Come Dancing To The Pops - Ray McVay & His Orchestra (1970)

Another very nice album of Ballroom dance music courtesy of Al Gates of Perth, West Australia!

Featuring a tracklist of 60's pop songs arranged for Old Time and Modern Sequence dancing.

Thanks again to Al, please comment if you, like me, have enjoyed it!

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Return Of The Champions - Ray McVay & His Orchestra (1969)

Another fine post from someone rapidly turning into this blog's best friend, Al Gates from Perth, West Australia!

This is an album I have seen a few times in the charity shops I go to locally, but so far I have not took a chance; I always seemed to have a few doubts about it.

These doubts have been well and truly quashed by this album rip I was recently sent by Al!

A fine album of Old Time and Modern Sequence dance music, it is also a great listen if you enjoy instrumental Easy listening or Big Band music!

Thanks again to Al for his efforts, and please comment if you enjoy this one, as I have!

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Gangnam Style - Korean Pops Orchestra

Hollywood Hits Vol. 1 - Ray Davies Orchestra (1984)

A happy new year to all!

We kick off the new year with a great album from the Ray Davies Orchestra thanks to our regular contributor Al Gates from Australia.

The album is a nice mix of ballroom dancing music with all the usual dances included.

It is always nice to hear a Ray Davies / Button Down Brass album, and it is particularly good to hear this one from later in his career!

The most contemporary track on this album is a Cha Cha version of the theme from Fame, recently included on Lounge Legends' collection The Best Disco In Town, I had wondered which Ray Davies album it had originated on!

I hope you enjoy it and please comment if you do!

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Off Beat Cha Cha - All Star Orchestra (1965)

Here comes another great post from our friend Al Gates from Perth, West Australia!

A very nice 60s dancing album from Asia, it is quite the curio, and a very interesting listen, as most of the albums shared here and elsewhere are from Europe and North and South America!

Highlights include fine versions of You Belong To My Heart, Sukiyaki, Moon River, and a song made famous by one of my dad's favourites, Jim Reeves, in He'll Have To Go.

Thanks again to Al for these posts, and best wishes for the festive season, too!

Should anyone else reading this, like Al, have some albums they would also like to share, but do not have a blog of their own, please do send me the links, and if they are in keeping with the tone of the rest of the blog's material, could well end up on this blog being shared with hundreds of other Easy Listening enthusiasts!

I have more treats to share over the holiday, so please stay posted!

I hope you enjoy it and please comment if you do!

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I'm In The Mood For Dancing - Mick Urry & His Orchestra (1985)

 

Courtesy of our friend Al Gates of Perth, Australia comes this rather nice album of ballroom dance music from the 1980s.

If you like Joe Loss, Ray McVay and others you will like this, too!

Thanks to Al for another fine post and please keep them coming!

I hope you enjoy it and please comment if you do!

Album Preview - I'm In The Mood For Dancing