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Acker Bilk
Seven Ages Of Acker [ Hallmark / CD - released 18/Apr/2011 ] Acker Bilk was at the forefront on the traditional jazz boom of the late 1950s in Britain, registering four solo chart albums in 1960 and 1961 and linking up with Chris Barber on a further two. Whilst it was Stranger On The Shore in 1962 that... |
Al Caiola
Solid Gold Guitar - Guitar Hits That Sold A Million [ Hallmark / CD - released 20/Jan/2014 ] Although best known as a studio musician, with literally hundreds of credits to his name, Al Caiola also enjoyed a successful recording career of is own. Whilst he was undoubtedly inspired by Duane Eddy, down to the twangy guitar sound, he injected... |
Andy Stewart
The Scottish Soldier, Donald Where's Your Trousers & more of his favourites [ Hallmark / CD - released 20/Jul/2012 ] Andy had several international hit singles: "Come in-Come in", "Donald Where's Your Troosers?", "A Scottish Soldier" (which reached no. 1 in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, spent 36 weeks in the UK Singles Chart in 1961 and was in the top 50 in... |
Ben Webster
Soulville [ Hallmark / CD - released 2/Dec/2013 ] Initially trained as a violinist and pianist (the latter to such an extent he would actually record several albums), Ben Webster made his name as a tenor saxophonist, widely regarded as one of the most influential jazz proponents of the instrument.... |
Bert Kaempfert
Kaempfert A La Carte [ Hallmark / CD - released 19/Mar/2012 ] If Bert Kaempfert's notoriety in later years has been accomplished through his early involvement with The Beatles, then we disregard his own, fine recordings at our peril. One of the early pioneers of the lush orchestral pop music that the likes ... |
Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra
A Swingin' Safari [ Hallmark / Pickwick / CD - released 20/Nov/2015 ] In the first four years of his career, Bert Kaempfert released no fewer than twelve albums, including six alone in 1962! Of these A Swingin' Safari is perhaps the best known, named as it is after the instrumental song that would become one of Bert's... |
Bill Haley & His Comets
Strictly Instrumental [ Hallmark / CD - released 20/Sep/2010 ] Recorded over a period of some eighteen months, between June 1958 and September 1959, Strictly Instrumental turned out to be the last album Bill Haley & His Comets recorded for the Decca label before their switch to Warner Brothers at the start of... |
Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra
La Paloma [ Hallmark / CD - released 31/Oct/2014 ] |
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan [ Hallmark / CD - released 14/Jan/2013 ] John Hammond first met Bob Dylan at a rehearsal session for Carolyn Hester (Dylan was to be the session harmonica player) in September 1961 and was suitably impressed enough to offer him a standard five year contract barely two weeks later. What... |
Bob Newhart
The Button-Down Mind On TV [ Hallmark / CD - released 14/Jan/2013 ] Recorded live at the Broadmoor International Center in Colorado, The Button Down Mind On TV is culled from his 1961 television series which was a variety and sketch based comedy. This album therefore collects the best known sketches, including the... |
Bobby Darin
Sings Ray Charles [ Hallmark / CD - released 25/Feb/2013 ] 'I'm proud to say that I was on the Ray Charles bandwagon when it was just a baby-carriage; even before the first album came out I was listening to his single releases. In fact, two singers - Fats Domino and Ray Charles - opened up my ears to a... |
Bobby Rydell
All Hits By Bobby Rydell [ Hallmark / CD - released 14/Jan/2013 ] The title All The Hits By Bobby Rydell is something of a misnomer. There are lots of hits and they are sung by Bobby Rydell, but they weren't his hits in the first place. Instead, this is an interesting new concept, one which enables Bobby to... |
Brian Hyland
Sealed With A Kiss [ Hallmark / CD - released 14/Jan/2013 ] Launching his career with the novelty item Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, Brian Hyland spent much of the rest of his career trying to live it down! Fortunately, that wasn't his only hit, with 1962's Sealed With A Kiss becoming... |
Chet Atkins
The Other Side Of Chet Atkins [ Hallmark / CD - released 17/Sep/2012 ] Whilst he undoubtedly made his name as one of the best exponents of country music and an exceptional guitarist, Chet Atkins was still capable of throwing a surprise. None more so than this album, The Other Chet Atkins, in which he plays the... |
Chubby Checker
For Twisters Only [ Hallmark / CD - released 25/Jun/2012 ] Many years after The Twist had become a major hit, Chubby Checker commented 'In a way, The Twist really ruined my life. I was on my way to becoming a big nightclub performer, and The Twist just wiped it out. It got so out of proportion. No one... |
Cliff Richard & The Shadows
OST: The Young Ones [ Hallmark / CD - released 20/Feb/2012 ] The third film vehicle for Cliff Richard, The Young Ones was a major success at the cinema and on the charts. The soundtrack album also featured The Shadows, who additionally wrote several of the film's songs, and would go on to top the album ... |
The Come Dancing Orchestra
Mambo [ Hallmark / CD - released 16/Aug/2004 ] Of European and African heritage, the mambo has come to be most usually associated with Cuba and today is a theme that is played in unison by the rhythm section and acts as a link between two improvised passages. This album, part of a series of... |
Connie Francis
Connie's Greatest Hits [ Hallmark / CD - released 14/Jun/2010 ] Connie Francis released her first album for MGM in April 1958; the end of 1959 she had issued no fewer than nine albums! Fortunately, there was quality to go with the quantity, as her countless hit singles during this period would confirm. In the... |
Connie Francis
Do The Twist [ Hallmark / CD - released 25/Feb/2013 ] As if to prove that virtually every artist imaginable rushed into the studio to record a twist album in the aftermath of Chubby Checker's hit, here is Connie Francis with her offering. One of five albums Connie released in 1962 alone, Do The Twist... |
Dion
Dion's Greatest Hits [ Hallmark / CD - released 14/Jan/2013 ] Having fronted The Belmonts between 1957 and 1960, Dion was launched as something of a solo star at the end of the decade, switching musical styles from the doo wop that had catapulted him into stardom to a more R&B influenced flavour. Later still he... |
