Thanks For The Memory 1935-1944 - Mildred Bailey

Advantages: It's Bill Bailey and there are some classic tracks such as Insect Nation
Disadvantages: Doesn't last long, and many of the tracks are poor choices

...on my mini trampoline)! The CD gets off to a great start with the brilliant Insect Nation which if you're a Bill Bailey fan you'll probably know well, to share a bit of it: "The spiders are not insects, but in the war they will side with the insects. Traitors traitors, they'll betray us and they'll make us human slaves, in an insect nation." The song moves into Chris de Burgh style….anyone who knows Bill Bailey will know he has a bit of a thing about Chris de Burgh and his monobrow. Next on the CD is Gwydion & Druid - balloon modelling. This really doesn't work on CD, and is thankfully short. Sirens is much better, and is essentially Bill playing around on his keyboard making the noises of emergency vehicles in different countries, highly amusing. Drum 'N' Bush is the somewhat disturbing remix of George... Read review

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Advantages: Some good tracks, great music to relax too.
Disadvantages: A little too much of the same thing

...After having had a phenomenal start to the year with the fabulous 'Put Your Records On', Bailey Rae subsequently brought out this much in demand, self-titled debut album. The album starts with the track 'Like A Star', which is a slow, jazzy number. Her vocals are still distinctive but the song is not as catchy or as memorable as 'Put Your Records On'. 'Enchantment' is less jazzy, and also quite unmemorable, fortunately the CD then redeems itself with 'Put Your Records On'. This is followed by 'Til It Happens To You' which whilst being another slow number has a nice beat with a definite blues feel followed by another single 'Trouble Sleeping' which is a bit livelier again. The haunting strings that play during the introduction of 'Call Me When You Get This' reminds me of a 1960s film soundtrack, although the rest of the track... Read review

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Advantages: Classics, original, music from the Stones Hayday
Disadvantages: Too old for some

...how it's gonna be, We're gonna have Lamb Chops for tea. It's strange what stays with you over the years isn't it? The next dozen or so tracks moved on a little in time but still remained in the 1960's. Many of these tracks such as Satisfaction, The Last Time and Paint it Black I had bought out of my pocket money as 45 singles. You know the old, small vinyl records. In fact I still have most of these but they are well worn, a little jumpy and mostly mono so the quality is a little raw. It was good to here these tracks in pristine fashion although the more earthy sound seems more authentic. The final tracks move on to the late sixties and into the 1970's. Unless my aged memory is playing tricks on me I think that is as far as we move in time with this CD. This suits me as I feel that The Rolling Stones were at their peak during... Read review

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