Up-Up and Away - Ray Martin, His Orchestra & Chorus (1967)

A very nice instrumental and vocal album from the great Ray Martin, it features a blend of originals, standards, and pop songs of the era.

It was shown by Mike Flowers on the BBC's Joy Of Easy Listening programmme, and is well worth a listen.

I hope you enjoy it and please leave a comment with your name if you do!

Album Preview - Brave New World

The Fluegel Knights (1966)

A rather nice brass-filled 60s beat album emphasising the fluegelhorn, as the write-up on the rear sleeve states.

Some very groovy arrangements featuring 60s hits such as Roger Miller's England Swings, The Toys' Lover's Concerto and Dean Martin's Memories Are Made Of This, among others.

I do prefer such albums in stereo, but the mono sound of this one is quite charming nonetheless.

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

Album Preview - Memories Are Mde Of This

This Is Max Greger [1969]

Polydor 643 318

Nice sampler album from Polydor featuring the smooth, yet upbeat 60s beat sound of Max Greger.

Big on the brass, particularly sax, it is well worth a listen, the vinyl sounding especially clean!

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

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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.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/znzzjyyix3z/Dance In.rar

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!

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