Month: November 2022

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO FRANK IFIELD

30th November is the birthday of the singer and guitarist, Frank Ifield OAM. He was born in Coventry and returned to the United Kingdom in November 1959 after living in Australia. He soon had four number-one hits on the UK Singles Chart with his cover versions of “I Remember You” (May 1962), “Lovesick Blues” (December), “The Wayward Wind” (March 1963) and “Confessin’ That I Love You” (September). Many of his hits including a distinctive yodelling style. In 1986 he contracted pneumonia, which resulted in removal of part of a lung and damage to his vocal cords. He relocated to Sydney in 1988 and was unable to sing or yodel for years as he recovered. “Wayward Wind”, made him the first UK-based artist to reach No. 1 three times in succession on the UK charts. The only previous artist to have done this was Elvis Presley.

Johnny And The Hurricanes – Rarities

/ Tracklisting: 1. Time To Rock 2. Walking With Mr Lee 3. You Are My Sunshine (Alt) 4. Mule Rock 5. Tweedle Dee 6. The Huckle Buck 7. Comin Home Baby 8. Strawberries 9. Marty’s Party 10. Walking On Down 11. Midnight 12. Hound Dog 13. After Midnight 14. Rock-A-Long 15. Tall Blonde 16. Priceless Possession 17. Knock Out 18. Goofus 19. The Sheik Of Araby (Alt) 20. Skip Tomy Lou 21. You’re The Blame 22. Revived 23. Strange 24. Like Weird 25. Ooh Poo Pah Doo 26. Summer Holiday 27. Mr. irving 28. Autumn Mood 29. Chuck-A-Luck 30. The Dribble Twist

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Harry J All Stars ‎– Liquidator (LP 1969)

Tracklist: A1 – Jack The Ripper (Johnson) 3:28 A2 – The Big Three (Johnson) 2:44 A3 – My Cherie Amour (Cosby, Wonder, Moy) 2:21 A4 – Liquidator (Johnson) 3:05 A5 – Don’t Let Me Down (Lennon, McCartney) 3:32 A6 – Spyrone (Johnson) 2:09 B1 – Reach For The Sky (Johnson) 2:35 B2 – Interrogator (Johnson) 3:03 B3 – Jay Moon Walk (Johnson) 2:54 B4 – Elcong (Johnson) 2:11 B5 – Je T’Aime (Gainsbourg) 2:59 B6 – The Dog (Johnson) 2:29 

Harry J. All Stars – Members: Winston Wright – Keyboards Val Bennett – Saxophone Aston “Family Man” Barrett – Bass Boris Gardiner – Guitar Jackie Jackson – Bass Carlton Barrett – Drums. 

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Dean Martin – French Style (LP 1962)

A1. C’est si bon” (with chorus) (Henri Betti, André Hornez, Jerry Seelen) 2:53

A2. April in Paris (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg) 3:34

A3. Mimi (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) 2:26

A4. Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup (Anna Sosenko) 3:20

A5. La Vie en rose (Louiguy, Édith Piaf, Mack David) 2:26

A6. The Poor People of Paris (with chorus) (M. Monnot, R. Rouzaud, J. Lawrence) 3:00

B1. The River Seine (with chorus) (Guy Lafarge, Allan Roberts, Alan Holt) 2:22

B2. The Last Time I Saw Paris (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) 2:48

B3. Mam’selle (Mack Gordon, Edmund Goulding) 3:27

B4. C’est Magnifique (Cole Porter) 2:39

B5. Gigi (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) 3:39

B6. I Love Paris (Cole Porter) 3:02

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TCB – Diana Ross And The Supremes With The Temptations – The Original Sound Track From TCB (LP 1968).

Tracklist:A1 TCB (B. Angelos, B. Kohan) 2:55A2 Stop! In The Name Of Love (Holland, Dozier, Holland) 1:12A3 Introduction Of Diana Ross and The Supremes 0:55A4 You Keep Me Hangin’ On (Holland, Dozier, Holland) 1:48A5 Introduction Of The Temptations: Get Ready (Wm. Robinson) 2:34A6 Introduction Of Diana Ross: The Way You Do The Things You Do (Wm. Robinson) 3:23Medley (5:15):A7-1 A Taste Of Honey (B. Scott, R. Marlow) A7-2 Eleanor Rigby (J. Lennon, P. McCartney)A7-3 Do You Know The Way To San Jose (H. David, B. Bacharach)A7-4 Mrs. Robinson (P. Simon)A8 Respect (O. Redding) 2:38A9 Somewhere (L. Bernstein, S. Sondheim) 3:08B1 Ain’t Too Proud To Beg (E. Holland, N. Whitefield) 2:05B2 Introduction Of The Temptations 0:45B3 Hello, Young Lovers (R. Rodgers, O. Hammerstein, II) 2:17B4 For Once In My Life (O. Murden, Ron Miller) 3:43B5 (I Know) I’m Losing You (C. Grant, E. Holland, N. Whitfield) 3:07Medley (3:00):B6-1 With A Song In My Heart (Rodgers And Hart)B6-2 Without A Song (W. Rose, E. Eliscu, V. Youmans)Medley (2:20):B7-1 Come See About Me (Holland, Dozier, Holland)B7-2 My World Is Empty Without You (Holland, Dozier, Holland)B7-3 Baby Love (Holland, Dozier, Holland)B8 I Hear A Symphony (Holland, Dozier, Holland) 2:47B9 The Impossible Dream (S. Darion, M. Leigh) 3:10

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Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas ‎– Little Children (LP 1964)

Tracklist: 

A1 – Little Children (J. Leslie McFarland/Mort Shuman) 2:46 

A2 – Da Doo Ron Ron (Phil Spector/Jeff Barry/Ellie Greenwich) 1:52 

A3 – Dance With Me (Glick/Lobish/Naham/Treadwell) 2:14 

A4 – Pride (Madera/White) 2:20 

A5 – I Know (Martin/Wooler) 2:05 

A6 – They Remind Me Of You (Maxfield/McDonald) 2:19 

B1 – Do You Want to Know a Secret? (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) 2:01 

B2 – Bad To Me (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) 2:18 

B3 – I’ll Keep You Satisfied (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) 2:04 

B4 – Great Balls Of Fire (Otis Blackwell) 1:44 

B5 – It’s Up To You (Fuller) 2:47 

B6 – Tell Me Girl (Smith) 2:47 

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The Drifters – Under The Boardwalk (LP 1964)

Tracklist:

A1 – Under The Boardwalk (Resnick, Young) 2:40

A2 – One Way Love (Russell, Meade) 2:23

A3 – On Broadway (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) 3:05

A4 – Didn’t It (Rudy Clark) 1:49

A5 – I Feel Good All Over (Otis Blackwell, Winfield Scott) 2:08

A6 – Vaya Con Dios (Buddy Pepper, Inez James, Larry Russell) 2:15

B1 – Up On The Roof (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) 2:34

B2 – Rat Race (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Van McCoy) 2:10

B3 – In The Land of Make Believe (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) 2:32

B4 – If You Don’t Come Back (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) 2:40

B5 – Let The Music Play (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) 2:34

B6 – I’ll Take You Home (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) 2:41

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STEVIE WONDER


01 – My chérie amour

02 – Hello Young Lovers

03 – At Last

04 – Light My Fire

05 – The Shadow Of Your Smile

06 – You And Me

07 – Pearl

08 – Somebody Knows, Somebody Cares

09 – Yester-me yester-you yesterday

10 – Angie Girl

11 – Give Your Love

12 – I’ve Got You

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Happy 90th Birthday Petula Clark

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Today is the 90th birthday of the singer, actress, and composer, Petula Clark. Her career began during the Second World War as a child entertainer on BBC Radio. In 1954 she charted with “The Little Shoemaker”, the first of her big UK hits and followed by others including ‘Sailor’. Within two years she began recording in French and went on to have hits in other languages. In 1964 her success extended to the United States with a four-year run of singles, many written or co-written by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent. These include her signature song “Downtown”, “I Know a Place”, “My Love”, “A Sign of the Times”, “I Couldn’t Live Without Your Love”, “Who Am I”, “Colour My World”, “This Is My Song” (by Charles Chaplin), “Don’t Sleep in the Subway”, “The Other Man’s Grass Is Always Greener”, and “Kiss Me Goodbye”. In the United States she was sometimes called “the First Lady of the British Invasion”. She has sold more than 68 million records and enjoyed success in a number of movies including the musical film Finian’s Rainbow. She has also starred in West End and Broadway stage musicals including The Sound of Music, Blood Brothers, Sunset Boulevard and Mary Poppins.