Wednesday 24 December 2008

Cyril Stapleton's Dance In [1969]


Dance - in Intro
Help Yourself
Little Arrows
Scarborough Fair
Build Me Up Buttercup
Big Spender
With A Little Help From My Friends
Little Green Apples
Love Is Blue
Simon Says
Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da
Harper Valley PTA
Monday Monday
Young Girl
Georgy Girl
Let Us Fly
Can't Take My Eyes Off You
My Capri
If I Only Had Time
Hey Jude
Groovy collection of instrumentals with wordless vocals sounds in parts like a James Last Non Stop Dancing album, but this just seems a bit better than that, because although the superb arrangements by Ken Woodman are quite traditional, the rhythm section is unlike any Cyril Stapleton produced before in its use of fuzz guitar.
Recommended for all lovers of easy listening and 60s pop.
Ripped as 2 non stop medleys.

Saturday 15 November 2008

Hawaiian Touch - Martin Denny [1966]




  1. E Lei Ka Lei Lei
  2. Beyond The Reef
  3. The Girl From Ipanema
  4. Call Me
  5. Friendly Islands
  6. Everything In The Garden
  7. Pearls [Mexican Pearls]
  8. Hawaii
  9. I'll Remember You
  10. Jerusha's Theme
  11. Oro [God Of Vengeance
  12. Hawaiian Rhapsody
  13. Return To Paradise
  14. Sukiyaki
I didn't know what I was getting with this one, when I found it recently in a charity shop. But I took a chance on it anyway, as it was so ridiculously cheap.
I was expecting another typical Hawaiian guitar album, a genre I'm not paticularly keen on, but the clue should've been the name Martin Denny. It is truly amazing! A terrific mix of exotica and 60s beat a go go!
The arrangement on "Call Me" is virtually the same as the excellent Chris Montez version and is typical of the arrangements on Side 1. On side 2 tracks are more sedate exotica, but still very satisfying.
Vinyl is in excellent condition, so please do enjoy!