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VA - Popular Music That Will Live Forever [1965] (12 x LPs)

READERS DIGEST

VA - Popular Music That Will Live Forever [1965] (12 x LPs)

The “Reader’s Digest Presents…Popular Music That Will Live Forever” box set, issued in 1965, is a wonderful collection of timeless music. Spanning across 12 LPs, this compilation encapsulates a diverse range of genres, offering listeners an immersive journey through the annals of music history.  The music in this set is a testament to the universal language of melody, rhythm, and harmony. It encompasses classical compositions that have withstood the test of time, resonating with listeners across generations. These pieces, steeped in tradition, evoke a sense of nostalgia, transporting listeners back to the era they were composed in. The set also includes folk, world, and country music, reflecting the rich tapestry of global cultures. These genres, with their distinct styles and rhythms, provide a glimpse into the musical heritage of various regions around the world. They serve as a reminder of music’s role in storytelling and preserving cultural narratives.

Moreover, the box set features tracks from the jazz and Latin genres, characterized by their improvisational nature and rhythmic complexity. These genres, with their roots in African and Caribbean music, have significantly influenced contemporary music styles.

The inclusion of brass, military, stage, and screen music adds another dimension to the compilation. These genres, often associated with specific contexts such as ceremonies, theatrical performances, and film scores, demonstrate the versatility of music and its ability to enhance different experiences.

In essence, the “Reader’s Digest Presents…Popular Music That Will Live Forever” box set is a celebration of melody, rhythm, and harmony, featuring timeless classical compositions that continue to touch hearts. It is a musical odyssey that transcends boundaries, celebrating the enduring power of music to connect, inspire, and evoke emotions. This compilation truly lives up to its name, offering music that will indeed live forever. (B)

Include in this set are the following titles:

  • VA - Popular Music That Will Live Forever [1965] 01 - Pops Concert Favourites
  • VA - Popular Music That Will Live Forever [1965] 02 - Pops Concert Favourites-II
  • VA - Popular Music That Will Live Forever [1965] 03 - Music From The Films-I
  • VA - Popular Music That Will Live Forever [1965] 04 - Music From The Films-II
  • VA - Popular Music That Will Live Forever [1965] 05 - Marches
  • VA - Popular Music That Will Live Forever [1965] 06 - Music For Dining
  • VA - Popular Music That Will Live Forever [1965] 07 - Music For Relaxation
  • VA - Popular Music That Will Live Forever [1965] 08 - Ballroom Waltzes & Latin American Dances
  • VA - Popular Music That Will Live Forever [1965] 09 - Music For Dancing
  • VA - Popular Music That Will Live Forever [1965] 10 - Join-In-And-Sing Songs
  • VA - Popular Music That Will Live Forever [1965] 11 - All-Time Country Hits
  • VA - Popular Music That Will Live Forever [1965] 12 - Late-Night Piano Medley

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Track lists

LP01

01 New Symphony Orchestra Of London - Die  Fledermaus Overture (J. Strauss, Jr) 8:43

02 New Symphony Orchestra Of London - Greensleeves (Traditional - Arr. Leibowitz) 3:53

03 New Symphony Orchestra Of London - Habanera (From Carmen) (Bizet) 2:31

04 New Symphony Orchestra Of London - Polonaise In A Flat, Op. 53 (Chopin) 6:54

05 New Symphony Orchestra Of London - Jealousy (Gade) 4:06

06 New Symphony Orchestra Of London - Londonderry Air (Traditional - Arr. Leibowitz) 3:27

07 New Symphony Orchestra Of London - Panis Angelicus (Franck) 4:40

08 New Symphony Orchestra Of London - Ave Maria (Bach, Gounod) 5:24

09 New Symphony Orchestra Of London - Turkish Marsh (From The Ruins Of Athens) (Beethoven) 1:46

10 New Symphony Orchestra Of London - Procession Of The Sadar (From Caucasian Scetches) (Ipolitov-Ivanov) 3:46


LP02

01 New Symphony Orchestra Of London - H.M.S. Pinafore Overture (Gilbert & Sullivan) 4:13

02 New Symphony Orchestra Of London - Hora Staccato (Dinicu - Heifetz) 2:06

03 New Symphony Orchestra Of London - Minuet In A Major (Boccherini) 4:11

04 New Symphony Orchestra Of London - Ritual Fire Dance (Falia) 3:48

05 New Symphony Orchestra Of London - The Scaters' Waltz (Waldteufel) 6:56

06 New Symphony Orchestra Of London - Naila (Intermezzo) (Delides) 3:30

07 New Symphony Orchestra Of London - Flight Of The Bumblebee (Rimsky - Korsakov) 1:31

08 New Symphony Orchestra Of London - Humorresque (Dvorak) 4:02

09 New Symphony Orchestra Of London - Suite From Porgy And Bess (Gershwin) 12:39


LP03

01 Hill Bowen Orchestra - Warsaw Conserto (From Dangerous Moonlight) (Richard Addinsell) 5:21

02 Hill Bowen Orchestra - Laura (From Laura) (Mercer-Raksin) 3:12

03 Hill Bowen Orchestra - La Strada (From La Strada) (Galdieri-Rota) 3:41

04 Hill Bowen Orchestra - Love Is A Many - Splendoured Thing (From Love Is A Many - Splendoured Thing) (Webster-Fain) 3:36

05 Hill Bowen Orchestra - Song From Moulen Rouge (Auric-Engvick) 2:59

06 Hill Bowen Orchestra - Intermezzo (From Escape From Hapiness) (Provast-Henning) 4:07

07 Hill Bowen Orchestra - Exodust (From Exodust) (Ernest Gold) 5:11

08 Hill Bowen Orchestra - Over The Rainbow (From Wizard Of Oz) (Arlen-Harburg) 3:18

09 Hill Bowen Orchestra - Tara's Theme (From Gone With The Wind) (Steiner) 4:42

10 Hill Bowen Orchestra - The High And The Mighty (From The High And The Mighty) ( Dimitri Tiomkin-Ned Washington) 3:50

11 Hill Bowen Orchestra - Gigi (From Gigi) (Lerner-Loewe) 3:48


LP04

01 The Malcolm Lockyer Orchestra - Around The World (From Around The World In 80 Days) (Young-Adamson) 3:13

02 The Malcolm Lockyer Orchestra - Harry Lime Theme (From The Third Man) (Anton Karas) 2:32

03 The Malcolm Lockyer Orchestra - Cornish Rhapsody (From Love Story) (Hubert Bath) 4:01

04 The Malcolm Lockyer Orchestra - Carioca (From Flying Down To Rio) (Youmans-Kahn-Eliscu) 2:42

05 The Malcolm Lockyer Orchestra - Terry's Theme (From Limelight) (Charlie Chaplin) 3:12

06 The Malcolm Lockyer Orchestra - Fallin In Love Again (From The Blue Angel) (Hollander-Winstrom) 2:59

07 The Malcolm Lockyer Orchestra - Begin The Beguine (From Night And Day) (Cole Porter) 3:34

08 The Malcolm Lockyer Orchestra - The March Of The Siamese Children (From The King And I) (Richard Rodgers) 2:51

09 The Malcolm Lockyer Orchestra - Dream Of Olwen (From While I Live) (Charles Williams) 3:57

10 The Malcolm Lockyer Orchestra - Three Coins In The Fountain (From Tree Coins In The Fountain) (Styne-Cahn) 2:29

11 The Malcolm Lockyer Orchestra - Anna (From Anna) (Vatro-Giordano) 2:30

12 The Malcolm Lockyer Orchestra - High Noon (From High Noon) (Tiomkin-Washington) 2:50


LP05

01 A Regimental Band Of The British Guards - Colonel Bogey (Sousa) 3:23

02 A Regimental Band Of The British Guards - Stars And Strips Forever (Edwin Franko Goldman) 3:32

03 A Regimental Band Of The British Guards - Sambre Et Meuse (Sausa) 2:24

04 A Regimental Band Of The British Guards - Il Bersagliere (Boccalari) 2:14

05 A Regimental Band Of The British Guards - El Capitan (Sausa) 2:22

06 A Regimental Band Of The British Guards - La Marseillaise (Rouget De L''isle) 2:42

07 A Regimental Band Of The British Guards - Samper Fidelis (Sousa) 2:47

08 A Regimental Band Of The British Guards - On The Mall (Edwin Franko Goldman) 2:29

09 A Regimental Band Of The British Guards - Washinton Post March (Sousa) 2:31

10 A Regimental Band Of The British Guards - Old Comrades (Carl Teike) 3:38

11 A Regimental Band Of The British Guards - Medley: O Canada/ The Maple Leaf Forever (Calixa Lavalle / Muir) 5:27


LP06

01 Hill Bowen Orchestra - Fascination (F.D. Marchetti) 2:49

02 Hill Bowen Orchestra - Arrivederci Roma (Giovannini- Garnel-Rascel) 3:26

03 Hill Bowen Orchestra - Granada (Lara-Good) 4:21

04 Hill Bowen Orchestra - Stardust (Carmichael-Parish) 3:42

05 Hill Bowen Orchestra - Autumn Leaves (Mercel-Prevert-Kosma) 2:37

06 Hill Bowen Orchestra - La Vie Enrose (Louiguy-Piaf-Vargas) 3:33

07 Hill Bowen Orchestra - April In Portugal (Ferrao-Galhardo-Larue) 3:19

08 Hill Bowen Orchestra - Volare (Modugno-Migliacci 3:11

09 Hill Bowen Orchestra - Canadian Sunset (Heywood-Gimbel) 4:08

10 Hill Bowen Orchestra - C'estsi Bon (Betti-Seelen-Hornez) 3:30

11 Hill Bowen Orchestra - Poinciana (Bernier-Simon) 3:40

12 Hill Bowen Orchestra - Grinzing (Ralph Benatzky) 3:37


LP07

01 Robert Bentley And His Orchestra - Vilia (From The Merry Widow) (Lehar) 3:58

02 Robert Bentley And His Orchestra - The Very Trough Of You (Ray Noble) 4:05

03 Robert Bentley And His Orchestra - Tenderly (Gross-Lawrence) 2:58

04 Robert Bentley And His Orchestra - Sleepy Lagoon (Lawrence-Coates) 3:07

05 Robert Bentley And His Orchestra - Plaisir D'amor (Florian-Martini) 3:15

06 Robert Bentley And His Orchestra - Torna A Sorrento/Santa Lucia (De Curtis/Cottrau) 3:42

07 Robert Bentley And His Orchestra - As Time Goes By (Herman Hupfeld) 3:58

08 Robert Bentley And His Orchestra - La Mer (Trenet-Lasry) 3:04

09 Robert Bentley And His Orchestra - Lili Marlene (Leip-Schultze-David) 3:07

10 Robert Bentley And His Orchestra - Parlez - Moi D'amor (Lenoir-Siever) 3:07

11 Robert Bentley And His Orchestra - Symphone (Alstone-Lawrence-Tabet-Bernstein) 2:53

12 Robert Bentley And His Orchestra - Stranger In Paradise (From Kismet) (Wright-Forrest) 4:22


LP08

01 Hill Bowen And His Orchestra - Stars In My Eyes (Fields, Kreisler) 2:37

02 Hill Bowen And His Orchestra - Under Paris Skies (Giraud, Drejac, Gannon) 3:07

03 Hill Bowen And His Orchestra - Three O' Clock In The Morning (D. Terriss, J. Robledo) 3:59

04 Hill Bowen And His Orchestra - Gypsy Song (From Gypsy Love) (F. Lehar) 2:54

05 Hill Bowen And His Orchestra - Paradise (Brown, Clifford) 2:55

06 Hill Bowen And His Orchestra - Lover (Hart, Rodgers) 2:10

07 Martin Slavin And His Orchestra - Mambo Jambo (P. Prado) 2:44

08 Martin Slavin And His Orchestra - Besame Mucho (C. Velazquez, Skylar) 3:44

09 Martin Slavin And His Orchestra - Sweet And Gentle (Thorn, Portal) 3:38

10 Martin Slavin And His Orchestra - Cupullito De Aleli (R. Hernandez) 4:04

11 Martin Slavin And His Orchestra - Brazil (Borroso, Russell) 3:21


LP09

01 The Malcolm Lockyer Orchestra - Top Hat, White Tie, And Tails / Let's Face The Music And Dance (Irving Berlin) 3:07

02 The Malcolm Lockyer Orchestra - Love Walked In / I Kiss Your Hand, Madame (George & Ira Gershwin) 3:25

03 The Malcolm Lockyer Orchestra - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter / With A Little Bit Of Luck (Ahlert, Young) 2:59

04 The Malcolm Lockyer Orchestra - Marie / Cheek To Cheek (Irving Berlin) 3:12

05 The Malcolm Lockyer Orchestra - Whispering / All I Do Is Dream Of You (John Schonberger, Coburn, Rose) 3:15

06 The Malcolm Lockyer Orchestra - Avalon / Tip Toe Troughthe Tulips (Al Jolson, Buddy G. De Sylva, Rose) 3:02

07 The Malcolm Lockyer Orchestra - I've Got You Under My Skin / A Fine Romance (Cole Porter) 3:11

08 The Malcolm Lockyer Orchestra - Who's Sorry Now? / I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Kalmar, Ruby, Snyder) 3:09

09 The Malcolm Lockyer Orchestra - Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue / Toot, Toot, Tootsie! (Young, Henderson, Lewis) 2:56

10 The Malcolm Lockyer Orchestra - The Way You Look Tonight / Thank Heaven For Little Girls (Fields, Kern) 2:49


LP10

01 Mike Sammes Male Voice Choir - Side By Side (H. Woods) 3:14

02 Mike Sammes Male Voice Choir - Medley (S. Foster) 3:45

03 Mike Sammes Male Voice Choir - My Blue Heaven (Whiting, Donaldson) 2:18

04 Mike Sammes Male Voice Choir - The Gang That Sang (B. Ryan) 3:08

05 Mike Sammes Male Voice Choir - Till We Meet Again (Egan, R. Whiting) 2:30

06 Mike Sammes Male Voice Choir - And The Band Played On (Ward, Palmer) 3:02

07 Mike Sammes Male Voice Choir - Let Me Call You Sweetheart (B. S. Whinston, Fiedman) 2:20

08 Mike Sammes Male Voice Choir - Shine On, Harvest Moon (J. Norworth, Bayes) 1:10

09 Mike Sammes Male Voice Choir - The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise (Seitz, Lockhart) 2:31

10 Mike Sammes Male Voice Choir - All Alone (I. Berlin) 2:17

11 Mike Sammes Male Voice Choir - Auld Lang Syne (Traditional) 5:44

12 Mike Sammes Male Voice Choir - Goodnight, Sweetheart (Campbell, Noble, Connely) 2:40


LP11

01 Bobby Sykes - Your Cheatin' Heart (H. Williams) 2:39

02 Bobby Sykes - I Love You So Much It Hurts (F. Tillman) 2:49

03 Bobby Sykes - Anytime (H. Lawson) 2:33

04 Bobby Sykes - Cold, Cold Heart (H. Williams) 3:29

05 Bobby Sykes - You Are My Sunshine (C. Mitchell, J. Davis) 2:28

06 Bobby Sykes - Tennessee Waltz (P.W. King, R. Stewart) 2:09

07 Bobby Sykes, Lou Darnell - Mockin' Bird Hill (V. Horton) 2:46

08 Bobby Sykes, Lou Darnell - Bouquet Of Roses (B. Hilliard, S. Nelson) 2:18

09 Bobby Sykes, Lou Darnell - On Top Of Old Smokey (P. Seeger) 3:15

10 Bobby Sykes, Lou Darnell - In The Jailhouse Now (J. Rodgers) 2:02

11 Bobby Sykes, Lou Darnell - Bonaparte's Retreat (P.W. King) 1:52

12 Bobby Sykes, Lou Darnell - Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? (S. Wiseman) 3:26


LP12

01 Johnny Potoker Quartet - Late-Night Piano Medley Side 1 21:44

02 Johnny Potoker Quartet - Late-Night Piano Medley Side 2 19:07

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4 comments:

  1. I have to chuckle a little after reading the title of the music then seeing the set list. Thanks for all the great tunes!

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    1. Unknown.
      I too question the title although there are many great tunes in this set.
      Cheers.

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    2. esp. 'The Very Trough of You'..........

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  2. Seeing it's the Readers Digest the music hasn't been condensed has it ?

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