Dean Martin - Lay Some Happiness On Me, The Reprise Years And More 1966-1985 [2001] (6 x CDs)

DEAN MARTIN

Dean Martin - Lay Some Happiness On Me, The Reprise Years And More 1966-1985 [2001] (6 x CDs)

Issued in 2001 by Bear Family Records, Lay Some Happiness On Me, The Reprise Years And More 1966-1985 documents the later decades of Dean Martin's recording career, a period often overshadowed by the classic Capitol recordings that established his reputation. Spread across six CDs, the set reveals an artist who adapted to changing musical fashions while remaining unmistakably himself.

By the mid-1960s, Martin was one of America's most recognisable entertainers. Success in film, television, and live performance had made him a household name, yet his recording career continued to flourish. The material gathered here reflects a singer whose relaxed delivery and conversational phrasing remained remarkably consistent even as popular music evolved around him. Whether interpreting contemporary songs, country-influenced material, romantic ballads, or easy-listening favourites, Martin rarely sounds as though he is trying to follow trends. Instead, he draws every song into his own world.

The collection benefits from its broad scope. Familiar hits sit alongside lesser-known singles, album tracks, and later recordings that rarely receive the same attention as his earlier work. Heard in sequence, the set highlights the durability of Martin's approach. His voice retains its warmth and effortless charm, while the arrangements gradually reflect the changing sounds of the late 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s.

Beyond its value as a comprehensive archive, the set offers a fuller picture of Martin as a recording artist. It demonstrates that his later years were far more than an extended victory lap. There is consistency, craftsmanship, and quiet confidence throughout these recordings. For collectors, the collection stands as one of the most substantial examinations of Dean Martin's Reprise-era catalogue, preserving a significant chapter in the career of one of popular music's most enduring voices. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Dean Martin - Come Running Back 2:08

02 Dean Martin - Shades 2:21

03 Dean Martin - One Lonely Boy 2:23

04 Dean Martin - Terrible, Tangled Web 2:11

05 Dean Martin - Don't Let the Blues Make You Bad 2:06

06 Dean Martin - Nobody But a Fool (Would Love You) 2:13

07 Dean Martin - I'm Living in Two Worlds 2:40

08 Dean Martin - Today is Not the Day 2:03

09 Dean Martin - A Million and One 2:57

10 Dean Martin - A Marshmallow World 2:42

11 Dean Martin - Nobody's Baby Again 2:26

12 Dean Martin - It Just Happend That Way 2:58

13 Dean Martin - White Christmas 2:54

14 Dean Martin - Winter Wonderland 2:10

15 Dean Martin - Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snwo! 1:57

16 Dean Martin - Jingle Bells 2:20

17 Dean Martin - The Things We Did Last Summer 2:43

18 Dean Martin - Blue Christmas 2:16

19 Dean Martin - Silent Night 2:48

20 Dean Martin - I'll Be Home for Christmas 2:29

21 Dean Martin - Silver Bells 2:24

22 Dean Martin - The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else) 2:16

23 Dean Martin - Baby, Won't You Please Come Home 2:08

24 Dean Martin - If I Had You 2:36

25 Dean Martin - I've Grow Accustomed to Your Face 2:14

26 Dean Martin - It's the Talk of the Town 2:22

27 Dean Martin - Just Friends 2:40

28 Dean Martin - S'posin' 2:31

29 Dean Martin - What Can I Say After I'm Sorry 2:03

30 Dean Martin - Home 2:30

31 Dean Martin - I'm Not a Marrying Kind 2:01

32 Dean Martin - Thirty More Miles to San Diego 2:56

CD2

01 Dean Martin - (Open Up the Door) Let the Good Time In 3:20

02 Dean Martin - Pride 2:36

03 Dean Martin - You've Still Got a Place in My Heart 2:49

04 Dean Martin - Sweet, Sweet Lovable You 2:34

05 Dean Martin - Think About Me 2:40

06 Dean Martin - Lay Some Happiness on Me 2:22

07 Dean Martin - He's Got You 2:47

08 Dean Martin - If I Ever Get Back to Georgia 2:44

09 Dean Martin - Little Ole Wine Drinker, Me 2:50

10 Dean Martin - Turn to Me 2:33

11 Dean Martin - Release Me 3:13

12 Dean Martin - I Can't Help Remembering You 2:45

13 Dean Martin - The Green, Green Grass of Home 3:11

14 Dean Martin - A Place in the Shade 2:21

15 Dean Martin - Wallpaper Roses 2:10

16 Dean Martin - Things 2:46

17 Dean Martin - You've Still Got a Place in My Heart 2:53

18 Dean Martin - Five Card Stud 2:06

19 Dean Martin - By the Time I Get to Phoenix 2:46

20 Dean Martin - Gentle on My Mind 2:37

21 Dean Martin - Rainbows Are Back in Style 3:06

22 Dean Martin - Honey 3:59

23 Dean Martin - That's When I See the Blues 2:38

24 Dean Martin - Welcome to My Heart 2:24

25 Dean Martin - Drowning in My Tears 2:25

26 Dean Martin - Not Enough Indians 3:28

27 Dean Martin - That Old Time Feelin' 2:46

28 Dean Martin - April Again 2:50

CD3

01 Dean Martin - Crying Time 3:15

02 Dean Martin - I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am 3:15

03 Dean Martin - If You Ever Get Around to Loving Me 3:03

04 Dean Martin - One Cup of Happiness (And One Piece of Mind) 2:43

05 Dean Martin - Little Green Apples 4:19

06 Dean Martin - Do You Believe This Town 2:34

07 Dean Martin - Where the Blue and Loney Go Me 3:02

08 Dean Martin - Make it Rain 3:28

09 Dean Martin - The Sneaky Little Side of Me 2:44

10 Dean Martin - The Sun is Shining (On Everybody But Me) 2:38

11 Dean Martin - Down Home 2:52

12 Dean Martin - For the Love of a Woman 2:50

13 Dean Martin - The Tracks of My Tears 2:54

14 Dean Martin - Come on Down 2:41

15 Dean Martin - Make the World Go Away 2:48

16 Dean Martin - Together Again 2:33

17 Dean Martin - Detroit City 3:43

18 Dean Martin - Once a Day 2:45

19 Dean Martin - Heart Over Mind 2:45

20 Dean Martin - Turn the World Around 2:24

21 Dean Martin - Here We Go Again 3:08

22 Dean Martin - The Tips of My Fingers 2:29

23 Dean Martin - It Keeps Right on a-Hurtin' 2:42

24 Dean Martin - My Woman, My Woman, My Wife 3:30

25 Dean Martin - Invisible Tears 2:12

26 Dean Martin - Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head 2:45

27 Dean Martin - For Once in My Life 2:19

CD4

01 Dean Martin - Rainig in My Heart 2:39

02 Dean Martin - Sweetheart 2:41

03 Dean Martin - Georgia Sunshine 3:02

04 Dean Martin - A Perfect Mountain 2:48

05 Dean Martin - Marry Me 2:37

06 Dean Martin - For the Good Times 3:51

07 Dean Martin - She's a Little Bit Country 2:35

08 Dean Martin - The Right Kind of Woman 2:30

09 Dean Martin - I Don't Know What I'm Doing 3:04

10 Dean Martin - The Small Exception of Me 3:10

11 Dean Martin - Party Dolls and Wine 2:50

12 Dean Martin - Blue Memories 3:01

13 Dean Martin - I Can Give You What You Want Now 2:16

14 Dean Martin - Kiss the World Goodbye 3:24

15 Dean Martin - Just the Other Side of Nowhere 2:22

16 Dean Martin - Guess Who 2:53

17 Dean Martin - What's Yesterday 3:18

18 Dean Martin - I'm Sitting on Top of the World 2:11

19 Dean Martin - Smile 2:52

20 Dean Martin - When the Red, Red Robin Comes, Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along 2:26

21 Dean Martin - Ramblin' Rose 2:13

22 Dean Martin - Get on with Your Livin' 2:48

23 Dean Martin - I Wonder Who's Kissing Here Now 2:20

24 Dean Martin - It's a Good Day 2:08

25 Dean Martin - At Sundown 2:37

26 Dean Martin - You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It) 2:32

27 Dean Martin - Almost Like Being in Love 1:59

28 Dean Martin - I'm Forever Blowing in Love 2:22

29 Dean Martin - Amor Mio 2:42

CD5

01 Dean Martin - Gimme a Little Kiss (Will Ya, Huh!) 2:34

02 Dean Martin - Baby, Won't You Please Come Home 2:29

03 Dean Martin - I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) 3:07

04 Dean Martin - I Don't Know Way 2:53

05 Dean Martin - Free to Carry On 2:39

06 Dean Martin - Tie a Yellow Ribbon 2:44

07 Dean Martin - You Better Move On 2:20

08 Dean Martin - You're the Best Thing That Ever Happend to Me 4:01

09 Dean Martin - Twilight on the Trail 4:17

10 Dean Martin - Love the Neighbor 2:38

11 Dean Martin - Without a World of Warning 2:49

12 Dean Martin - That Old Gang of Mine 2:26

13 Dean Martin - If I Had You 2:30

14 Dean Martin - It's Magic 2:26

15 Dean Martin - I Cried for You 2:54

16 Dean Martin - The Day You Came Along 2:57

17 Dean Martin - Only Forever 3:10

18 Dean Martin - Once in a While 2:49

19 Dean Martin - My First Country Song 3:04

20 Dean Martin - Love Put a Song in My Heart 2:17

21 Dean Martin - Old Bones 3:12

22 Dean Martin - Drinking Champagne 2:34

23 Dean Martin - Everybody's Had the Blues 2:21

24 Dean Martin - Don't Give Up on Me 2:52

25 Dean Martin - Shoulder to Shoulder 3:29

26 Dean Martin - Since I Met You Baby 2:44

27 Dean Martin - In Love Up to My Heart 2:58

28 Dean Martin - Hangin' Around 2:51

CD6

01 Dean Martin - LA is My Home 3:04

02 Dean Martin - A Wonderful Time (Soundtrack Version) 0:34

03 Dean Martin - I'm Not the Marrying Kind (Soundtrack Version) 1:09

04 Dean Martin - Five Card Stud (Soundtrack Version 1) 2:09

05 Dean Martin - Five Card Stud (Soundtrack Version 2) 0:53

06 Dean Martin - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter 2:10

07 Dean Martin - Come Live with Me 2:43

08 Dean Martin - Smoke 3:24

09 Dean Martin - Bidin' My Time 3:06

10 Dean Martin - Murder's Row 0:58

11 Dean Martin - Murder's Row~The Silencers 1:00

12 Dean Martin - Texas Across the River 6:49

13 Dean Martin - Rough Night in Jericho 0:56

14 Dean Martin - Rough Night in Jericho 0:56

15 Dean Martin - The Ambushers 1:01

16 Dean Martin - The Ambushers 0:55

17 Dean Martin - Something Big 1:03

18 Dean Martin - Something Big 0:59

19 Dean Martin - Something Big 1:00

20 Dean Martin - Something Big 1:00

21 Dean Martin - Airport 0:56

22 Dean Martin - Airport 1:00

23 Dean Martin - Airport (Radio Feature) 17:07

24 Dean Martin - Airport (Interview) 4:38

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VA - Sadie's Gentlemen's Club, Visit 1-6 [2022-2024] (6 x CDs)

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VA - Sadie's Gentlemen's Club, Visit 1-6 [2022-2024] (6 x CDs)

Issued between 2022 and 2024 by Atomicat Records, the six‑volume Sadie’s Gentlemen’s Club series forms a complete suite of nocturnal rhythm compilations that celebrate the playful, risqué, and musically rich side of mid‑century American sound. Each disc—Lover, Flirtin’, Taboo, Ecstasy, Branded, and Weird—extends the same invitation, step inside Sadie’s imagined club, where jump blues, rock & roll, doo wop, and rhythm & blues mingle under low lights and neon signs.

Across the sequence, compiler Mark Armstrong and Atomicat’s production team build a world that feels both cinematic and archival. The selections move from the flirtatious swing of Visit 01 through the sultry pulse of Visit 04 and into the eccentric corners of Visit 06, where rockabilly and novelty sides twist together. The mastering work from The Studio That Time Forgot in El Paso gives the series a unified sonic warmth, while Gito Lima’s artwork ties each volume to the same velvet‑curtain aesthetic.

Taken as a whole, Sadie’s Gentlemen’s Club becomes more than a themed compilation run—it’s a portrait of post‑war nightlife as imagined through records that once spun in diners, lounges, and jukeboxes across America. Beneath the surface glamour lies a collector’s precision: every track chosen for its pulse, its wink, and its place in the long conversation between rhythm and desire. Atomicat’s series captures that balance perfectly, archival yet alive, nostalgic yet full of motion. (B)

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Track lists

Visit 1

01 Barbie Gaye - My Boy Lollipop 2:20

02 Knight Brothers - Love (Can't You Hear) 2:42

03 Marv Johnson - I Love The Way You Love 2:39

04 Celestine - Shake, Baby, Shake 2:04

05 Sarah Vaughan - That Old Black Magic 2:56

06 Etta James - I Just Want to Make Love to You 3:10

07 Larktones - Rockin' Swingin' Man 2:14

08 B.B. King - Whole Lotta Love 3:12

09 Joe Valino - Everything I Touch Turns to Gold 1:58

10 Dick Dixon & The Roommates - The Caterpillar Crawl 2:11

11 Vivian Greene & Her Trio - Bowlegged Boogie 3:07

12 Pleasures - Music City 2:25

13 Bobby ''Blue'' Bland - Don't Cry No More 2:29

14 Bob Kayli - Tie Me Tight 2:18

15 Chuck Hensley & The Strollers - Tall Man 2:11

16 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - It's Twistin' Time 2:36

17 Dodie Randle - Man Hunt 2:21

18 Bull Moose Jackson - Oh John 2:34

19 David Hill - Wild Child 2:05

20 Egyptians - Inkster Boogie 2:38

21 Ella Fitzgerald - Lover 3:21

22 Boptones - Be My Pussy Cat 2:31

23 Prince Conley - I'm Going Home 2:55

24 Bobby Towers - Bondage of Love 2:16

25 Astro-Jets - Boom-A-Lay 2:42

26 Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Temptation 2:40

27 Wynonie Harris - Sitting on it All The Time 2:41

28 Doc Bagby - Sylvia's Callin' 3:02

29 Hayden Thompson - Watcha Gonna Do 2:57

30 Ben E. King - Don't Play That Song 2:54

Visit 2

01 Frankie Ford - Cheatin' Woman 2:09

02 Sonny & The Premiers - Flirtin' 2:43

03 Lloyd Price & His Orchestra - Frog Legs 2:20

04 Little Bobby Moore - The Ginger Snap (Do The) 2:42

05 Phil Harvey - Bumbershoot 2:20

06 Lavern Baker & Jimmy Ricks - You're The Boss 2:21

07 Jimmy Jones - I Just Go for You 2:10

08 Sugar Pie Desanto - Open Your Heart 2:11

09 Wes Reynolds - Say There 2:19

10 Melvin Smith - Ugly George 2:19

11 John Lee Hooker & His Guitar - Huckle Up Baby 2:50

12 Slim Harpo - I Got Love If You Want It 2:52

13 Bo Toliver & His Timers (Vocal Billy Binder) - Begging 2:41

14 Swallows - Bicycle Tillie 2:39

15 Four Blues - It Takes A Long Tall Brown Skin Girl 2:54

16 Helen Foster with Louis Brooks & Band - I Got A Big Fat Daddy 3:05

17 Bobby Lewis - Fire of Love 2:03

18 Johnny Wells Orchestra (Conducted by Siravo) - Lonely Moon 2:26

19 Betty Hall Jones - This Joint's Too Hip for Me 2:33

20 Chuck Berry - Betty Jean 2:31

21 Buddy Guy - The Slop Around 2:12

22 Pete Brown & His Band (Vocal Nora Lee King) - Cannon Ball 2:47

23 Les Chats Sauvages avec Dick Rivers - Twist A Saint Tropez 1:46

24 Rhythm Rockers - Moovin' 'n' Groovin' 2:11

25 Todd Rhodes Orchestra (Vocal Kitty Stevenson & Band) - Good Man 2:41

26 Raindrops - That Boy John 2:15

27 Sanford Clark - A Cheat 2:43

28 Jimmy & Kelly (The Rock-A-Beats) - Little Chickie 2:13

29 Mark VI - Cleo 2:31

30 Everly Brothers - Nancy's Minuet 2:24

Visit 3

01 Al Jackson - Let's Drink Some Whiskey 2:21

02 Lucky Millinder with Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Rock! Daniel 2:57

03 Bobby Sharpe with The Hugo Peretti Orchestra - Baby Girl of Mine 2:42

04 Bobby Rey & His Orchestra - Blue Mambo 2:40

05 Darlene Love - A Fine, Fine Boy 2:44

06 Duke Jenkins & His Orchestra - Shake It 2:16

07 Don Johnston - The Whipmaster 2:21

08 Roy Orbison with The Bob Morre's Orchestra - Working for The Man 2:28

09 Lucia Martin - Big Jim 2:33

10 Howlin' Wolf - Moanin' at Midnight 3:00

11 Freddie Houston - Chills and Fever 2:38

12 Del Rios - Dangerous Lover 2:10

13 Individuals - Jungle Superman 2:41

14 Santo & Johnny - Slave Girl 2:11

15 Kenny & Moe (The Blues Boys) - I Want to Love You 2:27

16 Scotty Wayne - I'm Gonna Leave 2:12

17 Sylvie Mora - Taboo 2:23

18 Four Seasons - Big Girls Don't Cry 2:27

19 Barbara McNair - He's A King 2:39

20 Three Bits of Rhythm - Root Beer Sizzle Sazzle Sizzle 3:13

21 Sherman ''Blues'' Johnson - Back Alley Boogie 2:48

22 Steve Alaimo - Big Bad Beulah 1:58

23 Marc Haven & The Aquarians - Hey Senorita 2:01

24 Doug Powell - Big City Walk 2:01

25 Coasters - Sorry But I'm Gonna Have to Have to Pass 2:12

26 Roy Hamilton - No Substitute for Love 2:48

27 Ella Fitzgerald - Too Darn Hot 3:51

28 Ted Jarrett - (Let's Twist) Slow and Easy 2:09

29 Sammy Fitzhugh & His Moroccan's - Sadie Mae 2:25

30 Bobby Day - King's Highway 2:44

Visit 4

01 Ray Charles & His Orchestra - Hit The Road Jack 2:00

02 Jamie Coe - Cleopatra 2:39

03 Chuck Daniels & The Downbeats - Tiny Tim 2:15

04 Velveteers - Boo Wacka Boo 2:51

05 ''Cookie'' Jackson - Try Love (Just One More Time) 2:15

06 Solomon Burke - Cry to Me 2:32

07 Frank Brunson - Charmaine 2:07

08 Frankie Taro, Ivan Gregory & The Bluenotes - Susy Ann 2:04

09 Roy Lanman - Klondike 2:33

10 Chantels - Well, I Told You 2:28

11 Hoagy Lands - I'm Gonna Cry Some Tears 2:40

12 Bobbie Bolden with The Maurice Kings Orchestra - Hall of Shame 3:04

13 Ben E. King - Ecstasy 2:25

14 Billy Boy - Kissing at Midnight 2:21

15 Bo Diddley - Pills 2:54

16 Buddy Lucas with The Teddy Vann Orchestra (feat. Dave Williams) - Beulah 2:29

17 Dennis & The Menaces - Drumble 2:07

18 Betty James - Henry Lee 2:27

19 Barbara Gale & The Larks - Who Walks When I Walk Out 2:37

20 Slim Harpo - Strange Love 2:13

21 John Lee Hooker - Leave My Wife Alone 2:51

22 Drivers - Dangerous Lips 2:46

23 Ben & Bea - Let The Good Times Roll 2:07

24 Charioteers with The Sid Bass Orchestra - Don't Play No Mambo 2:50

25 Louis Prima with Sam Butera & The Witnesses - Twist All Night 1:57

26 Steve Alaimo & The Red Coats - She's My Baby 2:23

27 Sam Butera - Equator 2:15

28 Wynonie Harris - Bite Again, Bite Again 2:50

29 Bull Moose Jackson - I Want A Bowlegged Woman 3:05

30 Billy Bland - All I Wanna Do is Cry 2:21

Visit 5

01 Bobby Day - My Blue Heaven 2:38

02 Ernie Freeman - The Stripper 1:39

03 Charlie Blackwell with Don Ralke - The Girl of My Best Friend 2:22

04 Berna-Dean - One Gal in Town, Five Men Hanging Around 2:41

05 Chance Halladay - 13 Women 2:18

06 Mary Ann Fisher - It's A Man's World 2:28

07 Otis Riley - Little Miss Bibbity Bobbity Boom 2:35

08 Otis Rush - I'm Satisfied 2:28

09 B.B. King - Catfish Blues 2:35

10 Calvin Boze with Maxwell Davis & His All-Stars - Shamrock 1:56

11 Ada Ray - Give Our Love A Chance 2:21

12 Sonny Til & The Orioles - Hey! Little Woman 2:27

13 Gloria Irving - I Need A Man 2:26

14 Magnificent Seven - Baby Doll 2:20

15 Richie Robin - Branded 2:05

16 Don Lanier - Need Your Loving 2:15

17 Roy Hamilton - A Great Romance 2:06

18 Mickey & Sylvia - A New Idea on Love 2:15

19 Nina Simone - Chilly Winds Don't Blow 2:48

20 Merrylanders - Rattlesnake 1:55

21 Flamingos - Nobody Loves Me Like You 2:17

22 Drapers - You Got to Look Up 2:35

23 Ike Turner & His Kings of Rhythm - Katanga 2:19

24 Chubby Checker - Dancin' Party 2:09

25 Marilyn Monroe - I Wanna Be Loved By You 3:01

26 Hollywood Chicks - Hey, Little Gigolo 2:26

27 Ray Charles & Orchestra - Kissa Me Baby 3:12

28 Les Elgart & His Orchestra - Voo Doo Drums 2:37

29 Drifters - I'll Take You Home 2:43

30 Dinah Washington - Teach Me Tonight 2:48

Visit 6

01 Roray Reid - Mad Lovin' 2:11

02 Bobby Peterson - Irresistable You 2:44

03 Billy Mitchell - You Know I Do 2:20

04 Barry Lane - Gettin' Ready for Love 1:55

05 Bobby Hardin - I'm Loving You Baby 2:00

06 Bob Vidone - Weird 2:14

07 Ernest Tucker - Mirror, Mirror 1:55

08 Hot Lips Page - I Want to Ride Like The Cowboys Do 2:43

09 Phil Flowers - I Need You Baby 3:16

10 Pat Morrissey - Why Don't You Do Right 2:06

11 Du-Droppers - Can't Do Sixty No More 2:48

12 Versatones - Tight Skirt Tight Sweater 2:09

13 Billie and The Kids - You Ain´t Pleasing Me 2:55

14 Toppers Baby - Let Me Bang Your Box 2:43

15 Emily - Hoppin' With Emily 1:46

16 Hal Case - The Cola Song 2:46

17 Jim Fleming - Ask Her to Dance 2:17

18 Sonee West - Sweet Rockin' Baby 2:18

19 Larke Sisters - Gumbo Mambo 2:46

20 Wynonie Harris - Don't Take My Whiskey Away 2:13

21 Wilbert Harrison - Cheatin' Baby 2:12

22 Al & Nettie - Move, Baby, Move 2:09

23 Leaders - Lovers 2:15

24 Hawks - A Little More Wine, My Dear 1:48

25 Diane Maxwell - Love Charms 2:22

26 Rocky Storm - My Baby Left Me Swinging 2:38

27 Al Hendrix - Monkey Bite 1:50

28 Shirelles - Boys 2:04

29 Ocie Smith - Bad Man of Missouri 2:13

30 Eddie Cochran - Love Again 2:12

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Stereo Action Orchestra - Thrill To The Exciting Sounds Of Stereo Spectacular [1972] + Stereo Spectacular Vol. 2 [1973] + Stereo Spectacular Vol. 3 [1974] (3 x CDs)

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Stereo Action Orchestra - Thrill To The Exciting Sounds Of Stereo Spectacular [1972] + Stereo Spectacular Vol. 2 [1973] + Stereo Spectacular Vol. 3 [1974] (3 x CDs)

It usually starts with the soundstage on a set like this. Put on Thrill To The Exciting Sounds Of Stereo Spectacular, and the left and right channels feel like part of the arrangement, not just a place where the music sits. Across the three volumes, the idea stays consistent, Stereo Spectacular Vol. 2 and Stereo Spectacular Vol. 3 build on that same approach, treating stereo as something to be heard as clearly as the instruments themselves.

The selections move through familiar material, film themes, pop standards, light orchestral pieces, but the focus is less on the source and more on presentation. Brass comes in from one side, strings answer from the other, percussion sits slightly behind, then shifts forward. The arrangements are clean and deliberate, designed to show movement as much as melody.

Across the three volumes, the pacing stays measured. Tracks are concise, often structured to make their point quickly, then give way to the next example. What changes is the subtle variation in texture. One piece leans into brighter orchestration, another holds back, allowing space between the sections. The effect builds through repetition, the same techniques returning in slightly different forms.

By the time the third volume settles in, the idea feels fully formed. The music is still familiar, but the way it is placed in space becomes the main thread. Left to play, the set works less as a collection of songs and more as a demonstration of how recordings were meant to be heard when stereo itself was still part of the attraction, clear, separated, and quietly precise. (B)

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Track lists

Vol. 1

01 Stereo Action Orchestra - A Hard Days Night 2:50

02 Stereo Action Orchestra - Strangers in The Night 2:50

03 Stereo Action Orchestra - The Magnificent Seven 2:10

04 Stereo Action Orchestra - Bridge Over Troubled Water 4:30

05 Stereo Action Orchestra - In The Midnight Hour 3:21

06 Stereo Action Orchestra - If I Were A Rich Man 3:19

07 Stereo Action Orchestra - Serenade 3:04

08 Stereo Action Orchestra - Those Lazy Hazy Days of Summer 3:15

09 Stereo Action Orchestra - Zorba's Dance 2:46

10 Stereo Action Orchestra - Eleanor Rigby 3:06

Vol. 2

01 Stereo Action Orchestra - Hello Dolly 2:24

02 Stereo Action Orchestra - King of The Road 3:07

03 Stereo Action Orchestra - Midnight Cowboy 2:40

04 Stereo Action Orchestra - Yesterday 2:33

05 Stereo Action Orchestra - April in Paris 2:39

06 Stereo Action Orchestra - Walking The Dog 3:22

07 Stereo Action Orchestra - Come Fly With Me 2:52

08 Stereo Action Orchestra - America 3:18

09 Stereo Action Orchestra - All My Loving 2:56

10 Stereo Action Orchestra - Autumn Leaves 3:07

11 Stereo Action Orchestra - I Want to Be Happy 2:58

12 Stereo Action Orchestra - Moon River 3:07

Vol. 3

01 Stereo Action Orchestra - Grieg - Piano Concerto 4:43

02 Gordon Langford and His Orchestra - The Girl That I Marry 2:47

03 Gordon Langford and His Orchestra - Strawberry Fair 3:04

04 Stereo Action Orchestra - Lawrence of Arabia 3:04

05 Amazing Music of The Electronic ARP Synthesizer - Mozart 40 3:01

06 Black Dycke Mills Band - British Grenadiers 2:59

07 Stereo Action Orchestra - Bridge Over Troubled Water 4:28

08 Gordon Langford and His Orchestra - Girls, Girls, Girls 3:01

09 Amazing Music of The Electronic ARP Synthesizer - Yellow Submarine 2:52

10 Stereo Action Orchestra - Zorba's Dance 2:44

11 Jack Byfield His Piano and String Orchestra - Liebestraum 4:11

12 Black Dycke Mills Band - Men of Harlech 3:01

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