafford.....HAPPY HOLIDAYS.*****.
Travelling home...Vera Lynn / I dreamed....Beverly sisters.....MUSIC OF THE YEAR 1957.***
Angel eyes.....Julie London.....YOUR NUMBER PLEASE.*****.
Let the good times in.....Dean Martin....THE LONG LOST REPRISE HITS.****
Homeward Bound ( live )....Simon & Garfunkel....PLAYLIST.****.
The clapping song....Shirley Ellis......PLAYLIST.***
Foot tapper.....Shadows......THE BEST OF... ***
I wish you love.....Sam Cooke.......DOWNLOAD.****
Happy.... Pharrell Williams...SINGLE.****
Sidewalks of Cuba.....Betty Bennett / Gonna get along without you now....Trini Lopez....BEYOND THE SEA ( 2CDS)****
Let's face the music and dance...Nat King Cole....LETS FACE THE MUSIC....****.
Roundabout.....Connie Francis.....THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION (3CDS) ****.
Walkin' in the sunshine....Roger Miller......GOLD.****
Jealousy.....Will Young....ECHOS.***
Ida, sweet as apple cider.....Perez Prado.....THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION(3CDS)****

TUDNO FM 107.8
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COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW FEATURING MEL TORME SIX CLASSIC ALBUMS.AUGUST 23RD 2016

MEL TORME...SIX CLASSIC ALBUMS.....REAL GONE MUSIC.

Tracks played....
The moon was yellow / How high the moon / Cuban love song / I should care / Body and soul / They all laughed / The way you look tonight /  The piccolino / Lulu's back in town.

Perfect singer..into Jazz ...into straight ballads, in fact into almost anything. The difference with Mel Torme is...he does it all better than anybody else.   These albums are sheer perfection and a better reading of a lot of the standards attempted here,  you will not find better anywhere. Almost 80 tracks of pure pleasure for a very reasonable price.*****

PLAYLIST

In a little Spanish town....Dean Martin....DINO LATINO.****.
Patricia...Perez Prado....KING OF MAMBO.****.
Autumn leaves.....Doris Day....DAY BY DAY.****.
The very thought of you....Ella Fitzgerald.....A PORTRAIT OF...*****.
I believe I can fly....R.Kelly....SINGLE***.
You've lost that lovin' feeling....Righteous Brothers.....THE BEST OF....****.
Supreme...Robbie Williams......SINGLE.***.
Walk Away...Matt Munro....THE COLLECTION(2CDS)*****.
I was such a fool...Connie Francis....THE ULTIMATE EP COLLECTION.***.
Johnny get angry....Joanie Sommers / Georgia camp meeting...The Swe- Danes... GEMS FROM THE WARNER BROTHER'S VAULTS.***
Hotel Happiness...Brook Benton....THE ESSENTIAL RECORDINGS.****.
Tracks of my tears...Rod Stewart......PLAYLIST.***.
Paint it Black....Rolling Stones...PLAYLIST.***
Queen of 64.....Neil Sedaka......THE BEST OF....***.
Havn't met you yet.....Michael Buble....SINGLE.****.
Keep on singing....Helen Reddy......THE VERY BEST OF...****.
Right back where I started from...Maxine Nightingale...DOWNLOAD.***.
My heart reminds me...Jane Morgan....FASCINATION(2CDS)****.
Whipped cream...Herb Alpert....THE ESSENTIAL....****.
Don't that beat all.....Adam Faith....THE VERY BEST OF..(2CDS)***.
The things I didn't do.....Perry Como....THE BEST OF...****.
Make someone happy....Barbara Streisand....LOVE IS THE ANSWER...****.
Fantastico......Peggy Lee..... OLE A LA LEE.*****.

TUDNO FM 107.8
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COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW AUGUST 16TH 2016.

My show was integrated with The Guiness Book of Records attempt by Tudno Fm to see if two of
our resident DJs could beat the standing record of 120 hours of non-stop talking and music. Because of this the playlist is severely reduced for EASY LISTENING show as my stint was four hours and the second two hours covered MAGIC OF THE MUSICALS  programming.

PLAYLIST.

Those lazy hazy days of summer....Nat King Cole....PLAYLIST.***.
The Continental.....Peter Skellern.....SENTIMENTALLY TOURS.****.
Hello Mary Lou....Ricky Nelson....GREATEST HITS.****.
The blob...The 5 Blobs / The look of love ...Dusty Springfield...MAGIC MOMENTS.BURT BACHARACH (3CDS) ****.
Go gentle.....Robbie Williams....DOWNLOAD.****.
You've got your troubles....Nancy Wilson.... A TOUCH OF TODAY.****.
The prayer....Andrea Bocelli, Celine Dion......VIVERE.*****.
A night like this....Caro Emerald....DELETED SCENES FROM THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR.****.
Strangers in the night.....Bert Kaempfert....THE BEST OF....****.
New world in the morning.....Roger Whittaker....NOW AND THEN.****.
It had to be you.....Michael Buble, Barbra Streisand....DOWNLOAD.****
Paris.....Perez Prado....KING OF MAMBO ( Easy Listening theme)****

tudno fm 107.8
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NAT KING COLE ON COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW AUGUST 9TH 2016

THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION...NAT KING COLE...www.avidgroup.co.uk AVID ENTERTAINMENT.
Tracks played....

Unforgettable / Papa loves mambo / Somewhere along the way / Pretend / This can't be love / When i fall in love / Ballerina  / Too young.

53 of the popular early tracks from Nat king Cole. The double CD includes all his hits during the fifties plus some choice album tracks.What can I say.......It's good.****.

PLAYLIST.

Knowing me, knowing you....Abba.....THE BEST OF...****.
I remember you....Ella Fitzgerald.....SINGS THE JOHNNY MERCER SONGBOOK.*****.
Dance with me...Drifters.....THE DEFINITIVE....*****.
April in Paris.....Ray Conniff....S'AWFUL NICE*****.
Get the party started....Shirley Bassey....GET THIS PARTY STARTED.****.
I am....Bobby Darin.....INSIDE OUT.****.
Home lovin' man....Andy Williams......SINGLE.****.
Don't let me be misunderstood....Animals.....THE BEST OF....****.
I believe...The Bachelors......PLAYLIST.***.
I write the songs....Barry Manilow.....PLAYLIST.***.
Lonesome road....Frank Sinatra.....A SWINGIN' AFFAIR...****.
All I want is you....Carly Simon....COMING AROUND AGAIN.****.
Always something there to remind me...Peggy Lee.....BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS.****.
The mood I'm in....Jack Jones.....JACK JONES.****.
And I love her...The Beatles......PLAYLIST.****.
Samba de Janeiro...Bellini.....SINGLE.***.
Spanish Harlem.....Ben E King......SINGLE.****.
The lazy song....Bruno Mars.....PLAYLIST.****.
I won't last a day without you.....Carpenters....THE BEST OF....*****.
Suddenly...Michael Ball.....DOWNLOAD.****.
I'll never find another you.....Vic Damone....YOU WERE ONLY FOOLIN'****.
Double crossin' sweetie Pie....Janice Ward...MONUMENT RECORDS STORY...***.
Music and memories.....Patti Page.....COMPLETE COLUMBIA SINGLES 1962-70.****.
Hush hush sweet Charlotte...Al Martino....COLLECTORS SERIES.****.
Limehouse Blues.....Rosemary Clooney....ROSIE SOLVES THE SWINGIN' RIDDLE.*****.
Theme from Dixie.....Duane Eddy....DANCE WITH THE GUITAR MAN.***.
Spanish Lady.......Val Doonican......THE SONGBOOK.****.

TUDNO FM 107.8
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COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW FEATURING ROY ORBISON FLIP-SIDES. 6TH AUGUST 2016.

THE BIG ROY ORBISON. THE ORIGINAL SINGLES COLLECTION.SONY MUSIC.

Tracks played...
Here comes that song again / Today's teardrops / Love hurts / Candyman / The actress / Leah / Shadaroba / Indian wedding / Only with you / House without windows.

Clever Orbison album with 26 hit singles and 26 flip sides giving an exhaustive reading or his output during the sixties. Imaginative and interesting as well as his unusual vocalising this makes for a treasured item amongst anybody's record collection.*****.

PLAYLIST.

Java....Floyd Cramer....THE ESSENTIAL....****.
Funny how love can be....Ivy League.....PLAYLIST.**.
Higher and higher.....Jackie Wilson.....THE BEST OF..****.
Wasn't expecting that....Jamie Lawson.....JAMIE LAWSON.****.
The day the rains came down......Jane Morgan.....THE BEST OF....****.
Botch a me....Rosemary Clooney....THE BEST OF...****.
My blue heaven....Frank Sinatra....CAPITOL SINGLES.*****.
Just born to be your baby.....Perry Como....JUKE BOX BABY.****.
A picture of you.....Joe brown.....THE BEST OF....***.
Judy in disguise.....John Fred and the playboys.....DOWNLOAD.**.
Walking in Sunshine....Katerina & the waves.......SINGLE.***.
Midnight in Moscow....Kenny Ball.....THE BEST OF...****.
The show must go on.....Leo Sayer......PLAYLIST.***.
Charade.....Matt Munro.....THE COMPLETE SINGLES COLLECTION.*****.
Olympia..Eternal love....Amici.....AMICI.****.
The girl from Ipanema....Astrud Gilberto....THE VERY BEST OF...****.
If you heart doesn't dance....Dave King....MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS.****.
Love me tender....Elvis Presley, Barbara Streisand....PARTNERS.
Let's begin.....Ella Fitzgerald.....JEROME KERN SONGBOOK.****.
Memories are made of this.....Dean Martin...THE SINGLES COLLECTION.*****.
So sad.....Everly Brothers....50 YEARS OF HITS.****.
Wandering....Acker Bilk....IN A MELLOW MOOD.****
Serenata....Nat King Cole....THE ONE AND ONLY....*****.
Stardust....Dinah Washington....THE BEST OF....****.
Can't buy me love....Michael Buble.....IT'S TIME.****.
Time for August.....Julie London....CALENDAR GIRL.*****.

TUDNO FM 107.8
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COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW FEATURING "THE PATTI PAGE TOP TEN CHART SINGLES" JULY 26TH 2016.

PATTI PAGE. THE COMPLETE U.S. HITS 1948-62....ACROBAT MUSIC..(3CDS)
Tracks played.....
I don't care if the sun don't shine / All my love / The Tennessee Waltz / Would I love you / Mocking bird hill / Detour / And so to sleep again / Once in a while / I went to your wedding /  You belong to me.

Without a doubt the most exhaustive collection of Patti Page hits including every record that entered the top hundred charts....86 in all. The varying quality is extremely interesting  as well as very satisfying as Miss Page's voice holds up to every kind of song no matter what genre. She can master impressive ballads,novelty songs and country and western songs with professional aplomb. Not the complete Patti Page because she also released many high quality albums, but certainly this is perfect nostalgia for those who remember her many hits.****.


IN A FEW WEEKS I WILL PLAY THE SECOND PART OF HER TOP TEN HITS AS LAST NIGHTS PROGRAMME ONLY COVERED 1950-1953.


PLAYLIST.

Play me like you play your guitar.....Duane Eddy.....PLAYLIST.***.
All time low....The Wanted....SINGLE.***.
She loves you...The Beatles....1.*****.
Marvellous toy.....Val Doonican.....THE VERY BEST OF....****.
Can't stop the feeling....Justin Timberlake.....DOWNLOAD.****.
Under the boardwalk....Bruce Willis.....PLAYLIST.***.
The game of love.....Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders......THE BEST OF...***.
A slow boat to China....Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney...FANCY MEETING YOU HERE.*****.
Please please me (In French).....Petula Clark....THE CLASSIC COLLECTION.(3CDS)****.
Innamorata.....Dean Martin....THE BEST OF CAPITOL RECORDS.*****.
The good life.....Tony Bennett....THE BEST OF...*****.
Easy to love.....Ray Anthony.....PLAYS FOR DANCERS IN LOVE.****.
Help yourself....Tom Jones......THE BEST OF.....****.
Wonderwall....Mike Flowers Pops......PLAYLIST.***.
Pencil full of lead.....Pauolo Natini....PLAYLIST.****.
Anywhere else...Olly Murs......PLAYLIST.**.
That lovin' you feelin' again.....Roy orbison, Emmylou Harris....THE VERY BEST OF...****.
Europe's skies...Alexander Rybak...NO BOUNDARIES.****
Hollywood twist....Si Zentner.....UP A LAZY RIVER.****.
Together....Perry Como....LOOK TO YOUR HEART.****.
Never grow old....Abi & Esther Ofarim.....DOWNLOAD.****.
Here's that rainy day....George Shearing.....DEEP VELVET.****.
Mountain Greenery....Ella Fitzgerald....SING ROGERS AND HART.*****.
Changes.....Puppini Sisters....THE HIGH LIFE.****.

tudno fm 107.8
www.tudno.co.uk       EVERY TUESDAY EVENING 8-10PM ON LISTEN LIVE.

COLIN HOLMES EASY LISTENING SHOW FEATURING JONI JAMES ON JULY 19TH 2016

JONI JAMES...THIS IS JONI JAMES ON VOCAL CLASSICS.
Tracks played....
Why don't you believe me / Have you heard / This is my confession / There goes my heart,

An album from MGM diva Joni James seems a little repetative at times but with a full vocal  and
enterprising orchestra backing some of her songs are quite compelling, especially " There goes my heart". This 21 tracks album ( if you can get hold of it) covers most of her hits.***.

PLAYLIST

Don't forget...Nat King Cole....HAZY DAYS OF SUMMER.****.
L A is my lady....Frank Sinatra...MY WAY...THE BEST OF....*****.
How many tears....Bobby Vee.....THE SINGLES COLLECTION.***.
On my radio...The Selector......DOWNLOAD.**.
Young at heart....Blue Bells......SINGLE.***.
The prayer......Andrea Bocelli, Celine Dion.....SINGLE.*****.
A little peace......Nicole.......SINGLE.***.
Little Darlin'....Diamonds.....PLAYLIST.***.
You started something......Rosemary Clooney.....LOVE.****.
Mama.....Connie Francis.....ITALIAN HITS 1****.
New Worls in the morning....Roger Whittaker  THE GOLDEN AGE OF....****.
Photograph......Ed Sheeran.....PLAYLIST.***.
Windows of the world.....Dionne Warwick......THE BEST OF....****.
Hold me now......Johnny Logan....EUROVISION HITS.***.
Pretty Flamingo....Manfred Mann....THE BEST OF.....***.
Devil woman......Marty Robbins.......THE BEST OF....***.
All about you......McFly......SINGLE.****.
Rise like a phoenix / Cheesecake.......EUROVISION 2014.***.
I wish I'd never been born.......Patti Page.....THE COMPLETE US HITS 1948-62.*****.
If the stars were mine....Melody Gardot...MY ONE AND ONLY THRILL.***.
I said my pyjamas and put on my prayers....Doris Day....HAPPY HITS.****.
(New in ) the ways of love.....Tommy Edwards.....IT'S ALL IN THE GAME.****.
Happy Man...Perry Como..THE ESSENTIAL 60'S COLLECTION.****.
My one and only love.....Joe Parnell.....FLY ME TO THE MOON.****.
Who was that lady....Dean Martin.....FOREVER COOL****.
Sweetheart.....Peggy Lee.....RIDIN' HIGH (3CDS)*****.
They all laughed....Peter Skellern.......THE BEST OF....****.
People will say we're in love.....Nelson Riddle....EIGHT CLASSIC ALBUMS.****.

TUDNO FM 107.8
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Every Tuesday evening 8-10 pm on LISTEN LIVE.