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Jack Jones - Wives And Lovers [Mono 1963]
VS-88003* New Remaster May 2014 *1963 / Kapp/London - MONO HA-R 8167Jack Jones never is discussed alongside Sinatra or Bennett but churned out classic album after classic album in the sixties and...
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Goldie Hawn - Goldie [1972]
VS-880451972 / Warner / MS 2061Goldie Hawn! Oscar winning Actress! Lush beauty! Dizzyingly attractive persona! And now...to add to all of that...brilliant singer too! This 1972 effort is from a...
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Cheryl Ladd - Dance Forever (1979)
VS-88046* New Remaster May 2014 *1979 / Capitol / ECS-81196A just-as-good follow up to Cheryl's self-titled debut; although this one is a touch funkier and shows signs of a move towards more disco-pop!...
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Lynda Carter - Portrait (1978)
VS-88047* New Remaster May 2014 *1978 / CBS/Epic / JE 35308The more seventies' actresses releasing albums the better in my book! Here's a truly wondrous album from TV's Wonder Woman, Lynda Carter! Very...
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Barry Gibb - Now Voyager [1984]
VS-880481984 / Polydor/ POLH 14This Barry Gibb solo effort is quite rare considering how available most of the Bee Gees' output is usually. It's a patchy affair; Gibb strays into synth and non-falsetto...
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The Mike Sammes Singers - Sounds Sensational [1965]
VS-88012* New Remaster May 2014 *1965 / EMI/Columbia - SMC 74 115I heard an average rip of this album off the net years ago and fell in love with it. So much so I bought an original vinyl copy from...
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Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Anything For You (1987)
VS-88017* New Remaster May 2014 *1987 / Epic / 463125This type of Eighties production is going out of fashion lately - I heard "1-2-3" in some club in London the other night and was immediately...
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Walter Wanderley - When It Was Done [1969]
VS-88015* New Remaster May 2014 *1969 / A&M / AMLS 950Thank heavens Walter Wanderley came to prominence in such a forgiving time – because his lounge/samba/bossa-nova albums are a comforting...
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Astrud Gilberto - I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do [1969 Mono]
VS-880491969 / Verve / MONO VLP 9242Not the most famous Astrud Gilberto album but one of the poppiest, most consistent lounge efforts she produced certainly. Full of warm cuts, presented here in MONO,...
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Mike Post - Including The "A-Team" [1984]
VS-880501984 / RCA / PL85183Here's something that panders to my childhood - famed TV Theme Tune Composer Mike Post releases a long-player that includes his A-Team theme alongside some brilliant,...
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The Ventures - Ventures In Space [Mono 1963]
VS-880511963 / Dolton / BLP 2027My favourite Ventures LP, in rare Mono (the CD reissues still in print are all in stereo) and delightfully pounding it's way in a spooky, twangly, guitar instrumental...
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The Lovin' Spoonful - Hums Of The Lovin' Spoonful [Mono 1966]
VS-880521966 / Kama Sutra/MGM / T 90988I was surprised at how good this sounds in Mono, considering the Stereo version sounds unmemorable aside from the blistering Number One Single of Summer In The...
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Vic Damone - Strange Enchantment [Mono 1962]
VS-880531962 / EMI/Capitol / T 1681Strange Enchantment - exactly what you get with this delightfully lush masterpiece from Vic Damone - Exotica, String, Crooning - picture the front cover of this LP...
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Sergio Mendes & Brasil '88 - Magic Lady [1979]
VS-880541979 / Elektra / 6E-214Another Sergio Mendes album I hear you cry? Well, this is my favourite, primarily because it sounds like Sergio Mendes have taken residency aboard a disco-besieged Love...
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Sade - Diamond Life [1984]
VS-880551984 / Epic / EPC 26044Sade's original debut album and in my opinion her best. This is eighties' soulful grooves drenched in blissful analogue. There isn't a weak track here - the first side of...
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Classics IV - Mamas And Papas / Soul Train [1968]
VS-880561968 / Imperial / LP-12407Classics IV, a band responsible for three golden hits - Spooky, Traces and Stormy. All covered by a variety of stars, and here is one of their long-players, featuring...
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The Sandpipers - Guantanamera [Mono 1966]
VS-880571966 / Pye / NPL 28086A classic album, here released in glorious unavailable-on-CD mono. The low-fi production values and mastering really suit a Mono release of this glorious spanish-tinged...
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Burt Bacharach - Burt Bacharach [1971]
VS-88058* New Remaster September 2014*1971 / A&M / SP 3501Sometimes you have to indulge yourself, and no website of mine is complete without a few choice Burt Bacharach albums. If there was one era...
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Lou Reed - Rock N Roll Animal [1974]
VS-880591974 / RCA / APL1-0472I purchased this vinyl in Stockholm at the weekend and I was blown away by the dazzling heavy-rock versions that Lou provides to some of his well-known Velvets...
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Various Artists - Thank God It's Friday OST [1978]
VS-880601978 / Casablanca / NBLP 7099-12.98I haven't seen the film; I was aware that the lead song won an Oscar - and I only bought this Double LP as it was approximately £1 in a Stockholm Record Store...
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