Friday 8 March 2013

1968 - Part 2

Another look at the year 1968, one of my favourite years!















1. David McWilliams - The Days of Pearly Spencer 1968
2. John Rowles - If I Only Had Time 1968
3. Long John Baldry - Let the Heartaches Begin 1968
5. Malcolm Roberts - May I Have the Next Dream With You 1968
5. Mason Williams - Classical Gas 1968
6. R Dean Taylor - Gotta See Jane 1968
7. Spanky & Our Gang - Like to Get to Know You 1968
7. Ananda Shankar - Jumpin' Jack Flash 1970
    

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Friday 1 February 2013

Jackie Lee

This is a tribute to a 1960s singer best remembered for the theme songs to two children's TV series: White Horses and Rupert the Bear. There was a lot more to Jackie Lee though as this selection of tracks will hopefully illustrate!















1. Jackie Lee - Beautiful City 1973
2. Jackie Lee - It's a Big Mistake 1966
3. Jackie Lee - I Gotta Be With You 1967
5. Jackie Lee - Love Is Gone 1965
5. Jackie Lee - You Too Can Have Heartaches 1966
6. Jackie Lee - Co-Co 1971
7. Jackie Lee - Everybody Needs a Little Lovin' 1969
    

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Sunday 16 December 2012

Easy Eurodisco

In this broadcast I discuss the idea of a link between Eurodisco and Easy Listening.

















1. Chilly - Dance With Me 1978
2. Vera - Bizz Bizz Buzz Buzz 1980
3. Dick Hyman - Give It Up or Turn It Loose 1969
4. Dick Hyman - Tell Mama 1971
5. Dick Hyman - Rainy Days and Mondays 1971
5. John Barry - Theme from Midnight Cowboy 1970
6. Black Sugar - Pusseycat 1970
7. Herbie Mann - Push, Push 1971
    

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Sunday 17 June 2012

Library Tracks

I've put together a collection of easy listening instrumentals from the early 70s for this collection. Most are library music, and I've lost track of the details - though isn't that how library music should be?!

However, as those of a certain age will probably notice, Track 2 and the end track are a little better known being the theme from Houseparty and General Hospital respectively - both mainstays of the mid-70s ITV schedules for many years. I was very excited to find both pieces of music, but as nearly always happens I feel the versions used on the TV shows were slightly better than the versions I found!


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Friday 27 May 2011

Permissive


This is an audio tribute to the 1970 film Permissive - a remarkable low-budget affair chronicling the fall from innocence of a new girl on the groupie scene.

Marketed as a soft-core title, don't expect any thrills in that direction, but do expect some terrific music of the time and a look at London at its dirty, seedy end-of-the-60s best.





























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Comus - In the Lost Queen's Eyes1970
2.
Comus - Intro Music1970
3.
Forever More - Good to Me1970
4.
Forever More - We Sing1970
5.
Comus - The Bite1970
6.
Forever More - You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine1970
7.
Titus Groan - Can't Find the Words to Say1970
8.
Comus - The Bite1970
9.
Forever More - Beautiful Afternoon1970
10.
Forever More - 8 O'Clock And All's Well1970
11.
Forever More - Sylvester's Last Voyage1970
12.
Comus - Suzy Come Down1970




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Wednesday 13 April 2011

Vintage Radio 2

I've had the idea for quite a while of doing a sort of tribute to the old Radio 2 - particularly the Radio 2 of the early 70s - hope you enjoy the result!













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Blue Mink - Melting Pot1969
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Mike Curb Congregation - Sweet Gingerbread Man1969
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Doris Day - Do Not Disturb1965
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Shirley Bassey - Something1970
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Matt Monro - On Days Like These1969
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Helen Reddy - This Masquerade1972
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Vicki Carr - It Must be Him1966
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Kathy Kirby - All of a Sudden My Heart Sings1965
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Paraffin Jack Flash - Satisfaction1968




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Thursday 30 December 2010

Party Mix 1

I guess the party season made me think of trying my own hand at something that might get people dancing, so here it is.

Of course this presented me with a dilemma in that I felt the selection needed a certain mainstream appeal, yet those who know me, or even if you've just followed previous stuff on here, will know I don't entirely do mainstream!

So the result is necessarily a compromise. Absolutely no Abba - sorry, just can't do it, but we do have Big Bang with their cover of Voulez Vous. Feels Like I'm in Love by Kelly Marie has always been a crowd pleaser, yet I somehow prefer the 1995 remake to the original. Pretty much all the other tracks, apart from Vera and Debbie Jacobs, were hits in their day.

Anyway judge for yourselves, would this get you off your chair? At least for a couple of tracks maybe?












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Forrest - Rock the Boat1983
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Gibson Brothers - Cuba1980
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Vera - Baby Won't You Dance with Me1983
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Sly & the Family Stone - Dance to the Music1968
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Kelly Marie - Feels Like I'm in Love1995
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Dina Carroll - Ain't No Man1991
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Carol Douglas - Doctor's Orders1974
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Big Bang - Voulez Vous1989
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Love Unlimited Orchestra - Love's Theme1973




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