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**buddah** · 20-05-2004, 09:38 PM

I really like that Clebanoff Bossa Nova Album. I sampled it once and it worked wonders...

**Lord Thames** · 20-05-2004, 10:41 PM

The Chris Parmenter has a quite interesting John Fiddy arranged 'La Bamba', and a cover of James Clarke's 'A Man Of Our Times', (theme from the TV series of the same name and a KPM library piece to boot&#33

The Tattoos had special trumpets with two horns (oo-er) to give them a 'double brass' sound, apparently.

I like 'Wives and Lovers' on the Steve Gray LP - great jazz solo in the middle from Steve.

Actually, Wayne, I want most of these LPs - I'm dead jealous, I haven't had a big score like that for years!

**dr kraken** · 21-05-2004, 10:09 AM

Originally posted by [b

Quote[/b] (wayne @ May 20 2004,12:54)]AUGUSTO ALGUERO ORCHESTRA: Sounds Spectacular (Polydor)

Is there nothing good on this?

Augusto is the man behind Bocaccio Soul on The A to Z of Easy Listening.

I think he only ever made about 3 albums (lord T?). I've never seen one in the wild.

**bongolia** · 21-05-2004, 10:30 AM

'Bocaccio Soul' is on the 'Hey Jude' LP which i found the other week (only one of his i've ever seen in a charity). i think a Sounds Spectacular went for about 25 quid on Ebay a couple of years ago

**Lord Thames** · 21-05-2004, 11:36 PM

Originally posted by [b

Quote[/b] (dr kraken @ May 21 2004,10:09)]

Originally posted by [b

Quote[/b] (wayne @ May 20 2004,12:54)]AUGUSTO ALGUERO ORCHESTRA: Sounds Spectacular (Polydor)

Is there nothing good on this?

Augusto is the man behind Bocaccio Soul on The A to Z of Easy Listening.

I think he only ever made about 3 albums (lord T?). I've never seen one in the wild.

'Sounds Spectacular' is the only one I've got, though there are a couple of others - not that I ever see 'em. I do like his version of 'I Say A Little Prayer', and there's a great original called 'Gran Premio' which should be the theme tune to some mad 1960s Italian silent comedy!

Got a great Spanish vocal version of 'Bocaccio Soul' last week on some 70s Spanish comp - it's from a film, apparently. Probably rather a dubious one.........

**wayne** · 24-05-2004, 09:50 AM

Cheers for the tips - that Steve Gray 'Wives & Lovers' is indeed very nice, and the Clebanoff 'Bossa Nova' LP and the Fiddy 'La Bamba' on 'Brasiliana' are decent stuff too. I'd have to say the Alguero has nothing on it that really leaps out in the way 'Boccaccio Soul' does on the earlier LP, though - a fair lounge-latin set, which has its moments, but a bit too easy overall for my taste, anyway. It'll probably end up on a trades list sooner or later if anyone's after it...

Working through them all (still) and actually doubled the amount to listen to by nipping back to pick up another box on Saturday morning (hey, the case and the 40 PVC LP sleeves were worth a fiver&#33

and found a couple more interesting bits. A Button Down Brass 'Barbecue Party' set of Western Themes with a nice rhodes version of 'The Virginian', a Mike Wofford 'Instrumental Hits Of The Seventies' on Capitol with stuff like 'Love's Theme' but at least one superb break-laden cut called 'Time Rhyme' and - biggest surprise of the lot - a sort of Nana Mouskouri-esque LP by Vicky Leandros with a superb take on 'The Letter' on it.

Oh, and (in a different deal) I seem to have accidentally acquired about 40 James Last LPs (&#33

. One of which has a nifty run through of the 'Theme From SWAT' on it, another a very decent version of 'Here Comes The Sun'. But if anyone desparately needs to plug gaps in their 'Non Stop Dancing'/'Hammond A Go Go' or general cheese-meister collections, lemme know what you need! I'm not sure I can really explain myself, but it involved a box with several LPs I wanted in it, and a bloke at a market looking to minimise his car boot contents on the homeward trip.

Hence, a Last mountain looking to be re-homed...

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**Lord Thames** · 24-05-2004, 11:33 AM

Lemme know which Lasts you need to get rid of......

**LDJB** · 24-05-2004, 12:59 PM

Originally posted by [b

Quote[/b] ]One of which has a nifty run through of the 'Theme From SWAT' on it

Which Last LP is that on? Never come accross it by Mr Last before!

Top haulage by the way.

**wayne** · 24-05-2004, 03:01 PM

The Â‘SWATÂ’ is on Non Stop Dancing 1976 Volume 2 & itÂ’s a pretty good version, albeit lodged at the front of a medley, which segues it into Â‘Get Up And BoogieÂ’. About a good minute and a half of the theme, though, so not bad at all, really...

Â‘HairÂ’ buffs might also want to check the Aquarius/ Sunshine/ Hare KrishnaÂ’ medley closing out side one of Non Stop Dancing Volume 9, tooÂ…the same LP has variably listenable versions of Â‘Honky Tonk WomenÂ’, Â‘Everyday PeopleÂ’, Â‘In The GhettoÂ’, Â’25 Miles/In The Year 2525Â’, Â‘Bad Moon RisingÂ’, Â‘Give Peace A ChanceÂ’ and Â‘Je TÂ’aimeÂ…Â’ among others, too. Possibly one of the more consistent Â‘non stopsÂ’ I've heard, actually, though that's not really VERY consistent, is it?

The good Â‘Here Comes The SunÂ’ is on what looks like a US issue set called Â‘Music From Across The WayÂ’, which also has the bizarre aural spectacle of LastÂ’s take on LennonÂ’s Â‘Power To The PeopleÂ’.

Lord Thames (or anybody else) Â– if you want any of these below let me know and IÂ’ll weigh Â‘em for postage for you. DonÂ’t be shyÂ…

Non Stop Dancing Â– 12, 14, 11, 19, 16, 1973 Vol.2, 18, 1970
Live Selections from World Tour Programme (with Shaft/Greensleeves)
Happy Summer Night
Beachparty (Happy Brasilia one)
Rock Me Gently Â– Great Canadian Songwriters
Beat In Sweet
Very Best Of James Last (Aquarius from the Hair Lp on here)
An Evening Out With James Last (Let The Sunshine & AinÂ’t Got No on here)
Copacabana
World Hits: Disco
Trumpet a Go Go
In The Mood For Trumpets
Sax a Go Go
Golden Memories
Violins In Love
Happy Lehar
KaptÂ’n James auf allen Meeren
Happy Hammond
Hammond a Go Go Vol 1
Hammond a Go Go Vol 2
In Russia
Polka Party
Â…plays Robert Stolz
Roses From the South
James Last Album
Non Stop Evergreens
In Concert Vol.2
Christmas & James Last
Midnight In December
Non Stop Dancing (1920s sleeve)

PleaseÂ…take them away now. IÂ’m starting to see multiple beards when I close my eyesÂ…

**wayne** · 26-05-2004, 12:49 PM

Yikes! Must be bad if there's nothing Lord Thames wants...

OK, off for my lunchbreak, and is heading out with me, to the Sally Army, where he'll hopefully be distributed among the local pensioners for 10p a pop...

Have to say, Mr Last's quality control wasn't good, was it? Out of 40 LPs quickly checked, there's actual goodness on 4. And those are all one-trackers...

In one case, a one-third of a tracker.

Bit rubbish, really, wasn't he?

**Lord Thames** · 26-05-2004, 12:56 PM

Originally posted by [b

Quote[/b] (wayne @ May 26 2004,12:49)]Yikes! Must be bad if there's nothing Lord Thames wants...

It's not that - it's just I've got most of 'em already! Â

I've got a special James Last shelf at home, where all the bearded wonder's LPs can hang out free from interference from other artists, like that upstart Kaempfert.....

If there's anything from that other list you want to get shot of, let me know! Â

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