Well, swung by one of my favourite slightly 'off the beaten track' charities yesterday lunchtime, and they'd got abot 25 record cases stuffed with Easy LPs (two apiece just of Herr Last and Evil Klaus alone) and a notice pricing everything at 25p per LP, or a record case containing 40 LPs for a fiver...
So I knuckles down, gets sorting, and half an hour later lug this little lot home. Anyone able to highlight good 'uns amid 'the rest' that I might miss on a quick tracking would be saving me from a possible death by cheesy string overload...
Anyway, after a very long session last night, here's the final tally...
The Best!
DON TRACY: A Night With The Voodoo Family (Studio Two) [superb UK exotica/percussion set - kind of Sabu Martinez style]
THE SHANGAANS: Jungle Drums (Studio Two) [South African outfit covers Arthur Lyman, Bert Kaempfert etc with killer percussive title track]
VARIOUS: Pop Party (Polydor 3 LP set, including Fairport Convention, Blossom Toes, Arthur Brown, Amboy Dukes etc etc - unusual selection for this kind of set??]
THE VENTURES: On Stage (Liberty)
THE VENTURES: More Golden Greats (Liberty)
THE BAROQUE BRASS: The Baroque Brass (Fontana Living Presence)
HARRY SOUTH STEREO BRASS: Say No More (Fontana Living Presence)
NOEL TREVLAC: The Tremendous Trumpet Of Noel Trevlac (Studio Two)
ROBERTO DELGADO/RAY RIVERA: Brasilian Dancing (Polydor) ['Happy Laffer']
JACK EMBLOW: Accordeon Fire! (Studio Two) [some amazing cuts on here - love the spy jazz of 'Man On The Run'...]
RAY McVAY ORCHESTRA: Showcase (Fontana) [Mission Impossible, Department S, Light My Fire 'Come Dancing' style...]
BUTTON DOWN BRASS: CopsÂ’nÂ’Robbers (DJM) [Charlie's Angels, Harry O, Future Cop, Cops'n'Robbers etc. Shame about the singer in (blessedly few) places, though!]
JOHNNY KEATING BAND: Swing Revisited (Phase 4) [Tubby Hayes, Jim Sullivan, Ronnie Verrall & co in a 1963 UK jazz session with crowd noises that sound faked, but the sleeve insists are real]
VARIOUS: Stereo Sound Showcase Volume 2 (Philips) [includes a very nice Button Down Brass version of ‘Klute’ - where did that come from?]
PETE SMITH & ORCHESTRA: The Very-Hot-For-May Sound OfÂ… (Fontana) [the best of the Pete Smith bunch - some very nice cuts!]
The Rest!
THE TATTOOS: Pops Go Trumpet (Telefunken) [bizarre speeded up Tijuana brass with occasional garage band organ...just downright peculiar]
FRANK BARBER PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE: SwinginÂ’ Percussion (Studio Two)
EDMUNDO ROS: Edmundo Ros Today! (Phase 4) [definite 'oof!' factor in places, but also a decent Deodato style run through 'Sunny']
VARIOUS: Easy Together (Polydor) [inc hilarious Sammy Davis jnr ‘John Shaft’]
CHRIS PARMINTER ORCHESTRA: Brasiliana (Polydor)
BUTTON DOWN BRASS: Best OfÂ… (Fontana Living Presence)
BUTTON DOWN BRASS: …featuring the ‘Funky’ Trumpet of Ray Davies (Fontana Living Presence)
ROLAND SHAW ORCHESTRA: Mexico! (Phase 4)
LONDON POPS ORCHESTRA: John MacLeod PresentsÂ…Hits Philharmonic (Pye) [Orchestral takes on all the usuals - 'Wichita Lineman', 'Aquarius' etc]
JAMES LAST: Voodoo Party (Polydor)
JAMES LAST: Well Kept Secret (Polydor)
RAY McVAY BAND: S/T (Transatlantic) [what on earth is Ray McVay doing on Transatlantic?? Apart from ‘Ma-nah-ma-nah’ & 'Dancing Queen', that is…]
AUGUSTO ALGUERO ORCHESTRA: Sounds Spectacular (Polydor)
TILSLEY ORCHESTRAL: Top TV Themes (Fontana)
PETE SMITH ORCHESTRA & REG TILSLEY: Portrait Of Bob Dylan (Fontana Living Presence)
PETE SMITH & ORCHSTRA: Great Songs Of Irving Berlin (Fontana Living Presence)
PETE SMITH & ORCHESTRA: Neapolitan Nights (Fontana Living Presence)
VARIOUS: Living Presence Stereo Sampler (Fontana Living Presence)
THE COFFEE SET: Say It With Music (Fontana Living Presence)
LONDON BALALAIKA ENSEMBLE: Songs & Dances Of Russia (Fontana Living Presence)
STEVE GRAY & ORCHESTRA: A Woman In Love (Fontana Living Presence)
HARRY JAMES: The Golden Trumpet OfÂ… (Phase 4)
JOHN ROWLES: John Rowles (MCA) [Mike Leander ProductionÂ…very Tom Jones set of 60s pop]
KLAUS WUNDERLICH: Sound 2000 – Moog (Telefunken)
CHAQUITO & ORCHESTRA: Latin Favourites (Fontana)
CHAQUITO & ORCHESTRA: Magic (Philips)
JACINTO GATICA & MEXICAN FOLKLORE: Bravo Veracruz! (Polydor)
WESTLAND STEEL BAND: Sound Of The Sun (Polydor)
ROBERTO DELGADO & ORCHESTRA: The Peanut Vendor (Polydor)
50 GUITARS OF TOMMY GARRETT: In A Brazilian Mood (Liberty)
PETE CALLEY: Hammond Spectacular (Polydor 3 LP set) [“demonstrating the amazing sound of X66 – the greatest Hammond Organ ever built…”, but with a rather unpromising selection of tunes…]
JORGE COSTA PINTO ORCHESTRA: The Wonderful Sound OfÂ… (Fontana)
CLEBANOFF & HIS ORCHESTRA: Lush Latin & Bossa Nova Too! (Fontana)
ALAN TEW ORCHESTRA: Love Me Tender (Embassy)
VARIOUS: 100% Typique – El Castellanos/La Playa Sextet/Sonny Rossi (Festival) [2xLP – ‘mambo, merengue, cha-cha-cha’]
BEE-GEES: Spirits Having Flown (RSO picture disc)
ARTHUR FELDER & BOSTON POPS: Saturday Night Felder (Midsong) [utterly ludicrous sleeveÂ…Fielder, aged 90 or whatever, throwing Travolta poses in a white suit, with his baton...]
BBC SOUND EFFECTS – Volume 3 (BBC)
BBC SOUND EFFECTS – Volume 4 (BBC)
I'm guessing that thing I said about the last trades list for awhile might not be very strictly correct.
So I knuckles down, gets sorting, and half an hour later lug this little lot home. Anyone able to highlight good 'uns amid 'the rest' that I might miss on a quick tracking would be saving me from a possible death by cheesy string overload...
Anyway, after a very long session last night, here's the final tally...
The Best!
DON TRACY: A Night With The Voodoo Family (Studio Two) [superb UK exotica/percussion set - kind of Sabu Martinez style]
THE SHANGAANS: Jungle Drums (Studio Two) [South African outfit covers Arthur Lyman, Bert Kaempfert etc with killer percussive title track]
VARIOUS: Pop Party (Polydor 3 LP set, including Fairport Convention, Blossom Toes, Arthur Brown, Amboy Dukes etc etc - unusual selection for this kind of set??]
THE VENTURES: On Stage (Liberty)
THE VENTURES: More Golden Greats (Liberty)
THE BAROQUE BRASS: The Baroque Brass (Fontana Living Presence)
HARRY SOUTH STEREO BRASS: Say No More (Fontana Living Presence)
NOEL TREVLAC: The Tremendous Trumpet Of Noel Trevlac (Studio Two)
ROBERTO DELGADO/RAY RIVERA: Brasilian Dancing (Polydor) ['Happy Laffer']
JACK EMBLOW: Accordeon Fire! (Studio Two) [some amazing cuts on here - love the spy jazz of 'Man On The Run'...]
RAY McVAY ORCHESTRA: Showcase (Fontana) [Mission Impossible, Department S, Light My Fire 'Come Dancing' style...]
BUTTON DOWN BRASS: CopsÂ’nÂ’Robbers (DJM) [Charlie's Angels, Harry O, Future Cop, Cops'n'Robbers etc. Shame about the singer in (blessedly few) places, though!]
JOHNNY KEATING BAND: Swing Revisited (Phase 4) [Tubby Hayes, Jim Sullivan, Ronnie Verrall & co in a 1963 UK jazz session with crowd noises that sound faked, but the sleeve insists are real]
VARIOUS: Stereo Sound Showcase Volume 2 (Philips) [includes a very nice Button Down Brass version of ‘Klute’ - where did that come from?]
PETE SMITH & ORCHESTRA: The Very-Hot-For-May Sound OfÂ… (Fontana) [the best of the Pete Smith bunch - some very nice cuts!]
The Rest!
THE TATTOOS: Pops Go Trumpet (Telefunken) [bizarre speeded up Tijuana brass with occasional garage band organ...just downright peculiar]
FRANK BARBER PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE: SwinginÂ’ Percussion (Studio Two)
EDMUNDO ROS: Edmundo Ros Today! (Phase 4) [definite 'oof!' factor in places, but also a decent Deodato style run through 'Sunny']
VARIOUS: Easy Together (Polydor) [inc hilarious Sammy Davis jnr ‘John Shaft’]
CHRIS PARMINTER ORCHESTRA: Brasiliana (Polydor)
BUTTON DOWN BRASS: Best OfÂ… (Fontana Living Presence)
BUTTON DOWN BRASS: …featuring the ‘Funky’ Trumpet of Ray Davies (Fontana Living Presence)
ROLAND SHAW ORCHESTRA: Mexico! (Phase 4)
LONDON POPS ORCHESTRA: John MacLeod PresentsÂ…Hits Philharmonic (Pye) [Orchestral takes on all the usuals - 'Wichita Lineman', 'Aquarius' etc]
JAMES LAST: Voodoo Party (Polydor)
JAMES LAST: Well Kept Secret (Polydor)
RAY McVAY BAND: S/T (Transatlantic) [what on earth is Ray McVay doing on Transatlantic?? Apart from ‘Ma-nah-ma-nah’ & 'Dancing Queen', that is…]
AUGUSTO ALGUERO ORCHESTRA: Sounds Spectacular (Polydor)
TILSLEY ORCHESTRAL: Top TV Themes (Fontana)
PETE SMITH ORCHESTRA & REG TILSLEY: Portrait Of Bob Dylan (Fontana Living Presence)
PETE SMITH & ORCHSTRA: Great Songs Of Irving Berlin (Fontana Living Presence)
PETE SMITH & ORCHESTRA: Neapolitan Nights (Fontana Living Presence)
VARIOUS: Living Presence Stereo Sampler (Fontana Living Presence)
THE COFFEE SET: Say It With Music (Fontana Living Presence)
LONDON BALALAIKA ENSEMBLE: Songs & Dances Of Russia (Fontana Living Presence)
STEVE GRAY & ORCHESTRA: A Woman In Love (Fontana Living Presence)
HARRY JAMES: The Golden Trumpet OfÂ… (Phase 4)
JOHN ROWLES: John Rowles (MCA) [Mike Leander ProductionÂ…very Tom Jones set of 60s pop]
KLAUS WUNDERLICH: Sound 2000 – Moog (Telefunken)
CHAQUITO & ORCHESTRA: Latin Favourites (Fontana)
CHAQUITO & ORCHESTRA: Magic (Philips)
JACINTO GATICA & MEXICAN FOLKLORE: Bravo Veracruz! (Polydor)
WESTLAND STEEL BAND: Sound Of The Sun (Polydor)
ROBERTO DELGADO & ORCHESTRA: The Peanut Vendor (Polydor)
50 GUITARS OF TOMMY GARRETT: In A Brazilian Mood (Liberty)
PETE CALLEY: Hammond Spectacular (Polydor 3 LP set) [“demonstrating the amazing sound of X66 – the greatest Hammond Organ ever built…”, but with a rather unpromising selection of tunes…]
JORGE COSTA PINTO ORCHESTRA: The Wonderful Sound OfÂ… (Fontana)
CLEBANOFF & HIS ORCHESTRA: Lush Latin & Bossa Nova Too! (Fontana)
ALAN TEW ORCHESTRA: Love Me Tender (Embassy)
VARIOUS: 100% Typique – El Castellanos/La Playa Sextet/Sonny Rossi (Festival) [2xLP – ‘mambo, merengue, cha-cha-cha’]
BEE-GEES: Spirits Having Flown (RSO picture disc)
ARTHUR FELDER & BOSTON POPS: Saturday Night Felder (Midsong) [utterly ludicrous sleeveÂ…Fielder, aged 90 or whatever, throwing Travolta poses in a white suit, with his baton...]
BBC SOUND EFFECTS – Volume 3 (BBC)
BBC SOUND EFFECTS – Volume 4 (BBC)
I'm guessing that thing I said about the last trades list for awhile might not be very strictly correct.
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