by MALCOLM O'NEILL

 

SELECT START DATE:

 

COMMENCING: 2nd March 1964

Time

Title

Artists

Label

Number

Comments

10.06 - 10.30

Mexican Pizza

Pepe Jaramillo and his Latin-American Rhythm

PARLOPHONE

PMC 1203

 

10.36 - 11.00

Spanish Guitars

Al Caiola

TIME ORIOLE

OT 2509

 

11.06 - 11.30

Themes for Young Lovers

Percy Faith and his Orchestra

CBS

BPG 62330

 

11.36 - 12.00

Jazz Moments

George Shearing Trio

CAPITOL

T 1827

Side 1 Band 6 omitted

12.06 - 12.30

The Shadows' Greatest Hits

The Shadows

COLUMBIA

33SX 1522

 

12.36 - 13.00

A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra

Oscar Peterson Trio

HMV VERVE

CLP 1355

 

13.06 - 13.30

Just Kiddin' Around

Ray Conniff / Billy Butterfield

CBS

BPG 62166

 

13.36 - 14.00

From Acker with Love

Acker Bilk and the Leon Young String Chorale

COLUMBIA

33SX 1568

 

14.06 - 14.30

Dvorak: Five Slavonic Dances

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan

DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON

LPM 18610

Side 2 only

14.36 - 15.00

Carnival in Percussion

Paul Smith Ensemble

VERVE

VLP 9012

Side 1 Band 1 omitted

15.06 - 15.30

Four to Go!

Andre Previn, Herb Ellis, Shelly Manne and Ray Brown

CBS

BPG 62184

Side 1 only

15.36 - 16.00

Smash Hits for Dancing

John Warren Orchestra

PYE

NPL 18087

 

16.06 - 16.30

British Light Music of the 20th Century

Pro Arte Orchestra conducted by George Weldon

HMV

CLP 1662

Side 1 only

 

COMMENCING: 14th September 1964

Time

Title

Artists

Label

Number

Comments

10.06 - 10.30

Latin Zither

Ruth Welcome with Orchestra

CAPITOL

T 1863

 

10.36 - 11.00

Nights to Remember

Tony Osborne, his Piano and Orchestra

HMV

CLP 1734

 

11.06 - 11.30

Maria Elena

The 50 Guitars of Tommy Garrett

LIBERTY

LBY 1184

 

11.36 - 12.00

Holiday in Beirut

Ron Goodwin and his Orchestra

PARLOPHONE

PMC 1175

 

12.06 - 12.30

Balalaika Favourites

The Osipov State Russian Folk Orchestra conducted by Vitaly Gnutov

MERCURY

MMA 11189

Side 2 only

12.36 - 13.00

Bobby Hackett Plays the Music of Bert Kaempfert

Bobby Hackett

COLUMBIA

33SX 1629

 

13.06 - 13.30

Percussion and Guitars

Al Caiola and his Orchestra

TIME ORIOLE

OT 2527

 

13.36 - 14.00

Strings by Starlight

Reginald Kilbey and the Strings by Starlight Orchestra

HMV

CLP 1761

 

14.06 - 14.30

Camelot

Cyril Ornadel and the Starlight Symphony

MGM

C 980

 

14.36 - 15.00

The Magnificent Pianos of Ronnie Aldrich and the Strings of the London Festival Orchestra

Ronnie Aldrich and the Strings of the London Festival Orchestra

DECCA

LK 4574

 

15.06 - 15.30

Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle

Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle

VERVE

VLP 9063

 

15.36 - 16.00

H.C. Lumbye: Copenhagen Tivoli Music

Copenhagen Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lavard Friisholm

HMV

CLP 1727

Side 2 first, Band 1 Side 1 omitted

16.06 - 16.30

How to Succeed in Show Business

Geoff Love and his Orchestra

COLUMBIA

33SX 1600

 

 

COMMENCING: 1st March 1965

Time

Title

Artists

Label

Number

Comments

10.06 - 10.30

That Latin Feeling

Bert Kaempfert and his Orchestra

POLYDOR

LPHM 46433

Side 2 first

10.36 - 11.00

Accordion Italy

Dominic Cortese

TIME ORIOLE

OT 2531

 

11.06 - 11.30

Cugat Caricatures

Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra

MERCURY

MCL 20013

 

11.36 - 12.00

Fifty Guitars Visit Hawaii

The 50 Guitars of Tommy Garrett

LIBERTY

LBY 1108

 

12.06 - 12.30

The Latin World of Pepe Jaramillo

Pepe Jaramillo and his Latin-American Rhythm

PARLOPHONE

PMC 1231

 

12.36 - 13.00

A New Kind of Love

Erroll Garner with full orchestra

PHILIPS

BBL 7595

 

13.06 - 13.30

Percy Faith and his Orchestra Play Great Folk Themes

Percy Faith and his Orchestra

CBS

BPG 62243

 

13.36 - 14.00

Cherry Blossom Time

Carmen Cavallaro

BRUNSWICK

LAT 8583

 

14.06 - 14.30

Brubeck a la Mode

Dave Brubeck Quartet / Bill Smith

VOCALION

LAE 559

 

14.36 - 15.00

Franck: Four Symphonic Poems

Belgian National Orchestra conducted by Andre Cluytens

COLUMBIA

33CX 1884

Side 2 only.

Band 1 with Aldo Ciccolini (piano)

15.06 - 15.30

Andre Previn in Hollywood

Andre Previn

CBS

BPG 62219

 

15.36 - 16.00

Piano in the Foreground

Duke Ellington

CBS

BPG 62204

Side 2 Band 1 omitted

16.06 - 16.30

Stop, Look and Listen! The Great Waltz

Berlin Promenade Orchestra conducted by Hans Carste.

Monte Carlo Light Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hans Carste.

Continental Ball conducted by Franz Mars-Zalek.

POLYDOR

LPHM 46418

Side 2 first

 

COMMENCING: 6th September 1965

Time

Title

Artists

Label

Number

Comments

09.36 - 10.00

The Mexican Way

Pepe Jaramillo and his Latin-American Rhythm

PARLOPHONE

PMC 1253

Introduced around Oct/Nov 1965

10.06 - 10.30

Border Town Bandido

50 Guitars of Tommy Garrett

LIBERTY

LBY 1236

 

10.36 - 11.00

Quincy Jones Explores the Music of Henry Mancini

Quincy Jones

MERCURY

MCL 20016

 

11.06 - 11.30

Off the Beatle Track

George Martin and his Orchestra

PARLOPHONE

PMC 1227

Side 1 Band 6 omitted. Some transmitters played side 2 first.

11.36 - 12.00

April in Portugal

Bert Kaempfert and his Orchestra

POLYDOR

LPHM 46412

 

12.06 - 12.30

On the Trail

Al Caiola

UNITED ARTISTS

ULP 1084

 

12.36 - 13.00

Whipped Cream and Other Delights

Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass

PYE

NPL 28058

Side 2 first

13.06 - 13.30

Cast Your Fate to the Wind

Sounds Orchestral

PYE PICCADILLY

NPL 38014

 

13.36 - 14.00

Melodies of Japan

Johnny Gregory and his Orchestra

FONTANA

TL 5205

 

14.06 - 14.30

Any Number Can Win

Jimmy Smith

VERVE

VLP 9057

 

14.36 - 15.00

Beyond the Sea

Frank Chacksfield and his Orchestra

DECCA

LK 4637

 

15.06 - 15.30

Chopin: Waltzes

Artur Rubinstein

RCA VICTOR

RB 6600

Side 1 only

15.36 - 16.00

Deep Velvet

George Shearing Quintet and Woodwind Choir

CAPITOL

T 2143

 

16.06 - 16.30

More Mantovani Film Encores

Mantovani and his Orchestra

DECCA

LK 4316

 

 

 

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